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Quick Installation Guide of WL-2111

 

 

 

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Monitor 

A typical screen of the application in Infrastructure mode. The configuration parameters are shown at the 

top of the screen (Operation Mode, Channel, SSID, TxRate, Power Management Mode and MAC Address 

of the  USB adaptor). In the middle of the screen there is information about the status of the 

communication (the BSSID of the Access Point to which the  adaptor is associated, Signal Strength, and 

Link Quality). In order to change the configuration parameters press the “

Change

” button, make your 

changes and then press “

Submit

” in order to save your changes. 

 (Figure 14)   

Note: we suggest you to set “

TX Rate

” to “

Auto”

 this will give you the best connection.

Functions of Monitor Utility 

Summary of Contents for WL-2111

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN USB Adaptor WL 2111 Quick Installation Guide V 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ll rights reserved This manual and software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved This manual may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent All product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies ...

Page 3: ...otice 4 Software Installation 4 8 Ad Hoc Mode 8 9 Infrastructure Mode 10 11 Using WL 2111 12 Wireless USB vs Wireless AP 12 13 Functions of Monitor Utility 14 Monitor 14 Statistics 15 Site Survey 16 Encryption 17 Advanced 18 Version 18 Infrastructure to Ad Hoc 19 20 Uninstall Driver 21 22 FCC Regulation 23 ...

Page 4: ... Guide Product Name 11Mbps Wireless LAN USB Adaptor Model Number WL 2111 Interface USB V1 0 Modulation Technique DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835 GHz Number of Channels USA Canada 11 Europe 13 France 4 Japan 13 Data Rate 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1 Mbps Modulation CCK DQPSK DBPSK Physical Media Protocol CSMA CA Collision Avoidance Supported Operating Systems Microsoft Wi...

Page 5: ...Properties à TCP IP à Choose Obtain an IP address automatically To have your Wireless USB Adaptor working properly please follow the step by step instructions listed below to successfully install the Adaptor 1 Insert the CD driver included in the package to your CD ROM drive 2 Choose My Computer from the desktop 3 Under My Computer double click CD ROM drive 4 Double click the setup icon to start i...

Page 6: ...Quick Installation Guide of WL 2111 5 Figure 1 6 License Agreement Please read the License Agreement carefully Click Yes to continue with the installation Figure 2 ...

Page 7: ... Configuration Monitor Utility and Firmware Upgrade Utility and the latest USB A drivers If the USB A drivers have been previously installed and they have not been uninstalled prior to the new installation the new drivers will overwrite the old ones without prompting you If you would like to uninstall the driver installed in the past Please refer to page 21 22 Figure 3 8 Select Next to continue ...

Page 8: ... 7 9 Choose Destination Location This will save the driver in C Program Files ATMEL 802 11 Wireless LAN Click Next to continue Figure 4 10 Select Program Folder Choose the folder you wish to add the program icon then click Next Figure 5 ...

Page 9: ...ommunicate with each other Ad Hoc Mode In Ad Hoc Mode the wireless stations can directly communicate with each other Figure 6 When selecting the Ad Hoc mode you have to specify the ESSID and the Channel parameters ESSID Select the ESSID of the Ad Hoc network All stations participating in the Ad Hoc network should use the same ESSID Channel Select the channel to be used There are 14 channels availa...

Page 10: ...rs with a review of your installation settings Please make sure that these values are the desired ones In case you have made a mistake you can always select the Back button to make a correction Press the Next button to continue with the installation and finally select the Finish button for the installation to be completed ...

Page 11: ...eless clients to Communicate with each other Figure 8 When selecting the Infrastructure mode you need to specify the ESSID ESSID Select the ESSID of the access point to which the wireless station will be associated with in infrastructure mode Note We recommend user to type ANY The computer will choose the most suitable ESSID for you Figure 9 ...

Page 12: ... these values are the desired ones In case you have made a mistake you can always select the Back button to make a correction Press the Next button to continue with the installation and finally press the Finish button for the installation to be completed 12 Start Copying files Click Next to continue Figure 10 13 Install Shield Wizard Complete Select Finish to finish setup Figure 11 ...

Page 13: ... color that means the connection has been broken Note 1 Please refer to Q A in page 24 for dealing with failed connection 2 At any time if you want to remove the Wireless USB Adaptor just unplug the USB cable the modem will be successfully removed When the connection fails between Wireless USB Adaptor and Wireless AP Double click on the icon or go to Start à Program à ATMEL 802 11 Wireless LAN à C...

Page 14: ...s of Wireless USB adaptor If the Signal Strength Link Quality is running it means the USB adaptor is operating properly If error occurs please redo step 1 If error keeps occurring please contact the dealer service provider from whom the equipment was purchased Figure 13 ...

Page 15: ...adaptor In the middle of the screen there is information about the status of the communication the BSSID of the Access Point to which the adaptor is associated Signal Strength and Link Quality In order to change the configuration parameters press the Change button make your changes and then press Submit in order to save your changes Figure 14 Note we suggest you to set TX Rate to Auto this will gi...

Page 16: ...n enables you to view the available statistic information Data packets Management Packets and Rejected packets In order to renew or update this list of statistics press the Clear button In order to exit press the Exit button at the bottom of the screen Figure 15 ...

Page 17: ... and SSID of the access point s the signal strength the channel where the access point s operates and whether or not WEP encryption is used In order to update this list press the Rescan button If you want to associate with any of the access point s listed double click on your choice on the BSSID field and the system will take you back to the Monitor screen showing you the parameters of the connect...

Page 18: ... can communicate with every other station regardless if they use WEP or not Please keep in mind that the WEP keys must be in HEX format Finally you have the option to select whether Open System or Shared Key authentication will be used You have to click Submit to enable all the setting you have chosen Note If you want to set up encryption function you need to change the following 6 parts in Utilit...

Page 19: ...eshold The Encryption Window shows the recommended configuration for the advanced settings Before selecting Short Preamble make sure that the other stations and APs also support this feature Figure 19 Version By choosing this option you can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver Firmware and Application Versions Use the Exit button in order to exit the application Figure 20 ...

Page 20: ...2 Change SSID to the same name Do not use ANY 3 Encryption mode from 64 bits to Disabled if encryption model is opened 4 If you have connection between PCs you need to set the TCP IP in the same Subnet Make sure IP should be different for every computer the Subnet Mask are in the same subnet After you have enable DNS function disable WINS function please restart your computer 5 You need to set Net...

Page 21: ...Quick Installation Guide of WL 2111 20 Figure 22 Situation II If you could see the Infrastructure and Ad Hoc mode exist concurrently in site survey then you can double click on Ad Hoc Figure 23 ...

Page 22: ... 21 To uninstall the driver please follow the instructions shown below 1 Go to Start à ATMEL 802 11 Wireless LAN à Uninstall Configuration Monitor Utility Figure 24 2 Confirm File Deletion Click Yes to continue Figure 25 Uninstall Driver ...

Page 23: ... Figure 26 3 Restarting Windows Please choose Yes I want to restart my computer now to end uninstallation procedure Figure 27 In order7 to fully remove the driver from your PC please go to Start à Find à Files and Folders to find the following files delete them Ø external rom Ø internal rom Ø netvusba inf Ø netvusba PNF Ø Vnetusba sys ...

Page 24: ...t s in use the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures A Where it can be done safely reorient the radio or TV receiving antenna B To the extent possible relocate the television radio or other receiver with respect to telephone equipment C If your telephone product runs on AC power plug your product into an AC outlet that s not on the same circ...

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