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1 Welcome 

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1.1  Kit Contents ………………………………………………………………2 

1.2  Advantages for Using Wireless Network ………………………………3 

 

Quick Start to Wireless Networking …………………………………………..4 

 

Step by step Installation Guide ………………………………………………..7 

3.1  Install the IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility / Driver …………………..8 

3.2  Install the USB Adapter ………………………………………………...11 

3.3  IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility ………………………………………12 

3.4  Remove your USB Adapter ……………………………………………19 

3.5  Uninstall the IEEE802.11b USB WLAN Utility / Driver ……………...20 

 

4 Application 

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4.1  File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 ………………………………..23 

4.2  Printer Sharing in Windows 98 ………………………………………..25 

4.3  Using the shared folder ………………………………………………...26 

4.4  Using the Shared Network printer …………………………………….27 

 

5 Troubleshooting 

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5.1  Check the Various Properties of the Card ……………………………29 

5.2  Microsoft Networking Checklist ……………………………………….31 

5.3 Others 

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Summary of Contents for 550536

Page 1: ...Your Installation Guide to IEEE 802 11b USB Wireless LAN Model Name UR011i Version 2 00 June 2001 ...

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Page 3: ...ieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pentium is trademark of Intel All copyright is reserved ...

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Page 6: ... designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment...

Page 7: ...l the USB Adapter 11 3 3 IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility 12 3 4 Remove your USB Adapter 19 3 5 Uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Driver 20 4 Application 22 4 1 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 23 4 2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 25 4 3 Using the shared folder 26 4 4 Using the Shared Network printer 27 5 Troubleshooting 28 5 1 Check the Various Properties of the Card 29 5 2 Microsoft Net...

Page 8: ...e data minimizing the need for wired connections at a speed of up to eleven megabit per second With IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires and cables IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN provides LAN users with an access to real time information anywhere in their organization The mobility provides productivity and service which are not available under wired networks Th...

Page 9: ...ty Driver software 2 Acrobat Reader 4 05 3 User Manual PDF file c The User s Manual this document d Multi Language Quick Start Guide For friendly using please click the Start Menu and then choose Programs and select IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Besides click User Manual to real time instructions after IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Driver Utility installation completed ...

Page 10: ...nce rooms user can access the network as they move from meeting to meeting getting up to date access to information and the ability to communicate decision while on the go 802 11b Ad Hoc networking on site consultants and small workgroups increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration software Branch office networking provides an easy to install use and maintain network for a rem...

Page 11: ...rt to Wireless Networking 1 Insert CD into driver and setup WLAN Utility automatically 2 Follow the installation wizard to setup step by step 3 Operation System will detect new device and search driver automatically ...

Page 12: ...e is a small icon to indicate the connection status Red color means no connection and green color means connected If red color appears please repeat from step1 5 Please choose Infrastructure mode and type WLAN in SSID column The SSID is the same as AP SSID ...

Page 13: ...6 6 Click IE explorer to surf the Internet ...

Page 14: ...ould be executed 1 Install the software using the installation CD 2 Install the USB Wireless LAN Adapter 3 Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network Most likely you will need the TCP IP protocol The product is designed to operate in Windows 98 Windows Me and Windows 2000 And the installation procedure is about the same Please follow up the installation wizard that pro...

Page 15: ...ireless LAN installation CD into your CD ROM drive The setup program will then automatically start 2 The setup program will start and the setup screen will appear on your monitor Select Next to go to the next screen 3 Please select the applications you would like to install and click Next If you select Browse User Manual system will prompt a message to suggest you installing the Acrobat Reader ...

Page 16: ...er is displayed in the setup dialog column To change the default folder you can click Browse to set the destination folder Click Next to go to the next screen 5 Select the Program Folder for IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and click Next ...

Page 17: ...robat Reader installation screen Please follow the instructions to complete the Acrobat Reader 4 05 installation 8 The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system Wait the setup program to finish the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN installation Then select Yes and click Finish to complete the installation It s recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system 9 Regards to install th...

Page 18: ...d to insert a Windows 98 CD ROM during the installation insert your Windows 98 CD ROM and click Yes Once the setup task is completed the Microsoft Internet Explorer should start up Please close it 2 When the USB Adapter setup task is completed you can start the IEEE 802 11b USB WLAN Utility To start the utility please refer to the chapter 3 3 IEEE 802 11b USB WLAN Utility Additional Note for Windo...

Page 19: ...be the same among stations so that the computers can communicate within the local LAN properly Moreover all connected computers should have the same netid and subnetid you can follow the procedure below to check whether you have the same netid and subnetid among stations 1 Right click on the Network Neighborhood on your desktop and then click on Properties 2 In Configuration click on TCP IP IEEE80...

Page 20: ...me among stations so that computers can communicate within the local LAN properly Tx Rate You can choose one of the transmission rates as follows 1Mbps 2Mbps 5 5Mbps 11Mbps and Fully Auto Power Save Mode You can set this mode as Power Save to set your USB adapter as power saving mode MAC Address It shows the MAC address of your IEEE802 11b USB device and the parameter can t be changed Other inform...

Page 21: ...atistics The following screen shows various statistics including the Data Packets Management Packets and Rejected Packets in transmitting and receiving status You can click the Clear button to reset Statistics Tab ...

Page 22: ...und your IEEE 802 11b USB device The messages of Access Point include BSSID SSID Signal the Channel used by AP and enabled the Encryption AP or not You can click the Rescan button to find the new AP You can double click the BSSID to choose the AP that you want to connect with ...

Page 23: ...ey in 64 Bit type Example of WEP Key in 128 Bit type Key 1 1023c2d2e5 Key 2 0000000000 Key 3 0000000000 Key 4 0000000000 Note Apply ten 0 to substitute each of unused WEP Key Key 1 1e23c2d225b012ee29e689c123 Key 2 00000000000000000000000000 Key 3 00000000000000000000000000 Key 4 00000000000000000000000000 Note Apply twenty six 0 to substitute each of unused WEP key 3 WEP Key Select one of WEP Key ...

Page 24: ...he advanced setting of the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and it includes Preamble Type Fragmentation Threshold and RTS CTS Threshold We suggest to use the default settings Preamble Type Long Click on Submit button to save all the settings ...

Page 25: ...18 3 3 6 Version The screen shows the version of Driver Firmware and Application for IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Driver ...

Page 26: ...ove the PC Card from its slot Caution When removing the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter you will lose your connection to the network Make sure you have closed all files and network applications such as e mail prior to removing the USB device Additional Note for Windows 2000 If you directly remove your USB device in Windows 2000 a message of unsafe remove device will be prompted as follows Please clic...

Page 27: ...ireless connectivity of your IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter 1 First you should remove the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter 2 To uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and Driver you can move to Start Programs IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and click IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Un Installation ...

Page 28: ...3 You will be asked if you want to uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and all of its components Click Yes to uninstall or click No to exit 4 Now the un installation is completed Please click Finish ...

Page 29: ...astructure and connect to the access point When the procedure is completed an access point will appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood of IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Double click it to enter the Network Neighborhood folder This folder contains the links to all the computers in your workgroup on the entire network ...

Page 30: ...network Let s assume that you want your folder My Documents to be shared with other computers and the wireless network 1 First locate the folder My Documents and right click it 2 Select Sharing from the available options 3 Select Shared As to open your folder for file sharing You can also select and define the level of access you want for your folder ...

Page 31: ... You can also set the option to Depends on Password wherein the user in the wireless network can access to your folder through a set password The set password will determine if the user can only read your folder or has full access to your folder 4 Click Apply or OK to activate the options that you have set Now you can see the folder My Documents with a little hand under it The folder is now open f...

Page 32: ...ork printer Follow the instructions below to set a printer as a network printer 1 Click the Start button point to the Settings and then click Printers 2 In the Printers window click the printer you want to share 3 Click Sharing on the File menu 4 Click the Sharing tab then click Shared As and if necessary enter a password ...

Page 33: ...a drive letter for shared folder that you connect to 4 In the Network Neighborhood double click the computer where the shared folder is located 5 Click the folder you want to connect and click File menu and then click Map Network Drive 6 Select an available drive and then click OK Note If a password is required the Windows will prompt you Then you need to enter the password that had been assigned ...

Page 34: ...t up the printer follow the instructions on the screen Note 1 After you have set up a network printer you can use it as if it were attached to your computer 2 If a password is required the Windows will prompt you and you need to enter the password that had been assigned to this shared printer Whenever printing a document through the network be sure to select the printer that is set as the network ...

Page 35: ...hooting If you encounter some problems installing the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not refer to the procedure below after you have installed the card ...

Page 36: ... your computer properly you can follow the procedures below Right click My Computer and then select Properties then you will enter your system properties Select the Device Manager and click the Network Adapter You will find the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN PC Card if it is installed successfully ...

Page 37: ...ty have been installed as well If you are not sure follow the procedure below to reinstall update the driver a Enter System Properties and click Device Manager on upper menu b Click Network Adapter and choose IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter c Select Driver on the upper menu of IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter properties and then click on Update Driver button d Follow the Update Device Driver Wiza...

Page 38: ...ld be presented in the network setup 1 IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 2 IPX SPX compatible Protocol IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 3 NetBEUI IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 4 TCP IP IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 5 File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks 6 Client for Microsoft Networks If any of these items are missing please follow the instructions below to install ...

Page 39: ...and NetBEUI TCP IP and IPX SPX compatible for the network protocols Then click OK Now your network protocol should be set Please check if your network needs any special requirements to operate in your office environment Network Service for Microsoft Networking Click Add and select Service ...

Page 40: ...33 Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and choose File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks for network service Click OK to set the network service ...

Page 41: ...first edition you may use one of the following ways to make IEEE 802 11b WLAN Utility work properly 1 Copy and replace the file MFC42 dll from c windows system of Windows 98SE to the same directory of your Windows 98 first edition 2 Upgrade your system and IE from Microsoft web site P N 49 WS813 024 ...

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