Xterasys USB Adapter, User Manual

Page 1: ...802 11b g Mini Wireless LAN USB 2 0 Adapter User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning off and on the user is encouraged ...

Page 3: ...THE DRIVER UTILITY 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION VERIFICATION 5 NETWORK CONNECTION 7 IN WINDOWS 98SE ME 7 IN WINDOWS 2000 XP 10 IP ADDRESS 12 Configuration Utility 13 PROFILE 14 LINK STATUS 15 SITE SURVEY 16 STATISTICS 17 ADVANCED 19 ABOUT 20 UNINSTALLATION 21 ...

Page 4: ...ed wireless network card can plug into your notebook or desktop PC and accesses to the LAN or peer to peer networking easily without wires or cables Whether you re at your desk or in the boardroom it allows you to share printers files and other network resources Features Complies with IEEE 802 11g standard for 2 4GHz Wireless LAN USB 2 0 compliant USB Plug Play Interoperable with existing network ...

Page 5: ...performed 1 Exit all Windows programs Insert the included CD ROM into your computer The CD ROM will run automatically 2 When the Main Menu screen appears click Driver Utility Installation to continue 3 When the License Agreement screen appears please read the contents and then click Yes to continue 4 Select the check box to choose a configuration Tool from the listed two choices ...

Page 6: ...ilt in Zero Configuration Utility ZCU Click Next to continue 5 There are two modes for you to choose in this screen either choose WiFi mode or performance mode TxBurst mode This mode selection screen is set for the default mode shown in the utility screen you can still change its mode later in the utility screen Click Next to continue ...

Page 7: ... 4 6 When the following screen appears click Finish to complete the software installation ...

Page 8: ... USB Adapter 2 Once the device has been inserted to your computer Windows will detect the new hardware Hardware Installation Verification To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Expand the Network Adapters category If the 802 11b g Mini Wireless LAN USB 2 0 Adapter is listed here it means that your device is p...

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Page 10: ... a network setting described in the following should be also established In Windows 98SE ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that all the required components are installed If any components are missing click on the Add button to add them in ...

Page 11: ...etwork enable the File and Print Sharing 4 Click the Identification tab Make up a name that is unique from the other computers names on the network Type the name of your workgroup which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network ...

Page 12: ...ess Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access control 6 When finished restart your computer to activate the new device ...

Page 13: ... 2000 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Local Area Connection Properties In Windows XP Go to Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connection Wireless Network Connection Properties ...

Page 14: ...ents are missing click on the Install button to select the Client Service Protocol required After selecting the component you need click Add to add it in 4 For making your computer visible on the network make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks ...

Page 15: ... for your computer 1 To configure a dynamic IP address i e if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option 2 To configure a fixed IP address if you broadband Router is not DHCP supported or when you need to assign a static IP address check the Use the following IP address option Then enter an IP address into the empty field for example enter 192...

Page 16: ... adapter has been successfully installed users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference Go to StartJ ProgramJWireless LAN USB 2 0 AdapterJ Wireless Utility You can also open the Configuration Utility by clicking the icon ...

Page 17: ...profile in this column The default is PROF 1 2 3 SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use There are 14 channels available depending on the country Authentication Shows the authentication mode of the device Encryption Shows the encryption mode of the device Network Type Shows the network type of the...

Page 18: ...ation of current connection Link Status Tab Status Shows the current connection status If there is no connection existing it will show Disconnected Extra Info Shows the link status Channel Shows the current channel in use Link Speed Shows the current transmitting rate and receiving rate Throughput Shows the transmitting and receiving throughput in the unit of K bits sec ...

Page 19: ...e noise signal strength OK Click to exit this page Site Survey The Site Survey page displays the information of surrounding APs from last scan result List information including SSID BSSID Signal Channel Encryption algorithm and Network type Site Survey SSID Shows the name of BSS of IBSS network BSSID Shows the MAC address of the AP or randomly generated of IBSS Signal Shows the receiving signal st...

Page 20: ...rk type in use Infrastructure for BSS Ad Hoc for IBSS network Rescan Click to refresh the site survey list Connect Select an item on the list and then click to make a connection Add to Profile Select an item on the list and then click to add it into the Profile list OK Click to exit this page Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page ...

Page 21: ...e reties Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames received with CRC error Fr...

Page 22: ...reless mode Select wireless mode 802 11b only and 802 11 b g mixed mode are supported Ad hoc wireless mode Select ad hoc wireless mode 802 11b only and 802 11 b g mixed mode are supported 11B G Protection Choose Auto On or Off from the pull down menu Auto STA will dynamically change as AP announcement On Always send frame with protection Off Always send frame without protection ...

Page 23: ...he pull down menu CCX2 0 support Cisco Compatible Extensions function Check to enable the CCX2 0 function LEAP turn on CCKM Enable Radio Measurement can channel measurement every 0 2000 milliseconds Enable QOS enable Quality of Service Turn radio ON OFF for FAA requirement Radio Off On Click to turn off the radio function Apply Click to apply the above settings About About page display the wireles...

Page 24: ...lity and driver please refer to below steps As you uninstall the utility the driver will be uninstalled as well 1 Go to Start Programs Wireless LAN USB 2 0 Adapter Uninstall Utility 2 Click OK to continue 3 Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure ...