Xterasys WUB1600, Manual

Page 1: ...Doc No 082203 01 USB 802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter Flash Disk ...

Page 2: ...tion 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 to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Ø Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Ø Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Ø Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different f...

Page 3: ... FUNCTIONS 1 LED Indicators 1 Switch optional 2 PART 1 802 11B WIRELESS LAN 1 INSTALLATION 2 INSTALL THE DRIVER UTILITY 2 In Windows 98SE ME 2 In Windows 2000 5 In Windows XP 6 INSTALL THE DEVICE 8 In Windows 98SE 8 In Windows ME 10 In Windows 2000 11 In Windows XP 12 ...

Page 4: ... WINDOWS 98SE ME 17 IN WINDOWS 2000 XP 21 CONFIGURATION 2 5 USE MANUFACTURER S CONFIGURATION UTILITY 27 Configuration Tool 28 More Setting 30 Advanced Setting 36 Information 39 USE WINDOWS XP CONFIGURATION UTILITY 4 0 UNINSTALLATION 4 9 ...

Page 5: ...USB FLASH DISK 1 INSTALL DRIVER 2 Windows 98 98SE Install from CD RO 2 Windows ME 2000 XP No Driver is Required 3 REMOVING YOUR USB FLASH DISK 4 MANAGE YOUR USB FLASH DISK 5 MAIN MENU 5 DISK MANAGER 6 DISK PARTITION 6 Switch between Protected and Un protected Disks 8 PASSWORD MANAGER 10 ...

Page 6: ...Change Password 10 Password Hint 11 PC LOCK 11 Plug in USB Flash Disk 11 Plug in USB Flash Disk and Input Password 1 2 To lock a PC 13 To unlock a PC 14 ...

Page 7: ...tion procedures for setting up the 802 11b Wireless LAN USB Adapter and the optional USB Flash Disk respectively However if you want to use the optional USB Flash Disk function in Windows ME 2000 XP no driver installation is required since it is Plug and Play ready Parts name and functions LED Indicators Link ACT Green on Blink Power Green on ...

Page 8: ...ice as a Wireless LAN adapter switch right to use it as a Flash Disk USB Extension Cable to be used together with USB Adapter The product must be used with the USB cable and a separation distance of at least 20cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and users ...

Page 9: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 3 USB extension cable ...

Page 10: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 1 Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN ...

Page 11: ...USB port In Windows 98SE ME For Windows 98SE users As you perform the installation have your system operating CD ROM at hand You may be asked to insert the OS CD ROM for the system to download a specific driver 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Double click on Setup exe to install the Wireless LAN Driver Utility 2 In the Welcome screen click Next ...

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Page 13: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 4 3 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 4 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer select Yes and click OK ...

Page 14: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 5 In Windows 2000 1 In the Welcome screen click Next 2 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system ...

Page 15: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 6 3 In the Digital Signature Not Found window click Yes to continue 4 Restart your computer In Windows XP 1 In the Welcome screen click Next ...

Page 16: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 7 2 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed ...

Page 17: ... s USB port 3 After installing the Wireless USB Adapter follow below sections to install the adapter s hardware In Windows 98SE 1 Plug USB cable into the PC s USB port Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter and a New Hardware Found window will show up 2 Once the Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98 Second Edition CD ROM and then click OK window appears click OK ...

Page 18: ...802 11b Wireless LAN 1 9 3 Select the correct drive and click OK 4 Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 5 Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter promptly as the icon showed below ...

Page 19: ... In Windows ME 1 Plug USB cable into the PC s USB port Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter and a New Hardware Found window will show up 2 Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter promptly as the icon showed below ...

Page 20: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 11 In Windows 2000 1 In Digital Signature Not Found window click Yes to continue 2 Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter promptly as the icon showed below ...

Page 21: ...e into the PC s USB port Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter and a Found New Hardware Wizard window will show up Select Install the software automatically recommended Click Next to continue 2 Wait and the Wizard will search for the 802 11b USB Adapter ...

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Page 23: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 14 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed 4 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system ...

Page 24: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 15 5 Click Finish to complete the installation 6 Windows will auto detect the 802 11b USB Adapter promptly as the icon showed below ...

Page 25: ...ice exists in your computer and is enabled go to Start à Settings à Control Panel à System à Hardware à Device Manager Expand the Network adapters category If the IEEE 802 11b USB Adapter is listed here it means that your device is properly installed and enabled ...

Page 26: ...driver has been installed you must make some changes to your network settings In Windows 98SE ME 1 Go to Start à Settings à Control Panel à Network 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed Wireless US B Adapter IPX SPX compatible Protocol ...

Page 27: ...e missing click on the Add button to add them in All the protocols and clients required listed above are provided by Microsoft 4 After clicking Add highlight the component you need click Add 5 Highlight Microsoft and then double click on the item you want to add Click OK ...

Page 28: ...isible on the network enable the File and Print Sharing 7 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 29: ...ess control 9 When finished reboot your computer to activate the new device 10 Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password Make up a username and password and click OK Do not click the Cancel button or you won t be able to log onto the network 11 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the Windows ...

Page 30: ...tartà Settings à Control Panel à Network and Dial up Connections à Local Area Connection à Properties In Windows XP Go to Start à Control Panel à Network Connections à Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless USB Adapter à Properties 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS ...

Page 31: ... IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 If any components 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 ...

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Page 33: ...Wireless LAN 1 24 4 For making your computer visible on the network make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 5 When finished you must restart your computer to complete installation ...

Page 34: ...ndows XP Configuration Utility section to use the configuration 2 Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility If you want to use the Configuration Utility that came with the supplied CD ROM you need to disable the Windows XP s wireless configuration 1 Double click the network status icon see Fig 1 2 Click Advanced see Fig 2 3 Uncheck Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings then click OK...

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Page 36: ...turer s Configuration Utility After successful installation of the Wireless PC Card s driver and utility the Configuration Utility icon will appear in the taskbar You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Configuration icon ...

Page 37: ...the Access Point Item Description SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adapter Strength Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects ...

Page 38: ...ps Fixed 5 5 Mbps Fixed 11Mbps or Auto WEP WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit 128 bit shared key algorithm Under the drop down box you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled 64 Bit or 128 Bit Link Status Displays the information about the status of the communication the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated Tx Frame The quantities for which the wireless netwo...

Page 39: ...ss LAN 1 30 More Setting The More Setting Screen displays the available settings of Access Point according to wireless network card including General Connection Setting Encryption Setting Profile Setting and Other Settings ...

Page 40: ...The Channel will change automatically according to AP Any You may change the setting of SSID by choosing Any Change or Apply You may change the settings of TxRate and Network Type II Encryption Setting Choose Enable WEP and then you may press WEP More to proceed with the following screen ...

Page 41: ...wn box you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled 64 Bit or128 Bit Default Key ID You can specify up to 4 different keys to decrypt wireless data Select the Default key setting from the drop down menu Note You must use the same Default Key and Default Key settings for the both sides of the wireless network to connect to Key 1 Key 2 This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wi...

Page 42: ...uired if a 64 bit Key Length was selected A key of 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F is required if a 128 bit Key Length was selected III Profile Setting 1 Write current setting to profile You may add one new item in Profile name and then press Write current setting to profile to record the status of connected AP see Figure 1 2 ...

Page 43: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 34 Fig 1 Fig 2 2 Loadprofile setting You may select the added item in Profile name and then press Load profile setting The original setting status of AP can be restored ...

Page 44: ...ing Once you press Load factory default setting this Adapter will research for the original default of wireless network card if you can not find out AP under the channel of default the wireless network card will choose the AP within other channels to operate ...

Page 45: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 36 Advanced Setting The Advanced Setting Screen shows you to change advanced configuration such as Power Saving Mode Fragmentation Threshold and RTS CTS Threshold ...

Page 46: ...Once you choose the Enable auto power saving item the system will auto detect the levels of power saving if not you will need to choose the levels manually Item Description Power Saving Mode Displays the power saving levels Level 0 Level 4 ...

Page 47: ...reliability of frame The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed transmission The performance will be decreased as well thus a noisy environment is recommended RTS CTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 Should you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications of this value are recommended ...

Page 48: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 39 Information Click Information Tab to view basic information about the Utility like the Driver Firmware and ZDConfig Version Press the OKbutton to exit the application ...

Page 49: ...twork and Internet Connections à Network Connections 2 In Network Connections window right click the Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless USB Adapter icon and select Properties 3 In Wireless Network Connection Properties window select the General tab Click Configure to enable Windows configuration ...

Page 50: ... The authentication mode defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards You may choose between Open System Shared Key and Auto Open System If the Access Point is using Open System ...

Page 51: ...into small sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed transmission The performance will be decreased as well thus a noisy environment is recommended Network Type It displays the current network type which can be divided into two types j Ad Hoc k Infrastructure Power Save Level It shows the levels of Power Save which can be div...

Page 52: ... your wireless network The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network Transmit Data Rate It shows the current transfer rate 1 2 5 5 or 11Mbps or Auto WEP Encryption WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64 bit 128 bit shared key algorithm Under the drop down box you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled 64 Bit or 128 Bit 4 In Wireless Netw...

Page 53: ... configure Note Once you enable windows configuration you can use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Utility to configure the wireless settings Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility Note If you want to use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility to configure the wireless settings make sure the check box is not checked ...

Page 54: ...1 45 then click the Network Status icon in the taskbar Please refer to below figure Available networks Displays all available networks Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below ...

Page 55: ...h Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks Preferred networks From available network s listed above you can select preferred one s in an order that you can arrange The marked one is the currently used network Move up ...

Page 56: ... enter your desired network name listed in the above Available networks box and click OK Note The new settings will be active only after you click on OKin the Wireless Network Connection Properties window Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred networks box and click the button to remove it Properties Highlight the network listed in the above Preferred networks box and click ...

Page 57: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 48 Once network configuration is done make sure to click OK The new parameters will be saved and active only after doing so ...

Page 58: ...on In case you need to uninstall the Manufacturer s Configuration Utility or the Driver please refer to below section Uninstall the Manufacturer s Configuration Utility 1 Go to Start à Programs à Wireless LAN USB à Uninstall 2 Click OKto continue ...

Page 59: ...lect Yes I want to start my computer now Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure Uninstall the device 1 Right click My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager 2 Right click Wireless USB Adapter then click Uninstall or Remove ...

Page 60: ...Part 1 802 11b Wireless LAN 1 51 3 Click OKto uninstall the device 4 The system may prompt you to restart your computer Click Yes It s okay now to uninstall the device from your computer ...

Page 61: ...Part 2 USB Flash disk 2 1 Part 2 USB Flash Disk ...

Page 62: ...k 2 2 Install Driver Windows 98 98SE Install from CD ROM In Windows 98 98SE you will need to install the driver found on the CD that comes with this device Run Flash Driver exe Follow the on screen instructions to proceed ...

Page 63: ... newly added icon shown on the screen as a removable disk drive Windows ME 2000 XP No Driver is Required This device is Plug and Play compliant therefore once you plug it into your Window s based system your system will automatically detect it as a removable hard disk You can go to My Computer to check if there is a newly added icon If yes it is ready for use If not you may have to check if the US...

Page 64: ... Flash disk 2 4 Removing your USB Flash Disk Warning Each time you remove the USB Flash Disk from your computer be sure to use the Unplug Eject icon on the taskbar to avoid data loss or damage to your Flash Disk ...

Page 65: ...he included CD and open it Double click MYKEY Step 2 An USB Flash Disk icon will appear on your desktop a Star icon will also appear on the bottom right corner of the task bar on your screen Step 3 Right click the icon Step 4 Click Option The USB Flash Disk Utility will appear ...

Page 66: ...e and manage this device Disk Manager Disk Manager is readable only On this box you will know the used free capacity of your flash disk Disk Partition In this box you can divide the USB Flash Disk into two partitions Un protected Disk Space all data located here is accessible to anyone who uses your computer or Flash Disk When logging out ...

Page 67: ... Protected Disk Space this area is password protected Step 1 Drag the pointer to adjust the capacity of the Protected Un protected disk Step 2 Press Create Partition A warning message appears to advise that all data on the disk will be erased You can cancel this action by clicking Cancel Or click OKto continue ...

Page 68: ...and all Data stored on your Flash Disk will be destroyed Switch between Protected and Un protected Disks Enter the Protected Disk Step 1 Right click Select Login Step 2 You are prompted to enter your password The default password is 0000 It is suggested that you set your own password If you forget your password press uto get see your password hint ...

Page 69: ... Flash disk 2 9 Once you enter the protected disk the disk icon shown in My Computer will change from to and vise versa Enter the Un protected Disk Step 1 Right click Select Logout to enter the Un protected Disk ...

Page 70: ...so set a password hint for use if you forget your password Default password is set to 0000 Change Password Step 1 Enter the Old Password the default is 0000 Step 2 Enter the New Password Maximum 4 characters long use letters or numbers Step 3 Confirm password by re entering the new password ...

Page 71: ...ick OK Password Hint Ÿ You can leave the Password Hint blank if you don t want to use it PC LOCK Once PC Lock is enabled the PC you are presently using is locked To unlock this PC you can only use this USB Flash Disk To enable PC Lock there are two conditions for your choice Plug in USB Flash Disk This means that you have to plug this USB Flash Disk into your computer s USB port in order to open y...

Page 72: ...Part 2 USB Flash disk 2 12 Plug in USB Flash Disk and Input Password This means to open the PC you are required not only to plug the USB Flash Disk but also have to enter your password ...

Page 73: ...heck Enable PC Lock 4 Select the Unlock Condition that fits your needs 5 Press Change 6 Press Exit 7 Return to your desktop and right click again 8 Move the cursor to PC Lock You PC is now locked 9 If this function is enabled your PC will not respond unless this USB Flash Disk is plugged in ...

Page 74: ...disk 2 14 To unlock a PC 1 Plug the USB Flash Disk into the locked PC 2 If the unlock condition is set to Plug in USB Flash Disk and Input Password a password box will pop up 3 Enter your password The PC is now unlocked ...