ZComax XG-705A, User Manual

Page 1: ...XG 705A Date of Issue July 19 2004 ...

Page 2: ... have difficulty solving the problem while installing or using the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter please contact the supplier for support About This Manual IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter User Manual is first published on July 2004 The manual includes procedures for the setup of the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter under Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows 98SE or Windows ME Take a m...

Page 3: ...t does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to...

Page 4: ...n 4 2 2 Insert the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter 4 Chapter 3 Install Driver for Windows 5 3 1 Set up IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter for Windows XP 5 3 2 Set up IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter for Windows 2000 11 3 3 Set up IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter for Windows 98SE ME 15 Chapter 4 Configure the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter 19 4 1 Install the WLAN Utility 1...

Page 5: ...e resistant and secure wireless connection 3 Supports 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps and up to 54Mbps data rate 4 Working range up to 800 ft in an open environment 5 Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN s augments existing networks quickly and easily 6 Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs 7 Wireless connection without the cost of cabling 8 Easy to install and user friendl...

Page 6: ...arrange the workplace and change location 4 Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network will be practical Retailers airline and shipping companies need additional workstations during peak period Auditors requiring workgroups at customer sites 5 Access to database for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers accessing thei...

Page 7: ... Cable x1 USB Adapter Software and Documentation CD x 1 USB Adapter Manual x 1 1 4 About IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter LED Indicators The IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter has one LED indicators The behavior of the indicators is described as below Link LED Solid Blue Connecting to the Access Point or Ad Hoc wireless workstation and transmitting data Blinking Blue The IEEE 802 11g Wirel...

Page 8: ...der to install the adapter 1 A computer equipped with a USB slot and a USB adapter and socket services compliant with revision 1 1 and 2 0 of the USB specification 2 Windows XP 2000 98SE ME with a Windows installation CD ROM diskettes for use during installation 3 Minimum 5 Mbps free disk space for installing driver and utility program 2 2 Insert the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter To instal...

Page 9: ...t up IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter for Windows 98SE ME Note Before you start the installation you are advised to keep the Windows CD ROM in case you might need certain system files 3 1 Set up IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter for Windows XP Step 1 After inserting the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the USB slot on your notebook the Windows will auto detect the IEEE 802 11g W...

Page 10: ...click on Next to install the driver Step 3 The windows will appear the message about the Network Control has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Click on Continue Anyway button to continue installing ...

Page 11: ... 7 Step 4 The windows will find NB 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter and start copying corresponding files into the system Click on Next to continue Step 5 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 12: ...mark appears next to the Network Adapter NB 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter If no your IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is working well After installing the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter the Windows XP will display a Wireless Network Connection message Check if there is exclamation mark next to the Wireless LAN USB Adapter ...

Page 13: ... will then appear automatically You may click on Connect button to allow users to connect to an available wireless infrastructure network Access Point You may also click the Advanced button to make advanced configuration for the Wireless LAN USB Adapter shown as below ...

Page 14: ...e WLAN Utility and Use the WLAN Utility Note To use the WLAN utility under Windows XP you need to disable the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first Steps are described as follows Right click the Network Connections icon Select Properties Go to the Wireless Networks tab Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box and click the OK button see the above picture...

Page 15: ...or Windows 2000 Step 1 After inserting the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the USB slot on your computer Windows will auto detect the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter Step 2 A Found New Hardware Wizard window shows up Click Next to proceed ...

Page 16: ...arch for a suitable driver for my device recommended and click on Next to continue Step 4 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the driver ...

Page 17: ...xt to continue Step 6 The windows will appear the message about the Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has not been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested Click on Yes button to continue installing ...

Page 18: ...es go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any exclamation mark appears next to the Network Adapter NB 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter If no your IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is working well Check if there is exclamation mark next to the Wireless LAN USB Adapter ...

Page 19: ...erting the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the USB slot on your computer Windows will auto detect new hardware and will display an Add New Hardware Wizard window Click Next to continue Step 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click Next to proceed ...

Page 20: ...3 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select the CD ROM drive check box and click on Next to install the driver Step 4 The Windows will find NB 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter Click Next to continue ...

Page 21: ...d Edition CD ROM and then click OK window appears enter the path corresponding to the appropriate driver and click OK Usually these files can be found at C Windows or C Windows system Step 6 Click Finish to complete the software installation Step 7 Restart the computer ...

Page 22: ...ger and check Network Adapters to see if exclamation mark appears next to the NB 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter If no your IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is working well Check if there is exclamation mark next to the Wireless LAN USB Adapter ...

Page 23: ...dapter under Windows XP 2000 98SE ME 4 1 Install the WLAN Utility To install the WLAN Utility follow these steps Step 1 Insert the Product CD ROM Step 2 Go to the utility folder and run setup exe Step 3 The InstallShield Wizard will show up and guide you through the rest of the setup process Run the Setup Utility Choose Destination Location and click Next to continue ...

Page 24: ... 20 Select a program folder and click Next You may add a shortcut in the startup folder as desired and click Next Click on Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 25: ... configuration window When you minimize the window the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again The color behind the system tray icon indicates the link status Blue indicates a good or excellent link Yellow indicates a usable but weak link Red indicates no or very poor link quality When you minimize the window the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again ...

Page 26: ... IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter Configuration Site Survey and About Configuration The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter such as Profile SSID Network Type Ad Hoc Channel Transmit Rate Security Enabled RTS CTS Fragment Threshold and Power Save mode Furthermore you may monitor the current status of the IEEE 802 11...

Page 27: ... to identify a wireless LAN Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same SSID The default setting is ANY which allows your IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter to automatically associate to any Access Point Infrastructure mode in the vicinity of your wireless adapter The ESS ID can be set up to 32 characters and is case sensitive Transmit Rate The IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN ...

Page 28: ...and prevent unauthorized wireless station from accessing data transmitted over the network the WLAN Utility offers a sophisticated security algorithm To activate security enable click the check box next to Security Enable A Privacy Configuration window will then appear ...

Page 29: ...n Mode and Encryption Mode for your keys in the Privacy section of this menu For Authentication Mode Open Requires NO authentication since it allows any device to join a network without performing any security check Shared Requires that the station and the access point use the same WEP key to authenticate This basically means that WEP must be enabled and configured on both the access point and the...

Page 30: ... supplied in the section of IEEE802 11X Authentication WPA consists of methods to strengthen data encryption Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Temporal key integrity Protocol TKIP Advanced Encryption Standard AES and to provide user authentication strong EAP type such as TLS PEAP LEAP Once you choose your Authentication Mode you then need to select the Encryption Mode For Encryption Mode WEP Specify th...

Page 31: ...ally The Key index field allows you specify which of the four keys you use to transmit data on your wireless LAN You can change the default key by clicking on the up or down arrow and make sure the default key is set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points After entering the WEP keys in the key field click the OK button to make the setting take ef...

Page 32: ...sire to configure TLS manually you can click the check box next to Verify Certificate Authority and choose the usable selection in the following field using drop down menu Figure 4 2 User Certificated select one of user certificates you have enrolled Certificate Authority select one of certificate authorities you have registered Besides you must enter Server Name and Login Name in the Login Inform...

Page 33: ...in the User information filed to authenticate Figure 4 3 You also can set PEAP manually by clicking the check box next to Verify Certificate Authority and highlight one of certificate authority to select it Furthermore you need to input User Information and Server Name by entering this information in the appropriate fields on your screen Figure 4 4 To save the information you entered in the approp...

Page 34: ...Password in the User Information field that will be verified by LEAP capable server This mutual authentication ensures that only authorized users are allowed access to the network To save the information you entered in the appropriate field click the OK button Otherwise click the Cancel button to close the menu If you want to return to select other EAP type click the Security tab ...

Page 35: ...AN USB Adapter will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption Note When power saving mode is enabled the Access Points you use need to support power saving as well so that the communication can be established RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem If the Hidden Node problem is an issue please specify the packet size The RTS mechanism will b...

Page 36: ...value is 2346 Disable Nitro time The Wireless Utility provides Nitro technology the fast wireless connectivity to enrich network throughput and stability This technology combines new speed enhancement to increase throughput 40 times faster than 802 11b Wireless LAN products Enables an automatic secure high speed link between wireless clients while maintaining communications with the AP By increasi...

Page 37: ... and is continuously updated Link Quality Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon There are 5 states of link quality 100 80 Excellent link 80 60 Good link quality 60 40 Fair link quality Under 40 Poor or no connection Signal Strength Based on the received signal strength measurement of the baseband processor of the Beacon signal Same as link quality there are 5 state...

Page 38: ...ays BSSID Channel Capability Signal and Rates To join any of the displayed Access Points highlight the Access Point you desire to connect and then click the Join button to associate to the AP About The About item shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility and driver firmware of the IEEE 802 11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter Also the MAC address and frequency domain are displayed ...

Page 39: ...se during part of the warranty period Your formal Warranty Statement including the warranty applicable to our Wireless LAN products appears in the Quick Installation Guide that accompanies your products Duration of Hardware Warranty One Year Replacement Repair or Refund Procedure for Hardware If your unit needs a repair or replacement return it to your dealer distributor in its original packaging ...

Page 40: ...t along with your products Name Title Company Telephone Fax Email City State Zipcode Country Product Name Serial Number MAC Address Invoice Date Product Description If you have any further questions please contact your local authorized reseller for support ...