UNICOM Electric 802.11b+g manual

802.11b+g Wireless USB Adapter User’s Manual www.unicomlink.com U N I D O C 1 1 1904 pn: WEP-45020G[...]

REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States F ederal Comm unication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communicati ons have established certain rules governing the use of electron ic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subje ct to the following two conditions: 1) This de[...]

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 F EATURES .............................................................................................................. 1 SOFTWARE IN STALLATION ........................................................................[...]

- 1 - INTRODUCTION The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter is designed for a USB ty pe A port of a laptop or desktop computer for creating a wireless workstation . It is USB 2.0 compliant which connects to any available USB port on a notebook or desktop computer. The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11g standard that offers [...]

- 2 - SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Step 1: Install the Driver & Utility For Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP users Caution ! Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter in to your computer until the procedures in “ Install the Driver& Utility” have been performed. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The CD-ROM wi[...]

3. Whe n the Welc ome screen appea rs, click Next to continue. 4. The i nstallation program will start running automatically. Fo llow the on-screen instruction to proceed . 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation. - 3 -[...]

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- 5 - HARDWARE INSTALLATION Windows 2000/XP Note : Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have install ed the driver and utility as d escr ibed in the pr evio us section. Windows XP 1. Locate your USB host and insert the USB Adapter. 2. Once the device has been inserted to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware. [...]

- 6 - 4. Click Continue Anywa y → Finish to complete the hardware installation. Windows 200 0 Insert the USB adapter into the USB port of you r computer and th en click Yes to complete the hardware inst allation. Windows 98/ME In Window 98/ME, you only have to insert the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer to co mplete the hardware ins[...]

- 7 - Verify To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabl ed, go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  System (  Hardware )  Device Manager . Expand the Network Adapters category. If th e 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Adapter is listed here, it m eans that your dev i ce is properly installed and enabled.[...]

- 8 - NETWORK CONNECTION Once the device driver is well installed, 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 com ponents are installed. If any component s are missi ng, click on t he Add button to add them[...]

- 9 - 3. For maki ng your com puter visibl e on the network, ena ble the File and Print Sharing . 4. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other com puters' nam es on the netw ork. Type the name of yo ur workgroup, which shou ld be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network.[...]

5. Click the Access Control ta b. Make su re that “ Share-level access control ” is selected. If c onnecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “ User-level acc ess control .” 6. When finished, restart y our com puter to activate the ne w device. - 10 -[...]

In Windows 2000/XP 1. (In Windows 2000 ) Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network and Dial-up Connections  Local Area Connection  Prop erties . (In Windows XP ) Go to Start  Control Panel  Network and In ternet Connections  Network Connection  Wireless Network Co nnection Enabled USB Wireless Network Ad apter. - 11 -[...]

2. Make sure that all the required c omponents a re installed. 3. If any component s are m issing, click on the In stall… bu tton to select the Client/Servi ce/Protocol re quired. Aft er selec ting the component you need, clic k Add… to add it in. 4. For making your computer visible on the netwo rk, make sure you have installed File and Printer[...]

- 13 - IP Address Note : When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the net work, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, i t won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for yo ur computer. 1. To configur e a dynamic IP address (i .e. if [...]

- 14 - Configuration Utility After the Wireless adapter has been successfull y installed, users can us e the included Configuration Utili ty to set their preference. Go to Start J Program J 802.11b+g Wireless LAN J 802.11b+g USB Wireless LAN Utility For Windows 2000/XP , the Confi guration Utility icon will also appe ar in the taskbar. You can open[...]

- 15 - Note : There will be two modes – Station and Access Point for you to switch, you ca n select the m ode you nee d from t he pull-down m enu.[...]

- 16 - Station Select Station mode, and you will se e the following figure. Channel Shows the selected ch annel that is currently in use. (There are 14 channels available, depending on the country.) Type The infrastructure is intended for the connection betwe en wireless network cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect [...]

Tx Rate Click the down arrow ▼ to select the Tx Rate fr om Auto , 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps , you can select up to 54 Mbps. Encrypt WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. More Setting… Click the More Setting button to configure, see the following figure (Refer to the More Setting p[...]

Tx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card trans mit. (Frame: The unit of packet) Rx Frame The quantities fo r the wireless netw ork card receive. (Frame: The unit of packet) More Setting… Channel The Channel will change automatically ac cording to AP’s setting. Tx Rate Click the down arrow ▼ to select the T x Rate from Auto , 1, 2[...]

- 19 - Network Ty pe The infrastructure is intended for the conn ection between wireless network cards and an Access Point. W ith the wireless adapter, you c an connect wireles s LAN to a wired glob al network via an Access Point The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wi reless workgroup easily and quickly. Equip ped with the wireless adapter, yo u can sh[...]

- 20 - Default Key ID ： You can set your default key ID at #1~#4 . Key Format ： Select Hexadecimal if y ou are u sing hex adecima l numbers ( 0-9, or A-F ). Select ASCII if you are us ing ASCII characters ( case-sensitive ). 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP is used; 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII character[...]

Certificate ： Please query your network manager about the certificate, select the same certificate as the c ertification server. Load You may select already sav ed file from the "Profile name" list, and then press "Load " . The setting status will then be restored. Save Current You may save current setting to profile and add o[...]

- 22 - Advanced Setting User Interface Language Select English or Trad itional Chinese. Power Consumption Setting Continuous Access M ode (CAM) When this mode is select ed, the power supply will b e normally provided even when there is no throughput. Maximum Power-Saving Mode When this mode is selected , this device will stay in p ower saving mode [...]

- 23 - Country Roaming World Mode This function is only en abled and effective with 802.11d standard. User Select Enable this function to se lect the country you are now locating. Fragmentation Threshold The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802. Wir[...]

- 24 - Access Point To set your 802.11g Wi reless LAN USB Adapter as an Access Point (AP ). In access point mode, the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter will function as an access point. This allows you to set up y our wireless networks without using a dedicated AP device. Up to 16 wireless stations can associate to th e 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adap[...]

- 25 - Network Adapter You can select the network adapter from the pull-down menu, it shows the device itself （ the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter ） and also shows the devices supported by the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adapter. Connection Station List It shows the stations which are now connecting to the AP. Channel Shows the selected channel [...]

Tx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card transmit. (Frame: The unit of packet) Rx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card receive. (Frame: The unit of packet) More Setting… - 26 -[...]

- 27 - Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. (There are 14 channels available , depending on the country.) Mode Select Mixed Mode or 802.11b only , 802.11g only standard Mode (If you choose this option the device will automaticall y convert the suitable standard ). SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in y[...]

- 28 - Authentication Mode Select the Authenticat ion mode from the pull-down menu, there are two modes for you to choose, Open S ystem and Shared Key . Fragment The mechanism of Fragmentation Thres hold is used to improve the efficien cy when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802. Wireless LAN Adapter often transmit large f[...]

MAC Address Filter Click Setting and you will see the following figure. You can select the Filt er Type from the pull-down menu. Disable ： Select to disable the fi lter function. Accept ： You can type in 15 MAC addresses b y clicking Change . If you select Accept, then the MAC address(es) you type in will be connected to the AP. Reject ： You [...]

- 30 - Appendix Soft AP Configurati on Setup Requirement: To bridge your wired and wireless network using 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter, the following must be met: 1. Install the 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adapter on the LAN-connected computer. 2. The Soft Access Point should be connected to a n etwork switch, hub or a Broadband Router. Use a [...]

- 31 - 1. Select the Acces s Point mode, and you will see the following figur e 2. Click the More Setting… button and the following figure will appear for you to configure 3. Select the wired Network Adapt er that has already installed in the PC from the pull-down menu.[...]

- 32 - 4. If the network connected to the wire d LAN card has a DHCP server, you just need to configure th e wireless station as a DHCP client (se lect Obtain an IP address automatically ). If the network does not have a DHCP server, you must assign a fixed IP to the wir ed PC (select Use the following IP address).[...]