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    LIMITED WARRANTY Hawking Technology guarantees that every HWU54G Mini Wireless - G USB Network Adapter is free from physical def ects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this two - year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Ret[...]

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    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can rad[...]

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    Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Exposure Requirements SAR compliance has been established in the laptop compute r(s) configurations with PCMCIA slot on the side near the center, as tested in the application for Certification, and can be used in laptop computer(s) with substantially similar physical dimensions, construction, and electrica[...]

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    CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ... 1 1.1 Features ................................................................................................ .......................... 1 1.2 Specifications ................................................................................................[...]

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    1 1 Introduction The Hawking Technologies Mini Wireless - G USB 2.0 Network Adapter is designed to be fully compliant with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g wireless networking standards. The HWU54G uses the latest in wireless chip technology and is capable of transferring data wirelessly at speeds up to 54 Mbps! In addition to being a high - spee[...]

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    2 • Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback • Security: 64/128 - bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) • Antenna: Internal • Drivers: Windows 2000/XP • LEDs: Power, Link Transmit Power: 16 dBm • Temperature: 32~131 ° F (0 ~55 ° C) • Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing) • Certification: FCC, CE 1.[...]

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    3 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note: The following installation was performed under Window s XP . ( Procedures are similar f or Windows 98SE/ M e/2000 . ) I. Install the Driver A. Insert the Installation CD into your CD - ROM driver. B. Insert the USB adapter to the USB por[...]

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    4 F. The wizard will install the driver automatically. Click “ Finish ” to complete the installation. II. Install the Utility A. E xecute the "Utility setup.exe" program from the installation CD. B. The InstallShield Wizard box will appear, click “ Next ” to cont inue. C. Choose the selection “ I accept the terms in the licens[...]

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    5 E. If you want to change the destination folder, click “ Change ” , or click “ Next ” to continue. F. There is no different among the three - setup types. Click “ Next ” directly. G. The wizard will install the driver automatically. Click “ Finish ” to complete the installation.[...]

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    6 III. Using the Utility Go to Start All Programs Env ara Configuration Utility and select “ EnvaraGui ” . This will load the Wireless Utility.[...]

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    7 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics durin g the communication process . However, there are some restrictions on the utility. Before using the utility , you should study and learn them. 1. If you want to connect to an 11g (54[...]

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    8 Parameter Description Connected to (SSID) Display s the wireless network that the adapter is connecting to. Network Mode There are two network types: Infrastructure and Ad Hoc. This field shows the current network type. Channel / Frequency Display the radio channel and the frequen cy in use by the adapter. Max. Network Rate This field shows the m[...]

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    9 3.1.1 Preference Setting This preference screen enables you to change the unit used to measure link quality or the time interval used to refresh the data . The d efault settings is “ 10 ” for “ Statistics Update Interval ” and “ Percent ” for “ Parameter Display Units ” . If you want to set up as default values, click “ Defaults[...]

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    10 Parameter Description Connect Button Select one of the networks from the list and click “ Connect ” , the adapter will c onnect to the network automatically. You can also right click the network and select “ Connect ” . Save Profile Button Save the selected network as a profile. This profile will be listed in the profiles list table so t[...]

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    11 Parameter Description Auto - Selecti on Profiles If a profile is set as an Auto - Selection profile the utility will attempt to automatically connect the adapter to the respective profile in the order they are listed in the Profile list . All networks that you have previously connected to will be listed. If you want to connect to one of the prof[...]

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    12 3.2.1 Configure the Profile When you click “ New ” or “ Edit ” in the Profiles page the “ Profile Configuration ” screen will appear . In this screen, there are two pages: General and Security. General Parameter D escription Name Change the name of your Profile for easier identification. Network Name (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printab[...]

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    13 Auto - Select Profile Member If you select the check box, this profile will be put in the “ Auto - Selection Profiles ” list. Param eter Description Defaults The default values are Ad Hoc mode and channel one. If you want to set up to default, click this button. Encryption Parameter Description Security None – Disable the WEP Data Encrypti[...]

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    14 3.2.2 Enable WPA Wi - Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a specificatio n of standards - based, interoperable security enhancements that strongly increase the level of data protection (encryption) and access control (authentication) for existing and future wireless LAN systems. The technical components of WPA include Temporal Ke y Integrity Protocol ([...]

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    15 Parameter Description Network Authentication Open – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other. WPA – This mode is for users with an authentication server (Radius Server), WPA - enabled access point, and a WPA - enabled[...]

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    16 3.4 About By choosing this option, you can view basic information such as the Driver , Firmware a nd Utility Version. And you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for the information of the wireless chipse t vendor.[...]

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    17 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter . 1. Why can ’ t the USB adapter work or only work in 11b mode while connect to USB 2.0 port? If this situation oc curs, please upgrade the driver of your USB port. This problem may be the compatibility issue w[...]

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    18 6. What is Infrastructure ? An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure c onfiguration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 7. What is BSS ID ? A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in[...]

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    19 receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. 14. What is Spread Spectrum ? Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the mili tary for use in reliable, secure, mission - critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficie[...]