Philips CPWUA054 manual

Instructions for use VERSION 1.0 Ta b le of Contents CPWUA054 CPWUA054 Wir eless USB Adapter 11g[...]

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English Hereb y , Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC , declares that this CPWU A054 is in compliance with the essential requir ements and other rele vant pro visions of Directiv e 1999/5/EC . Finnish Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC vakuuttaa täten että CPWUA054 tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/EY oleellisten vaatim ust[...]

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Ta b le of Contents Introduction of the Wireless USB Ada pter 11g ............................6 What are wireless network connections? ....................................................................6 Factor s deter mining your netw or k r ange and network speed ...............6 Securing your wireless networ k...................................[...]

ENGLISH 6 Chapter 1 - Intr oduction of the Wireless USB Adapter 11g CPWU A054 Thank you f or purchasing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g. This Wireless USB Adapter 11g is a WiFi (IEEE 802.11g) compatible USB device. It fully suppor ts high data rates up to 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to low er speeds for secure operation at lower data rates[...]

Securing your wir eless network As wireless computer networks use r adio signals, it is possible f or other wireless network devices outside your immediate area to pick up the wireless signals and either connect to your netw or k or to capture the network tr affic.Therefore , you should always enab le the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or WiFi Prot[...]

ENGLISH 8 Y our Wireless USB Ada pter 11g 1 Connector to PC For connecting the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to the USB por t of your PC . USB 2.0 por t required for 54 Mbps. 2 Integrated antenna Built-in antenna for establishing wireless connections. 3 Indicator LED Displays the netw or k status. LED LED Meaning colour • Off when not connected or wit[...]

ENGLISH 9 Chapter 2 - Important information • Please install and connect the product in the order as described in the "How to ..." booklet only . This assures best installation results with the least technical hassles. • Please read this manual and the "How to…?" booklet carefull y before using the Wireless USB Adapter 11g[...]

ENGLISH 10 Disclaimer This product is provided b y "Philips" "as is'' and without any express or implied warr anty of any kind of warr anties, including, but not limited to, the implied warr anties of merchantability and fitness for a par ticular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall Philips be liab le for any direct, i[...]

ENGLISH 11 FCC compliance This device complies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules (U.S.A.). Oper ation is subject to the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept an y interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. NO TE: This equipment has been test[...]

ENGLISH 12 Chapter 3 - Installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g This chapter will give y ou information on what you need to do when installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g. Y ou need to do two things: • Decide in what way y ou want the Wireless USB Adapter 11g to connect to other wireless network devices. See below at 3.1. Note: Y ou can always ch[...]

Option 2 Make an Ad-Hoc wireless connection to another wireless network device . – Ad Hoc (also called P eer -to-P eer) - used for small groups of computer s that only communicate with each other . Ad Hoc wireless network Ad Hoc wireless netw ork An ad hoc wireless network consists of a group of computer s, each equipped with one wireless adapter[...]

Chapter 4 - Checking and changing settings: CPWU A Monitor After installing the Wireless USB Adapter 11g, y ou may want to check its settings or change them. In the following sections w e will explain: 4.1 - How to access the settings 4.2 - What do the settings mean. Please refer to the "Ho w to..?" booklet if you want to perform basic ta[...]

• Hide Hides the system tray icon from the system tr ay until y ou restar t your computer , without disabling the wireless netw or k adapter . • Exit Disables the wireless netw or k adapter and removes the system tray icon from the system tray until you restar t your computer . ENGLISH 15[...]

4.2 - What do the settings mean The Wireless Network Manager progr am (CPWUA Monitor) has f ive main tabs with information and settings. Note: The Wireless On/Off button appear s on the bottom of ever y tab to give y ou control ov er enabling and disabling the wireless link. • Configuration The Configuration tab lets you manage y our profiles, an[...]

• Configuration - sub-tab Common Network Name – Input a wireless netw or k name for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Alternatively , use the Site Sur vey tab to choose from the list of availab le Network Names. (Default: philips.) Operating Mode – Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) for network configur ations th[...]

• Configuration - sub-tab Security Fir st, click the Secur ity ON/OFF b utton to enable or disab le wireless secur ity . Wired Equivalent Privac y (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WP A) are implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WP A (WiFi Protected Access) implemented in this Wireless USB Adapter1[...]

ENGLISH 19 Ke y T ype – If the Key T ype is set to Hex, the security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 26-digit keys f or the 128-bit WEP setting. (The hexadecimal digits can be 0~9 & A~F , e .g. D7 0A 9C 7F E5.) – If the Key T ype is set to ASCII, the security keys are four 5-digit keys for the 64-bit WEP sett[...]

• Link information The Link information tab displa ys information on the wireless networ k name (Network Name) to which there is a wireless connection, the signal strength and link quality , the connection speed, the channel and the number of transmitted/received (Tx/Rx) fr agments. • IP information The IP information tab displa ys information [...]

• Site Sur ve y Selecting the Site Sur vey tab displa ys a list of availab le wireless networ k access points. Next, click Rescan to update the list. It shows y ou the following inf or mation: • The name of the wireless connection (Networ k Name , or SSID) • Signal strength and wireless link quality • An icon reflecting if encr yption is en[...]

Chapter 5 - General netw ork and security related information The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wir eless network Note: For an example of ho w to encr ypt your wireless network, please see the c hapter on "An example of how to secur e your wireless network." DO Enable the highest encr yption key level that your hardware pro vides f[...]

access your hard drive. If you notice an y of these problems on y our computer , r un your anti-virus progr am immediately to minimise the chances of losing data. Do not connect your home netw or k to broadband Inter net without taking security measures: If you do not ha ve a wireless base station installed on y our netw or k and you are sharing In[...]

Chapter 6 - Example of ho w to secure your wir eless network This is an example of how to secure y our wireless networ k using the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g Monitor progr am. Double-click the CPWU A Monitor icon in the lower right cor ner of the screen. Click the ‘Configuration’ tab. Then click the Secur ity sub-tab. The encr yption sett[...]

Select ‘ASCII' as your Key T ype .This enables you to enter an encr yption key in normal text. After ‘Key 1’, enter a code in text and number s that will be hard to guess. IMPOR T ANT : – Y ou need to make a difference betw een upper case and low er case character s. I.e .: "SecretCode" is not the same as "secretcode&quo[...]

Set the Default Key to be used to ‘1’. Click ‘Apply changes’. ENGLISH 26[...]

The ‘Link information’ tab appear s in which you can check the status of the wireless network connection. Next, click the ‘Configuration’ tab. Click 'Sav e' to sav e the changes you made to the wireless netw or k profile. Finally , click ‘Exit’ to close CPWU A Monitor progr am. Note:The encr yption key y ou entered will be rep[...]

Chapter 7 - Example of use: how to set-up a computer netw ork? After installing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter 11g and establishing a wireless network connection with another wireless networ k device , y ou are ready to star t using the networ k for the application y ou want to use the network for . A popular application is to set-up a Windows ho[...]

Double-click the "Netw or k and Inter net connections" icon. Click in the list to the left on "Setting-up a home network or small business network". ENGLISH 29[...]

The Wizard Network Setup appear s. Click ‘Next’ to continue. Wizard Netw ork Settings 1 Please , carefully read the instr uctions the Wizard gives you, and adapt y our choices to the type of netw or k you want to set-up . Use the Help f eature within the Wizard if y ou need more information while using the Wizard. 2 In each window , click ‘Ne[...]

1 Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer . 2 Enter a name that is different for each computer . 3 Click ‘Next’ to continue . Enter the same workgroup name for all computer s in the networ k, then click ‘Next’ to continue . ENGLISH 31[...]

Choose to make a networking setup disk. Then click 'Next'. Click ‘Finish’ to close the Wizard, and then use the disk you made to set-up y our other computers. ENGLISH 32[...]

To share folder s with the network: Star t Windows Explorer and right-click the folder y ou wish to share with the networ k. Click the ‘Shar ing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more inf or mation, consult Windows Help. ENGLISH 33[...]

F or Windo ws 98SE and Windows Me See ear lier on in this chapter for Windows XP and Windo ws 2000. Click the Windows Star t button, click "Settings", and click "Control Panel" from the list. Double-click the "Netw or k" icon. ENGLISH 34[...]

Click the ‘Identification’ tab. 1 Enter a name that is different for each computer . 2 Enter the same workgroup name for all computer s in the networ k. 3 Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer . 4 Click on the ‘Configuration’ tab to continue . ENGLISH 35[...]

Click the ‘Sharing files and pr inter s’ button. Select the access options you want, and click ‘OK’ to continue . Click ‘OK’ to accept the changes. ENGLISH 36[...]

ENGLISH 37 To share folder s with the network: Star t Windows Explorer and right-click the folder y ou wish to share with the networ k. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more inf or mation, consult Windows Help.[...]

At each computer , y ou will need a network adapter or Networ k Interface Card (NIC) to be able to connect the computer to the network cable . Examples are: Ethernet cable Ethernet notebook adapter Already built-in ETHERNET At each computer , y ou will need to install a WiFi wireless adapter to be able to connect to another wireless enabled device.[...]

In a network, the computer s need to be able to connect to each other physically . Therefore, another impor tant networ k proper ty is how the computer s connect to each other , either directly or through a central device . ONE-ON-ONE WIRED NETW ORK also known as: Direct connection (max. 2 PCs) NO TE: Use a crossov er Ether net cable to connect tw [...]

Central devices, like a hub, switch, router or wireless access point may be stand-alone devices or built into a computer . •A hub has multiple por ts and ser ves as a centr al connection point for communication lines from all computers on a wired networ k. It copies all data arr iving at one por t to the other por ts. A switch is similar to a hub[...]

Chapter 9 - T echnical specifications Radio IEEE 802.11g Radio T echnolo g y Direct Sequence Spread Spectr um (DSSS) Antenna T ype Built-in antenna Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 6 / 9 / 11 /12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54 Mbps Host interface USB specification v er sion 2.0 (max. 54 Mbps) & 1.1 (max. 11 Mbps) Po w er consumption send / receiv e Approx. 50[...]

Chapter 10 - T roub leshooting Please , check the following troubleshooting items and our w eb site www .philips.com/suppor t before contacting our technical suppor t. Prob lem P ossible cause Solution AD APTER INST ALLA TION PROBLEMS Y our PC cannot find USB Adapter not Make sure the USB cable is securel y connected to the Wireless USB connected. [...]

Prob lem P ossible cause Solution NETW ORK CONNECTION PROBLEMS If the Link LED on PC or other network Make sure the computer and other network the Wireless USB devices switched off. devices are receiving pow er . Adapter 11g does not light, or if you cannot access any netw or k resources from the computer . No access to a Ser vice unavailab le . Ch[...]

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