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    SpeedT ouch™121g IEEE802.11g Wireless USB Adapter Setup and User’ s Guide Release R1.0[...]

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    SpeedT ouch™ 121g Setup and User’ s Guide R1.0[...]

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    Copyright Copyright ©1999-2004 THOMSON. All rights reserved. Passing on, and copying of th is document, use and communication of its content s is not permitted without written aut horization from THOMSON. The con tent of this document is furnished for informati onal use only , may be subject to ch ange without notice, and should not be con strued [...]

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    Contents E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 3 Contents 1 SpeedTouch™121g Insta llation ............... .................... 7 1.1 About your SpeedTouch™121g . ....................... ........... .......... ......... 8 1.2 SpeedTouch™121g Installation .............. .......... ........... .......... ......... 9 2 Wireless Client Mana ger ..........[...]

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    Contents E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 4[...]

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    About this Setup and User’s Guide E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 5 About this Setup and User’ s Guide In this Setup and User's Guide This Setup and User’ s Guide will assist you in getting ac quainted with the SpeedT ouch™121g and in getting connected to a wireless network. Used Symbols Documentation and software updates THOMSON continu[...]

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    About this Setup and User’s Guide E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 6[...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 7 1 SpeedT ouch™121g Installation Introduction The SpeedT ouch™1 21g is a 54 Mbps wireless network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing Et hernet networks to support ap plications such as mobile users or temporary confe rence s. Just install enough wire less acce[...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 8 1.1 About your SpeedT ouch™121g Package Ch ecklist The SpeedT ouch™121g package includes:  SpeedT ouch™1 21g Wi reless USB Adapter  SpeedT ouch™121g Setup CD-ROM  Quick Installation Gu ide  Safety Instructions and Regulatory Information Please inform your d[...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 9 1.2 SpeedT ouch™121g Installation System Requirements Before you install the SpeedT ouch™121g, check your system for the following:  A computer with a USB port  Microsoft Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP  A minimum of 1.5 MB of free di sk space for installing the driver a[...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 10 4 The Setup window will appear: 5 The InstallShield Wizard wi ll start installing the utility software. This may t ake a few minutes. Once the softwa re installation is finish ed, you will be prompted to plug in your Spee dT ouch™1 21g. 6 Firmly insert the SpeedT ouch™121[...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 11 Installation result When the installatio n is completed, the Wi reless Client Manager icon wil l appear on the desktop: A small icon in your notifica tion area (bottom righ t c or n e r o f m o st screens) will also appear to indicate th e status of your connectio n. In case [...]

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    Chapter 1 SpeedTouch™121g Installation E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 12[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 13 2 Wireless Client Manager Using the Wireless Card Manager utility T o configure the SpeedT ouch™121g, do uble-click the SpeedT o uch™121g Wireless Client Manager ico n on the desktop to launch the util ity: As a result the SpeedT ouch™121g Wire le ss Client Manager utility app[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 14 2.1 Configuration The Configuration tab This tab allows you to configure th e SpeedT ouch™121g wireless settings. SpeedT ouch™121g wireless profiles The wireless parameters, configured via th e Wireless Client Manager are sto red in profiles. By d efault one profile DE F AUL T i[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 15 Common Common allows you to configur e the basic wireless parameters: The following fiel ds are available:  Network Name (default: “speedtouch”) Input an SSID string for the wireless ne twork to which you want to connect. This should be set to the same valu e as the SSID of t[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 16 Security The Security ON/Secur ity OFF button indicates whether the security function has been enabled or disabled: Click Security OFF to enable the securi ty function (th e button changes to Security ON): The following fiel ds are available:  Authentication T ype WEP (Wired Equi[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 17  Use Passphrase Select the Use Passphrase option to au tomatically generate key strings for encryption.  Key T ype Select ASCII or Hex.  Default Key Choose the key for encryption. How to set up WEP WEP provides a basic level of security , preventing unauthoriz ed access to [...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 18 How to set up WP A Wi-Fi Protected Access is an interopera ble security enhancem ent that strongly increases the level of data protection and access cont rol for existing and future wireless LAN systems. It is de rived from and will be for ward-compatible with the upcoming IEEE 802.[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 19 2.2 Link Information The Link Information tab This screen displays curren t connection information of th e SpeedT ouch™121g : The following fiel ds are available:  Network Name (SSID) The name of the network to which th e SpeedT ouch™12 1g is currently connected with o ther c[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 20 2.3 IP Information The IP Information tab This screen displ ays your computer’ s IP In formation: The following fiel ds are available:  IP Address Client IP address of the computer.  IP Netmask Client A mask used to determine to what subnet an IP address belongs.  Gateway[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 21 2.4 Site Sur vey The Site Survey tab Site Survey scans and displays all wireless devices with in range. Y ou can connect to a wireless device by doub le-clicking on that entry: The following fiel ds are available:  Click Scan To scan for available network connection s.  Networ[...]

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    Chapter 2 Wireless Client Manager E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 22 2.5 V ersion Information The V ersion Information tab This screen shows i nformation on the current version of the driver and configuration u tility: T o upgrade the firmware, click the link to d ownload the la test driver and utility software.[...]

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    Chapter 3 Troubleshooting E-DOC-CTC-20040 903-0001 v2.0 23 3 T roubleshooting Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot fi nd the SpeedT o uch™121g or the driver softwar e does not install correctly , check the following:  Make sure the SpeedT ouch™121g is se curely connected with the USB port. Check for any hardware pr oblems, s[...]

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    Chapter 3 Troublesho oting E-DOC-CTC-2004 0903-0001 v2.0 24[...]

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    Need more help? Additional help is available online at www .speedtouch.com © THOMSON 2004 . All rights reserved. E- DOC- CTC-20040903-0 001 v2.0[...]