Dynex DX-NUSB manual

USER GUIDE W ireless N USB Network Adapter DX - N U S B[...]

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Product f eatures 3 P ackage con tents • W ireless N USB net work adapter • Desktop adapte r base • Qu ick Ins tallatio n Gu ide • Installation soft ware CD •T h i s U s e r G u i d e Sy s tem req uirements • PC- compatible desktop compute r with one available USB por t and CD /DVD drive • W indows® 2000, Windows XP , or Windows V is[...]

4 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Setting up your wireless network adapter Wi n d ow s Vi s t a ™ Impor ta nt no te : I n st a l l t h e so f t w a re b e f ore i n se r t i n g th e ca rd. T o install the soft war e and the a dapter with Window s Vista: 1 Inser t the Installation Softwar e CD into your CD/DVD drive. The AutoPl ay box o[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 5 2 Do uble - clic k Run Install er .exe . If you see a window t itled, “ An unidentified pr ogram wants access to your comp uter , ” clic k Allow . The InstallShield Wi zar d screen opens . 3 Click Next to begin the installation process. Y ou may see a wi ndow titled , “Wind ows can't v erify [...]

6 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 4 Click Install t his dri ver s oftwar e an y wa y , then, when prompt ed, plug in your car d. When the install ation completes, the InstallShield W izar d Complete scr een opens. 5 Click Fini sh . Y our installati on is now complet e. 6 T o conne ct to th e Internet, open the Ne t work and Sharing Ce nte[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 7 7 Click Connec t to a network . The C onnec t to a network screen opens. 8 Sele ct a n availabl e wireles s net work, then click Connec t . Y o ur ca rd attempts to connect to t he selec ted network. 9 Depending on the security setting s of your wir eless network, you may be prompt ed to enter in a netw[...]

8 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 10 En ter the networ k security k ey or passphr ase, then click Connect . The su ccessfu l connection s creen opens. After connecting to the network, y ou may choose to save this network and connect automati call y after yo ur card is in range. The Net work and Sharing C enter should now show the net work[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 9 All other W indows versions Impor ta nt no te : Install the software befor e inserting the card . T o install the softw are: 1 Inser t the Installation Software CD int o your comput er’ s CD/DVD drive . The InstallShield W izard W elcome screen opens. Note : If the InstallShield Wiz ard Welc ome scr e[...]

10 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 2 Click Nex t . The Choose Destinati on L ocation screen opens. 3 Click Nex t . The Please plug in your USB Adapt er now screen opens. Note : I f at any time during the install a wa rning appear s that the softwar e has not passed Win dows® logo t esting , click the Continue anyway button to proc eed. T[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 11 4 Firmly insert the USB adap ter into an avai lable USB s lot. The Welc ome to the Found Ne w H ard wa re Wi za rd We lco m e screen opens. Note : I f your system did no t prompt you t o inser t your Card , do so now . 5 Click No , not this ti me , then click Nex t . The Found Ne w Hardware Wizar d Ins[...]

12 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 6 Click Install t he soft ware auto matically (Recommended) , then click Next . T he C ompleting the Found New Har dwar e Wizar d open s. 7 Click Fini sh . The Setup has finish ed installing s creen opens.[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 13 8 Click Y es, I wan t to restar t my comp uter n ow , the n click Finish . Y our computer will restar t and the Dynex Wir eless Net working Utility opens. Note : In order to see your available net works, you must be near a working wir eless rout er . 9 Selec t a network to connec t to from the Av ai l [...]

14 Setting u p your wireless network adapter C onnec ting to your netw ork T o use the wireless networking utility : 1 After res tar tin g your compu ter , doub le - click the Wireless Net working Util ity ( WNU) icon located on the d esktop sc reen. 2 The WNU screen will appear . Selec t a network to connec t to b y selec ting a network from the A[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 15 Ac cessing the wireless networking utility T o access the WNU from the Windows syst em tray: • Right- click the WNU icon on the Windo ws s ystem tray in the lower right corner of the deskt op. If the icon is not present , click on Sta rt , Progra ms , Dynex, Wireless Netw orking Utilit y . The WNU’[...]

16 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Network Status an d So lution Tips T o fur t her underst and the cu rren t Net work Status, click O pen Wirele ss U tility . T he default screen is the Current Status ta b and the Net work Status section determines which connections are good or faulty . Setti ng W ire less Ne twork P rofiles The My Co nn[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 17 Sec uri ng y our W i-F i® N etw ork If your router has securit y ( WEP or WP A) s et, you will see this box when you tr y to conne ct. When this box open s, type the en cryp tion key you set on your router , then click Connect . The next few pages are advanced options of setting the secu rity through [...]

18 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Currently , th ere are fou r encr y ption met hods availa ble: WEP WEP is a co mmon protocol that adds securit y to all Wi-Fi-compliant wireless produc ts. WEP gives wireless networks the e quivalent level of privac y protection as a comparable wired network. WEP Encryption Keys —After selec ting eith [...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 19 WP A WP A is a new Wi-Fi stand ard that im proves upon th e secur ity f eatures of WE P . T o use WP A securi ty , the dr ivers and soft ware of your wi reless eq uipment must be upgrad ed to suppo rt it. T hese updates wil l be found on your wireless vendor’ s W eb site. T here are three typ es of W[...]

20 Setting u p your wireless network adapter WPS uses WP A2 for encr yption. It does not pr ovi de additi onal secur ity , but sta ndar dized the method for securing your wir eless net work. On y our client utility , WPS -ena bled networks are indicated by a key icon. Y ou can u se either th e PBC method or t he PIN method to let a device access yo[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 21 3 After sel ec ting your W EP encr yp tion mode, e nter your key by t ypi ng in the he x key manuall y , or t ype in a pass phrase in the Pa ssphrase field , t hen click Generate to create a key . A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combina tion of numbers and letters fr om A–F and 0–9. For 64-bit WEP , y[...]

22 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 3 After sel ec ting your W EP encr yp tion mode, e nter your key by t ypin g in th e hex key manuall y , or t ype in a pass phrase in the Pa ssphrase field , t hen click Generate to create a key . A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combina tion of numbers and letters fr om A–F and 0–9. For 128-bit WEP , yo[...]

Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 23 3 Enter your network key . This can be from eight to 63 c harac ters a nd ca n be letter s, numbers, or symbols. This same key must be us ed on all of the clients (net work cards) that you w ant to include in your network. 4 Click Sa v e to finish. Y ou must now set all clients (network cards) to ma tc[...]

24 Troub leshooting WNU Help The WN U Help tab lets you access onl ine and telep hone sup por t, as well as ad vanced diagnostic tools. Ad vanc ed diagno stic tool s The Advanced Diagnost ic T ools section is the central control panel for all the settings of the hardwar e and soft ware components of the wire less net work. It provides an array of t[...]

Troubleshoo ting 25 If you ha ve concerns about y our network’ s pe r formance that mi ght be related t o range or obstruc tion factors, try moving the co mputer to a position bet ween five and 10 feet from the wire less router ( or acce ss point) in order t o see if d istance is the p roblem. If difficulties pers ist, refer to the use r guid e f[...]

26 Troub leshooting Th e name of your wireless netw ork DOES NO T appear in t he list of A vailable Net works. If the correct network name is not listed under “ Available Netw orks” in the WNU, try the follo wing troubleshooting steps: 1 T em porarily m ove the computer , if po ssible, to 5 to 10 feet away from the w ireless rout er . Close t h[...]

Troubleshoo ting 27 Check the SSID sett ings to see i f they m atch. The SSID is case-se nsitive and the spelling on each com puter mu st be exac tly the sa me in or de r for the network ada pter to connec t to the wireless router (or access po int). Note : To check the SSID settings or look for a n available network, double-click the Signal Indica[...]

28 Troub leshooting Limiti ng the wirel ess tra nsmit rate - Limit ing the wireless transmi t rate can help improv e the maximum wir e less range , and connection stabilit y . Most wireless car ds have the abilit y to limi t the tra nsmi ssion rate. T o chang e thi s proper ty, click Star t , C ontrol Panel , Network Connections , then double -c li[...]

Specifications 29 What 's the differ enc e between 802.11 b , 802.11g , 802.11a, and 802.11n? Currently there are four levels of w ireless net wor ki ng standa rds, which transmi t data at very different maximum speeds. Each is bas ed on the desig nation for certifying net work standards. The most c ommon wir eless net worki ng stand ard, 802.[...]

30 Legal notice s Leg al no ti ces FC C Statem ent DECLARA TION OF CO NFOR MITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC C OMP A TIBILITY W e, the Dynex Corporation, 76 01 Pe nn Av enue South, Richfield, Minnesota, U .S.A., declare under our sol e responsibility that the p roduct, F5D7001, to which this declaration relates, complies wit h P ar t 15 of t [...]

Legal notices 31 This equip ment has b een tested and found to co mp ly within the li mits for a class B digital device, pursua nt to P ar t 1 5 of the FCC Rul es. T hese limits are d esigned to p rovide reasonable protection aga inst harmful inter ference in a residential inst allation. This equipment generates, uses , and can radiate radio freque[...]

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Legal notices 33 One - Y ear Limited W arranty Dynex Produ cts (“Dyne x ”) w arra nts t o yo u, t he origin al purch aser of t his new DX-NUSB (“P roduct”), that the Produ ct shall be fr ee of defects in th e original m anufacture of th e mate rial or w orkmanship fo r a period o f one (1) year fr om the date of you r purchase of the Pro du[...]

34 Legal notice s This warrant y also does not cover: • Damage due to incorrect operation o r mai ntenance • C onnecti on t o an i ncorr ect v oltag e supp ly • Attempted r epair by anyone other than a facilit y authorized by Dynex to service the Product • Pr oducts sold a s is or wi th all fa ults • C onsumables , such as fuse s or bat t[...]

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