Hama 00062740 manual

00062740/09.07 Al l lis t ed b ra n ds a re t r ad e ma rk s o f t he c or r es po n din g c om pa ni es. Errors and omissions excepted, and subject to technical changes. Our general terms of delivery and payment are applied. Hama GmbH & Co KG D-86651 Monheim/Germany www .hama.com Di e Ko n f or m i t ä t se r k lä r un g nac h de r R &T [...]

WLAN U SB Stick ; 300 Mbps WIRELESS LAN 00062 7 40 00062740bda_DE.indd Abs2:1 00062740bda_DE.indd Abs2:1 14.09.2007 11:09:12 Uhr 14.09.2007 11:09:12 Uhr[...]

2 Contents 1. Installing the driver and confi guration program on Windows 2000/XP Page 03 2. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on Windows 2000/XP Page 04 2.1 WPS Automatic confi guration Page 04 2.2 Detailed confi guration Page 04 2.2.1 Creating a new profi le Page 05 2.2.1.1 Infrastructure mode Page 05 2.2.1.2 Ad-hoc m[...]

3 Package contents: 1x Wireless LAN USB Stick 300 Mbps 1x USB connection cable 1x driver CD-ROM 1x printed operating instructions Remark concerning the positioning: The connection quality depends strongly on the place or surroundings where you put up the WLAN device. Please ensure that the device or its antennae are neither covered nor built in. Us[...]

4 2. The confi guration program – introduction and operation on Windows 2000/XP Open the Hama Confi guration Program. T o do so, click Start -> Programs -> Hama Wireless LAN -> Hama Wireless LAN Utility. If the program is already running in the background, you will fi nd in the task bar at the bottom right of the screen: Click the cir[...]

5 2.2.1 Creating a new profi le Y ou need the following information to create a profi le: • SSID (network ID): This is the name of the required network. • Encryption used in the target network • Network type (type of network): Infrastructure or ad-hoc There are two basic ways to create a profi le: V ersion 1 : Change to the Profi le tab a[...]

6 If your network uses encryption, switch to the Authentication and Security tab and continue confi guration under Setting wireless LAN encryption. If your network is not encrypted, click OK to accept the settings. T o activate the profi le created, switch to the Profi les tab, select the profi le and then click Activate . 2.2.2 Setting the wir[...]

7 2.2.2.2 WP A/WPA2 encryption Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is an encryption method for WLAN. WPA contains the WEP architecture, but offers additional protection via dynamic codes, which are based on the T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), and also offers pre-shared keys (PSK) or extensible authentication protocol (EAP) for user authenticatio[...]

8 Click “ Install (Win Vista) .” The message “An unidentifi ed program wants access to your computer” appears. Allow access by clicking “ Allow ”. Click -> Next in the next window “ Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard… ”. Continue with “ Install ” and connect the WLAN stick with your computer . Wait until the window “ In[...]

9 Afterwards, you are mostly asked to enter the network security key . For reasons of safety , we advise you against using uncoded networks. Click “ Connect ” for confi rmation. Windows establishes now the connection to the desired WLAN. Afterwards, you can store the network and start it automatically next time. The connec- tion is so automati[...]

10 Select Optain an IP address automatically and Optain DNS server address automatically , if there is a DHCP server in your network. Confi rm by clicking OK , and again in the subsequent window . Y our PC is now confi gured such that the router assigns the IP address automatically . If you do not have a device with an integrated DHCP server , yo[...]

11 7. Confi guring the operating system and computer on MAC OS X After you have installed the driver , you must confi gure the network environment in accordance with the new situation. T o do so, proceed as follows. Click the Apple symbol in the upper menu bar and select the Environ- ment menu item. Select the “Network” setting menu item. The[...]

12 The following window opens: This screen shows all available wireless networks. The SSID , which is used to identify WLAN devices in the respective wire- less LAN, the router MAC address (BSSID) , the signal strength (signal) , the channel used (channel) , the encryption algorithm (encryption) and the authentication (authentication) and the type [...]

13 First enter a name for your profi le (Profi le name). Under SSID, select the network you want to connect to from the list of available networks. T o reduce the energy consumption, you can run the stick in Power saving mode . In this mode, certain functions are deactivated or run at a lower setting if they are not fully used. Select CAM ( Const[...]

14 8.2.2.1 WEP encryption Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a standard encryption algorithm for WLAN. It both controls the access to the network and guaran- tees the integrity of the data. This method is considered vulnerable due to a range of weaknesses. If you want to use WEP encryption, select the following settings: T wo options are available f[...]

15 9. Support and contact information If products are defective: Please contact your dealer or Hama Product Consulting if you have any product claims. Internet / World Wide W eb: Product support, new drivers or product information can be found at www .hama.com Support Hotline – Hama Product Consulting: T el. +49 (0) 9091 / 502-115 Fax +49 (0) 909[...]