.0 USB WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER User’s Manual
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply 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 radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
Index Introduction 1 CHAPTE R 1 Specifications 2 CHAPTE R 2 Install driver and utility for Windows 98/ME/2000 4 CHAPTE R 3 Install for Windows XP 9 CHAPTE R 4 Configuration Utility 11 CHAPTE R 5 Troubleshooting 19
i Introduction Thank you for purchasing this USB Wireless LAN Adapter. This product is a Wireless LAN USB Adapter. It can work with your notebook or desktop PC as a wireless Ethernet Network Adapter. You can surf on a Local Area Network wirelessly through an Access Point with this USB Wireless LAN Adapter. Package contents • • • One USB Wireless Adapter One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.
1 Specifications Features - Compatible with IEEE 802.11b Standard - 2.4GHz spread spectrum technology - Data rate up to 11Mbps - External antenna - Supports antenna diversity - Supports 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption function for high levels of security - Supports TKIP and AES advanced WLAN Security - Supports peer-to-peer communication among any wireless users, no Access Point required. - Plug and Play installation Specification 1. Interface: - USB 1.0/1.1 2.
- Channel Support: US/Canada: 11 (1 ~ 11) Major European countries: 13 (1 ~ 13) France: 4 (10 ~ 13) Japan: 13 (1 ~ 13) 3. Mechanical Dimension: 78.8 x32.3 x9.5 mm (L x W x H) 4. Certification FCC, CE class B 5. Environmental Operating Ranges - Operating Temperature: 0 ~70° C, Humidity - Storage Temperature: -20 ~90° C, Humidity 6. Power Consumption -Power ON : 260mA -Traffic : 325mA (Avg) / 334.54mA (Max) -Standby : 231mA 7. LED Indication Blue: Traffic Green: Link 8.
2 Install driver and utility for Windows 98/ME/2000 Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are running the proper operating system. 1. Click "Start" > "Run", then type "F:\Setup.exe" (where F:\ is the path of your CD-ROM drive) in the location or you can click the "Browse" button to select it, then click the "OK" button. 2. Please click the "NEXT" button.
3. Press [Next], to continue installation.
4. For Windows 2000, you may be informed the software has not passed Windows logo testing. This is normal, and it has been verified that the software does work with Windows 2000. Click the “Continue Anyway” button to continue. 5. Then please insert the USB wireless LAN adapter in to your PC USB port. 6. For Windows 2000, then you may be informed that a digital signature has not been found. This is normal, and it has been verified that the adapter does work with Windows 2000.
Congratulations! The installation of the USB wireless LAN adapter is complete. You will then see an icon colored red in the taskbar for the “ZD Config” utility. For more setting information about the “ZD Config” utility please refer to chapter 4 ”Configuration Utility”. Uninstallation 1. Make sure your PC is powered on and that you are at the Windows 98SE operating system. Then insert the Driver CD. 2. Click "Start" > "Run", then type "F:\Setup.exe" (where F:\ is the path of your CD-ROM drive) in the locat
3. You will then see the “Confirm uninstall” window, please click the "OK" button. 4. Please click the "Finish" button to complete uninstallation.
3 Install for Windows XP 1. The installation process in Windows XP is similar with the process in windows 98SE/Me/2000. Please refer to the instructions described in chapter 2. Because Windows XP has a built-in wireless network utility you may decide to use the system’s utility or the one provided by this USB adapter. It is strongly recommended to using the utility of this adapter. A.
3. Execute “ZD Config” program (click “Start” button and “Program” select “USB Wireless LAN”). *For more setting information about “ZD Config” utility please refer to chapter 4 “Configuration Utility”.
4 Configuration Utility 4. Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the USB Wireless LAN Adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active.
4.1 Wireless Connection In the “USB Wireless LAN Configuration Tool”, you can view all the information about nearby wireless devices and also check the link status as the USB Adapter is linking to one of the wireless devices. Parameter Description Network Adapter Displays the product information about the USB Adapter. Available Network Displays all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless devices nearby. To re-survey the available wireless devices please click “Refresh” button.
Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar means there is a greater radio signal being received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for optimal network operation. Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the quality. TX Frame Displays the number of data frames that are transmitted by the adapter successfully.
4.2 General Connection Setting In the “More Setting...” screen, users are allowed to designate the wireless network that the adapter intends to connect to, enable/disable the WEP data encryption, save or load the setting values into/from a file, etc. Parameter Channel TxRate Description Select the radio channel number to be used for the network. The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should all be the same. Select the basic transmit rate to be used: 11, 5.5, 2 or 1Mbps.
Any If the “Any“ check box is enabled, the adapter will survey and connect to one of the available wireless stations without checking the consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station. Network Type • Infrastructure: This mode requires the presence of an AP or Router to create a wireless network. All the communication is processed through the AP or Router. • Ad Hoc: This mode enables wireless network adapters interconnecting without an AP or Router.
4.3 WEP Encryption WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects unauthorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key must be the same on the wireless stations within the network. This adapter supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption. With this function, your data will be transmitted over the Wireless network securely. Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless stations that the adapter intends to connect to.
Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. • 64-bit – Input 10 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“. • 128-bit – Input 26 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“.
4.4 Advanced Setting The “Advanced Setting” allows user to enable/disable power saving mode, setup the fragmentation threshold and RTS/CTS threshold of the adapter. Parameter Enable auto power saving Fragementation Threshold RTS / CTS Threshold Description Check this box to enable power saving mode. You may control the power consumption of the adapter by adjusting the save power level from 1 to 4. The higher power save level selected, the lower power used.
5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard？ The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures the ability to communicate. 2. What does IEEE 802.11 feature support？ The product supports the following IEEE 802.
A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 6. What is WEP？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard. 7. What is TKIP? TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys. TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802.
10. Can Wireless products support printer sharing？ Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Wireless products can work with Netware, Windows 2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing. 11. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air？ WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling.
13. What is Spread Spectrum？ Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
