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USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual
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Appendix A – FAQ
1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?
 The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective
of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless LAN
devices can communicate to each other.
2. What is WEP?
 As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm.
3. My notebook / desktop PC cannot recognize the USB Wireless Network
Adapter.
 Please make sure that the Adapter is inserted into the USB port of your
notebook / desktop PC properly.
 And also make sure that the USB controller is enabled in the BIOS of
your notebook / desktop PC.
4. How to check that the USB controller on my notebook / desktop PC is
working properly?
 Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Click on the Device
Manager tab and select the Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Click on
Properties button. In the General tab, check under “Device status” that
the USB controller is working properly.
5. The Adapter does not work properly.
 Check that the Adapter drivers are loaded properly. You can easily check
it through the Network Adapter (Right click on My Computer and select
Properties. Click on the Device Manager tab and select the Network
Adapter). If there is a yellow exclamation mark on USB Wireless
Network Adapter, the resource may be conflicting. Please uninstall the
Adapter and restart your notebook / desktop PC. The repeat hardware
and software installation as specified in this manual.