User's Manual
Tips:
If there are free hotspots, simply select the network you want from the list displayed, then click Connecting. It tries to launch your Internet browser —you should be connected to the Internet.
If there is a pay hotspot, signing in or up will require either to enter your login information-if you‘re an existing customer, or to enter your credit card information for payment, it is just decided by you.
Then clicking the Connecting, your default Internet browser will launch and take you to the service provider’s login page. Most providers have very simple and step-by-step instructions for you to sign
up and then to be connected. Another way to access the service provider’s login page is to simply launch your Internet browser, if there’s a pay network available, you’ll be taken directly to the login
page.
After the installation of Ralink utility, the system shows a special wireless utility icon in the Windows system tray, which locates in the bottom-right corner of your computer screen:
The icon changes colors according to the wireless signal quality，when an USB wireless adapter is inserted into an USB 2.0/1.1 port of Notebook or PC.
1. Double-click the icon or right click the icon and then select “Launch Config Utility” to launch the utility, the RaUI window appears like:
The Ralink wireless utility starts in compact mode as shown above, provides profile management, the available networks listing, a statistical counter display, Wi-Fi multimedia (WMM), protected
Wi-Fi setup, Cisco compatible extensions (CCX), call admission control (CAC), radio controls, Ralink driver/utility information, and help functions.
2. Clicking the expanding icon can change to the full mode as shown below:
For more details about the RaUI utility, please read the help information of the utility by clicking the
tab
Tips for Wi-Fi users
With a Wi-Fi connection, you can roam about 150 m around the access point (depends on different environment), so find a spot where you can work without any interruption. Then see how much
work you can do, such as:
z Easily and quickly receive and transmit files within your local network — no problem for big files.
z Access your email and surf the web with the same speed as that connected with network cables.
z Synchronize data between devices.
z Take advantage of wireless printing — send files directly from your laptop PC to a wireless printer over Wi-Fi connection.
Warning
Wi-Fi offers greater speed and range than Bluetooth, but it drains your portable device batteries a lot faster than Bluetooth does. In fact, if you use a Wi-Fi connection regularly on your laptop PC,
you'll undoubtedly notice that you need to recharge more often. If you need to conserve battery life — on a long trip for example — turn off your Wi-Fi connection when you don't actually need it.
Security
Because wireless networks rely on radio signals to transmit data, they are not as secure as wire network. Wireless networks are susceptible to viruses and breaches like eavesdropping and need to
be protected in order to be secure.
There are many security measures to safeguard wireless networks, protect the data, and keep unauthorized users out. Hotspots, on the other hand, are often free of standard security practices in
an effort to make it easy for anyone to connect. It may be found that some pay hotspots administered by service providers offer have some level of security, however, when using a hotspot, it’s
always a good idea to be proactive and to employ security measures of your own.
Key terms
Wi-Fi: Short for “wireless fidelity,” a generic label that refers to wireless networks or networking.
Hotspot: A specific geographic location in which an access point provides public wireless broadband network services to mobile visitors through a WLAN.
Should the service of Ralink wireless
connection utility be applied.