Wireless USB Adapter TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome....................................................................................1 Features .................................................................................1 Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer ...............2 Hardware Installation..............................................................2 Driver Installation .....................................................................2 Windows 98 Driver Installation ..............
Wireless USB Adapter Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of PCW100 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life and outstanding performance. Wireless USB Adapter Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer Hardware Installation § § Features § § § § § § § Complies with the IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Complies with USB specification 1.0 Supports 1, 2, 5.
Wireless USB Adapter 2. Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and click the Next button to continue. 3. Make sure “Specify a location” is selected and click the Browse button. At this point, Windows will ask you to browse for the folder. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win98 folder and click the OK button or you can type in “F:\Win98” (where “F” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
Wireless USB Adapter 6. To finish installing the USB adapter, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer. 5 Wireless USB Adapter 7. To verify the drivers were set up correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed successfully.
Wireless USB Adapter 2. Windows ME Driver Installation 1. 7 Turn On your computer and insert CD-ROM drive, if you have not Windows automatically recognizes a Select “Specify the location of the Next button to continue. Wireless USB Adapter the CD into your done so already. new USB Device. driver”. Click the At this point, the following screen will appear. Make sure “Search for the best driver for your device” and “Specify a location” are selected. Click the Browse button.
Wireless USB Adapter 3. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Next button to continue. 4. Windows will indicate that the installation has been completed. Click the Finish button to continue. 9 Click the Wireless USB Adapter 5. To finish installing the new hardware, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer.
Wireless USB Adapter 6. 11 To verify the drivers were setup correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen. Wireless USB Adapter Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 2. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click the Next button to continue. 4. At this point, the following screen will appear. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win2000 (Windows 2000) folder or you can type in “F:\Win2000\” (where “F” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue. 3. Make sure “Specify a location” is selected and click the Next button to continue.
Wireless USB Adapter 6. 15 The Digital Signature Not Found screen is a notification by Windows 2000. However, this does not mean that there is a problem. The PCW100 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows 2000. Click the Yes button to continue. Wireless USB Adapter 7. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue.
Wireless USB Adapter 8. 17 To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100-Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Wireless USB Adapter Windows XP Driver Installation 1.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 2. 19 At this point, the following screen will appear. Make sure “Include this location in the search” is selected and click on the Browse button. Select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located. Click on the WinXP (Windows XP) folder or you can type in “E:\WinXP” (where “E” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) Click the Next button to continue. 3.
Wireless USB Adapter 4. 21 Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. Wireless USB Adapter 5. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware and then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete.
Wireless USB Adapter Configuration Utility Wireless USB Adapter 2. The InstallShield Wizard will automatically launch. Click the Next button to continue. The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the USB adapter and your wireless network. It is useful for operation with Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000, but is not needed for Windows XP. If you are using Windows XP, please see the instructions starting on page 38. Install the Configuration Utility 1.
Wireless USB Adapter 3. 25 At this point, Windows will ask for the destination folder. Click the Next button to continue. Wireless USB Adapter 4. The following screen will appear. The default will automatically show in the Program Folders field, do not change this unless you are an advanced user. Click the Next button to continue.
Wireless USB Adapter 5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. Wireless USB Adapter Using the Configuration Utility Status The Status screen provides information on the current link between the USB adapter and the wireless Infrastructure (Access Point). 6. You are now ready to use the utility software. From the Start menu, select Wireless 802.11 USB Utility and then click Configuration & Monitor Utility. A Wireless 802.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter The Operating Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless network. Select Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode depending on your network type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for a simple Peer-to-Peer network, which allows the sharing of local resources only between USB adapters without a wireless access point. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless network to be integrated into an existing wired network through an Access Point.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Statistics Site Survey The Statistics screen displays the number of packets transmitted and received (both successfully and unsuccessfully). The packets are divided into Data, Management and Rejected Packets. The Site Survey screen shows all wireless networks that can be reached by your PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter. The Basic Service Set Identification (BSSID) is a unique identifier for each node.
Wireless USB Adapter Encryption To make your network more secure, you may choose to use Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). Your PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter supports both 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP. After selecting the Encryption mode (64-bit or 128-bit), you must complete the 4 Encryption Keys. This can be done one of three ways: Automatically by entering a Pass Phrase, manually by entering a Hexadecimal characters or manually by entering Alpha-Numeric characters.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Once you have set up WEP encryption, you have additional options for how you connect with other Access Points and Clients. The bottom section of the Encryption page allows you to adjust the following settings: Default Key: Advanced The Advanced screen allows you to set the Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold and RTS/CTS Threshold. These settings are for very advanced users, and should not be adjusted without a thorough understanding of the 802.11b protocol.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Version The Configuration Utility for Windows XP The Version screen shows the release information for the Configuration Utility. 1. If you are using Windows XP, you do not need to install the Configuration Utility from the CD-ROM. Instead, right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon on the system tray after installing the driver. 2. The Connect to Wireless Network screen will appear. Select a network from the list and click Connect to continue.
Wireless USB Adapter 3. If the chosen network requires WEP encryption, you will have to enter the WEP key for your network in the Network key field as shown in the screen below. Wireless USB Adapter Specifications Wireless Data Rates: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps (Auto Rate Sensing) Frequency Band: 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Operating Range: 4. Once your connection is achieved, you will see the following message.
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Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) – A protocol that Bridge – A device that interconnects different networks together. lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization’s network. Using the Broadband – A data-transmission scheme in which multiple signals share Internet’s set of protocol (TCP/IP), each machine that can connect to the the bandwidth of a single medium.
Wireless USB Adapter Domain – A sub network comprised of a group of clients and servers under Wireless USB Adapter Dynamic Routing – The ability for a router to forward data via a different the control of one security database. Dividing LANs into domains improves route based on the current conditions of the communications circuit. performance and security.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Fragmentation – Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting IP Address – In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP) over a network medium that cannot support the original size of the packet. today, and IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter ISP – An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that provides Network – A system that transmits any combination of voice, video, and/or individuals and companies access to the Internet and other related services data between users. such as website building and virtual hosting.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter PCMCIA – The PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) – A method used mostly by Association) is an industry group organized in 1989 to promote standards for a DSL providers for connecting personal computers to a broadband modem for credit card-size memory or I/O device that would fit into a personal computer, Internet access.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter RJ-45 – A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight Static IP Address – A permanent IP address that is assigned to a node wires, used for connecting Ethernet devices. in a TCP/IP network. Router – Protocol-dependent device that connects sub networks together. Static Routing – Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter UDP (User Datagram Protocol) – A communications method (protocol) that TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) – A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol offers a limited amount of service when messages are exchanged between that has no directory or password capability. computers in a network that uses the Internet Protocol (IP).
Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter VLAN (Virtual LAN) – A logical association that allows users to communicate as if they were physically connected to a single LAN, independent of the actual physical configuration of the network. Virtual Server – Multiple servers that appear as one server, or one system image, to the operating system or for network administration. WAN – A communications network that covers a wide geographic area, such as a state or country.
