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Chapter 1. Introduction 

 

1.1.   About CWL-906 

 

The  Wireless-N  USB  dongle  can  be  installed  in  most  desktops  or  notebooks  and  provides  true 

flexibility by allowing the computer to be positioned almost anywhere in the building without the cost 

and  hassle  of  running  network  cables.  Using  the  USB  dongle,  you  do  not  have  to  worry  about 

thrilling holes in your walls and climbing through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network. 

Once installed and connected, you can keep in touch with friends and work through e-mail, instant 

message and chat rooms as well as sharing files and other network resources such as printer and 

network storage with other computers. 

 

The  Wireless-N  USB  dongle  connects  to  802.11n  Draft2.0  network  at  an  incredible  speed  of 

300Mbps  and  for  added  versatility;  It  also  interoperates  with  all  Wireless-b/g  products  found  as 

homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country.   

The replaceable and antenna adjusted, make this USB dongle more convenient. 

 

 

1.2.   Main Features

 

 

The following lists the main features of the Wireless-N USB dongle. 

 

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Complies with IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 and backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g 

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Maximum transmission rate up to 300Mbps 

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WMM(802.11e) improves the quality of VoIP and Video service. 

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Supports  one  touch  encryption  method  (WPS)  to  simplify  the  secure  establishment  of  a 
wireless network 

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Supports 64/128bits WEP, WPA1/2-PSK, WPA1/2-802.1x and AES-CCM security 

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East setup the dongle via the setup utility 

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Compatible with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista/windows 7/Linux/MAC OS 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for CWL-906

Page 1: ...CWL 906 Wireless N long range USB Dongle User s Manual...

Page 2: ...Getting to Know CWL 906 4 Chapter 2 Installing the Software of the USB dongle 5 Chapter 3 Uninstall the USB dongle 8 Chapter 4 Configuring Your Wireless Network 10 4 1 Basic Setup 10 4 2 Wi Fi Protect...

Page 3: ...ess N USB dongle connects to 802 11n Draft2 0 network at an incredible speed of 300Mbps and for added versatility It also interoperates with all Wireless b g products found as homes businesses and pub...

Page 4: ...4 1 3 Getting to Know CWL 906 This section describes the PWS button and LED indicator of the Wireless N USB dongle...

Page 5: ...d appear automatically If not you can manually access the installation by clicking the Start button and choosing Run In the drop down box type D AUTORUN EXE where D is the drive letter for your CD ROM...

Page 6: ...installation should begin This may take a few minutes 5 In Windows XP and 2000 click Finish to complete the installation Please select Yes if you want to restart your computer or select No to complete...

Page 7: ...7 6 Once the installation complete you may now configure your wireless network...

Page 8: ...could uninstall the USB dongle driver and utility through uninstall program 1 Uninstall the WLAN Driver from Start All Programs and click Uninstall or Change Remove to remove the drive 2 Click Yes to...

Page 9: ...9 3 Then click Finish to complete the unistallation program You could select Yes to restart your computer immediately or select No to go back the computer...

Page 10: ...e click on the computer with wireless signal icon in your taskbar or the shortcut icon on the desktop 2 It should pop up the Wireless Utility window And then utility shows the connecting wireless netw...

Page 11: ...twork from the list and double click it or click the Add to Profile button 4 It should pop up the wireless Network Properties window If you do not have any wireless security WEP WPA WPA2 and etc set o...

Page 12: ...ption If you have WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK typically you only enter your key in the Network Key and type again to confirm it If you have 802 1x configure typically you only configure your setting in 802 1x...

Page 13: ...13 7 Click the Profile tab to check the profile page The wireless network configuration has added in Available Profile s It could remove edit duplicate and set default the profiles in this page...

Page 14: ...Config and PBC Push Button Config to setup the network Pin Input Config PIN 1 Click on the Pin Input Config PIN button and then it should pop up a message box If you want to connect to a specific AP p...

Page 15: ...15 2 Select the specific AP which you want to connect If you can not find the WPS AP in this page please click the Refresh button And then click the Select button...

Page 16: ...906 is waiting for the AP to establish the connection And then enter the PIN code into the AP that you want to connect Note The PIN function in AP should be started before the WPS setup in CWL 906 ti...

Page 17: ...ected successfully wireless utility will show the connection status Push Button PBC 1 Click on the Push Button Config PBC button Note The PBC button can click the visual button on the page or push the...

Page 18: ...18 2 CWL 906 is waiting for the other AP to start the PBC function The other AP starts the PBC function should be before CWL 906 WPS times out...

Page 19: ...essfully Wireless Utility will show the connection status Radio Off Enable the Radio Off will turn off the radio function It means CWL 906 will turn off the wireless function The wireless network conn...

Page 20: ...20 Disable Adapter Disable the CWL 906 adapter will turn off the USB adapter function It means all functions of CWL 906 will be turn off...

Page 21: ...not access the configuration utility Make sure the WLAN card is inserted properly Make sure you have installed the correct utility version I cannot connect to a wireless network Make sure the ACT LED...

Page 22: ...Infrastructure Mode An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one WLAN adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must all be...

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