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C54RU

Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter

Manual

Rev. 04072901

Summary of Contents for C54RU

Page 1: ...C54RU Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter Manual Rev 04072901...

Page 2: ...ions 17 Selecting the Connection Type 17 Disabling the Radio 17 Advance Settings 18 About 19 FIRST TIME SETUP WINDOWS XP 20 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND WLAN UTILITY 20 BEFORE YOU START 21 INSTALLING TH...

Page 3: ...tallation Guide If any of the above items is missing please contact your reseller System Requirements A computer with an available USB slot Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows 98 SE At least...

Page 4: ...y Product Features Compatible with IEEE 802 11b standard to provide wireless Ethernet data rates of up to11Mbps data rate Compatible with IEEE 802 11g high data rate standard to provide up to a 54Mbps...

Page 5: ...will flash in unison but much more dimly When the C54RU is disabled only the Link LED flashes The following chart describes the full functions of the two LEDs The two LEDs are labeled Link and Act Ac...

Page 6: ...o methods to provide wireless access to the LAN and then to the WAN Infrastructure and Ad hoc Please see the section titled Wireless Networking Basics below You must install the provided drivers and t...

Page 7: ...e enabled in Windows the Install screen will appear as shown below If the CD Autorun function is not enabled on your computer open My Computer and right click on the icon for your CD ROM drive Select...

Page 8: ...be installed in a location that is different from the default click the Browse button to select a folder Otherwise accept the default location and click Next You can then choose a Program Folder that...

Page 9: ...uired for the proper operation of your new C54RU or the supplied software Click Next This completes the first part your C54RU installation Click Finish and restart your computer Once your computer has...

Page 10: ...howing the screen below Depending upon the version of Windows installed in your PC and the software that may have been installed for previous USB adapters etc the following screen may appear once or s...

Page 11: ...ttom right hand corner of your screen as shown below If the signal strength indicator to the right of the antenna appears a steady green then your C54RU has been successfully installed and has contact...

Page 12: ...enshots for this section have been taken in Windows 2000 To access WLAN Utility once it has been installed just right click on the WLAN Monitor icon in the taskbar as shown below The pop up window sho...

Page 13: ...Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 11 To connect to a particular WLAN AP simply double click its entry in the Available WLANs field Then enter WEP key This will open the Wireless Network Properties screen as...

Page 14: ...nection can be made without any encryption Then re enter the WEP keys into your Access Point and your C54RU such that they are exactly the same If your WLAN network will not use the Infrastructure mod...

Page 15: ...aved The IP address and proxy server settings you entered for this WLAN profile will be used for the connection When you terminate the WLAN link the saved IP address and proxy server settings will be...

Page 16: ...atically through the Dynamic Configuration Host Protocol DCHP server You may also set the DNS server address settings and WINS address settings If the network you are using is a computer to computer o...

Page 17: ...automatic configuration script is stored you can click the Use automatic configuration script click box and enter the address in the Address field Otherwise you can click the Use a proxy server for L...

Page 18: ...he current WLAN connection Otherwise Disable is displayed Speed displays the current theoretical top data rate of the current WLAN connection The displayed maximum speed is related to the signal stren...

Page 19: ...will be used for the connection When you terminate the WLAN link the saved IP address and proxy server settings will be restored to their previous values Selecting the Connection Type Clicking the Au...

Page 20: ...can choose between using both the IEEE 802 11b and 802 11g standard or just the 802 11b standard You can also select other operating parameters such as automatic or dedicated selection of a radio chan...

Page 21: ...Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 19 About The About tab displays the driver and utility version number of the software provided with your C54RU...

Page 22: ...slot The drivers and WLAN utility will then be automatically activated The installation software provided with your new C54RU includes a Utility to configure and manage a WLAN link The WLAN utility i...

Page 23: ...Do this start your PC install the C54RU allow the Windows Found new hardware wizard to locate the drivers for your C54RU located on the provided install CD as shown below If you want to use the WLAN U...

Page 24: ...nfigure and manage your WLAN link follow the instructions for installing your C54RU for Windows 2000 and other Windows versions given in the sections above You will then need to review the section tit...

Page 25: ...mmended to install the USB adapter driver from the Installation CD Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced to install the USB adapter driver from another source such as your computer...

Page 26: ...e C54RU driver software A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new C54RU or the supplied software When Windows XP has completed the USB adapter driver installat...

Page 27: ...complete the installation of the USB adpater driver for Windows XP Updating a WLAN Driver in Windows XP To update an existing WLAN driver in Windows XP Click the LAN Connection icon in the Windows XP...

Page 28: ...onceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 26 The Wireless Connection Status window will open as shown above Click the Properties button The Wireless Connection Properties window will open as shown below...

Page 29: ...Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 27 Click on the Configure button The Wireless LAN USB adapter Properties Window will open as shown below...

Page 30: ...Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 28 Click on the Driver tab...

Page 31: ...29 Click on the Update Driver button This will open the Hardware Update Wizard the first screen of which is shown below Follow the instruction given by the Hardware Update Wizard to install an update...

Page 32: ...Tray the icon looks like two computers sitting one in front of the other Windows XP will use your USB adapter to scan the local area for networks The local networks it detects are displayed by their S...

Page 33: ...your USB adapter to The Advanced dialog box allows you to choose the type of WLAN connection you need Any available network access point preferred will attempt to make a connection to an Access Point...

Page 34: ...ou back to the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box as shown below Network SSID and WEP Encryption To choose a network click on the network s SSID and then click the Configure button This...

Page 35: ...ss points are not used check box Clicking the OK or the Cancel button will take you back to the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box as shown below IP Address Assignment Your C54RU needs...

Page 36: ...Obtain an IP address automatically and to Obtain DNS server address automatically using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP If your network does not have a DHCP server or if you need to assig...

Page 37: ...ws you to specify an alternate IP address subnet mask default gateway DNS server and WINS server addresses for computers that will be connected to two networks such as one TCP IP setup for your office...

Page 38: ...configuring and managing wireless devices If you installed the supplied C54RU WLAN Utility and you want to use the Windows XP built in WLAN utility as described in the above sections you must disable...

Page 39: ...ck box if it is checked you then will use the Windows XP utility for wireless devices If you have installed the supplied C54RU WLAN Utility and this box is unchecked then the C54RU WLAN Utility will b...

Page 40: ...n that follows 1 A Home Internet Network with A Residential Gateway Router Network administrators with Dynamic IPs can also follow these instructions If you have two or more computers laptops or deskt...

Page 41: ...g the Installation of the Drivers for the Wireless Adapter 5 By default the wireless adapter is set to obtain a Dynamic IP Address If you are having difficulty connecting check to make sure that the I...

Page 42: ...e not used Note The IP Address for all computers must be in the same IP Address range and the Subnet Mask must be the same for all the computers on the network For example if the first computer is ass...

Page 43: ...Subnet Mask of 255 0 0 0 etc 3 Check the Device Manager to confirm that the wireless adapter is installed correctly Please refer to the Networking Basics section in this manual entitled Checking the...

Page 44: ...install your wireless networking adapters To install your wireless network adapter follow the instructions on the next page If the Internet Sharing Software will be installed on the same computer into...

Page 45: ...re installing the C54RU Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter then follow these steps 1 Install the C54RU into the computer 2 Check the IP Address for the wireless adapter Please make certain that all the compu...

Page 46: ...lems that can occur during the installation and operation of your C54RU Read the following descriptions if you are having problems 1 Checking the Installation of the Drivers for the Wireless Adapter G...

Page 47: ...Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter 45 Click on Network adapters Right click on Conceptronic Wireless 54Mbps USB Adapter Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly...

Page 48: ...ly installed To remove the drivers do the following A Under Tools select Folder Options View Hidden files and folders Show hidden files and folders B Uncheck Hide extension for known file types and th...

Page 49: ...ere is probably a resource conflict In this case make sure the computer system has a free IRQ and if necessary uninstall the drivers restart the system and repeat the driver installation procedure 4 T...

Page 50: ...ame for all the computers on the network To check the IP Address assigned to the wireless card double click on the Network Connection icon in the taskbar and then select the Support tab The IP Address...

Page 51: ...band IEEE 802 11g Data Rates 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps IEEE 802 11b 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps IEEE 802 11g Modulation Techniques IEEE 802 11g BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM OFDM IEEE 802 11b DQPSK DBPSK DSSS CCK Dat...

Page 52: ...enna Type Integrated dual chip antennas Available Channels Thirteen channels for European countries IEEE 802 11b Thirteen channels for European countries IEEE 802 11g MTBF Mean Time Between Failure 30...

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