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DirekTronik Wireless Pocket USB User Manual Download Page 8

User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB

Driver and Software Utility

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Observing Location and Range Guidelines

Computers can connect over wireless networks indoors at a range which vary
significantly based on the physical location of the computer with the Wireless Pocket
USB. For best results, avoid potential sources of interference, such as:

• Large metal surfaces

• Microwaves ovens
• 2.4GHz Cordless phones

In general, wireless devices can communicate through walls. However, if the walls
are constructed with concrete, or have metal, or metal mesh, the effective range will
decrease between the devices.

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Summary of Contents for Wireless Pocket USB

Page 1: ...DRIVER SOFTWARE UTILITYUSER MANUAL REV 1 0 FEB 2004 ...

Page 2: ...lass B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer...

Page 3: ... des telecommunications ART enforces the following rules with respect to use of 2 4GHz spectrum in various locations in France Please check ART s web site for latest requirements for use of the 2 4GHz band in France http www art telecom fr eng index htm When operating in the following metropolitan regions départements in France this device may be operated under the following conditions Indoors usi...

Page 4: ...ration 14 2 3 Invoking the Utility 16 2 3 1 Invoking via the Start Menu 16 2 3 2 Invoking via the Task Bar 16 3 ENVARACONFIGURATION UTILITY DESCRIPTION 18 3 1 Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box Overview 18 3 1 1 Tabs Overview 19 3 1 2 Buttons Overview 19 3 2 General Tab 20 3 2 1 Connection Section 21 3 2 2 Radio Transmitter Section 21 3 2 3 Link Status Section 22 3 3 Profiles Tab 22 3 3 1 Pro...

Page 5: ...og Box 26 3 5 1 Scanning Mode Section 27 3 5 2 Auto Power Save Configuration Section Battery Operating Power Save Drop down List 27 3 5 3 Defaults Button 27 3 6 View Site Button 28 3 6 1 Available AP s 28 3 6 2 Available Networks 30 3 7 About Tab 35 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 37 ...

Page 6: ...ting limitations in anenvironment with a lot of electromagnetic interference The Wireless Pocket USB complies to IEEE 802 11b g standards and provides 54 Mbps WLAN connectivity It can protect data integrity with enterprise level security 1 1 Key Features Operate at 2 4GHzunlicensed frequency with data transmission rate up to 54Mbps IEEE standards support IEEE 802 11b 802 11g Advanced security feat...

Page 7: ...Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 SP3 or above or XP operating system Pentium II 450MHz or faster processor 64 Mbytes RAM 50 Mbytes free hard disk space 1 4 LED Definition Act flash during data transmitting Link lit when wireless connection established 1 5 Connection Diagram ...

Page 8: ...antly based on the physical location of the computer with the Wireless Pocket USB For best results avoid potential sources of interference such as Large metal surfaces Microwaves ovens 2 4GHz Cordless phones In general wireless devices can communicate through walls However if the walls are constructed with concrete or have metal or metal mesh the effective range will decrease between the devices ...

Page 9: ...river and software utility These include Installing Driver and Software Utility Disabling the Windows XP s Zero Configuration Invoking the Driver Utility 2 1 Installing Driver and Software Utility 1 Turn on your PC log in the operating system connect this Wireless Pocket USB via the USB 2 0 cable or the USB 2 0 cradle or simply directly plug it into your PC USB 2 0 cable USB 2 0 cable cradle ...

Page 10: ...et USB Driver and Software Utility 10 2 When the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 3 Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next ...

Page 11: ...User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB Driver and Software Utility 11 4 Select Network adapters and click Next 5 Click Have Disk ...

Page 12: ...ket USB Driver and Software Utility 12 6 Insert the CD ROM browse to the Driver folder where the driver files are located according to your current operating system select the file wind502u inf and click OK 7 Click Next E Driver 2K_XP ...

Page 13: ...User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB Driver and Software Utility 13 8 Click Continue Anyway 9 Click Finish ...

Page 14: ...ws XP s Zero Configuration If you are using Windows XP you must disable the Windows XP s zero configuratio n feature first to avoid conflicts with other installed wireless drivers To disable the Windows XP s zero configuration 1 Right click the Local Area Network Connections icon in the taskbar notification area and select Wireless Network Connections then select Properties The Wireless Network Co...

Page 15: ...reless Networks tab in the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings checkbox and select OK see Figure 2 This step is required in order for Windows to hand over the installation procedure to the user Figure 2 Wireless Network Connection Properties Dialog Box ...

Page 16: ...ility and EnvaraConfig in the Quick Launch area of the start menu see Figure 3 The Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box appears see Figure 5 Figure 3 Start Menu Utility Execution 2 3 2 Invoking via the Task Bar In order to invoke the utility via the Task Bar Double click the Envara Utility icon in the notification area of the task bar see Figure 4 page 17 The Envara Configuration Utility Dialog...

Page 17: ...User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB Driver and Software Utility 17 Figure 4 Task Bar Utility Execution ...

Page 18: ...r will explain how to configure your utility using the Envara Configuration Utility dialog box see Figure 5 3 1 Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box Overview The Envara Configuration Utility dialog box is the main dialog box that is used to control and utilize the software This section gives a introductory overview of this dialog box see Figure 5 Figure 5 Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box...

Page 19: ...This tab allows the user to monitor the connection throughput for both receive and transmit when connected to an AP See Current Statistics Tab for more specific information on this tab About This tab shows the version information of the various hardware and software elements 3 1 2 Buttons Overview This section gives an overview of the different buttons in the Envara Configuration Utility dialog bo...

Page 20: ...General Tab The General tab section of the Envara Configuration Utility dialog box see Figure 6 is essentially a status screen that shows information on the Wireless Pocket USB and link status of the current network Figure 6 General Tab Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box ...

Page 21: ...ximum link rate that is 54 Mbps for 802 11g and 11 Mbps for 802 11b Security Field This field shows the encryption scheme for example WEP Power Save Field This field shows the power save scheme for the host of Wireless Pocket USB that is Max performance Max battery life Auto Active Profile Field This field shows the currently selected connection profile 3 2 2 Radio Transmitter Section This section...

Page 22: ...ists of the following three main parameters Profile Name A name provided by the user for example Airport Home Network Name SSID The name assigned by the network administrator Security The network s WEP key When a Wireless Pocket USB is initialized or when it tries to access a wireless network it needs to scan all of the channel frequencies in search of the available APs sometimes this can be a len...

Page 23: ...uttons These buttons are used to change the search order that is the list order by moving the selected highlighted AP up and down accordingly Connect Button This button connects the Wireless Pocket USB to the selected network New Button This button allows you to define a new profile for example SSID channel etc Edit Button This button allows you to alter an existing profile Figure 7 Profiles Tab E...

Page 24: ...atistics Tab The Current Statistics tab section of the Envara Configuration Utility dialog box see Figure 8 shows information on the Wireless Pocket USB s current traffic activity and its signal quality see Figure 8 Figure 8 Current Statistics Tab Envara Configuration Utility Dialog Box ...

Page 25: ...e 8 includes the following fields Signal Strength Field This field shows the Receive Signal Strength Indicator s RSSI s sensitivity level measured in percentage SNR Field This field shows the SNR of the signal strength above the noise floor measured in dB Network Rate Field This field shows the selected data bit rate This rate may vary between 1 54 Mbps 3 4 3 Activity Section This section of Figur...

Page 26: ...le at all times that is it is not part of any tab Figure 9 Preferences Dialog Box The Preferences dialog box is used to define and configure the following basic Wireless Pocket USBoperation parameters and display options Statistics Update Interval Field This field defines the throughput graphs sample rate in seconds Parameter Display Units Options These options are used to define the display unit ...

Page 27: ...tiates channel allocation while in Passive mode the NIC searches for available channels Scan Bands Drop down List This drop down list defines what bands to scan 3 5 2 Auto Power Save Configuration Section Battery Operating Power Save Drop down List The Battery Operating Power Save drop down list in the Auto Power Save Configuration section is used to define the Wireless Pocket USB s power save sch...

Page 28: ... see Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 and Figure 13 includes AP s and their associated information This button is available at all times that is it is not part of any tab 3 6 1 Available AP s The Available AP s dialog box see Figure 10 and Figure 11 displays all of the APs currently received by the Wireless Pocket USB This view is sometimes preferable as networks may consist of more than one AP In th...

Page 29: ... highlighted pale blue area indicates that your Wireless Pocket USB is connected to this specific AP Network Name This is the AP s SSID which is designated by the local network administrator Mode Indicates Infrastructure BSS or Ad Hoc IBSS modes Secur ity None or WEP Channel Indicates the network s currently active channel Rate The Link rate measured in Mbps MAC Address The MAC s 48 bit unique ID ...

Page 30: ...witches from the Available AP s dialog box to the Available Networks dialog box Save Profile Button See Save Profile Button 3 6 2 Available Networks The Available Networks dialog box see Figure 12 displays all of the networks currently available to the Wireless Pocket USBwith their various parameters Figure 12 Available Networks Dialog Box 1 ...

Page 31: ... USB searches for available channels r LQ of 100 maximum throughput r LQ 80 excellent throughput r 50 LQ 80 good throughput r 10 LQ 50 medium throughput r 10 LQ poor throughput The highlighted pale blue area indicates that your Wireless Pocket USB is connected to this specific network Network Name This is the AP s SSID which is designated by the local network administrator Mode Indicates Infrastru...

Page 32: ...ab The General tab see Figure 14 contains the following parameters Name Field This field is used to name your profile Network Name SSID Field This field is used to define the profile s SSID Network Mode Options These options are used to define the profile s Network Mode that is Infrastructure or Ad hoc Auto Select Profile member checkbox Check this checkbox to add the displayed profile to the auto...

Page 33: ...de the following parameters Security Type Field This field is used to define the network s encryption scheme for example WEP Encryption Keys Fields Capital Letters are not supported These fields are used to define up to four keys 64 or 128 bits as follows r At least one key must be defined r Additional keys must be of same length as the first one r Keys are to be input in bytes in hexagonal format...

Page 34: ...User Manual for the Wireless Pocket USB Driver and Software Utility 34 Figure 15 Save Profile Dialog Box Security Tab ...

Page 35: ...eved during initialization This information includes Device Name Defines the Wireless Pocket USB type and chip brand Regulatory Domain Defines the applicable channels Driver Version Defines the Host driver version Firmware Version Defines the MAC firmware version Modem firmware version NVM Version Defines the NVM format version MAC Address Defines the specific MAC address that is unique for this W...

Page 36: ...ocket USB Driver and Software Utility 36 Figure 16 About Dialog Box Note Close GUI program before you unplug the Wireless Pocket USB When GUI works and device is plugged out the driver may hung and thus cause the OS to stop reacting ...

Page 37: ...see if this device is recognized and enabled Reload the Wireless Pocket USB s software if necessary Try to install it in a different slot on your system 3 Question I can connect to an access point but I cannot connect to other computers on the network or the Internet Answer Check to make sure that the access point is physically connected to the Ethernet network Make sure that the IP addresses and ...

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