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Mercury MW150U User Manual Download Page 10

Chapter 2 - Installation Guide

11N Wireless USB Adapter 6

5. After that, select the program folder, you should create a new folder name or select one from

the

Existing Folders

list. It is recommended that you keep the default setting. Click

Next

to

continue the installation.

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6. Choose configuration tool, if you are not sure, please leave it default. Then click

Next

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Summary of Contents for MW150U

Page 1: ...MW150U 11N Wireless USB Adapter Rev 1 0 1 1910080007 ...

Page 2: ...ful Information Conventions The Adapter or MW150U or device mentioned in this User guide stands for MW150U 11N Wireless USB Adapter without any explanations Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product which may differ from the actual situation You can set the parameters according to your demand NOTE Make sure that the package contains the above items If any o...

Page 3: ... 1 Overview 3 2 2 2 For Windows 2000 XP 3 2 2 3 For Windows Vista 7 9 Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 13 3 1 For Windows XP 13 3 1 1 Current Status 13 3 1 2 Profile Management 15 3 1 3 Diagnostics 23 3 2 For Windows Vista 24 3 3 For Windows 7 27 Chapter 4 WPS configuration 29 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 29 4 2 PIN method 32 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 32 4 2 2 Enter the PIN fr...

Page 4: ...11N Wireless USB Adapter III Appendix B Glossary 36 COPYRIGHT TRADEMARKS 38 FCC STATEMENT 39 ...

Page 5: ...rom being exposed The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process the Mercury Wireless Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately With unmatched wireless performance reception and security protection the MW150U is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity 1 2 Features IEEE802 11g IEEE802 11b standards Supports WPA WP...

Page 6: ...Adapter 2 1 3 LED Status Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but there is no data being transmitted or received Flashing Quickly There is data being transmitted or received ...

Page 7: ...tup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP The Setup Wizard will install the Mercury Wireless Client Utility MWCU and drivers When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM 2 2 2 For Windows 2000 XP Note The Setup steps for Windows 200...

Page 8: ...1 2 Soon Figure 2 2 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 2 3 After that you should choose a Setup type It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver Select Install Driver Only to install driver only shown in 5Figure 2 3 ...

Page 9: ...nstallation Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 5 Click Next to continue Figure 2 3 4 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software then click Next in the screen below shown in 6Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 ...

Page 10: ...folder you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list It is recommended that you keep the default setting Click Next to continue the installation Figure 2 5 6 Choose configuration tool if you are not sure please leave it default Then click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ...Chapter 2 Installation Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 7 Figure 2 6 7 Click OK to continue the Installation Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 ...

Page 12: ...below click Finish to reboot the system Figure 2 9 NOTE For Windows XP the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 8 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation ...

Page 13: ...dows 7 are similar with each other The following instructions take Windows 7 for example 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive choose Network Adapter and open the folder named MW150U Then double click Setup exe to load the following screen Figure 2 1 2 Soon Figure 2 2 will display after a moment Click Next to continue ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 2 Installation Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 10 Figure 2 2 3 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 3 4 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 4 ...

Page 15: ... Setup Wizard will notify you about the Windows Security with the installation during these steps shown in 6Figure 2 5 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Installation this driver software anyway to continue the installation Figure 2 5 ...

Page 16: ...Chapter 2 Installation Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 12 5 Then you will see Figure 2 6 Click Finish to complete Figure 2 6 ...

Page 17: ...If the icon is gray there is no connection If the icon is red there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is less than 5dB If the icon is yellow there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB If the icon is green there is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 10dB and 20dB If the icon is green there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB Double click ...

Page 18: ...ation currently connected are shown here The options include Infrastructure access point Ad Hoc IP Address This displays the computer s IP address Control Channel This shows the currently connected channel Data Encryption Here displays the encryption type the driver is using You can configure it on the Security tab of Profile Management Server Based Authentication This shows whether the server bas...

Page 19: ...e To add a new configuration profile click New on the Profile Management tab To modify a configuration profile select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify Then you will see the Management dialog box shown in 6Figure 3 3 1 Edit the General tab Profile Name Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Note that the prof...

Page 20: ... To define the security mode select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows Figure 3 4 WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA WPA2 Passphrase Wi Fi Protected Access Passphrase 802 1x Enables 802 1x security Pre Shared Key Static WEP Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station To define shared encryption keys choose the Shared Key radio ...

Page 21: ...onfiguration for the profile NOTE If the access point which the Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the 0Security tab to allow association To complete WEP encryption configuration you must select the 802 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog NOTE Select d...

Page 22: ...ally two modes of networking Infrastructure All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router Ad Hoc Directly connecting to another computer for peer to peer communication using wireless network adapters on each computer such as two or more MW150U wireless adapters Wireless Mode Specifies 2 4 GHz 150 Mbps 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2 4 GHz 11 Mbps operation in an access point network...

Page 23: ... Auto Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared but switches it to open authentication if shared fails Open Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match Shared Shared key only allows the adapter to associate with access poi...

Page 24: ... the profile to export 2 Click Export the Export Profile window will then appear below 3 Browse the directory to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile should then be exported to the specified location Figure 3 8 3 1 2 5 Import a Profile 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in 7Figure 3 2 click Import Then the Import Profile will appear below 2 Browse to the directory where the profi...

Page 25: ...ctivate to connect to an available network If no configuration profile exists for that network the Profile Management window will open the General tab screen Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network Figure 3 10 3 1 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of ...

Page 26: ... Up or Move Down as appropriate 6 Click OK 7 Check the Auto Select Profiles checkbox on the Profile Management tab shown in 7Figure 3 2 NOTE The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority while the last profile has the lowest priority NOTE When auto profile selection is enabled by checking Auto Select Profiles on the Profile Management tab the client adapter will scan for...

Page 27: ...d received Total bytes transmitted and received Figure 3 12 3 1 3 1 Check Driver Information Click the Adapter Information button in the screen above you will see the adapter information including general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification NDIS driver Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab Card Name The name of the wireles...

Page 28: ... receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter Figure 3 13 3 2 For Windows Vista After the Adapter s driver has been installed Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one Figure 3 14 Icon means the connection has been established Icon means there is no connection To establish a connection please follo...

Page 29: ...n in your system tray then click Connect to a network Figure 3 15 2 The following screen will show you available wireless networks Highlight the one you want to join and then click Connect Figure 3 16 3 To continue click Connect Anyway Click the Cancel button to end the connection ...

Page 30: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 26 Figure 3 17 4 If the connection is successful established the following screen will appear click close to finish the connection Figure 3 18 ...

Page 31: ...onfig to establish a connection Please follow the steps below 1 Click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect Figure 3 19 2 If your wireless network is secured you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3 20 Enter the passphrase take 1234567890 f...

Page 32: ...Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 11N Wireless USB Adapter 28 Figure 3 20 3 If the key entered is correct you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3 21 Figure 3 21 Connecting ...

Page 33: ...your CD ROM drive choose Network Adapter and open the folder named MW150U Then double click WPS_Setup exe you will see the following page Figure 4 1 Then please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the WPS installation After that WPS function can be enabled Here we will introduce two ways to configure the WPS For the configuration of WPS here takes the Wireless Router of our company...

Page 34: ...device in two minutes and click Connect Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 2 Secondly press the WPS button of the adapter There are two ways 1 Press and hold the WPS button of the adapter directly for 2 or 3 seconds Figure 4 5 2 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4 6 Click Next to continue Then select Push the button on my access...

Page 35: ...Chapter 4 WPS Configuration 11N Wireless USB Adapter 31 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 3 Then wait a minute until Figure 4 8 appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration ...

Page 36: ...our AP device Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4 6 Click Next to continue Figure 4 7 will appear Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Next ...

Page 37: ... Figure 4 10 Select Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter click Connect Figure 4 10 3 When Figure 4 8 appears the WPS configuration is complete 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1 Open the WPS Utility and you will see Figure 4 6 Click Next to continue Then Figure 4 1will appear Select the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the R...

Page 38: ...er 4 WPS Configuration 11N Wireless USB Adapter 34 Figure 4 11 2 When Figure 4 8 appears the WPS configuration is complete NOTE If you generate a new PIN code for your Router please enter the new one instead ...

Page 39: ...9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n Up to 150Mbps Modulation 11b CCK QPSK BPSK 11g OFDM 11n OFDM with QPSK BPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Data Security WPA WPA2 64 128 152 bit WEP TKIP AES Frequency 2 4 2 4835GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental and Physical Operating Temp 0 40 32 104 Storage Temp 40 70 40 158 Working Hum...

Page 40: ...eceiver i e another wireless LAN endpoint the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS continuously changes hops the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo random set of channels Because a fixed frequency is not used and only the transmitter and ...

Page 41: ...st determine the level of encryption The type of encryption determines the key length 128 bit encryption requires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remem...

Page 42: ...oduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation transformation or adaptation without permission from MERCURY COMMUNICATIONS HK LIMITED Copyright 2010 MERCURY COMMUNICATIONS HK LIMITED All rights reserved http www itmercury com ...

Page 43: ...er is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by ...

Page 44: ...equired for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy None If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization require...

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