Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Wireless Network Adapter User Guide
3
Contents
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................5
Y
OUR
RF802USB P
ACKAGE
...............................................................................................................................5
W
IRELESS
N
ETWORK
B
ASICS
...............................................................................................................................5
S
AFETY
................................................................................................................................................................6
A
CHIEVING
O
PTIMAL
P
ERFORMANCE
..................................................................................................................6
LED I
NDICATORS
................................................................................................................................................7
F
OUR
W
AYS TO
U
SE THE
W
IRELESS
LAN A
DAPTER
...........................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION OF THE RF802USB..................................................................................12
I
NSTALLATION
O
VERVIEW
.................................................................................................................................12
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION FOR
W
INDOWS
98/M
E
/2000 ....................................................................................12
C
ONNECTING THE
RF802USB
TO
Y
OUR
PC
OR
L
APTOP
...................................................................................13
S
ETTING
N
ETWORK
P
ROPERTIES IN
W
INDOWS
98/M
E
.......................................................................................13
S
ETTING
N
ETWORK
P
ROPERTIES IN
W
INDOWS
2000..........................................................................................14
CHAPTER 3 - CONFIGURATION UTILITY................................................................................................16
S
TATUS
T
AB
.......................................................................................................................................................17
C
ONFIGURATION
T
AB
........................................................................................................................................18
E
NCRYPTION
T
AB
..............................................................................................................................................20
A
BOUT
T
AB
.......................................................................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 4 - TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................24
V
ERIFYING
D
RIVER
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................................................24
C
HECKING THE
W
IRELESS
A
DAPTER
C
ONFIGURATION
......................................................................................27
CHAPTER 5 - NETWORKING BASICS ........................................................................................................30
C
OMPUTER
I
DENTIFICATION
..............................................................................................................................30
S
HARING
F
ILES
..................................................................................................................................................32
S
ETTING
S
HARING
L
EVELS OF
A
CCESS
..............................................................................................................34
T
YPES OF
A
CCESS
..............................................................................................................................................34
S
HARING
P
RINTERS
............................................................................................................................................35
S
ELECTING A
S
HARED
P
RINTER
.........................................................................................................................36
H
OW TO
I
NSTALL
TCP/IP ..................................................................................................................................39
C
ONFIGURING A
D
YNAMIC
IP A
DDRESS
............................................................................................................42
C
ONFIGURING A
S
TATIC
IP A
DDRESS
................................................................................................................45
C
HECKING
TCP/IP A
DDRESS OF THE
W
IRELESS
A
DAPTER
................................................................................47
C
HECKING THE
C
ONNECTION BY
P
INGING
.........................................................................................................48
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE RF802USB....................................................50
APPENDIX B - UNINSTALL RF802USB SOFTWARE................................................................................52
U
NINSTALL
RF802USB
IN
W
INDOWS
98...........................................................................................................52
U
NINSTALL
RF802USB
IN
W
INDOWS
ME.........................................................................................................52
U
NINSTALL
RF802USB
IN
W
INDOWS
2000.......................................................................................................53
APPENDIX C - MULTI-TECH SYSTEMS, INC. WARRANTY & REPAIRS POLICIES.......................54
APPENDIX D – REGULATORY INFORMATION.......................................................................................56
F
EDERAL
C
OMMUNICATION
C
OMMISSION
I
NTERFERENCE
S
TATEMENT
.............................................................56
R&TTE C
OMPLIANCE
S
TATEMENT
...................................................................................................................56
INDEX .................................................................................................................................................................57
