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Parameter

Description

Enable WEP

Check the Enable WEP box and click WEP More... to set
up your encryption settings. See “WEP Key Settings” on
page 7 for more details.

Profile Name

Enter a profile name to save your settings, or enter the 
profile name whose settings you want to load.

Load Profile Settings

Loads the profile whose name you entered in the Profile
Name 
box. (For example, to open the settings file named
“Test”, type Test in the Profile name field and click Load
Profile Settings.) The new settings will be active 
immediately.

Write Current Settings to

Writes the current setting values to a file with the name 

Profile

you entered in the profile box. (For example, to save 
your current settings as “Test”, enter Test in the Profile 
Name field and click Write Current Settings to Profile.) 
Make sure you record the name of the profile.

Load Factory Default

Restores the settings to the factory defaults. The default 
values are:
Channel: 6
Tx Rate: Auto
SSID: Any
Network Type: Infrastructure

Advanced Setting

Allows you to configure the adapter’s advanced 
settings, including power save mode and RTS/CTS 
threshold. See “Advanced Settings” on page 8 for more 
details.

Information

Displays the driver version, firmware version, and MAC
address of the adapter.

Summary of Contents for USB511WB

Page 1: ...11 Mbits sec USB 802 11b Wireless Mini Adapter USB511WB Instruction Guide The Professionals Source For Hard to Find Computer Parts WIRELESS LAN USB ADAPTER Actual product may vary from photo...

Page 2: ...mum 20cm 8 inches spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and a person s body including extremities of hands wrists and feet during wireless modes of operation R TTE Compliance State...

Page 3: ...ings 5 WEP Key Settings 7 Advanced Settings 8 Troubleshooting 9 Appendix A Installation Considerations 10 Appendix B Setting Up a Wireless Ad Hoc Network 11 Appendix C Setting up an Infrastructure Net...

Page 4: ...dard Uses high speed data transfer rate up to 11 Mbits sec Plugs directly into USB port without cables Supports 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption for high security Supports peer to peer communication bet...

Page 5: ...Utility folder and run setup exe 2 Click Next 3 Choose the location where you want the application installed and click Next Windows will complete the rest of the installation automatically Note If Wi...

Page 6: ...ble click on the name of the device or click on the name of the device and press the Connect to this site button Current Network Displays information about the wireless network the card is connecting...

Page 7: ...haracters If you specify an SSID for the device it must be the same as the other wireless stations you want to connect to Any If you check the Any box the adapter will survey and connect to an availab...

Page 8: ...e active immediately Write Current Settings to Writes the current setting values to a file with the name Profile you entered in the profile box For example to save your current settings as Test enter...

Page 9: ...key identified are allowed to connect with each other Set up the same key with each wireless adapter you want to connect to Auto Auto switch the authentication algorithm depending on the wireless sta...

Page 10: ...r s transmission rate Fragmentation Threshold Defines the maximum size of a packet Any packet larger than this value will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and are experiencing high packe...

Page 11: ...s point If you are in Infrastructure mode make sure that the same SSID is specified for each wireless client and access point In Ad Hoc mode make sure both wireless clients have the same SSID If you h...

Page 12: ...wireless signal must cross through also affects its range A solid metal door or concrete wall can decrease the signal s range Whenever possible position the adapters so that the signal can pass throug...

Page 13: ...on utility set each adapter to Ad Hoc mode and make sure that both adapters are on the same Channel and have the same SSID see Configuration on page 5 and 6 for details 4 From your operating system so...

Page 14: ...N ports using an Ethernet cable Use the access point s instruction guide for installation details 2 Install your wireless adapters including their drivers and utility programs using the instructions p...

Page 15: ...string of bits to perform the calculations The larger the key most are 64 or 128 bits in length the more difficult to break the code ESS Extended Service Set In Infrastructure mode the ESS consists of...

Page 16: ...dresses for use within a particular network Also known as a network mask WAN Wide Area Network A network that connects computers in geographically separated areas The Internet is an example of a WAN W...

Page 17: ...c DBPSK 1 Mbit sec Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Media Access Control CSMA CA Security 64 128 bit WEP Encryption Supported OS Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP LED Indicators Link Activi...

Page 18: ...his product is backed by a lifetime warranty In addition StarTech com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for the periods noted below following the initial date of purch...

Page 19: ...Revised May 28 2004...

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