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TwinMOS

802.11g Series

G245

Wireless LAN Adapter

User’s Manual

TwinMOS

Summary of Contents for G245

Page 1: ...TwinMOS 802 11g Series G245 Wireless LAN Adapter User s Manual TwinMOS...

Page 2: ...PACKAGE CONTENTS 2 INTRODUCTION 3 WIRELESS NETWORK OVERVIEW 4 G245 WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS 6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP 2000 98SE 9 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 32 WIRELESS BRIDGE MODE 52 TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 3: ...GE CONTENTS Unpack your G245 WLAN adapter kit and verify that all items are present G245 Wireless LAN Adapter User s Manual on CD Driver on CD USB Cable If any of the items described appear to be dama...

Page 4: ...a rate select mechanism in the transmit range of 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 Mbps Center frequency channel selection 2 4 GHz Roaming over multiple channels Supports USB interface Supports pow...

Page 5: ...Ad hoc management decisions based on real time information can significantly improve worker efficiency Installation Speed and Simplicity Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can...

Page 6: ...fect on range Try to position Access Points Residential Gateways and Computers so that the signal passes through drywall or open doorways and not other materials 3 Make sure that the antenna is positi...

Page 7: ...Figure 1 4 Expand the capabilities of your Access Points to support wireless devices that have been equipped with G245 Ad Hoc Workgroup The Ad Hoc workgroup configuration enables you to quickly set u...

Page 8: ...o Share files and printers and Access the Internet Figure 1 2 Connect to a Residential Gateway RG Enterprise Networking With the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN access point you can connect to a corporate Local...

Page 9: ...on G245 allows you to connect your computer to a Local Area Network LAN system from anywhere within the wireless coverage area Expanding or re designing your network is easy Add or relocate access poi...

Page 10: ...he driver by executing the Setup exe file Note also that some versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems require administrator to install software If this is the case for your operating system be...

Page 11: ...r Windows XP Install the Driver and Utility 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM device and execute the G245_4618A exe program of your purchace G245 to select The InstallShield Wizard box will appear click...

Page 12: ...winMOS COM Page 11 Don t care below to click Continue Anyway button to next setp 3 Insert the G245 WLAN adapter into the USB port of your computer the system will automatically find the device and sea...

Page 13: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 12 Please wait while the wizard installs the software Don t care below to click Continue Anyway button to next setp...

Page 14: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 13 Please wait while the wizard installs the software Completing the G245 Series USB Adapter installing the software...

Page 15: ...of G245 adapter Note If you don t disable the XP s Utility you can not use function of the adapter s utility 1 The way disable the XP s Utility please do the following Clicking on the utility icon Cli...

Page 16: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 15 2 The another way disable the XP s Utility please do the following Get into Windows XP s utility click Advanced button...

Page 17: ...ncheck the setting Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Note that if you want to change back to the Windows XP built in utility check the item again Please click Start All programs G2...

Page 18: ...TwinMOS COM Page 17 The TwinMOS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plus screen will appear Double click the icon and start using the WLAN USB Stick Adapter The TwinMOS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plu...

Page 19: ...18 Using the Windows XP s Utility To connect to your wireless network please do the following Double click the icon marked in red in the taskbar and you may start using the Windows XP s wireless utili...

Page 20: ...WWW TwinMOS COM Page 19 The Connect to Wireless Network window will contain a list of all the available Wireless Networks Select the proper network for your needs In this example Corega network was se...

Page 21: ...uration Note3 All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a specification of standards based interoperable security enhan...

Page 22: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 21 1 Right click the icon to select View Available Wireless Networks 2 Click Advanced button from Wireless Network Connection...

Page 23: ...abled client Once WPA is enabled all clients and access points on the network must be WPA enabled in order to access the network WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users...

Page 24: ...LAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 23 Data Encryption Disabled Disable WEP by the Data encryption drop down menu WEP In WPA or WPA PSK mode WEP is also able to be the encryption method for the transmission...

Page 25: ...Windows 2000 Install the Driver and Utility 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM device and execute the G245_4618A exe program of your purchace G245 to select The InstallShield Wizard box will appear clic...

Page 26: ...G245 WLAN adapter into the USB port of your computer the system will automatically find the device and search for its software then the InstallShield Wizard finished installation and the system tray i...

Page 27: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 26 Found New Hardware and Installing Complete device install...

Page 28: ...2 11g Wireless LAN USB TMWLan Utiliy or to Double click on the icon shown below The TwinMOS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plus screen will appear Double click the icon and start using the WLAN USB S...

Page 29: ...Windows 98SE Install the Driver and Utility 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM device and execute the G245_4618A exe program of your purchace G245 to select The InstallShield Wizard box will appear clic...

Page 30: ...e G245 WLAN adapter into the USB port of your computer the system will automatically find the device and search for its software then the InstallShield Wizard finished installation and the system tray...

Page 31: ...G245 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 30 To Choose Windows 98SE installing folder Copying Files...

Page 32: ...2 11g Wireless LAN USB TMWLan Utiliy or to Double click on the icon shown below The TwinMOS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Plus screen will appear Double click the icon and start using the WLAN USB S...

Page 33: ...UTILITY The status of utility icon shown below AP_Mode Status Windows Zero Configuration Status Connect Status Disconnect Status Exit TMConfig Right click on the icon shown below Clicking on the Exit...

Page 34: ...the management software The utility provides the user an easy interface to change any settings related to the wireless adapter When the computer is started the Configuration Utility starts automatical...

Page 35: ...list double click the item on the list and the adapter will automatically connect to the selected device Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better th...

Page 36: ...Power Level Power Level This bar shows the power level The higher dBm value shown in the bar the more radio power been transmited by the AP This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wir...

Page 37: ...how Distance Distance to AP This bar shows the distance to AP The higher value shown in the bar the more distance between adapter with AP This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wirele...

Page 38: ...oint automatically selects the channel Tx Rate The Transmit Rate field specifies the rate at which the radio in your G245 WLAN adapter transmits and receives data You can set this to the following fix...

Page 39: ...requires the presence of an 802 11g Infrastructure All communication is done through the Infrastructure which relays packets to other wireless clients as well as to nodes on a wired Ethernet network...

Page 40: ...y ID Select one of the keys 1 4 as the encryption key Key Format Hexdecimal Input digit Hex value to key value ASCII Input ascii value to key value Key Value The keys are used to encrypt data transmit...

Page 41: ...OS COM Page 40 WPA Encryption Setting page Click WPA Encryption Setting Button get into WPA Setting page Change Click Change button to enable WPA Setting Table Apply Click Apply button to save and imp...

Page 42: ...ption EAP uses TLS to create a secure tunnel through which authentication and encryption keys can be passed EAP TLS requires server and client side keys Microsoft has implemented EAP TLS authenticatio...

Page 43: ...elect the profile name that wanted to delete from the Profile name drop down menu and press Delete button to delete it Profile name A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your G245 WLAN...

Page 44: ...ng Group Country Roaming group the default depends on the region of EEPROM Select other region from User Select drop down menu or check World Mode item to set it to the word mode When the word mode is...

Page 45: ...hen the Advanced Setting page is shown as below The Information Page provides information on the version of the Network Driver the Configuration Utility In addition this page also provides the MAC add...

Page 46: ...Utility of G245 AP TwinMOS G245 uses the Configuration Utility as the software AP The utility provides the user an easy interface to change any settings related to the G245 AP Select the Access Point...

Page 47: ...45 WLAN Card WWW TwinMOS COM Page 46 This page as below will appear Connect Station List This screen shows all Adapters nearby The Station MAC Address Show information of all the wireless devices near...

Page 48: ...to Change the current settings Apply Click Apply button to save and implement the new settings Channel When communicating in Ad Hoc mode you must specify a channel on which communications will take p...

Page 49: ...ID of Soft AP Tx Power The G245 AP can operate in one of four Level which are specified in the Level field of the Configuration menu Clicking the down arrow at the right of the Level field displays th...

Page 50: ...key value ASCII Input ASCII Character Codes to key value Key Value The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit Input 10...

Page 51: ...ue will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates you can increase it again but it will likely decrease overall network performance Select a setting within...

Page 52: ...ireless MAC addresses are in the Filte MAC Address list will be able to connect to Access Point When this option is Disable wireless clients will be able to connect if the list contains entries When t...

Page 53: ...IRELESS BRIDGE MODE Bridge Adapter Page The utility provides the user an easy interface to provide the bridge mode Select the Bridge Mode by the Bridge Adapter down drop menu If the item is selected T...

Page 54: ...ounter some problem while installing the G245 or yours G245 are non functional In Windows 2000 To check that the G245 is installed properly please do the following 1 Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics...

Page 55: ...k Type Infrastructure Ad Hoc Pseudo IBSS Soft AP Network Setting Auto available network search Auto Transmission Rate switch Dynamic Distance Check between Station and Infrastructure Dynamic Signal St...

Page 56: ...15 dBm Nominal Temp Range Receive Sensitivity Nominal Temp Range 11 Mbps 10 5 BER 80 dBm minimum Security 64 128 bit WEP Encryption Operating Range Open Space 100 400m Indoor 30m 100m The transmissio...

Page 57: ...nd can radiated 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 inter...

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