Y
ou must install y
our softwar
e and driv
ers befor
e y
ou physically connect the
802.11g
W
ir
eless USB Adapter
.
Note:
F
or the most updated information, visit:
http://www
.usr
.com/suppor
t
Y
ou can also
refer to the User Guide on the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM for more detailed
information.
802.11g Wireless USB Adapter Installation
Prepare for software installation
Turn on your desktop or laptop computer.
Type your passwor
d if you are prompted to do
so.
Attention Windows 2000 and XP Users: Before you install the 802.11g Wireless
U
SB Adapter
,
W
indo
ws 2000 users must have Service P
ack 4 installed and
Windows XP users must have Service Pack 1 installed on your computer. If you
do not have the appropriate Service Pack for your operating system installed, the 802.11g
Wireless USB Adapter software will not be properly installed and the adapter will not
function corr
ectly. Go to
www
.windo
wsupdate.com
to do
wnload the corr
ect Service P
ack.
Note:
Be sure to find out what letter your CD-ROM drive uses before you begin installing your
new product.
You will need to kno
w this to properly install your softwar
e.
Note:
During the Installation procedure, you may be prompted for your Windows Operating
system CD-ROM. Make sure you have it available in case you need it.
Install your software and drivers
Insert your U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
Note:
If your CD-ROM does not automatically launch, click Windows
Start
,
Run
, and type
D:\setup
(if your CD-R
O
M
drive uses a differ
ent letter
, type that letter in place of "D") and
click
OK
.
The Installation CD Graphic User Interface (GUI) will appear on your screen. If prompted,
select your pr
eferred language. R
ead the license agr
eement and click
Ye
s
.
Click
Software
. Click
802.11g Wireless USB Adapter Utility and Drivers
. Follow the on-
screen instructions to finish the installation procedure.*
*Note:
Y
ou may r
eceive a “Digital Signatur
e Not F
ound” or “W
indo
ws L
ogo testing” scr
een. Click
Ye
s
or
Continue Anyway
.
U.S. Robotics has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility
with
W
indo
ws 2000, Me, and XP
. Because U.S. R
obotics wants its customers to take full advantage of the network adapter’s
functionality, it has made the drivers available.
If you are prompted, restart your computer.
Y
ou ar
e no
w ready to connect the 802.11g
W
ireless USB Adapter. If you had to r
estart your
computer
, wait until it finishes r
ebooting befor
e proceeding to S
tep
Tw
o
.
Connect the 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to
your computer
Plug the small square end
o
f
the included USB cable into the USB port on the
802.11g Wireless USB Adapter.
Locate an available USB port on your computer and insert the thin rectangular end
of the included USB cable.
Note
:
Y
our computer will not detect the 802.11g
W
ireless U
SB Adapter if the U
SB cable is
loose on either end. Make sure the USB cable is fully inserted into the USB port on your
computer and to the USB port on the 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter.
When Windows detects the new hardware, follow the on-screen instructions to complete
the installation procedure.* If you are prompted, restart your computer.
*Note:
Y
ou may r
eceive a “Digital Signatur
e Not F
ound” or “W
indo
ws L
ogo testing” scr
een. Click
Ye
s
or
Continue Anyway
.
U.S. Robotics has thoroughly tested this driver in conjunction with the supported hardware and has verified compatibility
with
W
indo
ws 2000, Me, and XP
. Because U.S. R
obotics wants its customers to take full advantage of the network adapter’s
functionality, it has made the drivers available.
Note:
If you are prompted at any time for your Windows Operating System CD-ROM,
remove the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM and insert your Windows CD-ROM into the
CD-ROM drive. When all of the files are copied, remove the Windows CD-ROM, and reinsert
the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM.
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rinted in
Taiwan
Connect the 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter to a
wireless network
Y
ou should now see a small icon for the Configur
ation Utility in the system tray b
y
your
clock on your computer desktop. The Configuration Utility is used to change or verify the
configuration information that relates to your 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter. The
Configuration Utility icon will be colored to indicate the
status of your wireless network: red for disconnected and
green for connected.
Double-click the Configuration Utility icon. When the Configuration Utility launches, you
can either scan for a network to connect to or enter the information for a specific network.
To
scan for a network, click the Site Survey tab
. L
ocate the network you want to connect to
in the list, select it, and then click
Connect
. If you do not see the network in the list, click
Refresh
to scan for the network.
If security is enabled in the wireless network you want to connect to or if you want to
manually enter the network information, you will need to set up a profile. For information
about how to do this, refer to the
Navigating the Wireless Configuration Utility
section of
the User Guide on the Installation CD-ROM.
When you have connected to an existing wir
eless network, click the Link S
tatus tab
.
Y
o
u
will see a pictur
e with a computer
, a wir
eless device in the middle, and an icon r
epr
esent-
ing the Internet. If you see a moving graphic of ones and zeroes moving between all three
icons, you are connected to the wireless network and to the Internet. If you only see ones
and zeroes moving between the computer and the middle wireless device, you are
connected to the wireless network, but not to the Internet.
If you can’t connect to a network, verify your 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter has received
an I
P
addr
ess. R
efer to the “I cannot connect to the Internet” step in the
T
roubleshooting
Guide. If you still can’t connect to a network or if that network has security enabled, refer
to the User Guide on the installation CD-R
om for Configur
ation and
T
roubleshooting
information.
Congr
atulations!
Y
ou have finished installing the 802.11g
Wir
eless USB Adapter.
F
or troubleshooting and technical support information, r
efer to the
T
roubleshooting
Guide or to the User Guide on the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM.
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802.11g
W
ireless USB Adapter
Installation Guide
Quick Installation
Guide (this guide)
one (1) USB cable
Package Contents:
Installation
CD-ROM
802.11g
Wireless USB
Adapter
T
roubleshooting
Guide
1
1
2
2
3
3
R
egister y
our pr
oduct
At the
In
stallation CD-R
O
M
interface, click the
Support
link.
Click
R
egistr
ation and
W
arr
anty
and then click
http://www
.usr
.com/pr
oductr
eg
Y
ou can also launch a
W
eb bro
wser and type
in the previous Web address.
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