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M73-APO01-510 

 

 

 

802.11b  

Wireless & Fast 

Ethernet  

USB Adapter

 

 

Quick Installation Guide 

Summary of Contents for WUE1500

Page 1: ...M73 APO01 510 802 11b Wireless Fast Ethernet USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...can radiate 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 interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning off and on the user is encouraged ...

Page 3: ...ve and double click on Setup exe to install the Configuration Monitor Utility 2 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue 3 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility Click Next to continue 4 Follow the instruction to select the program folder Click Next to continue 5 In Start Copying Files click Next to continue 6 In Setup Statu...

Page 4: ... asked to insert the OS CD ROM for the system to download a specific driver 1 Plug the square end Type B of USB cable into the adapter s USB port 2 Plug the rectangle end Type A of USB cable into the PC s USB port 3 Insert one end of your network cable into the RJ 45 network port Connect the other end of the cable into a Hub After the device has been connected to your computer Windows will detect ...

Page 5: ...ate path e g D Win9xMe Click Next 4 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 5 Insert Windows 98SE CD ROM 6 Click Finish to continue 7 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer click No 8 Repeat step 1 6 9 When Windows prompt you to restart your computer click Yes Then go to Installation the Utility under Windows98SE ME 2000 section for installing the utility Und...

Page 6: ...ty under Windows98SE ME 2000 section for installing the utility Under Windows 2000 1 In Found New Hardware Wizard click Next 2 In Install Hardware Device drivers click Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended 3 Insert the device driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM drivers and Specify a location 4 Click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win2kXP Click OK 5 Clic...

Page 7: ...ocation and click Next 2 Insert the Setup Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Include this location in the search and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win2kXP Click Next 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed 4 Click Finish to continue the Utility installation 5 Wait for seconds Windows XP will automatically detect the new hardware Click Install from a list or specific locati...

Page 8: ... by double clicking on this icon Icon Status Mode Icon Link Status Red The station is not associated to an Access Point Access Point mode Blue The station associates itself to an Access Point Red The color is red only when the card is during resetting or initializing procedure Peer to Peer mode Blue Peer to Peer mode is activated Note Except for the following configuration utility using Windows to...

Page 9: ...rrent status of the Wireless USB Adapter Monitor Item Description Operating Mode It displays the current operating mode Access Point or Peer to Peer Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used There are 14 channels available depends on the country SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless ...

Page 10: ...he status of the communication the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects Link Quality It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects Change Click Change to change the configuration p...

Page 11: ...he available statistic information Data packets Management Packets and Rejected packets Press the Clear button to renew or update this list of statistics Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points and their features 9 ...

Page 12: ...oint it connects Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used Encryption It displays the status of WEP Encryption BSS It displays the type of Basic Service Set Access Point allows the Adapter to communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point Peer to Peer allows PC to PC station to station communication without employing an Access Point Re Scan Search for all avail...

Page 13: ...u can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled 64 Bit or 128 Bit Key1 Key2 Key3 Key4 This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption To generate an encryption key 1 Select 64 Bit or 128 Bit 2 Click Key1 or Key2 or Key3 or key4 item then fill in the appropriate value phrase Default Key You can specify up to 4 different keys to decrypt wireless data Sele...

Page 14: ...reless network cards You may choose between Open System Shared Key and Auto Open System If the Access Point is using Open System authentication then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type Shared Key Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key Auto Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Authentication type automatically depending ...

Page 15: ...timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter Long IF in a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Short The Short preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired If in a noisy network environment the performance would be decreased Auto Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Preamble type automatically de...

Page 16: ...ue should remain at its default setting of 2347 Should you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications of this value are recommended Power Save Check the box to allow the Adapter to go to sleep mode during which data communication could be interrupted Submit Click Submit to save the changes Hide Click Hide to exit the application Version You can view basic information about the Utili...

Page 17: ...on and select Properties 3 In Local Area Connection Properties window select the General tab Click Configure to enable Windows configuration Wireless USB Adapter 1 Go to Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network and Internet Connections Æ Network Connections 2 In Network Connections window right click the Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless USB Adapter icon and select Properties 3 In Wireless Netwo...

Page 18: ...ronization and Start frame delimiter Long IF in a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Short The Short preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired If in a noisy network environment the performance would be decreased Auto Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access ...

Page 19: ...ndows to configure Check the box to enable Windows configuration Available networks Displays all available networks Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below ...

Page 20: ...ties window will appear In the Network name field enter your desired network name listed in the above Available networks box and click OK Note The new settings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred networks box and click the button to remove it Properties Highlight the network lis...

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