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WL-5480USB

Wireless USB Adapter

User’s Manual

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Summary of Contents for WL-5480USB

Page 1: ...1 WL 5480USB Wireless USB Adapter User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 5 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremities of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follo...

Page 3: ...o computer without a wireless router or Infrastructure mode computer to wireless router a wireless router is required 1 1 Features With the IEEE 802 11g 2 4GHz OFDM standard High data transfer rate up to 54Mbps Supports 64 128 256 bit WEP and WPA data encryption security Supports peer to peer communication among any wireless users no Access Point required Automatic fallback increases data security...

Page 4: ... the wizard and remove the adapter from your computer Note2 If you have installed the USB adapter driver utility already please uninstall the old version first Step 1 Insert the provided Driver and Utility CD into your CD drive Step 2 Click Install Driver from the Setup menu Note If the Setup menu does not appear automatically go to Start Run type D autorun exe where D is the letter of your CD dri...

Page 5: ...k Next to accept the default destination folder for the software or click Browse to manually select a different destination folder Step 5 For Windows XP click Continue Anyway at the Windows Logo Compatibility screen ...

Page 6: ...6 For Windows 2000 click Yes at the Digital Signature screen Step 6 Remove the Driver Utility CD from your CD drive and then restart your computer 2 2 Install Driver ...

Page 7: ...rompted to insert the Windows 98SE or ME CD during the driver installation Be sure to have your Windows 98SE or ME CD ready Step 1 After the computer is restarted insert the USB adapter into the USB port of the computer If there is not enough room to insert the adapter directly to the USB port you may use the supplied USB extension cable for more space Step 2 Select Install the software automatica...

Page 8: ...8 For Windows 98SE or ME insert the Windows 98SE or ME CD if prompted to do so and click OK Step 4 Click Finish Restart the computer if you are prompted to do so ...

Page 9: ... should be selected if you want to connect to a wireless router access point or conduct peer to peer networking To open the utility go to Start All Programs AirLive WL5480USB WLAN USB Adapter AirLive WL5480USB WLAN USB Utility Note to Windows XP Users If you encounter the Wireless Zero Configuration dialog box click Yes to enable the Wireless LAN Utility to configure your USB adapter ...

Page 10: ...ter as an Access Point Network Adapter Displays the name of the USB adapter Available Network Lists all the available wireless router access point in your area You can click on the Refresh button to update the list Selected Network Information Displays the network information for the currently selected SSID An SSID must be highlighted first Link Status Displays the current link status Signal Stren...

Page 11: ...ays the network information of the wireless router access point that the USB adapter is currently connected to More Setting Click on this button to access the USB adapter s configuration settings including WEP and WPA encryption settings ...

Page 12: ...ss router access point you wish to connect to Any check box Allows you to connect to any available wireless router access point Check this box if you re trying to connect to a public hot spot and don t know the SSID Network Type Choose from Infrastructure for connecting to a wireless router access point or Ad Hoc for computer to computer networking bypassing the wireless router access point Encryp...

Page 13: ...en click Apply to save the settings Note The WEP Key settings must be identical to the WEP settings of the wireless router access point you wish to connect to Key Length Select the appropriate encryption key length Default Key ID Select which of the four Key Value you want to use Key Format Select either Hexadecimal 0 9 A F or ASCII any number or letter ...

Page 14: ... 0 9 A F or 13 ASCII characters any number or letter 256 bit key length requires 58 Hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or 19 ASCII characters any number of letter After you have applied the changes return to the utility s main screen and select the wireless router access point you wish to connect to Click Yes at the Use Previous WEP Setting dialog box to connect to the encrypted wireless router access...

Page 15: ...PA Encryption Setting and click Change 3 Enter the appropriate passphrase in the Passphrase field under the Pre shared Key section and click Apply The passphrase must be identical to the passphrase set on your wireless router access point and it has to be between 8 to 63 ASCII characters long ...

Page 16: ...rofile After you have configured all the settings you can save your settings as a profile so you don t have to re configure them the next time Type in a name for the profile in the Profile name field and click Save Current ...

Page 17: ... Load To delete a profile select the profile from the drop down menu and click Delete 3 4 Advanced Settings Click on Advanced Setting from the More Setting window to configure the adapter s advanced settings User Interface select the language for the adapter s user interface ...

Page 18: ...e provides average power save and throughput Country Roaming select the country you are in World Mode the adapter will get its country setting from the access point User Select choose your country Fragmentation Threshold choose from 256 to 2346 bytes RTS CTS Threshold choose from 0 to 2347 bytes 3 5 Information Click on Information from the More Setting window to view the driver and utility s info...

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Page 20: ...n access point To allow other wireless clients to access the Internet you will need to configure your computer as a router and a DHCP server The vendor will not provide any technical support in regards to the USB adapter functioning as an access point Select Access Point from the Mode drop down menu The default settings for the access point are as follows Channel 6 SSID WLAN_AP WEP Disable Tx Powe...

Page 21: ... Hide SSID check box check to disable the broadcast of SSID Click Apply to submit the changes Bridge Adapter If you have another Ethernet card installed in your computer you can select the other Ethernet card as the bridge adapter This will allow any wireless client that is connected to the access point to be bridged to the wired network that the other Ethernet card is connected to ...

Page 22: ...the following rules when entering Key values 64 bit key length requires 10 Hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or 5 ASCII characters any number or letter 128 bit key length requires 26 Hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or 13 ASCII characters any number or letter 256 bit key length requires 58 Hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or 19 ASCII characters any number of letter Authentication Mode select from Open Sy...

Page 23: ...rom the MAC address listed Connection attempts from MAC address not in the list will be rejected Reject only rejects connection from the MAC address listed Connection attempts from MAC address not in the list will be accepted provided the client matches the encryption settings as well Click Apply to submit the changes ...

Page 24: ... 802 11b Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Modulation Method IEEE802 11b DBPSK 1Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps CCK 5 5 11Mbps IEEE802 11g BPSK 6 9Mbps QPSK 12 18Mbps 16 QAM 24 36Mbps 64QAM 48 54Mbps Operating Channels 1 11 U S Canada 1 13 channel availability depends on local regulations Transmit Power Settings 15dBm OFDM 17dBm CCK Operating Range Up to 100 meters 328 feet transmit and receive Receiver Sensitivity ...

Page 25: ...Network adapters and you should see AirLive WL5480USB WLAN USB LAN If there is no yellow question mark or exclamation mark the driver is installed properly B If you do not see your wireless router access point in the Available Network list reset your wireless router access point and click on Refresh C If WEP is ON it means that the wireless router access point has encryption enabled Be sure to set...

Page 26: ... cmd and click OK Step 2 At the command prompt type ipconfig release and press Enter Step 3 After the IP address is released type ipconfig renew and press Enter You should get an IP address like 192 168 x y where x and y are unique numbers assigned by your wireless router access point If you don t get an IP address reset the wireless router access point and then try ipconfig renew again E You must...

Page 27: ...ireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 5 What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 7 Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless pr...

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