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REVISION: 1 / VERSION: 031104a / DATE: October 2004

USB1500

Wireless PC LAN Adapter

USER’S GUIDE

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Summary of Contents for USB1500

Page 1: ...REVISION 1 VERSION 031104a DATE October 2004 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter USER S GUIDE WWW PARKERVISION COM Wireless to the ParkerVision SIGNAL MAX ...

Page 2: ...d in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation b...

Page 3: ...mation 13 Chapter 3 ParkerVision Wireless USB LAN Adapter Hardware Installation 15 3 1 System Requirements 15 3 2 Installing the ParkerVision USB1500 LAN Adapter 15 PART II ADVANCED MANAGEMENT 17 Chapter 4 D2D ParkerVision Management Utility 18 4 1 Conﬁguration 18 4 2 Using the D2D ParkerVision Management Utility 19 4 3 Available Connections Section 20 4 4 Current Connection Selection 21 4 5 Acces...

Page 4: ... the radio signal A wireless network adapter that tests outdoors at 200 feet could in an indoor environment provide 20 feet in one direction and as little as 5 or 10 feet in another direction Factors such as building materials ﬂoor plans and furnishings can greatly impact the signal range quality and rate of data transmission The extent to which your signal is affected varies greatly depending on ...

Page 5: ...7 7 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter The following chapters are structured as a step by step guide to help you connect install and setup your ParkerVision Wireless USB LAN Adapter Part I Getting Started ...

Page 6: ...nd Point to Multi point access Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and computer Network LAN Helps to augment existing networks quickly and easily Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connections capabilities Network connectivity minus the cost of cabling Supports Windows 2000 XP Supports Plug and Play Ease of installation Fl...

Page 7: ...or auditors requiring workgroups at customer sites Database Access for Mobile Users Doctors nurses retailers who need to access their databases on the move in a hospital retail store ofﬁce or campus SOHO Small Ofﬁce and Home Ofﬁce Users SOHO users who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network High Security Connection Flexible secure and quick installations with WEP Encryption ...

Page 8: ... Windows XP and 2000 Operating Systems Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Most computers will Auto Run the installation software and the window below will appear If your computer does not Auto Run open up My Computer this icon is generally located on the desktop and navigate to your CD ROM Drive Click this drive to see the list of ﬁles and folders located on the drive Double click the ﬁle nam...

Page 9: ...rVision Software Continued The following screen will be displayed Click NEXT to continue Select the install folder Click NEXT to install the ParkerVision software in the default folder as shown We do not recommend using an alternate location Click NEXT to continue ...

Page 10: ...ow running in the background and has placed an icon in the lower right System Tray Double click on this icon in the System Tray as shown to the right NOTE Windows 2000 Users can now go to CHAPTER 3 of this Manual to complete the hardware installation and conﬁguration process For Windows XP Users Double clicking the ParkerVision USB1500 icon may cause the following message to appear Windows Zero Co...

Page 11: ...in your wireless network you will want to follow the instructions below to make this change in the Windows conﬁguration Step 1 Find the wireless networking connection icon in the System Tray located in the lower right hand corner of your screen or at the far end of your Start Bar if you have it docked to a location different from the screen bottom Step 2 Click this icon which will bring up the Pro...

Page 12: ...e previous screen will bring up the window shown below Select the Wireless Networks tab and note the box to the left of the line Use Windows to conﬁgure my wireless network settings Step 4 If this box has a check mark in it click in the box to REMOVE THE CHECK MARK Step 5 Click OK to close this Window Click Here to Remove the Check Mark ...

Page 13: ... for important safety instructions Step 1 Locate available USB port on your notebook or desktop computer Step 2 Connect the USB cable to the ParkerVision USB Wireless LAN adapter Connect the other end of the cable to an open USB port on your computer Never force bend or twist the USB plug into the USB port on either the computer or the USB wireless LAN adapter computer or the USB wireless LAN adap...

Page 14: ...en instructions to install the ParkerVision Wireless driver If the Wireless LAN Adapter is not inserted properly the following error message will appear To conﬁrm proper installation of the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter Right Click MY COMPUTER from the Windows desktop Click PROPERTIES Open DEVICE MANAGER Select the HARDWARE folder tab and then click the DEVICE MANAGER button Double click NETWO...

Page 15: ...17 17 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter The following chapters will show you how to manage and conﬁgure advanced parameters of your ParkerVision USB Wireless LAN Adapter Part II Advanced Management ...

Page 16: ...t as well as the icon are shown below The shortcut is automatically placed on the desktop after driver installation is complete Clicking the access icon tool button in the lower right corner will open the D2D Management Utility The ParkerVision H icon will appear in the System Tray only if the option is selected from the D2D Management Utility The System Tray SysTray can be found on one end of the...

Page 17: ...D Conﬁguration Dialog Box is displayed as shown below and consists of three primary sections From here different connections may be detected conﬁgured and stored The Above Sections are covered individually on the pages that follow Available Connections Section Current Connections Section Access Tray Section ...

Page 18: ...entiﬁes the name of the network in use through the access point that is being utilized TYPE Indicates the operating mode of the ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter These modes are AP Access Point Infrastructure and Ad Hoc The next section of the manual covers this in more detail CHANNEL Indicates the wireless channel that is currently in use SIGNAL Indicates the radio frequency signal strength WEP I...

Page 19: ...agement Utility Click OPTIONS to set the options shown below SSID is broadcast by the Access Point or in Ad Hoc by all members in the connection Occasionally SSID is hidden and the user needs to input the correct name Channel can be set by the user when in Ad Hoc In AP Mode the Access Point sets the channel Connect to Access Point or Ad Hoc Select the appropriate WEP encryption option Off 64 bit o...

Page 20: ...he ParkerVision Wireless PC LAN into AP Infrastructure mode It provides wireless connectivity to multiple wireless network devices within a ﬁxed range or area of coverage interacting with a wireless node by way of an antenna In AP Mode the wireless Access Point converts airwave data into wired Ethernet data acting as a bridge between the wired LAN and wireless clients Connecting multiple Access Po...

Page 21: ...o provide a certain level of security IEEE 802 11 standard has deﬁned two types of authentication methods Open System and Shared Key Open System authentication is a null algorithm Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the transmitting node and the receiving node share an authentication key to perform a checksum on the original message By default IEEE 802 11 wireless devices operate ...

Page 22: ...24 24 USB1500 Wireless PC LAN Adapter This part includes Troubleshooting Appendices and the Index Part III Additional Information ...

Page 23: ... and Link LED should be on if the adapter is properly inserted Make sure there is no hardware conﬂict between your ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter and other hardware in your computer If there is a conﬂict you need to set your I O and IRQ manually Windows does not auto detect the ParkerVision Wireless USB LAN Adapter Restart your computer Do a manual scan of your computer hardware In Windows 2000...

Page 24: ...e You may check this with the following steps Click Start Control Panel From Control Panel select Network then Wireless Network Settings and uncheck the Use Windows to conﬁgure my wireless network settings More information on this can be found in this manual in Section 4 11 5 3 Problems With Access Point Settings PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Problems with AP settings Make sure that the Access Point A...

Page 25: ...Point documentation for the address settings If you can Ping the Access Point you should then attempt to Ping the second computer The IPCONFIG command will display a computer assigned IP Address when entered from a Windows Command Prompt Use the Site Survey utility to verify operating radio channel has low interference Change the AP and all the stations within the BSS to another radio channel if i...

Page 26: ...ion options of Legacy Ethernet LAN s as deﬁned by the IEEE 802 standard The ParkerVision Wireless LAN Adapter can be conﬁgured as Ad hoc for departmental or SOHO LAN s Infrastructure for enterprise LAN s LAN interconnection for point to point link as a campus backbone Ad hoc Wireless LAN Topology Appendix A Network Conﬁguration ...

Page 27: ...of computers each equipped with one wireless adapter and connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a speciﬁc Ad hoc wireless LAN must be conﬁgured on the same radio channel An Ad hoc wireless LAN is available at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation Wireless LAN Topology Infrastructure ...

Page 28: ... constitute a Basic Service Set BSS Each wireless equipped computer in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point Infrastructure conﬁguration will extend the accessibility of a wireless station to the wired LAN Multiple Access Points will allow roaming and it will increase the transmission range The Access Point is also able to forward data within its BS...

Page 29: ...tes 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps with Auto Fallback Support Modulation BPSK QPSK CCK Range typical Open Environment 1 Mile Closed Environment 450 Feet Frequency Range ISM Band 2 4 to 2 4835 GHz Channels 1 11 United States Approved for use only in the United States Wireless Security WEP Off 64 bit 128 bit A ParkerVision Access Point is required to achieve absolute maximum range Appendix B Hardware Speciﬁcations...

Page 30: ...hould be followed Step 1 Locate the ﬁle WLAN1500 Uninstall exe This ﬁle is generally located in the folder in which the ParkerVision software was installed as shown in the example below Select this ﬁle to run the uninstall program Select NEXT to uninstall the software Appendix C Uninstalling the ParkerVision Software Click REMOVE ALL INSTALLED FEATURES ...

Page 31: ...installing the ParkerVision Software Continued Step 2 After the remaining ﬁles associated with the ParkerVision D2D software are removed you will see the following dialog box Click Finish to complete the uninstall of the ParkerVision software ...

Page 32: ... 14 Edit Section 20 Ethernet 28 FCC Interference Statement 2 Found New Hardware 14 Frequency Range 32 Guarantee 3 Hardware Installation 13 Hardware Speciﬁcations 32 Help 21 ParkerVision Status Monitor 16 ParkerVision Status Utility Button 28 Host Interface 32 Hot Swapping 14 Icon 16 IEEE 802 11b 6 22 32 Infrastructure 31 Introduction 6 Introduction 8 IPCONFIG 28 LAN 9 29 Last Scan 18 LED 14 Licens...

Page 33: ...tem Requirements 4 13 System Tray 16 SysTray 16 Table of Contents 5 Transmitter 2 Troubleshooting 25 27 28 Type 18 Uninstalling 33 United States 32 Use Windows to conﬁgure my wireless network settings 24 Utility Conﬁguration 27 Warranty 3 WEP 18 21 22 Windows 2000 8 32 Windows XP 8 23 24 27 32 Wireless Network Connection 23 Wireless Security WEP 32 Term Page ...

Page 34: ...ess network such as SSID WEP keys channel and type of connection e g AP or ad hoc Scan Activates a search of all channels 1 through 11 searching for wireless networks Scanning Active indication of the scanning activity If the radio seems to be in a state of continuous Scan it is likely that there are no wireless networks available Signal Signal strength Status State of the wireless connection eith...

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