USB Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual
Appendix A – FAQ
1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?
The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective
of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless
LAN devices can communicate to each other.
2. What is WEP?
As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm.
3. My notebook / desktop PC cannot recognize the USB Wireless Network
Adapter.
Please make sure that the Adapter is inserted into the USB port of your
notebook / desktop PC properly.
And also make sure that the USB controller is enabled in the BIOS of
your notebook / desktop PC.
4. How to check that the USB controller on my notebook / desktop PC is
working properly?
Right click on
My Computer
and select
Properties.
Click on the
Device
Manager
tab and select the
Universal Serial Bus Controllers.
Click on
Properties
button. In the
General
tab, check under “
Device status
” that
the USB controller is working properly.
5. The Adapter does not work properly.
Check that the Adapter drivers are loaded properly. You can easily
check it through the
Network Adapter
(Right click on
My Computer
and select
Properties.
Click on the
Device Manager
tab and select the
Network Adapter
). If there is a yellow exclamation mark on USB
Wireless Network Adapter, the resource may be conflicting. Please
uninstall the Adapter and restart your notebook / desktop PC. The
repeat hardware and software installation as specified in this manual.
6. In Infrastructure mode, my notebook / desktop PC cannot communicate
with the others PCs on the network.
First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others PC.
Check that your Adapter is configured on the same channel & WEP as
the others PCs on the network.
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