- Step 2: Connect the USB-Link™ 2 to a Vehicle
USB-Link™ 2 Wi-Fi Edition Installation and Setup Manual 25
Connect Using Wi-Fi
There are two methods for connecting the USB-Link™ 2 to your PC using Wi-Fi:
• Infrastructure Mode
• Mini Access Point Mode (peer-to-peer)
NOTE:
i
Because of the numerous configuration variables involved in setting up
your network in Infrastructure Mode, please contact your local IT adminis-
trator. Our Customer Support specialists cannot assist you in this
endeavor.
Mini Access Point Mode
If you use your PC’s internal wireless network card to connect to your company’s
network and the Internet, you may want to obtain an additional wireless network
card for use with the USB-Link™ 2. Otherwise when you connect the USB-Link 2
to your PC using Mini Access Point mode, you will not have access to the Internet
until you have finished your session and reconnected to your company’s network.
To connect the USB-Link™ 2 to your PC using Mini Access Point Mode:
1
Connect the DB26 female end of the appropriate adapter cable to the con-
nector on the top of the USB-Link™ 2.
2
Attach the other end of the adapter cable (i.e., the Deutsch connector end) to
the vehicle’s diagnostic connector.
NOTE:
i
The vehicle’s diagnostic connector is typically located under the dash-
board on the driver’s side, or beside the driver’s seat. It can also be
located in the engine compartment, near the electronic control unit (ECU).
—At this point, the
Power
(green) LED on the USB-Link™ 2 should be illu-
minated (On).
3
If the
Power
LED is not illuminated, turn the vehicle’s key to the ON position,
leaving the engine Off.
