TRUST UN110W WIRELESS NOTEBOOK CONNECTION KIT
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4.
In the ‘Site Survey’ tab, you can scan to see whether there is a wireless
Access Point (see figure 5).
5.
In the ‘Options’ tab, you can indicate whether you wish to receive a warning
when a wireless network card is inserted or removed (see figure 6).
See the following chapters for more information concerning networks and examples
of how to create and configure your network.
For detailed information concerning the wireless network, please see the instruction
manual included on the CD-ROM. You can start this via the Trust Software Installer.
5.2 Windows
XP
Windows XP has full wireless network support. It is, therefore, not necessary to
install the Trust Wireless Utility. Follow the instructions below if you wish to use the
Trust Utility.
After installing the Wireless PC-Card and/or USB adapter in Windows XP, a new
icon will appear in the Windows taskbar. A text balloon will ask you whether you wish
to follow the ‘Network Wizard’. You can do this to configure the network as desired
or you may close the Wizard.
1.
Click on ‘Start – Connect to’ and right-click on the ‘Wireless Network
Connection’ icon.
Note:
After the installation, the connection may not yet be visible after
clicking on ‘Start’ for the first time. If this is the case, click on
‘Start’ again.
2.
Select ‘Properties’ and click on the ‘Wireless Networks’ tab.
3.
Unselect the option so that Windows is not used to configure the wireless
network settings.
4.
Install the Trust Wireless LAN Utility and configure it as described above (see
chapter 5.1).
5.
If you activate WEP in the Utility in Windows XP, you must also activate this
for the PC-Card and the USB adapter in the ‘Device Manager’. Follow the
instructions given below.
a. Right-click on ‘This Computer’ in the Windows Start menu and select
‘Properties’.
b. Click on the ‘Hardware’ tab and then click on ‘Device Manager’.
c. Double-click on ‘Network adapters’ and then on ‘Trust Wireless Network’.
d. Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab and, for the PC-Card, select ‘Automatic based
on WEP settings’ for ‘Authentication Type’. For the USB adapter, select
‘Shared Key’ or ‘Auto’.
E. Click on ‘OK’.
Note:
To share files in Windows XP, the files to be shared must be
copied to the ‘Shared’ folder. See the Windows XP Help function
for detailed information.
Windows XP has an option which automatically searches for different wireless
networks. If the ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ option is activated, the network
connection may be broken after approximately 15 minutes.
Follow the instructions below to deactivate the ‘Wireless Zero Configuration’ in
Windows XP.
Note:
You must be logged on as ‘Administrator’ to deactivate this
option.
