Aztech WL635USB User Manual

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WL635USB Wireless B/G
USB 2.0 Adaptor
User Manual
Version 1.1
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION TO WL635USB WIRELESS B/G USB 2.0 ADAPTOR ................................3
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS.................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 LED INDICATORS..........................................................................................................................4
2 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................5
2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..............................................................................................................5
2.2 STEP 1: INSTALL THE DRIVER & UTILITY......................................................................................5
2.3 STEP 2: INSTALL THE DEVICE.......................................................................................................7
2.4 VERIFY INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................9
2.5 UNINSTALLATION........................................................................................................................... 9
3 NETWORK CONNECTION ............................................................................................................10
3.1 IN WINDOWS 98SE/ME.............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 IN WINDOWS 2000/XP ...............................................................................................................11
4 IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................................12
5 CONFIGURATION UTILITY........................................................................................................... 13
5.1 MAIN TAB ....................................................................................................................................14
5.2 PROFILE MANAGER TAB .............................................................................................................19
5.3 INFORMATION TAB ......................................................................................................................20
6 EXAMPLE OF CONNECTION TO AN ACCESS POINT...........................................................21
Product warranty does not apply to damage caused by lightning, power surges or wrong voltage usage.
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Declaration of Conformity
FCC Certification
The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment.
Part15, Class B
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
CAUTION:
1. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.
2. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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1 Introduction to WL635USB Wireless B/G USB 2.0 Adaptor
The WL635USB Wireless B/G USB 2.0 Adaptor is designed for creating a wireless workstation for notebook or desktop computer. It is compatible with any USB-equipped computers. The WL 635USB Wireless B/G USB 2.0 Adaptor is compliant with both Wireless­G (802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b).
WL635USB is based on Texas Instruments’ (TI) G++ Turbo mode (125Mbps equivalent) performance enhancing technology and by incorporating USB 2.0, the adaptor connects to wireless network at incredible speeds and delivers blazing fast data rates up to 125 Mbps*. An example of 125Mbps* Wireless LAN set up will be Aztech WL635USB (TI chipset) + DSL600EW (TI chipset).

1.1 Package Contents

Make sure that you have the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
WL635USB Wireless B/G USB 2.0 Adaptor (Qty:1) Easy Start (Qty:1)
Installation CD (Qty:1) USB Extension Cable (Qty:1)

1.2 Features

Complies with IEEE 802.11g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN
USB 2.0 compliant
USB Plug & Play
Interoperable with existing network infrastructure
Secure information transmission
Freedom to roam while staying connected
Compatible with specialty wireless products and services
Up to 125Mbps
Antenna is built in the card with LED indication
Low power consumption
Easy to install and configure
Applicable to Texas Instruments end-to-end chipsets Wireless LAN solution. Maximum
(
wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g specifications and does not represent actual data throughput. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate)
data rate
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1.3 LED Indicators

Power Indicator (Green LED):
The LED will light up when the device is connected to a network (an AP or Peer-to-Peer). The LED will blink when the device is scanning for all available networks.
Act Indicator (Green LED):
The LED will flicker when there is transmitting/receiving of wireless data.
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2 Installation

2.1 System Requirements

Desktop PC or Notebook PC
Pentium® 233 processor or higher
128MB RAM
20MB hard disk space (system files and modem driver only)
A free USB Port
CD-ROM drive
Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me / Windows® XP / Windows® 2000

2.2 Step 1: Install the Driver & Utility

Caution!!!
Do not insert the wireless LAN card into your computer until the procedures in “ Install the Device & Utility ” have been performed.
Important Note: Connect to an USB 2.0 USB host to have maximum rate of 54Mbps (802. 11g). If connected to an USB 1.1 USB host, the maximum rate will be 11 Mbps (802.11b) only.
1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM. The CD will run
automatically. If the Installation CD auto run fails, please run the “Setup.exe” file in the CD.
For Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click “Next” to continue.
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3. The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue.
4. The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue and the installation program
will start running automatically.
5. For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you may be prompted for Digital Signature not
found. Just click “Yes” or “Continue Anyway” to continue with the installation.
6. When the below screen is shown, click “Finish” to restart the system.
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2.3 Step 2: Install the Device

Note: Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section.
1. Locate your USB host and insert the USB 2.0 Adaptor.
2. Once the device has been inserted to your computer,
Windows will detect the new hardware.
3. Windows will begin copying the files to your computer.
For Windows 98SE/ME
4. Before installing the device, make sure you have your original Windows 98 CD-ROM on
hand (not required for Windows ME). When the prompt for “Windows 98 Second Edition
CD-ROM” window appears, insert the CD-ROM as requested. Click “OK” to continue the
installation.
5. The installation will continue and the system may prompt for a “Version Conflict”. Click
Yes” to keep the existing file. This completes the installation of the device.
For Windows 2000
4. When the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click “Yes” to continue the
installation.
5. This completes the installation of the device.
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