Dynalink QWLL100 Quick Setup Manual

WLAN USB Adaptor

This Quick Set-Up Guide only provides you with the
basic instructions for setting up these wireless
adaptors on your computer. A complete user manual
that includes an illustrated step-by-step guide can be
found on this CD.

QWLL100

Quick Setup Guide

Introduction

A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) serves the same purposes as a conventional
wired Ethernet network (LAN) but only without the wires. Computers are linked
together by radio waves. The wireless adaptor is your “wireless network card”.
It turns your computer into a wireless station, allowing it to connect to other
wireless stations or wireless access points to share network resources including
Internet access. Your Dynalink wireless adaptor is Wi-Fi certified to the IEEE

802.11b standard. This ensures wireless connectivity among all wireless equipment
that meet the same 802.11b standard irrespective of vendors.

THIS PRODUCT CAN BE SET UP ON TWO TYPES OF WIRELESS NETWORKS

1. Infrastructure network

In an infrastructure network, your wireless adaptor connects your computer
to a wired network via a wireless access point. This enables your computer
to share all available resources including Internet access and peripherals on
the wired network.

2. Ad-hoc (peer to peer) network

This is a computer network built of wireless stations. Your wireless adaptor
connects your computer to other wireless stations for file sharing.

WIRELESS PRIVACY

Privacy is an important issue with wireless. These functions are provided for
access control and security:

1. Service Set ID (SSID)

This is a user specified name that uniquely identifies a wireless domain. You
should set your wireless adaptor to use the SSID for the wireless network.

2. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an authentication algorithm that protects

users from eavesdropping. When enabled, all wireless stations always transmit
data encrypted using a key of your choice. The receiving station will use the
same key for decryption.

Installing the adaptor, driver & wireless utility

Plug the QWLL100 into the USB port of your computer. Windows will detect
new hardware and ask to install a driver. Insert the manufacturer’s CD into your
CD drive.

Windows XP and 2000
Windows will display a Found New Hardware Wizard. Select Install from a list
or specific location [Advanced] - Next. Click Browse and then My Computer.

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Browse to D:\2KXP (Substitute D: with your CD drive letter). Wait for Windows
to finish copying files. Click Finish to complete installation.

Windows 98
Windows will display an Add New Hardware Wizard. Click Next and select Search
for the best driver for your device (Recommended) – Next. Tick the CD-ROM
drive option. Click Next to allow Windows to search and copy files from the CD.

You may need the Windows 98 CD to complete the driver installation. Then click

Finish to complete and OK to restart your computer.

Windows ME
Windows will display an Add New Hardware Wizard. Select Specify the location
of the driver (Advanced) – Next. Tick the Specify a location box. Browse to D:\ME

(Substitute D: with your CD drive letter) – Next to and copy files from this folder.
Then click Finish to complete and OK to restart your computer.

Both the device driver and wireless configuration utility have been loaded into
your computer. Now follow the next section to configure the adaptor properties.

Configuring the Wireless Adaptor

Before you start you should know:

1.

The type of network you are connecting to, infrastructure or ad-hoc.

2. The SSID of the network you are connecting to.

The SSID is already determined on an existing network by the network
administrator. You should set up your
adaptor in order to comply. Only when
you are setting up a new network,
there is the option on choosing SSID.

Windows 2000, Windows ME or
Windows 98 users should now follow
section 3.2.

3.1 IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WINDOWS XP

Windows XP comes with a built in
Wireless Network Connection utility
for wireless adaptor configuration.
After completing the steps in section
2, both the Windows built in wireless
network utility and the manufacturer’s
wireless configuration utility are active.

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