Dynex DX-WGUSB User Manual

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Wireless LAN 802.11g USB Adapter

Adaptateur USB pour réseau local sans fil 802.11g Adaptador USB para Red Inalambrica 802.11g mejorado

DX-WGUSB

USER GUIDE • GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR • GUÍA DEL USUARIO

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Dynex DX-WGUSB Wireless

LAN USB Adapter

Contents

Introduction..................................................................................... 2

Installing the software and hardware .............................................. 2

Configuring the wireless network .................................................... 4

Troubleshooting............................................................................... 6

FCC ................................................................................................... 7

Legal notices.................................................................................... 7

Français ....................................................... 8

Español ...................................................... 14

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Dynex Wireless LAN 802.11g USB adapter. This package contains:

• A Wireless LAN 802.11g USB adapter

• A printed user guide

• A CD containing the wireless network adapter utility and drivers and this user guide

If anything is missing, contact Dynex at (800) 305-2204.

Contents

8 If a warning box opens, click Continue Anyway. Your computer

copies files to your hard drive.

9 Click Finish.

To install wireless networking on a Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows ME computer:

Caution : Do not connect the USB adapter until instructed to do so.

1 Install the access point. For more information, see the access point

documentation.

2 Turn on your computer. 3 Insert the included CD in the optical drive. 4 If the installation program does not start automatically, use

Windows Explorer to browse the CD and locate the file named setup.exe, then double-click setup.exe to start installing the software.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. 6 Connect the USB adapter to a USB connector on your computer.

The Found New Hardware Wizard opens.

7 Right-click on the My Computer desktop icon, click Properties,

then click Hardware Device Manager. Make sure that the USB adapter is listed as one of the devices in your computer.

Installing the software and hardware

Use the following procedures to set up your wireless network.

To install wireless networking on a Windows XP computer:

Caution : Do not connect the USB adapter until instructed to do so.

1 Install the access point. For more information, see the access point

documentation.

2 Turn on your computer. 3 Insert the included CD in the optical drive. 4 If the installation program does not start automatically, use

Windows Explorer or My Computer to browse the CD and locate the file named setup.exe, then double-click setup.exe to start installing the software.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. 6 Connect the USB adapter to a USB connector on your computer.

The Found New Hardware Wizard opens.

7 Click Install the software automatically (Recommended),

then click Next.

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Installing the software and hardware

8 If you are using Windows 98, right-click on the Network

Neighborhood desktop icon, then click Properties. The Lo cal

Area Connection Properties dialog box opens.

-ORIf you are using Windows ME and Windows 2000, right-click on

the Network Neighborhood desktop icon, click Properties, then click Local Area Connection's properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box opens.

11 From the network protocols list, select NetBEUI, then click OK.

The NetBEUI protocol is installed.

12 Click OK to return to the Select Network Component Type dialog

box.

13 Repeat steps 10 through 12 to add the IPX/SPX protocol. 14 Click TCP/IP to set the IP address for your computer. Select either

Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address setting. If you choose to specify an IP address, then enter

the IP value, subnet mask, DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values.

9 Click on the General tab, then click Install. The Select Network

Component Type dialog box opens.

10 Click Protocol, then click Add. The Select Net work Protocols dialog

box opens.

15 Click OK to return to Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. 16 Select the File and Printer Sharing options and sharing for your

computer’s resources, then click OK.

17 Click Yes when a pop up appears asking if you want to restart your

computer. Your computer turns off and turns on again.

Uninstalling the software and hardware

To uninstall the software and hardware:

1 Click Start, All Programs or Programs, Dynex DX-WGUSB

Wireless LAN Card Utility, then click Uninstall. 2 Remove the USB adapter. 3 Restart your computer.

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Configuring the wireless network

Your Wireless LAN 802.11g USB adapter uses its own management software. All functions are controlled by this utility. To make it easier to move from one network environment to another, the utility uses profiles that you create.

To use the wireless utility:

1 Click Start, All Programs or Programs, Dynex DX-WGUSB

Wireless LAN Card Utility, then Dynex DX-WGUSB Wireless LAN Card Utility.

Note: The wireless utility icon should appear in your icon tray. If the

icon is red, it means that the Wireless LAN 802.11g NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete.

Configuring the wireless network

Connected To Network—This field displays the current status of the connection. Possible status messages include:

• Connected to Network—Indicates normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The computer is connected to an access point and networking is available.

• Scanning—Indicates the computer is searching for an available access point within range.

Note: This field also displays error messages if the driver fails to initialize.

Network Type—Possible network types include:

• Infrastructure Mode—The driver scans all available channels continuously until it finds one or more access points that match its SSID (network name). At that point it tries to authenticate and associate with the access point.

• Peer to Peer Mode—The driver scans for five seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SSID.

Channel—Displays the channel the network is on. Encryption—Displays Off when encryption is turned off, WEP when either 64-bit or 128-bit is turned on, or WPA when WPA is turned on. Link Speed—Displays the current connection data rate. Signal Strength—The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when

the network is in infrastructure mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the access point.

Link Quality—The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the network is in infrastructure mode. The bar graph displays the quality of the link between the computer and access point.

2 Select the profile you want to use for your network connection.

-ORClick on the following:

• The tabs to navigate through the different settings.

•The X button to minimize the window.

•The More… button to get more information.

Link Information tab

Available Networks tab

The Available Networks tab shows the current status of available access points within the network and lets you select which access point you want to connect to.

To connect to an access point:

1 Select an access point from list. 2 Click Connect to connect to the access point.

If the access point you want to connect to is not listed, click Refresh to rescan the network and list all available access points within network.

Fields on the Link Information tab include:

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Configuring the wireless network

Connecting to a network

To connect to a network:

1 Click Connect on the Available Networks tab. The following screen

opens.

2 Set the values of the following fields:

• Network Name—Type a name for the new profile.

• Network Type —Select from the list of supported network types. Supported types include:

• Peer to Peer—This is the 802.11g peer-to-peer mode (also known as Ad Hoc). Only one wireless cell is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from client to client without the use of an access point. 802.11g Ad Hoc networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.

• Access Point—This mode requires an 802.11g or 802.11b access point. All communication is done through the access point, which relays packets of information to other wireless computers as well as to computers on a wired network (such as Ethernet).

• Transfer Rate —The transmission rate at which the access point transmits the data packets. You may set this to:

• fixed 1 Mbps, fixed 2 Mbps, fixed 5.5 Mbps, fixed 11 Mbps, or Automatic if you are using an 802.11b access point.

• fixed 6 Mbps, fixed 9 Mbps, fixed 12 Mbps, fixed 18 Mbps, fixed 24Mbps, fixed 36 Mbps, fixed 48 Mbps, fixed 54 Mbps, or Automatic if you are using an 802.11g access point.

3 Click Next. The following screen opens.

5 Click Next. The following screen opens.

When encrypted information is received it is only accepted if it decrypts correctly. This happens only if the computer has the WEP Key used by the access point. This screen lets you enter the WEP key.

6 Set the values of the following fields:

• Input Method—Select the input method that matches the input method used by the access point.

• Key—Enter the WEP Key. This key must be the same as the key used by the access point. It must be between 8 and 63 characters long.

Note: Use only the digits 0-9 and letters A-F for the key.

• Key Index—Select the key index that matches the key index used by the access point.

7 Click Next. The following screen opens.

4 Set the values of the following fields:

• Authentication Mode—Use the default authentication mode.

• Encryption—Use the default encryption.

8 If you want to set the IP setting, click Enable, then go to step 9.

-ORIf you want the IP setting to be set up automatica lly, click Disable,

then click Complete. You are finished.

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9 Click Next. The following screen opens.

The purpose of this screen is to configure the TCP/IP setting of each wireless connection. You must define if the current profile’s IP setting is assigned by a DHCP server or assigned by a fixed IP that is determinate by the Network Administrator.

10 Set the values of the following fields:

• DHCP Status—Select Enable if the TCP/IP information is assigned by a DHCP Server. Select Disable if you would like to specify the IP address manually.

• IP Address—Enter the IP address for the network card.

• Subnet Mask—Enter the subnet mask for the network card. The default is 255.255.255.0

• Default Gateway—Enter your network’s default gateway’s IP address.

• DNS Server—Enter the domain name system server’s address.

11 Click Complete. You are finished.

Profile Setting tab

The Profile Setting tab lets you create profiles for different network environments.

Troubleshooting

About tab

The About tab shows the product version including details of the driver, application, and firmware versions. You must use this version number when reporting problems to Dynex.

Troubleshooting

Windows 98

To make sure that the WLAN 802.11g device is installed properly:

1 Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, then Network. Click the

Configuration tab. If you find the WLAN 802.11g USB adapter

listed, it means the USB adapter is installed properly. If you see a yellow question mark, it means there is a resource conflict.

-ORRight-click on the My Computer desktop icon, then select

Properties. Click Device Manager, then click on Network Adapter. If you find the WLAN 802.11g USB adapter listed, it

means the USB adapter is installed properly. If you see a yellow question mark, it means there is a resource conflict.

2 Click on the USB adapter and then on the adapter service. You will

see the status of the USB adapter. If there is a yellow sign on the USB adapter, check the following:

• Check to see if your computer has a free IRQ. Free an IRQ by assigning the same IRQ to some devices. For example COM 1 and COM 2 can be assigned the same IRQ values.

• Make sure that you have connected the correct USB adapter and have installed the correct driver.

On this tab, you can click the following buttons:

• Add to create new profile.

• Edit to edit the currently highlighted profile.

• Delete to delete the currently highlighted profile.

• Connect to connect to a network using the currently highlighted profile.

Windows 2000

To make sure that the WLAN 802.11g device is installed properly:

1 Use Windows 2000 Diagnostics to see if there is any conflict in the

resource allocation of the I/O Address or IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O Addresses are already assigned to other devices, you must change that value. The I/O Address must be 40h bytes long.

2 Go to the Control Panel. Double-click on the USB adapter and view

the WLAN adapter. Double-clicking on the USB adapter shows you the USB adapter information, driver name, and the driver file. If you do not find the names, there are some problems and the driver is not installed correctly. Reinstall the driver.

3 Check the PnP BIOS setup menu, then click No.

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