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Versio n: 1.1

(M ar 2006)

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Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B d igital device, p u rsuan t to P art 15 of FCC Rul es. These l imits are desig n ed to pr ovide reason ab l e pr otect ion agains t harm ful in ter feren ce in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio freq u ency en ergy and , if not in stall ed and used in accor danc e with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However , t h ere is n o guaran tee t h at inter fer enc e will not occur in a par ticul ar inst all ation . If this equ ipmen t d oes cau se harm ful inter fer enc e to radio or tel evision rec ept ion , which can be d eter min ed by tur n ing the equ ipm ent of f and on, th e user is enc ourag ed to t ry to corr ect th e in terf eren ce by one or more of th e foll owing measu res :

1. Reori ent or r elocate the r ec eiv ing antenn a.

2. Increase t he separat ion between th e equip m ent and receiv er .

3. Conn ect th e equ ipm ent in to an out let on a circ uit d iff eren t from th at t o whic h th e receiver is connected .

4. Cons ult the deal er or an exper ienced radio t ec hnician for help.

FCC Cau t ion

This eq u ipm ent mus t be inst all ed and op erat ed in accord an ce with provided inst ru ction s and a minimu m 5 c m spacing mus t be provid ed b et ween comp ut er m ounted antenn a and person ’s b ody (excl ud ing extr emit ies of hand s, wrist and feet ) du ring wirel ess mod es of op erat ion .

This d evice comp l ies wit h P art 15 of the F CC Rul es. Op erat ion is subj ect t o the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful int erf eren ce, and (2) this device mu st accep t any in terf eren ce rec eived, inclu d ing in terf eren ce th at may cau se und esir ed op erat ion.

Any ch ang es or m odif icat ions not expr essl y app roved b y the part y res pons ible for c omp lian ce c ould void the au thorit y t o oper ate equ ip ment.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an un cont roll ed environ men t . In ord er t o avoid th e poss ibil it y of exceedin g the FCC rad io f req uency exposu re l imit s, hu man p roximity t o th e ant enna s hall not be les s than 20c m (8 in ches) dur ing normal op eration .

R&TT E Compl iance S t at ement

This eq u ipm ent comp lies with all the r equir emen ts of DIRECT IVE 199 9/5/ CE OF THE EUROP EAN PAR LIAME NT AN D THE COU NC IL of Marc h 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&T TE Direct i ve rep eal s an d repl aces in the d irec tive 98/13/ EEC (Telec ommu n ication s Term inal Equ ip ment and S atell ite E arth S tat ion Eq uipm ent ) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This eq u ipm ent is des igned with the ut most care f or the s afet y of those wh o install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of elec tric sh ock and static elec tric ity wh en work ing wit h el ect ric al equip ment . All gu idel ines of this and of th e compu t er manuf actu re mu st ther efore b e all owed at al l tim es to en sur e the saf e use of the equ ipm ent.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Bel giu m, Denmark , Finland , Fr ance, Germany , Gr eec e, Irelan d, Italy, Luxemb our g , the Neth erl and s, Port ug al, Sp ain, Swed en, and the Unit ed Kingdom. The ETSI vers ion of th is device is al so au t hor ized for us e in EFTA memb er stat es: Icelan d, Liech ten stein , Norway , an d Swit zerl and .

EU Countries Not intended for use

None.

CONTENTS

1 Introd u ctio n .....................................................................................1

1.1 Features ...................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Specifications ............................................................................................. 1

1.3 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 2

2 The Outward Appearance of the Wi-Fi Detector ............................ 3

3 How to cha rge th e Wi -F i Detec tor ................................................... 4

4 How to us e th e Wi -F i Detec to r......................................................... 5

5 How to install the driver and utility ................................................7

6 How to configure the utility...........................................................12

6.1 W ireless Connection Status ........................................................................12

6.2 Gene ral Connection Setting........................................................................14

6.3 W EP and WPA Encryption.........................................................................17

6.3.1 WEP Settin g ............................................................................................................17

6.3.2 WPA Setting...........................................................................................................18

6.4 Advanc ed Settings......................................................................................20

6.5 Software AP Mode .....................................................................................21

6.5.1 AP Con ne c tion St atus ..............................................................................................21

6.5.2 AP General Connection Setting................................................................................23

6.5.3 MAC Address Filter.................................................................................................25

7 Troubleshooting.............................................................................27

1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing t his 802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter w ith Wi-Fi Detector . This convenient de vice insta ntly detect s wireless hotspots anywhere. T he backlight LCM display tells the user detailed informatio n about any detected hotspot . There’s no need to purchase any battery because there is a rechargeable Li-Po lymer bat tery which recharges whene ver the detector is inserted into any USB port .

This Wi-Fi detector also allows the user t o go online wirelessly and is designed t o comply wit h IEEE 802.11g Wireless LA N standard. It is suitable for any laptop or desktop c omputer.

This detector supports 64/128/ 256-bit WEP data encryption that protect s your wireless network f rom eavesdropping. It also supports W PA (Wi-Fi Protect ed Access) and WPA2 that combi nes I EEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integr ity Protocol) technologies. Clie nt users are required to authorize before acc essing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitt ed in the netw ork is encrypted/decr ypted by a dynamically changed secret key. This adapter has built-in AES e ngine which ensure the highest degree of security and authe ntic ity f or d igital infor matio n and it is the mos t adva nced sol ut ion def ined by I EEE

802.11i for t he security in t he wireless network.

1.1 Features

• Complies with the IEEE 802. 11b and IEEE 802. 1 1g 2.4G Hz st andards.

• LCM displays: SSID, Signal Strength, Network type (802.11b/g), Network Mode

(infrastructure, Adhoc), operating channel, number of AP’s detected, battery strength, Link/Act indicator)

• Up to 54Mbps high data transfer r ate.

• Support 64/128/256-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2 (AES with IEEE

802.1x) functions for high le vel of security.

• Supports Software AP function, which tur ns the wireless station into a wireless AP.

• Complies with IEEE 802.11d country r oami ng sta ndard.

• Support the most popular operating system: Wi ndows 98SE/Me/ 2000/ XP.

• Supports USB 2.0/1.1 interface.

• Portable and mini-si ze design.

• Suitable for Any Notebook or Desktop PC.

1.2 Specifications

• Standar d: IEEE 802.11g/b

• LCM Size: 96x32 with EL backlight

• Batter y: 4.2V Rechargeable Li-Poly mer Bat t er y

• Bus Type: USB 2.0 Type A

• Frequency Band: 2. 4000~ 2. 4835GHz (Industrial Scie ntific Medical Band)

• Modula tio n: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16 Q AM, 6 4QAM (11g)

BPSK, Q PSK, CCK (11b)

• Data Rate: 54/ 48/ 36/24/18/12/11/ 9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback

• Security: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2

(AES w ith IEEE 802.1x)

• Antenna: Internal Antenna

• Drivers: Windows 98SE/M e/ 2000/ XP/2003 Ser ver

• Transmit Power : 16dBm (Typical)

• Dimension: 14( H) x 28.5(W) x 91(D)

• Temperat ure: 32~ 140°F (0 ~60°C)

• Humidity: 0-85% ( NonConde nsing)

• Certif ic ation: FCC, CE

1.3 Package Contents

Before you begin the installation, ple ase check the items of your package. The package should include the following it ems:

• One Wi-Fi Detector

• One Quick Guide

• One CD (Driver/ Utility/Manual)

If any of the above it ems i s missing, conta ct your suppli er as soon as possible.

2 The Outward Appearance of the Wi-Fi Detector

3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector

1. Remove the cap from the Wi-Fi Detector, slide the power switch to the “ON” position and

carefully insert the USB connector into any available USB port on your computer. You will s ee t he rechar g ing sc ree n.

The bat ter y s tr ength ind icat or will b e animat ed while the Wi- Fi det ect or is being r ech arged. The “Li nk/Ac t” ico n will b li nk whe n the Wi- F i det ect or is being used as a wir eles s USB

adapter t o surf the inter net.

2. Whe n the W i-F i det ect or is finis hed re c hargi ng it w ill a utomat ica lly s to p charg i ng the

bat ter y. W hen it is fi nis hed r echar gi ng t he batt er y yo u will see “Charg e F inis h” dis pla yed on the L CM and t he ba tt er y str ength ind icat or will s to p bli nking.

3. If you slide the power sw itch to the “O FF” position when in recharging, the Wi-Fi

det ect or will sto p re chargi ng t he batt er y and yo u will s ee “ Sto p charg ing” disp lay ed o n the LCM and t he bat te ry s trengt h indic at or w ill st op b linki ng.

4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector

1. Slide t he pow er s wit ch t o the “O N” posit io n, and a w elcom e s cre en will gr eet the user .

2. Af te r the we lcome s cre e n is display e d the W i-Fi de tec to r w ill auto mat ical ly e nter

scanning mode to det ect Wi-Fi signa ls.

In scanning mode the display will dis p lay t he tot al numbe r of bot h non-e ncry pte d and encrypted Wi-Fi signals det ected.

3. Once scanning mode is complete, t he detector will e nter it s st andar d disp lay mode.

The detector automat ically sort s the signa ls by the following criter ia: Non-encrypt ed AP’s according to signal strengt h followed by encrypted AP’s accordi ng to signal strength.

The Icons on the LCM display are displayed as follows:

1. Operat ing Cha nnel: Indicates the curre nt operating channel of t he detected Wi-Fi signal.

2. Number of AP’s Detected: t he left digit ind icates which detected W i-Fi signal is currently displayed a nd the right digit indicates the tot al amount of Wi-Fi signals detected.

3. Encryption indicator: “WEP” for WEP encryption, “WPA” for WPA encryption, and “WPA2” for WPA2 encryption, and “OPEN” indicates it is a non-encrypted signal.

4. “G” indicates the signal is a 802.11g w ireless signal. “B” indicates the signal is a

802.11b wir eless signa l.

5. Signal strength indicator with 5 bars indicating the signal strengt h.

6. “In” indicates the signal is an infrastruct ure mode signal, “Ad” indicates the signal is an Ad hoc mode signal.

7. Battery indicator with 3 bars indicating battery power. When the indicator is empty, please recharge the detect or by inserting it into a USB port.

8. SSID Indicator: Displays the SSID of the detected Wi-Fi signal, if the SSID is too long t he SSID i ndic at or w ill sc roll t o dis play the co mplet e SSI D.

4. If the user wishes to detect a signal with a dedicated SSID, t he user simply has to hold down the “scan” button for 4 seconds to enter “lock mode”. When the detector is in “lock mode” an ic on with a capitalized “ L” appears in the upper middle corner of t he display.

In “lock mode” the detector constantly refr eshes the signal str ength so the user can move around to find where the detected sig nal strength is the strongest.

Just hold down the “scan” button for 4 seconds again to unlock the “lock mode”.

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