GemTek Technology U920925G User Manual

Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB2.0 Adapter

User's Guide

Contents

Getting Started With Your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Using Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility Mounting a Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless Adapter to Your Computer Technical Specification Regulatory Information Troubleshooting Appendix Glossary

Page 1 of 1Contents: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

The copying or reproducing of any material in this document in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden.

The trademarks

Windows

and

Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

00 release: November 2003

Dell

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

, the

DELL

logo, and

TrueMobile

are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.

Microsoft

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 1 of 4Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter: Dell TrueMo...

Back to Contents Page

Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

NOTE: If you did not purchase this device with a new Dell system, please start at step 1. If you purchased this device with a new Dell system, please skip to step 2

To complete the setup of your TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter, perform the following 3 steps:

1. Installing the software (drivers and Dell Wireless Configuration Utility)

2. Connecting the device to the computer

3. Connecting to your wireless network

1. Installing the Software

NOTE: This installation is required before connecting the device to the system.

a. Insert the

b. Click on c. The wizard will install the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility and the driver for your device.

drive of your computer. If the

Start-->Run OK

Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter CD

screen does not appear automatically, select

(where x:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click

and then type

Install Software

Main Menu

x:\setup.exe

into the CD or DVD

2. Connecting the Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter to Your Computer

a. Connect the small connector of the USB cable to the connector in the

1300 Wireless USB Adapter

as shown in Figure 1.

Dell TrueMobile

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Figure 1

b. Connect the other end of the USB cable to any USB connector on the back of your

desktop computer as shown in Figure 2.

Page 2 of 4Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter: Dell TrueMo...

Figure 2

c. The

d. The driver for your device will be automatically detected and installed. e. Check for the

f. The

Found New Hardware

Green Light

between the device and the system correctly.

New network device installed

to close the message.

screen will appear.

on the device to make sure the USB cable is connected

screen will appear on the bottom right corner. Click X

(XP only)

3. Connecting to Your Wireless Network

To connect to the wireless network, the wireless network name (SSID) of the

adapter

To set the network name, follow the instructions below for Windows XP operating system. For Windows 2000, follow instructions under

must match the wireless network name specified by your Wireless Broadband Router*.

section 3.2

wireless USB

3.1 Connecting using Windows® XP Operating System

a. Click on the

bottom right corner.

Wireless Network Connection

pop up message on the

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

b. In the

Available networks

list, you should see the wireless network name that you specified in your wireless broadband router. Select that network name and click

Connect

. You may see the names of other wireless networks in this list. You only need to set the configuration for your wireless network.

c. A pop up message on the bottom right corner will show that the device is

Connected to:

indicates the

the network whose name was specified in step b) and also

Signal Strength

d. Open the

Internet Explorer

and you should be able to browse the

Internet

Page 3 of 4Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter: Dell TrueMo...

NOTE: guide

If you are unable to access the

Internet

, refer to the

3.2 Using the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility for Windows 2000

The Dell Wireless Configuration Utility is a software utility that you can use to:

! Check the quality of your wireless connection. ! View/change the settings of your network connection. ! Monitor your network connection.

Use the following procedure to start the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility:

a. Click

WLAN Card Utility

Start

> Programs _> Dell TrueMobile _> TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0

b. An icon like this will appear in the system tray (bottom right corner of your

screen).

Trouble Shooting

section o

Double click the icon.

c. Click on the

Wireless Connections

tab.

d. In the

Available networks

list, you should see the wireless network name that you specified in your wireless broadband router. Select that network name and click

Configure

. (You may see the names of other wireless networks in this list. You only need to set the configuration for your wireless network.)

e. In the

Wireless Network Properties

box, click OK and the window will

close. It may take up to one minute for the network connection to be made.

f. The network name and icon should now appear at the top of the

networks Wireless Network Properties

list when you next open the

. Your computer will be connected to the

Wireless Connections

selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network.

Preferred

tab in

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Securing your Network

Your network administrator may have implemented measures to help make your wireless network secure. If so, you must get the required settings from your administrator to establish a connection to the network. For detailed information on how to change these settings under any of the supported Windows operating systems, please consult the Network Configuration of your Dell Truemobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide.

Page 4 of 4Getting Started with your Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter: Dell TrueMo...

section

Back to Contents Page

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 1 of 1Using your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB ...

Back to Contents Page

Using your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

The Dell Wireless Configuration Utility allows you to configure your TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB adapter and your connection to the wireless network. The sections below provide complete information on the operation of the Configuration Utility.

Contents

OPERATION

System Tray Icon Icon Menu Starting the Configuration Utility

CONNECTING TO THE WIRELESS NETWORK

Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled Windows 2000 or Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Disabled

CONFIGURING A WIRELESS NETWORK

Network Configuration Association Tab Creating Encryption Keys Manually Creating Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase Authentication Tab PEAP Authentication TLS/Smart Card Authentication EAP MD5 Challenge Authentication TTLS Authentication

LINK STATUS

SITE MONITOR

– Cisco Wireless (LEAP) Authentication

DIAGNOSTICS

Back to Contents Page

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 1 of 3Operation of Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wirele...

Back to the Table of Contents

Operation of Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

This section discusses operation of the utility once it has been installed. It describes the system tray icon, the

icon menu

System Tray Icon

, and starting the utility.

After the installation of the Dell Wireless Configuration Utility, its icon appears in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your desktop.

The color behind the logo indicates the link status, as follows:

Weak

You can also view more complete information on the connection status of the link by placing the cursor over the Configuration Utility icon. When your computer has established a link, placing the cursor over the icon displays the network name, network type (infrastructure or ad-hoc) and connection speed. If your computer has not established a link, placing the cursor over the icon indicates the problem (no network adapter or no available network, for example).

Marginal

Good

Excellent

Disconnected

Back to the Table of Contents

Icon Menu

Clicking the right mouse button on the System Tool Tray Icon displays a menu similar to the following illustration:

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Clicking a command in the menu will cause the following action to occur:

Page 2 of 3Operation of Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wirele...

About

Wireless adapter (its hardware and firmware components) and its associated software (driver and configuration utility).

opens the Utility with the

tab selected, giving information on your TrueMobile

About

opens the help file.

Help

Hide Systray Icon

screen. When you choose this command, the driver continues to operate the adapter in the last commanded configuration, but to restart the Configuration Utility you must select

→

Dell TrueMobile

Link Status

the details and current quality of your connection to the wireless LAN. The section Link Status explains the information displayed by this tab.

removes the icon for the utility from the System Tray at the bottom of your

→

TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility

opens the Utility with the

Link Status

tab selected. This tab provides information on

from the

Start

Programs

menu.

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 3 of 3Operation of Your Dell Wireless Configuration Utility: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wirele...

Site Monitor

opens the Utility with the

Site Monitor

tab selected. The section titled Site Monitor

explains the operation of this tab.

Diagnostics

opens the Utility with the

Diagnostics

tab selected. The section titled Diagnostics

explains the operation of this tab.

View Available Networks

: The window displayed by this command depends on whether your

computer operates with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled under Windows XP:

! If you are already connected to a wireless network, choosing this command opens the

Wireless Network Connection

window if your computer operates with Wireless Zero Configuration enabled. Otherwise, choosing this command opens the Configuration Utility with the

Link Status

menu displayed.

! If you are not connected to a wireless network, choosing this command opens the

Connect to Wireless Network

window if your computer operates with Wireless Zero

Configuration enabled. Otherwise, choosing this command opens the Configuration Utility

Exit

with the

closes the Utility.

Wireless Networks

Back to the Table of Contents

menu displayed.

Starting the Configuration Utility

You can launch the Configuration Utility in one of three ways:

! by simply clicking the left mouse button on the Configuration Utility icon. ! by clicking the right mouse button on the Configuration Utility icon and selecting one of

the first five commands in the pop-up menu.

! If the Configuration Utility icon is not displayed in the System Tray, you can restart the

Configuration Utility from the Start Menu by selecting

TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility

The window displayed by the utility depends on whether your computer runs the Window

Note:

system with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled. With this service enabled, many configuration and security functions of your adapter are controlled by the operating system rath Configuration Utility.

Back to the Table of Contents

Programs

→

Dell TrueMobile

→

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 1 of 3Connecting to the Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter U...

Back to the Table of Contents

Connecting to the Wireless Network: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

With the Dell TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card driver and Configuration Utility installed, your computer automatically scans for wireless networks. You can connect to any of the networks your card sees, and change the parameters of your communications with any of these networks, by starting the Configuration Utility. The facilities provided by the Configuration Utility to accomplish this differ slightly depending on whether or not your computer runs the Windows XP operating system with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled.

Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled

Windows 2000 or Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Disabled

Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Enabled

The Wireless Zero Configuration service allows the Windows XP operating system to handle the configuration of your connection to a wireless network. With this service enabled, if you are not connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, the following window appears on your desktop:

This window lists the networks to which you can connect. To connect to any of these networks, choose it from the list and click the

Wireless Network Connection

With this service enabled, if you are already connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, the following window appears on your desktop:

Connect

window (shown below) appears on your desktop.

button. Once your connection is established, the

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 2 of 3Connecting to the Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter U...

You can click the XP to manage network connections. Consult your operating system documentation for information on using these tools.

Back to the Table of Contents

Open Network Properties

button to access the tools provided by Windows

Windows 2000 or Windows XP With Wireless Zero Configuration Disabled

If your computer runs the Windows 2000 operating system or the Windows XP operating system with Wireless Zero Configuration disabled, all configuration of your connection to the wireless network is controlled by the Configuration Utility. Under these conditions, if you are not connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, the Wireless Networks window appears on your desktop:

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 3 of 3Connecting to the Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter U...

The networks to which you can connect are listed in the window in the section. To connect to any of these networks, choose it from the list and click the button to the right of the list. Configuration of a network is explained in the Configuring a

Wireless Network section of this manual.

If you are already connected to a wireless network when you start the Configuration utility, the Link Status menu appears on your desktop. Refer to the Link Status the information displayed by this menu. To connect to a different network, follow the instructions in the Configuring a Wireless Network

Back to the Table of Contents

section of this manual.

Available networks

section for a description of

Configure

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 1 of 11Configuring a Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User'...

Back to the Table of Contents

Configuring a Wireless Network: Dell™ TrueMobile™ 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide

The Dell WLAN Configuration Utility allows you to configure the parameters of your communications with the wireless network through the topics are covered in this section of the manual:

Wireless Networks

menu. The following

The

Wireless Networks

Network Configuration The Association Tab The Authentication Tab

The Wireless Networks Menu

If your computer runs the Windows XP operating system

Note:

with the Wireless Zero Configuration service enabled, configuration of a wireless connection is controlled by that service. You must disable that service in order to use the Dell WLAN Configuration Utility to configure wireless communications.

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 2 of 11Configuring a Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User'...

Available Networks:

networks. If you are associated with a network, a blue bubble appears over the icon for the network in both this list and in the

The

Configure

highlighted network; refer to Network Configuration

Refresh

networks.

Preferred Networks:

list shows the order, from top to bottom, of the networks to which your computer will attempt to connect. If your computer is connected to any of these networks, a blue bubble appears over the icon for that network. If your computer cannot find any of these networks when it performs a scan, a crossed-out red bubble appears over the icon for that network

When your computer starts searching for a wireless network, it begins by attempting to connect to the first network in this list. If it cannot connect to this network, it then attempts to connect to the second network in the list. This process continues until the computer establishes a connection with one of these networks. After a connection is established, if a higher priority network become available, then the current connection is dropped and the computer connects with the higher priority network.

You can change the order of preferred networks by highlighting a network in this list and clicking the

button forces the Configuration Utility to update the list by scanning for available

Move Up

The first section of this menu displays a list of the available wireless

Preferred networks

button to the right of this list allows you to configure your connection to the

The second section of this menu displays a list of preferred networks. This

Move Down

buttons.

list.

for an explanation of this process. The

The button allows you to configure the selected network. Refer to Network Configuration explanation of the operation of these buttons. The network from the list of preferred networks.

Two items appear beneath the

icon in systray

appears in the system tray at the bottom right side of your desktop. If this field is not checked, you can start the Configuration Utility from the Start Menu by selecting

TrueMobile

Clicking on the

button allows you to add a network to the list of preferred networks. The

Add

Remove

Preferred networks

field determines whether the icon for the Dell WLAN configuration utility

→

TrueMobile 1300 USB2.0 WLAN Card Utility

Advanced...

button displays the following menu:

section. The

button removes the selected

Show wireless configuration

Programs

Properties

for an

→

Dell

The first section of this menu allows you to specify the networks to access when your computer is searching for a wireless network connection. Clicking the check box next to the

Automatically connect to non-preferred networks

any available network if it cannot connect to a preferred network.

At the bottom of the any changes you made in this or any of the other menus of the Configuration Utility and closes

Wireless networks

menu are three buttons. Clicking the OK button applies

field allows your computer to connect to

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

Page 3 of 11Configuring a Wireless Network: Dell TrueMobile 1300 Wireless USB Adapter User'...

the utility. Clicking the

but does not close the utility. Clicking the

Apply

Cancel

button cancels any changes you made since you last clicked the

button saves any changes you made in

Apply

this or any of the other menus of the utility and leaves the utility open.

Back to the Table of Contents

Network Configuration

There are three ways to configure a network through the Dell WLAN Configuration Utility:

! by choosing a network in the list of available networks and clicking the ! by choosing a network in the list of preferred networks and clicking the ! by clicking the

button beneath the list of preferred networks

Add

When you click any of these buttons a window similar to the following appears on your screen:

Configure

Properties

button

If you clicked the

Configure

you clicked the button appears in the

Properties

button, the name of the network highlighted when

Network name (SSID)

field. If you clicked the

Add

button to display this menu, this field is blank. To add a network to the list of preferred networks, enter its name in this field.

Two buttons appear at the bottom of this menu. Clicking the OK button applies any changes you made in this or any of the other menus of the Configuration Utility. Clicking the cancels any changes you made since you last clicked the buttons returns to the

Wireless networks

menu.

button. Clicking either of these

Apply

Cancel

Network configuration consists of specifying values for association and authentication

button

, as

explained in the following sections.

30-9-2003file://C:\Documents%20and%20Settings\dsarired\My%20Documents\projects%20200...

+ 35 hidden pages