In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the utility we provided to congure your
wireless network settings.
Note: For Windows XP users that want to congure your wireless network using this Utility, please perform
the following procedures to disable your native Windows XP wireless support (Wireless Zero Conguration
Service)
Double click this icon
1
on your desktop to start
the utility
or this icon in the task
bar.
Figure 10
Ad-Hoc Mode
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An Ad-Hoc mode wireless network connects two
computers directly without the use of a router or AP. It
is also known as a peer-to-peer network. For example,
we can install this wireless adapter to two computers
respectively. The communication between the two
computers is an Ad-Hoc mode network.
Figure 11
Double click this icon on your
1
desktop to start the utility
or this icon in the task bar.
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Click the Available Network
2
button to scan available wireless
network adapters. Double click on
the network adapter that you are
going to connect to.
that you are connecting to an open
wireless network.
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Click OK to add this network into
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the prole list.
Note: This example is an open
wireless network. If you are going to
connect to a Wireless adapter with
security protection, you will have to
congure the encryption settings
in this prole to be corresponding
to the other wireless adapter.
Please click on the Network Authentication drop list to select
an authentication method, and then
select a Data encryption type. Fill
in each required blanks and click
An Infrastructure Mode network contains at least one wireless
client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to
Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP.
Figure 15
To use this adapter in Infrastructure Mode:
Double click this icon on your
1
desktop to start the utility
or this icon in the task bar.
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Click the Available Network
button to scan available access
points. Double click on the AP that
you are going to connect to.
Note: This example is an open wireless
network. If you are going to connect
to an AP with security protection, you
will have to congure the encryption
settings in this prole to correspond to
your AP. Please click on the Network
Authentication drop list to select an
authentication method, and then select
a “Data encryption” type. Fill in each
required blanks and click OK.
Tip: Windows XP and Windows 2000
users is also allowed to connect to your
wireless network with the RT-Set setup
wizard. Please refer to Appendix for
more information.
You may click on the tabs above to congure this adapter.
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The checkboxes below provide the following functions:
• Show Tray Icon
• Radio Off
• Disable Adapter
Check this checkbox to show the utility icon on yoursystem
Show Tray Icon
tray, which is in the notication area at the lower-right corner
of the windows desktop. You may also uncheck it to remove
the utility icon from system tray.
Radio Off
Disable Adapter
General
After starting the utility, the general
page pops up This General tab provides
the information of your current wireless
network connection. You may click the
Renew IP button to refresh those listed
information.
Check this checkbox to prevent this adapter form transmitting
or receiving signals. Uncheck it to communicate.
Check this checkbox to disable this wireless, Uncheck it to
enable this adapter again.
Status:
Speed:
Type:
Encryption:
SSID:
Signal Strength:
Link Quality:
Network Address:
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Check if the device associated to target network.
The current connection speed.
Infrastructure mode or Ad-Hoc mode.
The performing encryption mode for connecting to current network prole.
The SSID (network name) of the connected wireless network.
Indicates the signal strength detected by this adapter.
Indicates the link quality of this wireless connection.
Shows the current IP addresses settings for this adapter.
Click this button to add a connection prole for this adapter.
To remove a connection prole, click this prole on the prole list and click this button to
delete it.
Edit:
To modify the congurations for a prole, click this prole on the prole list and click this
button to edit.
Duplicate:
To make a copy of a prole, click the prole that going to be copied, and click this button
to copy it.
Set Default:
To select a prole as your default wireless connection, click this prole on the list and click
this button. You may also double click on each prole to select it as your default wireless
connection.
Available Network
This available tab lists the reachable
wireless network of this adapter.
Refresh:
Click this button to
rescan available networks
around the adapter.
Add to Prole:
To add an available
Network to your prole
list, select the
Available Network and
click this button to add.
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Advanced
This Advanced tab provides advanced
congurations to this adapter. Every
modication in this tab will be performed
after clicking the Apply button.
To restore the default settings of the
advanced tab, click the Set defaults
button to perform restoring.
AutoEnable or disable turbo mode automatically according to thedetected environment
Fragment Threshold
The maximum size of a packet that is going to be segmented and transmitted. Select the size from
256 to 2432(default) bytes.
RTS Threshold
Select the RTS Threshold form 0 to 2432(default)
Wireless Mode
802.11g/bConnect to a 802.11b/g network (2.4GHz/54Mbps)
802.11bConnect to a 802.11b network (2.4GHz/11Mbps)
802.11b Preamble Mode
Select the preamble mode to be long, short or auto detection mode.
Channel Plan
Select your region from the drop list. Please note that it is necessary for you to select a correct region.
Selecting an incorrect region may again the applicable law.
PSP XLink Mode
If you are using the PS2 or X-box for wireless connection
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Status
This tab shows the current connection
status of this adapter.
See this tab to show the transmission
activity record. Clicking the Reset
button recounts the values from zero.
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup
This device provides Wi-Fi Protected
Setup, an easy and secure Wi-Fi network setup solution, which contains two
options of operation methods, each one
will be functional.
PIN Method: After pushing the PIN
button, please enter your PIN code into
your AP.
PBC Method: After pushing the PBC
button, please push the physical button
on your AP or visual button on the WPS
mode, this General page shows up,
which shows the general information of
this AP.
SSID: The SSID (network name) of the
wireless network constructed by this AP.
BSSID: The MAC address of this AP.
Cong: Click this button to change
congurations to this AP.
Association Table: Shows the information of those devices that associated
with this AP including their MAC addresses and the time that they connected
with this device.