Lanpro LP-570G Installation Manual

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Wireless - Equipment
LP-570G Installation Guide
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LP-570G
Installation Guide
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This manual will Guide you in the Installation of your LP-570G. Before you proceed with the installation, please read the following Notes:
Note 1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar to Windows 98SE/Me/2000.)
Note 2: If you have installed the WLAN USB driver & utility already, please uninstall the old version rst.
Note 3: Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the procedure of Install the Driver & Utility has been performed.
Installation
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If you insert the Wireless LAN USB
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Adaptor into your computer USB port after installing the software program from the CD, the following window pops up.
Click Cancel.
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Choose a set up language.
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Click Next to process the
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installation.
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Click Install to WLAN USB
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adaptor installation.
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On the Windows Logo Software
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Installation screen, click
Continue Anyway to continue. Note: Not all the drivers will have
this message box.
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Click Finish to complete the
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installation.
After setup, restart your computer.
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Uninstallation
B
Uninstall the WLAN USB Adaptor
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Driver from Wireless Network Driver and Utility or Control Panel. Click Uninstall (or Change/Remove) to remove
Wireless LAN USB Adaptor driver.
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Click Yes if you want to remove
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Wireless LAN USB Adaptor Driver.
Click Finish to complete the
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uninstallation.
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Making a Basic Network Connection
C
In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the utility we provided to congure your
wireless network settings.
Note: For Windows XP users that want to congure your wireless network using this Utility, please perform the following procedures to disable your native Windows XP wireless support (Wireless Zero Conguration
Service)
Double click this icon
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on your desktop to start the utility
or this icon in the task bar.
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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.
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Double click this icon on your
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desktop to start the utility
or this icon in the task bar.
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Click the Available Network
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button to scan available wireless network adapters. Double click on the network adapter that you are going to connect to.
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Click the OK button to conrm
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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 prole 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
congure the encryption settings in this prole 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
OK.
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Infrastructure mode
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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.
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To use this adapter in Infrastructure Mode:
Double click this icon on your
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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.
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Double click to create prole that
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you are connecting to an open wireless network.
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Click OK to add this network into
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the prole list.
Note: This example is an open wireless network. If you are going to connect to an AP with security protection, you
will have to congure the encryption settings in this prole 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.
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Introduction to the Wireless LAN Utility
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Note: This management instruction uses
Windows XP as the presumed operation system. Some functions are not supported in Windows 98se or Windows ME.
Starting the Wireless LAN Utility
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You may click on the tabs above to congure 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 notication 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 prole.
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.
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Prole
The Prole tab lists the preferred
connections. You can click the buttons
beside to do congure each connection.
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Add:
Remove:
Click this button to add a connection prole for this adapter. To remove a connection prole, click this prole on the prole list and click this button to
delete it.
Edit:
To modify the congurations for a prole, click this prole on the prole list and click this
button to edit.
Duplicate:
To make a copy of a prole, click the prole that going to be copied, and click this button
to copy it.
Set Default:
To select a prole as your default wireless connection, click this prole on the list and click this button. You may also double click on each prole 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 Prole:
To add an available
Network to your prole
list, select the Available Network and click this button to add.
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Advanced
This Advanced tab provides advanced
congurations to this adapter. Every modication 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.
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Power Save
None Disable Power saving function
Min Minimum power consumption
Max Maximum power consumption
Turbo Mode
Off Disable turbo mode
On Enable turbo mode
Auto Enable 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/b Connect to a 802.11b/g network (2.4GHz/54Mbps)
802.11b Connect 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.
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Statistics
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
conguration page.
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AP mode management guide General
After conguring the adapter in AP
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. Cong: Click this button to change
congurations 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.
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Beacon Interval:
DTIM Period:
Dene the interval between
beacons from 20~1000. Set the DTIM period between 1~255.
Preamble Mode:
Click the drop list to select the preamble to be long, short or auto.
Set Defaults:
Click this button to restore the settings above to default.
Apply:
Click this button to execute changes.
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Statistics
See this tab to show the transmission activity record. Clicking the Reset button recounts the values from zero.
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Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
This page allows users to select the adapter for connect to public network.
Please click on the device that are used for connecting to public network and click the Select button, and then click the Apply button to execute.
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