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QUICK INSTALLATION
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Package Contents
RangePlus Wireless Network •
USB Adapter
Setup CD-ROM•
User Guide on CD-ROM•
Quick Installation Guide•
Model No: WUSB100
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Setup for Windows Vista
Installation1
The Windows Vista Wireless H.
Network Configuration utility icon
appears on your desktop’s system
tray.
Windows Vista Wireless Network
Configuration Utility Icon
You can use this utility to configure
or change your wireless settings.
Wireless Connection Status
NOTE: For help with the Windows Vista Wireless Network
Conguration utility, refer to Windows Vista Help and Support, by
clicking Vista’s Start button > Help and Support.
Congratulations! Setup is complete.
The Adapter is installed and set up using the Setup Wizard on the enclosed
Setup Wizard CD.
IMPORTANT: Do not install the Adapter in your computer
until you are instructed to do so, or the Adapter will not install
correctly.
Insert the Setup Wizard CD into A.
your CD-ROM drive.
Insert the CD-ROM
NOTE: Windows or other personal rewalls may ask for
permission to run the software or program. You will need to allow
the software to run in order to continue.
The B. Welcome screen appears on
your monitor.
Click the Click Here to Start
button.
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Click Here to Start
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Installation
Setup for Windows Vista
Read the License Agreement, C.
and click Next to continue the
installation.
License Agreement
Locate an available USB slot on your D.
computer.
Insert the Adapter into the slot until
it locks into place.
Click Next.
Insert the Adapter
After you install the Adapter E.
correctly, the Congratulations
screen appears.
Click Finish.
Congratulations
If your computer runs Windows XP or 2000, proceed to step 2, “Setup for F.
Windows XP or 2000”.
If your computer runs Windows Vista, proceed to step 3, “Setup for
Windows Vista”.
This screen appears when you are E.
connected to your network.
Select Save this network, if you
want to save your settings.
Click Close.
The F. Set Network Location screen
may appear to help apply the
correct settings for your type of
location. If it doesn’t appear, go to
step H.
Select Home, Work, or Public
location.
This screen varies according to the G.
selected location.
Click Close.
Connected to Network
Select Network Location
Network Settings Saved
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Setup for Windows Vista3
Setup for Windows XP or 20002
The first Windows Vista Wireless A.
Network Configuration utility
screen appears. Select your
network, and then click Connect.
Select Network
If your network has no wireless B.
security, this screen appears. If your
network has wireless security, go to
step C.
To connect to your unsecured
network, click Connect Anyway
and go to step E.
Unsecured Network
Enter the security key or passphrase C.
(also known as pre-shared key or
WEP key, depending on your type
of security).
Click Connect.
Secured Network
This screen appears while the D.
Adapter connects to your network.
Do not cancel, unless you want to
end the installation.
Connecting to Network
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The Available Wireless Networks screen appears. From this screen, you can launch
one of the two setup methods.
If your network appears on the Available Wireless Networks screen, continue with
this Quick Installation. If your network does not appear on the Available Wireless
Networks screen, click Advanced Setup and follow the on-screen prompts.
A. On the Available Wireless Networks
screen, the available networks
are listed in the table. Select your
network, and then click Connect.
If your network has no wireless security, you will be taken directly to the B.
Congratulations screen, shown in step C. If your network has wireless
security, you will see one of these wireless security screens. Follow the
instructions for the screen you see.
Select Network
WPA2-Personal Needed for Connection
Enter the Pre-Shared Key of your 1.
wireless network. It must have 8-63
characters.
Click 2. Connect and go to step C.
WPA2-Personal Needed for Connection
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Setup for Windows XP or 2000
Setup for Windows XP or 2000
WPA-Personal Needed for Connection
Select your encryption method and 1.
enter a Pre-shared Key.
Encryption Select the encryption
method of your wireless network,
TKIP or AES.
Pre-shared Key Enter the Pre-
shared Key of your wireless
network. It must have 8-63
characters.
WPA-Personal Needed for Connection
Click 2. Connect and go to step C.
WEP Needed for Connection
Select the level of encryption, and 1.
then enter the Passphrase or WEP
Key.
WEP Select the level of encryption,
64-bit or 128-bit.
Passphrase Enter the Passphrase
of your wireless network. It is casesensitive and must have 16 or fewer
alphanumeric characters.
WEP Key Enter the WEP Key of
your wireless network. For 64-bit
encryption, enter 10 hexadecimal
characters (“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”).
For 128-bit encryption, enter 26
hexadecimal characters.
Click 2. Connect and go to step C.
WEP Key Needed for Connection
On the C. Congratulations screen, click
Finish.
Congratulations
The D. Link Information screen of the
Wireless Network Monitor appears
the first time you run the Setup
Wizard. To exit the Monitor, click the
X in the upper right corner.
Connected to Network
NOTE: After the Adapter is installed, the Wireless Network
Monitor screen opens, and its icon appears in your computer’s
system tray. You can double-click the icon to open the Monitor
if you want to find available wireless networks or change the
Adapter’s configuration. For detailed information on the Monitor,
refer to the User Guide on the CD-ROM.
Congratulations! Setup is complete.
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