NetComm NP545 User Manual 2

User Guide

NP545

54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter

PACKAGE CONTENTS

The following contents should be found in your box:

• One NP545 USB Wireless Adapter

• One USB extension cable

• Quick Installation Guide

• One NP545 Wireless Adapter Resource CD, including:

• Utility and Drivers

• User Guide

• Other Helpful Information

Note: If any of the listed contents is damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the NP545 Wireless
Adapter for assistance.

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview of the product

The NetComm NP545 USB Wireless Adapter gives you the flexibility to install your PC or notebook PC in the
most convenient location available, without the cost of running the network cables.

Its auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer up to 54Mbps for maximum throughput, or dynamic range
shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic
interference. It can also interoperate with all 11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products. Your wireless communications
are protected by up to 128-bit WEP and WPA/WPA2 encryption, so your data stays secure.

1.2 Features

• Complies with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards

• Supports WPA data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption, 64/128-bit WEP encryption,

WPA2

• Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates

• Provides USB interface

• Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes

• Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode

• Eases configuration and provides monitoring information

• Supports Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Vista

• Internal Antenna

1.3 LED Status

The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at green light when sending and
receiving data.

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CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE

2.1 Software Installation

2.1.1 Overview

The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000
and XP. The Setup Wizard will help you install the Utility and drivers.

If you install the hardware before the software, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the
Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM. The Setup steps for Windows 98SE, Me,
2000 and XP are very similar. The following setup steps are for Windows 2000.

2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows 2000

1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that

appears, enter F:\software\Setup.exe (“F” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive)., figure 2-1 should then appear.

2. You can click the Cancel button to abort the installation on the Preparing Setup screen, figure 2-1.

Otherwise, the Setup Wizard will display a screen similar to that shown in figure 2-2 after a moment.

Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup

3. To continue, click the Next button on the screen, figure 2-2. Click the Cancel button to abort the

Installation.

Figure 2-2 Start Setup

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4. Click Browse to change the destination location for the software. Click Next to continue the Installation.

Click Back to return to the previous page, or click Cancel to abort the Installation.

5. While files are copying, you will see a warning box shown in figure 2-3. Please select YES to continue

installation. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.

Figure 2-3 Windows 2000 Warning Box

6. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in figure 2-4 will appear. Click the Finish button

to finish the wizard.

Figure 2-4 Finish

7. After installing the software, Please plug the adapter into your PC. If you need instructions as to how to

do this, please refer to section 2.2 Hardware Installation. If you have plugged it into your PC already,
please un-plug it and plug it back in. The OS will automatically detect the adapter and setup the driver for
the adapter. If it does not, please follow the windows setup steps to finish the driver installation.

After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon, or , appear in your system tray.

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2.2 Hardware Installation

1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter.

2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Adapter gets

its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light up when the Adapter is
plugged in and the PC is on.

2.3 Uninstall Software

2.3.1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window.

3. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network Adapters, and then right-click NP545

Wireless Adapter.

4. Click Uninstall..., the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.

2.3.2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel

2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon, find the NP545 program from the installed program list,

highlight it and click the Remove button.

3. Following the Install Shield Wizard will uninstall the utility software from your PC.

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