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Wireless USB Adapter

Version: 2.02 --- - September 2001

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1-1 Package Contents 2

1-2 Advantages for Using Wireless Network 2
Chapter 2 QUICK START TO WI RELESSS NETWORKING 3
Chapter 3 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION GUID E 5

3-1 Install Wireless USB Adapter Driver 5

3-2 Install Wireless USB Adapter Utility 8

3-3 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility 9

3-4 Remove your Wireless USB Adapter 15

3-5 Uninstall the Wireless USB Adapter Utility / Driver 16
Chapter 4 APPLICATION 18

4-1 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98. 18

4-2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 20

4-3 Using the shared folder 21

4-4 Using the Shared Network printer 21
Chapter 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 22

5-1 Check the Various Properties of the Card 22

5-2 Microsoft Networking Check list 23

5-3 Others 24

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Chapter 1 Introduction

USB (Universal Serial Bus) provides a high -speed link for external devices to connect to a PC, and it has
better Plug-and-Play support. Therefore, network adapters based on USB are easier to use than traditional
PCI or PCMCIA adapters. With a wireless (IEEE 802.11b/Bluetooth) USB adapter, a desktop or laptop
computer can communicate with another computer in a wireless way. Besides, through a wireless access
point or a wireless Internet router, the computer can access resources on an Ethernet LAN or on the Internet.
Easy-to-use utilities are bundled with Wireless USB adapter for configuration, monitoring, and diagnosis
purposes. After install Wireless USB Adapter, you can:
a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection
b. Share printers and other peripheral devices
c. Share data and image files between networked PCs
d. Play multi-player games

Wireless USB Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of
up to eleven megabit per second. With Wireless USB Adapter you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires
and cables.
Wireless USB Adapter provides LAN users with an access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. The
mobility provides productivity and service, which are not available under wired networks. The Wireless USB Adapter
configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure
networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a broad area. Please read this manual to get familiar with the
Wireless USB Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual
for future reference.

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1.1 Package Contents

The Wireless USB Adapter kit includes the following items:

a. Wireless USB Adapter
b. USB Cable
c. The CD including:

1. Wireless USB Adapter Utility & Driver software

2. User’s Manual (this document)

d. Quick Installation Guide

1.2 Advantages for Using Wireless Network

Advantages for Using a Wireless Network:

♦ Hard to wire areas: Wireless USB Adapter provides access to network services in areas otherwise hard

or expensive to wire, such as historic buildings with asbestos and classrooms.

♦ Flexible workgroups: Lower total cost of ownership for workspaces that are frequently reconfigured.
♦ Networked conference rooms: user can access the network as they move from meeting to meeting,

getting up to date access to information and the ability to communicate decision while ‘on the go’

♦ Ad hoc networking: on site consultants and small workgroups increase productivity with quick network

setup and collaboration software

♦ Branch office networking: provides an easy to install, use and maintain network for a remote or sales

office

♦ Campus-wide network mobility: roaming capabilities allow enterprise to set up easy to

use wireless networks that cover the entire campus transparently

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Chapter 2 Quick Start to Wireless Networking

1. Plug the connector of the USB cable, which has been connected to the USB adapter, into any free USB

port on your PC.

2. Windows will automatically detect the USB Adapter as a new device and display the Add New Hardware

Wizard dialog box. Click Next to continue.

3. Follow the installation wizard to setup step by step.

4. After the Add New Hardware Wizard has completed the installation process, the System Settings

Change dialog box will appear asking to res tart the system. Click Yes to restart.

5. Once your system has restarted, in Control Panel, double-click the System icon, click the Device

Manager tab. Operation System will detect new device.

6. Select Run from the Start menu. Type “E:\Wireless USB Adapter\ Utility\Setup.exe” in the Open box

(where E: is your CD-ROM drive) and click OK.

7. Follow the installation wizard to setup step by step.

8. After completing the Utility installation process, check the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. There is a

small icon to indicate the connection status. Red color means no connection and green color means
connected.

9. Double-click the Utility icon, and click the Site Survey tab. Then choose the AP that you want to connect

with.

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10. Click IE Explorer to surf the Internet.

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Chatper 3 Step by step Installation Guide

This section will lead you through the installation of Wireless USB Adapter and Wireless USB Adapter
software in through details. You may wish to skip to quick installation guide to wireless netwo rking.
To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed.

1. Install the Wireless USB Adapter.

2. Install the software using the installation CD.

3. Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network. Most likely, you will need the
TCP / IP protocol.

The product is designed to operate in Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000. And the installation
procedure is about the same. Please follow up the installation wizard that provided by your system to install
the software. The example here is based on the Windows 98SE.

3.1 Install Wireless USB Adapter Driver

1. Plug the connector of the USB cable, which has been connected to the Wireless USB Adapter, into any free
USB port on your PC.

2. Windows will automatically detect the USB Adapter as a new device and display the Add New Hardware

Wizard dialog box. Click Next to continue.

Note: If you’re asked to insert a “ Windows 98 CD -ROM “ during the installation, insert your “ Windows 98

CD-ROM “ and click “ Yes “. Once the setup task is completed, the “ Microsoft Internet Explorer “ should
start up. Please close it.

Additional Note for Windows 2000

If you install the Wireless USB Adapter under Windows 2000, it will be a little bit different