SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER
Quick Start Guide
About this guide
This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and operate your SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB
ADAPTER.
Please read this manual before you install the product.
Introduction
The SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER is a network adapter with a rate of 54 to 1 Mbps operating
in the 2.4 GHz band implementing the IEEE 802.11g standard.
Its USB port is USB 2.0 compliant
It fully supports wireless networking under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.
The Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) USB adapter can be operated in one of the two following
networking configurations :
In this mode, the radio links are coordinated by
1. Infrastructure Networking
2. Ad-hoc Networking
Wireless Network
Infrastructure
an Access Point enabling to access an existing
wired network and/or enabling to access to
network resources such as Internet, email, file
transfer…
Also known as a peer to peer network, this mode
allows wireless to wireless connection, enabling
all workstations to act as servers to all others.
This mode can be used to share a printer or for
file transfer.
Ad-hoc
Wired Network
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Package Content
These are the items included in the package:
♦ One SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER
♦ One USB Cable
♦ One Quick Start Guide
♦ One installation CD-ROM
Minimum System Requirements
♦ PC Computer with an available USB port.
♦ Compatible with USB 1.1 port
♦ Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (98SE), Windows Millennium (ME), Windows 2000
or Windows XP installed on the PC.
Installation of the Wireless LAN Software
The installation of your LAN USB adapter requires three steps:
♦ Installation of the software
♦ Installation of the hardware
♦ Configuration of the wireless connection
I. Installation of your LAN USB adapter under Windows :
I.1 Installation of the software
Warning: It is necessary to install the Wireless LAN Software BEFORE to insert
the USB adapter in the appropriate USB port of your computer.
The first step consists in copying on your hard disk all the necessary files for your new
equipment. For that, please follow the next instructions:
1. Insert the Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer
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2. An Auto-run is automatically executed
and the following screen comes up. If not,
run the “Autorun.exe” on the CD-ROM
Select in the list your adapter model.
Please, read the model information directly
on your equipment label.
The menu offers the following choices :
♦ Install the Wireless LAN Utility and
driver
♦ Read the present manual
To launch the installation, click “Wi-Fi
adapter install”
A first screen shows up. Click “Continue” to continue. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the Wireless LAN Utility. You may need to restart your computer. You may need to restart your
computer.
I.2 Hardware installation of the SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER
After having copied all necessary files in the previous step, we will now connect the Wireless
LAN.
Insert the USB connector of the adapter in an USB port
cable included in your package, if it is impossible to connect the USB adapter directly on your
computer.
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on your computer or use the USB
Important remark under Windows 98SE
♦ If the “Please insert the disk labeled “Windows 98SE/ME CD-ROM”, and then click “OK”
Window appears, insert your Windows CD-ROM and enter the path corresponding to the CDROM drive then click “OK”. Click “Finish” to complete the installation, which will restart
Windows.
Configuration of your Wireless LAN USB to access to Internet
After the two previous steps completion, your Wireless USB LAN adapter is now installed. You now
have to configure your connection to be able to access via an access as seen below.
Client 2
Client 3
Client 1
Point
Access
INTERNET
To do that, you will have to:
♦ Launch the WLAN Utility management software
♦ Configure your adapter in Infrastructure Mode
♦ Set the SSID of the wireless network on which you want to attach
♦ Configure the encryption parameters if you want to protect your wireless network
I. Configuration to access to Internet under Windows :
At first, you must verify that the computer, where you have installed your USB adapter is
configured in DHCP (dynamic address) :
♦ In the Network Connection tab of the Control Panel menu, click on the TCP/IP protocol
of the Wireless network connection (SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER).
♦ Select Obtain an IP address automatically in the IP Address tab.
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