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 Mbps to 1 Mbps operating in
the 2.4 GHz band implementing the IEEE 802.11b/g 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 an
1. Infrastructure Networking
Access Point enabling to access an existing wired
network and/or enabling to access to network
resources such as Internet, email, file transfer…
2. Ad-hoc Networking
Wireless Network
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
Infrastructure
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, Windows Millennium, 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
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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.
2. An Auto-run is automatically executed and the
following screen comes up. If not, run the
Autorun.exe on the CD-ROM
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.
When this screen shows up, go to the next
chapter to execute the hardware installation of
your SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB ADAPTER, then
click on OK.
Hardware Installation
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
included in your package, if it is impossible to connect the USB adapter directly on your computer.
on your computer or use the USB cable
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 CD-ROM drive then
click OK. Click Finish to complete the installation, which will restart Windows.
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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
Internet access configuration
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.
Open the WLAN utility
To open the WLAN utility, you have two possible choices:
♦ Select the SAGEM Wi-Fi 11g USB adapter LAN Utility from the Start
Menu of Windows,
♦ Or double-click the corresponding icon laying on the Windows desktop :
SAGEM Wi-Fi
11g USB adapter
LAN Utility
The‘ ’ icon then appears in the System Tray (in the bottom right corner of your task bar).
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