Uniden PCW100 User Manual

Wireless USB Adapter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome....................................................................................1

Features .................................................................................1

Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer...............2

Hardware Installation ..............................................................2

Driver Installation.....................................................................2

Windows 98 Driver Installation...............................................2

Windows ME Driver Installation..............................................7

Windows 2000 Driver Installation.........................................12

Windows XP Driver Installation ............................................18

Configuration Utility...............................................................23

Install the Configuration Utility..............................................23

Using the Configuration Utility..............................................28

Status................................................................................28

Statistics............................................................................31

Site Survey........................................................................32

Encryption.........................................................................33

Advanced..........................................................................36

Version..............................................................................37

The Configuration Utility for Windows XP ............................38

Legal Notice............................................................................40

IC Notice:.................................................................................41

FCC Information.....................................................................41

Precautions! ...........................................................................43

One Year Limited Warranty ...................................................46

Appendix: Glossary...............................................................48

Wireless USB Adapter

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of PCW100 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life and outstanding performance.

Features

§ Complies with the IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

§ Complies with USB specification 1.0

§ Supports 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps data rates

§ Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit and 128-bit

data encryption

§ USB-powered with no external power supply needed

§ Dipole antenna

§ Driver supports Microsoft® Windows® 98, 2000,

Millennium, and XP.

Uniden® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation.

and Your Gateway To The Evolution are a trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.

Windows® 98/2000, Millennium, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft® in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice.

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Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer

Hardware Installation

§ Power On your computer.

§ Connect the USB cord to the PCW100 Wireless

USB Adapter and to the USB port of your computer

§ The hardware installation has been completed.

Driver Installation

Windows 98 Driver Installation

1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 98 automatically recognizes a new USB Device. Click the Next button to continue.

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2. Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and click the Next button to continue.

3. Make sure “Specify a location” is selected and click the Browse button. At this point, Windows will ask you to browse for the folder. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win98 folder and click the OK button or you can type in “F:\Win98” (where “F” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue

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4. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Click the Next button to continue.

5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue.

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6. To finish installing the USB adapter, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer.

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7. To verify the drivers were set up correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My

Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed

successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen.

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Windows ME Driver Installation

1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows automatically recognizes a new USB Device. Select “Specify the location of the driver”. Click the Next button to continue.

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2. At this point, the following screen will appear. Make sure “Search for the best driver for your device” and “Specify a location” are selected. Click the Browse button. Select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located. Now search for the WinME (Windows ME) folder and click on it or you can type in “F:\WinME\” (where “F” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue.

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3. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Click the Next button to continue.

4. Windows will indicate that the installation has been completed. Click the Finish button to continue.

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5. To finish installing the new hardware, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer.

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6. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My

Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter if it is installed

successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen.

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Windows 2000 Driver Installation

1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 2000 automatically recognizes the USB adapter. Click the Next button to continue.

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2. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device” and click the Next button to continue.

3. Make sure “Specify a location” is selected and click the Next button to continue.

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4. At this point, the following screen will appear. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win2000 (Windows 2000) folder or you can type in “F:\Win2000\” (where “F” represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue.

5. Windows will search for the driver. Once the driver is located, the following screen will appear. Click the Next button to continue.

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6. The Digital Signature Not Found screen is a notification by Windows 2000. However, this does not mean that there is a problem. The PCW100 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows

2000. Click the Yes button to continue.

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7. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue.

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8. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100-Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete.

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Windows XP Driver Installation

1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows XP will automatically recognize a new USB Device. Select “Install from a list or specific location” Click the Next button to continue.

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