Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DX-NUSB Dynex
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USER GUIDE W ireless N USB Network Adapter DX - N U S B.
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Product f eatures 3 P ackage con tents • W ireless N USB net work adapter • Desktop adapte r base • Qu ick Ins tallatio n Gu ide • Installation soft ware CD •T h i s U s e r G u i d e Sy s t.
4 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Setting up your wireless network adapter Wi n d ow s Vi s t a ™ Impor ta nt no te : I n st a l l t h e so f t w a re b e f ore i n se r t i n g th e ca rd. T o install the soft war e and the a dapter with Window s Vista: 1 Inser t the Installation Softwar e CD into your CD/DVD drive.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 5 2 Do uble - clic k Run Install er .exe . If you see a window t itled, “ An unidentified pr ogram wants access to your comp uter , ” clic k Allow . The InstallShield Wi zar d screen opens . 3 Click Next to begin the installation process.
6 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 4 Click Install t his dri ver s oftwar e an y wa y , then, when prompt ed, plug in your car d. When the install ation completes, the InstallShield W izar d Complete scr een opens. 5 Click Fini sh . Y our installati on is now complet e.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 7 7 Click Connec t to a network . The C onnec t to a network screen opens. 8 Sele ct a n availabl e wireles s net work, then click Connec t .
8 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 10 En ter the networ k security k ey or passphr ase, then click Connect . The su ccessfu l connection s creen opens. After connecting to the network, y ou may choose to save this network and connect automati call y after yo ur card is in range.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 9 All other W indows versions Impor ta nt no te : Install the software befor e inserting the card . T o install the softw are: 1 Inser t the Installation Software CD int o your comput er’ s CD/DVD drive . The InstallShield W izard W elcome screen opens.
10 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 2 Click Nex t . The Choose Destinati on L ocation screen opens. 3 Click Nex t . The Please plug in your USB Adapt er now screen opens. Note : I f at any time during the install a wa rning appear s that the softwar e has not passed Win dows® logo t esting , click the Continue anyway button to proc eed.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 11 4 Firmly insert the USB adap ter into an avai lable USB s lot. The Welc ome to the Found Ne w H ard wa re Wi za rd We lco m e screen opens. Note : I f your system did no t prompt you t o inser t your Card , do so now .
12 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 6 Click Install t he soft ware auto matically (Recommended) , then click Next . T he C ompleting the Found New Har dwar e Wizar d open s.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 13 8 Click Y es, I wan t to restar t my comp uter n ow , the n click Finish . Y our computer will restar t and the Dynex Wir eless Net working Utility opens. Note : In order to see your available net works, you must be near a working wir eless rout er .
14 Setting u p your wireless network adapter C onnec ting to your netw ork T o use the wireless networking utility : 1 After res tar tin g your compu ter , doub le - click the Wireless Net working Util ity ( WNU) icon located on the d esktop sc reen. 2 The WNU screen will appear .
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 15 Ac cessing the wireless networking utility T o access the WNU from the Windows syst em tray: • Right- click the WNU icon on the Windo ws s ystem tray in the lower right corner of the deskt op. If the icon is not present , click on Sta rt , Progra ms , Dynex, Wireless Netw orking Utilit y .
16 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Network Status an d So lution Tips T o fur t her underst and the cu rren t Net work Status, click O pen Wirele ss U tility . T he default screen is the Current Status ta b and the Net work Status section determines which connections are good or faulty .
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 17 Sec uri ng y our W i-F i® N etw ork If your router has securit y ( WEP or WP A) s et, you will see this box when you tr y to conne ct. When this box open s, type the en cryp tion key you set on your router , then click Connect .
18 Setting u p your wireless network adapter Currently , th ere are fou r encr y ption met hods availa ble: WEP WEP is a co mmon protocol that adds securit y to all Wi-Fi-compliant wireless produc ts. WEP gives wireless networks the e quivalent level of privac y protection as a comparable wired network.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 19 WP A WP A is a new Wi-Fi stand ard that im proves upon th e secur ity f eatures of WE P . T o use WP A securi ty , the dr ivers and soft ware of your wi reless eq uipment must be upgrad ed to suppo rt it.
20 Setting u p your wireless network adapter WPS uses WP A2 for encr yption. It does not pr ovi de additi onal secur ity , but sta ndar dized the method for securing your wir eless net work. On y our client utility , WPS -ena bled networks are indicated by a key icon.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 21 3 After sel ec ting your W EP encr yp tion mode, e nter your key by t ypi ng in the he x key manuall y , or t ype in a pass phrase in the Pa ssphrase field , t hen click Generate to create a key . A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combina tion of numbers and letters fr om A–F and 0–9.
22 Setting u p your wireless network adapter 3 After sel ec ting your W EP encr yp tion mode, e nter your key by t ypin g in th e hex key manuall y , or t ype in a pass phrase in the Pa ssphrase field , t hen click Generate to create a key . A hex (hexadecimal) key is a combina tion of numbers and letters fr om A–F and 0–9.
Setting up y our wireless net work adapt er 23 3 Enter your network key . This can be from eight to 63 c harac ters a nd ca n be letter s, numbers, or symbols. This same key must be us ed on all of the clients (net work cards) that you w ant to include in your network.
24 Troub leshooting WNU Help The WN U Help tab lets you access onl ine and telep hone sup por t, as well as ad vanced diagnostic tools. Ad vanc ed diagno stic tool s The Advanced Diagnost ic T ools section is the central control panel for all the settings of the hardwar e and soft ware components of the wire less net work.
Troubleshoo ting 25 If you ha ve concerns about y our network’ s pe r formance that mi ght be related t o range or obstruc tion factors, try moving the co mputer to a position bet ween five and 10 feet from the wire less router ( or acce ss point) in order t o see if d istance is the p roblem.
26 Troub leshooting Th e name of your wireless netw ork DOES NO T appear in t he list of A vailable Net works. If the correct network name is not listed under “ Available Netw orks” in the WNU, try the follo wing troubleshooting steps: 1 T em porarily m ove the computer , if po ssible, to 5 to 10 feet away from the w ireless rout er .
Troubleshoo ting 27 Check the SSID sett ings to see i f they m atch. The SSID is case-se nsitive and the spelling on each com puter mu st be exac tly the sa me in or de r for the network ada pter to connec t to the wireless router (or access po int).
28 Troub leshooting Limiti ng the wirel ess tra nsmit rate - Limit ing the wireless transmi t rate can help improv e the maximum wir e less range , and connection stabilit y .
Specifications 29 What 's the differ enc e between 802.11 b , 802.11g , 802.11a, and 802.11n? Currently there are four levels of w ireless net wor ki ng standa rds, which transmi t data at very different maximum speeds. Each is bas ed on the desig nation for certifying net work standards.
30 Legal notice s Leg al no ti ces FC C Statem ent DECLARA TION OF CO NFOR MITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC C OMP A TIBILITY W e, the Dynex Corporation, 76 01 Pe nn Av enue South, Richfield, Minnesota, U .
Legal notices 31 This equip ment has b een tested and found to co mp ly within the li mits for a class B digital device, pursua nt to P ar t 1 5 of the FCC Rul es. T hese limits are d esigned to p rovide reasonable protection aga inst harmful inter ference in a residential inst allation.
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Legal notices 33 One - Y ear Limited W arranty Dynex Produ cts (“Dyne x ”) w arra nts t o yo u, t he origin al purch aser of t his new DX-NUSB (“P roduct”), that the Produ ct shall be fr ee of.
34 Legal notice s This warrant y also does not cover: • Damage due to incorrect operation o r mai ntenance • C onnecti on t o an i ncorr ect v oltag e supp ly • Attempted r epair by anyone other.
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