Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Wireless-G HWUG1A Hawking
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODU CTION ............... ........................................... ................... 1 1.1 Features ......................................................................................................... .......... ...... 1 1.2 Specifications .
1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawking Technologies Wireless-108G USB Adapter with Removable Antenna. This device complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 108Mbps high-speed wireless network ing when pair ed with the Hawking Wireless-108G router.
2 • Antenna: Hi-Gain Advanced Dual Design 5/5dBi Antenna (Rotate and Swivel) • Driv ers: Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.4 (Sup port s Ti ger OS ) • LEDs: Power, Link • Transmit Power: 16dBm~18d B m (Bef.
3 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed w ith the installation, please notice follow ing descriptions. Note1 : Please do not inst all the wireless adapter into your l aptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following insta l lation was operated unde r Apple OSX 10.
4 iii. Click Continue to beg in (Note: the setup wizard may look dif ferent depends on the version of Mac OS X you are usin g. ) B. Select the location on your computer where you wish to install the software and click “Continue.” C. The system will begin to install the software utility for the HWU 54DMA.
5 E. When setup has completed. Click Restart t o complete the driver in stallation. F. When your computer has successfully restarted. Insert the Hi-Gain Mini USB Wireless-G Adapter into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer. - Insert the U SB adapter firmly into the USB por t to ensure a proper connection is made.
6 2) System Preferences and Network Settings (a) Click the APPLE icon on the top left corner of your desk top an d ope n the S YSTE M PREF ERENCE S menu. (b) If this is your first time using the Wirele ss-G USB adapter on your computer , you will need to enable the device before using the Wireless Utility .
7 How to Change Y our IP Addre ss to St atic mode - If your wireless network uses a static IP a ddress or requires manual configuration you may do so by highlighting the USB wirele s s adapter(Shown above). - Select “Configure” to enter the configuration menu for the wireless adapter .
8 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a pow erful applicat ion that helps you configure the HWU54DMA and monitor the link status and statistics of your wireless connection. Each time you insert the Hawking Hi-Gain card the Hawking Wireless Utility should automatically load.
9 Connect Button Click “Connect” to connect to the selected network. Add t o Prof i le B u tto n Add the selected network to Profiles list. 3.2 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile.
10 3.2.1 Configure the Profile System Configuration Parameter D escription Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the dif ferent networks. SSID The S S ID (up to 32 p rintabl e ASC II char act ers) i s the un ique name identified in a WLAN.
11 Parameter D escription Network T y pe Infr astr uctu re – This operation mode requir es the presence of a n 802.1 1 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router .
12 Authentication vs. Security Parameter D escription Authentication T ype This setting has to be con sistent with th e wirele ss networ ks that the card intends to connect to. All security keys within a network must match t o allow success ful communica t ions.
13 Parameter D escription Encryption Mode None – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP En cryption keys.
14 3.3 Link Status From the “Link Status” option, you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to. You can use this tool in while at the same time repositioning the Hi-Gain antenna to find the optimal location for antenna placement.
15 Signal S trength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar , the more radio signal been received by the c ard. This indicator he lps to find the prop er position of the wireless device for quality network operat ion.
16 3.4 Statistics This option enabl es y ou to v i ew the a v ail able s tat is tic information with its Tx counts (Tx succ es s, Tx error, RTS Success and RTS Failed), and its Rx counts (Rx su ccess, Rx erro r). You may r eset the counters by clicking ”Reset Counter”.
17 3.5 Advanced This option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc. Parameter D escription Wirele ss Mode 802.1 1 B/G mix – If you have a mix of 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless s tations in your network, it is recommended to se tting the card to this mode.
18 On – Always enable the protection mode. Off – Always disable the protection mode. Parameter D escription ADHOC_OFDM When the netwo rk t ype is in Ad Hoc mode, that the card can only work i n 1 1b data ra te. It is defi ned by W i-F i orga nizat ion.
19 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the ins tallation and operation of the adapter . 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbp s data r ate in the 2.
20 6. What is B S S ID ？ A s pecific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configure d with the same BSS ID. 7. What is W E P ？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy , a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in th e IEEE 802 .
21 13. What is Sprea d Spectrum ？ S pread S pectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in rel iable, secure, missio n-critical commun ication systems. I t is de signed to trade o ff bandwidth e fficiency for reliability , integrity , and security .
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