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Wireless USB Adapter WL-U350 User ’ s Manual V ersion : 1.0 Networ king & Comm unica tio n.
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Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation expos ur e set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................ 5 Featur es ..................................................................................................... 5 Applicat ion ..............
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing WL-U35 0 USB Wireless LAN Adaptor . This device is an IEEE 802.1 1b Wireless USB Adapter . It can operate in either Ad -Hoc mode (P oint to Point/Point to Multipoint without Access Point) or Infrastructu re mode (Point to Point/Point to Multipoint with Access Point).
Point is able to forward data within its BSS, the effective transmi ssion range in an infrastructur e LAN is doubled. The use of a unique ID in a BSS is essential. All WL-U350 equipped PCs configur ed without roaming options in an in dependent BSS must be configured wi th a BSS ID corresponding to the WL-U350 used in the BSS.
WL-U350 offers a fast, reliable, co st-effective solution for w ireless client access to the network in applications like these: 1. Remote access to corporate netw ork informatio n E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation.
Power Consumption TX: 5V, 460mA RX:5V, 260mA Stand by / sleep mode: 5V, 20mA Dimension (mm) 95 x 65 x 12.5 mm Humidity 0-90%, non-condensi ng (Operating and storage) Temperature 0 – 55 degree C (Ope.
Chapter 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed w ith the installation, it is necessary that y ou have enough information about the Wireless USB Adapter. Note that the provided Conf iguration utility is for Windo ws 98/Me/2000 only . The installation of the utility will also install the driver .
D. Click “Next” to check if any installed utility and proceed to next step. If you have installed the utility , uninstall the utility before click “Next”. E. T o install to this folder in program files, click “Next” .T o install to a different folder click “ Browse “ and select another folder .
G. In the following Wizard box, Y ou have to select the operating mode to “Ad-Hoc” or “Infrastructure” , then click “Next” . 1. Ad Hoc mode : In this mode you w ill be asked to set ESSID and the Channel as desired. Then click “Next” to complete the setting.
H. Click “Next“ to begin copying file to your hard disk or click “Back” to reconfigure. I. After Windows 2000 finishes copy ing the files, Use bundled USB cable to connect WL-U350 to your PC or Notebook’ s USB port. J. Windows will automatically detect WL-U350.
L. After restarting the computer , the Configur ation & Monitor Utility icon will be shown on system tray , If not, that mean the installation is fail. Please uninstall the driver from the system then repeat the installation process. Now , the Wireless LAN USB adaptor is SUCCESSFULL Y installed.
C. The Hardware Installation box w ill appear , c lick “Continue Anyway ” to start driver installation. D. Click “Finish” to complete the driver installation. E. After complete the driver installation, y ou can now use Window s XP’s built-in utility to configure the WL-U350.
Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a pow erful application that helps y ou to configure the Wireless USB Adapter and monitor the statisti cs of the communication process. By Double Click the icon on the system tray w ill brings you to the configuration mode.
communication is done from client to cli ent w ithout the use of an Access Point. Channel: Shows the number of the radio channel used for the networking. Only Access Points and Ad-Hoc nodes create the BSSID. Th is parameter is not active in the infrastructure operation mode.
3.3 " Site Surve y " This screen shows all the AP or Adaptor nearby when operating in Ad-Hoc mode. Click “ Re-Scan “ to collect the BSSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices near by .
3.5 " Advanced There are Preamble T ype , Fragmentation Threshold , and RTS/CTS Thres hold settin gs under this mode. Preamble T ype (Short/Long): Preamble is the first subfield of PPDU, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to PHY (Physical layer).
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of this W i reless USB Adapto r . Read the d e scription below to solve y our problems. What is the IEEE 802. 1 1 b standard? T he IEEE 802.
produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, prov ided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectru m signa l being broa dcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency , a spread –sp ectrum signal looks like backgr ound noise.
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