Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AWN-USB-54R Advantek Networks
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Wirele ss – G USB Ada pte r User's M anu al Model # A WN-U SB-54R.
1 FCC Warning This equipmen t has been tested a nd found to comply with the lim its for a Class B dig ital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protectio n aga inst h armful int erference in a residenti al in stallation.
2 Revision History Revision History V1.0 Firs t release All brand and product n ames ment ioned in th is manual ar e t rade marks and/ or registere d trademark s of their respe ctive hol ders.
3 Contents 1. Introduction.. ..... .... .... ..... .... .. ..... .... ...... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... .... .... . 4 1.1 Features ....... ..... .... .... ... .... .... ..... .... ...... .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 4 1.2 Package Contents ... .
4 1. Introduction This adapter is an IEE E 802.11g client de vice that delivers unriva led wireless performan ce for your desk top PC or lap top PC . W ith this adapter, you can ea sil y upgrad e your computer w ireless connect ivity.
5 2. IP Address To use this W i reless 54 Mbp s USB Adapter with a com puting devi ce, t he W ireless 54 Mbps USB Ada pter must be equipped with an US B 1.1 or 2 .0 Interfa ce. All d ri vers and supporting software for the W ireless 54 Mbps USB Adapter need to be loaded a nd configure d first.
6 3. Install Driver/Utility 3.1 For Windows X P & Windows 2000 Step1: Inset W ireless LA N USB Adap ter I nstallat ion CD into C D-ROM driv e t hen w indows below will appe ar. Click Install Driver Utilit y to beg in Driver In stallation. Step2 : A fter click Install Driver Utilit y , t he Choo se S etup Languag e window s w ill show.
7 Step 3: W elcome window s will show as below , please click Next to continu e. Step 4: Pleas e wait for w hile during setup prog ram is configuri ng.
8 Step 5: Now sear ching for Hardwa re and installi ng Dri vers. Step 6: Click Co ntinue Any w ay while be low tw o window s are shown..
9 Step 7: Click Finish to complete ins tallation..
10 [Configu re Wireless L AN Uti lity] Step 1: After Setup has f inished installing the driver, please r ight-click the W ireless LAN icon on the syste m tray, and s elect “ Open Config Utility ”.
11 Step 3: The Wireles s Ne two rk Prop erties win dows w ill show. You w ill see the netw ork channel w hich y o u c hoose sho w in t he P rofile Name .
12 Step 4: The c hosen W ireless netw ork will be listed in t he Prof ile tab. Step 5: Now you can brow se th e Intern et Explorer an d conne ct to the Intern et. Step 6: You ca n also mov e you r mouse to w ireless LA N icon in t he system tray and check current W ireless Netw ork Connection status.
13 3.2 For Windows ME & Windo w s 98SE Step1: Inset Wireless LAN USB Adapter Installat ion CD into CD-ROM drive and then windows below will appe ar. Click Install Driver Utilit y to beg in Driver In stallation. Step2 : A fter click Install Driver Utilit y , t he Choo se S etup Languag e window s w ill show.
14 Step 3: W elcome window s will show as below , please click Next to continu e. Step 4: Pleas e wait for while during setup prog ram is configuri ng.
15 Step 5: Now searching for Hardw are and ins talling Dr ivers. Step 6: After set up has fini shed, click “ Finish ” t o exit the w izard. Step 7: You must re start your c omputer t o complete t he devic e configurat ion. Select Yes, I w ant to restart my compu ter now and click OK Butto n.
16 [Configu re Wireless L AN Uti lity] Step 1: After rebo ot the co mputer, dou ble-cli ck USB W i reless LAN Util ity to open the Utility. Step 2: T he US B W ireless LAN Ut ility w ill be displayed ; select “ Available N etw ork ” t ab an d the utility will auto-d etect t he availab le networ k channels an d shows t hem in th e list.
17 Step 4: The c hosen W ireless netw ork will be listed in t he Prof ile tab. Step 5: Now you can brow se th e Intern et Explorer an d conne ct to the Intern et.
18 3.3 For Windows V ista Step1: Inset W ireless LA N USB Adap ter I nstallat ion CD into C D-ROM driv e t hen w indows below will appe ar. Click Install Driver Utilit y to beg in Driver In stallation. Step2: After cl ick Inst all Driver Ut ilit y , the Choose S etup L anguage w indows will show.
19 Step3: W elcome window s will show as below , please click Ne xt to cont inue. Step4: Please wait for while during setup pr ogram is c onfiguring ..
20 Step5: Choo se Install th is dri ve softw are anyway a nd continue t he next s tep. Step6: Please wait for while during t he dri ver install pr ocess.
21 Step8: Click Finish to complete ins tallation. Step9: After setup y our device, Win dows Sy ste m w ill pop-up t he message and asks y o u to restart your computer for fi nishing set u p your new har dware. Please click YES, I w ant to restart my co mputer now to restart a gain.
22 Step10: After you restart your c omputer, ple ase go to Start Control Pan el . Step11: Sele ct “Netw ork and Sharing Cen ter” ..
23 Step12: In the right pan el, choose “Manage netw ork connections ” . Step13: Right-cl ick the Wi reless Netwo rk Connect ion 2 (which is indicated “ Realtek RT L818 7B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps U SB 2.0 Network Adapter #2 ”) and choo se “Connect /Disc onnect” .
24 Step14: Select an a vailable netw ork to connect. Step15: Type the network securit y key or passw ord if it is necessa ry..
25 Step16: Please w ait for co nnecting the selected n etwork . Step17: After succe ssfull y connected to the netw ork, click “Close” to exit this wi zard.
26 Step18: Back to Netw ork and Sh aring Center , y ou will s ee t he comput er has b een conne cted to the Internet..
27 4. Wireless Network Configuration The Configuration Utilit y is an application that helps you t o configure the Wire less LAN P CI Card and mon itor the link status an d statisti cs during t he commun ication pr ocess. 4.1 General In the “ Conf iguration ” , you can i mmediate ly monitor th e link status.
28 4.3 Available Netw ork The “ Available Ne twork ” shows a ll Acces s P oints, Router s or Adapter s n earby whe n operating in A d-Hoc m ode. Click “ Refresh ” bu tton to collec t the SSID a nd Chann el in formation of a ll the wireles s de vices nearby.
29 [Netw ork A u thenticatio n] -- Open S ystem: No aut hentication is neede d among th e wireles s devices. -- Shared Key: Only W ir eless device using a shared k e y (W EP Key i dentif ied) is a llowed to connecting each other. Set up the s ame k ey as th e wireless device w hich the card intends to connect.
30 authentication types to their W LAN a ccess point s. Some of the mo st com monly de plo yed EAP authentic ation t ypes include M D5 , GTC , TLS , E A P , TTSL , and PE AP . -- Tunnel: Use the drag-do wn list to ch oose the t unnel. -- Username: Enter the username for personal certifica te.
31 4.5 Status In the “ Status ”, you can view the current l ink status of W irele ss LAN a dapter. 4.6 Statistics In the “ Statistics ”, you can g et the r eal time information about the packet transmission a nd receiving statu s.
32 5. Troubleshooting Symptom: The LED is off. Remedy: Make sure the USB Adap ter is in serted prop erly. Ot herw ise contact your vendor. Symptom: The LED is alw ays on not blinking Remedy: Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD.
33 6. Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standards The I EEE 802.11 W ireles s LAN Standards Subcomm ittee, whi ch is formula ting a standard for the industr y. A cce ss Poin t An internetw orking devi ce that seamless ly connects w ired an d wireles s network s together.
34 wired to the n etwork at all times to gain acce ss. Gatewa y A gatewa y is a hardw are and s oftware device t hat connects t wo di ssimilar system s, suc h as a LAN a nd a ma inframe. In Internet t erminolog y, a g atewa y i s an other name f or a router.
35 network environme nt whe re ac cess point i s d eployed, PCs can alwa ys be co nnected regardless of w here the y are loca ted or roa m. SSID A Network ID r equire to a n etwork. Only c lients and Acc ess Point s that share the same SSID are able to communicat e with each ot her.
36 interoperabilit y. The or ganization is formerl y known as W ECA. Wi-Fi Protected A cce ss (WP A ) The W i- Fi Alliance put together W PA as a data e ncryption met hod for 802.1 1 w ireles s L ANs. W PA is an in dustry- supported, pre-stand ard v ersion of 802.
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