Abocom Systems WUB1K5 Wireless USB Adaptor User Manual WUB1500MNL Preliminary

Abocom Systems Inc Wireless USB Adaptor WUB1500MNL Preliminary

Install Guide

Doc. No.: 041902-01 Wireless USB Adapter User Manual REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Z Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver. Z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
CAUTION: 1) To comply with FCC RF exposurecompliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons. 2) This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Table of Contents INTRODUCTION............................................. 1 FEATURES ........................................................ 2 LED INDICATORS............................................. 2 INSTALLATION THE UTILITY UNDER WIN 98/ME/2000............................................... 3 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS 98/ME.............................................................. 7 Uninstall the Configuration Utility...... 7 Uninstall the Device ............................ 8 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS 2000............................................................... 10 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................... 14 INSTALLATION OF THE USB ADAPTER FOR WIN XP................................................... 15 NETWORK CONNECTION ......................... 18 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS 98/ME .......................................... 18
CLIENT SETUP FOR WINDOWS 2000 AND XP . 23 Connecting to a Windows NT Domain........................................................... 23 Connecting to a NetWare File Server 24 CONFIGURATION AND MONITOR UTILITY FOR WINDOWS 98/ME/2000...... 26 STATUS .......................................................... 28 STATISTICS..................................................... 31 SITE SURVEY.................................................. 32 ENCRYPTION .................................................. 34 ADVANCED .................................................... 37 VERSION ........................................................ 39 CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS XP ... 40 FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY ............. 46 SPECIFICATIONS ......................................... 48 - 1 - Introduction A wireless LAN links network users to LAN services without the hassle of cabling or wiring, which significantly brings mobile workers the freedom of staying connected to the network while roaming around a building or multiple buildings maintaining access to the Internet, e-mail, networked applications, and print services. This device is the perfect solution for your wireless network applications based on the IEEE 802.11b standard that offers a data rate up to 11Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. It is a high-speed wireless network card that plugs into your notebook or desktop PC and accesses to the LAN or peer-to-peer networking easily without wires or cables. Whether you’re at your desk or in the boardroom, it allows you to share printers, files, and other network resources. The USB adapter is designed for a USB type A port of a laptop or desktop computer for creating a wireless workstation.
- 2 - Features • Compliant with IEEE802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN • USB 1.1 compliant • USB Plug & Play • Interoperable with existing network infrastructure • Secure information transmission • Freedom to roam while staying connected • Compatible with specialty wireless products and services • Up to 11Mbps data rate • External Antenna is built in the card with LEDs indication • Supports Window 98/2000/ME/XP • Low power consumption • Easy to install and configure LED Indicators Power: Green, on Receive: Green, on Transmit: Green, on - 3 - Installation the Utility under Win 98/ME/2000 Precaution for Windows 98, 2000, and ME users: You must install the Adapter's software before installation of the hardware. 1. Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and double click on Setup.exe to install the Configuration & Monitor Utility. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.
- 4 - 3. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. 4. In Setup Type, choose Application and USB drivers and then click Next. - 5 - 5. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue. 6. In Start Copying Files, click Next to continue.
- 6 - 7. In Setup Status, the InstallShield Wizard will begin copying the files. 8. After the Configuration Utility has been successfully installed, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish to restart. - 7 - Uninstall Procedure Under Windows 98/ME Uninstall the Configuration Utility 1. Go to Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add/Remove Program. 2. Select 802.11 Wireless LAN then click Add/Remove to continue.
- 8 - Uninstall the Device 1. Go to Start → Settings → Control Panel → Network. - 9 - 2. Select Wireless USB Adapter then click Remove. Click OK. 3. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes.
- 10 - Uninstall Procedure Under Windows 2000 1. Go to Start → Control Panel → Add/Remove Hardware. 2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. - 11 - 3. In Choose a Hardware Task, select Uninstall/Unplug a device and click Next to continue. 4. In Choose a Removal Task, select Uninstall a device and click Next.
- 12 - 5. Check the Show hidden devices check box and locate the device in the device list. Select the device and click Next. 6. Select Yes, I want to uninstall this device and click Next. - 13 - 7. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.
- 14 - Hardware Installation Precaution for Windows 98, 2000, and ME users: Please do NOT install the hardware until the Application setup in Installation the Utility under Win98/ME/2000 has been completed. 1. Plug the USB's square end (Type B) into the adapter's USB port. 2. Plug the USB's rectangle end (Type A) into the PC's USB port. After the device has been connected to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. Precaution for Windows XP users: You must install the Adapter's hardware, and then go to Installation of the USB Adapter for Win XP. - 15 - Installation of the USB Adapter for Win XP 1. Once the device is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Click Install from a list… and click Next. 2. Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Include this location in the search: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. E:\Drivers\WinXP). Click Next.
- 16 - 3. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. 4. Click Finish to complete the Utility installation. - 17 -
- 18 - Network Connection Configuring the Network Protocols for Windows 98/ME 1. Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. Click Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network. 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. - 19 -  Wireless USB Adapter  NetBEUI  TCP/IP If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft. 3. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add.
- 20 - 4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. 5. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Printer Sharing. 6. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network. - 21 - 7. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Shared-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.”
- 22 - 8. When finished, reboot your computer to activate the new device. 9. Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up, a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network. - 23 - 10. Double-click the Network Neighbourhood icon on the windows desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network. Client Setup for Windows 2000 and XP If you are not using NT or Novell with Windows, skip the next two sections. Perform the following procedures to prepare your computer to be used with any file servers that may be on the network. Connecting to a Windows NT Domain 1. Click StartSettingsControl Panel. Double-click Network. 2. Change the Primary Network Logon to Client for Microsoft Networks.
- 24 - 3. Double-click the Client for Microsoft networks. 4. Select the Log on to Windows NT domain box. Put your NT domain name in the Windows NT domain area. 5. Click OK and restart your computer. Connecting to a NetWare File Server 1. Click StartSettingsControl Panel. Double-click Network. - 25 - 2. Change the Network Logon to Client for NetWare Network. 3. Double-click the Client for NetWare networks. Put your server's name in the Preferred Server box. Click in the Enable Logon Script Processing box. 4. Click OK and restart your computer.
- 26 - Configuration and Monitor Utility for Windows 98/ME/2000 After installing the device successfully, go to Start  Programs  802.11 Wireless LAN  Configuration and Monitor Utility. The Wireless LAN Monitor Utility icon will appear in the taskbar every time the device is running. You can open it by double-clicking on this icon. - 27 - Icon Status Mode Icon Link Status Red. The station is not associated to an Access Point. Infrastructure mode Blue. The station associates itself to an Access Point. Red. The color is red only when the card is during resetting and initialization procedure. Ad-Hoc modeBlue. The color is always blue, except when the card is during resetting and initialization procedure. Note: Except for the following configuration utility, using Windows to configure the wireless network settings in the Windows XP is recommended. (Please skip to the Configuration for Windows XP section)
- 28 - All settings are categorized into 6 tabs: Status Statistics Site Survey Encryption Advanced Version Status The Status tab will display the current status of the Wireless USB Adapter. - 29 - Item Description Operating Mode It displays the current operational mode. (Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure) Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used. (from 1 ~ 11) SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adapter. Tx Rate It shows the current transfer rate. (1, 2, 5.5, or 11Mbps or Auto) Int Roaming It displays the current roaming status. (read-only) MAC Address It displays the MAC address of the Wireless USB Adapter. Status It displays the information about the status of the communication (the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated). Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Link Quality It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects.
- 30 - Item Description Change Click Change to change the configuration parameters such as Operating Mode, Channel, SSID and Tx Rate. (Refer to below page) Submit Click Submit to save the changes. Cancel Click Cancel to ignore the previous setting. - 31 - Statistics This option shows you to view the available statistic information (Data packets, Management Packets and Rejected packets). Press the Reset button to renew or update this list of statistics.
- 32 - Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points and their features. Item Description BSSID When one Access Point (AP) is connected to wired network and a set of wireless stations it is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. - 33 - Item Description The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. Signal It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used. Encryption It displays the status of WEP Encryption. BSS When one Access Point (AP) is connected to wired network and a set of wireless stations it is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Re-Scan Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan and list all available sites. Cancel Click Cancel to ignore the previous setting. Exit Click Exit to exit the application.
- 34 - Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Item Description Encryption WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64 Bit, or 128 Bit. - 35 - Key1/Key2/ Key3/Key4 This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. To generate an encryption key: 1. Select 64 Bit or 128 Bit. 2. Click "Key1" or "Key2" or "Key3" or "key4" item, then fill in the appropriate value/phrase. Default Key You can specify up to 4 different keys to decrypt wireless data. Select the Default key setting from the pull-down menu. Mode Two WEP modes are available as below: Mandatory and Optional. Mandatory:WEP Encryption is required to establish connection with other stations within the wireless network. Optional:Your station can communicate with other stations within the wireless network regardless if they use WEP or not. Authentication Type The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards. You may choose between Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. Open System: If the Access Point is using "Open System"
- 36 - authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type. Shared Key: Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key. Auto: Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Authentication type automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication type. Submit Click Submit to save the changes. Exit Click Exit to exit the application. Note: You must use the same value/phrase or WEP key settings for all wireless computers in order for the wireless network to function well. - 37 - Advanced You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold and RTS/CTS Threshold. Item Description Preamble Type This value defines the length of the CRC block for communication between the Wireless Access Point and the roaming wireless network card.  Long: The mandatory supported "Long preamble as well as header" as specified in IEEE 802.11b that allows
- 38 - interoperation with the current 1Mbits/sec and 2Mbit/sec DSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) specification.  Short: The optional "Short preamble and header" is intended for applications where maximum throughput is desired and interoperability with legacy and non-short preamble capable equipment is not a consideration.  Auto: Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type. Fragmentation Threshold This value indicates how much of the Access Point’s resources are devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2346. Only minor modifications of this value are recommended. RTS/CTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Power Save Submit Click Submit to save the changes. Exit Click Exit to exit the application. - 39 - Version You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver, Firmware and Application Version. Use the Exit button to exit the application.
- 40 - Configuration for Windows XP 1. Go to Start  Control Panel  Network Connections. 2. In Network Connections window, right-click the Wireless Network Connections icon, and select Properties. Note: Double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and you can see the status of the wireless PC Card as described below. - 41 - 3. In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the Wireless Networks tab.
- 42 - Use Windows to configure… Check the box to enable windows configuration. Note: Once you enable windows configuration, there will be only two tabs, Status and About, left in the Configuration Utility. You cannot use this utility to configure the wireless settings. Available networks Displays all available networks. - 43 - Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below. Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks. Preferred networks
- 44 - From available network(s) listed above, you can select preferred one(s) in an order that you can arrange. The marked one is the currently used network. Move up Move the selected network forward one position. Move down Move the selected network back one position Add… Click the button and the Wireless Network Properties window will appear. In the Network name field, enter your desired network name listed in the above Available networks box, and click OK. Note: The new settings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window. Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred networks box, and click the button to remove it. - 45 - Properties Highlight the network listed in the above Preferred networks box, and click the button to display its properties. Once network configuration is done, make sure to click OK. The new parameters will be saved and active only after doing so.
- 46 - Firmware Upgrade Utility Note: Please DO NOT use this utility unless you have got new binary files from the vendor. Otherwise, you may damage your card. The Firmware Upgrade Utility allows you to upgrade the firmware of your card while your card is running. It will download the new firmware and it will reset your card in order to start operating with the new firmware. The Firmware Upgrade Utility is for Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000 only. 1. Go to Start  Programs  802.11 Wireless LAN  Tools  Upgrade Firmware Utility. - 47 - 2. Press the "Upgrade" button in order for a file selection window to appear. Browse for the xxx.rom file that contains the new firmware. 3. After you have located and selected the file, the firmware upgrade process will begin. 4. When the firmware has been upgraded, you will see a notification from the Firmware Upgrade Utility. Press "OK" to complete the upgrade.
- 48 - Specifications Standards IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant Host Interface USB 1.1 Physical Weight: 50 g Dimension: 110(L) x 60 (W) x 2.5(H) mm Antenna External Antenna, rotating angle 0°to 90° LED Indicators Power: Green, ON Receive (Rx): Green, ON Transmit (Tx): Green, ON Power Requirement Operating Voltage: 5V DC  TX consumption: 450mA (Max) RX consumption: 300mA (Max)Frequency Range 2.412GHz ~ 2.4835GHz Number of Selectable Channels USA, Canada: 11 channels Japan: 14 channels Europe: 13 channels Modulation Technique Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK) Security 0/64/128 bit WEP Spreading 11 chip Barker sequence Bit Error rate Better than 10-5 - 49 - Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK Supported OS Windows 98/ ME/ 2000/XP EMC CertificationFCC Part 15, Class B in US EN300328 and EN300826 (301489-17) in Europe JATE-Telec in Japan

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