Actiontec Electronics C802URG MegaBoost 54 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter User Manual 8106936

Actiontec Electronics Inc MegaBoost 54 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter 8106936

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MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Model Name: C802URG User’s Guide
i TABLE OF CONTENTIntroduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of this User’s Guide................................................................................................... 1 Unpacking and Setup..................................................................................................................... 2 Unpacking................................................................................................................................... 2 Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Hardware Installation .................................................................................................................... 3 LED Indicator............................................................................................................................. 3 Check the installation ................................................................................................................. 3 Software Installation...................................................................................................................... 4 Utility and Driver Installation..................................................................................................... 4 Wireless utility setting................................................................................................................... 7 Link Info ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 8 Advanced .................................................................................................................................... 9 Site Survey................................................................................................................................ 12 Technical Specifications.............................................................................................................. 15
1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11g) USB 2.0 Adapter, a desktop or laptop computer can communicate with another computer in a wireless way. Easy-to-use utilities are bundled with Wireless USB Adapter for configuration, monitoring, and diagnosis purposes. The MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of up to fifty-four megabit per second. The MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter provides users with an access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides productivity and service, which are not available under wired networks. The MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a broad area. Overview of this User’s Guide Introduction. Describes the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and its features. Unpacking and Setup. Helps you get started with the basic installation of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Hardware Installation. Describes the LED indicators of the Adapter. Software Installation. Tells how to setup the driver and the utility setting. Technical Specifications. Lists the technical specifications of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter.
2 UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items:  One MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter  One Driver & Utility CD-ROM If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement. Setup The setup of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter can be performed using the following steps:  Visually inspect the USB connector and make sure that it is fully plugged in to the system’s USB port.  Make sure that there is a well environment that there is no much intrusion to have a better connection.
3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION LED Indicator LINK The LINK LED lights green when the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is connected to a network successfully. Otherwise the LINK indicator blinks green while the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is access the wireless network. Check the installation The LED of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1. When connected to the USB port and the driver were installed, the LNK LED will start blinking, and it means that the device is starting to scan an 802.11g wireless device near the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. 2. While the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter linked up to the Access Point or to other Wireless LAN station, the LINK LED will always light up.
4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Before insert the USB Dongle into USB port of your computer, please install the Utility Program first. Make sure that the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is NOT inserted into the USB slot. Utility and Driver Installation Insert the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver and the utility. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to proceed the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type “D:\Setup\Setup.exe” in the dialog box (D:\ will depend on where your CD-ROM drive is located). Note: (D:\ will depends on where the CD-ROM drive is located and <Windows OS> will depend on the Windows Operating System you are using). 1. Click Install to start the Utility and driver installation.
5 2. The Install Shield Wizard screen will appear. Click “Next” to continue. 3. Click “Finish” to finish the installation.
6 4. Plug-in your MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter into your computer’s USB port. 5. You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the utility installation and plugged the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to the network and shown the linking quality.
7 WIRELESS UTILITY SETTING Windows® XP users may use the built-in wireless utility as default. The following instructions are for Service Pack 2 users. If you are using Windows® 2000/98/ME, you must use the Wireless Utility. With the Wireless utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the system tray. The Wireless LAN Adapter Utility includes six tabs: Link Info, Configuration, Advanced, Site Survey and About. Link Info The Link Info screen shows you the status of the Wireless Adapter, it shows that where the device is connected to, the connect Status, the connecting Speed, the network Type, the Encryption type, the SSID and the Signal Strength.
8 Configuration This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment. SSID: The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another; so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group name must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. Wireless Mode: If you want to connect with an Access Point/WLAN Router, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the mode to “Ad-hoc” mode. Channel: It shows auto that used for Infrastructure Wireless LAN network. The channel number can be set only under the Ad-Hoc operation mode. In Ad-Hoc mode stations, each station must have the same channel number and SSID. In Infrastructure mode, the Wireless USB Adapter will automatically detect the channel number of the Access Point. Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose: Continuous Access Mode (default): The USB Dongle is constantly operating with full power and it consumes the most power. Maximum Power Save: The USB Dongle consumes the least power and only operates when there is wireless network activity. Power Save: The USB Dongle consumes the moderate level of power.
9 Preamble: Select Long or Short/Long (auto) Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std. 802.11b). At the receiver, the Preamble and header are processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11. That means that stations using Short-Preamble cannot communicate with stations implementing the original version of the protocol. Support Band: There are two bands available for selection; 11B and 11G. Advanced The Advanced settings help you to control the Wireless Adapter to adjust with wireless devices in certain environment. Auth. Mode: Eight options are available: Disable, Auto, Open System, Shared Key, WPA/WPA2, and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. Select Auto, Disable for other authentication feature. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Encryption mode from the next dropping list.
10 Shared Key/Open System Network Key: Choose the encryption way, either in HEX or ASCII formats, and enter the password in the blank space. Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key: If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric). If you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~F, hexadecimal), or 128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric). WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Click the Configuration button than enter a Passphrase in the Define WPA PSK dialog box. This Passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network.
11 WPA / WPA2 WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the second generation of WPA; providing enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi user with a high level of assurance that only authorized user can access their wireless networks. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard and is eligible for FIPS 140-2 compliant. WPA2 is select, configuration is enabled. Please click the “Certificate” button. The below window is pop up. Then, please select the certificate that user wants to use and enter the server name and login name.
12 Site Survey Available Network The screen shows all the Wireless LAN devices around your Wireless LAN USB Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. You can click the “Refresh” button to find the new wireless LAN devices, and double-click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.
13 Profile Add: Click “Add” to create a new profile, set the related values such as Profile name, SSID, Wireless Mode and Security settings than click ”Apply” to save the profile. Edit: Click “Edit” to modify existing profile, modify the settings than click ”Apply” to save the profile. Remove: Choose a profile name in the “Available Profiles” and click “Remove” to remove the existing profile. Connect: Choose a profile name in the “Available Profiles” and click “Connect” to activate the existing profile. About The About section shows you the MegaBoost 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter information, it shows MAC address, Utility Version, Driver Version, Regulatory Domain.
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15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.11g, USB 2.0, 1.1, 1.0 Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b -- DSSS IEEE 802.11g -- OFDM Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -68dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate) 11Mbps: Typical -83dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) Frequency Range 2412 MHz – 2462 MHz (FCC) 2412 MHz – 2472 MHz (ETSI) 2400 MHz – 2497 MHz (Japan) Modulation Schemes BPSK/QPSK/CCK/OFDM Channels 1 ~ 11 channels (FCC) 1 ~ 13 channels (ETSI) 1 ~ 14 channels (Japan) Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Security 64/128bits WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Diagnostic LED LNK (Link status) Antenna Internal printed antenna Physical and Environmental Driver Support Windows 98se, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP Continuous Current Consumption 280mA typ. for receive mode, 410mA typ. for transmit mode Temperature Operating: 0o C ~ 40o C, Storage: -10o C ~ 70o C Humidity 10% ~ 95% RH, no condensation Dimensions 77 x 26 x 12 mm (W x H x D) Certifications FCC Part 15.247 for US, ETS 300 328 for Europe,
16 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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 the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT NOTE: Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. SAR compliance has been established in typical laptop computer(s) with USB slot, and product could be used in typical laptop computer with USB slot. Other application like handheld PC or similar device has not been verified and may not compliance with related RF exposure rule and such use shall be prohibited. The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user.

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