Wistron NeWeb DMUZ 802.11g WLAN USB Adapter with Flash Disk User Manual Manual
Wistron NeWeb Corporation 802.11g WLAN USB Adapter with Flash Disk Manual
Manual
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802.11g WLAN USB Adapter
with Flash Disk
User’s Manual
Model
DMUZ
Wistron Neweb Corporation
Version 1.5__May, 2005
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Regulatory Information
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 use 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 form that to
which the receiver is connected.
?? Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example-use only shielded
interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) 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 many not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device may accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
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Important Notice:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for
an uncontrolled environment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.
The maximum reported SAR values are: Body: 0.284W/Kg (802.11b),
0251W/Kg (802.11g)
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Package Contents .......................................................................................................4
1.2 Main Features.............................................................................................................. 4
1.3 Wireless Network Scenarios .......................................................................................5
1.3.1 Ad Hoc Mode ...................................................................................................5
1.3.2 Cooperate LAN (Local Area Networking) ........................................................6
1.4 Advantages for Using Wireless Network.....................................................................6
2. Quick Start Guidance .............................................................................................................8
2.1 Installation ...................................................................................................................8
2.2 Connecting to an Existing Network ........................................................................... 10
2.3 Connecting to an Access Point (AP) ......................................................................... 16
3. Installation by Steps .............................................................................................................18
3.1 Installing WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter ................................................................18
3.1.1 Additional Setup Processes...........................................................................21
3.2 Setting Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter ...................................................................... 22
3.3 Removing Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter .................................................................22
3.4 Uninstalling Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter...............................................................23
4. Creating an Ad Hoc Network................................................................................................24
5. Acting as an Access Point....................................................................................................26
6. Using the Utility (Client)........................................................................................................29
6.1 Link Status Tab ..........................................................................................................29
6.2 Configure Profile Tab.................................................................................................30
6.3 Site Survey Tab .........................................................................................................31
6.4 Advance Tab..............................................................................................................32
7. Using the Utility (AP)............................................................................................................33
7.1 AP Information Tab ....................................................................................................33
7.2 Access Point Setting Tab...........................................................................................34
8. Network Application..............................................................................................................36
8.1 Surveying the Network ..............................................................................................36
8.2 File Sharing ............................................................................................................... 37
8.3 Using the Shared Folder ...........................................................................................38
9. Specification ......................................................................................................................... 39
10. Glossary.............................................................................................................................40
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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing our 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter, and welcome to
Wireless LAN- the easiest way to wireless networking!
This user’s manual introduces our 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter and describes
the most common configurations, which will help you connect to your network
easily. Please read this guide to get familiar with the IEEE 802.11g Wireless
LAN. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product.
Please keep this user’s manual for future reference.
As this product is designed especially to run under Microsoft Windows’
system, it is recommended that to be installed by people who are familiar with
the installation procedures for network operating systems under Microsoft
Windows.
1.1 Package Contents
Your 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter kit includes following items:
?? 1 x 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter;
?? 1 x CD (Utility, Driver Installation Software, and User’s Manual)
Note! If any of the items mentioned are missing or mismatched, please
contact your distributor.
1.2 Main Features
?? Compact Size for Easy Wireless Enjoyment.
?? High-speed Wireless Connection, up to 54Mbps.
?? IEEE 802.11g (DSSS) Standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN.
?? Plug-and-Play Installation.
?? Full Mobility and Seamless Cell-to-Cell Roaming.
?? Worldwide Radio Support.
?? Five Times Faster than 802.11b Wireless LANs.
?? Backward Complaint with 802.11b.
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?? Support of the standard Access Point mode for connection to wireless
clients.
?? Supports up to 256-bit WEP.
?? Includes Ad Hoc Mode and Infrastructure Mode Access.
?? Longer Range Support than 802.11a-based WLAN.
1.3 Wireless Network Scenarios
As our 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter is interoperable and compatible with other
IEEE 802.11g compliant products from other manufacturers, it offers you the
most freedom to establish your ideal wireless network. Therefore, after
installing 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter, you can connect your computer to:
(1) A Peer-to-Peer Workgroup of 802.11g compliant wireless devices.
(2) A LAN (Local Area Networking) constructed by Access Point(s) or
other 802.11g compliant systems.
(3) Share your Internet access by using just one connection, share
printers and other peripheral devices, share data and image files
between networked PCs, play multi-player games, and use other
network enabled sharing resources.
1.3.1 Ad Hoc Mode
A group of wireless stations can form a wireless network without a centralized
Access Point involved. This is called an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS
or Ad Hoc).
An Ad Hoc Network could be easily set up with this 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter,
PCs or other WLAN devices. Therefore, it is very convenient to build a
network for temporary use, such as for demonstration in exhibition, for new
sales point/branch use and alike.
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1.3.2 Cooperate LAN (Local Area Networking)
With some 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapters and Access Points, it will be easy to
construct a LAN with access to Internet for enterprise use.
The construction is quite easy that 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter and Access
Point will automatically work at the most suitable frequency when Access
Point is set within the proper range.
In addition, commonly manufactures will bundle the Site-Survey tool for users
to check the communication quality.
1.4 Advantages for Using Wireless Network
802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data,
minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of up to eleven
megabits per second. With the 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter you can locate your
PC wherever you want without wires or cables.
The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter provides LAN users with an access to
real-time information anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides
effectiveness and efficiency, which are not available under wired networks.
The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter configuration is easy to switch between
peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, and full
infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a
broad area.
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Therefore, you may see many advantages for adopting Wireless Networking
as follows:
- Less Space Limits: The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter provides access
to network services without wires; therefore, it gives you more
freedom to allocate and style your living and working space. In
addition, in some areas where is hard or expensive to connect to
wired networks, such as historic buildings, classrooms or mobile
connectivity, then you can count on wireless networking.
- Flexible Workgroups and Lower Cost: For workspaces that are
frequently reconfigured for temporarily use such as demo in
exhibitions, wireless networking is easy to set up of lower total
cost—and all equipments are recyclable. You do not have to remove
the old wires and then build up the new ones again and again.
- Networked Conference Rooms: Users can access the network as
they move from a meeting to another, getting the access to
information/data and the ability to communicate decisions while “on
the go”.
- Ad Hoc Networking: On site consulting and small workgroups may
increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration
software.
- Branch Office Networking: With an Access Point to bridge
between the LAN and Internet, wireless networking provides an
easy to install, use and maintain network for a remote or sales
office.
- Campus-Wide Network Mobility: The roaming capabilities allow
enterprise to set up easy to use wireless networks that cover the
entire campus transparently.
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2. Quick Start Guidance
2.1 Installation
1. Insert the Installation CD. It automatically starts the setup program for
software installation.
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2. Follow the Installation Wizard to complete the software installation
process and restart your computer if necessary.
3. Connect your 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter to your laptop PC or desktop
PC.
Note! If your device is connected to an USB 1.1 port, a pop-up
message indicates on your screen, reminding you to set
802.11b as the default setting to get a better connection quality.
4. Operation System will detect new device and verify the driver
automatically.
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2.2 Connecting to an Existing Network
1. Go to Windows Start > Programs > WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Utility >
WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Utility to open the utility. The 802.11g USB2.0
Adapter Utility window appears. You can see the wireless configuration
icon in Windows System Tray. You can either double click the
wireless configuration icon or click the right key of your mouse and select
Client Utility to open the tab.
Note! Radio ON indicates to connect the network ; if you want to
disconnect the network, then click Radio OFF.
2. 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter automatically searches and connects to an
available network (network with security disabled) if there is any. And then
the red wireless configuration icon changes to Green . Follow the next
step to connect to a designated network.
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3. In Site Survey tab, choose (click) one network from the listed available
networks list, and click OK button.
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4. If the chosen network is security enabled, in Configure Profile tab click
Add and Add Profile window pops up. In Configuration tab, you can
either click WEP Encryption Key Setting or WPA Encryption Setting
for the Encryption Setting.
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?? In WEP Encryption Key Setting’s menu:
You can either click Manual Entry button and create WEP keys
manually. Insert the network key for Key Value, click OK to confirm
the setting.
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Or simply type words and characters in Passphrase letting your
computer know for sure that the person typing is you. Passphrase
can automatically set 4 WEP keys (both 64-bit and 128-bit)
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?? In WPA Encryption Setting’s menu, select specific Protocol, key
in User Name and Password for authentication, then click OK
button. (Further details contact your network provider).
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5. Once connected, the wireless configuration icon appears green and the
icon shown in selected networks appears connected. You can click
Link Status tab to check the connection status.
6. For details of each tab in WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Utility, please read
Chapter 6.
2.3 Connecting to an Access Point (AP)
Your 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter also enables a group of wireless stations to
communicate with each other through it. Such a network is called an
Infrastructure BSS.
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When the 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter used as an ACCESS POINT (AP), it can
be configured to operate as the following network configuration:
Your 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter functioned as the ACCESS POINT (AP)
further provides bridging functions between the wireless network and the
wired LAN network.
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3. Installation by Steps
This section will lead you through the installation of 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter
(both software and hardware) in detail. People who are familiar with the
installation and settings of wireless device may refer to Quick Start Guidance
to establish a network in a snap.
To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be
executed:
1. Install the software by using the installation CD.
2. Install the 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter.
3. Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network.
Mostly, you will need to set the TCP / IP protocol.
The product is designed to operate under Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP.
The installation procedure is about the same. Please follow the installation
wizard to install the software.
3.1 Installing WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter
Note! Please install the software before inserting the 802.11g USB 2.0
Adapter.
1. Insert the Installation CD. Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM
drive. The Setup program automatically starts.
2. Click Next>.
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3. Click Yes.
4. Read the Destination Folder and click Next>. The default destination
folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. You may change the default
folder by clicking “Browse” and select the destination folder you prefer.
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Click Next> to go to the next screen.
5. Click Next>.
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6. Click Yes to create a shortcut. Installation is completed. Restart your
computer if necessary.
7. Connect the 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter to your laptop PC/desktop PC.
3.1.1 Additional Setup Processes
During software installation procedure, each operating system may prompt
different specific options. Mostly, you will be asked to add some necessary
protocols and to edit some networking settings.
1. Windows 98SE: The system may request the original Windows CD
during the installation process. Please check with the network
administrator for the values of the settings. When the installation is
finished, you’ll have to restart your computer.
2. Windows Me: Please check with the network administrator for the values
of the settings. Please restart your computer when the installation is
finished.
3. Windows 2000: When ”Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WLAN
802.11g USB2.0 Utility” appears on the screen, click “Next” to continue
installation.
4. Windows XP: When ”Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WLAN
802.11g USB2.0 Utility” appears on the screen, click “Next” to continue
installation.
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3.2 Setting Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter
Your 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter has its own management software, named
IEEE 802.11g WLAN Utility. You can control all provided functions from it.
The wireless configuration icon is displayed on the Windows System
Tray.
The IEEE 802.11g WLAN Utility contains four major tabs: Link Status,
Configure Profile, Site Survey and Advance.
Wireless Configuration Description
Green Connected
Red Disconnected
To communicate in a Peer-to-Peer network, every station must have the
same channel number and Network Name, and all connected computers
should have the same net ID and subnet ID.
Note! To open IEEE 802.11g WLAN Utility, you may double click the
wireless configuration icon in the Windows System Tray.
3.3 Removing Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter
You can remove the device after you finished the action with the device.
However, in Windows XP, Me and 2000, please follow the safe removal
procedure. You can figure out a safe removal icon in your computer’s
notification area.
1. Double click the safe removal icon.
2. The “Unplug” or “Eject Hardware” window will pop up. You can select the
device you want to remove.
3. Then click the “Stop” button.
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Note! When removing the 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter, you will lose your
connection to the network. Make sure you have closed all files and
network applications (such as e-mail) prior to removing the 802.11g
USB 2.0 Adapter.
3.4 Uninstalling Your 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter
1. Make sure the Utility is closed.
2. Go to windows Start > Programs_>WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Utilily >
UnInstall WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Adapter.
3. Follow the Uninstall Wizard to complete the uninstallation.
4. When the process is completed, click Finish to close the wizard.
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4. Creating an Ad Hoc Network
?? If you have more computers and only want to place them in a local area
network, or you want to communicate directly without using an Access
Point or any connection to a wired network, you can create a new
Ad-Hoc Network.
1. In Configure Profile tab, click Add button. Add Profile window pops up.
2. Select Network Type to Ad-Hoc.
3. Ad Hoc Mode indicates on the screen letting you to choose one from the
tree modes (B Mode, Mixed Mode or G Mode).
4. Set Encryption if necessary.
5. Input Profile name and SSID.
6. The default value for Authentication Mode is set as Auto.
7. Click OK button.
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8. In Advance tab (Ad-Hoc Mode), there are alternatives for Power
Consumption Setting, Fragmentation Threshold and RTS/CTS
Threshold.
Note! Power Consumption Setting: At “Power consumption Setting”
group, select which power save level want to be set by checking
CAM Mode, Fast Power-Saving mode or Maximum Power-Saving
mode. The default is CAM mode. If the most save mode want to use,
select the Maximum Power-Saving mode, but it throughput is lower
than CAM and Fast Power-Saving mode.
The throughput of “Fast Power-Saving mode” is better than
“Maximum Power-Saving mode”, but its power save is less than
“Maximum Power-Saving mode”.
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5. Acting as an Access Point
?? The 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter can function as a simple Access Point
(AP), and act as the center point of a wireless network supporting a data
rate of up to 11 Mbps. It can also connect these wireless devices to wired
network through the LAN interface.
?? Radio ON indicates connecting to a network; if you want to disconnect
the network, then click Radio OFF.
1. Go to the wireless configuration icon in Windows System Tray, press
the right key, an option list pops up and click AP Utility.
2. In AP information tab, all information related to the Current Network is
listed. The Connect Station List allows you to grant/deny access to/from
specified wireless stations.
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3. In Access Point Setting tab, you can set Channel (1 to 11), AP Mode,
SSID and Tx Power. Your setting will be consistent as indicated in
Current Network information.
4. After the AP Mode is done, click OK to renew the values.
5. For MAC Address Filter setting, you may set Filter Type and add Filter
Mac Address.
?? Filter Type- Disable: Not activate Filter Type.
?? Filter Type- Accept: Accept networks added in Filter Mac Address.
?? Filter Type- Reject: Reject networks noted in Filter Mac Address.
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6. After setting Filter Type and Filter MAC Address, click OK to renew the
values.
7. For details of each tab in WLAN 802.11g USB2.0 Utility (AP Setting),
please read Chapter 7.
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6. Using the Utility (Client)
6.1 Link Status Tab
This tab indicates Connection information such as the Status, Link Quality,
Signal Strength, SSID, etc.
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6.2 Configure Profile Tab
?? Profile Name: You may create several profiles to save different sets of
network settings.
?? SSID: The name of the wireless network.
?? Channel: Every station in the network should set the same number of
channel.
?? Network Type: Ad hoc mode or Infrastructure mode.
?? Add button: Click to create a new network.
?? Delete button: Click to remove a selected network.
?? Edit button: Click to modify the network.
?? Activate button: Activate the highlighted profile.
?? Driver Version: Help to recognize the current driver version.
?? Utility Version: Help to recognize the current utility version.
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6.3 Site Survey Tab
This tab lists all available networks and indicates each network’s
information such as SSID, BSSID, Signal, Channel and Encryption.
Note! Before changing to another network, a message will pop up asking
you whether to use the previous WEP and/or WPA setting or not.
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6.4 Advance Tab
This tab enables you to switch the network usage location.
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7. Using the Utility (AP)
7.1 AP Information Tab
This tab indicates the Current Network Information such as SSID, WEP
and Power Transmission Rate (Tx Power). All Client MAC Addresses will also
list in the Connect Station List.
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7.2 Access Point Setting Tab
?? Channel: Eleven categories (1 to 11).
?? Wireless Mode: Select software AP as 802.11b/g mixed mode, 802.11g
only or 802.11b only mode.
?? SSID: The name of the wireless network.
?? Hide SSID: Conceal the name of the wireless network while site
surveying.
?? Tx Power: Different power transmission rate can save power cost.
?? WEP: Two options (Enable/Disable).
?? Authentication Mode: Two options (Open System/Shared Key).
?? Preamble: Two options offered (Long/Short).
?? Bridge Adapter: Activate or not activate bridge adapter.
?? This software bridge only supports two-port bridging. One of them must
be a WLAN wireless software AP network adapter, and the other one
must be an Ethernet type network adapter.
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?? Fragment: The maximum frame transmission length before
fragmentation takes place.
?? RTS/CTS: RTS: Request To Send; CTS: Clear To Send.
Note! If your USB adapter is inserted in USB1.1 port, “USB 1.1 Limited” is
indicated on the utility. For AP Mode only 802.11b/g mixed can be
selected.
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8. Network Application
This section consists of the network applications of 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter,
including:
?? To survey the network neighborhood
?? To share your folder with your network member(s)
?? To share your printer with your network member(s)
?? To access the shared folder(s)/file(s) of your network members(s)
?? To use the shared printer(s) of your network member(s)
In fact, the network applications of 802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter are the same as
they are in a wired network environment. You may refer to the following 3
examples of Surveying the Network Neighborhood, File Sharing and Using
the Shared Folder.
8.1 Surveying the Network
When multiple base stations are up and running in your wireless network, you
can use the procedure described below to display the other computers:
Double-click My Network Places to display all stations in your Microsoft
Windows Network Group.
To display other workgroups in the network environment, double-click Entire
Network.
If there is a second network operating system running in your network
environment (for example a Novell NetWare network), the “Entire Network”
window will also display available servers running under the second network
operating system. If you click on these servers, you may be asked to enter
your user name and password that applies to the other network operating
system. If you cannot find it, verify whether the other wireless computers are:
Powered up and logged on to the network.
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Configured to operate with identical Microsoft Network settings concerning:
?? Networking Protocol.
?? Wireless Network Name.
To enable the sharing of Internet access, you should set your WLAN mode
as “Infrastructure” and connect to the access point.
8.2 File Sharing
802.11g USB 2.0 Adapter allows the sharing of files between computers that
are logged onto the same wireless network. If you want to share your folder
“My Documents” with other computers of the wireless network, please
highlight the folder “My Documents” and drag it to “Shared Documents
folder”.
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Sharing files in the IEEE802.11g wireless network will be like sharing files on
a wired LAN.
8.3 Using the Shared Folder
If you would like to access a shared folder stored in other stations of same
network, please follow the process below:
Double-click the “My Network Places” icon, and then double-click the
computer where the shared folder is located.
Double-click the folder you want to connect to.
Now you may open the needed file(s).
Note! If a password is required, the Windows will prompt a password
column to you. Then you need to enter the password that had been
assigned to this shared folder.
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9. Specification
Item Description
Frequency Range ?? U-NII: 2.412~2.484Ghz
?? Europe: 2.412~2.484Ghz
?? Japan: 2.471~2.497Ghz
Modulation Technique ?? 802.11g: OFDM
?? 802.11b: CCK (11Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps),
DBPSK (1Mbps)
Host Interface ?? USB 1.1/2.0
Channels Support ?? US/Canada: 1 ~ 11
?? Major European country: 1 ~ 13
?? Spain: 10~11
?? France: 10 ~ 13
?? Japan: 1~13 or 14th
?? Israel: 3~9
Operation Voltage ?? 5.0V
Power Consumption ?? Transmission Mode: 320mA~350mA@5V
?? Receive Mode:230mA~ 260mA@5V
?? Power Saving Mode: 80mA~110mA@5V
?? Standby Mode: 190mA~220mAmA@5V
Operation System Supported ?? Windows® XP, 2000, ME, 98SE
Security ?? 64-bit/128-bit/256-bit WEP
?? AES/TKIP
?? WPA
Operation Mode ?? Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc Mode
Transfer Data Rate ?? 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
?? 802.11b:1,2, 5.5, 11Mbps
LED Indicator ?? Wireless LAN Activity Indicator
Operation Temperature ?? 00C~550C
WHQL ?? Microsoft® XP
EMC Certification ?? FCC part 15 (USA)
?? Telec (Japan)
?? CE (Europe)
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10. Glossary
- PEAP: Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol is a two-phase
authentication like TLS. In the first phase the Authentication Server
is authenticated to the Supplicant. Using TLS, a secure channel is
established through which any other EAP-Type can be used to
authenticate the Supplicant to the Authentication Server during
the second phase. A certificate is only required at the
Authentication Server. PEAP also supports identity hiding where
the Authenticator is only aware of the anonymous username used
to establish the TLS channel during the first phase but not the
individual user authenticated during the second phase.
- SSID: Name of wireless network.
- TLS: TLS is an EAP-Type for authentication based upon X.509
certificates. Because it requires both the Supplicant and the
Authentication Server to have certificates, it provides explicit
Mutual Authentication and is resilient to man-in-the-middle attacks.
After successful authentication a secure TLS link is established to
securely communicate a unique session key from the
Authentication Server to the Authenticator.
- WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access is a replacement security standard for
WEP. It is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard being developed.
WPA makes use of TKIP to deliver security superior to WEP. 802.1X
access control is still employed. The Authentication Server
provides the material for creating the keys.