WL400 Quick Start Guide
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1. 3 Mounting the WL400 Antenna The WL400 should be mounted at deck level on the wheel house roof or radar arch Unlike VHF Wifi signals do not benefit from being mounted at the top of a mast and this is not to be recommended The WL400 is designed to be screwed on to a standard 1 x 14 TPI threaded VHF mounting bracket not supplied Ensure the USB lead is not connected and is coiled before attempting to attach the WL400 to the threaded mounting bracket Holding the coiled USB against the WL400 carefully screw the WL400 to the bracket ensuring that the USB lead does not become twisted The WL400 is supplied with a 5m USB cable This is the maximum recommended length of USB cable and should not be extended If you do need to extend the cable use a powered USB extension cable and only use one of these Adding multiple powered extensions has been found to affect the timing and power to the WL400 and can result in very poor performance Getting the USB cable in to the boat can either be done in a temporary manner feeding the cable through a partially opened window or in a more permanent manner drilling a hole through the boat s wall or deck and fitting a suitable multi pin connector not supplied This more permanent installation method should only be conducted by a suitably qualified or experienced installation engineer Route the USB lead through to the computer that you wish to connect the WL400 to but DO NOT plug the USB lead in to t2. The InstallShield Wizard will install REALTEK Wireless N Driver and Utility on your computer To continue click Next Setup Status x InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed REALTEK REALTEK Wireless LAN Driver and Utility is configuring your new software installation Wireless LAN Driver and Utility Click Finish to exit the wizard Installing C NREALTEK Wireless LAN Ultility UPnP avcodec 52 dll Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 DIGITALYACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide You should now plug the WL400 in to a spare USB port on the PC and the driver should automatically install Proceed to the Operating WL400 on Windows XP section Operating WL400 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 It is always best to turn off disable the internal wireless adaptor on your laptop before using the WL400 The exact method to do this varies from PC to PC but some laptops have a dedicated button in or around the keyboard area or a special keyboard combination e g pressing the Fn F8 keys Click on the Wireless Networks icon in the task bar lower right hand side of the screen and a list of the available wireless networks Not connected hotspots will be displayed Your laptops internal wireless adaptor is usually named Wireless Network Connection and the WL400 will automatically be named Wireless Network Connection 2 as is shown in Figure 17 This shows that the WL400
3. simply insert the WL400 USB connector in to a spare USB port and LINUX will automatically load the correct driver and you will see the wireless networks that the WL400 can detect in the drop down wireless menu that appears when you click the wireless icon in the task bar
4. the drivers from the supplied Digital Alltek USB memory stick Insert the USB memory stick and then insert the WL400 in to a spare USB port on your PC Windows will detect the new hardware but because the PC is not on line it will fail to install the device and display the message shown in Figure 4 In order to install the drivers correctly from the memory stick it is necessary to go to the Windows Device Manager To access the Device Manager click on the Windows Start button and then type aoia dia oee na aai at i i Device Manager in the Search bar directly above the Start button be ao 2 see Figure 5 At the top of the search results should be a Device Manager entry click on this and Windows will open the Device Manager window Figure 4 The Windows Device Manager is basically a list of every component that makes up the PC The devices are categorised in to various types and because Windows did not know what type of device WL400 was it has placed it in the Other Devices section with a Yellow Exclamation Mark symbol next to it see Figure 6 DIGITALYACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide Control Panel 3 f Device Manager dr View devices and printers Update device drivers Pictures 9 8 RTL8187 driver in Device Manager png Driver Installed in Device Manager png Installing driver in Device Manager png Browse to CD in Device Manager png Browse for driver in Device Manager png Search PC for dr
5. DATA 25 10 2011 0840 File folde that came with Windows XP The same Setup Exe on T sno program can be used for installing the WL400 on Boome moog esis Seen eta Windows Vista or Windows 7 PCs but we would always E Pictures mannara siii fono recommend following the On Line or Off Line procedures _ fsi a Ne detailed in the previous sections Anne vee nani Ce amono pit n i Navigate to the Setup Exe file on the USB Memory Stick ca Data 0 bConfigini 11 10 2011 1645 Configuration sett DVD RW Drive E by clicking the Start button and then clicking on My I Menuak Tec ISLangUni ini 11 10 2011 16 23 Configuration sett ISSetup dll 11 10 2011 16 23 Application extens Ji Wi Connect layout bin 11 10 2011 16 23 BIN File Computer Click on the USB Memory Stick and then Dwn fore e click on the WL400 Pro Drivers folder Finally run the WUE Setup exe Date modified 11 10 2011 1623 Date crested 11 10 2011 1623 a Application Size 390 KB Setup Exe program by double clicking on it see Figure JE 13 Figure 13 When the Setup program runs you will see the initial window shown in Figure 14 Click the Next Button and you will see the progress bar window in Figure 15 Once everything has been installed you will see the Wizard Complete window in Figure 16 Click the Finish button to complete the installation REALTEK Wireless LAN Driver and Utility
6. YACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide You will now be prompted to enter the Network Key also Known as Password WEP key or Passphrase for the network that you have selected Consult the network operator to get the necessary password and enter this in the two boxes at the bottom of the window shown in Figure 20 Click OK Assuming that the password was correct the WL400 should connect to the network and you will see the window shown in Figure 21 If you click on the General tab you should see the window shown in Figure 22 which gives the wireless connection status REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M View About A General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics a MyComputer lt Realtek RTL8187 W Available Profile s Profile Name SSID Add ty MESWIFI MESWIFI Remove Edit Duplicate Set Default 7 Show Tray Icon F Disable Adapter Close Radio Off Ready NUM Figure 21 r REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility ea o oo Wireless Network Properties Profile Name MESWIFI Network Name SSID MESWIFI Channel 6 2437MHz Wireless network security This network requires a key for the following Network Authentication Open System v Data encryption WEP F ASCII PASSPHRASE Key index advance
7. d j_ w Network key Confirm network key cane Figure 20 Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M View About A MyComputer General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics lt Realtek RTL8187 W Status Associated Throughput Speed 54 Mbps Type Infrastructure Encryption WEP Tx 0 11 Total 0 25 SSID MESWIFI Sonal Strength SR oc Lek Quy RE Network Address Mac Address 00 E0 4C 03 98 D8 IP Address 10 0 0 75 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 10 0 0 1 m p 7 Show Tray Icon Disable Adapter Radio Off Ready NUM Figure 22 5 Getting Started Guide for Mac OSX Users Insert the WL400 Drivers Software USB Memory Stick in to your Apple Mac and using Finder open the folder called MacOS10 3 MacOS10 4 or MacOS10 5 depending upon the version of Mac OS X you have Included in each of these folders is an Install mpkg package that you can double click on to install For OSX 10 6 Snow Leopard and OSX 10 7 Lion you will need to follow a special Tech Note that explains how to successfully install the 10 5 drivers on these systems 6 Getting Started Guide for LINUX Users Due to the large number of different LINUX distributions it is not possible to guarantee that the WL400 will work on all distributions All distributions that have Kernel V2 6 24 or higher should work If the drivers are included in your distro
8. eT 0 DA OR UON UOMO MOOT Installation amp Quick Start Guide WL400 Wireless Adaptor Antenna QUICK START WL400 01 VR1 2 DIGITALYACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your WL400 Wireless Adaptor Antenna This unit is designed for permanent or semi permanent installation on sail or motor vessels The base of the WL400 is threaded and designed to be screwed in to a suitable 1 x 14 TPI threaded VHF antenna mounting bracket not supplied Before operating the unit you should familiarise yourself with this Quick Start Guide and the User Manual of the computer equipment you wish to connect this product to 2 Before you start The WL400 comes complete with a USB Memory Stick that includes all necessary Realtek drivers software for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 e Apple Mac OS X 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 and 10 7 for Snow Leopard and Lion see Tech Note Note Compatible drivers for the WL400 are also included with some LINUX distributions such as the latest version of Ubuntu However due to the wide variety of LINUX distributions available we cannot guarantee that the WL400 will work on all LINUX computers and suggest that users search for compatibility with the Realtek wireless chipsets that the WL400 uses Do not plug in the WL400 to the USB port of your computer until you have inserted the driver USB Memory Stick or CD ROM
9. ech Notes B Wi Connect Pro Drivers Folder DVD RW Drive E Dig Alltek oo cance Figure 10 DIGITALYACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide Windows will now search the USB Memory stick for the correct drivers and install them While it is searching and installing you will see the window shown in Figure 11 When it has completed and the drivers are successfully installed you will be shown the window in Figure 12 a L Update Driver Software RTL8187 Wireless LAN Adapter w D Update Driver Software Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802 11b g 54Mbps USB 2 0 Network Adapter Installing driver software Windows has successfully updated your driver software Windows has finished installing the driver software for this device Ki Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802 11b g 54Mbps USB 2 0 Network Adapter lt Figure 11 Ente ye You can now close this window and the Device Manager window and you are ready to use the WL400 to find and connect to a wireless hotspot Proceed to the Operating WL400 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 section Installation for Windows XP The easiest method of installing the drivers on a Windows XP computer is to run the Setup Exe file that is ET m on the USB Memory Stick This installs both the drivers Seni a and the Realtek Utility that can be used in place of the ne lo normal Windows Wireless Zero Configuration program sir Ji
10. he computer Proceed to the relevant Getting Started Guide section of this guide that is applicable to the operating system you are using DIGITALYACHT WL400 Quick Start Guide 4 Getting Started Guide for Windows Users The WL400 is supplied with Windows compatible drivers that allow it to be used as a second Wireless Network Adaptor on your laptop You can either install the drivers and use the normal Windows Wireless Connection function to scan select and connect to a wireless hotspot or you can use the free Realtek Wireless Lan Utility software which is also supplied on the memory stick For simplicity we would recommend just installing the drivers and not using the Realtek utility but for older Windows XP systems prior to Service Pack 3 the Realtek utility can sometimes provide better performance than the Windows Wireless Zero Configuration manager that Microsoft provided It is very important that you do not plug the WL400 in to a USB port on your computer unless you have the WL400 Drivers USB Memory Stick inserted in your PC By plugging in the WL400 you will initiate the Windows Found New Hardware Wizard which will not be able to complete correctly without the Drivers on the USB Memory stick being present The installation process varies depending upon which Operating System your computer has so please ensure that you follow the correct procedure Installation for Windows Vista and Windows 7 On Line q Installi
11. he window shown in Figure 19 will appear which lists all of the available wireless networks that the WL400 can detect Select the wireless network that you wish to connect to and click the Add to Profile button i r REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility Lo 6 REALTEK USB Wireless LAN Utility Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M View V About A Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M View M About A 2 8 MyComputer General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics 5 MyComputer General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics lt Realtek RTL8187 W lt Realtek RTL8187 W Status Not Associated Throughput Available Network s Speed N A SSID Channel Encryption Network Authentication Type Infrastructure P TalkTalk2224e 1 WEP Unknown Encryption N A p 3 TKIP WPA Pre Shared Key SSID P 2WIRE099 3 WEP Unknown P Netgear 6 TKIP WPA Pre Shared Key Signal Strength P home 6 TKIP WPA Pre Shared Key H taylornet 6 TKIP WPA Pre Shared Key Link ity Gu Ji P BTHomeHub 4CCD 7 WEP Unknown Network Address Bree n Lt_ eer ee _ ae TO ee Mac Address 00 E0 4C 03 98 D8 IP Address 0 0 0 0 Refresh Add to Profile Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Note Gateway Double click on item to join create profile p i V Show Tray Icon Disable Adapter 7 Show Tray Icon Disable Adapter Radio Off Radio Off fi Ready NUM Ready sure 19 DIGITAL
12. is working correctly It is possible to rename this connection to something more meaningful by going in to the Network and Sharing Center and renaming the Network Adaptor to WL400 or similar so that you can be certain of which wireless adaptor you are using Click on the wireless network you wish to connect to and click the Connect button that will appear You may be asked to enter a password or confirm if the network is a Public Work or Private network to set security levels and then the wireless connection should be made and you will be able to connect to the internet Operating WL400 on Windows XP fill Connections are available Wireless Network Connection 2 TP LINK_E136AE DY BoatraNet OB1D Open Network and Sharing Center 14 13 25 10 2011 Figure 17 It is always best to turn off disable the internal wireless adaptor on your laptop before using the WL400 The exact method to do this varies from PC to PC but some laptops have a dedicated button in or around the keyboard area or a special keyboard combination e g pressing the Fn F8 keys To connect to a wireless network you must run the Realtek USB Wireless LAN Utility which will now be one of the programs listed in the Start gt All Programs menu The first time you run this program you will see the window displayed in Figure 18 which shows that you are not connected to a wireless network Click on the Available Network tab and t
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14. ng device driver software A i Click here for status By far the easiest method of installation if your PC is running Terain Windows Vista or Windows 7 is to connect the PC to the internet as a b EO covo you would normally do using the internal wireless adaptor and then plug the WL400 in to a spare USB port on the laptop Figure 1 Windows will detect the new hardware and display the message shown in Figure 1 It will then automatically search the on line Installing device driver software Windows Update server for the correct drivers Depending upon the RTL8187 Wireless LAN Adapter O installing driver software speed of your PC and internet connection this should take between 20 seconds and a couple of minutes to complete At any time you can click on the message and the Window in Figure 2 Figure 2 will be displayed giving you the status of the driver installation After the correct driver has been found downloaded and installed the Window in Figure 3 should be displayed The drivers are now installed correctly and you are ready to use the WL400 to find and connect to a wireless hotspot Proceed to the Operating WL400 on Windows Vista iii gang SO2 11b e Mbps s Ready to use and Windows 7 section Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802 11b g 54Mbps USB 2 0 Network Adapter installed Installation for Windows Vista and Windows 7 Off Line Figure 3 If you cannot connect to the internet you can install
15. perties CH L Update Driver Software RTL8187 Wireless LAN Adapter Launches the Update Driver Software Wizard for the selected device Figure 7 How do you want to search for driver software i gt Search automatically for updated driver software i Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software i for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation i gt Browse my computer for driver software Locate and install driver software manually Figure 8 You should now be taken to the window shown in Figure 9 Click on the Browse button and then select the USB Memory Stick from the list of locations See Figure 10 Click OK and you will be returned to the window in Figure 9 Ensure the Include Subfolders is ticked and then click the Next button GO il Update Driver Software RTL8187 Wireless LAN Adapter 4 iii Pear ane 4 Browse for driver software on your computer Search for driver software in this location CA 7 Include subfolders gt Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer This list will show installed driver software compatible with the device and all driver software in the same category as the device Figure 9 Select the folder that contains drivers for your hardware B Paul 4 Computer amp WINDOWS c ca Data D a DVD RW Drive E Dig Alltek B Manuals T
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