Intellinet Wireless B Mini USB Adapter
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1. One USB Adapter One USB Extension Cable 100Cm One Quick Guide e One CD Driver Utility Manual If any of the above items is missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 2 Installation Procedure 2 1 Windows 98SE Me 2000 Before you proceed with the installation please notice following descriptions Note1 The following installation was operated under Windows 2000 Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE Me Note2 If you have installed the Wireless USB Adapter driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version first 2 1 1 Install the Driver 1 Insert the USB Adapter into the USB port of your computer the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver 2 Please select the Drive Win2000 folder select the folder based on your computer s OS system and the system will complete the driver installation 2 1 2 Install the Utility 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM device and execute the Utilitvisetup exe program The InstallShield Wizard box will appear click Next to continue 2 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the program If you want to install the utility in another location click the Browser button and select an alternate destination When you are ready to continue click the Next button 3 The program will finish the installation automatically xi Es 058 Choose Deztralian Locebon Welc2. Adapter Display the product information of the USB Adapter Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless devices nearby To re survey the available wireless devices please click Refresh button There are two ways to automatically make the connection between the USB Adapter and the wireless device on the list 1 Double click the wireless device on the list to connect the device directly 2 Click the device you intend to connect and press Connect this sit button Current Network Information Display the information about the wireless network this adapter is connecting to The information includes Channel Type SSID TX Rate and WEP settings Note Please refer to Section 3 2 for the description of each item Parameter Description More Setting button Press this button for more settings including disable enable WEP and Power Saving Mode Please refer to Section 3 2 3 3 and 3 4 Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level The higher percentage shown in the bar the more radio signal been received by the adapter This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better the quality TX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by the adapter successfully RX Frame It s
3. comply with IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry with the Mini size It is suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computers It also supports Windows OS Plug amp Play installation and USB Hot Swap allowing you plug in or remove it without reboot your computer 1 1 1 2 Features Complies with the IEEE 802 110 2 4GHz DSSS standard High data transfer rate up to 11Mbps Supports 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption function for high level of security Supports peer to peer communication among any wireless users no Access Point required Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability Supports the most popular operating system Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Portable and mini size design Suitable for Any Notebook or Desktop PC Specifications Standard IEEE 802 11b Bus Type USB Type A Frequency Band 2 4000 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Modulation CCK 11 5 5Mbps QPSK 2Mbps BPSK 1Mbps Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Data Rate 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback Security 64 128 bit WEP Encryption Antenna Internal Antenna Drivers Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP LEDs Link Activity Transmit Power 16dBm Dimension 9 H x 27 W x 84 D Temperature 32 131 F 0 55 C Humidity 0 95 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE 1 3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items
4. difficulty connecting to a network click Advanced B Using the Utility of this adapter 1 Get into Windows XP s Utility click Advanced button 2 In Wireless Network Connection Properties screen uncheck the setting Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Note that if you want to change back to the Windows XP built in utility check the item again Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties General Wireless Networks Authentication Advanced Connect to Wireless Network Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure The following networkis are available To access a network select it from the list and then click Connect i Atmel 3F Confiqure Available networks i Tl 3F Maimear i QA SIMON CHEN i QA_SIMON_CHEN Preferred networks 1 PIKAFHII P Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below Move up Remove Properties Learn about setting up wireless network configuration 3 Execute ZDConfig program click Start button and select ZyDAS Wireless LAN USB LAN Configuration Tool zl xj B Network Adapter ZD1201 IEEE 802 11b USB Adapter Avaliable Network r Current Network Information Atmel 3F 3495 Channel 1 TI 3F 34 QA SIMON CH 20 Type Infrastructure br 6104w 3F 10 SSID Atmel 3F T
5. Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter User Manual Version 1 0 Apr 2003 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2002 2003 by this company All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
6. a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 5 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremities of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation 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 a
7. ccept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation R amp TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R amp TTE The R amp TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of th
8. ecurity and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs 12 9 What is DSSS What is FHSSI And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip is the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers 10 What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technologv is a wideband radio frequencv technique developed bv the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect prov
9. fied are allowed to connecting each other Setup the same key as the wireless stations which the adapter intends to connect Auto Auto switch the authentication algorithm depending on the wireless stations which the adapter is connecting to You may select the 64 bit or 128 bit to encrypt transmitted data Larger key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Select one of the keys 1 4 as the encryption key The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef 10 3 4 Advanced Setting The Advanced Setting allows user to enable disable power saving mode setup the fragmentation threshold and RTS CTS threshold of the adapter Advanced Setting Power Saving Mode 0 x Level 0 gt Save less power Save more power Fragmentation Threshold 1 LI LI LI J LI i 1 J 256 2305 Disable gt 2305 RTS CTS Threshold LI 1 LI 1 LI LI ik Li i LI LI LI LI J 0 2305 Disable gt 2305 Parameter Description Power Saving Mode Enable auto power saving Fragementation Thresh
10. hows the number of data frames which are received by the adapter successfully 3 2 General Connection Setting In the More Setting screen users are allowed to designate the wireless network which the adapter intends to connect to enable disable the WEP data encryption save or load the setting values into from a file etc More Setting xi General Connection Setting Channel 11 7 TxRate Auto B SSID Network type Infrastructure m Encryption Setting Enable WEP Press the button for more WEP key setting r Profile Profile name Load profile setting Write current setting to profile Load factory default setting Other 1 For more advanced setting information Advanced Setting Information Parameter General Connection Setting Channel TxRate SSID Any Network Type Change button Encry ption Setting Profile Profile Name Load profile setting Write current setting to Profile Description Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should be the same Select the basic transmit rate to be used 11 5 5 2 or 1Mbps If Auto is selected the adapter will automatically adjust to the highest possible rate according to the interference or obstacles The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique na
11. ided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS 13
12. is device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland EU Countries Not intended for use None 1 INTRODUCTION 45 2 1 aa dak 1 lid THEA TURES ieda cee 1 152 SPECIFICATIONS e A LR ki ae eal en a tA EET 1 1235 PACKAGE CONTENTS ia A ag NN NIA VN ead 2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ccccsccccccccccccccccccccecs 3 2 1 WINDOWS 98SE ME 2000 3 2 11 Enstall the Driv E EE EE 3 2 1 2 Ans tall the Utility sie eek tases ba EO ERE ERREUR OR EA asdsa anes 3 2 2 WINDOWS XP te a dea n E iL 4 3 CONFIGURATION UTILLLEY tiat ke see eeu o Eon oer es 6 3 1 WIRELESS CONNECTION A e s e vibe a ire x e e ri eels a ee tl 6 3 2 GENERAL CONNECTION SETTING nr k kr hee e ese e eee ese eee eene 7 3 3 WEP ENCRYPTION 1 e er VE ore npe De e re 9 3 4 ADVANCED SETTING esa kt eese eee esee nnne 11 4 TROUBLESHOOTING dire ee etra a eee E are Cao ES seta dadi G 12 CONTENTS 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter This USB Adapter is designed to
13. me identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter If Any check box is enabled the adapter will survey and connect to one of the available wireless stations without checking the consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station e Infrastructure This mode requires the presence of an AP or Router to create a wireless network All the communication is processed through the AP or Router Ad Hoc This mode enables wireless network adapters interconnecting without through AP or Router Select this mode if there is no AP or Router in the network Press Change button will enable you to setup the parameters of General Connection Setting In the meantime the button will change to Apply button for you to confirm your settings In the block users may setup the WEP key for the data encryption within the network Please refer to Section 3 3 for more description Input the profile name to write the setting values of the adapter to the file or load the setting values from the file you designate Load the setting values from the file entered in the Profile Name The new settings will be activated immediately Write the current setting values to the file entered in the Profile Please record the file name the data are saved Parameter Load fact
14. old RTS CTS Threshold Check the check box to enable power saving mode You may control the power consumption of the adapter by adjusting the save power level from 1 to 4 The higher power save level selected the lower power used Note that lower power is supplied may slow down the transmission rate of the adapter The value defines the maximum size of packets any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates you can increase it again but it will likely decrease overall network performance Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2305 bytes Minor change is recommended Minimum packet size required for an RTS CTS Request To Send Clear to Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS CTS is not sent and the packet is trans mitted directly to the WLAN Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2305 bytes Minor change is recommended 11 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter 1 What is the IEEE 802 11b standardi The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate 2 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions eCSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol eMul
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16. ory default setting Other Advanced Setting button Information button 3 3 WEP Encryption WEP is an authentication algorithm which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping The Authentication type and WEP key must be the same on the wireless stations within the network This adapter supports 64 128 bit WEP Encryption function With Description To restore to factory default please press this button The default values are as follows Channel 6 TxRate Auto SSID Any Network Type Infrastructure For more advanced setting please press this button To know more of the setting please refer to Section 3 4 To view the version of the driver firmware and the MAC Address of the adapter press the button this function your data will be transmitted over the Wireless network securely WEP Key Setting Key Length Key Value r WEP Key Setting 6 6 Default Key ID 1 2 3 4 Open System Shared Ke Auto 1 f f The key value uses the hexdecimal format Change Parameter Authentication Mode Key Length Default Key ID Key1 Key4 Description This setting has to be consistent with the wireless stations which the adapter intends to connect Open System No authentication is needed among the wireless stations Shared Key Only wirelss stations using a shared key WEP Key identi
17. ti Channel Roaming eAutomatic Rate Selection eRTS CTS Feature eFragmentation ePower Management 3 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has aWireless LAN adapter Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 4 What is Infrastructurejj An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 5 What is BSS 100 A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 6 What is WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 7 Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 8 Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encryption function WEP to enhance s
18. x Rate 11M bps WEP Off More Setting Refresh Link Status Connected to Access Point Signal Strength BEBEEEEEEEEEERE Link Quality BEBEEEEEEEEEEREEEEREREEEREREEEEERRI Tx Frame 240 Rx Frame 25 E 42 100 Note If you dorn t disable the XP s Utility you can only see the link status during communication process from the USB Adapter s utility 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active 3 1 Wireless Connection In the ZyDAS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool you may have all the information of wireless devices nearby and check the link status while the USB Adapter is linking to one of the wireless device ZyDAS Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 5 xl B Network Adapter 201201 802 11b USB Adapter Avaliable Network r Current Network Information Strength Atmel 3F 34 Channel 1 TI 3F 34 QA SIMON CH 20 Type Infrastructure br 6104w 3F 1095 SSID Atmel 3F Tx Rate 11M bps WEP Off More Setting Link Status Connected to Access Point Signal Strength BEBEEEEEEEEEEEN 42 Link Quality BEBEEEEEEEEEEEEREEEEEREEEREEEEEREEENI 100 Tx Frame 240 Rx Frame 25 55 Parameter Description Network
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