User manual US ROBOTICS USR1120 - REFERENCE GUIDE

11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Companion Reference Guide R24.0271.00 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter Installation Note: For the most recent installation information, refer to the product Web site at http://www.usr.com/support. You can also refer to the User Guide on the Installation CDROM for more detailed information. Step One: Prepare for Installation Turn on your desktop or laptop computer. Type your password if you are prompted to do so. Make sure you have an available USB port on your computer. Note: It is important that you have your serial number written down before you install the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. If you ever need to call our Technical Support department, you will need this number to receive assistance. Note: Be sure to find out what letter your CD-ROM drive uses before you begin installing your new product. You will need to know this to properly install your software. Step Two: Install your software Note: You will need to install this software on all of the PCs or laptops you plan to wirelessly network together using wireless USB devices. Insert your Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Note: If the Choose Setup Language window appears, select your preferred language and click OK. Note: If your CD-ROM does not automatically launch, click Windows Start, Run, and type D:\setup (or the appropriate letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click OK. Some files will be copied to your system, and then you will be asked to read the license agreement. Read the agreement and click Yes. The Installation CD Graphic User Interface (GUI) will appear on your screen. Click Software. Click Install Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility. Follow the on-screen instructions and wait for some files to be copied to your hard drive. You will be prompted to select your Wireless Mode. Select Infrastructure Mode if you will be using a Wireless Access Point. Select 802.11 Ad-Hoc Mode if you will be in a peer-to-peer network. After you select your Wireless Mode, click Next. You will be prompted for an SSID. If you do not have an existing wireless network, leave the default setting of ANY and click Next. If you have an existing wireless network, enter the SSID and click Next. Continue to follow the on-screen instructions to finish the installation procedure. When you are prompted, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish. Remove the Installation CD-ROM, reboot your computer, and prepare to install your hardware. Step Three: Connect the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter to your computer. Plug the small end of the included USB cable into the USB port on the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Locate an available USB port on your computer and insert the large rectangular end of the included USB cable. Note: Make sure the USB cable is fully inserted into the USB port on your computer and to the USB port on the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Your computer will not detect the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter if the USB cable is loose on either end. When Windows detects the new hardware, click Next.* Windows may need to copy some files. Wait for any files to be copied. After a few moments, all the necessary files will be copied and the installation procedure will be complete. If you are prompted, click Finish. Note: You may be prompted for your Windows Operating System CD-ROM. Insert your Windows Operating System CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. When Windows is finished copying files, remove the Windows Operating System CD-ROM. Congratulations, You have finished installing your hardware and your drivers! Reboot your machine and you will now see a small icon for the Configuration Utility in the system tray by your clock. The Configuration Utility is used to change or verify the configuration information that relates to your 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. The Configuration Utility icon will be colored to indicate the status of your wireless network: red for disconnected, yellow for connected with weak quality, and green for connected with good quality. Note: Each 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter you want to connect to the wireless network must be on the same channel. Access the Configuration Utility to verify and, if necessary, change the selected channel. You must now configure each computer that has a 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter in order to share Internet connectivity, files, and a printer. Refer to the "Enabling File and Print Sharing" and the "Enabling Internet Sharing" sections of this guide or refer to the User Guide on the Installation CD-ROM for this information. The 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapters are set to Infrastructure - Access Point by default. AdHoc Peer to Peer mode is used for peer-to-peer network configurations. Infrastructure - Access Point mode is used to add a Wireless Access Point to the wireless network configuration. Each 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter in the wireless network must have the correct mode selected within the Configuration Utility. It is recommended that you take this opportunity to register your 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Insert the Installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. For troubleshooting and support information, refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide, to the User Guide on the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM, or to the U.S. Robotics Website. Advanced Options Enabling File and Print Sharing To enable file and print sharing over the wireless network, perform the following steps on the computers with a 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter installed. Windows 98 and Me Users: Click Windows Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. Double-click Network and then click the File and Print Sharing button. Select both boxes in the File and Print Sharing window and then click OK. File and print sharing is now enabled. Note: If your computer is connected directly to the Internet, there is a security risk if you are not using a firewall program or some form of hardware firewall. Windows 2000 and XP Users: File and print sharing are automatically enabled in Windows 2000 and Windows XP in Adminstrator mode. Enabling Internet Sharing To enable Internet sharing over the wireless network, perform the following steps on each machine that has a 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter installed. Windows 98 Users: Click Windows Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. Double-click Add/ Remove Programs and then click the Windows Setup tab. Select Internet Tools and then click Details. Select Internet Connection Sharing and click OK. Click Apply, and the Internet Connection Sharing Wizard will launch. Click Next, select the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter to connect to the Internet, and click Next. Click Next to create a Client Configuration Disk, insert a blank disk into the 3.5-inch disk drive, and click OK. This disk will be used to configure Internet sharing in Windows 98. Click Finish to complete the configuration of Internet sharing. You will then need to restart your computer. Windows 2000 Users: There must be two network adapters or one network adapter and one modem installed in order to use Internet sharing. Click Windows Start, Settings, and then Network and Dial-up Connections. Right-click the LAN connection used to connect to the Internet and click Properties . Click the Sharing tab. Click the box in this window to enable Internet sharing and click Apply. Right-click the LAN connection in the list and click Properties. Select Internet Protocol and click Properties. Click the DNS tab, write down the DNS address that is listed, and return to the Networking and Dial-up Connections window. Right-click the wireless adapter in the list and click Properties. Select Internet Protocol and click Properties. Click the DNS tab and enter the same DNS address as the one listed under the LAN connection. Windows Me Users: Click Windows Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. Double-click Add/ Remove Programs and then click the Windows Setup tab. Select Communications and then click Details. Select Internet Connection Sharing and click OK. Click Apply and the Home Networking Wizard will launch. Click Next and then select Yes this computer uses the following. Select the direct connection to the Internet from the drop-down menu and click Next. When prompted, create a Home Networking Setup disk to be used for the configuration of Internet sharing in Windows 98, and Me. After you have created the disk, click Next. Click Finish to complete the configuration of Home Networking. You will then need to restart your computer. Troubleshooting My computer does not recognize the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Possible Solution: The 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter may not be properly connected. Check the connections of the USB cable to the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and to the USB port on your computer. I accidentally clicked Cancel during the Installation procedure. Possible Solution: Remove and reinsert the U.S. Robotics Installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Repeat the installation procedure of the software before you install any hardware. The Installation procedure did not begin when I inserted the Installation CD-ROM. Possible Solution: Some programs may keep the autolaunch feature of the Installation CD-ROM from beginning. Close any open applications and reinsert the Installation CD-ROM. The 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is not receiving any power. Possible Solution: If you have the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter plugged into a peripheral device, such as a USB hub or a keyboard, the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter may not be powered. Plug the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter directly into a USB port on your computer. The 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter does not work properly and I may need to uninstall the device. Possible Solution: Check and be certain the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is not in use before removing it. The computer will lock up if the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is in use and is removed. If the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is not functioning correctly, perform the following steps: · Click Windows Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Double-click System and uninstall the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter or click Windows Start, Programs, 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter, and then Uninstaller. Reinstall the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and reinstall the correct drivers. · The 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter cannot communicate with other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration. Possible Solution: · Ensure that each computer in the wireless network is powered on. · Ensure that the stations is configured with the same operating radio channel as the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. If the IDs are different, change the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter and all the stations within the network to another radio channel. · Ensure that each 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter is configured with the same security options. · · · · Ensure that the BSS ID for a roaming disabled station is the same as the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Alternately confirm that the ESS ID roaming enabled station is the same as the 11 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter. Ensure TCP/IP is installed. Ensure you are a part of the same domain or workgroup. Ensure that you are automatically obtaining the IP address or that you have a correct IP address and subnet mask. Restart the computer that has a connectivity issue. Ensure that you have some files available to be shared. If you are not using a U.S. Robotics Wireless Access Point, ensure that you can connect to the Access Point and that the preamble mode is set to Long. Reset the Wireless USB Adapters to the default settings and try to connect again. I received a message that my computer shares a name with another computer on the wireless network. Possible Solution: Each computer on the wireless network must have a different name. Refer to your computer's documentation to see how to change the name of your computer. Are You Still Having Problems? 1. Go to the Support section of the U.S Robotics Web site at www.usr.com. Many of the most common difficulties users experience have been addressed in the FAQ and Troubleshooting Web pages for your specific product. Your model number is 1120. 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