Wireless USB Adapter TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome....................................................................................1 Features .................................................................................1 Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer ...............2 Hardware Installation..............................................................2 Driver Installation .....................................................................2 Windows 98 Driver Installation ...............................................2 Windows ME Driver Installation..............................................7 Windows 2000 Driver Installation .........................................12 Windows XP Driver Installation ............................................18 Configuration Utility...............................................................23 Install the Configuration Utility..............................................23 Using the Configuration Utility ..............................................28 Status ................................................................................28 Statistics ............................................................................31 Site Survey........................................................................32 Encryption .........................................................................33 Advanced ..........................................................................36 Version ..............................................................................37 The Configuration Utility for Windows XP ............................38 Legal Notice............................................................................40 IC Notice:.................................................................................41 FCC Information .....................................................................41 Precautions! ...........................................................................43 One Year Limited Warranty ...................................................46 Appendix: Glossary ...............................................................48 ii Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of PCW100 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life and outstanding performance. Installation of the USB Adapter to your Computer Hardware Installation § § Power On your computer. Connect the USB cord to the PCW100 Wireless USB Adapter and to the USB port of your computer The hardware installation has been completed. Features § § § § § § § Complies with the IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Complies with USB specification 1.0 Supports 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps data rates Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit and 128-bit data encryption USB-powered with no external power supply needed Dipole antenna Driver supports Microsoft® Windows® 98, 2000, Millennium, and XP. § Driver Installation Windows 98 Driver Installation 1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 98 automatically recognizes a new USB Device. Click the Next button to continue. Uniden® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. and Your Gateway To The EvolutionTM are a trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Windows® 98/2000, Millennium, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft® in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. 1 2 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 2. Select "Search for the best driver for your device" and click the Next button to continue. 4. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Click the Next button to continue. 3. Make sure "Specify a location" is selected and click the Browse button. At this point, Windows will ask you to browse for the folder. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win98 folder and click the OK button or you can type in "F:\Win98" (where "F" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue 5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Finish button to continue. Click the 3 4 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 6. To finish installing the USB adapter, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer. 7. To verify the drivers were set up correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen. 5 6 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Windows ME Driver Installation 1. Turn On your computer and insert CD-ROM drive, if you have not Windows automatically recognizes a Select "Specify the location of the Next button to continue. the CD into your done so already. new USB Device. driver". Click the 2. At this point, the following screen will appear. Make sure "Search for the best driver for your device" and "Specify a location" are selected. Click the Browse button. Select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located. Now search for the WinME (Windows ME) folder and click on it or you can type in "F:\WinME\" (where "F" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue. 7 8 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 3. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Next button to continue. Click the 5. To finish installing the new hardware, you must restart your computer. Click the Yes button to restart your computer. 4. Windows will indicate that the installation has been completed. Click the Finish button to continue. 9 10 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 6. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, after your computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen. Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 2000 automatically recognizes the USB adapter. Click the Next button to continue. 11 12 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 2. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device" and click the Next button to continue. 4. At this point, the following screen will appear. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the Win2000 (Windows 2000) folder or you can type in "F:\Win2000\" (where "F" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue. 3. Make sure "Specify a location" is selected and click the Next button to continue. 5. Windows will search for the driver. Once the driver is located, the following screen will appear. Click the Next button to continue. 13 14 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 6. The Digital Signature Not Found screen is a notification by Windows 2000. However, this does not mean that there is a problem. The PCW100 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows 2000. Click the Yes button to continue. 7. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. 15 16 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 8. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100-Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter, if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. Windows XP Driver Installation 1. Turn On your computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows XP will automatically recognize a new USB Device. Select "Install from a list or specific location" Click the Next button to continue. 17 18 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 2. At this point, the following screen will appear. Make sure "Include this location in the search" is selected and click on the Browse button. Select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located. Click on the WinXP (Windows XP) folder or you can type in "E:\WinXP" (where "E" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive.) Click the Next button to continue. 3. Windows will notify you that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. However, this does not mean that there is a problem. The PCW100 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows XP. Click the Continue Anyway button. 19 20 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 4. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. 5. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware and then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter if it is installed successfully. The USB adapter driver installation is complete. 21 22 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the USB adapter and your wireless network. It is useful for operation with Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000, but is not needed for Windows XP. If you are using Windows XP, please see the instructions starting on page 38. 2. The InstallShield Wizard will automatically launch. Click the Next button to continue. Install the Configuration Utility 1. Click on the Install Configuration Utility button from the start page folder of your CD-ROM. 23 24 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 3. At this point, Windows will ask for the destination folder. Click the Next button to continue. 4. The following screen will appear. The default will automatically show in the Program Folders field, do not change this unless you are an advanced user. Click the Next button to continue. 25 26 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter 5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. Using the Configuration Utility Status The Status screen provides information on the current link between the USB adapter and the wireless Infrastructure (Access Point). 6. You are now ready to use the utility software. From the Start menu, select Wireless 802.11 USB Utility and then click Configuration & Monitor Utility. A Wireless 802.11 LAN icon will appear in the system tray. Click on the icon. Windows will bring you to the PCW100 Wireless 802.11b USB Adapter Utility screen. This utility is divided into six parts: Status, Statistics, Site Survey, Encryption, Advanced and Version, as described in the following sections. The Status screen also allows you to customize the settings for the USB adapter and your wireless network. Click Change to edit the fields described below and then click Submit to apply your changes. 7. 27 28 Wireless USB Adapter Wireless USB Adapter The Operating Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless network. Select Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode depending on your network type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for a simple Peer-to-Peer network, which allows the sharing of local resources only between USB adapters without a wireless access point. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless network to be integrated into an existing wired network through an Access Point. The Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless communication and should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network. Note: You do not need to set the channel when using Infrastructure mode. The Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. In Infrastructure mode, you may instruct the adapter to select the first available Access Point by entering an SSID of "ANY" (all upper case). You should not use an SSID of "ANY" in Ad-Hoc mode. The Tx Rate field shows the current transmission rate for the USB adapter. There are four fixed rates: 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps. To optimize performance and range, the Tx Rate should be set to Auto, which will automatically adjust the transmission speed for best performance and ...