Abocom WUE1500MNL User manual

Doc. No.: 071202-01
802.11b
Wireless & Fast
Ethernet
USB Adapter
User Guide

REGULATORY STATEMENTS
FCC Certification
The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian
Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use
of electronic equipment.
Part15, Class B
This model 802.11b Wireless & Fast Ethernet USB Adapter (WUE1500) must be
installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as
described in the user documentation that comes with the product.
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may
cause undesired operation. 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 off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
◗Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
◗Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
◗ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

Warring: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by party responsible for
compliance could void the user the user authority to operate the equipment
CAUTION:
1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation
distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this
device and all persons.
2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
Technical Support
AboCom Systems, Inc.
300 1F, No.21, R&D Rd.II, SBIP, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan , R.O.C.
Head office :
Tel: [phone]
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Technical Support:
Tel: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.abocom.com.tw
U.S Service Center:
D-LINK CORPORATION
53 DISCOVERY DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618, USA
TEL: [phone]

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................1
FEATURES .............................................................................................2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION............................................................3
INSTALLATION THE UTILITY UNDER WINDOWS 98SE/ME/2000 ...........3
HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................................................7
INSTALLATION OF THE USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 98SE/ME/2000 7
Manually...................................................................................7
Automatically ...........................................................................8
Under Windows 98SE ......................................................8
Under Windows ME .........................................................9
Under Windows 2000 ..................................................... 10
INSTALLATION OF THE USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS XP .................. 11
NETWORK CONNECTION ..............................................................16
CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS 98SE/ME . 16
CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS 2000......... 20
USB 10/100 Network Adapter................................................20
Wireless USB Adapter............................................................ 23

CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS XP............ 24
USB 10/100 Network Adapter................................................24
Wireless USB Adapter............................................................ 26
CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE ...................................................27
CONFIGURATION AND MONITOR UTILITY FOR WINDOWS
98SE/ME/2000 ...................................................................................27
CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS XP ................................................... 39
USB 10/100 Network Adapter................................................39
Wireless USB Adapter............................................................ 41
UNINSTALL PROCEDURE...............................................................47
UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS 98SE/ME/2000 ..............47
Uninstall the Configuration Utility .........................................47
Uninstall the device ................................................................49
Under Windows 98SE/ME .............................................49
Under Windows 2000 ..................................................... 50
UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS XP ..................................53
Uninstall the driver .................................................................53
USB 10/100 Network Adapter........................................ 53
Wireless USB Adapter....................................................56
Uninstall the device ................................................................57
USB 10/100 Network Adapter........................................ 57

Wireless USB Adapter....................................................58
SPECIFICATIONS ..............................................................................60
Wireless......................................................................... 60
LAN ...............................................................................61

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Introduction
The 802.11b Wireless & Fast Ethernet USB Adapter is the
multifunction device for your wireless network applications and based on
the IEEE 802.11b standard offering a data rate of 11Mbps in a wireless
LAN environment and 10/100Mbps traditional network. It is a
high-speed wireless network device that plugs into your notebook or
desktop PC and accesses to the LAN or peer-to-peer networking easily
without wires or cables. Besides, this device allows you to connect the
traditional 10/100 Mbps network via the RJ-45 port. Whether you’re at
your desk or in the boardroom, it allows you to share printers, files, and
other network resources via wireless LAN or Fast Ethernet network.
The USB adapter designed to be inserted into a USB type A port of a
laptop or desktop computer creating a wireless or LAN workstation.
With the tightly integrated wireless LAN and LAN networking, the users
do not need to juggle multiple cards for concurrent use of wireless LAN
and LAN, it is greatly improvement of the wireless and LAN and gets the
real convenience.

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Features
 Complies with IEEE802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN
 Dual-speed RJ-45 port auto-negotiation 10BaseT/100BaseTX
 USB 1.1 compliant
 USB Plug & Play
 Interoperable with existing network infrastructure
 Secure information transmission
 Freedom to roam while staying connected
 Compatible with specialty wireless products and services
 Up to 11Mbps data rate
 Support operating systems such as Window 98SE/2000/ME/XP
 Lower power consumption
 Easy of Installation
 High-power Bus-power no external power is required

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Software Installation
Precaution for Windows 98SE, 2000, and ME users: Please install
the Adapter's software before installing the hardware for saving your
time.
Precaution for Windows XP users: It’s not necessary to install the
utility, since the device will use the built-in utility in Windows XP.
Installation the Utility under Windows
98SE/ME/2000
1. Insert the Setup Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and
double click on Setup.exe to install the Configuration & Monitor
Utility.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.

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3. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default
destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue.