Aztech WL630USB User manual

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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION TO WL630USB WIRELESS B/G USB ADAPTER........................................ 3
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS..................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................... 3
2 INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................... 4
2.2 STEP 1: INSTALL THE DRIVER & UTILITY ...................................................................................... 4
2.3 STEP 2: INSTALL THE DEVICE........................................................................................................ 7
2.4 VERIFY INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................... 9
2.5 UNINSTALLATION............................................................................................................................ 9
3 NETWORK CONNECTION ............................................................................................................... 9
3.1 IN WINDOWS 98SE/ME................................................................................................................. 9
3.2 IN WINDOWS 2000/XP ................................................................................................................ 11
4 IP ADDRESS ..................................................................................................................................... 11
5 CONFIGURATION UTILITY............................................................................................................ 12
5.1 STATUS......................................................................................................................................... 13
5.2 MORE SETTING ............................................................................................................................ 14
5.3 WEP KEY SETTING ..................................................................................................................... 16
5.4 WPA SETTING ............................................................................................................................. 17
5.5 ADVANCED SETTING .................................................................................................................... 18
Product warranty does not apply to damage caused by lightning, power surges or wrong voltage usage.
WL630USB Wireless B/G
USB Adapter
User Manual
Version 1.0

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Declaration of Conformity
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 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.
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.

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1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n t to o W WL L6 63 30 0U US SB B W Wi ir re el le es ss s B B/ /G G U US SB B A Ad da ap pt te er r
The WL630USB Wireless B/G USB Adapter is designed for creating a wireless workstation
for notebook or desktop computer. It is compatible with any USB-equipped computers.
The WL 630USB Wireless B/G USB Adapter is compliant with both Wireless-G (802.11g) and
Wireless-B (802.11b). It delivers data rates up to 54Mbps. With this incredible speed, you are
able to access the Internet easily anywhere in the building.
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Make sure that you have the following items. If any of the items is damaged or missing,
please contact your dealer immediately.
WL630USB Wireless B/G USB Adaptor (Qty:1) Easy Start (Qty:1)
Installation CD (Qty:1) USB Extension Cable (Qty:1)
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1. .2 2 F Fe ea at tu ur re es s
• Complies with IEEE 802.11g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN
• USB 2.0 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 54 Mbps data rate
• Antenna is built in the card with LED indication
• Low power consumption
• Easy to install and configure

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Do not insert the wireless LAN
card into your computer until the
procedures in “ Install the Device
& Utility ” have been performed.
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• Desktop PC or Notebook PC
• Pentium® 233 processor or higher
• 64MB RAM
• 20MB hard disk space (system files and modem driver only)
• A free USB Port
• CD-ROM drive
• Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me / Windows® XP / Windows® 2000
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Caution!!!
Important Note:
Connect to an USB 2.0 USB host to have maximum rate of 54Mbps
(802. 11g).
If connected to an USB 1.1 USB host, the maximum rate will be 11 Mbps
(802.11b) only.
1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM. The CD will run
automatically. If the Installation CD auto run fails, please run the “Setup.exe” file in the
CD.
For Windows 98SE/ME
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click “Next” to continue.

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3. The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue and the installation program
will start running automatically.
4. When the below screen is shown, click “Finish” to complete the installation.
For Windows 2000/XP
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click “Next” to continue.

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3. The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue and the installation program will
start running automatically.
4. For Windows 2000 when the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click
“Yes” to continue the installation.
For Windows XP when the “Software Installation” screen appears, click “Continue
Anyway” to continue the installation.
5. When the below screen is shown, click “Finish” to complete the driver and utility
installation.

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Note: Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have
installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section.
1. Locate your USB host and insert the USB Adapter.
2. Once the device has been inserted to your computer,
Windows will detect the new hardware.
3. Windows will begin copying the files to your computer.
For Windows 98SE/ME
4. Before installing the device, make sure you have your original Windows 98 CD-ROM on
hand. When the prompt for “Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM” window appears,
insert the CD-ROM as requested. Click “OK” to continue the installation.
5. The installation will continue and the system may prompt for a “Version Conflict”. Click
“Yes” to keep the existing file. This completes the installation of the device.
For Windows 2000
4. When the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click “Yes” to continue the
installation.
5. This completes the installation of the device.

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For Windows XP
4. When below is prompted, click “Next” to continue the installation.
5. When the “Software Installation” screen appears, click “Continue Anyway” to continue
the installation.
6. When the following screen appears, click “Finish” to complete the installation of the
device.

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To verify if the device exists in your computer and works, go to Start ÆSettings ÆControl
Panel ÆSystem ÆHardware ÆDevice Manager. Expand the Network Adapters
category. If the WL630USB Wireless B/G USB Adapter is listed here, it means that your
device is properly installed and enabled.
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1. To uninstall the driver and utility, go to the Control Panel of your system.
2. Open the Add/Remove Programs.
3. Select the WL630USB Wireless B/G USB Adapter in the Add/Remove Programs and
then click on the Remove.
4. Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the driver and utility. After the uninstallation,
plug out the device and reboot the system.
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Once the device driver is well installed, a network setting described in the following should be
also established.
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1. Go to Start ÆSettings ÆControl Panel ÆNetwork.
Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing,
click on the “Add”button to add them in.

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2. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the “File and Print Sharing…”
and check on the boxes as shown.
3. Click the “Identification” tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers'
names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same
used by all of the other PCs on the network.
4. Click the “Access Control” tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected.
If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control”.
6. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device.

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1. For Windows 2000, go to Start ÆSettings ÆControl Panel ÆNetwork and Dial-up
Connections ÆLocal Area Connection ÆProperties.
For Windows XP, go to Start ÆControl Panel ÆNetwork and Internet Connections
ÆNetwork Connection ÆWireless Network Connection Enabled WL630USB
Wireless B/G USB Adapter
2. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing,
click on the “Install…”button to add them in.
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4 I IP P A Ad dd dr re es ss s
1. To configure a dynamic IP address check the “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”
option.

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2. To configure a fixed IP, check the “Use the following IP address”option. Then enter an
IP address into the empty field. For example, enter 192.168.1.1 in the IP address field and
255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.
Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to
have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask.
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5 C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n U Ut ti il li it ty y
After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included
Configuration Utility to set their preference.
To activate the Configuration Utility, you may go to Start JProgram JWL630USB
Wireless B+G USB Adapter JWL630USB Wireless B+G USB Utility.
The Configuration Utility icon will also appear in the taskbar. You can open the Configuration
Utility by clicking the icon.
There is also a Configuration Utility icon created on the desktop. You can also open the
Configuration Utility by clicking the icon.

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Open up the Configuration Utility and the below screen will display the current status of the
WL630USB Wireless USB Adapter.
Items Description
Channel Shows the selected Channel that is currently in use. (There are 14 channels
available, depending on the country.)
Type
The Infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network
cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless
LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point (AP).
The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly.
Equipped with the wireless adapter, you can share files and printers between
each PC and laptop.
Tx Rate The Tx Rate range from Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps.
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to
the same network.
It shows the current SSID setting of the WL630USB Wireless USB Adapter.
Encrypt WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key
algorithm.
Link
Status
Displays the information about the status of the communication between the
WL630USB Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point.
Signal
Strength
Displays the Signal Strength of the connection between the WL630USB
Wireless USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects.
Link
Quality
Displays the Link Quality of the connection between the WL630USB Wireless
USB Adapter and the Access Point it connects.
Tx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card transmit.
(Frame: The unit of packet)
Rx Frame The quantities for the wireless network card receive.
(Frame: The unit of packet)

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The More Setting Screen displays the General Connection Setting and Profile.
A. General Connection Setting
Items Description
Channel The Channel will change automatically according to the Access Point setting.
Tx Rate Click the down arrow ▼to select the Tx Rate from Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12,
18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps, you can select up to 54 Mbps.
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to
the same network.
Any
You may select to have SSID by choosing any, the SSID will be obtained
automatically from whichever Access Point with the optimal signal for this
device. If any is left unchecked, it means you will have to enter the SSID
manually.
Network
Type
The Infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network
cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect
wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly.
Equipped with the wireless adapter, you can share files and printers between
each PC and laptop.

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Items Description
Authentication
Mode
The Authentication Mode defines configuration options for the sharing of
wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming
wireless network cards.
You may choose between Open System, Shared Key, Auto, and WPA-
PSK.
Open System: If the Access Point is using "Open System"
authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same
authentication type.
Shared Key: The Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient
share a secret key.
Auto: Select Auto for the USB adapter to select the Authentication type
automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication type.
WPA-PSK: It is one mode of Wi-Fi security and gives 2 methods of
encryption, TKIP and AES. Select TKIP or AES according to the settings
of the Access Point.
Encryption
WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit/256-bit shared
key algorithm. Press the down arrow▼, you can choose to have WEP
Disabled or Enabled.
If the authentication mode is set to WPA-PSK, the encryption type can be
chosen from WPA-TKIP and WPA-AES. Check the settings of the Access
Point..
Change
Or
Apply
You may change the above settings by clicking Change
Press Apply when you have done the change and want to save the
settings.
B. Profile
1. Load (profile setting)
You may select already saved file from the "Profile name"list, and then press "Load ".
The setting status will then be restored.
2. Save Current (setting to profile)
You may save current setting to profile and add one new item in "Profile name".
3. Delete
Delete the files in the “Profile name”.

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5. .3 3 W WE EP P K Ke ey y S Se et tt ti in ng g
You can only set your WEP Key Setting (Security) preference when Change is selected
and then all fields are active for change. To save settings, press Apply when you are done
with the settings.
Items Description
Key length You may select the Key length between 64 (bit),128 (bit) and 256 (bit).
Default
Key ID You can set your Default key ID at #1 ~ #4 as set in the following field.
Key Format
Select Hexadecimal if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F).
Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive). ASCII
characters are: 0,1,2,...8,9 and a,b,c,d,...x,y,z.
10 Hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP is
used; 26 Hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters are needed if 128-bit
WEP is used; 58 Hexadecimal digits or 29 ASCII characters are needed if
256-bit WEP is used.
For example, the characters “1122aabbcc” are in 10 Hexadecimal digits.
For example, the characters “test1” are 5 ASCII keys.
Key Value:
#1 ~ #4
This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network
via WEP encryption. You can specify up to 4different keys to encrypt or
decrypt wireless data.
802.1x
authentication
Select this box if you want to use the WPA Setting and the WEP Key will be
disabled. The WEP Key is simple and commonly used. Use WPA Setting
ONLY if you are familar with it.

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You can only set your WEP Key Setting (Security) preference when Change is selected
and then all fields are active for change. To save settings, press Apply when you are done
with the settings. Use WPA Setting ONLY if you are familiar with it.
Items Description
Protocol This panel enables you to select an Authentication Protocol.
User Name Type in the User Name assigned to the certificate.
Password
This panel is available when EAP-TLS is not selected (either MSCHAP V2 over
PEAP is selected with WEP or LEAP is selected for CCX). This panel enables
you to enter a login name and password or request that the driver prompt for
them when you connect to a network.
Passphrase Enter the key that you are sharing with the network for the WLAN connection.
Key Format
Select Hexadecimal if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F).
Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive). ASCII
characters are: 0,1,2,...8,9 and a,b,c,d,...x,y,z.
Certificate This is the certificate that represents the capabilities and features that have
passed the interoperability governed by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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5. .5 5 A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d S Se et tt ti in ng g
The Advanced Setting Screen shows you to change advanced configuration, such as
Fragmentation Threshold, RTS/CTS Threshold and Power Consumption Setting.
Items Description
Fragmentation
Threshold
The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the
efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802.
Wireless LAN Adapter often transmit large files in wireless network, you
can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can
be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346.
RTS/CTS
Threshold
RTS/CTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden
Node” problem. If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, users have to
specify the packet size. The RTS/CTS mechanism will be activated if the
data size exceeds the value you set. The default value is 2347.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you
encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
Power Consumption Setting
Continuous
Access Mode
(CAM)
When this mode is selected, the power supply will be normally provided
even when there is no throughput.
Maximum
Power Saving
Mode
When this mode is selected, this device will stay in power saving mode
even when there is high volume of throughput.
Fast Power
Saving Mode
When this mode is selected, the power mode will switch between CAM and
Maximum Power-Saving Mode depending on the volume of throughput.
The device driver checks the total bytes (only data frame) every 4 seconds
to decide the power mode. If the total bytes sent exceed 10k bytes, the
device driver will choose “CAM”. If the total bytes are less than 10k bytes,
however, the device driver will choose “Maximum Power-Saving Mode”.