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RangePlus Wireless
Network USB Adapter
Model No: WUSB100
QUICK INSTALLATION
Package Contents
RangePlus Wireless Network•
USB Adapter
Setup CD-ROM•
User Guide on CD-ROM•
Quick Installation Guide•

10
Setup for Windows Vista
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The Windows Vista WirelessH.
Network Configuration utility icon
appears on your desktop’s system
tray.
You can use this utility to configure
or change your wireless settings.
NOTE: For help with the Windows Vista Wireless Network
Conguration utility, refer to Windows Vista Help and Support, by
clicking Vista’s Start button > Help and Support.
Congratulations! Setup is complete.
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Windows Vista Wireless Network
Configuration Utility Icon
Wireless Connection Status
The Adapter is installed and set up using the Setup Wizard on the enclosed
Setup Wizard CD.
IMPORTANT: Do not install the Adapter in your computer
until you are instructed to do so, or the Adapter will not install
correctly.
Insert the Setup Wizard CD intoA.
your CD-ROM drive.
NOTE: Windows or other personal rewalls may ask for
permission to run the software or program. You will need to allow
the software to run in order to continue.
TheB. Welcome screen appears on
your monitor.
Click the Click Here to Start
button.
Installation1
Insert the CD-ROM
Click Here to Start

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Installation
9
Setup for Windows Vista
Read the License Agreement,C.
and click Next to continue the
installation.
Locate an available USB slot on yourD.
computer.
Insert the Adapter into the slot until
it locks into place.
Click Next.
After you install the AdapterE.
correctly, the Congratulations
screen appears.
Click Finish.
If your computer runs Windows XP or 2000, proceed to step 2,“Setup forF.
Windows XP or 2000”.
If your computer runs Windows Vista, proceed to step 3,“Setup for
Windows Vista”.
License Agreement
Insert the Adapter
Congratulations
This screen appears when you areE.
connected to your network.
Select Save this network, if you
want to save your settings.
Click Close.
TheF. Set Network Location screen
may appear to help apply the
correct settings for your type of
location. If it doesn’t appear, go to
step H.
Select Home, Work, or Public
location.
This screen varies according to theG.
selected location.
Click Close.
Connected to Network
Select Network Location
Network Settings Saved

8 5
The first Windows Vista WirelessA.
Network Configuration utility
screen appears. Select your
network, and then click Connect.
If your network has no wirelessB.
security, this screen appears. If your
network has wireless security, go to
step C.
To connect to your unsecured
network, click Connect Anyway
and go to step E.
Enter the security key or passphraseC.
(also known as pre-shared key or
WEP key, depending on your type
of security).
Click Connect.
This screen appears while theD.
Adapter connects to your network.
Do not cancel, unless you want to
end the installation.
Setup for Windows Vista3
Select Network
Unsecured Network
Secured Network
Connecting to Network
The Available Wireless Networks screen appears. From this screen, you can launch
one of the two setup methods.
If your network appears on the Available Wireless Networks screen, continue with
this Quick Installation. If your network does not appear on the Available Wireless
Networks screen, click Advanced Setup and follow the on-screen prompts.
A. On the Available Wireless Networks
screen, the available networks
are listed in the table. Select your
network, and then click Connect.
If your network has no wireless security, you will be taken directly to theB.
Congratulations screen, shown in step C. If your network has wireless
security, you will see one of these wireless security screens. Follow the
instructions for the screen you see.
WPA2-Personal Needed for Connection
Enter the Pre-Shared Key of your1.
wireless network. It must have 8-63
characters.
Click2. Connect and go to step C.
Setup for Windows XP or 20002
Select Network
WPA2-Personal Needed for Connection

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Setup for Windows XP or 2000
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Setup for Windows XP or 2000
WPA-Personal Needed for Connection
Select your encryption method and1.
enter a Pre-shared Key.
Encryption Select the encryption
method of your wireless network,
TKIP or AES.
Pre-shared Key Enter the Pre-
shared Key of your wireless
network. It must have 8-63
characters.
Click2. Connect and go to step C.
WEP Needed for Connection
Select the level of encryption, and1.
then enter the Passphrase or WEP
Key.
WEP Select the level of encryption,
64-bit or 128-bit.
Passphrase Enter the Passphrase
of your wireless network. It is case-
sensitive and must have 16 or fewer
alphanumeric characters.
WEP Key Enter the WEP Key of
your wireless network. For 64-bit
encryption, enter 10 hexadecimal
characters (“0” to “9” and “A” to “F”).
For 128-bit encryption, enter 26
hexadecimal characters.
Click2. Connect and go to step C.
WPA-Personal Needed for Connection
WEP Key Needed for Connection
On theC. Congratulations screen, click
Finish.
TheD. Link Information screen of the
Wireless Network Monitor appears
the first time you run the Setup
Wizard. To exit the Monitor, click the
Xin the upper right corner.
NOTE: After the Adapter is installed, the Wireless Network
Monitor screen opens, and its icon appears in your computer’s
system tray. You can double-click the icon to open the Monitor
if you want to find available wireless networks or change the
Adapter’s configuration. For detailed information on the Monitor,
refer to the User Guide on the CD-ROM.
Congratulations! Setup is complete.
Congratulations
Connected to Network