Laptone Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter User manual

Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter
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Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter
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CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................1
1.1 Features.....................................................................................................................1
1.2 Specifications ............................................................................................................1
1.3 Package Contents.......................................................................................................2
2INSTALLATION PROCEDURE....................................................3
3SETUP WIZARD ......................................................................... 10
4CONFIGURATION UTILITY ..................................................... 14
4.1 Utility Overview......................................................................................................15
4.2 Available Network...................................................................................................17
4.3 General....................................................................................................................18
4.4 Profile......................................................................................................................20
4.5 Advanced ................................................................................................................25
4.6 Status.......................................................................................................................28
4.7 Statistics..................................................................................................................29
4.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup..............................................................................................30
4.9 Software AP ............................................................................................................31
4.9.1 AP Properties Setting .......................................................................................32
4.9.2 AP Advanced...................................................................................................34
4.9.3 AP Statistics....................................................................................................35
4.9.4 ICS.................................................................................................................36
5TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................ 37
6 INFORMATION..........................................................................................40

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Laptone Wireless G (54Mbps) USB Network Adapter. Wireless G USB
Adapter is a perfect networking solution. Now downloading music, online gaming, sharing photos etc
can be done without complex wired connections.
Laptone Wireless G USB Adapter easily connects your Desktop or Laptop to a wireless network.
This adapter complies with IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless
network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the adapter connects to 11b
devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps.
For WLAN security issues, this adapter supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your
wireless network from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature
technology. Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data
transmitted in the network is encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key. Furthermore,
this adapter supports WPA2 function, WPA2 provides a stronger encryption mechanism through AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard), which is a requirement for some corporate and government users.
The power consumption of the adapter is also very low. Furthermore, this adapter provides several
levels of power saving modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his/her
portable or handheld devices.
Laptone USB Adapter is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you
to build your wireless network.
1.1 Features
Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products.
High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps.
High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement.
Supports 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES.
Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability.
Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista.
Supports USB 2.0 interface.
1.2 Specifications
Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g
Interface: USB 2.0 Type A
Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)

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BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)
Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback
Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES
Antenna: Printed Antenna
Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista
LEDs: Link/Activity
Transmit Power: 11g: 14±1dBm, 11b: 17±1dBm
Dimension: 9(H) x 27(W) x 87(D) mm
Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C)
Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing)
Certification: FCC, CE
1.3 Package Contents
Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include
the following items:
Laptone Wireless USB Adapter
CD with Installation software / User Manual / Quick Installation Guide
Quick Installation Guide
If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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2 Installation Procedure
Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions.
Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows Vista. (Procedures are similar
for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.)
Note2: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old
version first.
I. Install the Driver and Utility
A. Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive. Execute the “Setup.exe” program.
B. Select the Setup Language and click “Next” to proceed.
C. Click “Next” to start installing driver and utility.

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D. Click “Install” to start the installation.
E. The system starts to install the driver and utility.

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F. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation.
G. Please plug the USB adapter into the USB port of the computer.
H. The system will auto detect the USB adapter and complete the drivers installation for the adapter
automatically.
I. You are now able to use the USB adapter.
II. Connect to Wireless Access Point
A. To start configuring the adapter, double click the icon in the system tray.
B. The utility of the adapter is displayed. Click “Available Network” and double-click on the wireless
access point you want to connect to.

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C. Input the security setting if the Access Point has enabled the security and click “OK” to start network
connection.

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* Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows Vista:
For Windows Vista user, you can use Windows Zero Configuration to connect to wireless access point.
A. Click ‘Start’ button, then click ‘Control Panel. Click ‘Network and Internet’ in Control Panel.
B. Click ‘Connect to a network’ under ‘Network and Sharing Center’.

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C. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘Connect’.
D. If it’s an unnamed access point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be
prompted to input its name, and the name must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless
access point you’re connecting to. Click ‘Next’.

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E. If the access point is protected by encryption method, you have to input its security or passphrase
here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. Click ‘Connect’.
F. If you can see this image, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is
successfully established. Click ‘Close’ to start network connection.

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3 Setup Wizard
The utility supports a quick setup wizard for you to connect to the wireless network simply. Please
follow the step below to run the setup wizard.
A. From the menu in the utility, select “Set Wizard”.
B. Select “Station (Infrastructure)” if you want to connect to the wireless network through access point
or select “Station (ad hoc)” to connect to a peer-to-peer network. Click “Next”.

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C. The site survey results will show up. Please select the one you’d like to connect to and click the
“Next” button.
D. In the Wireless network properties dialog, please fill in the security settings for this wireless network
you’d like to connect to and click “OK”.

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E. Please specify the IP settings for this wireless network or select to obtain the IPAddress from the
wireless access point directly. It is recommended to select “Obtain an IP address automatically”
and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”. Please be sure that the IPAddress of the adapter
is in the same network segment with the wireless access point and click the “Finish” button.
For example: Assume that the wireless access point’s IP Address is 192.168.2.1 and the subnet
mask is 255.255.255.0. Your computer can be configured to obtain IPAddress automatically
through the DHCP Server of the access point or a fixed IPAddress in order to be in the same
subnet as the router. The available IP Address for your computer will be 192.168.2.2 to
192.168.2.254 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.

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F. Now you can connect to the wireless network successfully.

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4 Configuration Utility
The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN USB
Adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process.
The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray and desktop of Windows. You can open
it by double-click on the icon.
In the Desktop In the System Tray
Right click the icon in the system tray there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility.
Open Config Utility
Select “Open Config Utility” to open the configuration utility.
Setup Wizard
Select “SetupWizard” to open the setup wizard.
About
Select “About” to show the utility information.
Hide
Select “Hide” to hide the utility in the system tray.
Quit
Select “Quit” to close the utility.

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4.1 Utility Overview
There are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description.
Parameter Description
Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block.
SetWizard – Open the setup wizard for quick start the wireless
connection.
Mode – There are two modes: Station andAccess Point. If
“Station“ is selected, the adapter works as a wireless adapter. If
“Access Point“ is selected, the adapter will works as a wireless AP.
View – Enable “Status Bar“ and the “D“ block in the utility will
display the current status of the utility.
About – To check the version of the utility, select this item.
This is a list for you to configure several adapters in your PC from
the utility.
Show Tray Icon – To show the icon in the system tray, select the
item.
Radio Off – This function is for you to turn off or turn on the radio
of the adapter. If the radio is turned off, the adapter will not work.
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Disable Adapter –
This function is for you to disable or enable the
adapter.
Parameter Description
It is the status bar that displays the current status of the utility. To
close it, please disable the “Status Bar“ in the “View“ item.
There are several tabs in the block for you to setup the function of
the adapter. Please refer to the description in the following
sections.
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4.2 Available Network
When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access
points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless
network with the highest signal strength. From the “Available Network” tab, all the networks nearby will
be listed. You can change the connection to another network.
Parameter Description
Available Network(s) This list shows all information of the available wireless networks
within the range of your adapter. The information includes SSID,
Channel, Encryption, Network Authentication, Signal and etc. If
you want to connect to any network on the list, double-click the
selected network.
Refresh Click “Refresh“ to update the available networks list. It is
recommended that refresh the list while you have changed the
connection network.
Add to Profile
A profile stores the setting of a network, so that you can connect to
the network quickly. To add the selected network to a profile, click
this button.

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4.3 General
To check the connection status of the adapter, select “General“. This screen shows the information of
Link Speed, Network Type, Encryption Method, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and Network
Address of the adapter.
Parameter Description
Status It will show the connection status of the adapter.
Speed It shows the current speed
Type Infrastructure – This operation mode
requires the presence of an
802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via theAccess
Point or Router.
IBSS – Select this mode if you want to connect to another
wireless stations in the Wireless LAN network without through an
Access Point or Router.
Encryption It displays the encryption setting of the current connection
including None, WEP, TKIP or AES.
SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional