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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.
Part1 , Class B
This device complies ith Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follo ing t o
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 ith 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 ith the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Ho ever, there is no guarantee that interference ill not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, hich can be
determined by turning off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
or more of the follo ing measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the distance bet een the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to hich the
receiver is connected.
CAUTION:
1 To comply ith FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least
20 cm must be maintained bet een the antenna of this device and all persons.
2 This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction ith any other antenna or
transmitter.
WARNING !
WARNING!
The 802.11b power output complies to the FCC/CE international standards
but exceeds the Australian recommendations for prolonged RF exposure
within close proximity to the body. To ensure Australian health and safety
regulations are maintained this device should not be used in laptops or
desktop computers using older 802.11b wireless network technology unless
the USB adaptor is positioned at a distance of greater than 20mm from the
head and torso.

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Regulatory Statements .........................................................................................2
FCC Certification .............................................................................................................. 2
Features: .......................................................................................................................... 5
Software Installation .............................................................................................6
Install the Driver And Utility ............................................................................................... 6
Hardware Installation ............................................................................................6
Windo s 2000/XP ............................................................................................................ 6
Windo s XP ..................................................................................................................... 6
Windo s 2000 .................................................................................................................. 6
Windo s 98/ME................................................................................................................ 6
Network Connection .............................................................................................7
Windo s 98SE/ME............................................................................................7
Windo s 2000/XP .............................................................................................7
Configuration Utility..............................................................................................8
Station .............................................................................................................................. 8
Access Point....................................................................................................11
Appendix..............................................................................................................14
Soft AP Configuration......................................................................................14
Setup Requirement: ........................................................................................................ 14
SoftAP Configuration ...................................................................................................... 14

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Introduction
The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor is designed for a USB type A port of a laptop or
desktop computer for creating a ireless orkstation. It is USB 2.0 compliant hich connects to
any available USB port on a notebook or desktop computer.
The 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor complies ith IEEE 802.11g standard that offers a
data rate up to 4Mbps in a ireless LAN environment. It is back ard compliant ith IEEE
802.11b specification. The high-speed ireless net ork card can plug into your notebook or
desktop computer and accesses to the LAN or peer-to-peer net orking easily ithout ires or
cables. Whether you’re at your desk or in the boardroom, it allo s you to share printers, files, and
other net ork resources.
Features:
 Complies ith IEEE 802.11g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN
 USB 2.0 compliant

USB Plug & Play

Inter-operable ith existing net ork infrastructure
 Secure information transmission
 Freedom to roam hile staying connected
 Compatible ith specialty ireless products and services

Up to 54 Mbps data rate

Antenna is built in the card ith LED indication
 Lo po er consumption
 Easy to install and configure

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Software Installation
Install the Driver And Utility
For Windows 98, 2000, ME and XP users
WARNING!
WARNING!
Do not insert the wireless LAN adaptor into your computer until the procedures
in Install the Driver & Utility have been performed.
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ëíÉé=N Exit all Windo s programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The
CD-ROM ill run automatically.
ëíÉé=O
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ëíÉé=O When the Main Menu screen appears, click Driver & Utility Installation to
continue.
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ëíÉé=P When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.
ëíÉé=Q
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ëíÉé=Q The installation program ill start running automatically. Follo the on-screen
instruction to proceed.
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ëíÉé=R Click Finish to complete the soft are installation.
Hardware Installation
Windows 2000/XP

NOTE:
Before you install the device to your computer make sure you have
installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section.
Windows XP
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ëíÉé=N Locate your USB host and insert the USB adaptor.
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Once the device has been inserted to your computer, Windo s ill detect the ne
hard are.
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When the follo ing screen appears, select Install the software automatically
(Recommended).
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ëíÉé=Q Click Continue Anyway → Finish to complete the hard are installation.
Windows 2000
Insert the USB adaptor into the USB port of your computer and then click Yes to complete the
hard are installation.
Windows 98/ME
In Windo 98/ME, you only have to insert the USB adaptor into the USB port of your computer to
complete the hard are installation.
To verify hether the device exists in your computer and is enabled:
 Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  System (Hardware) 
Device Manager. Expand the Net ork Adaptors category. If the 802.11b+g
USB Wireless LAN Adaptor is listed here, it means that your device is properly
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Network Connection
Once the device driver is ell installed, a net ork setting described in the follo ing should be
also established.
Windows 98SE/ME
ëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=NëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=N Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network.
ëíÉé=O
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ëíÉé=O Make sure all the required components are installed. If any components are
missing, click the Add button to add them.
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ëíÉé=P For making your computer visible on the net ork, enable the File and Print Sharing.
ëíÉé=Q
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ëíÉé=Q Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other
computers' names on the net ork. Type the name of your orkgroup, hich should
be the same used by all of the other computers on the net ork.
ëíÉé=R
ëíÉé=RëíÉé=R
ëíÉé=R Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that Share-level access control is
selected. If connecting to a Net are server, share level can be set to User-level
access control.
ëíÉé=S
ëíÉé=SëíÉé=S
ëíÉé=S When finished, restart your computer to activate the ne device.
Windows 2000/XP
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ëíÉé=NëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=N Go to Start 

 Settings 

 Control Panel 

 Network and Dial-up
Connections 

 Local Area Connection 

 Properties.
(In Windows XP)
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ëíÉé=NëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=N Go to Start 

 Control Panel 

 Network and Internet Connections 


Network Connection 

 Wireless Network Connection Enabled USB
Wireless Net ork Adaptor.
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ëíÉé=O Make sure that all the required components are installed.
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If any components are missing, click the Install… button to select the
Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click
Add… to add it.
ëíÉé=Q
ëíÉé=QëíÉé=Q
ëíÉé=Q For making your computer visible on the net ork, make sure you have installed File
and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

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. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology
however it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for
your computer
ëíÉé=R
ëíÉé=RëíÉé=R
ëíÉé=R To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP
technology), check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option.
ëíÉé=S
ëíÉé=SëíÉé=S
ëíÉé=S To configure a fixed IP address (if your broadband router is not DHCP supported, or
hen you need to assign a static IP address), 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.

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Configuration Utility
After the Wireless adaptor has been successfully installed, users can use the included
Configuration Utility to set their preference.
 Go to Start  Program  802.11b+g Wireless LAN  802.11b+g
USB Wireless LAN Utility.
For Windows 2000/XP, the Configuration Utility icon ill also appear in the taskbar. You can
open the Configuration Utility by clicking the icon.

NOTE:
There are two modes Station and Access Point for you to switch. You
can select the mode you need from the drop-down menu.
Station
Select Station mode, and you ill see the follo ing fields.
Field Definition
Channel
Sho s 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 bet een ireless net ork cards and an Access
Point. With the ireless adaptor, you can connect ireless LAN to a ired global net ork via an
Access Point
The Ad-hoc lets you set a small ireless orkgroup easily and quickly. Equipped ith the ireless
adaptor, you can share files and printers bet een each COMPUTER and laptop.
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your ireless net ork. The name must be
identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same net ork.
It sho s the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adaptor.
Field Definition
Tx Rate Click the do n arro ▼ 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.
Encrypt WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm.
More
Setting…
Click the More Setting button to configure, see the follo ing figure (Refer to the More Setting
section on the next page for more information about this figure).
Link Status Displays the information about the status of the communication bet een the Wireless USB
Adaptor and the Access Point.
Signal
Strength
Displays the signal strength of the connection bet een the Wireless USB Adaptor and the
Access Point it connects.
Link Quality Displays the link quality of the connection bet een the Wireless USB Adaptor and the Access
Point it connects.

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More Settings…
Field Definition
Tx Frame
The quantities for the ireless net ork card transmit.
(Frame: The unit of packet)
Rx Frame
The quantities for the ireless net ork card receive.
(Frame: The unit of packet)
Field Definition
Channel The Channel ill change automatically according to AP’s setting.
Tx Rate
Click the do n arro ▼ 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 ireless net ork. The name must be
identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same net ork.
Any
You may select to have SSID by choosing any, the SSID ill be obtained automatically from
hichever Access Point ith the optimal signal for this device. If any is left unchecked, it means you
ill have to enter the SSID manually.
Field Definition
Net ork Type
The infrastructure is intended for the connection bet een ireless net ork cards and an
Access Point. With the ireless adaptor, you can connect ireless LAN to a ired global
net ork via an Access Point.
Equipped ith the ireless adaptor, you can share files and printers bet een each
COMPUTER and laptop.
Encryption
You can only set your Security preference hen Change is selected and then all fields are
active for change. To save settings, press Apply hen you are done ith the settings. Select
from the pull-do n menu, there are four options including Disable, WEP, TKIP and AES.
Authentication
Mode
You can select the Authentication Mode from the pull-do n men, including Auto, Open
System, Shared Key, WPA and WPA PSK.
Encryption
Setting
WEP Encryption Setting WPA Encryption Setting.
You can only set your Security preference hen Change is selected and then all fields are
active for change. To save settings, press Apply hen you are done ith the settings.
WEP Encryption Setting
Key length. You may select the key length bet een 64 (bit), 128 (bit) and 256 (bit).
Field Definition
Default Key ID You can set your default key ID at #1~#4.
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).
10 hexadecimal digits or ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP is used; 26
hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters are needed if 128-bitWEP is usedP 8
hexadecimal digits or 29 ASCII characters are needed if 2 6-bitWEP is used.
Key Value
#1~#4 This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the ireless net ork via WEP
encryption. You can specify up to 4 different keys to encrypt or decrypt ireless data.
The Key is provided via 802.1x authentication

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Field Definition
Please ask your net ork manager about the currently used security protocol, if 802.1x
authentication is currently used, then you can check this item to enable 802.1x security
protocol. The key value ill be configured automatically, just click Apply to take effect.
WPA Encryption
Setting
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 hen EAP-TLS is not selected (either MSCHAP V2 over
PEAP is selected ith WEP or LEAP is selected for CCX). This panel enables you to enter a
login name and pass ord or request that the driver prompt for them hen you connect to a
net ork.
Passphrase - Enter the key that you are sharing ith the net ork for the WLAN connection.
Key Format - Select Hex if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F).
Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters.
Certificate - Please ask your net ork manager about the certificate, select the same certificate as the
certification server.
Load You may select already saved file from the Profile name list, and then press Load. The
setting status ill then be restored.
Save Current You may save current setting to profile and add one ne item in Profile name.
Delete Delete the files in the Profile name.
Advanced
Setting
Click the Advanced Setting button to configure the follo ing figure. Refer to the Advanced
Setting section on the next page to see more information about the Advanced Setting.
Information Click the Information button to display the Driver Version, Utility Version and MAC Address
of the system.
Advanced Setting
User Interface
Power Consumption Setting
Field Definition
Language Select English or Traditional Chinese.
Field Definition
Continuous
Access Mode
(CAM)
When this mode is selected, the po er supply ill be normally provided even hen there is
no throughput.
Maximum
Po er-Saving
Mode
When this mode is selected, this device ill stay in po er saving mode even hen there is
high volume of throughput.
Fast Po er-
Saving Mode
When this mode is selected, the po er mode ill s itch bet een CAM and Maximum
Po er-Saving Mode depending on the volume of throughput. The device driver checks the
total bytes (only data frame) every 4 seconds to decide the po er mode. If the total bytes
sent exceed 10k bytes, the device driver ill choose “CAM”. If the total bytes are less than
10k bytes, ho ever, the device driver ill choose “Maximum Po er-Saving Mode”.

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Country Roaming
Field Definition
World Mode This function is only enabled and effective ith 802.11d standard.
User Select Enable this function to select the country you are no locating.
Field Definition
Fragmentation
Threshold
The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency hen high
traffic flo s along in the ireless net ork. If your 802. Wireless LAN Adaptor often transmit
large files in ireless net ork, you can enter ne 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 flo , only minor modifications of this value are recommended.
Access Point
You can set your 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor as an Access Point (AP). This
allo s you to set up your ireless net orks ithout using a dedicated AP device. Up to 16
ireless stations can be associated via the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor.
To the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor to bridge your ired and ireless net ork, the
follo ing requirements must be met.
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ëíÉé=NëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=N The 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor must be installed on a computer
connected to the ired net ork.
ëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=OëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=O Either configure net ork sharing (refer to the appendix for an example) or
bridge the t o interfaces ( ireless and ired) on the computer.
ëíÉé=P
ëíÉé=PëíÉé=P
ëíÉé=P Set the ireless station’s IP address to be in the same subnet as the computer
in hich the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor is installed. Refer to
Configuring the Wireless Station Computer.
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ëíÉé=Q Select the Access Point mode, and you ill see the follo ing figure.

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Field Definition
Net ork
Adaptor
You can select the net ork adaptor from the pull-do n menu, it sho s the device itself the
802.11g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor and also sho s the devices supported by the 802.11g
Wireless LAN USB Adaptor.
Connection
Station List It sho s the stations hich are no connecting to the AP.
Channel Sho s the selected channel that is currently in use. (There are 14 channels available,
depending on the country.)
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your ireless net ork. The name
must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same net ork.
It sho s the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adaptor.
WEP The WEP function here has been disabled. If you ant to change to Enabled, click More
Setting… to configure.
Tx Po er The Tx po er here is configured as Level 0, to change the Tx po er, click More Setting…to
configure.
More Setting… Click the More Setting… button and the follo ing figure ill appear for you to configure.
Refer to the More Setting… section on the next page for more information about this figure.
More Setting…
Field Definition
Tx Frame The quantities for the ireless net ork card transmit. (Frame: The unit of packet)
Rx Frame The quantities for the ireless net ork card receive. (Frame: The unit of packet)
Field Definition
Channel Sho s the selected channel that currently in use. (There are 14 channels available, depending
on the country.)
Mode Select Mixed Mode or 802.11b only, 802.11g only standard Mode (If you choose this option the
device ill automatically convert the suitable standard).
SSID
The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your ireless net ork. The name must
be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same net ork.
It sho s the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB Adaptor.
Tx Po er Select the Tx po er from the pull-do n menu, there are four levels including Level 1, Level 2,
Level 3 (Minimum).
Change or
Apply Click Change to set the General Connection Setting. After Completing the setting click Apply.
WEP You can select to Enable or Disable the WEP function by highlighting it from the drop-do n
menu. Click Setting and the follo ing figure ill appear.

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Field Definition
Authentication
Mode
Select the Authentication mode from the drop-do n menu, there are t o modes for you to
choose, Open System and Shared Key.
Fragment
The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency hen high
traffic flo s along in the ireless net ork. If your 802. Wireless LAN Adaptor often transmit
large files in ireless net ork, you can enter ne Fragment Threshold value to split the
packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346.
RTS/CTS
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 flo , only minor modifications of this value are recommended.
Preamble
A preamble is a signal used in ireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing
including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-do n menu to
change the Preamble type into Long or Short.
Field Definition
MAC Address
Filter
Click Setting and you ill see the follo ing figure. You can select the Filter Type from the
drop-do n menu.
Disable - Select to disable the filter function.
Accept - You can type in 15 MAC addresses by clicking Change. If you select Accept, then
the MAC address(es) you type in ill be connected to the AP.
Reject - You can type in 15 MAC addresses by clicking Change. If you select Reject, then the
MAC address(es) you type in ill not be connected to the AP.
Bridge
Adaptor
The stations ill not be allo ed to connect to the internet if you select No bridge.
The stations ill be allo ed to connect to the internet if you select the device listed in the pull-
do n menu.

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Appendix
Soft AP Configuration
Setup Requirement:
To bridge your ired and ireless net ork using 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor, the
follo ing must be met:
ëíÉé=N
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ëíÉé=N Install the 802.11b+g Wireless LAN USB Adaptor on the LAN-connected
computer.
ëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=OëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=O The Soft Access Point should be connected to a net ork s itch, hub or a
Broadband Router. Use a standard Category 5 UTP Ethernet cable ith an RJ-
45 connector to connect the Soft Access Point to one of router, hub, or s itch.
ëíÉé=P
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ëíÉé=P The computer that you are installing the ireless card into has an Ethernet
connection, and is connected to a LAN ith a DHCP server.
SoftAP Configuration
ëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=NëíÉé=N
ëíÉé=N Select the Access Point mode, and you ill see the follo ing figure
ëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=OëíÉé=O
ëíÉé=O Click the More Setting… button and the follo ing figure ill appear for you to
configure
ëíÉé=P
ëíÉé=PëíÉé=P
ëíÉé=P Select the ired Net ork Adaptor that has already installed in the COMPUTER
from the pull-do n menu.
ëíÉé=Q
ëíÉé=QëíÉé=Q
ëíÉé=Q If the net ork connected to the ired LAN card has a DHCP server, you just
need to configure the ireless station as a DHCP client (select Obtain an IP
address automatically). If the net ork does not have a DHCP server, you
must assign a fixed IP to the ired computer (select Use the follo ing IP
address).