Ozenda OzWCL54U User manual

OzWCL54U
User’s Manual
54 Mbps Wireless 11g USB Adapter

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Contents
REVISION HISTORY 2
INTRODUCTION 3
CONNECTING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 4
STATUS LEDS 5
INSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER 6
1. WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 6
1-1 INSTALL WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 6
1-2 CONFIGURING THE OZENDA WIRELESS UTILITY 10
1-3 CONFIGURATION 12
1-4 UNINSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 17
2. WINDOWS 2000 19
2-1 INSTALL WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 19
2-2 CONFIGURING THE OZENDA WIRELESS UTILITY 22
2-3 CONFIGURATION 24
2-4 UNINSTALLING THE WIRELESS ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 28
TROUBLE SHOOTING 30

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Revision History
Revision Updated Notes
1.00 08/15/2005 Initial Release
1.01 08/16/2005 Modify the LED status

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Adapter. This Wireless Adapter is easy to use and easy to setup. If
you are tired of all those messy wires needed to connect a lap-top to your Home network, then take your
networking to the next level with the Wireless Adapter. You will be able to share files, printers and even your
High-Speed Internet access wirelessly.
¾Package Contents
Make sure the following items came in this package:
zWireless Adapter
zWireless Adapter Installation and User’s Manual CD
¾Minimum System Requirements
zMicrosoft Windows XP, or Windows 2000 installed

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Connecting the Wireless Adapter
1. Your computer can be on or off; it will not affect the installation process. Locate an available USB slot on
your PC. If you are not sure where this may be, please consult your computer’s User Manual.
2. Insert the Wireless Adapter into the appropriate USB slot. Your hardware is now installed.

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Status LEDs
LED Status MEANING WLAN card activity
LED1 on (Green) Connect with Access Point
LED1 off All other status
LED2 speed blink (Orange) Data Transferred / Data Received
LED2 blink (Orange) Scanning for the Access Point
LED2 off All other status

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Installing the Wireless Adapter
1. Windows XP service Pack 2
ÂNOTE: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver before,
please uninstall the old version first.
1-1 Install Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility
1. After you have installed the Wireless Adapter your computer will display a Found New
Hardware Wizard screen, click Cancel to continue.

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2. Insert Wireless Adapter Installation and User’s Manual CD into your CD-ROM, then the
installation will be activated automatically. Click the Driver Install icon to begin the installation.
3. OzWCL54U Setup will install the driver and utility on your system.

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4. On the OzWCL54U screen, click Next to accept the InstallShield Wizard for driver installation.
5. OzWCL54U Setup begin the installation.

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6. Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility are installing.
7. The installation is now complete, please click Finish.
ÂNOTE: When you complete the installation, the utility icon will
appear on the system tray. If not, it means that the installation
failed. Please uninstall the driver and repeat the process.

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1-2 Configuring the Ozenda Wireless Utility
ÂNOTE:
If you have installed the Windows XP Service Pack 2. You can use
the Windows Zero Configuration for Wireless Configuring. Please
see the Windows XP User Guide
1. On the Notification Area, double-click the Ozenda Wireless Utility icon in your system
tray to begin the utility configuration.
2. Select Site Survey Tab, all available Access Points would be listed. Click on the desired Access
Point, and click the Config button for Wireless configuring.

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3. On the Wireless Network Properties screen, you may set Network Name (SSID), Wireless
Network Security Key or AD-HOC network.
4. Click on the desired profile, or click the Connect button to take effect.

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1-3 Configuration
zProfile
The Profile Tab allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile.
To create a profile, click Add, type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters. If one of
the profiles is no longer used, you may remove it by clicking the Delete button. After changing
parameters, click the Connect button to take effect. You can have multiple profiles and modify the
profile at any time.

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zSite Survey
Site Survey Tab lists the features of the available Access Points within range of the Wireless
Adapter's signal.
Click on the desired Access Point, and click Config for Wireless Configuration. You may click
Rescan to refresh the list.
zAdvance
The Configuration Utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the Wireless
Adapter under certain network environment. These advanced options include RTS Threshold,
Fragmentation Threshold, Preamble Type, TX Rate, Power Save, and Region.

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zStatus
Network Name
This field shows the association status to available Access Point with SSID of the Access Point.
Link Status
Shows whether the link is Connect or Disconnected.
Current Channel
Shows the channel on which the connection is made.
Current Speed
Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association.
Link Quality / Signal Strength
The Link Quality and Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode.
The bar graph displays the quality and strength of the link between the node and its Access Point.

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zSignal Noise
This displays the noise level of the link between the node and itsAccess Point.

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zInformation
Information Tab shows the product version including the detail of Configuration Utility, Driver,
and NIC MAC Address.

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1-4 Uninstalling the Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility
1. For uninstalling the Wireless Adapter, please go to: Start ÆSettings ÆControl Panel ÆAdd
or Remove Programs ÆOzWCL54U under Windows environment. Then click Remove.
2. On the next screen, click Yes button to accept automatically uninstall for Wireless LAN Driver.

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3. Click Finish button.
4. The USB Wireless Adapter can now be safely removed from the system when the un-installation
is done.

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2. Windows 2000
2-1 Install Wireless Adapter Driver and Utility
1. After you have installed the Wireless Adapter your computer will display a Found New
Hardware Wizard screen, click Cancel to continue.
2. Insert Wireless Adapter Installation and User’s Manual CD into your CD-ROM; then the
installation will be activated automatically. Click the Driver Install icon to begin the
installation.