StarTech.com WIFIDETG User manual

WiFi Detector
WIFIDETG Instruction Manual
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WiFi Access Point / Detector with LCD

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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 the equipment 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 separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Installation and usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Charging the Wi-Fi adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Using the Wi-Fi detecter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Driver and Utility installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Using the Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Wireless connection status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
General Connection Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
WEP and WPA Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
WPA Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Software Access Point mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Access Point general connection settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
MAC Address Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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Thank for purchasing a StarTech.com 802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi detector.
This convenient device acts as a wireless network adapter, and can turn a wireless
station into a WLAN access point. Plus, WIFIDETG allows you to instantly detect
wireless hotspots, and offers an LCM display for simplified hot spot monitoring, as well as
a rechargeable Li-Polymer battery that can be charged each time the detector is
connected to a powered USB port.
• Compliant with IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz standards
• Up to 54 Mbps data transfer
• Supports software access point function, converting a wireless station into an access
point
• Complies with IEEE 802.11d country roaming standards
• USB 2.0 compliant, backward compatible with USB rev. 1.1.
• Small footprint design offers the perfect addition to laptop or desktop PCs
System Requirements
• A Pentium based computer, running Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP or 2003 Server
Contents
This package should contain:
• 1 x Wi-Fi Detector
• 1 x Instruction Manual
• 1 x Driver CD

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Charging the Wi-Fi detector
1. Remove the cap from the Wi-Fi detector and slide the power switch to the ON
position. Carefully insert the USB connector into an available USB port on your
computer. The following will appear on the display:
The Battery Strength indicator will be animated while the Wi-Fi detector is being
recharged.
The Link/Act icon will blink when the Wi-Fi detector is being used as a wireless USB
adapter to surf the Internet.
2. When the Wi-Fi detector is finished recharging, it will automatically stop charging the
battery. Once fully charged, you will see the Charge Finish message displayed, and
the battery strength indicator will stop blinking:
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Battery strength Indicator
On/Off Back Next
LCM Display
Seek/Lock
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3. If you slide the power switch to the OFF position while recharging, the Wi-Fi detector
will stop recharging the battery, and you will see Stop charging displayed. The
battery strength indicator will stop blinking:
Using the Wi-Fi detector
1. Slide the power switch to the ON position. The Welcome Screen will appear as
follows:
2. After the Welcome Screen is displayed, the Wi-Fi detector will automatically enter
scanning mode to detect nearby Wi-Fi signals:
In scanning mode, the display will indicate the total number of unencrypted and
encrypted Wi-Fi signals detected.
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Unencrypted
Encrypted

3. Once scanning mode is complete, the detector will enter its standard display mode.
The detector will automatically sort the signals according to signal strength, followed by
encrypted access points, according to signal strength:
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Operating Channel - Indicates the current operating channel of the detected
Wi-Fi signal.
Access Points detected - The left digit indicates which detected Wi-Fi signal is
currently displayed, and the right digit indicates the total number of Wi-Fi signals
detected.
Encryption indicator - WEP for WEP encryption, WPA for WPA encryption and
WPA2 for WPA2 encryption. Open indicates that the detected signal is
unencrypted.
Gindicates that the signal is an 802.11g wireless signal. Bindicates that the
signal is an 802.11b wireless signal.
Signal Strength indicator - Signal Strength is measured in increments ranging
from 5 (full strength) to 1 (low strength).
IN indicates that the signal is an infrastructure mode signal, Ad indicates that the
signal is an Adhoc mode signal.
Battery indicator with 3 bars indicates battery power. When displaying as
empty, please recharge the detector.
SSID Indicator - Displays the SSID. If the SSID is too long to fit on the display,
it will scroll to indicate the complete SSID.

4. If you wish to detect a signal with a dedicated SSID, simply hold down the Scan button
for 4 seconds to enter Lock mode. When the detector is in Lock mode, an icon with a
capitalized L will appear in the upper middle corner of the display:
In Lock mode, the detector constantly refreshes the signal strength, so the user can
move around to find where the detected signal strength is at it’s peak. Hold down the
Scan button for 4 seconds again, to unlock from Lock mode.
Driver and Utility installation
Note: Please do not install the USB adapter into the computer prior to installing the
necessary software.
Note: If the Wireless PC Card driver and Utility were previously installed on the host
computer, please uninstall the original version prior to attempting to install a second time.
The following instructions depict installation on a Windows XP system. Please note that
installation procedures are similar for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 and 2003 Server.
To install the USB adapter:
1. Insert the Installation CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive. Browse to, and execute the
Setup program, to launch installation:
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2. If you want to install the software to a location other than that specified by default,
please click on Browse and select an alternate destination. Then click Next.
3. If you receive a notification that the software you are installing has not passed
Windows Logo testing, please click on Continue Anyway. Please note that the
software has been thoroughly tested for compatibility and reliability:
4. Insert WIFIDETG into an available USB port on the host computer.
5. The Found New Hardware Wizard will display. Select Install the software
automatically (recommended) and click Next.
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6. If you receive a notification that the software you are installing has not passed
Windows Logo testing, please click on Continue Anyway, to begin installing the
USB Adapter:
7. At the following screen, click Finish to conclude installation:
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