Vonets VAP11G User manual

A Step-by-step
Guide to
Installing and
Configuring
your Vonets
VAP11G Wifi
Bridge
(c) 2011 Zarar Iqbal
D0033 21/6/2011

About this guide
he main aim of this guide is to guide you
through putting your wireless network ID onto
your wifi bridge.
The configuration program which comes on the disk
included with your wifi bridge takes you through three
simple steps, after which your wifi bridge is ready to
go.
To configure your wifi bridge, you first plug it into a
PC and run the included CD from the PC. After this,
you can then plug your wifi bridge into any internet -
capable device and that device will be able to connect
quite happily to the wireless network of your choice!
This guide has been written to make easier the proc-
ess of configuring you wifi bridge for the first time. We
have tried to write it as simply and thoroughly as possi-
ble so that it is easy for most customers to understand.
It is a response to our customers who have raised
questions regarding the wifi bridge and how to config-
ure and use.
We hope it provides you with useful support. If you
have any suggestions for improvements, or it does not
answer all of your questions, please don’t hesitate to
let us know. As the customer, you come first! Don’t
worry—you can contact us directly or by message and
we’ll take you step-by-step through the process of set-
ting up your wifi bridge. Hopefully, this guide should
help you sufficiently, but if not, you can find our con-
tact details at the back of this guide.
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A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO
INSTALLING - & - CONFIGURING
YOUR WIFI BRIDGE

What the bridge does
N O N E E D F O R M E T R E S O F C A B L E S
The wifi bridge takes signals from your wired device,
e.g . Satellite box, game console, and turns them into
wireless signals your wireless router understands.
It acts as a bridge between your chosen device and
your wireless network. The device connected to the
wifi bridge thinks it is talking to a wired connection.
The wifi bridge turns your chosen device into a
wireless device.

The wifi bridge works up to a range of 30 metres,
and its signal strength is the same as any other wireless
device you might use, such as a laptop computer,
Range of transmission
which may vary according to physical conditions, such
as metal structures, walls the atmosphere, and time of
day.
The wifi bridge saves you the time, expense and dis-
turbance of installing lengthy cables throughout your
house.
It also gives you with the flexibility of being able to
move devices throughout your house easily, like any
other wireless-enabled devices, whether they are print-
ers, gaming consoles, satellite receivers or desktop
PC’s, etc.

The power adapter socket
At the end of the wifi bridge are two wires. At the
side of the base of the wires is a small hole. This is the
power adapter socket. This socket takes a power
adapter connector and can be used to power the wifi
bridge if the device to which it is connected doesn’t
have enough power.
The power socket is also used with devices that are
already powered by a 12 volt power adapter.

The USB connector
The USB connector on the wifi bridge provides the
wifi bridge with electricity. The wifi bridge does not
use the USB connector to send data.
The wifi bridge’s USB connector fits onto the end of
a power connector. You can pull off the USB connector
to reveal the power connector.
If your target device already uses a power adapter,
then to power both your device and the wifi bridge, plug
your device’s power connector into the wifi bridge and
plug the wifi bridge’s power connector into your device.

The yellow/orange light
This lights up when the wifi bridge is receiving
power. If the wifi bridge has nor been configured, the
light will be solid, i.e. not flashing . If the wifi bridge
has been paired successfully with your PC, the light
will flash on and off. We will come onto this more later
in the guide.
This light comes on shortly after you have success-
fully configured your wifi bridge with a network. It
flashes when the wifi bridge it is transmitting data to a
network.
The blue light

Installation requirements
The installation software will work on Windows 7,
Windows Vista and Windows XP. These instructions
were designed using a PC running Windows 7
You will need:
Access to a PC running Windows 7 with
1. an RJ45 (internet) socket
2. a USB port supplying 12V current*
3. An active internet connection
4. A wireless router with an active internet connec-
tion (which can be secured or unsecured)
You’ll also need:
5. A Vonets 11g wifi bridge
6. A Vonets installation disk
7. The target device that you want to make wire-
less, e.g . game console, satellite receiver. The
device must have:
A. A USB port with 12V supply*
B. An RJ45 (internet) socket
* If you don’t have a USB port with 12V power, you’ll need to buy a power
adapter to supply p ower to the wifi bridge. These can be bought cheaply on
eBay, f rom Argos and yo ur local electrical/ electro nic retailer.

Check for ports and power
Your PC and target device must have the correct
ports, sockets and electricity supply. In some cases, de-
vices don’t have what is needed to make your wifi
bridge work.
To make sure all devices have what is needed, you
are now going to perform some simple checks. This will
also show whether or not your wifi bridge is powering
up.
First, you need to check the USB port on your PC.
To do this:
•Plug your wifi bridge’s USB connector into the
USB port on your PC
•Plug your wifi bridge’s RJ45 connector into your
PC’s RJ45 socket
•Wait a few seconds.
>If a yellow/orange light flashes inside the wifi
bridge, it means that your USB post supplies enough
power to the wifi bridge.
>If a yellow/orange light does not flash inside the
wifi bridge, you will either need to use a different port
(on a different PC if necessary) and failing this, you
will need to use a 12 volt external power adapter to
power the device.
Next, repeat this power-checking process by plug-
ging your USB connector into the target device.

Installing the disk software
What’s on the disk supplied with the wifi bridge
The software on the mini CD disk comes in four
parts: the autorun menu, a user manual which is in
PDF format and which you can view and print out, a
program installer for the configuration utility and a
program installer for the drivers required to allow the
wifi bridge to communicate with your PC.

The installation menu
Put the CD into the PC’s CD player. A menu should
appear (see picture below) on your screen shortly after
the disk has been inserted.
> If a menu does not appear,access the files on the
disk (see below) from the Computer icon on your desk-
top and click on the application called, ‘autorun’ (see
below). After clicking on this application’s icon, a
menu should
a p p e a r o n
your screen.
First use of the disk

There are two menu options at the top of the menu.
Each option is for a different version of Windows.
> To check which version of
Windows you are using , right
click on the ‘My Computer’/
‘Computer’ icon on your desk-
top.
Select ‘Properties’ from the
context menu that appears.
A box containing system
information will appear.
Among this information
should be the name of the
version of Windows you
are using , i.e., Windows
XP, Windows Vista or in
this case, Windows 7.
The installation onscreen menu

Installing the software
This process is relatively straight-forward, so to save
time, no pictures are shown: the process involves a se-
ries of clicks on ‘Next’ buttons and so forth. Don’t
worry because you don’t see any friendly pictures
here: again - the process is very straight-foward.
The installer program box
Once you have selected an option from the on-
screen menu, the installer program brings up a box
which reads,
‘Welcome to the VAP11G configure 5.0.17.0 for
WIN7/VISTA/WINXP Setup.’
Click Next>
Accepting the licence agreement
Accept the licence agreement to proceed with the
installation.
Click Next>
Selecting the installation directory
Select the appropriate directory in which to install
the software.
Click Next>
(By default, the directory is set to the Program files dire ctory. If you have
tried to install the software before, a box will ap pear as king if you want to
overwrite the already installed software. Click Yes )

Naming the Start Menu program folder name
The software will ask you for a name for the folder
that will appear in the Start menu Programs folder. By
default this is set to VONETS VAP11G. You can leave
this as it is or change it.
When you’re done, click Next>
Confirmation of the settings
The program will now say it is ready to install and
show you a list of all the settings you have agreed to so
far. Read the details on the list.
If you are happy with these, click ‘Next’.
Installation of the configuration program
The installer program will now install the configura-
tion program to the folder you have specified. This
should take about five seconds.
Completion of the installation of the configuration
program and installation of Wincap
Once installation is complete, a box will appear tell-
ing you that the installation process was successful.
IMPORTANT: Before you click Finish, pay attention
to the lower left-hand corner of the box. There is a
check box with the words, ‘Install Wincap. Wincap is
required for the VAP11G configure software to run
properly!’ Make sure this box is ticked and Click
‘Finish’.

Phew! Well done! You’ve almost completed the in-
stallation of the configuration software!
Just a little further to go!

Installing WinCap
Your PC also needs a program called WinCap to
configure the wifi bridge, so we are now going to in-
stall this.
The WinCap program details box
When the WinCap installer program runs, a box ap-
pears with the details of the WinCap program, such as
the version and software producers.
Click Next >
Welcome message
Next, a welcome message appears, telling you that
the installer is going to install the WinCap program on
your PC.
Click Next >
Agreement box
Next, an agreement box appears. To proceed, you
must click on ‘I Agree’.
System information box
Next, a box containing system information appears.
Click Install.

Software installation
The installer software then installs the WinCap con-
figuration software. This takes about ten seconds.
After installation of the configuration software
After installation, a confirmation message appears to
confirm that the WinCap software has been installed
onto your PC. Click Finish.
Installation takes about 10 seconds
You can now remove the disk. You are ready to use
the configuration program to configure your wifi bridge
using your PC so it will work with your target device
and your wireless network.

Now you’ve installed the configuration software, you
must use that software and your PC to put your wire-
less network ID onto your wifi bridge.
That’s what we’re going to do next!

Configuring the wifi bridge
Connect the wifi bridge to your PC
Make sure that you have followed the instructions so
far and that your wifi bridge is connected to your PC
and that your wifi bridge is receiving power.
Run the configuration program
Locate the VONETS VAP11G
folder in the Start Menu (if
you chose a different folder
name, then locate this folder
in the start menu). Configura-
tion happens in three short
steps.
Configuration - Step 1
•The program looks for
the wifi bridge
•The program will run
and a box will appear
on the screen.
> A message appears say-
ing that the program is look-
ing for the wifi bridge.
> When the program has finished looking for the