User manual AIRLIVE WL-5480USB

[. . . ] WL-5480USB Wireless USB Adapter User's Manual 1 Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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. [. . . ] More Setting: Click on this button to access the USB adapter's configuration settings, including WEP and WPA encryption settings. 11 3. 1 Configuring General Settings Click Change to configure the adapter's General Connection Setting. Channel: This setting is for Access Point Mode only. Tx Rate: Select the desired transmission rate, or leave the default setting of Auto to allow the adapter to automatically select the optimum rate. SSID: You can manually enter the SSID of the wireless router/access point you wish to connect to. Any (check box): Allows you to connect to any available wireless router/access point. (Check this box if you're trying to connect to a public hot spot and don't know the SSID). Network Type: Choose from Infrastructure (for connecting to a wireless router/access point) or Ad-Hoc (for computer-to-computer networking, bypassing the wireless router/access point). Encryption: Choose from Disable WEP, or Enable WEP. Authentication Mode: Choose from Auto (recommended), Open System, or Shared Key. Click Apply to save the changes. 12 3. 2 Configuring Encryption Security Click WEP Encryption Key Setting to configure the WEP settings. Click Change to configure the WEP Key Setting and then click Apply to save the settings. Note: The WEP Key settings must be identical to the WEP settings of the wireless router/access point you wish to connect to. Key Length: Select the appropriate encryption key length. Default Key ID: Select which of the four Key Value you want to use. Key Format: Select either Hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) or ASCII (any number or letter). 13 Key Value: Enter the applicable key values. Note the following rules when entering Key values: 64-bit key length requires 10 Hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) or 5 ASCII characters (any number or letter). 128-bit key length requires 26 Hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) or 13 ASCII characters (any number or letter). 256-bit key length requires 58 Hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) or 19 ASCII characters (any number of letter). After you have applied the changes, return to the utility's main screen and select the wireless router/access point you wish to connect to. Click Yes at the Use Previous WEP Setting dialog box to connect to the encrypted wireless router/access point. If you want to use WPA encryption, click on Change in the General Connection Setting. 14 1. Select TKIP for Encryption, WPA PSK for Authentication Mode, and click Apply. 2. Click on WPA Encryption Setting and click Change. Enter the appropriate passphrase in the Passphrase field under the Pre-shared Key section and click Apply. (The passphrase must be identical to the passphrase set on your wireless router/access point and it has to be between 8 to 63 ASCII characters long). 15 3. 3 Configuring Profile After you have configured all the settings, you can save your settings as a profile so you don't have to re-configure them the next time. Type in a name for the profile in the Profile name field and click Save Current. 16 To load a profile, select the profile from the drop-down menu and click Load. [. . . ] If you don't get an IP address, reset the wireless router/access point and then try Renew again. For Windows 2000/XP Step 1 Go to Start, Run, type cmd and click OK. Step 2 At the command prompt, type ipconfig/release and press Enter. Step 3 After the IP address is released, type ipconfig/renew and press Enter. [. . . ]