User manual PHILIPS CPWUA001

[. . . ] Wireless USB Adapter CPWUA001 Instructions for use 3 2 ¤ Helpline België/Belgique/Belgien/ 02 275 0701 Luxemburg/Luxembourg 26 48 3000 Danmark 35 25 87 61 Deutschland 0696 698 4712 España 017 456 246 France 03 8717 0033 Nederland 053 482 9800 Norge 22 70 82 50 Österreich 01 5465 75603 Portugal 800-831-363 Schweiz/ Suisse/ Svizzera 02 2310 2116 Suomi 09 2290 1903 Sverige 08 632 0016 UK (United Kingdom) 0207 949 0069 00900 3122 1223 Ireland 01 601 1161 Italia 02 4827 1153 Cyprus 800-92256 CPWUA001/00 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC BE DK GR ES FR IRE IT LU NL AT PT FI SE UK NO DE CH CPWUA001/05 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC BE DK GR ES FR IRE IT LU NL AT PT FI SE UK NO DE CH CPWUA001/16 R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC BE DK GR ES FR IRE IT LU NL AT PT FI SE UK NO DE CH 4 ENGLISH Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Installing the Wireless USB Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using and configuring the Wireless USB Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Network configuration and planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Network design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Ad Hoc wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Infrastructure wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Wireless communication settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Wireless adapter settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Network settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Advanced network security related issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 What are wireless network connections?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Factors determining your network range and network speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Securing your wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Securing your network from Internet access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Network terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ENGLISH 5 Wireless USB Adapter CPWUA001 Thank you for purchasing the Philips Wireless USB Adapter. This Wireless USB Adapter is a WiFi (IEEE 802. 11b) compatible USB device. It fully supports high data rates up to 11 Mbps with automatic fallback to 5. 5 Mbps, 2 Mbps and 1 Mbps for secure operation at lower data rates in even the most difficult of wireless environments. The Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology enhances immunity to radio interference. In addition, the adapter is easy to install on all devices with an USB interface. [. . . ] > The Network Setup Wizard will appear. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen, and enter: - a computer name (unique for each computer, e. g. STUDY or MOM) - a workgroup name (the same for all computers in the network, e. g. HOMENET) NOTE: these names are not the SSID or network name. - Select to share your files and printers - Make a Home Networking Setup disk if you have PCs with other Windows versions. 4 Run the 'Home Networking Wizard' or the Setup disk you created earlier, on all computers that you wish to use the shared Internet connection from. > This adjusts the Internet settings to use the shared Internet connection. ENGLISH 17 Enabling Internet Connection Sharing for Windows 98SE While installing you may be asked for the Windows Installation CD. 1 Before you begin, check if you have a working Internet connection and if your home network is working properly (if you have one) · Check the Internet connection by opening a web page with your browser. 2 Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel. Then double-click Add/Remove Programs and click the Windows Setup tab. > The window to the left will appear. 3 Double-click on Internet Tools > The next window will appear. 4 In this window, put a mark in the check box for Internet Connection Sharing and click OK. Then click OK again. > The Wizard Internet Connection Sharing will appear. 5 Follow the instructions on the screen, in each screen click Next to continue the Wizard until it is finished. In the Wizard you need to: - Select your type of connection to the Internet. - Choose the network adapter that provides you with Internet access to the PC. - Choose to make a Client Configuration disk. > This concludes the Wizard. 18 ENGLISH 6 Next, check your Network properties as follows: a. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Network. On the Configuration tab, browse the 'The following network components are installed' box. It should now include 'Internet Connection Sharing adapter' and 'TCP/IP->Internet Connection Sharing adapter'. Double-click 'TCP/IP->Internet Connection Sharing adapter'. [. . . ] · Gateway routers and wireless access points route network traffic from one network to another (e. g. from a wired network to the Internet, or from a wireless network to a wired network or to the Internet). IMPORTANT NOTE: Wired and Wireless components may be linked together to provide a variety of network layouts/topologies. Technical specifications Radio Radio Technology Antenna Type Data Rate Host interface Power consumption send / receive Dimensions (h x w x d) Weight Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity IEEE 802. 11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Built-in antenna 1 / 2 / 5. 5 / 11 Mbps USB specification version 1. 1 Approx. 400 mA / 320 mA 22 x 79 x 93 mm Approx. [. . . ]