Laptone Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter User Manual

Summary of Wireless G (54 Mbps) USB Adapter

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    Wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 w w i i r r e e l l e e s s s s g g ( ( 5 5 4 4 m m b b p p s s ) ) u u s s b b a a d d a a p p t t e e r r user manual version: 1.0

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    Wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 contents 1 introduction .......................................................................... 1 1.1 features .....................................................................................................................1 1.2...

  • Page 3: 1  Introduction

    User manual lnm1500 1 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 1 introduction thank you for purchasing the laptone wireless g (54mbps) usb network adapter. Wireless g usb adapter is a perfect networking solution. Now downloading music, online gaming, sharing photos etc can be ...

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    User manual lnm1500 2 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 bpsk, qpsk, cck (11b) data rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1mbps auto fallback security: 64/128-bit wep data encryption, wpa/wpa2 (tkip with ieee 802.1x) and aes antenna: printed antenna drivers: windows 98se/...

  • Page 5: 2  Installation Procedure

    User manual lnm1500 3 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 2 installation procedure before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: the following installation was operated under windows vista. (procedures are similar for windows 98se/...

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    User manual lnm1500 4 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 d. Click “install” to start the installation. E. The system starts to install the driver and utility..

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    User manual lnm1500 5 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 f. Click “finish” to complete the software installation. G. Please plug the usb adapter into the usb port of the computer. H. The system will auto detect the usb adapter and complete the drivers installation for th...

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    User manual lnm1500 6 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 c. Input the security setting if the access point has enabled the security and click “ok” to start network connection..

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    User manual lnm1500 7 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 * use windows zero configuration on windows vista: for windows vista user, you can use windows zero configuration to connect to wireless access point. A. Click ‘start’ button, then click ‘control panel. Click ‘netw...

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    User manual lnm1500 8 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 c. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘connect’. D. If it’s an unnamed access point (i.E. The ssid of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be prompted to input its name, and t...

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    User manual lnm1500 9 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 e. If the access point is protected by encryption method, you have to input its security or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. Click ‘connect’. F. If you can see this image, ...

  • Page 12: 3  Setup Wizard

    User manual lnm1500 10 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 3 setup wizard the utility supports a quick setup wizard for you to connect to the wireless network simply. Please follow the step below to run the setup wizard. A. From the menu in the utility, select “set wizard...

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    User manual lnm1500 11 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 c. The site survey results will show up. Please select the one you’d like to connect to and click the “next” button. D. In the wireless network properties dialog, please fill in the security settings for this wire...

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    User manual lnm1500 12 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 e. Please specify the ip settings for this wireless network or select to obtain the ip address from the wireless access point directly. It is recommended to select “obtain an ip address automatically” and “obtain ...

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    User manual lnm1500 13 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 f. Now you can connect to the wireless network successfully..

  • Page 16: 4  Configuration Utility

    User manual lnm1500 14 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4 configuration utility the configuration utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the wireless lan usb adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. Th...

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    User manual lnm1500 15 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.1 utility overview there are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description. Parameter description refresh – refresh adapter list in the “b“ block. Setwizard – open ...

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    User manual lnm1500 16 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 disable adapter – this function is for you to disable or enable the adapter. Parameter description it is the status bar that displays the current status of the utility. To close it, please disable the “status bar“...

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    User manual lnm1500 17 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.2 available network when you open the configuration utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to ...

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    User manual lnm1500 18 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.3 general to check the connection status of the adapter, select “general“. This screen shows the information of link speed, network type, encryption method, ssid, signal strength, link quality and network addres...

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    User manual lnm1500 19 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 merging of two co-located wlans. Parameter description signal strength it indicates the wireless signal strength. Link quality it indicates the wireless link quality. Network address it shows the mac, ip address a...

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    User manual lnm1500 20 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.4 profile the “profiles list” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to add/remove/edit/duplicate/set default to manage a profile. Parameter description available profile(s) th...

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    User manual lnm1500 21 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.4.1 configure the profile parameter description this is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used. There are two kinds of network type described as follows. Infrastructure – th...

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    User manual lnm1500 22 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 you may specify a ssid for the adapter and then only the device with the same ssid can interconnect to the adapter. Parameter description channel this setting is only available for ad hoc mode. Select the number o...

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    User manual lnm1500 23 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 wpa2 802.1x – like wpa, wpa2 supports ieee 802.1x/eap authentication or psk technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the advanced encryption standard (aes). Aes is required to the cor...

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    User manual lnm1500 24 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 key index (advanced) select one of the four keys to be the data encryption key. Parameter description network key the keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by followi...

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    User manual lnm1500 25 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 identity user’s identity in the radius server. Password user’s password in the radius server. Certificate the certificate for radius server for certification. 4.5 advanced the “advanced” option enables you to conf...

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    User manual lnm1500 26 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 on – turn on the turbo mode. Auto – the adapter will detect the ap is rtl8186-based ap or not to transmit data in turbo mode automatically. Parameter description wireless mode 802.11 b – this adapter can be compat...

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    User manual lnm1500 27 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Select a setti...

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    User manual lnm1500 28 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.6 status this screen shows the information of driver version, settings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to, linking time and link status. If you don’t ensure the status of the adapter and the ne...

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    User manual lnm1500 29 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.7 statistics you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “res...

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    User manual lnm1500 30 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.8 wi-fi protected setup wi-fi protected setup (wps) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have wps-enabled wireless access point, and you want to...

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    User manual lnm1500 31 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 given by your access point’s manufacturer). Please be patient (this may require several seconds to one minute to complete). Sometime wps may fail, and you can click ‘pbc’ button few more times to try again. 4.9 so...

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    User manual lnm1500 32 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 parameter description ssid the ssid (up to 32 printable ascii characters) is the unique name identified in a wlan. The id prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located wlans. The default ssid of the ap is f...

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    User manual lnm1500 33 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0

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    User manual lnm1500 34 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.9.2 ap advanced parameter description beacon interval beacon interval that specifies the duration between beacon packets (milliseconds). The range for the beacon period is between 20-1000 milliseconds with a typ...

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    User manual lnm1500 35 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.9.3 ap statistics you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click...

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    User manual lnm1500 36 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 4.9.4 ics if you want to connect to the internet through this softap, you will need to make a bridge between our softap and your internet connect. Select the internet connection in your softap host machine and pre...

  • Page 39: 5  Troubleshooting

    User manual lnm1500 37 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 5 troubleshooting solutions to some common problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. Problem solution 1) unable to connect to the internet wirelessly if you are unable to c...

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    User manual lnm1500 38 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 glossary of terms: 1. What is the ieee 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new ieee standard for high-speed wireless lan communications that provides for up to 54 mbps data rate in the 2.4 ghz band. 802.11g is quickl...

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    User manual lnm1500 39 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 7. What is wep? Wep is wired equivalent privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the ieee 802 .11 standard. 8. What is tkip? Tkip is a quick-fix method to quickly o...

  • Page 42: Copyright

    User manual lnm1500 40 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 copyright copyright  2007/2008 laptone limited. All rights reserved. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of this p...

  • Page 43: Interference Statement

    User manual lnm1500 41 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 federal communication commission 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 ...

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    User manual lnm1500 42 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 r&tte compliance statement this equipment complies with all the requirements of directive 1999/5/ec of the european parliament and the council of march 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equ...

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    User manual lnm1500 wireless g (54 mbps) usb adapter user manual (lnm1500) ver: 1.0 ec - declaration of conformity ec-declaration of conformity we, laptone limited, declare under our sole responsibility that the below product conforms to all the applicable requirements of eu directive1999/5/ec. Manu...