X-Micro 11b mini User Manual - Table of Contents

Manual is about: IEEE 802.11b

Summary of 11b mini

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    Wlan 11b mini usb adapter user’s manual.

  • Page 2: Ieee 802.11B

    1 ieee 802.11b x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter user’s manual version1.2.

  • Page 3: Information To User

    2 information to user product name: x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter model name: xwl-11busx federal communication commission interference statement this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class bdigital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are ...

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    3 regulatory information x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards. Usa - federal communications commission (fcc) this device complies with part ...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    4 table of contents 1 introduction………………………………………... 5 2 wireless lan basics……………………………… 6 3 windows installation……………………………… 7 3.1 install driver/utility ……………………………….. 8 3.2 configuration utility…………………………………………. 10 3.2.1 configured at “windows xp configuration”…….. 10 3.2.2 configured at “sis adv...

  • Page 6: 1.  Introduction

    5 1. Introduction thank you for purchasing x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter. You are about to install a networking system that is not only fast and powerful, but also easy to set up and simple to maintain. In a short time you and those in your network will be able to share a local printer and files...

  • Page 7: 2.  Wireless Lan Basics

    6 2. Wireless lan basics wireless lan network defined by ieee 802.11b standard committee could be configured as: • ad hoc wireless lan, or • infrastructure wireless lan. Ad hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless lan pc card called a bss (basic service set). These notebooks use their wirel...

  • Page 8: 3.  Windows Installation

    7 3. Windows installation before you start to use the x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter with a computing device, the x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter must be equipped with an usb 1.1 or 2.0 interface. All drivers and supporting software for the x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter must be loaded and c...

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    8 3.1 install driver/utility step 1. Please insert the device cd windows xp/2000 was automatically running autorun. The welcome dialog as below, please click next step 2. Setup wlan driver and utility, please click next.

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    9 step 3. Starting copy. Step 4. Click finish to complete installation. Step 5 after you install utility, hold the x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter with the logo facing up, and insert the adapter into the usb receptacle, applying just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. Windows xp/2000...

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    10 3.2 configuration utility there are two different utility to configure you wireless setting on xp, although we provide another choice, but in functional, both of them are similar. You can choose any one of them, which you more like or convenience to use. 3.2.1 configured at “ windows xp configura...

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    11 3.2.2 configured at “sis advanced configuration ” we provide another wireless setting utility for windows (2000/me/98se) use. Of course, xp version already prepared. Every function is the same like windows 2k version. The configuration tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the...

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    12 wireless network settings that will change to windows xp configuration to set the wireless link function. Fig 3.2-2 4. Select the statistics tab (fig3.2-3), you will see the link status, signal strength, and transmit/receive statistics. If check the turn radio off, the radio interface will be tur...

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    13 fig 3.2-3 5. If there are several wireless network coexist, we must consider with data encryption. It depend on your access point security setting, one of them not match, them the connection will be failed. Select the encryption tab (fig3.2-4). If you want to enable the function, please set the d...

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    14 fig 3.2-5 7. The profile tab (fig3.2-6) allows you to save the information associated with a specific, so you can quickly and easily connect to your network when you are in that location. The profiles page allows you to new, delete and edit your profiles. Fig 3.2-6.

  • Page 16: Adapter

    15 4. Technical specifications of x-micro wlan 11b mini usb adapter standard ieee802.11b frequency band 2.400ghz ~ 2.4835ghz unlicensed ism band spread spectrum dsss (direct sequence spread spectrum) modulation method dqpsk/dbpsk/cck data rate 1mbps, 2mbps, 5.5mbps, 11mbps operation mode ad hoc infr...

  • Page 17: Faq

    16 faq symptom: the led is off. Possible remedy: make sure the wlan adapter is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom: the led is always on not blinking. Possible remedy: make sure that you have installed the driver from attached cd. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom: the led...

  • Page 18: Glossary

    17 glossary ieee 802.11 standard the ieee 802.11 wireless lan standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access point an internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad hoc an ad hoc wireless lan is a group of computers, each wi...

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    18 ethernet ethernet is a 10/100mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office wiring. Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access. Gateway a gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a lan and a mainframe. In internet terminology, ...

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    19 roaming in an infrastructure network, this is when a wireless pc moves out of range of the previously connected access point and connects to a newly connected access point. Throughout the network environment where access point is deployed, pcs can always be connected regardless of where they are ...

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    20 commonly used types of wireless transmission. Most wireless lans use spread spectrum technology. It offers limited bandwidth, usually under 11mbps, and users share the bandwidth with other devices in the spectrum; however, users can operate a spread spectrum device without licensing from the fede...

  • Page 22: Www.X-Micro.Com

    21 www.X-micro.Com.