Edimax pmn802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector - Manuals

1 Introduction Tha nk y ou f or pur c has i ng t his 802. 11b/ g W LA N USB adapt er w it h W i- Fi Det ec t or . This c onve nie nt de vic e i ns t a nt ly det ec t s w ir eles s hot s pot s any w her e. T he bac k li g ht LCM dis play t ells t he us er det ailed i nf or mat io n abo ut a ny det ec...

• Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback • Sec urity: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x) • Antenna: Inter nal Antenna • Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server • Trans mit Power: 16dBm (Typical) • Dimension: 14(...

3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Remo ve t he c ap f r om t he W i- Fi Det ec t or , s lide t he pow er sw it c h t o t he “ O N” pos it io n and c ar ef ully i ns er t t he USB c o nnec t or int o a ny a vai lable USB por t on y o ur c omp ut er . Y ou w ill s ee t he r ec har g i ng s c r ee ...

4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Slide t he pow er s w it c h t o t he “ O N” pos it io n, and a w elc om e s c r een w ill gr eet t he us er . 2. Af t er t he w elc ome s c r ee n is dis play ed t he W i- Fi det ec t or w ill aut o mat ic al ly ent er s c anni ng mod e t o det ec t W i- Fi s igna...

5 How to install the driver and utility Bef or e y ou pr oc eed w it h t he i ns t al lat io n, pleas e not ic e f ollow i ng des c r ipt io ns . Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was ...

II. Inst a ll t he USB a da pt e r A. Pl ug t he USB adapt er i nt o t he USB por t of y our c omp ut er . B. The “ Fo und New Har dw ar e W izar d” is dis play ed, s elec t “ I ns t all t he s of t w ar e aut omat ic ally ( Rec om me nded) ” and c l ic k “ Ne xt ” . C. Clic k “ Co nt i n u e A ny w...

D. Clic k “ Fi nis h” t o c omplet e t he i ns t al lat io n. III. Usin g t he Confi gura t ion Ut i lit y To set up t he USB adapt er , double- cl ick t he ic o n i n t he syst em t r ay. For W indow s XP, t her e is a “ W indow s Zer o Co nf ig ur at io n Tool” by def ault f or y ou t o s et up w ...

6 How to configure the utility The C o nf ig ur at io n Ut il it y is a pow er f ul applic at io n t hat he lps y ou c o nf ig ur e t he 802. 11g W ir eles s LA N US B adapt er and mo nit or t he li nk s t at us d ur i ng t he c om m unic at i o n pr oc es s . The C o nf ig ur at io n Ut il it y app...

Par amet er Des c r ipt io n Sig na l St r engt h This bar s how s t he s ig na l s t r engt h l e vel. T he hig her per c e nt age s how n i n t he bar , t he mor e r adio s ig na l bee n r ec ei ved by t he adapt er . This i ndic at or helps t o f ind t he pr oper pos it ion of t he w ir eles s s ...

6.3 WEP and WPA Encryption W EP is an dat a e nc r y pt io n algor it hm, w hic h pr ot ec t s W ir eles s LAN dat a i n t he net w or k agai ns t eaves dr oppi ng. W EP has bee n f ound t hat it has s ome s ec ur it y pr oblems . T he adapt er s uppor t s W PA ( W i- Fi Pr ot ec t ed Ac c es s ) t ...

Par amet er Des c r ipt io n W EP Key I f t he AP us es W EP dat a enc r y pt io n f unc t io n, pleas e c lc ik “ W EP KEY SETTI NG “ t o s et up t he W EP k ey . W EP KEY SETTI NG Set up t he f our s et s of W EP k ey by c lic k i ng t he b ut t on. C ha nge/ App ly Clc ik “ C ha ng e“ w ill ena b...

Par amet er Des c r ipt io n Pow er Cons umpt io n Set t i ng Cont in uous Acce ss M ode ( C AM ) – The adapt er w ill alw ay s s et i n ac t ive mode. M aximu m Po wer - Sav ing M ode – E nable t he adapt er in t he pow er s avi ng mode w he n it is idle. Fast Power - Savi ng M ode – Enable t he ad...

6.5.2 A P Gene ra l C o nnecti o n S etti ng Clic k “ M or e Set t ing” , us er s ar e allow ed t o s et up t he AP c o nnec t io n s et t ing, E nc r y pt io n Set t ing a nd ot her adva nc e d f unc t io ns . Par amet er Des c r ipt io n G ener al Co nnec t io n Set t i ng Channel Selec t t he num...

7 Troubleshooting This c hapt er pr ovides s ol ut i o ns t o pr oblems us ually e nc o unt er ed d ur i ng t he i ns t all at io n a nd oper at ion of t he adapt er . 1. W hat is t he IEEE 802. 11g st andar d? 802. 11g is t he new I EEE s t and ar d f or hig h- s peed w ir eles s LA N c om m unic a...