MSI US54G- User Manual

v Table of Contents 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 US54G - Wireless 11g USB 2.0 Stick ............................................................. 11.2 How US54G Works .....................................

1 Introduction The MSI Wireless 11g USB 2.0 Stick - US54G (hereafter called US54G), compliant with IEEE802.11g, is a high-efficiencywireless adapter for wireless networking at home, in office or inpublic places. The data rate can be up to 54 Mbps and auto-negotiated to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps (...

2 Ad-hoc Mode : An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network, especially one with wireless or temporaryplug-in connections, in which some of the network devices arepart of the network only for the duration of a communicationssession. Users in the network can share files, print to...

3 Infrastructure Mode : The difference between Infrastructure network and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes anAccess Point. In an Infrastructure network, the Access Pointcan manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization.Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless...

7 The following diagrams provide you with a basic installation foryour US54G, including how to install and remove the USB stick. Hardware Installation >>> 2.1 Connecting US54G The hardware installation for US54G is simply plugging it intoan available USB port on your desktop/notebook comput...

8 The MSI US54G supports hot-plug function, so that you canremove it under Windows operating system without shuttingdown the system. Note: DO NOT remove US54G while trans- ferring data (the LED is flashing). Please close the communica-tion programs or stop the task before removing it. >>> 2...

9 Software Installation This chapter describes the procedures of installing the driverand utility. Follow the instruction step by step to finish theinstallation. Please NOTE that your US54G should be installed into the computer before installing the driver and utility. Then, theoperating system will...

10 Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive, and theSetup program should launch automatically. If the Autorun program doesn ’ t launch automatically, click Start at the taskbar and select Run... . Type E:\setup.exe (where E is your CD-drive) in the Open box and click OK to launch the Setup prog...

11 Click Install and the program will copy the necessary files to the system. The progress indicator shows the installing status. MSI Wireless LAN icon Click Finish when the installation is completed. The MSI Wire- less LAN icon* will appear in the status area. Step 3. Step 4.

12 Wireless Network Utility Right-clicking the icon will bring up a sub-menu containing more settings: After installing the driver, MSI US54G provides a convenient and powerful utility that allows you to set up, configure, andknow your networking status easily and clearly. >>> 4.1 Introduct...

14 4.1.2 Changing the Control Setting (for Windows XP only) If you use Windows XP, the wireless LAN is controlled by theoperating system (default). To take full advantage of your MSIwireless adapter, it is recommended to use the MSI WirelessNetwork Utility to control your wireless LAN. Click Double-...

15 3. Click Advanced , and the Properties window will appear as below. Uncheck this option Click 4. Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option. Then, click OK . 5. Now, you can use MSI Wireless Network Utility toconfigure your network.

16 Since the U S54G is installed in your computer, you have to configure the settings for communication to start working inyour network environment. Select >>> 4.2 Networking 4.2.1 Connecting to the Access Point: 1. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection...

17 If you want to configure the network settings: 1. Click Advanced in the Wireless Network Connection window. 2. The Available Networks field contains a list ofavailable Access Points in your network. Select(highlight) one network you want, and then click Configure to set up the selected network. Y...

19 4.2.2 Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode allows your computer to communicate directlywith any computer installed with compatible wireless adapter.If you want to use the network in Ad-hoc mode: - All the computers connected should be set to Ad- hoc mode. - The computers have the same SSID (network name) sett...

20 3. Set up the Network Name (SSID) and Network Key(if needed) for the network. Then, check the This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network;wireless access points are not used option and click OK to enable the Ad-hoc mode. 2. You can build up the Ad-hoc network by clicking Add... in the Preferr...

22 In the Status tab, you can configure more network settings. Channel Specifies the operating radio frequency channel in Ad-hocmode, which should be set to the same channel as the otherpoints in the wireless network. Speed This field sets the current transmitting rate. The speedshould be set to Aut...

24 Profile You can Add / Delete / Save the settings of your configuration. Authentication type According to your network configuration, select one au-thentication type from the pull-down menu: - MD5-Challenge: Only one-way authentication and does not facilitate generation of key, use a login name th...

25 In the Information tab, you can get some information about the manufacturer, hardware and software. >>> 4.5 Information Your Wireless LAN adapter model

26 This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to net-work and some basic outline of networking basics, includingsharing files, printing from a computer on the network, or ac-cessing the Internet on multiple computers with one connection. Networking Basics The following elements are require...

27 2. The System Properties window appears; choose Computer Name tab. Right-click Select Your computer ’s name. Your computer will belong tothis workgroup. Enter some information forreference. >>> 5.2 Computer Identification Please verify that each computer has a unique name and commonworkg...

28 3. To rename the computer and join a workgroup/domain,click Change . 4. The Computer Name Changes window appears as below. Enter a Computer Name , select Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup. Please NOTE that each computer’s name must be unique on aparticular network to avoid confusion....

31 Check the configuration ofIP Address, Subnet Mask,and Default Gateway arecorrect. 1. Go to Start -> Run... . 2. Type cmd in the Open box and click OK . 3. A DOS prompt window appears. Type ipconfig/all and press [ Enter ] to display IP information. Type cmd here. Your Wireless LAN adapter mode...

33 You may now open and save files on other computers once yourcomputers are connected together on a network. You will also beable to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and evenpassword to protect them. Please verify that each computer hasa unique name and common workgroup name, if y...

34 4. Select the I want to be able to give others access to my files option, and click OK . Check this 5. Click OK in the Network dialog box. 6. Provide the Windows Setup CD or direct the pathto the proper location of the installation files ifprompted. Then, reboot if prompted. 7. Now you can identi...

35 10. Select the Share As option to set the parameters for sharing this particular disk drive or folder. Share Name This is used to identify the disk drive or folder you aresharing to other computers in the network, which can behelpful as more resources in your network for others. Comment This fiel...

36 Password This option allows you to apply a level of security toyour shared disk drive and folder. Any other computer(user) will be asked to enter the password you set herebefore accessing the disk drive or folder. Two passwordsare used to give two levels of security (or access) to othersin the ne...