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M73-APO01-740
802.11g Wireless LAN
USB Adapter
Quick Installation Guide
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INSTALLATION
Note 1: Do not insert the Wireless PC Card
into your computer until the procedures in
“Install Driver & Utility” has been performed.
Note 2: For Windows 98SE/ME, it is not
necessary to upgrade the version of Service
Pack. However, for Windows 2000, you need to
upgrade windows up to Service Pack 3 or above;
for Windows XP, you just need to upgrade it to
Service Pack 1.
Install the Driver & Utility
1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert theincluded CD-ROM into your computer.
If the CD-ROM fails to run automatically, go
to your CD-ROM drive (e.g. drive D) and
double-click on autorun.exe.
2. When the main screen of the CD-ROM opens,click Install Driver & Utility to start theinstallation.
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3. When the Welcome screen appears, clickNext to continue.
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4. In License Agreement, click Yes to acceptthe terms. Then, the installation will finishautomatically.
Note for Windows 98SE/ME users
When Windows finish the installation, select“Yes, I want to restart my computer now.”and then click Finish to reboot your computer.
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Install the Device
Note: Make sure the procedures in “Install
Driver & Utility” has been performed before
you install the device.
1. Plug the Wireless USB Adapter into the PC’sUSB Port.
2. Once the device has been inserted to yourcomputer, Windows will detect the newhardware.
3. Refer to the following section according toyour operating system for important notice.
Note for Windows 98SE users:
1. Before installing the device, make sure youhave your original Windows 98 CD-ROM athand.
2. Once the “Please insert the disk labeled‘Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM,and then click OK” window appears, clickOK.
Note for Windows ME users:
After installing the device, the system will finish
the process of the installation automatically.
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Note for Windows 2000 users:
When the “Digital Signature Not Found”
screen appears, click “Yes” to continue.
Note for Windows XP users:
1. Select Install the software automatically(Recommended) and click Next.
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2. Click Continue Anyway.
3. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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Verify
To verify if the device exists in your computer and
is enabled, go to Start � Settings � Control
Panel � System (� Hardware) � Device
Manager. Expand the Network Adapters
category. If the USB 2.0 Wireless Network
Adapter is listed here, it means that your device is
properly installed and enabled.
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USE CONFIGURATION
UTILITY
Once you have successfully installed the
Wireless PC Card’s Driver and Utility in your
computer, a Utility Shortcut icon will
appear on your desktop. Double-click this
shortcut icon to open the configuration utility
that allows you to set up and configure your
wireless connection. See the next section for
details of operation.
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BASIC OPERATION
Setting Up a Wireless InfrastructureNetwork
1. You must have an Internet Access, namely a
Cable or DSL-subscriber line into your home
or office.
2. Connect the Cable/DSL modem to a
broadband router.
3. Connect the broadband router to an Access
Point. (If the broadband router has a built-in
access point already, then it won’t be
necessary to perform this step.)
4. Install the Driver & Utility. (Refer to the
previous section titled as such.)
5. Install the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB
Adapter into your computer’s USB Port.
(Refer to the previous section titled “Install
the Device”.)
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6. After successful installation of the Driver and
Utility, a Utility Shortcut icon will appear on
the desktop. Click the Utility Shortcut icon to
open the Configuration Utility.
7. Press View Site to view Available Networks/APs.
8. Select an AP. Click Connect to associate this
AP.
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Setting Up a Wireless Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) Network
1. Install the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB
Adapter into your desktop computer’s USB
Port (Refer to the previous section titled
“Install the Device”).
2. Install the Driver & Utility. (Refer to the
previous section titled as such.)
3. Install another 802.11g Wireless LAN USB
Adapter into your laptop computer’s USB
Port. (Refer to the previous section titled
“Install the Device”.)
4. After successful installation of the Driver
and Utility, a Utility Shortcut icon will
appear on the desktop. Click the Utility
Shortcut icon to open the Configuration
Utility.
5. Select the Profiles tab.
6. Click New.
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7. Enter appropriate Name and SSID in thecorresponding fields.
8. Select � Ad Hoc for Network Mode.
9. In the Frequency/Channel frame, click the
down arrow button (�) to get a pull-down
menu. Select the channel of your preference.
10. Click OK.
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11. For the other peers to associate with this
station, you also have to make sure: 1. All
the wireless adapters must use the same
SSID. 2. You must set all the wireless
adapters to the same channel. 3. The IP
address for each computer must be set on the
same subnet mask. Refer to the section titled
Network Connection for IP address settings.
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12. Assign an IP Address to each computer on
the Ad-Hoc network.