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TM
Instant Wireless Series
Wireless USB
Network Adapter
Use this guide to install: WUSB11 ver. 2.6
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Instant Wireless™ USB Network Adapter will be free from phys- ical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one year from the date of pur- chase, when used within the limits set fort
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 29 TM The Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter 1 Common Problems and Solutions 29 Features 1 Frequently Asked Questions 29 Package Contents 2 System Requirements 2 Appendix B: Glossary 33 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 3 Appendix C: Specifications 38 Network Topology 3 Roaming 3 Appendix D: Environmental 39 Chapter 3: Getting To Know the Wireless USB Appendix
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TM Wireless USB Network Adapter Instant Wireless Series Package Contents Chapter 1: Introduction TM The Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing with the Linksys Instant Wireless™ USB Network Adapter! The Linksys Instant Wireless™ USB Network Adapter operates in the ISM band, using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmission to implement the 802.11b standard. Users can now move easily between Access Points without the hassle of reconfiguring thei
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Chapter 2: Planning Your Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless Network Wireless USB Network Adapter The Wireless USB Network Adapter’s Port and LEDs Network Topology The Wireless USB Network Adapter’s USB port is located on the back of the A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each computer in the Adapter. LAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in a wire- less LAN must be configured to share
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TM Wireless USB Network Adapter Instant Wireless Series Note: Windows 95 and NT do not support the USB Adapter. Chapter 4: Installation and Configuration of the USB Adapter for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 This Wireless USB Network Adapter Setup Wizard will guide you through the Install and Uninstall Procedures for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000. Important for Windows XP users: Do NOT run the Wireless Network Adapter Setup Wizard. Proceed directly to Chapter 5: Connecting Your Wireless USB Network Ada
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 3. After reading the Warranty Policy, click the Yes button if you agree, or No The Setup button begins the software installation process, as shown on the to end the installation. next page. The User Guide button shows you a PDF file of the User Guide. The LINKSYS WEB button links you to the Linksys website. The Exit button allows you to the exit the Setup Wizard. Software and Driver Installation for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 5. The InstallShield Wizard will ask you to choose a wireless mode. Choose 7. Enter in the name of your SSID (Service Set Identifier) for your Ad-Hoc or the mode that applies to your network. Ad-Hoc Mode is used for simple Infrastructure setting. The SSID must be identical for all points in the net- peer-to-peer networking or the sharing of local resources between wireless work. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase). Click the
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 9.The InstallShield Wizard will begin Chapter 5: Connecting Your copying the files. The bar in the middle of the Wireless USB Network Adapter screen below shows the percentage of files Important for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 users: You must install copied. the Adapter’s software before installation of the hardware. Important for Windows XP users: You must install the Adapter’s hardware before installation of the software. To install your
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter STEP TWO Removing the Wireless USB Network Adapter The adapter is Hot Swappable, which means that you can remove or reconnect the adapter whenever you want without turning off your PC. Although, you might need to renew your network connection Note: If you have multiple USB ports on your PC, make sure to reconnect the adapter into the same port that it was removed; other- wise, the adapter will be detected as a new device. Using the Wireles
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Hardware Detection for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 Chapter 6: Installation and After the Wireless USB Network Adapter has been physically connected to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware. You may see the screen Configuration of the USB in Figure 5-7. Click on the Yes button to continue or the No button to stop the installation. Drivers for Windows XP After attaching the Wireless USB Network Adapter to your computer, you wil
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TM Wireless USB Network Adapter Instant Wireless Series 2. Click the radio button next to Search for the best driver in these locations. 4. Windows will tell you when it has finished installing the new driver. Click Select Include this location in the search:, and enter D:\Drivers in the the Finish button. location field (if “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button. Figure 6-2 Figure 6-4 3. Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed Windows Logo test- ing. Since
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Wireless USB Network Adapter Instant Broadband Series 3. If your Access Point has enabled WEP encryption, the screen in Figure 6-7 will appear. Enter the WEP key in the Network Key. Click the Connect button. Figure 6-5 2. The screen that appears will show any available Network. Select a Network, then click on the connect button. Figure 6-7 In order to find out the WEP encryption set by other wireless products in your network, such as the WAP11, you may run the USB utility or SNMP configurat
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 2. From the Configuration tab, Chapter 7: Installing Network select Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter ver. 2.6 from the list, and click the Add Protocols button. Protocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows 2000 and XP users need to check their Windows User Guides for pro- tocol installation. Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98SE and Me 1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up t
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 2. The screen in Figure 8-3 shows you any available wireless device for net- Chapter 8: Configuring the work connection. Select the wireless device, and click the Connect button to connect or the Refresh button to search for more wireless devices. Attempt Auto-Connect to ANY network in range will connect you to the Wireless USB Network Adapter closest network within range. Click the X (Close) button in the upper right After installing th
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter 4. If you click on the New or Edit button, the screen in Figure 8-5 will 5. If you clicked on the Advance button, the Advanced page will appear. appear. You can enter a name for a new profile and change any of the set- Under the WEP drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption tings on this page. Disabled, 64, or 128 Bits. If you choose 64 Bits, the screen in Figure 8-6 will appear. If you choose 128 Bits, the screen in Figure 8-7
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect 6. The About tab, as shown in Figure 8-8, shows you copyright and version wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of information about the driver, the application, and the firmware. The ver- data with other computers on the WEP network. There are two ways to cre- sion number of the driver may vary from this screen, depending on which ate
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network? Appendix A: Troubleshooting Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area net- work). Refer to the game’s user guide for more information. Common Problems and Solutions What is the IEEE 802.11b standard? This chapter provides solutions to problems usually occurring during the instal- The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which i
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TM Wireless USB Network Adapter Instant Wireless Series factors as signal strength and quality, as well as the message load currently noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum being carried by each Access Point and the distance of each Access Point to the (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). wired backbone. Based on that information, the node next selects the right Access Point and registers its address. Communications between end node and What is DS
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Firmware - Code that is written onto read-only memory (ROM) or program- Appendix B: Glossary mable read-only memory (PROM). Once firmware has been written onto the ROM or PROM, it is retained even when the device is turned off. Ad-hoc Network - A simple peer-to-peer network or the sharing of local Hot Swap - The ability to replace a card or other hardware part in a hardware resources between wireless networked PCs. device without turning i
