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Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide.
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Quick Installation Guide Cheet ah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 1 1 Mbps Wireless USB Adapter.
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i Contents Introduction 1 System Requireme nts 1 Package Checklis t 1 Applications 2 Hardware Description 3 LED Indicator 3 Multi-choi ce Mounting Clip 3 Hardware Installation 3 Attaching the Clip ( O.
Contents ii Network Configuration and Planning 28 Network Topologies 28 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN 28 Infrastructure Wireless LAN 29 Setting the Communicatio n Domain 30 Troubleshooting 31 USB Adapter Insta .
1 Introduction Accton’s Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter (WN3501C) is an 1 1 Mbp s wireless network adapter that seamlessl y integrates with existing Ethernet networks to support applications suc h as mobile users or temporary conferences. The adapter is full y compliant wit h 2.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 2 Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing or damaged part s. If possible, ret ain the carton, including th e original packi ng materials. Use them again to repack the product if t here is a need to return it for repair .
3 Hardware Description Accton’s Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter supports an 1 1 Mbps hal f-duplex connection to Ethernet networks. This ada pter is fully compliant wi th 2.4 GHz DSSS CSMA/CA wireless networking as d efined in IEEE 802.1 1b. It can be inst alled in any notebook or desktop with a USB port.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 4 2. Press the two lugs into the slots unt il they click into place. 3. To remove the clip, push i n one of the lugs and pull the clip away from the WN350 1C body. The other lug should sli p free. Attaching the Magnets (Optional) 1.
5 Driver Installation The CD-ROM that comes with the package contai ns the software/drivers fo r the Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter. New or updat ed drivers can be downloaded from Accton’s web site at: http://www.acctontech.com . For installa tion in Windows 95/98/Me/2000 see the following section.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 6 4. Click the Easy button for automat ic installation, and the n click Next. or Click on Advanced for Infrastru ture or Ad Hoc network environments. SSID: The Service Set ID. This should be set to the same value as other wireless devices in your n etwork.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 7 5. Click Next to copy files from t he CD. Windows 98 may ask you for the Windows 98 CD. If so, remove the Cheetah Wirel ess-3501C USB Adapter CD, insert the Windows 98 CD and click OK. 6. Click Finish to complet e the driver installation.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 8 3. If you want to add more protocols after ins tallation, go to the Configurat ion tab and click Add. 4. Double-click Protocol and add the network protocols you wish to use. If you inst all TCP/IP , be sure to set the ap propriate Gateway , DNS Server , and Domain for y our network.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 9 7. On the Advanced tab you will fi nd a list of properties. The 802. 11 Power Save option allows you to enable the power saving mode for reducing power loading.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 10 8. To communicate with Accton 11 Mbps Wireless devic es, set the Authentication Type to Shared Key. Products from some other vendors may use the setting Open System. Use the same setting as the other devi ces in your network.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 11 10. The Beacon Period (20-1000 k µ s) opti on allows the wireless devices t o maintain contact with each other. The beacon signal may also carry power-ma nagement information.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 12 11. Set the Channel to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless client s in your group. However, if you are co nnecting to a network via an access point , the adapter will aut omatically set the channel to t he same as that used by the access point.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 13 12. Wired Equivalent Pri vacy (WEP) is implemented in the adapter t o prevent unauthorized access. Fo r more secure data transmissions, set encryption to 128-bit or 64-bit. The 128-bit setti ng gives a higher level of security.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 14 13. Set the ESSID identi fier to the same as th at used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point to which you want to con nect. (The Accton access point defa ult is WLAN.) If you will be roaming among multiple access points with diff erent BSS IDs, a value of ANY will allow connection to any ESSID.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 15 15. Enable the International Roaming for mobile workers roaming in an infrastruc ture network. More than one access point may be conf igured with the same SSID to create an Extended Service Set (ESS). See “Roaming Wireless PCs” on page 34 for details.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 16 16. Set the station operation mode to 802.11 Ad Hoc for network configuration s that do not have an access poin t, or to Infrastructure for co nnecting to an access point.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 17 17. The access point s and client card drivers have a radio setting for RF Preamble. Enabling it can boost your throughput.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 18 18. Rate is the data transmissio n/reception rate setting. It can be set to Auto, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, or 11 Mbps. Usually this should be set to Auto. In a radio frequency hostile envi ronment, a lower rate can provide more stab le transmission qual ity.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 19 19. The access point sends Request to Se nd (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station to negoti ate the sending of a data frame. After recei ving an RTS frame, the station sends a CTS (Clear to Send) frame to acknowledge the right of the sending station to send data fra mes.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 20 20. The WEP encryption implemented in Accton’s Wireless USB adapter is base d on the RC4 encryption algorithm. The secu rity keys are four 10 digit keys fo r the 64-bit WEP setting, and one 26-di git key for the 128-bit WEP setting.
Setting Wireless Prope rties 21 21. “WEP Key to use” shows the key that will be used (WEP KEY #1~#4 as shown on the previous screen) for encryption.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 22 Windows XP Driver Installation 1. Insert the instal lation CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Plug the Cheetah Wireless-35 01C USB Adapter into your PC’s USB port. 3. Windows XP will automaticall y detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver.
Windows XP Driver Installation 23 5. Check “Don’t search. I will choose the driv er to install” and click Next. 6. Click Have Disk, and th e Install From Disk screen will open. 7. Type E:driver usbsetup (assuming your CD drive is E:) and cli ck OK.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 24 8. Though the software is fully compati ble with Windows XP, it has not ye t been Logo tested by Microsoft. On the Hardware Insta llation screen click Contin ue Anyway. 9. After the software has been install ed, click Finish to complete the driver in stallation.
25 Configuration and Diagnostics For Windows 95, 98, Me, and 2000, Accto n’s Cheet ah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter provides option al management soft ware for quick network configuration and easy diagnostics. Installing the Utility in Windows 95, 98, Me, and 2000 T o install th e utility software: 1.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 26 The configuration ut ility includes the foll owing tools: Statu s – Allows you to monitor network statu s and configure wireless adapter parameters. St atistics – Shows wireless adapt er statistics. Site Surv ey – Scans/Shows all the access poi nts in range.
Using the Wireless USB Utility in Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP 27 Channel – If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (see p age 32), set the channel number to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless client s in your group.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 28 Site Survey The Site Survey screen displ ays all access points in t he wireless LAN. Y ou can choose one of them to connect to by double -clicking on an entry .
Using the Wireless USB Utility in Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP 29 Encryption Encryption – Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in the ada pter to prevent unauthorized access. For more secure data transmissions, set enc ryption to 128-bit or 64-bit.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 30 Note: A Passphrase string can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric character s. Or 1. Check Manual Entry and enter hexadecimal numbe rs into one of th e key fields. Each bit key must be in hexadecimal nu merals (0~9, A~F, e.
Using the Wireless USB Utility in Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP 31 Version This screen displays th e driver , firmware, and util ity version numbers.
32 Network Configuration and Planning Accton’ s Cheetah Wire less Solution supports a st and-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an in tegrated configuration with 10 Mbp s Ethernet LANs. For a list of th e maximum distanc es between the AP/ Bridge and wirel ess clients, refer to page 36.
Network Topologi es 33 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The WN3501C can also provide access to a wi red LAN for wireless workst ations. An integrated wired and wireless LAN is cal led an Infrastructure configuratio n. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consist s of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connec ted to the wired LAN.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 34 Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the commun ication domain for each access point.
35 Troubleshooting USB Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot find t he Cheetah Wireless-3501 C USB Adapter or the network driver does not inst all correctly , check the following items: • Make sure the adapter is connected t o the USB port.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 36 If your wireless st ation cannot communicate with a comput er on the Ethernet LAN when configured for Inf rastructure mode, check the following: • Make sure the access point that the station is associated with is powered on.
37 Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protecti on against harmful interferen ce in a residential inst allation.
Cheetah Wireless-3501C USB Adapter 38 CSA Statement (Canada) This digit al apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissio ns from digital apparatus set out in the Rad io Interference Regulation s of Industry Canada.
Compliances 39 • Immunity to conducted di sturbances, Induced by radio-frequency fiel ds: EN 61000-4-6:1996 (0.15 - 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m) • Power frequency magnetic fiel d im.
40 Product Specifications General Specifications Functional Criteria Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps, Auto Transmission Mode Half duplex Network Connection IEEE 802.11b wireless Operating Range Max. distance at 11 Mbps: 128 m (422 ft) Max. distance at 5.
General Specifications 41 Standards Co nformance Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b USB USB specification revi sion 1.1 Compliances FCC Class B ARIB STD33, T66 UL1950/CSA22.
42 Terminology The following is a list of terminology used in this docu ment. Access Point – An intern etworking devic e that seamlessly connect s wired and wireless networks. Ad Hoc – An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with LAN adapters, connected as an independen t wireless LAN.
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