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Beforeyouproceedwiththeinstallation,pleasenoticethefollowingdescriptions.

Note1:ThefollowinginstallationwasoperatedunderWindowsXP.(ProceduresaresimilartoWindows98SE/Me/2000.)Note2:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWLANUSBdriver&utilityalready,pleasuninstalltheoldversionfirst.Note3:DonotinsertthewirelessLANadapterintoyourcomputeruntiltheprocedureofInstalltheDriver&Utility!hasbeenperformed.

1.Installation1.IfyouinserttheWirelessLANUSBAdaptorintoyourcomputerUSBportafter``installingthesoftwareprogramfromtheCD,thenthefollowingwindowpopsup.2.ClickCancel.

3.Chooseasetuplanguage.

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4.ClickNexttoprocesstheinstallation..

5.ClickInstalltoWLANUSBadaptorinstallation.

6.OnWindowsLogoSoftwareInstallationscreen,clickContinueAnywaytocontinue.

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Note:Notallthedriverswillhavethismessagebox.

7.ClickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.

8.Aftersetup,restartyourcomputer

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2.UninstallationA.UninstalltheWLANUSBAdaptorDriverfromWirelessNetworkDriverand

Utility!orControl Panel!. ClickUninstall!(orChange/Remove!)toremoveWirelessLANUSBAdaptordriver.

B.ClickOK!ifyouwanttoremoveWirelessLANUSBAdaptorDriver.

C.ClickFinish!tocompletetheuninstallation.

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MakingaBasic etworkConnection

Inthe following instruction formakinganetworkconnection,weuse theutilityweprovidedtoconfigureyourwirelessnetworksettings.

Note:ForWindowsXPusersthatwanttoconfigureyourwirelessnetworkusingthisUtility,pleaseperformthefollowingprocedures todisableyournativeWindowsXPwirelesssupport(WirelessZeroConfigurationService)

1. Doubleclickthe icononyourdesktoptostart theutilityor inthetaskbar.

Ad-HocModeAnAd-HocmodewirelessnetworkconnectstwocomputersdirectlywithouttheuseofarouterorAP. It isalsoknown asapeer-to-peernetwork.Forexample,wecaninstall this wireless adapter to two computers respectively. Thecommunication

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between thetwocomputers isanAd-Hocmodenetwork.

Tousethisadapter inAd-HocMode

1. Doubleclickthe icononyourdesktoptostart theutilityor inthetaskbar.

2. ClicktheAvailableNetwork!buttontoscanavailablewirelessnetworkadapters.Doubleclickonthenetworkadapterthatyouaregoingtoconnectto.

3. ClicktheOKbuttontoconfirmthatyouareconnecting toanopenwirelessnetwork.

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4. ClickOK toadd thisnetwork intotheprofile listNote:Thisexample isanopenwirelessnetwork.Ifyouaregoingtoconnect toaWirelessadapterwithsecurityprotection,youwillhavetoconfiguretheencryptionsettingsinthisprofiletobecorrespondingtotheotherwirelessadapter.PleaseclickotheNetworkAuthentication!droplist toselectanauthenticationmethod,andthenselectaDataencryption! type.Fill ineach requiredblanks andclickOK!.

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InfrastructuremodeAn Infrastructure Mode network contains at least one wireless clientand onewirelessAPorrouter.ThisclientconnectstoInternetorintranetbycommunicating

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Tousethisadapter inInfrastructureMode:

1. Doubleclickthe icononyourdesktoptostart theutilityor inthetaskbar.

2. ClicktheAvailableNetwork!button toscanavailableaccesspoints.Doubleclickon theAPthatyouaregoing toconnect to.

3. Doubleclicktocreateprofile thatyouareconnecting toanopenwireless

network.

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4. ClickOKtoadd thisnetwork intotheprofile list

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Note:

Thisexampleisanopenwirelessnetwork.IfyouaregoingtoconnecttoanAPwithsecurityprotection,youwillhavetoconfiguretheencryptionsettingsinthisprofiletobecorrespondingtoyourAP.PleaseclickontheNetworkAuthentication!drop listtoselectanauthenticationmethod,andthenselectaDataencryption!type.Fill ineachrequiredblanksandclickOK!.

Tip:WindowsXPandWindows2000users isalsoallowed toconnecttoyourwirelessnetworkwiththeRT-Set!setupwizard.Please refertoAppendix! formore information.

IntroductiontotheWirelessLANUtilityNote: This management instruction uses Windows XP as the presumedoperation

StartingtheWirelessLANUtilit

You may click on the tabs above to configure this adapter. The checkboxbelow

ShowTrayIcon

RadioOff

DisableAdapter

Check this checkbox to show the utility icon oyoursystem tray, which is in the notification areaat the lower-right corner of the windowsdesktop. You may also uncheck it to remove theutility iconfromsystemtray.Check this checkbox to prevent thisadapter form transmitting or receivingsignals. Uncheck it tocommunicate.Check this checkbox to disable this wireless

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General

After starting the utility, the general page pops up This General tabprovides theinformationofyourcurrentwirelessnetworkconnection.YoumayclicktheRenew

Status: Check ifthedeviceassociatedtotargetnetwork.Speed: ThecurrentconnectionspeedType: InfrastructuremodeorAd-Hocmode.Encryption: The performing encryption mode for connecting to

currentnetworkprofile.SSID: TheSSID(networkname)oftheconnectedwirelessnetwork.SignalStrength: Indicatesthesignalstrengthdetectedbythisadapter.LinkQuality Indicatesthe linkqualityofthiswirelessconnection.NetworkAddress: ShowsthecurrentIPaddresses settingsforthisadapter.

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Profile

TheProfile tab liststhepreferredconnections.Youcanclickthebuttonsbesidetodoconfigureeachconnection.

Add Clickthisbuttontoadd aconnectionprofile for thisadapter.Remove To remove a connection profile, click this profileon theprofile

Edit To modify the configurations for a profile, click thisprofile onDuplicate To make a copy of a profile, click the profile thatgoing to beSetDefault Toselectaprofileasyourdefaultwirelessconnection,clickthis

profileonthelistandclickthisbutton.Youmayalsodoubleclickeachprofiletoselect itasyourdefaultwirelessconnection.

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AvailableNetworkThisavailabletab liststhereachablewirelessnetworkof thisadapter.

Refresh Click this button to rescan available networks arountheadapter.

AddtoProfile To add an available Network to your profile list,select the AvailableNetwork!andclickthisbuttontoadd.

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Advanced

ThisAdvancedtabprovidesadvancedconfigurationstothisadapter.Everymodification inthistabwillbeperformed afterclickingtheApplybutton.Torestorethedefaultsettingsoftheadvancedtab,clicktheSetdefaultsbuttontoperform restoring.

PowerSaveNone DisablePower savingfunction.Min MinimumpowerconsumptionMax MaximumpowerconsumptionTurboModeOFF Disable turbomodeON EnableturbomodeAUTO Enable or disable turbomode automatically according to the

detectedenvironmentFragmentThresholdThe maximum size of a packet that is going to be segmented andtransmitted.Selectthesizefrom256 to2432(default)bytes.RTSThresholdSelect theRTSThreshold form0to2432(default)WirelessMode802.11g/b Connect toa802.11b/gnetwork(2.4GHz/54Mbps)802.11b Connect toa802.11bnetwork(2.4GHz/11Mbps)

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802.11bPreambleModeSelect thepreamblemodetobe long,shortorautodetectionmode.ChannelPlanSelect your region from the drop list. Please note that it is necessary for youto select a correct region. Selecting an incorrect region may again theapplicablelaw.PSPXLinkModeIfyouareusingthePS2orX-box forwirelessconnection

Status

Thistabshowsthecurrentconnectionstatusof thisadapter.

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Statistics

Seethis tab toshow thetransmissionactivity record.Clicking theReset!buttonrecountsthevaluesfromzero.

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Wi-Fi Protected Setup

This device provides Wi-Fi Protected Setup, an easy and secure Wi-Fi network setup solution,

which contains two options of operation methods, each one will be functional.

PIN Method: After pushing the PIN button, please enter your PIN code into your AP.

PBC Method: After pushing the PBC button, please push the physical button on your AP or visual

button on the WPS configuration page.

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APmodemanagementguideGeneral

Afterconfiguring theadapter inAPmode,thisGeneral!pageshowsup,whichshowsthegeneral informationof thisAP.

SSID: The SSID (network name) of the wirelessnetwork

constructedby thisAP.BSSID: TheMACaddressofthisAPConfig: Click thisbuttontochangeconfigurationstothisAPAssociationTable: Showsthe informationofthosedevicesthatassociated

with this AP including their MAC addresses and thetimethattheyconnectedwiththisdevice.

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Advanced

BeaconInterval: Definethe intervalbetweenbeaconsfrom20~1000DTIMPeriod: SettheDTIMperiodbetween1~255PreambleMode: Clickthedroplisttoselectthepreambletobelong,

shortorautoSetDefaults: Click thisbuttontorestorethesettingsabovetodefaultApply: Click thisbuttontoexecutechanges.

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Statistics

See thistabtoshowthe transmissionactivityrecord.ClickingtheReset!buttonrecounts thevalues fromzero.

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InternetConnectionSharing(ICS)Thispageallowsusers toselectthe adapter forconnecttopublicnetwork.Pleaseclickonthedevicethatareused forconnectingtopublicnetworkandclicktheSelect!button,and thenclick theApply!button toexecute.