Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto USB Client del fabbricante Zoom
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ZoomAir ZoomAir ZoomAir ZoomAir ™ USB Client USB Client USB Client USB Client Installation Guide & Reference Manual.
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Contents 1 I NSTAL LING Y OUR Z OOM A IR USB C LIENT ............................ 5 P ACKAGE C ON TENTS ................................................................ 5 I NSTAL LING TH E USB S OFTWARE ............................................... 6 C ONNECT ING THE USB C LIENT TO Y OUR C OMPUT ER .
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Chapter 1 Inst alling Your ZoomAir USB Client 5 1 Installing Your ZoomAir USB Client This chap ter expla ins how t o in stall you r USB Client, includin g • Inst alling th e USB sof tware • Connecting t he USB Clien t to a co mputer. Note: Your USB Client works with Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP.
6 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & R eference Manua l Installing the USB Software 1 1 1 1 Insert the Zo omAir CD in your c omputer’s CD-R OM drive.
Chapter 1 Inst alling Your ZoomAir USB Client 7 3 3 3 3 The Zoom PC Resource Checker checks your computer to verify that it has approp riate res ources to support you r USB Client. You will see a screen similar to the one below. • If your computer has the recommended resources, click Continue to proceed.
8 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & R eference Manua l The next stage is to connect the USB hardwar e to your computer. Connecting the USB Cli ent to Y our Computer 1 Plug one end of the supplied USB cable into a free USB port on your computer or lapt op and plug the ot her end into the USB Client.
Chapter 1 Inst alling Your ZoomAir USB Client 9 4 When you see a dialog box similar to the one below, click Finish . If you are prompted to restart your compu ter again, do so. Otherwise, your USB installation is comple te. Windows 2000 a nd XP Users: You may also see a dialog box stating Digita l Signature Not Fo und .
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Chapter 2 Using Your ZoomAi r USB Cl ient 11 2 Using Your ZoomAir USB Client This chap ter provid es inf ormation about using yo ur USB C lient, includin g the f ollowin g: • Setting the Windows Net.
12 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual The Windows operating system will prom pt you to enter a Computer and Workg roup name. These names will be used to identify your compute r in the Microsoft Netw ork Neighborhood. 1 In the Co mpute r name field, enter a unique name for your computer.
Chapter 2 Using Your ZoomAir USB Client 13 A dialog box similar to the foll owing displays. By default, all ZoomAir products have WEP di sabled. WEP, or Wireless Equivalent Privacy, is a form of data encryption intended to prevent unauthorized wireless clients fr om accessing data transmitted over the network.
14 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual Viewing Other Computers When multiple computers equipped with ZoomAir products are running on your wireless network, you can use the following procedure to view them. 1 Start Window s Explorer.
Chapter 2 Using Your ZoomAir USB Client 15 3 In the Netw ork Settings win dow, click the Identific ation tab to verify or change the Stat ion N ame or Wor kgroup . Note: Except for Windows 2000 and XP, you must re start your computer for Network Settings changes to take effect.
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Chapter 3 Upgra ding o r Rem oving Your US B Cli ent 17 3 Upgrading or Removing Your USB Client You may want to upgrade or remove your ZoomAir USB Cl ient in one of the fo llowing situat ions: • New.
18 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual 4 In the top section of the Device Manager t ab, select the option View devices by type . Then, in the li st of PC Devices, double-click Networ k Adapters . 5 Select the item ZoomAir USB Client and click the Properties button.
Chapter 3 Upg rading or Remov ing Yo ur USB Clien t 19 1 Be sure to qui t the WL AN Config uration Uti lity befor e attempting to remove y our USB Clie nt: R ight-click th e taskbar icon and selec t Exit. Othe rwise, you will receive an error message.
20 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual 3 If you are prompted to remove any additional software, click Yes . 4 You may see a dialog box similar to the one below. If so, check the box “Don’t displ ay this message again ” and click Yes .
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 21 4 Advanced Features This chapter describes some of your USB Client’s advanced capabilities. These include the follo wing: • How to make configuration changes • .
22 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual When you open the WLAN Utility dialog box, you’ll see five tabs: • Config uratio n • Loop Back • AP Browser • Site Survey • About . These tabbed boxes allow you to make configuration changes and perform user-level diagno stics.
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 23 Network— The Netw ork Type dropdown li st tells you what type of network the USB client i s connected to: Infrastruc ture or AdHoc .
24 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual no longer want to u se a profile, y ou can remo v e it by clic king the Delete button.
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 25 • Pull down the Encryption (WEP) menu and select either 64 bit or 128 bit. • Specify the encryption keys. Ther e are two methods to set the WEP keys, as described below: To Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase: Follow these steps.
26 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual 1 Click the Create Key with Manual check box. 2 You have a choice of selecting an Alpha numeric or a Hexadecima l scheme. • Alphan umeric : 13 case-sensitive characters ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z”, and “0-9” (for ex.
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 27 Power Managem ent— The Power Save option is designed to conserve your computer’s battery life. If you click the Power Save, your wireless LAN Card will go in to sleep mode, minimizing powe r consumption.
28 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual Note: There is an implicit tradeoff when enabling RTS Threshold. It could cause redundant netwo rk overhead that could negatively a ffect thr oughput, instead of providing a remedy. Be sure to also specify t he packet size.
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 29 Throughput— Shows the short term transmit and receive throughput in bytes/ second, and is continuou sly updated. Link Quality— Based on t he quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon.
30 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual AP Browser If you click the Rescan button, the AP Browser displays all Acce ss Points i n the vic inity. Beside s listin g the ESS ID of each Access Po int, the AP B ro w ser box displays BSS ID , Cha nnel , Signal , Quality and Supported Ra tes .
Chapte r 4 Advan ced Feature s 31 Site Survey By displaying the Site Survey dialog box, you can review the channel quality of all 14 radio channels. A blue bar indicate s that channel quality is clear and good—the higher the blue bar, the better the quality (i .
32 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual About The About box shows t he current versi ons of the Wireles s LAN Utility, driver, and firmware.
Appendix A W irele ss Netwo rking Overvie w 33 Appendix A Wireless Netwo rking Overview You can use the ZoomAir USB Client i n two types of networks, AdHoc (also called Peer-to-Peer) or Infrastructure. This Appendix explains the basic difference between the two.
34 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual More complicated wireless networks, typically called “ infrastruc ture ne tworks ,” usually have an “ Access Point ” or “ Gateway ” to manage the connections between computers in the wireless network and other elements of t he network.
Appendix B Trouble shooting 35 Appendix B Troubleshooting Referring to this A ppendix may help you troubleshoot your ZoomAir product and avoid a call to Technical Support. Two other good sources of help are the FAQs on the ZoomAir CD and the ZoomAir section our web site www.
36 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual If You Cannot Connect to the Network If your USB Client seems to be working fine, but you are unable to connect to the network, it may be due t o a configuration mismatch.
Append ix C Regula tory Inform ation 37 Appendix C Regulatory Information U.S. F CC 47 CFR Pa rt 15 Emissi ons St atemen t This equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with th e limits for a Class B digital device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the Rules.
38 ZoomAir USB C lient Installa tion Guide & Refer ence Manual European Union Member State s: Intended Use The intended use for this RLAN equipment is oper ation in the 2.4GHz frequen cy band. Member states in the EU wit h restrictive use for this devic e are grayed out in the table below.
Append ix C Regula tory Inform ation 39 Department of Commerce End User Statement This item fall s unde r the jur isdiction of the Depar tment of Comme rce, and as such, the requirement set forth in section 740-17 of the Export Administra tion Regulatio n must be complied with.
1412-A 27256 2002 Important Information Table W e recommend that you t ake a f ew mom ents to f ill in the follo wing infor m ation for f uture ref erence. In the e vent you n eed to call T echnica l Supp ort, you will nee d the inf orm ation belo w.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Zoom USB Client è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Zoom USB Client - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Zoom USB Client imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Zoom USB Client ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Zoom USB Client, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Zoom USB Client.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Zoom USB Client. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Zoom USB Client insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
