Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto WUSB11 del fabbricante Network Computing Devices
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Instant Wireless ® Series Wireless USB Network Adapter Use this guide to install: WUSB11 ver . 2.6 User Guide.
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Wireless USB Network Adapter T able of Contents C hapter 1: Introduction 1 The W ireless USB Netw ork Adapter 1 F eatures 1 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless Network 2 Netw ork T opology 2 Ad-Hoc ver.
Instant Wireless ® Series Wir eless USB Network Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing with the Linksys Instant W ireless USB Netw ork Adapter! The Linksys Instant W ireless USB Netw ork Adapter operates in the ISM band , using Direct Sequence Spread Spectr um (DSSS) transmission to implement the 802.
Wireless USB Network Adapter If the wireless netw ork is relati vel y small and needs to share resources only with the other computers on the wireless netw ork, then the ad-hoc mode can be used.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 5 Instant Wireless ® Series 4 Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration for Windows 98SE, Me, and 2000 The W ireless USB Network Adapter Setup Wizard will guide y ou through the installation procedure for W indo ws 98SE, Me, and 2000.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 7 Instant Wireless ® Series 6 3. The Setup W izard will ask you to choose a netw ork mode. Click the Infrastructur e Mode radio button if you w ant your wireless computers to netw ork with computers on your wired netw ork using a wireless access point.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 9 Instant Wireless ® Series 8 6. After the software has been successfull y installed , the screen in Figure 4-6 will appear . Click the Exit button. Pr oceed to “Chapter 5: Hard war e Installation. ” Figure 4-6 4. If you chose Infrastructur e Mode , go to Step 5 no w .
Wireless USB Network Adapter 11 Instant Wireless ® Series 10 2. The P o wer LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in. (Make sure y our PC is po w ered on.) 3. Raise the antenna. Make sure the antenna is positioned straight up into the air , at a 90º angle from the Adapter (see Figure 5-5).
Wireless USB Network Adapter STEP C 3. Using the velcro strip on the Adapter’ s W all Mount, attach the Adapter to the velcro strip on y our wall. If y our PC is running Windo ws XP , proceed to “Chapter 6: Driv er Installation and Conf iguration for Windo ws XP .
Wireless USB Network Adapter 15 Instant Wireless ® Series 14 2. Click the radio button next to Sear ch f or the best driver in these locations . Select Include this location in the sear ch: , and enter D:Driv ers in the location f ield (if “D” is the letter of y our CD-R OM driv e.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 3. If WEP is enabled , the screen in Figure 6-6 will appear . Enter the WEP k ey of your wireless netw ork in the Networ k key f ield , and re-enter it in the Conf irm networ k key f ield. Then click the Connect button, and go to step 4.
Wireless USB Network Adapter The Link Information screen displays netw ork mode, signal strength, and link quality information about the cur rent connection.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 21 Instant Wireless ® Series Wir eless Networ k Status Status - The status of the wireless network connection. SSID - The SSID of the wireless network. Netw ork Mode - The wireless mode cur rently in use. T ransfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the cur rent connection.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 23 Instant Wireless ® Series Connect - T o connect to one of the netw orks on the list, select the wireless net- w ork , and click the Connect button. If the wireless netw ork has WEP encryp- tion enabled , y ou will see the screen sho wn in Figure 7-6.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 1. On the Profiles screen, click the New button to create a ne w prof ile. 2. Enter a name for the new prof ile, and click the OK button.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 27 Instant Wireless ® Series 26 4. The Network Mode screen shows a choice of tw o netw ork modes. Click the Infrastructur e Mode radio button if you w ant your wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired netw ork via a wireless access point.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 29 Instant Wireless ® Series 28 P assphrase - Instead of manuall y entering a WEP k ey , you can enter a passphrase in the P assphr ase f ield , so a WEP key is automaticall y generat- ed. It is case-sensitiv e and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric char- acters.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 31 Instant Wireless ® Series 30 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to prob lems usuall y occurring during the instal- lation and operation of the W ireless USB Netw ork Adapter . Read the descrip- tion belo w to solve y our problems.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 33 Instant Wireless ® Series 32 that links access points and nodes. In such a system, the user’ s end node under- takes a search for the best possib le access to the system.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 35 Instant Wireless ® Series mission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can reco ver the original data without the need for retransmission. T o an unintended receiv er , DSSS appears as lo w po wer wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) b y most nar- ro wband recei vers.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 37 Instant Wireless ® Series 36 LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless de vices communicate with each other and to a wired netw ork b y f irst going through an access point. An infra- structure wireless network connected to a wired netw ork is refer red to as a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Wireless USB Network Adapter 39 Instant Wireless ® Series 38 cient deliv ery o ver the netw ork. UDP is known as a “connection-less” protocol due to NO T requiring the recei ver of a packet to return an ackno wledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet (as opposed to TCP).
Wireless USB Network Adapter Dimensions 3.58" x 2.8" x 0.9" (91 mm x 71 mm x 23 mm) Unit Weight 2.12 oz. (0.06 kg) Po w er 260 mA (typical) Certifications FCC Class B , Wi-Fi, CE Operating T emp. 32ºF to 131ºF (0ºC to 55ºC) Storage T emp.
Wireless USB Network Adapter 43 Instant Wireless ® Series 42 Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the W ireless USB Netw ork Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below .
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Network Computing Devices WUSB11 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 Network Computing Devices WUSB11 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Network Computing Devices WUSB11 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Network Computing Devices WUSB11 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Network Computing Devices WUSB11, 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 Network Computing Devices WUSB11.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Network Computing Devices WUSB11. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Network Computing Devices WUSB11 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.
