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User’s Manual Wireless LAN USB Adapter

Model No.: SP907GH

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Table of Content

1 Introduction........................................................................................3

1.1 Package Content...........................................................................3

1.2 Features.........................................................................................3

2 Hardware ............................................................................................4

2.1 LED Indicator ..........................................................................4

3 Installation ..........................................................................................5

4 Configuration ...................................................................................11

4.1 Windows XP build-in “Wireless Zero Configuration” ......11

4.2 To configure by using the utility we offered........................13

5 Specifications ....................................................................................23

6 Glossary.............................................................................................24

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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Micronet SP907GH 54M Wireless LAN USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry. It is suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computer. Before installation, please read the following procedures carefully. Micronet SP907GH 54M Wireless LAN USB Adapter is a next generation wireless LAN solution. It is compliant with IEEE 802.11g standard operating in the same 2.4GHz radio band, so SP907GH can also work smoothly with existing IEEE 802.11b WLAN equipments and provide higher speed connectivity between mobile stations in a Wireless Local Area Network. This adapter supports 64/128/256-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. This adapter is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your wireless network. 1.1 Package Content

SP907GH Wireless LAN USB Adapter Driver and Manual CD Quick Installation Guide

If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. 1.2 Features

Compliant with IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11b wireless standards Support modulation with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)

technology and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology for IEEE802.11b/g

Supports USB 2.0/1.1/1.0 interface Operate in 2.4GHz frequency band Support auto-data rate selection at 6 / 9 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54 for

IEEE 802.11g Support auto-data rate selection at 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11 for IEEE 802.11b Support 64/128/256-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP, IEEE 802.1x) and AES

functions for high level of security Complies with IEEE 802.11d country roaming standard

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Provide Window-based configuration utility Software AP function support Support Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

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SP907GH Hi-Gain wireless 802.11g USB Network Adapter should be located in the USB port of the computer.

2.1 LED Indicator

Status Indicator Description PWR Lights to indicate the adapter is successfully

connected to a network. ACT Blinks to indicate the adapter is actively

transmitting or working.

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3 Installation

To install the SP907GH Wireless LAN USB Adapter, please follow the steps:

1. Insert the supplied Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive, and click the drive of CD-ROM. You will see the Setup.exe icon in the screen. Excute Setup.exe to install the driver.

2. The InstalledShield Wizard will appear. Click Next.

Figure 3.1

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3. The Choose Destination Location screen will appear. You can click Browse to change the destination folder. Or click Next to proceed.

Figure 3.2

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4. a. For Windows XP, click “Continue Anyway” at the Windows Logo Compatibility screen.

Figure 3.3

b. For Windows 2000, click “Yes” at the Digital Signature screen.

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5. Connect SP907GH to a USB 2.0 port on your PC. Then, Found New Hardware Wizard will appear. Follow the wizard to install software.

Figure 3.4

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6. The wizard will search for the USB software. Click Next to proceed.

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a. Windows will notify you that the driver has not passed the Windows Logo testing. Because the USB Network Adapter has been tested to work with Windows XP without problem, please choose “Continue Anyway” in the Hardware Installation dialog box.

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b. For Windows 2000, click “Yes” at the Digital Signature screen.

7. When the wizard has finished installing the software. Click “Finish”.

Figure 3.6

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8. After completing the Found New Hardware Wizard, a new icon will appear in your Icon tray. Check the icon to make sure that the utility is installed successfully.

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4 Configuration If the operating system is Windows XP system, you can choose either one tool as below to configure the wireless LAN setting.

Use Windows XP build-in service called “Wireless Zero Configuration”, or

Use the configuration utility we offered. 4.1 Windows XP built-in “Wireless Zero Configuration”

Double Click icon, then a box will pop out to ask you for the configuration

tool. If you want to enable Windows Zero Configuration tool to configure the Wireless LAN, click Yes, and Windows Zero Configuration will lead the configuring task. Please do the following steps.

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Figure 4.1

A. Click icon to see the wireless networking connection status. Click

Content, then Wireless Network Connection Properties screen will appear.

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B. Select Wireless Networks, and make sure that Use windows to configure my wireless network settings option is checked. Now, you can set your networks, which is available on the list.

4.2 To configure by using the utility we offered

Click icon, then a box will pop out to ask you for the configuration tool. If

you want to use the utility we offer to configure the Wireless LAN, click No.

Figure 4.3

B. You can view the available network with the SSID on the list. You can click Refresh to search new networks. For the current network information, it shows channel, station type, SSID, Tx rate, and WEP. For more detailed information, click More Setting.

Figure 4.4

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Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client.

Access Point – Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP. Please refer to Section 3.5 for the AP settings.

Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB Adapter. Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations

nearby. To re-survey the available wireless devices please click “Refresh”. There are two ways to automatically make the connection between the USB Adapter and the wireless station on the list.

1. Double-click the wireless station on the list directly. 2. Select the station you intend to connect and then click

“Connect this site“. Current Network Information Display the information about the wireless network this

adapter is connecting to. The information includes Channel, Type, SSID, TX Rate and Encrypt settings.

More Setting For setting more functions including disable/enable WEP

and Power Saving Mode, etc Link Status Display the status of the wireless connection.

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BSSID Display the MAC Address of the network the adapter is connecting to.

Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless station for quality network operation.

Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the

percentage, the better the quality. TX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are transmitted by

the adapter successfully. RX Frame It shows the number of data frames which are received by the

adapter successfully.

C. After clicking More Setting, you are allowed to set the connection by clicking Change, then Apply to confirm the setting.

Figure 4.5

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Parameter Description General Connection Setting

Channel Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should be the same.

Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including

Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations. When the adapter works in 11b mode, the maximum data rate is 11Mbps so that there are only “Auto/1/2/5.5/11Mbps” options you can select.

SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique

name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter.

Any If “Any“ check box is enabled, the adapter will survey and

connect to one of the available wireless stations without checking the consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station.

Network Type Ad-Hoc – This mode enables wireless network adapters

interconnecting without through AP or Router. Select this mode if there is no AP or Router in the network. Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence

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of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router.

Change/Apply Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the parameters of

“General Connection Setting“. In the meantime, the button will change to “Apply“ for you to confirm your settings.

Encryption Setting In the block, users may enable/disable WEP and WPA

encryption within the network.

Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks

that the adapter intends to connect. Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other. Auto – Auto switch the authentication algorithm depending on the wireless networks that the adapter is connecting to.

WEP Encryption Key Setting Click this button to setup the WEP key. WPA Encryption Setting Click this button to setup the WPA function. Profile Profile Name You can save the network setting as a profile. To connect to

the network without making additional configuration, you can load the profile.

Load Load the setting values from the file in the “Profile Name“ list.

The new settings will be activated immediately. Save Current Input a file name and click “Save Current“ to write the current

setting values to be a profile in the “Profile Name“ list. Delete Delete the profile you select.

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Other Advanced Setting... For more advanced setting, please click it. Information To view the version of the driver, firmware and the MAC

Address of the adapter, click the button.

Figure 4.6

Parameter Description Key Length You may select the 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit to encrypt

transmitted data. Larger key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower.

Default Key ID Select one of the keys (1~4) as the encryption key. Key Format Hexdecimal – Only “A-F“, “a-f“ and “0-9“ are allowed to be

set as WEP key. ASCII –Numerical values, characters or signs are allowed to be the WEP key. It is more recognizable for user.

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Parameter Description Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless

network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. 128-bit – Input 26-digit Hex values or 13-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator“. 256-bit – Input 58-digit Hex values or 29-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys.

Change/Apply Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the WEP key. In the

meantime, the button will change to “Apply“ for you to confirm your settings.

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Parameter Description Connect Information It is the setting for WPA mode. Protocol This adapter supports two kind of protocol for authentication

including TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP requires a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server. PEAP requires a set of user name and password in addition. To get the certificate and the personal user name and password, please contact with your administrator. TLS – Select a certificate from the “Certificate“ list. PEAP – Input the “User Name“ and “Password“ and also select a certificate from the “Certificate“ list.

User Name It is the setting for PEAP protocol. Password It is the setting for PEAP protocol. Pre-shared Key It is the setting for WPA-PSK mode. Input a 8 to 63 digits of

ASCII format to be the password for the authentication within the network.

Certificate All the available certificates for TLS or PEAP will display in

the list. Please select a proper certificate for the wireless authentication.

WEP Key If the AP uses WEP data encryption function, please clcik “WEP KEY SETTING“ to setup the WEP key.

WEP KEY SETTING Setup the four sets of WEP key by clicking the button. Change/Apply Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the WPA setting. In

the meantime, the button will change to “Apply“ for you to confirm your settings.

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Figure 4.8

Parameter Description User Interface Select the display language of the utility. Two languages are

available: English and Chinese. Country Roaming IEEE 802.11d (Country Roaming) is a standard that enable

the wireless devices work at the proper transmission power and radio channel regulated by the country where the user is located. World Mode – Enable the country roaming function, the adapter will follow the setting of the connecting AP automatically. User Select – Disable the country roaming function, users can select the country where they are located in. The channel setting differs from country user selected.

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Parameter Description Power Consumption Setting Continuous Access Mode (CAM) – The adapter will always

set in active mode. Maximum Power-Saving Mode – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle. Fast Power-Saving Mode – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle, but some components of the adapter is still alive. In this mode, the power consumption is larger than “Max“ mode.

Fragementation Threshold The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet

size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes. Minor change is recommended.

RTS / CTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS/CTS (Request To

Send/Clear to Send). For packets smaller than this threshold, an RTS/CTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the WLAN. Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes. Minor change is recommended

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5 Specifications

Model SP907GH Wireless LAN USB Adapter Standard IEEE802.11b and 802.11g Interface USB 2.0

Frequency Range IEEE802.11b：2.4 to 2.497GHz IEEE802.11g：2.4 to 2.4835GHz

Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback Transmit Power Settings 15dBm (OFDM) / 17dBm (CCK) Media Access Protocol CSMA / CA Antenna Type Built-in 8dBi Directional Hi-Gain Antenna Operation Channel 802.11d Radio Modulation DSSS/OFDM

Security 64/128/256-bit WEP Encryption and WPA (IEEE 802.1x with TKIP), and AES

Network Architecture Type Ad-hoc and Infrastructure Driver Support Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. Dimension (mm) 40 (H) x 74 (W) x 119 (L) Gross Weight (g) 200 Operating Temperature (degree C)

0~55℃

Operating Humidity 10% to 80% Non-Condensing Emission CE, FCC

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6 Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. BSSID A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID. DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a method in which IP addresses are assigned by server dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second. ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and Access Points

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within an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel. Ethernet Ethernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office wiring. Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access.

Gateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.

ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in particular, is being made available worldwide. This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity to place convenient high-speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe. Local Area Network (LAN) A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable/air, that share applications, data, and peripherals. All connections are made via cable or wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephone services. It typically spans a single building or campus. Network A network is a system of computers that is connected. Data, files, and messages can be transmitted over this network. Networks may be local or wide area networks.

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PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Also a PCMCIA card is also referred to CardBus Adapter. Protocol A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking. SSID A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Control information about each device is maintained in a structure known as a management information block. Static IP Addressing A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with Static IP address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a Static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed. Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It is widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCP governs how packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols. Transmit / Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds.

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Wide Area Network (WAN) A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and / or fiber optic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world. The information in this guide may change without notice. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide. Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Copyright 2004, Manufacturer. All right reserved. No Part of the contents of this guide maybe transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of manufacturer. Printed in Taiwan. FCC Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user, at his or her own expense will be required to take

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whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.