User manual SWEEX LW053

[. . . ] This is easy to check by starting up Internet Explorer and selecting the option "Windows Update" in the "Extra" menu. Connect the Sweex Wireless LAN USB 2. 0 Adapter 54 Mbps to a free USB port on the computer. Windows will automatically detect the device and show the following screen. Click "Next". Insert the Sweex CD-ROM in the CD-ROM player. If you have already done so, briefly open the CD-ROM loader and close it again. [. . . ] After the computer has restarted, connect the Sweex Wireless LAN USB 2. 0 Adapter 54 Mbps to a free USB port. Windows will automatically detect and install it. Settingthewirelessnetwork Howdoesitwork?In order to create a wireless network, you need a wireless router, wireless modem or WiFi access point. The wireless router, modem or access point transmits the wireless network. The name of this network, also referred to as SSID, depends on your wireless router, modem or access point and often differs per model or brand. You can often determine the name yourself and thus recognise your own wireless network. This means that neighbours and passers-by too can make use of your network. As a result they can get away with surfing on your Internet connection, and they may gain access to your shared folders and files on your network. Enter this code on each computer that wants to connect to that secured network. If you did not enter the network key into the router or modem yourself, ask the installer, manufacturer, supplier or provider for this code. Connectingthecomputertothewirelessnetwork After having installed the drivers of the Sweex Wireless LAN USB 2. 0 Adapter 54 Mbps, you can connect your wireless computer to your wireless network. This procedure is outlined below. Windows2000andXP In the bottom left of your screen, go to Start "Control Panel". Open "Network Connections". Englishversion Or, if the Windows classic style is used: Start Settings "Network connections". The following window appears. Right-click "Wireless Network connection" and select "View Available Wireless Networks". This window shows you which wireless networks are detected by your computer. In our example, it has found the "RMA-test", "Sweex" and "USBLASTER" networks. In your situation, the detected networks will differ from this picture. In order to let the computer again check any networks it detects, click on "Refresh network list" in the left column. You do not need a security code to connect your computer to this network. If no list appears, but you are told no wireless networks can be detected, check whether the wireless router, modem or access point is switched on and whether the distance to the wireless computer is not too big. If you receive a notification saying the wireless connection cannot be configured because it is managed by another programme, disable that software and go back to the previous step to start again. Englishversion In order to connect to one of the networks detected, select it and then click "Connect". This notification appears when you are connecting to an unsecured network. Click "Connect Anyway". This window appears when you are connecting to a secured network. [. . . ] Click "OK" to save the settings. ConnectingthecomputertothewirelessnetworkunderWindows98SE Following the computer's restart, click on the Sweex WiFi Utility icon on your desktop in order to connect your computer to the wireless network. 10 Englishversion Click on the "Site Survey" tab in order to view a list of wireless networks detected by your computer. In your situation, the detected networks will differ from this picture. Select your wireless network and click on "Connect". When connecting to a secured wireless network, you can set the WPA or WEP encryption here. Select "Open" or "Shared" under "Authentication Type" if you want to use WEP encryption. [. . . ]