User manual SWEEX LW153

[. . . ] ENglISH VErSIoN LW153 Sweex Wireless 150N Adapter USB Please notice!This easy install procedure will show you how to setup the adapter step-by-step. [. . . ] ( · irelesssecurity:Wirelesssecurityisaformofprotectionforwirelessnetworksthatallowsonlyauthorizeddevicesaccesstothenetworkand W preventseavesdropping. Thereareseveraldifferentformsofwirelesssecurity, asisexplainedfurtheroninthismanual. Installation Windows XP, Vista and 7 PlacetheSweexCDintheCDplayer, click"DriversandSoftware"andfollowtheinstructionsonscreen. 2 ENglISH VErSIoN Setting up the wireless network How does it work?Tocreateawirelessnetworkyouneedawirelessadapter, wirelessmodemorWi-Fiaccesspoint. Thewirelessadapter, modemoraccesspoint distributesthewirelessnetwork. Thenameofthisnetwork, alsocalledtheSSID, isdependantonyourwirelessadapter, modemoraccesspointand isdifferentpertypeorbrand. Youcanoftenchangethename, soyou caneasilyidentifyyourownwirelessnetwork. Security Awirelessnetworkiscomparablewithradiosignals. However, awirelessnetworkathomedoesnothavesuchalongrange. Therangeofahome networkoftenhasarangeof20to30meters. Thismeansthatneighboursandpassers-bycanalsouseyournetwork. Thiswaytheycansurfon yourinternetconnectionandpossiblyaccessyoursharedfolders andfilesonyournetworkunpunished. Thatiswhyitisrecommendedtosecureyourwirelessnetwork. Thissecurityisconfiguredonthedevicethat transmitsthenetwork. Inmostcasesthisisthewirelessadapter, modemoraccesspoint. BymeansofaWEPorWPAsecuritycodeyoucansecureyournetwork. Thiscodeisalsocalledthenetworkkey. Enterthiscodeoneverycomputer thatwantstoconnecttothesecurednetwork. Onlywiththiskeyyoucanbepartofthe network. Ifyoudidnotenterthenetworkkeyyourselfintheadapterormodem, asktheinstaller, manufacturer, supplierorproviderforthiscode. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) Securingthewirelessnetworkintheadaptercanbedoneintwoways. Thetrustedmanualway(WEP, WPAandWPA2), whereyoudetermine andenteryourownnetworkkey, orwiththeWPS(Wi-FiProtectedSetup)function, wherethemodem, adapteroraccesspointandthecomputer "agree"onaWPA(2)networkkeyanduseitautomaticallywithonepushofabuttontosecurethenetwork. Thisfunctiononlyworkswitha modem, adapteroraccesspointthatalsosupportsWPS. Note:WindowsVistafromSP2onwardsandWindows7alreadysupportWPSout-of-the-box. WhenconnectingtoaWPSsecurednetwork, simply followtheinstructionsonscreen. TheproceduredescribedbelowisforWindowsXPonly Connecting and securing with WPS AfteractivatingtheWPSfunctionbepressingtheWPSbuttonontheadapterorviatheWPSconfiguration, youhavethecomputerscanforthe automaticallygeneratednetworkkey, thenetworkissecuredautomatically. S · ight-clickthe"SweexWirelessUtility"iconandchoose"OpenUtility". R 3 ENglISH VErSIoN TheSweexUtilitywillappear. Clickonthe"WPSSetting"tab, youshouldseethefollowingscreen: ToconnecttoaWPSsecurednetwork, firstpresstheWPSbuttononyouradapter, thenclickthe"PBC"buttonintheSweexUtility. Theutilitywill automaticallyfindyournetworkandestablishaWPSsecuredconnectiontoit. AfteraWPSconnectionhasbeensuccessfullyestablished, youwillsee itinthe"WPSProfile"tableontheright. Connecting to a wireless network Windows XP Right-clickonyourwirelessadapter'siconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick"ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks": Awindowtitled"Chooseawirelessnetwork"willappear. Inthiswindow, selectyournetwork, clickthe"Connect"buttonandfollowtheinstructions onscreen: 4 ENglISH VErSIoN Windows XP with Sweex Utility: Right-clickonthe"SweexWirelessUtility"iconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick"OpenUtility". Clickonthe"SiteSurvey"tab, selectyournetwork, clickthe"Connect"buttonandfollowtheinstructionsonscreen: Note:Incasethenetworkyou'reconnectingtoissecured, donotforgettoenterthesecuritykey!Windows Vista: RightclickontheNetwork&SharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen, andclick"Connecttoanetwork": Awindowtitled"Connecttoanetwork"willappear. Inthiswindow, selectyournetwork, clickthe"Connect"buttonandfollowtheinstructionson screen: Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnearthenetworkandthetext:"Thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirementsof thenetwork", pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual. 5 ENglISH VErSIoN Windows 7: Windows7willindicatewhenwirelessnetworksareavailable. Youcanrecognisethisbythefollowingiconinthebottom-rightofyourscreen: Note:Ifyouseeasmallredcrossthroughtheicon, nonetworksareinrangeofyourcomputer. Pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingsectionofthis manualifthisisthecase. Clicktheiconandalistofwirelessnetworkswillappear, selectthe"SweexLW150"network, checkthe"ConnectAutomatically"checkbox, click "Connect"andfollowtheinstructionson-screen: Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnexttothenetworkandareunabletoconnect, pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual. Troubleshooting Thischapterofthemanualwillexplainanumberofcommonissuesthatyoumayrunintoandpossiblesolutions. · canconnecttoanetworkbutIcannotaccesstheinternetorothercomputersonthenetwork I · hisissuemayarisefromincorrectIPsettingsonyourcomputer. Youcancheckandadjustyoursettingsasfollows: T 6 ENglISH VErSIoN Windows XP 1 lickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick"ControlPanel" C 2 nthecontrolpanel, click"NetworkandInternetConnectionsandopenthe"NetworkConnections"icon. IfyourcontrolpanelisinClassicView, I youmayopenthe"NetworkConnections"iconstraightaway. 3 ightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection, inthisexamplethe"LocalAreaConnection", andclick"Properties"from R thecontextmenu. Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections, repeatsteps3to6foreachconnection. 7 ENglISH VErSIoN 4 heconnection'spropertywindowappears. Inthiswindows, selectthe"InternetProtocol"fromthelistofitemsandclickthe"Properties" T Button: 5 heInternetProtocol'spropertywindowappears. Inthiswindow, ensurethatbothsettingsaresetto"Obtainautomatically": T 6 onfirmthesettingsbyclicking"OK". ThenetworksettingsforXParenowproperlyconfiguredforyouradapter. C 8 ENglISH VErSIoN Windows Vista 1 lickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick"ControlPanel" C 2 ntheControlPanel, click"Viewnetworkstatusandtasks". IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview, openthe"NetworkandSharingCenter"icon: I 3 heNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen. [. . . ] · hisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows: T 1 ntheControlPanel, click"Viewnetworkstatusandtasks". IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview, openthe"NetworkandSharing I Center"icon: 2 T heNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen. IntheNetworkandSharingCenter, click"Managewirelessnetworks"inthebarontheleftside: 3 T heManageWirelessNetworkswindownowopens. Inthiswindow, selecttheconflictingnetworkandclick"Delete". Afterthenetwork hasbeendeleted, youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedinthe"Connectingtoawirelessnetwork"sectionofthe manual. 14 ENglISH VErSIoN · haveWindows7andIcannotconnecttomywirelessnetwork. Aredcrossisdisplayednexttothenetwork I · hisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows: T 1 licktheNetworkandSharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen: C 2 N extclick"OpenNetworkandSharingCenter": 3 I ntheNetworkandSharingCenter, click"Managewirelessnetworks": 4 T hefollowingwindowwillappear, rightclickthenetworkthatwasindicatedwitharedcrossinstep2andclick"Removenetwork": 5 A fterthenetworkhasbeenremoved, youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedinthe"Connectingtoawirelessnetwork" sectionofthemanual. 15 ENglISH VErSIoN 16 ENglISH VErSIoN 17 [. . . ]