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Sweex LW154, Wireless 150N Nano Adapter USB Owner's manual

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LW154 Wireless 150N Nano Adapter USB
Please notice! On the included CD-ROM you will find the Setup Wizard. This easy install procedure will show you how
to setup the adapter step-by-step.
• DonotexposetheWireless150NNanoAdapterUSBtoextremetemperatures.Donotplacethedeviceindirectsunlightorinthedirectvicinity
ofheatingelements.
• DonotusetheWireless150NNanoAdapterUSBinextremelymoistordustysurroundings.
• Protectthedeviceagainstpowerfulshocksandfalls–theymaydamagetheinternalelectronics.
• Neverattempttoopenthedeviceyourself,therearenoserviceablepartsinside.Openingthedevicewillcausethewarrantytolapse.
Package contents
In this package you will find:
• Wireless150NNanoAdapterUSB
• CDwithdriver,softwareandthismanual
Ifyoufindthatanyofthepackagecontentsaremissing,pleasereturnthepackagetothesalespointwhereitwasbought.
Terminology list
This manual will contain a number of technical terms. It is important to know what they mean before you begin
installing and configuring the adapter.
• Adapter:ThisistheWireless150NNanoAdapterUSB,theproductyouhavejustbought.
• Wirelessnetwork:WirelessnetworksarebasedontheWi-Fistandard.TheadapterenablesyoutoconnecttoWi-Finetworksataspeedofupto
150Mbps,providedthatthenetworksupportsthisspeed(orhigher)
• (wireless)Adapter,modem,accesspoint:Thesearedevices(amongstothers)cantransmitawirelessnetworksignal.
• Wirelesssecurity:Wirelesssecurityisaformofprotectionforwirelessnetworksthatallowsonlyauthorizeddevicesaccesstothenetworkand
preventseavesdropping.Thereareseveraldifferentformsofwirelesssecurity,asisexplainedfurtheroninthismanual.
Installation Windows XP, Vista and 7
PlacetheSweexCDintheCDplayer,click“DriversandSoftware”andfollowtheinstructionsonscreen.
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Setting up the wireless network
How does it work?
Tocreateawirelessnetworkyouneedawirelessadapter,wirelessmodemorWi-Fiaccesspoint.Thewirelessadapter,modemoraccesspoint
distributesthewirelessnetwork.Thenameofthisnetwork,alsocalledtheSSID,isdependantonyourwirelessadapter,modemoraccesspointand
isdifferentpertypeorbrand.Youcanoftenchangethename,soyou
caneasilyidentifyyourownwirelessnetwork.
Security
Awirelessnetworkiscomparablewithradiosignals.However,awirelessnetworkathomedoesnothavesuchalongrange.Therangeofahome
networkoftenhasarangeof20to30meters.Thismeansthatneighboursandpassers-bycanalsouseyournetwork.Thiswaytheycansurfon
yourinternetconnectionandpossiblyaccessyoursharedfolders
andfilesonyournetworkunpunished.Thatiswhyitisrecommendedtosecureyourwirelessnetwork.Thissecurityisconfiguredonthedevicethat
transmitsthenetwork.Inmostcasesthisisthewirelessadapter,modemoraccesspoint.
BymeansofaWEPorWPAsecuritycodeyoucansecureyournetwork.Thiscodeisalsocalledthenetworkkey.Enterthiscodeoneverycomputer
thatwantstoconnecttothesecurednetwork.Onlywiththiskeyyoucanbepartofthe
network.Ifyoudidnotenterthenetworkkeyyourselfintheadapterormodem,asktheinstaller,manufacturer,supplierorproviderforthiscode.
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
Securingthewirelessnetworkintheadaptercanbedoneintwoways.Thetrustedmanualway(WEP,WPAandWPA2),whereyoudetermine
andenteryourownnetworkkey,orwiththeWPS(Wi-FiProtectedSetup)function,wherethemodem,adapteroraccesspointandthecomputer
“agree“onaWPA(2)networkkeyanduseitautomaticallywithonepushofabuttontosecurethenetwork.Thisfunctiononlyworkswitha
modem,adapteroraccesspointthatalsosupportsWPS.
Note:WindowsVistafromSP2onwardsandWindows7alreadysupportWPSout-of-the-box.WhenconnectingtoaWPSsecurednetwork,simply
followtheinstructionsonscreen.TheproceduredescribedbelowisforWindowsXPonly
Connecting and securing with WPS
AfteractivatingtheWPSfunctionbepressingtheWPSbuttonontheadapterorviatheWPSconfiguration,youhavethecomputerscanforthe
automaticallygeneratednetworkkey,thenetworkissecuredautomatically.
• EnsureyouhavetheUtilityinstalledonyourcomputer.
• StarttheWPSfunctiononthemodem,adapteroraccesspoint.
• Right-clickthe“SweexWirelessUtility”iconandchoose“OpenUtility”.
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TheSweexUtilitywillappear.Clickonthe“WPSSetting”tab,youshouldseethefollowingscreen:
ToconnecttoaWPSsecurednetwork,firstclickthe“PushButtonConfig(PBC)”button,thenpushtheWPSbuttononyourrouter.Theutilitywill
automaticallyfindyournetworkandestablishaWPSsecuredconnctiontoit.AfteraWPSconectionhasbeensuccessfullyestablished,youwillsee
itinthe“Profile”tab.
Connecting to a wireless network
Windows XP
Right-clickonyourwirelessadapter’siconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”:
Awindowtitled“Chooseawirelessnetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectyournetwork,clickthe“Connect”buttonandfollowtheinstructions
onscreen:
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Windows XP with Sweex Utility:
Right-clickonthe“SweexWirelessUtility”iconatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“OpenUtility”.
Clickonthe“SiteSurvey”tab,selectyournetwork,clickthe“Connect”buttonandfollowtheinstructionsonscreen:
Note:Incasethenetworkyou’reconnectingtoissecured,donotforgettoenterthesecuritykey!
Windows Vista:
RightclickontheNetwork&SharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen,andclick“Connecttoanetwork”:
Awindowtitled“Connecttoanetwork”willappear.Inthiswindow,selectyournetwork,clickthe“Connect”buttonandfollowtheinstructionson
screen:
Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnearthenetworkandthetext:“Thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonotmatchtherequirementsof
thenetwork”,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
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Windows 7:
Windows7willindicatewhenwirelessnetworksareavailable.Youcanrecognisethisbythefollowingiconinthebottom-rightofyourscreen:
Note:Ifyouseeasmallredcrossthroughtheicon,nonetworksareinrangeofyourcomputer.Pleaseconsultthetroubleshootingsectionofthis
manualifthisisthecase.
Clicktheiconandalistofwirelessnetworkswillappear,selectthe“SweexLW150”network,checkthe“ConnectAutomatically”checkbox,click
“Connect”andfollowtheinstructionson-screen:
Note:Ifyouseearedcrossnexttothenetworkandareunabletoconnect,pleaserefertothetroubleshootingsectionofthismanual.
Troubleshooting
Thischapterofthemanualwillexplainanumberofcommonissuesthatyoumayrunintoandpossiblesolutions.
• IcanconnecttoanetworkbutIcannotaccesstheinternetorothercomputersonthenetwork
• ThisissuemayarisefromincorrectIPsettingsonyourcomputer.Youcancheckandadjustyoursettingsasfollows:
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Windows XP
1 Clickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ControlPanel”
2 Inthecontrolpanel,click“NetworkandInternetConnectionsandopenthe“NetworkConnections”icon.IfyourcontrolpanelisinClassicView,
youmayopenthe“NetworkConnections”iconstraightaway.
3 RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexamplethe“LocalAreaConnection”,andclick“Properties”from
thecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps3to6foreachconnection.
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4 Theconnection’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selectthe“InternetProtocol”fromthelistofitemsandclickthe“Properties”
Button:
5 TheInternetProtocol’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresetto“Obtainautomatically”:
6 Confirmthesettingsbyclicking“OK”.ThenetworksettingsforXParenowproperlyconfiguredforyouradapter.
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Windows Vista
1 Clickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ControlPanel”
2 IntheControlPanel,click“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview,openthe“NetworkandSharingCenter”icon:
3 TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen.
IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,click“Managenetworkconnections”inthebarontheleftside:
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4 RightclickthefirstconnectedLANorHigh-SpeedInternetConnection,inthisexamplethe“LocalAreaConnection”,andclick“Properties”from
thecontextmenu.Ifyouhavemultipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps4to7foreachconnection:
5 Theconnection’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selectthe“InternetProtocolVersion4”fromthelistofitemsandclickthe
“Properties”Button:
6 TheInternetProtocolVersion4’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresetto“Obtainautomatically”:
7 Confirmthesettingsbyclicking“OK”.ThenetworksettingsforVistaarenowproperlyconfiguredforyouradapter.
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Windows 7
1 Clickthestartbuttonatthebottomrightofyourscreenandclick“ControlPanel”
2 IntheControlPanel,click“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.IfyourControlPanelisiniconview,openthe“NetworkandSharingCenter”icon:
3 TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen.
IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,click“Changeadaptersettings”inthebarontheleftside:
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4 Rightclickthefirstconnectedconnection,inthisexamplethe“LocalAreaConnection”,andclick“Properties”fromthecontextmenu.Ifyouhave
multipleconnectedconnections,repeatsteps4to7foreachconnection:
5 Theconnection’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindows,selectthe“InternetProtocolVersion4”fromthelistofitemsandclickthe
“Properties”Button:
6 TheInternetProtocolVersion4’spropertywindowappears.Inthiswindow,ensurethatbothsettingsaresetto“Obtainautomatically”:
7 Confirmthesettingsbyclicking“OK”.ThenetworksettingsforWindows7arenowproperlyconfiguredforyouradapter.
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• IappeartobeconnectedbutInternetExplorerstilldisplaysanerrormessage“InternetExplorercannotdisplaythe
webpage” or similar.
• Thisproblemmayarisefromincorrectproxyserversettings.Youcanadjustthesesettingsasfollows:
1 InInternetExplorer,clickthe“Tools”menuoriconandchose“InternetOptions”.
2 The“InternetOptions”windowwillnowopen.
3 Inthiswindow,clickthe“Connections”tabandinthistab,the“LANSettings”button.
4 The“LANSettings”windowwillnowopen.Ensurethatallcheckboxesareuncheckedandconfirmthesettingsbyclicking“OK”
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• IhaveWindowsVistaandIgettheerrormessage“thesettingssavedonthiscomputerforthenetworkdonot
match the requirements of the network” when I try to connect. wirelessly.
• Thisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows:
1 IntheControlPanel,click“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.IfyourControlPanelisinclassicview,openthe“NetworkandSharing
Center”icon:
2 TheNetworkandSharingCenterwindowshouldnowopen.
IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,click“Managewirelessnetworks”inthebarontheleftside:
3 TheManageWirelessNetworkswindownowopens.Inthiswindow,selecttheconflictingnetworkandclick“Delete”.Afterthenetwork
hasbeendeleted,youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”sectionofthe
manual.
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• IhaveWindows7andIcannotconnecttomywirelessnetwork.Aredcrossisdisplayednexttothenetwork
• Thisproblemcanbesolvedasfollows:
1 ClicktheNetworkandSharingCentericoninthebottomrightofyourscreen:
2 Nextclick“OpenNetworkandSharingCenter”:
3 IntheNetworkandSharingCenter,click“Managewirelessnetworks”:
4 Thefollowingwindowwillappear,rightclickthenetworkthatwasindicatedwitharedcrossinstep2andclick“Removenetwork”:
5 Afterthenetworkhasbeenremoved,youcanclosethewindowandfollowthestepsdescribedinthe“Connectingtoawirelessnetwork”
sectionofthemanual.
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