Sweex LW154 Owner's manual

Brand: Sweex

Model: LW154

Category: Networking cards

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

Wireless 150N Nano Adapter USB

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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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