User Manual

The Quick Installation Guide will help you to install WL0221 Wireless N USB Adapter in your computer, including basic hardware and software installation, as well as configuration of wireless network availability. A. Hardware Installation There are two ways to install the Adapter: 1. Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. 2. Connect the adapter and your computer through a USB cable. The LED will light up when the Adapter is installed successfully and the PC is on. B. Software Installation 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with the same name as your product. Then double-click Setup .exe in the proper

folder according to your operating system to start the installation, Figure 1 will appear.

Figure 1 1

2. Follow the step-by-step instructions following in the continued prompted screens to complete InstallShield Wizard steps. Note:
1) If Windows XP warns about Windows Logo testing, click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 2) After the Installation, or will appear at the bottom of the screen in your system

tray. Otherwise, there may be some problems about the installation, please check it seriously.

C. Configure wireless connection in Windows XP with Ralink Wireless Client Utility. The Adapter's tray icon shows the signal strength using color and the received is (green), a wireless connection

signal strength indication (RSSI). If the icon

is (black), there is no connection. Follow the has been established. If the icon steps below to launch a wireless connection manually. Take for CD-R KING wireless router for example.

, and then the Wireless Utility will appear. You can also 1. Double click the icon run the utility by clicking Start ProgramRalink wirelessRalink Wireless Utility. You will see the next screen (Figure 2).

Figure 2 2

2. Click the icon

on the screen above, and you will see a new screen (shown in , and then the latest available Network will appear.

Figure 3), click the icon

Figure 3 If the CD-R KING wireless router is no encryption, double click CD-R KING or click CD-R KING then click in the Site Survey window, then you can connect to the

CD-R KING network successfully. Like screen below. (Figure 4)

Figure 4

If the CD-R KING Router is encrypted, the adapter will select automatically because CD-R KING is open (show in Figure 5)

Router CD-R KING

Figure 5

Please double click CD-R KING or click CD-R KING then click show as window left, click

, the profile will

, and then input the encryption key. (Figure 6)

Figure 6

When you connected the CD-R KING router successfully, the icon front of CD-R KING SSID like screen below.

will show in

Figure 7

Note:
If a well-balanced wireless network cannot be created, please refer to the User Guide or ask your dealer for help.

D. Configure wireless connection in Windows XP with Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 1. Right-click My computer Management, then you will see next window (Figure 8).

Figure 8 2. Click the Services and Applications, and double click Services, then you will see the Wireless Zero Configuration (Figure 9)

Figure 9

4. Double click Wireless Zero Configuration, then you will see the pop-up window below (Figure 10).

Figure 10

3. Right-click the icon (Figure 11).

, and then select View Available Wireless Networks

Figure 11

4. Then, Figure 12 will appear with many available wireless network choices. You can choose one and double click Connect to add to a network.

Note:
If you have not installed SP2 for Windows XP, the screens below will not be available.

Figure 12 5. If the connection is finished, the icon will display like the next screen shown.

Figure 13

Note:
If a well-balanced wireless network cannot be created, please ask your dealer for help.

E. WPS configuration WPS function allows the Adapter to join a wireless network quickly. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) 8

method or PIN method. Here we will introduce two ways to configure the WPS (For the configuration of WPS, here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example. For more ways of WPS. Configuration. 1. PBC (Push Button Configuration) method 1) Press the WPS button on the rear panel of the Router and released immediately (Figure 12). Then, the router WPS function is started, the SSID will become SSID_WPS_MAC address last 4 digits, e.g. CD-R KING_WPS_1B38, please look Figure 14.

Figure 14

Figure 15 Once the Figure 15 is shown, choose the router name, take CD-R KING_WPS_ 1B38 for example. Press WL0170 / WL0183 WPS button, the dongle would connect to router immediately, you could find the USB Adapter MAC address in the router connection page (Figure15). 2. PIN method 9

1) Double click from the right bar.

icon, Figure 15 would shows up, you would see the Pin Code

Log on the router WEB management webpage, and find WPS setup, choose Advanced option and PIN CODE, input the numbers that you would like to set, and then click left Add wireless device, then setup is OK. 2) Get pin code from the right column. 3) Input the PIN code to following page.

Figure 16 4) Go to Wireless Configuration, you will find the adapter information as below.

Figure 17

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