MSi US54G Computer Drive User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .........................................................................................................1
1.1 US54G - Wireless 11g USB 2.0 Stick.............................................................1
1.2 How US54G Works........................................................................................2
1.3 Specifications..................................................................................................4
1.4 System Requirements .....................................................................................5
1.5 Package Contents............................................................................................5
1.6 Product View ..................................................................................................6
2. Hardware Installation.........................................................................................7
2.1 Connecting US54G .........................................................................................7
2.2 Removing US54G ...........................................................................................8
3. Software Installation ..........................................................................................9
4. Wireless Network Utility ...................................................................................12
4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................12
4.1.1 The MSI Wireless LAN Icon .................................................................12
4.1.2 Changing the Control Setting (for Windows XP only)...........................14
4.2 Networking .....................................................................................................16
4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode ...............................................................................16
4.2.2 Ad-hoc Mode .........................................................................................19
4.3 Encryption......................................................................................................22
4.4 Status ..............................................................................................................24
4.5 Information .....................................................................................................25
5. Networking Basics ..............................................................................................26
5.1 Checking the Network Elements ....................................................................26
5.2 Computer Identification .................................................................................27
5.3 Configuring a Dynamic/Fixed IP Address ......................................................29
5.4 Checking TCP/IP Address..............................................................................31
5.5 Checking Connection by Pinging ....................................................................32
5.6 Sharing Files....................................................................................................33