MSI US54G - Manual (Page 5)

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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