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WL-5460USB 

Wireless LAN Card Adapter 

User’s Manual


Regulatory notes and statements 

Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use 

Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices. 

The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the 

electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile 

phones. Wireless LAN devices are safe for use frequency safety standards and 

recommendations. The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some 

situations or environments for example: 

·On board of airplanes, or 

·In an explosive environment, or 

·In case the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified 

as harmful 

In case the policy regarding the use of Wireless LAN devices in specific 

organizations or environments (e.g. airports, hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial 

plants, private buildings etc.) is not clear, please ask for authorization to use these 

devices prior to operating the equipment. 

Regulatory Information/disclaimers 

Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with 

the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any 

changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the 

manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The 

Manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by 

unauthorized modification of this device, of the substitution or attachment. 

Manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for 

any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply 

with these guidelines. 

USA-FCC (Federal Communications Commission) statement 

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. 

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 

1. This device may not cause interference, and 

2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause 

undesired operation of this device. 

FCC Radio Frequency Exposure statement 

This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65 

and found compliant to the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091, 

2.1093, and 15.247 (b) (4) addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices. 

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The radiated output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio 

frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, this device shall be used in such a manner 

that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized. 

When nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance, in order to 

comply with RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95.1 standards, the 

distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 2.5 cm. 

FCC Interference Statement 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to 

provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 

installation. 

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not 

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful 

interference to radio communications. 

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 

encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following 

measures: 

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

2. Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver. 

3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 

receiver is connected. 

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

Export restrictions 

This product or software contains encryption code that may not be exported or 

transferred from the US of Canada without an approved US Department of 

Commerce export license. 

Safety Information 

Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends 

out radio frequency (RF) signal. 

CAUTION: To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, this 

equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between 

the radiator and your body. Use on the supplied antenna. Unauthorized antenna, 

modification, or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC 

regulations. 

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The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation 

distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating 

in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 

CE Mark Warning 

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio 

interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. 

Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.1a 

Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950 has been conducted. These are 

considered relevant and sufficient. 

Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility – Article 

3.1b 

Testing for electromagnetic compatibility according to EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489- 

17 and EN 55024 has been conducted. These are considered relevant and sufficient. 

Effective use of the radio spectrum – Article 3.2 

Testing for radio test suites according to EN 300 328-2 has been conducted. These 

are considered relevant and sufficient. 

CE in which Countries where the product may be used freely: 

Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, 

Denmark, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland. 

France: except the channel 10 through 13, law prohibits the use of other channels. 

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TABLE OF CONTENT 

Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 

Overview of this User’s Guide................................................................. 1 

Unpacking and Setup.................................................................................. 2 

Unpacking ................................................................................................ 2 

Setup......................................................................................................... 2 

Connecting the USB Extension Cable...................................................... 2 

Hardware Installation ................................................................................. 3 

LED Indicator........................................................................................... 3 

Check the installation ............................................................................... 3 

Software Installation................................................................................... 4 

Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation ................... 4 

Wireless Utility Setting ............................................................................ 6 

Technical Specifications........................................................................... 16 

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INTRODUCTION 


Congratulations on your purchase of this IEEE 802.11g WL-5460USB Adapter. 

This manual helps to get familiar with the WL-5460USB Adapter. This manual 

contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual 

for future reference. 

With a Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11g) WL-5460USB Adapter, a desktop or laptop 

computer can communicate with another computer in a wireless way. Easy-to-use 

utilities are bundled with Wireless USB Adapter for configuration, monitoring, and 

diagnosis purposes. 

WL-5460USB Adapter can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the 

need for wired connections, at a speed of up to fifty-four megabit per second. 

WL-5460USB Adapter provides users with an access to real-time information 

anywhere in their organization. The mobility provides productivity and service, 

which are not available under wired networks. The WL-5460USB Adapter 

configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small 

number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow 

roaming around a broad area. 

Overview of this User’s Guide 

Introduction. Describes the WL-5460USB Adapter and its features. 

Unpacking and Setup. Helps you get started with the basic installation of the WL- 

5460USB Adapter. 

Hardware Installation. Describes the LED indicators of the Adapter. 

Software Installation. Tells how to setup the driver and the utility setting. 

Technical Specifications. Lists the technical (general, physical and environmental) 

specifications of the WL-5460USB Adapter. 

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UNPACKING AND SETUP 

This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the WL-5460USB 

Adapter. 

Unpacking 

Open the box of the WL-5460USB Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should 

contain the following items: 

� One 802.11g WL-5460USB Adapter 

� One Driver & Utility CD-ROM 

� One A-type USB male to female extension cable 

If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for 

replacement. 

Setup 


The setup of the WL-5460USB Adapter can be performed using the following steps: 

� Visually inspect the USB connector and make sure that it is fully plugged in to 

the system’s USB port. 

� Make sure that there is a well environment that there is no much intrusion to 

have a better connection. 

Connecting the USB Extension Cable 

The USB extension cable that comes with the Adapter has Type A connectors on 

both ends. One is a male Type A connector that plugs into the PC’s USB port, and 

the other is a female Type A connector that plugs into the Adapter. 

This USB extension cable have a special function, it can be twist to any direction to 

have the best connection in the air. It is recommended that the Pen Size Wireless 

USB Adapter was vertically plane with the ground. 

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION 

LED Indicator 


LNK (LINK) 

The LNK indicator lights green when the Wireless LAN is connected to a network 

successfully. Otherwise the LNK indicator blinks green while the Wireless USB 

Adapter is scanning the wireless device. 

Check the installation 

The LEDs of the WL-5460USB Adapter are clearly visible and the status of the 

network link can be seen instantly: 

1. When connected to the USB port and the driver was installed, the LNK LED will 

start blinking, it means that the device is starting to scanning a 802.11g wireless 

device near the WL-5460USB Adapter. 

2. While the WL-5460USB Adapter linked up to the Access Point or to other 

Wireless LAN station, the LNK LED will always light up. 

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 

This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the WL-5460USB 

Adapter. 

Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation 

1. Insert the WL-5460USB Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s 

CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver 

and the utility, for Win98se, please reboot the system to install the driver to the 

system properly. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to 

proceed the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose 

Run, type “D:\Utility\Setup.exe” in the dialog box (D:\ will depend on where 

your CD-ROM drive is located) and click OK. 

2. If you need to install the driver manually, refer each Windows OS to the 

following CD-Rom directory path: D:\Drivers\\SIS163U.INF. 

Note: (D:\ will depends on where the CD-ROM drive is located and 

will depend on the Windows Operating System you are using). 

3. The Install Shield Wizard screen will appear. Click “Next” to continue. 

4. The installation program will help you to setup the Wireless Utility. 

Be noted that the Windows XP have its own Wireless Utility; you can either 

use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility. 

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5. After finish the installation, plugged in the WL-5460USB Adapter, you will see 

Wireless Configuration Utility Country Selector, select the country where you 

are using this Wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the 

channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of 

these countries. 

. 

Warning: Be noted that selecting the incorrect region may result in a 

violation of applicable law; you will need to select the correct domain. 

6. You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation. 

When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected 

to the network and if it represents in red color, then it is not connected to the 

network. 

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Wireless Utility Setting 

With the WL-5460USB Adapter utility, users can configure all the functions 

provided by the Wireless Monitor Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears 

in the taskbar. 

The Wireless Monitor Utility includes seven tabs: Status, Configuration, Advanced, 

Profile, Network, Statistics and About. 

Status 

The Status screen shows you the status of the Wireless Adapter, it shows that where 

the device is connected to, the Network mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and 

the encryption mode. 

There are two dialog boxes showing the data transmitted and the data received. The 

two signal lines show the Signal Strength and the Link Quality of the device. 

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Configuration 

The Configuration function helps you to configure the Network and the Security. 

Network: the setting of the Network mode, the SSID and the Channels. 

� Network Mode: 

If you want to connect with an Access Point, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If 

you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the 

mode to “Ad-Hoc” mode. 

� Network SSID: 

The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another; so all access 

points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group 

name must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS 

unless it can provide the unique SSID. 

If the SSID parameter is “ANY”, it will detect the strongest signal of the wireless 

station. 

� Channel: 

It shows radio channel numbers that used for Wireless LAN networking. 

The channel number can be set only under the Ad-Hoc operation mode. In Ad-Hoc 

mode stations, each station must have the same channel numbers and SSID. 

In Infrastructure mode, the Wireless USB Adapter will automatically detect the 

channel number of the Access Point. 

Security: the setting of the Network Encryption. 

This function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A 

secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless 

network, and it can be achieved by using the Encryption function. 

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� Encryption Mode: 

There are two kinds of encryption mode, WEP encryption and WPA-PSK. 

Click the Enable Encryption to activate the security of the USB Adapter. 

WEP-Key: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) relies on a secret key that is 

shared between a mobile station and a base station (Access Point). 

WEP-Passphrase: the Passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a 

group of WEP key in the Key Setting. 

� Authentication Mode: 

Open System: with the same WEP key between the stations, the stations 

don’t need to be authenticated, and this algorithm was set to default. 

Shared Key: with the same WEP key between the stations in this 

Authentication algorithm, this type will use packets with encryption by 

transferring a challenge text which will be acknowledge by both side of the 

stations. In order to choose which authentication algorithm will be used, you 

must know which one the station supports this algorithm first. 

It is recommended to select “Auto” if you are not familiar with the setting. 

� Default Key (Key 1 ~ Key 4): 

You can type the key that you want to use from Key#1 to Key #4, and the key that 

you type will be the encryption between the stations that you connected with. 

� Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key: 

If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range 

(0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the 

following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric). 

If you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~F, hexadecimal), or 

128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z 

and a~z Alphanumeric). 

Be sure that the USB Adapter and the wireless station were set in the same key. 

Note: After all the settings are completed, click Apply to save the setting. 

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WPA-PSK: WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler 

version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for 

mutual authentication. 

Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This passphrase must be the same 

on each computer that is connected to the wireless network. 

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Advanced 

The Advanced settings help you to control the Wireless Adapter to adjust with 

wireless devices in certain environment. 

� Transmit Rate: 

You can choose one of the transmission rates as follows, 54Mbps, 48Mbps, 

36Mbps, 24Mbps, 18Mbps, 12Mbps, 11Mbps, 9Mbps, 6Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 

1Mbps, and Fully Automatic. The Fully Automatic will automatically detect the 

suitable linking transfer rate and auto fall back when the signal is not too strong to 

transmit data, it will auto fall back from 54Mbps to 1 Mbps. 

� Power Saving: 

To set your Wireless Adapter as power saving mode, select “Off”, “Normal” or 

“Maximum”. 

� Transmit Power: 

By selecting the Transmit Power, you can select the Radio Frequency output power 

from Minimum, 12.5%, 25%, 50%, 100% or Auto. 

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� Preamble Type: 

The usage of the preamble is to limit the packet size of the data to transmit. It is 

recommended to choose the short preamble when the link quality is bad, it is to 

prevent the wasting time of resending a long packet that is lost. The Default is Auto 

which access short and long preamble. 

� Country Domain: 

This is the channel selection of each country regulatory domain, select the country 

where you are using this wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the 

channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of these 

countries. 

� Fragment Threshold: 

Fragmentation Threshold is a way of transmitting the packets that will be 

fragmented. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432 bytes. It is 

recommended to fragment the packet when the link quality is bad, it is to prevent 

the wasting time of resending a long packet that is lost. 

� RTS/CTS Threshold: 

The RTS/CTS Threshold is a station initiates the process by sending a RTS frame, 

the other ends receives the RTS and responds with a CTS frame, the station must 

receive a CTS frame before sending the data frame. This is to prevent the collisions 

by each station. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432 bytes. It is 

recommended limiting a long packet to prevent each station waiting too long to 

transmit a data. 

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Profile 

The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a 

previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile, 

click “Save” and then click “Apply” when a profile is done. You can click “Delete” 

if the profile is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in 

the Profile Name field and click Activate. 

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Network 

The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Wireless Adapter. The 

information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, 

Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. 

You can click the “Rescan” button to find the new wireless devices, and doubleclick 

the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with. 

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Statistics 

The Statistics section shows the real-time transmit and receive packets of the 

Wireless Adapter. 

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About 

The About section shows the Device Name, Regulatory Domain, Driver Version, 

MAC Address and the Utility version. 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

General 

Standards IEEE 802.11g, USB 2.0, 1.1, 1.0 

Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 

IEEE 802.11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing 

(OFDM) 

Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) 

*When plug the device in the USB 1.1/1.0 port, the real throughput 

will be up to 6Mbps only when running 11Mbps or higher speed 

Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -72dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate) 

11Mbps: Typical -83dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) 

1Mbps: Typical -94dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) 

Frequency Range 2412 ~ 2484 MHz ISM band (channels 1 ~ 14) 

Modulation Schemes BPSK/QPSK/CCK/OFDM 

Channels 1 ~ 11 channels (FCC) 

1 ~ 13 channels (ETSI) 

1 ~ 14 channels (Japan) 

Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK 

Security 64/128-bits WEP Encryption; WPA 

Diagnostic LED LNK (Link status) 

Antenna Integrated Antenna 

Physical and Environmental 

Driver Support Windows 98se, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP 

Continuous Current 

Consumption 


230mA typ. for receive mode, 380mA typ. for transmit mode 

Temperature Operating: 0° ~ 40° C, Storage: -10° ~ 70° C 

Humidity 10% ~ 95% RH, no condensation 

Dimensions 77 x 26 x 12 mm (W x H x D) 

Certifications FCC Part 15.247 for US, ETS 300 328 for Europe, 

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