Abocom Systems WU5208 User Manual

802.11b/g/n Mini-size Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter

WU5208

User’s Manual

Federal Communication Commission 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 and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is s ubj ect to the fol lo wing two conditi ons: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept an y interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1through 11.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. SAR compliance has been established in typical laptop computer(s) with USB slot, and product could be

used in typical laptop computer with USB slot. Other application like handheld PC or similar device has not been verified and may not compliance with related RF exposure rule and such use shall be prohibited.

CE Statement:

Hereby, AboCom, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential

requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Driective 1999/5/EC.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1

EATURES....................................................................................................................1

Windows 2000/XP Installation ................................................................2

NSTALL THE SOFTWARE .............................................................................................2

INSTALL THE HARDWARE ............................................................................................4

Windows Vista Installation...................................................................... 5

NSTALL THE SOFTWARE .............................................................................................5

INSTALL THE HARDWARE ............................................................................................7

ERIFICATION .............................................................................................................7

NETWORK CONNECTION...................................................................8

IP ADDRESS.................................................................................................................8

UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP.................9

STATION MODE .........................................................................................................11

Profile.......................................................................................................................................11

Network....................................................................................................................................16

Link Status ...............................................................................................................................18

Advanced .................................................................................................................................20

Statistics ...................................................................................................................................21

WMM / QoS.............................................................................................................................22

WPS .........................................................................................................................................23

Radio On/Off............................................................................................................................25

About........................................................................................................................................25

UTILITY MENU LIST ..................................................................................................26

OFT AP MODE..........................................................................................................26

Config.......................................................................................................................................26

Access Control.........................................................................................................................28

MAC Table ..............................................................................................................................29

Event Log.................................................................................................................................30

Statistics ...................................................................................................................................31

About........................................................................................................................................32

UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA.................33

TATION MODE .........................................................................................................34

Profile.......................................................................................................................................34

Network....................................................................................................................................39

Link Status ...............................................................................................................................41

Advanced .................................................................................................................................42

Statistics ...................................................................................................................................43

WMM / QoS.............................................................................................................................44

WPS .........................................................................................................................................45

Radio On/Off............................................................................................................................47

About........................................................................................................................................47

UTILITY MENU LIST ..................................................................................................48

SOFT AP MODE..........................................................................................................48

Config.......................................................................................................................................48

Access Control.........................................................................................................................50

MAC Table ..............................................................................................................................51

Event Log.................................................................................................................................52

Statistics ...................................................................................................................................53

About........................................................................................................................................54

UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP...............................55

UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA ................................. 57

Chapter 1: Introduction

The 802.11b/g/n Mini-size Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter is an IEEE802.11b/g/n USB adapter that connects your notebook to a wireless local area. The 802.11 b/g/n Mini-size Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter fully complies with IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards, delivers reliable, cost-effective, feature rich wireless connectivity at high throughput from an extended distance.

The 802.11 b/g/n Mini-size Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter is a very small adapter that can connects notebook, handheld or desktop computer equipped with USB interface fo r wi rel e ss network applications. It allows you to take full advantage of your notebook’s mobility with access to real-time information and online services anytime and anywhere.

Features

¾ 2T2R Mode with 300Mbps PHY Rate for both. ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards. ¾ Supports WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2. ¾ Supports WMM and WMM-PS. ¾ Supports WPS configuration. ¾ Supports USB 2.0/1.1 interface. ¾ Portable and mini-size design. ¾ Compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Windows 2000/XP Installation

Install the Software

Caution!

Do not insert the wireless card into your computer until the InstallShield Wizard finish

installing.

1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The CD-ROM will

run automatically.

2. When the License Agreement screen appears, please read the contents and select “I accept the

terms of the license agreement “ then click Next to continue.

3. Select the check box to choose a Configuration Tool from the listed two choices.

z Configuration Tool: Choose to use our configuration utility. z Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool: Choose to use Windows XP’s built-in Zero

Configuration Utility (ZCU).

Click Next to continue.

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5. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install to begin the installation.

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6. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.

Install the Hardware

Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software installation.

Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware.

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Windows Vista Installation

Install the Software

Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the procedures

in “Driver& Utility Installation” have been performed.

1. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2. When the Main Menu screen appears, click “Driver & Utility Installation” to start the software

installation.

3. When the License Agreement screen appears, please read the contents and select “I accept the

terms of the license agreement “ then click Next to continue.

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4. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install to begin the installation.

5. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.

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Install the Hardware

Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software installation.

Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware.

Verification

To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11 USB

Wireless LAN Card is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.

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Network Connection

IP Address

Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for your computer.

1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology), check

the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option.

2. To configure a fixed IP address (if you broadband Router is not DHCP supported, or when you need

to assign a static IP address), check the Use the following IP address option. Then, enter an IP address into the empty field; for example, enter 192.168.1.1 in the IP address field, and

255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask.

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Chapter 3: Utility Configuration

Utility Configuration for Windows 2000/XP

After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference.

Go to StartJ (All) ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility.

You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select

Launch Config Utility.

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Station Mode

Notice: Under screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels, click the triangle button at the right down corner of the utility to expand the information of the station, the information will not be displayed completely.

Profile

Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hot-spot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The Profile manager enables you to Add, Edit, Delete and Activate profiles.

Click this button to show the information of Status Section. Click this button to hide the information of Status Section.

Profile Tab

Profile Name SSID

Network Type Authentication Encryption Use 802.1x Tx Power

Channel Power Save

Mode RTS

Threshold Fragment

Threshold Add

You can see a distinctive name of profile in this column. The default is PROF#

(# 1, #2, #3....)

The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless

network. Shows the network type of the device, including Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Shows the authentication mode. Shows the encryption type. Whether or not use 802.1x feature. Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the

signal out. Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving Mode.)

Shows the RTS Threshold of the device.

Shows the Fragment Threshold of the device. Click to add a profile from the drop-down screen.

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System Configuration tab:

Profile Name: User can enter profile name, or use default name defined by

system. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3....).

SSID: The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless

network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to

connect to the same network. User can use pull-down menu to select from

available APs. Power Save Mode:

• CAM (Constantly Awake Mode): When this mode is selected, the power

supply will be normally provided even when there is no throughput.

• PSM (Power Saving Mode): When this mode is selected, this device will

stay in power saving mode even when there is high volume of throughput.

Network Type: There are two types, Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes.

Under Ad-hoc mode user can also choose the preamble type, the available

preamble type includes Auto and Long. In addition to that, the channel field

will be available for setup in Ad-hoc mode.

• The Infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network

cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Poin t .

• The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly.

Equipped with the wireless adapter, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop.

Tx Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Select the Tx power percentage from the pull-down list including Auto, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Lowest.

Preamble: This function will show up when Ad-hoc network type be selected. A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into Auto or Long.

RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2347. RTS/CTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, users have to specify the packet size. The

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RTS/CTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set.

This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter

inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are

recommended. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by

sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2346. The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your Wireless LAN Adapter often transmits large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346.

Authentication and Security tab:

Authentication Type: There are several types of authentication modes including Open, Shared, Leap, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK.

• Open: If your access point/wireless router is using "Open” authentication,

then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type.

• Shared: Shared k ey is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret

key.

• LEAP: Light Extensible Authentication Protoco l. It is an EAP authentication

type used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication (only with CCX mode enabled.)

• WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK: WPA or WPA-PSK

authentications offer two encryption methods, TKIP and AES. For WPA-PSK, select the type of algorithm TKIP or AES and then enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-64 characters in the WPA Pre-shared Key field.

Encryption Type: For Open and Shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption type are None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and

AES.

WPA Pre-shared Key: This is the shared secret between AP and STA. For

WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths.

WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match with the AP’s key. There are several formats to enter the keys.

• Hexadecimal (128bits): 26 Hex characters (0~9, a~f).

• ASCII (128bits): 13 ASCII characters.

Show Password: Check this box to show the password you en02tered.

802.1x Setting: When user use radius ser ver to authenticate client certificate for

WPA authentication mode (WPA authentication do not support EAP Method-

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MD5-Challenge).

802.1x tab:

EAP Method:

• PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely

authentication data by using tunnelling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.

• TLS / Smart Card: Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based

and mutual authentication of the client and the network. It relies on client-side and server-side certificates to perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and session-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the access point.

• TTLS: Tunnelled Transport Layer Security. This security method provides

for certificate-based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an encrypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requires only server-side certificates.

• EAP-FAST: Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunnelling. It was

developed by Cisco. Instead of using a certificate, mutual authentication is achieved by means of a PAC (Protected Access Credential) which can be managed dynamically by the authentication server. The PAC can be provisioned (distributed one time) to the client either manually or automatically. Manual provisioning is delivery to the client via disk or a secured network distribution method. Automatic provisioning is an in-band, over the air, distribution. For tunnel authentication, only support "Generic Token Card" authentication now.

• MD5-Challenge: Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an EAP

authentication type that provides base-level EAP support. It provides for only one-way authentication - there is no mutual authentication of wireless client and the network. (Only Open and Shared authentication mode can use this function.)

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Tunnel Authentication:

• Protocol: Tunnel protocol, List information including EAP-MSCHAP v2,

EAP-TLS/ Smart Card, and Generic Token Card.

• Tunnel Identity: Identity for tunnel.

• Tunnel Password: Password for tunnel.

Session Resumption: Reconnect the signal while broken up, to reduce the packet and improve the transmitting speed. User can click the box to enable or disable this function.

ID\PASSWORD tab:

ID/ PASSWORD: Identity and password for server.

• Authentication ID / Password: Identity, password and domain name for

server. Only "EAP-FAST" EAP method and "LEAP" authentication can key in domain name. Domain name can be keyed in blank space.

• Tunnel ID / Password: Identity and Password for server.

Show Password: Check this box to show the password you entered.

OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: Click to call off the settings and exit.

Client Certification tab:

Use Client certificate: Choose to enable server authentication. OK: Click to save settings and exit this page.

Cancel: Click to call off the settings and exit. Server Certification tab:

Use certificate chain: Choose use server that issuer of certificates.

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