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IEEE 802.1

1n Wireless Series

Long-Range USB

User Manual

Adapter

rsion: 2.0

Date: January 13, 2009

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FCC Certifications

Federal Communicatio

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.

n Commission Interference Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any 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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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CE Mark

Warning

This equipment com Class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.

Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for the latest information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent from the company.

plies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022

rademarks:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

VERVIEW ..........................................................1

PACKING

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NTRODUCTI

INST

SOFTW

MAN

AKING A

NFORMA

ON TO THE

EATURES

ALLATION GUIDE ........................................2

ARE

TALLATION

INS

AGEMENT GUIDE.........................................5

ASIC NETW

TION

.................................................................................................

EEE

802.1

N WIREL

ESS

USB A

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PTER

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ORK

NNECTION

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Select a configuration tool .......................................................................................... 5

To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool...................................................... 5

To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility............................................................ 7

NTRODUCTI

ON TO THE

802.1

N WIR

ELESS

UTILITY

....................................................

Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 8

Link Status Information............................................................................................... 9

Profile ....................................................................................................................... 10

Network .................................................................................................................... 19

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

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

WMM........................................................................................................................ 22

WPS ......................................................................................................................... 24

CCX.......................................................................................................................... 35

Radio On/Off............................................................................................................. 35

DE MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR

INDOWS

2000/XP/V

IST

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Config....................................................................................................................... 38

Security Setting ........................................................................................................ 40

Access Control ......................................................................................................... 41

MAC Table................................................................................................................ 42

Event Log ................................................................................................................. 43

Statistics................................................................................................................... 44

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Overview

hank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to know about your

T IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter.

Unp

Before getting started,

1. IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter.

2. One Utility/ Manual CD.

acking Information

please verify that your package includes the following items:

Introduction to the IEEE 802.1

The I

EEE 802.11n Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network at 150 Mbps in the 2.4GHz (AWUS036NH band, 11/54 Mbps. You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc mode to connect to other 2.4GHz (AWUS036NH/AWUS036NEH) or 2.4 with Infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or router for accessing to Internet. Thi s adapter includes a convenient Utility for scanning available networks and saving preferred networks that users usually connected with. Security encryption can also be configured by this utility.

which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g and IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless devices at

GHz&5.2GHz&5.8GHz (A

1n Wireless USB Adapter

/AWUS036NEH) or 2.4GHz&5.2GHz&5.8GHz (AWUS05

WUS051NH) wireless computers or

1NH)

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Key Features

Complies with IEEE 802.11n wireless standards

2.4GHz (AWUS036NH / AWUS036NEH)

frequency band, MIMO

2.4GHz&5.2GHz&5.8GHz (AWUS051NH) frequency

band, MIMO Complies with USB 2.0

y y

High speed transfer data rate up to 150 Mbps Supports auto-installation

Supports wireless data encryption with

64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-PS

Supports multiple BSSID

y y

Supports driver for Windows 2000, XP 32/64, Vista 32/64, Windows 7, Linux (2.4.x/2.6.x), and Mac (10.3.x/10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x) Power PC & PC

Installation Guide

Sof

tware Installation

Note:

y F

or Linux or Mac driver installation guide, please refer to the instruction in

/Driver/Linux/README

or /Dri

ver/Mac/README

he CD-Rom.

in t

y The following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system.

The procedures and screens in Windows 2000 and Vista are familiar with Windows XP.

1. The system finds the newly installed device automatically . Click Cancel to close this window .

2. In

sert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The menu window pops

up automatically. Please click the Driver button of this product.

Note: If the CD-Rom fails to auto-run, please click on My Computer > your CD-Rom drive

> (folder of this product) > Driver then double-click the Setup icon to start this menu.

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3. Select

if you are going to install the driver and wireless utility; or install t he driver only.

4. Select

if you are going to configure your wireless network with this device or with Microsoft

Zero Configuration tool.

Note: This can be changed after installing this software.

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lick the Install button to start installing.

5. C

6. C

lick the Finish button to complete installation.

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Mana

ead this chapter to understand the management interface of the device and

R how to manage the device.

gement Guide

Making a Basic Network Connection

Select a configuration tool

the following instruction for making a network con nection, we use the Utility we provide to

In configure your wireless network settings.

Note: You could use either the software we provide or Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to

configure this adapter . To switch between the two configuration tools, please right click on the ….. icon on system tray to select.

To connect w

After speci

ith Microsoft Zero Configuration tool

fying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless network, right

click on the wireless network.

icon on system tray . Select View Available Wireless Networks to specify your

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he tool shows the available wireless networks. Select your demanding network to connect with.

T To connect to a wireless network with more security settings, please click Change advanced settings to be compatible with your wireless network security settings.

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To connect w

e provide this Utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more

ith 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility

information and configuration for this adapter . As default, the Utility is started automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectab le wireless network with best signal strength and with no security setting. Right click on the icon in the system ray and select Launch Config utilities if the Utility does not start. Please refer to the following chapters to get information regarding to the functions of this Utility.

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Introduction to the 802.1

1n Wireless LAN Utility

Note: The Uti

lity in Linux and Mac are different from the following.

Interfaces

his Utility is basically consisted of three parts:

1. Functi

configuration window.

Note: Click to enable/disable wireless connection status.

2. Configuration Column: Center of the Utility window . Make your cha nges for each function in

this part.

3. Link Status Information: bottom of the utility window. Shows the connection status and

system information.

onal Buttons: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each

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Link Status Information

A. Network Inf

ormation:

Items Informati

Stat

Extr

a Info Display link status in use.

Channel D

Auth

entication Authentication mode in use.

Encryption

Network Type Network

Show the connecting status. Also shows the SSID while connecting to a valid network.

isplay current channel in use.

Encryption type in use.

type in use.

IP Address IP address of current connection.

Sub M

Default Gateway Defaul

Link Speed Show curre

hroughput Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.

ask Subnet mask of current connection.

t gateway of current connection.

nt transmit rate and receive r a te.

B. HT:

Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1 value.

C. Link Quality and Strength Bar:

Items Informati

Link Qu

Sign

al Strength 1 Receive signal strength 1.

ality

Noise Strength Displa

User can c

hoose to display Signal and Noise Strength as percentage or dBm format by mark the

Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet error rate.

y noise signal strength.

dBm checkbox.

D. Stati

stics:

Items Information

Link Speed Show curre

hroughput Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.

nt transmit rate and receive r a te.

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Profile

This profile

page allows users to save different wireless settings, which helps users to get access

to wireless networks at home, office or other wireless network environments quickly.

A. Prof

ile List: The list shows all the profiles you have added before.

B. Buttons: You can cli ck on these buttons to add a new profi le, edit, delete or activ ate an old

profile.

Note: For Vista user, there are extra

and

buttons in this feature.

Click on these buttons to import or export the selected profile.

C. Prof ile Information: While you select a prof ile in the profile list, you can see the prof ile

information shows on here.

Items Information

ile Name The name of the selected profile.

Prof

SSI

D The SSID of the wireless system.

Network Type

entication

Auth

Encryption

Use 80

Tx Powe

2.1x

Shows I selected profile. Shows the authentication mode in use. There are total 8 modes: Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK and WPA-NONE. Shows the encryption mode in use. There are total 4 modes: None, WEP, TKIP and AES. Shows Y e s/No to indicate whether the selected profile use the 802.1 x feature or not. Shows the transmit power in use. There are total 7 types: Auto, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Low.

Channel Shows

Power Save Mode

S Threshold Shows the RTS threshold value in use.

Fra

gment Threshold Shows the fragment threshold in use.

Shows Awake Mode) and PSM (Power Saving Mode).

nfrastructure / Ad-hoc to indicate the network type of the

the channel in use (1~14) for Ad-Hoc mode. the power save mode in use. Two selections: CAM (Constantly

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o add a new profile:

1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up.

Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the

Network function then click the Add to Profile button.

2. There are three tabs o

← Click

on these tabs

n the window:

Setti

ngs for: Profile Name, SSID, Network Type, Tx Power, Preamble,

Power Save Mode, RTS Threshold, and Fragment Threshold.

ngs for: Authentication, Encryption, Preshared K ey, and WEP Key .

Setti

ngs for: EAP Method, Tunnel Authentication, and Session

Setti Resumption. For different EAP Method, you also have to configure different require of ID/Password, Client Certificate, or Server Certificate.

Please follow the steps below to fill in the information gradually.

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3. In

Items Informati

Prof

ile Name Choose a name for this profile, or use default name defined by s ystem.

SSI

Network Type

Tx Powe

Preamble

Channel C

Power Save Mode

S Threshold

Fra

gment Threshold

section, fill in information for this profile:

Fill in the intended SSID name or use the drop list to select from available APs. There are two types, infr

astructure and 802.11 Ad-hoc modes. Under Ad-hoc mode, you could 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. Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out.

wo selections: Auto, and Long Preamble. This can on ly be set up in

T Ad –hoc mode.

hannel in use for Ad-Hoc mode.

Choose fro

m CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving Mode). For adjusting the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2347. Adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2346.

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4. In network information:

section, select an encryption type and fill in the corresponding wireless

Items Informati

Auth

entication

For Wi

There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, and WPA- NONE

ndows 2000 User

. Pl

ease select a type from the drop down list.

Type

For Vist

a User

There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, WPA, WP A-PSK, W PA2, WP A2-PSK, and CCKM. Please select a type from the drop down list.

For Wi

ndows 2000 User

There are 4 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP and AES. The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen, the result is shown below:

entication

Auth

Open NONE, W

Shared WEP

LEAP (no selection)

A/WPA2/WPA-PSK

WPA2-PSK/WPA-NONE

Encryption

Type

For Vist

a User

There are 6 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP , AES, TKI P (MFP) and AES (MFP). The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen, the result is shown below:

Auth

entication

Open NONE, W

Shared WEP

A/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK TKIP, AES

A2 TKIP, AES, TKIP(MFP), AES(MFP)

KM WEP, TKIP, AES

able Encryption Selection

Avail

TKIP, AES

Avail

able Encryption Selection

PA-NONE is only available in Ad-hoc mode.

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This checkbox appears while the environment is set to an Open authentication

Use 80

2.1x

Preshared Key

WEP Key

with WEP encryption. Mark the checkbox to mak e the

ailable. The

section is also available in WPA and WPA2

section

authentication types. This is the

shared secret between AP and STA. For WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and WPA-NONE authe ntication mode, this fi eld must be filled with char acters lo nger than 8 and less than 32 lengths. The following dialog appears if you have input invalid values.

ly available when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match AP's

key. Select Hex

ASCII

to setup the key value. The following dialog appears

if you have input invalid values.

Hexadecima

SCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers

from 0-127.

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l digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.

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5. Specify the

802.1x information if you are using the 802.1X certification method.

Users that do not use this function or connecting to an open-wireless network please skip this

part.

B C

A. EAP Meth

or Windows 2000 User: There are total 5 modes: PEAP , TLS/Smart Card, T TLS, EAP-F AST , and

od:

MD5-Challenge.

For Vist

a User: There are total 4 modes: PEAP, TLS/Smart Card, EAP-FAST, and LEAP.

Please select an EAP method from the drop down list.

Items Informati

Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authenticates

PEAP

Protect data by using tunneling 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. T ransport 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

Card

art

perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and session-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLA N

TLS/Sm

client and the access point. Tu

nneled Transport Layer Security. This security method provides for

TTLS

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

lexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. It was developed by Cisco. Instead of

F using a certificate, mutual authentication is achieved by means of a PAC (Protected Access Credential) which can be managed dynamically by the authentication server.

EAP-FAST

The PAC can be supplied (distributed one time) to the client either manually or automatically. Manually, it is delivered to the clien t via disk or a secured network distribution method. Automatically, it is supplied as an in-band, over the air, distribution. For tunnel authentication, only support "Generic Token Card" authentication.

MD5-

Chall

LEAP

enge

Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an EAP authent ication 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. Li

ght Extensible Authentication Protocol is an EAP authentication type used primarily by Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data tr ansmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.

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B. Tunn

el Authentication: The tunnel authentication will differ from the E AP method you

have chosen, the result is shown below:

or Windows 2000 User:

For Vist

a User:

C. Sessi

EAP Meth

TLS/Smart Card

D5-Challenge (no selection)

EAP Meth

TLS/Smart Card

P EAP-MSCHAP v2 , EAP- TLS/Smart Card, Generic Token Card

PEA

(no selection)

TLS CHP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP-V2, PAP, EAP-MD5

AP-FAST Generic Token Card

P EAP-MSCHAP v2 , EAP- TLS/Smart Card, Generic Token Card

PEA

(no selection)

AST (no selection)

EAP-F

LEAP (no

selection)

on Resumption: Mark to enable this function or unmark it to disable.

Tunn

el Authentication

Tunn

el Authentication

After doing the above settings, please cl ick on the tabs below. There are several tabs on the window, please fill in the information gradually.

Setti

ngs for: Authentication ID/Password, Tunnel ID/Password and

Password Mode

Setti

ngs for using the Client Certificate function or not.

ngs for using the Server Certificate function or not.

Setti

ng for EAP-FAST method.

Setti

Settings for system.

← Click

on these tabs

Single Sign On. Note: This tab only appears in Vista

assword mode is only available in EAP-FAST method.

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ID \ PASSWORD

Items Information

entication ID / Password The identity, password and domain name for server. Only

Auth

"EAP-FAST" and "LEAP" authentication can be keyed in domain name. Blank space can be keyed in domain name.

el ID / Password Identity and Password for server.

Tunn Pa

ssword Mode Select the power save mode.

or Windows 2000 User

There are two selections: Soft Token and Static Password.

For Vist

a User

There are four selections: Soft Token, Static Password, Windows Logon and Prompt User.

Client Certi

ficate

Items Informati Use Client certific Use my sm

art card Client certificate for server authentication.

ate Client certificate for server authentication.

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Serv

er Certificate

Items Informati

se Certificate chain Mark the checkbox to enable using certification chain.

U Allow inti

ver name

Ser

EAP Fast

Items Informati Allow un provision mode

Use prot authentication credential

midate certificates

authenticated

ected

ark to allow intimidates certification.

Enter a

During the PAC can be provisioned (distributed one time) to the client automatically. It only supported "Allow unauthenticated provision mode" and use "EAP-MSCHAP v2" authentication to authenticate now . It causes to conti nue with the establishment of the inner tunnel even though it is made with an unknown server. Mark to enable unauthenticated provision mode. Use protected authentication cre certificate can be provided to the client manually via disk or a secured network distribution method. Mark to use protected authentication credential.

n authentication sever root.

dential: Using PAC, the

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ork

Netw

his network lists the available wireless networks. The Utility connects to a wireless network with best signal strength automatically. You can change the connecting network by clicking on the network name and click the Connect button. To see detail information of each network, please double click on each item to pop up the information wind ow.

A. Sort

ed by: Click each button to sort the listing networks by SSID, channel and Signal

strength.

B. Show dBm: Mark the checkbox to show the

signal and noise strength in dBm, unmark to show in percentage.

C. Buttons: You can click on these buttons to add a

new profile, edit, delete or activate an old profile.

Items Informati

an To rescan available wireless networks.

Resc Con

nect To connect to a designated network.

Add to Pr

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ofile To add a network to profile after selecting a network.

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Advanced

This page provides advanced configurations to this adapter . Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item.

Items Informati Wireless mode Select wireless mode. 2 Enable TX Enable TCP Window

Burst Select to enable connecting to a TX Burst supported device.

Size Mark the checkbox to enable TCP window size, which help

.4G/5.2G&5.8G is supported.

enhance throughput.

Fast

Roaming at __ dBm Mark the checkbox to enable fast roaming. Specify the

transmit power for fast roaming.

Show Authentication Status Dialog

Mark the checkbox to show “Authentication Status Dialog” while connecting to an AP with authentication. Authentication Status Dialog displays the process about

802.1 x authentications.

Select You Code

r Country Region

Eight countries to choose. Channel list:

1 ~ 11 channels (North America) 1 ~ 13 channels (General Europe) 1 ~ 14 channels (Japan) IEEE802.11a 4 Channels (Japan) 19 Channels (Europe)

13 Channels (USA)

Enable CCX (Cisco

Compatible

extensions)

urn on CCKM Mark to enable CCKM.

T Enable Radio

Measurements Mark to enable channel measurement every 0~2000

Select to enable CCX. This function can only be applied when connecting to a Cisco compatible device.

milliseconds.

Non-Serving Channel

Mark to revise the channel measurement.

Measurements limit

Note: F

or Vista user, click on the CCX button to do more configuration. Please refer to CCX

more information.

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Statistics

Statistics pa

ge displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page

translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand.

Items Informati Frames Tr Frames

ansmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent.

Retransmitted

Successfully retransmitted frames numbers.

Successfully Frames Fail To Rec

eive ACK After

Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit.

All Retries RT

S Frames Successfully Receive

Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame.

CTS RTS Fr Reset

ames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS.

Counter Reset counters to zero.

Items Informati F

rames Received Successfully Frames received successfully.

Frames Received With CRC Error Frames received with CRC error.

mes Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue.

Fra Duplic Reset

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ate Frames Received Duplicate received frames.

Counter Reset counters to zero.

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WMM

his page allows users to activate the WMM function for this device. Please note that this function only works while connecting to a WMM compatible device.

Items Informati WMM Enable WMM - Power

Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media.

Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save. Please enable WMM before

configuring this function.

Direct Lin

k Setup Enable Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup). Please enable WMM before

configuring this function.

MAC Address Fi Timeout Value Ti

ll in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA.

me of automatically disconnect after some seconds. The value is integer. The integer must be between 0~65535. It represents that it always connects if the value is zero. Default value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds.

ply / Tear Down After fill in the "MAC Address" and "Timeou t Value", click

"Apply" button to save your configuration. The result will appear in the following "DLS Status" blanks. To remove the configuration, please select the configuration in the blanks and then click "Tear Down" button.

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Steps to

enable Direct Link Setup function:

1. Click the "Direct Link Setup Enable" checkbox.

2. Change to "Network" function. Add an AP that supports DLS features to the Profile.

3. Fill in the blanks of Direct Link wi th MAC Address of STA. The STA must conform to these two conditions:

y Con

nect with an AP that supports DLS features.

y Ensure that DLS is enabled

4. Fill in the Timeout Value and then click

ter configuring the DLS successfully, the MAC address and Timeout Value are displayed in

5. Af

the "DLS Status".

6. If y

DLS Status

ou want to disconnect Direct Link Setup , select the list in “DLS Status” and then click on the

tton.

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WPS

he primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. This adapter supports the configuration setup usin g PIN configuration method or PBC configur ation method through a n internal or external Registrar.

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Items Informati

1. WPS AP Li

st Display the inf ormation of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan

result. List information includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), and Security-Enabled.

2. WPS Profil List

Display all of credentials got from the Registrar. List information includes

SID, MAC Address, Authentication and Encryption Type. If STA Enrollee,

S credentials are created as soon as each WPS success. If STA Registrar, Utility creates a new credential with WPA2-PSK/AES/64Hex-Key and doesn't change until next switching to STA Registrar.

3. Resc

4. Informati

an Click to rescan the wireless networks.

on Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network. List

information includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected R egistrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands.

5. Pin Code 8-digit num

method. Each Network card has only one PIN Code of Enrollee. Click on the

enew button to renew the PIN code.

6. Con

7. Det

8. Con

9. Rot

10. Disconnec

fig Mode Enrollee or an external Registrar.

ail Information about Security and Key in the credential.

nect Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials.

ate Command to connect to the next network inside credentials.

t Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link. And then select th e last

profile at the Profile Page of Utility if exists. If there is an empty profile page, the driver will select any non-security AP.

11. Export Pr

12. Delet

ofile Click the "Export Profile" button will export the WPS profile.

e Delete an existing credential. And then select the next cre dential if exist. If

there is an empty credential, the driver will select any non-security AP.

13. PIN Start to

14. PBC Start to

15. WPS

ociate IE

ass

16. WPS pr

obe IE Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for

Send the association request with WPS IE d uring WPS setup. It is optional for STA.

add to Registrar using PIN configuration method. add to AP using PBC configuration method.

STA.

17. Aut

18. Progr

19. Stat

o Select the AP automatically.

ess Bar Display rate of progress from Start to Connected status.

us Bar Display currently WPS Status.

bers. It is required to enter PIN Code into Registrar using PIN

3 4

6 7

8 9

11 12

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The fol

lowing description divides into four parts:

A. WPS Information on AP B. Example of Adding to Registrar Using PIN Method C. Example of Adding to Registrar Using PIN Method D. Example of Configuring a Network/AP Using PIN or PBC Method

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A. WPS Inf

ormation on AP: On Network AP list, double click on the AP then you can see the

information appears below.

Items Informati

entication Type There are three authentication modes supported by this utility. They are

Auth

open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA system.

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.

Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding

external Registrars. (a bitwise OR of values)

vice Password ID Indicates the method or identifies the specific password that the selected

Registrar intends to use. APs in PBC mode must indicate 0x0004 within two-minute Walk Time.

Select

ed Registrar Indicates if the user has recently activated a Registra r to add an Enrollee.

The values are "TRUE" and "FALSE".

Stat

e The current configuration state on AP. The values are "Unconfigured"

and "Configured".

on WPS specified version.

Versi AP Set UUI

up Locked Indicates if the AP has entered a setup locked state.

D-E The universally unique identifier (UUID) element generated by the

Enrollee. This is a 16 byte value.

ands Indicates all the RF bands available on the AP. A dual-band AP must

RF B

provide

it. The v

alues are "2.4GHz/5.8GHz" and "5GHz".

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B. Example of Addin

g to Registrar Using PIN Method

The user obtains a device password (PIN Code) from the STA and enters the password into the Registrar. Both the Enrollee and the Registrar use PIN Config method for the configur ation setup. Please follow the step below.

1. Select "Enrollee" from the Config Mode drop-down list.

2. Click "Rescan" to update available WPS APs.

3. Select

an AP (SSID/BSSID) that STA will join to .

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4. Cl

ick "PIN" to enter the PIN.

5. Enter the PIN Code of the STA into the Registrar when prompted by the Registrar.

Note:

y Allow of a

n exchange between Step 4 and Step 5.

y If you use Microsoft Window Connection Now as an External Registrar, you must start

PIN connection at STA first. After that, search out your WPS Device name and MAC address at Microsoft Registrar. Add a new device and enter PIN Code of STA at Microsoft Registrar when prompted.

6. The result should appear as the image below.

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7. C

onfigure one or more credentials. Then connect successfully.

8. C

C. Example of Addin

lick "Detail." You can see the figure below.

g to the Registrar Using the PBC Method

The PBC method requires the user to press a PBC button on both the Enrollee and the Registrar within a two-minute interval called the Walk Time. If there is only one Registrar in PBC mode, the PBC mode selected is obtained from ID 0x0004, and is found after a complete scan. The Enrollee can then immediately begin running the Registration Protocol.

If the Enrollee discovers more than one Registrar in PBC mode, it MUST abort its connection attempt at this scan and continue searching until the two-minute timeout.

Note: Before you press PBC on STA and candidate AP. Make sure all APs aren't PBC mode or APs

using PBC mode have left their Walk Time. The user can configure WPS profiles with either PIN method or PBC method.

Please follow the steps below.

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1. Select

"Enrollee" from the Config Mode drop-down list.

2. Cl

ick PBC to start the PBC connection.

3. Push the PBC on AP.

Note: Allow time for an exchange between Step 2 and Step 3.

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4. The progres

s bar as shown in the figure below indicates that scanning progress.

5. When o

ne AP is found, join it.

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6. C

heck WPS Information on the available WPS APs.

7. Confi

gure and receive one or more credential(s).Then connect successfully. The result will be

displayed as it is in the figure below.

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D. Example of Con

figuring a Network/AP Using PIN or PBC Method

1. Select "Registrar" from the Config Mode drop-down list.

2. Enter

the details of the credential and change configurations (SSID, Authentication,

Encryption and Key) manually if needed.

3. If

the PIN configuration is setup, enter the PIN sent from the Enrollee.

4. Start PIN or PBC. The following procedures are as similar as section PIN Enrollee Setup or PBC Enrollee Setup.

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5. If your AP

Enrollee has been configured before the WPS process, the credential you set in advance will be updated to the AP itself. Otherwise, after a successful registration, the AP Enrollee will be re-configured with the new parameters, and the STA Registrar will connect to the AP Enrollee with these new parameters.

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CCX

his page is available for Vista user only. It provides CCX configurations to this adapter. Please

refer to the following chart for definitions of each item.

Items Informati Enable CCX (Cisco extensions)

urn on CCKM Mark to enable CCKM.

T Enable Radio

Non-Ser Measurements limit Network EAP Enabl Enable RF Roaming Enable RF r Enable CAC (Toler CAC There are four selections: ADDTS (Directly send TS), DEL TS,

Dia

ving Channel

gnosis Select a profile which the user wants to diagnose, and then

Compatible

Measurements Mark to enable channel measurement every 0~2000

ance) Enable the call admission control

Select to enable CCX. This function can only be applied when connecting to a Cisco compatible device.

milliseconds. Mark to revise the channel measurement.

and RESET. Select an item from the drop down list and then click on the

click on the Diagnose button to perform the test.

e the NetwrokEAP authentication algorithm.

oaming function

button.

Radio On/Off

lick on the button to enable/disable wireless connection status.

Connected:

Disconnected:

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mode management guide for Windows 2000/XP/Vista

you wish to share the Internet access with the wireless stations in your environment, you can configure this wireless adapter as a software access point (Soft AP). In this mode, this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations. To use this adapter as an access point, please right click the icon on system tray and select Switch to AP mode. Please refer to the following introduction and information about this AP-mode utility.

Note: In windows X

sure that hotfix Q815485 (require XP SP1 installed) has been installed in your system before you can start using WPA features. You can check the installation of hotfix in add/remove software page under control panel.

P, it provides WPA support at hotfix Q815485. However; you have to make

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Software Access Point (Soft AP) Application

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Config

his page provides overall configuration to this adapter. Please find the following items for

T identification to each field.

10 11

13 15 14

1. SSI

D: AP name of user type. User also can select [Use Mac Address] to display it.

2. Wireless Mode: Select wireless mode. Only 2.4G is supported.

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3. Cou

ntry Region Code: eight countries to choose. Country channel list:

Classification Range 0: FCC (Canada) CH1 ~ CH11 1: ETSI CH1 ~ CH13 2: SPAIN CH10 ~ CH11 3: FRANCE CH10 ~ CH13 4: MKK CH14 ~ CH14 5: MKKI (TELEC) CH1 ~ CH14 6: ISRAEL CH3 ~ CH9 7: ISRAEL CH5 ~ CH13

Note: Country Region code is not support for Vista.

4. Beacon (ms): The time between two beacons. System default is 100 ms.

5. TX Power: Manually force the AP transmits power. System default is 100%.

6. Idle Time: Manually force the Idle Time using selected value. Default is 300.

7. Channel: Manually force the AP using the channel. System default is channel 1.

8. Use Mac Address: Use MAC address of used wireless card to be AP name. System default is

APX (X is last number of Mac Address).

9. Security Setting: Authentication mode and encryption algorithm use d within the AP . S ystem

default is no authentication and encryption.

10. No forwarding among wir eless clients: If there is no beacon among the wireless clients,

they can’t share information with each other.

11. Hide SSID: Prevent this AP from recognized in wireless network. This is disabled as default.

12. Allow BW40 MHz: Allow BW40 MHz capability.

13. Default: Use system default value.

14. Cancel: Cancel the above changes.

15. Apply: Apply the above changes.

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Securit

y Setting

This page below:

pops up after clicking the Security Setting button. Please follow the instructions

1 2

3 4

1. Auth

2. Encryption Type: Select an encryption type from the drop list.

3. WPA Pre-shared Key: A shared string between AP and STA. For WPA-PSK

4. Group Rekey Interval: Only valid when using WPA-PSK encryption algorithm.

5. WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match

entication Type: Select to be open, shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, or WPA

PSK/WPA2-PSK system.

authentication mode, this field must be filled wi th character longer than 8 and less than 32 lengths.

The key will change compliance with seconds or beacon that user set.

the key on AP. There are several formats to enter the keys. a. Hexadecimal (40bits): 10 Hex characters. b. Hexadecimal (128bits): 32Hex characters. c. ASCII (40bits): 5 ASCII characters. d. ASCII (128bits): 13 ASCII characters.

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Access Co

Thi

s function filters users to use this device by designating MAC address. Please refer to the

following chart for introduction.

ntrol

2 3

1. Access P

the MAC addresses that you designated are allowed to access the AP or not.

2. MAC Address: Add allowed (or denied) MAC addresses to the MAC address list.

3. Access List: Display all Mac Addresses that you designated.

4. Delete: Delete Mac addresses that you selected.

5. Remove All: Remove all Mac address in [Access List].

6. Apply: Apply changes.

olicy: Choose a method to process access control from the drop list to determine

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MAC Table

his page displays the station detail information of current connection.

Items Informati MAC Address The sta AID R Power Saving Mode Stat

us The connection status.

aise value by current connection.

heck if the connected station supports power

saving.

tion MAC address of current connection.

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Event Log

ecord Soft AP all event time and message.

Items Informati Even

t Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) Record event time.

Message All event messages.

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Statistics

atistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters.

ansmit Statistics

1. Tr Items Informati

Frames Tr

rames Fail To Receive ACK After

ansmitted Successfully Frames that successfully sent.

All Retries RTS Frames Successfully CTS RTS Fr

ames Fail To Receive CTS Counts of CTS that fail to be received

Receive

Frames that failed to transmit after hitting retry limit. Counts of CTS that successfully received after sending RTS frame.

after sending RTS frame.

Frames Retrans Successfully

2. Rec

eive Statistics

Items Informati F

rames Received Successfully Frames received successfully.

Frames Received Wit Fra

mes Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Duplic

ate Frames Received Duplicate received frames.

mitted

Successfully retransmitted frames numbers.

h CRC Error Frames received with CRC error.

Frames dropped due to resource issue.

3. Res

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et Counters: Reset counters to zero.