Canyon CNP-WF518N1 User Manual

CNP-WF518N1

Wireless USB Adapter

User Manual

Table of Contents

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

Safety Precautions ..................................................................................... 1

Package Contents ....................................................................................... 2

Hardware Overview ................................................................................... 3

Getting Started .......................................................................................... 4

Connecting to Device ................................................................................ 4

Installing Device Driver .......................................................................... 4

Connecting to Wireless Network .................................................... 7

Using Ralink Utility .................................................................................... 8

Scan for Other Wireless Devices ................................................ 9

Connect to an Access Point ......................................................... 13

Add an Access Point to Profile .................................................. 16

Using Windows Zero Configuration ............................................... 22

Profile Management ............................................................................. 27

Add a profile ................................................................................................. 28

Edit an existing profile ........................................................................... 29

Delete an existing profile ..................................................................... 30

Activate a profile ....................................................................................... 31

Advanced Settings ................................................................................. 32

View Network Statistics ..................................................................... 35

WMM Setting ............................................................................................. 36

WPS Configuration ................................................................................ 38

WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration) ...................... 39

WPS Setup - PIN ........................................................................................ 42

Radio ON/OFF .......................................................................................... 44

About ............................................................................................................. 45

Online Help ................................................................................................. 46

Soft-AP Function ..................................................................................... 47

Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration ............................. 47

Security Setting.......................................................................................... 50

Access Control............................................................................................. 52

Connection Table ....................................................................................... 53

Event Log ....................................................................................................... 54

Statistics ......................................................................................................... 55

About ................................................................................................................ 55

Appendix ...................................................................................................... 57

Specification ................................................................................................. 57

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 57

Glossary .......................................................................................................... 59

Thank you for purchasing CANYON CNP-WF518N1. We sincerely wish you to enjoy the 802.11b/g wireless network adapter. It is an easy-to-install device that connects to PC (Ad-Hoc mode for peer-to-peer file sharing) or connects to a wireless router/access point (for internet connection). To fully utilize the functions and features of CANYON CNP-WF518N1, please read through the user manual before you get started.

Introduction

Safety Precautions

Please observe all safety precautions before using the device. Please follow all procedures outlined in this manual to properly operate the device.

z Do NOT attempt to disassemble or alter any part of the device that is not

described in this guide.

z Do NOT place the device in contact with water or any other li quids. The device

is NOT designed to be liquid proof of any sort.

z In the event of liquid entry into device interior, immediately disconnect the

device from the computer. Continuing us e of the device may result in fire or electrical shock. Please consult your product distributor or the closest support center.

z To avoid risk of electrical shock, do not connect or disconnect the device with

wet hands.

z Do NOT place the device near a heat source or directly expose it to flame. z Never place the device in vicinity of equipments generating strong

electromagnetic fields. Exposure to strong magnetic fields may cause malfunctions or data corruption and loss.

z All images in the user manual are for user reference only. Actual products

might differ slightly than images shown here.

Package Contents

Product Image Item Name

CNP-WF518N1 Main Unit

USB Extension Cable

Warranty Card

Quick Guide

Driver and Documentation CD

Hardware Overview

USB Connector Connects to PC

Device Cap Protects USB connector

Status LED Indicator Indicates link/activity status

Radio Status LED Status Device Activity Radio Off Off Wireless LAN function is disabled. Radio On (No

Connection)

Off No link to wireless AP or Router Flashing Transmitting management information.

Radio On (Connecting to AP or Router)

On Link to wireless AP or Router

Flashing

Transmitting data or management information.

Status LED Indicator Device Cap

USB Connector

Getting Started

Before using CANYON CNP-WF518N1, please make sure that the PC and the device are within range of an access point (802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11b/g).

Connecting to Device

1. Power on PC.

2. Insert the device into an USB 2.0 slot.

3. Insert Driver CD into CD-ROM to start driver installation.

NOTE: It is recommended to install driver from Driver CD for full functionalities.

Installing Device Driver

1. After inserting Driver CD, click on Setup.exe to start driver installation process.

2. Click on the option “I accept the terms of the license agreement” and click on Next to continue driver installation.

NOTE: Please click on Ok when prompted to install Unsigned Driver. This is a Windows system warning that indicates the specific driver program is not certified by Windows.

3. Select installation type:

z Driver and Ralink WLAN Utility:

Install device driver and Ralink WLAN Utility software designed specifically for the device.

z Driver only: Install device driver

only.

4. Click on Next to continue driver installation process.

NOTE: Installing both driver and Ralink WLAN Utility is recommended.

5. Select WLAN configuration interface to set up wireless network:

z Ralink Configuration Tool:

Software specifically designed to set up wireless network with device.

z Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool:

Configure device using Microsoft Window embedded function.

6. Click on Next to continue driver installation process.

NOTE: It is recommended to set up wireless network using Ralink Configuration Tool for it fully enhances all device functionalities.

7. The driver and/or preferred network configuration utility will be installed.

8. Click on Finish to complete installation process.

9. After successful installation, a desktop shortcut will be created and an icon will be also created at Notification Area.

10. Right click on the icon and click on Launch Config Utility to launch Ralink Configuration Tool or click on Exit to stop wireless network connection.

NOTE: Click on Start Æ All Programs Æ Ralink Wireless Æ Ralink Wireless Utility to re-launch utility.

Connecting to Wireless Network

After the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically. If you want to connect to a specific wireless access point, or the access point you wish to connect uses encrypti on, you ha v e to configure the wireless network card and input required parameters, to get connected to the wireless access point you wish to connect.

The current status of wireless connection will be displayed by Ralink configuration utility icon:

Wireless connection is established, good signal reception.

Wireless connection is established, normal signal reception.

Wireless connection is established, weak signal reception.

Connection is not established yet.

Wireless network card is not detected.

There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless access point: using the Ralink configuration utility and using built-in windows zero configuration utility.

NOTE: In Vista, the network card will not connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically.

Using Ralink Utility

Please follow the following instructions to use Ralink configuration utility to connect to wireless access point.

1. Right-click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then clicks ‘Launch Config Utility’.

Ralink setup utility (RaUI) will launch, and begin to scan for all wireless access points automatically.

RaUI consists two parts: Menu and setup area. You can select a setup function (Profile, Network, etc.) from menu, and corresponding setup items will be displayed at setup area.

Some function includes more information, and can not be fitted in setup area. In this case, you can click ‘More / less’ button to expand the setup utility window, to display more information:

Setup Area

More / Less button

You can click ‘More / Less’ button again, and setup utility window will resume to its original size.

Scan for Other Wireless Devices

There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points, which is able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless / wired network clients.

Ad-Hoc mode is also know as ‘point-to-point’ mode, and in this mode, wireless devices such as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish wireless connection with more than one wireless device, and is suitable for establishing a one-to-one wireless connection between two wireless devices.

Tip: If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure, the setup utility window will expand automatically.

Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode, there two things you must know:

a. Wireless device’s ‘SSID’ (Service Set IDentifier, someone will call it ‘access

point’s name’).

You can s can for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby , but if the SSID of the wireless device you wish to connect is hidden, you must know exact SSID before you can establish connection with it.

b. If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption, you must know

its encryption key.

Please launch Ralink setup utility and it will scan for wireless access points near by:

Scan results will be displayed here, please check if the wireless device (access point or another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here.

Scan result includes 6 types of information, they are:

A B C D E

A The SSID (Service Set Identifier) of wireless device. If nothing is displayed here, it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden.

If a

symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device, means you’ve

established connected with that wireless device.

B The type of this wireless device and the channel number of this wireless device.

Means this wireless device is an access point

Means this wireless device is a computer (Ad-Hoc mode, point-to-point

connection) C The wireless standard supported by this access point is displayed here.

‘n’ for 802.11n

, ‘g; for 802.11g , and ‘b’ for 802.11b .

WPS icon

will appear when the access point supports WPS. If the access

point uses encryption, a key icon

will appear.

Note: When the access point supports WPS and WPS icon

is appeared, you

will not see the key icon

here even through the access point uses encryption.

D Shows the signal strength of access point by percentage.

E Shows the bar graph of the signal strength.

If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here, please click ‘Rescan’ button to scan for access point again, until the one you preferred is displayed. You may have to click ‘Rescan’ for more than two times before you can see the access point you wish to use here.

If you still can not see the access point you wish to use after clicking ‘Rescan’ for more than five times, please move your computer closer to the location where the wireless access point is, or see instructions in Chapter 4-2 ‘Troubleshooting’.

If you wish to see detailed information for a specific access point, please double-click on it, and you’ll be provided with its detailed inf o rmation.

There are 4 types of technical information:

General: Displays basic information about this access point, such as SS ID, MAC Address, authentication / encryption type, channel etc.

WPS: If this access point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), related information will be displayed here.

CCX: If this access point supports CCX (Cisco Compatible eXtension), related information will be displayed here.

802.11n: If this access point complies with 802.11n draft, related information will be displayed here.

And here are descriptions of every setup item in setup area:

Item Name Description

Sorted by >> You can decide how to sort all listed access point by

‘SSID’, ‘Channel’, or ‘Signal’ (signal strength).

Show dBm Check this box to show the signal strength of access

point, instead of percentage.

Rescan Click this button to rescan access points. You can click

this button for several times, if the access point you wish to use does not show in the list.

Add to Profile You can store a specific access point to profile, so you can

link to that access point directly next time, without inputting authentication key again.

To add an access point to profile, you have to select an access point from the list first, then click ‘Add to Profile’ button. Detailed instructions will be given below.

Connect Connect to a selected access point. Y ou have to select an

access point from the list first and then click ‘Connect’ to connect to the selected access point.

Connect to an Access Point

If the wireless access point you wish to connect is found, you can establish connection with it by clicking ‘Connect’ button. Instructions will be given as follow:

1. Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect, it will be highlighted, then click ‘Connect’.

If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute. If the access point you selected uses encryption, please proceed to step 3.

2. If the wireless access point does not have SSID, you’ll be prompted to input it now. Please ask the owner of wireless access point for the exact SSID and input it here, then click ‘OK’ when ready. If the SSID you provided here is wrong, you’ll not be able to connect to this access point.

3. If the wireless access point uses encryption, you will be prompted to input its WEP key or WPA preshared key.

4. Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect, and input the correct key here and then click ‘OK’. By checking ‘Show Password’ box, the encryption key you inputted here will be displayed.

If the value you inputted here is wrong, you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point.

Authentication type will be selected by the authentication type of the access point automatically, please don’t change it.

However , if you’re connecting to an access point uses 802.1x authentica tion, you have to check ‘802.1x’ box and input related information. Instructions for

802.1x authentication will be given later.

5. If the wireless access point is successfully connected, you’ll see a

symbol

appears in front of the name of wireless device.

You can put the mouse cursor over the Ralink configuration utility icon, and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon.

You can also click More / Less button (

) to see detailed information of

connected access point:

Add an Access Point to Profile

If you will connect to some specific wireless access point frequently, you can add their information to the profile. Just like the telephone directory , the profile saves all information of access points, and you can recall them anytime you wish to establish connection.

You can add a found access point to profile, or input all information of an access point by yourself.

To add a found access point to profile, please select a found access point first (to make it highlighted), then click ‘Add to Profile’ button; to input the information of access point by yourself, please go to ‘Profile’ menu and click ‘Add’ button.

The setup utility will expand:

Here are descriptions of every setup item:

Item Name Description

Profile Name You can give this profile a name. Every profile needs a

unique name.

SSID Please input the SSID of this access point. If you selected

an access point from the list, and its SSID is not hidden, the SSID will be filled automatically; however, you can modify the SSID by yourself.

Network T ype Please select the network type: Ad hoc or Infrastructure.

If you’re connecting to an access point, please select ‘Infrastructure’; for point-to-point wireless connection (i.e. connecting to another computer using Ad Hoc mode), please select Ad hoc here.

If you selected an access point from the list above, please

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