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Chung Nam Electronics (CNE)
IEEE 802.11b/g USB WLAN Module
(Model #: WLC-300GRS)
OEM Manual
Version 0.1
July 2008
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Product ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Main Features................................................................................................................. 3
1.3 LED Status ..................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2 Installation Procedure.................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Software Installation ...................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Hardware Installation..................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Profile............................................................................................................................. 8
2.4 Link Status ................................................................................................................... 12
2.6 Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 14
2.7 Advanced...................................................................................................................... 15
Chapter 3 Configuration ............................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 4 Regulatory Information ............................................................................................. 16
4.1 FCC Information to User ............................................................................................. 16
4.2 FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure ......................................................................... 17
4.3 FCC Electronic Emission Notices ............................................................................... 17
4.4 OEM installation Guide ............................................................................................... 17
Chapter 5 Technical Specifications............................................................................................ 20
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Product
The 54M Wireless USB Module is a 4 Pins connector support USB 2.0 signaling module
supporting IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz radio operation. It provides high-speed wireless
connection with data rate up to 54Mbps. Additionally, wireless roaming allows the user to
move among different AP without losing the current connection. The adapter provides
excellent security features including
security make the network almost impenetrable.
TKIP, AES, WPA, and up to 128 bit WEP encryption
1.2 Main Features
Complies with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards
Supports WPA data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption,
64/128-bitWEP encryption
Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates
Provides USB interface
Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes
Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode
Eases configuration and provides monitoring information
Supports Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP
Internal Antenna
1.3 LED Status
The LED on the top of this card indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at green light when sending
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Chapter 2 Installation Procedure
2.1 Software Installation
2.1.1 Overview
The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows
98SE, Me, 2000 and XP. The Setup Wizard will guide you install the Utility and drivers.
If you install the hardware before the software, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware
Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM.
The Setup steps for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP are very similar. The following setup
steps are for windows 2000.
2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows 2000
1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, click the Start button and choose Run.
In the field that appears, enter F:\XXX\Setup.exe (if “F” is the letter of your CD-ROM
drive; XXX presents the setup program path, which is labeled on the Resource CD), Figure
2-1 should then appear.
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Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup
2. You will see a warning box shown in Figure 2-1, click the No button to end the installation.
Otherwise, click the Yes button to install driver, the Setup Wizard will display a screen
similar to that shown in Figure 2-2 after a moment.
Figure 2-2 Start Setup
User Guide
3. To continue, please waiting for running automatically for a moment, Figure 2-2. Click the
Cancel button to end the Installation.
4. The soft install automatically in the operating system, and appear a dialog box Figure 2-3.
Now, only a thing which you can do is Waiting!
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Figure 2-3 waiting state dialog box
5. After the files have been successfully installed, the screen in Figure 2-4 will appear. Click
the Finish button to finish the wizard.
Figure 2-4 Finish installing
6. After installing the software, Please plug the adapter into your PC. If you need instructions
as to how to do this, please refer to next section - Hardware Installation. If you have
plugged it into you PC already, please unplug it and plug it back in. The OS will
automatically detect the adapter and automatically setup the driver for the adapter. If it does
not, please follow the setup steps to finish the driver installation.
After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon appear in your system icon
box.
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2.2 Hardware Installation
1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the
Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light
up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on.
2.3 Profile
Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear, Figure 2-1. The Profile
screen provides tools to:
Add a Profile
Delete a profile
Edit a profile
Activate a profile
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Figure 3-1 Profile Tab
To create a new profile, click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration
screen will appear as shown in Figure 2-2.
To edit a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the Edit
button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 2-1.
To delete a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the
Delete button.
To switch to another profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and
click the Activate button.
* Note:
Do not forget to click the Apply button when you create a new profile for connection.
To add a new configuration profile, click Add button on the Profile Management tab. To
modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click Edit. The
Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 3-2.
1. Edit the Configuration tab
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Figure 3-2 Add Profile – configuration
Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names
are not case-sensitive.
SSID - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32
characters.
PSM (Power Save Mode)
CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) – Continuous Access Mode.
PSM (Power Saving Mode) - Power Saving mode.
Network Type – Displays the wireless mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure mode.
Preamble – Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Auto Switch
(access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames. The
adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them.
RTS Threshold – Default is 2312.
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Fragment Threshold – Default is 2312.
Ad-hoc mode – Displays the wireless mode, either Only 802.11B or 802.11B/G mode.
Channel – Shows the current channel in use. This field determines which operating
frequency will be used.
2. Edit the Authentication and Security tab
Figure 3-3 Add Profile – configuration
Authentication Type – Three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP.
802.1x Setting – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA.
Encryption – Displays which encryption type that the driver is using. When you select
Open System, Shared-Key System as Network Authentication, there are two options: WEP
and None. If you select WPA-PSK as Network Authentication, there are TKIP and AES
options instead of WEP and None.
Wep Key – Key #1, Key #2, Key #3, Key #4, the Key groups. You can enter 10 hexadecimal
digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F) or 5 ASCII characters for 64-bit (also called 40bits)
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encryption. You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F) or 13
ASCII characters for 128-bit (also called 104bits) encryption.
2.4 Link Status
The Link Status tab Figure 3-4 displays the adapter's current status.
Figure 3-4 Link Status
The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen.
Status - Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network, if not connected,
display RF is closed; if connected, display AP name and BSSID.
Extra Info - Shows link status and the current channel in use.
Link Speed - Shows the current max Transfer rate, unit is Mbit/sec.
Throughput - Displays Tx and Rx rate, unit is Kbits/sec.
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Link Quality - Shows the quality of the signal.
Signal Strength - Shows the strength of the signal.
2.5 Site Survey
Click the Site Survey tab of the Utility and the Site Survey screen will appear, Figure 3-5. On
the Site Survey screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks.
Figure 3-5 Site Survey tab
Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the
Connect button to connect to an available network.
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2.6 Statistics
The Statistics tab as Figure 3-6 shows receiving and transmitting statistical information for the
following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless
network adapter.
Click the Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information.
Figure 3-6 Statistics tab
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Chapter 3 Configuration
CNE 802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility. This section describes
how to configure your Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local
Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
After the Adapter's driver and utility has been installed, the adapter’s tray icon or will
appear in your system tray. It means the utility is running on your system. If the utility does not
run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start> Program>RaLink Wireless> RaLink
Wireless Utility. If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed
incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again.
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Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection.
Double-click the icon and the configuration screen of the utility will appear. You can also
run the utility by clicking: Start> Program>RaLink Wireless> RaLink Wireless Utility.
The utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
Display current status information
Edit and add configured profiles
Display current diagnostics information
The section below introduces these above capabilities.
* Note:
If your OS is Windows XP, you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless network
settings. (To use this function, you must upgrade the OS with sp1).
If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings, just exit the utility.
Right-click the icon at the bottom of the screen, and click Exit to exit the utility.
Chapter 4 Regulatory Information
4.1 FCC Information to User
NOTE:THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV
INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT.
SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER¡¯S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE
EQUIPMENT.
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4.2 FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure
Warning:
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.
4.3 FCC Electronic Emission Notices
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
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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This device is certified as modular radio form with the following antenna types. Change to
other type requires re-evaluation/ certification
1) PIFA Antenna 2.0 dBi max
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Chapter 5 Technical Specifications
Appendix A: Specifications
General
Interface 4 Pins connector support USB 2.0 signaling
Standards IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g
Operating System Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Transmission
Distance
Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz
Sensitivity
Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
Radio Data Rate
Modulation 11g OFDM , 11b CCK/DSSS
Media Access
Protocol
Data Security
Working
Temperature
In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to
the environment).
54M -70dBm
11M -83dBm
Wireless
54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps 11g OFDM11/5.5/2/1 Mbps
11b DSSS,(Auto Rate Sensing)
CSMA/CA with ACK
WPA, 64/128 bit WEP, TKIP/AES, IEEE 802.1X
authentication
Physical Environmental
040 (32104)
Storage
Temperature
Humidity
Dimensions 41m (L) x 19mm (W) x 1.3mm (H)
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10%90% RH, Non-condensing
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Appendix B: Glossary
* 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps
using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b
networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
* 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b
devices, and WEP encryption for security.
* Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless
adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless
computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other
without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a
departmental scale or SOHO operation.
* DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit
pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code).
Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical
techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need
for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power
wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to
an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is
recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored).
* FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the
carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a
pseudo-random set of channels. Because a fixed frequency is not used, and only the
transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of FHSS is extremely difficult.
* Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other
devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In
infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a
wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless
network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A
set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set
(ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to
connect the wired and wireless networks.
* Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency
technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical
communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability,
integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case
of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect,
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louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of
the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right
frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two
main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency
Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).
* SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric
key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.
This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to
the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
* WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or
128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
* Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an
industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.
* WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and
associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which
network serving users are limited in a local area.
* WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
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