Edimax Technology 802.11g User Manual
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User Manu al
Ver sion: 1.1
(June, 2005)
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Fe deral Communication Commission
Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital dev ice, pursuant t o Part 15 of 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 t he
instruc tions , m a y cause harmful inte r ference to radio com m unica tions.
Howev er, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installati on . If this equipm ent does caus e harmful int er ferenc e to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
an d on , the us er is encou raged to try to correc t t he interfe ren ce by one or
m ore of the foll owing meas ures:
1. Reorient or r elocate t he r ec eiving antenn a.
2. Inc r ease the sep ar atio n betwe en the eq uipment and receiver.
3. Connect the equipm ent into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connecte d.
4. Consu lt the dealer or an experie nc ed r adio t ec hnician f or help.
FC C Caut i on
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided
instr uctions and a minimum 5 cm spacing must be provided between
computer mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding ext remities of
hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operat ion.
This device complies wit h Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules . Opera tion is s ubjec t 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.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approv ed by the party responsible
for compliance c ould void the autho ri ty to opera te equipm ent.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation ex posure set forth for an
un con t rolled envi ronm en t . In orde r to a voi d th e pos s ibility o f exceeding the
FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall
not be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of DI RECTIVE 1999/5/CE
OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMEN T AND THE C OUNCIL o f March 9, 1999 on
radio equipment and telecommunication t erminal Equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC
(T elecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station
Equipment) A s of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who
install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of
electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All
guidelines of t his and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed
at all times t o ensure the saf e use of the equipment.
EU Countries Intended for Use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and off ice use in A ustria,
B elgium, Denmar k , Fi nland, France , Germ any, Gree ce , Irelan d, I taly,
Lu xem bou rg , the Netherlands , Por tugal, Spain , Sweden, and the Unite d
K ingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member
s tat es : Iceland, Liech tenstein, Norwa y, and Swi t ze rlan d.
EU C ountries N ot intended fo r use
No ne.
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................. 1
1.1 FEATURES........................................................................................ 1
1.2 SPEC IFICAT I ONS................................................................................ 1
1.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS.......................................................................... 2
2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.......................................... 3
3 C ONFIGUR ATIO N UTI LI TY ........................................... 10
3.1 WIRELESS CONNECTION STATUS......................................................... 10
3.2 PROFILE MANAGEMENT ....................................................................11
3.3 DIAGNOSTICS ................................................................................. 12
3.4 SECURITY......................................................................................13
3.4.1 WPA Setting................................................................................15
3.4.2 Usin g WPA Passphrase Security.........................................................22
3 . 4. 3 Pre -S h ar ed Encryp tion Key s..............................................................23
OVERW RIT ING AN EXISTING STATIC WEP KEY .............................................. 24
DISABLING STATIC WEP .......................................................................... 24
4 TROUBLESHOOTI NG .................................................... 25
1 Introduction
Thank you fo r pu rchasing the 802.11g Wi reless LAN Ca rbu s Adapter. This Adapter is
de si gn ed to com ply with IEEE 802.11g Wi rele ss LA N standa rd and easy to carr y with the
Mini si ze. I t is suitable for any Laptop or De sktop computers.
Thi s adapte r sup port s 64/128/152-bit WEP da ta en cryption that p rotect s you r wirel ess
net work f rom eave sdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature that
c ombi nes IEEE 80 2.1x and TKIP (Tem p oral Key Integrity Protocol) te chnologi es. Cli ent
users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Router s, and the data
t ran smi tted in the netwo r k is enc rypted/decrypted by a dyn am i cally changed secret key.
I t supports the Super G mode feature to enhance the data rate to reach to 108Mbps, it can
enhance the data rate when it connect with Super G produ ct .
This adapter is with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your
wireless ne twork.
1.1 Features
• Complies wi th the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g 2.4GHz standards.
• Up to 54Mbps high data transfer rate. ( 108M : Super G mode enabled)
• Sup por t 64/ 128/152- b it W E P, WP A , IE EE 80 2. 1x h ig h level of s ec urity.
• Complie s with IEEE 802.11d country roaming standard.
• Support the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.
• Suppor ts Standard 32bit Ca r dbus interface.
• Portable and Compact- size design.
• Suitable for Any Notebook.
1.2 Specifications
• Standard: IEEE 802.11g/b
• Bus Type: 32-bit Car dbus
• Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (Industrial Sci entific Medical Band)
• M odulatio n : OFDM with B PSK, QPSK, 16QA M, 64QAM (11 g )
BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)
• Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fall back (108Mbps: Super G enabled)
• Securi ty: 64/128/152-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA , IEEE 802.1x
• Antenna: Internal Antenna
• Drivers: Wi ndows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server
• LE D: Link, Activi ty
• T ransmit Power: 16 ~18 dBm (T ypi cal )
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• Dimensi on: 8(H) x 118(W) x 54(D) mm
• T emperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C)
• Humidity: 0-95% (NonCondensing)
• Certific at ion: FCC, CE
1.3 Package Contents
Before you begin the installati on, please check the items of your pac kage. The package
should include the following items:
• One PC Car d
• One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s M anual.)
• One Qu ick Gui de
I f a ny o f t he above i tems is missi ng, contac t y our su pplier as soo n as p ossi ble.
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2 Installation Procedure
Before you proceed with the installation, please notic e fol l owing descriptions.
Note1 : The fol l owing insta llation was operated i n Windows XP. (Procedur es are si m i lar for
Windows 98SE/Me /2000)
Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the
old v ersion fi r st.
Note3 : For Window s 98SE pl ea se m ake sure your copy of wi ndows i s fully updated with the
la tes t hotfix es by going to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Th is chap te r describ es u s in g the Ath e ro s insta lle r to in s ta ll th e Athero s wireles s
net wo rk ad ap ter driver.
Installation
Note: P lease ensure th e Su per-G cardbus adapter is firmly
inserted to the cardbus slot before startin g the setu p
program.
To install th e ACU and devi c e driver:
1. I n s ert the d evi ce into the co mp u ter, an d ins ert the i n s tallatio n CD.
2. Open the InstallShield Wizard (setup.exe).
3. Th e Ath e ro s C lien t In s ta llation in s ta ller ope n s . Select the lan g uage yo u wis h
the in s ta llatio n p ro g ram to p ro ceed in . C lick Nex t.
4. The Atheros license agreement window appears. Read and accept the
agreement to continue. C lick Nex t.
5. T h e I nstallatio n Program win do w appears with three s etu p op ti on s.
To in s ta ll th e clie n t utili tie s an d d river, se lect the a ppro p r ia te in s ta llatio n type
(se e Tab le (2-1 ) a nd click Next.
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Table 2-1. Insta ller I nsta llat ion Se lect ions
Rad io But ton Description
Install Client
Utilitie s and
Dri ver
(recommended)
In stall Driver Only Installs only the driver without installing the client utilities.
Make Driver
Installation
Diske tte(s)
6. A promp t a p pears wa rning that the in s ta ll re q u ires the sys tem to be reb oo te d
a t the en d of th e in s ta llatio n p ro ces s . Click Y es to co ntin u e .
7. Choo se the setup directo ry. The default is C:\Program Files \ Atheros.
Click Next.
8. Choose the program folder for the start menu. The default is Athero s . C lick
Next.
9. For a windo ws XP installation, the next screen defines the Windo ws Ze ro
Configura tio n. Windows XP Ze ro Configura tion provides functio nality to
a u toma ti ca l ly t ry to con nect th e statio n to availabl e wire l ess ne two rk s . For
comp lete in forma tio n o n Windows Ze ro C on fig u ra tio n , see the M ic roso f t web
site.
10 .I n this in s tallatio n , s elect th e Athero s C lient Utility an d Supp lica n t.
Install s the driver and client utilities. This is the recommends
option.
Creates driver installation diskettes.
C lick Next. T h e insta ller a u to ma tically ins ta lls th e d ri ve r.
11 .M a ke su re th a t the USB d e vice is in s e rted . I f it is n o t, in s ert it, th e n ca n cel
the fo un d Ne w Ha rd ware W izard if it appea rs. Proceed wi th the ins tallation.
Cl ick OK .
12.W indows m ay display a Windows Logo error for the USB bootloader. Click
Continue Anyway.
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13 .Win d ows ma y dis p lay a Win dows L o g o er ror fo r the WLAN drive r. C lick Click
Continue Anyway.
Th e in s ta ller co n tinu es in s ta llatio n .
14. Cl ick OK at th e p ro mp t to reboot and compl ete the in stallatio n.
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