Dual Band Wireless-N
300Mbps Media USB Adapter
EUB600
User’s Manual
Version v1.0
EUB600 – Dual Band Wireless-N 300Mbps Media USB Adapter
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 3
FEATURES & BENEFITS............................................................................................................................... 3
PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................. 4
USB ADAPTER DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 4
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 4
APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 5
NETWORK CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................... 5
2 USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS (XP & VISTA) .......................................................................... 7
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................................... 7
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS .......................................................................................................................... 8
PROFILES ...................................................................................................................................................12
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE ...........................................................................................................................12
AD-HOC MODE ..........................................................................................................................................14
AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY .............................................................................................................15
WEP Encryption...................................................................................................................................15
WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption........................................................................16
WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption ....................................................17
LEAP Authentication ...........................................................................................................................18
802.1x with PEAP ................................................................................................................................18
PEAP Authentication with EAP/TLS Smartcard ..................................................................................19
802.1x with TTLS with EAP-MD5, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2 ..............................................................19
802.1x CA Server .................................................................................................................................20
NETWORK (SITE SURVEY) .........................................................................................................................22
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................24
WPS ..........................................................................................................................................................24
UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY ...........................................................................................26
3 USB ADAPTER FOR MAC OS X ....................................................................................................29
INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ......................................................................................................................... 29
PROFILES ...................................................................................................................................................32
INFRASTRUCTURE MODE ...........................................................................................................................32
AD-HOC MODE ..........................................................................................................................................34
AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY .............................................................................................................35
WEP Encryption...................................................................................................................................35
WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption ....................................................36
LINK STATUS .............................................................................................................................................37
SITE SURVEY .............................................................................................................................................38
STATISTICS ................................................................................................................................................39
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................................39
WPS ..........................................................................................................................................................40
ABOUT.......................................................................................................................................................42
APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY .....................................................................................................................43
APPENDIX B – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT .........................................................................56
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Features
Benefits
Dual Band Support 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz
Less Interference
Racing Speed up to 300Mbps data rate
(2.4GHz & 5Ghz 11N technology)
Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy-fast speed,
without the bottleneck of stringing wires.
Advanced power management
Low power consumption
WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WPA-PSK, WPA2-
AES, WEP 64/128 Support
Powerful data security.
1 Introduction
The high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter is the most convenient way to let you put a
desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running network cables.
Now you don’t need to suffer from drilling holes and exposed cables. Once you are
connected, you can do anything, just like the wired network. This USB client adapter
operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz & 5Ghz frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11a, 802.11b,
802.11g, and 802.11n wireless standards. It’s the best way to add wireless capability to your
existing wired network or simply surf the web.
To protect your wireless connectivity, the high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter can
encrypt all wireless transmissions through 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK and WPA2-AES
encryption and authentication allowing you to experience the most secure wireless
connectivity available.
The EnGenius Dual Band USB Adapter (EUB600) implements Draft 2.0 technology which
extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than existing wireless 802.11g
technology. It supports the 2T2R MIMO architecture with fully forward compatibility with
IEEE802.11n. The incredible speed of EUB600 USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking
activities more flexible and takes the wireless into practical road. You could enjoy the racing
speed of wireless connection, surfing on Internet without string wires.
Adding EnGenius EUB600 to your Notebook or Computer, it provides an excellent
performance and cost-effective solution for doing media-centric activities such as streaming
video, gaming, and enhances the QoS (WMM) without any reduction of performance. It
extends 3 times network coverage and boosts 6 times transmission throughput than existing
11g product. Advanced power management and low power consumption among 11n
products.
For more security-sensitive application, EUB600 supports Hardware-based IEEE 802.11i
encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES. Also, it supports
Wi-Fi alliance WPA and WPA2 encryption and is Cisco CCX V1.0, V2.0 and V3.0 compliant.
Features & Benefits
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Support 2Tx * 2Rx Radio
With Intelligent Antenna enables
WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support
Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of
Service support (QoS) / enhanced power saving
for Dynamic Networking
USB 2.0/1.1
USB 2.0 interface and compatible with USB 1.1
PWR and LINK
LED Indicator
WPS button
Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing.
Do not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its
original package.
One Wireless LAN USB Adapter
One CD-ROM with Drivers and User’s Manual Included
One Quick Installation Guide
USB Adapter Description
The USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface.
System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the USB adapter.
PC/AT compatible computer with a USB interface.
Windows 2000/XP/Vista or MAC OS operating system.
30 MB of free disk space for installing the USB adapter driver and utility program.
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Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes
some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless
LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic buildings,
older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs
either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disaster-recovery,
temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a temporary WLAN
established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can access
real-time information while dealing with patients, serving customers and
processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead caused
by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with wireless LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for missioncritical applications running on wired networks.
h) Training/Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and learning.
Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless
network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network
configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped
with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range
of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have
access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point.
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This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless
network. The image below depicts a network in ad-hoc mode.
b) Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode,
all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It
doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used
in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by
acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless
stations. The image below depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
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WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security
mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down
wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA
is used under 11n mode.
If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you
are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to
fully utilize 11N capability. This policy has no effect if connecting with b/g
only wireless access point.
2 USB Adapter for Windows (XP & Vista)
Before You Begin
During the installation, XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore,
you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers. On
many systems, instead of a CD, the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk
in C:\WINDOWS \OPTIONS\CABS directory.
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Installing the Drivers
Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run
automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then must manually select the
Autorun.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on Driver / Utility to go to the Driver page.
3. Click For Windows XP or above version to start the install process.
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4. Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard. Select Install driver and
EnGenius WLAN Utility and then click on the Next> button.
5. Click on the Install button to begin the installation.
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6. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed.
7. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
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8. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect and
install the new hardware.
9. An EG icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the EG icon and then
click on Launch Config Utility.
Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use
Windows Zero Configuration (XP only feature).
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Profiles
The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home,
office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID
as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold
and encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or
Ad-hoc mode. The configuration settings for each mode are described below.
Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all
wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter
if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP
can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which
effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
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Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the
SSID.
SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The
SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The
SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option.
o CAM (Continuously Active Mode): Select this option if your notebook is
always connected to the power supply.
o PSM (Power Saving Mode): Select this option if your notebook uses its
battery power. This option minimizes the battery usage while the
network is idle.
Network Type: Select Infrastructure from the drop-down list.
TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your notebook is
connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not, select one of the
lower values for power saving.
RTS Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable RTS
Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will send RTS/CTS
handshake packets.
Fragment Threshold: Place a check in this box if you would like to enable
Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will be
fragmented.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
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Ad-hoc Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC
Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In
ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the
SSID.
SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The
SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The
SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
Network Type: Select Ad-hoc from the drop-down list.
Preamble: Select Auto from the drop-down list, unless you are aware of the
preamble type (long or short) used in each station.
Channel: Displays the channel number of the Access Point.
TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your notebook is
connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not, select one of the
lower values for power saving.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
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WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security
mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down
wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is
used under 11n mode.
If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you
are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to fully
utilize 11N capability. This policy has no effect if connecting with b/g only
wireless access point.
Authentication and Security
The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such
as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail
below.
WEP Encryption
The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data
transmission more secure. You may select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted
from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate
with the other wireless clients, all the wireless devices in this network must have the
same encryption key or pass phrase. The following information is included in this tab, as
the image depicts below.
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Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list.
Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list.
WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): Type a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5
alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or
26 hexadecimal characters.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you
type, click the Show Password box to check it.
WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). This is used along with 802.1x security setting. The
technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with
WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an
integrity-checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with. EAP
(Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a
variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of
authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to
interact with its counterpart in the client.
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Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list.
Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list.
Click on the OK button to save the changes.
Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you
type, click the Show Password box to check it.
WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption
WPA–PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an
authentication server. Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network
services is allowed only if the pre-shared key of the computer matches that of the Access
Point. This approach offers the simplicity of the WEP key, but uses stronger TKIP
encryption. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol
that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the
exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a
server to interact with its counterpart in the client.
Authentication Type: Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list.
Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list.
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