GemTek Technology U950711AG User Manual

User Manual

USB Wireless 802.11 a/b/g Adaptor

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PART NUMBER WUBA180AG

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

Inventory Checklist 3 Supported Security 3

2 SECURITY SETTING

3 WINDOWS VISTAWIRELESS AUTO CONFIGURATION

Launching Microsoft Windows Vista Wireless Network Configuration 7

Setting the Network Key Automatically 8 Setting the Wireless Network Connection Manually 11

GLOSSARY 17

TROUBLESHOOTING 19

REGULATORY NOTICES 21

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 24

INDEX 26

Inventory Checklist

Introduction

Your PC comes with a built-in USB Wireless 802.11a/b/g adaptor which allows it to function as a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connecting with other wireless product(s). This product is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g Compliant device. It features automatic rate selection and advanced security features like WEP, 802.1x, WPA/WPA2 with TKIP and AES for stronger data encryption.

Included with your HP PC should be the following items for your Wireless USB Adaptor:

z Documentation CD (Contains Quick Installation Guide and full

User Manual)

z A high gain omni directional antenna as well as an attachment

pad ( See Chapter 2 for installation instructions)

Supported Security

Note: Not all PC Configurations ship with this external omni-directional

antenna. If your PC did not come with an antenna in a plastic packet then there is a built-in internal antenna already installed in your PC. In such case please skip chapter 2 of this manual as your PC does not need an external antenna.

In order to secure your network from passive or active intrusion, key

features are enabled on Windows Vista Wireless Auto Config- uration:

z WPA Personal/Enterprise security z WPA2 Personal/Enterprise Security z WEP Encryption

Please see Chapter 3 for information on security settings for your USB Wireless adaptor.

Security Setting

Security can be set up using WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) or 802.1X (with EAP-TLS and PEAP authentication method). It is important to set up matching security types between devices. Be certain to check the type of security on your other wireless device(s) in order to decide which type of security needs to be set up on your PC.

WEP security was the original security standard provided for wireless 802.11 devices. WPA or WPA2 security which offers more advanced encryption technology is a more recent standard of security available.The goal of WPA2 certification is to support the additional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.

IEEE 802.1X reduces the security vulnerabilities that are associated with connections to IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Unlike open system or shared key authentication(specified in IEEE802.11), IEEE

802.1X enforces verification of user-based credentials for a wireless computer or user before allowing access to the wireless network and, depending on the authentication method used, dynamically determines encryption keys for wireless communication. If you connect to an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) without IEEE 802.1X authentication enabled, the data that you send is more vulnerable to attacks.

Launching Microsoft Windows Vista Wireless Network Configuration

Windows Vista Wireless Auto

Configuration

It is necessary to complete the steps in Chapter 2, Antenna Attachment prior to using Windows Vista Wireless Network Configuration.

If you have already established a wireless network with access to the internet and you would like to wirelessly connect this HP PC to your wireless network, use Windows Vista Auto Configuration.

To launch Windows Vista Wireless Network Configuration:

1. Click Start, and then Connect to from the Windows Vista desktop.

Figure: 4.1The connect to a network dialog box

2. In Show, please select on Wireless for wireless connections only.

Note: Your Network name will appear in the above window. Any

other listed available wireless networks represent the wireless networks established within range of your PC. These will vary and may not provide secured access to the internet.

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