GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY GN WB31N RH User Manual

GN-WB31N-RH

AIRCRUISER N300 USB Adapter

Quick Start Guide

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Rev. 1.0

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution:

To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. 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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...........................................1

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE AIRCRUISER N300 USB WIRELESS ADAPTER.........................1

1.2 FEATURES .................................................................................................................1

1.3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................2

1.4 C

1.5 LED

1.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................1

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.......................................................2

2-1. INSTALLING THE GN-WB31N-RH................................................................................2

2-2. SMARTSETUP 3..........................................................................................................4

ONTENTS PACKAGE..................................................................................................1

INDICATORS .......................................................................................................1

CHAPTER 3 USING THE WIRELESS UTILITY...........................2

3.1. PROFILE TAB .............................................................................................................2

3.2. LINK STATUS TAB.......................................................................................................1

3.3. SITE SURVEY TAB ......................................................................................................2

3.4. STATISTICS TAB .........................................................................................................3

3.5. QOS .........................................................................................................................1

3.6. ABOUT TAB................................................................................................................1

APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................2

APPENDIX B REGULATORY INFORMATION ..............................3

APPENDIX C WARRANTY.............................................................4

Chapter 1 Product Overview

1.1 Introduction to the AIRCRUISER N300 USB Wireless Adapter

This GN-WB31N-RH 802.11b/g/n Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) USB adapter is composed of the MAC, Baseband, and radio components, USB interface, and two antennas with high throughput and MIMO (Multi-Input and Multi-Output) feature. It operates at 2.4GHz frequency band, providing fast (up to 300Mbps) and secure (WEP 64/128, TKIP, AES, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x) connections to 802.11n networks from a single Adapter. It is backward compatible with 11b and 11g. GN-WB31N-RH overcomes environment multi-path effect by MIMO feature and to keep its stable wireless performance and running wireless anywhere.

Power in a small package

With the design of small and convenient size, the GIGABYTE’s GN-WB31N-RH is powerful. Enabling 54 Mbps wireless Internet sharing – 5 times faster than most Wireless USB adapters on the 802.11b network. High-level WEP encryption protects your network from would be hackers without a hit on performance.

High-speed USB 2.0

Features a USB 2.0 interface that is up to 40 times faster than USB 1.1 allowing you to realize full 300 Mbps speed of the 802.11g wireless standard. New antenna technology provides superior range above previous-generation 802.11b adapters.

The GN-WB31N-RH supports office roaming for notebook PC users for shared broadband Internet access and resources. GIGABYTE’s Wireless Utility lets you create profiles that reflect specific WLAN settings for each different location or access point you connect to – the coffee shop, University, or at home.

With powerful Notebook flexibility and wireless convenience, GN-WB31N-RH is what you’re looking for!

1.2 Features

 Conform to IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and draft 802.11n specification  Wireless transmits data rate up to maximum speed of 300Mbps  Dynamically scales the data rate  Support 64/128-bit WEP encryption, TKIP, AES, 802.1x, WPA and WPA2  Support Quality of Service WMM  Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption  Seamless roaming between 11b, 11g and draft 11n networks

1.3 System Specifications

Host Interface USB v2.0

Chipset Ralink MAC RT2770, Transceiver RT2720

Operating Voltages 5.0V+/-5%

Typical Power

RF – 802.11n (backward compatible to 802.11g & 11b)

Frequency Band 2412 ~ 2462 MHz (subject to local regulation) Modulation Technology OFDM and DSSS Modulation Techniques 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK, DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK

Data Rates

Output power

Receive Sensitivity

System

Transmitting (Legacy mode): 305 mA @ 11b, 320 mA @ 11g;

Transmitting (HT20 mode): 320 mA; Transmitting (HT40 mode): 330 mA;

Receiving (Legacy mode, HT20 mode): 210 mA @ 11b/g;

Receiving (HT40 mode): 235 mA.

Transmit up to 150Mbps and auto fallback

Receive up to 300Mbps

Legacy mode: 18 dBm @11Mbps, 14 dBm @54Mbps;

HT20 mode: 14 dBm @MCS7 (72.2Mbps);

HT40 mode: 14 dBm @MCS7 (150Mbps).

Legacy mode: -90 dBm @11Mbps, -76 dBm @54Mbps;

HT20 mode: -72 dBm @ MCS7/15; HT40 mode: -70 dBm @ MCS7/15.

Antenna One external dipole antenna and one printed PCB antenna

Regulatory and Environmental Compliance

EMC certification

Temperature Range Operating: 0 ~ 65 degree C, Storage: -20 ~ 65 degree C

Humidity 10% ~ 85% Non-condensing

Driver Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Security 64/128 bit WEP, 802.1x, WPA and WPA2

Quality of Service (QoS) WMM

Roaming Seamless roaming among 11b/g/n access poin ts.

Management Utility Monitors the network situation.

Weight Dimension 77.6mm*31.0mm*9.1mm ± 0.5mm Packaging Generic, Gigabyte, private labeling optional

FCC part 15 (USA) CE

Software

Mechanical

15 g ± 1.0g

1.4 Contents Package

Before beginning the installation procedures, please inspect the components to assure that they have not been damaged during shipping. The components include:

Package Contents

• GN-WB31N-RH with pocket clip cap

• GN-WB31N-RH Setup CD-ROM

• Quick Start Guide

In case of any missing or damaged accessories, please contact your local distributor or authorized reseller immediately. If you require returning the damaged product, you must pack it in the original packing material or the warranty will be voided.

1.5 LED Indicators

The AIRCRUISER N300 USB Wireless USB Adapter works with USB 2.0 interfaces. There are two LED indicators on the Adapter as shown in the diagram below.

Name Color Condition Radio off Radio on Link to G

None Solid off Green Blink then solid on Green Blink when accessing. Solid on when

connected.

1.6 System Requirements

For trouble free installation and operation, please assure your PC meets the following minimum system requirements:

• Notebook or Desktop PC with a Pentium® 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an available USB 2.0.

• A CD-ROM drive.

• 20 Mbytes of free hard disk space.

Chapter 2 Installation

This chapter covers the installation of the GN-WB31N-RH for your Notebook or Desktop PC. The following sections will assist you with proper installation of the Adapter.

2-1. Installing the GN-WB31N-RH

Note: If your system has other third party wireless drivers installed, we suggest you

disable them before starting installation. You can do this by going to Hardware Manager from Windows Control Panel and click ‘disable’ on the WLAN driver.

Step 1: Locate an open USB port on your Notebook or Desktop PC and insert the

GN-WB31N-RH.

Step 2: When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel.

Figure 2-1. Add New Hardware Wizard

Step 3: Insert the GN-WB31N-RH Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The

GN-WB31N-RH Welcome screen will automatically open.

Figure 2-2. Found New Hardware Wizard

Step 4: Select the driver locations. Click Next.

Figure 2-3. Found New Hardware Wizard

Step 5: Copying files, when complete, click on Next

Figure 2-4. Found New Hardware Wizard Complete

Step 6: Installation Wizard complete. Click Finish.

2-2. SmartSetup 3

Note: The following section applies to users of GIGABYTE Wireless Routers. GIGABYTE SmartSetup 3 is a powerful, yet user-friendly wireless network configuration

wizard specially designed for GIGABYTE wireless networks. If you are connecting to a GIGABYTE wireless router, SmartSetup 3 will detect this and activate.

In three easy steps, you can establish a bulletproof WPA(WPA-PSK) wireless network AND configure your Internet connection. Only GIGABYTE delivers this easy, powerful and secure solution for your wireless network!

Step 1: Select the GIGABYTE wireless router from the available networks.

Figure 2-5. SmartSetup 3 Network Selection

Step 2: Create a WPA(WPA-PSK) Passphrase using any keyboard character. Make it

no less than 8 but no more than 63 characters in length. Anyone wishing to gain access to your network, will first need to key-in this Passphrase. In the example below, we used ‘I love green eggs and ham’.

Figure 2-6. SmartSetup 3 Define Passphrase

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