GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY GN WB32L RH User Manual

GN-WB32L-RH

AIRCRUISER Ultra N 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.

NCC規範第十二條型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW...........................................2

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE AIRCRUISER ULTRA N USB ADAPTER ....................................2

1.2 FEATURES .................................................................................................................2

1.3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................................................3

1.4 C

1.5 LED

1.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION.......................................................5

2-1. INSTALLING THE GN-WB32L-RH ................................................................................5

2-2. SMARTSETUP 3..........................................................................................................8

ONTENTS PACKAGE..................................................................................................4

INDICATORS .......................................................................................................4

CHAPTER 3 USING THE WIRELESS UTILITY .........................11

3.1. PROFILE TAB ...........................................................................................................11

3.2. LINK STATUS TAB.....................................................................................................21

3.3. SITE SURVEY TAB ....................................................................................................22

3.4. STATISTICS TAB .......................................................................................................23

3.5. QOS .......................................................................................................................25

3.6. ABOUT TAB..............................................................................................................29

CHAPTER 4 USING GIGABYTE SOFT AP ...............................30

4.1 S

4.2 CONFIG SETTING......................................................................................................32

4.3 S

4.4 ACCESS CONTROL ...................................................................................................36

4.5 MAC TABLE..............................................................................................................37

4.6 E

4.7 S

4.8 ABOUT ....................................................................................................................41

TART GIGABYTE SOFT AP.......................................................................................30

ECURITY SETTING ..................................................................................................34

VENT LOG..............................................................................................................38

TATISTIC................................................................................................................39

APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................42

APPENDIX B REGULATORY INFORMATION ............................43

APPENDIX C WARRANTY ...........................................................44

Chapter 1 Product Overview

1.1 Introduction to the AIRCRUISER Ultra N USB Adapter

This GN-WB32L-RH 802.11b/g/n Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) USB adapter is composed of the MAC, Baseband, and radio components, USB interface, and one printed antenna with high throughput and SISO (Single-Input and Single-Output) feature. It operates at 2.4GHz frequency band, providing fast (receive up to 150/150Mbps) and secure (WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x) connections to

802.11n networks from a single Adapter. It is backward compatible with 11b and 11g. GN-WB32L-RH overcomes environment multi-path effect 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-WB32L-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.

1.2 Features

 Conform to IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g and draft 802.11n specification  Wireless transmit/receive data rate up to maximum speed of 150/300Mbps  Dynamically scales the data rate  Support 64/128-bit WEP encryption, 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 networksn

1.3 Product Specifications

System Specifications

Host Interface USB v2.0

Chipset Ralink MAC/Transceiver RT3070

Operating Voltages 5.0V+/-5%

Typical Power

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

Frequency Band 2412 ~ 2462 MHz (for FCC.NCC) ; 2412 ~ 2472 MHz (for CE)

Modulation Technology OFDM and DSSS

Modulation Techniques 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK, DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK

Data Rates

Output power 19+-1dBm @11b/g/n (for CE); 23+-2dBm @11b/g/n (for NCC.FCC)

Receive Sensitivity

System

Transmitting (Legacy mode): 195 mA @ 11b, 190 mA @ 11g;

Transmitting (HT20 mode): 195 mA; Transmitting (HT40 mode): 200 mA;

Receiving (Legacy mode, HT20 mode): 100 mA @ 11b/g;

Receiving (HT40 mode): 105 mA.

130, 117 ,104, 78, 65, 58.5, 54, 52, 48, 39, 36, 26, 24, 19.5,

18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 3, 6.5 , 2, 1Mbpss

Legacy mode: -87 dBm @11Mbps, -70 dBm @54Mbps;

HT20 mode: -67 dBm @ MCS7/15; HT40 mode: -63 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 points.

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 NCC

Software

Mechanical

14 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-WB32L-RH with pocket clip cap

• GN-WB32L-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.

LED ACT

Name Color Condition Radio off Radio on

Link to AP

None Solid off Green Blink then solid off 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-WB32L-RH for your Notebook or Desktop PC. The following sections will assist you with proper installation of the Adapter.

2-1. Installing the GN-WB32L-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-WB32L-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-WB32L-RH Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive.

Figure 2-2. Auto-run window

Step 4: Auto-run window pops up. Click Install Driver &Utility tab.

Figure 2-3. Found New Hardware Wizard

Step 4: Select the driver locations. Click Next.

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

Step 3: Your GIGABYTE router’s web configuration utility will automatically open, and

detect your ISP type. Just input the Username and Password. Click Continue.

Figure 2-7. Auto detecting your ISP type

Note: If Figure2-7 Setup” from the main menu which displays. For more information

about SmartSetup 3, please see the enclosed Quick Start Guide.

Chapter 3 Using the Wireless Utility

*Please note that Gigabyte Wireless Utility does not support Windows Vista operating system.

The GN-WB32L-RH Wireless Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the Adapter and monitor the statistics of the communication link. It also permits the configuration for parameters while the Adapter is operating – no restarting is required. It also offers more configuration options than does Windows native Zero Wireless Configuration. It appears as the “G” icon in the task bar at the bottom right corner of screen whenever the Adapter is in operation (see Figure 3-1). The quick start icon also doubles as a signal strength monitor, as indicated by its four small green lights.

Figure 3-1. GN-WB32L-RH Wireless Utility quick start icon

To open the GN-WB32L-RH Utility, double click the quick start icon located in your system tray. Or, go to Windows Start menu, select Programs, Gigabyte Wireless Network Adapters, GN-WB32L-RH and then GN-WB32L-RH Utility.

Note: You may only use the utility to change wireless configurations when the GN-WB32L-RH is enabled and operating. You have to use Windows native Zero Configuration tool provided with Windows when the Adapter is not enabled.

Opening the GN-WB32L-RH Wireless Utility, you are presented with the Profile Tab. There are 5 main tabs with which to control and monitor your GN-WB32L-RH – Profile, Link, Site Survey, Statistics and the About Tab. The following sections will cover each tab in detail.

3.1. Profile Tab

The Profile tab shows you the current association information about the profile. (see

Figure 3-2). Profiles are useful if you often associate with different access points. You can configure a group of settings depending on the access point you often associate with and save as a profile, Click the Add button to create a new profile (see section below for further details), the Delete button to delete a selected profile, the Edit button to modify a selected profile and click the Activate button to have a selected profile become active.

Figure 3-2. Current profile

Description of items in Figure 3-2 is as follows:

Profile Name: A profile can be saved for various wireless settings in different environments, i.e. home, office, and the corner coffee shop.

SSID: The Network Name of the wireless router or Access Point.

Channel: Shows the current wireless channel.

Authentication: Sever authentication types. They include “OPEN”, “Shared”, “LEAP”,

“WPA”, “WPA-PSK”, “WPA2” and “WPA2-PSK”.

Encryption: The type of encryption used in this profile: “None”, “WEP”, “AES” and “TKIP”.

Network Type: Informs you if an Access Point (infrastructure) or Ad Hoc is connected. In

Ad Hoc, you may select a channel for each member participating in Ad Hoc.

3-1-1. Configuration Screen

If you want to ADD new profiles, or EDIT existing ones, the Configuration screen will open. Here you will Name your profile, and if you like, select an alternate network type (Ad hoc), restrict on SSID connections and more. All three tabs shown (see Figure 3-3) are related, so when you’re done with all three (Configuration, Authentication, Advanced) tabs, click OK.

Figure 3-3. Configuration

Description of items in Figure 3-3 is as follows:

Profile Name: Users can save different profiles names for different configurations.

SSID: Select the AP detected by the system from the drop-down menu or input a SSID.

(Default: ANY)

Power Saving mode: Select “Power Saving Mode” (PSM) to turn off the Adapter’s transceiver when not in use, or select CAM to continuously turn on transceivers. (Default: OFF)

Network Type: “Infrastructure” and “Ad Hoc”. When Infrastructure network type is chosen, PSM will function but not Preamble. On the contrary, when Ad hoc type is chosen,

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