Range Master WiFi King User Manual
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802.11n Long-Range
USB WiFi Antenna
User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW ..........................................................1
UNPACKING I
NFORMATION
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INTRODUCTION TO THE WiFi King WIRELESS USB ADAPTER .............................................. 1
KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................................2
INSTALLATION GUIDE ........................................2
SOFTWAREINSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 2
MANAGEMENT GUIDE.........................................5
MAKING A BASIC NETWORK
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ONNECTION
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Select a configuration tool .......................................................................................... 5
To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool...................................................... 5
To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility............................................................ 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE 802.11N WIRELESS LAN UTILITY .................................................... 8
Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 8
Link Status Information...............................................................................................9
Profile .......................................................................................................................10
Network ....................................................................................................................19
Advanced.................................................................................................................. 20
Statistics ...................................................................................................................21
WMM........................................................................................................................ 22
WPS ......................................................................................................................... 24
CCX.......................................................................................................................... 35
Radio On/Off............................................................................................................. 35
APMODE MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA......................................... 36
Config....................................................................................................................... 38
Security Setting ........................................................................................................ 40
Access Control ......................................................................................................... 41
MAC Table................................................................................................................ 42
Event Log ................................................................................................................. 43
Statistics ................................................................................................................... 44
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Overview
Thank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to learn about your Range Master WiFi
King 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter.
Unpacking Information
Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. WiFi King Wireless USB Adapter.
2. Outdoor Omnidirectional Antenna.
3. Utility/Manual CD.
Introduction to the WiFi King Wireless USB Adapter
The WiFi King Wireless USB adapter is an IEEE 802.11n wireless 150 Mbps wireless adapter
which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g and IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless devices at
11/54 Mbps. You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc mode to connect to other 2.4GHz
wireless computers or in infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or router for accessing
the internet. This adapter includes a convenient utility for scanning available networks and
saving preferred networks that users usually connected with. Security encryption can also be
configured by this utility.
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Key Features
y Complies with IEEE 802.11n wireless standards y Supports wireless data encryption with
64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES
y 2.4GHz
frequency band, MIMO
y Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-PS
y Complies with USB 2.0 y Supports multiple BSSID
y High speed transfer data rate up to 150 Mbps
y Supports auto-installation
y Supports driver for Windows 2000, XP 32/64,
Vista 32/64, Windows 7, Linux (2.4.x/2.6.x), and
Mac (10.3.x/10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x) Power PC &
PC
Installation Guide
Software Installation
Note:
y For Linux or Mac driver installation guide, please refer to the instruction in
/Driver/Linux/README or /Driver/Mac/README in the CD-Rom.
y The screenshots will vary slightly depending on the version of Windows but the procedures
and screens are similar.
1. The system finds the newly installed device automatically. Click Cancel to close this window.
2. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The menu window pops
up automatically. Please click the Driver button of this product.
Note: If the CD-Rom fails to auto-run, please click on My Computer > your CD-Rom drive
> (folder of this product) > Driver then double-click the Setup icon to start this menu.
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3. Select if you are going to install the driver and wireless utility; or install the driver only.
4. Select if you are going to configure your wireless network with this device or with Microsoft
Zero Configuration tool.
Note: This can be changed after installing this software.
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5. Click the Install button to start installing.
6. Click the Finish button to complete installation.
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Management Guide
Read this chapter to understand the management interface of the device and
how to manage the device.
Making a Basic Network Connection
Select a configuration tool
In the following instructions for making a network connection, we use the utility we provide to
configure your wireless network settings.
Note: You could use either the software we provide or Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to
configure this adapter. To switch between the two configuration tools, please right click on the
icon on system tray to select.
To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool
After specifying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless network, right
click on the icon on system tray. Select View Available Wireless Networks to specify your
wireless network.
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The tool shows the available wireless networks. Select the network you want to connect to. To
connect to a wireless network with more security settings, please click Change advanced
settings and configure to be compatible with your wireless network security settings.
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To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility
We provide this utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more
information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the utility is started automatically upon
starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength
and with no security setting. Right click on the icon in the system ray and select Launch
Config utilities if the utility does not start. Please refer to the following chapters to get
information regarding to the functions of this utility.
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Introduction to the 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility
Note: The Utility in Linux and Mac are different from the following.
Interfaces
This utility basically consists of three parts:
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1. Function Buttons: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each
configuration window.
Note: Click to enable/disable wireless connection status.
2. Configuration Column: Center of the Utility window. Make your changes for each function in
this part.
3. Link Status Information: bottom of the utility window. Shows the connection status and
system information.
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Link Status Information
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A. Network Information:
Items
Information
Status
Show the connecting status. Also shows the SSID while connecting to a
valid network.
Extra Info
Display link status in use.
Channel
Display current channel in use.
Authentication
Authentication mode in use.
Encryption
Encryption type in use.
Network Type
Network type in use.
IP Address
IP address of current connection.
Sub Mask
Subnet mask of current connection.
Default Gateway
Default gateway of current connection.
Link Speed
Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughput
Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.
B. HT: Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1 value.
C. Link Quality and Strength Bar:
Items
Information
Link Quality
Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet
error rate.
Signal Strength 1
Receive signal strength 1.
Noise Strength
Display noise signal strength.
User can choose to display Signal and Noise Strength as percentage or dBm format by mark the
dBm checkbox.
D. Statistics:
Items
Information
Link Speed
Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughput
Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.
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Profile
The profile page allows users to save different wireless settings, which helps users to get access
to wireless networks at home, office or other wireless network environments quickly.
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A. Profile List: The list shows all the profiles you have added before.
B. Buttons: You can click on these buttons to add a new profile, edit, delete or activate an old
profile.
Note: For Vista user, there are extra and buttons in this
feature. Click on these buttons to import or export the selected profile.
C. Profile Information: While you select a profile in the profile list, you can see the profile
information shows on here.
Items
Information
Profile Name
The name of the selected profile.
SSID
The SSID of the wireless system.
Network Type
Shows Infrastructure / Ad-hoc to indicate the network type of the
selected profile.
Authentication
Shows the authentication mode in use. There are total 8 modes: Open,
Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK and WPA-NONE.
Encryption
Shows the encryption mode in use. There are total 4 modes: None,
WEP, TKIP and AES.
Use 802.1x
Shows Yes/No to indicate whether the selected profile use the 802.1x
feature or not.
Tx Power
Shows the transmit power in use. There are total 7 types: Auto, 100%,
75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Low.
Channel
Shows the channel in use (1~14) for Ad-Hoc mode.
Power Save Mode
Shows the power save mode in use. Two selections: CAM (Constantly
Awake Mode) and PSM (Power Saving Mode).
RTS Threshold
Shows the RTS threshold value in use.
Fragment Threshold
Shows the fragment threshold in use.
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To add a new profile:
1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up.
Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the
Network function then click the Add to Profile button.
← Click on these tabs
2. There are three tabs on the window:
Settings for: Profile Name, SSID, Network Type, Tx Power, Preamble,
Power Save Mode, RTS Threshold, and Fragment Threshold.
Settings for: Authentication, Encryption, Preshared Key, and WEP Key.
Settings for: EAP Method, Tunnel Authentication, and Session
Resumption. For different EAP Method, you also have to configure
different require of ID/Password, Client Certificate, or Server
Certificate.
Please follow the steps below to fill in the information gradually.
3. In section, fill in information for this profile:
Items
Information
Profile Name
Choose a name for this profile, or use default name defined by system.
SSID
Fill in the intended SSID name or use the drop list to select from
available APs.
Network Type
There are two types, infrastructure and 802.11 Ad-hoc modes. Under
Ad-hoc mode, you could also choose the preamble type; the available
preamble type includes auto and long. In addition to that, the channel
field will be available for setup in Ad-hoc mode.
Tx Power
Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to
send the signal out.
Preamble
Two selections: Auto, and Long Preamble. This can only be set up in
Ad –hoc mode.
Channel
Channel in use for Ad-Hoc mode.
Power Save Mode
Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving
Mode).
RTS Threshold
For adjusting the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2347.
Fragment Threshold
Adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2346.
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Authentication
Available Encryption Selection
Open
NONE, WEP
Shared
WEP
LEAP
(no selection)
WPA/WPA2/WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK/WPA-NONE
TKIP, AES
Authentication
Available Encryption Selection
Open
NONE, WEP
Shared
WEP
WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK
TKIP, AES
WPA2
TKIP, AES, TKIP(MFP), AES(MFP)
CCKM
WEP, TKIP, AES
4. In section, select an encryption type and fill in the corresponding wireless
network information:
Items
Information
Authentication
Type
For Windows 2000 User
There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK, and WPA-NONE1. Please select a type from the drop down list.
For Vista User
There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK,
and CCKM. Please select a type from the drop down list.
Encryption
Type
For Windows 2000 User
There are 4 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP and AES.
The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you
have chosen, the result is shown below:
For Vista User
There are 6 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP, AES, TKIP (MFP) and AES (MFP).
The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you
have chosen, the result is shown below:
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WPA-NONE is only available in Ad-hoc mode.
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