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Wireless N Adapter RNX-N180PCe User Manual
FCC 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled
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 or more 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.
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.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device
and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
“To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations.
The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all
persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”
CE Mark Warning
This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user
may be required to take adequate measures.
National Restrictions
2400.0-2483.5 MHz
Country Restriction Reason/remark
Bulgaria
France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW
Italy
e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5
MHz
General authorization required for outdoor use and public service
Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has
been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation.
Full implementation planned 2012
If used outside of own premises, general authorization is
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required
Luxembourg
Norway Implemented
Russian
Federation
Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.
Only for indoor applications
General authorization required for network and service
supply(not for spectrum)
This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a
radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund
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Table of Content
Chapter 1 Overview....................................................................................................5
Package Content.................................................................................................5
1.1 Overview of the Product.........................................................................5
1.2 Features....................................................................................................6
1.3 System Requirement..............................................................................6
1.4 LED Status...............................................................................................6
1.5 Product Specification..............................................................................7
Chapter 2 Installation Guide......................................................................................8
2.1 Hardware Installation..............................................................................8
2.2 Software Installation for Windows OS..................................................9
3.1 Connecting with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool (Win XP)......13
3.2 Connecting with Window 7................................................................14
3.3 Connecting with Wireless LAN Utility..............................................15
Chapter 4 Utility Configuration – Win XP’s Station Mode...................................18
4.1 General...................................................................................................18
4.1.1 Profile..................................................................................................19
4.1.1.1 Add.................................................................................................19
4.1.1.2 Remove.........................................................................................21
4.1.1.3 Edit.................................................................................................21
4.1.1.4 Duplicate........................................................................................22
4.1.1.5 Set default.....................................................................................23
4.2 Available Network..................................................................................24
4.3 Status......................................................................................................25
4.4 Statistics..................................................................................................26
4.5 Wi-Fi Protect Setup...............................................................................27
4.5.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN)..................................................27
4.5.2 Method 2 Push Button....................................................................29
Chapter 5 Configuration – Win XP’s Access Point Mode...................................31
5.1 General...................................................................................................31
5.2 Advanced................................................................................................32
5.3 Statistics..................................................................................................33
5.4 ICS...........................................................................................................34
FAQ..............................................................................................................................36
Glossary......................................................................................................................38
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Chapter 1 Overview
Thank you for choosing Rosewill’s 802.11n 1T2R Wireless PCIe adapter –
RNX-N180PCe. This chapter is to introduce you more about this Wireless PCIe
Adapter.
Package Content
Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. Rosewill 802.11n Wireless PCIe Adapter x 1
2. 2 dBi External Antenna x 2
3. Quick Installation Guide x 1
4. Low Profile Bracket x 1
5. Resource CD x 1, including:
Rosewill Wireless N Client Utility and Driver
User Manual
QIG
Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing,
please contact with your distributor.
1.1 Overview of the Product
Comply with 802.11n Standards
RNX-N180PCe Wireless PCI-E adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n
wireless network at 300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band. It can also interoperate with all
11Mbps wireless (802.11b) products and all 54 Mbps wireless (802.11g) products.
Reliable Coverage and Connection
RNX-N180PCe adopts MIMO has two external detachable Omni-directional antennas
providing even better wireless performance, transmission rates, stability and coverage.
You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc mode to connect to other 2.4 GHz wireless
computers, or with infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or wireless router
for accessing to Internet.
Easy Installation, enhanced Wireless Security
As for installation, RNX-N180PCe provides you the flexibility to install your PC in the
most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables. So you
can easily connect your PC to your Wireless Access Point and enjoy the pleasure of
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Wi-Fi. Also, this product supports WPA / WPA2 encryptions and mechanisms,
allowing users to quickly and easily configure wireless security.
1.2 Features
High Speed transfer data rate up to 300 Mbps
Supports QoS Enhancement ( WMM, WMM-PS Client mode)
Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WPA,WPA2
Supports frame aggregation, Power saving mechanism, channel management and
co-existence
Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for higher
multimedia bandwidth
Supports auto-installation and diagnostic utilities
Two 802.11n/b/g wireless SMA antennas (Standard 1.8dB)
Supports driver for Windows 2003, XP 32 and 64 bit, Vista 32 and 64 bit, and Win7
32 and 64 bit
1.3 System Requirement
You must have at least the following
A desktop PC with an available PCIe slot.
At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory
Windows OS for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, and Win7
A CD-ROM Drive
A 802.11n 、802.11g or 802.11b Wireless Access Point/Router (for infrastructure
Mode) or another 802.11n、802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc;
Peer-to-Peer networking mode).
1.4 LED Status
LED Indications Status Working Status
Link LED
Off The adapter is Radio off
Blink green The adapter is already connected
Act LED
Blink green and flashing
intermittently
Blink green and fast flashing
Off The adapter is Radio off
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The adapter is already connected but
is not transmitting or receiving data
The adapter is activity and
transmitting of receiving data.
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1.5 Product Specification
Standard
IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Interface
1Wireless 1T2R PCI-E Card（PCI ExpressTM Base Specification Revision 1.1）
2 2x 2dB reverse SMA detachable antennas (Standard 1.8dB)
Receiver Sensitivity
300 Mbps Typical -68 dBm
54 Mbps Typical -73 dBm
11 Mbps Typical -84 dBm
Channel
USA 11, Europe 13, Japan 14
Transmit Power
16dBm typically @ 802.11b
14dBm typically @ 802.11g
13dBm typically @ 802.11n
Network Data Rate
802.11b: 1,2,5.5 and 11Mbps
802.11g: 6,9,12,18,24,36,48 and 54Mbps
802.11n: up to 300Mbps
Temperature
Operating: 0°C ~ 40°C (32°~104°F)
Storage: -10°C ~ 70°C (14°~158°F)
Humidity
Operating: 10% ~ 90% RH, non-condensing
Storage: 5%~90% RH, non-condensing
Emission
FCC, CE, VCCI Class B
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Chapter 2 Installation Guide
2.1 Hardware Installation
1. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the
computer.
(The Highlighted slots are the PCIe slot available for RNX-N180PCe to install)
2. Carefully slide RNX-N180PCe into the PCI-E slot. Push evenly and slowly and
ensure it is properly seated.
3. Secure the antennas on.
indows detects the new hardware and prompts for Driver 4. Turn on your computer. W
installation.
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2.2 Software Installation for Windows OS
he following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation
T
system.
1. The s
ystem finds the newly installed device automatically. Click Cancel to close this
window.
2
. Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver.
3. The Wizard should run automatically, and Error! Reference so
should appear. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appea
enter D:\autorun.exe (if ‘’D’’ is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
4. Click Install Driver Installation on the Wireless Client Configuration Utility dialogue
urce not found.
rs,
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box, and then select the installing language from the next screen and click Next
button.
5. Click Next
6. Click Install to start installing
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7. Follow the InstallShield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done.
8. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically.
You may encounter warning windows like below, please select
“install this driver software anyway” for Win7, or “Continue Anyway”
for Vista or XP.
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Chapter 3 Wireless Connection Guide
This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on
your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption
features.
After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray. It
appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and
the received signal strength indication (RSSI).
- If the icon is purple, there is no connection.
- If the icon is white, the network is dropping off.
- If the icon is green, there is good signal strength.
- If the icon is green, there is excellent signal strength.
In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the provided
Utility to con
Note: You could use either the software we provide or Microsoft Zero Configuration
tool to configure this adapter.
figure your wireless network settings.
3.1 Connecting with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool (Win XP)
After specifying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless
network, right click on the
Networks” to specify your wireless network.
The tool shows the available wireless networks. Select your demanding network to
icon on system tray. Select “View Available Wireless
connect with. To connect to a wireless network, please click Change advanced
settings to be compatible with your wireless network settings.
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3.2 Connecting with Window 7
You can easily access to wireless with Win7. First, move your mouse to lower right
hand corner as below and click on the icon where arrow pointing to.
Click Refresh to get an update of your Wireless Network Connection. This should help
you search the SSID of the network you want to connect to.
Select your desired SSID, then Click “Connect”.
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key. Once entered, please You will be prompt to ask you entering the network security
click OK to complete.
You should see below in a very short period and find out whether you are connected
or now.
3.3 Connecting with Wireless LAN Utility
We provide this Utility for users to connect to a
more information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the Utility is started
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automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless
network with best signal strength and with no security setting.
3.3.1 Step 1: Search Available Network
First Select the Available Network option:
You will see a list of the SSID that your wireless adapter has scanned in your
surrounding area. You can also “Refresh” to see the most updated list.
3.3.2 Step 2: Select and Add to Profile
Select your desired SSID (the one you want to link with), then click Add to Profile.
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After click “Add to Profile”, you will see the next window “Wireless Network Properties”
popup with your current wireless signal’s setting. (RNX-N180PC
current setting of your SSID). So after the “Wireless Network Pr
e will detect the
operties” popup, all
ou need to do is to enter the password of your SSID and click OK to continute. y
When done, your wireless adapter will automatically connect to this SSID. However,
Please do make sure returning to “Profile” and set your SSID Profile as your default.
So your utility will remember for the future to link to this SSID when computer is
Power-On.
Now you have complete the setup of the your wireless network. You should be ready
to surf!
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Chapter 4 Utility Configuration – Win XP’s Station Mode
The Wireless Adapter provides two modes: Station mode and Access Point mode,
the default is Station mode under Window XP.
You can select connect wirelessly to your Wireless router/AP to connect to Internet in
station mode. But in the Access Point mode, the wireless adapter act as a wireless
access point which can share Internet connection with others. (Access Point Mode
requires Wired Connection)
4.1 General
The General tab displays current basic wireless connection information.
General Information
Status: Wireless network Associated, Ad-hoc Mode or Not Associated.
Speed: The data Tx rate and Rx rate of the current connection.
Type: The type of the current wireless connection , Infrastructures or ad hoc
Encryption: Current encryption.
SSID: T
connecting.
Sign
he unique name of the wireless network to which the wireless adapter is
al Strength: The signal quality of the current connection.
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Link Quality: The link quality of the current wireless connection.
Network Address
MAC Address: The MAC Address of the Adapter.
IP Address: The IP Address of the Adapter.
Subnet Mask: The Subnet Mask of the Adapter.
Default Gateway: The Default Gateway addre
thers
O
Show Tray Icon: Show USB Wireless LAN Utility icon in the windows taskbar
notification area.
Disable Adapter: Disable the wireless adapter.
Radio off: Turn off the ra
dio of the wireless adapter.
ss of the Adapter.
4.1.1 Profile
Using the Profile tab, you can add, remove, edit, duplicate, and set default a
profile.
4.1.1.1 Add Create a new Infrastructure mode profile
If you want your wireless computers to communicate with other computers on your
wired network via a wireless access point. Click the Add button to create a new
infrastructure profile.
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Whe the
n the Network Info dialog box appears, enter a name for the new profile. Enter
Network
SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from
the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button.
Create a new ad-hoc mode profile
If you want your wireless computers communicate with each other directly, click the
Add button to create a new ad-hoc profile. Then, check on below option:
then select the correct operating channel for your network from the Channel
drop-down menu.
Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down
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menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully
created a profile.
4.1.1.2 Remove
Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile.
4.1.1.3 Edit
Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile.
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Modify the profile information according to your demand.
4.1.1.4 Duplicate
Select a profile which you want to copy and then click Duplicate
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Import the new profile name in the popup window blank
4.1.1.5 Set default
When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection, you should
select the profile and click Set default button. The wireless adapter will use this profile
to connect to wireless network automatically when the utility running next time.
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4.2 Available Network
The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks for
available wireless connection
Double-click the network to which you wish to connect.
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Choose the Authorization modes and
wireless network uses a Passphrase,
the wireless
OK button to complete the netw
network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the
Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the
enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field. If
ork connection.
4.3 Status
The Status tab displays the detailed information of current device and wireless
connection.
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4.4 Statistics
The St atistics t ab display the st at. value of current wireless connection Tx and R
can click Reset
button to reset value and restart to count.
x, you
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4.5 Wi-Fi Protect Setup
4.5.1 Method 1 PIN Input Config (PIN)
1. Input the wireless NIC’s PIN Code into AP and click Start PIN on the AP-Router
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WPS config page
2. Click Pin Input Config(PIN)
3. Select one WPS AP which you want connect to and click Select button
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4. Please wait when the PIN Method Window pop-up appear, the secure connection
between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically.
4.5.2 Method 2 Push Button
1. Click Push Button Config(PBC) on Wi-Fi Protect Setup page
2. Click Start PBC on the AP-Router WPS config page
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3. Please wait when the PBC method window pop-up appear, the secure connection
between AP and wireless NIC will be founded automatically.
Remark
If there is more than one AP on the PBC mode, there will be session overlap. Please
using method 1 PIN Input Config(PIN) or wait for a while push the button again.
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Chapter 5 Configuration – Win XP’s Access Point Mode
We can use the wireless USB adapter to build an access point apart from the station
mode. The wireless client can connect to it if the wireless USB adapter is set to
access point mode, then you can share an Internet connection with others
Click Mode in the menu bar and select Access Point, then it will change to Access
Point mode automatically
5.1 General
General displays the basic information of this AP
SSID:
The SSID
BSSID:
The MAC address of this AP
Association Table:
It
displays the PC’s MAC address and life time that connect to this AP
Config
Configure this AP. Click config, display the following picture
of this AP
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Profile name:
The default is Access Point Mode and can’t be modified
Network name (SSID):
The name of this AP and can be modified
Channel:
You can select channel 1 to 14, which provides a choice of avoiding interference
Network authentication:
It contains open system, shared key, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. You can configure
safe encryption
enter key
5.2 Advan
mode for this AP. If you select encryption mode, then you will need to
ced
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Beacon Interval:
This represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station
enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake
up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access
point)
DTIM period:
The DTIM p
field is one byte and represent
a new DTIM is sent.
Preamble
"Short" is suitable for heavy traffic wireless netw
communication reliability; the default setting is "Short”
Set defaults:
Set the op
eriod is set on the TIM information element o
s the number of beacon intervals that must go by before
Mode:
ork. "Long" provides much
tions in advanced to default
n the DTIM period field. This
Apply:
Save the options
5.3 Statistics
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It display receive and transmit information
5.4 ICS
You can set internet connecting sharing (ICS), select the network you want to share in
the list, then click ‘apply’, the following picture appears. When you connect
successfully, you can share network with others
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FAQ
This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation
and operation of the Wireless USB
problems.
Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your
1. I cannot communicate with the other computers linked via Ethernet
in the Infrastructure configuration.
Make sure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on.
Make sure that your Adapter is configured on the same channel and with the
same security options as with the other computers in the Infrastructure
configuration.
2. What should I do when the computer with the Adapter installed is
unable to connect to the wireless network and/or the Internet?
Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating
normal activity. If not, there may be a problem with the broadband connection.
Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioning properly.
If not, check that the AC power and Ethernet cables are firmly connected.
Check that the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS settings are
correctly entered for the network.
In Infrastructure mode, make sure the same Service Set Identifier (SSID) is
specified on the settings for the wireless clients and access points.
In Ad-Hoc mode, both wireless clients will need to have the same SSID.
Please note that it might be necessary to set up one client to establish a BSS
(Basic Service Set) and wait briefly before setting up other clients. This prevents
several clients from trying to establish a BSS at the same time, which can result
in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with
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multipleCh clients associated to it.
eck that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured
properly.
If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on
both the
Adapter and the access point.
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Glossary
he 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11
802.11b - T
Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating
in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4
802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
802.11g - specificat ion for wireless n etworking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in
the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE
802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security.
802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO
(multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver
antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and
increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding
schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) was
GHz, and WEP encryption for security.
formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.11n development process and promote a
technology specification for interoperability of next-generation wireless local area
networking (WLAN) products.
Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a
Wireless Adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc
wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with
each other without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also ref erred to as
an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful
at a departmental scale or SOHO operation.
DSSS - (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit
pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code).
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Even if one or more
techniques embedd
bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical
ed in the receiver can recover the original data without the
need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power
wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers.
However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS
signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and inte
rference is inherently
rejected (ignored).
FHSS - (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes
(hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second
according to a pseudo-random set of channels. Bec
ause a fixed frequency is not
used, and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of
FHSS is extremely difficult.
Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or
other devices, each with a Wireless Adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless
LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other
and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure
wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service
Set (BSS). A set of two or mo
re BSS in a single network is referred to as an
Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale,
or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks.
SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum)
alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless
devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be
configured with the same SSID. This is typica
lly the configuration parameter for a
wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and
to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID.
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WEP - (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit
or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11
standard. To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key. The key is a
string of characters that you create. When using WEP, you must determine the
level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit
encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys are defined by
entering in a string in HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII
(American S
tandard Code for Information Interchange – alphanumeric
characters) format. ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is
easier to remember. The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the
network. Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily.
Wi-Fi - A trade name for the
802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an
industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.
WLAN - (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated
devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users
are limited in a local area.
WPA - (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction
with a RADIUS server
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