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CNP-WF511N2 

Wireless N PCI Adapter 

 

 

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Note: 

1)  For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation 

during

 t

hese steps (shown in

 

Figure 2-9

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Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and 

are able to work with the operating system. Click 

Continue Anyway

 to continue the 

Installation. 

 

Figure 2-9 

2)  In Windows 2000, the warning screen is shown below (Figure 2-10), and please select 

Yes

 to continue installation. 

 

Figure 2-10 

9.  After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click 

Finish

 to complete the 

installation. 

Summary of Contents for CNP-WF511N2

Page 1: ...CNP WF511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 2 4GHz 11n g b ...

Page 2: ...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 complianc...

Page 3: ... ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation Full implementation planned 2012 Italy If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply not for spectrum Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny Ålesund Russian ...

Page 4: ... 2 3 For Windows Vista 10 2 2 4 For Windows 7 13 Chapter 3 Configuration 17 3 1 For Windows XP 17 3 1 1 Current Status 17 3 1 2 Profile Management 18 3 1 3 Diagnostics 26 3 2 For Windows Vista 28 3 3 For Windows 7 30 Chapter 4 WPS Configuration 33 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration method 33 4 2 PIN method 35 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 35 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 36 Append...

Page 5: ...g CANYON Wireless N Client Utility WF511N2 and Drivers User Guide Other Helpful Information 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 Conventions The Adapter mentioned in this user guide stands for CNP WF511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter without any explanations 1 ...

Page 6: ...nstall and manage The Quick Setup Wizard guides you step by step through the installation process the CANYON Wireless N Client Utility helps you create a wireless connection immediately With unmatched wireless performance reception and security protection the CNP WF511N2 is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity to your notebook computer 1 2 Features Complies with IEE...

Page 7: ... Green Activity Green Flashing Alternately The adapter is trying to scan a networking connection Status Green Activity Green Intermittently The adapter is already connected but is not transmitting or receiving data Status Green Activity Green Flashing The adapter is transmitting or receiving data ...

Page 8: ...ktop PC 2 2 Software Installation 2 2 1 Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 7 2000 XP and Vista The Setup Wizard will install the CNP WF511N2 Wireless N Client Utility WF511N2 and drivers When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel and run the Setup ...

Page 9: ...e Figure 2 2 3 After that you should choose a Setup type It is recommended that you select Install Client Utilities and Driver Select Install Driver Only to install driver only and select Make Driver Installation Diskette s to make the diskette s as the installation driver shown in Figure 2 3 Click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ... N PCI Adapter 6 Figure 2 3 4 Click OK to continue the Installation on the screen below Figure 2 4 5 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software then click Next in the screen below shown in Figure 2 5 ...

Page 11: ...er you should create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list It is recommended that you keep the default setting Click Next to continue the installation Figure 2 6 7 Choose configuration tool if you are not sure please leave it default Then click Next to continue ...

Page 12: ...CNP WF511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 8 Figure 2 7 8 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 8 Figure 2 8 ...

Page 13: ... Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Continue Anyway to continue the Installation Figure 2 9 2 In Windows 2000 the warning screen is shown below Figure 2 10 and please select Yes to continue installation Figure 2 10 9 After all the steps above you will see the screen below click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 14: ... into your CD ROM drive and open the folder with the same name as your product Then double click Setup exe in the proper folder according to your operating system to start the installation After that Figure 2 12 will appear You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen above Figure 2 12 ...

Page 15: ...511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 11 2 Soon Figure 2 13 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 13 3 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 14 4 The following page will display and please wait a moment ...

Page 16: ...fy you of how to proceed with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 16 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation Figure 2 16 5 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 17: ...e CD into your CD ROM drive and open the folder with the same name as your product Then double click Setup exe in the proper folder according to your operating system to start the installation After that Figure 2 18 will appear You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen above ...

Page 18: ...N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 14 Figure 2 18 2 Soon Figure 2 19 will display after a moment Click Next to continue Figure 2 19 3 Click Yes to continue Figure 2 20 4 Wait a while for the setup as shown in Figure 2 21 ...

Page 19: ...e Windows Security with the installation during these steps shown in Figure 2 22 Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system Click Installation this driver software anyway to continue the installation Figure 2 22 5 Then you will see Figure 2 23 Click Finish to complete ...

Page 20: ...CNP WF511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 16 Figure 2 23 ...

Page 21: ...trength and the RSSI is less than 5dB If the icon is yellow there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is between 5dB and 10dB If the icon is green there is good signal strength and the RSSI is between 10dB and 20dB If the icon is green there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB Double click the icon and the WF511N2 will run You can also run the utility by clicking the Start...

Page 22: ...tructure access point Ad Hoc Note You can configure the network type and wireless mode on the Advanced tab of Profile Management IP Address This displays the computer s IP address Control Channel This shows the currently connected channel Data Encryption Here displays the encryption type the driver is using You can configure it on the Security tab of Profile Management Server Based Authentication ...

Page 23: ...agement tab To modify a configuration profile select the configuration profile from the Profile list and click Modify Then you will see the Management dialog box shown in Figure 3 3 1 Edit the General tab Profile Name Please enter the Profile name which identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Note that the profile names are not case sensitive Client Name Please enter the Prof...

Page 24: ...Figure 3 3 2 Edit the Security tab Select the Security tab in the screen above and then you can edit the fields to configure the profile To define the security mode select the radio button of the desired security mode as follows Figure 3 4 ...

Page 25: ...ote If the access point which the Adapter is associated has WEP set and the client has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security tab to allow association To complete WEP encryption configuration you must select the 802 11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog To configure the Encryption Keys under the P...

Page 26: ...ecting to another computer for peer to peer communication using wireless network adapters on each computer such as two or more CNP WF511N2 wireless adapters Note 1 An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point 2 An Ad Hoc network contains only clients such as laptops with wireless deskto...

Page 27: ...ettings It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match Shared key only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key For infrastructure access point networks click Preferred APs to specify four access points at most to the client adapter that attempts to be associated to the access points The four access p...

Page 28: ...he directory to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile should then be exported to the specified location Figure 3 8 3 1 2 5 Import a Profile 1 From the Profile Management screen shown in Figure 3 2 click Import Then the Import Profile will appear below 2 Browse to the directory where the profile is located 3 Highlight the profile name 4 Click Open the imported profile will then appear in t...

Page 29: ...ill open the General tab screen Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network Figure 3 10 etwork To add a new profile into the Auto Selected will appear shown in Figure 3 11 with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles 3 1 2 7 Auto Profile Selection Management The auto selection feature allows the adapter to automatically select a profi...

Page 30: ...he Profile Management tab the client adapter will scan for an available network The profile with the highest priority and the same SSID as one of the found networks will be used to connect to the network If the connection fails the client adapter will try the next highest priority profile that matches the SSID until an available network is found 3 1 3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab of the CANYON ...

Page 31: ...tab Card Name The name of the wireless network adapter MAC Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter Driver The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver Client Name The name of the client computer 3 1 3 2 Check Receive and Transmit ...

Page 32: ...nstalled Windows Vista will display a wireless Network Connection message like this one Figure 3 14 Icon means the connection has been established Icon means there is no connection To establish a connection please follow the steps below 1 Right click the icon in your system tray then click Connect to a network ...

Page 33: ...er 29 Figure 3 15 2 The following screen will show you available wireless networks Highlight the one you want to join and then click Connect Figure 3 16 3 To continue click Connect Anyway Click the Cancel button to end the connection ...

Page 34: ...nnection Figure 3 18 3 3 For Windows 7 After the Adapter s driver has been installed we have to use Windows WLAN Autoconfig to establish a connection Please follow the steps below 1 Click the icon at the bottom of your screen in your system tray and then you will see the available wireless network list Select the SSID of your Access Point and click Connect ...

Page 35: ...ss N PCI Adapter 31 Figure 3 19 2 If your wireless network is secured you will be required to enter the security key as shown in Figure 3 20 Enter the passphrase take 1234567890 for example And then click OK Figure 3 20 ...

Page 36: ...CNP WF511N2 Wireless N PCI Adapter 32 3 If the key entered is correct you will successfully connect to the network as shown in Figure 3 21 Figure 3 21 Connecting ...

Page 37: ...onding driver of WPS configuration Double click on the driver to load the following screen Figure 4 1 Then please follow the clue of the Operation System to complete the WPS installation After that WPS function can be enabled Here we will introduce two ways to configure the WPS For the configuration of WPS here takes the Wireless Router of our company for example 4 1 PBC Push Button Configuration ...

Page 38: ...eless N PCI Adapter 34 button on my access point in the next screen shown in Figure 4 4 and click Next Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 3 Then wait a minute until Figure 4 5 appears Click Finish to complete the WPS configuration ...

Page 39: ...vice Following are the detailed configuration procedure of each way 4 2 1 Enter a PIN into your AP device 1 Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown as Figure 4 3 Click Next to continue Figure 4 4 will appear Select the second option and you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated Click Next ...

Page 40: ...Figure 4 7 3 Click Add device then you can see Figure 4 8 Select Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN value of the adapter shown in Figure 4 8 click Connect Figure 4 8 4 When Figure 4 5 appears the WPS configuration is complete 4 2 2 Enter the PIN from your AP device 1 Open the WPS Utility and you will see Figure 4 3 Click Next to continue Then Figure 4 4 ...

Page 41: ...ct the third option and enter the PIN value which is labeled on the bottom of the Router Click Next Figure 4 9 2 When Figure 4 5 appears the WPS configuration is complete Note If you generate a new PIN code for your Router please enter the new one instead ...

Page 42: ... 108 121 5 135Mbps 13 26 39 52 78 104 117 130Mbps 6 5 13 19 5 26 39 52 58 5 65Mbps 1 2 5 5 11Mbps Auto Rate Sensing Modulation 11b CCK QPSK BPSK 11g OFDM 11n QPSK BPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Data Security WPA WPA2 64 128 152 bit WEP TKIP AES Frequency 2 4 2 4835GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Safety Emissions FCC CE Environmental and Physical ...

Page 43: ...eer 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 Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransm...

Page 44: ...d 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 ...

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