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4-2 Troubleshooting 
 
If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless 
network card, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase 
for help, please check this troubleshooting table, the solution of 
your problem could be very simple, and you can solve the problem 
by yourself! 
 
Scenario 

Solution 

I can’t find any wireless 
access point / wireless 
device in ‘Site Survey’ 
function. 

1.  Click ‘Rescan’ for few more times 

and see if you can find any wireless 
access point or wireless device. 

2.  Please move closer to any known 

wireless access point. 

3.  ‘Ad hoc’ function must be enabled for 

the wireless device you wish to 
establish a direct wireless link. 

4.  Please adjust the position of the 

antenna and click ‘Rescan’ button for 
few more times. 

Nothing happens when 
I click ‘Launch config 
utilities’ 

1.  Please make sure the wireless 

network card is firmly inserted into 
your computer’s PCI slot. If the 
Ralink configuration utility’s icon is 
black, the network card is not 
detected by your computer. Switch 
the computer off and insert the card 
again. If this doesn’t work, contact 
the dealer of purchase for help. 

2.  Reboot the computer and try again. 
3.  Remove the driver and re-install. 
4.  Contact the dealer of purchase for 

help. 

I can not establish 
connection with a 
certain wireless access 
point 

1.  Click ‘Connect’ for few more times. 
2.  If the SSID of access point you wish 

to connect is hidden (nothing 
displayed in ‘SSID’ field in ‘Site 
Survey’ function), you have to input 

Summary of Contents for Wireless 150N PCI Adapter

Page 1: ...Wireless 150N PCI Adapter Manual DN 7046 1...

Page 2: ...espect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the...

Page 3: ...f and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment...

Page 4: ...the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation The antenna s used for this transmitte...

Page 5: ...of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the...

Page 6: ...2 2 1 3 Add an Access Point to Profile 27 2 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration 37 2 3 Profile Management 42 2 3 1 Add a profile 43 2 3 2 Edit an existing profile 44 2 3 3 Delete an existing profile...

Page 7: ...CHAPTER IV Appendix 78 4 1 Specification 78 4 2 Troubleshooting 79 4 3 Glossary 81...

Page 8: ...tures of this wireless network card including High efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless network High speed data transfer rate Up to 150Mbps WMM function control the bandwidth required...

Page 9: ...mal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time 4 There s no user serviceable part inside the...

Page 10: ...3 1 3 System Requirements An empty PCI slot Windows 2000 XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system CD ROM drive At least 100MB of available disk space...

Page 11: ...k card please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items PCI Wireless Network Card 1 pcs 1 3dBi Dipole Antenna 1 pcs 2 Quick Instal...

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Page 13: ...or of the card 2 WPS Button Press this button and hold for 3 seconds to start WPS function When WPS is enabled the Link and Tx Rx LEDs will be steadily on 3 Link and Tx Rx LED Definitions LED Name Lig...

Page 14: ...wireless network card 1 SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer and then replace the cover 2 Install the antenna on the w...

Page 15: ...ill appear click Cancel 4 Insert device driver CDROM into the CD DVD ROM drive of your computer and execute Setup exe program Please read the end user license agreement and click I accept the terms of...

Page 16: ...first time If you want to update the driver only choose Install driver only Click Next to continue 6 You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here It s recomm...

Page 17: ...configuration tool provided by Windows XP please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool then click Next 7 Now you ll see the following message please click Install to start utility installation If...

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Page 19: ...12 8 Please wait while the install procedure is running When you see this message please click Finish to complete the driver installation process...

Page 20: ...onfigure your wireless connection please right click on this icon and a popup menu will appear You can click Launch Config Utility to start configuration program If you want to close the configuration...

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Page 22: ...eless Configuration Utility There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless access point using the Ralink configuration utility and using built in windows zero c...

Page 23: ...Ralink setup utility RaUI will launch and begin to scan for all wireless access points automatically RaUI consists two parts Menu and setup area You can select a setup function Profile Network etc fro...

Page 24: ...ick More Less button again and setup utility window will resume to its original size Tip If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure the setup utility window will expand...

Page 25: ...le for establishing a one to one wireless connection between two wireless devices Before you can connect to any wireless access point or device by infrastructure or Ad Hoc mode there two things you mu...

Page 26: ...er of wireless device If nothing is displayed here it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden If a symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device means you ve established connected wi...

Page 27: ...ignal strength If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here please click Rescan button to scan for access point again until the one you preferred is displayed You may have to click Res...

Page 28: ...on encryption type channel etc WPS If this access point supports WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup related information will be displayed here CCX If this access point supports CCX Cisco Compatible eXtension r...

Page 29: ...eral times if the access point you wish to use does not show in the list Add to Profile You can store a specific access point to profile so you can link to that access point directly next time without...

Page 30: ...click Connect If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute If the access point you selected uses encryption please proc...

Page 31: ...24 3 If the wireless access point uses encryption you will be prompted to input its WEP key or WPA preshared key...

Page 32: ...of the access point automatically please don t change it However if you re connecting to an access point uses 802 1x authentication you have to check 802 1x box and input related information Instructi...

Page 33: ...reless connection will be displayed by Ralink configuration utility icon Wireless connection is established good signal reception Wireless connection is established normal signal reception Wireless co...

Page 34: ...ion of access points and you can recall them anytime you wish to establish connection You can add a found access point to profile or input all information of an access point by yourself To add a found...

Page 35: ...D Please input the SSID of this access point If you selected an access point from the list and its SSID is not hidden the SSID will be filled automatically however you can modify the SSID by yourself...

Page 36: ...options are Auto and Long It s suggested to select Auto to let setup utility decide the preamble for you Channel You can select the radio channel number for AdHoc mode here Power Save Mode Please sel...

Page 37: ...set the packet fragment threshold by yourself You can drag the slider to set the threshold value or input the value in the box located at right It s recommended to keep this value untouched unless you...

Page 38: ...m an existing access point or wireless device authentication type will be selected automatically and please do not change it If you select LEAP you ll be prompted to input LEAD specific settings Pleas...

Page 39: ...to 4 WEP keys here There are two types of WEP key Hexadecimal and ASCII For Hexadecimal key you can input number 0 9 and alphabet a f for example 001122aabbcc For ASCII key you can input number 0 9 a...

Page 40: ...tication type from dropdown menu Please ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct tunnel authentication method This pull down menu is only available when authen...

Page 41: ...local certificate from dropdown menu If the access point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate the certificate must be installed on your computer and you can select the certificat...

Page 42: ...you complete all information related to the access point click OK to save the profile or click cancel to cancel adding a new profile If the profile is created you will see the information in the Prof...

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Page 44: ...WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility 2 Right click Windows...

Page 45: ...38 3 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel 4 Click Network Connections...

Page 46: ...reless LAN Card then select View Available Wireless Networks 6 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to mo...

Page 47: ...here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase 8 If you can see Connected...

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Page 49: ...profile for every access point so you don t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point To manage profiles right click the Ralink configurat...

Page 50: ...43 2 3 1 Add a profile If you want to click new profile click Profile menu then click Add button You ll be prompted to input detailed information of access point as described in Section 2 2 1 3...

Page 51: ...u wish to change the content of the profile you can use this function Please select a profile from the list first then click Edit button You ll be provided with the contents of selected profile and yo...

Page 52: ...45 2 3 3 Delete an existing profile If you no longer need a profile you can delete it Select the profile you wish to delete from the list and click Delete button to delete it...

Page 53: ...an select it and click Activate button to establish connection with it When you selected a profile and click Activate button to activate the profile a icon will be displayed in front of the profile to...

Page 54: ...ings to increase data transfer performance or change operation mode Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon locat...

Page 55: ...better signal quality Only adjust value when you understand what it means and you need to roam between multiple access points Show Authentication Status Dialog When your computer is being authenticat...

Page 56: ...atible access point check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point ch...

Page 57: ...g instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Click Statistics...

Page 58: ...ou can define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications Pl...

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Page 60: ...attery live longer You also have to select WMM power save modes here AC_BE Best Performance AC_BK Worst Performance AC_VI Video data has priority AC_VO Voice data has priority Direct Link Setup Enable...

Page 61: ...simple steps For older wireless access points it s possible to perform a firmware upgrade to become a WPS enabled access point Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS setup you can...

Page 62: ...utton on your wireless access point the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name or use other way to start WPS PBC standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access p...

Page 63: ...ation button to see the detailed information about selected access point 5 Start PBC pairing procedure at access point side please refer to the instruction given by your access point s manufacturer th...

Page 64: ...t is found You can click PBC button few more times to try again When an access point is connected you can click Disconnect to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point or sel...

Page 65: ...ty 2 Click WPS Configuration menu and the following settings will appear 3 The PIN code of your wireless network card is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration util...

Page 66: ...is correct There are also some options available for WPS configuration WPS associate IE Check this box to send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use de...

Page 67: ...etwork function you don t have to remove the network card physically 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config...

Page 68: ...r important information about your wireless network card Please follow the following instructions to see these information 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right co...

Page 69: ...If you need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility please click Help button On line help documents will be presented in Windows help format Click this button to view on...

Page 70: ...llow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming...

Page 71: ...ction If your computer has another network card which is connected to Internet please select it from Name dropdown menu and click Enable ICS if your computer does not have another network card with In...

Page 72: ...he SSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here excepting space Channel Please select the wireless channel you wish to use The numb...

Page 73: ...o communication standards 1 ETSI Europe 2 SPAIN 3 FRANCE 4 MKK 5 MKKI TELEC 6 ISERAL Channel 3 to 9 7 ISERAL Channel 5 to 13 Please note that only change the country code if you are in different count...

Page 74: ...ill be affected TX Power You can select the wireless output power here Please select a proper output power setting according to your actual needs You may not need 100 of output power if other wireless...

Page 75: ...will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level It s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer and its internet connection to the...

Page 76: ...the WPA pre shared key here Only clients with the same pre shared key you inputted here will be able to connect to your computer This setting is only available when you select one of WPA encryptions...

Page 77: ...f you select HEX or input 13 characters if you select ASCII 128 bits encryption is safer then 64 bits but the data transfer speed will be slightly reduced Show Password Check this box and the WPA pre...

Page 78: ...your computer and wireless resources to the public you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this functi...

Page 79: ...access point Reject All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point MAC address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject...

Page 80: ...73 3 4 Connection Table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please select Mac Table tab from the utility...

Page 81: ...ess of this wireless client AID The serial number of this wireless connection Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power saving function of this wireless client Status Displays additional info...

Page 82: ...5 3 5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless related activities as a log Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed You can click Clear to remove all entries in the lo...

Page 83: ...stics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all coun...

Page 84: ...77 3 7 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility driver and other important information about your wireless access point...

Page 85: ...edical Band Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 20MHz MCS0 7 up to 72Mbps 11n 40MHz MCS0 7 up to 150Mbps Securities WEP 64 128 bit WPA WPA2 Cisco CCX Support Antenna One Extern...

Page 86: ...sh a direct wireless link 4 Please adjust the position of the antenna and click Rescan button for few more times Nothing happens when I click Launch config utilities 1 Please make sure the wireless ne...

Page 87: ...of Phy_Addess down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list The network is slow having problem when tr...

Page 88: ...quency band known as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the mo...

Page 89: ...TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 11i WLAN security standard and the...

Page 90: ...the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for...

Page 91: ...dio or video but can benefit any Wi Fi device WMM Power Save uses mechanisms included in the IEEE 802 11e standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802 11 legacy power save With WMM Power Save the same a...

Page 92: ...85 function and WPS compatible wireless clients and access point will establish connection by themselves There are two types of WPS PBC Push Button Configuration and PIN code...

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