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IEEE 802.11b/g

Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

User’s Manual

Version: 1.2

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Page 1: ...IEEE 802 11b g Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter User s Manual Version 1 2...

Page 2: ...e a New Profile 18 3 2 3 Security 19 3 2 3 1 Security Disabled 19 3 2 3 2 WPA TLS TTLS 19 3 2 3 3 WPA PEAP EAP GTC 21 3 2 3 4 WPA PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 23 3 2 3 5 WPA LEAP 25 3 2 3 6 WPA Passphrase 27 3...

Page 3: ...IEEE 802 11b g Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Version 1 2 3 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 June 9 2005 Initial Version 1 1 Oct 12 2005 Utility Upgrading 1 2 Oct 14 2005 Spec Updating...

Page 4: ...ts applications and network configuration 1 1 Features Benefits Features Benefits High Speed Data Rate up to 108Mbps in Super G mode Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streamin...

Page 5: ...USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface The USB adapter has a LED indicator and an external high sensitivity dipole antenna 1 4 System Requirements The following are th...

Page 6: ...Doctors nurses point of sale employees and warehouse workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and processing information d Frequently changed environment...

Page 7: ...er for departmental or SOHO LANs b Infrastructure for enterprise LANs a Ad hoc peer to peer Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form...

Page 8: ...ess communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend the range of independen...

Page 9: ...s installation CD at hand before installing the drivers On many systems instead of a CD the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory 2 2 Installin...

Page 10: ...izard will then allow you to install the driver utility or just the driver Select the first option Install Client Utilities and Driver 5 Click on the Next button to continue 6 This message informs you...

Page 11: ...lect another drive or folder to install the drivers and then click on the Next button If you would like to use the default destination folder click on the Next button 9 Select a program folder for the...

Page 12: ...out configuring this device through the 802 11 Client Utility ACU or a third party supplicant If you choose to use a third party supplicant some of the ACU features will not be available Click on the...

Page 13: ...matically detect the device and display the Found New Hardware Wizard as the image depicts below It will ask you to connect to the Windows Update website to search for software Select No not this time...

Page 14: ...2 14 16 Once again you will see a message regarding Windows Logo Testing click on the Continue Anyway button to continue 17 A message will then appear indicating that the installation process is comp...

Page 15: ...nt Utility click Start Programs IEEE WLAN USB You will then see the Client Utility icon in the system tray of your computer To open the Client Utility right click on the icon in the system tray and th...

Page 16: ...ion about the authentication method h IP address Displays the IP address of this device h Current Channel Displays the channel at which this device is connected h Current Channel Displays the type of...

Page 17: ...infrastructure and ad hoc networks This table lists the network name encryption key if required signal strength channel and wireless mode If you would like to associate with a specific network select...

Page 18: ...fferent Network Names SSIDs This allows a user to quickly associate with another network instead of entering the credentials each time Click on the New button to create a new profile You will then see...

Page 19: ...the Security tab Here you can configure the authentication and encryption method that is used on your network There are five types of security methods available none WPA WPA PSK 802 1x Pre shared WEP...

Page 20: ...from the drop down list TLS Transport Layer Security is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI Public Key Infrastructure certificate based authentication of both the client and aut...

Page 21: ...a certificate h Login Name Enter the login name if required Click on the OK button to return to the previous window Once again click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window 3 2 3 3...

Page 22: ...TC settings h Trusted Root Certification Authorities Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop down list h User Name Enter the user name for the certificate authority h Set Password S...

Page 23: ...cate h Login Name Enter the login name if required Click on the OK button to return to the previous window Once again click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window 3 2 3 4 WPA PEAP...

Page 24: ...rusted Root Certification Authorities Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop down list h User Name Enter the user name for the certificate authority h Password Enter the password t...

Page 25: ...OK button to return to the Profile Management window 3 2 3 5 WPA LEAP LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol also known as Cisco Wireless EAP provides username password based authenticati...

Page 26: ...IEEE 802 11b g Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Version 1 2 26 Click on the Configure button to configure the LEAP settings h Use Temporary User Name and Password Select this radio button for...

Page 27: ...user name and password will be saved in this profile h User Name Enter the user name for the certificate authority h Password Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificat...

Page 28: ...col called EAP EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication...

Page 29: ...he user name for the certificate authority h Confirm Password Re type the password Click on the Advanced button h Specific Server or Domain Leave the server name blank for the client to accept a certi...

Page 30: ...credentials across the network The GTC method does provide a way to move a simple username and password from client to server using an EAP method so it can be used to provide an authentication method...

Page 31: ...ick on the Advanced button h Specific Server or Domain Leave the server name blank for the client to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate signed by the authority listed in the Netwo...

Page 32: ...ion but uses a password instead of a client certificate for authentication PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 uses a dynamic session based WEP key which is derived from the device and RADIUS server to encrypt data Se...

Page 33: ...he user name for the certificate authority h Confirm Password Re type the password Click on the Advanced button h Specific Server or Domain Leave the server name blank for the client to accept a certi...

Page 34: ...ireless client and a RADIUS server LEAP is one of several protocols used with the IEEE 802 1X standard for LAN port access control LEAP also delivers a session key to the authenticated station so that...

Page 35: ...user name and password h Use Saved User Name Password Select this radio button if the user name and password will be saved in this profile h User Name Enter the user name for the certificate authority...

Page 36: ...crypt data Default setting is Disable WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless clients all the wire...

Page 37: ...ucture Settings h Wireless Mode Place a check in the preferred frequency and data rates h Power Save Mode Select Maximum Normal or Off from the drop down list Selecting Maximum will save the most powe...

Page 38: ...de Place a check in the preferred frequency and data rates h Network Type Select Ad hoc from the drop down list h 802 11 Preamble This setting should be the same as the access point If you are not sur...

Page 39: ...number of transmitted and received packets Click on the Adapter Information button to view information about the Cardbus adapter such as card name MAC address driver name driver version and driver dat...

Page 40: ...IEEE 802 11b g Wireless USB 2 0 Adapter Version 1 2 40 and receive frames Click on the OK button to return to the previous window...

Page 41: ...nable Disable Radio To disable the radio click on Action in the menu bar and then click on Disable Radio You will then see a confirmation message The RF signals for the following network card s have b...

Page 42: ...n 1 2 42 To enable the radio click on Action in the menu bar and then click on Enable Radio You will then see a confirmation message The RF signals for the following network card s have been successfu...

Page 43: ...able the tray icon click on Action in the menu bar and then click on Disable Tray Icon You will then notice that the tray icon has disappeared from the system tray 3 6 Display Settings To change the d...

Page 44: ...44 In this window you can change the Signal Strength Display Units from dBm to and increase or decrease the refresh interval rate as well as displaying the data in a cumulative or relative fashion Cli...

Page 45: ...to completely uninstall the device and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Drivers and Client Utility 1 Click on Start Settings Con...

Page 46: ...see the following message asking you if you would like to remove the application 6 Click on the OK button to continue You will then see the following message asking you if you would like to remove th...

Page 47: ...erica 14 for Japan 13 for Europe 2 for Spain 4 for France Receive Sensitivity Typical z 2 412 2 472G IEEE802 11g 6Mbps 91dBm 54Mbps 76dBm z 2 412 2 472G IEEE802 11b 11Mbps 91dBm 1Mbps 96dBm Available...

Page 48: ...ing measures z Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna z Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver z Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which...

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