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Wireless Network Adapter User Guide

 

 

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the wireless adapter’s antennas and the link quality. 

 

3.”Statistics” screen is used to count the total Rx and Tx data 
packets, including transmitted,retransmitted and fail to receive 
ACK after all retries.You can click the “Reset Counter” button to 
clear the count. 

 

 

 

 

4.1.3 Profile 

Except the above common connection type, you can also 
connect to the wireless network by adding a profile on the 
“Profile“screen.The Profile screen is used to save the wireless 
network parameters. When the adapter is successfully 
connected to a network, the profile name of this network will 

Summary of Contents for Wireless Network Adapter

Page 1: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide...

Page 2: ...trademarks of their respective holders All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only As the upgrade of software and hardware there will be changes And if t...

Page 3: ...intenance 7 Chapter 2 Installation Guide 8 2 1 Hardware Installation 8 2 1 1 Install the PCI network adapter 8 Chapter 3 How to use the Windows Built in Wireless Configuration 12 3 1 Wireless Network...

Page 4: ...2 AP mode 38 4 2 1 Config AP 40 4 2 2 Advanced 42 4 2 3 Access Control List 43 4 2 4 Associate List 45 4 2 5 AP Mode under Windows 7 46 Appendix 1 Acronyms and Terms 48 Appendix 2 How to Set WPS 49 A...

Page 5: ...t AP is supported for fast wireless network establishment and WPS encryption supported for you to quickly encrypt and secure your wireless network All in all the Fly Link wireless adapter is easy to u...

Page 6: ...4 Product Usage This Fly Link Wireless Adapter offers a fast reliable and extendable solution for wireless access It is mostly used in the following circumstances 1 Enables staff members who require...

Page 7: ...e close or uninstall the configuration programs of other manufacturers before you install the configuration programs of Fly Link network adapters to avoid possible UI user interface conflict 3 To avoi...

Page 8: ...Guide 6 2 On the Computer Management screen select Device Manager Network adapters and right click the network adapter you want to disable and click Disable 3 Click the Yes button on the dialogue box...

Page 9: ...uct away from water and humid environment to guarantee its normal performance 2 Protect it against hazardous substances such as acids alkalis etc 3 Please don t directly expose the adapter to the sunl...

Page 10: ...steps and operating guide in this user guide are explained under Windows XP Installation steps for other operating systems are similar 2 1 Hardware Installation 2 1 1Install the PCI network adapter In...

Page 11: ...Cancel and use the included Setup Wizard software CD for fast installation 2 3 Put the included software CD into the CD drive of your computer and the driver should run automatically a Welcome screen...

Page 12: ...rk Adapter User Guide 10 2 4 Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next 2 5 Two set up types are provided one is Install driver only the other is Install driver and Fly Link WLA...

Page 13: ...u are accustomed to use the WINDOWS built in wireless configuration program However this program doesn t support AP mode WPS and the WPS button on the wireless adapter To use these advanced features t...

Page 14: ...ho don t install Fly Link configuration program how to use Windows Built in Wireless Configuration to connect to the wireless network Use of the Windows Built in Wireless Configuration requires enabli...

Page 15: ...n and select View Available Wireless Networks as shown below 3 On the right of the screen displayed are the currently scanned wireless networks If the one you want to connect has not been scanned clic...

Page 16: ...ut the key in the key dialogue box the key input is case sensitive then click Connect NOTE If the wireless device you are connecting to is not encrypted the key dialogue box will not pop up 5 When it...

Page 17: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 15 5 You can modify wireless network key from Change advanced settings 6 Select Wireless Networks and choose the one you want to modify and then click Properties...

Page 18: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 16 7 Modify the key in the appearing dialogue box...

Page 19: ...sktop and select Connect to a network as shown below 2 Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect or double click the wireless network to connect Click the Refresh icon in the u...

Page 20: ...d to enter the network key Click Connect after you enter the correct key 5 The following screen will appear after successfully connected to the wireless network 6 If you want to change the wireless ne...

Page 21: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 19 Properties 7 You can modify the key from the appearing dialogue box...

Page 22: ...ailable wireless networks Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect or double click the wireless network to connect If you don t find the specified one please click the refresh...

Page 23: ...reless Network Adapter User Guide 21 3 It shows Connected after successfully connected You can disconnect it view its status or modify the wireless network properties by right click the wireless netwo...

Page 24: ...ured via Fly Link s utility interface in the following text it is abbreviated as UI Select Start All Programs Fly Link Wireless Fly Link Wireless Utility or click the Fly Link Wireless Utility shortcu...

Page 25: ...Signal status 4 1 1 Site Survey The Site Survey screen displays currently scanned wireless signals and you can click one to connect the signal Select one and you may view the AP s MAC address wireles...

Page 26: ...ypted wireless networks a Profile dialog will pop up and you must select the corresponding authentication type and encryption type and then click the Next button to input the correct key Please note t...

Page 27: ...ion and encryption are as follows WEP Supports 10 26 bit Hex characters and 5 13 bit ASCII WPA PSK Supports 8 63 bit ASCII and 8 64 bit Hex characters WPA2 PSK Supports 8 63 bit ASCII and 8 64 bit Hex...

Page 28: ...ormation After successfully connected to one wireless network you can view its detailed information by clicking the Link Information on the main interface 1 Link Status screen displays the detailed in...

Page 29: ...d fail to receive ACK after all retries You can click the Reset Counter button to clear the count 4 1 3 Profile Except the above common connection type you can also connect to the wireless network by...

Page 30: ...below Add create a new profile Delete delete the existing profile Edit modify the existing profile Import import the previously configured profile Export export the configured profile Add WPS Profile...

Page 31: ...alled with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill the wireless communication via AP or wireless router It can be devided into two modes wireless AP wireless network adapter and wireless router wi...

Page 32: ...please select the Infrastructure mode Click the Add button and select the network type as Infrastructure and enter the profile name and SSID or you can find the SSID you wish to connect from the drop...

Page 33: ...a profile is successfully added the profile name can be seen on the profile list you can edit import or export the profile click Active to finish the connection now you can also view the detailed conn...

Page 34: ...AP you wish to connect is disabled then the wireless adapter can not scan the SSID thus you need to connect by creating the corresponding profile 2 Ad Hoc Profile management Using the Ad hoc mode to...

Page 35: ...hare the resources The detailed setting steps are as follows 1 Firstly you ll have to allocate a static IP to each wireless adapter to be connected in Ad hoc mode a Right click My Network Places on yo...

Page 36: ...se enter the IP address and subnet mask and make sure this IP address is not used by other devices in the network For example if your wireless adapter s IP address is 192 168 0 1 then set other wirele...

Page 37: ...Add button and enter the network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network and select Ad hoc as the network type and then select the channel Click the Next button to select the authenti...

Page 38: ...ofile is successfully added the profile can be seen on the profile list select it and click the Active icon on the lower right corner And then search for the wireless network on other clients Double c...

Page 39: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 37 you ll be prompted for the key After entering the key click Connect When the highlighted part shows Connected it indicates the connection is successful...

Page 40: ...on of the UI s different programs as well as Fly Link s copyright statement 4 1 5 Help Click the help button to open the user manual 4 2 AP mode When you want to use the wireless adapter s AP function...

Page 41: ...in the diagram below The PC in the left has already accessed to the Internet by using a wired network adapter meanwhile you install a Fly Link wireless adapter take a USB wireless adapter as an examp...

Page 42: ...AP will automatically obtain the IP addresses of 192 168 123 X X is any integer from 2 to 254 The function buttons on the top From L to R are respectively Config AP Advanced Access Control List Associ...

Page 43: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 41 Here the authentication type is set as Open and the encryption type Not Use...

Page 44: ...ess Network Adapter User Guide 42 4 2 2 Advanced This screen is used to set the advanced parameters of the wireless adapter when working in AP mode such as No forwarding among wireless clients and TX...

Page 45: ...ations among the wireless clients that are connected to the wireless adapter in AP mode TX power To adjust the transmit power for the wireless adapter 4 2 3 Access Control List Access Control is based...

Page 46: ...e not been added to the list will be prohibited by default Reject All To prohibit all hosts whose wireless MAC addresses are included in the list from accessing the wireless network other hosts whose...

Page 47: ...low in the access policy drop down list computers whose wireless MAC addresses are not included in the list will be rejected by default Select All reject and only the host computers whose wireless MAC...

Page 48: ...work in both STA and AP modes Here the wireless adapter acts not only as a client but also an AP to send wireless signal which equals to an amplifier Right click the UI icon on the lower right corner...

Page 49: ...ireless Network Adapter User Guide 47 the number of the connected clients by modifying the max number of peers AP mode has only one encryption method which is WPA2 AES by default and cannot be modifie...

Page 50: ...ulation 802 11g An extension to 802 11 WLAN standard that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 2 4 GHz ISM radio band 802 11b uses OFDM modulation and is backwards compatible with 802 11b 802 11...

Page 51: ...just press and hold it for about 1 second then the WPS LED will be flashing for about 2 minutes which indicates the router s WPS feature has been enabled Otherwise you can also log on to the router s...

Page 52: ...On the Profile screen select Push Button Configuration PBC and then click the Next button select Start PBC two minutes after the router enables the WPS function The connection is established when the...

Page 53: ...dapter s WPS button to perform PBC connection If your wireless adapter provides a WPS button you may use the button to perform PBC connection a Run the adapter s UI and switch to STATION mode b Two mi...

Page 54: ...nnected in WPS mode on the WPS AP drop down List or select Auto and then click the next button 2 1 Enrollee Mode The PIN code field lists the adapter s current PIN code when you select Enrollee as the...

Page 55: ...for WPS mode and then input 18686791 in the PIN code field and then click the Save button When the WPS indicator of the Router starts flashing it indicates that WPS feature is enabled Click the next b...

Page 56: ...t need to negotiate in WPS mode instead of selecting Auto Then select PIN as the WPS method and click the next button to display the folowing screen Select Registrar as the config mode and enter the r...

Page 57: ...that need to be negotiated by the WPS in registrar mode These values can be modified but we recommend using the default Here we use the defaut setting and then click the next buton You can view the n...

Page 58: ...the WPS connection mode when multiple routers simultaneously enable the WPS function it may cause connection failure 2 If the router connect to the adapter using the WPS only one client can be connect...

Page 59: ...tation Mode to AP Mode if not successful please restart the computer Q2 ICS is already bound by another network device A2 Microsoft ICS service can only combine one group of WAN and LAN This message i...

Page 60: ...reless network adapters and re switch to AP mode Q4 Under Windows 7 when I switch from station mode to AP mode the screen flashes Disabling ICS please wait and immediately return to station screen A4...

Page 61: ...SSID on the appearing box Q7 Under Windows 2000 system IP address can not be obtained when it is switched to AP Mode A7 Under Windows 2000 system you have to manually configure sharing and then switc...

Page 62: ...mal when you close or finish the current configuration and connection Q9 How to exit the UI A9 Right click the system tray icon and click Exit on the appearing dialog Q10 Now that the wireless adapter...

Page 63: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 61 Technical Support Email info fly link net Technical Support support fly link net...

Page 64: ...nst harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause...

Page 65: ...s The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC rad...

Page 66: ...Wireless Network Adapter User Guide 64 equipment Such modifications could void the user authority to operate the equipment...

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