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Page 1: ...ngtech com e mail techsupport hawkingtech com tech support 1 888 202 3344 COPYRIGHT 2010 HAWKING TECHNOLOGIES INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED HI GAINTM WIRELESS 150N USB NETWORK ADAPTER with RANGE AMPLIFIER HAWNU1 USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...returning a product mark the Return Authorization number clearly on the outside of the package and include your original proof of purchase IN NO EVENT SHALL HAWKING TECHNOLOGY S LIABILTY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT ITS ACCOMPANYING SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION Hawking Technology makes ...

Page 3: ... with respect 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 programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or c...

Page 4: ...e equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to...

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 computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use i...

Page 6: ... Wireless Utility 12 Hawking Wireless Utility Overview 13 Scan for Other Wireless Devices 14 Connect to an Access Point 17 Add an Access Point to Profile 20 Profile Management 26 Advanced Settings 30 View Network Statistics 32 WMM Setting 33 WPS Configuration 34 CCX Configuration 39 Radio On Off 41 About 43 On line Help 44 2 6 Using Windows Zero Configuration 44 3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAC OPERATING SY...

Page 7: ...Authentication vs Security 58 Link Status 59 Statistics 60 Advanced 60 WPS 61 About 63 4 Product Specifications 64 5 Troubleshooting 64 6 Glossary 66 ...

Page 8: ...n WPS configuration You don t need an experienced computer technician to help you to get connected Utilizing the software program of the card you can get your computer connected by pushing a button or entering an 8 digit code USB 2 0 interface you can get it installed on your computer in just few seconds 1 2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties please follow ...

Page 9: ...END THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION 7 If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the network card switch the computer off immediately and call dealer of purchase for help 1 3 System Requirements An empty USB 2 0 port USB 2 0 Port is recommended to maximize your wireless performance Performance will be greatly reduced with a USB 1 1 port Windows 2000 200...

Page 10: ...se check if there is anything missing from the package 1 HAWNU1 Hi Gain Wireless N USB Adapter 1 pc 2 Protective Cap 1 pc 3 Quick Installation Guide 1 pc 4 Driver Utility User manual CD ROM 1pcs Contact your dealer of purchase to claim for any missing item listed above 1 2 3 5 4 ...

Page 11: ...se 3 Link Activity LED LED Name Light Status Description Radio Off Off Wireless LAN function is disabled Radio On No Link Off No link to wireless AP or Router Flashing Transmitting management information Radio On Link to AP or Router On Link to wireless AP or Router Flashing Transmitting data or management information 3 2 1 ...

Page 12: ...ute Setup exe program Please read the end user license agreement and click I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next button to accept license agreement 2 Select Install driver and Hawking Wireless Utility Click Next to continue Note If you are using a Window Vista or 7 you may select Install driver only since we recommend that you use the Windows Wireless Network Configuration an...

Page 13: ...gin the installation 4 The install wizard will prompt you to insert the USB Adapter into your PC IGNORE the message for now Select OK to continue It is recommended to finish installing the driver before plugging in the Adapter ...

Page 14: ...nnection Windows 7 It is recommended that you use the Windows Wireless Utility for Windows 7 and Vista 1 Wait a few seconds until your system detects the new hardware Adapter 2 A Found New Hardware screens may show up at this point select Locate and Install driver software recommended Then your system will automatically locate the software and complete the driver installation process ...

Page 15: ... wish to connect to 4 If you are connecting to a Security enabled Network your system will prompt you to enter your security key If you don t have the security key please contact your network administrator or the person who set up the selected wireless network 5 If you are not connected to a security enabled network you system will proceed to the next step and connect automatically ...

Page 16: ...rdware screens may show up at this point select Locate and Install driver software recommended Then your system will automatically locate the software and complete the driver installation process 2 Click on the Network icon from your system tray bottom right on your screen If you can t locate the Network icon go to Start menu and select Connect To 3 Select a Network and click Connect Please wait u...

Page 17: ... in the network security key or passphrase If you do not have the security key or passphrase please obtain it from your network administrator 4 You are now connected to a wireless network To save this specific network for future access select Save this network 5 Select a location or you may customize the name and location type etc ...

Page 18: ...vary slightly but the installation steps should be similar on a Windows 2000 1 Plug in the Adapter into your USB port if you have not done so A Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen will guide you through the rest of the installation Select Yes this time only and Next 2 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and wait until the wizard installs the software ...

Page 19: ...n up the Hawking Wireless Utility Note Hawking Wireless Utility is recommended for Windows XP and 2000 users 2 5 Hawking Wireless Utility There are two ways you can configure your HAWNU1 Adapter to connect to a wireless access point 1 Using the Hawking Wireless Utility Hawking Configuration Utility or 2 Using the built in Windows Zero Configuration Utility also known as the Windows Wireless Utilit...

Page 20: ... to scan for all wireless access points automatically The Wireless Utility is separated into three parts Menu includes the following the following tabs Profile Network Advanced Statistic WMM WPS SSO CCX and more Setup Area displays information corresponding to the menu above i e profile network etc More Information displays additional information related to the selected menu and set up The arrow o...

Page 21: ...reless device and is suitable 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 are two things you must know Wireless device s SSID Service Set Identifier some will call it access point s name You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby but if the SSID of...

Page 22: ...y this access point is displayed here n for 802 11n g for 802 11g and b for 802 11b WPS icon will appear when the access point supports WPS If the access point uses encryption a key icon will appear Note When the access point supports WPS and WPS icon is shown you will not see the key icon here even though the access point uses encryption D Shows the signal strength of access point by percentage E...

Page 23: ...nt supports WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup related information will be displayed here CCX If this access point supports CCX Cisco Compatible eXtension related information will be displayed here 802 11n If this access point complies with 802 11n draft related information will be displayed here Setup Area includes the following items Item Name Description Sorted by You can decide how to sort all listed a...

Page 24: ...ey again To add an access point to profile you have to select an access point from the list first then click Add to Profile button Detailed instructions will be given below Connect Connect to a selected access point You have to select an access point from the list first and then click Connect to connect to the selected access point Connect to an Access Point 1 Once the wireless access point you wi...

Page 25: ...r WPA preshared key Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect to and input the correct key here and then click OK By checking Show Password box the encryption key you inputted here will be displayed If the value you filled out is incorrect you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point Authentication type will be selected by the authentication type of the...

Page 26: ...ng configuration utility icon and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon You can also click More Less button to see detailed information of connected access point ...

Page 27: ... it directly without reentering the access information You can add a found access point to profile or input all information of an access point by yourself To add a found access point to profile please select a found access point first to make it highlighted then click Add to Profile button to input the information of access point by yourself please go to Profile menu and click Add button ...

Page 28: ...cally be filled note you ll be able to modify the SSID Network Type Please select the network type Ad hoc or Infrastructure If you are connecting to an access point please select Infrastructure For point to point wireless connection i e connecting to another computer using Ad Hoc mode please select Ad hoc here If you selected an access point from the list above please keep this field unchanged Tx ...

Page 29: ...transferring data PSM Power Saving Mode turns your wireless radio off when it is not transferring data If you are using this networking with a notebook computer PSM is recommended to help preserve your notebook battery RTS Threshold It is recommended to keep this value untouched unless you understand the RTS Thresdhold value and its value Check this box to set the RTS threshold You can drag the sl...

Page 30: ... to input LEAD specific settings Please input LEAP identity password domain name and select encryption type You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type and not be replaced by asterisk Encryption Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect When you are adding a profile from an existing access point or ...

Page 31: ...rases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace your input with asterisks Use 802 1x If the access point you wish to connect requires 802 1 x authentications please click on Use 802 1x box then click 802 1X tab to set 802 1x parameters To set 802 1x authentication for the access point Please click 802 1X tab 802 1X Tab Overview Item Name Description EAP Method Sel...

Page 32: ...ication tab Use this tab to select a local certificate from dropdown menu If the access point you wish to connect requires a specific client certificate the certificate must be installed on your computer then you can select the certificate from your computer Server Certification tab Use this tab to use server based certification Please select a CA Certificate Authority from dropdown menu If interm...

Page 33: ...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 Hawking configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utility Click the Profile menu All profiles will be listed in Profile List and you can select a profile from...

Page 34: ...cted access point s information Edit an existing profile To change the content of an existing profile please select the profile you wish to edit from your list then click Edit button You ll be provided with the contents of selected profile you can make your change then click OK to save changes or click Cancel to discard changes ...

Page 35: ...28 Delete an existing profile To delete a profile select the profile you wish to delete from the list and click Delete button to delete it ...

Page 36: ... it and click Activate button to establish a connection When you selected a profile and click Activate button to activate the profile a icon will be displayed in front of the profile to show that the connection is failed When the connection is successfully established a icon will be displayed ...

Page 37: ... change these settings to increase data transfer performance or change operation mode Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Hawking configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Select Advanced Menu ...

Page 38: ...cess of authentication will appear This function is helpful to find out the problem when you cannot be authenticated Finally you can provide this information to authentication server s administrator for debugging purpose Enable CCX Enable Cisco Compatible eXtensions CCX is a wireless feature developed by Cisco used to improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless devices Check this...

Page 39: ...ions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Hawking configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Statistics Menu shows the current status of your wireless network Transmit Tx and Receive Rx data All connection related statistics are displayed here You can click Transmit or Receive tab to view the statistics of transmitte...

Page 40: ... improve the performance of such network applications Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Hawking configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Click WMM menu and the following settings will appear In WMM Setup Status block current WMM settings will be displayed Below is W...

Page 41: ... you have WPS enabled wireless access point and you want to establish a secure connection to it you don t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by yourself All you have to do is to go to the WPS setup page of this wireless card click a button and then press a specific button or enter a set of 8 digit code on the wireless access point you wish to establish a secure c...

Page 42: ... other way to start WPS PBC standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual You can also set Config Mode to Registrar In this mode this wireless network card will wait for other WPS enabled access points to send WPS pairing requests Please refer to the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual to understand how to send WPS requests 4 Before you...

Page 43: ... by WPS Please be patient This may require several seconds to one minute to complete When you see WPS status is connected successfully message means the connection between this wireless network card and access point is successfully established by WPS and the information about access point you connected to will be displayed 6 You can click Detail button to see detailed information of connected acce...

Page 44: ...ound You can also click Rotate button and next access point on the list will be selected to establish connection If you want to delete a found access point from the list select it and click Delete button WPS Setup PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect supports PIN please follow the following instructions to establish connection to it 1 Right click the Hawking configuration utility i...

Page 45: ...is 4 Click PIN button now and wait for few seconds to one minute If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found you ll be connected to that access point 5 You may have to click PIN for few more times to try again If you still can not connect to access point by this way please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct There are also other options available for WPS co...

Page 46: ...t with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional and you can use default value if you don t know what will be affected Auto When in PIN mode wireless access point to be connected will be selected automatically if this box is checked CCX Configuration CCX is a wireless feature developed by Cisco used to improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless devices When you enabled CCX the fo...

Page 47: ...nnel Measurements Limit When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity Roaming with RF Parameters When you are roaming from a CCX compatible access point to another one check this box to enable RF roaming function to improve the speed of wireless roaming Voice Drastic Roaming When you have introdu...

Page 48: ...ich you want to diagnose then click Diagnose button to perform the diagnostic test Information of selected profile Here list the profile information you have selected Radio On Off You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by the utility so if you want to disable wireless network function you don t have to remove the network card physically 1 Right click the Hawking configuration uti...

Page 49: ...42 Wireless radio is on Green Wireless radio is off Red ...

Page 50: ...important information about your wireless network card Please follow the following instructions to see these information 1 Right click the Hawking configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility 2 Click About tab and the following information will appear ...

Page 51: ...network configuration utility called as Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click Hawking configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility 2 Right click Windows Zero Configuration icon and select View Available Wireless Networks If you cannot find the icon please follow the procedures from ste...

Page 52: ...cated at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel 4 Click Network Connections Right click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as suffix if you ...

Page 53: ... here please try to move your computer closer to the access point or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Connect If the access point is protected by encryption you have to input its security key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not ...

Page 54: ...47 If you can see Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established ...

Page 55: ...ther Wireless Adapter Drivers Utilities please uninstall the older version first 1 Power on your Computer and insert the Setup CD into your CD ROM Drive A folder should automatically open Double click the icon in the folder that is titled CLICK HERE TO START If there is no folder opening up automatically click on the CD icon on your desktop to manually open the folder 2 Please select a Mac OS Setu...

Page 56: ...e Typically the default destination is the Macintosh HD 5 Then select Install 6 If your computer is password protected enter the password and click OK If it is not password protected leave the password field blank and click OK to continue If you do not have the password please contact the owner admin of this computer for Name and Password ...

Page 57: ...uter insert the Adapter into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer Insert the USB dish adapter firmly into the USB port to ensure a proper connection is made When the adapter is inserted carefully lift the antenna unit upright Note If your computer or laptop already has a built in Airport Card please turn it off by going to the Wireless Icon on the top right corner or your scr...

Page 58: ...es Note the screen above shows Ethernet Adapter en network interface however it may be vary slightly on your computer 3 From your Network Preferences select Ethernet Adapter en then click Apply Then skip the section below and go to step 4 If you are planning to use a static IP and manually enter an IP address please go to section 3 4 Configure IP Manually vs Automatic DHCP 4 From Hawking Wireless ...

Page 59: ...a Mac OSX 10 4 Installation is similar on Mac OSX 10 3 however the install images may vary slightly 1 After restarting your computer insert the Adapter into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer Insert the USB dish adapter firmly into the USB port to ensure a proper connection is made When the adapter is inserted carefully lift the antenna unit upright Note If your computer or...

Page 60: ...enable the device before using the Wireless Utility In the System Preferences page locate the NETWORK icon and double click it to access the control panel 4 The new USB wireless adapter will automatically be detected Click OK to continue 5 Click APPLY NOW to confirm the selection 6 From your Network Preferences select Ethernet Adapter en then click Apply Then skip the section below and go to step ...

Page 61: ... from DHCP to Manual Configuration If your wireless network uses a static IP address or requires manual configuration you may do so by highlighting the USB wireless adapter Shown above Select Configure to enter the configuration menu for the wireless adapter Select the Tab that is named TCP IP Select the menu button for Configure IPv4 and choose the appropriate selection You can manually configure...

Page 62: ...tected networks You can change your connection to another network or you may add one of the networks to your own profile list Parameter Description Site Survey This tab shows all available wireless networks within range of your card It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Channel Encryption Authentication and Network Type If you want to connect to any networks on ...

Page 63: ...onnect to the selected profile Configure Profile System Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks SSID The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device ...

Page 64: ...nes the length of the CRC block for communication among wireless stations This option is only active in the Ad Hoc network There are two modes including Auto and Long Preamble If Auto mode is selected the card will automatically switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless station where the adapter is connected RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS Request To Send For packets...

Page 65: ... and AES Note that this option is only available for Windows XP Encryption Mode None Disable the WEP Data Encryption WEP Enable the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greate...

Page 66: ...n Status Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the card is connecting to Current Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking Link Speed Mbps Display the transmission and receiving rate of your current network It is the number of bits per second that can be transmitted Throughput Kbits sec Throughput is the average rate of successful message delive...

Page 67: ...ts 2 4G wireless mode Tx Rate Tx Rate transmit rate selects the allowable transfer rates of the wireless client To optimize performance and range the Tx Rate should be set to Fully Automatic This will automatically adjust the transfer speed for the best performance and longest range Tx Burst This function enables the adapter to deliver better throughput during a period of time it only takes effect...

Page 68: ...h WPS IE from last scan result List information includes SSID BSSID Channel ID Device Password ID Security Enabled Rescan Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network Information Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network List Information includes Authentication Type Encryption Type Config Methods Device Password ID Selected Registr...

Page 69: ...ls Disconnect Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link And then select the last profile at the Profile Page of RaUI if exist If there is an empty profile page the driver will select any non security AP Delete Delete an existing credential And then select the next credential if exist If there is an empty credential the driver will select any non security AP PIN Start to add to Registrar usin...

Page 70: ...be saved You can find this connection in Profile tab in a later time WPS associate IE Check this box to send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional for STA WPS probe IE Check this box to send the WPS probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup This is optional for STA Automatically Select the AP When in PIN mode wireless access point to be connected will be selected a...

Page 71: ...m 11g 21dBm 1dBm 11n 20MHz 21dBm 1dBm 11n 20MHz 17dBm 1dBm Drivers Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Mac OS X 10 3 10 6 LED Link Activity Dimension 10 H x 28 W x 89 6 L mm Temperature Operating 32 104 F 0 40 C Storage 14 140 F 10 60 C Humidity Operating 10 90 NonCondensing Storage Max 95 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE 5 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you re using this wireless network...

Page 72: ...rk card is not detected by your computer 2 Reboot the computer and try again 3 Remove the card and insert it into another USB port 4 Remove the driver and re install 5 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 fie...

Page 73: ...y band and applies it in the same 2 4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802 11b The 802 11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for A A new physical layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency 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 ...

Page 74: ...rcome 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 specification might be officially released by early 2003 9 What is AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and howeve...

Page 75: ...hat is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS 14 What is WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM a gro...

Page 76: ...es of data by multiple antenna to improve data transfer performance By using multiple antennas not only data transfer rate is improved but also the wireless stability 18 What is WPS WPS stands for Wi Fi Protected Setup It provides a simple way to establish unencrypted or encrypted connections between wireless clients and access point automatically User can press a software or hardware button to ac...

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