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Content 

1

 

INTRODUCTION  ..................................................................................................................................................- 1 -

 

1.1

 

P

RODUCT 

O

VERVIEW

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1.2

 

M

AIN 

F

EATURES

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1.3

 

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TANDARDS

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1.4

 

W

ORKING 

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NVIRONMENT

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S

YSTEM 

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EQUIREMENT

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DRIV ER AN D HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................- 3 -

 

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D

RIVER INSTALLATION OF 

W

IRELESS

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USB

 

A

DAPTER

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2.2

 

H

ARDWARE INSTALLATION OF THE 

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IRELESS 

USB

 

A

DAPTER

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION  ................................................................................................................................- 6 -

 

3.1

 

G

ENERAL

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3.2

 

P

ROFILE

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3.2.1

 

Add ..........................................................................................................................................................- 8 -

 

3.2.2

 

Remove ................................................................................................................................................ - 10 -

 

3.2.3

 

Edit ....................................................................................................................................................... - 11 -

 

3.2.4

 

Duplicate ............................................................................................................................................. - 13 -

 

3.2.5

 

Set default ........................................................................................................................................... - 14 -

 

3.3

 

A

VAILABLE 

N

ETWORK

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3.4

 

S

TATUS

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3.5

 

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P

ROTECT 

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ETUP

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THE ACCESS POIN T MODE ............................................................................................................................. - 21 -

 

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G

ENERAL

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4.2

 

A

DVANCED

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4.3

 

ICS ..............................................................................................................................................................-

 

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FAQ ..................................................................................................................................................................... - 25 -

 

Summary of Contents for WF-2116

Page 1: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual V1 0 2011 06 22 ...

Page 2: ... the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Example use only shielded interface cables when connect...

Page 3: ...tents The following items should be found in your package WIRELESS N USB Adapter CD ROM Quick Installation Guides Make sure that the package contains above items If any of the listed items is damaged or missing please contact with your distributor ...

Page 4: ...IVER INSTALLATION OF WIRELESS NUSB ADAPTER 3 2 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION OF THE WIRELESS USB ADAPTER 4 3 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 6 3 1 GENERAL 6 3 2 PROFILE 8 3 2 1 Add 8 3 2 2 Remove 10 3 2 3 Edit 11 3 2 4 Duplicate 13 3 2 5 Set default 14 3 3 AVAILABLE NETWORK 15 3 4 STATUS 17 3 5 WI FI PROTECT SETUP 18 4 THE ACCESS POINT MODE 21 4 1 GENERAL 21 4 2 ADVANCED 23 4 3 ICS 24 5 FAQ 25 ...

Page 5: ...ility it can also interoperate with all the up to 54Mbps 802 11g or 11Mbps 802 11b products found in homes businesses and public wireless hotspots around the country And in every mode your wireless communications are protected so your data stays secure 1 2 Main Features Compiles with IEEE802 11n b g standards Support 64 128 bit WEP WPAand WPA2 wireless security modes Windows 7 32 64 bit Vista 32 6...

Page 6: ...top PC with an available USB slot At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory A CD ROM Drive USB controller properly installed and working in the computer A 802 11n 802 11g or 802 11b Access Point for infrastructure Mode or another 802 11n 802 11g or 802 11b wireless adapter for Ad Hoc Peer to Peer networking mode ...

Page 7: ...OM into the CD ROM driver The Wizard should run automatically If not click the Start button and choose Run In the field that appears enter D autorun exe if D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Click Install Driver Utility for Wireless N USB Adapter on the Wireless Client Configuration Utility dialogue box and then click Next button Figure 2 1 Click Next ...

Page 8: ... Adapter This USB adapter is fully compliant with the specifications defined in IEEE802 11n standard It is designed to complement USB2 0 computers and supports Windows98 Me 2000 XP Vista 7 linux and MAC OS Figure 2 3 Install Wireless USB Adapter Power on your PC let the operating system boot up completely and log in succeed Hold the adapter and insert it into a USB slot The adapter of demo figure ...

Page 9: ...e Welcome to Found New Hardware Wizard displays choose install the software automatically Recommended and click Next button The driver will be installed automatically Figure 2 5 Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter ...

Page 10: ...e the Wireless LAN Utility to check the link information search for available wireless networks or create profiles that hold different configuration settings You can double click the icon the following picture on your desktop to run it Another way to start the Configuration Utility is to click Start Programs 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility If you are using Windows XP you ...

Page 11: ...h the wireless adapter is connecting Signal Strength The signal quality of the current connection Link Quality The link quality of the current wireless connection Network Address MAC Address The MACAddress of the Adapter IP Address The IPAddress of the Adapter Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the Adapter Gateway The Default Gateway address of the Adapter Others Show Tray Icon Show USB Wireless LAN U...

Page 12: ...an add remove edit duplicate and set default a profile Figure 3 3 3 2 1 Add Create a newInfrastructure mode profile If you want your wireless computers to communicate with other computers on your wired network via a wireless access point Click the Add button to create a new infrastructure profile ...

Page 13: ... Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop down menu and import the network key Then click OK button Create a new ad hoc mode profile If you want your wireless computers communicate with each other directly click the Add button to create a new ad hoc profile Then mark Figure 3 5 and select the correct operating channel for your network from the Channel drop down menu ...

Page 14: ...Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop down menu And import the network key Then click OK button You have successfully created a profile 3 2 2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile the following picture ...

Page 15: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3 7 3 2 3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile the following picture ...

Page 16: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3 8 ...

Page 17: ...ireless N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3 9 Modify the profile information according to your demand 3 2 4 Duplicate Select a profile which you want to copy and then click Duplicate the following picture ...

Page 18: ... the following picture Figure 3 11 3 2 5 Set default When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection you should select the profile and click Set default button The wireless adapter will use this profile to connect to wireless network automatically when the utility running next time ...

Page 19: ...ireless N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3 12 3 3 Available Network The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad hoc networks for available wireless connection the following picture ...

Page 20: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3 13 Double click the network to which you wish to connect ...

Page 21: ...e drop down box If the wireless network uses a Passphrase enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field If the wireless network uses a WEP key enter the WEP key in the Key field Click the OK button to complete the network connection 3 4 Status The Status tab displays the detailed information of current device and wireless connection ...

Page 22: ...this USB adapter and the router which support WPS function then the router will be encrypted to WPA2 AES mode automatically Note The status of WPS in the router must be enabled If you have configured encryption mode in your router then when you use this WPS function please configure encryption mode to NONE then it will be encrypted to WPA2 AES mode automatically If you don t want to change your en...

Page 23: ... a safe network via the following methods Method 1 Push the WPS button in the Router until the WPS LED flashes Push the WPS button in this wireless network card for about 3 5 seconds The safe connection will be established automatically please wait Method 2 Input the PIN code of the adapter s WPS page into the router s WPS configure page then click connect Figure 3 17 ...

Page 24: ...er s WPS configure page enter the PIN code of the wireless router that you want to connect the PIN code is usually in the back of the router and then click the PIN Input Config PIN in the Wi Fi protect setup of the adapter Figure 3 20 Select the AP that you want to connect in the pop up window and then click Select The connection will be established automatically Note If there is more than one AP ...

Page 25: ...hen you can share an Internet connection with others Click Mode in the menu bar and select Access Point then it will change to Access Point mode automatically 4 1 General General displays the basic information of this AP Figure 4 1 SSID The SSID of this AP BSSID The MAC address of this AP Association Table It displays the PC s MAC address and life time that connect to this AP Config Configure this...

Page 26: ...e SSID The name of this AP and can be modified Channel You can select channel 1 to 14 which provides a choice of avoiding interference Network authentication It contains open system shared key WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK You can configure safe encryption mode for this AP If you select encryption mode then you will need to enter key ...

Page 27: ...n whether there are buffered frames at the access point DTIM period The DTIM period is set on the TIM information element on the DTIM period field This field is one byte and represents the number of beacon intervals that must go by before a new DTIM is sent Preamble Mode Short is suitable for heavy traffic wireless network Long provides much communication reliability the default setting is Short S...

Page 28: ...l 4 3 ICS Figure 4 4 You can set internet connecting sharing ICS select the network you want to share in the list then click apply the following picture appears When you connect successfully you can share network with others Figure 4 5 ...

Page 29: ...ure that the PC to which the Adapter is associated is powered on Make sure that your Adapter is configured on the same channel and with the same security options as with the other computers in the Infrastructure configuration 3 What should I do when the computer with the Adapter installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and or the Internet Check that the LED indicators for the broadba...

Page 30: ...Wireless N USB Adapter User Manual If Security is enabled make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point ...

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