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horNET Wi-Fi USB 9dBi (P 6122-20) 

 

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Profile configuration – System Config Tab 

This Tab allows configuration of basic connection parameters. 

 

 

Profile Name

 – Enter a name to identify your profile. Default PROF

x

SSID

 – Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. If 

SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case 
sensitive, which means that 

pentagram

 and 

Pentagram

 are two different networks. 

Network Type

 – You can select two wireless network types. 

 The 

Infrastructure

 mode supports communications between a wireless network and 

a wired network using an access point. 

 The 

Ad hoc

 mode supports peer-to-peer communications between two wireless network 

devices (without using an access point). 

TX Power

 – Set the signal transmit power to be used by the radio transmitter. Choose the 

appropriate value from the drop-down list. 

Preamble

 – Select the preamble length, i.e. 

Auto

Long

 or 

Short

Channel

 – Select the channel to be used when establishing an Ad hoc network. 

PSM

 – Select the power saving mode. 

 Using 

CAM

 (Constantly Awake Mode), the network adapter will operate at full power 

when connected to mains. 

 Using 

PSM

 (Power Saving Mode), the network adapter will enter power saving mode. 

RTS Threshold

 – Use the slider or enter a value for the RTS threshold in the field provided. 

Default value: 

2347

Fragment Threshold

 – Use the slider or enter a value for the fragment threshold in the field 

provided. Default value: 

2346

OK

 – Closes profile configuration and saves settings. 

Cancel

 – Closes profile configuration without saving settings. 

 

Summary of Contents for P 6122-20

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi Fi USB 9dBi P 6122 20 For the latest versions of manuals drivers and software visit www pentagram eu 2007 10 01 ...

Page 2: ...All information and technical specifications provided in this manual are subject to change without notice and or indication 2008 PENTAGRAM All rights reserved Unauthorized duplication and copying prohibited ...

Page 3: ...CONTENTS 5 REQUIREMENTS 5 INSTALLING THE ADAPTER AND SOFTWARE 6 WIRELESS ADAPTER CONFIGURATION 7 RAUI APPLICATION 7 PROFILE TAB 8 NETWORK TAB 15 ADVANCED TAB 18 STATISTICS TAB 19 WMM TAB 20 WPS TAB 21 RADIO ON OFF TAB 23 ABOUT TAB 23 HELP TAB 23 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 ...

Page 4: ...horNET Wi Fi USB 9dBi P 6122 20 4 ...

Page 5: ...ture set it can also interoperate with 802 11b 11 Mbps products in home or office environments and with public hotspots Regardless of the mode your data remain secure thanks to robust WPA encryption Package contents 1 PENTAGRAM horNET Wi Fi USB 9dBi P 6122 20 network adapter 2 External 9dBi antenna with RP SMA connector 3 CD with drivers software and manuals 4 Quick installation instructions If an...

Page 6: ...recommended select Ralink Configuration Tool and click Next If you want to use application software built in operation system select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next 6 Select Optimize for WiFi mode and click Next for compatibility Select Optimize for performance mode and click Next for performance Second option may cause incompatibilities with some wireless devices if that s the ca...

Page 7: ...unch the adapter s configuration application double click the application s icon RaUI RaUI application RaUI application window is divided into three parts 1 Tab bar click on Tab to display its contents in the main pane Active Tab is highlighted Use arrow buttons to scroll Tab bar 2 Main pane this pane displays contents of selected Tab 3 Secondary pane this pane contains connection information or a...

Page 8: ...th as a percentage bar 0 100 Noise Level Shows noise level as a percentage bar 0 100 Transmit Receive Transmit receive parameters for active network Profile Tab This Tab allows you to create profiles for the most frequently used wireless networks i e home network company network or public hotspots The profiles can be activated as required Profile List This list contains configured profiles First c...

Page 9: ... between two wireless network devices without using an access point TX Power Set the signal transmit power to be used by the radio transmitter Choose the appropriate value from the drop down list Preamble Select the preamble length i e Auto Long or Short Channel Select the channel to be used when establishing an Ad hoc network PSM Select the power saving mode Using CAM Constantly Awake Mode the ne...

Page 10: ...entication and AES or TKIP for encryption WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Station requesting authentication must provide a WPA Preshared Key AES or TKIP are used for encryption Authentication Open and Shared Authentication Change authentication method Encryption Select None or WEP 802 1X Check this option to use IEEE 802 1x for authentication IEEE 802 1x supports full user authentication and control This wil...

Page 11: ... Closes profile configuration without saving settings Authentication WPA and WPA2 Authentication Change authentication method Encryption Select the encryption method to be used AES Advanced Encryption System uses symmetrical 128 bit data block encryption TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol uses stronger encryption algorithms and MIC Message Integrity Check to provide security against hackers WPA ...

Page 12: ...administration of a secure wireless LAN TLS Smart Card Transport Layer Security Provides for certificate based and mutual authentication of the client and the network It relies on client side and server side certificates to perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user based and session based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the access ...

Page 13: ...y Identity for tunnel Password Password for tunnel Show Password Select this box if you do not want key characters to be replaced with asterisks OK Closes profile configuration and saves settings Cancel Closes profile configuration without saving settings Client Certification Tab Use Client certificate Enable this option to use Client certificate for server authentication and then select certifica...

Page 14: ...tings EAP Fast Tab Allow unauthenticated provision mode During the PAC can be provisioned distributed one time to the client automatically It only supported Allow unauthenticated provision mode and use EAP MSCHAP v2 authentication to authenticate now It causes to continue with the establishment of the inner tunnel even though it is made with an unknown server Use protected authentication credentia...

Page 15: ...k type icon Infrastructure or Ad hoc and used channel supported 802 11 standards i e 802 11g security and signal strength Double click on network to display Detailed network information in secondary pane Rescan Click this button to rescan for available wireless networks Add to Profile Click to create a profile for selected network You can find detailed information on profile configuration in previ...

Page 16: ...ain connection Close Close information WPS Tab Information on WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Authentication Type There are three types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig They are open Shared WPA PSK and WPA system Encryption Type For open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption type are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode the encryption type ...

Page 17: ...fied 0x0006 0x000F Reserved Selected Registrar Indicate if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add an Enrollee The values are TRUE and FALSE State The current configuration state on AP The values are Unconfigured and Configured Version WPS specified version AP Setup Locked Indicate if AP has entered a setup locked state UUID E The universally unique identifier UUID element generated by ...

Page 18: ...ce on wireless connections Fast Roaming Switchover between access points will occur when the current access point s minimum signal strength threshold set in this field is exceeded Show Authentication Status Dialog When you connect AP with authentication choose whether show Authentication Status Dialog or not Authentication Status Dialog displays the process about 802 1x authentication Select Your ...

Page 19: ...equest To Send frames which received responses in the form of CTS Clear To Send frames RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS shows the number of RTS Request To Send frames which did not receive responses in the form of CTS Clear To Send frames Reset Counter Click this button to reset all Transmit statistics Frames Received Successfully shows the number of frames received without errors Frames Received wi...

Page 20: ...ti Media WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save and select ACs AC_BK background AC_BE best effort AC_VI video AC_VO voice Direct Link Setup Enabled Enable DLS Direct Link Setup MAC Address MAC Address of remote STA must conform to two conditions connect with the same AP that support DLS features and have to enable DLS Timeout Value represents that it disconnect automatically after some second...

Page 21: ...of credentials got from the Registrar List information includes SSID MAC Address Authentication and Encryption Type If STA Enrollee credentials are created as soon as each WPS success If STA Registrar RaUI creates a new credential with WPA2 PSK AES 64Hex Key and doesn t change until next switching to STA Registrar Detail Displays Credential information in secondary pane Connect Command to connect ...

Page 22: ... automatically in PIN method Credential information Modification of these settings is possible only in Registrar mode SSID Network SSID in credential BSSID Network BSSID in credential Authentication Type Authentication used by network in credential Encryption Type Encryption used by network in credential Key Length Encryption key length Key Index Encryption key index Key Material Encryption key Sh...

Page 23: ...n and network adapter information RaConfig Version Shows the version of the RaConfig application Driver Version Shows the current driver version Date Shows the application driver release date EEPROM Version Shows the current EEPROM revision Firmware Version Shows the current firmware revision Phy_Address Shows the adapter s physical address MAC Help Tab Click this Tab to display help file ...

Page 24: ...n have been installed correctly and are compatible with your hardware Cannot connect to a wireless network Make sure the access device access point router etc is in range Make sure connection settings e g SSID or authentication settings are configured correctly Make sure that no equipment which may cause radio frequency interference is located in the vicinity Equipment such as mobile phones microw...

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