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802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter

USER MANUAL  1.0.0

Summary of Contents for LP-7615

Page 1: ... 2010 802 11n Wireless PCI Adapter USER MANUAL 1 0 0 ...

Page 2: ... Profile 26 2 2 Add EditProfile 27 2 2 Example to Add Profile in Profile 31 2 3 Network 31 2 3 Network 38 2 3 Example on Adding Profile in Network 42 2 4 Advanced 42 2 4 Advanced 43 2 5 Statistics 43 2 5 Statistics 45 2 6 WMM 45 2 6 WMM 46 2 6 Example to Configure to Enable DLS Direct Link Setup 51 2 6 ExampletoConfiguretoEnableWi FiMulti Media 52 2 6 Example to Configure to Enable WMM Power Save ...

Page 3: ...6 3 3 Example to Reconnect 802 1x Authenticated Connection after 802 1x Authenticated connection Is Failed in Profile 80 3 4 Example to Configure Connection with WEP on 83 3 5 Example to Configure Connection with WPA PSK 87 3 6 Example to Configure Connection with WPA Chapter V Trouble Shooting 103 ...

Page 4: ...02 11g IEEE 802 11b standards Provides 32 bit PCI interface Provides 150Mbps receiving rate and 150Mbps sending rate Supports 20MHz 40MHz frequency width Auto detects and changes the network transmission rate Provides two work modes Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Supports Soft AP to establish your wireless LAN networking with lowest cost Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 encryption methods and 802 1x se...

Page 5: ...tting or receiving data 3 Installation 3 1 Install Your PCI Adapter Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard Slide PCI Adapter into the PCI slot Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot s contacts You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide PCI Adapter all the way in after it is firmly in place secure its fastening tab to your PC s chassis with a mounting s...

Page 6: ... XP Installation procedures will be similar for other windows operating systems 1 Insert Installation CD to your CD ROM drive And click Driver Installation The wizard will run and install all necessary files to your computer automatically 2 Click Next to accept the Agreement Or click Cancel to cancel the installation ...

Page 7: ...Installation 7 3 Click Next ...

Page 8: ... Tool then click Next a It s recommended to select Ralink Configuration Tool which provides fully access to all function of PCI Adapter b If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool ...

Page 9: ...Installation 9 ...

Page 10: ... 10 5 Click Finish to complete the software installation ...

Page 11: ... the selection window and allow the user make a selection Figure1 1RaUI exe RaUI can co exist with WZC When coexisting with WZC RaUI only provides monitoring functions such as surveying the link status network status statistic counters advanced feature status WMM status and WPS status It won t interfere with WZC s configuration or profilefunctions It isshown as Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 Select WZC or ...

Page 12: ...unctionality is removed since the NIC is controlled by WZC The connect and add profile function will be gray Profile functionality is removed sincethe NIC iscontrolled by WZC Please read through this document for full details on the other functions provided by RaUI 4 1 2 Use WZC to configure wireless NIC If there is no connection or it is lost the status prompt will pop up as shown in Figure 1 4 ...

Page 13: ...n taskbar Figure 1 5 Select WZC main status Select View Available Wireless Networks and the Wireless Network Connection dialog boxwill pop up asshown in Figure 1 6 Figure 1 6 Wireless Network Connection Select the intended access point and click Connect Then click Connect Anyway asshown as Figure 1 7 ...

Page 14: ... 14 Figure 1 7 Select intended AP AP1 then click Connect ...

Page 15: ...1 8 Connect AP AP1 successfully Ifyouwant to modify information about the AP click Change advanced settings asshown in Figure 1 9 Then selectthe WirelessNetworks tabshown as Figure 1 10 Figure 1 9 Click Change advanced settings ...

Page 16: ... 16 Figure 1 10 Choose the Wireless Networks tab Click Properties asshown in Figure 1 11 Then click OK button ...

Page 17: ...s Clicking the Ralink icon will bring up the RaUI main window Users can find the surrounding APs in the list The currently connected AP will be shown with a blue icon beside it as shown in Figure 1 13 Users may use the advanced tab to configure more advanced features provided by Ralink s wireless NIC For details on configuringthe advancedfeatures please checkthe Advance setting section ...

Page 18: ...a profile or matching a profile setting Whenstarting RaUI it will issue a scan command to a wireless NIC After two seconds the AP list will be updated with the results of a BSS list scan The AP list includes most used fields such as SSID network type channel used wireless mode security status and the signal percentage The arrow icon indicates the connected BSS or IBSS network The dialog box isshow...

Page 19: ...ox These sections are briefly described asfollow Button Section Include buttons for selecting the Profile page Network page Advanced page Statistics page WMM page WPS page the About button Radio On Offbutton andHelp Figure 2 1 2 Button section Figure 2 1 3 Move to the left Figure 2 1 4 Move to the right ...

Page 20: ... 20 Function Section Appears to present information and options related to the button Figure 2 1 5 Profile page Figure 2 1 6 Network page Figure 2 1 7 Advance page ...

Page 21: ...Utility Config 21 Figure 2 1 8 Statistics page Figure 2 1 9 WMM page Figure 2 1 10 WPS page ...

Page 22: ...s Section This section includes information about the link status authentication status AP sinformation andconfiguration andretrying the connection whenauthentication is failed Figure 2 1 12 Link Status Figure2 1 13AuthenticationStatus ...

Page 23: ...gure 2 1 16 Configuration When starting RaUI a small Ralink icon appears in the notifications area of the taskbar as shown in Figure 2 1 15 You can double click it to maximize the dialog box if you selected to close it earlier You may also use the mouse s right button to closeRaUIutility ...

Page 24: ...atthe connection and signalstrength is weak 4 2 2 Profile 4 2 2 1 Profile The Profile List keeps a record ofyour favorite wirelesssettings at home office and other publichot spots You can savemultiple profiles andactivate the correct one at yourpreference Figure 2 2 1 shows the basic profile section Figure 2 2 1 Profile function Definition of each field Profile Name Name of profile preset to PROF ...

Page 25: ...ue directly FragmentThreshold TheusercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberby sliding the bar or key in the value directly Iconsandbuttons Indicates if a connection made from the currently activated profile Indicates if the connection has failed on a currently activated profile Indicatesthenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode Indicates the network type is in Ad hoc mode Indicates if thenetworkissecurity e...

Page 26: ...file Name The user can chose any name for this profile or use the default name defined bysystem SSID The user can key in the intended SSID name or select one of the available APs fromthe drop down list Power Save Mode Choose CAM Constantly Awake Mode or Power Saving Mode Network Type There are two types infrastructure and 802 11 Ad hoc mode Under Ad hoc mode user can also choose the preamble type ...

Page 27: ...ntication mode the selection of availableencryptiontype are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode both TKIP and AESencryption is available 802 1xSetting This is introduced in the topic of Section 3 2 802 1x Setting WPA Pre shared Key This is the key shared between the AP and STA For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with a key between 8...

Page 28: ... 28 The Add Profile will appear ...

Page 29: ...Utility Config 29 Specify a Profile Name Select an AP from the SSID drop down list The AP list from the lastNetwork ...

Page 30: ... 30 Nowthe profile whichthe user set appears in the profile list Click Activate ...

Page 31: ...he system will display the information of local APs from the last scan result as part of the Network section The Listed information includes the SSID BSSID Signal Channel Encryption algorithm Authentication and Network type as shown in Figure 2 3 1 1 ...

Page 32: ...ode It may support 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11n wireless mode Security Enable Indicates if the AP provides a security enabled wireless network Signal Receive signalstrength of the specified network Icons andbuttons Indicatesthattheconnectionissuccessful Indicatesthe networktype is ininfrastructure mode Indicatesthe networktype is in Ad hoc mode Indicates that the wirelessnetwork issecurity enabled I...

Page 33: ...e another AP they can click Connect for the intended AP to make aconnection Ifthe intended network usesencryptionotherthan Not Use RaUI will bring up the security page and let the user input the appropriate information to make the connection Please refer to the example onhow to fill in the security information When you double click an AP you can see detailedinformation aboutthat AP The detailed AP...

Page 34: ...here are three types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig They are open Shared WPA PSK and WPAsystem Encryption Type For open and sharedauthentication mode the choices of the encryption type are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSKauthentication mode the encryptiontype supports both TKIP and AES Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for addingex...

Page 35: ...04 PushButton PBC 0x0005 Registrar specified 0x0006 0x000F Reserved Selected Registrar Indicates if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add anEnrollee Thevalues are TRUE and FALSE State Thecurrentconfiguration state of the AP Thevalues are Unconfigured and Configured Version The specified WPS version AP Setup Locked Indicates ifthe AP hasentered a locked setup state UUID E The universal...

Page 36: ... 36 Figure 2 3 1 3 WPS Detailed information about the AP CCX information contains the CCKM Cmic and Ckip information It is shown in Figure 2 3 1 4 ...

Page 37: ...Utility Config 37 Figure 2 3 1 4 CCX information about AP s detail information 802 11n information contains some related 802 11n information It is shown in Figure 2 3 1 5 ...

Page 38: ... 38 Figure 2 3 1 5 802 11n information 4 2 3 2 Example on Adding Profile in Network Select the AP from the list on the Network tab ...

Page 39: ...Utility Config 39 Click Add to Profile ...

Page 40: ... 40 The System section will appear at the bottom of the Add Profile window You can specify your own profile name ...

Page 41: ...Utility Config 41 Next you will see the new profile in the profile list Click Activate ...

Page 42: ... 42 4 2 4 Advanced 4 2 4 1 Advanced Figure 2 4 shows the Advance functions of RaUI Figure 2 4 Advance function ...

Page 43: ...set bythe transmit power SelectYourCountry Region Code There are eightcountries to choose from in the countrychannel list Show Authentication Status Dialog When you connect to an AP with authentication choose whether show the Authentication Status Dialog or not The AuthenticationStatus Dialog displaysthe processesduring 802 1xauthentication Enable CCX Cisco CompatibleExtensions Choose whether Cisc...

Page 44: ...nt Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retrylimit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTSframe RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS FramesRetransmittedSuccessfully Successfullyretransmittedframesnumbers Reset counters to zero Receive Statistics ...

Page 45: ...ce The number of frames dropped due to a resource issue Duplicate Frames Received The number of duplicate frames received Reset all the counters to zero Iconsandbuttons Show the Status Section information Hide the Status Section information 4 2 6 WMM 4 2 6 1 WMM Figure 2 6 1 shows WMM function of RaUI It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup The introduction indicates as follow ...

Page 46: ...wer Save The setting method follows Section 2 6 3 Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS Direct Link Setup The setting method follows Section 2 6 4 Iconsandbuttons Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 4 2 6 2 Example to Configure to Enable DLS Direct Link Setup Click the Direct Link Setup Enable checkbox ...

Page 47: ...nction Add an AP that supports DLS features to the Profile Theresult will look likethe Profile Page in the figurebelow The DLS settings are explained as follows Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA The STA must conform ...

Page 48: ...es 2 Ensure that DLS is enabled The Timeout Value indicates the time in seconds before it disconnects automatically The value is an integer The integer must be between 0 65535 A zero value specifies that it stays connected The default Timeout Value is 60 seconds Click Apply ...

Page 49: ... in the DLS Status In DLS Status on the opposite side the users local MAC address and Timeout Value are displayed Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow 1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show it s values in Direct Link Setup 2 Double click And the result will look like the below figure ...

Page 50: ... 50 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow 1 Select a direct link STA 2 Click Tear Down button The result will look like the below figure ...

Page 51: ... If youwant to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link you must enable WMM The settingmethod of enabling WMM indicates asfollows Click WMM Enable Change to Network function And add a AP that supports WMM features to a Profile Theresult will look likethe below figure in Profile page ...

Page 52: ... 52 4 2 6 4 Example to Configure to Enable WMM Power Save Click WMM Power Save Enable Please select which ACs you want to enable The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully ...

Page 53: ...Utility Config 53 4 2 7 WPS 4 2 7 1 WPS Figure2 7 1illustratestheRaUIWPSfunctions ...

Page 54: ...ed information includes the SSID BSSID Channel ID Device Password ID Security Enabled Rescan Issues a rescan command to the wireless NIC to update information on thesurroundingwirelessnetwork Information Displays the information about WPS IE on the selected network The detailed list includes the Authentication Type Encryption Type Config Methods Device Password ID Selected Registrar State Version ...

Page 55: ...recent profile onthe Profile Page ofRaUI If there are no profiles the driver will selectanynon security AP 5 Export Profile Exports allcredentials to a Profile 6 Delete Deletes anexisting credential Andthen selectsthenext credential Ifthere is not another credential the driverwill selectanynon security AP PIN Start to add to Registrar using PIN configuration method If STA Registrar remember that e...

Page 56: ...n on AP The WPS information shown below includes the authentication type encryption type config methods device password ID selected registrar state version AP setup locked UUID E and RF bands Authentication Type There are three authentication modes supported by RaConfig They are open Shared WPA PSK and WPAsystem Encryption Type For open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption ty...

Page 57: ...004 PushButton PBC 0x0005 Registrar specified 0x0006 0x000F Reserved Selected Registrar Indicates if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add anEnrollee Thevalues are TRUE and FALSE State The current configuration state on AP The values are Unconfigured and Configured Version WPS specified version AP Setup Locked Indicates ifthe AP hasentered asetup locked state UUID E The universally un...

Page 58: ... 58 Select Enrollee from the Config Mode drop down list Click Rescan to update available WPS APs ...

Page 59: ...Utility Config 59 Select an AP SSID BSSID that STA will join to Click PIN to enter the PIN Enter the PIN Code of the STA into the Registrar when prompted by the Registrar ...

Page 60: ...xternal Registrar you must start PIN connection at STA first After that search out your WPS Device name and MAC address at Microsoft Registrar Add a new device and enter PIN Code of STA at Microsoft Registrar when prompted The result should appear as the image below Configure one or more credentials ...

Page 61: ...Utility Config 61 Thenconnectsuccessfully Theresultappearasthefollowingimage Click Detail ...

Page 62: ...PIN xxx as follow Acceptable PIN Configurations Start PIN connection SSID Begin associating to WPS AP Associated to WPS AP Sending EAPOL Start Sending EAP Rsp ID Receive EAP Req Start Sending M1 Received M2 Received M2D Sending EAP Rsp ACK Sending M3 Received M4 Sending M5 Received M6 Sending M7 Received M8 Sending EAP Rsp Done Configured WPS status is disconnected WPS status is connected successf...

Page 63: ...he Registrar within a two minute interval called the Walk Time If there is only one Registrar in PBC mode the PBC mode selected is obtained from ID 0x0004 and is found after a complete scan The Enrollee can then immediately begin running the RegistrationProtocol If the Enrollee discovers more than one Registrar in PBC mode it MUST abort its connectionattempt at this scan andcontinue searchinguntil...

Page 64: ... 64 Click PBC to start the PBC connection Push the PBC on AP Allow time for an exchange between Step 2 and Step 3 The progress bar as shown in the figure below indicates that scanning progress ...

Page 65: ...Utility Config 65 When one AP is found join it Check WPS Information on the available WPS APs ...

Page 66: ...rt PBC connection Scanning AP Begin associating to WPS AP Associated to WPS AP Sending EAPOL Start Sending EAP Rsp ID Receive EAP Rsp Start Sending M1 Received M2 Sending M3 Received M4 Sending M5 Received M6 Sending M7 Received M8 Sending EAP Rsp Done Configured WPS status is disconnected WPS statusisconnectedsuccessfully SSID No PBC AP available Scanning AP No PBC AP available Scanning AP No PBC...

Page 67: ... with wrong NONCE 2 Receive EAP without integrity 3 An inappropriate EAP FAIL received Describe Multiple PBC session overlaps as follow Dual bands AP1 is a G Band AP using PBC mode ID 0x0004 AP2 is a A Band AP using PBC mode ID 0x0004 TheyhavethesameUUID E STA would regard these two APs as a dual radio AP and select one band to connect Different UUID E AP1 is a G Band AP using PBC mode ID 0x0004 A...

Page 68: ...e to Configure a Network AP Using PIN or PBC Method Select Registrar from the Config Mode drop down list Enter the details of the credential and change configurations SSID Authentication EncryptionandKey manuallyifneeded ...

Page 69: ...N Enrollee Setup or section 2 7 4 PBC Enrollee Setup If your AP Enrollee has been configured before the WPS process the credential you set in advance will be updated to the AP itself Otherwise after a successful registration the AP Enrollee will be re configured with the new parameters and the STA Registrar will connect to the AP Enrollee with these new parameters ...

Page 70: ...PS status is connected successfully SSID Describe WPS Status Bar PBC xxx as follow A successful PBC Configuration Start PBC connection Scanning AP Begin associating to WPS AP Associated to WPS AP Sending EAPOL Start Sending EAP Rsp ID Receive M1 Sending M2 Receive M3 Sending M4 Receive M5 Sending M6 Receive M7 Sending M8 Receive EAP Rsp Done Sending EAP Rsp ACK Configured WPS status is disconnecte...

Page 71: ... and EEPROM version information Display Wireless NIC MAC address Iconsandbuttons Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 4 2 9 Link Status 4 2 9 1 Link Status The link status page displays detailed information about the current connection as shown in Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 Link Status function ...

Page 72: ...w current transmit rate and receive rate Throughout Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of Mbps Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate Signal Strength 1 Receive signal strength 1 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength 2 Receive signal strength 2 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format ...

Page 73: ...021X This is introduced in the topic of Section 3 2 WPA Pre shared Key This is the shared key between the AP and STA If operating in WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with a keybetween 8 and 32characters inlength WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must match the AP s key There are several formats to enter the keys Hexadecimal 40bits 10He...

Page 74: ...es only server side certificates EAP FAST Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling It was developed by Cisco Instead of using a certificate mutualauthentication is achieved by means of a PAC Protected Access Credential which can be managed dynamically by the authentication server The PAC can be supplied distributed one time to the client either manually or automatically Manually it is delivere...

Page 75: ... Identity fortunnel Tunnel Password Password fortunnel ID PASSWORD AuthenticationID Password Theidentity password and domain name for server Only EAP FAST and LEAP authentication can key in domain name Domain names can be keyed in the blank space TunnelID Password Identity and Password forthe server Client Certification Use Client certificate Client certificate forserverauthentication EAP Fast ...

Page 76: ...intermediate certificates It must be in the server certificate chain between theserver certificate andthe server specified in the certificate issuermust be field Server name Enter anauthenticationsever root 4 3 3 Example to Reconnect 802 1x Authenticated Connection after 802 1x Authenticated connection Is Failed in Profile There are two situations where a user is able to reconnect an 802 1x authen...

Page 77: ...disconnect click Cancel onthe Authentication Failure dialog box If you want to reconnect key the identity into wpatest2 The tunnel identity is wpatest2 and the tunnel password is test2 Those setting are the same as our intended AP s setting Click OK If it has connected successfully The result will appear as the image below ...

Page 78: ...Choose PEAP asthe Authentication type and key in wpatest2 asthe identity Tunnel Protocol is EAP MSCHAP v2 and the tunnel identity is wpatest2 The tunnel password is test2 These settings are the same as our intended AP s setting ...

Page 79: ...Utility Config 79 When a Timeout occurs The following dialog box will be displayed If it hasconnectedsuccessfully the dialog boxwill appear asfollows ...

Page 80: ... 80 4 3 4 Example to Configure Connection with WEP on Select an AP with WEP encryption and click Connect TheAuth Encry functionwillappearasbelow ...

Page 81: ...Utility Config 81 Enter 1234567890 in the Key 1 Hexadecimal field This value is same as our intended AP s setting ...

Page 82: ... 82 Click OK The dialog box will appear as below ...

Page 83: ...Utility Config 83 4 3 5 Example to Configure Connection with WPA PSK Select the AP with a WPA PSK authentication mode and click Connect ...

Page 84: ... 84 Auth Encry functionappears ...

Page 85: ...Utility Config 85 Select WPA PSK as the Authentication Type Select TKIP or AES encryption Enter the WPA Pre Shared Key as 12345678 ...

Page 86: ... 86 Click OK Be careful if the WPA Pre Shared Key entered is not correct you won t be able to exchange any data frames even though the AP can be connected ...

Page 87: ...Utility Config 87 4 3 6 Example to Configure Connection with WPA Select an AP with WPA authentication mode and click Connect ...

Page 88: ... 88 TheAuth Encry functionpopup If AP setup security to Both TKIP AES system defines is AES that security is severely ...

Page 89: ...Utility Config 89 Click 8021X and the setting page will appear ...

Page 90: ...entication type from the drop down list Key in wpatest2 for the identity Select EAP MSCHAP v2 from the drop down list for tunnel authentication and key in the tunnel identity as wpatest2 and the tunnel password as test2 These settings are the same asour intended AP s setting ...

Page 91: ...Utility Config 91 2 Click OK The dialog box should appear as below ...

Page 92: ...disconnect please click cancel button in Authentication Status function In Profile function show Profile Name option only in adding AP to Profile function 3 If the connection is successful the dialog will appear as below ...

Page 93: ...Utility Config 93 TLS Smart Card 1 Select TLS Smart Card from the Authentication type drop down list TLS only requires the identification to be set as wpatest2 for server authentication ...

Page 94: ... 94 2 TLS must use client certification Click Client Certification and select a certificationforserverauthentication ...

Page 95: ...Utility Config 95 3 Click OK The dialog box should appear as the image below ...

Page 96: ...nnect please click Cancel on the Authentication Status functionpage In Profile function show Profile Name option only in adding AP to Profile function 4 If it connected successfully the result will appear as in the image below ...

Page 97: ...S from the Authentication type drop down list Key in the identity as wpatest2 Select CHAP for tunnel authentication and key in the identity as wpatest2 and tunnel password as test2 These settings are the same as our intended AP s setting ...

Page 98: ...he dialog box should appear as the image below If you want to disconnect please click Cancel on the Authentication Status functionpage In Profile function show Profile Name option only in adding AP to Profile function ...

Page 99: ...P FAST 1 Select EAP FAST from the Authentication type drop down list Key in the identity as wpatest2 and a domain name into the blank field Tunnel Protocol only supports Generic Token Card now The tunnel identity is wpatest2 and password is test2 These setting are the same as our intended AP s setting ...

Page 100: ... 100 2 Click OK The dialog box should appear as the image below ...

Page 101: ...Utility Config 101 3 If the connection is successful the dialog box will appear as the image below ...

Page 102: ... 102 If you want to disconnect please click Cancel on the Authentication Status functionpage In Profile function show Profile Name option only in adding AP to Profile function ...

Page 103: ...ure configuration 3 What should I do when the computer with PCI Adapter installed is unable to connect to the wireless network and or the Internet Check that the LED indicators for the broadband modem are indicating normal activity If not there may be a problem with the broadband connection Check that the LED indicators on the wireless router are functioning properly If not check that the AC power...

Page 104: ...here is no grantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment dose cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between th...

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