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IEEE 802.11n Wireless Series   

 

    Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter   

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

User Manual 

 

Version: 2.0 

Date: October 9, 2010 

Summary of Contents for W121C

Page 1: ...IEEE 802 11n Wireless Series Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter User Manual Version 2 0 Date October 9 2010 ...

Page 2: ...ce by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect 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 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following tw...

Page 3: ...TE Directive 1999 5 EC to meet the regulation of the radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment Company has an on going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information in this document is not up to date Please check with your local distributors for the latest information No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written consent...

Page 4: ...antenna One resource CD including REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility User Manual Note Make sure that the package contains the above items If any of the listed items are damaged or missing please contact with your distributor Conventions The Adapter mentioned in this user guide stands for Wireless 11n USB Adapter without any explanations ...

Page 5: ...k 15 2 3 3 3 Profile 16 2 3 3 4 General 20 2 3 3 5 Advanced 21 2 3 3 6 Status 21 2 3 3 7 Statistics 23 2 3 3 8 Wi Fi Protect Setup 24 2 3 4 AP Mode Management Guide for Windows XP User 27 2 3 4 1 General 28 2 3 4 2 Advanced 31 2 3 4 3 Statistics 32 2 3 4 4 ICS 33 Chapter 3 Management Guide for Vista User 34 3 1 Hardware Installation 34 3 2 Soft Installation 34 3 2 1 Overview 34 3 2 2 Installation ...

Page 6: ... Guide 58 4 3 1 Interface 58 4 3 2 Available Network 60 4 3 3 Profile 61 4 3 4 General 65 4 3 5 Advanced 66 4 3 6 Status 67 4 3 7 Statistics 68 4 3 8 Wi Fi Protect Setup 70 4 3 9 Virtual WiFi 73 4 4 AP mode Management Guide for Windows 7 User 78 4 4 1 General 78 4 4 2 Advanced 81 4 4 3 Statistics 82 4 4 4 ICS 83 Appendix A Specifications 85 Appendix B Glossary 86 ...

Page 7: ...02 11b products Reliable coverage This Adapter includes a convenient utility for scanning available networks and saving preferred networks that users usually connected with And your wireless communications are protected by up to 128 bit encryption which can keep your data secure Easy installation and connection Installation and use are further simplified by living up to USB s plug and play install...

Page 8: ... bandwidth Supports driver for Windows 7 XP 86 XP 64 Vista 86 Vista 64 and Linux Supports auto installation and diagnostic utilities 1 4 LED Status This USB Adapter contains one LED Please refer to the following description for LED definition LED Indications Status Working Status Blink blue The Adapter is Radio on Blink blue and flashing intermittently The Adapter is already connected but is not t...

Page 9: ...ard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP The Setup Wizard will install the REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility When you install the hardware before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard on your screen click Cancel and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM 2 2 2 Installation Procedures 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom a...

Page 10: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 10 3 At this moment Preparing Setup window appears Please wait 4 Now comes the welcome window Click the Next button to proceed ...

Page 11: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 11 5 Click the Install button to start installing 6 Please wait when you see the following interface 7 Please wait again while installation ...

Page 12: ...our system tray It appears at the bottom of the screen and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication RSSI If the icon is purple there is no connection If the icon is white the network is dropping off If the icon is almost green there is good signal strength If the icon is full green there is excellent signal strength 2 3 1 Select a Configuration Tool In the ...

Page 13: ... Networks to specify your wireless network The tool shows the available wireless networks Select your demanding network to connect with To connect to a wireless network please click Change advanced settings to be compatible with your wireless network settings 2 3 3 Introduction to the 802 11n Wireless LAN Utility 2 3 3 1 Interface After the driver installation the icon will appear on your desktop ...

Page 14: ...hut down by only click Close button with unchecked condition B Disable Adapter Disable this wireless PCI card C Radio off It can save power while turning off the radio While the radio is off the links with other wireless network will be disconnected User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode Radio Off will cause the sub network belonging to the AP to be disconnected w...

Page 15: ... by clicking the Refresh button Available Network Information Items Information SSID The name of the IEEE 802 11 wireless network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Encryption Shows the encryption mode in use There are total 4 modes None WEP TKIP and AES Network Authentication Shows the authentication mode in use Signal This percentage shows the strength of the signal Type The type of...

Page 16: ... network contains only clients such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters All the adapters must be in Ad Hoc mode to communicate 2 3 3 3 Profile 1 Add a new profile 1 Selecting an available network in the Available Network function then click the Add to Profile button or double click the network name You could also add a new profile for example the network with SSID 123 quickly by clicking the...

Page 17: ...default name by Add to profile Network Name SSID The IEEE 802 11n wireless network name using default name defined by system This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters 3 Wireless Network Security A Network Authentication There are 7 types supported Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X WEP 802 1X Please select a type from the drop down list Select the Security tab...

Page 18: ...mputer the internet can storage and decryption the information from other computer B Data Encryption Data encryption There are 4 types supported Disabled WEP TKIP and AES The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen the result is shown below Authentication Available Encryption Selection Open System Disabled WEP Shared Key WEP 802 1X WEP WPA PSK WPA2 P...

Page 19: ...1n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 19 Profile List The list shows all the profiles you have added before Buttons You can click on these buttons to Add a new profile Remove Edit Duplicate or Set Default an old profile ...

Page 20: ...tion Encryption type in use SSID The name of the IEEE 802 11 wireless network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Signal Strength Receive signal strength Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength Network Address A MAC Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter B IP Address IP address of current connection C Subnet Mask Subnet mask of current connecti...

Page 21: ...d This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432 Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance 2 RTS Threshold Request To Send Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2346 If you encounter inconsistent dat...

Page 22: ...k adapter Data Rate Auto Show current transmit rate and receive rate Status Current connection status SSID The SSID of the wireless system Network Type The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here The options include Infrastructure Ad Hoc Power Save Mode The power save mode have three modes as follows Max Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messag...

Page 23: ... 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand It show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network Adapter Items Information TX OK Successfully transmitted frames numbers TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with err...

Page 24: ...p WPS you can use this USB Adapter to establish a wireless connection using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS QSS is known as rapid security settings by pressing the wireless router and this Adapter on the QSS button to automatically set up WPA2 secure connection level without the router or network adapter management soft...

Page 25: ... any change When the following interface pops up double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen Type the IP address of you selected Router AP into the URL and press Enter and then you can enter the configuration Please enter the WPS Wi Fi configuration page type the PIN code of adapter and click confirm button to build WPS connection ...

Page 26: ...he General window appears WPS is configured successfully 2 PBC Push Button Configuration method After pushing the PBC button please push the physical button on your Router AP or visual button on the WPS config page then come to the following figure ...

Page 27: ...Guide for Windows XP User If you wish to share the Internet access with the wireless stations in your environment you can configure this wireless adapter as a software access point Soft AP In this mode this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations ...

Page 28: ...ss Point Soft AP Application 2 3 4 1 General To use this Adapter as an access point please click the Mode on the menu bar and select Access Point Then switch from station mode to AP At the same time you will find that the icon on the system tray is changed ...

Page 29: ...on SSID AP name of user type BSSID The MAC address of locally managed generating from a 46 random code AID Raise value by current connection MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection Life Time mm ss Record life time Click the Config button then you can configure the wireless network properties This page provides overall configuration to this Adapter ...

Page 30: ...ct the desired security mode as follows There are 4 types supported Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Please select a type from the drop down list Data Encryption Data encryption There are 4 types supported Disabled WEP TKIP and AES The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen the result is shown below Authentication Available Encryption Selecti...

Page 31: ... spacing DTIM Period Delay transmission indicator map DTIM is enabled for power management of the client If any client power management is enabled the DTIM should be retained for 1 the default Support this parameter range from 1 to 255 Preamble Mode Select the options from the drop list Long Short Set Defaults Setting the default value of General Apply Apply the above changes ...

Page 32: ...unters Items Information TX OK Successfully transmitted frames numbers TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with error RX OK Successfully received frames numbers Rx Packet Count The packets of receiving frames RX Retry Frames numbers re receiving RX ICV Error Integrity Check Value receiving with error Reset Counter Reset counters to zero ...

Page 33: ... 33 2 3 4 4 ICS In this function you can set the device sharing with Internet Click the button Apply and then Prompt box pops up Select OK When the connection is successful you will find that the tray Local Area Connection has been changed ...

Page 34: ...h the Installation procedure for Vista The Setup Wizard will install the REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility When you install the hardware before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard click Cancel and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM 3 2 2 Installation Procedures 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom and find the setup driver in the CD Then click...

Page 35: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 35 4 Please wait again while installation 5 After all the steps above you will see the screen below Select Yes to reboot the system then click Finish ...

Page 36: ...ows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication RSSI 3 3 1 Interface After the driver installation the icon will appear on your desktop Double click this icon and the following interface appears Note 1 Functional Buttons on the upper side of the utility window you can click each button to access each configuration window for the detail information in the center area...

Page 37: ... radio While the radio is off the links with other wireless network will be disconnected User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode The radio off will cause the sub network belonging to the AP to be disconnected with internet 3 3 2 Available Network This network lists the available wireless networks The Utility connects to a wireless network with best signal strength ...

Page 38: ...6 random code Support Rates Show current rate Note 1 An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point 2 An Ad Hoc network contains only clients such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters All the adapters must be in Ad Hoc mode to communicate 3 3 3 Profile 1 Add a new profile 1 Selecting...

Page 39: ... networks at home office or other wireless network environments quickly In the following dialog box there are some items Items Information Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Note that the profile names are not case sensitive Network Name SSID The IEEE 802 11n wireless network name using default name defined by system This field has a maximum limit of 32 char...

Page 40: ...lows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key z 802 1x This item appears while the environment is set to an Open authentication with WEP encryption Mark the checkbox to make the section available The section is also available in WPA and WPA2 authentication types z Preshared Key PSK This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA NONE authenti...

Page 41: ...ect different Security Options the configurations are different you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need z TKIP Temporary Key Integration communication Protocol it provide each packet s key mixture message integration and key reconstruction mechanism TKIP can use with personal or the enterprise network validation z AES Advanced Encryption Standard It ...

Page 42: ... 4 General In this window there are some items as following Items Information Status Currently connection status Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate Type Network type in use Encryption Encryption type in use SSID The name of the IEEE 802 11 wireless network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Signal Strength Receive signal strength Link Quality Display connection quality ...

Page 43: ...the profile Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item 1 Preamble Mode The length of CRC blocks in the frames during the wireless communication Select the options from the drop list 1 Long 2 Short 2 Threshold 1 Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase your fragmentation thre...

Page 44: ...operations The current Status tab needn t any configurations The following table describes the items found on the Status screen Items Information Manufacturer The name of manufacturing this product NDIS Driver Version The version of Network Driver Interface Specification Encryption Here displays the encryption type the device is using Authenticate This shows whether the server based authentication...

Page 45: ... mode Max Min None Associated AP MAC The MAC Address of associated AP Up Time Record life time 3 3 7 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand It show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for...

Page 46: ...r supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method If the connected wireless Router AP supports Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS you can use this adapter to establish a wireless connection by either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS QSS is known as rapid security settings by pressing the wirel...

Page 47: ...USB Adapter 47 1 PIN method Click the button Pin Input Config PIN and then come to the following figure Click the button Yes and then select one of the AP Also you can click these buttons by Refresh Select Cancel for any change ...

Page 48: ...the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen Type the IP address of you selected Router AP into the URL and press Enter and then you can enter the configuration Please enter the WPS Wi Fi configuration page type the PIN code of adapter and click confirm button to build WPS connection ...

Page 49: ...he General window appears WPS is configured successfully 2 PBC Push Button Configuration method After pushing the PBC button Please push the physical button on your Router AP or visual button on the WPS config page then come to the following figure ...

Page 50: ...can configure this wireless adapter as a software access point Soft AP In this mode this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations 3 4 1 General To use this adapter as an access point please click the Mode on the menu bar and select Access Point Then switching from station mode to AP At the same time you will ...

Page 51: ... type BSSID The IEEE MAC address of locally managed generating from a 46 random code AID Raise value by current connection MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection Life Time mm ss Record life time Click the Config button then you can configure the wireless network properties This page provides overall configuration to this adapter ...

Page 52: ...lows There are 4 types supported Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Please select a type from the drop down list Data Encryption Data encryption There are 4 types supported Disabled WEP TKIP and AES The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen the result is shown below Authentication Available Encryption Selection Open System Disabled WEP Shared ...

Page 53: ...sion indicator map DTIM is enabled for power management of the client If any client power management is enabled the DTIM should be retained for 1 the default Support this parameter range from 1 to 255 Preamble Mode Select the options from the drop list Long Short Set Defaults Setting the default value of General Apply Apply the above changes ...

Page 54: ...nters Items Information TX OK Successfully transmitted frames numbers TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with error RX OK Successfully received frames numbers Rx Packet Count The packets of receiving frames RX Retry Frames numbers re receiving RX ICV Error Integrity Check Value receiving with error Reset Counter Reset counters to zero ...

Page 55: ...EEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 55 3 4 4 ICS In this function you can set the device sharing with Internet Click the button Apply Prompt box pops up Select OK then the Internet connection is sharing ...

Page 56: ...ough the Installation procedure for Windows 7 The Setup Wizard will install the REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility When you install the hardware before installing the software the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard on your screen click Cancel and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM 4 2 2 Installation procedures 1 Insert the CD into your CD Rom and find the setup drive...

Page 57: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 57 3 Please wait while Preparing Setup appears 4 Here comes the welcome window Click the Next button to proceed 5 Please wait again while install ...

Page 58: ...less Local Area Network WLAN and use the data security encryption features After Installing the Adapter the Adapter s tray icon will appear in your system tray It appears at the bottom of the screen and shows the signal strength the icon will change its color and the received signal strength indication RSSI 4 3 1 Interface After the driver installation the icon will appear on your desktop Double c...

Page 59: ... management GUI will be minimized and stay on the tray icon located at the right bottom corner of Windows If not management GUI will shut down by only click Close button with unchecked condition B Disable Adapter Disable this wireless PCI card C Radio off It can save power while turning off the radio While the radio is off the links with other wireless network will be disconnected User should be a...

Page 60: ...utton In the center of the Utility windows you will see detail information of each network Available Network Information Items Information SSID The name of the IEEE 802 11 wireless network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Encryption Shows the encryption mode in use There are total 4 modes None WEP TKIP and AES Network Authentication Shows the authentication mode in use Signal This p...

Page 61: ...be in Ad Hoc mode to communicate 4 3 3 Profile 1 Add a new profile 1 Selecting an available network in the Available Network function then click the Add to Profile button or double click the network name You could also add a new profile for example SSID 123 quickly by clicking the Add button in the Profile function Note If the network you add to profile is not encrypted the following Unsecured net...

Page 62: ...sired security mode as follows There are 7 types supported Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X WEP 802 1X and you can select a type from the drop down list if you click the button beside Network Authentication z Open System enable an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both t...

Page 63: ...isabled WEP TKIP and AES The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen the result is shown below Authentication Available Encryption Selection Open System Disabled WEP Shared Key WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA 802 1X WPA2 802 1X TKIP AES WEP 802 1X WEP Note Select different Security Options the configurations are different you can select the appropriate ...

Page 64: ... configuration and then click OK that network has been added to the profile Profile List The list shows all the profiles you have added before Buttons You can click on these buttons to Add a new profile Remove Edit Duplicate or Set Default an old profile ...

Page 65: ...current transmit rate and receive rate Type Network type in use Encryption Encryption type in use SSID The name of the IEEE 802 11 wireless network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Signal Strength Receive signal strength Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength Network 1 MAC Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter ...

Page 66: ...mble Mode The length of CRC blocks in the frames during the wireless communication Select the options from the drop list 1 Long 2 Short 3 Auto 2 Threshold 1 Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347 If you experience a high packet error rate you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432 Setting the fragmentation thresh...

Page 67: ...T1R USB Adapter 67 encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications to the value range between 0 and 2432 are recommended 4 3 6 Status The Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations ...

Page 68: ... Status Current connection status SSID The SSID of the wireless system Network Type The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here The options include Infrastructure Ad Hoc Power Save Mode The power save mode have three mode Max Min None Associated AP MAC The MAC Address of associated AP Up Time Record life time 4 3 7 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter i...

Page 69: ...ted frames numbers TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with error RX OK Successfully received frames numbers Rx Packet Count The packets of receiving frames RX Retry Frames numbers re receiving RX ICV Error Integrity Check Value receiving with error Reset Counter Reset counters to zero ...

Page 70: ...ess card and router using either Push Button Configuration PBC method or PIN method Here we will introduce two ways to configure the QSS QSS is known as rapid security settings by pressing the wireless router and wireless card on the QSS button to automatically set up WPA2 secure connection level without the router or network adapter management software to conduct the cumbersome interface settings...

Page 71: ... any change When the following interface pops up double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen Type the IP address of you selected Router AP into the URL and press Enter and then you can enter the configuration Please enter the WPS Wi Fi configuration page type the PIN code of adapter and click confirm button to build WPS connection ...

Page 72: ...en the General window appears WPS is configured successfully 2 PBC Push Button Configuration method After pushing the PBC button Please push the physical button on your AP or visual button on the WPS config page then come to the following figure ...

Page 73: ...indow to activate Virtual WiFi Virtual WiFi abbreviated to VWiFi is a software layer that abstracts the wireless LAN card hardware into multiple virtual adapters The software handles the connections of each adapter to ensure every adapter has an opportunity to connect to their respective networks limited by time And you act as if you have multiple WLAN hardware adapters working independently ...

Page 74: ...igit numbers that assemble the MAC address of respected joined station Life time It is the timer that counts down from 10 minutes whenever the adapter connects the station successfully If an STA associated to SW adapter does not have any interaction with the adapter in 10 minutes it will be disassociated from the Infra structure BSS config A dialog of this adapter is shown for configuration modifi...

Page 75: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 75 The other connecter can share the same network by typing in the network key In this way the connecter is connected to the adapter ...

Page 76: ...1 Click the checkbox of ICS a box asks for waiting will pop up and Auto Select Public Network is enabled automatically 2 If you want to select the Shared network manually you can enable Auto Select Public Network and choose the Shared network you want by the drop down list as follow ...

Page 77: ... 1T1R USB Adapter 77 3 After selecting the shared network click the button Apply and then Prompt box pops up 4 Select OK When the connection is successful you will find that the tray Local Area Connection has been changed ...

Page 78: ...ccess point Soft AP In this mode this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations 4 4 1 General To use this adapter as an access point please click the Mode on the menu bar and select Access Point At this time a box pops up Then switching from station mode to AP At the same time you will find that the icon on th...

Page 79: ... type BSSID The IEEE MAC address of locally managed generating from a 46 random code AID Raise value by current connection MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection Life Time mm ss Record life time Click the Config button then you can configure the wireless network properties This page provides overall configuration to this adapter ...

Page 80: ...s no authentication and encryption Cancel Cancel the above changes OK Apply the above changes A Network Authentication Select the Security tab in the screen above To define the security mode select the desired security mode as follows There are 4 types supported Open System Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Please select a type from the drop down list B Data Encryption ...

Page 81: ... Options the configurations are different you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need 4 4 2 Advanced Items Information Beacon Interval Beacon frequency spacing DTIM Period Delay transmission indicator map DTIM is enabled for power management of the client If any client power management is enabled the DTIM should be retained for 1 the default Support this...

Page 82: ...nters Items Information TX OK Successfully transmitted frames numbers TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with error RX OK Successfully received frames numbers Rx Packet Count The packets of receiving frames RX Retry Frames numbers re receiving RX ICV Error Integrity Check Value receiving with error Reset Counter Reset counters to zero ...

Page 83: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 83 4 4 4 ICS When a dialogue box appears and asks for checking the connection status appears ...

Page 84: ...IEEE802 11n Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter 84 Select OK then the Internet connection is sharing ...

Page 85: ...1n Typical 68 dBm 802 11g Typical 73 dBm 802 11b Typical 84 dBm Transmit Power 13 6 dBm typically 802 11b 13 4 dBm typically 802 11g 13 dBm typically 802 11n Network Data Rate 802 11b 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps 802 11g 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54 Mbps 802 11n up to 150 Mbps Range Coverage Indoor 35 100 meters Outdoor 100 300 meters Temperature Operating 0 C 40 C 32 104 F Storage 20 C 70 C 4 158 F Humidity ...

Page 86: ... peer basis communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point Ad hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set IBSS or as peer to peer mode and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation z DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code Even if...

Page 87: ...ires a longer key than 64 bit encryption Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX hexadecimal using characters 0 9 A F or ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange alphanumeric characters format ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network Four keys can be defined so that you can ch...

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