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value directly.

Fragment Threshold:

User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or

key in the value directly.

[Icons and buttons]

indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile

indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile

indicate network type is infrastructure mode

indicate network type is Ad-Hoc

indicate security-enabled wireless network

Add a new profile

Edit an existing profile

Delete an existing profile

Activate selected profile

Show the information of Status Section

Hide the information of Status Section

3.1.2.1 Add/Edit Profile

There are 3 methods to open Profile Editor form:

You can open it from “Add to Profile” button in Site Survey function

You can open it form “Add” button in Profile function

You can open it from “Edit” button in Profile function

Содержание AWN-11N-PCI

Страница 1: ...1 Wireless N PCI Adapter User s Manual Model AWN 11N PCI ...

Страница 2: ...experienced radio TV technician for help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device ...

Страница 3: ...nd the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization Revision History Revision History V1 0 First release All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...

Страница 4: ...y 19 3 1 For Windows XP 2000 19 3 1 1 Start 25 3 1 2 Profile 31 3 1 3 Network 36 3 1 4 Advanced 37 3 1 5 Statistics 38 3 1 6 WMM 39 3 1 7 WPS 45 3 1 8 About 48 3 1 9 Link Status 49 3 1 10 Enable AP Mode Feature in Windows 2000 OS 50 3 2 For Windows Vista 56 3 2 1 Profile 56 3 2 2 Link Status 64 3 2 3 Site Survey 65 3 2 4 Statistics 69 3 2 5 WPS Configuration 72 3 2 6 QoS 74 3 2 7 About 81 3 2 8 Ho...

Страница 5: ... Wireless PCI Adapter provides maximum transfer rate up to 300Mbps and supports WEP WPA WPA2 and WPS high level WLAN security features that guarantee the best security for users This product is made in ISO9001 approved factory and complies with FCC part 15 regulations and CE approval 1 1 Features Complies with draft IEEE 802 11n standard Up to 300Mbps data transfer rates in 802 11n mode Backward c...

Страница 6: ...At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB memory Windows 2000 XP Vista support A CD ROM drive Wireless PCI Adapter properly installed 1 5 Hardware Installation STEP 1 Turn off your computer and remove its cover STEP 2 Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly Please refer to the illustration below STEP 3 Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover STEP 4 Secure...

Страница 7: ...ut and the coverage range of the PCI card Place the PC as high as possible The higher the PC is placed the better the performance Adjust the antenna position The WLAN PCI card has two antennas for signal reception and one antenna for high power signal transmission The antennas on the right and left side are for signal reception and should be set perpendicular 90 degrees to each other The central o...

Страница 8: ... Adapter driver utility before please uninstall the old version first 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 STEP 1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue For Windows XP For Windows 2000 ...

Страница 9: ...ows below will appear Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation STEP 3 Please read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue ...

Страница 10: ...ough the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool It is recommended to choose the Ralink Configuration Tool for the adapter Click Next to continue STEP 5 If you need the adapter to operate with better performance please choose Optimize for performance mode to enable the Tx Burst mode Or you can choose Optimize for WiFi ...

Страница 11: ...11 mode to run in standard wireless network STEP 6 Click Install to begin the installation STEP 7 Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation ...

Страница 12: ...12 STEP 8 After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to exit the wizard ...

Страница 13: ... double click on the icon Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility Launch Config Utilities Select this option to open the Configuration Utility tool Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Select this option to use Windows XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure to card Switch to AP Mode Select this op...

Страница 14: ...zard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue STEP 2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation ...

Страница 15: ...e read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue STEP 4 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Страница 16: ...16 STEP 5 Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation ...

Страница 17: ...After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to exit the wizard To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer choose Properties click Device Manager ...

Страница 18: ...ig service in order to perform scanning and connecting actions so the AutoConfig service should be enable beforehand Control Menu Once Ralink wireless utility is minimized the user can click the Ralink icon on the taskbar to bring up the control menu Launch Config Utilities Restore Ralink wireless utility window Switch to AP Mode Select this option to change to AP mode Exit Select Exit to close th...

Страница 19: ...asic configuration function for Ralink Wireless NIC Ralink s Utility RaUI provides WPA supplicant functionality To make it easier for user to select the correct utility RaUI will let user make the selection when it first runs after windows XP boots RaUI can co exist with WZC Windows Zero Configuration When coexisting with WZC RaUI only provides monitoring function such as link status network statu...

Страница 20: ...ferent on RaUI status compare to the without WZC running 1 Profile button will be gray profile function is removed since the NIC is controlled by WZC 2 The connect and add profile function will be gray The reason is same as the first difference ...

Страница 21: ...IC STEP 1 If connection is lost or not connected the status prompt as below will pop up STEP 2 Right click the network connection icon in the task bar STEP 3 Select View Available Wireless Networks will pop up the dialog shown as below ...

Страница 22: ...22 STEP 4 Select intended AP and click Connect shown as below then click Connect Anyway STEP 5 AP1 is successful connected ...

Страница 23: ...23 STEP 6 If you want to modify information about AP click Change advanced settings STEP 7 Choose Wireless Networks tab ...

Страница 24: ...24 STEP 8 Click Properties and then click OK button STEP 9 After filling appropriate value click OK button And the status will prompt up as ...

Страница 25: ...ow screen User may user the available tab to configure more advanced features provided by Ralink s wireless NIC 3 1 1 Start When starting RaUI system will connect to the AP with best signal strength without setting profile or matching profile setting It will issue a scan command to wireless NIC After two seconds the AP list will updated with the result of BSS list scan The AP list include most ...

Страница 26: ...n indicates the connected BSS or IBSS network There are three sections in RaUI These sections are briefly described as below Button Section include Profile page Network page Advanced page Statistics page WMM page WPS page About button Radio On Off button and Help button Button Section Move to the Left Move to the Right ...

Страница 27: ...27 Function Section Corresponding button Profile Page Network Page Advanced Page ...

Страница 28: ...28 Statistics Page WMM Page WPS Page ...

Страница 29: ...29 About Page Status Section Include Link Status Authentication Status AP s information Configuration and retrying the connection when authentication is failed Link Status Authentication Status ...

Страница 30: ...nformation Retry the Connection Configuration At the mean time of starting RaUI there is also a small Ralink icon appears within windows taskbar as below You may double click it to bring up the main menu if you ...

Страница 31: ...orite wireless setting among your home office and other public hot spot You may save multiple profiles and activate the correct one at your preference Definition of each field Profile Name Name of profile preset to PROF indicate 1 2 3 SSID AP or Ad Hoc name Network Type Network s type including infrastructure and Ad Hoc Authentication Authentication mode Encryption Encryption Type Use 802 1x Wheth...

Страница 32: ...tructure mode indicate network type is Ad Hoc indicate security enabled wireless network Add a new profile Edit an existing profile Delete an existing profile Activate selected profile Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 2 1 Add Edit Profile There are 3 methods to open Profile Editor form You can open it from Add to Profile button in Site Survey functi...

Страница 33: ...annel Only available for setting under Ad Hoc mode User can choose the channel frequency to start their Ad Hoc network Authentication Type There are 7 type of authentication modes supported by RaUI They are Open Shared LEAP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK 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 authentica...

Страница 34: ...34 3 1 2 2 Example to Add Profile in Profile Step 1 Click Add in Profile function Step 2 Add Profile page will pop up ...

Страница 35: ...hat you want to connect Pull down the SSID and select one intended AP The AP list is the result of last Network Step 4 Then you can see the profile which you set appear in the profile list Click Activate to activate the profile setting ...

Страница 36: ...l in use Wireless Mode AP support wireless mode IT may support 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11n wireless mode Security Enable Whether AP provides security enabled wireless network Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Icons Buttons Indicate connection is successful Indicate network type is infrastructure mode Indicate network type is Ad Hoc mode Indicate security enabled wireless n...

Страница 37: ...n Not Use RaUI will bring up the security page appropriate information to make the connection 4 When you double click on the intended AP you can see AP s detail information 3 1 4 Advanced Wireless Mode Select wireless mode 802 11B only 802 11B G mix and 802 11B G N mix modes are supported 802 11 A B G mix selection item only exists for A B G adapter 802 11B G N mix selection item only exists for B...

Страница 38: ...ion Enable CCX Cisco Compatible eXtensions support Cisco Compatible Extensions function LEAP turn on CCKM Enable Radio Measurement can channel measurement every 0 2000 milliseconds Apply Save the save changes Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 5 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page t...

Страница 39: ...RC Error Frames receive with CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out Of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames Reset Counter Reset counters to zero Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 6 WMM WMM function involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DSL Setup WMM Enable Enabe Wi Fi Multi Media WMM P...

Страница 40: ...ve or Direct Link Setup you must enable WMM The setting methods of enabling WMM indicating as follow Step 1 Click WMM Enable Step 2 Change to Network function And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page ...

Страница 41: ...wer Save Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable Step 2 Please select which ACs you want to enable The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS Direct Link Setup Step 1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable ...

Страница 42: ... Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page The Setting of DLS indicates as follow 1 Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC address of STA The STA must conform to 2 conditions as follow Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Have to enable DLS ...

Страница 43: ...imeout Value is 60 seconds 3 Click Apply button The result will look like the below figure Describe DLS Status as follow 1 As the up figure after configuring DLS successfully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in DLS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of itself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link...

Страница 44: ...tus select a direct link STA what you want to show its values in Direct Link Setup Step 2 Double Click and the result will look like the below figure 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 Select a direct link STA ...

Страница 45: ...n The result will look like the below figure 3 1 7 WPS WPS Configuration The primary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simply the security setup and management of Wi Fi networks Ralink STA as an Enrollee ...

Страница 46: ...al with WPA2 PSK AES 64Hex Key and doesn t change until next switching to STA Registrar Control items on WPS Profile List Detail Information about Security and Key in the credential Connect Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials The active selected credential is as like as the active selected Profile Rotate Command to rotate to connect to the next inside credentials Disconne...

Страница 47: ...Type There are three types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig There are Open Shared WPA PSK and WPA system Encryption Type For Open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for addi...

Страница 48: ... and FALSE State The current configuration state on AP The value 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 the Enrollee There is a value It is 16 bytes RF Bands Indicate All RF bands available on the AP A dual band AP must provide it The values are ...

Страница 49: ...on current connection Status Current connection status If no connection it will show Disconnected Otherwise the SSID and BSSID will show here Extra Info Display link status in use Channel Display current channel in use Authentication Authentication mode in use Encryption Encryption type in use Network Type Network type in use IP Address IP address about current connection Sub Mask Sub Mast about c...

Страница 50: ...ormat Noise Strength Display noise signal strength HT Display current HT Status in use containing BW GI MCS SNR0 and SNR1 value Show the information only for 802 11n wireless card 3 1 10 Enable AP Mode Feature in Windows 2000 OS In Windows 2000 Operation System the local network won t be automatically established while using Wireless PCI adapter s AP mode Please follow the below steps to enable In...

Страница 51: ...ring tab enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and click OK Step 3 Back to Network and Dial up Connection screen right click Local Area Connection 2 for 802 11n Wireless LAN card and choose Properties ...

Страница 52: ...will see 802 11n Wireless PCI adapter will be automatically assigned an IP address as Access Point Step 5 In the System tray now you can switch 802 11n Wireless PCI Adapter to AP Mode Step 6 After switch to AP mode Ralink Wireless Utility will automatically pup up The ...

Страница 53: ...ly you need to use another computer which with Wireless LAN feature to access SoftAP 56 AP In the below example use another PC with Wireless feature in Vista Operation System Go to Start Control Panel Choose Network and Sharing Center option Click Connect to a network to search the available networks ...

Страница 54: ...e network SoftAP 56 and click Connect to establish the connection Step 9 After the computer is successful connected to SoftAP 56 Network and Sharing Center screen will be shown as below Click View Status to see the detail ...

Страница 55: ... 10 In General tab click Detail and then you can see the current Network connection details If this computer is successful connect to SoftAP 56 Access Point the DHCP server will be assigned to same IP address ...

Страница 56: ...s Statistics Page Display the packet counters WPS Configuration Page Connect to WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup capable APs QoS Page It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup About Page Display Ralink driver and utility information 3 2 1 Profile In the Profile you can view and manage the current using Available Point s You can Add Delete Edit or Activate the current Available Point s Al...

Страница 57: ...thentication mode Encryption Security algorithm in use Network Type Network s type including Infrastructure and Ad hoc Indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile Indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile Add Delete Edit Button Click these buttons to add delete edit the selected profiles Activate Button Click Activate to connect the selected profile When a pr...

Страница 58: ... By either pushing the Add button on Profile Page or the Add to Profile button on Site Survey Page it brings up the profile setting sheet which contains two setting pages Configuration page and Authentication and Security page ...

Страница 59: ... via the Access Point or Router Ad Hoc Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router Tx Power The desired TX power level the available options are 100 75 50 and Auto If you want to lower the transmit power of the adapter for saving the power of the system you can select the lower percentages from the list T...

Страница 60: ... It provides a high level of assurance to enterprise small business and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802 1x authentication WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business ...

Страница 61: ...Protocol changes the temporal key every 10000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network Note All dev...

Страница 62: ...n exiting profile then clicking the Edit button on Profile Page brings up the profile setting sheet filled with the profile information for user modification 3 2 1 3 Delete a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Delete button on Profile Page to deletes the profile ...

Страница 63: ...63 3 2 1 4 Active a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Active button on Profile Page activates the profile ...

Страница 64: ... the frequency used for the networking Link Speed Mbps Display the transmission and reception rate of the network The maximum transmission rate is 54Mbps Throughput Kbits sec Display transmits and receives throughout in unit of K bits sec Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate dBm If you want to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm selec...

Страница 65: ...ly connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength From the Site Survey all the network nearby will be listed You can change the connection to another network or add one of the networks to your own profile list SSID Name of BBS of IBSS network BSSID MAC address of AP or randomly generated of IBSS Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Channel Channel in use Encryption ...

Страница 66: ...twork 1 When Raconfig first ran it will select the best AP to connect automatically 2 If user wants to connect to other AP he can double click mouse on the intended AP to make connection 3 If the intended network has encryption other than Not Use Raconfig will bring up the security page and let use input the appropriate information to make the connection This icon indicates the changes is successf...

Страница 67: ...67 Example 2 WEP Encrypted Step 1 Choose Open or Shared authentication type Step 2 Choose WEP encryption type Step 3 Enter the WEP KEY ...

Страница 68: ... is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Example 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Step 1 Choose WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type Step 3 Enter the pre shared KEY ...

Страница 69: ...Step 4 After the profile is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Example 4 WPA WPA2 Step 1 Choose WPA or WPA2 authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type ...

Страница 70: ...70 Step 3 After the profile is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Step 4 The Windows profile setting dialog is popped up for user to modify ...

Страница 71: ...Retry Frames sent successfully with retry Frames Fail to Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frames RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS frames Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received with CR...

Страница 72: ... probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup Display WPS capable AP information The WPS capable AP information is listed in the upper frame and the display AP s characters are SSID BSSID current operating channel device password ID authentication type and encryption type Re Scanning Clicking re scan button performs the re scanning action WPS AP Information Clicking the WPS information button brings...

Страница 73: ...ally unique identifier UUID generated by the Enrollee RF Bands RF Bands indicate the available RF bands Configure WPS Profiles The user can configure WPS profile with either PIN method or PBC method PIN Method Step 1 The Registrar enters the pin code generated by station Step 2 Click the PIN button PBC Method Step 1 Click the PBC button within 2 second while the Registrar clicks the button Manage ...

Страница 74: ...delete the selected WPS profile 3 2 6 QoS The QoS Page of RaConfig It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup Enable Configure to enable Wi Fi Multi Media If you want to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link you must enable WMM The setting method of enabling WMM indicates as follows Step 1 Click WMM Enable Step 2 Click Apply ...

Страница 75: ...75 Step 3 Change to Site Survey Page And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page ...

Страница 76: ...k WMM Power Save Enable And Click Setting button Step 2 After clicking Setting button show Power Save Setting dialog Please select which ACs you want to enable Then click Apply button The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully ...

Страница 77: ...t Link Setup Step 1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable And Click Apply button Step 2 Change to Site Survey Page And add an AP that supports DLS features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page ...

Страница 78: ...ions as follow Step 1 Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Step 2 Have to enable DLS 2 Timeout Value represents that it disconnect automatically after some seconds The value is integer The integer must be between 0 65535 It represents that it always connects if the value is zero Default value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds ...

Страница 79: ...ully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in DLS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of myself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show it s values in Direct Link Setup ...

Страница 80: ...80 Step 2 Double click And the result will look like the below figure 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 Select a direct link STA ...

Страница 81: ...re 3 2 7 About In the About you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for the information of the wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the RaConfig Version Driver Version EEPROM Version IP Address Sub Mask and Default Gateway ...

Страница 82: ...e Windows profile manager can be reached via connection icon on the task bar or control panel via Network icon Step 1 Right click connection icon on the task bar then click Network and Sharing Center Step 2 Select Manage wireless networks ...

Страница 83: ...83 Step 3 Right click the mouse to bring up the profile manage menu via Control Panel Step 1 Select Control Panel on start menu ...

Страница 84: ...84 Step 2 Double click Network and Sharing Center icon ...

Страница 85: ...85 Step 3 Select Manage Wireless network Step 4 Right click the mouse to bring up the profile managing menu ...

Страница 86: ...eless adapter icon does not appear in your icon tray Possible Remedy Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD 4 Symptom The Wireless adapter is linking but can t share files with others Possible Remedy Make sure the File and printer sharing function is enabled 5 Symptom Slow or unstable performance Possible Remedy Try to change the channel of the communicating group or mo...

Страница 87: ...ep 9 Highlight the SSID of your wireless network and click connect Step 10 Click OK if all the settings are correct 9 What is the IEEE 802 11g standard 802 11g is the new IEEE standard for high speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2 4 GHz band 802 11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home office and public network...

Страница 88: ...ss and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 13 What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 14 What is WEP WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism base...

Страница 89: ...e transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encryption function WEP to enhance security and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs If you have any troubles to configure or setup this WLAN...

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