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USB Wireless LAN Adapter
User’s Manual
Model # AWN-USB-54S
Страница 1: ...1 USB Wireless LAN Adapter User s Manual Model AWN USB 54S ...
Страница 2: ...perienced 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 mu...
Страница 3: ...3 Revision History Revision History V1 1 Second release All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders ...
Страница 4: ...tion Utility 15 3 1 Profile 16 3 2 Link Status 17 3 3 Site Survey 18 3 3 1 Configure the Profile 19 3 3 2 Authentication and Security 22 3 3 3 802 1x Setting Certification 24 3 3 4 802 1x Setting CA Server 26 3 4 Statistics 27 3 5 Advanced 28 3 6 QoS 31 3 6 1 Configure to enable Wi Fi Multi Media 31 3 6 2 Enable WMM Power Save 33 3 6 3 Enable DLS Direct Link Setup 34 3 7 About 38 4 Troubleshooting...
Страница 5: ... 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 Compatible with IEEE 802 11g standard and maximum data transfer rate up to 54Mbps Dynamic date rate scaling at 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps for 802 11g Dynamic date rate scaling at 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps for 802 11b Maximum reliability throughput and connect...
Страница 6: ...ore please uninstall the old version first 2 1 Install Driver Utility Note The following installation was operated under Windows XP Procedures will be same for Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows 98SE STEP1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is plugged Please click Cancel to continue ...
Страница 7: ...2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation STEP3 Please wait for a while during the Setup Wizard is preparing the setup ...
Страница 8: ... the agreement STEP5 In Windows XP there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless adapter You can choose to configure the adapter through 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 ...
Страница 9: ... performance please choose Optimize for performance mode to enable the Tx Burst mode Or you can choose Optimize for WiFi mode to run in standard wireless network STEP7 Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation ...
Страница 10: ...10 STEP8 When the adapter is installed properly the configuration utility will be displayed automatically STEP9 After the setup has finished the installing and click Finish button ...
Страница 11: ...ty by 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 Exit Sele...
Страница 12: ...s LAN Card is plugged into the Computer you will see the Found New Hardware windows is shown as below Click Cancel to close this window Step 2 Insert the Install CD Rom and Setup program will display Click Install Driver to start device driver installation ...
Страница 13: ...13 Step 3 Please wait for a while during the USB Wireless LAN Card is configuring your new software installation Step 4 After setup has finished installing click Finish to exit the wizard ...
Страница 14: ...14 To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer choose Properties click Device Manager ...
Страница 15: ... adapter will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting Note In Windows XP there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless clients If you want to switch the configuration utilities please follow one of the ways as below First Way Right click the icon in the system tray and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration ut...
Страница 16: ...e Point s Also you can duplicate the AP or set current AP as Default Profiles List The Profiles List displays all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name SSID and Channel etc Profile Name of Profile SSID AP or Ad Hoc Name Channel Channel in use for Ad Hoc Authentication Authentication mode Encryption Security algorithm in use Network Type Network s type includ...
Страница 17: ...17 3 2 Link Status In this section you can immediately monitor the current connected link status such as Link Speed Throughput Link Quality Signal Strength Noise Level etc ...
Страница 18: ...eless environment 3 3 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength From the Site Survey the entire network nearby will be listed You can change the connection to another network or add one o...
Страница 19: ...rk Type If you want to connect to any networks on the list double click the item on the list and the card will automatically connect to the selected network Rescan Button Click this button to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices nearby Connect Button Click this button to connect to the selected network Add to Profile Add the selected network to Profile list 3 3 1 Co...
Страница 20: ...ter will always set in active mode PSM Power Saving Mode Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle Network Type Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of a wireless Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router 802 11 Ad Hoc Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an ...
Страница 21: ...ter will auto switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless devices is connecting to RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS Request To Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes Minor change is recommended Fragment Threshold The value defines th...
Страница 22: ... authentication using either IEEE 802 1x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authentication or pre shared key PSK technology 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 lev...
Страница 23: ...tive digital information on government networks 802 1x Setting When you have set the Authentication Type to Open Shared WPA or WPA2 you can also enable IEEE 802 1x setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users Encryption Mode None Disable the Encryption mode WEP Enabled the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting th...
Страница 24: ...twork The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide Point to Point Protocol PPP support as many Internet service providers and enterprises do When an AP acting as an authenticator detects a wireless station on the LAN it sends an EAP Request fo...
Страница 25: ...on 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 point TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security This security method provides for certificate based mutual authentication of the client a...
Страница 26: ...in up to 63 ASCII characters is case sensitive and takes the form of a Network Access Identifier consisting of name of the user user s home realm The user s home realm is optional and indicates the routing domain Password The password used for authentication It may contain up to 63 ASCII characters and is case sensitive 3 3 4 802 1x Setting CA Server Use Certificate Chain When the EAP authenticati...
Страница 27: ...me found on the certificate Domain name must end in specified name When selected the server name field identifies a domain The certificate must use a server name belonging to this domain or to one of its sub domains e g zeelans com where the server is blueberry zeelans com but it may be any name used in the certificate name field 3 4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter informati...
Страница 28: ...ly 2 Frames Received With CRC Error Frames received with CRC error 3 Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue 4 Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames Reset counters to zero 3 5 Advanced In the Advanced you can configure more advanced settings for example wireless Mode B G Protection Tx Rate Country Region Code etc Wireless Mode 802 11 B G mix If you ...
Страница 29: ... of frame traffic should be transmitted Auto Based on the status of network and automatically disable enable protection mode On Always enable the protection mode Off Always disable the protection mode Tx Rate Manually force the Transmit using selected rate Default is auto There are several options including Auto 1 2 5 5 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps for you to select When the Auto is selected the devi...
Страница 30: ...ur wireless LAN for fast re association however LEAP enabled client devices roam from one access point to another without involving the main server Using Cisco Centralized Key Management CCKM and access point configured to provide Wireless Domain Services WDS takes the place of the RADIUS server and authenticates the client so quickly that there is no perceptible delay in voice or other time sensi...
Страница 31: ... Multi Media WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS Direct Link Setup 3 6 1 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 Step1 Click WMM Enable Step2 Click Apply ...
Страница 32: ...32 Step3 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 33: ...lick WMM Power Save Enable And Click Setting button Step2 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 34: ...irect Link Setup Step1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable And Click Apply button Step2 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 35: ...tions as follow Step1 Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Step2 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 36: ...fully 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 Step1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show it s values in Direct Link Setup ...
Страница 37: ...37 Step2 Double click And the result will look like the below figure 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step1 Select a direct link STA ...
Страница 38: ...38 Step2 Click Tear Down button The result will look like the below figure 3 7 About About page display the wireless card and driver version information ...
Страница 39: ...he 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 40: ...con 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 move your device ...
Страница 41: ...tep 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 networks 802 11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique spec...
Страница 42: ...atabase 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 based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 15 What is TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome t...
Страница 43: ...e 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 adapter please feel free to contact us Before contacting us make sure collect followin...
