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USBWirelessLANAdapterUser’sManual November2010

1FCCWarningThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunication.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes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theequipmentandreceiver.- Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich- Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.thereceiverisconnected.FCCCaution:Toassurecontinuedcompliance,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mustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.IMPORTANTNOTE:FCCRadiationExposureStatement:ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceofabouteightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.CEMarkWarningThisisaClassBproduct.Inadomesticenvironment,thisproductmaycauseradiointerference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

41. IntroductionThisisawireless11nUSBAdapterthatprovidesunsurpassedwirelessperformanceforyourDesktopPCorNotebook.ItcomplieswithIEEE802.11ndraft2.0wirelessstandardandisbackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g.ThisUSBadapterprovidesbetterwirelessreceptionandupto150Mbpsdatatransferratesin11nmode.Withthisadapter,youcaneasilyupgradeyourDesktopPCorNotebookwirelessconnectivity.Onceconnected,toaccessthenetworkwithhigh‐speedInternetconnectionwhilesharingphotos,files,music,video,printers,andstorage.GetabetterInternetexperiencewithafasterwirelessconnectionsoyoucanenjoysmoothdigitalphonecalls,gaming,downloading,andvideostreaming.TheWirelessUSBadapterprovidespeer‐to‐peercommunicationamonganycompatiblewirelessclientusersandnoAccessPointrequired.ItalsosupportsWEP,WPA,WPA2,WPS,802.1xhigh‐levelWLANsecurityfeaturesthatguaranteethebestsecurityforusers.1.1 Featuresz ComplieswithdraftIEEE802.11nstandardz Upto150MbpsdatatransferratesinIEEE802.11nmodez BackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/gz LegacyandHighThroughputModesz Supports64/128‐bitWEPDataEncryptionz SupportsWPA,WPA2(802.11i),WPS,802.1xadvancedsecurityz SupportsQualityofService(QoS)‐WMM,WMM‐PSz SupportsbothInfrastructureandAd‐HocNetworkingModesz SupportsMultipleBSSIDz Simpleusersetupanddiagnosticsutilities1.2 PackageContents‧ OneWirelessUSBAdapter‧ OneUSBA‐typemaletofemaleextensioncable‧ OneCDdiskincludesdriver/utilityanduser’smanual1.3 LEDIndicatorLED Light Status Description ACT Blinking Data is being transmitted or received 

51.4 MinimumSystemRequirementsComputerwith:‧ 300MHzprocessorandminimum64MBRAM‧ Windows2000,XP(32/64bit),Vista(32/64bit)orWindows7(32/64bit)‧ ACD‐ROMDrive‧ AnavailableUSB2.0port

62. InstallDriver/UtilityStep1:InsetWirelessLANUSBAdapterInstallationCDintoCD‐ROMdrivethenwindowsbelowwillappear.ClickInstallDriver&UtilitytobeginDriverInstallation.Step2:AfterclickInstallDriverUtility,theUSBWirelessLANSoftwarewizardwillappearandthenclickNexttocontinue.

7Step3:Pleasewaitforawhileduringwizardisconfiguring.(ForWindows7OS,ifbellowscreenisappeared,chooseInstallthisdriversoftwareanywaytocontinue.)

8Step4:Pleasewaitforwhileduringsetupprogramisconfiguring.Step5:ChooseYes,IwanttorestartmycomputernowandClickFinishtocompleteinstallation.[ConfigureWirelessLANUtility]Step1:AfterSetuphasfinishedinstallingthedriver,pleaseright‐clicktheWirelessLANicononthesystemtray,andselectOpenConfigUtility.Step2:TheUSBWirelessLANUtilitywillbedisplayed;selectAvailableNetworktabandtheutilitywillauto‐detecttheavailablenetworkchannelsandshowstheminthelist.Chooseoneyouwouldliketoconnect.

13[NetworkAuthentication]‐‐OpenSystem:Noauthenticationisneededamongthewirelessdevices.‐‐ SharedKey:OnlyWirelessdeviceusingasharedkey(WEPKeyidentified)isallowedtoconnectingeachother.Setupthesamekeyasthewirelessdevicewhichthecardintendstoconnect.‐‐ WPA‐PSK:ItisaspecialmodemofWPAforhomeuserswithoutanenterpriseauthenticationserverandprovidesthesamestrongencryptionprotection.‐‐ WPA2‐PSK(forWPA2Personal):ThisoptionwillbepresentonlyifthewirelessnetworkadapteranditsdriversupportWPA2.‐‐ WPA802.1X:802.1xauthenticationisrequiredinWPA.Inthe802.11standard,802.1xauthenticationwasoptional.‐‐ WPA2802.1X:WPA2isthenext‐generationWi‐Fisecuritystandard,combiningthemostpowerfulauthenticationandencryptiontechniquestoprotectwirelessnetworksfromunauthorizeduse.Basedupontherecently‐ratifiedIEEE802.11istandard,WPA2addstheAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)totheoriginalWPAspecificationtoprovidethegreatestlevelsofnetworksecurityavailable.TheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)advocatestheuseofAESsecuritytoprotectsensitivedigitalinformationongovernmentnetworks.

14[DataEncryption]‐‐Disabled:DisabletheWEPDataEncryption.‐‐WEP:EnabledtheWEPDataEncryption.Whentheitemisselected,youhavetocontinuesettingtheWEPKeyLength&thekeyIndex.‐‐ TKIP:EnabletheTKIPDataEncryption.Whentheitemisselected,youhavetocontinuesettingtheNetworkKey&Confirmnetworkkey.‐‐NetworkKey:Thekeysareusedtoencryptiondatatransmittedinthewirelessnetwork.Fillinthetextboxbyfollowingrulesbelow:Æ64‐bit:Input10digitHexvalues(inthe“A‐F”,“a‐f”,and“0‐9”range)astheencryption   keys.Forexample:“0123456aef”Æ128‐bit:Input26digitHexvalues(inthe“A‐F”,“a‐f”,and“0‐9”range)astheencryptionkeys.Forexample:“01234567890123456789abcdef”‐‐ConfirmNetworkKey:Re‐typeagaintheNetworkkeyinthistextbox.‐‐ KeyLength:Youmayselectthe64‐bitor128‐bittoencryptiontransmitteddata.Largerkeylengthwillprovidehigherlevelofsecurity,butthethroughputwillbelower.‐‐KeyIndex(Advanced):Themaximumofkeyindexis4.[802.1Xconfigure]‐‐ EAPTYPE(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolAuthenticationTypes):BecauseWLANsecurityisessentialandEAPauthenticationtypesprovideapotentiallybettermeansofsecuringtheWLANconnection,vendorsarerapidlydevelopingandaddingEAPauthenticationtypestotheirWLANaccesspoints.SomeofthemostcommonlydeployedEAPauthenticationtypesincludeMD5,GTC,TLS,EAP,TTSL,andPEAP.‐‐Tunnel:Usethedrag‐downlisttochoosethetunnel.‐‐Username:Entertheusernameforpersonalcertificate.‐‐Identity:EntertheIdentityforpersonalcertificate.‐‐Password:Enterthepasswordinadvance.‐‐Certificate:Clickdrag‐downlisttochoosecertificatethatyouwanttouse.3.4 StatusInthe“Status”,youcanviewthecurrentlinkstatusofWirelessLANadapter.

153.5 StatisticsInthe“Statistics”,youcangettherealtimeinformationaboutthepackettransmissionandreceivingstatus.3.6 Wi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)Inthe“Wi‐FiProtectSetup”,youcansetuptheWi‐Finetworkmoreeasilyandsecure..Therearetwomainmethodsforyou:PinInputConfig(PIN)Method&PushButtonConfig(PBC)Method”.SelectoneoffollowingmethodstosetupyourAP.TheprimarygoalofWi‐FiProtectedSetup(Wi‐FiSimpleConfiguration)istosimplythe

16securitysetupandmanagementofWi‐Finetworks.ThisWirelessLANutilityasanEnrolleeorexternalRegistrarsupportstheconfigurationsetupusingPINconfigurationmethodorPBCconfigurationsetupusingPINconfigurationmethodorPBCconfigurationmethodthroughaninternalorexternalRegistrar.PinInputConfig(PIN):StarttoaddtoRegistrarusingPINconfigurationmethod.IfSTARegistrar,rememberthatenterPINCodereadfromyouEnrolleebeforestartingPIN.PushButtonConfig(PBC):StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod.ExternalRegistrar:Thereare2functionsinExternalRegistrar–ConfigureanAPtoAsecurityyouwant&AddanNewdeviceintoyournetwork.3.7 EasySharingInWindows7OperationSystem,youcansharedataandmediawithPC,PS3,iPod…etc.

173.8 VirtualWiFiVirtualWiFiisatechnologywhichvirtualizeswirelessadapterintoasmanywirelessadapterdependingupontherequirement,andmakethemachinetothinkthatithasmanywirelessadapterinitthusprovidestheabilitytoconnecttomultiplehotshotssimultaneouslyi.e.itallowsasinglewirelessadaptertoactliketwo,twoNIcinonemachine.SoftAPfunctionistoenableyourwirelessadapterasaVirtualWi‐FiAPtoextendwirelesscoverageandshareinternetconnectionwithothers.(SoftAPisonlysupportedinWindows7.)

18HowtouseVirtualWiFiFunction:Step1:Enable“VirtualWiFiAllowed”onthebottomofUSBwirelessutility.Next,movetoVirtualWiFitabandenable“StartVirtualWifiSoftAP”.TheSystemwillcreateaSSIDandBSSIDafterSoftAPisenabled.Step2:Click“Config”buttontoenterwirelessnetworkproperties.Youcanchangethenetworkname(SSID)andnetworkkeyforotherwirelessdevicesconnection.(SoftAPadoptsWPA2‐PSK(AES)asWirelessnetworksecurity)

19Step3:IfyouwanttoshareInternetconnectiontootherwirelessdevicethroughUSBWireless,besidesenablingtheSoftAPfunction,youhavetoenable“InternetConnectionSharing”functioninWindows7aswell.**Toenable“InternetConnectionSharing”fromWindows7,pleasefollowthefollowingstepsinyourcomputer:(1)PleaselogtoWindows7asadministratororuseridentification.Click“Start”Î“ControlPanel”(2)Select“NetworkandInternet”thenClick“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.

20(3)RightclickwirelessnetworkconnectiontoenterWirelessNetworkConnectionStatus(4)InWirelessNetworkConnectionStatus,pleaseselect“Properties”.(5)Click“Sharing”tabandenable“Allothernetworkuserstoconnectthroughthiscomputer’sInternetconnection”.ForHomenetworkingconnection:PleaseselectMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportdevice(examplehereisnamedWirelessNetworkConnection3.)

21(6)AfteraboveconfigurationinWindows7,inUSBWirelessUtility“General”page,itwillindicateMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapterIP192.168.100.1.

22**ForotherLANusers’connection:Pleaseselectthenetworkname(SSID)fromMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.Next,inWirelessNetworkProperties:PleaseinputsamenetworksecurityandkeyasMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.

23Oncethewirelessnetworkisconnectedsuccessfully,theNetworkAddresswillindicatesameIPrangeasMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.4. Soft‐APFunctionExceptbecomingawirelessclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints,thisUSBWirelessLANutilitycanactsasawirelessserviceprovider.Youcanswitchtheoperatingmodeto“AccessPoint”modetosimulatethefunctionofarealwirelessaccesspointbysoftware,andallothercomputersandwirelessdevicescanconnecttoyourcomputerwirelessly,evensharetheinternetconnectionyouhave.TotheWirelessLANUSBAdaptertobridgeyourwiredandwirelessnetwork,thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet：1.TheWirelessLANUSBAdaptermustbeinstalledonacomputerconnectedtothewirednetwork.2.Eitherconfigurenetworksharing(refertotheappendixforanexample)orbridgethetwointerfaces(wirelessandwired)onthecomputer.3.Setthewirelessstation’sIPaddresstobeinthesamesubnetasthecomputerinwhichtheWirelessLANUSBAdapterisinstalled.

244.1 SwitchingtoAPModeSelect“AccessPoint”fromMode(M)tabtomaketheWirelessLANUSBadapteractasawirelessAP.Afteryouselect“AccessPoint”mode,theWirelessLANUSBadapteravailableoptionswillchange.YouwillseethebasicconfigurationmenuoftheAPfunction:

254.2 GeneralSSID:TheSSIDistheuniquenamesharedamongallpointsinyourwirelessnetwork.Thenamemustbeidenticalforalldevicesandpointsattemptingtoconnecttothesamenetwork.ItshowsthecurrentSSIDsettingoftheWirelessUSBadapter.BSSID:ItshowsthecurrentBSSID’sMACaddress.AID:Raisevaluebycurrentconnection.MACAddress:ThestationMACaddressofcurrentconnectionLifeTime:Thestatusofcurrentconnection.

264.3 AdvancedBeaconInterval:Thetimebetweentwobeacons.(Thesystemdefaultis100ms.)DTIMPeriod:DTIMisacountdowninformingclientsofthenextwindowforlisteningtobroadcastandmulticastmessages.3isthedefaultsetting.PreambleMode:ThisfunctionwillshowupwhenAd‐hocnetworktypebeselected.ApreambleisasignalusedinwirelessenvironmenttosynchronizethetransmittingtimingincludingSynchronizationandStartframedelimiter.Selectfromthepull‐downmenutochangethePreambletypeintoLongorShort.

274.4 StatisticsIfyouwanttoknowdetailedinformationabouthowyoursoftwareaccesspointworks,youcanviewthestatisticsoftheaccesspoint.Youcanclick“Reset”buttontoresetallcounterstozero.

284.5 ICSTheInternetConnectionSharing(ICS)functionallowswirelessclientstoshareasingleinternetconnection.Inthesetup,WirelessUSBadapterautomaticallyassignsavirtualIPaddresstoeachofthewirelessclients.(Pleasemakesureyourlocalnetworkconnectionisconnecting.) 

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