802.11 b/g/n Micro Mini Wireless LAN USB2.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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 communications.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1 FEATURES ....................................................................................................................1 Windows 2000/XP Installation ................................................................ 2 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE .............................................................................................2 INSTALL THE HARDWARE ..................................
Profile....................................................................................................................................... 34 Network.................................................................................................................................... 39 Link Status ............................................................................................................................... 41 Advanced .......................................................................
Chapter 1: Introduction: The 802.11 b/g/n Micro Mini Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter is an IEEE802.11b/g/n USB adapter that connects your notebook to a wireless local area. The 802.11 b/g/n Micro Mini Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter fully complies with IEEE 802.11n and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards, delivers reliable, cost-effective, feature rich wireless connectivity at high throughput from an extended distance. The 802.11 b/g/n Micro Mini Wireless LAN USB2.
Chapter 2: Installation Windows 2000/XP Installation Install the Software Caution! Do not insert the wireless card into your computer until the Install Shield Wizard finish installing. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer. The CD-ROM will run automatically. 2. When the License Agreement screen appears, please read the contents and select “I accept the terms of the license agreement “ then click Next to continue. 3.
z Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool: Choose to use Windows XP’s built-in Zero Configuration Utility (ZCU). Click Next to continue. 5. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install to begin the installation.
6. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation. Install the Hardware Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software installation. Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware.
Windows Vista Installation Install the Software Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the procedures in “Driver& Utility Installation” have been performed. 1. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2. When the Main Menu screen appears, click “Driver & Utility Installation” to start the software installation. 3.
4. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install to begin the installation. 5. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.
Install the Hardware Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software installation. Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware. Verification To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11 USB Wireless LAN Card is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
Network Connection IP Address Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for your computer. 1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology), check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option. 2.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration Utility Configuration for Windows 2000/XP After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference. Go to StartJ (All) ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility. You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select Launch Config Utility.
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Station Mode Notice: Under screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels, click the triangle button at the right down corner of the utility to expand the information of the station, the information will not be displayed completely. Profile Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hot-spot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The Profile manager enables you to Add, Edit, Delete and Activate profiles.
Profile Name: User can enter profile name, or use default name defined by system. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3....). 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. User can use pull-down menu to select from available APs.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2346. The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network.
802.1x tab: EAP Method: • PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authentication data by using tunnelling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN. • TLS / Smart Card: Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based and mutual authentication of the client and the network.
• Protocol: Tunnel protocol, List information including EAP-MSCHAP v2, EAP-TLS/ Smart Card, and Generic Token Card. • Tunnel Identity: Identity for tunnel. • Tunnel Password: Password for tunnel. Session Resumption: Reconnect the signal while broken up, to reduce the packet and improve the transmitting speed. User can click the box to enable or disable this function. ID\PASSWORD tab: ID/ PASSWORD: Identity and password for server.
the server certificate and the server specified in the certificate issuer must be field. Server name: Enter an authentication sever root. Server name must match: Click to enable or disable this function. Domain name must end in specified name: Click to enable or disable this function. OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Delete Edit Activate Cancel: Click call off the settings and exit. Click to delete an existing profile. Click to edit a profile. Click to make a connection between devices.
When you double click on the intended AP, you can see AP's detail information that divides into four parts. They are General, WPS, CCX and 802.11n information. The introduction is as following: General General information contain AP's SSID, MAC address, Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Channel, Network Type, Beacon Interval, Signal Strength and Supported Rates. Close: Click this button to exit the information screen.
CXX CCX information contains CCKM, Cmic and Ckip information. Close: Click this button to exit the information screen. 802.11n This tab will show up if you select the AP that support 11n mode. Here shows the connected AP 802.11n related information. Link Status Click the triangle button at the right down corner of the windows to expand the link status. The link status page displays the detail information of current connection. Click this button to show the information of Status Section.
Link Status Tab Status Shows the current connected AP SSID and MAC address. If there is no connection existing, it will show Disconnected. Extra Info Shows the link status and Tx power percentage. Authentication Authentication mode used within the network, including Unknown, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use. Encryption IP Address Shows the IP address information. Sub Mask Shows the Subnet Mask information.
Advanced This Advanced page provides advanced and detailed settings for your wireless network. Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. Advanced Tab Wireless mode Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Enable TX Burst Check to enable this function.
Statistics The Statistics screen displays the statistics on your current network settings. Transmit Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Retransmitted Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Reset Counter Shows information of frames successfully sent. Shows information of frames successfully sent with one or more reties. Shows information of frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit.
Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Shows information of frames dropped due to resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received Shows information of frames received more than twice. Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero. WMM / QoS The WMM page shows the Wi-Fi Multi-Media power save function and Direct Link Setup that ensure your wireless network quality.
WPS The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. The STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN (Personal Identification Number) configuration method or PBC (Push Button Configuration) method through an internal or external Registrar. WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result.
If you select the AP that listed in the WPS Profile List field, you can click the Detail button to see more AP information. SSID: Shows the connected AP network name. BSSID: The MAC address of the connected AP. Fixed and cannot be changed. Authentication Type: The authentication type support Open, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. Encryption Type: For Open authentication mode, the selection of encryption type are NONE and WEP. For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES.
Start to add to Registrar using PIN (Personal Identification Number) configuration method. If STA Registrar, remember that enter PIN Code read from your Enrollee before starting PIN. PIN PBC Start to add to AP using PBC (Push Button Configuration) method. WPS Associate IE Send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA. WPS Probe IE Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA.
Utility Menu List To access the utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. z Launch Config Utility: Select to open the utility screen. z Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility: Select to use the Window XP built-in utility (Zero configuration utility). z Switch to AP Mode: Select to make your wireless USB adapter act as a wireless AP. z Exit: Select to close the utility program.
Config SSID Channel Wireless mode Use Mac Address Security Setting AP name of user type. User also can click Use Mac Address button to display it. Manually force the AP using the channel. The system default is CH 1. Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Click this button to replace SSID by MAC address. Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP. The system default is no authentication and encryption.
Idle time(60-3600)(s) It represents that the AP will idle after few seconds. The time must be set between 60~3600 seconds. Default value of idle time is 300 seconds. No forwarding among wireless clients Hide SSID No beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. The system default is no forwarding. Allow BW 40MHz Click to disable this function. Default is enabled. Tx BURST Check to enable this function. Default Use the system default value.
Add Delete Remove All Apply Add the MAC address that you would like to set. Delete the Mac address that you have set. Remove all Mac address in the Access List. Apply the above changes. MAC Table MAC Table MAC Address AID Power Saving Mode Status The station MAC address of current connection. Raise value by current connection. The station of current connect whether it have to support. The status of current connection.
Event Log Event Log Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) Records the event time. Message Records all the event messages.
Statistics Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Duplicate Frames Received Reset Counter Frames successfully sent. Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit.
About This page displays the wireless card and driver version information.
Utility Configuration for Windows Vista After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference. Go to StartJ (All) ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility. You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select Launch Config Utility.
Station Mode Profile Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hot-spot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The Profile manager enables you to Add, Edit, Delete and Activate profiles. Click this button to show the information of Status Section. Click this button to hide the information of Status Section. Profile Tab Profile Name You may enter a distinctive name of profile in this column.
Profile Name: User can enter profile name, or use default name defined by system. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3....). 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. User can use pull-down menu to select from available APs. Network Type: There are two types, Infrastructure and Ad hoc modes.
LAN Adapter often transmits large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346. Authentication and Encryption tab: Authentication Type: There are six type of authentication modes including Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK. • Open: If your access point/ wireless router is using "Open” authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type.
EAP Method: • PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authentication data by using tunnelling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN. • TLS / Smart Card: Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based and mutual authentication of the client and the network.
ID/ PASSWORD: Identity and password for server. • Authentication ID / Password: Identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST" and "LEAP" authentication can key in domain name. Domain name can be keyed in blank space. • Tunnel ID / Password: Identity and Password for server. Show Password: Check this box to show the password you entered. OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: Click to call off the settings and exit.
Click to edit a profile. Click to make a connection between devices. Edit Activate Network The Network page displays the information of surrounding APs from last scan result. The tab lists the information including SSID, Network type, Channel, Wireless mode, Security-Enabled and Signal. Network Tab Sorted by Show dBm SSID Wireless mode Encryption Signal Rescan Add to Profile Indicate that AP list are sorted by SSID, Channel or Signal. Check the box to show the dBm of the AP list.
Supported Rates. Close: Click this button to exit the information screen. WPS WPS information contains 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 four types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig. They are Open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA system. Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption type are None and WEP.
802.11n This tab will show up if you select the AP that support 11n mode. Here shows the connected AP 802.11n related information. Link Status Click the triangle button at the right down corner of the windows to expand the link status. The link status page displays the detail information of current connection. Click this button to show the information of Status Section. Click this button to hide the information of Status Section.
Channel Shows the current channel in use. Authentication Authentication mode used within the network, including Unknown, Open, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use. IP Address Sub Mask Default Gateway Link Quality Signal Strength 1 Noise Strength Transmit Receive Link Speed Throughput Shows the IP address information. Shows the Subnet Mask information. Shows the default gateway information.
Wireless mode Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Enable TX Burst Check to enable this function. This function enables the adapter to deliver better throughput during a period of time, it only takes effect when connecting with the AP that supports this function. Enable TCP Window Size Check to increase the transmission quality. The large TCP window size the better performance. Fast Roaming at Check to set the roaming interval, fast to roaming, setup by transmits power.
Receive Statistics Tab Frames Received Successfully Shows information of frames Received Successfully. Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Shows information of frames received with CRC error. Duplicate Frames Received Shows information of frames received more than twice. Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero. Shows information of frames dropped due to resource issue.
Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address Timeout Value Apply Tear Down AC_VI (Access Category Video) AC_VO (Access Category Voice) Check the box to enable Direct Link Setup. The setting of DLS(Direct Link Setup) indicates as follow: Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA, and the STA must conform to two conditions: • Connecting with the same AP that supports DLS feature. • DLS enabled. Timeout Value represents that it disconnect automatically after few seconds.
Enrollee or an external Registrar. Detail Click the Detail button to show the information about Security and Key in the credential. If you select the AP that listed in the WPS Profile List field, you can click the Detail button to see more AP information. SSID: Shows the connected AP network name. BSSID: The MAC address of the connected AP. Fixed and cannot be changed. Authentication Type: The authentication type support Open, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.
Export Profile Export all credentials to Profile. Delete Delete an existing credential. And then select the next credential if exist. If there is an empty credential, the driver will select any non-security AP. PIN Start to add to Registrar using PIN (Personal Identification Number) configuration method. If STA Registrar, remember that enter PIN Code read from your Enrollee before starting PIN. PBC Start to add to AP using PBC (Push Button Configuration) method.
Utility Menu List To access Windows Vista utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. z Launch Config Utility: Select to open the utility screen. z Switch to AP Mode: Select to make your wireless USB adapter act as a wireless AP. z Exit: Select to close the utility program. Soft AP mode Config Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models.
SSID Channel Wireless mode Use Mac Address Security Setting AP name of user type. User also can click Use Mac Address button to display it. Manually force the AP using the channel. The system default is CH 1. Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Click this button to replace SSID by MAC address. Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP. The system default is no authentication and encryption.
No forwarding among wireless clients Hide SSID Allow BW 40MHz No beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. The system default is no forwarding. Default Apply Use the system default value. Click to apply the above settings. Do not display AP name. System default no hide. Click to disable this function. Default is enabling. Access Control Access Control Access Policy MAC Address Access List Add Delete Remove All Apply User chooses whether AP start the function or not.
MAC Table MAC Table MAC Address AID Power Saving Mode Status The station MAC address of current connection. Raise value by current connection. The station of current connect whether it have to support. The status of current connection.
Event Log Event Log Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) Records the event time. Message Records all the event messages.
Statistics Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Duplicate Frames Received Reset Counter Frames successfully sent. Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit.
About This page displays the wireless card and driver version information.
Chapter 4: Uninstallation Uninstallation for Windows 2000/XP In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start ÆAll Programs ÆIntelligent Wireless Æ Uninstall –Intelligent. 2. Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features.
3. Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation.
Uninstallation for Windows Vista In case you need to uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ Programs ÆIntelligent Wireless Æ Uninstall –Intelligent. 2. Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. 3. Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation.
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