802.11 b/g/n Mini Wireless LAN USB 2.
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 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 1 FEATURES ..............................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION....................................................... 2 FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP ......................................................... 2 INSTALL THE SOFTWARE ..........................................................................2 INSTALL THE HARDWARE .............................
Statistics........................................................................................................................... 34 About ................................................................................................................................ 35 FOR WINDOWS VISTA........................................................... 36 STATION MODE .....................................................................................37 Profile ...............................................
Chapter 1: Introduction The 802.11 b/g/n Mini Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter (Wireless LAN USB Adapter) is an IEEE802.11b/g/n USB adapter that connects your notebook to a wireless local area network. The 802.11 b/g/n Mini Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter fully complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 3.0 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 Mini Wireless LAN USB 2.
Chapter 2: Installation For Windows 2000/XP Install the Software Note: Do not insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the computer until the InstallShield Wizard finished installing. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included Installation CD into the 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. Select the check box to choose a Configuration Tool from the listed two choices. Configuration Tool: Choose to use the configuration utility. Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool: Choose to use Windows XP’s built-in Zero Configuration Utility (ZCU). Click Next to continue. 5. When prompt to 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 LAN USB Adapter when finished software installation. Insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the USB Port of the computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware.
Verification To verify if the device is active in the computer. Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11n/b/g Mini Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter is listed here, it means that the device is properly installed and enabled.
For Windows Vista Install the Software Note: Do not insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the computer until the InstallShield Wizard finished installing. 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included Installation CD into the 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. When prompt to the following message, please click Install to begin the installation. 4. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.
Install the Hardware Note: Insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter when finished software installation. Insert the Wireless LAN USB Adapter into the USB Port of the computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware. Verification To verify if the device is active in the computer. Go to Start > Setting > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 802.11n/b/g Mini Wireless LAN USB2.
Network Connection IP Address Note: When assigning IP address(es) to computers on the network, remember to have IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If the Broadband Router has been enabled DHCP server function, it won’t be necessary to assign static IP address for PC. 1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if the broadband Router is enabled the DHCP server), check the Obtain an IP address automatically option. 2.
Chapter 3: Utility Configuration For Windows 2000/XP After the Wireless LAN USB Adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set the preference. Go to StartJ (All) ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility. Users can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking or right clicking the icon in the tray to select Launch Config Utility.
Station Mode IMPORTANT NOTICE: Under screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels, if users click the triangle button at the right down corner of the utility windows to expand the station linking information that will NOT be displayed completely. Profile Profile can let users book keeping the favorite wireless setting among home, office, and other public hot-spot. Users may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at preference.
Encryption Shows the encryption type. Use 802.1x Whether or not use 802.1x feature. Tx Power Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use. Power Save Mode Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving Mode.) RTS Threshold Shows the RTS Threshold of the device. Fragment Threshold Shows the Fragment Threshold of the device. Add Click to add a profile from the drop-down screen.
• The Ad-hoc lets users set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with the Wireless LAN USB Adapter, users can share files and printers between each PC and laptop. Tx Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Select the Tx power percentage from the pull-down list including Auto, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Lowest. Preamble: This function will show up when Ad-hoc network type be selected.
• Shared: Shared key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key. • LEAP: Light Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is an EAP authentication type used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication (only with CCX mode enabled.) • WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK: WPA or WPA-PSK authentications offer two encryption methods, TKIP and AES.
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" EAP method 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 passwords that have been entered. OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: Click to call off the settings and exit.
Delete Click to delete an existing profile. Edit Click to edit a profile. Activate Click to make a connection between devices. 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 Indicate that AP list are sorted by SSID, Channel or Signal. Show dBm Check the box to show the dBm of the AP list.
Add to Profile Select an item (SSID) on the list and then click to add it into the profile list. Connect Select an item (SSID) on the list and then click to make a connection. Access Point (AP) Information Double click on the intended AP to see AP's detail information that divides into four parts. They are General, WPS, CCX and 802.11n information.
Selected Registrar: Indicate if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add an Enrollee. The values are "TRUE" and "FALSE" State: The current configuration state on AP. The values 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.
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. Channel Shows the current channel in use. Authentication Authentication mode used within the network, including Unknown, Open, Shared, Leap, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use.
Signal Strength 1 Shows the receiving signal strength, users can choose to display as percentage or dBm format. Noise Strength Shows the noise signal strength in the wireless environment. Transmit Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of the transmit rate. Receive Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of receive rate. Link Speed Shows the current transmitting rate and receiving rate. Throughput Shows the transmitting and receiving speed of data.
Enable CCX Check to enable the CCX function. (Cisco Compatible extensions) • Turn on CCKM. • Enable Radio Measurements: Check to enable the Radio measurement function. • Non-Serving Measurements limit: Users can set channel measurement every 0~2000 milliseconds. (Default is set to 250 milliseconds.) Apply Click to apply above settings. Statistics The Statistics screen displays the statistics on the current network settings.
Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Shows information of packets received successfully. Frames Received With CRC Error Shows information of packets received with CRC error. Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource Shows information of packets dropped due to resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received Shows information of packets received more than twice. Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero.
WMM/QoS Tab WMM Enable WMM- Power Save Enable Check the box to enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media function that is meant to improve audio, video and voice applications transmitted over Wi-Fi. Select a power save mode that preferred. AC_BK (Access Category Background) AC_BE (Access Category Best Effort) AC_VI (Access Category Video) AC_VO (Access Category Voice) Direct Link Setup Enable Check the box to enable Direct Link Setup (DLS).
WPS Tab WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result. List information included SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. Rescan Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network. Information Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network.
If selected the AP that listed in the WPS Profile List field, users 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.
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 Registrar: Add the AP’s PIN code into the PIN code column, and press the device PIN button. It will connect with the AP in two minutes and get IP address. Enrollee: Input the device’s PIN code into the PIN code column of AP. Start AP WPS process and click device PIN button.
About This page displays the information of the Wireless LAN USB Adapter including, Config Version/ Date, Driver Version/ Date, EEPROM Version, Firmware Version and Phy_Address. Utility Menu List To access the utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. Launch Config Utility: Select to open the utility screen. Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility: Select to use the Window XP built-in utility (Zero configuration utility).
Soft AP mode Config Config SSID AP name of user type. Users also can click Use Mac Address button to display it. Channel Manually force the AP using the channel. (The system default is CH 1.) Wireless Mode Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. (The system default is 2.4G.) Use Mac Address Click this button to replace SSID by MAC address. Security Setting Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP. (The system default is no authentication and encryption.
Authentication Type: There are several types of authentication modes including Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK. (System authentication type default is Open.) Encryption Type: For Open and Shared authentication mode, the selections of encryption type are Not Use and WEP. For WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES. (System authentication type default is Not Use.
No forwarding among wireless clients No beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. (The system default is no forwarding.) Hide SSID Do not display AP name. (System default is disabled.) Allow BW 40MHz Click to disable this function. (System default is enabled.) This function enables the adapter to deliver better throughput, enable this function the link speed will up to 300Mbps, disable this function the link speed will up to 150Mbps only.
Access Control Access Policy User chooses whether AP start the function or not. (System default is Disable.) Disable: Do not use this access control function. Allow All: Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can connect with this soft AP. Reject All: Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can NOT connect with this soft AP. MAC Address Manually force the MAC address using the function.
MAC Table MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection. AID Raise value by current connection. Power Saving Mode The station of current connect whether it have to support. Status 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 Shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After Shows information of packets failed transmit after hitting retry limit. All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Shows information of packets successfully receive CTS after sending RTS. RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Shows information of packets failed to receive CTS after sending RTS.
Duplicate Frames Received The number of duplicate packets received. Reset Counter Reset counters to zero. About This page displays the Wireless LAN USB Adapter and driver version information.
For Windows Vista After the Wireless LAN USB Adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set the preference. Go to StartJ (All) ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility. Open the Configuration Utility by double clicking or right clicking the icon in the tray to select Launch Config Utility.
Station Mode Profile Profile can book keeping the favorite wireless setting among home, office, and other public hot-spot. Users may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at preference. The Profile manager enables users 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 Users may enter a distinctive name of profile in this column.
Power Save Mode Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving Mode.) RTS Threshold Shows the RTS Threshold of the device. Fragment Threshold Shows the Fragment Threshold of the device. Add Click to add a profile from the drop-down screen. System Configuration tab: Profile Name: Users 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 wireless access points in the wireless network.
frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into Auto or Long. Power Save Mode: • CAM (Constantly Awake Mode): When this mode is selected, the power supply will be normally provided even when there is no throughput. (Default power save mode is CAM.) • PSM (Power Saving Mode): When this mode is selected, this device will stay in power saving mode even when there is high volume of throughput.
• WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2/ WPA2-PSK: WPA-PSK offers two encryption methods, TKIP and AES. Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES and then enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters in the WPA Pre-shared Key field. 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 authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES. WPA Pre-shared Key: This blank is the shared secret key between AP and STA.
certificate-based and mutual authentication 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. Tunnel Authentication: • Protocol: Tunnel protocol, List information including EAP-MSCHAP v2 and EAP-TLS/ Smart Card. • Tunnel Identity: Identity for tunnel.
OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: Click to call off the settings and exit. Server Certification tab: Use certificate chain: Choose use server that issuer of certificates. Server name: Enter an authentication sever name. OK: Click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: Click call off the settings and exit. Delete Click to delete an existing profile. Edit Click to edit a profile. Activate Click to make a connection between devices.
Network Tab Sorted by Indicate that AP list are sorted by SSID, Channel or Signal. Show dBm Check the box to show the dBm of the AP list. SSID Shows the name of BSS network. Network Type Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network. Channel Shows the currently used channel. Wireless mode AP support wireless mode. It may support 802.11b or 802.11g or 802.11n wireless mode. Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use.
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, WPA securities, WPA2-PSK and WPA2. 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 the selected access point supports 11n mode. Here shows the connected access point 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.
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. Channel Shows the current channel in use. Authentication Authentication mode used within the network, including Unknown, Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use.
Advanced Tab 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 Wireless LAN USB 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 Check to increase the transmission quality. The large TCP window size the better performance.
Transmit Statistics Tab Frames Transmitted Successfully Shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames Retransmitted Successfully Shows information of packets successfully sent with one or more reties. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Shows information of packets failed transmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Shows information of packets successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame.
WMM/ QoS The WMM page shows the Wi-Fi Multi-Media power save function and Direct Link Setup that ensure the wireless network linking quality. WMM/QoS Tab WMM Enable WMM- Power Save Enable Check the box to enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media function that is meant to improve audio, video and voice applications transmitted over Wi-Fi. Select a power save mode that preferred.
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 Tab WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result.
Config Mode Select from the pull-down menu to decide the station role-playing as an Enrollee or an external Registrar. Detail Click the Detail button to show the information about Security and Key in the credential. If selected the AP that listed in the WPS Profile List field, 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.
Rotate Command to rotate to connect to the next network inside credentials. Disconnect Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link. And then select the last profile at the Profile Page. If there is an empty profile page, the driver will select any non-security AP. 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.
Radio On/Off Click this button to turn on or off radio function. This icon shows radio on, click to turn it off. This icon shows radio off, click to turn it on. About This page displays the information of the Wireless LAN USB Adapter including, RaConfig Version/ Date, Driver Version/ Date, EEPROM Version and Phy_Address.
Utility Menu List To access Windows Vista utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. Launch Config Utility: Select to open the utility screen. Switch to AP Mode: Select to make the Wireless LAN USB Adapter act as a wireless AP. Exit: Select to close the utility program.
Soft AP mode Config Config SSID AP name of user type. Users also can click Use Mac Address button to display it. Channel Manually force the AP using the channel. (The system default is CH 1.) Wireless Mode Here supports 2.4G (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Use Mac Address Click this button to replace SSID by MAC address. Security Setting Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP. (The system default is no authentication and encryption.
Authentication Type: There are several types of authentication modes including Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK. (System authentication type default is Open.) Encryption Type: For Open and Shared authentication mode, the selections of encryption type are Not Use and WEP. For WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES. (System authentication type default is Not Use.
No forwarding among wireless clients No beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. (The system default is no forwarding.) Hide SSID Do not display AP name. (System default no hide.) Allow BW 40MHz Click to disable this function. (System default is enabled.) This function enables the adapter to deliver better throughput, enable this function the link speed will up to 300Mbps, disable this function the link speed will up to 150Mbps only.
Access Control Access Policy User chooses whether AP start the function or not. (System default is Disable.) Disable: Do not use this access control function. Allow All: Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can connect with this soft AP. Reject All: Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can NOT connect with this soft AP. MAC Address Manually force the Mac address using the function.
MAC Table MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection. AID Raise value by current connection. Power Saving Mode The station of current connect whether it have to support. Status 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 Shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After Shows information of packets failed transmit after hitting retry limit. All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Shows information of packets successfully receive CTS after sending RTS. RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Shows information of packets failed to receive CTS after sending RTS.
Duplicate Frames Received The number of duplicate packets received. Reset Counter Reset counters to zero. About This page displays the Wireless LAN USB Adapter and driver version information.
Chapter 4: UNINSTALLATION For Windows 2000/XP To uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (When uninstalling the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start All Programs Intelligent Wireless - 62 - Uninstall –Intelligent.
2. Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. 3. Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation.
For Windows Vista To uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (When uninstalling the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Programs Intelligent Wireless - 64 - Uninstall –Intelligent.
2. Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. Caution: Under Vista 64-bit operation system, when process uninstallation the following screen will show up and request to insert Wireless LAN USB Adapter to complete the uninstallation. 3. Finally, click Finish to complete the uninstallation.
