Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter OEM installation manual Rev: 0.96 0.95 0.96 First version Update with correction by Azure Wave Remove 2.4.
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Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Contents Notice........................................................................................................................... 2-1 Safety statements .......................................................................................................... 2-1 About this guide ............................................................................................................ 2-1 Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Notice Safety statements FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. About this guide The user guide contains the information you need to install and configure your Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter specification summary Host system connections Interface Fully complies with USB 2.0 or 1.1 USB date transfer rate USB high speed (480Mbps), and full speed (12Mbps) Wireless LAN (WLAN) environment connections WLAN Interface Multimode features Fully complies with IEEE 802.11 b/g specifications WLAN transfer rate 802.11 b: DQPSK with data scrambling capability to provide data rate of 1, 2, 5.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Product Information This chapter describes the fundamental features of Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 2.1 Product overview Thank you for choosing Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter. The Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter which is designed for home or office use. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Complementary Code Keying (CCK), and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) base band processing are implemented to support all IEEE 802.11b, and 802.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Easy hardware installation Because the Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter comes embedded in your ASUS motherboard, no hardware installation is necessary. Just connect the antenna, install the driver and utilities from the motherboard support CD and start wireless communication immediately. 54Mbps speed wireless travel The Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter provides up to five times more data transmission than IEEE 802.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 2.4.1 Ad-Hoc mode Ad-Hoc wireless networks bring together workstations and computers to act as servers to all other users on the network Mobil station 2 without complex infrastructure, setup or administration. Users on the network can share files, printers and access the internet with a shared modem. When in ad hoc ADSL Modem mode, the Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z Wired to wireless LAN connectivity Access point establishes the bridge between wireless LAN and other wired counterparts. 2.4.3 Software access point (Soft AP) You could configure Azure Wave ADSL Modem AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter as a software access point (soft AP). In this mode, the Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Installation This chapter describes the fundamental features of Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 3.1 System requirements Before installing the Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter, driver and utilities, make sure your system satisfy the following requirements z ASUS motherboard with Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 5. After the installation is finished, Wi-Set Wizard will help you with setting up a wireless network. Please refer to Chapter 3: Setting up to complete it. The setup program creates program folder and items under of management GUI and Wi-Set Wizard upon the Windows Program menu.
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Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 4.1 Launch Wi-Set Wizard In this section, you will obtain detail instruction in setting wireless configuration by following Wi-Set Wizard. Please refer to Chapter 1.4 to understand the network types the Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter supports. In the first time installation, Wi-Set Wizard is executed immediately after installation to help you set the proper wireless configuration.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 4.2 Wi-Setup Wizard Steps Whatever which wireless configuration you would set up, the first scene of Wi-Set Wizard is “Select Operation Mode” dialog that shows as right picture. You could select either station or AP mode from the first step. For Ad-hoc and infrastructure type configuration, you should select Station mode. The software access point configuration could be archived by select AP mode.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z z z z z Infrastructure Configure the wireless as infrastructure type network. Follow steps in 4.3.1 Build Infrastructure type network. Ad-Hoc Configure the wireless as Ad-Hoc type network. Follow steps in 4.3.2 Build Ad-Hoc networking mode network Back Go back to previous step – Select Operation Mode. Next Go to next steps of selected type. Cancel Give up Wi-Set Wizard and keep the last configuration. 4.3.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Select valid wireless IBSS, Infrastructure Basic Service Set, connection nearby your system for connecting. The listed IBSS are touchable access point around you. You have to pick one from the list and go to next. z SSID list box Four fields are shown in the list box to provide access point status. SSID: the name of access point Security: the security status of access point. None means security/password is not necessary.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z Cancel Give up Wi-Set Wizard and keep the last configuration. Setup TCP/IP You have to setup the TCP/IP by following the configuration of connect access point. The following setting should match the configuration of access point you join. Please check the setting of it. z z Back Go back to previous step ~ Select the IBSS connection list Finish All settings of infrastructure are finished. 4.3.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide The setting of Soft AP could settle done by either convenient “Normal User” or complex “Advanced User” operation. z z z z z Normal User Only basic settings are included in following steps. Less-experience users could apply this kind setup to archive access point setup. Fundamental security setting is included. Advanced User You need more security knowledge on wireless network to help you go through following steps.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 4.4.1 Normal User For normal user mode, the basic security function only request two types network/password key to provide WEP encryption. Wireless Network Properties z z Network Name (SSID) The service serve identify of this access point. The length of the self-naming does not exceed 32 characters.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Wireless Network Security Two types pass key, ASCII and Passphrase, perform security with different level. z z z z z ASCII You should provide either 5 or 8 ASCII characters on Network key edit box. PASSPHRASE You could input words on Network Key edit box. 64 bits: The generated pass key is 64-bits to be company with data packets.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Show Setting Information z Back If you do not satisfy with current setting, you could go back to previous step ~ Wireless Network Security z z Next Confirm the current setting and go to next step ~ Finish. Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Select the Internet Connection List This step only shows with multiple network connection system.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide In the list box, you could see all network connection this system provides. You have to pick one from the list. z z z Back Go back to previous step ~ Show Setting Information. Next Go to next step, Finish, while the internet connection is selected. Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Finish z Finish Press finish button to close Wi-Set wizard.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Wireless Network Properties In this step, you could assign the channel number and authentication mode for the access point. If the setting of WEP to be “Disable” and Authentication to be “Open system”, then this access point is opened for free join. z Network Name (SSID) The service serve identify of this access point. The length of the self-naming does not exceed 32 characters. z z Channel select You could pick one channel from 1 to 11.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z WEP(Enable) Wireless Network Security Wireless Network Security WEP(Disable) Show Setting Information Wireless Network Security Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Wireless Network Security Two types pass key, ASCII and Passphrase, perform security with different level. z z z ASCII You should provide either 5 or 8 ASCII characters on Network key edit box.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z z Next Go to next step ~ Show Setting Information Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Show Setting Information z z Back If you do not satisfy with current setting, you could go back to previous step ~ Wireless Network Security Next Confirm the current setting and go to next step ~ Finish. z Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Connection List This step only shows with multiple network connection system. If there is only one internet connection available, this step is discarded. In this step, you have to select one network connection from the list box. This network connection should be configured to connect internet. z z z z Network List Box In the list box, you could see all network connection this system provides. You have to pick one from the list.
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Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 5.1 How to Launch Azure Wave WLAN You could launch Azure Wave WLAN from either Windows® Program Menu or tray icon. The tray icon is an optional quick launch to be enabled by user. Windows® Program Menu It is the absolute way to launch Azure Wave WLAN from program folder. Tray Icon The tray icon will not be show until you enable the “Show Tray Icon” from RtWLAN as the right picture.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Main Menu The main menu includes five submenus. z Refresh As clicking the refresh menu, the contents of adapter list area are re-enumerated and updated. z Wi-Set Quickly launching the Wi-Set Wizard. The convenient quick launching helps you to reprogram the wireless configuration as need.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z Mode Quickly switching wireless configuration to be either [Station] or [Access Point]. The item with check mark in front is the current wireless configuration. z z z View Enable/disable the present of status bar. With check mark in front will make the status bar showing up. Otherwise the status bar is hidden. Help Click the menu item “About Azure Wave WLan” to show the about dialog.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z Properties Area The contents of this area are dependant on current wireless configuration. You could know the current configuration through previous explanation of submenu “Mode”. The detail contents are described in following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode. z Global Control Bar Each control items on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide 5.3 Station mode Two types, Ad-Hoc and infrastructure in station mode could be configured through Wi-Set Wizard. The following two sections explain the operation of management GUI for each type. The following explanations focus on the properties area. 5.3.1 Infrastructure With Infrastructure type, the properties should looks like the picture beside. Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide General page This page represents the general information of this adapter. z Status The connection status with access point this station has. z Speed Current transition speed in Mbps.(Mega-Bits-Per-Second) z z z z Type Current wireless LAN configuration type Encryption Current encryption with joined access point SSID Network name of the joined access point Signal Strength The average quality of signal with joined access point.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Profile page This page provides profiles management like add, remove, edit and duplicate just by pressing the button. z z z z z z Available Profile(s) The list box shows all the created profiles. Add Add a new access point profile by manual input. Remove Remove the selected profile Edit Edit contents of selected profile Duplicate Make copy of selected profile. Set Default Set the selected profile as default selection.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Advanced page z Power Save None: without power save mode Min: wake up every two time interval to receive packets Max: wake up every ten time interval to receive packets z z Wireless Mode 802.11b 802.11g/b 802.11b Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower Short: Normal quality but with higher performance than preamble short mode performance then preamble long mode.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide z WOL (Wake On LAN) The wake-on-LAN is applied for remote control purpose. You could wake up a system through network packets. For Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter, only the same adapter on another system could wake it up. Input MAC Address: the six two-digit numbers of Azure Wave AW-GA800 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter on target system.
Realtek RTL8187 Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter User Guide Statistics page You could watch the Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection. It provides a statistic analysis of packet transition. 5.3.2 Ad-Hoc Not Available in this version. 5.4 AP mode Not available in this version. Appendix Mapping of country and channel plan Not available in this version.
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.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
