Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Manual
0560 ! Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Corinex Communications Corp. # 670-789 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1H2 ETS 300-826 ETS 300-328 EN 60950 Vancouver / Mar. 1.
Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter FCC ID: PANWL2203 Corinex Communications Corp. # 670-789 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1H2 Vancouver / Mar. 1.
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Quick Start Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter. Please follow the steps below to successfully install the hardware and software. NOTE: Please don’t connect the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter to your PC before step 4. Step1 Insert the included CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installer should start automatically. If it does not, please navigate to the root folder of the CD by clicking on My Computer and then on the Compact Disc icon, and execute the file setup.
Quick Start Step 3 The installer will now install the drivers in your system and copy all the necessary files to the specified folder. 5 Please wait until the files are copied. The following screen will appear.
Quick Start In Windows XP, shortly after this screen appears, you may encounter a system warning saying that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Please accept this warning by clicking Continue anyway. Finally, click Finish to close the installation wizard. Step 4 Now you can connect the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter to your computer. Windows will detect a new device and start the installation. Please wait until the installation is finished.
Contents Contents 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2. 2.1 2.2 3. 3.1 3.2 4. 5. Copyright ........................................................................................................ 1 End User License Agreement ...................................................................... 2 Quick Start ................................................................................................... 4 Contents ........................................................................................................
Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview With a Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, you can enter the world of wireless communication and enjoy all the advantages of networking without cables. The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter is two devices in one, an 802.11g compliant network interface card and a fully featured wireless access point! The adapter allows you to connect to other wireless devices and allows you to create a wireless network.
Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter 2 Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter 2.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter! The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter is an easy-to-install wireless adapter, compliant with both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards, allowing your computer to communicate with other wireless networking devices or wireless networks.
Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Please wait until the InstallShield Wizard starts completely and the welcome screen appears. 10 Proceed by clicking the Next button. Step 2 On the next screen, you may select where to install the utility for configuration of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter. If you are satisfied with the default setting, click Next. Otherwise, click Browse to select the path manually and confirm your choice by clicking Next.
Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Step 3 The installer will now install the drivers in your system and copy all the necessary files to the specified folder. Please wait until the files are copied. The following screen will appear. 11 In Windows XP, shortly after this screen appears, you may encounter a system warning saying that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Please accept this warning by clicking Continue anyway. Finally, click Finish to close the installation wizard.
Configuration 3 Configuration The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter comes with a configuration utility, which is installed together with the drivers. As soon as you plug the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter into the USB port on your PC, the utility will start and you will see its icon in the system tray. You can double-click on the icon at anytime to bring the configuration window to the foreground and check or change the settings.
Configuration In the top right corner of the window, you can see the current operation mode of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter. Both modes are described in the table below. Mode Description Station The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter works as a wireless client. It has to be connected to an access point in order to connect the computer to a network. Access Point The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter works as an access point and provides networking services for wireless clients.
Configuration After an access point is selected from the list, its parameters are displayed in the Selected Network Information section, next to the list of access points. The following information is displayed: Field Description Channel Displays the operating channel of the selected access point. Type Displays the type of network: Infrastructure – the clients communicate with each other using an access point.
Configuration Field Description Channel Channel being used for communication Type Type of connection, having the values Infrastructure or AdHoc SSID Identification of the network Tx Rate Maximum data rate Encrypt Type of encryption used Link Status Shows the MAC address of the connected access point Signal Strength Signal strength, given as a percentage Link Quality Quality of the link between the Corinex Wireless USB Mini Adapter and the access point, given as a percentage of the current
Configuration This window is divided into four sections – General, Encryption, Profile and Other. 3.1.1 General This section shows the general wireless settings of the current connection. If you want to change anything, click on the button Unlock. All fields, which can be changed, will be enabled. Please see the following table for explanations of the fields and their options. 16 Field Description Channel Current channel.
Configuration Field Description Encryption In infrastructure mode: Disable – the communication is not encrypted. WEP – the communication is encrypted using 64/128/256 bit WEP. TKIP – replaces WEP with a stronger encryption algorithm. The passwords change dynamically, and the change is synchronized between the access point and the wireless client. AES – another encryption method, more secure than WEP. In ad-hoc mode: Enable WEP – encryption is enabled. Disable WEP – encryption is disabled.
Configuration 3.1.2 Encryption Options Wireless networks with only the default configuration are very vulnerable. Anyone with a wireless card can connect to your network and use its services if the network is not secure. The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter supports all common kinds of encryption algorithms. WEP Encryption Key If you have enabled WEP encryption, after clicking on WEP Encryption Key, you can change the WEP settings. The following window will appear.
Configuration The next table shows the required lengths of the keys, depending on the Key Length setting. Key Length Length in hexadecimal format Length in ASCII format 64 bit 10 5 128 bit 26 13 256 bit 58 29 After setting all the parameters, please click Apply to save the settings and close the window by clicking the x button which is located in the top right corner of the window.
Configuration Protocol Description TLS TLS authenticates the station with the access point by exchanging digital certificates. In EAP-TLS, certificates are used to provide authentication in both directions. The server presents a certificate to the client, and, after validating the server’s certificate, the client presents a client certificate to the server. No username or password is required.
Configuration 3.1.4 Other If you want to modify the application’s settings or change the network settings for the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, please click on Advanced. The following window will appear. 21 The advanced configuration contains the following sections. User Interface Here you can select the language of the configuration utility. You can choose between English, German, Spanish, French, Swedish and Traditional Chinese. The changes are applied immediately.
Configuration Channel Center Regulatory Domains Identifier Frequency ETSI North (MHz) Israel France Mexico Japan (most of America Europe) 1 2412 2 2417 3 2422 4 2427 5 2432 6 2437 7 2442 8 2447 9 2452 10 2457 11 2462 12 2467 13 2472 14 2484 Power Consumption Settings The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter draws its power from
Configuration Fragmentation Threshold In case of interference in the wireless channel, or weak signal, the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter can fragment frames to optimize performance. It will divide the frames into smaller pieces and send them separately to the destination device. Only data packets are fragmented - the broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted unchanged. The threshold value is the maximum size of an unfragmented packet. Any frame larger than that threshold will be fragmented.
Configuration Information If you want to check the version number of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter’s driver, version of the configuration utility or the MAC address of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, you can click the button Information, and a window with all this information will open. 3.2 Access Point Mode The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter can operate in access point mode as well.
Configuration NOTE: In the picture shown above, the access point operates on channel 11, its SSID is Corinex, it uses no encryption, and it transmits with maximum power. There is a station associated with the access point, at MAC address 00:0F:66:96:40:04. In the section Connect Station List, you will see the MAC addresses of all wireless stations connected to your access point. For further configuration, please click on Options. The following window will appear. 25 3.2.
Configuration Setting Description SSID This is the identification of your wireless access point. Hide SSID If you don’t want to announce the presence of your wireless access point to the world, click this checkbox. TX Power You can switch between four transmission power levels. Value 0 means maximum output power, value 3 means minimum power. This setting will reduce the effective range of your access point. Click Apply to save your changes. 3.2.
Configuration Setting Description Key Length You can select 64-, 128- or 256-bit encryption. Default Key Indicates, which of the four keys will be used by default. ID Key Format You can choose whether you want to enter the WEP keys in hexadecimal (0-9, A-F) or ASCII format (characters, case sensitive). Key Value 1-4 The four encryption keys. Characters display as asterisks on-screen (*). The next table lists the required lengths of the different keys, depending on the Key Length setting.
Configuration 3.2.4 Fragmentation Threshold In case of interference in the wireless channel, or weak coverage, the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter can fragment frames to optimize performance. It will divide the frames into smaller pieces and send them separately to the recipient. Only data packets are fragmented, the broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted unchanged. The threshold value means the maximum size of an unfragmented packet. Any frame larger than that threshold will be fragmented.
Configuration 3.2.6 Preamble If all wireless clients and access points in your wireless network support Short Preamble, then enabling it can enhance the performance. However, if any wireless device does not support Short Preamble, then it will not be able to communicate with your network. Long Preamble is the default setting and allows connection to all wireless devices. 3.2.
Configuration Mode Description Disabled The MAC Address filter is disabled - all clients can access your network. Accept Only wireless clients at the specified MAC Addresses can access your network. No other wireless clients can connect to your access point Reject Wireless clients at the specified MAC addresses are blocked from accessing your network. Any and all other wireless clients can connect. If you select the Accept or Reject mode, enter the MAC addresses you wish to allow or block.
Troubleshooting 4 Troubleshooting Problem Solution The computer doesn’t recog- Make sure the drivers have been installed from nize the Corinex Wireless G USB the CD. Please refer to this user guide in order Mini Adapter. to successfully install the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter with your system. The LED on the Corinex Wire- Make sure the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini less G USB Mini Adapter is off. Adapter is inserted properly into the USB port of your PC and that the drivers are correctly installed.
Glossary 5 Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN (wireless local area network) adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
Glossary IGateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
Glossary SSID A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation.
Glossary Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) The Wi-Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802.11 wireless LANs. WPA is an industry-supported, pre-standard version of 802.11i, utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fixes the problems of WEP, including using dynamic keys. Wide Area Network (WAN) A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and/ or fiberoptic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world.
