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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................... 5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ......................................................................................... 5 OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Introduction Pentagram horNET wireless network adapter is a powerful 32-bit USB Adapter that installs quickly and easily into PCs. The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network. Pentagram horNET wireless USB adapter connects you with 802.11g networks at up to a 54Mbps.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Overview The status LED indicator of the wireless adapters is described in the following. LED Status Action LNK/ACT Off No wireless network connection. LNK/ACT On Wireless network connection established. LNK/ACT Flashing Looking for a wireless network/transmitting data. Installing drivers and utilities 1. 2. 3. Do not connect the adapter to your computer. Insert the driver and utility CD into the CD-ROM drive.
9. PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 If a restart is required, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now to restart the computer after the installation or select No, I will restart my computer later to restart the computer at a later time. Click Finish to complete the setup wizard. Installing the adapter 1. 2. 3. Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to launch. Log on, if necessary. Plug the adapter into an USB port.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Wireless adapter configuration A configuration application is installed with adapter drivers. The application’s icon is displayed in the system tray (next to the clock), and its appearance depends on the adapter and/or connection status. The adapter is not attached to the PC or RF is off. The adapter is not connected to a wireless network. The adapter is connected to a wireless network.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • [SSID] <--> [BSSID] – Connection established to network with displayed ID’s. Extra Info – Additional information about connection. Channel – Channel (frequency) used by wireless network. Authentication – Authentication method used by wireless network. Encryption – Encryption method used by wireless network. Network Type: • Ad hoc – Connection point-point (peer-to-peer) with other wireless adapter.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Profile configuration – System Config Tab This Tab allows configuration of basic connection parameters. Profile Name – Enter a name to identify your profile. Default PROFx. SSID – Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. If SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram and Pentagram are two different networks.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Profile configuration – Auth. \ Encry. Tab This Tab contains all Authentication and Encryption settings Authentication: • Open – With the Open method, every wireless station can request authentication. • Shared – With Shared authentication, the station requesting authentication must provide a secret key (which can be obtained from the network administrator) using a secure channel (independent of the 802.11 wireless communications channel).
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Authentication: LEAP Authentication – Change authentication method. Identity – Enter your identity for the LEAP authentication service. Password – Enter your password for the LEAP authentication service. Domain Name – Enter your domain name for the LEAP authentication service. OK – Closes profile configuration and saves settings. Cancel – Closes profile configuration without saving settings.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Authentication: WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Authentication – Change authentication method. Encryption – Select the encryption method to be used. • AES (Advanced Encryption System) uses symmetrical 128-bit data block encryption. • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) uses stronger encryption algorithms and MIC (Message Integrity Check) to provide security against hackers. WPA Preshared Key – Enter the WPA preshared key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK only).
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • ID \ PASSWORD Tab EAP Method – Change EAP authentication method. Tunnel Authentication – Change tunnel authentication method. Session Resumption – Enable / disable session resumption. Authentication ID / Password – Identity, Password and Domain Name for server. Only EAP-FAST authentication can key in domain name. Domain name can be keyed in blank space. Tunnel ID / Password: • Identity – Identity for tunnel. • Password – Password for tunnel.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Server Certification Tab Use certificate chain – Enable this option, to enable the certification feature and select the certificate issuer. Allow intermediate certificates – Select this option to allow the use of intermediate certificates. These certificates must be located on the certification chain between the server certificate and the server selected from list. Server name – Enter the name of the authentication server.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Icons on list means: Connection to this network established successfully Connection to this network not established Infrastructure type network Ad hoc type network 802.11 standards supported by wireless station Access Point supports WPS function and it’s enabled Secured network Show dBm – Select this box, to show signal Strength on AP List as dBm instead of percentages.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Detailed network information • General Tab General info on network and security. SSID – Network SSID or Hidden if AP doesn’t broadcast SSID. MAC Address – MAC address of AP. Authentication Type – Authentication used by this network. Encryption Type – Encryption used by this network. Channel – Channel and frequency used by this network. Network Type – Infrastructure or Ad hoc. Beacon Interval – Interval for sending beacon to sustain connection.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 0x0010 External NFC Token 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token 0x0040 NFC Interface 0x0080 Push Button 0x0100 Keypad Device Password ID – Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use. AP in PBC mode must indicate 0x0004 within twominute Walk Time.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • 802.11n Tab Detailed information about APs support of 802.11n protocol and its functions. FALSE value means function is not supported or disabled, TRUE – supported and enabled. Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options. Wireless mode – Select wireless mode in which adapter will work. Enable TX BURST – Selecting this mode may accelerate frame transmission.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Statistics Tab This Tab shows Transmit and Receive statistics. Frames Transmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Frames Retransmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries – shows the number of frames which did not receive acknowledgement after all retries.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 WMM Tab This Tab contains settings for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which provide basic QoS (Quality of Service) for 802.11 networks. WMM prioritize traffic based on four Access Categories (AC): voice, video, best effort and background. WMM doesn’t guarantee throughput for ACs and can be used for VoIP applications. To use WMM functions WMM must be also supported by AP. WMM Setup Status – Status of WMM options: Disabled or Enabled. WMM Enable – Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 WPS Tab The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. Ralink STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar. WPS AP List – Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 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. Progress Bar – Display rate of progress from Start to Connected status. Status Bar – Display currently WPS Status. Automatically select the AP – Start to add to AP by using to select the AP automatically in PIN method.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Radio On/Off Tab Click this Tab to enable or disable radio transmission. Green icon – RF ON, red icon – RF off. About Tab The About Tab contains driver, application and network adapter information. RaConfig Version – Shows the version of the RaConfig application. Driver Version – Shows the current driver version. Date – Shows the application/driver release date. EEPROM Version – Shows the current EEPROM revision. Firmware Version – Shows the current firmware revision.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. 2. 3. The Wireless USB Adapter does not work properly. • Reinsert the Wireless Adapter into your PC’s USB slot. • Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Specifications Chipset Supported standards: Modulation Type: IEEE 802.11b: IEEE 802.11g: IEEE 802.11n: Transmission speed: IEEE 802.11b: IEEE 802.11g: IEEE 802.11n: Ralink RT3070L IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.
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