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or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC

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.

List information includes 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. List Information

includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID,

Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands.

PIN Code: 8-digit numbers. It is required to enter PIN Code into Registrar using PIN method.

Each NIC Wireless has only one PIN Code of Enrollee.

Config Mode: Our station role-playing as an Enrollee or an external Registrar.

WPS Profile List: Display all of credentials got from the Registrar. List information includes

SSID, MAC address, Authentication and Encryption Type. If STA Enrollee, credentials are

created as soon as each WPS success. If STA Registrar, RaUI creates a new credential with

WPA2-PSK/AES/64Hex-Key and doesn’t change until next switching to STA Registrar.

Control items on WPS Profile List:

Î Detail: Information about Security and Key in the credential

Î Connect: Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials. The active

selected credential is as like as the active selected Profile.

Î Rotate: Command to rotate to connect to the next inside credentials

Î Disconnect: Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link. And then select the last

profile at the Profile Page of RaUI if exist. If there is an empty profile page, the driver will

select any non-security AP.

Î 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 configuration method. IF STA Registrar, remember

that enter PIN Code read from you Enrollee before starting PIN.

PBC: Start to add to AP using PBC configuration method.

★ When you click PIN or PBC, please don’t do any rescan within two-minute

connection. If you want to abort this setup within the interval, restart PIN/PBC or

press Disconnect to stop WPS connection.

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.

Summary of content (22 pages)

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or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC 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. List information includes SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. Rescan: Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network.
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[WPS Information on AP] WPS information contain 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 three types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig. There are Open, Shared, WPA-PSK, and WPA system. Encryption Type: For Open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption are None and WEP.
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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 two-minute Walk time. 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 value are “Unconfigured” and “Configured”. Version: WPS specified version. AP Setup Locked: Indicate if AP has entered a setup locked state.
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3.1.9 Link Status Link Status displays the detail information current connection Status: Current connection status. If no connection, it will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID and BSSID will show here. Extra Info: Display link status in use. Channel: Display current channel in use. Authentication: Authentication mode in use. Encryption: Encryption type in use. Network Type: Network type in use. IP Address: IP address about current connection. Sub Mask: Sub Mast about current connection.
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3.1.10 Enable AP Mode Feature in Windows 2000 OS In Windows 2000 Operation System, the local network won’t be automatically established while using Wireless PCI adapter’s AP mode. Please follow the below steps to enable Internet Connection Sharing feature first before you switch Wireless PCI adapter’s AP mode. Step 1: After the Wireless PCI Adapter is installed properly in Windows 2000 Operation System, go to Start Î Settings Î Control Panel Î Choose “Network and Dial-up Connections” option.
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Step 3: Back to Network and Dial-up Connection screen, right-click “Local Area Connection 2” (for 802.11n Wireless LAN card) and choose “Properties”. Step 4: Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”. You will see 802.11n Wireless PCI adapter will be automatically assigned an IP address as Access Point. Step 5: In the System tray, now you can switch 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter to AP Mode.
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Step 6: After switch to AP mode, Ralink Wireless Utility will automatically pup-up. The Wireless Default SSID is assigned as “SoftAP-56”. Step 7: To make sure your Soft AP is working properly, you need to use another computer which with Wireless LAN feature to access SoftAP-56 AP. In the below example, use another PC with Wireless feature in Vista Operation System. Go to Start Î Control Panel Î Choose “Network and Sharing Center” option Î Click “Connect to a network” to search the available networks.
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Step 8: Select the network “SoftAP-56” and click “Connect” to establish the connection. Step 9: After the computer is successful connected to SoftAP-56, Network and Sharing Center screen will be shown as below. Click “View Status” to see the detail.
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Step 10: In General tab, click “Detail…”, and then you can see the current Network connection details. If this computer is successful connect to SoftAP-56 Access Point, the DHCP server will be assigned to same IP address.
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3.2 For Windows Vista Ralink wireless utility is shown as below. There are 6 settings pages in Ralink wireless utility: Profile Page: Manage the profile. Link Status Page: Display current connection information. Site Survey Page: Display the available networks. Statistics Page: Display the packet counters WPS Configuration Page: Connect to WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) capable APs.
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Profiles Name: The Profiles List displays all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, and Channel…etc; preset to PROF* (* indicate 1,2,3,…) SSID: AP to Ad-hoc name. Channel: Channel in use for Ad-Hoc mode. Authentication: Authentication mode. Encryption: Security algorithm in use. Network Type: Network’s type, includes Infrastructure and Ad-hoc. Indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile.
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3.2.1.1 Add a profile By either pushing the “Add” button on Profile Page or the “Add to Profile” button on Site Survey Page, it brings up the profile setting sheet which contains two setting pages -“Configuration” page and “Authentication and Security” page.
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[Configuration page] Profile Name: Name of the profile SSID: Name of the desire network Network Type: Network of the desired network, either infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of a wireless Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router. Ad-Hoc – Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router.
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[Authentication and Security page] Authentication Type: The authentication of the desired network. For infrastructure network, the available modes are Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and WPA2-PSK. Open: No authentication is needed among the wireless devices. Shared: Only Wireless device using a shared key (WEP Key identified) is allowed to connecting each other. Setup the same key as the wireless device that the adapter intends to connect.
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WPA2 – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1x/EAP authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is required to the corporate user or government users. The different between WPA and WPA2 is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). WPA2-PSK – WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business.
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3.2.1.2 Edit a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the “Edit” button on Profile Page brings up the profile setting sheet filled with the profile information for user modification. 3.2.1.3 Delete a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the “Delete” button on Profile Page to deletes the profile.
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3.2.1.4 Active a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the “Active” button on Profile Page activates the profile.
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3.2.2 Link Status In this section, you can immediately monitor the current connected link status, such as Link Speed, Throughput, Link Quality, Signal Strength, Noise Level …etc. Status: Current connection status. If no connection, it will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID and BSSID will show here. Extra Info: Display the link status and current channel in use. Channel: Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking.
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Noise Level: Display the noise signal strength. HT: Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1 value. (show the information only for 802.11n wireless card.) 3.2.3 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength.
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WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Network Type: Network type in use, Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. Rescan: Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network. Re-Scanning: Clicking the re-scan button to perform the re-scanning action. Add to Profile: Add the selected AP to Profile setting. It will bring up profile page and save user’s setting to a new profile. [Connect A Network] (1) When Raconfig first ran, it will select the best AP to connect automatically.
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☉ Example 2: WEP-Encrypted Step 1 – Choose “Open” or “Shared” authentication type Step 2 – Choose “WEP” encryption type Step 3 –Enter the WEP KEY 64
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Step 4 –After the profile is saved, click the “Activate” button on Profile Page to active the profile.