300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter EUB9801 User’s Manual Version: 1.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................3 FEATURES & BENEFITS..................................................................................................3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................................4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 1 Introduction The high-speed wireless USB 2.0 client adapter is the most convenient way to let you put a desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running network cables. Now you don’t need to suffer from drilling holes and exposed cables. Once you are connected, you can do anything, just like the wired network. This USB client adapter operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz & 5Ghz frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11a, 802.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WPA-PSK, Powerful data security. WPA2-AES, WEP 64/128 Support Support 2Tx * 2Rx Radio With Intelligent Antenna enables WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality of Service support (QoS) / enhanced power saving for Dynamic Networking USB 2.0/1.1 USB 2.0 interface and compatible with USB 1.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs: a) Difficult-to-wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-topeer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 2 USB Adapter for Windows (XP & Vista) Before You Begin WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is used under 11n mode.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then must manually select the setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on Windows Driver to start the install process.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard. Select Install driver and EnGenius WLAN Utility and then click on the Next> button.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 4. Click on the Install button to begin the installation. 5. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed. 6. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 7. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. 8. An EG icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the EG icon and then click on Launch Config Utility. Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Configuration (XP only feature).
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad-hoc mode. The configuration settings for each mode are described below.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive. PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive. Network Type: Select Ad-hoc from the drop-down list.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Authentication and Security WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is used under 11n mode. If your 11N router is using security mechanism other than WPA2 AES, you are recommended to disable security setting or change it to WPA2 AES to fully utilize 11N capability.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list. WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): Type a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters. For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. Click on the OK button to save the changes. Show Password check box.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. Click on the OK button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter WPA Preshared key: Enter a pass phrase which is between 8 and 32 characters long. Click on the OK button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter EAP. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. Protocol: Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the dropdown list. Identity: Enter the user name. Password: Enter the password. Click on the OK button to save the changes. 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Use certificate chain: Place a check in this to enable the certificate use. Certificate issuer: Select the Certification Authority from the drop-down list. Allow intermediate certificates: During tunnel creation the client must verify the server’s certificate. When checking this certificate the signature is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Network (Site Survey) The Network tab displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. The information is displayed in the following order: SSID, MAC, Channel, Mode, Security, and Signal. SSID: Displays the SSID of the Access Point.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP. o Scanning: Indicates that the wireless client is searching for an AP in the area. o Disconnected: Indicates that there are no APs or clients in the area.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. Wireless mode: Currently supports 2.4G wireless only. Enable Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput Enable TCP Window Size: Enhance the throughput if enable this function. WMM Enable: Click the check box to enable WMM QoS capability. (XP only) CCX: Enable this option if the network supports Cisco Compatible Extensions.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Uninstall the Drivers & Client Utility If the USB client adapter installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: 1. Click on Start > EnGenius Wireless > Uninstall EnGenius Wireless USB Adapter 2. The un-installation process will then begin.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Select the Remove all button. 4. Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process and then click on the Next button.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 5. The un-installation process is complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button. Then remove the USB adapter.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3 USB Adapter for MAC OS X Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the setup file from the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 5. The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC OS X will then detect and install the new hardware. 7. The Client Utility is installed in the Applications folder. Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive. PSM: Select a power saving mode (PSM) option.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will be fragmented. Click on the OK button to save the changes. Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail below. WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Click on the OK button to save the changes. Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it. WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WPA – PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Link Status The Link Status tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter GI: Guard Interval MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme dBm Check Box. When you click on the check box as the drawing below. The signal strength and noise level will be shown as the dBm measurements. Site Survey The Site Survey tab displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Add Profile: Click on this button to add the SSID and its associated settings into a profile. Click on the OK button if you have made any changes. Statistics The Statistics tab displays transmit and receive packet statistics in real-time. Information included is frames transmitted/received successfully, transmitted successfully without and after retry, received with CRC error, duplicate frames received, etc.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Wireless mode: Select 802.11 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 2.4+5GHz. Tx Rate: The transmit rate should is set to auto by default. Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput Click on the Apply button to save the changes. WPS WPS (Wireless Push Button) is used for WiFi Protected Setup.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A – Glossary 8 802.11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A Access Control List ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network. Access Point AP.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter A program or user that requests data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices DMZ "Demilitarized Zone". A computer that logically sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the WAN. The DMZ computer trades some of the protection of the router's security mechanisms for the convenience of being directly addressable from the Internet.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP File Transfer Protocol.
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EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Kbps Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol LAN Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. Also referred to as delay LED Light Emitting Diode Legacy Older devices or technology Local Area Network A group of computers in a building that usually access files from a server LPR/LPD "Line Printer Requestor"/"Line Printer Daemon".
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Sending data from one device to many devices on a network N NAT Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network, through one IP address NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response. PoE Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP3 Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email Port A logical channel endpoint in a network.
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EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Transmission Control Protocol TCP Raw A TCP/IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter W Wake on LAN Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card WAN Wide Area Network WCN Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other devices. WDS Wireless Distribution System. A system that enables the interconnection of access points wirelessly.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement 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.
EUB9801 – 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna, 3) For all products market in US, OEM has to limit the operation channels in CH1 to CH11 for 2.4G band by supplied firmware programming tool.
