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802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………P.1 1.1 Welcome………………………………………………………….……………………….P.1 1.2 Product Feature…………………..………………………………………………………P.1 1.3 Content of Package…………………………….………………….……………………P.1 1.4 Before You Begin……….………………………………………………………………P.2 Chapter 2. Design Your ZEW1642………..……………………………………….…….P.2 Chapter 3. Installation………………………………………………………………………P.3 3.1 Install Your ZEW1642……..…………………….……………………………………P.3 3.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome ZEW1642 connects you with IEEE802.11n(Draft 2.0) networks at receiving rate up to an incredible 300Mbps! By using the reflection signal, 802.11n's “Multiple In, Multiple Out” (MIMO) technology increases the range and reduces “dead spots” in the wireless coverage area. Unlike ordinary wireless networking of 802.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 1.4 Before you begin You must have the following: A desktop PC with an available 32-bit PCI slot Minimum 300MHz processor and 32MB memory Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista A CD-ROM Drive PCI controller properly installed and working in the desktop PC 802.11n or 802.11b/g Access Point (for infrastructure Mode) or another 802.11n or 802.11b/g wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 3 Installation 3.1 Install Your ZEW1642 Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. Slide ZEW1642 into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide ZEW1642 all the way in. after it is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw. Then close your PC. Attach the external antennas to ZEW1642’s antenna port. Power on the PC.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.2 Install Driver and Utility NOTE: Snap-shot screens of the following installation procedure are based on Windows XP. Installation procedures will be similar for other windows operating systems. 1. Insert Installation CD to your CD-ROM drive. Browse CD and double-click setup.exe in Driver folder to execute it. The wizard will run and install all necessary files to your computer automatically. 2. Click Next to accept the Agreement. Or click Cancel to cancel the installation.
02.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4. Select Optimize for WiFi mode or Optimize for performance mode then click Next.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation. You will see a tray icon appear in your system tray at the bottom of the screen after the software and hardware installation completed successfully.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 4 Configuration Right-click the tray icon configuration utility. and then click Launch Config Utilities to use Ralink 4.1 Profile Profile can keep your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hotspot. You may save multiple profiles and activate the one at your preference.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 1. Definitions: a. Profile Name: Name of the profile, preset to PROF* (* indicate 1, 2, 3,) b. SSID: The public name of a wireless network, Service Set IDentifier c. Network Type: Infrastructure and/or Ad-Hoc d. Authentication: Open, Shared, (Leap), WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2 e. Encryption: WEP, TKIP, AES, and None f. Channel: Channel of the connected wireless network 2. Add : to create a new profile 3. Edit : to edit/modify/change parameter of an existing profile 4.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 5. RTS Threshold: you can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. Default value = 2347 6. Fragment Threshold: you can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. Default value = 2346 b. Authentication and Security 1. Authentication: Open, Shared, (Leap), WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2 2. Encryption: Algorithm used in BSS or IBSS, WEP, TKIP, AES, and None 3. 802.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter c. 802.1X 1. Authentication Type: The type selected here must be identical to the type of the 802.1x authentication type you’re using. 2. Session Resumption: Enable or Disable. 3. Domain Name: Input the domain name of 802.1x authentication. This field will be grayed out when authentication type is not EAP-FAST. 4. Use Client: If the authentication type is using PEAP or TTLS, you can use the certificate stored on your computer.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.2 Link Status Link status page shows detail information about the current connection. 1. Status: Shows the current connected SSID / BSSID. If there’s no active connection currently, “Disconnected” will be displayed. 2. Extra Info: Shows link status and its transmit power 3. Channel: Shows the current connected channel 4. Link Quality: Based on signal strength and TX/RX packet error rate (%) 5. Signal Strength: Shows in percentage (%) or dBm 6.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.3 Site Survey Under Site Survey tab, you will know information of all surrounding wireless networks from the last scan. Click Rescan to update and refresh. Or Select a SSID to add to your profile. Indicates your current connected network.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.5 Advanced The following figure shows Advance function of UI 1. Wireless mode: Select from 802.11B only, 802.11 B/G mixed, 802.11 B/G/N mixed, and 802.11G only 2. Enable Tx BURST: Ralink’s proprietary frame burst mode. Suggest using with an Access Point that has the same technology. 3. Enable TCP Window Size: Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically to get better performance. 4.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.6 QoS 1. WMM Enable: Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media 2. WMM - Power Save Enable: Enable WMM Power Save 3. Direct Link Setup Enable: Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup). This function will greatly improve the data transfer rate between WMM-enabled wireless devices. MAC Address: Input the MAC address of another WMM-enabled wireless device you wish to establish a direct link. Timeout Value: must be between 0~65535 in integer. If the value is zero represents it always connects.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.7 WPS Configuration WPS page supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method. WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. WPS AP List: Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result, including SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. Rescan: Update information on surrounding wireless network.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 10. 11. 12. 13. Export Profile: Export all credentials to Profile. Delete: Delete an existing credential. PIN: Start to add to AP using PIN configuration method PBC: Start to add to AP using PBC configuration method Note: When clicking PIN or PBC button, please don't click Rescan within two-minute. If you want to abort this setup within the interval, restart PIN/PBC or press Disconnect to stop WPS. 14.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 5 Use Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility “Windows Zero Configuration” (WZC). It is a built in service to configure your wireless clients from Windows 1. Start using WZC, right click the tray utility and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility. 2.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4. To configure the wireless connect properties, please right click the wireless icon in the system tray and choose Status to open the page Wireless Network Connection Status. 5. Click Properties button in General page and choose the tab Wireless Networks to add the SSID of available network by clicking Add, if there are several available networks, linking priority could be configured by the button Move up and Move down. The icon shows the current linked AP.
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802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 6. Advanced page configures firewall and connection sharing.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 6 Soft AP ZEW1642 has two modes: working station and Soft AP. After start Soft AP, ZEW1642 will be an AP to accept any wireless device access. 6.1 Start Soft AP After starting ZEW1642 driver, you will see icon in the system tray. Right click the icon and choose Switch to AP Mode, the tray icon will change to and the soft AP configuration Utility window will appear as below.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 6.2 Configuration In soft AP configuration Utility page, you can make some basic configurations, such as wireless network name, mode, channel and authentication. Click Security Setting button to make different security configurations of wireless communication, and you can choose the authentication type or encryption type.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 6.3 Access Control Choose Access Control tab to start MAC control. Access control includes Allow All and Reject All. After editing the MAC address access list, only the MAC in the Allow All list could access the Soft AP.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 6.4 MAC Table MAC Table page shows the information of the wireless devices accessed to this soft AP. 6.5 Switch to Working Station mode In the Soft AP mode, right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Switch to Station Mode, then ZEW1642 is switching to working station mode with an interface of working station.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 7. Specifications General Features Standards IEEE 802.11n(Draft 2.0) IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b Interface 32-bit PCI OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista User interface Easy to use user configuration software roaming Support multipoint auto roaming and configuration; Support wireless network environments auto detect. LED Status / activity Antenna type External Dipole Antenna (Detachable) RF and baseband Technical Features Frequency range 2.4~2.
802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 8. TroubleShooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of ZEW1642. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. The ZEW1642 does not work properly. Reinsert ZEW1642 into your PC’s PCI slot. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter. You will find ZEW1642 if it is installed successfully.
