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1. VXHOME VXHOME t Profile Information b Profile Name VXHOME Authenti_ __ Shared cy SSID YXHOME Encryption WEP if You ll be prompted to select WPS method and WPS AP Profile Settings x VWxHOM WIMAX PS So 2 0 To use PIN 8 digit or 4 digit random number to setup WPS select PIN numeric code and you have to select an AP from WPS AP List dropdown menu to establish connection by Push Button Configuration PBC you don t have to select an AP from WPS AP List dropdown list Note This device follows WPS 2 0 Standard Specification to allow inputting 4 digit PIN code pls make sure your Wireless Router or Access Point supports WPS 2 0 accordingly or use 8 digit PIN as usual You can also check Auto box and configuration utility will select a correct WPS capable AP to connect when in PIN numeric code mode Click right arrow to continue 39 2 3 5 1 PBC mode WPS configuration When you want to use PBC mode Profile kd O io wps skatus is nok used Stark PE Click Start PBC button Profile ka 10 io PEC Scanning AP Finish Now please push the WPS button on the access point a physical button or a software button in its configuration menu please refer to access point s user manual within 2 minutes 40 2 3 5 2 PIN mode WPS configuration There are two roles in PIN mode WPS configuration re2. You ll also be prompted to select an operating channel for this autonomous GO connection Select a preferred channel in Preferred channel dropdown list then click button to finish Wi Fi Direct Settings x 56 2 5 2 5 Media sharing You can share files on your computer with other Wi Fi direct points To enable this function right click on the laptop icon on the bottom left corner and a menu will appear Scan Enable autonomous GO Media Sharing Click Media Sharing to continue You ll be prompted to select a folder on your computer for file sharing 57 Media Sharing k Service status Stopped Server Name Ralink Media Server Sharing Folder 7 Users albert Documents Media Sharing eS You can click folder icon to select a folder then click right arrow to start sharing files on your computer For security reasons do not select a folder which contains sensitive or personal files only select the folder which contains public files Please note that a new folder named Media Sharing will be created under C Users xXxXxX Documents folder where XXX Is your user name in Windows Other users may access the files on your computer now To stop sharing file click stop button 58 After you enabled media sharing function other computers can see your sharing folder by clicking Network item in Windows Explorer G Ciu Network Organize Net
3. 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 11b standard The IEEE 802 116 Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate Tf 3 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions e CSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol e Multi Channel Roaming e Automatic Rate Selection e RIS CTS Feature e Fragmentation e Power Management 4 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN card Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 5 What is Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 6 What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 7 What is WEP WE
4. AP s authentication and encryption method from dropdown list then click right arrow Profile kd 2e2eq PY ad ce 3 e H e v Authentication Encryption AES EN 5 Input passphrase key here or WEP key if required then click right arrow miner Protile X a gt WPA Preshared Key ia 7 6 Check this box if you wish to enable pre logon connection When this feature is enabled wireless network connection will be established before you logon Windows so you can authenticate yourself against network server If you don t need this you can leave this box unchecked Click right arrow gt to continue 31 7 The profile will be saved in the list Profile List AEEA Profile Information Profile Name VXHOME Authentication WPA2PSK Cy SSID VXHOME_WIMAX Encryption AES I F You can repeat step 2 to 6 to setup more profiles of wireless connection When you wish to connect to a certain wireless access point click Active button as indicated above A check mark will be displayed beside active profile 32 2 3 2 Remove an existing profile When you no longer need an existing profile just select it from the list and click Delete button Profile List a K o Ler ofle Information Profile Name VXHOME Authentication WPA2 PSK If the profile you wish to delete is active now you ll be pro
5. Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel amp Control Panel File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bach S P Search E Folders Hak Address control Panel Vg Control Panel a G Switch to Classic view See Also Windows Update Help and Support Pick a category Appearance and Themes 2 Printers and Other Hardware lt v gt k eF Network and Internet Connections User Accounts ywa P Add or Remove Programs Date Time Language and Regional g Options fs j Sounds S h and Audio Deyi 4 ul A ibility Opti 1 D ounds Speech and Audio Devices ccessibility Options y Performance and Maintenance Security Center 3 Click Connect to a network under Network Connections E Network and Internet Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back wi P Search E Folders Hak Address G Network and Internet Connections See Also My Network Places 26 Printers and Other Hardware GJ Remote Desktop e Phone and Modem Options Add a Bluetooth device Troubleshooters Home or Small Office Networking 2 Internet Explorer 2 Network Diagnostics a Network and Internet Connections Pick a task Set up or change your Internet connection gt Create a connection to the network at your workplac
6. Dicrrus WIRELESS 450N DUAL BAND USB 2 0 ADAPTER User Manual DN 70650 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 2006 by DIGITUS All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of this company DIGITUS makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further DIGITUS reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I Product Information sinssczeeceescescstencectevercasossaneeesescoedenieegexs 5 1 1 Introduction and safety InNfOrmatiONn cccccccceccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 5 1 2 Safety Information ccc cecceecceeeceee
7. I j E e a 002445519474 002445519474 0024455194741 O024ESSeHeRr T SSS gaT 097123456 me 1 sez 4G david gt 1 SG Oommen T ETT E S 77 5G david E gt 100 tt w 6 200iN Be a SOM tom 6428HPN_24 2 AODH m 6428ns rm 1 bE O 37 7723 2 4GHz u SOM tt s 7723 5GHz me Bsa Dit z MAF Information SSID Authentication Open yp MAC Address 00 iF iF DE 10 04 Eno yption WEP d E 4 If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear here you can click Refresh button to scan for wireless access points again if the wireless access point you re looking for still not appear try to move the computer closer 5 Youll be prompted with wireless access point s encryption method if any Click right arrow to continue Generally you don t have to change encryption method it will be detected automatically If you selected a wrong encryption method connection will not be able to establish 22 Profile a o Authentication WPA PSK z Encryption AES 6 Please input encryption key or passphrase depends on encryption method here then click right arrow Frofile hd WP Preshared Key 23 7 Network card will attempt to connect to access point now this may require few seconds to minutes please be patient When you see there s a check shown beside the access point you wish to connect your computer is connected to access point you selected The conne
8. Industrial Scientific Medical Band 5 1500 5 8250GHz subject to local regulations Data Rate 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 11g 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 2ZOMHz MCSO 23 up to 216Mbps 11n 4OMHz MCSO 23 up to 450Mbps securities WEP 64 128 WPA WPA2 802 1x Support Antenna Internal Antenna plus external antenna 3T3R MIMO technology Drivers Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 LED Link Activity Dimension 27 2 H x 17 2 W x 87 1 D mm Temperature 32 104 F 0 40 C Humidity 10 95 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE 13 4 2 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you re using this wireless network card don t panic Before you call your dealer of purchase for help please check this troubleshooting table the solution of your problem could be very simple and you can solve the problem by yourself Scenario Solution can t find any wireless 1 Click Rescan for few more times access point wireless and see if you can find any wireless device in Site Survey access point or wireless device function Please move closer to any known wireless access point Ad hoc function must be enabled for the wireless device you wish to establish a direct wireless link Please adjust the position of network card you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you wan
9. Station Mode The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming a client of other wireless access points by default If you want to switch to AP mode please right click configuration utility icon and click Switch to AP Mode ooo oe ra wo LSE Zerg o Configuration a aS 5 Configuration Ulty p Eia nrAPThade sasmis Exit Windows XP Only You ll see the configuration utility s icon switched to AP icon Notice If you receive windows firewall or other firewalling software warns you about access point utility please click Unblock or similar or software AP will not function normally 61 Windows Security Alert x p To help protect your computer Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Do you want to keep blocking this program F Name Ralink Wireless Access Point Utility Publisher Ralink Technology Corp Keep Blocking Unblock Ask Me Later Windows Firewall has blocked this program from accepting connections from the Intermet or a network IF you recognize the program or trust the publisher pou can Unblock it Wher should unblock a program To launch AP manager right click configuration utility s icon and select Launch Config Utilities f Launch Config Utility ic Swaitch to Client Ap Wiode Switch to AP Mode Exit The soft AP configuration utility w
10. connect with your computer you ll be prompted by a pop up message Wi Fi Direct message Get a connect request message from Rol Click the pop up message to accept incoming connection request Then When Wi Fi Direct is successfully connected you will see a Straight line between 2 devices See example as below S510 DIRECTH 7 MAC Address 00 0C 45 35 90 A6 2 IP Address 192 168 123 1 2 nearby device s found E 53 2 5 2 3 Wi Fi Direct Legacy client concurrent mode This wireless network card can operate in both Wi Fi direct and legacy wireless network client mode So you can establish Wi Fi direct connection and connect to access point at the same time When Wi Fi direct is enabled you can right click Ralink utility icon and a menu will appear Launch Config Utility Switch to hent AP Mode Switch to AP Mode Exit There are 2 modes available Switch to Client AP Mode enable network client and access point functionality at the same time Switch to AP Mode Enable access point mode only 54 2 5 2 4 Autonomous GO Enable this function to allow other users to initiate a Wi Fi Direct GO directly To use this function select Enable autonomous GO by right clicking laptop icon at the bottom left corner liege D ee Enable autonomous GO eS Media Sharing You ll be prompted to input a WPA2 PSK key for autonomous GO 55
11. interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment 81 Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be co located o
12. 0 1F 1F B1 0C E8 Extra Info Linkis Up Tx Power 1005 Authentcaton Open Encryption Mone Network Type Infrastructure Central Channel 3 43 There are 3 kinds of link information a Link status A Displays the status of active connection IA alll VXHOME WIMAX lt gt 00 D0 41 C8 76 60 Link is Up Tx Power 100 WPA2PSK AES Infrastructure b Throughput pull Displays the throughput of active connection Link Information X Dill 44 c Statistics O Displays the statistics of active connection Select Transmit or Receive to switch displaying statistics of transmitted and received data packets To reset counters click j Link Information x a mlO f Transmit Receive i Transmitted Successfully 6895 Retransmitted Successfully 177 Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries z 45 2 5 Advanced Settings Click Advanced button to show advanced configuration menu In this menu you can configure some advanced wireless settings Normally you don t need to change these settings to establish wireless connection Only change these settings when you know what youre doing and you really need these changes 2 5 1 Advanced menu You can configure wireless frequency and available radio channels here ae 1 Wireless Mode 3 4GHz Select Your Country s Region Code 2 5 2 Wi Fi Direct Wi Fi direct is a n
13. 2 Accept Wi Fi Direct Connection Request 993 2 5 2 3 Wi Fi Direct Legacy client concurrent mode 54 2 5 2 4 Autonomous GO 10 0 ccc ecccecc cece eec eect cece esse eeaeeeeeesaeeseeees 55 2 0 2 0 Meda SMAMING serin NNE 57 CHAPTER Ii SOM AP FUNCHON iiinc 61 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Station MOde ccccccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeaeeeaes 61 S2 COMMOUNG AP risna a 63 3 SAGVANCE FUNCTONAINY enca a E 68 St ACCESS CONTO eere r E rE E ETE 69 FIASSOCIO LIS erren 11 3 6 About 2 0 0 ccc cecc cece ceecceeeeceeeceeeeee cece eeseeeeeeesaeeseuetsueeseeeseeessueeseeseeeteneeas 72 CHAPTER IV Appendix sccscssesecosseseseserecsesesescscsesecrecseseserereceess 73 4 1 Hardware Specification ccccceccsecceecseeseeteeeeseceeeeeeeeeteeeneeteeeeeeees 73 4 2 NFOUDIC SIO OUNAG enorer re E tacceuebteniceuiens 14 CIOS SAY sacra ieee rigs a sas otios E Saba dahaseoas O E E AT 77 4 4 FCC and Other Compliance Statement ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 81 Chapter I Product Information 1 1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this extreme high speed 802 11a b g n dual band wireless network card Excepting common wireless standards 802 11a b g this wireless network card is also 802 11n compatible data transfer rate is 450Mbps and that s night times faster than 802 11g wireless network 802 11n also provides wider wireless coverage so you dont have to worry if your co
14. 2AES key 49 To access more Wi Fi direct functionalities right click on the laptop icon on the bottom left corner and a menu will appear Scan Enable autonomous GO Media Sharing Click Scan to discover nearby Wi Fi Direct devices see example below 2 nearby devices are found oe a jag p y Device Information HP PC So ODIRECT G7 MAC Agdas pe IP Address 0 0 0 0 7 2neatry dev ls kand nea pa found For descriptions of other functionalities see chapters below 50 2 5 2 1 Establish connection with P2P device To establish connection with a P2P peer to peer device double click on its icon and you ll be prompted to select its WPS connection type an example as below Double click on icon 51 Wi Fi Direct Setting 4 f Enter PIN ask Display PIN 26003214 Please select a WPS type here Push Button Configuration Using PBC configuration method to establish connection Display PIN Using display PIN method to establish connection When in this method you ll see a 8 digit number shown here Input this number on another device to establish connection Enter PIN Input the 8 digit PIN number displayed on another device in PIN Code field to establish connection Then click right arrow gt to continue 52 2 5 2 2 Accept Wi Fi Direct Connection Request When your computer s Wi Fi direct function is enabled and some other computer wishes to
15. P is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 8 What is TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 111 WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 18 9 What is AES 10 11 12 AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 111 standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encr
16. ard 1 pcs 1 e Quick installation guide 1 pcs 2 e Driver Utility User Manual CD ROM 1 pcs 3 1 5 Know your new wireless network card 1 USB Connector 2 External Wireless Antenna 3 Link Activity LED 4 WPS Button Press to activate WPS pairing mode LED Name Light Description EP Neme lus 0 Activity Transferring data Power of Power off CHAPTER II Driver Installation and Configuration 2 1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card 1 Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 2 0 port of your computer when computer is switched on Never use force to insert the card if you feel it s stuck flip the card over and try again 2 Insert device driver CDROM into the CD DVD ROM drive of your computer and execute Setup exe program in Driver folder 10 3 On Windows Vista Windows 7 computer you may see UAC User Account Control window popup to warn you that this program is going to make changes to your computer click Yes to continue H User Account Control Program name Generic_RT26 0_D 3 2 1 0 RU 4 1 1 0 AU 4 1 0 0 051 Publisher Unknown File origin Hard drive on this computer Show details Change when these notifications appear 11 4 Please select I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizar
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18. ction status will be displayed in configuration utility also see example picture below POP 100 AF Information SSID VXHOME_WIMAX Authentication WPA2PSK MAC Address 00 D0 41 C8 78 60 Encryption AES cy Windows will prompt you for establish connection also i Local Area Connection 2 is now connected Connected to YsHOME Signal Strength Excellent 24 3 1 2 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP Only Windows XP and Vista has a built in wireless network configuration utility called as Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click configuration utility s icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility oeeb AN Tucbe Gontigdhilky e Use zero n a ina as oraus Utility Ty Se teatht bee ch fdu woncencorer Exit In this mode you can still use Ralink configuration utility to check the connection status but unable to connect to a wireless network or change network setting Follow the following steps to use WZC to establish network connection If you wish to return to use Ralink configuration utility again right click Ralink configuration utility icon again and select Use RaConfig as Configuration Utility wooo WSOPE tARitiAP oe enone tween Use RaConfig as nicl ae oo ritchy at e bawdee lt saamaan Exit 25 2
19. d License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully RALINK Wireless Utility for windows SO0DMPMistawin Copyright C RALINE TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINK Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFT WARE PROGUCT i is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you the following fights Installation and Use You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution fou may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PR ODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied bya copy of this EULA Copi nd ibsagET WARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product gia R a Tath your own produce sesan G accept the terme of the license agreement donot accept the terme of the license a Install ahielg 12 5 Select Install driver and Ralink WLAN Utility and click Next to continue Optionally you can select Install driver only to install wireless network card driver only and use Windows built in wireless manager If you don t know which one you should choose select Install dri
20. e Set up or change your home or small office network Set up a wireless network for a home or small office Change Windows Firewall settings or pick a Control Panel icon gt e Muetooth Devices di Internet Options e s Network Connections if Network Setup Wizard T BODooDCeee Wireless Network Setup Wizard 26 4 Right click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card please make sure you right click the 802 11n Wireless LAN Card then select View Available Wireless Networks Wireless Network Connection 2 LAN or High 5p Wok connected Firewalled el Local Area Connection i a irewalled 1394 Connection view j Available Wireless Networks _eosttivalled ShabLi 2S2 2e e e 2G0GE2 082822208828 kerak Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Rename Properties 5 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to move your computer closer to the access point or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Connect i Wireless Network Connection 2 Network Tasks Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network in range or to get more information 2 Set u
21. e list to establish connection white list Reject All Rejects all clients in the list to establish connection black list Then you have to input the 12 character MAC address in MAC Address field You may find the MAC address of a certain network card on itself something like a label Please note that you don t have to input colon or dash character between every 2 MAC address characters Click Add to add this MAC address in the list To delete a MAC address in the list select it and click Delete button to delete all entries click Remove All button Click Apply button to save changes 70 3 5 Associate List You can see the list of all wireless clients that connected to this software AP Click Connected Devices button to show the list Cent ID Power S Tx Rate Mbits _ 11 3 6 About Click this button to see the version information of software AP configuration utility s Ralink b x C of Utility Version 4 1 0 0 Date 2011 05 05 Driver Version 32 2 4000 Date 2011 07 14 SDK Version 1 10 0 Date 2011 05 05 MAC Address 00 0C 43 33 90 A7 Z Ralink c Copyright 2011 Ralink Technology Inc All rights reserved 72 CHAPTER IV Appendix 4 1 Hardware Specification Standards IEEE 802 11a b g n Interface USB 2 0 USB 1 1 Compatible Frequency Band 2 4000 2 4835GHz
22. ers When you finish click right arrow gt After you finish this step your software AP is ready and able to accept incoming connection requests 67 3 3 Advanced Functionality To setup advanced software AP functionality click Advanced button Z Ralink There are several setup items Advanced x No forwarding among wireless clients Beacon Interval ms 100 TX Power 100 Idle timef 60 3600 s faod o Ae No forwarding among wireless clients Check this box and every wireless clients will not be able to communicate with each other Beacon Interval ms Change wireless radio beacon time interval in milliseconds Normally you don t have to change this setting TX Power Change the wireless radio output power here Please select a proper output power and you can avoid some unwanted wireless intruders Idle time The allowed time before proceeding with the authentication Normally you don t have to change this setting Click Apply button to save changes 68 3 4 Access Control You can allow or disallow certain wireless clients to connect your software AP by this function To setup access control click Access Control List button amp Ralink Access control list will appear Access Control List First you have to select access control policy Disable No access controlling 69 Allow All Only allow clients in th
23. erwrite any existing profile s Look tr f My Documents e E My Recent Documents My Computer My Network File name Fpi Places Files of type Fialink Wireless Profile Cancel ie 3 2 3 5 WPS Profile Setup WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup is a new convenient way to setup secured wireless connections You only need to push a button or input a set of 8 digit random number and you can setup a secure connection between wireless devices like what a professional wireless expert can do To use WPS profile you have to make sure the access point you wish to connect supports WPS first You can discover if an access point is WPS capable or not by site survey Available Networks gq ii mi b 1 tt 002445519474 b yi nEs 002445519474 b 44 i tt 99 OO24A5519A74 1 44 i s 1 OOD4ASSi9A74 1 y i i 94 123456 1 s n 99 2 4G david W 1 DH 42 5G 149 P 52 5G david E gt 100 Ho 36 6 200iN D a W os 6428HPN_24 i 2 D 100 6428ns 1 i x 7723 2 4GHz u t ame 7723 5GHz 6 Ba DH 7 MAF Information i SSID Authentcaten Open Cy MAC Address 00 1F 1F DE 10 D4 Enoyntion WEP d E In this list there are ten access points support WPS which are indicated by icon You can still establish secured connection with WPS capable access points in conventional way To establish WPS style connection click Add WPS profile button 38 Profile List 0 Rw
24. es not work properly please tita close the virus canner betore wou tun the install pacakoe Cancel Please note If you see this message click Install this driver software anyway to continue x Windows Security Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device gt Install this driver software anyway Only install driwer software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information Ww 1 See details 16 8 Please be patient while installation is in progress this may require few minutes Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard Setup Status The InstallShield Wizard i installing Ralink Wireless LAN ln talling EEE 17 9 Click Finish to finish installation procedure Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The Installs held Wizard has successtully installed Ralink Wireless LAN Click Finish to exit the wizard 10 Please insert your USB wifi network card to any empty USB port now A popup message indicating that your computer found 802 11n USB Wireless LAN Card will appear Please be patient while Windows is installation driver This message will only appear when you insert the USB wifi network card to your computer s USB port or you insert the network card to a dif
25. ew technology You can establish direct connections with one or more network devices which also support this technology without the help of wireless access point It s similar to Ad Hoc mode but more simple and powerful To enable Wi Fi direct double click the computer icon Wi Fi Direct is disabled N Please double dick the icon to enable Wi MAC Address 0 nearby device s found You ll be prompted to input the name of your computer It will use your computer s name by default however you can input a new one here by selecting the blank field below and input a new name then click right arrow gt to continue 47 lease provide a nickname of your Wi Fi Device Use My Computer name TOs TC _OMPUTER eooo Your computer will enter Wi Fi direct standby mode and scan for any Wi Fi direct capable computer nearby When one or more device s is found youll see the topology of all nearby devices like the example shown below 48 y Device Information RalinkP2PGO SSID DIRECT 70 MAC Address 00 0C 45 00 14 15 4 IP Address 197 168 123 1 4 nearby deivce s found In this topology x GO Group Owner indicates an AP like device D This indicates this device is the head of one or more client devices multiple clients belong to this GO indicates you can configure secured connection with this device by WPS indicates this device uses WPA
26. ferent USB port of your computer 18 11 You should be able to see this popup message indicating your new USB network is ready to use If not please either try to re install driver or insert the network card to another USB port of your computer i Found New Hardware Your new hardware is installed and ready to use 11 50 4M Windows XP Installing device driver software Click here for status Windows Vista 7 12 Anew icon will appear near the clock of system tray 131 4M N HERE Left click the icon will launch wireless network configuration utility and you can right click the icon to show the quick menu of configuration utility This icon uses 5 colors to represent current network status R Network connection established signal strength Green good Network connection established signal strength Network connection established signal strength poor RK Network connection is not yet established Blue K Network card not found on your computer Black For detailed instructions of wireless network configuration utility please refer to next chapter 19 2 2 Connect to Wireless Access Point To use wireless network you have to connect to a wireless access point first You can either use Ralink utility comes with network card driver or Windows Zero Config utility comes with Windows operating system 2 2 1 Using Ralink Utility Please follow the following instruc
27. gistrar and enrollee Registrar is the one who waits for incoming WPS request and enrollee is the one who searches for WPS registrar and will attempt to connect it The WPS role of two devices should not be same When one device is registrar the other one must be enrollee and vice versa To setup WPS connection by PIN select PIN numeric code then click right arrow Profile Settings b E gt WFS AP List VXHOME_WIMAX WPS Method Push Button Configuration PBC WPS Version Pin inma E 2 20 There will be a menu displaying 8 digit WPS PIN code on the configuration menu please get this number Please remember the number will become invalid after a short period of time 2 minutes or SO 41 Select Enrollee in Config mode dropdown list and input PIN code in Pin Code then click right arrow Click StartPIN to begin WPS connection please be patient You ll be prompted when WPS connection is established successfully if you received an error you can try again but please remember to make sure the PIN you obtained from access point is still valid Profile b Oo WPS skatus is nok used Start PIM 42 2 4 View Link Status You can check the status of active wireless connection by clicking Link Information button sZ Ralink A new window will appear Link Information x A alll amp stats 123456 lt gt 0
28. her access point s list 19 The network is slow Move closer to the place where having problem when access point is located transferring large files Enable Wireless Protection in Advanced tab Try a lower TX Rate in Advanced tab Disable Tx Burst in Advanced tab Enable WMM in QoS tab if you need to use multimedia telephony related applications Disable WMM Power Save Enable in QoS tab There could be too much people using the same radio channel Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number Please try one or more solutions listed above 76 4 3 Glossary 1 What is the IEEE 802 119 standard 802 11g is the new IEEE standard for high speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2 4 GHz band 802 11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home office and public networks 802 11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802 11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2 4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802 11b The 802 11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for A A new physical layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band known as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and
29. ill appear along with the status of software AP Z Ralink DOQQ x 62 3 2 Configure AP To use software AP you need to configure it first to accept incoming wireless connections Click Config AP button to continue Input SSID in SSID field If you wish to hide SSID so only clients who know your actual SSID can get connected check Hide SSID Dox 63 You can also change wireless operating mode by Wireless Mode dropdown menu When you finish click right arrow AP Setup x E Select Country Region 2 4 GHZ CH1 11 M Enable 40 MHz Bandwidth In this page you can select the country region of this software AP Different country has different radio regulation and therefore it would be illegal to use certain channel frequency in some countries Please select a correct country region to avoid legal problem Note You may not be able to change this option in some countries due to legal requirements You can also select wireless channel of this software AP by Channel dropdown list If you wish to enable 40MHz Bandwidth capability check Enable 40 MHz Bandwidth box When you finish click right arrow AP Setup x Authentication Open 7 Encryption No Encryption 64 In this page you have to select the authentication and encryption method of this software AP Available Authentication optio
30. in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS What is WPS WPS stands for Wi Fi Protected Setup It provides a simple way to establish unencrypted or encrypted connections between wireless clients and access point automatically User can press a software or hardware button to activate WPS function and WPS compatible wireless clients and access point will establish connection by themselves There are two types of WPS PBC Push Button Configuration and PIN code 80 4 4 FCC and Other Compliance Statements 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 FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful
31. mpted to confirm deletion RaUl Message To delete anyway click OK to cancel click EJ mark 33 2 3 3 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before and you wish to change the content of the profile you can use this function Please select a profile from the list first then click Edit 4 button Profile List x AEREO Profile Information Profile Name VXHOME Authentication WPA2PSK Cyw SSID VXHOME_WIMAX Encryption AES You ll be provided with the contents of selected profile you can edit them and save changes 34 2 3 4 Import Export profile If you need to move your wireless settings to another computer or you just want to make a backup you can use import export function to make a copy or restore current profile To backup a profile click Export amp porns Profile List x 0ERP VXHOME VAHOME_WIMAX Profile Information Profile Name VXHOME Authentication WPA2PSK C 35 You ll be prompted to select a place to save profile setting file Select a folder in your computer and name the profile then click Save Save Ir f My Documents de fl My Recent Documents La Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name Places E nave as type Realink Wireless Profile Cancel 36 Select a profile file with prof extension and click Open Please note that this will ov
32. mputer is far from your wireless access point With easy to install USB 2 0 interface a very common expansion port of computers plug this wireless network card into any empty USB port of your computer just that simple Other features of this product including E Portable dongle type design E Supports Infrastructure Ad Hoc and Wi Fi Direct connection method E QoS function provides Wi Fi Multimedia WMM quality of service to secure audio video voice data traffic as higher priority E 802 11a b g n compatible E Supports major encryption methods like WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption E WPS configuration You don t need an experienced computer technician to help you to get connected With WPS you can get your computer connected by simply pushing a button on USB network card or entering an 8 digit code E USB 2 0 interface you can get it installed on your computer in just few seconds E Wireless access control prevent unauthorized network access to your network and computer 1 2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties please follow the following safety instructions 1 This USB wireless network card is designed for indoor use only DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light rain or snow 2 DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places like kitchen or bathroom Also do not left this wireless network card in the car in Summer 3 This network card i
33. n range or to get more o information default Connected Y ia Security enabled wireless network WPA This network requires a network key You are currently connected to this network To disconnect from this network click Disconnect below Disconnect 28 2 3 Connection Profile Management For connections you ll frequently use you can save them as a profile and you can recall all settings Security type password etc back soon 2 3 1 Add a new entry By this function you can setup the connection parameters for a specific wireless access point in advance so you can recall a set of connection parameters quickly To do this follow the following procedures 1 Click Profile W in configuration utility 29 2 Profile manager will appear Click plus sign to add anew profile Profile List x MEGRO eee meray e ve l i e j i Pid o Q e Profile Information T Frofile Name Authentication E SSID Encryption 3 Please name the profile in Profile Name field and select the AP you wish to connect in SSID dropdown list then click right arrow If you re connecting to a network device using AD HOC connection method select Ad Hoc Connect to other computers first oraaa D Fe Frofile x Profile Mame PROF 5510 IHOME p Network Type f Infrastructure Connect to AFP C AdHoc Connect bo other computers 30 4 Select this
34. ns are Open No security Anyone who found this AP can get connected shared Use shared key authentication WEP WPA PSK Use WPA PSK authentication WPA2 PSK Use WPA2 PSK authentication WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Allows both WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication Available Encryption options are This menu will vary when you select different authentication method Not Encryption No security WEP Use WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption TKIP Use TKIP encryption AES Use AES encryption When you finish click right arrow gt AP Setup WPA PSK Key OoOo Group Rekey Interval o x 10 seconds In this page you can configure WEP WPA passphrase password 65 For WEP Config AP x zs gt Default Tx Key key Format Hext 10 or 26 characters se WEP Key PO select default Tx Key normally you can just use Key 1 Key Format Hex characters or ASCII characters and input WEP key If you select Hex key format input 10 or 26 characters number 0 9 and alphabets A F if you select ASCII input 5 or 13 characters number 0 9 and alphabets 66 For WPA PSA WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Key Group Rekey Interval eo x 10 seconds Input WPA PSK WPA2 PSK key here If you wish to change group rekey time interval you can change it but normally you don t need to change it and software AP will still work fine WPA PSK WPA2 PSK key must be 8 to 63 ASCII characters or 64 Hex charact
35. p a wireless network T default For a home or small office Unsecured wireless network This network is configured For open access Information sent over this network leben ister may be visible to others IF vou wank to connect to this network click connect iD Learn abouk wireless networking iy Change the order of preferred networks qe Change advanced settings 2 6 If the access point is protected by encryption you have to input its security key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase Wireless Network Connection The network default requires a network key also called a WEP key or WPA key A network key helps prevent unknown intruders From connecting to this network Type the key and then click Connect Metwork key Confirm network key ee 7 If you can see Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established ti Wireless Network Connection Network Tasks E Refresh network list SA Set up 4 wireless network For a home or small office Related Tasks ij Learn about wireless networking r Change the order of preferred networks gt Change advanced settings Choose a wireless network aocoemene of e d 0 Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network i
36. r operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter R amp TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R amp TTE The R amp TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EF TA member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland EU Countries Not intended for use None 82
37. s small enough to put in a child s mouth and it could cause serious injury or could be fatal If they throw the network card the card will be damaged PLEASE KEEP THIS NETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 4 This network card will become hot when being used for long time This is normal and is not a malfunction DO NOT put the network card on a paper cloth or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time 5 There s no user serviceable part inside the network card If you found that the network card is not working properly please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help DO NOT disassemble the network card by yourself warranty will be void 6 If the network card falls into water DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION 7 If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the network card switch the computer off immediately and call dealer of purchase for help 1 3 System Requirements E An empty USB 2 0 port May not be able work with USB 1 1 port and performance will be greatly reduced E Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 operating system CD ROM drive E Atleast 100MB of available disk space 1 4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this wireless network card please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items e USB Wireless Network C
38. t to connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located 74 Nothing happens when click Launch config utilities can not establish connection with a certain wireless access point Please make sure the wireless network card is inserted into your computer s USB port If the Realtek configuration utility s icon is black the network card is not detected by your computer Reboot the computer and try again Remove the card and insert it into another USB port Remove the driver and re install Contact the dealer of purchase for help Click Connect for few more times If the SSID of access point you wish to connect is hidden nothing displayed in SSID field in Site Survey function you have to input correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID You have to input correct passphrase security key to connect an access point with encryption Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct passphrase security key The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC address to establish connection Please go to About tab and write the value of Phy _Addess down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his
39. tions to use Ralink configuration utility to connect to wireless access point 1 Left click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop and configuration menu will appear 1 51 4M HERE 2 Wireless utility will appear Z Ralink Click Site Survey 2 button to open the list of available wireless networks and their status 20 SSFESSSFESSESEFESSE t 0024A STLA 74 0024A55194A74 00244551948 74 1 0025455194 74 1 175456 2 4o avid SG 5G david 6 200iN 6428HPN_24 b420ns ff 23 2 4GHr 7723 56GHz MAF Information SSID Authentcaten Open MAC Address 00 1F 1F DE 1D D4 Enoryption WEP There are 6 fields in Site Survey list Field 1 SSID The Service Set Dentifier of network device The name of network device 2 Type The type of network device Infrastructure Access Point Ad Hoc 3 Channel 4 Available wireless mode Wireless mode a 802 11a wireless capability 802 11b wireless capability 9 802 11g wireless capability 802 11n wireless capability 21 5 Security security mode When nothing is displayed here means this network device does not require security and anyone can connect to it 6 Shows the wireless signal strength in Signal percentage Higher percentage means better strength signal quality 3 To connect to a wireless access point double click on it Available Networks y
40. ver and Ralink WLAN Utility for maximum functionality Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suite your needs Choose to install Install diver and Aalink WLAN Lilihty Install diver only Cancel 13 Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suite your needs Select Contiguratiary Tol O Ralink Configuration Tool Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool Windows XP Only 14 6 Select the wireless configuration utility you wish to use than click Next to continue It s recommended to select Ralink Configuration Tool for maximum functionality If you used to use Windows built in configuration tool select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Select the setup type that best suite your needs Select Configuration Tol Ralink Configuration Tool Microsoft ero Configuration Tool Cancel Windows XP Only 15 7 Click Install to continue Ralink Wireless LAW InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wzardis ready to begin installation Click Inetall to bein the inztallation Fion want to review or change ary of your installahon settings click Back Chek Cancel to exit the wizard Mote Some Virus scanner program will block the install package Pthe inetall package do
41. work and Sharing Center Add a printer Add a wireless device m3 Downloads El Recent Places a i A ALBERT VMPC A VBOXSVR Libraries s Documents al Music b Pictures a ALBERT VMPC albert E Videos ic a Homegroup ALBERT VMPC JE Computer Local Disk C SA CD Drive D Virt S Temp wboxsry G Temp WBOXS a Computer 2 4 Media Devices 3 a Ralink_Media_ Server 1 A tiy Network ol ALBERT VMPC JE VBOXSVR Ty 5 items Double click Ralink Media Server icon to open Windows media player users can select the category of media files you shared 59 Organize Stream Create playlist Ei Library e Playlists 4 JJ Music GO Artist Album Genre E Videos el Pictures Recorded TV VBOXADDITIONS 4 Pictures F Other Libraries b P Ralink_Media_Server EY Media Guide 60 Recorded TV Playlists CHAPTER III Soft AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also You can switch this wireless card s operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly even share the internet connection you have Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and
42. yption function WEP to enhance security and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip is the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are 19 13 14 damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is
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