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1. Example 4 WPA WPA2 Step 1 Choose WPA or WPA authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type WPA Preshared Key Wep Key Ce Keup C Kepta 0 Kerta Hex Kept Hex WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please Keup T0 HEX characters or 5 ASCH characters WEP 126 Bits Excmption Please kenn 26 HEX characters or 13456 characters Show Password 66 Step 3 After the profile is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Ge About Profile List SSID Qand Authentication Een Lies fe pao Wea Awe WPA U TKIP Fl Cache user information for subsequent connections to this network 67 3 2 4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand You may reset the counters to Zero by clicking Reset Counter Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retre s Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successtullyy Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Receive Statistics Frames Received Successtully Frames Received With CRC Eror Frames Dropped Due To
2. IT 802 TIn Wireless PQ Adapter User s Manual March 2008 all FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class C 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 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 communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful 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 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device
3. 34 Opn eet A Command to connect to the selected network Rescan l _ Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network Add to Profile l l DEN Add the selected AP to Profile setting It will bring up profile page and save user s setting to a new profile Connected Network 1 When Raul first ran it will select the best AP to connect automatically 2 If user wants to connect to other AP He can click Connect button for the intended AP to make connection 3 Ifthe intended network has encryption other than Not Use RaUI will bring up the security page appropriate information to make the connection 4 When you double click on the intended AP you can see AP s detail information 3 1 4 Advanced Wireless made gt gt oz 11 BGS mix D Enable CCX Cisco Compatible extensions 0O Turn on CC E Enable Radio Measurements Enable TX Burst T Mon serving Channel measurements limit 250 ms 10 2000 Enable TCP Window Size Fast Roaming at 70 Om Show Authentication Status Dialog LS OO Select Your Country Region Code 11 B G zs o CH1 11 Apply E Wireless Mode Select wireless mode 802 11B only 802 11B G mix and 802 11B G N mix modes are supported 802 11 A B G mix selection item only exists for A B G adapter 802 11B G N mix selection item only exists for B G N adapter 802 11A B G N mix selection item only exi
4. Apply button Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration oS About GG WMM Enable o ay WMM Power Save Enable Setting Apply Direct Link Setup MAC Address 5 wae me Timeout Value ED sec Step2 Change to Site Survey Page And add an AP that supports DLS features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List Profile Name SSID Channel _ Authentication 1 Encryption 1 Network Type PROF2 WPA TKIP Infrastructure H vi G Du dr CH H i DIE Da CL E PROFS Ins Ato pen None infrastructure 74 The Setting of DLS indicates as follow 1 Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA The STA must conform to two conditions as follow Step1 Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Step2 Have to enable DLS Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Oe About L WMM Enable Apply WMM Power Save Enable Setting Iw Direct Link Setup Enable Apply Direct Link Direct Link Setup ve E EFFE FS Timeout Value sec 2 Timeout Value represents that it disconnect automatically after some seconds The value is integer The integer must be between 0 65535 It represents that it always connects if the value is zero Default value
5. AC LJ ac 4c ive C Direct Link Setup Enable ML Address zs Timeout valle zz DU sec Appli r we a 8 ep JLear Deen WMM Enable Enabe Wi Fi Multi Media WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS direct Link Setup 37 WMM Enable Enable Wi Fi Multi Media If you want to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link Setup you must enable WMM The setting methods of enabling WMM indicating as follow Step 1 Click WMM Enable Witt Setup Status WM Enabled Power Save Disabled Direct Link ss Disabled al WMM Enable CO wua Power Save Enable Cl AC CL 4C BE CT 4c CT AC C Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt gt aaa rimedut Value Jar atin ee ns EH Step 2 Change to Network function And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page amp f ZS B i Profile Network Advanced Statistics WANA WPS Radio On Off About Profile List p FROF1 gt Profile Name gt PROF 4 SSID gt APA Network Type gt Infrastructure Authentication gt gt Open Encryption gt Mone Use 02 1 gt MO Channel 1 Power Save Mode gt CA Tx Power gt Auto RATS Threshold 2347 Fragment Threshold gt 2346 Delete Activate i s e Status AF1 lt gt 00 03 7F 00 D7 44 Extra
6. Delete Rename Type LAN Connection Status Enabled 0z 11n Wireless LAN Card Displays the properties of the selected connection F 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 Local Area Connection 2 Properties l 3 x General Sharing Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties ajx Connect using General o02 11n Wireless LAN Card ay fou can get IF settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Othenvise you need to ask vour network administrator for Configure the appropriate IP settings Components checked are used by this connection m Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks alade 3 5 3 0 IF address 192 168 0 1 Subnet mask 255 J 250 Oo Install Uninstall Geo A Default gateway Description SS Obtain ONS server address automatically Obtain an IP address automatically pa EP otorcc Transmission Control ProtocaolInternet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication Ce Use the following ONS server addresses Prefered ONS server s j OF Cancel Advanced across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in taskbar when connected Alema server 49 Step 6 After switc
7. TearDowm gt WPS Page WPS AP List ID Unknown hinachu 1 00 11 26 7 1 27 60 6 7 Rescan Information Pin Code 64899945 Renew re WES Profile List Contig Mode Enrollee Ka i Detail Connect Rotate Disconnect EIN fa WPS Associate IE Progress gt 0 SE S Delete PBC WPS Probe IE nt Delete BM 26 gt About Page ic Copyright 2007 Ralink Technology Inc All nights reserved RaContigz wersion gt 2 0 3 0 Date gt 08 02 7007 Driver Version gt 1 0 4 0 Date gt 07 20 2007 EEPROM Wersion zs 1 1 Firmware version zs 0 7 Phy Address gt O0 06 4F 12 34 54 EE ot m Status Section Include Link Status Authentication Status AP s information Configuration and retrying the connection when authentication is failed gt Link Status Status gt WLAN Su lt gt O0 07 40 F 1 99 42 Extra Info gt Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel gt 9 lt gt 2452 MHZ Authentication gt gt WPA PSK Signal Strength Soe bbe wan Encryption TKIP Moise Strength gt 26 Network Type zz Infrastructure Transmit IP Address gt 192 166 10 45 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Sub Mask gt gt 255 258 255 0 Throughput gt 4 156 Kbps Default Gateway gt 192 168 10 1 zu RECE IIE r Ew nia SMRO gt nra Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Gl gt nfa MCS zs ofa SNRA gt ofa Throughput gt 14 696 Kops gt Authentication Status Authentication S
8. UUID E is the universally unique identifier UUID generated by the Enrollee m RF Bands RF Bands indicate the available RF bands Configure WPS Profiles The user can configure WPS profile with either PIN method or PBC method WR PIN Method Step 1 gt The Registrar enters the pin code generated by station Step 2 Click the PIN button WR PBC Method Step 1 a Click the PBC button within 2 second while the Registrar clicks the button Manage WPS Profiles The Received WPS profiles are listed in the lower frame and the listed WPS profile attributes are SSID MAC address authentication type and encryption type WR WPS profile detail information Selecting a profile then clicking the Detail button brings up the WPS profile detail information dialog WR Connect with WPS Profile Clicking the Connect button will connect to AP with the select WPS profile WR Rotate WPS profile If there are more than two WPS profiles clicking the Rotate button will rotate to next profile and connect to AP with this profile If the connection can t be made successfully station will perform the WPS profile rotation repeatedly m Disconnect from WPS AP Clicking the Disconnect button will stop the WPS 70 connection WR Delete WPS profile Clicking the Delete button will delete the selected WPS profile 3 2 6 QoS The QoS Page of RaConfig It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Sav
9. gt click Device Manager LE device Manager EIS R File Action View Help EST ADMIN NFLGIFKIR ES if Computer See Disk drives c Computer DE Disk drives D R Display adapters SE Display adapters 24 DYD CD ROM drives hay DND CD ROM drives D 44 Floppy disk controllers EK Floppy disk controllers o H Floppy disk drives H E Floppy disk drives GN IDE ATAJATAPI controllers e GN IDE ATAJATAPI controllers 15 Mice and other pointing devices fy Mice and other pointing devices Monitors e Monitors ee hernet Adapter E DIS 900 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter B i Ports COM amp LPT sees ie Sound video and game controllers System devices E9 SiS 900 Based PCI Fast la aet Adapter 1 Ports COM amp LPT g s Processors ie Sound video and game controllers A For Widows XP For Widows 2000 System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Universal Serial Bus controllers e H ie Keyboards E keyboards 11 The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running You can open the utility by double click on the icon ka Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility Launch Config Utilities gt Select this option to open the Configuration Utility tool Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility gt Select this option to use Windo
10. 0 Mbps Sub Mack gt 255 265 255 0 Throughput gt gt 0 000 Mbps Default Gateway gt 192 1765 5 254 HT 0 104 Ab BKS Receive S Whee BW gt gt Dis SNRO gt gt DIS Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Gl gt gt nra MCS gt gt nia SNR gt nra Throughput gt 0 096 Mbps BIER Mi p When activating WZC there are couple different on Hall status compare to the without WZC running 1 Profile button will be gray profile function is removed since the NIC is controlled by WZC 2 The connect and add profile function will be gray The reason is same as the first difference 18 Use WZC to configure wireless NIC STEP1 If connection is lost or not connected the status prompt as below will pop up ll Wireless networks detected E One or more Wireless networks are in range of this computer To see the list and connect click this message Change Windows Firewall settings Open Network Connections Repair View Available Wireless Networks STEP3 Select View Available Wireless Networks will pop up the dialog shown as below i Wireless Network Connection Network Tacks Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below bo connect to a wireless network in range or to get more information Ak Stl upa wireless nelwurh RalinkInitialAP For a home or small office Unsecured wireless network Related Tasks fe dee ip Learn about wire
11. 00 Tear Down a Describe DLS Status as follow 1 As the up figure after configuring DLS successfully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in DLS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of itself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow 41 Step 1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show its values in Direct Link Setup UE El Se eege With gt Enabled Power Save gt gt Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled j WM Enable WAM Power Save Enable BS Cl ac pe EI ac EI CA Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt gt Timeout Value gt 60 sec Apply i 00 00 43 78 60 00 g Tear Down Sina Step 2 Double Click and the result will look like the below figure m WMM Setup Status WM gt Enabled Power Save ss Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled Di Wik Enable WM Power Save Enable C 4c_Bk Cl AC pp CT ac CT AC vw Direct Link Setup Enable MAC address zx D oc E E E E Timeout Value gt 400 sec Apply E GEN g s 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 Select a direct link STA Witt Setup Status Whitin gt Enabled Power Save gt Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled b i WM Enable WM Power Save Enable J AC J ve J 4c Cl AC um Direct Link Setup Enable MAC address
12. 2007 Driver Version zs 1 0 4 0 Date gt 07 20 2007 EEPROM Wersion zz 1 1 Firmware Version gt 0 7 Phy_Address gt gt 00 04 4F 12 34 56 Witt RALINE TECH COM 1 Connect to Ralink s Website WWW RALINKTECH COM 2 Display Configuration Utility Driver and EEPROM version information 3 Display Wireless NIC MAC Address 46 3 1 9 Link Status Link Status displays the detail information current connection Status gt AP O0 03 7F 00 D7 44 ij Cup SS Extra Info zs Link is Up TxPowwer 100 i Signal SERA aoe Channel gt 6 lt gt 2447000 MHz Signal strength Authentication Unknown Signal strange oe Encryption gt Mone DI Cs Moise Strength gt 26 Network Type gt Infrastructure EE IP Address gt 192 165 5 40 Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Max Sub Mask gt 2556 255 255 0 Throughput gt 0 000 Mbps ed Default Gateway gt 192 168 5 254 Wis Si Receive D gt gt Dia SMRO gt nfa Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Gl gt mra MCS gt gt Dis SMR gt nra Throughput gt 0 117 Mbps 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 a
13. 54 0 Mbps Gl gt gt nfa MCS gt gt nfa SNR1 gt gt nfa Throughput gt gt 0 025 Mbps Step 2 Add Profile page will pop up 2 4 e F B Profile Network Advanced Statistics WAAMA WPS Radio On Off About Profile List Profile Name gt gt SSID gt Network Type gt gt Authentication gt gt Encryption gt gt Use 802 1x gt Channel gt gt Power Save Mode gt gt Tx Power gt RTS Threshold gt Fragment Threshold gt gt Auth Encry Profile Name gt PROF 1 Network Type gt gt Infrastructure w SSID gt gt Tx Power gt gt Auto v Preamble gt Auta Power Save Mode gt gt CAM ru TT RTS Threshold C Fragment Threshold 32 Step 3 Change profile name to what you want to connect Pull down the SSID and select one intended AP The AP list is the result of last Network 2 s BB 2 Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMAA WPS Radio On Off About Profile List Profile Name gt gt SSID gt gt Network Type gt Authentication gt gt Encryption gt gt Use 802 1x gt Channel gt gt Power Save Mode gt Tx Power gt gt RTS Threshold gt gt Fragment Threshold gt Delete Profile Name gt gt PROF 1 Network Type gt gt Infrastructure w SSID gt D Tx Power gt gt Auto v _Shiang_2860AP 000C43686016 Sreamble Power Save Mode zz AlbertY 200 O0442E82EB9E 0007404D0C7E DOO37FO0D7 44 CT R
14. Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding external Registrars A bitwise OR of values Voie USBA Flash Drive Ethernet 0x0004 Label 0x000 Display Uoo TU 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token ox0040 NEC Interface Ox0080 Push Button 0x0100 Keypad 45 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 0x0000 Default PIN 0x0001 User specified Ox0002 Rekey 0x0003 Display 0x0004 PushButton PBC 00005 Registrar specified 0x0006 0x000F Reserved 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 UUID E The universally unique identifier UUID element generated by the Enrollee There is a value It is 16 bytes RF Bands Indicate All RF bands available on the AP A dual band AP must provide it The values are 2 4GHz and 5GHz 3 1 8 About About function display the wireless card and driver version information ic Copyright 2007 Ralink Technology Inc all rights reserved IK RaContig wersion ss 2 0 3 0 Date gt 06 02
15. Info gt Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel lt gt 2437000 mHz Authentication gt gt Open Encryption ss NONE 20 Noise Strength gt 26 Network Type Infrastructure EE IP Address gt 192 168 5 60 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Max Sub Mask ss 255 255 755 0 Throughput gt gt 0 000 Mbps Default Gateway gt 192 165 5 254 HT O 007 AAG DS Receive Ew DIS SNRO Dis Link speed gt 54 0 Mbps ae Gl gt nis MCS gt gt nia SHRI gt nfa Throughput gt 0 033 Mbps pa Mbps 38 WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable MA Setup status WA gt Enabled Power Save gt gt Disabled Direct Link Disabled WM Enable Whith Power Save Enable C AC Dk AC PE AC vi AC MO Direct Link Setup Enable Mit Address gt Timeout walte gt DU Sec Apply Tear Down Step 2 Please select which ACs you want to enable The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully WMM Setup Status With gt Enabled Power Save gt Enabled Direct Link gt Disabled call Witty Enable With Power Save Enable AC DK AC PE AC MI AC MO C Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt Timeout Value 60 sec ADI Fear Down Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS Direct Link Setup Step 1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable WA setup status
16. Iw Direct Link Setup Enable Apply Direct Link Setup MAC Address foo foc fas fs 73 Timeout Value 600 sec 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step1 Select a direct link STA Ralink Wireless Utili Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration oS About I WMM Enable Aen WMM Power Save Enable Setting Jh Direct Link Setup Enable Apply Direct Link Setup MAC Address o foc S 43 Timeout Value 600 sec 7 Step2 Click Tear Down button The result will look like the below figure Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Oe About Iw WMM Enable o Ay WMM Power Save Enable Setting Apply Jh Direct Link Setup Enable Apply 3 2 About In the About you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for the information of the wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the RaConfig Version Driver Version EEPROM Version IP Address Sub Mask and Default Gateway Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About R ic Copyright 2007 Ralink Technology Inc All rights reserved RaConfig Version 10180 Driver Version 2 0 0 0 EEPROM Version 1 1 132 168 10 45 Him Address O0 06 4F 12 34 56 250 259 2000 Defaut Gateway 192 168 10 1 78 3 2 8 How to Manage Windows Profil
17. Mbps B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 84 10 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions CSMA CA Plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi Channel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS CTS Feature Fragmentation Power Management 11 What is Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN adapter Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO ope ration 12 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 13 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 14 What is WEP WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 15 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 2
18. Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Frames sent successfully with retry Frames Fail to Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frames RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS frames Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received with CRC Error Frames received with CRC error Frames Dropped Due to Out of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames 68 3 2 9 WPS Configuration The primary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simply the security setup and management of Wi Fi Networks WPS Information Pin Code 93756716 Renew Contig Mode Enrollee 2 Detail Connect Rotate Disconnect Import Profile af ral Delete PIN Iw WPS Associate IE PBC lw WPS Probe IE Wes status is not used WPS Associate IE If the WPS Associate IE option is checked station will send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup WPS Probe IE If the WPS Probe IE option is checked station will send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS se
19. _ _ WA gt Enabled Power Sawe ss Disabled Direct Link zs Enabled i Whi Enable TT Wit Power Save Enable E 4c Bk E AC SE CT AC A g AC Ap Di Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address zs Timeout Walue gt gt GU sec Apply ES ee ES Tear Down 39 Step 2 Change to Network function And add an AP that supports DLS features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page Raul Eg oH SS e BG R Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio On Off About Profile List bs PROFI A gt Profile Name gt PROF SSID gt APA Network Type gt Infrastructure Authentication gt Open Encryption Mone Use 602 1 gt MO Channel gt 1 Power Save Mode gt CAM Tx Power gt Auto RTS Threshold gt 2347 Fragment Threshold gt 2346 Add Edit Delete Activate Status gt gt AP1 lt gt O0 03 7F 00 D7 ad nk Quality HEEN Extra Info gt Link is Up TxPower 100 enal Strength E Channel gt oss 2437000 MHz II Bees 2 Authentication gt Open E e Sege Pe Se Encryption zs MOME Noise Strength en Network Type gt Infrastructure Transmit IP Address gt 192 166 5 60 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Max Sub Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Throughput gt 0 000 Mbps per Default Gateway gt gt 192 168 5 25d Mbps Receive Bss nite CNRO gt nfa Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Max Gl gt nfa MCS gt nra SMR1 gt nfa Throughput
20. directly Fragment Threshold User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or 29 key in the value directly Icons and buttons gt gt indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile gt indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile E gt indicate network type is infrastructure mode a gt indicate network type is Ad Hoc ee gt indicate security enabled wireless network aga gt Add a new profile Edit i Va oS Edit an existing profile Delete SN e Delete an existing profile Activate gt Activate selected profile F gt Show the information of Status Section il gt Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 2 1 Add Edit Profile There are 3 methods to open Profile Editor form gt You can open it from Add to Profile button in Site Survey function You can open it form Add button in Profile function You can open it from Edit button in Profile function System Config Auth Enery EA Profile Name gt PROF Network Type gt Infrastructure e SSID as wi 7 Tx Power gt Auto r Preamble Auto ve Power Save Mode gt GC CaM i Pan RTS Threshold 1 S 2347 TT Fragment Threshold 256 7 246 OR Cancel 30 system Config Authentication Open we Encryption None we BOs 1x WPA Preshared Key gt wep Key Gi kerd Hexadecimal koa fs l o Gi Keyes
21. get a wireless connection of the network Possible Remedy Step 1 Turn the computer off Step 2 Turn the Access Point off Step 3 Turn the Access Point on Step 4 Wait 30 seconds Step 5 Turn the computer back on Step 6 Using the Utility reconnect to the Access Point Step 7 Double click on the bar graph icon in the system tray Step 8 Select the Site Survey Link Step 9 Highlight the SSID of your wireless network and click connect Step 10 Click OK if all the settings are correct 9 What is the IEEE 802 119 standard 802 119 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 802 119 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 physically layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band know as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 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
22. joo oc E E op oo Timeout Value 600 sec Apply RTA O0 0C 43 273 40 00 00 Tear Down ie 42 Step 2 Click Tear Down button The result will look like the below figure mwm setup Status Ap j a iC With gt Enabled Power Save zs Disabled Direct Link Enabled Whites Enable D WA Power Save Enable J AC Cl AC Sp Cl AC J CC wo Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt gt loo foc fas zs ep oo Timeout Value gt gt 600 sec Apply Tear Down Basel eee 3 1 7 WPS ZS S p R Me two rk Advanced Statistics VWMA VIPS Radio On Off About WPS AP List Unknown AP A WPS O0 10 15 90 2E 27 S Rescan Unknown Ubicom Sample 00 00 43 78 60 20 Information P ET e Unknown arvint 28604P O0 00 43 28 60 60 o Pin Code 64893945 Unknown default O0 18 07 44 04 6B Wa 64833945 Renew Lef WES Profile List Contig Mode Enrollee we Detail eme connect P domi os geck 7 A Rotate Disconnect i z Ge H FIN WPS Associate IE Progress gt 0 EE SE afie eh Delete FET WPS Probe IE WPS status is disconnected Status gt AF1 lt gt 00 03 7F 00 D7 44 Extra Info gt Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel gt 6 lt gt 2437000 MHz Authentication gt WPA Encryption zs TKIP AES Noise Strength gt 26 Metwork Type gt Infrastructure Tranent IP Address gt 192 160 20 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Sub Mask ss 256 755 755 0 Throughput gt 0 00
23. may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of about eight inches 20cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Modular Approval Statement This device is intended to be used only for OEM integrator 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 IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions cannot be met for example certain laptop configurations or co location with another transmitter then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization Revision History Revision History V2 0 Second release All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks o
24. of Timeout Value is 60 seconds Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Oe About Iw WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable Setting Apply Iw Direct Link Setup Enable Apphy 75 3 Click Apply button The result will look like the below figure _ Ralink Wireless Utilit Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Oe About Iw WMM Enable o Ay WMM Power Save Enable Setting Apply Iw Direct Link Setup Enable Apphy Direct Link Direct Link Setup eme E E SEPP Timeout Value sec 00 00 43 25 73 18 4 Describe DLS Status as follow 1 As the up figure after configuring DLS successfully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in DLS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of myself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow Step1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show its values in Direct Link Setup Jh WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable kW Direct Link Setup Enable 76 Step2 Double click And the result will look like the below figure Ralink Wireless Utili Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration oS About 1 WMM Enable o ay WMM Power Save Enable Setting
25. transmitted or received LINK On Wireless link is established 1 3 Package Contents One Wireless PCI Adapter 3 or 2 External Antennas depends on the model One CD ROM Drivers Utility User s Manual If any of the above items is missing contact your dealer immediately 1 4 Before you start You must have the requirements as follow A computer with an available PCI slot At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB memory Windows 2000 XP Vista support A CD ROM drive Wireless PCI Adapter properly installed 1 5 Hardware Installation STEP1 Turn off your computer and remove its cover STEP2 Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly Please refer to the illustration below STEP3 Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover STEP4 Secure the antenna to antenna connector of the card Please refer to the illustration below Diagram 1 The illustration for 2 antennas model Diagram 2 The illustration for 3 antennas model STEP5 Turn on the computer Guidelines for the Hardware Installation Please observe the following guidelines when you are installing the PCI card to the Desktop PC Le Avoid placing the PC close to obstacles Obstructions such as concrete and thick walls limit radio signal penetration and reduce the throughput and the coverage range of the PCI card Place the PC as high as possible The higher the PC is placed the bett
26. 0 Kbps Default Gateway gt gt 192 168 2 25d Se Receive DW gt n a SMRO gt nfa Link Speed gt 45 0 Mbps Max Gls nie MCS gt mia SHRI gt nra Throughput gt 143 052 Kbps 180 044 kbps WPS Configuration The primary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simply the security setup and management of Wi Fi networks Ralink STA as an Enrollee 43 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 informat
27. 003 16 What is AES 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 if hardware and or 85 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 17 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 encryption function WEP to enhance security and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs If you have any troubles to configure or setup this WLAN adapter please feel free to contact us Before contacting us make sure collect following information Submit complete detailed information of your problem will help us to provide you accurate answers Model Name Serial Number PC Settings Other 86
28. 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 From the Site Survey all the network nearby will be listed You can change the connection to another network or add one of the networks to your own profile list ro bie aie Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure WPA PSK Infrastructure WPA PS Infrastructure WPA PSK Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Default TIN O0 6 4F 33 44 66 UNI O04h6 4F 5 1E B6 SMC O0 13 F 13 26 D2 RT2561_1 QO0 AA BB 01 23 45 Se WLAN SW O7 40 F1 99 42 Bebon NI 00 1 3EAKSEAI WRS514WN O0 46 4F 46 3 6D myoolD DZ EEN DIS Z Di Di amp Di Z Connected e WLAN SW Rescan Add to Profile SSID Name of BBS of IBSS network BSSID MAC address of AP or randomly generated of IBSS Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Channel Channel in use Encryption Encryption algorithm used within than BBS or IBSS Valid value includes WEP TKIP AES and Not Use Authentication Authentication mode used within then network including Unknown 62 all 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 surro
29. 66 UNI 00 06 4F 50 1E B6 SMC 00 13 F 7 19 26 D2 RT2561_1 OAA BB 01 23 45 00 07 40 F 1 95 42 Belkin_N1 00 1 3F 54 8E AD WROT4VN O0 06 4F 46 73 6D Di ZS SS Di D Gi Di zZ myoolD DM EFFE Connected lt gt WLAN SW Rescan Add to Profile Ralink wireless utility needs to cooperate with Microsoft AutoConfig service in order to perform scanning and connecting actions so the AutoConfig service should be enable beforehand Launch Contig Utilities switch to AP Mode Exit Control Menu gt Once Ralink wireless utility is minimized the user can click the Ralink icon on the taskbar to bring up the control menu Launch Config Utilities gt Restore Ralink wireless utility window Switch to AP Mode gt Select this option to change to AP mode Exit gt Select Exit to close the Configuration Utility tool 16 3 Wireless Network Configuration Utility 3 1 For Windows XP amp 2000 The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the Wireless LAN adapter and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process When the adapter is installed the configuration utility will be displayed automatically This adapter will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting In Windows XP it provides wireless configuration utility named Windows Zero configuration which provides basic configurat
30. A Folder Options Network and Dffline Files Sharing _ Center Printers Sync Center Add Administrat Hardware Tools LA K Personaliz a Center User Welcome Accounts Center Speech Recogniti 2 sy Windows Windows CardSpace Defender Step 3 Select Manage Wireless network E el gt Control Panel gt Netwoukand Sharing g Gunner Tasks View computers and devices Connect to a network Manage wireless networks Set up a connection or network Manage network connections Diagnose and repair See also Internet Options Windows Firewal WS ON ei BitLocker Drive En Color Date and Management Time my de Game Internet Controllers Options amp Indexing iSCSI Initiator Options amp SR Parental Penand People Near Performance Controls Input Devices Me Informatio vd B Problem Programs Regional and Scanners and Reports a and Features Language Cameras we AJ System Tablet DC Taskbarand Tetto Settings Start Menu Speech Windows Windows Windows Windows Firewall Sidebar SideShow Update Network and Sharing Center WINNIE PC This computer Jo WLAN_SW Private network Access Local and Internet Connection alll Signal strength Excellent 3 Sharing and Discovery Network discovery On File sharing o Off Wireless Network Connection WLAN_SW View full map Customize View status Disconnect
31. Desktop PC It complies with IEEE 802 11n draft standard and backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b g With this adapter you can easily upgrade your Desktop PC wireless connectivity Once the wireless PCI adapter is connected access the network with high speed Internet connection while sharing photos files music video printers and storage Get a better Internet experience with a faster wireless connection so you can enjoy smooth digital phone calls gaming downloading and video streaming It also provides peer to peer communication among any compatible wireless users and no Access Point required This Wireless PCI Adapter provides maximum transfer rate up to 300Mbps and supports WEP WPA WPA2 and WPS high level WLAN security features that guarantee the best security for users This product is made in ISO9001 approved factory and complies with FCC part 15 regulations and CE approval 1 1 Features Complies with draft IEEE 802 11n standard Up to 150Mbps 2 antennas 300Mbps 3 antennas data transfer rates in 802 11n mode Backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b g Legacy and High Throughput Modes Supports 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption Supports WPA WPA2 802 111 WPS 802 11x advanced security Supports both Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networking Modes Supports Quality of Service QoS WMM WMM PS Supports Windows 2000 XP Vista Simple user setup and diagnostics utilities 20MHz 40MHz Bandwidth 1 2 LED Indicator Blinking Data is being
32. EEE 802 1x authentication WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers In this mode known as Pre Shared Key the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless station in the network WPA PSK takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices 57 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 The difference between WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK is that WPA2 PSK provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WR Encryption The encryption of the desired network For Open and Shared authentications the available encryption modes are None and WEP For WPA WPA PSK WPA2 and WPA2 PSK authentications the av
33. F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator 58 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 Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List SSID Channel Authentication Encryption 1 Network Type PROFI WLAN SW WPA PSK TKIP 3 2 1 3 Delete a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Delete button on Profile Page to deletes the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List WLAN_SW kis WORSE TKIP 59 3 2 1 4 Active a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Active button on Profile Page activates the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About SSID Channel 1 Authentication Encryption Network Type PROF WLAN_SW Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure 60 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 Profile Link Status Site Surve
34. Hexadecimal T ISS Gi Keyra Hexadecimal T Jee G kevgd Hexadecimal Show Password OK Cancel Profile Name User can chose name for this profile or use default name defined by system SSID User can key in the intended SSID name or use pull down menu to select from available APs Power Save Mode Choose from CAM Constantly Awake Mode or Power Saving Mode Network Type There are two types infrastructure and 802 11 Ad Hoc mode Under Ad Hoc mode user can also choose the preamble type the available preamble type includes auto and long In addition to that the channel field will be available for setup in Ad Hoc mode RTS Threshold User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly The default value is 2347 Fragment Threshold User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly The default value is 2346 Channel Only available for setting under Ad Hoc mode User can choose the channel frequency to start their Ad Hoc network Authentication Type There are 7 type of authentication modes supported by Hall They are Open Shared LEAP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK Encryption Type For open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption type are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES 802 1x Setting It is an authentication for WPA and WPA2 certificate to server WPA Pre
35. INE Wireless Utility for Windows OO ME ZOU da DA rte Copyright C RALINE TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank vou for purchasing PRALINE Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT i 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 jights Installation and Use ou may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution ou may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of bs EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product Jor included with your own product Iesel 13 P4 Click Install to begin the installation 2 8 e F E KR TE 7 i H I KEE Ready to Install the Program The wizard i ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation IF vo want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard f e i InstallShield Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard Setup
36. 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 44 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 For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES ese a Profile o Advanced Statistics WA WPS Radio On Off About 2 SSID a Signal AP List zs Sorted by gt Gi Channel C Show dem gt 132 Ki 100 Kai 11 We K Kap Kan Kai We We pescan ECH Add to Profile i ee ee 202 HIE 213 ona 215 44 219 OK d E _Shiang_2 6e0AP D AP b Ap APPA w CO 3 EI E eo eG Ehe Gene ral Authentication Type gt Unknown Encryption Type gt Mone Config Methods gt Unknown Device Password ID zs Selected Registrar gt gt Unknown State gt Unknown Wersion gt Unknown AP Setup Locked gt Unknown UUID E zs Unknown HE Bands Unknown
37. Move down Leam about setting up wireless network configuration Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network in range or to get more Connect 21 STEP8 Click Properties and then click OK button AP1 properties Association Authentication Connection Wireless network key This network requires a key for the following Network Authentication KS Data encryption Disabled w Network key Contin network kep kepindes advanced The key i provided for me automatically Thi i a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are hot used STEP9 After filling appropriate value click OK button And the status will prompt up as below H Wireless Network Connection is now connected Cornected ko SP i Signal Strencth Excellent STEP10 Click the Ralink s icon will bring up Hall main window User can find the surrounding APs in the list The current connected AP will also shown with the green icon indicated as below screen User may user the available tab to configure more advanced features provided by Ralink s wireless NIC 22 B Network Advanced Statistics AMAA A WPS Radio On Off About Sorted by gt CO 550 G i Channel Signal C Show dBm Ss ys ee _Shiang_ 2860AP Kai aaa F AlbertY 200 We AP K kan We APPA We asus W11 Broadcom Kai B
38. Open or Shared authentication type Step 2 Choose WEP encryption type Step 3 Enter the WEP KEY Configuration Authentication and Security Use DG 1x WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please Keyin 10 HEX characters or 5 ASCII characters WEP 128 Bits Encryption Please Keyin 26 HEX characters or 13 ASCII characters Show Password 64 Step 4 After the profile is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Profil Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Ge About Profile List SSID Zem Arie Enenpson Merek Ties Wy LAT i Auto tasln che WEP_Encryption a Example 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Step 1 Choose WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type Step 3 Enter the pre shared KEY Configuration Authentication and Secunty Authentication Type WPA PSK sl Encryption TKIP WFA Preshared Key Wep Key CG Keup Hex C Kepta Hex 0 Kerta Hex C Kept Hex hai WEP 64 Bits Encrupbeorr Please Kenn TO HEX characters or 5 ASCH characters WEP 128 Bits Encupton Please Eeun 26 HEX characters or TASEI characters Show Password 65 Step 4 After the profile is saved click the Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Ge About
39. Public folder sharing Printer sharing Password protected sharing Media sharing Off Off no printers installed On Off Show me all the files and folders I am sharing Show me all the shared network folders on this computer OOO OO 81 Step 4 Right click the mouse to bring up the profile managing menu Lal Control Panel Manage Wireless Networks v Search D Manage wireless networks that use Wireless Network Connection Windows tries to connect to these networks in the order listed below To change the order drag a network up or down in the list You can also add or remove network profiles es Add Remove 4 Move up Adapter properties Q Profiletypes Network and Sharing Center Networks you can view and modify 4 Wi abc Security WPA Enterprise Type Any supported Automatically con Security WEP Type Any supported Automatically con Security Unsecured Type Any supported Automatically con WPA Personal Type Any supported Automatically con Remove network Rename Move up WLAN_SW Profile name WLAN_SW Mode Automatically connect Security type WPA Personal Radio type Any supported 82 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter 1 Symptom The LED is Off Possible Remedy Make sure the Wireless adapter is inserted proper
40. Shared Key This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 32 lengths WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must matched AP s key There are several formats to enter the keys gt Hexadecimal 40bits 10 Hex characters gt Hexadecimal 128bits 26 Hex characters gt ASCII 40bits 5 ASCII characters gt ASCII 128bits 13 ASCII characters 31 3 1 2 2 Example to Add Profile in Profile Step 1 Click Add in Profile function B 2 Profile Network Advanced Statistics WPS Radio On Off About Wie WU g Profile List Profile Name gt gt SSID gt Network Type gt gt Authentication gt gt Encryption gt Use 602 1x gt gt Channel gt gt Power Save Mode gt gt Tx Power gt gt RTS Threshold gt gt Fragment Threshold gt gt Extra Info gt gt Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel gt gt 6 lt gt 2437000 MHz Signal Strength 2 gt gt 5 Authentication gt gt Unknown em Strength 3 gt gt 29 Encryption gt gt None Noise Strength gt gt 0 Network Type gt gt Infrastructure Transmit IP Address gt gt 192 168 5 60 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Max Default Gateway gt gt 192 168 5 254 HT 0 005 Receive DW gt gt n a SNRO gt gt nfa Link Speed gt
41. Status The InstallShield Wizard is in stalling Palin k Wireless LAN Installing C Program Files RALINK AT 2860 Wireless LAN Card Driversnetr2 cat Installshield 14 P8 After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to exit the wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has suiocesstully installed Ralink wireless LAN Click Finish to exit the wizard To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer gt choose Properties gt click Device Manager sais B on i we GO WINNIE PC ql Computer E Disk drives ER Display adapters fai DVD CD ROM drives E IDE ATA ATAFI controllers a 8 IEEE1394 Bus host controllers H 2 Keyboards H A Mice and other pointing devices ob Monitors d E Sec NV ce Networking Controller cr Portable Devices a Ports COM amp LPT obt Processors a Sound video and game controllers Se Storage controllers GAR System devices H GG Universal Serial Bus controllers 15 The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running You can open the utility by double click on the icon Ia Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure WPA PSK Infrastructure WPA PS Infrastructure WPA PSK Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Detault11N 0 06 4F 33 44
42. Successtully 4 Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries U RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS U RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Peset Counter ege Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame RTS Frames Fail to Receive CTS Fail to receive CTS after sending RTS frame 36 Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retransmitted frames numbers Reset Counter Reset counters to zero Receive Statistics Transmit Frames Received Successfully 3153 Frames Received With CRC Error 201964 Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource 0 Duplicate Frames Received 0 Reset Counter Frames Received Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames receive with CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out Of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames Reset Counter Reset counters to zero gt Show the information of Status Section i gt Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 6 WMM WMM function involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DSL Setup Wa Setup Status Whitt gt Enabled Power save gt gt Disabled Direct Link gt Disabled wM Enable C Wh Power Save Enable J AC C
43. TS Threshold hie ce Belkin_N1_Wireless_261111 000043281111 C Fragment Threshold Broadcom 001018902ED4 001018902E27 OOOC766FC597 0004795CO8BD 000C43102718 000C43286021 Step 4 Then you can see the profile which you set appear in the profile list Click Activate to activate the profile setting d i E Profile Network Advanced Statistics WPS Radio On Off About Profile List b PROF1 Profile Name gt PROF1 SSID gt gt AP4 Network Type gt Infrastructure Authentication gt gt Open Encryption gt None Use 802 1x gt NO Channel gt gt 1 Power Save Mode gt gt CAM Tx Power gt gt Auto RTS Threshold gt 2347 Fragment Threshold gt gt 2346 Edit Delete Activate on G i p PINDO Status gt gt AP1 lt gt 00 03 7F 00 D7 Ad Let Out Extra Info gt gt Link is Up TxPower 10024 anal Strength 4 EE j Channel gt gt 6 lt gt 2437000 MHz z cal Authentication gt gt Open a S0 ES Ta Encryption gt gt NONE WII Noise strength gt gt 26 Network Type gt gt Infrastructure Transmit IP Address gt gt 192 168 5 60 Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Max Sub Mask gt gt 255 255 255 0 Throughput gt gt 0 000 Mbps Default Gateway gt gt 192 168 5 254 HT Mb ps Receive BW gt Dia SNRO gt gt nfa Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Gl gt nfa MCS gt gt nfa SNR1 gt gt Dia Throughput gt gt 0 033 Mbps 33 3 1 3 Net
44. You can Add Delete Edit or Activate the current Available Point s Also you can duplicate the AP or set current AP as Default 53 Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Loi About Frofile List SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Type PROF WLAN SW Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure 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 e type includes Infrastructure and Ad hoc pg Indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile Indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile Add Delete Edit Button Click these buttons to add delete edit the selected profiles Activate Button Click Activate to connect the selected profile When a profile is activated the adapter will be initially connected to the profile 54 3 2 1 1 Adda ee Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List Profile Name SSID Channel _ Authentication _ Encryption _ Network Type bk Edit Activate By either pushing the Add button on Profile Page or the Add to Pro
45. ailable modes are TKIP and AES None Disable the Encryption mode WEP Enabled the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length amp the key Index TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 111 for the security in the wireless network Note All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication WR WPA Pre Shared Key The WPA PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network m WEP Key Key1 Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network There are two types of key length 64 bit amp 128 bit Select the default encryption key form key1 to key4 by selected the radio button Fill the text box by following the rule below 64 bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or test1 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values in the A
46. bout current connection Default Gateway Default gateway about current connection Link Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate Throughout Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of Mbps Link Quality Display Connection quality based on signal strength and Tx Rx packet error rate Signal Strength 1 Receive signal strength 1 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength 2 Receive signal strength 2 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength 3 Receive signal strength 3 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Noise Strength Display noise signal strength HT Display current HT Status in use containing BW GI MCS SNRO and SNR1 value Show the information only for 802 11n wireless card 47 3 1 10 Enable AP Mode Feature in Windows 2000 OS In Windows 2000 Operation System the local network won 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 gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Choose Network and Dial up Connections option Right Click your local area connection Such as another LAN Card in the same computer and choose Properties E Net
47. ck and select the Advanced option For Windows XP Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers A device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device E Network Controller Upgrading to a newer version of a device driver may add functionality to or improve the performance of this device What do vou want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for mp device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver For Windows 2000 STEP2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver amp Utility to begin device driver installation Adapter Install Driver amp Utility User s Manual Acrobat Reader STEP3 Please read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement caretully RALINK wireless Utility for windows 98 M E 2000 8 P Avista Copyright C RALINE TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINE Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copy
48. e Windows profile manager can be reached via connection icon on the task bar or control panel via Network icon Step 1 Right click connection icon on the task bar then click Network and Sharing Center Disconnect from Connect to a network Turn on activity animation Turn off notification of new networks Diagnose and repair Network and Sharing Center Step 2 Select Manage wireless networks J y a Ra Network and Internet Network and Sharing Center aa i 4 D Search Tasks Network and Sharing Center View computers and devices Y View full map Connect to a network Manage wireless networks j v Set up a connection or network i WINNIE PC Internet Manage network connections This computer Diagnose and repair Hjo WLAN_SW Private network Customize Access Local and Internet Connection Wireless Network Connection WLAN_SW View status al Signal strength Very good Disconnect 73 Sharing and Discovery Network discovery On File sharing Off Public folder sharing o Off Printer sharing Off no printers installed See ako Password protected sharing On Internet Options Media sharing Off Windows Firewall Show me all the files and folders I am sharing 79 Step 3 Right click the mouse to bring up the profile manage menu 3 Network and Internet Manage Wireless Networks Manage wireless networks that use Wireless Network C
49. e Enable and DLS setup Enable Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Oe About Apply WWMM Power Save Enable Setting Direct Link Setup Enable Configure to enable Wi Fi Multi Media If you want to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link you must enable WMM The setting method of enabling WMM indicates as follows Step1 Click WMM Enable Step2 Click Apply 71 wMM Power Save Enable Setting Direct Link Setup Enable Apply Direct Link Setup Se Di Dias Timeout Value 60 sec Apply Tear Down Step3 Change to Site Survey Page And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page 72 Enable WMM Power Save Step1 Click WMM Power Save Enable And Click Setting button Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration oS About lw WMM Enable Direct Link Setup Enable Direct Link Tear Down Step2 After clicking Setting button show Power Save Setting dialog Please select which ACs you want to enable Then click Apply button The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully Iw AC VO Apply 73 Enable DLS Direct Link Setup Step1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable And Click
50. er the performance Adjust the antenna position Depends on the model For 2 antennas model gt The WLAN PCI card has one antenna for signal reception and another one antenna for high power signal transmission The antenna on the right side is for signal reception and should be set perpendicular 90 degrees The left side is for signal transmission and should be set about 90 degree For 3 antennas model gt The WLAN PCI card has two antennas for signal reception and one antenna for high power signal transmission The antennas on the right and left side are for signal reception and should be set perpendicular 90 degrees to each other The central one is for signal transmission and should be pulled up about 45 degree Please refer to the illustration below 2 Installation Procedure Note If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version first 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 STEP1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue Found Mew Hardware Wizard The wizard could not find the software on your computer For Network Controller lk is recommended that you connect to the ntermet so that the wizard can search online and look for the appropriate software O No do not connect to the Internet now IF you know another place where the software might be located click Ba
51. etworks pe Change advanced settings Choose a wireless network Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network in range or to get more hat Security enabled wireless network WPA 07 Unsecured wireless network AP li Security enabled wireless network WPA 219 eg Security enabled wireless network WPA Baron _PC_AP4 ke Security enabled wireless network Connect 20 STEP6 If you want to modify information about AP click Change advanced settings 1 Wireless Network Connection Network Tasks Choose a wireless network SS Refresh network list Set up a wireless network For a home or small office Related Tasks A Learn about wireless networking Ok Change the order of preferred networks qe Change advanced settings fe Security enabled wireless network WPA 20 Unsecured wireless network AP E Security enabled wireless network WPA 19 H Security enabled wireless network WPA Baron_PC_AP4 H Security enabled wireless network STEP7 Choose Wireless Networks tab A Wireless Network Connection Properties KE Wireless Networks Advanced Ayailable networks To connect to disconnect from or fnd out more information about wireless networks in range click the button below Preferred networks View Wireless Networks Automatically connect to available networks m the order listed below AP Automat c Move up
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53. f you want to lower the transmit power of the adapter for saving the power of the system you can select the lower percentages from the list The lower power will cause the lower signal strength and the coverage range 56 Authentication and Security page Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Authentication Type WPA PSK e Encryption TKIP WPA Preshared Key Sa Wep key Ce Keup Kepta C keta C ketd WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please kenn 10 HE characters or 5 ASCH characters WEP 128 Bits Encupton Please Eeun 26 HEX characters or 1 S45 Ell characters Show Password een mm WR 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 WPA WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802 1x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authentication or pre shared key PSK technology It provides a high level of assurance to enterprise small business and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks For enterprises that have already deployed I
54. file button on Site Survey Page it brings up the profile setting sheet which contains two setting pages Configuration page and Authentication and Security page Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Defautt_11N O0 4b6 4F 33 44 66 N 29 6 Unknown Infrastructure UNI O0406 4F 50 1E B6 G 4a 6 Unknown Infrastructure SMC O0 13 F7 19 26 D2 G DA 6 Unknown Infrastructure RT2561 1 O0 AS BB 01 23 45 CG 10 Unknown Infrastructure i at Sw HMMH G TKIP WPA PSK Infrastructure WPA PS Infrastructure WR514 AVN OU AF Ap Cl N 100 11 TKIP WPA PSK Infrastructure my SSID H03 7F FEDH G 11 None Unknown Infrastructure Connected lt gt WLAN_SW Add to Profile 55 Configuration page Configuration Authentication and Securty Profile Name PROF SSID WLAN SW Network Type Infrastructure TX Power sen ll mm 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 m 1Tx Power The desired TX power level the available options are 100 75 50 and Auto I
55. gt gt 0 033 Mops 1 448 ie DS The Setting of DLS indicates as follow 1 Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC address of STA The STA must conform to 2 conditions as follow gt Connect with the same AP that support DLS features gt Have to enable DLS Wit Setup Status WA gt Enabled Power Save ss Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled WA Enable j TT WAM Power Save Enable E AG Dk C AC CT AC CT AC cal Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt joa De E E e oo Timeout vele ed 600 sec Apply Tear Down 40 2 Timeout Value represent that it disconnect automatically after some seconds The value is integer The integer must be between 0 65535 It represents that it always connects if the value is zero Default value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds NN Setup eas ptm ip Whit gt Enabled Power Save gt Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled Wiis Enable WAM Power Save Enable C AC J AC DE EI acu HI SC Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address gt foo ec E E eo eo Timeout Value 600 sec Apply Tear Down I 3 Click Apply button The result will look like the below figure Want Setup Status Wb gt Enabled Power Save ss Disabled Direct Link gt Enabled b i Wha Enable LI C Wi Power Save Enable O Ac Cl Ac Be O ac O sevo Direct Link Setup Enable MAC address gt 200 Oc Timeout Walde zs 00 sec EN O0 0C 43 2 60
56. h to AP mode Ralink Wireless Utility will automatically pup up The Wireless Default SSID is assigned as SoftAP 56 x Contig Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About Channel fi wireless blode e0211 BGN mix Use Mac Address Security Setting Country Region Code eG 0 CH1411 S No forwarding among wireless clients Hide SSID Jk Allow Bw 40 MH Beacon mz 100 Ta Power fi UU Idle time b0 3600 s 300 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 gt Control Panel gt Choose Network and Sharing Center option gt Click Connect to a network to search the available networks E Network and Sharing Center Network and Sharing Center View computers and devices a View full map Connect to a network Manage wireless networks A e ba Set up a connection or network WINNIE D Internet Manage network connections This computer Diagnose and repair i Not connected Wireless networks are available See also Internet Options Windows Firewall 50 Step 8 Select the network SoftAP 56 and click Connect to establish the connection Select a network to connect to Som Security enabled network Security enabled netw
57. icon will change color to reflect current wireless network connection status The status indicates as follow gt K indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Good gt ae indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Normal gt i indicate Wireless NIC is not connected yet gt E indicate Wireless NIC is not detected gt I indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Weak 3 1 2 Profile Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home office and other public hot spot You may save multiple profiles and activate the correct one at your preference Protile List Profile Mame gt 551D gt Metiwork Type Authentication gt Encryption gt Use 602 1x gt gt Channel gt gt Power Save Mode gt Tx Power zz RTS Threshold gt gt Fragment Threshold gt Add Edit Delete Hie tte he Definition of each field Profile Name Name of profile preset to PROF x indicate 1 2 3 SSID AP or Ad Hoc name Network Type Network s type including infrastructure and Ad Hoc Authentication Authentication mode Encryption Encryption Type Use 802 1x Whether or not use 802 1x feature Channel channel in use for Ad Hoc mode Power Save Mode Choose from CAM Constantly Awake Mode or Power Saving Mode Tx Power Transmit power the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out RTS Threshold User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value
58. ion function for Ralink Wireless NIC Ralink s Utility RaUI provides WPA supplicant functionality To make it easier for user to select the correct utility RaUI will let user make the selection when it first runs after windows XP boots RaUl can co exist with WZC Windows Zero Configuration When coexisting with WZC RaUl only provides monitoring function such as link status network status statistic counters advance feature status WMM status and WPS status It won t interfere with WZC s configuration or profile functions Please see below picture To select WZC or RaUl Launch Config Utilities If Use Zero Configurations as Configuration utility is selected please continue on the section Below picture shows that the RaUI status when WZC is active as main control utility 17 dn 8 ZS E 2 Profile Network Advanced Statistics AAA WPS Radio On Off About Sorted by gt CO Sol Gi Channel Gi Signal C Show dBm SE RE DER EE E _Shiang_2ee0 AP 11 als aaa F AlbertY 200 De AP Kai kan 6 APPA Wi asus 11 Broadcom 11 Buffala 54 Kan Cobra De Rescan Connect Addeto Profle deene a Ep E ek Re eeerrreceee Ech Status gt AP1 lt gt 00 03 7F 00 B7 44 Extra Info gt Link i Up TxPower 100 Channel gt 6 lt gt 2447000 MHz Authentication Unknown Encryption gt Mone Network Type gt Infrastructure IP Address zs 197 168 5 40 Transmit Link Speed gt 54
59. ion 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 gt Detail Information about Security and Key in the credential Connect Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials The active selected credential is as like as the active selected Profile gt Rotate Command to rotate to connect to the next inside credentials Disconnect Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link And then select the last profile at the Profile Page of RaUl if exist If there is an empty profile page the driver will select any non security AP gt 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
60. less Unsecured wireless network BEE AlbertY 200 OG j er sie Change the order of preferred networks E Security enabled wireless network PA 39 Se Change advanced Jr settings Unsecured wireless network APPA a fie db Unsecured wireless network LO e Security enabled wireless network Connect 19 STEP4 Select intended AP and click Connect shown as below then click Connect Anyway Wireless Network Connection Network Tasks qm Refresh network list 2 Set up a wireless network For a home or small office Related Tasks AS Learn about wi networking ois Change the ore A preferred netw ip Change ad ang settings Choose a wireless network Click an tem m the list below to connect to a wireless networkin range or to get more information Jh RalinkInitialAP Unsecured wireless network Wireless Network Connection You are connecting to the unsecured network AF1 Information sent it over this over this network is not encrypted and might be visible to other peoole tthis ppbawnrk Connect Anyway Cancel P Security enabled wireless network WPA 99 Unsecured wireless network APPA STEP5 AP1 is successful connected wireless Network Connection Network Tasks SS Refresh network list Set up a wireless network For a home or small office Related Tasks Au Learn about wireless networking sie Change the order of preferred n
61. ls Property Connection specific DN Deserption Physical Address DHCP Enabled IPw l IP Address Py4 Subnet Mask Lease Obtained Lease Expires IPv4 Default Gateway 4 IPy4 DHCP Server lPv4 ONS Server NetBIOS over Tepip En Link4ocal IPv6 Address IPv6 Default Gateway IPv6 DNS Server d Value 802 11n USB Wireless LAN Card O0 06 4F 55 88 77 Yes 192 168 0 186 255 255 255 0 Wednesday October 17 7005 9 00 17 4 Wednesday October 19 2005 9 05 04 A 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 1 Yes Lef eiiebabdb ve fa ve 15 52 3 2 For Windows Vista Ralink wireless utility is shown as below There are 6 settings pages in Ralink wireless utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List SSID Channel Authentication Encryption 1 Network Type PROF WLAN SW Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure 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 QoS Page It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup WR About Page Display Ralink driver and utility information 3 2 1 Profile In the Profile you can view and manage the current using Available Point s
62. ly Otherwise please contact your vendor 2 Symptom The LED is always on not blinking Possible Remedy Make sure that you have installed the driver from the attached CD 3 Symptom The LED is blinking but the Wireless adapter icon does not appear in your icon tray Possible Remedy Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD 4 Symptom The Wireless adapter is linking but can t share files with others Possible Remedy Make sure the File and printer sharing function is enabled 5 Symptom Slow or unstable performance Possible Remedy Try to change the channel of the communicating group or move your device closer to the communicating device 6 Symptom Can t find the utility icon in the taskbar when plug in the Wireless adapter Possible Remedy You could enable the function by click the icon of Start gt All Programs gt Ralink Utility 7 Symptom No wireless signal 83 Possible Remedy Move the antennas of the access point or wireless router into an L shape one vertically and one horizontally Click on the Refresh button on the Site Survey screen If the computer still does not see the Access Point and then try to move your Access Point closer to the computer Then click on the Refresh button again If the computer still does not see the Access Point move all things that may cause interference with the wireless signal 8 Symptom If you still cannot
63. nal CT Show d n GE A E EE _Shiang_28604P Kai aaa F Albert 200 K e AP Hi kan We APPA We asus Kai Broadcom Kai Buffalo 54 Kai Cobra K e Rescan Connect Add to Profile a fh a mmi Sith a i o ad E i e 55 D D D 100 E Status gt gt AP4 lt gt O0 03 7F 00 D7 44 Extra Info gt Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel gt 6 lt gt 2437000 MHz Saal SEperiath 2 gt pe Authentication gt Unknown e ath S ss BUS Encryption gt Mone Moise Strength gt 26 Network Type gt Infrastructure EE ID address gt 192 1668 5 113 Link Speed gt gt Ef Mbps SUB Mask zs 255 258 2660 Throughput gt 0 000 Mbps Default Gateway gt gt 192 166 5 254 HT 0 019 ME DS Receive GE J DW gt m a SMRO gt Dia Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Max Gl gt nia MCS gt gt nia SNRA gt gt nra Throughput 0 014 mbps 0 093 Mo DS There are three sections in RaUI These sections are briefly described as below WR Button Section include Profile page Network page Advanced page Statistics page WMM page WPS page About button Radio On Off button and Help button gt Button Section Move to the Left gt Move to the Right gt dek f s B Profile REESEN Advanced Statictice VWAMA WPS Radio On Off About 24 gt E Function Section Corresponding button gt Profile Page Profile List Profile Mame gt SSID gt Network T
64. onnection Windows tries to connect to these networks in the order listed below To change the order drag a network up or down in the list You can also add or remove network profiles Sa Add Remove kr Move up Adapter properties 2 Profile types zE Network and Sharing Center Networks you can view and modify 4 abc Security WPA Enterprise Type Any supported Automatically Security WEP ype Any supported Automaticalh Security Unsecured ype Any supported Automatically Security WPA Personal ype Any supported Automatically Properties Remove network Rename Move up WLAN_SW Profile name WLAN_SW Security type WPA Personal Radio type Any supported Mode Automatically connect via Control Panel Step 1 Select Control Panel on start menu Internet Internet Explorer E mail Winnie LUCU Windows Mail Documents KI Windows Media Player Pictures Ki Windows Fhoto Gallery P Welcome Center Windows Media Center Ki Windows Ultimate Extras eo Windows Live Messenger Download Windows DVD Maker E Windows Meeting Space Y Faint Start Search BT e el Music Games Search Recent terns Computer Network Connect To Control Panel Default Programs Help and Support 80 Step 2 Double click Network and Sharing Center icon Control Panel Home e Classic View ZE AutoPlay Backup and Restore C
65. ork Set up a connection or network Open Network and Sharing Center 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 Sox il EH View computers and devices S View full map Connect to a network se Manage wireless networks Set up a connection or network 2 o e WINNIE D Internet Manage network connections This computer Diagnose and repair Kr SoftAP 56 Public network Customize Access Local only Connection Wireless Network Connection Soft4P 56 afl Signal strength Excellent Disconnect 23 Sharing and Discovery Netmoik discovery Custom File sharing On Public folder sharing Off Printer sharing Off no printers installed Password protected sharing On OOOO O O Media sharing Off See also Show me all the files and folders I am sharing EE pons show me all the shared network folders on this computer Windows Firewall 51 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 General Connection SSID Duration Speed IPv4 Connectivity IPv6 Connectivity Media State Signal Quality Network Connection Details Network Connection Detai
66. right 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 rights Installation and Use rou may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution ou may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product or included with your own product accept the terms of the license agreement do not accept the terme of the license agreement install sted 1 In Windows XP there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless adapter You can choose to configure the adapter through the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool It is recommended to choose the Ralink Configuration Tool for the adapter Click Next to continue Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard e i Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Select Configuration Toal Park Configuration Tool C Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool P5 If you need the adapter to operate with be
67. sts for A B G N adapter Wireless Protection User can choose from Auto On and Off Only 802 11n adapter don t Support gt Auto STA will dynamically change as AP announcement gt ON Always send frame with protection gt Off Always send frame without protection 35 TX Rate Manually force the Transmit using selected rate Default is auto 802 11n wireless card doesn t support Enable Tx Burst Ralink s proprietary frame burst mode Enable TCP Windows Size Enhance throughout Fast Roaming at Fast to roaming setup by transmit power Select your Country Region Code 8 countries to choose Show Authentication Status Dialog When you connect AP with authentication choose whether show Authentication Status Dialog or not Authentication Status Dialog display the process about 802 11x Authentication Enable CCX Cisco Compatible eXtensions support Cisco Compatible Extensions function gt LEAP turn on CCKM Enable Radio Measurement can channel measurement every 0 2000 milliseconds Apply Save the save changes gt Show the information of Status Section dh gt Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 5 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand Transmit Statistics Transmit _ Receive Frames Transmitted Successtully 1432 Frames Retransmitted
68. tatus Card Mame gt gt Ralink 502 11n Wireless LAM Card Connected by manual 16 3725 062 Starting network connection 16 37 25 171 Network i connecting 16 37 25 201 FEAF authenticating 16 37 RE Wireless chent is authenticated Cancel r e 27 AP s Information General SSID gt AF1 MAC address gt O0 03 7F 00 D7 44 Authentication Type gt gt Unknown Supported Rates Mbps 1 2 5 5 11 6 12 24 36 9 18 48 54 Encryption Type gt Mone Channel gt lt gt 2437000 KHz Network Type gt Infrastructure Beacon Interval gt 100 OK gt Retry the Connection Card Mame gt Ralink 802 11n Wireless LAN Card Identity gt gt Profile Mame gt PROF 1 Password zs Message gt Invalid identity or password gt Configuration System Config h Encry Authentication gt gt WPA F Encryption zs TKIF we WPA Preshared Key gt gt Wep Key G i Keyt Hexadecimal a kert Hexadecimal e kepta Hexadecimal k G kerd Hexadecimal we L Show Password m At the mean time of starting RaUl there is also a small Ralink icon appears within windows taskbar as below You may double click it to bring up the main menu if you selected to close RaUl menu earlier You may also use mouse s right button to close RaUl utility 28 gt gt Ralink icon in system tray WR Besides the small
69. tter performance please choose Optimize for performance mode to enable the Tx Burst mode Or you can choose Optimize for WiFi mode to run in standard wireless network Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Choose Configuration TsxBurst or WiFi D Optimize for WiFi mode fe plimize for performance mode jete P6 Click Install to begin the installation Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If vou want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard l E S EP7 Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation Setup Status The InstallShield Wizard is installing A alin k Wireless LAN Installing C Program FilesSRALINE Co rman r R alll exe InstallShield ane T 10 8 After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to exit the wizard Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successtully installed A alink Wireless LAN Click Finish to exit the wizard _ Installs Eh To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer gt choose Properties
70. tup Display WPS capable AP information The WPS capable AP information is listed in the upper frame and the display AP s characters are SSID BSSID current operating channel device password ID authentication type and encryption type Re Scanning Clicking re scan button performs the re scanning action WPS AP Information Clicking the WPS information button brings up the WPS capable AP information dialog WR Authentication Type there are three type of supported authentication modes and there are Open Shared WPA PSK and WPA modes 69 WR Encryption Type For Open amp Shared authentication modes the available encryption types are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication modes the available encryption types are TKIP and AES WR Config Methods This attributes contains the config methods supported and enabled by the selected Registrar WR Device Password ID Device Password ID indicates the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use H Selected Registrar Selected Registrar indicates if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add an Enrollee WR State This attribute is used to indicate the current configuration state This attribute is either Un Configured or Configured Version This attribute is the specified WPS version AP Setup Locked AP Setup Locked indicates if AP has entered a setup locked state UUID E
71. uffalo 54 Kai Cobra ENK Ep ig tbs abe 100 ZS ENK a1 TOX 00 OO 0 0 Rescan Status gt AP lt O0 03 7F 00 D7 Ad WW Gnk Guality 100 Extra Info ss Link is Up TxPower 1004 ES 7 si Strength es 100 Channel gt 6 lt gt 2437000 MHz Birem Tss J00 Authentication gt Unknown znat Strength Frs 100 Encryption gt None Noise Strength gt 26 Network Type gt Infrastructure Transmit IP Address gt 197 1766 5 40 Link Speed gt 54 0 Mbps Max SUB Mask ss 256 255 2560 Throughput gt gt 0 000 Mbps Default Gateway zz 192 165 5 254 HT 0 104 Mbps Receive Max Buy gt Dia SD gt gt nia Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Gl gt pi MCS gt DIS SNRA gt DIS Throughput gt 0 098 Mbps 45 746 Ab DS 3 1 1 Start When starting Hall system will connect to the AP with best signal strength without setting profile or matching profile setting It will issue a scan command to wireless NIC After two seconds the AP list will updated with the result of BSS list scan The AP list include most used fields such as SSID network type channel used wireless mode security status and signal percentage The arrow icon indicates the connected BSS or IBSS network 23 ee B 2 R Profile Network Advanced Statistics WN WPS Radio On Off About Sorted by gt gt 551D Channel Sig
72. unding 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 2 If user wants to connect to other AP he can double click mouse on the intended AP to make connection 3 If the intended network has encryption other than Not Use Raconfig will bring up the security page and let use input the appropriate information to make the connection This icon indicates the change is successful Example 1 Open and Non Encrypted Step 1 Choose Open authentication type Step 2 Choose None encryption type Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security WPA Freshared Key Wep Key CG kent C Keta E kepa e ketd WER 64 Bits Encrption Please Kenn T0 HES characters of DAG characters WEP 126 Bits Encryption Please Kenin 26 HEX characters or 13 ASCII characters Show Password Step 3 After the profile is saved click Activate button on Profile Page to activate the profile 63 Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration Qos About Profile List SSID Zeg Authertoston Jong Network Typs gias IL LE L I E EES a Example 2 WEP Encrypted Step 1 Choose
73. work Under the Network function system will display the information of surrounding APs from last scan result List information includes SSID BSSID Signal Channel Encryption algorithm Authentication and Network type as below Sorted by zs zip Channel Gens CT Show dBm EL Z _Shiang_2860AP Va Do 1 o aaa Z QO F vn we Albert Y 200 We 69 on E AP Vi D F s mm kan Ve be i TT APPA Ve Da 7O We asus Gu B Ta amp amp amp 8 amp 8 8 e Broadcom Gu B 1 0 Buffalo 54 CA g en MMs Se We bf G 3 E z Rescan Connect Add to Profile Definition of each field SSID Name of BSS or IBSS network Network Type Network type in use infrastructure for BBS Ad Hoc for IBSS network Channel Channel in use Wireless Mode AP support wireless mode IT may support 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11n wireless mode Security Enable Whether AP provides security enabled wireless network Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Icons amp Buttons b Indicate connection is successful e gt Indicate network type is infrastructure mode D gt Indicate network type is Ad Hoc mode gt Indicate security enabled wireless network gt Indicate 802 11a wireless mode Indicate 802 11b wireless mode g gt Indicate 802 119 wireless mode gt Indicate 802 11n wireless mode Sorted by gt Gi SSID Gi Channel Gei Signal gt Indicate the AP lists are sorted by SSID Channel or Signal
74. work and Dial up Connections Ioj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help d Back mp Qi Search Lt Folders BR Wo LG A EI Ez L Network and Dial up Connections ao Address Si Ge re SS ER ER GR L L A E eg Make Mew Local Grea Network and Dial up connection SC Canmartion Connections zl Status Local Area Connection Create Shortcut Delete Rename Status Network cable unplugged siS 9O0 Based PC Fast Ethernet Adapter Type LAM Connection KO Displays the properties of the selected connection a Step 2 In Sharing tab enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and click OK General Sharing Internet Connection Sharing allows other computers on your A local network to access external resources through this Internet Connection Sharing Local network operation may be momentarily disrupted Settings 48 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 Ea Network and Dial up Connections Ioj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Adwanced Help da Back p Gi Search Lt Folders Ca AS GS NW ei Fb Address Network and Dial up Connections Go z em Make New Local 4rea Network and Dial up Connection Connection Connections Disable Status Local Area Connection 2 Create Shortcut
75. ws XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure to card Switch to AP Mode gt Select this option to change to AP mode Exit gt Select Exit to close the Configuration Utility tool Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit lee 10 32 AM 2 2 For Vista STEP1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue Found New Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your Network Controller WI Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will guide you through the process of installing driver software for your device Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on KI Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software 12 P2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver amp Utility to begin device driver installation Install Driver amp Utility User s Manual Acrobat Reader P3 Please read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully RAL
76. y Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About status WLAN SW lt gt 0 07 40 F 1 99 42 Extra Info Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel 9 lt gt 2452 KHz Link Speed Tx Mbps Throughput Tx Kbps Link Quality Signal Strength 1 Signal Strength 2 Signal Strength 3 Low 267 D Nocelevel BRRRRRR Gl n a MCS n a SNRO n a SNRI1 n a 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 Link Speed Mbps Display the transmission and reception rate of the network The maximum transmission rate is 54Mbps Throughput Kbits sec Display transmits and receives throughout in unit of K bits sec Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate dBm If you want to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm select the check box Signal Strength Receive signal strength user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength2 Receive signal strength 2 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format 61 Noise Level Display the noise signal strength HT Display current HT status in use containing BW GI MCS SNRO and SNR1 value show the information only for 802 11n wireless card
77. ype gt Authentication gt Encryption EE Use B02 1x gt Channel gt Power Save Mode gt Tx Power gt RTS Threshold gt Fragment Threshold gt i wm Delete Activate Network Page Sorted by gt gt 551D Channel signal Show dBm AP List gt _Shiang_28604P W11 HEI 1 060hLhh i i lt a aaa I DR F een wm Albert 200 Vie Sf e Em AP Vi D mm kan VG B0 OS mmm APPA We g az W asus Gu Bg B1 Wm en Broadcom Gu Bg rm Buffalo 54 W11 g 7O We Cobra D HEI 7 i Es Rescan Connect Add to Profile Advanced Page Wireless mode gt gt o 11 BS GSH mix Enable CCA Cisco Compatible extensions C Turon cckM E Enable Radio Measurements Enable TX Burst O Non serving Channel Measurements limit z0 ms 0 200 Enable TCP Window Size Fast Roaming at 70 dBm Show authentication Status Dialog Select Your Country Region Code 11 B G zs o H1 14 7 Apply 25 gt Statistics Page Frames Transmitted Successfully 1432 Frames Retransmitted Successfully d Frames Fail To Receive ACK After Al Retries D RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS 0 RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS D gt WMM Page Whit Setup Status Witt gt Enabled Power Save gt Disabled Direct Link gt Disabled cal Whit Enable O WM Power Save Enable Cl AC 2 CT ac o CT ac CT AC Direct Link Setup Enable Wit Address zz Timeout Yale zs 60 se Apply

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