CWP-905 Wireless-N PCI Adapter
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1. Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties _LAN or High Sp Not connected Firewalled 5 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to move your computer closer to the access point or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Connect 18 i Wireless Network Connection 2 Network Tasks Refresh network list 2 Set up a wireless network default for a home or small office Unsecured wi Related Tasks pereme ths iromany UD Learn about wireless networking tz Change the order of preferred networks Change advanced settings Ifthe access point is protected by encryption you have to input its security key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase Wireless Network Connection 19 7 If you can see Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established Wireless Network Connection 2 Network Tasks Refresh network list 2 Set up a wireless network r default Connected for a home or small office Related Tasks WD Learn about wireless networking2. Change the order of preferred networks gt Change advanced settings 20 2 3 Connection Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time like of access point of your home office cybercafe or public wireless service you can store the connection parameters encryption passphrase security etc etc as a profile for every access point so you don t have in input these parameters every time you want to connect to a specific wireless access point 2 3 1 Make a profile for an access point or wireless device 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Comguration as Configuration utility Switch to 4P Mode Exit 2 There are two ways to add a new connection profile Create a new profile or Add a profile from an existing wireless access point or wireless device If you want to click new profile click Profile tab then click Add button 21 I lt Ralink Wireless Utility SA Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration Abdut Profile USA Perdido BA ced ona Peder AI A L aiii e tete a MAS 5 A Profile List Manor Profile Name SSID Channel Authenticat Encryption e 3 noccesen Levent e E Sre s2 7 e O se ae a ze
3. Statistics About Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Message ooo o ol 2007 704 16 14 00 20 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 associated 2007 04 16 14 00 55 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 left this BSS 2007 04 16 14 02 50 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 associated 2007 04 18 14 06 11 00 09 2D 51 EA 7E associated You can click Clear to remove all entries in the log 63 3 6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works you can follow the following instructions to view the statistics of the access point 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table EventLog Statistics About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero 64 Chapter 4 APPENDIX 4 1 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you re using this w
4. point If the wireless access point you selected have SSID please skip this step 14 Please enter SSID A TN f x e a e e lt e A Ifthe wireless access point uses encryption you have to input WEP passphrase or WPA preshared key Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect and input the correct passphrase preshared key here then click OK If the value you inputted here is wrong you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point Authentication type is selected automatically please don t change it If the access point you selected does not enable encryption and does not require authentication please skip this step Authentication and Security Authentication Type WPA PS K DA Encryption WPA Preshared Key Wep Key y C Show Password Soo Su CATA b s Mr You ll see Connected lt gt SSID SSID is the SSID of the wireless access point or 15 wireless device you connected to message displayed at lower left corner of configuration utility congratulations you re successfully connected to the access point or wireless device you selected Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About AAA Si C Enoy Awhe Network Wireless Rout 00 00 00 FE 60 TKIP WPRA P lt Connected
5. lt gt Wireless Router Add to Profile 7 You can put the mouse cursor over the Ralink configuration utility icon and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon Ralink Wireless LAN Card Status Weak WarioxMNET LI 216 PM ae a 16 2 2 2Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built in wireless network configuration utility called as Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility a ile Zero Configuration as Configuration util STEHT AP odene eens ee Exit 2 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel amp Control Panel File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help Q Back Bb yo Search gt Folders isi Address e Control Panel Va Control Panel ES Pick a category 7 Appearance and Themes a Printers and Other Hardware a See Also T 4 Windows Update E Help and Support y Network and Internet Connections User Accounts Add or Remove Programs Date Time Language and Regional id Options A f y Sounds Speech and Audio Devices Accessibility Options y
6. Performance and Maintenance Security Center 3 Click Connect to a network under Network and Sharing Center 17 E Network and Internet Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back 7 D Search Folders 535 7 EEE Address e Network and Internet Connections Network and Internet Connections See Also My Network Places O Printers and Other gt Hardware a Remote Desktop to Phone and Modem Options Add a Bluetooth device Pick a task gt Set up or change your Internet connection B Create a connection to the network at your workplace BJ Set up or change your home or small office network Troubleshooters B Set up a wireless network for a home or small office 2 Home or Small Office Networking 2 Internet Explorer 2 Network Diagnostics B Change Windows Firewall settings or pick a Control Panel icon x Bluetooth Devices a Network Connections Windows Firewall wi Internet Options A Network Setup Wizard Wireless Network Setup Wizard 4 Right click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card please make sure you right click the Ralink 802 11n Wireless LAN Card then select View Available Wireless Networks y Wireless Network Connection 2 Local Area Connection ok 1394 Connection Disable Yiew Available Wireless Networks Status Repair
7. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications each with different latency and throughput requirements compete for network resources By using WMM end user satisfaction is maintained in a wider variety of environments and traffic conditions WMM makes it possible for home network users and enterprise network managers to decide which data streams are most important and assign them a higher traffic priority 15 What is WMM Power Save WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi Fi networks that increase the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission in order to conserve power WMM Power Save has been optimized for mobile devices running latency sensitive applications such as voice audio or video but can benefit any Wi Fi device WMM Power Save uses mechanisms included in the IEEE 802 11e standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802 11 legacy power save With WMM Power Save the same amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time while allowing the Wi Fi device to remain longer in a low power dozing state 16 What is GI Gl stands for Guard Interval It s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross interference If there are two wireless devices using the same or near channel and they are close enough radio interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability 17 What is STBC STBC stands for Space Time Block Coding which is a technique
8. allow intermediate certificates Input the server name of CA server here Check this box and the wireless configuration utility will check if the server name of CA server you set here is exactly matched with the CA server connected to If they don t match connection will be dropped Check this box and the wireless configuration utility will check the end of domain name If there s anything wrong connection will be dropped After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit 32 2 4 View Network Statistics and Link Status The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status If you want to know how your wireless network card works you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you re using 2 4 1 Network Statistics Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities POETA on Sen te oe Launch Config Utilities Mes Use zere Tanoan as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Statistics tab and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Succe
9. and the following settings will appear Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About SSID BSSID c ID Authe Enc _Rescan_ RalinkInitial P 00 0C 43 25 61 00 1 Ox0000 WPA TKIP MAC Address Authentic Encryption Disconnect Delete 5 ME MwrsProbelE fwpSstauusisnotused The PIN number of your wireless network card is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration utility Remember it and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this 47 3 Click PIN button now and wait for few seconds to one minute If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found you ll be connected to that access point Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About SSID BSSID c 1D Authe Ene Bescan Ralinklnitial4P 00 0C 43 25 61 00 1 Ox0000 WPA TKIP o Belkin P 00 14 45 5E 78 52 4 WPA2 AES Information Pin Code 26460161 SSID MAC Address Authentic Encryption RalinkInitial P256100 00 04 79 97 27 FC WPA PSK TKIP c Connect Rotate Delete Y WPS associate IE WPS probe IE MwPS status is connected successfully RalinkInitia
10. in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming a client of other wireless access points by default If you want to switch to AP mode please right click Ralink utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utilit Switch to AP Mode After you select Switch to AP Mode the Ralink utility icon will change Which indicated the wireless card is operating in AP mode now If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode become a client of other wireless access points click Switch to Station Mode Lanuch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to AP or click Launch al Config Utilities after you right click the Ralink configuration utility which asks you to assign an existing network card with internet connection Internet Connection Sharing with SoftAP Please select a network card which had Internet access W AN Name ee Description MAC ddress IP Enable ICS Not enable ICS If your computer has another network card which is connected to Internet please select it from Name dropdown menu and click Enable ICS if your computer does not have another network card with I
11. used to transfer multiple copies of data by multiple antenna to improve data transfer performance By using multiple antennas not only data transfer rate is improved but also the wireless stability 69
12. 00 0C 43 25 61 00 1 Ox0000 WPA TKIP Belkin amp P 00 14 45 5E 78 52 4 WPA2 AES Linformation Pin Code 26460161 Rescan SSID MAC Address Authentic Encryption E RalinkinitialaP2561 00 00 04 79 97 27 FC WPA PSK TKIP Connect Rotate Disconnect Delete ES LLO WPS probe IE MwPS status is connected successfully RalinkInitial P256100 Sometime WPS may fail and you can click PBC button few more times to try again When an access point is connected you can click Disconnect to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point or select another WPS enabled wireless access point then click Connect to establish connection to selected access point if there are more than one WPS enabled access point found You can also click Rotate button and next access point on the list will be selected to establish connection If you want to delete a found access point from the list select it and click Delete button 2 7 2 WPS Setup PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect supports PIN please follow the following instructions to establish connection to it 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer 46 desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Ose Sersomguratton as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click WPS Configuration tab
13. CWP 905 Wireless N PCI Adapter User Manual July 2007 Table of Contents Chapter 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 Chapter 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 Chapter 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 Chapter 4 4 1 4 2 MYER OCUIC TN ONN ooo pases checca ret na a a a R 3 Abo t CWP 905 0 ieee hase da 3 Main Features dile 3 System RequireMentS ooooooooocoocccoccooccocccoconononcnonoconono nooo nonononnnonnnonoos 4 Getting to Know CWP 905 ocoooooocoooocooccococonooccoocconoconcoo nono nonnnonnconoo 4 Driver Installation and Configuration ooo ooonooonconcnionnicccccnoo 5 Network Card InstallatioN ooooooooonnnnincninniccnnonnocnconccnncnnos 5 Connect to Wireless Access Point oooocooocoocoococococccocococccnnonno 11 Connection Profile Management o ooo ooooooonocooccicccocccocccnnonoo 21 View Network Statistics and Link Status 33 Advance Settings csciciiciiis alt dial 37 A A A A a ite 40 WPS CONTIQUEAION va a is 43 ADOUL ici 49 SOm AP FUNCION id Na 51 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration 51 Security SOTA neenaka Bec Sida eres 56 Access Controla ds 58 Connection t ble ocu ii ia 61 Event POG a as 63 APPENDIX inana a e e e One Ud lets 65 Troubleshooting cis il 65 A AA aaa ase eat une aes ct AA 67 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 About CWP 905 Thank you for purchasing this high speed 802 11 b g n Draft 2 0 w
14. EAP FAST you can use protected authentication credential by check this box Remove the credential you imported previously Import the authentication credential file PAC or al file format you ll be prompted to select a credential file from your computer You can select the protocol of tunneled authentication here This pulldown menu is only available when authentication type you use is PEAP or TTLS When you use EAP FAST as authentication type the protocol setting is always Generic Token Card and can not be changed Please input the identity of tunneled authentication here Please input the password of tunneled authentication here Please select the password mode of EAP FAST authentication 30 mode This setting is hidden when the authentication type is not EAP FAST After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit 31 2 3 3 Using 802 1x CA Server If you want to use CA server please click CA Server tab And the following message will be displayed Here are descriptions of every setup items Use certificate chain Certificate Issuer Allow intermediate certificates Server name Server name must match exactly Domain name must end in specified name Check this box to enable the use of certificate chain Please select the issuer of certificate from this dropdown menui Check this box if you wish to
15. Install CD into your CD ROM drive Unless you have disabled the auto run feature of Windows the AutoPlay Menu should appear automatically If not you can manually access the installation by clicking the Start button and choosing Run In the drop down box type D AUTORUN EXE where D is the drive letter for your CD ROM drive Alternately double click My Computer and double click on the CD drive icon Click on CWP 905 to install driver and utility for your wireless network card AutoPlay Menu 5 Please read the end user license agreement and click Yes to accept license agreement RALINK Wireless Network Card Setup Please read the following License Agreement ng license agreement Use the scroll bar to RALINK Wireless Utility for Windows 98 ME 2000 xP Copyright C RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINK Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright koatos E wa zo other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE P PRODUCT is licensed nol 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you the following rights Installation and Use You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT daa that each copy shall be a true and complete
16. InstallShield 6 You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here It s recommended to select Ralink Configuration Tool which provides fully access to all function of this wireless network card If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool then click Next RALINK Wireless Network Card Setup Choose Configuration Tool ct Configuration Tool 9 Ralink Configuration Tool Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool InstallShield 7 There are two wireless performance mode you can select here Optimize for WiFi mode or Optimize for performance mode If you want to enhance wireless performance please select Optimize for performance mode However wireless compatibility is not guaranteed in this mode If you want to use this mode you may not be able to communicate with older wireless devices and wireless access point such as 802 11b devices but the data transfer rate will be enhanced in this mode You can select this mode when you only plan to communicate with 802 11 Draft N devices If you want to keep compatibility and communicate with older wireless devices please select Optimize for WiFi Mode When you select one mode please click Next gt to continue If you see Found New Hardware message again please ignore it and wait RALINK Wireless Network Card S
17. Vista operating system e CD ROM drive e Atleast 100MB of available disk space 1 4 Getting to Know CWP 905 1 PCI Interface 2 Antennas 3 Link LED 4 Tx Rx LED LED Name Light Status Description Link On Linked to a wireless access point Off Not linked to any wireless access point Tx Rx Blinking Transferring receiving data Off No wireless activity Chapter 2 Driver Installation and Configuration 2 1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card 1 SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer 2 Install all three antennas on the wireless network card and make sure the antennas are securely installed To improve radio reception please adjust antennas to the position shown in the picture 3 Switch the computer on the following message will appear on your computer please click 4 Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on i e Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue Cancel Insert the Auto
18. ables wireless clients to roam between CCKM enabled access points in very short time When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity Limit the time used for said measurement to a certain time Default value is 250 After you finish the settings click Apply to apply new settings and click OK to close configuration utility 39 2 6 QoS Settings This wireless network card provides QoS Quality of Service function which can improve the performance of certain network applications like audio video streaming network telephony VoIP and others When you enable WMM Wi Fi MultiMedia function of this network card you can define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 3 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities a3 Dierarercsmmgursti n as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode E Exit zg Click QoS tab and the
19. are access point Please follow the following instructions to set access control based on MAC address 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Access Control tab and the following messages will appear 58 Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About Access Policy Allow All y MAC Address sabbccddeetf Access List aa bb cc dd ee ff Add Delete Remove 4ll Here are descriptions of every setup items Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule Disable Allow any wireless client with proper authentication settings to connect to this access point Allow All Only allow wireless clients with MAC address listed here to connect to this access point Reject All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point MAC address Input the MAC address of the wireless client you 59 you wish to allow or reject here No colon or hyphen required Add Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list Delete Please select a MAC address from the list then click Delete button to remove it Remove All Delete all MAC addresses in the list Apply Save and apply changes you made 60 3 4 Connection tabl
20. are updated every second and here are descriptions of 35 every item Status Extra Info Channel Link Speed Throughput Link Quality Signal Strength 1 Signal Strength 2 Noise Level dBm Display the SSID and BSSID of connected wireless access point or wireless device displayed as SSID lt gt BSSID as shown in above picture If there s no active connection currently Disconnected will be displayed here Displays the link status Link is up or Link is down and the radio transmitting power of your network card Displays the radio channel being used now Displays the link speed of data transmitting Tx in Mbps and receiving Rx in Mbps Link speed is the maximum available data transfer speed of the wireless connection and depends on the radio signal quality of wireless connection Displays the rate of data transmitting Tx in Kbps and receiving Rx in Kbps Displays link quality radio signal quality When the link quality is better the wireless link speed will be better too Link quality is displayed by percentage and a descriptive word Good normal weak and low Displays the radio signal strength of built in antenna 1 Displays the radio signal strength of built in antenna 2 Displays the percentage or level of noise unusable signal If the value of this item is high data transfer rate will drop Check this box and the value of signal strength and nois
21. blish the wireless connection by using WPS you can click Rescan button to search for WPS enabled access points near you to make sure the WPS function of your access point is activated Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About SSID BSSID c D Authe Eney C _Rescan RalinkInitial P 00 0C 43 25 61 00 1 Ox0000 WPA TKIP Pin Code 264601 61 MAC Address Authentic Encryption Disconnect er 4 WPS Associate IE FT JWPSProbelE fwpSstatusisnotused All access points found will be displayed Please make sure the access point you wish to connect is displayed If not please click Rescan few more times You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point 5 Click PBC button now to start to establish wireless connection by WPS and please be patient This may require several seconds to one minute to complete When you see WPS status is connected successfully message means the connection between your wireless 45 network card and access point is successfully connected by WPS and the information about access point you connected to will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About SSID BSSID c 1D fies Ene RalinkInitial P
22. c will be displayed here Tips Wireless access point Infrastructure is a network device which acts as a bridge to let wired and wireless network devices communicate with each other AdHoc is another connection type A computer or network device can establish a direct wireless link with other computer or network device directly without the help of wireless access point 3 Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect it will be highlighted then click Connect Note There is no Connect button in Window Vista You have to use the Add Profile feature to build the wireless connection with the selected network Please refer to the Profile information 13 Ralink Wireless Utility Wireless Router 00 00 00 FE 60 WPAP Infrastruct lt E E gt Osc CTN E AT o e e s AT If the access point you selected does not enable encryption The content of Encryption field of the access point you selected is None you ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute Please jump to step 6 If the access point you selected enables encryption please proceed to next step If the wireless access point does not have SSID you ll be prompted to input it here Please ask the owner of wireless access point and input the exact SSID here then click OK when ready If the SSID you provided here is wrong you ll not be able to connect to this access
23. ccess point and the wireless access point and wireless network card will do the rest for you This wireless network card is compatible with WPS To use this function the wireless access point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too Now please follow the following instructions to establish secure connection between WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network card 43 2 7 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities e Launch Config Utilities s ste Gembngquratii ss Configuration utility Switch to OP Mode Exit 2 Click WPS Configuration tab and the following settings will appear K Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile SSID BSSID CID Authe Ene Information Pin Code i 26460161 MAC Address Authentic Encryption Detail Connect Rotate Disconnect Delete pin Y WPS Associate IE Co E sasiad annaa o 44 3 Push the WPS button on your wireless access point the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name or use other way to start WPS standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual 4 Before you start to esta
24. ctures to communicate 3 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 4 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN card Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 5 What is Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers 67 6 What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 7 What is WEP 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 8 What is TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 11i WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 9 What is AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of secur
25. e If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please follow the following instructions 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About MAC Address Power Saving Mode Status 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 1 No Rate 24 00 00 09 2D 51 E4 7E 2 No B Rate 11 00 61 Here are descriptions of every fields MAC Address Displays the MAC address of this wireless client AID The serial number of this wireless connection Power Saving Displays the capability of power saving function of Mode this wireless client Status Displays additional information of this wireless Connection like current wireless operating mode and data transfer rate 62 3 5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless related activities as a log You can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log
26. e NotUse WPA Pre shared Key yyy Group Rekey Interval sn i Wep Key e Ket C KeyH2 C KeyH3 C KeyH4 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 F Show Password Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup items Authentication Please select a wireless authentication type you Type wish to use Available options are Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK If you want to disable wireless data encryption you must select Open or Shared Encryption Please select an encryption mode The available Type options in this setting item will vary depending on the authentication type you select If you select Not Use data will not 56 WPA Pre shared Key Group Rekey Interval Wep Key 1 4 Show Password OK Cancel be encrypted and people with some networking knowledge will be able to read the data you transfer with proper tool NOTE WPA encryption is safer than WEP however some older wireless clients don t support WPA encryption Please input the WPA pre shared key here Only clients with the same pre shared key you inputted here will be able to connect to your computer This setting is only available when you select one of WPA encryptions You can specify the time interval to re issue the key to your
27. e level will be displayed in dBm level instead of percentage There are several wireless statuses available at the bottom of this window For their explanations please see chapter 4 3 Glossary 36 2 5 Advance Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users You can change these settings to increase data transfer performance or change operation mode Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities PAL AY no AS Tee J Launch Config Utilities et scort as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Advanced tab and the following settings will appear Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile Wireless mode 802 11 B G N mix v Select Your Country Region Code Wireless Protection lato M 11B G 0 CH1 11 v CJ Tx BURST C Show Authentication Status Dialog C Enable TCP Window Size C Enable CCX Cisco Compatible extensions OTKRA C Fast Roaming at 70 18m ie Tum off RF 37 Here are descriptions of every setup items Wireless mode Wireless Protection TX Rate Tx BURST Enable TCP Window Size Fast Roaming at Tur
28. eck this box and you can adjust the threshold of when this wireless network card should switch to another wireless access point with better signal quality Only adjust value when you understand what it means Click this button to switch wireless radio off click it again switch wireless radio on 38 Select Your Country Region Code Show Authentication Status Dialog Enable CCX Turn on CCKM Enable Radio Measurement Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit milliseconds Select the country region code of the place you re living Different country region has different regulations on wireless devices and it s forbidden to use certain channel radio frequency in some countries or regions Please select the country and region code according to the place you live When your computer is being authenticated by wireless authentication server a dialog window with the process of authentication will appear This function is helpful to find out the problem when you can not be authenticated and you can provide this information to authentication server s administrator for debugging purpose Enable Cisco Compatible eXtensions CCX is a wireless feature developed by Cisco used to improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless devices Check this box if you need to connect to CCX compatible wireless devices Check this box to enable CCKM Cisco Centralized Key Management which en
29. er of purchase for help can not establish connection 1 Click Connect for few more times with a certain wireless access 2 If the SSID of access point you wish to connect is point hidden nothing displayed in SSID field in Site Survey function you have to input correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID 65 3 You have to input correct passphrase security key to connect an access point with encryption Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct passphrase security key 4 The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC address to establish connection Please go to About tab and write the value of Phy_Addess down then present this value to the owner of access point so he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list The network is slow having problem when transferring large files 1 Move closer to the place where access point is located Enable Wireless Protection in Advanced tab Try a lower TX Rate in Advanced tab Disable Tx Burst in Advanced tab Enable WMM in QoS tab if you need to use multimedia telephony related applications Disable WMM Power Save Enable in QoS tab There could be too much people using the same radio channel A
30. etup Choose Configuration TxBurst or WiFi Choose Configuration TxBu Optimize for performance mode InstallShield 8 Please click Install to run the driver installation process Ralink Wire Ready to Install the Program tallShield Wizard x Th rd is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 9 When you see this message please click Finish to complete the driver installation process Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete less LAN Click Finish to exit the Install Shield 10 Anew icon will appear at lower right corner of your computer desktop you can put the mouse cursor on the icon and the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon Ralink Wireless LAN Card Disconnected 0 PM HERE 11 When you want to configure your wireless connection please right click on this icon and a popup menu will appear You can click Launch Config Utilities to start configuration program If you want to close configuration utility please click Exit Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AF Mode Exit 10 2 2 Connect to Wireless Access Point There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to co
31. f another WMM enabled wireless device you wish to establish a direct link here then click Apply to add this MAC address to DLS address table Timeout Value Input the timeout value of this WMM enabled direct link wireless device If the wireless device is not responding after this time it will be removed from DLS table Tear Down If you want to remove a specific wireless device from DLS table select the device and click this button to remove it After you finish the settings click OK to close configuration utility 42 2 7 WPS Configuration Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple If you have WPS enabled wireless access point and you want to establish a secure connection to it you don t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption All you have to do is go to the WPS setup page of this wireless card click a button and then press a specific button on the wireless access point you wish to establish a secure connection just three simple steps For older wireless access points it s possible to perform a firmware upgrade to become a WPS enabled access point Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS setup you can use an alternative WPS setup method input the pin code Every WPS compatible wireless network card comes with a unique WPS pin code you can just input the code to wireless a
32. following settings will appear o 40 Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile CI WMM Power Save Enable C Direct Link Setup Enable Direct Link Direct Link Setup MAC Address Timeout Value BLS Status MAC Address Timeout Here are descriptions of every setup items WMM Enable Check this box to enable WMM function Please click Apply button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively WMM Power Enable WMM power saving mode to save energy Save Enable and lets your battery live longer Setting Click this button to select the WMM data type which will suppress the function of power saving When this kind of data is transferring power saving function will be disabled Available data types are AC_BK Background Low Priority AC_BE Best Effort AC_VI Video First and AC_VO Voice First 41 Direct Link Enable or disable direct link setup DLS function Setup Enable This function will greatly improve the data transfer rate between WMM enabled wireless devices Please click Apply button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively MAC Address Input the MAC address o
33. ireless access Type point or wireless device you wish to connect If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device the value will be selected automatically and please do not modify it If you select LEAP the following message will be displayed Please input LEAP identity password domain name and select encryption type You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace by asterisk 25 Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Authentication Type Identity Password Domain Name WEP O WPA TKIP O WPA2AES C Show Password Cx twee ase toe _ Encryption Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device the value will be selected automatically and please do not modify it WPA Input WPA preshared key here If encryption is not Preshared Key enabled or you select WEP as encryption type this field will be disabled and grayed out WEP Key You can select key type Hex or ASCII and input WEP key here If encryption is not enabled or you select WPA as encryption type this field will be disabled and grayed out Show Password Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type but
34. ireless adapter The Wireless N PCI Adapter can be installed in most desktops and provides true flexibility by allowing the computer to be positioned almost anywhere in the building without the cost and hassle of running network cables Using the wireless PCI adapter you don t have to worry about drilling holes in your walls and climbing through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network Once installed and connected you can keep in touch with friends and work through e mail instant messaging and chat rooms as well as sharing files and other network resources such as printers and network storage with other computers The Wireless N PCI Adapter connects to 802 11n networks at an incredible speed of 300Mbps And for added versatility it also interoperates with all Wireless G and B products found at homes businesses and public wireless hotspots around the country 1 2 Main Features The following lists the main features of the Wireless N PCI Adapter e Complies with IEEE 802 11n Draft 2 0 and IEEE 802 11g b standards e 6 times faster speeds than Wireless G e Interoperates with existing Wireless G B equipments e Advanced WPA Wi Fi Protected Access encryption 64 128 bit WEP and AES TKIP provide maximum wireless security e Cisco CCX V1 0 V2 0 and V3 0 compliance e Supports operating system Windows 2000 XP XP64 Windows Vista Ease of Installation and Use 1 3 System Requirements e An empty PCI slot e Windows 2000 XP or
35. ireless network card don t panic Before you call your dealer of purchase for help please check this troubleshooting table the solution of your problem could be very simple and you can solve the problem by yourself Scenario Solution can t find any wireless access 1 Click Rescan for few more times and see if you can point wireless device in Site find any wireless access point or wireless device Survey function 2 Please move closer to any known wireless access point 3 Ad hoc function must be enabled for the wireless device you wish to establish a direct wireless link 4 Please adjust the position of network card you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located Nothing happens when click 1 Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly Launch config utilities inserted into your computer s PCI slot If the Ralink configuration utility s icon is black the network card is not detected by your computer Switch the computer off and insert the card again If this doesn t work contact the dealer of purchase for help 2 Reboot the computer and try again 3 Remove the driver and re install 4 Contact the deal
36. ity and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level 10 Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 11 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 12 What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be tran
37. l P256100 You may have to click PIN for few more times to try again If you still can not connect to access point by this way please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct 48 2 8 About The About tab provides you the information about version numbers of configuration utility firmware and other important information about your wireless network card Please follow the following instructions to see these information 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities AOracion as Configuration utility Switch to AF Mode Exit 2 Click About tab and the following settings will appear 49 Ralink Wireless Utility The About screen shows release dates as well as driver utility versions and the MAC IP address of the card Please click OK to close configuration utility 50 Chapter 3 Soft AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also You can switch this wireless card s operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly even share the internet connection you have Please follow the instructions
38. me J L E C Use Client certificate Tunneled Authentication Protocol EAP MSCHAP v2 v Identity Password Here are descriptions of every setup items Authentication Please select an 802 1x authentication type here Type The type you select here must be identical to the type of the 802 1x authentication type you re using Session You can enable or disable session resumption here Resumption If you don t know if you should enable session resumption or not please ask your 802 1x authentication administrator Identity Please input 802 1x identity here Password Please input the password of 802 1x identity here 29 Domain Name Use Client More Allow unauthenticated provision mode Use protected authentication credential Remove Import Protocol Identity of tunneled authentication Password of tunneled authentication Password Mode Please input the domain name of 802 1x authentication here This field will be grayed out when authentication type is not EAP FAST If the authentication type you use is PEAP or TTLS you can use the certificate stored on your computer If the authentication type you use is TLS Smart Card this box is always checked After you clicked this button you ll be prompted to select a certificate on your computer This box is always checked and can not be modified If the authentication type you use is
39. n off RF Select wireless operation mode available options are 802 11 B G mix 802 11 B only and 802 11 B G N mix You can select 802 11 B G N mix to maximize wireless compatibility with wireless access points and other wireless devices Anyway you can set this setting to 802 11 B only when you re going to communicate with old 802 11b wireless devices and you got problem using other two modes This setting helps your network card to avoid interference with other wireless devices when there are both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless devices in the same place It s recommended to set this setting to Auto since enabling this setting will slightly reduce the data transfer performance Normally the wireless network card will adjust transfer rate automatically according to wireless signal quality However you can fix the data transfer rate to a lower fixed rate if you think there s some problem about data transfer or you re too far from wireless access point It s recommended to set this setting to Auto unless you really know the meaning of this setting Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically to get better performance It should be safe for most of wireless environments but if you found some problem on data transfer uncheck this box Ch
40. nnect to wireless access point using the Ralink configuration utility which comes with wireless card driver and using built in windows zero configuration utility 2 2 1 Using Ralink Utility Please follow the following instructions to use Ralink configuration utility to connect to wireless access point 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities CU Launch Config Utilities sy To tee Peres tefa aan as Configuration utility Switch bo AFP Mode Exit za 2 Configuration utility will scan for all wireless access points automatically Scan results will be displayed here please check if the wireless access point with the SSID the name of wireless access point you preferred is shown here If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not show here please click Rescan to try again until the one you preferred is displayed You may have to click Rescan for more than two times before you can see the access point you wish to use here sometimes If you still can not see the access point you wish to use after clicking Rescan for more than five times please move your computer closer to the location where the wireless access point is 11 Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Ste Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About SSID BSSID Si C Enc Authe Net
41. not replace your input with asterisk 26 Use 802 1x Enable 802 1x wireless authentication Please click 802 1x Setting button to set 802 1x parameters See next section After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit The profile you just created will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile Profile List Profile Name SSID Channel Authenticat Encryption Network Pa HOME_ default Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure eee eee OPO i ee Select the profile you wish to use and click Activate to use the profile you selected You can only W a profile a time and the profile which is activated currently will have a green check will be displayed before its name before its name If the wireless access point is not reachable a red check fill If you want to change the connection parameters of a specific profile just select it and click Edit button you ll be prompted to input the connection parameters just like you re creating a new profile 27 If you no longer need a profile select the profile then click Delete 28 2 3 2 Using 802 1x Certification After you click 802 1x Setting a new window will appear 802 1x Setting Certification CA Server Authentication Type v Session Resumption Disabled v Identity F Domain Na
42. nternet connection please click Not enable ICS After you click Enable ICS or Not enable ICS you ll see the basic configuration menu of the AP function 52 Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About SSID APOOOC43286000 TXRate Auto Channel fi Wireless Mode 80211 B G N mix L Security Setting Country Region Code 11 B G lo CH1 11 7 No forwarding among wireless clients Hide SSID Allow Bw 40 MHz Wireless Protection Beacon ms TX Power Idle time 60 3600 s Default Apply Here are descriptions of every setup items SSID Please input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here excepting space TX Rate Please select the data transfer rate here The maximum TX rate you can select here depends on the wireless mode you re using It s safe to select Auto to let wireless card select a proper TX rate according to the strength and quality of radio signal When the wireless mode is set to 802 11 B G N Mix TX Rate will be set to Auto and cannot be changed Channel Please select the wireless channel you wish to use The number of 53 Wireless Mode Use Mac Address Security Setting Country Region Code Wireless Protection Beacon ms channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Countr
43. nts Hide SSID Allow BW 40 MHz Default Apply know what will be affected You can select the wireless output power here Please select a proper output power setting according to your actual needs You may not need 100 of output power if other wireless clients are not far from you Select the idle time of your wireless network card Default value is 300 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share data with each other Check this box and the SSID will not be broadcasted to the public Your wireless clients must know the exact SSID to be able to connect to your computer This option is useful to enhance security level Check this box to allow BW 40MHz capability Click this button to restore all settings in this page back to default value Click this button to activate current settings To exit click X button at the upper right corner of configuration window 55 3 2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level Its recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer and its internet connection to the public When you click Security Setting in Ralink configuration utility the following window will appear Security Setting Authentication Type Encryption Typ
44. s eur seescesee o Or you can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking Site Survey tab then click Add to Profile button 22 I Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced QoS WPS Configuration About Profile 00 06 26 44 68 65 TKIP Infrastruct Wireless Rout 00 0000FE 60 24 4 TKIP WPAP Inifrastruct t e 2 CO e ET You can set the parameter for this connection here Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Profile Name PROF1 PSM O PSM Power Saving Mode Network Type Infrastructure TX Power Preamble Auto J RTS Threshold C Fragment Threshold 256 Apply 23 Here are descriptions of every setup items Profile Name SSID PSM Power Saving Mode Network Type TX Power Preamble RTS Threshold Fragment Threshold Please give this profile a name up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols are allowed but space is not allowed The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be displayed here But if the SSID of access point or wireless device is not available you have to input it here manually Please select CAM constantly awake mode keep the wireless radio activity when not transferring data or PSM Power saving mode swi
45. sk the owner of the access point to 1 09 O N o change the channel number Please try one or more solutions listed above 66 4 2 Glossary 1 What is the IEEE 802 119 standard 802 11g is the new IEEE standard for high speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2 4 GHz band 802 11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home office and public networks 802 11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802 11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2 4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802 11b The 802 11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for A A new physical layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band known as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps Aprotection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 11b standard The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufa
46. smitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip is the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected 68 ignored by most narrowband receivers 13 What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS 14 What is WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio video and voice applications WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802 11e WLAN QoS draft standard
47. ssfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Retransmitted Successfully Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received Reset Counter j All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Reset Counter to reset 33 the statistics of all items back to 0 Click OK to close the window 34 2 4 2 Link Status Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Soracion as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced DoS WPS Configuration About Profile Status default lt gt 00 DE 2E 44 68 01 Extra Info Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel 1 lt gt 2412 MHz central channel 3 Link Speed Tx Mbps 2700 Rix Mbps Throughput Tx Kbps L 0 0 Rx Kbps Good 100 Link Quality Weak 34 Signal Strenath 1 Good 76 Signal Strength2 Good 76 Signal Strength MARIANO ROAD AARANANANAANA Noise Level HT Bw 40 Gllong MCS 15 SNRO 18 SNA1 17 These information displayed here
48. tches radio off when not transferring data It s recommended to choose PSM if you re using this network card with notebook computer to help the battery live longer Select network type Ad Hoc or Infrastructure If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device it s automatically selected and you don t have to change it You can select the radio output power of wireless network card You may not need full radio power if you re not far from wireless access point and only use a high setting here if you found that radio reception is bad If you don t know which one to use select Auto This option is only available when the network type is Ad hoc You can select Auto or Long Preamble Please select Auto if you don t know what it is Check the box and you can set RTS threshold manually here Do not modify default setting unless you know what it is Check the box and you can set fragment threshold manually here Do not modify default setting unless you know what 24 it is Now click Authentication and Security tab and set the encryption and authentication settings Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Authentication Type Encryption WPA Preshared Key Wep Key C Show Password Here are descriptions of every setup items Authentication Select the authentication type of the w
49. wireless clients here You can click the button 10 seconds or Kpackets to change the unit of time interval every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in Group Rekey Interval field Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select WEP as encryption type There are 2 types of WEP key Hex number 0 to 9 and ASCII characters A to F and ASCII all alphanumerical characters plus symbols Please select the type of WEP key first and then input the WEP key according to the type of WEP key you selected If you want to use WEP 64 bits encryption please input 10 characters if you select HEX or input 5 characters if you select ASCII If you want to use WEP 128bits encryption please input 26 characters if you select HEX or input 13 characters if you select ASCII 128 bits encryption is safer then 64 bits but the data transfer speed will be slightly reduced Check this box and the WPA pre shared key orWEP key you inputted will be shown but not replaced by asterisk Click this button to save changes you made in this page Click this button to discard all changes you made in this window 57 3 3 Access Control If you re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your softw
50. work Wireless Router 00 00 00 FE 60 24 4 TKIP WPAP Infrastruct y il Osc Ce Cin Castor Here are descriptions of every setup item SSID The Service Set IDentifier of wireless access point or other network device You can think it as the name of access point of wireless device BSSID The MAC address of wireless access point or other network device Unlike SSID BSSID of every access point or network device s unique and will not be the same with others So you can identify a single access point or wireless device from others by BSSID ifthey all have the same SSID Signal Shows the signal strength of access point or wireless device Larger number means better radio strength which often means you re not too far from that access point or wireless device Channel Shows the channel number that access point or wireless device 12 uses Encryption Shows the encryption method that access point or wireless device uses If the wireless access point does not enable encryption you ll see None displayed here Authentication Shows the authentication mode that access point or wireless device uses If the wireless access point does not require authentication you ll see Unknown displayed here Network Type Shows the type of wireless connection If it s a wireless access point Infrastructure will be displayed here if it s a computer or network device AdHo
51. y Region Code Please select the wireless operating mode You can limit the type of wireless client to 802 11b or 802 11g only or allow 802 11b g and 802 11b g n clients It s safe to select 802 11 B G N mix to allow all kinds of wireless client to connect to your computer unless you want to limit the type of wireless client allowed to connect to your computer Click this button to use the MAC address of the wireless card as SSID A prefix of AP will be added Set the security options wireless data encryption Please refer to chapter 3 2 Security Settings for details Please select the country code of the country or region you live Available options are 0 7 which will affect the available wireless channels you can use 0 FCC US Canada and other countries uses FCC radio communication standards 1 ETSI Europe 2 SPAIN 3 FRANCE 4 MKK 5 MKKI TELEC 6 ISERAL Channel 3 to 9 7 ISERAL Channel 5 to 13 Wireless protection will prevent data collision when there are both 802 11b and 802 11g clients You can select Auto to let configuration utility to decide to use wireless protection or not You can also select ON or OFF to force the use of wireless protection or not You can define the time interval that a beacon signal should be send Default value is 100 Do not modify this value unless you 54 TX Power Idle Time No forwarding among wireless clie
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