Advantek Networks AWN-11G-USB User Manual

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Wireless –G Range Extra
USB Adapter
Users Manual
Model # AWN-11G-USB
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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wireless –G Range Extra USB Adapter Users Manual Model # AWN-11G-USB - 1 -...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com USING THIS DOCUMENT This document provides detail user guide for Advantek Networks AWN-11G-USB, Wireless-G USB Adapter operation and set-up instructions. Content Chapter 1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Chapter 2 Specifications------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Chapter 3 Installation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 3.1 Installation-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    AWN-11G-USB. This user manual will guide you through these exciting features in the following chapters and we believed that you will enjoy the performance and ease of use on our AWN-11G-USB. - 3 -...
  • Page 4: Chapter 2 Specifications

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter 2: Specifications Host system connections Interface Fully complies with USB 2.0 or 1.1 USB date transfer rate USB high speed (480Mbps), and full speed (12Mbps) Wireless LAN (WLAN) environment connections Multimode features WLAN Interface Fully complies with IEEE 802.11 b/g specifications 802.11b: DQPSK with data scrambling capability to...
  • Page 5: Chapter 3 Installation

    ID and version first before installing this device. 1. Do not plug the AWN-11G-USB adapter into your computer USB port before installing the software program. Insert the CD that come with this product, then auto installation window will appear on you monitor screen: 2.
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. Click Driver Installation 4. Choose a set up language. Click Next to process the installation. - 6 -...
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. Click Next at the following screen 6. Click Install at the following screen - 7 -...
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7. The system starts software installation of the AWN-11G-USB adapter. 8. Click Finish to complete the installation - 8 -...
  • Page 9 9. After click Finish to complete the installation, under Windows Vista <ALL Programs> menu, you will find the ID name of REALTEK USB wireless LAN Utility program installed. 10. Insert AWN-11G-USB adapter into your computer’s USB port, it will automatically detected and active the AWN-11G-USB adapter. - 9 -...
  • Page 10: Uninstall

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3.2 Uninstall From “Wireless Network Driver and Utility” or “Control Panel” ”Change or Remove Programs”. A. Uninstall the WLAN USB Adapter Driver from “Start” “All Programs” Click “Uninstall” (or “Change/Remove”) to remove the driver. - 10 -...
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com B. Click “Yes” if you want to remove the driver. C. Click “Finish” to complete the uninstall - 11 -...
  • Page 12: Wireless Lan Management Program

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Chapter 4: Wireless LAN Management Program 4.1 Introduction of Main Window A. Main Menu C. Properties Area B. Adapter List Area D. Global Control Bar E. Status Bar A. Main Menu The main menu includes five submenus. 1.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Set Wizard(S) 2.1 Wizard-1 Click Set Wizard(S) menu to enter operation wizard. Click AP: Setup a wireless network. Next to continue. Cancel to leave wizard - 13 -...
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wizard-2 User defines wireless network Name [SSID] (less than 32 characters). You may skip wireless security setting, but we strongly recommend you to setup wireless security to avoid invalid users. Click “Back” if you want to go previous. Click “Next”...
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2.4 Wizard-4 Show all settings under AP mode. Click “Finish” to complete wizard setup. 3. Mode (M) Wireless configuration is quickly switched to be either [Station] or [AP]. 4. View (V) Enable/disable the presence of E. Status Bar. Without the check mark (v) the E. Status Bar will be hidden.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. About (A) Click the “About” to show the about dialog. The application version and license information are shown in the about dialog. - 16 -...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com B. Adapter List Area All connected adapters on this system with multiple adapter installations are displayed in this area. It is easy for users to change the selected adapter by one click. The contents of properties area are dependant on wireless configuration that the selected adapter is set up.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Properties Area The contents of this area are dependent on current wireless configuration. The current configuration is determined on previous explanation of submenu “Mode”. The more detailed contents are described in the following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode - 18 -...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com D. Global Control Bar Each control item on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly. Following are the available selections: Show Tray Icon Checking "Show Tray Icon" and clicking “Close” button, the management GUI will be minimized and stay on the tray icon located at the right bottom corner of Windows.
  • Page 20: Station Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com E. Status Bar The status of the management GUI are presented in the status bar. Station Mode The following explanations focus on the properties area. Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc types, the properties should look like the picture above.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com A. General Page This page provides the general information of this adapter. 1. Status The status of station connection to Router or AP. 2. Speed Current transition speed in Mbps. 3. Type Current wireless LAN configuration type. 4.
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com B. Profile Page This page provides profiles management such as add, remove, edit and duplicate just by pressing the corresponding button. Available Profile(s) The list box shows all the created profiles. 1. Add Add a new profile for AP or IBSS (Ad-Hoc mode).
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com C. Available Network(s) Show network connection around this system 1. Refresh Rescan network connection around this system. 2. Add to Profile Create profile for selected network connection and add it to profile list. - 23 -...
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com D. Advanced Page 1. Power Save None: without power save function. Min: wake up more frequently to receive packets. Max: wake up less frequently to receive packets. 2. Wireless Mode 802.11b 802.11g/b 3. 802.11b Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode.
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Threshold of Request-To-Send mechanism. The RTS frame will not send out until the packet size over threshold. 6. WOL (Wake On LAN) The wake-on-LAN is applied for remote control purpose. You could wake up a system through network packets.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4. Authenticate Authentication state 5. Channel Set Selected channel plan currently 6. MAC Address MAC address of this adapter 7. Data Rate Wireless LAN transition speed 8. Channel (Frequency) Current channel number 9. Status Wireless network status 10.
  • Page 27: Ap Mode

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4.3 AP Mode A. General Page This page provides general information of this AP, including name, MAC address and list of joined stations. 1. SSID The name of this AP. 2. BSSID Six two-digital numbers of the MAC address of this AP. 3.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com station successfully. If an STA associated to SW AP does not have any interaction with the AP in 10 minutes, it will be disassociated from the Infra-structure BSS. 7. Config A dialog of this AP is shown for configuration modification. 7.1 Network Name (SSID) Name of the AP searchable by other wireless nodes.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Encryption ~ disabled: you decide to open this AP to every one without network authentication. Encryption ~ WEP: you decide to setup the basic data encryption with a defined network key. Shared Key + WEP You decide to apply both authentication and data encryption to prevent unauthorized login.
  • Page 30 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com B. Advanced Page Users could setup the advanced characteristics of network packet for transmission on this page. 1. Beacon Interval This filed indicates the interval between each beacon that this AP sends out in unit of TU (1024 micro-seconds).
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com C. Statistics Page The Tx/Rx status of current wireless connection is shown. A statistic analysis of packet transition is listed. D. ICS Page 1. ConnName List all network connections to this system. You can pick up one from the listed item(s) whose network domain you would want to connect to.
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. Select Make the desired network connection to public network. 3. ICS Internet Connection Sharing. It enables this AP to create the domain to share this internet/intranet network connection. 4. Firewall Security setting that blocks unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer network, or prevents them from monitoring transfers of information to and from the network.

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