Aztech WL558USB User Manual

Aztech WL558USB User Manual

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WL558USB
High Speed Wireless-N
USB 2.0 Adapter

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com WL558USB High Speed Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 2010 © All rights reserved. Version 1.0 No part of this document may be reproduced, republished, or retransmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever, whether electronically or mechanically, including, but not limited to, by way of photocopying, recording, information recording, or through retrieval systems without the express written permission.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation ......................... 9 Configuration ......................15 Connecting to non-Secured Wireless AP ............ 15 Connecting to WEP-Secured Wireless AP ........... 16 Connecting to WPA-PSK-Secured Wireless AP..........17 About WL558USB Utility ................... 20 Network Tab ....................20 Button Section......................21 Function Section......................22 Status Section......................23 Profile......................
  • Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual WMM ......................37 Icons and buttons .......................37 WPS ......................38 Definition of each field ....................38 Icons and buttons .......................40 Link Status....................40 Definition of each field ....................41 Security...................... 42 Auth./Encry. Setting - WEP/TKIP/AES..............42 802.1x Setting ......................43 Page 4 of 47...
  • Page 5: About The Product

    WEP, TKIP, AES,WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. Featuring high performance transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well as strong security, the WL558USB Adapter is the perfect solution for small office and home needs. Note: Note: Wireless connection speed is not correlated to Internet access speed.
  • Page 6: Getting Started

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Getting Started Setting up the device is easy. The flowchart below provides an outline of the steps needed to complete the installation. Brief descriptions appear beside each step. Detailed instructions are provided in the subsequent pages. The package includes the Wireless Check Package N USB Adapter, Easy Start Guide,...
  • Page 7: Check Package Contents

    USB 1.0 variant. To use the USB Extension, connect one end to a USB 2.0 port in your computer, and then attach the WL558USB at the other end. Remove or Disable Conflicts To make sure the device installation moves on smoothly, you need to remove or disable conflicts that may interfere the installation.
  • Page 8: Internet Sharing, Proxy, And Security Applications

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Internet Sharing, Proxy, and Security Applications Internet sharing, proxy software, and firewall applications may interfere with the installation. These should be removed or disabled before start the installation. If you have any of the following or similar applications installed on your computer, remove or disable them according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 9: Installation

    Note: To install the driver software: 1. Insert the Resource CD to the CD-ROM. This opens the WL558USB Utility Setup. If the Utility does not open automatically, click the Start button, and then click Run. Enter d:\setup.exe, where d is the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 3. Click Next. 4. Select either of the options available: a. Install driver and Ralink WLAN Utility, this will install driver for the adaptor, and the wireless utility b. Install driver only, this will install only the driver for the adaptor. Page 10 of 47...
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 5. Click Next. 6. If you selected the first option, please select either one of the options available: a. Ralink Configuration Tool b. Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool Page 11 of 47...
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 7. Click Next. 8. Click Install, required driver/utility is now being installed into the PC Page 12 of 47...
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 9. Click Finish to exit the wizard, installation is now complete. Page 13 of 47...
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Page 14 of 47...
  • Page 15: Configuration

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Configuration This chapter describes how to configure WL558USB to get connected to your WLAN router. The adaptor’s configuration in windows XP is similar with windows 2000 and windows Vista. This user guide describes the configuration for windows XP.
  • Page 16: Connecting To Wep-Secured Wireless Ap

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 2. Click Connect Connecting to WEP-Secured Wireless AP 1. Select an AP with WEP encryption and click "Connect". 2. The Auth./Encry. function will appear as below Page 16 of 47...
  • Page 17: Connecting To Wpa-Psk-Secured Wireless Ap

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 3. Enter the key in the field as shown. The value must be the same as the key set in the Access Point. 4. Click OK. Connecting to WPA-PSK-Secured Wireless AP 1.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 2. The Auth./Encry. function will appear as below 3. Select WPA-PSK as the Authentication Type. Select TKIP or AES encryption. 4. Enter the key in the field as shown. The value must be the same as the key set in the Access Point.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 5. Click OK. Page 19 of 47...
  • Page 20: About Wl558Usb Utility

    User Manual About WL558USB Utility WL558USB Utility is a software application used in tandem with the device to connect to a wireless network and to configure the device settings. WL558USB Utility can be installed on computers running Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.
  • Page 21: Button Section

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual There are three sections to the RaUI dialog box. These sections are briefly described as follow. Button Section Includes buttons for selecting the Profile page, Network page, Advanced page, Statistics page, WMM page, WPS page, the About button, Radio On/Off button and Help. Page 21 of 47...
  • Page 22: Function Section

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Function Section Appears to present information and options related to the button. Profile page Network page Advanced page Page 22 of 47...
  • Page 23: Status Section

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual WMM page WPS page About page Status Section This section includes information about the link status, authentication status, AP's information and configuration, and retrying the connection when authentication is failed. Page 23 of 47...
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Link Status Authentication Status Access Point’s Information Page 24 of 47...
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Retry the connection Configuration When starting the utility, a small Ralink icon appears in the notifications area of the taskbar, as shown in the picture below. You can double click it to maximize the dialog box if you selected to close it earlier. You may also use the mouse's right button to close the utility.
  • Page 26: Profile

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Profile The Profile List keeps a record of your favorite wireless settings at home, office, and other public hot-spots. You can save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. Picture below shows the basic profile section. Definition of each field: 1.
  • Page 27: Icons And Buttons

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 10. RTS Threshold: Users can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or keying in the value directly. 11. Fragment Threshold: The user can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Configuration Parameter definitions 1. Profile Name: The user can chose any name for this profile, or use the default name defined by system. 2. SSID: The user can key in the intended SSID name or select one of the available APs from the drop-down list.
  • Page 29: Network

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 6. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The default value is 2346. 7. Channel: Only available for setting under Ad-hoc mode. Users can choose the channel frequency to start their Ad-hoc network.
  • Page 30: Definition Of Each Field

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Network function Definition of each field 1. SSID: Name of BSS or IBSS network. 2. Network Type: Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network. 3. Channel: Channel in use. 4.
  • Page 31: Icons And Buttons

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Icons and buttons : Indicates that the connection is successful. : Indicates the network type is in infrastructure mode. : Indicates the network type is in Ad-hoc mode. : Indicates that the wireless network is security-enabled. : Indicates 802.11a wireless mode.
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual If the intended network uses encryption other than "Not Use," RaUI will bring up the security page and let the user input the appropriate information to make the connection. Please refer to the example on how to fill in the security information. When you double click an AP, you can see detailed information about that AP.
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 0x0008 0x0008 0x0008 0x0008 Display Display Display Display 0x0010 0x0010 External NFC Token External NFC Token 0x0010 0x0010 External NFC Token External NFC Token 0x0020 0x0020 0x0020 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token Integrated NFC Token Integrated NFC Token Integrated NFC Token...
  • Page 34: Advanced

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual h. AP Setup Locked: Indicates if the AP has entered a locked setup state. i. UUID-E: The universally unique identifier (UUID) element generated by the Enrollee. The value is 16 bytes. j.
  • Page 35: Icons And Buttons

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 6. Enable CCX (Cisco Compatible Extensions): Choose whether Cisco Compatible Extensions are supported or not. a. LEAP turn on CCKM. b. Enable Radio Measurement: can measure the channel every 0~2000 milliseconds. Icons and buttons : Shows the Status Section.
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 1. Frames Transmitted Successfully: Frames successfully sent. 2. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries: Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit. 3. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS: Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame.
  • Page 37: Icons And Buttons

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 2. Frames Received With CRC Error: The number of frames received with a CRC error. 3. Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource: The number of frames dropped due to a resource issue. 4.
  • Page 38: Wps

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual : Hides the Status Section. The following shows the WPS functions. Definition of each field 1. WPS Configuration: The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 39 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 2. WPS AP List: Displays the information of the surrounding APs with WPS IE from the last scan result. The detailed information includes the SSID, BSSID, Channel, ID (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. 3.
  • Page 40: Icons And Buttons

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual f. Delete: Deletes an existing credential. And then selects the next credential. If there is not another credential, the driver will select any non-security AP. 9. PIN: Start to add to Registrar using PIN configuration method. If STA Registrar, remember that enter PIN Code read from your Enrollee before starting PIN.
  • Page 41: Definition Of Each Field

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Definition of each field 1. Status : Current connection status. If no connection, if will show Disconnected. Otherwise, the SSID and BSSID will show here. 2. Extra Info : Display link status in use. 3.
  • Page 42: Security

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 14. Signal Strength 2 : Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format. 15. Signal Strength 3 : Receive signal strength 3, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format.
  • Page 43: 802.1X Setting

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 4. Pre-shared Key: This is the shared key between the AP and STA. If operating in WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with a key between 8 and 32 characters in length. 5.
  • Page 44 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual server-side certificates to perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and session-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the access point. 3. TTLS: Tunneled Transport Layer Security. This security method provides for certificate-based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an encrypted channel.
  • Page 45 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual 3. Tunnel Password: Password for tunnel. ID / PASSWORD 1. Authentication ID/Password: The identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST" and "LEAP" authentication can key in domain name. Domain names can be keyed in the blank space.
  • Page 46 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Allow unauthenticated provision mode: During the PAC can be provisioned (distributed one time) to the client automatically. It only supported "Allow unauthenticated provision mode" and use "EAP-MSCHAP v2" authentication to authenticate now.
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com User Manual Safety Warnings For your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. Do not open the device. Opening or removing the device can expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks. Only qualified service personnel can service the device.

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