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- Page 1 User’s Manual Version: 1.1 (Mar 2006)
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2004/2005 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...
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Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. - Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
1 Introduction ...1 Features ... 1 Specifications ... 1 Package Contents ... 2 2 The Outward Appearance of the Wi-Fi Detector ...3 3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector ...4 4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector ...5 5 How to install the driver and utility ...7 6 How to configure the utility ... -
Page 6: Introduction
1 Introduction Thank you for purc hasing this 802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector. This convenient device instantly detects wireless hotspots anywhere. The backlight LCM display tells the user detailed information about any detected hotspot. There’s no need to purchase any battery because there is a rechargeable Li-Polymer battery which recharges whenever the detector is inserted into any USB port. -
Page 7: Package Contents
• Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback • Security: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x) • Antenna: Internal Antenna • Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server • Transmit Power: 16dBm (Typical) • Dimension: 14(H) x 28.5(W) x 91(D) •... -
Page 8: The Outward Appearance Of The Wi-Fi Detector
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Page 9: How To Charge The Wi-Fi Detector
3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Remove t he cap from the Wi-Fi Detector, slide the power switch to the “ON” position and carefully insert the USB connector into any available USB port on your computer. You will see the recharging screen. The battery strength indicator will be animated while the Wi-Fi detector is being recharged. -
Page 10: How To Use The Wi-Fi Detector
4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Slide t he power switch to the “ON” position, and a welcome screen will greet the user. 2. After the welcome screen is displayed the Wi-Fi detector will automatically enter scanning mode to detect Wi-Fi signals. In scanning mode the display will display the total number of both non-encrypted and encrypted Wi-Fi signals detected. - Page 11 The Icons on the LCM display are displayed as follows: 1. Operating Channel: Indicates the current operating channel of the detected Wi-Fi signal. 2. Number of AP’s Detected: the left digit indicates which detected Wi-Fi signal is currently displayed and the right digit indicates the total amount of Wi-Fi signals detected.
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Page 12: How To Install The Driver And Utility
5 How to install the driver and utility Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/2003 Server.) Note3: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver &... - Page 13 B. If you want to install the software program in anot her location, click “Browse” and select an alter native destination. Then, click “ Next”. C. Click “Continue Anyway” to finish t he installation.
- Page 14 II. Install the USB adapter A. Plug the USB adapter into the USB port of your computer. B. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” is display ed, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “ Next”. C. Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will start to install the USB adapter.
- Page 15 D. Click “Finis h” to complete the installation. III. Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter, double-click the icon in the system tray. For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wireless clients.
- Page 16 First Way A. Double-click the utility icon in the system tray. B. Click “Yes” to use the utility of the USB adapter. Second Way A. Double-click the icon. B. Click “Advance”. C. Unc heck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings”.
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Page 17: How To Configure The Utility
6 How to configure the utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application t hat helps you configure the 802.11g Wireless LAN USB adapter and monitor the link status during t he communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running. - Page 18 Parameter Mode Network Adapter Available Network Current Network Information More Setting Link Status BSSID Description Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point – Tur ns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP. Please refer to Section 6.5 for the AP settings. Display the product information of the USB adapter.
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Page 19: General Connection Setting
Parameter Signal Strengt h Link Quality TX Frame RX Frame General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the wireless connection setting, Encryption Setting of the USB adapter and other advanced functions. Parameter General Connection Setting Channel Description This bar shows the signal strength level. - Page 20 Parameter Tx Rate SSID Network Type Change/Apply Encryption Setting Description There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose t he most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations.
- Page 21 Parameter Aut hentication Mode WEP Encryption Key Setting WPA Encryption Setting Profile Profile Name Load Save Current Delete Other Advanced Setting... Information Description This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect. Open System – No aut hentication is needed among the wireless network.
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Page 22: Wep And Wpa Encryption
WEP and WPA Encryption WEP is an data encryption algorit hm, which protects Wireless LAN data in the network against eavesdropping. WEP has been found t hat it has some security problems. The adapter supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) that combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. -
Page 23: Wpa Setting
Parameter Key1 ~ Key4 Change/Apply 6.3.2 WPA Setting The adapter can automatically detect the WPA setting of the AP which t he adapter intends to connect to. To connect to the AP, you s hould setup t he same setting with the AP. There are two kinds of WPA mode: WPA and WPA-PSK. - Page 24 Parameter Connect Information Protocol User Name Password Pre-shared Key Certificate Description It is the setting for WPA mode. This adapter supports two kind of protocol for authentication including TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP requires a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server. PEAP requires a set of user name and password in addition.
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Page 25: Advanced Settings
Parameter WEP Key WEP KEY SETTING Change/Apply Advanced Settings The “Advanced Setting” allows user to enable/disable country roaming and power consumption mode, setup the fragmentation threshold and RTS/CTS threshold of the adapter. Parameter Us er Interface Country Roaming Description If the AP uses WEP data encryption function, please clcik “WEP KEY SETTI NG“... -
Page 26: Software Ap Mode
Parameter Power Consumption Setting Fragementation Thres hold RTS / CTS Threshold Software AP Mode This adapter can run as a wireless AP. The relative configurations of the AP inc luding channel, SSID, MAC Address Filtering, WEP encryption and so on are described as follows. 6.5.1 AP Connectio n Status Description Continuous Access Mode (CAM) –... - Page 27 Parameter Mode Network Adapter Connect Station List Current Network Setting More Setting TX Frame RX Frame Description Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point – Tur ns the USB adapter to function as a wireless Display the product information of the USB Adapter. Display all the MAC Addresses of the wireless adapters which are connecting to the AP.
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Page 28: Ap General Connection Setting
6.5.2 AP General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the AP connection setting, Encryption Setting and ot her advanced functions. Parameter General Connection Setting Channel Basic Rate Description Select the number of the radio channel used by the AP. The wireless adapters which connects to the AP should set up the same channel. - Page 29 Parameter Tx Rate SSID Hide SSID Tx Power Change/Apply Setting Aut hentication Mode Description There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose t he most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations.
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Page 30: Mac Address Filter
Parameter Fragement RTS / CTS Preamble MAC Address Filter Bridge Adapter 6.5.3 MAC Address Filter Description The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. - Page 31 Parameter Filter Type Filter MAC Address Description Disable – Disable the MAC Address filter function. Accept – Only the wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table can connect to the AP. Reject – The wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table will be rejected to connect to the AP.
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Page 32: Troubleshooting
7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during t he installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g 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. - Page 33 5. What is Infrastructure？ An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastruct ure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 6. What is BSS ID？ A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
- Page 34 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 know n 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.