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  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    Compex, Inc. may make improvements and/or changes to the product and/or specifications of the product described in this manual, without prior notice. Compex, Inc will not be liable for any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors found in this guide.

  • Page 3: Fcc Notice

    FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compex, Inc. declares that the product: Product Name: Compex Wireless 108Mbps Super-G XR USB 2.0 Adapter Model No.: WLU108G conforms to the following Product Standards: This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.

  • Page 5: Technical Support Information

    The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install Guide. For technical support, you may contact Compex or its subsidiaries. For your convenience, you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor, or from the authorized dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product from.

  • Page 6: About This Document

    In this document, special conventions are used to help and present the information clearly. The Compex Wireless 108Mbps Super-G XR USB 2.0 Adapter is often referred to as Compex WLU108G in this document. Below is a list of conventions used throughout. NOTE...
  • Page 7 WARNING This section concerns risk of severe injury References on Menu Command, Push Button, Radio Button, LED and Label appear in Bold. For example, “Click on Ok.”...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Copyrights © 2005 Compex Systems Pte Ltd ..............i Trademark Information ......................i Disclaimer ..........................i Your Feedback........................i FCC NOTICE ...........................ii Declaration of Conformity ....................iii Technical Support Information ..................iv About This Document......................v How to Use this Document ....................v Drivers &...
  • Page 9 7.2.6 WPA Passphrase .................... 64 7.2.7 Pre-shared Key (Static WEP)................ 65 Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System ........67 Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G............69 Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode.......72 AIII-1Installing Window XP Service Pack Patch File (For Windows XP users) .... 73 AIII-2Installing certificate on your server ................

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Product Overview

    Features and Benefits Compact and Mobile • Compex WLU108G is designed especially for the mobile generation. The casing is compact and sleek, and the antenna is built-in to further preserve the miniature footprint. Weighing just 20 grams, the device is light enough to be carried around anywhere! Fast and Reliable Transmission •...
  • Page 11 Chapter 1 Product Overview USB powered and USB 2.0 fast transfer rate • Leveraging on the USB standard, the WLU108G is powered through its USB connection and requires no additional power adapter. The USB 2.0 standard allows a significant improvement in transfer rates, of up to 40 times that of USB 1.1.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter outlines the basic requirement for the installation and configuration of Compex WLU108G. Packaging Content Thank you for purchasing Compex WLU108G. You will find the following items in the package: 1 x WLU108G unit 1 x Product CD (Quick Install Guide, User’s Manual,...

  • Page 13: Overall Setup Procedures

    Chapter 2 Getting Started Overall Setup Procedures Here are some of the basic steps to guide you along: Hardware Installation Please refer to Section 3.1 “Hardware Installation”. Drivers and Utility Installation Please refer to Section 3.2 “Drivers and Utility Installation”. Configure your WLU108G Please refer to Chapter 5 “The Atheros Utility Configuration”.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 Compex Wlu108G Installation

    Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Compex WLU108G is a plug-and-play device. You can plug it into the USB slot of your PC/notebook for auto-detection. Hardware Installation Insert Compex WLU108G directly into the USB slot of your PC/notebook.

  • Page 15: Driver & Utility Installation

    Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Driver & Utility Installation Insert the Product CD into your computer CD-ROM drive. Click on setup.exe Utilities and the system will run the automatically. setup.exe Click on Driver & Utility section and the system will run the automatically.
  • Page 16 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Select your preferred setup: Install Client Utilities and Driver (Recommended) option You are recommended to select this setup type. This option will install both the drivers and utility that support your USB adapter. Install Driver Only option (For Windows XP user only) Select this option if you are going to use the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility to configure your USB adapter.
  • Page 17 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation For Windows XP users If you are using Windows XP as operating system, the following screen will appear. Read the notice carefully and click on the Next> button to proceed. Select your choice of tool to assist you in configuring your USB...
  • Page 18 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Atheros Client Utility (ACU) and Supplicant option Select this option to install your WLU108G utility. (Recommended) Third Party Supplicant option Select this option if you decide to use Wireless Zero Configuration Utility to configure your wireless device. Installing this tool will only allow you to view the status of the connected wireless device/s through the WLU108G utility;...
  • Page 19 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Once a similar screen similar to the one shown below appears, click on the Continue Anyway button to continue the installation. Click on the OK button to reboot your system and this will complete the installation.
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation To confirm if the driver has been successfully installed on your system, Proceed to your desktop, right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the Hardware tab and click on Device Manager.
  • Page 21 The folder name, Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapter will appear in the Network Adapters section. This indicates that the driver for Compex WLU108G has been successfully installed on your system! To activate the utility program, double click on the icon shown in the system tray.
  • Page 22 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation To use the Atheros Client Utility, go to the Start Menu followed by Programs. Then select Atheros. From Atheros, select Atheros Client Utility. You may now start to configure your Compex WLU108G.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 Using The System Tray Utility

    Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility This chapter will elaborate on the Atheros system tray utility found at the right bottom corner of your screen. Right click on the utility icon and the menu will appear.
  • Page 24 Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility Preferences This option allows you to set the startup and menu options for the utility. You can decide whether program should start automatically when Windows starts, and which menu items should appear on the pop up menu.
  • Page 25 Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility Manual LEAP Login If you select this option, you will have to manually start the LEAP authentication process to login to the network instead of being prompted for your LEAP username and password during your windows logon. (optional) Enter domain...
  • Page 26 Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility Connection Status To view the connection status of your wireless USB adapter. Alternatively, you may also double click on the utility icon in the system tray. Active Profile Displays the name of the active configuration profile.

  • Page 27: Chapter 5 Compex Wlu108G Utility Features

    NOTE It is advisable to activate only one of the utilities: Either the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility OR the Atheros Utility. Current Status Tab Displays the performance of Compex WLU108G in the wireless network.

  • Page 28: Profile Management Tab

    Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features Upon clicking on the Advanced button, you will be able to view all information on the respective profile, e.g. the types of encryption and authentication, the signal strength, the MAC address of the connected AP (if you are in Infrastructure mode), etc.
  • Page 29 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features Click on New button to create a new profile. Enter the profile name (a unique name to identify this profile), a client name and the SSID of the wireless network to connect to. Note that the Client name refers to the name that is registered to your PC/notebook.
  • Page 30 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features To modify an existing profile, select the profile that you wish to modify and click on this button. We are using profile: as an example. To delete an existing profile, select the particular profile that you wish to default delete and click on this button.
  • Page 31 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features To activate a profile, select the profile and click on this button. We are wireless-AP using profile: as an example. Once a profile is activated, this icon will appear next to the profile wireless-AP...
  • Page 32 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features This function allows you to save the settings of your profile onto disk. Select the profile that you wish to save and click on this button. We are ESSID using profile: as an example.
  • Page 33 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features ESSID Notice that the profile: has been imported to the list of profiles. This function allows you to scan for wireless networks detected by the adapter.
  • Page 34 If you have created several profiles, this function allows you to establish the priority order in which the WLU108G should try to connect to a WLAN. If the Compex WLU108G is unable to connect to the 1 profile, it will then try to connect to the 2 profile and so on.
  • Page 35 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features When auto profile selection is enabled, WLU108G scans available wireless networks and will connect to the highest priority profile which matches the networks detected. To do so, simply click on the Add button from the Available Profiles list. Refer to the screen shown below.

  • Page 36: Security Tab

    Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features Notice that when a selected profile has been added, it will be transferred to the Auto Selected Profiles list. Select and click on the Add button to transfer another profile. You need to transfer at least two profiles to the Auto Selected Profiles list to activate the Auto Select Profile function.

  • Page 37: Advanced Tab

    Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 5.2.2 Advanced Tab This option allows you to configure the more advanced connection settings of your wireless client. Only applicable Infrastructure mode. You may key in the MAC address of at most 4 access points to which you would prefer to connect.
  • Page 38 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features Transmit Power Level Specifies the wireless transmit power to be used. Reducing the power level lowers the risk of interference with other nearby wireless devices and conserves battery power but decreases radio range. Power Save Mode (Only applicable to Infrastructure mode) This feature reduces power consumption by the USB adapter to extend the battery life of your notebook.
  • Page 39 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features Short & Long • This option allows communication with other 802.11b devices which support short preamble to boost the throughput. Long • If your device is having trouble to communicate with other 802.11b devices, you may try to select the Long Only option.

  • Page 40: Diagnostics Tab

    Diagnostics Tab The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for packets received by or transmitted to Compex WLU108G. Multicast packets transmitted and received • Broadcast packets transmitted and received •...
  • Page 41 The name of Compex WLU108G MAC Address The MAC address of Compex WLU108G Driver The driver name and path of Compex WLU108G driver Driver version The version of the Compex WLU108G driver Driver date The creation date of the Compex WLU108G driver...
  • Page 42 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features This button shows more detailed statistical information on frames that are either received by or transmitted to Compex WLU108G.

  • Page 43: Chapter 6 Compex Wlu108G Utility Configuration

    This chapter will elaborate on the Client Manager configuration of Compex WLU108G using some simple examples. Compex WLU108G can be configured for 2 types of wireless architectures – Ad- hoc and Infrastructure. The different operational modes are shown in the following diagrams to allow you to easily understand how to configure your WLU108G.

  • Page 44: When To Set Up Ad-Hoc Mode

    Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration When to set up Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or as Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS). Ad-hoc mode is useful when wireless devices are within range of each other and can discover and communicate among themselves without an AP.
  • Page 45 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Proceed to the Profile Management tab. Once you have installed the utility, the system will automatically create a default profile. If you wish to create a new profile, click on New button. If not, simply...
  • Page 46 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Enter your own profile name, e.g. . The Client name refers to the name that is registered to your PC/notebook. USB-CLIENT Set the SSID to and click on the OK button to update the changes.
  • Page 47 Auto Set the Channel to to let Compex WLU108G automatically detect the channel to use. However, if you wish to set a specific channel, you mush ensure all clients are in the same channel in order to communicate to one...
  • Page 48 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Proceed to the Security tab. Select Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) option and click on the Configure… button. Click on the radio button for WEP Key Size: , type in, e.g. 1234567890abcdef1234567890 and click on the OK button to update the changes.
  • Page 49 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration You may now go to the Current Status tab to check the status of the connection. Notice that if there is no connection established (Refer to Link Status), this indicates that your WLU108G has not yet detected any other wireless client with SSID set to USB-CLIENT.
  • Page 50 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration For PC2 192.168.168.12 Set your PC’s IP address to ; subnet mask to 255.255.255.0 Go to the Profile Management tab and click on the Scan button to USB-CLIENT look for (the SSID that you had previously created in PC1).
  • Page 51 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Next, you can see that the SSID is set to the same SSID as PC1 and that Client Name is pre-configured to the name registered to PC2. You need Daddy to give a name to your profile, e.g.
  • Page 52 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Click on the OK button and go to the Current Status tab. Notice that once the connection has been successfully established, the link status will display <associated> and the signal strength will appear as a green bar.
  • Page 53 For setting up another wireless client, e.g. the notebook in the daughter’s room, you may refer to the steps mentioned for configuring PC2. If your other wireless clients are not using Compex WLU108G, you may refer to the manual of these other adapters for details on Ad-hoc configuration.

  • Page 54: Infrastructure Mode

    Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Infrastructure Mode In an infrastructure architecture, the wireless clients communicate through access points which are devices that act as base station for all wireless communication. Data packets from the wireless clients are transferred to the access points before being transmitted to other hosts on the network.

  • Page 55: Configuration On Infrastructure Mode

    Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Configuration on Infrastructure Mode In this example, two notebooks and PC2 act as wireless clients to communicate with the wireless AP. Once all configuration has been done, wireless clients with the same SSID as the AP will be able to access wirelessly to PC1 via the wireless AP.
  • Page 56 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration For PC 2 Activate your WLU108G utility. Go to the Profile Management tab, click on the Scan button to look for the wireless AP. Click on the Refresh button if your system is unable to detect your wireless AP.
  • Page 57 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Notice that the SSID has already been pre-configured in this profile. The SSID of both the wireless AP and the wireless client must be the same for them to communicate with one another. Workstation 2 Enter the Profile Name, e.g.
  • Page 58 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration Enter the encryption key in the field provided. Please note that this key must be the same as the one that you had configured for your access point. Click on the OK button to update the changes.
  • Page 59 For the rest of the workstations Refer to the steps for configuring PC2. If your other wireless clients are not using Compex WLU108G, you may refer to the manual of these other adapters for details on Infrastructure configuration.

  • Page 60: Chapter 7 Types Of Authentication And Encryption Mode

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode This chapter illustrates the different types of authentication and encryption that can be used in the wireless LAN. Ad-hoc Network Security In a Ad-hoc network, only Pre-shared key (Static WEP) can be configured.
  • Page 61 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Click on the Configure.. button and the following screen will appear: Key Entry Method There are 2 types of key entries: Hexadecimal: Enter only digits 0 ~ 9 and letters a ~ f/A ~ F. •...

  • Page 62: Infrastructure Network Security

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Infrastructure Network Security Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is used to authenticate network clients before letting them access the enterprise network. It allows the network administrator to create an arbitrary authentication scheme (such as EAP-TLS, etc) to validate network access. 7.2.1 EAP-TLS Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security (EAP-...

  • Page 63: Eap-Ttls

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Choose EAP-TLS from the drop-down menu and click on the Configure… button. NOTE To enable this security, you must ensure that your PC/notebook has already downloaded its EAP-TLS certificates. Check with your system administrator for details.
  • Page 64 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode To use EAP-TTLS security, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. You can select WPA radio button 802.1x radio button Choose EAP-TTLS from the drop-down menu and click on the Configure…...
  • Page 65 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Click on the Advanced… button. Leave the Specific Server or Domain field blank to allow the client to accept a certificate from any server that supplies a certificate signed by the CA listed previously. The login name is pre-defined in the Login name field.

  • Page 66: Peap (Eap-Gtc)

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 7.2.3 PEAP (EAP-GTC) Similar to EAP-TTLS, PEAP (Protected EAP) also uses certificates to authenticate the server before creating an encrypted TLS tunnel through which the client can authenticate itself to the server using a challenge response authentication method such as EAP- GTC or EAP-MSCHAPv2.
  • Page 67 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Specify whether you are using a Token or a Static Password. Click on the Advanced button. Note that the Token can take the form of hardware token device or the Secure Computing SofToken Program (version 1.3 or later) to obtain and enter a one-time password for authentication.

  • Page 68: Peap (Eap-Mschap V2)

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 7.2.4 PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) MS-CHAPv2 uses a one-way cryptographic hash on the password and stores the hash value on the server. An authorized client knows the hash method used and reproduces it, sending hashed password server...
  • Page 69 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Click on the Advanced button. Leave the Specific Server or Domain field blank to allow the client to accept a certificate from any server that supplies a certificate signed by the CA listed previously. Click the OK button to enable the profile.

  • Page 70: Leap

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 7.2.5 LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) security requires all infrastructure devices (e.g. access points and servers) to be configured for LEAP authentication. To use LEAP security, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window.
  • Page 71 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Temporary User Name and Password The login page will pop up as shown below. Fill up the respective fields and click on the OK button twice. Next, the system will start the LEAP authentication.
  • Page 72 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Saved User Name and Password Enter the username, password and re-enter password in Confirm Password field. (Optional) You may enter a specific domain name, which will be passed to the server. Enter the LEAP authentication timeout (between 30 and 500 seconds) to specify how long LEAP should wait before considering an authentication as failed, and sending an error message.

  • Page 73: Wpa Passphrase

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 7.2.6 WPA Passphrase WPA Passphrase is also known as WPA-PSK (Pre-shared Key). It provides strong encryption protection for home/SOHO users who do not use an enterprise authentication server. Click on the WPA Passphrase radio button and click on the Configure…...

  • Page 74: Pre-Shared Key (Static Wep)

    Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 7.2.7 Pre-shared Key (Static WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy is a security protocol which allows the wireless client adapter to communicate ONLY with access points or other wireless clients that have the same WEP key. WEP Key is categorized into two types: Hexadecimal and ASCII.
  • Page 75 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode Enter your WEP key and click on the OK button. WEP Key size - 64-bit WEP: 10 hexadecimal or 5 ASCII Text - 128-bit WEP: 26 hexadecimal or 13 ASCII Text - 152-bit WEP: 13 hexadecimal or 16 ASCII Text...

  • Page 76: Appendix I Remove Usb Adapter From The System

    Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System To safely remove your USB adapter from your system, From the system tray, go to Safely Remove Hardware icon and click Safely Remove Hardware. Select Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapter and click on the Stop button to terminate all activities.
  • Page 77 Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System Next, select Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapter to confirm you will be removing it from the USB port and click on the OK button. The system will then inform you that the device can now be safely removed from the system.

  • Page 78: Appendix Ii Un-Install Compex Wlu108G

    If you want to re-use your profiles, please refer to Section 5.2 Profile Management Tab for further details on how to export a profile to disk. You are advised to close all programs and to leave the Compex WLU108G in the USB slot of your PC/notebook before un-installing your Compex WLU108G.
  • Page 79 Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G Wait until you see the Atheros Client Installation Program screen. Select Uninstall the previous installation. Then click on the Next> button to proceed. The prompt screen appears to notify you that the uninstall option requires the system to be rebooted at the end of the uninstall process.
  • Page 80 Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G You will be asked to decide whether to remove the device driver or not. Click on the Yes button to accept. The uninstall process will then begin. Soon the prompt screen will appear informing you that the uninstall process is successful, and that your system needs to be rebooted.

  • Page 81: Appendix Iii Certificate Application For Wpa Mode

    Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a specification of standards-based, interoperable security enhancement that strongly increases the level of data protection (encryption) and access control (authentication) in your wireless network.

  • Page 82: Aiii-1Installing Window Xp Service Pack Patch File (For Windows Xp Users)

    Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode AIII-1 Installing Window XP Service Pack Patch File (For Windows XP users) To check whether you have already installed Windows XP SP2, go to My Computer, right click select Properties. If you are using the Windows XP SP1 and do not intend to upgrade to SP2, you will need to install the two patch files provided in the Product CD.

  • Page 83: Aiii-2Installing Certificate On Your Server

    Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode AIII-2 Installing certificate on your server If you are using Microsoft Certificates services, Click on the Install this certificate link in the window to start the installation. Click on the Yes button on the pop up window to continue with the installation.

  • Page 84: Aiii-3Applying For Client Certifications

    Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode The following window will appear showing that the certificate has been successfully installed into your PC. AIII-3 Applying for Client Certifications If you have installed Microsoft SP2 or Microsoft XP SP1 with the 2 patch files provided on the Product CD, you are now ready to apply for a certificate for your wireless client.
  • Page 85 Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode Once you get connected to your server, the following screen shot will appear. Select the Request a certificate radio button and click on the Next> button. Follow the instructions shown on the screen. The screen below will appear to indicate that a certificate has been successfully issued to your PC.

  • Page 86: Aiii-4Becoming A Domain Member

    Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode Go to the Content tab and click on the Certificates… button. Notice that your username is in the listing. This shows that the certificate has been issued to you. AIII-4 Becoming a domain member Next, you need to join the correct network domain so that you can communicate with the access point connected to your server.
  • Page 87 Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode From the Member of section, select the Domain: radio button and test enter the name of your domain. In this example, we are using the domain name. Next, you need to enter your username and password again for verification.
  • Page 88 Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode When done, a message will appear as shown below. You may need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

  • Page 89: Appendix Iv Wireless Zero Configuration Utility

    Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility If your computer is running under the Windows XP operating system, you can opt to configure the Wireless Network Connection from your Windows XP operating system, instead of the Atheros Utility. You need to exit from the Atheros Utility before accessing to Windows XP’s Wireless Zero Configuration Utility.
  • Page 90 Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility Select the check box Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings to activate Wireless Zero Configuration Utility. When this check box is selected, Windows XP takes control of these settings for all configuration profiles: - SSID - Security Keys - Ad-hoc settings...

  • Page 91: Aiv-2 Disable Wireless Zero Configuration Utility

    Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility When the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility is in use, a pop-up message is displayed on the Utility when you attempt to create or edit a configuration profile from the Profile Management tab of the WLU108G Atheros utility.

  • Page 92: Appendix V Panel Views And Descriptions

    Appendix V Panel Views and Descriptions Appendix V Panel Views and Descriptions Components Indications & Descriptions Power Green Indicates that power is being supplied to Compex WLU108G. USB Connector Connect this end to the USB port of your PC/notebook.

  • Page 93: Appendix Vi Technical Specifications

    Appendix VI Technical Specifications Appendix VI Technical Specifications Network Protocol, Standards and Electrical Emissions Industry Standards IEEE 802.11b/g • USB Specification 2.0 • Safety Certifications CE Mark • FCC Class B • Gost • Performance Frequency Band IEEE 802.11g: 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz (US, Canada) IEEE 802.11b: 2.400 ~ 2.497GHz (Europe, Japan) Data Rate...
  • Page 94 Appendix VI Technical Specifications Wireless Transmission Power IEEE 802.11g: 20 dBm typical IEEE 802.11b: 19 dBm typical Receive Sensitivity -81 dBm typical Host Interface USB 2.0 Wireless Security 64/128/152-bit WEP (User’s option) • IEEE 802.1x support – EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, • PEAP-GTC, PEAP-MSCHAPv2, LEAP WPA, WPA-PSK •...

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