iBall Baton iB-WUA150NM User Manual

iBall Baton iB-WUA150NM User Manual

150m wireless-n mini usb adapter

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150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter
Model No. iB-WUA150NM

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  • Page 1 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Model No. iB-WUA150NM...
  • Page 2 User Manual Ver.: 1.0.0 FCC STATEMENT This equipment 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 3 This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Product Features..........................2 Hardware Installation .........................2 Software Installation........................3 Software Installation for Windows XP....................3 Software Installation for Windows 7/8.....................6 Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 and 8..............9 iBall Baton Wireless Utility..................11 .......................22 Configuration......................27 General Status.........................28 Profile Management......................29 Appendix A: Specifications..................30 Appendix B: Glossary....................31...
  • Page 5: Package Contents

     User Guide  Conventions: The ‘Adapter’ mentioned in this User Guide stands for iBall Baton iB-WUA150NM 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Adapter without any explanations.  Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or...
  • Page 6: Overview Of The Product

    Introduction Thank you for choosing the iB-WUA150NM 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Overview of the Product iBall Baton 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Adapter complies with IEEE 802.11n wireless standards. Product Features Nano Wireless-N USB Adapter  Enhanced 150Mbps Wireless data transmission rate ...
  • Page 7: Software Installation

    Software Installation Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation process. The Setup Wizard will install the Wireless Utility and drivers. When you install the hardware before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”. Click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM. The Setup steps for Windows operation Systems are very similar.
  • Page 8 Figure 0-2 After that, the next screen will appear Select which option you want to Install to continue.  Figure 0-3 Click Install in the screen below to continue. ...
  • Page 9 Figure 2-4 In the next screen, the files will be copied as the next screen shows (shown in Figure 0 -5).  To end the Installation, click Cancel. Figure 0-5...
  • Page 10: Software Installation For Windows 7/8

    Click the Finish button to complete the installation.  Figure 0-7 Software Installation for Windows 7/8  The Setup steps for Windows 7 and Windows 8 are very similar. The User Guide takes Windows Vista for example to explain the installation. Click I accept and click Next in the screen below to continue, you can click Cancel to end ...
  • Page 11 After that, the next screen will appear. Select which option you want to install to continue.  Figure 0-8 After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 0 -). To end the  Installation, click Cancel.
  • Page 12 Figure 0-10  Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click “Install this driver software anyway” to continue the installation Figure 0-11...
  • Page 13: Wireless Network Connection Under Windows 7 And 8

    Click the Finish button to complete the installation  Figure 0-12 Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 and 8 Click the wireless connection in the lower right corner of the computer’s desktop to view the  available wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click “Connect”...
  • Page 14 Click “Ok” after you enter the correct key. 3. It shows “Connected” after successfully connected. You can disconnect it, view its status or modify the wireless network properties by right click the wireless network...
  • Page 15: Iball Baton Wireless Utility

    Baton Wireless Utility When you are installing the driver, select “Install driver and IBall Baton WLAN Config Tool” and the adapter driver and client utility will be installed. All functions of this adapter can be configured via IBall Baton’s utility interface (in the following text it is abbreviated as UI).
  • Page 16 3.1.1 Available Networks The “Available Networks” screen displays currently scanned wireless signals and you can click one to connect the signal. Select one and you may view the AP’s MAC address, wireless mode (B/G/N), authentication type, and encryption type, or WPS authentication and signal strength. Before you connect to a wireless network, please click the “Rescan”...
  • Page 17 WPA-PSK : Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA2-PSK:Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK:Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64 -bit hex characters. NOTE: The Hex characters consist of numbers 0~9 and letters a-f. ASCII characters consist of any letters and characters. 3.1.2 Link Information After successfully connected to one wireless network, you can view its detailed information by clicking the “Link Information”...
  • Page 18 3.1.3 Profile Settings Except the above common connection type, you can also connect to the wireless network by adding a profile on the “Profile Settings“screen.The “Profile Settings” screen is used to save the wireless network parameters. When the adapter is successfully connected to a network, the profile name of this network will automatically be added here, which helps the adapter to quickly connect to the wireless network next time.
  • Page 19 Infrastructure is an application mode that integrates the wired and wireless LAN architectures. It is different from Ad-Hoc in that in this mode the computer installed with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill the wireless communication via AP or wireless router. It can be devided into two modes:“wireless AP + wireless network adapter”...
  • Page 20 Click the next button to select the authentication type and encryption type such as WPA-PSK and AES, and then input the key and click next. After a profile is successfully added, the profile name can be seen on the profile list,you can edit , import or export the profile,click “Active”...
  • Page 21 NOTE: If the SSID broadcast function of the wireless router or AP you wish to connect is disabled, then the wireless adapter can not scan the SSID, thus you need to connect by creating the corresponding profile. 2.Ad-Hoc Profile management Using the Ad-hoc mode to establish a wireless network requires that each computer should be equipped with a wireless network adapter.
  • Page 22 c.Select “Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)”and click “Properties”. d. Please enter the IP address and subnet mask, and make sure this IP address is not used by other devices in the network.For example: if your wireless adapter’s IP address is 192.168.0.1,then set other wireless adapters’ IP addresses within the range of 192.168.0.2 -192.168.0.254.Click “Ok”...
  • Page 23 Click the “Next” button to select the authentication type and encryption type and then input the correct key and click “Next”. After a profile is successfully added,the profile can be seen on the profile list ,select it and click the “Active” icon on the lower right corner. And then search for the wireless network on other clients.
  • Page 24 3.1.4 About This screen mainly displays the version information of the UI’s different programs as well as Best IT World (India) Private Limited copyright statement. 3.1.5 Help To know more about kindly refer the User Manual 3.2.1 Config AP This screen is used to set the AP’s general parameters including SSID, wireless mode, channel, authentication type and encryption type, as shown in the picture below.
  • Page 25 3.2.2 AP Mode under Windows 7 and 8 1. Under Windows 7, wireless adapters are allowed to work in both Station and AP modes. Here, the wireless adapter acts not only as a client, but also an AP to send wireless signal, which equals to an amplifier.
  • Page 26: Wps

    1.2 Perform PBC connection on the UI of the wireless adapter 1) On the main interface of iBall Baton’s UI, click “Profile Settings”—“Add WPS Profile”. 2) On the Profile List screen, select “Push-Button Configuration”(PBC) and then click the “Next” button, select “Start PBC” two minutes after the router enables the WPS...
  • Page 27 Start PBC: Negotiating process: A profile forms automatically after the connection is successfully established. 1.3 Using the wireless adapter’s WPS button to perform PBC connection. If your wireless adapter provides a WPS button,you may use the button to perform PBC connection. a).Run the adapter’s UI and switch to STATION mode b).Two minutes after the router’s WPS-PBC is enabled,press the adapter’s WPS button to connect in PBC mode.
  • Page 28 Config Mode, you need to copy this PIN code and input it in the PIN code field of the router’s WPS setting screen. Here we take iBall Baton as an example. First enter its WPS configuration screen,enable WPS settings and select PIN for WPS mode and then input 18686791 in the PIN code field,and then click the “Save”...
  • Page 29 4.2 Registrar Mode On the “Add WPS Profile” screen, select the SSID of the AP that need to negotiate in WPS mode instead of selecting”Auto”.Then select”PIN” as the WPS method and click the next button to display the folowing screen: Select “Registrar”...
  • Page 30 You can view the negotiation key on the screen below ,but you are not recommended to modify it,just click the next buton. Then click “Start PIN” on the screen below to perform WPS connection.
  • Page 31: Configuration

    Double-click the icon and the 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Adapter will run. You can also run the utility by clicking the Start > Programs > iBall Baton Wireless > iBall Baton wireless Utility. The utility provides integrated and easy tool to: Display current status information ...
  • Page 32: General Status

    General Status Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 0 -4, the left filed displays the type of the adapter, the right field displays the status about the connection, including Status, Speed, Type, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and other IP information. Figure 0-4 Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal.
  • Page 33: Profile Management

    Profile Management Click the tab Profile as shown in Figure 0 -5 to add, remove, edit, duplicate or set default for a profile. Figure 0-5...
  • Page 34: Appendix A: Specifications

    Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 & Windows 8 11b:1/2/5.5/11Mbps Radio Data Rate 11g:6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n:Up to 150Mbps for receiver 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; Modulation 11g:OFDM; 11n: QPSK,BPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Data Security WPA/WPA2;...
  • Page 35: Appendix B: Glossary

    Appendix B: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using  direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 36: Appendix C: Contact Information

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. iBall Baton is a registered trademark of Best IT World (India) Pvt. Ltd. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Best IT World (India) Pvt.

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