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Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB (P6132-08) The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2009-04-21...
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..................5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................5 OVERVIEW ......................6 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND UTILITIES..............6 INSTALLING THE ADAPTER................... 7 WIRELESS ADAPTER CONFIGURATION .............. 8 RAUI APPLICATION.................... 8 PROFILE TAB...................... 9 NETWORK TAB....................
Internet in your office or home network. Pentagram horNET wireless USB adapter connects you with 802.11g networks at up to a 54Mbps. And for added versatility, it can also interoperate with all the up to 11Mbps 802.11b products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country.
Run: Autorun.exe in the Autorun window). If the CD-ROM autorun feature is disabled, run Autorun.exe in the CD’s root directory. Click Install PENTAGRAM horNet for your adapter. If you are using Windows Vista, the User Account Control window may display. To proceed with the installation, click...
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 If a restart is required, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now to restart the computer after the installation or select No, I will restart my computer later to restart the computer at a later time. Click Finish to complete the setup wizard.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Wireless adapter configuration A configuration application is installed with adapter drivers. The application’s icon is displayed in the system tray (next to the clock), and its appearance depends on the adapter and/or connection status.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • [SSID] <--> [BSSID] – Connection established to network with displayed ID’s. Extra Info – Additional information about connection. Channel – Channel (frequency) used by wireless network. Authentication – Authentication method used by wireless network.
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SSID – Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. If SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram and Pentagram are two different networks. Network Type – You can select two wireless network types.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Profile configuration – Auth. \ Encry. Tab This Tab contains all Authentication and Encryption settings Authentication: • Open – With the Open method, every wireless station can request authentication. • Shared – With Shared authentication, the station requesting authentication must provide a secret key (which can be obtained from the network administrator) using a secure channel (independent of the 802.11 wireless communications channel).
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Authentication: LEAP Authentication – Change authentication method. Identity – Enter your identity for the LEAP authentication service. Password – Enter your password for the LEAP authentication service. Domain Name – Enter your domain name for the LEAP authentication service.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Authentication: WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Authentication – Change authentication method. Encryption – Select the encryption method to be used. • AES (Advanced Encryption System) uses symmetrical 128-bit data block encryption. • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) uses stronger encryption algorithms and MIC (Message Integrity Check) to provide security against hackers.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • ID \ PASSWORD Tab EAP Method – Change EAP authentication method. Tunnel Authentication – Change tunnel authentication method. Session Resumption – Enable / disable session resumption. Authentication ID / Password – Identity, Password and Domain Name for server.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • Server Certification Tab Use certificate chain – Enable this option, to enable the certification feature and select the certificate issuer. Allow intermediate certificates – Select this option to allow the use of intermediate certificates.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Icons on list means: Connection to this network established successfully Connection to this network not established Infrastructure type network Ad hoc type network 802.11 standards supported by wireless station...
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Detailed network information • General Tab General info on network and security. SSID – Network SSID or Hidden if AP doesn’t broadcast SSID. MAC Address – MAC address of AP. Authentication Type – Authentication used by this network.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 0x0010 External NFC Token 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token 0x0040 NFC Interface 0x0080 Push Button 0x0100 Keypad Device Password ID – Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use. AP in PBC mode must indicate 0x0004 within two- minute Walk Time.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 • 802.11n Tab Detailed information about APs support of 802.11n protocol and its functions. FALSE value means function is not supported or disabled, TRUE – supported and enabled. Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Statistics Tab This Tab shows Transmit and Receive statistics. Frames Transmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Frames Retransmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 WMM Tab This Tab contains settings for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which provide basic QoS (Quality of Service) for 802.11 networks. WMM prioritize traffic based on four Access Categories (AC): voice, video, best effort and background. WMM doesn’t guarantee throughput for ACs and can be used for VoIP applications.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 WPS Tab The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. Ralink STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar.
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PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 WPS associate IE – Send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA. WPS probe IE – Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Radio On/Off Tab Click this Tab to enable or disable radio transmission. Green icon – RF ON, red icon – RF off. About Tab The About Tab contains driver, application and network adapter information.
PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB P 6132-08 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless USB Adapter does not work properly.