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Zonet ZEW1642 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Copyright of the whole product as integration, including its accessories and software, belongs to Zonet Technology Inc. Without the permission of Zonet Technology Inc., any individual or party is not allowed to copy, plagiarize, imitate or translate it into other languages.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.1 Welcome………………..…………………………….…………………………2 1.2 Product Feature……………………………… … ……………………………2 1.3 Content of Package……………….……… … ………….……………………2 1.4 Before you begin………………….……… … ………….……………………3 1.5 Designing your ZEW1642.…….……… … ………….……………………3 Chapter 2. Installation…………………………………………………………………4 Chapter 3. Configuration………………………………………………………..……7 3.1 Station Mode…….……………………………………………… … ……..……7 3.1.1 Profile …….……..…………………………………… … ……..……8 3.1.1.1 Add/Edit Profile…………………………………………..……8...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome ZEW1642-Wireless 802.11n PCI Adapter delivers an incredible speed to your desktop PC without running wires. It complies with the IEEE 802.11n standard, making it backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks for assured compatibility.

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    802.11n or 802.11b/g wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc; Peer-to-Peer networking mode.) 1.5 Designing your ZEW1642 ZEW1642 supports up to 300Mbps connections. It is fully compliant with the specifications defined in 802.11n standard. The status LED indicators of ZEW1642 are described in the following.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Installation

    Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide ZEW1642 all the way in. after it is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw.
  • Page 7 Tool then click Next. a. It’s recommended to select Ralink Configuration Tool, which provides fully access to all function of ZEW1642. b. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration...
  • Page 8 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Click Install to start the installation. Click Finish to complete the software installation. You will see a tray icon appear in your system tray at the bottom of the screen after the software and hardware installation completed successfully.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Configuration

    Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Station Mode Station Mode is the default access mode for ZEW1642. In this mode, ZEW1642 serves as a client to receive the wireless signals to access the Internet. Double-click the tray icon to launch the configuration utility.

  • Page 10: Profile

    3.1.1.1 Add/Edit Profile a. System Configuration Power Save Mode: a. CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) – ZEW1642 will stay power-ON as long as the computer is connected to a power outlet. b. PSM (Power Saving Mode) – ZEW1642 will hibernate when the computer...
  • Page 11 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Network Type: a. Infrastructure – A wireless Router and/or Access Point is required. b. Ad-hoc – Peer-to-Peer network, no base station required. TX Power: Amount of transmit power used by the radio transceiver to send out signal. User can choose different value in the drop down menu Preamble: Only available under Ad-hoc mode.

  • Page 12: Network

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.1.2 Network Under Network tab, you will know information of all surrounding wireless networks from the last scan. Click Rescan to update and refresh. 3.1.3 Link Status Link status page shows detail information about the current connection.

  • Page 13: Advanced

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.1.4 Advanced The Advanced tab shows Advance function of UI Enable Tx Burst: Ralink’s proprietary frame burst mode. Suggest using with an Access Point that has the same technology. Enable TCP Window Size: Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically to get better performance.

  • Page 14: Wmm

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.1.6 WMM WMM Enable: Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media WMM - Power Save Enable: Enable WMM Power Save Direct Link Setup Enable: Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup). This function will greatly improve the data transfer rate between WMM-enabled wireless devices.

  • Page 15: Wps

    WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. PIN: Enter the Pin code and click PIN to automatically connect ZEW1642 with wireless devices around. PBC: Click PBC to complete auto-check and connections between ZEW1642 and other wireless device.

  • Page 16: Sso

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.1.8 SSO SSO (Backup Exec for Windows servers SAN Shared Storage Option) is a strong LAN-free backup solution. 3.1.9 CCX Enable CCX(Cisco Compatible eXtensions): Enable Radio Measurement: channel measures every 0~1023 milliseconds...

  • Page 17: Ap Mode

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.2 AP Mode ZEW1642 also can serve as an access point to transmit wireless signals and create wireless network, allowing other wireless clients to access the network. Right-click the tray icon and select Switch to AP Mode.

  • Page 18: Configuration

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.2.1 Configuration In soft AP configuration Utility page, you can make some basic configurations, such as wireless network name, mode, channel and authentication. Click Security Setting button to make different security configurations of wireless communication, and you can choose the authentication type or encryption type.

  • Page 19: Access Control

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.2.2 Access Control Choose Access Control tab to start MAC control. Access control includes Allow All and Reject All. After editing the MAC address access list, only the MAC in the Allow All list could access the Soft AP.

  • Page 20: Mac Table

    AP. 3.2.4 Switch to Working Station mode In the Soft AP mode, right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Switch to Station Mode, then ZEW1642 is switching to working station mode with an interface of working station.

  • Page 21: Use Zero Configuration

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 3.3 Use Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility “Windows Zero Configuration” (WZC). It is a built in service to configure your wireless clients from Windows 1. Start using WZC, right click the tray icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility.
  • Page 22 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4. To configure the wireless connect properties, please right click the wireless icon in the system tray and choose Status to open the page Wireless Network Connection Status. 5. Click Properties button in General page and choose the tab Wireless Networks to add the SSID of available network by clicking Add, if there are several available networks, linking priority could be configured by the button Move up and Move down.
  • Page 23 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 6. Advanced page configures firewall and connection sharing.

  • Page 24: Chapter 4 How To Connect With Psp

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 4 How to connect with PSP 4.1 Configure PSP with Ad-Hoc mode 1. Select Network Settings on PSP 2. Select Ad-Hoc mode on PSP 3. Select Channel on PSP...
  • Page 25 4. Select Start → → → → Control Panel → → → → double-click System icon → → → → select Hardware tab → → → → click Device Manager button → select ZEW1642 (802.11n Wireless LAN Card) list in Network adapters.

  • Page 26: Configure Xlink Kai

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter 4.2 Configure XLink Kai XLink Kai is a global gaming network - bringing together XBox, Playstation, Gamecube and PSP users, in one integrated community. It is software running on your PC or Macintosh that allows you to play system-link enabled games online for free.

  • Page 27: Chapter 5 Product Specifications

    802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Chapter 5 Product Specifications General Features IEEE 802.11n Standards IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b Interface 32-bit PCI Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 User interface Easy to use user configuration software Support multipoint auto roaming and configuration; Support wireless network roaming environments auto detect.

  • Page 28: Chapter 6. Troubleshooting

    A: Reinsert ZEW1642 into your PC’s PCI slot. Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter. You will find ZEW1642 if it is installed successfully. If you see the yellow exclamation mark, the resources are conflicting.
  • Page 29 BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple clients associated to it. Check that the Network Connection for the wireless client is configured properly. If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both ZEW1642 and the access point.

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