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Page 1: User Manual
User Manual... - Page 2 Vers ion: 1 .32 (June 7, 2 005) COPYRIGHT Co p yrigh t © 2 005 /2006 b y this compan y. All rig hts rese rved . No pa rt o f th is pu blication ma y be repro duce d, transmitted , transcribe d, s tore d in a re trie val s ystem, or transla ted in to an y langu age or compu ter la nguage , in an y fo rm o r b y an y means , electroni c, me chani cal , magne tic, op ti cal , chemical , manual o r o the rwise , wi thou t the p rior w ri tten pe rmission o f this compan y...
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Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Fe deral Communication Commission Inte rference Statement This equipmen t has been tested and found to compl y wi th the l imits fo r a Class B digi ta l de vi ce , pu rsuant to Part 15 o f FCC Rul es. These l imits are design ed to pro vide reasonable p ro te ction agai nst ha rmful in te rference in a residen tial ins talla ti on . - Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipmen t complies wi th a ll the req uiremen ts of D IR EC TIVE 1999 /5 /C E OF TH E EUR OPEAN PARL IAMEN T AND TH E C OUNC IL o f Ma rch 9, 1 999 on radio eq uipmen t and tele communica tion te rminal Equ ipment a nd the mutu al reco gni tion o f thei r con fo rmity (R &TTE) The R &TTE Di recti ve re peals and re places in the di re cti ve 98 /1 3/EEC...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
1 I NTRODUCTION............. 1 ... -
Page 6: Ntroduction
1 Introduction Than k you fo r pu rcha sing th e 802.11g Wirele ss L AN Mini USB Adapte r. This USB Adap te r i s de sign ed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wi rele ss LA N standa rd and ea sy to carry with the Mini size . -
Page 7: Package Contents
• Dimension: 9(H) x 27(W) x 87(D) • Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C) • Humidity: 0-95% (NonCondensing) • Certification: FCC, CE Package Contents Be fore you begin the in stallation, plea se check the item s o f your package. The package sh ould include t he following item s: •... -
Page 8: Nstallati On Procedure
2 Installation Procedure Be fore you procee d w i th the ins tal la tion, pl ease re ad the foll ow ing c hapter ! Note1: For Windows 98SE please make sure your copy of windows is fully updated with the latest hotfixes by going to Note2: For Windows XP or Windows XP SP1, please update your windows with the following http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-u s%3B822603&x=10&y=13... - Page 9 4. The Athe ros lice nse a gre eme nt window a ppea rs. R ea d a nd a cce pt the agre em ent to continue . C li ck Ne x t. 5. The Installation Program windo w appears wi th th re e se tup options. To install the clie nt ut ili tie s and drive r, se le ct the appropriate installation type (se e Table (2-1) and cli ck Nex t.
- Page 10 Ma ke Driver Create s d rive r in stallation di ske tte s. In stallation Di ske tte (s) 6. A p rompt appe ars warning that the install re quire s the system to be re boote d at the e nd of the installation proce ss.
- Page 11 The installe r continue s installation. 13.W indows m ay display a W indo ws Logo e rror for the W LA N drive r. C li ck C lick C ontinue Any way. The installe r continue s installation. 14.C li ck O K at the prom pt to re boot and com ple te the installation.
- Page 12 Installing the Atheros USB Wireless Network Adapter To install the USB drive r and the Athe ros C lient Uti lit y, see “To install the ACU and USB de vice dri ve r:” on page 2-1. To install the USB De vi ce Drive r se parate ly: 1.
- Page 13 4. C li ck Finish to close the Found Ne w Hard wa re W izard and comple te installation of the USB de vice bootloade r. 5. The Found Ne w Ha rd ware W izard ope ns to install soft wa re for the USB de vice . C li ck Ne x t to continue .
- Page 14 7. W indows m ay display a W indo ws Logo e rror for the W LAN drive r. C li ck C ontinue Any way. The installe r wi ll continue the installation. 8. C li ck Finish to close the Found Ne w Hard wa re W izard and comple te installation of the Athe ros USB Ne t wo rk Adapte r.
- Page 15 For Windows XP , the re i s a “Windo ws Ze ro Con figura tion Tool” b y def ault fo r you to se tup wi rele ss client s. If you wan t to u se the Utility o f the USB adap ter, plea se follow one of the ways a s belo w.
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Page 16: Configuration Utility
3 Configuration Utility The Client Utility i s a u ser-mode utility de sign ed to edit and ad d p rofile s fo r, a s well a s di spla y and diagno stics pe rtaining to a selecte d wirele ss USB adapte r. Wireless Connection Status When you ope n the Con figura tion Utility, the system will scan all t he ch annel s t o find all the a cce ss p oint s/ station s within the acce ssi ble ra nge of you r ca rd and automatically conne ct to... -
Page 17: Profile Management
Profile Management Pa ramete r Modify Remove Impo rt E xpo rt De scription To add a ne w con figura tion p rofile, click Management tab. To modify a con figura tion p rofile, sele ct the configu ration f rom the P rofile li st and click the In the Atheros Client Utility, access the General tab by clicking Modify on the Profile Management tab. -
Page 18: Diagnostics
O rde r Pro file s Diagnostics The client utility include s a number of tool s t o di splay cu rrent diagno sti cs a nd statu s info rmation. Pa ramete r Adap te r Info rmation Ad vanced Sta ti stics B ro wse to the di recto ry to expo rt the p ro file to. -
Page 19: Security
Security Thi s Chapte r de scribe s setting up se cu rity u sing th e Athe ro s Client Utility(A CU). While u sing the A the ro s USB wi rele ss ne two rk adapte r, encryption da ta can p rote ct it s a s it i s t ran smitted th rough the wirele ss net wo rk. - Page 20 This is because the WEP keys of all devices that are to communicate with each other must match. Authentication Process Enabling EAP on the access point and configuring the USB device to LEAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP (EAP-GTC), or PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) authentication to the network occurs in the following sequence: 1.
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Page 21: Pa S Ecu Ri Ty S Ettin Gs
tha t Allow A sso ciation to Mixed Cell s to allow a sso ciation. Enable s the u se of p re -sha red keys tha t a re de fined on bo th th e Pr e- Shar ed a cce ss p oint and the station. -
Page 22: Ea P-Ttls Se Cu Rity
Us ing EAP-TLS Sec ur ity Im portant Note : To u se EAP -TTLS se cu rity, the ma chine mu st alre ady ha ve the EA P- TTLS ce rtifi cate s do wnloaded onto it f rom a Ce rtificate Autho rity (CA ). Plea se che ck with your IT admini st rato r. -
Page 23: Us Ing Eap-Ttls Sec Ur Ity
Us ing EAP-TTLS Sec ur ity Im portant Note : To u se EAP -TTLS se cu rity, the ma chine mu st alre ady ha ve the EA P- TTLS ce rtifi cate s do wnloaded onto it f rom a Ce rtificate Autho rity (CA ). Plea se che ck with your IT admini st rato r. -
Page 24: Pe Ap (Eap -Ms Chap V2 ) Secu Rit Y
Us ing PEAP-GTC Sec ur ity I mpor ta nt Note ! To use PE AP (E AP -G TC) securi ty, the se rv er m us t hav e WP A-PE AP ce rtifica tes, a nd the Ce r ti fica te Authori ty (CA) serv er pr oper ties must alrea dy be se t up. -
Page 25: Us Ing Peap-Mschap V2 Sec Ur Ity
Choo se To ken Static Pa sswo Note that To ken u se s a ha rdwa re to ken devi ce o r t he Se cu re Computing SofTo ken p rog ram (ve rsi on 1.3 or late r) to ob tain and en te r a one -time pa sswo rd during auth entication . - Page 26 Spe cify a u ser name fo r inne r PEAP tunnel authen tication: – Check Use Windows Use r Name u ser name. – O R: Ente r a PEAP u se r name in the User Name field to u se a sepa rat e u se r name and start the PEAP authenti cation p ro ce ss.
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Page 27: Us Ing Leap Sec Ur Ity
Us ing LEAP Sec ur ity Im portant Note ! LEAP se curit y requi re s that all infra st ructu re de vice s (e.g. acce ss point s and se rve rs) a re configu red fo r LEAP au thentica tion. Check with the IT manage r. To u se se cu rity In t he Athe ro s Client Utility, acce ss the Management windo w. -
Page 28: Us Ing Wpa Pass Phrase Sec Ur Ity
Check Use Windows Use r Name u ser name. O R: Che c k Manually P rompt fo r LEAP Use r Name and Pa ssword login and sta rt the LE AP au thentica tion p roce ss. Sele ct to Use Sa ved User Name and Pa sswo rd Spe cify the LE AP u se r name, p a sswo rd, and domain to sa ve and u se . -
Page 29: Pre-Share D Enc R Yption Ke Ys
5. En ter the WP A pa ssph ra se (fo r A SCII te xt, ente r 8 -63 cha ra cte rs, fo r he xade cimal, ente r 64 chara cte rs). Click OK. 6. Click O K and enable the p rofile. 3 .4 .3 Pre-Share d Enc r yption Ke ys To use Pre-Shared Key (static WEP) security In the Atheros Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. -
Page 30: Overwriting An Existing Static Wep Key
configu ration secu rity. At lea st one Sha red Key field mu st be populated to ena ble se cu rity u sing a sha red key. Cli ck o n the radio button to set the key a s t he default en cryption key. -
Page 31: Troubleshooting
4 Troubleshooting Thi s chapte r p ro vide s solution s to p roblem s u sually encoun tered du ring the in stallation and ope ration of the adapte r. 1. For Wi ndow s 98SE c om pute rs, i f the Ather os Cli ent Util ity fails to loa d a fter pr operl y i ns talla ti on, cl ick on the w i ndow s “S tar t”... - Page 32 802. 11g define s the u se of th e same OFDM modulation technique spe cified in IE EE 802. 11a fo r the 5 GHz f requ ency band an d applie s it in the same 2.4 G Hz f requency band a s IEEE 8 02.11b.
- Page 33 8. What is TKIP ? TKIP i s a qui ck-fi x method to quickly o ve rcome the inhe rent wea kne sse s in WEP se cu rity, e specially t he reu se of en cryp tion ke ys. TKIP i s involved in the IEEE 802.11i WLA N secu rit y standa rd, an d the spe cification might be of ficially relea sed b y ea rly 2003 .
- Page 34 loo ks li ke b ackgro und noi se . There a re t wo main alte rna tive s, Dire ct Sequence Sp read Spe ct rum (DSSS ) and Frequen cy Ho pping Sp read Sp ect rum (FHSS ).
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