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  • Page 1 Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Manual...
  • Page 2 0560 Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Corinex Communications Corp. # 670-789 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1H2 ETS 300-826 ETS 300-328 EN 60950 Vancouver / Mar. 1. 2005...
  • Page 3 Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter PANWL2203 FCC ID: Corinex Communications Corp. # 670-789 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6C 1H2 Vancouver / Mar. 1. 2005...

  • Page 4: Copyright

    Copyright This document, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the license. The content of this document is furnished for informational use only, it is subject to change without notice, and it does not represent a commitment on the part of Corinex Communications Corp.

  • Page 5: End User License Agreement

    End User License Agreement CORINEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION This End User License Agreement (“EULA”) is a legal agreement between you and CORINEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (“CORINEX”) with regard to the copyrighted Software provided with this EULA. Use of any software and related documentation (“Software”) provided with a CORINEX hardware product, or made available to you by CORINEX via download or otherwise, in whatever form or media, will constitute your acceptance of these terms, unless separate terms are provided by the software supplier, in which case certain additional or different terms may apply.
  • Page 6 End User License Agreement 7. Export Laws. This EULA involves products and/or technical data that may be controlled under any applicable export control laws, and regulation, and may be subject to any approval required under such laws and regulations. 8. Precedence. Except as set out above, where separate terms are provided by the software supplier, then, subject to this EULA, those terms also apply and prevail, to the extent of any inconsistency with this EULA.

  • Page 7: Quick Start

    Quick Start Quick Start Thank you for purchasing the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter. Please follow the steps below to suc- cessfully install the hardware and software. NOTE: Please don’t connect the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter to your PC before step 4. Step1 Insert the included CD into your CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 8 Quick Start Step 3 The installer will now install the drivers in your system and copy all the necessary files to the specified folder. Please wait until the files are copied. The following screen will appear. Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter...
  • Page 9 Quick Start In Windows XP , shortly after this screen appears, you may encounter a system warning saying that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing. Please accept this warning by clicking Continue any- way. Finally, click Finish to close the installation wizard. Step 4 Now you can connect the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter to your computer.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Copyright ......................1 End User License Agreement ..............2 Quick Start ....................4 Contents ......................7 Introduction ....................8 1.1 Overview ......................8 1.2 Package Contents ..................8 1.3 Features ......................8 1.4 System Requirements ................... 8 Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter ........9 2.1 Overview .......................

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction 1.1 Overview With a Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, you can enter the world of wireless communication and enjoy all the advantages of networking without cables. The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter is two devices in one, an 802.11g compliant network interface card and a fully featured wireless access point! The adapter allows you to connect to other wireless devices and allows you to create a wireless network.

  • Page 12: Using The Corinex Wireless G Usb Mini Adapter

    Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter 2.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter! The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter is an easy-to-install wireless adapter, compliant with both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards, allowing your computer to communicate with other wireless networking devices or wireless networks.
  • Page 13 Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Please wait until the InstallShield Wizard starts completely and the welcome screen appears. Proceed by clicking the Next button. Step 2 On the next screen, you may select where to install the utility for configuration of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter.
  • Page 14 Using the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter Step 3 The installer will now install the drivers in your system and copy all the necessary files to the specified folder. Please wait until the files are copied. The following screen will appear. In Windows XP , shortly after this screen appears, you may encounter a system warn- ing saying that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing.

  • Page 15: Configuration

    Configuration Configuration The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter comes with a configuration utility, which is installed together with the drivers. As soon as you plug the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter into the USB port on your PC, the utility will start and you will see its icon in the system tray.

  • Page 16: Station Mode

    Configuration In the top right corner of the window, you can see the current operation mode of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter. Both modes are described in the table below. Mode Description Station The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter works as a wireless client.
  • Page 17 Configuration After an access point is selected from the list, its parameters are displayed in the Selected Network Information section, next to the list of access points. The fol- lowing information is displayed: Field Description Channel Displays the operating channel of the selected access point. Type Displays the type of network: Infrastructure –...
  • Page 18 Configuration Field Description Channel Channel being used for communication Type Type of connection, having the values Infrastructure or Ad- SSID Identification of the network Tx Rate Maximum data rate Encrypt Type of encryption used Link Status Shows the MAC address of the connected access point Signal Strength Signal strength, given as a percentage Link Quality...
  • Page 19 Configuration This window is divided into four sections – General, Encryption, Profile and Other. 3.1.1 General This section shows the general wireless settings of the current connection. If you want to change anything, click on the button Unlock. All fields, which can be changed, will be enabled.
  • Page 20 Configuration Field Description Encryption In infrastructure mode: Disable – the communication is not encrypted. WEP – the communication is encrypted using 64/128/256 bit WEP . TKIP – replaces WEP with a stronger encryption algorithm. The passwords change dynamically, and the change is synchronized be- tween the access point and the wireless client.
  • Page 21 Configuration 3.1.2 Encryption Options Wireless networks with only the default configuration are very vulnerable. Anyone with a wireless card can connect to your network and use its services if the network is not secure. The Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter supports all common kinds of encryption algorithms.
  • Page 22 Configuration The next table shows the required lengths of the keys, depending on the Key Length setting. Key Length Length in hexadecimal format Length in ASCII format 64 bit 128 bit 256 bit After setting all the parameters, please click Apply to save the settings and close the window by clicking the x button which is located in the top right corner of the window.
  • Page 23 Configuration Protocol Description TLS authenticates the station with the access point by exchanging digital certificates. In EAP-TLS, certificates are used to provide authentication in both directions. The server presents a certifi- cate to the client, and, after validating the server’s certificate, the client presents a client certificate to the server.
  • Page 24 Configuration 3.1.4 Other If you want to modify the application’s settings or change the network settings for the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, please click on Advanced. The following window will appear. The advanced configuration contains the following sections. User Interface Here you can select the language of the configuration utility.
  • Page 25 Configuration Channel Center Regulatory Domains Identifier Frequency ETSI North (MHz) Japan (most of Israel France Mexico America Europe) 2412    2417    2422     2427     2432    ...
  • Page 26 Configuration Fragmentation Threshold In case of interference in the wireless channel, or weak signal, the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter can fragment frames to optimize performance. It will divide the frames into smaller pieces and send them separately to the destination device. Only data packets are fragmented - the broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted unchanged.

  • Page 27: Access Point Mode

    Configuration Information If you want to check the version number of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapt- er’s driver, version of the configuration utility or the MAC address of the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter, you can click the button Information, and a window with all this information will open.
  • Page 28 Configuration NOTE: In the picture shown above, the access point operates on channel 11, its SSID is Corinex, it uses no encryption, and it transmits with maximum power. There is a station associated with the access point, at MAC address 00:0F:66:96:40:04.
  • Page 29 Configuration Setting Description SSID This is the identification of your wireless access point. Hide SSID If you don’t want to announce the presence of your wireless access point to the world, click this checkbox. TX Power You can switch between four transmission power levels. Value 0 means maximum output power, value 3 means minimum power.
  • Page 30 Configuration Setting Description Key Length You can select 64-, 128- or 256-bit encryption. Default Key Indicates, which of the four keys will be used by default. Key Format You can choose whether you want to enter the WEP keys in hexa- decimal (0-9, A-F) or ASCII format (characters, case sensitive).

  • Page 31: Fragmentation Threshold

    Configuration 3.2.4 Fragmentation Threshold In case of interference in the wireless channel, or weak coverage, the Corinex Wire- less G USB Mini Adapter can fragment frames to optimize performance. It will divide the frames into smaller pieces and send them separately to the recipient. Only data packets are fragmented, the broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted un- changed.
  • Page 32 Configuration 3.2.6 Preamble If all wireless clients and access points in your wireless network support Short Preamble, then enabling it can enhance the performance. However, if any wireless device does not support Short Preamble, then it will not be able to communicate with your network.
  • Page 33 Configuration Mode Description Disabled The MAC Address filter is disabled - all clients can access your net- work. Accept Only wireless clients at the specified MAC Addresses can access your network. No other wireless clients can connect to your access point Reject Wireless clients at the specified MAC addresses are blocked from ac- cessing your network.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Solution The computer doesn’t recog- Make sure the drivers have been installed from nize the Corinex Wireless G USB the CD. Please refer to this user guide in order to successfully install the Corinex Wireless G USB Mini Adapter.

  • Page 35: Glossary

    Glossary Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN (wireless local area network) adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
  • Page 36 Glossary IGateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure...
  • Page 37 Glossary SSID A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP .
  • Page 38 Glossary Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) The Wi-Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802.11 wire- less LANs. WPA is an industry-supported, pre-standard version of 802.11i, utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which fixes the problems of WEP , in- cluding using dynamic keys.

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