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- Page 1 802.11n Wireless 802.11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter User Manual WI300...
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2009/2010 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.
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Page 3: Federal Communication Commission
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. - Page 4 EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1 Introduction ..........................6 1.1 Features ........................... 6 1.2 Specifications ........................7 1.3 Package Contents ......................7 2 Installation Procedure ......................8 2.1 Install the Driver and Utility ....................8 2.2 Connect to Wireless Access Point.................. 10 * Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows Vista:............. 11 3 Setup Wizard......................... -
Page 6: Introduction
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing EMTEC 802.11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter. This adapter complies with IEEE 802.11n standard, which supports up to 300Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b/g devices. When the adapter connects to 11b or 11g devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. -
Page 7: Specifications
1.2 Specifications Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g/n Interface: USB 2.0 Type A Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Data Rate: 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n (20MHz): MCS0-7 (up to 150Mbps) 11n (40MHz): MCS0-7 (up to 300Mbps) Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA/WPA2 (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and Antenna: Printed Antenna Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista LEDs: Link/Activity... -
Page 8: Installation Procedure
2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note 1: The following installation was operated under Windows Vista. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.) Note 2: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. - Page 9 D. Click “Install” to start the installation. E. The system starts to install the driver and utility.
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Page 10: Connect To Wireless Access Point
F. Click “Finish” to complete the software installation. G. Please plug the USB adapter into the USB port of the computer. H. The system will auto detect the USB adapter and complete the drivers installation for the adapter automatically. I. You are now able to use the USB adapter. 2.2 Connect to Wireless Access Point A. -
Page 11: Use Windows Zero Configuration On Windows Vista
C. Input the security setting if the Access Point has enabled the security and click “OK” to start network connection. * Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows Vista For Windows Vista user, you can use Windows Zero Configuration to connect to wireless access point. - Page 12 B. Click ‘Connect to a network’ under ‘Network and Sharing Center’. C. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘Connect’. D. If it’s an unnamed access point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be prompted input its name, and the name must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless access point you’re connecting to.
- Page 13 E. If the access point is protected by encryption method, you have to input its security or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. Click ‘Connect’. F. If you can see this image, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established.
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Page 14: Setup Wizard
3 Setup Wizard The utility supports a quick setup wizard for you to connect to the wireless network simply. Please follow the step below to run the setup wizard. A. From the menu in the utility, select “Set Wizard”. B. Select “Station (Infrastructure)” if you want to connect to the wireless network through access point or select “Station (ad hoc)”... - Page 15 C. The site survey results will show up. Please select the one you’d like to connect to and click the “Next” button. D. In the Wireless network properties dialog, please fill in the security settings for this wireless network you’d like to connect to and click “OK”. E.
- Page 16 For example: Assume that the wireless access point’s IP Address is 192.168.2.1 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. Your computer can be configured to obtain IP Address automatically through the DHCP Server of the access point or a fixed IP Address in order to be in the same subnet as the router.
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Page 17: Configuration Utility
4 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN USB Adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray and desktop of Windows. You can open it by double-click on the icon. -
Page 18: Utility Overview
4.1 Utility Overview There are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description. Parameter Description Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block. SetWizard – Open the setup wizard for quick start the wireless connection. Mode –... -
Page 19: Available Network
4.2 Available Network When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless network with the highest signal strength. From the “Available Network” tab, all the networks nearby will be listed. -
Page 20: General
4.3 General To check the connection status of the adapter, select “General“. This screen shows the information of Link Speed, Network Type, Encryption Method, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and Network Address of the adapter. Parameter Description Status It will show the connection status of the adapter. Speed It shows the current speed Type... -
Page 21: Profile
4.4 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/Set Default to manage a profile. Parameter Description Available Profile(s) This list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection. You can add, remove, edit, duplicate the preferred networks or set one of the networks as the default connection. -
Page 22: Configure The Profile
Configure the Profile Parameter Description This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used. There are two kinds of network type described as follows. Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router. - Page 23 identified) are allowed to connecting each other. WPA-PSK – It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless stations in the network.
- Page 24 Passphrase It is a text string with a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters, for example: “Test“. The WEP Key is based upon the Passphrase determined by you. This passphrase may not work with other vendors’ products due to possible incompatibility with other vendors’ passphrase generators.
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Page 25: Advanced
4.5 Advanced The “Advanced” option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: Power Save, Turbo Mode, Wireless Mode and etc. Parameter Description Power Save None – The adapter will always set in active mode. Min – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle, but some components of the adapter are still alive. - Page 26 Preamble Mode The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among the wireless stations. There are three mode including Long, Short and Auto. High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type. If “Auto“ mode is selected, the adapter will auto switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless stations that the adapter is connecting to.
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Page 27: Status
4.6 Status This screen shows the information of manufacturer, driver version, settings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to, linking time and link status. If you don’t ensure the status of the adapter and the network you are connecting, please go to the screen for more details. 4.7 Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. -
Page 28: Wi-Fi Protected Setup
4.8 Wi-Fi Protected Setup Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption. -
Page 29: Software Ap
4.9 Software AP This adapter can run as a wireless AP. Please pull down the “Mode” menu and select “Access Point”. The relative configurations of the AP including channel, SSID, WEP encryption and so on are described as follows. Parameter Description SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name... -
Page 30: Ap Properties Setting
4.9.1 AP Properties Setting Please refer to Section 3.4.1 for the setting of the parameters for AP. Note that Ad Hoc mode is not enabled for AP. 4.9.2 AP Advanced Parameter Description Beacon Interval Beacon Interval that specifies the duration between beacon packets (milliseconds). -
Page 31: Ap Statistics
WMM Parameter QoS Enable – Enable this function to support WMM function. Power Save (APSD) Enable – Enable this function to support WMM Power Save. Set Defaults Set the setting values return to defaults. Apply Confirm the settings in the “Advanced“. 4.9.3 AP Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen.
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