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  • Page 1 WN-200USB Wireless 11n USB Dongle User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 OvisLink Corp. has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user’s guide. However, we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide. Please use with caution. All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB ..............10 3.1 Important Information.................10 3.2 Using AirLive Wireless LAN Utility .............10 3.2.1 Status Information..................10 3.2.2 Menu Structure of AirLive Wireless LAN Utility .......... 11 3.2.3 Network Screen ..................12 3.2.4 Profile Screen ....................16 3.2.5 Advance Screen ..................22 3.2.6 Statistics Screen ..................24...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    150Mbps. 1.2 How to Use This Guide WN-200USB is a wireless 11n USB dongle. It is recommended that you read through the entire user’s guide whenever possible. The user guide is divided into different chapters.

  • Page 5: Features

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  • Page 6: Installing The Wn-200Usb

    Your operation system of PC or Notebook is Windows 2000/XP/Vista. Available USB port. CD-ROM drive. IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g or IEEE802.11n wireless LAN. 2.2 Package Content Unpack the contents of the WN-200USB and verify them against the checklist below. One unit of WN-200USB User Guide (CD-ROM) Quick Installation Guide WN-200USB...

  • Page 7: Knowing Your Wn-200Usb

    Below are descriptions and diagrams of the product: 2.4 Software Installation You should install the supplied software BEFORE inserting the WN-200USB. 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on your PC or Notebook. 2. The main screen of AutoRun CD will appear automatically. If not, please run “D:\autorun.exe”...
  • Page 8 3. Please read the end user license agreement and click “I accept the terms of the license agreement” then click “Next” button to accept license agreement. 4. It is recommended that users choose “install driver and AirLive WLAN utility”. If you want to update the driver only, choose “Install driver only”. Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 9 2. Installing the WN-200USB 5. It’s recommended to select “AirLive Wireless LAN Utility”, which provides fully access to all functions of this wireless network card. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista, please select “Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool”...
  • Page 10 If you put the mouse cursor on the icon, the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon. Users can easily check current status of WN-200USB in system tray, as shown below. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card: Insert the WN-200USB into an available USB 2.0 port of your PC/Notebook when PC/Notebook is power-on status. Never use force to insert the WN-200USB, if you feel it’s stuck, flip the dongle over and try again.

  • Page 12: Led Table

    2. Installing the WN-200USB 2.6 LED Table The LED Indicators gives real-time information of systematic operation status. The following table provides descriptions of LED status and their meaning. Color Status Description ● Green Associated with the network LNK/ACT Not associated with the network...

  • Page 13: Configuration Of Wn-200Usb

    WN-200USB. 3.1 Important Information Before using the AirLive Utility, please make that your have referred to Chapter 2.4 and Chapter 2.5 to install AirLive Utility and insert WN-200USB into a available USB port.

  • Page 14: Menu Structure Of Airlive Wireless Lan Utility

    3.2.2 Menu Structure of AirLive Wireless LAN Utility The menu structure of AirLive Wireless LAN Utility is divided into two parts: Top Menu and Setup Area. Top Menu: You can select a setup function (Profile, Network, etc.) from top menu, and corresponding configuration items will be displayed at Setup area.

  • Page 15: Network Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB Top Menu Setup Area 3.2.3 Network Screen This screen is displayed when you double-click the system tray icon. You can also click the Network tab in the Top Menu When you open the utility program, it will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range and automatically connect to one of the wireless devices which have the highest signal strength.
  • Page 16 3. Configuration of WN-200USB SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is a unique name identified in a WLAN. Network Type It displays the Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network. Channel The channel used by the Wireless network.
  • Page 17 3. Configuration of WN-200USB Connect Click this button to connect the Wireless network. 3.2.3.1 Wireless Network Sequence (order) User have three ways (SSID, Channel or Signal) to make order of the wireless network, just click the radio buttons in left side of Sorted by to arrange the Wireless network in the desired order.
  • Page 18 3. Configuration of WN-200USB It indicates network type is infrastructure mode. It indicates network type is Ad-hoc mode. 802.11b wireless mode 802.11g wireless mode 802.11n wireless mode It indicates security-enabled wireless network. It shows the information of Link Status Section.

  • Page 19: Profile Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB Authentication It will indicate the current authentication mode in use. Encryption It shows the wireless security that the wireless network is using. Network Type This will indicate "Infrastructure" or "Ad-hoc". It shows the current IP address on the wireless IP Address interface.
  • Page 20 3. Configuration of WN-200USB 3.2.4.1 System Config Profile Name Enter or select a suitable name for this profile. Each profile must have a unique name. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 3. Configuration of WN-200USB SSID If the desired wireless network is currently available, you can select its SSID. Otherwise, type in the SSID of the desired wireless network. Power Save Mode Select either CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving Mode).
  • Page 22 3. Configuration of WN-200USB Authentication You MUST select the option to match the Wireless LAN you wish to join. The available options are: Open: Broadcast signals are not encrypted. This method can be used only with no encryption or with WEP.
  • Page 23 3. Configuration of WN-200USB WPA Preshared For WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK modes, you need to enter the desired value (8~63 characters). Data is encrypted using a 256Bit key derived from this key. Other Wireless Stations must use the same key. WEP Key (1~4) This setting is only available for Open or Shared mode.
  • Page 24 3. Configuration of WN-200USB EAP Method There are 5 methods in the drop-down list. PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authentication data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.

  • Page 25: Advance Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB Tunnel ID / Enter the ID and Password for the tunnel. Password Use Client Click the checkbox to enable certificate authority server certificate function. Use certificate When the EAP authentication type such as TLS, TTLS or PEAP...
  • Page 26 3. Configuration of WN-200USB Click Advanced tab in the Top Menu, you can configure the detailed settings in this page. Wireless Mode Select the desired wireless mode. Enable Tx Tx Burst enables the adapter to deliver better throughput Burst during a period of time but the function only takes effect when connecting with the AP which also supports Tx Burst.

  • Page 27: Statistics Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB Enable CCX CCX (Cisco Compatible Extensions) is developed by Cisco for (Cisco the radio monitoring and fast roaming. Compatible Turn on CCKM: During normal operation, LEAP-enabled eXtensions) client devices mutually authenticate with a new access point by performing a complete LEAP authentication, including communication with the main RADIUS server.
  • Page 28 3. Configuration of WN-200USB Frames Frames successfully sent. Transmitted Successfully Frames Frames successfully sent with one or more reties. Retransmitted successfully Frames Fail To Frames failed to transmit after hitting retry limit. Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully receive CTS (Clear To Send) after sending Successfully RTS (Request To Send) frame.

  • Page 29: Wmm Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB Duplicate Frames Frames received more than twice. Received Reset Counter Click the button to reset counters to zero. 3.2.7 WMM Screen Click WMM tab in the Top Menu, and you will see the following screen: WMM Enable WMM is short for Wi-Fi Multimedia.

  • Page 30: Wps Screen

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB MAC Address Enter the remote system which you want to connect with. When you want to enable this function, you have to make sure that your wireless network supports WMM function and then enter the MAC address of the adapter which wants to connect with the remote system.
  • Page 31 3. Configuration of WN-200USB Rescan Click this button to update information on surrounding wireless network. Information Display the information about WPS on the selected network. List information includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands.

  • Page 32: Radio On/Off Button

    3. Configuration of WN-200USB 3.2.9 Radio on/off Button Yu can turn the radio signal on/off by clicking this button. The radio signal is on. The radio signal is off. 3.2.10 About Screen This screen displays details of the traffic sent or received on the current Wireless network.

  • Page 33: Using Windows Zero Configuration

    ‘Windows Zero Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click the icon of AirLive Wireless LAN Utility and select “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility”. 2. Right click Windows Zero Configuration icon and select “View Available Wireless Networks”.
  • Page 34 3. Configuration of WN-200USB 4. Click “Network Connections”. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 3. Configuration of WN-200USB 5. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click the AirLive 802.11n Wireless Dongle), then select “View Available Wireless Networks”.
  • Page 36 3. Configuration of WN-200USB passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point. If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase. 8. If you can see ‘Connected’ message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established.

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    4. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This section is intended to help you solve the most common problems on the WN-200USB. Question: I can’t find any wireless access point / wireless device in ‘Site Survey’ function. Answer: Click “Rescan” for few more times and see if you can find any AP or wireless device.
  • Page 38 Enable “WMM” in “WMM” tab if you need to use multimedia / telephony related applications. Disable “WMM – Power Save Enable” in “WMM” tab. Please change the wireless channel on your AP or wireless router. Most of the wireless problems are caused by channel interference. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Specifications

    5. Specifications Specifications This section provides the specifications of WN-200USB, and the following table lists these specifications. Chipset Ralink RT3070(MAC/BB/RF) IEEE802.11b Standard IEEE802.11g IEEE802.11n USB 2.0 Bus Type Data Rate 802.11n 20 MHz BW(LGI): 65, 58.5, 52, 39, 26, 19.5, 13, 6.5 40 MHz BW(LGI): 135, 121.5, 108, 81, 54, 40.5, 27, 13.5...
  • Page 40 5. Specifications OS Requirements Windows Vista/XP/2000 Produce Weight (g) Dimensions 440 x 161 x 44 mm AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Network Glossary

    This standard allows transmission distance of 5km or more using single mode fiber. The 1000Base-LX cannot run in 100Mbps mode. 1000Base-T Also known 802.3ab standard. The IEEE standard defines how to transmit Gigabit data through the use of Cat.5 UTP/STP cable. The 1000Base-T can run in 10/100/1000Mbps AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 (redundant) links to provide automatic backup paths if an active link fails, without the danger of bridge loops, or the need for manual enabling/disabling of these backup links. Bridge loop must be avoided because of flooding issue in the network. 802.11d AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 VLAN ID(called Tag) as it traveled across the network. Therefore, the VLAN configuration can be configured across multiple switches. In 802.1Q spec, possible 4096 VLAN ID can be created. Although for some devices, they can only view in frames of 256 ID at a time. 802.1x AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 20dBm; the output power at the cable end is only 17dBm. Client Client means a network device or utility that receives service from host or server. A client device means end user device such as wireless cards or wireless CPE. DHCP AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 If there are not, keep this parameter at higher value. The default size is 2346. You can try 1500, 1000, or 500 when there are interference around your network. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 When IGMP snooping is enabled in a switch, it prevent hosts on a local network from receiving traffic for a multicast group they have not explicitly joined. It provides switches with a mechanism to prune multicast traffic from links that do not contain a multicast listener (IGMP client). AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Each Ethernet device has its own unique address. The first 6 digits are unique for each device manufacturers. When a network device has MAC access control feature, only the devices with the approved MAC address can connect with the network. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 ISP side is called Real IP, the IP assigned to PC under the NAT environment is called Private IP. Node A network connection end point, typically a computer. Packet A unit of data sent over a network. Passphrase AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 ISP for user authentication, particularly when pairing with legacy Alcatel / Thomson ADSL modem. Preamble Type Preamble are sent with each wireless packet transmit for transmission status. Use the long preamble type for better compatibility. Use the short preamble type for better performance. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 An IP sharing router is a device that allows multiple PCs to share one single broadband connection using NAT technology. A wireless router is a device that combines the functions of wireless Access Point and the IP sharing router. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels. It is a replacement for rlogin, rsh, rcp, and rdist. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 A layer-4 protocol used along with the IP to send data between computers over the Internet. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. Upload To send a file to the Internet or network device. Uniform Resource Locator. The address of a file located on the Internet. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 108-bit (128-bit) or 152-bit (Atheros proprietary) encryption modes. Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity. An interoperability certification for wireless local area network (LAN) products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. The governing body for Wi-Fi is called Wi-Fi Alliance (also known as WECA). WiMAX AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications. The WMM prioritize traffic\ on Voice-over-IP (VoIP), audio, video, and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP. Wireless Management System. An utility program to manage multiple wireless AP/Bridges. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 The WPA-PSK utilizes pre-share key for encryption/authentication. WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 is also known as 802.11i. It improves on the WPA security with CCMP and AES encryption. The WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA. WPA2-PSK utilizes pre-share key for encryption/authentication. AirLive WN-200USB User’s Manual...

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