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Canyon CN-WF518 User Manual

Canyon 802.11g wireless lan mini usb adapter
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User Manual
Version: 1.0
(May, 2004)

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  • Page 1 User Manual Version: 1.0 (May, 2004)
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright  2004/2005 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 This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...

  • Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    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.
  • Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 ....................1 EATURES .................... 1 PECIFICATIONS ..................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ............. 3 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............8 ..............8 IRELESS ONNECTION TATUS ..............10 ENERAL ONNECTION ETTING WPA E ..............13 NCRYPTION 3.3.1 WEP Setting ......................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter. This USB Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry with the Mini size. It is suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computers. This adapter supports 64/128/256-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping.

  • 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 Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: •...

  • Page 8: Installation Procedure

    2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/2003 Server.) Note3: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver &...
  • Page 9 C. Click “Continue Anyway” to finish the installation.
  • Page 10 II. Install the USB Adapter A. Plug the USB Adapter into the USB port of your computer. B. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. C. Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will start to install the USB adapter.
  • Page 11 D. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. III. Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter, double-click the icon in the system tray. For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wireless clients.
  • Page 12 First Way A. Double-click the utility icon in the system tray. B. Click “Yes” to use the utility of the USB adapter. Second Way A. Double-click the icon. B. Click “Advance”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings”.

  • Page 13: Configuration Utility

    3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running.
  • Page 14 Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point – Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP. Please refer to Section 3.5 for the AP settings. Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB Adapter. Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations nearby.

  • Page 15: General Connection Setting

    Parameter Description Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless station for quality network operation. Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link.
  • Page 16 Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations.
  • Page 17 Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect. Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other.

  • Page 18: Wep And Wpa Encryption

    WEP and WPA Encryption WEP is an data encryption algorithm, which protects Wireless LAN data in the network against eavesdropping. WEP has been found that it has some security problems. The adapter supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) that combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies.

  • Page 19: Wpa Setting

    Parameter Description Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. 128-bit –...
  • Page 20 Parameter Description Connect Information It is the setting for WPA mode. Protocol This adapter supports two kind of protocol for authentication including TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP requires a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server. PEAP requires a set of user name and password in addition.

  • Page 21: Advanced Setting

    Parameter Description WEP Key If the AP uses WEP data encryption function, please clcik “WEP KEY SETTING“ to setup the WEP key. WEP KEY SETTING Setup the four sets of WEP key by clicking the button. Change/Apply Clcik “Change“ will enable you to setup the WPA setting. In the meantime, the button will change to “Apply“...

  • Page 22: Software Ap Mode

    Parameter Description Power Consumption Setting Continuous Access Mode (CAM) – The adapter will always set in active mode. Maximum Power-Saving Mode – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle. Fast Power-Saving Mode – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle, but some components of the adapter is still alive.

  • Page 23: Ap Connection Status

    3.5.1 AP Connection Status Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter a wireless client. Access Point – Turns the USB adapter to function as a wireless Network Adapter Display the product information of the USB Adapter. Connect Station List Display all the MAC Addresses of the wireless adapters which are connecting to the AP.

  • Page 24: Ap General Connection Setting

    3.5.2 AP General Connection Setting Click “More Setting”, users are allowed to setup the AP connection setting, Encryption Setting and other advanced functions. Parameter Description General Connection Setting Channel Select the number of the radio channel used by the AP. The wireless adapters which connects to the AP should set up the same channel.
  • Page 25 Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations.

  • Page 26: Mac Address Filter

    Parameter Description Fragement The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance.
  • Page 27 Parameter Description Filter Type Disable – Disable the MAC Address filter function. Accept – Only the wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table can connect to the AP. Reject – The wireless adapters with the MAC Address setup in the table will be rejected to connect to the AP.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
  • Page 29 5. What is Infrastructure¡ H An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 6. What is BSS ID¡ H A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
  • Page 30 12. What is DSSS¡ H What is FHSS¡ H And what are their differences¡ H Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise.

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