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Netis WF-2116 User Manual

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Wireless-N USB Adapter
User Manual
V1.0
2011-06-22

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  • Page 1 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual V1.0 2011-06-22...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Certification FCC CE FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package:  WIRELESS-N USB Adapter  CD -ROM  Quick Installation Guides Make sure that the package contains above items. If any of the listed items is damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Content INTRODUCTION ..............................- 1 - ............................- 1 - RODUCT VERVIEW ............................. - 1 - EATURES ..............................- 1 - TANDARDS ..........................- 1 - ORKING NVIRONMENT ........................... - 2 - YSTEM EQUIREMENT DRIV ER AN D HARDWARE INSTALLATION ......................- 3 - -N USB A ..................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing this Wireless-N USB Adapter. 1.1 Product Overview The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network.

  • Page 6: System Requirement

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 1.5 System Requirement You must have the following at least  A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available USB slot  At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory  A CD-ROM Drive  USB controller properly installed and working in the computer ...

  • Page 7: Driver And Hardware Installation

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 2 Driver and Hardware Installation 2.1 Driver installation of Wireless-N USB Adapter  Insert the Driver and Utility CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver.  The Wizard should run automatically. If not, click the Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter D:\autorun.exe (if ‘’D’’...

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation Of The Wireless Usb Adapter

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 2-2  Follow the Install Shield Wizard steps, and click Finish when done. Now your PC or notebook will restart automatically. 2.2 Hardware installation of the Wireless USB Adapter This USB adapter is fully compliant with the specifications defined in IEEE802.11n standard. It is designed to complement USB2.0 computers and supports Windows98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7,linux and MAC OS.
  • Page 9 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 2-4  If the W elcome to Found New Hardware Wizard displays, choose install the software automatically (Recommended), and click Next button. The driver will be installed automatically. Figure 2-5 Now you have completed the driver and hardware installation for the adapter.

  • Page 10: System Configuration

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 3 System Configuration This Wireless-N USB Adapter provides two modes: Station mode and Access Point mode, the default is Station mode. You can select remote wireless AP to connect to Internet in station mode. But in the AP mode, the Wireless USB Adapter act as a wireless access point which wireless client can connect to share an Internet connection with others Use the Wireless LAN Utility to check the link information, search for available wireless networks, or create profiles that hold different configuration settings.
  • Page 11 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-2 General Information  Status: Wireless network Associated, Ad-hoc Mode or Not Associated.  Speed: The data Tx rate and Rx rate of the current connection.  Type: The type of the current wireless connection, Infrastructures or ad hoc ...

  • Page 12: Profile

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 3.2 Profile Using the Profile tab (the following picture), you can add, remove, edit, duplicate, and set default a profile. Figure 3-3 3.2.1 Add  Create a new Infrastructure mode profile If you want your wireless computers to communicate with other computers on your wired network via a wireless access point.
  • Page 13 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-4 When the Network Info dialog box appears (the former picture), enter a name for the new profile. Enter the Network SSID. Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu and import the network key. Then click OK button. ...

  • Page 14: Remove

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-6 Choose the Network Authentication Mode and Data encryption from the drop-down menu. And import the network key. Then click OK button. You have successfully created a profile. 3.2.2 Remove Select a profile and click Remove button to delete this profile (the following picture).

  • Page 15: Edit

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-7 3.2.3 Edit Select a profile and click Edit button to edit this profile (the following picture).
  • Page 16 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-8...

  • Page 17: Duplicate

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-9 Modify the profile information according to your demand. 3.2.4 Duplicate Select a profile which you want to copy and then click Duplicate（the following picture）...

  • Page 18: Set Default

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-10 Import the new profile name in the popup window blank (the following picture) Figure 3-11 3.2.5 Set default When you want to make one profile as a default wireless connection, you should select the profile and click Set default button.

  • Page 19: Available Network

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-12 3.3 Available Network The Available Network tab displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks for available wireless connection (the following picture)
  • Page 20 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-13 Double-click the network to which you wish to connect.

  • Page 21: Status

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-14 Refer to the former picture choose the Authorization modes and Encryption modes in the drop-down box. If the wireless network uses a Passphrase, enter the Passphrase in the Passphrase field. If the wireless network uses a WEP key, enter the WEP key in the Key field. Click the OK button to complete the network connection.

  • Page 22: Wi-Fi Protect Setup

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-15 3.5 Wi-Fi Protect Setup Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) function can let you create a safety network easily. You can through ‘PIN Input Config (PIN)’ or ’Push Button (PBC)’to encrypt your network. This USB adapter also provides WPS button, you only need to push the WPS button in this USB adapter and the router which support WPS function, then the router will be encrypted to WPA2-AES mode automatically...
  • Page 23 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-16 WPS can connect the wireless adapter and the router in a safe way. If you have a router which has WPS button, you may set up a safe network via the following methods Method 1: ...
  • Page 24 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 3-18  Click the ‘PIN Input Config (PIN)’ in the Wi-Fi protect setup of the adapter Figure 3-19  Select the AP that you want to connect in the pop-up window, and then click ‘Select’ ...

  • Page 25: The Access Point Mode

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 4 The Access Point mode We can use the Wireless-N USB adapter to build an access point apart from the station mode. The wireless client can connect to it if the wireless USB adapter is set to access point mode, then you can share an Internet connection with others Click Mode in the menu bar and select Access Point, then it will change to Access Point mode automatically...
  • Page 26 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual Figure 4-2  Profile name: The default is Access Point Mode and can’t be modified  Network name (SSID): The name of this AP and can be modified  Channel: You can select channel 1 to 14, which provides a choice of avoiding interference ...

  • Page 27: Advanced

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 4.2 Advanced Figure 4-3  Beacon Interval: This represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point) ...

  • Page 28: Ics

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 4.3 ICS Figure 4-4 You can set internet connecting sharing (ICS), select the network you want to share in the list, then click ‘apply’, the following picture appears. When you connect successfully, you can share network with others Figure 4-5...

  • Page 29: Faq

    Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual 5 FAQ This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless-N USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless-N USB Adapter does not work properly. Reinsert the Wireless-N USB Adapter into your PC’s USB slot.
  • Page 30 Wireless-N USB Adapter User Manual If Security is enabled, make sure that the correct encryption keys are entered on both the Adapter and the access point.

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