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300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n
Dual Band Wireless
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EUB9801
User s Manual
Version: 1.0

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  • Page 1 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter EUB9801 User s Manual Version: 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..........................3 & B ........................3 EATURES ENEFITS ...........................4 ACKAGE ONTENTS USB A ......................4 DAPTER ESCRIPTION ........................4 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS .............................5 PPLICATIONS .........................5 ETWORK ONFIGURATION USB ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS (XP & VISTA)...............7 ..........................7...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    You could enjoy the racing speed of wireless connection, surfing on Internet without string wires. Adding EnGenius EUB9801 to your Notebook or Computer, it provides an excellent performance and cost-effective solution for doing media-centric activities such as streaming video, gaming, and enhances the QoS (WMM) without any reduction of performance.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter WPA2-AES, WEP 64/128 Support With Intelligent Antenna enables Support 2Tx * 2Rx Radio Wireless Multimedia Enhancements Quality WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard support of Service support (QoS) / enhanced power saving for Dynamic Networking USB 2.0 interface and compatible with...

  • Page 5: Applications

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs: a) Difficult-to-wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily.
  • Page 6 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to- peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point.

  • Page 7: Usb Adapter For Windows (Xp & Vista)

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 2 USB Adapter for Windows (XP & Vista) Before You Begin WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is used under 11n mode.

  • Page 8: Installing The Drivers

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then must manually select the setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 9 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard. Select Install driver and EnGenius WLAN Utility and then click on the Next> button.
  • Page 10 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 4. Click on the Install button to begin the installation. 5. Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed. 6. The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
  • Page 11 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 7. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. 8. An EG icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the EG icon and then click on Launch Config Utility.

  • Page 12: Profiles

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings.

  • Page 13: Ad-Hoc Mode

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. † SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list.
  • Page 14 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. † SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list.

  • Page 15: Authentication And Security

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Authentication and Security WiFi Alliance certification recommends WPA2 AES to be the security mechanism under 11N mode. System driver will automatically bring down wireless data rate to 54Mbps if other security method such as WEP or WPA is used under 11n mode.

  • Page 16: Wpa, Wpa2 Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list. † Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list. † WEP Key (Hex or ASCII): Type a character string into the field. For 64-bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters.

  • Page 17: Wpa-Psk & Wpa2-Psk Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. † Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. † Click on the OK button to save the changes.

  • Page 18: Leap Authentication

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † WPA Preshared key: Enter a pass phrase which is between 8 and 32 characters long. † Click on the OK button to save the changes. † Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.

  • Page 19: Peap Authentication With Eap/Tls Smartcard

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter EAP. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client.

  • Page 20: 802.1X Ca Server

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. † Protocol: Select EAP-MSCHAP v2, MS-CHAP, or CHAP from the drop- down list. † Identity: Enter the user name. † Password: Enter the password.
  • Page 21 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Use certificate chain: Place a check in this to enable the certificate use. † Certificate issuer: Select the Certification Authority from the drop-down list. † Allow intermediate certificates: During tunnel creation the client must verify the server s certificate.

  • Page 22: Network (Site Survey)

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Network (Site Survey) The Network tab displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below.
  • Page 23 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP). The BSSID is shown in the form of 12 HEX digits, which is the MAC address of the AP.

  • Page 24: Advanced Configuration

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure Tx burst, WMM, and CCX. † Wireless mode: Currently supports 2.4G wireless only. † Enable Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput †...
  • Page 25 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. † Connect: Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP †...

  • Page 26: Uninstall The Drivers & Client Utility

    USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: 1. Click on Start > EnGenius Wireless > Uninstall EnGenius Wireless USB Adapter 2. The un-installation process will then begin.
  • Page 27 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Select the Remove all button. 4. Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process and then click on the Next button.
  • Page 28 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 5. The un-installation process is complete. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button. Then remove the USB adapter.

  • Page 29: Usb Adapter For Mac Os X

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3 USB Adapter for MAC OS X Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers: 1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically.
  • Page 30 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 3. Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button. 4. Click on the Continue button to configure the next step.

  • Page 31: Profiles

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter 5. The installation is complete. Click on the Restart button. 6. Carefully insert the USB adapter into the USB port. MAC OS X will then detect and install the new hardware.

  • Page 32: Infrastructure Mode

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in...
  • Page 33 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. † SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list.

  • Page 34: Ad-Hoc Mode

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Ad-hoc Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and does not require an access point.

  • Page 35: Authentication And Security

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter enable Fragment Threshold. Any packet larger than the specified value (bytes) will be fragmented. † Click on the OK button to save the changes. Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and 802.1x.

  • Page 36: Wpa-Psk & Wpa2-Psk Authentication & Tkip, Aes Encryption

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Click on the OK button to save the changes. † Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.

  • Page 37: Link Status

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Link Status The Link Status tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. † Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).

  • Page 38: Site Survey

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † GI: Guard Interval † MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme † dBm Check Box. When you click on the check box as the drawing below. The signal strength and noise level will be shown as the dBm measurements.

  • Page 39: Statistics

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Add Profile: Click on this button to add the SSID and its associated settings into a profile. † Click on the OK button if you have made any changes.

  • Page 40: Wps

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Wireless mode: Select 802.11 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 2.4+5GHz. † Tx Rate: The transmit rate should is set to auto by default. † Tx BURST: Click the check box will enhance the throughput †...
  • Page 41 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter † Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. † Renew: Regenerate a new PIN code † Config Mode: switch between Enrollee or Registrar †...

  • Page 42: About

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date.

  • Page 43: Appendix A Glossary

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix A Glossary 802.11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Access Control List ACL.
  • Page 44 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA. An IP address that that a Windows computer will assign itself when it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the...
  • Page 45 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter A program or user that requests data from a server Collision When do two devices on the same Ethernet network try and transmit data at the exact same time. Cookie...
  • Page 46 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter DSSS: Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices "Demilitarized Zone". A computer that logically sits in a "no-mans land" between the LAN and the WAN. The DMZ computer trades some of the protection of the router's security mechanisms for the convenience of being directly addressable from the Internet.
  • Page 47 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Firmware Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet...
  • Page 48 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided by Microsoft...
  • Page 49 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Kbps Kilobits per second Kbyte Kilobyte L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network.
  • Page 50 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Sending data from one device to many devices on a network Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network, through one IP address NetBEUI NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network communication protocol.
  • Page 51 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given address and waits for a response.
  • Page 52 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter The interface for serial communication between computers and other related devices Algorithm used for encryption and authentication Server A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the...
  • Page 53 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Transmission Control Protocol TCP Raw A TCP/IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data. TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use...
  • Page 54 EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Wake on LAN Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card Wide Area Network Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other devices.

  • Page 55: Appendix Bfcc Interference Statement

    EUB9801 300Mbps 802.11 a/b/g/n Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter Appendix B FCC 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 the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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