AirLive X.USB manual

T able of Cont ents X.USB User ’s Manual 11 a/b/g/n 300Mbps Dual Band USB Ada X.USB pter User’ s Manual[...]

Copyright & Disclaimer X.USB User ’s Manual ii Copyright & Disclaimer No part of this publication may be rep roduced in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp. OvisLink Corp. has made the best ef fort to ensure t he accuracy of the information in th[...]

Copyright & Disclaimer iii X.USB User’s Manual Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested a nd found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limit s ar e designed to provide re asonable protection a gainst harmful interference in a reside nti[...]

Copyright & Disclaimer X.USB User ’s Manual iv Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure S t atement This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limit s in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been t ested in accordan ce with the measurement methods and procedu res specified in OET Bulletin 65 Suppleme[...]

T able of Contents X.USB User ’s Manual T able of Content s 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................1 1.1. Feature Summary ......................................................................................... 2 1.2 System Requirements .............................[...]

1. Introduction 1 X.USB User’s Manual 1 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing AirLive X.USB 802.1 1 a/b/g/n 300Mbp s Dual Band USB Adapter . This long-distance, dual band adapter lets you connect your desktop computer or notebook computer to wireless networks with the link speed of up to 300Mbps. In addition, X.USB embedded with tw o RP-SMA co[...]

1. Introduction X.USB User ’s Manual 2 1.1. Feature Summary • 802.1 1a/b/g/n WiFi Dongle • 300Mbp s 2T2R Radio • Dual Band 5GHz and 2.4GHz • USB 2.0 interface • 2 x R-SMA Antenna Connectors • Portable Pen Size • Windows drivers • Atheros UB82 Chip set • Model: X.USB: No Antenna Included • Model: X-USB-3: 2 x 3dB i Antennas Inc[...]

1. Introduction 3 X.USB User’s Manual 1.3. Package Content s Before installing the adapter , please check if there’ s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: y X.USB y Quick Setup Guide y Software CD y 3dBi Antenna *2 (Model: X.USB-3 only . Model X.USB does not include any antennas) 1.4. [...]

1. Introduction X.USB User ’s Manual 4 1.5. LED T able LED Mode Stat us Flash per second Active/Site Survey Flash twice per second T ransferring dat a Link/ Activity Off Adapter disabled[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows 5 X.USB User’s Manual 2 2. Sof tware Inst allation- Wi ndows 1. Insert the enclosed software CD in the CD-ROM drive and click “Inst all Driver & Utility” from the autorun screen. If the autorun screen di d not appear , run the “X.USB.exe” setup program under the “Driver” folder .[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows X.USB User ’s Manual 6 2. When the first of the AirLive X.USB Installer screen displays, click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. When the below pop-up screen displays, fo llow the on-screen instruction and insert X.USB into USB port. Click “OK” to continue.[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows 7 X.USB User’s Manual 4. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, click “Finish” to complete the driver installa tion process. It is recommended to restart your computer once the driver /utility inst allation is complete.[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows X.USB User ’s Manual 8 5. After the system reboot, signal icon appear s in the desktop menu, presenting the status of the wireless adapter . Click on t he icon to see the available wireless networks. T o begin configuring th e wireless connection, select “ Open Netw ork and Sharing Center ”.[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows 9 X.USB User’s Manual 2.1 Windows Configuration – Mode Setting X.USB is a Dual-band adapter that supports 2.4GHz (802.1 1b/g/n) and 5GHz (802.1 1a) frequency . Af ter the driver in st allation, X.USB will detect 2.4GHz and 5GHz signal frequency automatically . However , if you would like to connect or site sur[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows X.USB User ’s Manual 10 2. When below screen appears, click on “ Advanced ” tap and select Wireless Mode 2.4GHz, then pull down the selecti on bar (the arrow sign) under the “ Va l u e ” and select your preferable mode for 2.4GHz frequency .[...]

2. Software I nstallation-Wi ndows 1 1 X.USB User’s Manual Example2: Put USB to connect only with 5GHz network Click on “ Advanced ” tap and select Wireless Mode 5GHz, then click on the arrow sign under the “ Va l u e ” and select your preferabl e mode for 5GHz frequency .[...]

3. S pecifications X.USB User ’s Manual 12 3 3. S pecifications Standards • IEEE 802.11a (6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11b (1/2/5.5/11Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11g (6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11n (20MHz up to 150Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11n 11n (40MHz up to 300Mbps Wireless LAN) General ?[...]

4. Frequent Asked Quest ion 1 3 X.USB User’s Manual 4 4. Frequent Asked Questions If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless USB dongle, please check this F AQ table for possible solution. Question: Is there a Linux driver for X.USB? Answer: X.USB may work with Linux drivers that support UB82 chipset. Please go to our website [...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 14 5 5. Wi reless Network Glossary The wireless network glossary contains explanation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products. Some of information in this glossary might be outdated, please use with caution. 802.11a An IEEE specification for wireless network ing that[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 1 5 X.USB User’s Manual 802.11g A standard provides a throughput up to 54 M bps using OFDM technology. It also operates in the 2.4GHz frequency band as 802.11b. 802.11g devices are backward compatible with 802.11b devices. 802.11h This IEEE standard define the TPC (transmission power control) and DFS (dynamic frequenc[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 16 802.1d STP Spanning Tree Protocol. It is an algorithm to prevent net work from forming. The STP protocol allows net work to provide a redundant link in the event of a link failure. It is advise to turn on this option for multi-link bridge network. 802.1Q Tag VLAN In 802.1Q VLAN, the VLAN inform[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 1 7 X.USB User’s Manual Access Point (AP) The central hub of a wireless LAN network. Access Points have one or more Ethernet ports that can connect devices (suc h as Internet connection) for sharing. Multi-function Access Point can also functi on as an Ethernet cli ent, wireless bridge, or repeat signals from other AP[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 18 Bridge A product that connects 2 different networks that uses the same protocol. Wireless bridges are commonly used to link network across remote buildings. For wireless application, there are 2 types of Bridges. WDS Bridge can be used in Point-to-Point or Point-to-Multipoint topology. Bridge I[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 1 9 X.USB User’s Manual DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System. An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server. A DDNS service provides each user account with a domain name. A router with DDNS ca pability has a built-in DDNS client that updates the IP address information to DDNS service pr[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 20 DoS Attack Denial of Service. A type of network a ttack that floods the network with useless traffic. Many DoS attacks, such as the Ping of Death and Teardrop attacks, exploit limitations in the TCP/IP protocols. Encryption Encoding data to prevent it from bei ng read by unauthorized people. Th[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 2 1 X.USB User’s Manual Fragment Threshold Frame Size larger than this will be divi ded into smaller fragment. If there are interferences in your area, lower this va lue can improve the performance. If there are not, keep this parameter at higher valu e. The default size is 2346. You can try 1500, 1000, or 500 when th[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 22 Infrastructure Mode A wireless network that is built around one or more access points to provide wireless clients access to wired LAN / Internet service. The opposite of Infr astructure mode is Ad-hoc mode. IP address IP (Internet Protocol) is a layer-3 network pr otocol that is the basis of al[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 2 3 X.USB User’s Manual Mbps (Megabits per Second) One million bits per second; a unit of measurement for data transmission MESH Mesh is an outdoor wireless technology that uses Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Wireless Distribution system to achi eve self-forming, self-healing, and self-configuring outdoor network . [...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 24 POE (Power over Ethernet) A standard to deliver both power and dat a through one single Ethernet cable (UTP/STP). It allows network device to be installed far away from power ource. A PoE system typically compose of 2 main component: DC Injector (Base Unit) and S plitter(T erminal Unit). The DC[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 2 5 X.USB User’s Manual Preamble Type Preamble are sent with each wireless packe t transmit for transmission status. Use the long preamble type for better compatibil ity. Use the short preamble type for better performance Rate Control Ethernet switches' function to control the upstream and downstream speed of an [...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 26 Router 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. RSSI Receiver Sensitivity Index. RSSI is a value to show [...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 2 7 X.USB User’s Manual SSH Developed by SSH Communications Security Lt d., Secure Shell is a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another . It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channel s[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 28 TCP A layer-4 protocol used along with the IP to send dat a between computers over the Internet. While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the dat a, TCP takes care of keeping track of the packet s t hat a message is divided into for ef ficient routing through the Internet. T urbo [...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 2 9 X.USB User’s Manual Upload T o send a file to the Internet or network devic e. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) The address of a file lo cated on the Internet. VPN (V irtual Private Network) A type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferred over the Internet. VPN creates a priv ate en[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary X.USB User ’s Manual 30 WP A (W i-Fi Protected Access) It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key (TKIP) o r certificate. It is more secure than WEP encryption. The WP A-PSK utilizes pre-share key fo r encryption/authentication. WP A2 (W i-Fi Protected Access 2) WP[...]

5. Wireless Network Glossary 3 1 X.USB User’s Manual WLAN (Wireless Local Area Netw ork) A type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radi o waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes. The most popul ar standard for WLAN is the 802.1 1 standards. WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) WMM is a standard to prioritize traf fi c for multimedia ap[...]