Advantek Networks AWN-PCI-11N manual

1 Wireles s - N PCI A dap ter User’s M an ual Model # AWN-PC I-11N[...]

2 FCC Warning This equipment has been te sted and found to comply wit h the limits for a Class C digital devic e, pursuant to p art 15 of the F CC Ru les. These lim its are desig ned to prov ide reason able protection aga inst harmfu l interfer ence in a res idential installation. Thi s equipmen t generate s, uses, and can radia te radio frequen cy[...]

3 In the event that these conditions can not be met ( for exampl e certain laptop configu rations or co-location w ith another transmitt er), then t he FCC aut horization is no long er considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on th e final prod uct. In the se circumstan ces, the O EM integrator w ill be respo nsible for re-e valuating th e en[...]

4 Contents 1. Introduction ....... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 5 1.1 Features ..... ...... ..... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ...... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... .... ....... ..... .... . 5 1.2 LED Indicator........ .... ..... .... ....... ..... .... ....... ....... ..... .... ..... ......[...]

5 1. Introduction This is a w ireless client de vice t hat delivers unri valed wireles s perf ormance for your Desk top PC. I t complies with IEE E 8 02.11n draft standard an d backw ard compatible with I EEE 802.11b/g. W ith this a dapter , you can easil y upgrad e your De sktop PC w ire less conne cti vity . Once t he w irele ss PCI adapter is co[...]

6 1.3 Package Contents • One W ireless PCI Adapt er • Two Extern al Antenna s • One CD-ROM (D rivers / Utility, User ’s Manual) If any of the above items is missing , contact your dealer immediately. 1.4 Before you start You must h ave the req uirements as follow , • A computer with an a vailable PCI slot • At least a 30 0MHz proc essor[...]

7 STEP 5: Turn on the co mputer. [Guidelines for the Hard ware Installation] Please observe the follo w ing guidelin es w hen you are in stalling the PCI card to the Desktop PC: Avoid plac ing the PC close to obs tacles Obstructions such as concr ete and thick walls limit r adio s ignal penetra tion a nd reduce the throug hput and th e coverage ra [...]

8 2. Installation Procedure Note: If you have in stalled the Wirele ss Adapte r driver & utility bef ore, please uninstall the old versi on first. 2.1 For Windo w s XP and 2000 STEP 1: F ound New Hardw are Wizard is displa yed after t he a dapt er i s i nsta lle d a nd th e computer i s restarted. Pl ease cli ck Cancel to co ntinue. (For W indo[...]

9 STEP 2: I nsert In stallation C D into CD-R OM drive t hen window s below will appea r. C lick Install D river to begin device dr iver installatio n. STEP 3: Plea se read the fo llowing l icense agre ement. Use t he scroll b ar to view t he rest of this agreem ent. Sele ct I accept t he terms of the licen se agreement and click Next to continue.[...]

10 STEP 4: In W indows XP, there is a Window s Zero Con figur ati on T ool fo r y ou t o s etup wireless adapter. You ca n choose to configure the ad apter through the Micr osoft Zer o Configurat ion Tool or the Ralin k Configur ation To ol . It is recommended to ch oose th e Ralink Config uration Tool for the adapter. Click Next to continue. STEP [...]

11 mode to run in standard w ireless network . STEP 6: Cli ck Install to begin the ins tallation. STEP 7: Plea se wa it for a w hile during the adapter is configuri ng your ne w softw are installation.[...]

12 STEP 8: After the setup wizard h as successfull y i nstal led wire less LAN, click Fin ish to exit the wizard.[...]

13 To check if the adapt er is properly installe d, you can right-click M y Computer  cho ose Properties  click Device Manager . (For W idows XP) (For W idows 2000) The C onfiguratio n Ut ility a ppears as an icon on the sy stem tray of W indows whi le the adapter is ru nning. You can open th e utilit y by double-c lick on the i con. Right-cl[...]

14 2.2 For Vista STEP 1: F ound New Hardw are Wizard is displa yed after t he a dapt er i s i nsta lle d a nd th e computer i s restarted. Pl ease cli ck Cancel to co ntinue. STEP 2: I nsert In stallation C D into CD-R OM drive t hen window s below will appea r. C lick Install D river to begin device dr iver installatio n.[...]

15 STEP 3: Plea se read the fo llowing l icense agre ement. Use t he scroll b ar to view t he rest of this agreem ent. Sele ct I accept t he terms of the licen se agreement and click Next to continue. STEP 4: Click Install to begin the ins tallation.[...]

16 STEP 5: Plea se wa it for a w hile during the adapter is configuri ng your ne w softw are installation.[...]

17 STEP 8: After the setup wizard h as successfull y i nstal led wire less LAN, click Fin ish to exit the wizard. To check if the adapt er is properly installe d, you can right-click M y Computer  cho ose Properties  click Device Manager .[...]

18 The C onfiguratio n Ut ility a ppears as an icon on the sy stem tray of W indows whi le the adapter is ru nning. You can open th e utilit y by double-c lick on the i con. Ralink w ireless utilit y needs to cooperate w ith M icros oft AutoCo nfig service in o rder to perform scann ing and connecting a ctions, so t he AutoConfig service sh o uld b[...]

19 3. Wireless Network Configuration Utility 3.1 For Window s XP & 2000 The Configurat ion Utilit y i s a powerful applicati on that helps you to confi gure the W ireless LAN adapter and monitor t he link status and stat istics during th e commun ication proces s. W hen the adapter is insta lled, the configuration utilit y will be d isplayed au[...]

20 W hen a ctivating W ZC, t here are couple differe nt on RaUI statu s compa re to the w ithout W ZC running: (1) Profile button will be gray, profile f unction is remo ved s ince the NIC is controlled by W ZC. (2) The con nect and add pro file f unction will be gra y. The re ason is sam e as t he firs t difference.[...]

21 [Use WZC to configure w ireless NI C] STEP 1: If connection i s lost or not connected, th e status pro mpt as belo w will p op up. STEP 2: Right-click the network connection icon in the task bar. STEP 3: Se lect “ View A vailable Wireless N etw orks ” will pop up th e dialog s hown as below .[...]

22 STEP 4: Se lect int ended AP a nd c lick “ Connec t ” shown as below, then click “ Conn ect Anyw ay ”. STEP 5: AP 1 is successf ul conne cted.[...]

23 STEP 6: If you want to m odify inform ation about AP, click “C han ge advanced sett ings ” STEP 7: Cho ose “ Wireles s Netw orks ” tab.[...]

24 STEP 8: Click “ Propertie s ” and t hen click “ OK ” button. STEP 9: After f illing appro priate va lue, click “ O K ” b utton. And the status w ill pr omp t up as[...]

25 below. STEP 10: Click the R alink’s icon w ill br ing up RaUI m ain w indow . User can find the surrounding APs in the list. The curre nt conne cted AP will also shown with the green icon indicated as bel ow screen. User ma y user the availabl e tab to config ure more advanced features prov ided by R alink’s wirele ss NIC. 3.1.1 Start W hen [...]

26 used f ields, such a s SS ID, network type, channel used, w ireless mode, security status an d signal perce ntage. The arr ow icon ind icates the connected B SS or IBSS network . There are t hree sections in RaUI. Thes e section s are br iefly described as below.  But ton Section : include Pr ofile page, N etwork page, Advanced page, Statisti[...]

27  Fu nction Section : Corresp onding button  Profile Page  Network Page  Advanced Page[...]

28  Statistics P age  W MM Page  W PS P age[...]

29  About Page  Stat us Section: Include Link Status, Authenticat ion Status, AP’ s inform ation, Configuratio n and retr ying the conne ction when authenticatio n is failed.  Link Status  Authentication S tatus[...]

30  AP’s Informatio n  Retry the Con nection  Configuration  At the mean t ime o f s tarting RaUI, there is a lso a s mall Ralink icon appears within windows task bar a s b elow. You ma y doub le click it to bring up the mai n me nu if you[...]

31 selected to close RaUI m enu ear lier. You m ay al so use mous e;s right b utton to close RaUI utility.  Ral ink icon in s ystem tra y.  Besid es, the smal l ic on w ill chan ge color to re flect curren t w ireless netw ork connection st atus. Th e status indi cates as fol low:  -- indi cate Connecte d and Sig nal Strength is Go od. [...]

32 value directl y. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment threshold numb er by s liding the bar or ke y in the value dire ctly. [Icons and b uttons]  indicate connection is successf ul on currentl y activated prof ile  indicate connection is failed on currently a ctivate profile  indicate netw ork t y pe is infra structure mode [...]

33 Profile Na me: User can chose na me for this pr ofile, or use default nam e defined by system. SSID: User can k ey in the intended SSID n ame or use p ull down me nu to select fro m available AP s. Pow er Save Mode: Choose from CA M [Constant ly Aw ake Mode] or Pow er Saving M ode. Netwo rk Type: There a re t wo t ypes, infrastru ctur e and 802 [...]

34 3.1.2.2 Example to Add Profile in Pro file Step 1: Click A dd in Pr ofile functi on Step 2: Add Profile pag e will pop u p.[...]

35 Step 3: Ch ange prof ile na me to what you want to conn ect. Pull down the SSID and selec t one intended AP. The AP l ist is the re sult of last Netw ork. Step 4: Then , you can see the profi le which you set app ear in the profil e li st. Clic k “ A ctiv ate ” to activate th e profile setting.[...]

36 3.1.3 Net w ork Under the Ne twork function, system will displa y t he informa tion of surrou nding APs f rom last scan r esult. List infor mation include s S SID, BSSID, Sig nal, Ch annel, Encr yption algorithm, Authenticati on and Netw ork type a s below: [Definition of each field] SSID: Name of BSS or IB SS netwo rk Netwo rk Type: Network t y[...]

37  Comma nd to conne ct to the s elected netw ork.  Issue a res can com mand to wireless N IC to u pdate inform ation on surrounding w ireless netw ork.  Add the se lected AP to Profi le setting . It wil l bring u p profil e page and save user’ s setting to a new pro file. [Conn ected Netw ork] (1) W hen RaUI first ran, it w ill select [...]

38 TX Rate: Manuall y force the Tr ansmit using selected r ate. Defa ult is auto. ( 802.1 1n wirele ss card doesn’t support.) Enable Tx Bur st: Ralink’s proprietar y frame burs t mode. Enable TC P Window s Size: Enhance througho ut. Fast Roa ming at: Fast to roaming, setup b y transmit pow er. Select your Country R egion Code: 8 countrie s to c[...]

39 RTS Fra mes Fail to R eceive CTS: Fail to receive CTS after sen ding RTS frame. Frames Retr ansmitted Success fully: Suc cessfully re transmitted fra mes number s Reset Count er: Reset co unters to zero [Receive S tatistics] Frames Rec eived Succ essfull y: Frames re ceived succes sfully. Frames Rec eived Wit h CRC E rror: Frames r eceive with C[...]

40 [WMM Enabl e – Enable Wi-Fi Multi-M edia] If you w ant to use “W MM-Power Save” or “D irect Link Setup” you m ust enable W MM. The setting met hods of enab ling W MM indicating as f ollow: Step 1: Click “ WMM Enable ” Step 2: Ch ange to “ Netw ork ” fu nction. An d add an AP that support s W MM feat ures to a Profile . The resu[...]

41 [WMM-Pow e r Save Enable – Enabl e WMM Pow er Save] Step 1: Click “ WMM-Pow er Save En able ” Step 2: Ple ase select w hich ACs you want to en able. The setti ng of enab ling WMM- Po wer Save is succe ssfull y. [Direct Link Setup En able – Ena ble DLS (Dir ect Lin k Setup)] Step 1: Click “ Direct Link Setup En able ”[...]

42 Step 2: Ch ange to “ Network ” function. And add an AP that supports DLS fea tu res to a Profile . The result will look like the below figur e in Profile p age. The Setting of DLS in dicates as follow : (1) Fill in the blan ks o f Direct Link with MAC address of STA. Th e STA must c onform to 2 conditions as follow:  Connect with the same[...]

43 (2) Timeout Value represe nt that it disconn ect aut omatic ally after some s econd s. The val ue is i nteger. The integer must be between 0~65 535. It r epresent s tha t it alw ays connects if the value is zero. Defau lt value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds. (3) Click “ Apply” button. The result will look like the be low figure. Describe ?[...]

44 Step 1: In “ DL S Status ”, select a d irect link STA what y ou want to sh ow its va lues i n “ Direct Link Setup ” . Step 2: Do uble-Click and the re sult will look like the below figure. (3) Disconnect Dir ect Link Setu p as fol low: Step 1: Sel ect a direct link STA.[...]

45 Step 2: Click “ Tear Dow n ” button. The result w ill look lik e the below figur e. 3.1.7 WPS WPS Configura tion: The primary goal of W i-Fi Prote c ted Setu p (Wi-F i Simp le Con figu rat ion) is to simpl y the se curity setup a nd man agement of W i-Fi netw orks. Ralink STA a s an Enrollee[...]

46 or external R egistrar sup ports t he configuration setup using PIN configur ation method or PBC configuration setup using P IN configuration m ethod or PBC conf iguration met hod through an internal or e xternal Reg istrar. WPS AP List: Displa y the informatio n of surro undi ng APs with W PS IE fro m last scan resul t. List informati on includ[...]

47 Status Bar: Displa y currently W PS Status. [WPS Informat ion on AP] W PS information co ntain authenti cation type, encr yption t ype, config meth ods, device password ID, se lected reg istrar, stat e, version , AP setup lock ed, UUID-E and RF bands. Authenticat ion Type: There are thre e type s of authe ntication m odes suppo rted by RaCon fig[...]

48 Device Passw ord ID: Indicate the m ethod or ident ifies the sp ecific passwor d that the selected R egistrar inten ds to u se. AP in PBC mo de must in dicate 0x000 4 within tw o-minute W alk time. Selected Reg istrar: Indicate if the user has recen tly activated a R egist rar to add an Enrol lee . The values are “ TRUE ” and “ FALSE ” S[...]

49 (1) Connect to R alink’s W ebsite: WWW .RALINKTE CH.CO M (2) Display Conf iguration U tility, Driver, a nd EEPROM version informatio n (3) Display W ireless NIC M AC Address. 3.1.9 Link Status Link Status displa y s th e detail in formation current conn ection Status: Current conne ction st atus. If no conne ction, it w ill show Disconn ected.[...]

50 Default Gatew ay: Default gatewa y about curren t connectio n. Link Speed: Show current transmit rate and r eceive ra te. Throughou t: Displa y transmits and re ceive thro ughput in un it of Mbps. Link Qualit y: Display Conn ection qualit y bas ed on signal streng th and Tx/Rx packet er ror rate. Signal Streng th 1: Rece ive signal stren gth 1, [...]

51 Step 2: I n Sharing tab, enab le Inte rnet C onnecti on S hari ng for this connect ion an d cl ick “ OK ” Step 3: Ba ck to Network and Di al-u p Co nnect ion sc reen , ri ght-cl ick “ Local A rea Conne cti on 2 ” (for 802. 11n W ireless LAN card ) a nd choose “ Properties ”.[...]

52 Step 4: Sel ect “ Int ernet Prot ocol (TCP/IP) ” and click “ Properties ”. You will s ee 8 02.11n W ireless PCI adapter w ill be automa tically as signed an IP address as Access Point. Step 5: I n the Syste m tray, now you can switch 802.11 n W ireless PCI Adapter to AP Mode. Step 6: After sw itch to AP mode, Ralink W ireless Utility wil[...]

53 W ireless Default SSID is assigned a s “ Soft AP-56 ”. Step 7: To mak e sure your Soft AP is wor king properl y , you nee d to us e an other compu ter which with W ireless LAN featur e t o acces s Sof tAP-56 AP. In the below example, use a nother PC w ith W ireless fe ature in Vista O peration System. Go to S tart  Contr ol Panel  Choo[...]

54 Step 8: Sel ect the netw ork “ SoftAP-56 ” and click “ Con nect ” to estab lish the conn ection. Step 9: Afte r the co mputer is successf ul conne cted to Soft AP-56 , Network a nd Shari ng Center screen will be sh own as be low. Click “ View Statu s” to see the detail.[...]

55 Step 10: In Genera l t ab, click “ Detail… ”, an d t hen you can see th e current Netw ork connection deta ils. If t his computer is succes sful connect to SoftAP-56 A ccess Point, the DHCP ser ver will be as signed to s ame IP addr ess.[...]

56 3.2 For Window s Vista Ralink w ireless utility is show n as b elow. Th ere are 6 s ettings pa ges i n Ralink wireless utility:  Profile Page: Ma nage the profile.  Lin k Status Pa ge: Displa y current conn ection inform ation.  Site Su rvey Pag e: Displa y the available netw ork s.  Stat istics Page: Di splay th e packet counters ?[...]

57 Profiles Na me: The Pr ofiles List displays all the profiles and t he relative settings of the profiles including Profil e Name, SSID, and C hann el…etc; preset to P ROF * PROF * PROF * PROF * ( * * * * indicate 1,2,3,…) SSID: AP to Ad-hoc na me. Channel: Channel in us e for Ad-Hoc mode. Authenticat ion: Authen tication m ode. Encryption : S[...]

58 3.2.1.1 A dd a profile By e ither pushi ng the “ A d d ” button on Pr ofile Page or the “ Add to Profi le ” butt on on Site Survey Page, it br ings up t he profile setting sheet w hich contains two setting p ages -- “ Confi guration ” page an d “ Authentic ation and S ecurity ” pag e.[...]

59 [Confi guration page]  Profi le Name: N ame of the profile  SSID: Name of the d esire netw ork  Netw ork Type: Netowork of the desired ne twork , either infrastructur e or Ad-Ho c. Infrast ructure – Th is operation mode requir es the pr esence of a w ireles s Ac cess Point. All commu nication is done via the A ccess Poi nt or Router. [...]

60 [Authenti cation and Se curity pag e]  Authent ication Type: The authentic ation of th e des ired networ k. For inf ras truc ture network , the avai lable modes a re Open, Shared, W PA, W PA -PSK, W PA2, and W PA2-PSK. Open : No authent ication is needed among the wire less devices . Shared : Only W ireless device u sing a shared ke y (W EP K[...]

61 traveli ng between authorized de vices. WP A2 – Lik e WPA, W PA2 supports IE EE 802.1 x/EAP a uthentication or P SK techno logy. It also i nclud es a n ew advanced encryptio n mechanism using the Advan ced Encryption Stan dard ( AES). AES is requ ired to the corp orate user or gover nment us ers. The diff erent b etween W PA and W PA2 is t hat[...]

62 “ 01234 567890123 456789ab cdef ” or “ ad ministrator ” . 3.2.1.2 Edit a profile Selecting an exiting prof ile then clicking the “ Edit ” butt on on Profile Page brin gs up the profile settin g sheet fil led with the pr ofile inform ation for use r modification. 3.2.1.3 Delete a profile Selecting an exiting profile then c lick ing t [...]

63 3.2.1.4 A cti ve a profile Selecting an exiting pro file then click ing the “ Active ” button on Profile Page acti vates the profile.[...]

64 3.2.2 Link Status In this section, you can immed iately mo nitor the curr ent connected link statu s, su ch as Link Speed, T hroughput , Link Quality, Signal Strength, Noise Leve l …etc. Status: Current co nnection status. If no connection, it w ill show Disconnec ted. Othe rwis e, the SSID and B SSID will show here. Extra Info: Displa y the l[...]

65 Noise Le vel: Display the noise signal strength. HT: D isplay current H T status in use, containing BW , GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1 valu e. (show the inf ormation o nly for 802.1 1n wirele ss card.) 3.2.3 Site Survey W hen you open t he Conf iguration Util ity, the system will scan all the channels t o find a ll the access points/station s within t[...]

66 W PA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA and WPA2. Netwo rk Type: Network t ype in use, Infrastructur e or Ad-Ho c. Rescan: Issue a n r escan command to wireless N IC to update informat ion o n sur roun ding wireless network. Re-Scanni ng: Click ing the re-scan bu tton to perf orm the re-s canning action. Add to Prof ile: Add the se lected AP to Profile settin g[...]

67  Example 2: WEP-En crypt ed Step 1 – Ch oose “ Open ” or “ Shar ed ” authenti cation type Step 2 – Ch oose “ WEP ” encryption t ype Step 3 –E nter the W EP KEY[...]

68 Step 4 – After the profi le is s aved, click the “ Ac tiva te ” button on Profi le Page to a ctive the profile.  Example 3: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Step 1 – Ch oose “ WP A-PSK ” or “ WP A2-PSK ” a uthentication type Step 2 – Ch oose “ TKIP ” or “ AES ” encryptio n type Step 3 –E nter the pre-sh ared KEY[...]

69 Step 4 – After the profi le is s aved, click the “ Ac tiva te ” button on Profi le Page to a ctive the profile.  Example 4:WP A/WPA2 Step 1 – Ch oose “ WP A ” or “ WP A 2 ” authenti cation t ype Step 2 – Ch oose “ TKIP ” or “ AES ” encryptio n type[...]

70 Step 3 – After the profi le is s aved, click the “ Ac tiva te ” button on Profi le Page to a ctive the profile. Step 4 – The Window s profile settin g dialog is popped-up for user to mod ify.[...]

71 3.2.4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter inform ation based on 802.11 MI B counters. This page translate s the MIB co unters into a f ormat ea sier for user to u nderstand. You ma y res et the counter s to Zero b y click ing “Reset Count er” . [Transmit St atistics] Frames Transmitted Su ccessfull y: Frame s successfull y[...]

72 3.2.5 WPS Configuration The primar y goal of W i-Fi P rotected Setup (W i-Fi Simple Configur ation) i s to simply t he security set up and mana gement o f Wi-F i Networks. WPS Associ ate IE: If the “W PS Assoc iate I E” option is check ed, station will send the association re quest with WPS IE duri ng W PS setup. WPS Probe IE : If the “W P[...]

73  Encr yption Type : For Open & Sh ared authenti cation modes, th e a vailable encryption t ypes are N one and W EP . For W PA , W PA2 , W PA-PSK and W PA2-PSK authenticatio n modes, the available en cryption t ypes are TK IP and AES .  Conf ig Met hods : This attr ibutes conta ins the c onfig method s supporte d and enabled b y the sel[...]

74  Disco nnect fro m W PS AP : Cl icking th e “D isconnect” button w ill stop the W PS connection.  Dele te WPS profi le: Clicking the “Delete” button w ill delete t he select ed WPS profile. 3.2.6 QoS The QoS Pag e of RaC onfi g. It involv e s “WMM Enab le” , “ WMM – Po w er Save En able ” and “ DLS setup Enable ”. Con[...]

75 Step 3: Ch ange to “Site Survey P age” . And add an AP that suppo rts W MM fea tures to a Profile. The result wi ll look like the below figure in Profi le page.[...]

76 Enable WMM – Power Save Step 1: Click “WMM – Po w er Save Enable” . And Click “Setting…” bu tton. Step 2: Afte r cli cking “Setting…” button, show “Pow er Save Setti ng” d ialog. Please select whi ch ACs you w ant to en able. Then click “ Apply” button. The setting of e nabling W MM – Power Save is successf ully.[...]

77 Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup) Step 1: Click “Direct L ink Setup En able” . And Click “ Apply” button Ste p 2: Ch ange to “Si te Surv ey P age” . And add an AP that sup po rts DLS fe atu res to a Profile. The re sult will look lik e the below figure in Prof ile page.[...]

78 The Setting of DLS in dicates as follow : 1. F ill in the blank s of Direct Link with MA C A d dre ss of STA . Th e STA must con form to two conditions as follow: Step 1: Co nnect with th e same AP that suppor t DLS feature s. Step 2: Ha ve to enable DL S. 2. Ti meout Valu e represe nts that it discon nect automa tically afte r som e second s. T[...]

79 3. Cli ck “ A pp ly” button. The result will look like the below figu re. Describe “DLS Status” as follow : 1. As the up fig ure, aft er co nfiguring DLS successf ully, sh ow MAC addr ess of the opposite side and Time out Value of setting in “DL S St atus ” . In “DLS Sta tus” of the op posi te side , it shows MAC address of mysel[...]

80 Step 2: Do uble click . And the result w ill look lik e the below fi gure. 3. Dis connect Dir ect Link Setu p as fol low: Step 1: Sel ect a direct link STA.[...]

81 Step 2: Click “Tear Dow n” button. The result w ill look like the below figure. 3.2.7 A bou t In the “About” , you can c lick the h yperlink to connect the w ebsite for the i nformation of the w ireless chips et vendor and review ba sic informati on a bout the Utilit y su ch as the RaConfig Version, Driver Version , EEPRO M Version, IP A[...]

82 3.2.8 How to Manage Wind ows Profile W indows profile manager can be reached v ia c onnection icon on t he task bar or contro l panel. [via Netw ork icon] Step 1: Righ t-click connection ico n on the task bar, then c lick “Netw ork and Sharin g Center” Step 2: Sel ect “ Manage w ireless netw ork s ”[...]

83 Step 3: Righ t-click the mouse to br ing up the p rofile man age menu. [via Control Panel] Step 1: Sele ct “Contro l Panel” on start menu.[...]

84 Step 2: Do uble-click “ Network and Sharing Center ” icon.[...]

85 Step 3: Sel ect “ Manage Wireless netw ork ”. Step 4: Righ t-click the mouse to br ing up the p rofile man aging m enu.[...]

86 4. Troubleshooting This chapter pr ovides solutions to pr oblems usually encountered during the i nstallation and operation of t he adapter. 1. S ymptom: The LED is Of f. Possible Re medy: Make sure the W ireless adap ter is inserted properly. Otherwise, pl ease contact your vendor. 2. S ymptom: The LED is always on n ot blinking. Possible Re me[...]

87 7. S ymptom: No wireles s signal. Possible Re medy: Move the antennas of the access point or wireles s ro uter into an L sha pe (one vertically, and o ne h orizontal ly). C lick on the Ref res h bu tton o n t he Site Surv ey screen. If the computer stil l does not see the Access Po int, and t hen try to move your Access Po int closer to the comp[...]

88 B. A pr otection mech anism called RTS.C TS that governs how 802.1 1g devices and 802.11b de vices interopera te. 10. What does IE EE 802.11 f eature supp ort? The produc t supports th e following I EEE 802. 11 functio ns: -- CSMA/CA P lus Ackn owledge Proto col -- Multi-Cha nnel Roam ing -- Automatic Rate Sele ction -- RTS/CTS F eature -- Fragm[...]

89 ensure the high est degre e of security an d authenticit y for digital information, w herever and however co mmunicated or store d, while mak ing more e fficient u se if hardw are and/or software tha n previous encr yption standards. I t is a lso included in IEE E 802.11i st andard. Compare with AES, T KIP is a tem porar y protocol for replacing[...]