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Edimax Technology pmn802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector manual

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    8 8 0 0 2 2 . . 1 1 1 1 b b / / g g W W L L A A N N U U S S B B A A d d a a p p t t e e r r w w i i t t h h W W i i - - F F i i D D e e t t e e c c t t o o r r User’s M anual Versi on : 1. 1 (M ar 2006)[...]

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    COPY R I GHT C o py ri ght © 2004/ 200 5 b y th is com p an y. A l l righ ts reser v ed . No p art of t h is p ubl icat ion may b e re p rodu ced , tr an smit te d , t ran scr ib e d , s t ored in a ret riev al system, or tran s l a t e d i n to a n y langu a g e or co m p u t e r l a n g u a g e , i n a n y form o r b y an y mean s, e l ect ron i[...]

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    F e d e r a l C o m m un ic a t io n C o m m is s io n In terf eren ce Sta tem en t T his equipm e nt has b e en te ste d a n d fo u nd to co mp ly w ith t he li mi ts fo r a Cl ass B d i g it al d ev ice, p u rsu an t t o Part 15 of F CC Rul es . Th ese l imit s ar e d esig n e d to p rovid e r eason ab l e p rot ect ion a g ain st h arm fu l in t[...]

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    R&T T E Co mp l i an ce St at emen t Th is eq u ip me n t c omp l ies wit h all th e requ irem en t s of DI RE CT IVE 199 9/5/ CE O F T HE E URO PEAN P A R LIA M E NT A N D T HE CO U NC I L of Marc h 9, 1999 on r a di o e qui pm e nt a nd te le c o mm u ni c a ti o n te r mi na l Eq ui pme nt a nd t he m u tua l reco g nition of th e ir con f o[...]

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    CONT EN T S 1 I n tro d u cti on ..................................................................................... 1 1.1 F eatures ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 S peci f i cati on s .....................................................................................[...]

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    1 I ntroduction Th a nk you for pu r c h asi ng t h is 802. 11b/ g W LA N U SB adapter w i t h W i-Fi Detect or. Th is conv e ni e n t de v ice i n st a n tly det ect s w i r eless h ot spot s an yw h er e. T h e bac kli g h t LCM display t ell s t h e u ser det ai led i n f or matio n abo u t a n y det ect ed h ot spot . Th er e’s n o n eed to p[...]

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    • Data Rate: 54/ 48/ 36/ 24 / 18/ 12/ 11/ 9 / 6/ 5. 5 / 2/ 1M bps au t o f allback • Sec u r it y: 64/ 128/ 256- bit WEP Data En cry pt ion , WPA (TKI P w ith I EEE 8 02 . 1 x ) and WPA 2 ( AES w it h IEEE 802. 1 x) • A n te nn a : In te r n al An te nn a • Dri v er s : W in dow s 98SE/M e/ 2000/ XP/2003 Server • Trans mi t Pow e r : 16dB[...]

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    2 The Outward Appearance of the Wi-Fi Detector 3[...]

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    3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Rem o v e t h e cap fr om th e W i-Fi Detect or , slide th e pow er s w it ch t o t h e “ O N ” posit io n an d car ef u ll y i nser t t h e USB co nn ect or in t o a n y a v ai lable USB por t on yo u r comp u t er. Y ou w ill see t h e r echar g i n g s c r e e n . The ba t t er y s t re ngt h i n d ic a [...]

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    4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Slide t he po w er s w it c h t o t h e “ O N ” po s it io n, and a w elc o m e s c r e en w ill g r e et t he user . 2. Af t er t h e w elc ome s c r ee n is dis p lay e d t h e W i- Fi det ec t o r w ill aut o mat ical ly e n t er scanni n g mod e t o det ect Wi- Fi si gn a ls. I n scanni n g m ode t h e dis[...]

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    Th e I co n s o n t h e LCM displ ay are displayed as f oll ow s: 1. O per at in g Ch a nn e l: I n dicates t h e c u rr e n t operat in g c h a nn e l of t h e det ect ed W i-Fi sign al. 2. Num ber of AP’ s Det ect ed: t h e lef t digi t in d i cat es wh ic h det ec t ed Wi-Fi sig n al is cu r re n t ly displ ay ed a n d t h e r ig h t digit i n[...]

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    5 How to install the driver and utility Befor e you pr oceed w i t h t h e i n st allat io n , please n ot ice f ollowi n g des cr iptio ns. Note1: Pl eas e do not i ns t al l t he USB adapt er i nt o your c omputer bef ore i ns t al l i ng t he s of t w ar e progr am fr om the CD . Note2: The f oll ow i ng i ns t al l a t i on w a s oper at ed i n[...]

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    B . If yo u wan t to i n s tal l th e s oftwa re p ro g ram in a n o t h e r l oc ati on , cl i ck “B rows e” a n d s el ec t a n a l ter n ativ e d e stin ati on . T h e n , c l ic k “ N ex t”. C. Cl ick “ Co n t i nue An yw ay” t o f in is h t h e i n st al lati o n . 8[...]

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    II . In stal l the U S B adap ter A. Plu g t h e U SB adapt er i n t o t h e U SB port of you r c om p u ter . B. Th e “Fo un d N ew H ar dw ar e Wiz ar d” is displ ay ed, select “ I n st al l th e s of t w ar e au t omatically (Recom me n ded) ” an d cl ick “ N e x t ”. C. Cl ick “Co n t i nue A n yw ay” an d t h e syst em w ill s [...]

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    D . C l i ck “F ini s h ” to c om pl e te th e in sta ll ati on . III. Us in g t he Config ura ti on U t i l i ty To setu p t h e U SB adapter , dou ble-cl i ck t h e ico n in t h e syst em tr ay. For W in dow s XP, t h er e is a “ Win dow s Zer o Co n f ig u r at i o n Tool” by def ault f or you t o se t u p w ireless clie n t s. I f you w[...]

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    First Way A. Do u ble - cl ic k t he u t il it y icon i n t h e system t r ay. B. Cli c k “ Y es ” t o u se t h e u t i lity of t h e U S B adapt er . 11 Second Way A. Do uble- cl ick t he ico n. B. Cli ck “Ad v a n ce”. C. U nc h eck “ U s e Win dow s t o con fig u re m y w i reless n etw ork set t in gs” .[...]

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    6 How to configure the utility Th e C o n f i g u rat io n U t il ity is a pow erf u l appli c at io n t h at h e lps you co n f ig u r e t he 802.11g Wireless LA N U S B adapt er an d mo nitor t h e li n k st at u s d u r i n g t h e com m un icati o n proc ess. Th e Co n fig u r at io n U t ilit y appear s as an ico n o n t h e syst em tr ay of W[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Mode St at ion – Set t h e USB adapter a w ireless clie n t . Access P o i nt – Tu r n s t h e US B adapt er t o f u n ct io n as a w ireless A P . Pl ea se refe r to S ec ti on 6 .5 fo r th e A P se tti n gs . Netw or k Adapt er Di spl ay th e pr od u ct in f or mati o n of t h e USB adapter . Av a ila ble N et w[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Si g n a l Str en gt h This bar sh ow s th e sig n a l str en gt h l e v el. T h e hi g h er per ce n t age sh ow n i n t h e bar , t h e more r adio sig n a l bee n recei v ed by th e adapt er . Th is i n dic at or h elps t o f in d the pr oper posit ion of t h e w ireless st at i on f or qu ali t y n et w or k oper [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Tx Rate Th er e ar e sev er a l optio n s i n c l udi n g Au to/ 1/ 2/ 5.5/ 11/ 6/ 9/ 12 / 18/ 24/ 36/48/ 54 M bps f or you to select . W h e n th e “ Aut o” is s ele c t ed, t h e d ev ic e w ill c h oo se t he most suitable t r an s m issi o n rat e au t omatica l ly. The hig h er dat a r at e you desig n at ed [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Au t h e n t icat i o n Mode This sett i n g h as to be c on sist e n t w i t h t h e w i r eless n et wor ks t h at t h e adapt er in t e n ds t o conn ect . O pen System – N o au t h e n ticat i o n is n e eded am o ng t h e w ireless ne t w o r k . Shared Key – On ly w ireless st atio n s u s i n g a sh ar ed k[...]

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    6. 3 W E P an d W PA E n cryp t i o n WEP i s an dat a e n c ry pt io n algorit h m, w hic h pr ot ects W ireless LAN dat a i n t h e n etw ork agai n st eav es dr oppi n g. WEP h as bee n f oun d t h at it h as s ome sec u r ity problems. T h e adapt er su ppor t s W PA (Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Acces s) th at combi n es I EEE 802. 1 x and TKIP (Tempora[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Key1 ~ Key4 Th e key s ar e u se d to en c ry pt dat a t r an smitt ed i n t h e w i r eless n e t w or k. Fill t h e t ex t bo x b y f ollow i ng t he r u les b elo w . 64-bit – I n pu t 10- dig it H e x v alues or 5- digit ASCII v al u es as t h e en cr ypt io n key s. For ex a m ple: “ 0123456aef “ or “ G u[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Co nn ect I n f or matio n I t is th e s et t in g for W PA m ode. Prot ocol This adapter su ppor t s t w o kin d of pr ot ocol for au t h e n ticat io n i n cl u d i n g TLS a n d PE AP. TLS a n d PE A P requires a cer t i f icat e w h ic h is pr o v i ded by t h e C er t ificat e Ser v er . PEAP r eq u ir es a s et [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n WEP Key I f t h e AP u s es WEP dat a en cr ypt io n f un ct i o n , pl eas e clci k “ WEP K E Y S E TT I N G“ to s e tu p th e W E P k ey . WE P K E Y S E TT IN G S etu p the fo u r s ets of W EP k ey b y cl i ckin g th e bu tto n . C h a n ge / App ly Clcik “ C ha ng e“ w ill en a ble y o u t o s et u p t h [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n P o w e r Co ns u mp t io n S e t t i ng Contin uous A cce ss Mode ( C A M ) – Th e adapt er w ill a lw ay s s e t i n act iv e m ode. M axim u m Po wer- Sav i ng M ode – E n able t h e adapt er in t he pow er sav i n g mode w h e n it is idl e. Fast Power- Savi ng M ode – Enable the adapt er in th e pow er savi[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Mode St at ion – Set t h e USB adapter a w ireless clie n t . Access P o i nt – Tu r n s t h e US B adapt er t o f u n ct io n as a w ireless AP. Netw or k Adapt er Di spl ay th e pr od u ct in f or mati o n of t h e USB A dapt er . Co nn ect St at ion List Di spl ay al l t h e MAC Ad dr esses of th e w ireless ad[...]

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    6.5.2 A P Gen e ra l Co nnect io n S etti ng C l i ck “Mor e S e ttin g”, u se rs are al lo wed to se tu p th e A P c o nn e cti on s etti n g, En cr yp ti o n Sett in g a n d ot h er adv a n ce d fun ct io n s. P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n G en eral Co nnect i o n Sett i n g Ch annel Sel ec t t h e nu m ber of th e r adio ch a nn e l u sed b[...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Tx Rate Th er e ar e sev er a l optio n s i n c l udi n g Au to/ 1/ 2/ 5.5/ 11/ 6/ 9/ 12 / 18/ 24/ 36/48/ 54 M bps f or you to select . W h e n th e “ Aut o” is s ele c t ed, t h e d ev ic e w ill c h oo se t he most suitable t r an s m issi o n rat e au t omatica l ly. The hig h er dat a r at e you desig n at ed [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Frageme n t Th e v a l u e def i n es t h e m a x i m u m siz e of packet s, an y pac ket siz e larger t h a n t h e v al u e w il l be fr agmen ted. I f y ou h a v e dec reas ed t h is v al u e a n d e xperi e n c e hig h packet error ra tes , you can i n cr ease it agai n , bu t it w ill lik e ly d e c r e as e o v [...]

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    P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Fil t er Type Disab le – D isab l e t h e M AC A d dres s f ilter f u n ct io n . Accept – O n ly t h e w ireless adapt er s w i t h t h e M AC Address set u p i n t h e t able ca n connec t t o t h e AP. Rej ect – T h e w i r eless adapt er s w i t h t h e M AC A ddr ess set u p i n t he t a b le w ill be r e j[...]

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    7 Troubleshooting This chapter pr ovi des sol u t i o n s t o pr oblem s u s uall y e n co un t er ed d u r i n g t h e i n st al l at io n a n d operat i on of t h e adapt er . 1. Wh at i s t he IEEE 802.11g st andar d? 802. 11g is th e n ew I EEE s t a n d ar d f o r h ig h - s peed w ireless LA N com m unicatio n s t h at provi d es for u p t o [...]

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    5. What is I nf r ast ruct ur e ？ An in t egr at ed wireless a n d wir eless an d w ired LA N is cal led a n I n f r ast ru ct u r e co n fi g u rati on . In fra stru ct u re i s a pp l i ca b l e to e n te rp ri se sca l e for wi re l es s a cc es s to cen t r al database, or w ireless applicatio n f or mobi le w or ker s. 6. What is B SS I D ?[...]

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    12. What is DS SS ？ Wha t i s FH SS ？ A nd w h at ar e t heir diff er ences ？ Frequ e n cy- h op pin g spr ead- s pect r um (F H SS) u ses a n arr ow ba n d car r ier t h at c h a n ges f r equ e n cy i n a pat t er n t h at is kn ow n t o bot h t r an sm it t er an d rec eiv er. Pr oper ly syn c h ro ni z ed, t h e net ef f ect is t o m ai n[...]