Edimax Edimax Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter manual

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    8 8 0 0 2 2 . . 1 1 1 1 g g W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N M M i i n n i i U U S S B B A A d d a a p p t t e e r r User M an u al[...]

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    V e r s ion: 1 . 3 2 ( Ju n e 7, 2 005) COP YR IG HT C opy r i g ht © 2 005 / 2006 b y t his c om pan y. All rig ht s r es e r v ed . No pa r t o f t h is pu blic at ion m a y be r epro duc e d, t rans m it t ed , t r ans c r ibe d, s t or e d in a re t rie val s y s t em , or t rans la t ed in t o an y langu age or com pu t er la nguage , in an y[...]

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    F e d er al C o mmu ni ca ti on C o mmi ss io n In t e r f er enc e St at em en t T his equipm en t has been t es ted and f ound t o com pl y wi t h t he l im it s f o r a Clas s B digi t a l de v i ce , pu rs uant t o Par t 15 o f F CC Rul es . T hes e l im it s are des ign ed t o pro vide reas onable p ro t e ction agai ns t ha r m f ul in t e r [...]

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    R &T T E C o mp l i an ce S tat emen t T his equipm en t c om plies wi t h a ll t he r eq uir em en t s of D I R EC T I VE 1999 / 5 / C E O F T H E EU R O PEA N PA R L I A M EN T A N D T H E C O U N C I L o f M a r ch 9 , 1 9 9 9 o n r adio eq uipm en t and t ele com m unic a t ion t e rm inal Equ ipm ent a nd t he m ut u al r ec o gni t ion o [...]

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    CO N TE NTS 1 I NTR O D U C TI O N ............................................................. 1 1.1 F EA TU R E S ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 S PE C I FI CA T I O N S ................................................................................ 1 1.3 P AC KAG E C ON TE N TS ..[...]

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    1 Introduction T han k y ou fo r pu r c ha sing th e 802.11g W i r el e s s L AN M i ni U SB Adapt e r . T hi s U SB Adap te r i s de s i gn ed to c om pl y w i th IE EE 802.11g W i r el e s s LA N s tanda r d and ea s y to c ar r y w i th t he Mi ni s i z e . I t i s s ui tabl e fo r any La ptop o r D e sk t op c om pu te rs . T hi s adap t e r s [...]

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    • D i m ens i o n: 9( H ) x 27( W ) x 87( D ) • T e mp er at ur e: 32~ 13 1° F ( 0 ~ 55° C ) • H um i d i ty : 0- 9 5% ( N onC o nd ens i n g) • Ce rt i f i cat io n : FCC, CE 1. 3 P ackag e C o n ten ts Be for e y ou begi n the i n s tal l ati on, plea se c hec k the i tem s o f y our pac k age. T he pac k age s h oul d i nclude t he fol[...]

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    2 Installation Procedure B e f o re yo u p r o cee d w i t h t h e in s t al l a t io n , p l ease re ad t h e f o ll o w in g c h ap t er ! Not e 1 : For W i ndow s 9 8 S E plea s e m a k e s ur e y our c opy of wi ndow s i s full y upda t e d w i th the l a t e s t hotf i x e s by goi ng to htt p:/ / w i n dow s upda te .m i c r os of t. c om Not[...]

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    4. Th e A t her os l i c ens e agr ee m ent w i n do w app e ar s . Re ad an d ac c ep t t h e a gr e e m e nt t o c o nt inue. C l i c k N ex t . 5. T h e I ns ta ll a ti o n P r o g ram w i n d o w a p p ea r s w i th th re e s e tu p op ti o n s . T o in s ta ll th e c lie n t ut ili tie s an d d r ive r , s e le c t the a pp r o p r ia te in s [...]

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    Ma k e Dr iver In stal l ati on D i s k e t t e (s ) Cre at e s d r iv e r in s t alla t ion di s k e t t e s . 6. A p r o mp t a p p e a r s w a r n in g t h a t th e in s ta ll r e q u ir e s th e s ys te m to b e r e b oo te d a t th e e n d o f the in s ta lla tio n p r o c e s s . C lic k Y e s to c o n tin u e . 7. C h o ose t h e se t up di [...]

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    T h e in s ta lle r c o n tin ue s in s ta lla tio n . 1 3 .W in d o w s m a y d is p la y a W in d o w s L o g o e r r o r f o r th e W L A N d r ive r . C li c k C lic k C ont i nue A ny w a y . T h e in s ta lle r c o n tin ue s in s ta lla tio n . 1 4 . C l i ck O K a t th e p ro m p t to re b oo t a n d com p l e te the i n s ta l la ti o n . [...]

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    Insta l li ng the At h e r o s U SB W i r e l e ss N e t w o r k Adapt e r T o in s ta ll th e U SB d r iv e r a n d th e Ath e r o s C lien t Uti lit y, s ee “ T o in s ta ll th e ACU and US B de v i c e dr i v e r :” o n pa g e 2- 1. T o in s ta ll th e U SB De vi c e Dr ive r s e p a r a te ly: 1 . In ser t t h e US B d ev i c e i nt o t h e[...]

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    4 . C l i ck F in i s h to clo s e th e Fou n d N e w H a r d w a r e W iz a rd a n d co m p le te i n s ta l la ti o n of t he US B dev i c e boot l oa der . 5 . T h e F o un d Ne w H a rd w a re W i z a rd o pe n s t o i ns t a l l s o f t w a re f o r th e U S B d e v i ce . C l i c k N e xt t o c o nt inue. 6. C h oo s e S e a r c h f o r d r i[...]

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    7. W i ndow s m a y di spl a y a Wi nd o w s Logo e rr o r for t he WLA N dri v e r . C l i c k C o n tin u e An y w a y. T h e in s ta lle r w i ll c o n tin u e th e in s ta lla tio n . 8 . C l i ck F in i s h to clo s e th e Fou n d N e w H a r d w a r e W iz a rd a n d co m p le te i n s ta l la ti o n o f th e Ath e r o s U SB N e t w o r k Ad[...]

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    F or W i ndow s X P , t he r e i s a “ W i ndo w s Z e r o C on figur a tion T ool ” b y def aul t fo r you to s e tup w i r e le s s c lien t s . I f y ou w an t t o u s e t he U t ilit y o f t h e US B adap ter, plea s e fol l ow one of the w a y s as b e l ow . A . Doubl e - c l i c k the i c on. B. C l i c k “A d v a n ce ”. C. U n ch e[...]

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    3 Configuration Utility The C lie n t U t ilit y i s a u s e r- m ode ut ilit y de s ign ed t o edi t and ad d p r ofil e s f or , as w e l l as di s pl a y and diagno s tic s pe r taini ng to a s el ec te d w i r el e s s U SB adapte r . 3. 1 W i rel es s C o n n ect i o n S t at u s When y ou ope n the C on figur a tion U t ilit y , t he s y s t [...]

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    3 .2 Pr of ile Ma na ge m e nt P a r a met e r De s c r ipt ion N ew T o add a ne w con figur a tion p r ofil e, c l i c k Ne w on the P r o fi l e Managem ent tab. T o modi fy a con figur a tion p r ofil e, s el e c t the c onfi gu r ation f r om the P r ofil e l i s t and c l i c k the Modi fy b u tto n . Modi fy In t he Ath er os C l i ent U ti [...]

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    3. B r o w s e to the di r ec to r y t o expo r t the p r o fi l e to. 4. Cl i c k Save . T he p r ofil e i s e x po r ted to t h e s pe cified l oc a ti on. O r d e r P r o f ile s In c l udi ng a p r ofil e i n t he aut o s el ec tion fea tur e al l ow s t he w i r el e ss adap ter to au tomaticall y s el ec t t ha t p r ofi l e f r om the l i s [...]

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    3. 4 S ecu ri ty T hi s C hapte r de s c r i be s s etting up s e c u r i ty u s i ng t h e At he r o s C l i ent U t ilit y ( A C U) . Whi l e u s i ng the A the r o s U SB w i r el e ss ne tw o rk adapt e r , enc r ypt i on da ta c an p r ote c t it s a s i t i s t r an s mi tted th r ough the w i r el e s s net w o rk . W hi l e us i ng th e At [...]

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    T h i s i s bec aus e th e W EP k ey s of al l dev i ces th at ar e t o co m m un i c ate w i t h e ac h o t h e r mu s t m a t c h . Au th e n ti c a t i o n P r o c ess Ena bl i ng EAP on th e ac c es s poi nt an d c onf i g ur i ng th e U SB dev i c e to LE AP, EAP- T L S , PE AP ( E AP- G T C ) , or P EAP ( EAP- M SC H AP V2) a uth en ti c at i[...]

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    tha t Al l ow A s s o c i ati on to M i x ed C el l s i s c hec ked on the S e cu r i t y Ta b to al l ow a ss o ciati on. Pr e - Sh ar ed Ke y (Sta t i c WEP ) Enable s the u s e of p r e -sha r ed k ey s tha t a r e de f i ned on bo t h th e a c c e s s p oi nt and t he s tation. T o defi ne p r e-sha r ed en c r yp tion k e y s , c hoo s e the P[...]

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    U s ing E AP - TLS S e c u r it y I m p o r t a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma chine m u s t alr e ady ha ve the E A P- T T LS c e r ti fi cat e s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e r ti ficat e Autho r i ty ( C A ) . Plea s e che c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r ato r . To u s e E AP - TL S s e c u r it y I n t h e [...]

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    U s ing E AP - TTL S S ec u r i t y I m p o r t a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma chine m u s t alr e ady ha ve the E A P- T T LS c e r ti fi cat e s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e r ti ficat e Autho r i ty ( C A ) . Plea s e che c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r ato r . To u s e E AP s e c u r it y I n t he At he [...]

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    U s ing PE A P- G TC S e c u r it y I m p o r ta n t No te ! T o u se PE A P ( E A P - G T C ) secu r i t y , th e se r v er m u s t h av e W P A - PE A P ce r tifica t es, a n d t h e C e r t i f ica t e A u t h o r i t y ( C A ) serv er p r o p er t ies must alr ea d y b e se t u p . Pl ease ch e ck w ith yo u r I T a d m in istra t o r . T o us [...]

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    7. C hoo s e T o k en or Stati c Pa ss w o r d , depe ndi ng on th e u s e r databa se. N ote that To ken u s e s a ha r dw a r e to ken dev i c e o r t he Se c u r e C om puti ng SofTo ken p r og r am ( v e rs i on 1.3 or l ate r ) to ob tai n and en te r a one - tim e pa ss w o r d dur i ng auth enticat i on . 8. Cl i c k Advan c ed and : – Lea[...]

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    5. Spe ci fy a u ser na m e fo r i n ne r PEAP t unnel authen ti c ati on: – C hec k U s e W i ndow s U s e r N am e to u se the W i ndo w s u ser n am e a s the PEAP u s er nam e. – O R : Ente r a PEAP u s e r n am e i n the U ser N a m e f i e l d to u se a s e pa r at e u s e r nam e an d start the PEAP a ut henti cat i on p r o c e s s . 6.[...]

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    U s ing LE AP S ec u r it y I m p o r t a n t N o te ! LEA P s e cur it y r equi r e s that al l i nfr a st r uc t u r e de vic e s ( e.g. ac c e s s poi nt s and s e r v e r s) a r e conf i gu r ed fo r L EAP au t hentic a t i on. C hec k w i th t he IT manage r . To u s e s e c u r it y I n t he A t h e r o s C lie n t U t ilit y , a cc e s s t h[...]

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    o C hec k U s e W i ndow s U s e r N am e to u se the W i ndo w s u ser na m e a s the L EAP u s er nam e. o OR : C h e ck Manual l y P r om pt fo r LEAP U s e r N am e and Pa s swor d to manual l y l ogi n and st a r t the LE AP au thent i c a tion p r oc e ss . Se l e ct to U se S a ved U ser N am e and Pa s swo r d b y choo s i ng the r adi o bu[...]

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    5. En ter the W P A pa s sph r a se ( fo r A SC II te x t, ente r 8 - 63 c ha r a c te r s , f o r he x ade cim al , ente r 64 c har a c te r s ) . C l i c k OK . 6. C l i c k O K and enabl e the p r ofil e. 3. 4. 3 P r e - Sh a r ed E n cry p ti o n K ey s T o u s e Pr e - S ha r e d K e y ( s ta ti c W E P ) s ecur i ty I n t h e Ath e r os C l i[...]

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    c onfi gu r ation s ec u r i ty . At lea s t one Sha r ed Key fi el d m u s t be popul ated to ena bl e s e cu r i ty u sing a s ha r ed k ey . C l i c k o n the r adi o button to s et the k ey a s t he default e n cr yp t i o n ke y . WEP Ke y Si ze D efine s t he siz e fo r eac h enc ry ption k ey . T he opti on s i nc l ude: o 64 - bi t ( e nte [...]

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    4 Troubleshooting T hi s c hapte r p r o v i de s solution s t o p r obl em s u s ual l y enc oun tered du r i ng the i n s tall ati on and ope r ati on of t he adapte r . 1. F o r W i n d o w s 98SE c o m p u t e r s, i f t h e A t h er o s C li en t U t il ity f ails to lo a d af t e r p ro p e r ly in st a l l at ion , c li c k o n t h e win do [...]

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    802. 11g define s t he u s e of t h e s am e OF D M m odul ati on tec hni que s pe cified i n IE EE 802. 11a fo r the 5 GHz f r equ enc y band an d appl i e s i t i n the same 2.4 G H z f r equenc y band a s I EEE 8 02 . 11b. T he 802.11g s tan dar d r equi r e s ba c k w a r d c om pati b ilit y w it h 802. 11b. T he s tanda r d spec i fi c al l y[...]

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    8. W h a t is T K IP ? T KIP i s a qui c k - fi x m ethod to quic k l y o ve r come the inhe r ent w ea k ne ss e s in W EP s e cu r i ty , e s pecial l y t he r eu s e of en c r y p tion k e y s . T KIP i s i nvolv ed i n the IE EE 802.11i WLA N sec u r i t y s tanda r d, an d the s pe c i ficat i on m i ght be of ficial l y r el ea s ed b y ea r [...]

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    l oo k s l i k e b ac k gr o und noi s e . T her e a r e t w o mai n al te r na ti v e s, D i r e c t Sequenc e Sp r ead Spe c t r um ( D SSS ) and F r equen c y H o ppi ng Sp r ead Sp ec t r um ( F H SS ) . 29[...]