Zonet ZEW2547 manual

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    Copyright Statement is the registered trademark of Z onet T echnology Inc. All th e products and pro duct names mentioned herein are the tr ade marks or re gist e red trad e marks of their respe cti ve holders. Copyright of the whole product as integr at ion, i nc luding its accessories and software, b e longs to Z onet T echnology Inc. Withou t th[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 1 Table of Conten t Ch a pt e r 1 . I nt r o du c ti on … …… … …… … …… … …… … …… …… … …… …… …2 1.1 Welcome ………… …………………… …………… …………………… ………2 1.2 Produc t Feature ……………… ……………………… …?[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 2 Chapter 1 Int roduction 1.1 Welcome ZEW2547- 802.11n Nano U SB Adapter delivers an incredible speed to your desktop/laptop PC w ith o ut running wire s. It complies with the IEEE 802.11n standard, making it backward compatible with 802.11b/g networks for assured compatibility . Advanced 64/128 -bi t WEP , WPA/WP[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 3 1.4 Before You Beg in You must have the following:  A laptop computer/desktop PC with an available USB 2.0 slot  Minimum 300MHz proce ssor and 32MB memory  Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7; Macintosh; Linux  A CD-ROM Drive  USB controller properly installed and working in the computer  802.11n or 802[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 4 Chapter 2 Ins tallation NOTE: For future driver upgrading , p le ase visit our website at www.zonetusa.com 2.1 Windows 7 1. P ow er on your PC, l e t the operatin g sy stem boot up completely , a nd log in as needed. 2. Insert Instal lation CD to your CD-R OM driv e. B r owse CD and d ouble-c lick Setup. exe in [...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 5 4. Selec t Ins t a l l driver a nd Ralin k WLAN U tility or Instal l driver only then clic k Nex t . 5. Click Instal l to start insta llation . Or clic k Cance l to ca ncel t he insta llation . 6. Click Finish to complete the software installation.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 6 7. Then insert ZEW2547 into a USB slot of your computer You will see a tray icon appear in your system tray a t the bottom of the screen after the software and hardware installation completed successfully.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 7 2.2 Windows 2000 / XP/Vis ta NOTE: Snap-shot scree ns o f the followin g i nstal l ation procedure a re based on Windows XP. Installation procedures wil l be similar for other windows operati ng systems. 1. P ow er on your PC, l e t the operatin g sy stem boot up completely , a nd log in as needed. 2. Att ac h t[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 8 5. C lick Nex t to accept t he Agre ement. Or click Cance l t o cance l the i nstallat ion . 6. Selec t Ins t a l l driver a nd Ralin k WLAN U tility or Instal l driver only then click Next . 7. Selec t Ralin k Conf iguratio n Tool or Micro soft Zero Config uration Tool then click Next . a. It’s recommended t [...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 9 8. Click Instal l to start insta llation . Or clic k Cance l to ca ncel t he insta llation . 9. Click Finish to complete the software installation. You will see a tray icon appear in your system tray at the bottom of the screen after the software and hardware installation completed successfully.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 10 Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Station Mode Station Mode is the default access mode for ZEW2547. In this mode, ZEW25 47 serves as a client to re ceiv e the wireless signals to access the Internet. Double-click the tr ay icon to launch the configuration utility . Or right click the tr ay icon and select Launch Conf[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 11 3.1.1 Site Surv e y Site Survey will let you know i n f ormatio n of al l surro unding wireless netwo rks from the las t scan. Click Site Surve y butto n from menu ba r, belo w wind ow will pop out .  Resca n: to update a nd ref r es h surr ounding wireles s net works  Profil e: to jump to profil e list w[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 12 Note: When highli ght the connect ed wi reless network , clic k butt on to a dd/edit profi le. Fo r more de tail sett ings, please refer to 3.1.2. 1 Add/Edit Profile.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 13 3.1.2 Profile Profi le can keep yo ur fav orite wi reless settin g among your ho me, of fice, an d other publ ic hotsp ot. You may save multiple profiles and activa te th e one at y o ur pref erence. Click Prof ile butto n fro m m enu ba r, bel ow wind ow will pop ou t.  Add: to create a new profile  Dele[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 14 3.1.2.1 Add/Edit Prof ile  Profil e Name: Ente r a nam e for th e profi le edit ed.  SSID: It’ s the name of your wireless network.  Networ k Type: a. Infra structur e – A wireles s Rout er an d / or Acce ss Point is re quired. b. Ad-hoc – P eer-to- Peer net work, no bas e statio n requi red. [...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 15 3.1.2.2 Add WPS Prof ile Add WPS Profile supports the configuration setup using PIN c onfigur ation method or PBC configuration method. WPS(Wi-Fi Protected Setup) simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks.  Push-B utton Co nfigurat ion(PBC) : Defa ult s etting, push b uttons to complete au[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 16 2. Select one Config mode for connecting the WPS wireless networ k.  Enrollee: As a client d e vice. Click R en ew button to update pin code.  Registrar: As a host A P . Enter 8 digit numbers Pin code and click WPS Profile button for detail configur a tion. 3. Click WPS Profile button to configure below s[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 17 3.1.3 Link Informat ion Link Informa tion window shows detail informa tion about the current conn ection. Click Link I nforma tion b ut ton fro m men u b a r, belo w win d o w will pop out .  Link Status  Thro u gh put[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 18  Stati stics Statistics displays the detail counter information based on 802 .11 MIB counters. This page translates that MIB c ounters into a forma t easier for user to understand.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 19 3.1.4 Advanced The Adv anced pa ge shows Adv ance function of UI Click Adva nced bu tton fr om menu bar, below w indow wi ll pop out.  Adva n c ed[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 20  WMM     WMM Enable: Enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media     Power Save E nable: Enable WMM P o wer Sav e and selec t which ACs you want to enable to complete the setting.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 21 3.1.5 About The About page shows the information of ZEW2547 and software version. Click Abou t butto n from menu ba r, bel ow wind ow will pop ou t.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 22 3.2 AP Mode ZEW2547 also can serve as an access point to transmit wireless signals and create wireless network, allowing other wireless cli e nts to access the network.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 23 3.2.1 Windows 7 1. Right- cl ick the tr ay icon and select Switch to STA+ AP M ode. 2. Enter a name of SSID for Soft AP and 8 ~63 ASCII characters for WP A 2 Pre-Shared K ey . Note: ASCII charact ers include any n um bers/letters an d characters. 3. ZEW2547 will automatically create a virtual adapter in your co[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 24 3.2.1.1 Configura tion AP w indow ca n make basic c onfig uration a nd sho ws MAC table . Click AP bu tton fr om me nu bar, below window will po p out.  AP Con figurat ion In AP Configuration page, you can ma ke some basic configurations, such as wireless network name, and security setting.  MAC Ta ble MA[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 25 3.2.1.2 Switch to Working Stat ion mode In STA+AP m o de, right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Switch to STA Mode , then ZEW2547 is switching to working st ation mode with an interface of working station.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 26 3.2.2 Windows 2 000/XP/Vista Right -click t he tr ay icon and select Switch to AP Mo de. When m ain window pop out, select button fro m the me nu bar for more settings.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 27 3.2.2.1 Config AP Click Confi g AP button f rom me nu bar , below window will po p out. 1.  SSID: Enter a name of SSID fo r Soft AP . 2.  Chann el: Select the ch annel used for wi r eless commun icat ion fro m drop-down menu. Avail a ble channel nu mbers are 1 to 1 1 for USA, 1 to 1 3 for European countri[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 28 3.  Authe ntication: Ope n , Shared, WPA-P SK, WPA2- PSK, a nd WPA- PSK/WPA 2-PSK[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 29 3.2.2.2 Advanced Click Adva nced bu tton fr om menu bar, below w indow wi ll pop out.     Beacon Interval: Set the beacon interval of wireless rad io. Do not modify default v alue if y ou don’t know what it is, default value is 100.     TX Power: Y ou can set the output powe r of wirel[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 30 3.2.2.3 Access Con trol List Access control inclu des Allow All and Reject All . After e dit i ng the MAC a ddre ss access list, only the MAC in the Allow All list could access the Soft AP . Click A ccess Control List button fro m menu bar, below window wi ll pop out.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 31 3.2.2.4 Associat e List Associate L ist page show s the information o f the wireless devices accessed to this s o f t AP . Click A ssociate List butto n fro m menu bar, belo w wind ow will pop out .[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 32 3.2.2.2 Switch to Working Stat ion mode In AP mode, right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Switch to Station Mode , then Z EW2547 is switching to w orking st ation mode with a n interface of working station.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 33 3.3 Use Zero Co nfiguration Windows X P and V ista has a built - in wire less network conf iguration u tility “Windows Zero Configu ration” (WZC). It is a bu ilt in ser vice to co nfigure y ou r wire less cli ents f r o m Windo ws 1. Start using WZC, r ight c lick the tr ay ico n and select Use Zero Configu[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 34 5. Click Properties button in General page and choose the ta b W ireless Networks to a dd t he SSID of available network by clicking Add , if there are several available networks, linking p r iority could be configured by t he button Move up and Move down . The icon s hows the current linked AP . Click Properti[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 35 6. Advanced page configures firewall and connection sharing.[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 36 Chapter 4 How to conn ect with PSP 4.1 Configure P SP with Ad-Hoc mode 1. Select Network Settings on PSP 2. Select Ad-Hoc mode on PSP 3. Select Channel on PSP[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 37 4. Select Start → → → → Con t rol Panel → → → → double-click System icon → → → → select Hardware tab → → → → click Device Manager button → select ZEW2547 ( 802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card ) list in Networ k adapters 5. Double-click 802.11n USB Wireless LAN Card to confi gu re pro[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 38 4.2 Configure X L ink Kai XLink K ai is a global gamin g networ k - bringing together X Box, Playstation, Gamecube and PSP users, in one integr a ted community . It is software running on your PC or Macin tos h that a llows you to play system-link enabled ga mes online for free. Select Start → → → → A l[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 39 Chapter 5 Product Specifi cations Chipset Rali nk RT3370 Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Interface USB2.0 OS Wi ndow s 2 00 0/ XP / V ista / 7 ; Mac into s h; L in ux User interfa ce Easy to use user configura tion software Transmi t distance Indoor up to 100M, Outdoor up to 300 M Antenna typ[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 40 Chapter 6. TroubleShoot ing This chapter provides solutions to proble ms that may occur during t he installation and operation of ZEW25 47. R ead t he descri ptions below to solve your problems. 1. The ZEW2547 does not work properly. Reinsert ZEW2547 int o y our PC’ s USB slot. Right click on My Co mput e r a[...]

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    802.11n Wireless Nano USB Ad apter 41 4. I can’t find any wireless access p oint / wireless d evice in Netwo rk t ab.  Click Rescan for few more times and see if you can find any wireless access point or wireless device.  Please move cl o ser to any know n wireless access point.  Ad-hoc function must be enab led for the wire less device [...]