Zonet ZEW1603 manual

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1 T able of Contents Chapter 1. Int roduction................................................................2 1.1 System re qui rem en t.. ..............................................................2 1.2 Package C o nte n ts ……................... ............................................2 Chapter 2. Install Your ZEW1603..................[...]

2 Chapter 1. Introduct ion 1.1 System req uirement  A desktop PC with an available 32-bit P CI slot  At least a 300MHz processor and 32MB of memory  Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32-bit, Linux, MAC OSX  A CD-ROM Drive 1.2 Package Con tents  One ZEW1603  One Wireless Antenna  One Installation CD w/ User Manual  One Quick Installati[...]

3 Chapter 2. Install Y our ZEW1 603 2.1 Software Ins tallation NO TE : Snap- s hot scr ee ns of the follo win g inst allat io n proce du re are ba sed on Wind ow s XP. Fo r ot he r wi nd ow s op erati ng sy ste ms , sa m e p ro cedu re but di ffer ent scr een . 1. Powe r-ON comp ut er, Inse rt Ins tall atio n CD to you r CD- ROM driv e. Brows e CD [...]

4 Figure 2-2 4. Selec t Op timiz e fo r WiF i mo de or Op timiz e fo r p erfor manc e mode then clic k Ne xt . Figure 2-3[...]

5 5. Click Finish to complete the software installation. Figure 2-4 2.2 Hardware I nstallatio n 1. Power-OFF your desktop PC. Open your PC case and locate an available PCI Slot. 2. Insert your ZEW1603 into the PCI slot. 3. Attach the external antenna to the ZEW 1603’s SMA plug. 4. Power-ON your desktop PC. Figure 2-5[...]

6 After Installing ZEW1603, the tray icon will appear in your system tray at the bottom of the scree n. Y ou hav e now completed the software and hardware installation for ZEW1603. Y our ZEW1603 is now ready to use.[...]

7 Chapter 3. Configurat ion 3.1 Profile Profi le c an kee p yo ur favo rite wi rel ess sett ing amo ng you r home, of fice, and ot he r pu blic ho tspot. Yo u may s a ve m ult iple pr ofil es a nd act ivat e t he one a t your pre fere nce. Figure 3-1 1. D efini tion s: a. Profil e Na me: Name of the profile, preset to PROF* (* indicat e 1, 2, 3,) b[...]

8 3.2 Link Status Link sta tus pa ge s hows det ail i nfo rma tion ab out the cu rre nt c onn ecti on. Figure 3-2 1. Statu s: Sho ws t he cu rre nt co nnec te d SS ID / BS SI D. Y ou wi ll se e “Dis con nect ed” i f it has no co nne ctio n. 2. Extra Info : Sho ws lin k stat us a nd its t rans mit pow er 3. Chann el: Sho ws t he curr ent co nnec[...]

9 3.3 Site Survey Unde r Sit e S urv ey t ab, yo u w ill kno w in for mati on of a ll sur roun di ng wirel ess netwo rks from the last scan. Click Rescan to upd at e an d ref re s h. Or Se lec t a SSI D to ad d to you r profil e. Figure 3-3 Indica te s yo ur curr ent con nect ed netw ork.[...]

10 3.3.1 ADD/EDI T Profile a. Configuration Figure 3-4 Creat e a Pro fil e Name and choose SSID from the drop- d own menu for all avail abl e w irele ss net wor ks. 1. Po wer Save Mo de: CAM (Constan tly Awake Mod e): ZEW1 603 w ill sta y power- ON as long as the c o mput er is co nnect ed to a powe r out let . PSM ( Pow er Saving Mode): ZEW160 3 w[...]

11 5. Th resho ld: Fram e si ze whe n RTS/ CT S han dsha ke p erfo rms bef ore att em pt to tran smit . RTS T hres hold : Def ault val ue = 2 347 Fragme nt Thre shold : Def ault va lue = 2 346 b. Au the ntica tion and S ecuri ty: Figure 3-5 1. Auth entic atio n: Ope n, Sh are d, Leap, WPA-PSK, WPA 2- PSK, WPA and W PA 2 2. Encryp tio n: Algor ith m[...]

12 Figure 3-6 PEAP(Protected Extensible Aut hentication Protocol): an edition of EAP(Extensible Au thentication Protocol). EAP assures the mutual authentication of wireless users and server in the networking operation center . TLS/Smart Card: TLS(T r ansport Layer Security), use to configure an encryp tion channel a nd ob tain the aut hentication o[...]

13 3.4 Statistics Statis tics page shows the deta il co unte r info rmati o n base d on 802. 11 MIB count ers. This page trans lat es MIB co unte rs int o an eas ier fo rmat for us er to rea d. Figure 3-7[...]

14 3.5 Advanced Figure 3-8 1. Wirel ess mode: Selec t f rom 80 2.11 B o nly, 802. 11 a nd B/ G mixe d 2. B/G P rotec tio n: ERP protec tio n mode of 802.11B /G defi nitio ns, selec t from Aut o, On, and Off a. Auto: STA will d yna micall y c han ge a s AP a nno unc eme nt b. On: Alwa ys s en d f rame wit h p rote cti on c. Off: Al ways se nd fra me[...]

15 Chapter 4. Zero Confi guration Windo ws XP has a b uilt-i n wirel ess ut ilit y “Wi rel ess Zer o C onfi gura ti on” (WZC) . It is a built in ser vic e to co nfi gur e yo ur w ire less cl ie nts from Windo ws. 1. Start us ing WZC , r ight click the tray utility and choose Use Zero Configuration as configuration Utility ， and then Windows w[...]

16 3. If your wireless router has bee n encrypted, there will be a window appeared for inpu t the key . Please input the key and click C onnect , then the connection connect. 4. T o configure the wireless connect properties, please right click the wireless icon in the system tray and cho ose Status to open the page Wireless Network Connection Stat [...]

17 Figure 4-4 Figure 4-5[...]

18 6. Advanced page configures firewall and connection sharin g. Figure 4-6[...]

19 Chapter 5. Soft AP ZEW1603 has two modes: working station and Sof t AP . After start Soft AP , ZEW1603 will be an AP t o accept any wir eless device access. Note: the soft AP mode is avail able only in Window s XP . 5.1 Start Sof t AP After starting ZEW160 3 driver, you will see icon in the system tray. Right cl ick the icon and choose Switch to[...]

20 5.2 Configurati on In soft AP config uration Utility page, you can make some basic configurations, such as wireless network name, mode, channel and authentication. Click Auth. vs. Security button to ma ke different se curity co nfigurations of wireless co mmunication, and you can choo se the authentication type or encryption type. 5.3 Access Con[...]

21 5.4 MAC Table MAC Table page shows the information o f the wireless devices accessed to this s o ft AP . Figure 5-4 5.5 Switch to W orking Sta tion mode In the Soft AP mode, right-click the icon in the system tray and choose Switch to Station Mode , then ZEW160 3 is switching to working station mode with an interface of working station. Figure 5[...]

22 Chapter 6. Specifications General Feature s Standards IEEE 802.11 g; IEEE 802.11b Interface 32-bit PCI Chipse t Ra l in k Ra2561+Ra2 528 OS Windo ws 2000/XP /Vista, Linux, MAC OSX User interfa ce Easy to use user configura tion software Transmi t distance indoor up to 100 meters and outdoor up to 3 00 meters (standa rd transm it distance is limi[...]

23 Chapter 7. Trouble Shooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of ZEW1603. Read the descrip tions below to solve your problems. 1. The ZEW1603 does not work properly. Reinsert ZEW1603 int o your PC’ s PCI s lot. Right click on My Computer and select Prope rties. Select the device ma[...]