Actiontec Electronics 802RUN Wireless Dual-Band USB Module User Manual

Actiontec Electronics Inc Wireless Dual-Band USB Module

User Manual

I 300NDualBandWirelessLANUSBModuleUserManualVersion:1.0(OCT.,2012)
II COPYRIGHTCopyright©2011/2012bythiscompany.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputerlanguage,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthiscompany.Thiscompanymakesnorepresentationsorwarranties,eitherexpressedorimplied,withrespecttothecontentshereofandspecificallydisclaimsanywarranties,merchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.Anysoftwaredescribedinthismanualissoldorlicensed"asis".Shouldtheprogramsprovedefectivefollowingtheirpurchase,thebuyer(andnotthiscompany,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)assumestheentirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesresultingfromanydefectinthesoftware.Further,thiscompanyreservestherighttorevisethispublicationandtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontentsthereofwithoutobligationtonotifyanypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges.
III FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatementThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.2. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.3. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp.FCCCautionThisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.
IV StatementTheequipmentversionmarketedinUSisrestrictedtousageofthechannels1‐11only.Thisdeviceisgoingtobeoperatedin5.15~5.25GHzfrequencyrange,itisrestrictedinindoorenvironmentonly.IMPORTANTNOTE:FCCRadiationExposureStatement: ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.IMPORTANTNOTE: ThismoduleisintendedforOEMintegrator.TheOEMintegratorisstillresponsiblefortheFCCcompliancerequirementoftheendproduct,whichintegratesthismodule.20cmminimumdistancehastobeabletobemaintainedbetweentheantennaandtheusersforthehostthismoduleisintegratedinto.Undersuchconfiguration,theFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanpopulation/uncontrolledenvironmentcanbesatisfied. Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
V USERSMANUALOFTHEENDPRODUCT: Intheusersmanualoftheendproduct,theenduserhastobeinformedtokeepatleast20cmseparationwiththeantennawhilethisendproductisinstalledandoperated.TheenduserhastobeinformedthattheFCCradio‐frequencyexposureguidelinesforanuncontrolledenvironmentcanbesatisfied.Theenduserhastoalsobeinformedthatanychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Ifthesizeoftheendproductissmallerthan8x10cm,thenadditionalFCCpart15.19statementisrequiredtobeavailableintheusersmanual:ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterferenceand(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation. LABELOFTHEENDPRODUCT: Thefinalendproductmustbelabeledinavisibleareawiththefollowing"ContainsTXFCCID:LNQ802RUN".Ifthesizeoftheendproductislargerthan8x10cm,thenthefollowingFCCpart15.19statementhastoalsobeavailableonthelabel:ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterferenceand(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
VI R&TTEComplianceStatementThisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsofDIRECTIVE1999/5/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTANDTHECOUNCILofMarch9,1999onradioequipmentandtelecommunicationterminalEquipmentandthemutualrecognitionoftheirconformity(R&TTE)TheR&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthedirective98/13/EEC(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipmentandSatelliteEarthStationEquipment)AsofApril8,2000.SafetyThisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,specialattentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectricalequipment.Allguidelinesofthisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimestoensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.EUCountriesIntendedforUseTheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,theNetherlands,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,andtheUnitedKingdom.TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,andSwitzerland.EUCountriesNotintendedforuseNone.
VII CATALOGChapterI:ProductInformation .....................................................................11‐1Introductionandsafetyinformation ...............................................................11‐2SafetyInformation ...........................................................................................21‐3SystemRequirements ......................................................................................31‐4FamiliarwithyournewwirelessnetworkModule ..........................................4CHAPTERII:DriverInstallationandConfiguration ......................................52‐1NetworkModuleInstallation...........................................................................52‐2NetworkModuleDriverInstallation ................................................................62‐3Glossary............................................................................................................9
1 ChapterI:ProductInformation1‐1IntroductionandsafetyinformationThankyouforpurchasingthishigh‐speedwirelessdualbandnetworkmodule!Thisnetworkmodulecanoperatein2.4GHzor5GHzwirelessnetwork.Exceptingcommonwirelessstandards802.11a/b/g,thiswirelessnetworkmoduleisalsoabletoaccess802.11nwirelessnetworks‐datatransferrateis300Mbps,andthat’ssixtimesfasterthan802.11gwirelessnetwork!Witheasy‐to‐installUSB2.0interface‐averycommonexpansionportofcomputers‐plugthiswirelessnetworkmoduleintoanyemptyUSBportofyourcomputer,justthatsimple!Otherfeaturesofthisrouterincluding:IEEE802.11a/b/g/ncompatible.Hightransferdatarate–upto300Mbps.SupportWMMwirelessQoSfeature.Support64/128‐bitWEP,WPA,WPA2withIEEE802.1xfunctionsforhighlevelofsecurity.Supportthemostpopularoperatingsystem:WindowsXP/Vista/7.SupportWPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)hardwarebuttonforeasyconnection.SupportsoftwareAPfunction.SupportUSB2.0/1.1interface.Portableandtinysizedesign.GreenPowerSaving:itsupportsthesmarttransmitpowercontrolandauto‐idlestateadjustment.
2 1‐2SafetyInformationInordertokeepthesafetyofusersandyourproperties,pleasefollowthefollowingsafetyinstructions:1.ThisUSBwirelessnetworkmoduleisdesignedforinternalboxuseonly.DONOTexposethisnetworkmoduletodirectsunlight,rain,orsnow.2.DONOTputthisnetworkmoduleatornearhotorhumidplaces,likekitchenorbathroom.Also,donotleftthiswirelessnetworkmoduleinthecarinsummer.3.Thisnetworkmoduleissmallenoughtoputinachild’smouth,anditcouldcauseseriousinjuryorcouldbefatal.Iftheythrowthenetworkmodule,themodulewillbedamaged.PLEASEKEEPTHISNETWORKMODULEOUTTHEREACHOFCHILDREN!4.Thisnetworkmodulewillbecomehotwhenbeingusedforlongtime(Thisisnormalandisnotamalfunction).DONOTputthenetworkmoduleonapaper,cloth,orotherflammableobjectsafterthenetworkmodulehasbeenusedforalongtime.5.There’snouser‐serviceablepartinsidethenetworkmodule.Ifyoufoundthatthenetworkmoduleisnotworkingproperly,pleasecontactyourdealerofpurchaseandaskforhelp.DONOTdisassemblethenetworkmoduleanddevicebyyourself,warrantywillbevoid.6.Ifthenetworkmodulefallsintowater,DONOTUSEITAGAINBEFOREYOUSENDTHEMODULETOTHEDEALEROFPURCHASEFORINSPECTION.7.Ifyousmellsomethingstrangeorevenseesomesmokecomingoutfromthenetworkmodule,switchthedeviceoffimmediately,andcalldealerofpurchaseforhelp.
3 1‐3SystemRequirementsAnemptyUSB2.0port(MaynotbeableworkwithUSB1.1port,andperformancewillbegreatlyreduced)Operatingsystem:Linux
4 1‐4FamiliarwithyournewwirelessnetworkModule1. USBConnector2. Link/ActivityLED3. RFConnectorx2LEDNameColorLightStatusDescriptionRadioOffGreenOffWirelessLANfunctionisdisabled.OffNolinktowirelessAPorRouterRadioOn(NoLink)GreenSlowblinkingTransmittingmanagementinformation.OnLinktowirelessAPorRouterRadioOn(LinktoAPorRouter)GreenBlinkingTransmittingdataormanagementinformation.IfuseractivatesWPSmode(holdWPSbuttonfor3seconds),theLEDwillbestillblinking.2 13
5 CHAPTERII:DriverInstallationandConfiguration2‐1NetworkModuleInstallationPleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoinstallyournewwirelessnetworkmodule:1. InserttheUSBwirelessmoduleintoanemptyUSB2.0portofyourdevicewhendeviceisswitchedon.Neveruseforcetoinsertthemodule,ifyoufeelit’sstuck,flipthemoduleoverandtryagain.
6 2‐2NetworkModuleDriverInstallationIntroductionInthisdocument,weintroducetwowaystocompileandinstallourWi‐Fidriver:1)Usinginstall.shscriptforPC‐Linuxand2)Stepbystepmanually.TheformertargetsforenduserswhoarenotfamiliarwithLinuxsystem,whilethelaterforengineerswhowanttoportourWi‐Fidriverontodifferentplatforms.2‐2‐1.Usinginstall.shScriptforPC‐LinuxFordrivercompilationandinstallationinPC‐Linux,weprovideaninstall.shscripttodothedutiesautomatically.IfyouwanttouseourWi‐FisolutionstoaccessnetworkonPC‐Linux,youcanjustruninstall.shscriptandthencontrolWi‐FiwithutilitiessuchasNetworkManager.ForfurtherinformationaboutWi‐Fistationmode,pleasereferto:document/Quick_Start_Guide_for_Station_Mode.pdf.IfyouwanttoapplyourWi‐Fisolutionsonotherembeddedplatforms,youshouldreadandcheckthefollowingparagraphs.2‐2‐2.DecompressthedriversourcetarballThedriversourcetarballislocatedinthedriverfolderofoursoftwarepackage.Forexample,todecompressrtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.3.0_2920.20111123.tar.gz:root@driver/#tarzxvfrtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.3.0_2920.20111123.tar.gz2
7 2‐3.SelectingChipTypewithmake_drvScript(forcompoundrelease)Ourdriversourcereleasehastwotypes:1)singlerelease,whichcanbuildoutdriveronlyforsinglechiptype,and2)compoundrelease,whichcanbuildoutdriversformultiplechiptypesseparately.Forcompoundreleasedriver,youwillseemake_drvscriptafteryoudecompressthedrivertarballlocatedindriverfolder.Beforecompilingdriversource,executingthemake_drvtoselectthetargetchiptypetocompile.Forexample:root@rtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.3.0_2920.20111123#./make_drvPleaseselectchiptype(1/2):1)RTL8192cu2)RTL8192du#?1YouhaveselectedRTL8192cu2‐4.CompilationSettingsinMakefile2‐4.1.AddingorSelectingTargetPlatformThedefaulttargetplatformisPC‐Linux,ifyoudonotwanttocompiledriverforotherplatformsyoucanskipthissection.Toaddorselecttargetplatformforcompilation,weprovidetwosectionsinMakefile:1)platformselectionsectionand2)platformsettingsection.First,youshouldlookattheplatformselectionsectionofMakefile:CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC=yCONFIG_PLATFORM_ANDROID_X86=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_S3C2K4=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_PXA2XX=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_ARM_S3C6K4=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_MIPS_RMI=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_RTD2880B=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_MIPS_AR9132=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_MT53XX=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_RTK_DMP=nTheplatformselectionsectionconsistsofentrieswith‘CONFIG_PLATFORM_’prefix.Onlyoneentryisallowedtobesetwithvalue‘y’andotherswith‘n’.The3
8 ‘CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC’isselectedbydefault.Wecanselectanexistingentryoraddanewentryforyourtargetplatform.Forexample,toaddandselectanewentry,‘CONFIG_PLATFORM_NEW’:CONFIG_PLATFORM_I386_PC=nCONFIG_PLATFORM_NEW=ySecond,youshouldcreateand/ormodifythecorrespondingentryinsideplatformsettingsection.Forexample,addingthefollowingentryinplatformsettingsectionfor‘CONFIG_PLATFORM_NEW’wejustadd:ifeq($(CONFIG_PLATFORM_NEW),y)EXTRA_CFLAGS+=‐DCONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIANARCH:=armCROSS_COMPILE:=/opt/new/toolchain/arm‐eabi‐4.4.3/bin/arm‐eabi‐ KSRC:=/opt/new/kernelendif2.4.2.PlatformSettingSectioninDetailEXTRA_CFLAGSTheEXTRA_CFLAGSisusuallyusedtocarrysomeadditionalsettingsatcompilationtimethroughmacrodefinitions.MacroEffectCONFIG_BIG_ENDIAN Definesomeinternaldatastructureasbigendian.CONFIG_LITTLE_ENDIAN Definesomeinternaldatastructureaslittleendian.CONFIG_MINIMAL_MEMORY_USAGE Forbetterperformanceinpowerfulplatform,weallocatelargephysicalcontinuousmemoryasTX/RXIObuffers.Insomeembeddedplatform,thereischancetofailtoallocatememory.Definethismacrotopreventthissituation.CONFIG_PLATFORM_ANDROID OlderAndroidkerneldonothasCONFIG_ANDROIDdefined.DefinethismacrotoforcetheAndroidcorrespondingcodeinsideourdrivertobecompiled.FornewerAndroidkernel,ithasnoneedtodefinethismacro,otherwise,warningmessageaboutredefinitionwillshowup
9 2‐3Glossary1. WhatistheIEEE802.11gstandard?802.11gisthenewIEEEstandardforhigh‐speedwirelessLANcommunicationsthatprovidesforupto54Mbpsdatarateinthe2.4GHzband.802.11gisquicklybecomingthenextmainstreamwirelessLANtechnologyforthehome,officeandpublicnetworks.802.11gdefinestheuseofthesameOFDMmodulationtechniquespecifiedinIEEE802.11aforthe5GHzfrequencybandandappliesitinthesame2.4GHzfrequencybandasIEEE802.11b.The802.11gstandardrequiresbackwardcompatibilitywith802.11b.Thestandardspecificallycallsfor:A. Anewphysicallayerforthe802.11MediumAccessControl(MAC)inthe2.4GHzfrequencyband,knownastheextendedratePHY(ERP).TheERPaddsOFDMasamandatorynewcodingschemefor6,12and24Mbps(mandatoryspeeds),and18,36,48and54Mbps(optionalspeeds).TheERPincludesthemodulationschemesfoundin802.11bincludingCCKfor11and5.5MbpsandBarkercodemodulationfor2and1Mbps.B. AprotectionmechanismcalledRTS/CTSthatgovernshow802.11gdevicesand802.11bdevicesinteroperate.2. WhatistheIEEE802.11bstandard?TheIEEE802.11bWirelessLANstandardsubcommittee,whichformulatesthestandardfortheindustry.TheobjectiveistoenablewirelessLANhardwarefromdifferentmanufacturestocommunicate.3. WhatdoesIEEE802.11featuresupport?TheproductsupportsthefollowingIEEE802.11functions: CSMA/CAplusAcknowledgeProtocol Multi‐ChannelRoaming AutomaticRateSelection RTS/CTSFeature Fragmentation PowerManagement4. WhatisAd‐hoc?AnAd‐hocintegratedwirelessLANisagroupofcomputers,eachhasaWirelessLANmodule,ConnectedasanindependentwirelessLAN.AdhocwirelessLANisapplicableatadepartmentalscalefora
10 branchorSOHOoperation.5. WhatisInfrastructure?AnintegratedwirelessandwirelessandwiredLANiscalledanInfrastructureconfiguration.Infrastructureisapplicabletoenterprisescaleforwirelessaccesstocentraldatabase,orwirelessapplicationformobileworkers.6. WhatisBSSID?AspecificAdhocLANiscalledaBasicServiceSet(BSS).ComputersinaBSSmustbeconfiguredwiththesameBSSID.7. WhatisWEP?WEPisWiredEquivalentPrivacy,adataprivacymechanismbasedona40bitsharedkeyalgorithm,asdescribedintheIEEE802.11standard.8. WhatisTKIP?TKIPisaquick‐fixmethodtoquicklyovercometheinherentweaknessesinWEPsecurity,especiallythereuseofencryptionkeys.TKIPisinvolvedintheIEEE802.11iWLANsecuritystandard,andthespecificationmightbeofficiallyreleasedbyearly2003.9. WhatisAES?AES(AdvancedEncryptionStandard),achip‐basedsecurity,hasbeendevelopedtoensurethehighestdegreeofsecurityandauthenticityfordigitalinformation,whereverandhowevercommunicatedorstored,whilemakingmoreefficientuseofhardwareand/orsoftwarethanpreviousencryptionstandards.ItisalsoincludedinIEEE802.11istandard.ComparewithAES,TKIPisatemporaryprotocolforreplacingWEPsecurityuntilmanufacturersimplementAESatthehardwarelevel.10. CanWirelessproductssupportprintersharing?WirelessproductsperformthesamefunctionasLANproducts.Therefore,WirelessproductscanworkwithNetware,Windows2000,orotherLANoperatingsystemstosupportprinterorfilesharing.11. Wouldtheinformationbeinterceptedwhiletransmittingonair?WLANfeaturestwo‐foldprotectioninsecurity.Onthehardwareside,aswithDirectSequenceSpreadSpectrumtechnology,ithastheinherentsecurityfeatureofscrambling.Onthesoftwareside,WLANseriesoffertheencryptionfunction(WEP)toenhancesecurityandAccessControl.Userscansetitupdependingupontheirneeds.
11 12. WhatisDSSS?WhatisFHSS?Andwhataretheirdifferences?Frequency‐hoppingspread‐spectrum(FHSS)usesanarrowbandcarrierthatchangesfrequencyinapatternthatisknowntobothtransmitterandreceiver.Properlysynchronized,theneteffectistomaintainasinglelogicalchannel.Toanunintendedreceiver,FHSSappearstobeshort‐durationimpulsenoise.Direct‐sequencespread‐spectrum(DSSS)generatesaredundantbitpatternforeachbittobetransmitted.Thisbitpatterniscalledachip(orchippingcode).Thelongerthechipis,thegreatertheprobabilitythattheoriginaldatacanberecovered.Evenifoneormorebitsinthechiparedamagedduringtransmission,statisticaltechniquesembeddedintheradiocanrecovertheoriginaldatawithout‐theneedforretransmission.Toanunintendedreceiver,DSSSappearsaslowpowerwidebandnoiseandisrejected(ignored)bymostnarrowbandreceivers.13. WhatisSpreadSpectrum?SpreadSpectrumtechnologyisawidebandradiofrequencytechniquedevelopedbythemilitaryforuseinreliable,secure,mission‐criticalcommunicationsystems.Itisdesignedtotradeoffbandwidthefficiencyforreliability,integrity,andsecurity.Inotherwords,morebandwidthisconsumedthaninthecaseofnarrowbandtransmission,butthetradeoffproducesasignalthatis,ineffect,louderandthuseasiertodetect,providedthatthereceiverknowstheparametersofthespread‐spectrumsignalbeingbroadcast.Ifareceiverisnottunedtotherightfrequency,aspread–spectrumsignallookslikebackgroundnoise.Therearetwomainalternatives,DirectSequenceSpreadSpectrum(DSSS)andFrequencyHoppingSpreadSpectrum(FHSS).14. WhatisWPS?WPSstandsforWi‐FiProtectedSetup.Itprovidesasimplewaytoestablishunencryptedorencryptedconnectionsbetweenwirelessclientsandaccesspointautomatically.UsercanpressasoftwareorhardwarebuttontoactivateWPSfunction,andWPS‐compatiblewirelessclientsandaccesspointwillestablishconnectionbythemselves.TherearetwotypesofWPS:PBC(Push‐ButtonConfiguration)andPINcode.

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