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300NDualBand

WirelessLANUSBModule

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UserManual

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Version:1.0

(OCT.,2012)

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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.

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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.

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III

FederalCommunicationCommission

InterferenceStatement

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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:

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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.

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FCCCaution

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Thisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwith

anyotherantennaortransmitter.

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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.

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Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible

forcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.

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Statement

TheequipmentversionmarketedinUSisrestrictedtousageofthechannels1‐11

only.

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Thisdeviceisgoingtobeoperatedin5.15~5.25GHzfrequencyrange,itis

restrictedinindoorenvironmentonly.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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R&TTEComplianceStatement

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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.

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Safety

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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.

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EUCountriesIntendedforUse

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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.

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TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:

Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,andSwitzerland.

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EUCountriesNotintendedforuse

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None.

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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

ChapterI:ProductInformation

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1‐1Introductionandsafetyinformation

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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!

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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!

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Otherfeaturesofthisrouterincluding:

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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.

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1‐2SafetyInformation

Inordertokeepthesafetyofusersandyourproperties,pleasefollow

thefollowingsafetyinstructions:

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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

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1‐4FamiliarwithyournewwirelessnetworkModule

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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.

CHAPTERII:DriverInstallationandConfiguration

2‐1NetworkModuleInstallation

Pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoinstallyournewwireless

networkmodule:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

‘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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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