Iconnect 8188 802.11b/g/n Long Range USB adapter User Manual UG AWUS036NHV 20140625x
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802.11b/g/n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 802.11b/ g/ n Long-Range USB Adapter User’s Guide 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 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 To assure continued compliance, (Example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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. (2) This Device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation. 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV CE mark Warning This is a class B device, in a domestic environment; this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. R&TTE Statement Compliance This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 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, and France (with Frequency channel restrictions). Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg .The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. WEEE regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, end users of electrical and electronic equipment should understand the meaning of the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Do not dispose of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and have to collect such WEEE separately. ALFA Network Inc. Page 1 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Table of Content Over view ................................................................................................... 3 Unpacking information ......................................................................... 3 Introduction to the AWUS036NHV Indoor USB Adapter ................. 4 Installation Guide................................................................................. 5 Software Installation............................................................................... 5 Management Guide ............................................................................. 9 Making a Basic Network Connection ................................................. 9 Ad-Hoc Mode ................................................................................. 9 Infrastructure mode ................................................................... 11 Introduction to the Wireless LAN Utility ......................................... 13 Starting the Wireless LAN Utility ............................................. 13 General ...................................................................................... 14 Profile .......................................................................................... 15 Available Network ..................................................................... 16 Advanced ................................................................................... 17 Status ......................................................................................... 18 Statistics ..................................................................................... 18 Appendix .............................................................................................. RT-Set Setup Wizard ...................................................................... Use this adapter as an AP .............................................................. AP mode management guide ........................................................ General ...................................................................................... Advanced ................................................................................... Statistics ..................................................................................... ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) ......................................... ALFA Network Inc. 19 19 21 22 22 23 24 24 Page 2 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Overview Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read this chapter to better understand your AWUS036NHV Long Range indoor USB Adapter Unpacking information Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: 1. AWUS036NHV Long-Range 802.11n Indoor USB Adapter 2. One Utility/ Manual CD 3. USB Cable ALFA Network Inc. Page 3 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Introduction to the AWUS036NHV Indoor USB Adapter The AWUS036NHV IEEE 802.11n indoor USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network at 150 Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency, which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices at 11/54Mbps. You can configure this adapter with AP mode to connect/share to other 2.4GHz wireless computers or with Infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or router for accessing to Internet. This adapter includes a convenient Utility for scanning available networks and saving preferred networks that users a r e usually connected with. Security encryption can also be configured by this utility. Key Features Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless standard Support driver for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7/8/8.1 Complies with Universal Serial Bus Rev. 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 specifications. Supports auto-installation and diagnostic utilities. High Speed transfer data rate up to 150Mbps Support wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), and AES functions. ALFA Network Inc. Page 4 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Installation Guide Software Installation Note: The following driver installation guide uses Windows 7 as the presumed operation system. The procedures and screens in Windows 2000, XP are similar with Windows 7. Insert the installation CD that came with this product to your CD-ROM drive. Please click the “Windows 7/Vista/XP” button from the popup menu for this product. Note: If the CD-ROM fails to auto-run, please click on “My Computer” your CD-ROM Drive will then double-click the “AutoRun.exe” to start this menu. ALFA Network Inc. Page 5 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 1. Please plug in your AWUS036NHV into USB port before the installation. 2. The welcome window will pop up. Click the “Next” button to proceed. 3. Installation is in progress, please wait. ALFA Network Inc. Page 6 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 4. 5. Click the “Finish” button to complete driver and utility installation. Note, please insert this USB wireless adapter to your computer if you’re using Windows 7, Vista, XP, or Windows 2000. If you are using Windows 98se or ME, please restart the system first before connect this wireless adapter to your computer. New hardware is found after installation is completed in Windows 7 Found New Hardware Wizard in Windows XP, 2000, and Vista. 1. The “Found New Hardware Wizard“ will pop up. (Note: This wizard won’t pop up in Windows 98 and ME. The system finds the new hardware and installs the hardware automatically. Please skip the following steps) 2. Select “No, not this time” and click the “Next” button. ALFA Network Inc. Page 7 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 3. Select “Install the software automatically” and then click the “Next” button. 4. Please wait while installing the driver. 5. Click the “Finish” button to complete installation. ALFA Network Inc. Page 8 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Management Guide Please read this chapter to better understand the management interface of your AWUS036NHV Long Range Indoor USB Adapter Making a Basic Network Connection Before You Start In the following instructions for making a network connection, we use the utility we provided to configure your wireless network settings. Note: For Windows XP users that want to configure your wireless network using this Utility, please perform the following procedures to disable your native Windows XP wireless support (Wireless Zero Configuration Service) 1. Double click the utility. icon on your desktop to start the 2. Make sure that the “Windows Zero Config” checkbox is unchecked. Ad-Hoc Mode An Ad-Hoc mode wireless network connects two computers directly without the use of a router or AP. It is also known as a peer-to-peer network. For example, we can install this wireless adapter to two computers respectively. The communication between the two computers is an Ad-Hoc mode network. ALFA Network Inc. Page 9 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV To use this adapter in Ad-Hoc Mode 1. Double click the icon on your desktop. 2. Click the “Available Network” button to scan available wireless network adapters. Double click on the network adapter that you are going to connect to. 3. Click the OK button to confirm that you are connecting to an open wireless network. 4. Click OK to add this network into the profile list. Note: This example is an open wireless network. If you are going to connect to a Wireless adapter with security protection, you will have to configure the encryption settings in this profile to be corresponding to the other wireless adapter. Please click on the “Network Authentication” drop list to select an authentication method, and then select a “Data encryption” type. Fill in each required blanks and click “OK”. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 10 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Infrastructure mode An Infrastructure Mode network contains at least one wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 11 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV To use this adapter in Infrastructure Mode: 1. Double click the icon on your desktop. 2. Click the “Available Network” button to scan available access points. Double click on the AP that you are going to connect to. 3. Click the OK button to confirm that you are connecting to an open wireless network. 4. Click OK to add this network into the profile list. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 12 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Note: This example is an open wireless network. If you are going to connect to an AP with security protection, you will have to configure the encryption settings in this profile to be corresponding to your AP. Please click on the “Network Authentication” drop list to select an authentication method, and then select a “Data encryption” type. Fill in each required blanks and click “OK”. Introduction to the Wireless LAN Utility Note: This management instruction uses Windows 7 as the presumed operation system. Some functions are not supported in Windows 98se or Windows ME. Starting the Wireless LAN Utility Double click the shortcut on your desktop. The Wireless LAN Utility will pop up. You may click on the tabs above to configure this adapter. The checkboxes below provide the following functions: Show Tray Icon Windows Zero Config (on Windows XP) Radio Off Disable Adapter Check this checkbox to show the utility icon on your system tray, which is in the notification area at the lower-right corner of the windows desktop. You may also uncheck it to remove the utility icon from system tray. Uncheck this checkbox to use native Windows XP wireless support (Wireless Zero Configuration Service) instead of using this utility to configure your wireless network. Check this checkbox to prevent this adapter form transmitting or receiving signals. Uncheck it to communicate. Check this checkbox to disable this wireless adapter. Virtual Wifi Disallowed Check this checkbox to disable the Virtual Wifi Adapter (on Windows 7) on Windows 7 16 Alfa Network, Inc. Page 13 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV General After starting the utility, the general page pops up This General tab and provide the information of your current wireless network connection. You may click the Renew button to refresh those listed information. Status: Check if the device associated to target network. Speed: The current connection speed Type: Infrastructure mode or Ad-Hoc mode. Encryption: The performing encryption mode for connecting to current network profile. SSID: The SSID (network name) of the connected wireless network. Signal Strength: Indicates the signal strength detected by this adapter. Network Address: Shows the current IP addresses settings for this adapter. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 14 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Profile The Profile tab lists the preferred connections. You can click the buttons on the right-hand side to configure each connection. Add Click this button to add a connection profile for this adapter. Remove To remove a connection profile, click this profile on the profile list and click this button to delete it. Edit To modify the configurations for a profile, click this profile on the profile list and click this button to edit. Duplicate To make a copy of a profile, click the profile that you would like to have copied, and click this button to copy it. Set Default To select a profile as your default wireless connection, select the profile on the list and click the Set Default button. You may also double click on each profile to select it as your default wireless connection. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 15 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Available Network The available tab lists the reachable wireless network for the adapter. Refresh Click this button to rescan available networks around the adapter. Add to Profile To add an available Network to your profile list, select an available network and click this button to add. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 16 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Advanced This Advanced tab p r o v i d e s a d v a n c e d c o n f i g u r a ti o n s to t h i s a d a p t e r . Every modification in this tab will be performed after clicking the Apply button. To restore the default settings of the advanced tab, click the Set defaults button to perform restoring. Power Save None Min Max Disable Power saving function. Minimum power consumption Maximum power consumption Fragment Threshold The maximum size of a packet that is going to be segmented and transmitted. Select the size from 256 to 2432(default) bytes. RTS Threshold Select the RTS Threshold form 0 to 2432(default) Wireless Mode 802.11g/b 802.11b 802.11g/n Channel Plan ETSI MKK FCC Alfa Network, Inc. Connect to a 802.11g/b network (2.4GHz/54Mbps) Connect to a 802.11b network (2.4GHz/11Mbps) Connect to a 802.11b/g/n network (2.4GHz/150Mbps) For European counties (CH1 ~ CH13) For Japan (CH1 ~ CH 14) (default value) CH1 ~ CH11 Page 17 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Status This tab shows the current connection status of this adapter. Statistics See Statistics tab to show the transmission activity record. Clicking the “Reset” button recounts the values from zero. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 18 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Appendix RT-Set Setup Wizard For Windows users to connect to a wireless network easily, we also provide the RT-Set setup wizard to help users set their preferred wireless network step by step. You can configure your wireless network via this RT-Set setup wizard in the following two modes: Station mode (infrastructure): Select this mode to connect to the AP (access point) in your LAN. AP mode: Select this mode to perform this adapter as an AP (access point). Connect to a wireless network in infrastructure mode 1. To connect this adapter to an AP, select the “Station” from the drop down menu to proceed. 2. Switch to AP mode is in process. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 19 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV 3. AWUS036NHV is now in AP mode and ready for configuration. Alfa Network, Inc. Page 20 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Use this adapter as an AP 1. 2. 3. To use this adapter as an AP (access point), use drop down menu to select the “Access Point” mode to proceed. Switch to AP mode is in process. AWUS036NHV is now in AP mode and ready for configuration ALFA Network Inc. Page 21 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV AP mode management guide General After configuring the adapter in AP mode, this “General” page shows up, which shows the general information of this AP. SSID: The SSID (network name) of the wireless network constructed by this AP. BSSID: The MAC address of this AP Config: Click this button to change configurations to this AP Association Table: Shows the information of the devices that connects to the AP including their MAC addresses and the time that they connected with this device. ALFA Network Inc. Page 22 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Advanced Beacon Interval: Define the interval between beacons from 20~1000 DTIM Period: Set the DTIM period between 1~255 Preamble Mode: Click the drop list to select the preamble to be long, short or auto Set Defaults: Click this button to restore the settings above to default Apply: Click this button to execute changes. ALFA Network Inc. Page 23 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV Statistics The “Statistics” tab shows the transmission activity record. Clicking the “Reset” button and recounts the values from zero. ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) This page allows users to select the adapter to connect to the public network. Please click on the device that are used for connecting to the public network and click the “Select” button, and then click the “Apply” button to execute. ALFA Network Inc. Page 24 802.11n Long Range Wireless USB Adapter AWUS036NHV ALFA Network Inc. Page 25
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