Panda Wireless LGPAU06 Panda Wireless 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter with antenna User Manual 54Mbps
Panda Wireless, Inc. Panda Wireless 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter with antenna 54Mbps
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Federal
Federal
Federal
FederalCommunication
Commu nication
Communication
CommunicationCommission
Commi ssion
Commission
CommissionInterference
Inter ference
Interference
InterferenceStatement
Statemen t
Statement
Statement
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurin
aparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect
theinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:
-Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
-Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
-Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
-Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
1.
1.
1.
1.Introduction
Intr oduction
Introduction
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingtheIEEE802.11b/gor802.11nWirelessUSBAdapter.This
WirelessAdapteriseasytouseandeasytosetup.Ifyouhavebeentiredofdealingwithall
thosemessywirestoconnectalaptoporPCtoofficeorhomenetwork,thisWirelessadapteris
anidealaccesssolutionforwirelessInternetconnection.
AtypicalInternetaccessapplicationfortheUSBwirelessadapterisshownasthefollowing
figure:
TherearetwodifferentwaystoaccessInternet:
1)Withawirelessadaptor,receivingandtransferringsignalviaawirelessrouter,thenpassed
toanADSLmodem,thentolocalISP(Internetservicesupplier)throughatelephoneline.
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2)Withawirelessadaptor,receivingandtransferringsignalvialocalAP(AccessPoint)orso
calledHotpointdirectly.
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:An802.11LANisbasedonacellulararchitecturewherethesystemissubdividedinto
cells,whereeachcell(calledBasicServiceSetorBSS)iscontrolledbyaBaseStation
(calledAccessPoint,orinshortAP)
.
2.
2.
2.
2.Package
Packag e
Package
PackageContents
Co ntents
Contents
Contents:
:
:
:
One54Mbps802.11b/gor150Mbpsor300Mbps802.11nUSBWirelessAdapter.
AdapterInstallationdisc.
User
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sManual.
Antenna(optional)
Warranty
Warranty
Warranty
Warranty
Thewarrantsfortheenduser(“Customer”)thatthishardwareproductwillbefreefromdefects
inworkmanshipandmaterials,undernormaluseandservice,fortwelve(12)monthsfromthe
dateofpurchasefromitsauthorizedreseller.Informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochange
withoutpriornotice.
3.
3.
3.
3.Installation
In stallation
Installation
Installation
ToinstallthedriveroftheUSBadapter,pleaseuseadministratoruseraccounttologinbefore
thefollowingsteps:
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:thelatestoriginaldriverscanbedownloadedfromthewebsiteofRalinkchipset
manufacturer.Thecurrentwebsiteis
http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=500
Tofinda
correctdriver,pleaseidentifythechipsettypeappliedintheadapteryouhave.
For
For
For
For Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows XP:
XP:
XP:
XP:
Thesystemwilldetectanewhardwarehasbeenadded,andstartthe“
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Cancel
Cancel”.
1)PleaseinsertthediscintoyourCD-ROMdrive.Thediscshouldautostart,displayingthe
followingwindow,Ifitdoesnotstart,openthebrowserwindow,findtheautorun.exefilein
yourCD-ROMfolder,clicktorunit.
2)Ralinkhasintegratedallthe54Mbps802.11b/g,150Mbpsor300Mbps802.11ndriverinto
onefile.Clicktorunthe“Driver
Driver
Driver
DriverInstallation
In stallation
Installation
Installation”
Notes:
Notes:
Notes:
Notes:Because
Because
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BecauseRalink
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3)Followtheinstructionsandpromptsofthe“InstallShieldWizard”tofinishthedriver
installation:
a.Selectthe“Iacceptthetermsofthelicenseagreements”,thenclickthe“Next”.
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b.Thereshowsasetuptypewindow,youcanselect“Installdriveronly”or“Installdriver
andRalinkWLANutility”andthenclickthe“Next”.
Tips
Tips
Tips
Tips:
:
:
:
i.TheWindowsXPutilizesa"WirelessZeroConfiguration(WZC)"Servicebuiltinto
theoperatingsystem.Manywirelessnetworkadaptercardsutilizethisservice.
ii.Ralink-thechipsetmanufacturerhasdevelopedautilityforsettingupwireless
connection.Ifyouselectthisitem,youcanswitchbetweentheWindowsXP
’
sWZC
serviceandtheRalinkWLANutilityservicelater.
c.Clickthe“Install”toconfirmtheinstallation,thereshowstheinstallationprogress.
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d.Click“finish”tofinishthedriverinstallation.
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For
For
For
For Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows 7:
7:
7:
7:
OncethewirelessUSBadapterbepluggedintoanUSBport,thefollowingmessagewill
appearonscreen.
ThefollowinginstallationproceduresaresimilartothoseofWindowsXP.Please
refertotheinstallationstepsforWindowsXP.
4.
4.
4.
4.Wireless
Wi reless
Wireless
WirelessConnection
Co nnection
Connection
Connection
For
For
For
For Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows XP:
XP:
XP:
XP:
1)
Afterfinishingdriverinstallation,inserttheUSBadaptertoNotebookorPCthatsupports
USB2.0/1.1interface.
Remarks:
Remarks:
Remarks:
Remarks:MakesuretoconnecttheadaptertoanUSBportonyourcomputerdirectlyrather
thananUSBhub.AlthoughitmightworkwhenconnectingwithanUSBhub,thelikelihoodof
configurationproblemswillbehigher.
2)ThesystemshowsawirelessutilityiconintheWindowssystemtray,whichlocatesinthe
bottom-rightcornerofyourcomputerscreen,andpopsupamessagethatindicatesanew
hardwareisfoundandinstalled,somethinglikethis:
1)Beforeyoubegin,ensureWZCisenabled,byright-clickingontheRalinkicon inthe
taskbarinthebottomrightcornerofyourscreen.
Inthemenuthatappears,select"UseZeroConfigurationasConfigurationUtility"touse
Windows'wirelessmanagementfeature,WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)helpsto
manageyourWirelessNetworkConnection.
2)Rightclicktheiconandthenselect“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”tolaunchtheutility,
theWirelessNetworkConnectionwindowappearsanddisplaysyourwirelessnetwork
listedwiththeSSIDyouchose.
Shouldtheservice"WirelessZeroConfiguration(WZC)"beapplied.
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Notes:
Notes:
Notes:
Notes:BeforeconfiguringyourWiFiaccess,youneedtohaveyournetwork
’
sSSID
(servicesetidentifier),securitykeyandauthenticationtypehandy.Checkthe
documentationcomingwithyourrouter,askyournetworkadministratortogetthe
information.
3)Ifyoudon'tseeyournetwork,click“Refreshnetworklist”intheupperleftcorner.Ifyouare
locatingwithinthevalidrangeofhotspotsorwirelessrouters,allavailablenetworkswillbe
recognizedandlistedautomatically.Clickyourpreferrednetwork,andthenclick“Connect”
inthelowerrightcorner.
4)Ifthenetworksecuritykeyhasn’tbeeninputtedbefore,WindowsXPpromptsyoutoenter
thenetwork’ssecuritykeytoaccessthewantedSSID.Typetheencryptionkeythatyou
wrotedownearlierinboththeNetworkkeyandConfirmnetworkkeyboxes,andthenclick
“Connect”.
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:Iftherearefreehotspots,simplyselectthenetworkyouwantfromthelist
displayed,thenclickConnecting.IttriestolaunchyourInternetbrowser—youshould
beconnectedtotheInternet.
Ifthereisapayhotspot,signinginorupwillrequireeithertoenteryourlogininformation-if
you‘reanexistingcustomer,ortoenteryourcreditcardinformationforpayment,itisjust
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decidedbyyou.ThenclickingtheConnecting,yourdefaultInternetbrowserwilllaunchand
takeyoutotheserviceprovider
’
sloginpage.Mostprovidershaveverysimpleand
step-by-stepinstructionsforyoutosignupandthentobeconnected.Anotherwaytoaccess
theserviceprovider
’
sloginpageistosimplylaunchyourInternetbrowser,ifthere
’
sapay
networkavailable,you
’
llbetakendirectlytotheloginpage.
1)AftertheinstallationofRalinkutility,thesystemshowsaspecialwirelessutilityiconinthe
Windowssystemtray,whichlocatesinthebottom-rightcornerofyourcomputerscreen:
2)WhenanUSBwirelessadapterisinsertedintoanUSB2.0/1.1portofNotebookorPC,
theiconchangescolorsaccordingtothewirelesssignalquality.
3)Double-clicktheiconorrightclicktheiconandthenselect“LaunchConfigUtility”to
launchtheutility,theRaUIwindowappearslike:
TheRalinkwirelessutilitystartsincompactmodeasshownabove,providesprofile
management,theavailablenetworkslisting,astatisticalcounterdisplay,Wi-Fimultimedia
(WMM),protectedWi-Fisetup,Ciscocompatibleextensions(CCX),calladmissioncontrol
(CAC),radiocontrols,Ralinkdriver/utilityinformation,andhelpfunctions.Clickingthe
expandingicon canchangetothefullmodeasshownbelow:
Inthisutility,therearetwoapplicationscanbeselected:theStationmodeandAPmode.
ShouldtheserviceofRalinkwirelessconnectionutilitybeapplied.
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Station
Station
Station
Stationmode
mo de
mode
mode(Client
(C lient
(Client
(Clientmode)
mo de)
mode)
mode):
:
:
:Itisthedefaultaccessway,theUSBwirelessadapter
serversasaclienttoaccessInternetthroughotherrouterorAP.
AP
AP
AP
APmode:
mo de:
mode:
mode:ItsetstheUSBwirelessadapterasanAP,whichallowstheotherusers
canconnecttoInternetthroughyourcomputer.Beforeusingthemode,itmustbe
availablethatanexistedInternetconnectionviawireEthernetconnectionorby3G
wirelessconnection.
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:
Tips:PointthecursortotheRalinkiconlocatedonbottom-rightcornerofyourcomputer
screen,rightclickthemouse,fromthepopuplist,youcanselectthestationmodeorAP
mode.
4)BelowarethestepstoconnecttoawirelessnetworkusingtheRalinkUtility.
i.OpentheRalinkUtilitybydouble-clickingontheRalinkUtilityiconinthetaskbar.
ii.TheRalinkUtilityappears,bydefaultconnectedtoanavailableopenwirelessnetwork.
Checkthenameofthenetworktowhichyouareconnected.Ifthisisthecorrectnetwork,
nofurtherstepsarerequired.
iii.Toconnecttoanalternativenetwork,clicktheAvailableNetworksbutton.
iv.IntheAvailableNetworkswindowthatappears,selectthenameofthenetworktowhich
youareconnecting.Thenclicktheconnecticon andwaitseveralsecondswhilethe
Utilitysetsupaconnection.
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v.TheRalinkUtilityautomaticallydetectsanddisplaysthesecuritysettingsofthenetworkto
whichyouareconnectingintheProfileSettingsscreens.IftheUtilityshowsthatWPA-PSKor
WPA2-PSKsecurityisdetectedasshownbelow,clicktherightarrowtosaveyoursettings.
vi.Inthescreenthatdisplays,inthe'WPAPresharedKey'field,typeasecuritykey,thesame
asthatusedbytheAPorwirelessroutertowhichyouareconnecting.Clicktherightarrow
tosaveyoursettingsandconnecttothenetwork.
vii.OnceyouareconnectedtheAvailableNetworksscreenshowsthestatusofyour
connection.
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For
For
For
For Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows 7:
7:
7:
7:
Note
Note
Note
Notes
s
s
s:
:
:
:WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)isnotnecessaryinWindowsVista,Windows7,or
higherversionOS,youcanuseWZCandtheRalinkUtilitytomanagetheadapter
simultaneously.
1)Clickonthewirelessnetworksiconinthetaskbarinthebottomrighthandcornerofyour
screentodisplaytheavailablewirelessnetworks.
2)Clickthe"Connect"buttontoconnecttotheselectednetwork.
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3)Ifyournetworkhaswirelesssecurityconfigured,entertherequiredsettings.Thefollowing
isanexampleonly,yournetworksettingsmaydiffer.
4)Thesuccessofyourconnectionisindicatedbythewirelessnetworksicon.
Notes:
Notes:
Notes:
Notes:ThestepsofusingtheRalinkUtilitytoconnectawirelessnetworkisthesameasthose
describedinWindowsXP.
InadditiontostationandAPmode,thereistheClient+APModetobeselectedinWindow7as
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well.
Whichmeans:otherwirelessdevicesconnecttoSoft-APoftheadaptertheadapter
(clientmodewithinternalICSsharing)connecttootherAPorrouterInternet.
ThismodeletsyouusetheadapterbothasaSoft-APandclientatthesametime.Switchingto
thismode,youcanletawirelessadapterbeconnectedtoawirelessnetwork(Soft-AP)with
Internetconnected,andletothersadapterbeindirectlyconnecttoInternetviatheSoft-AP
wirelessnetwork.
For
For
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details
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about
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5.
5.
5.
5.Tips
Ti ps
Tips
Tipsfor
fo r
for
forWi-Fi
Wi -Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fiusers
user s
users
users
WithaWi-Ficonnection,youcanroamabout150maroundtheaccesspoint(dependson
differentenvironment),sofindaspotwhereyoucanworkwithoutanyinterruption.Thensee
howmuchworkyoucando,suchas:
Easilyandquicklyreceiveandtransmitfileswithinyourlocalnetwork—noproblem
forbigfiles.
Accessyouremailandsurfthewebwiththesamespeedasthatconnectedwith
networkcables.
Synchronizedatabetweendevices.
Takeadvantageofwirelessprinting—sendfilesdirectlyfromyourlaptopPCtoa
wirelessprinteroverWi-Ficonnection.
6.
6.
6.
6.Warning
War ning
Warning
Warning
Wi-FioffersgreaterspeedandrangethanBluetooth,butitdrainsyourportabledevice
batteriesalotfasterthanBluetoothdoes.Infact,ifyouuseaWi-Ficonnectionregularlyon
yourlaptopPC,you'llundoubtedlynoticethatyouneedtorechargemoreoften.Ifyouneedto
conservebatterylife—onalongtripforexample—turnoffyourWi-Ficonnectionwhenyou
don'tactuallyneedit.
7.
7.
7.
7.Security
Secu rity
Security
Security
Becausewirelessnetworksrelyonradiosignalstotransmitdata,theyarenotassecureas
wirenetwork.Wirelessnetworksaresusceptibletovirusesandbreacheslikeeavesdropping
andneedtobeprotectedinordertobesecure.
Therearemanysecuritymeasurestosafeguardwirelessnetworks,protectthedata,and
keepunauthorizedusersout.Hotspots,ontheotherhand,areoftenfreeofstandardsecurity
practicesinanefforttomakeiteasyforanyonetoconnect.Itmaybefoundthatsomepay
hotspotsadministeredbyserviceprovidersofferhavesomelevelofsecurity,however,when
usingahotspot,it’salwaysagoodideatobeproactiveandtoemploysecuritymeasuresof
yourown.
8.
8.
8.
8.Key
Key
K ey
Keyterms
ter ms
terms
terms
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi:Shortfor“wirelessfidelity,”agenericlabelthatreferstowirelessnetworksor
networking.
Hotspot:
Hotspot:
Hotspot:
Hotspot:Aspecificgeographiclocationinwhichanaccesspointprovidespublic
wirelessbroadbandnetworkservicestomobilevisitorsthroughaWLAN.
Throughput
Throughput
Throughput
Throughput::
:
:
:Theamountofdatatransmittedinasetamountoftime.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth
Bandwidth
Bandwidth:
:
:
:theamountofdatathatcanbecarriedfromonepointtoanotherinagiven
timeperiod(usuallyasecond).
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset
Chipset::
:
:
:Agroupofmicrochipsthatexecutevariousfunctions(likememory)tosupport
theCPU.
Tx
Tx
Tx
TxPower
Po wer
Power
Power：Thet ransmitpowermeasuredattheterminalwithoutantennabeconsidered.
Shouldtheantennagainbeconsidered,theEIRPvalueismentioned.
1T1R,
1T1R,
1T1R,
1T1R,2T2R:
2T 2R:
2T2R:
2T2R:Thestreamchannel.1T1Rmeansonetransmitterandonereceiver.2T2R
meanstwotransmittersandtworeceivers.
Dual
Dual
Dual
DualBand:
Ba nd:
Band:
Band:Normallymeans802.11b/g/nor802.11a,whichoneworksin2.4GHz,and
otherworksin5GHz.
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9.
9.
9.
9.Specifications
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications(Typical):
(Ty pical):
(Typical):
(Typical):
Protocoland
StandardsIEEE802.11b/gor802.11n
InterfaceUSB1.1,USB2.0
FrequencyBand2.412~2.462GHz(Dependsondifferentcountries’regulation)
D ataRate
For802.11b/g:Peakrate54Mbps,Peakthroughput:27Mbps.
For802.11n
1T1R.Peakrate:150Mbps,Peakthroughput:90Mbps
1T2R.Peakrate:300Mbps,Peakthroughput:Rx160Mbps
2T2R.Peakrate:300Mbps,Peakthroughput:Rx260Mbps
TransmitPower(Typical)802.11b:19dBm;802.11g:16dBm;802.11n:15dBm.
DataSecurityWEP64/128,WPA,WPA2,802.1X
PowerConsumption
Itdependsondifferentadaptermodels,therearetwotypicalvalues:
330mAand110mAinfullTransmit(TX),290mAand95mAinfull
Receive(RX)
Transmission
Distance
Indoorupto100m,outdoorupto300m(Standardtransmission
distance,itisaffecteddependingondifferentenvironment).
Environment
OperatingTemperature:-10°C~60°C
StorageTemperature:-20~80°C
OperatingHumidity:10%~90%non-condensing
StorageHumidity:5%~95%non-condensing
OperatingSystem
Itsupports:
WindowsXP/Vista/7/8，RT3x7xchipsetsupportsWindows2000;
(WinCEdrivertobeoffereduponspecialrequirement);
MacOSX;
Linux(Android,Soft-AP,WPSdriverneedtobespeciallyappliedfor)
FCCRFExposureInformationandStatement
TheSARlimitofUSA(FCC)is1.6W/kgaveragedoveronegramoftissue.Devicetypes:PAU06
(FCCID:2ADUTLGPAU06)hasalsobeentestedagainstthisSARlimit.ThehighestSARvalue
reportedunderthisstandardduringproductcertificationforuseonthebodyis0.483W/kg.