Pro Nets Technology WP72RL WIRELESS N PCI CARD User Manual

Pro-Nets Technology Corporation WIRELESS N PCI CARD

User Manual

IEEE802.11nWirelessLANPCIAdapterUser’sManualMarch2010
1FCCWarningThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital device,pursuanttopart15ofthe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communication.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:‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.thereceiverisconnected.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethis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,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.NOTE:AllTelecomandsafetyTestsonlyincludethiscontenthardwaredevice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aminimumdistanceofabouteightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.ModularApprovalStatement:ThisdeviceisintendedtobeusedonlyforOEMintegratorunderthefollowingconditions:1)Theantennamustbeinstalledsuchthat20cmismaintainedbetweentheantennaandusers,and2)Thetransmittermodulemaynotbeco‐locatedwithanyothertransmitterorantenna.
2IMPORTANTNOTE:Intheeventthattheseconditionscannotbemet(forexamplecertainlaptopconfigurationsorco‐locationwithanothertransmitter),thentheFCCauthorizationisnolongerconsideredvalidandtheFCCIDcannotbeusedonthefinalproduct.Inthesecircumstances,theOEMintegratorwillberesponsibleforre‐evaluatingtheendproduct(includingthetransmitter)andobtainingaseparateFCCauthorization.RevisionHistoryRevisionHistoryV1.01streleaseAllbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
3Contents1.Introduction ........................................................................... 41.1Features ................................................................................................... 41.2Familiarwithyournewwirelessnetworkcard ......................................... 41.3PackageContents ..................................................................................... 51.4Beforeyoustart ....................................................................................... 51.5HardwareInstallation............................................................................... 62.InstallationProcedure ............................................................... 73.WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility ........................................ 133.1RaUIWirelessUtility&WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)................... 133.2StartRaUIUtility .................................................................................... 183.3Profile .................................................................................................... 253.3.1Add/EditProfile.......................................................................... 263.3.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfile ................................................ 273.4Network ................................................................................................. 293.5Advanced ............................................................................................... 313.6Statistics................................................................................................. 333.7WMM..................................................................................................... 343.8WPS ....................................................................................................... 403.9SSO......................................................................................................... 433.10CCX....................................................................................................... 443.11About ................................................................................................... 453.12LinkStatus............................................................................................ 454.Soft‐APFunction .................................................................... 464.1SwitchtoAPmodeandBasicConfiguration ........................................... 464.2SecuritySettings..................................................................................... 494.3AccessControl........................................................................................ 504.4MACTable.............................................................................................. 514.5EventLog................................................................................................ 514.6Statistics................................................................................................. 524.7About ..................................................................................................... 53
41. IntroductionThankyouforpurchasingthishigh‐speedwirelessnetworkcard!Exceptingcommonwirelessstandards802.11b/g,thiswirelessnetworkcardisalsoabletoaccess802.11nwirelessnetworks‐datatransferrateis150Mbps,andthat’sthreetimesfasterthan802.11gwirelessnetwork!Witheasy‐to‐installPCIinterface‐averycommonexpansionportofcomputers‐plugthiswirelessnetworkcardintoanyemptyPCIslotofyourcomputer,justthatsimple!ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulationsandCEapproval. 1.1Features‧ High‐efficiencyantennaexpandsthescopeofyourwirelessnetwork.‧ High‐speeddatatransferrate‐Upto150Mbps.‧ WMMfunction:controlthebandwidthrequiredfordifferentapplications.‧ WorkwithIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessdevices.‧ SupportsmajorencryptionmethodslikeWEP,WPA,andWPA2encryption.‧ WPSconfiguration‐Youdon’tneedanexperiencedcomputertechniciantohelpyoutogetconnected.Utilizingthesoftwareprogramofthecard,youcangetyourcomputerconnectedbypushingabuttonorenteringan8‐digitcode.Pressingthebuttononthenetworkcard,theWPSconnectioncanbeactivatedaswell.‧ PCIinterface‐youcangetitinstalledonyourcomputerinjustfewseconds! 1.2Familiarwithyournewwirelessnetworkcard 
5 1.AntennasOne3dBidipoleantennaisenclosedwiththePCIcard.PleasesecuretheantennatoReverseSMAconnectorofthecard. 2.WPSbutton Pressthisbuttonandholdfor3secondstostartWPSfunction.WhenWPSisenabled,theLinkandTx/RxLEDswillbesteadilyon. 3.Link&Tx/RxLEDDefinitionsLEDLightStatusDescriptionOnLinktoawirelessaccesspointLinkOffRadioisswitchedtooffBlinkingTransferring/receivingdataTx/RxOffNowirelessactivity  1.3PackageContentsBeforeyoustartingtousethiswirelessnetworkcard,pleasecheckifthere’sanythingmissinginthepackage,andcontactyourdealerofpurchasetoclaimformissingitems:‧ OnePCIWirelessNetworkCard‧ One3dBiDipoleAntennas‧ OneCD‐ROM(Drivers/Utility/UserManual) 1.4BeforeyoustartYoumusthavetherequirementsasfollow,‧ AcomputerwithanavailablePCIslot‧ Atleasta300MHzprocessorand32MBmemory‧ Windows2000/XP/VistaorWindows7operationsystem‧ ACD‐ROMdrive‧ Atleast100MBofavailablediskspace.‧ WirelessPCIAdapterproperlyinstalled
6 1.5HardwareInstallationSTEP1:TurnoffyourcomputerandremoveitscoverSTEP2:InsertthePCIwirelessnetworkcardintoanavailablePCIslotfirmly.Pleaserefertotheillustrationbelow:STEP3:Securethiscardtotherearofthecomputerchassisandreplacethecover.STEP4:Installtheantennaonthewirelessnetworkcard,andmakesuretheantennaissecurelyinstalled.Toimproveradioreception,pleaseadjustantennatotheproperposition.STEP5:Turnonthecomputer.
72. InstallationProcedureNote:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWirelessAdapterdriver&utilitybefore,pleaseuninstalltheoldversionfirst.STEP1:TheFoundNewHardwareWizardbelowwillappearaftertheWLANadapterisinstalled.PleaseclickCanceltocontinue.(ForWindowsVista)(ForWindowsXP)
8(ForWindows2000)STEP2:InsertInstallationCDintoCD‐ROMdrive,windowsbelowwillappear.ClickInstallDriver&Utilitytobegindevicedriverinstallation.
9STEP3:Pleasereadthefollowinglicenseagreement.Usethescrollbartoviewtherestofthisagreement.SelectIacceptthetermsofthelicenseagreementandclickNexttocontinue.STEP4:ChooseInstalldriverandRalinkWLANUtilityandclickNexttocontinue.
10STEP5:InWindowsXP,thereisaWindowsZeroConfigurationToolforyoutosetupwirelessadapter.YoucanchoosetoconfiguretheadapterthroughtheMicrosoftZeroConfigurationToolortheRalinkConfigurationTool.ItisrecommendedtochoosetheRalinkConfigurationToolfortheadapter.ClickNexttocontinue.STEP6:ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation.
11STEP7:PleasewaitforawhileduringtheWirelessLANadapterisconfiguringyournewsoftwareinstallation.STEP8:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,clickFinishtoexitthewizard.
12TheConfigurationUtilityappearsasanicononthesystemtrayofWindowswhiletheadapterisrunning.Youcanopentheutilitybydouble‐clickontheicon.Right‐clicktheicon,therearesomeitemsforyoutooperatetheconfigurationutility,z LaunchConfigUtilitiesÆSelectthisoptiontoopentheConfigurationUtilitytool.z UseZeroConfigurationasConfigurationutility(AvailableonWindowsXPonly)ÆSelectthisoptiontouseWindowsXPbuilt‐inwirelessconfigurationutility(WindowsZeroConfiguration)toconfiguretocard.z SwitchtoSTA+APMode(AvailableonWindows7)ÆSelectthisoptiontochangetoAPmode.z SwitchtoAPMode(AvailableonWindowsVista/XP/2000only)ÆSelectthisoptiontochangetoAPmode.z OpenDiagnosticTestingMode(AvailableonWindowsVista/XP/2000only)ÆTochecknetworkconnectionstatus.z ExitÆSelectExittoclosetheConfigurationUtilitytool.
133. WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility3.1RaUIWirelessUtility&WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)TheConfigurationUtilityisapowerfulapplicationthathelpsyoutoconfiguretheWirelessLANadapterandmonitorthelinkstatusandstatisticsduringthecommunicationprocess.Whentheadapterisinstalled,theconfigurationutilitywillbedisplayedautomatically.Thisadapterwillautoconnecttowirelessdevicewhichhasbettersignalstrengthandnowirelesssecuritysetting.InWindowsXP,itprovideswirelessconfigurationutilitynamed“WindowsZeroconfiguration”whichprovidesbasicconfigurationfunctionforRalinkWirelessNIC,Ralink’sUtility(RaUI)providesWPAsupplicantfunctionality.Tomakeiteasierforusertoselectthecorrectutility,RaUIwillletusermaketheselectionwhenitfirstrunsafterwindowsXPboots.RaUIcanco‐existwithWZC(WindowsZeroConfiguration).WhencoexistingwithWZC,RaUIonlyprovidesmonitoringfunction,suchaslinkstatus,networkstatus,statisticcounters,advancefeaturestatus,WMMstatusandWPSstatus.Itwon’tinterferewithWZC’sconfigurationorprofilefunctions.Pleaseseebelowpicture:ToselectWZCorRaUIIf“UseZeroConfigurationsasConfigurationutility”isselected,pleasecontinueonthesection.BelowpictureshowsthattheRaUIstatuswhenWZCisactiveasmaincontrolutility.
14WhenactivatingWZC,therearecoupledifferentonRaUIstatuscomparetothewithoutWZCrunning:(1) Profilebuttonwillbegray,profilefunctionisremovedsincetheNICiscontrolledbyWZC.(2) Theconnectandaddprofilefunctionwillbegray.Thereasonissameasthefirstdifference.[UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessNIC]STEP1:Right‐clickRalinkconfigurationutilityiconandselect“UseZeroConfigurationasConfigurationUtility”.STEP2:Right‐clickthenetworkconnectioniconinthetaskbar.
15STEP3:Allwirelessaccesspointinproximitywillbedisplayhere.Iftheaccesspointyouwanttouseisnotdisplayhere,pleasetrytomoveyourcomputerclosertotheaccesspoint,oryoucanclick“RefreshNetworkList”torescanaccesspoints.Clicktheaccesspointyouwantouseifit’sshown,thenclick“Connect”.STEP4:Iftheaccesspointisprotectedbyencryption,youhavetoinputitssecuritykeyorpassphrasehere.Itmustmatchtheencryptionsettingontheaccesspoint.
16STEP5:Whenyouseethe“Connected”message,theconnectionbetweenyourcomputerandwirelessaccesspointissuccessfullyestablished.STEP6:IfyouwanttomodifyinformationaboutAP,click“Changeadvancedsettings”
17STEP7:Choose“WirelessNetworks”tab.STEP8:Click“Properties”andthenclick“OK”button.STEP9:Afterfillingappropriatevalue,click“OK”button.Andthestatuswillpromptupasbelow.
18STEP10:ClicktheRalink’siconwillbringupRaUImainwindow.UsercanfindthesurroundingAPsinthelist.ThecurrentconnectedAPwillalsoshowwiththegreeniconindicatedasbelowscreen.UsermayusertheavailabletabtoconfiguremoreadvancedfeaturesprovidedbyRalink’swirelessNIC.3.2StartRaUIUtilityWhenstartingRaUI,systemwillconnecttotheAPwithbestsignalstrengthwithoutsettingprofileormatchingprofilesetting.ItwillissueascancommandtowirelessNIC.Aftertwoseconds,theAPlistwillupdatedwiththeresultofBSSlistscan.TheAPlistincludemostusedfields,suchasSSID,networktype,channelused,wirelessmode,securitystatusandsignalpercentage.ThearrowiconindicatestheconnectedBSSorIBSSnetwork.
19TherearethreesectionsinRaUI.Thesesectionsarebrieflydescribedasbelow. ButtonSection:IncludeProfilepage,Networkpage,Advancedpage,Statisticspage,WMMpage,WPSpage,SSOpage,CCXPage,Aboutbutton,RadioOn/OffbuttonandHelpbutton.ÎButtonSectionÎMovetotheLeftÎMovetotheRight
20 FunctionSection:CorrespondingbuttonÎProfilePageÎNetworkPageÎAdvancedPage
21ÎStatisticsPageÎWMMPageÎWPSPage
22ÎSSOPage(availableonWindowsXP&2000OS)ÎCCXPage(availableonWindowsVista,XP&2000OS)ÎAboutPage
23 StatusSection:IncludeLinkStatus,AuthenticationStatus,AP’sinformation,Configurationandretryingtheconnectionwhenauthenticationisfailed.ÎLinkStatusÎAuthenticationStatusÎAP’sInformation
24ÎRetrytheConnectionÎConfiguration AtthemeantimeofstartingRaUI,thereisalsoasmallRalinkiconappearswithinwindowstaskbarasbelow.YoumaydoubleclickittobringupthemainmenuifyouselectedtocloseRaUImenuearlier.Youmayalsousemouse;srightbuttontocloseRaUIutility.ÎÎRalinkiconinsystemtray. Besides,thesmalliconwillchangecolortoreflectcurrentwirelessnetworkconnectionstatus.Thestatusindicatesasfollow:Î‐‐indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisGood.Î‐‐indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisNormalÎ‐‐indicateWirelessNICisnotconnectedyetÎ‐‐indicateWirelessNICisnotdetectedÎ‐‐indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisWeak
253.3ProfileProfilecanbookkeepingyourfavoritewirelesssettingamongyourhome,office,andotherpublichot‐spot.Youmaysavemultipleprofiles,andactivatethecorrectoneatyourpreference.[Definitionofeachfield]ProfileName:Nameofprofile,presettoPROF﹡(﹡indicate1,2,3,…)SSID:APorAd‐HocnameNetworkType:Network’stype,includinginfrastructureandAd‐Hoc.Authentication:AuthenticationmodeEncryption:EncryptionTypeUse802.1x:Whetherornotuse802.1xfeatureTxPower:Transmitpower,theamountofpowerusedbyaradiotransceivertosendthesignalout.Channel:channelinuseforAd‐HocmodePowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)orPowerSavingMode.RTSThreshold:UsercanadjusttheRTSthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyinthevaluedirectly.FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyinthevaluedirectly.[Iconsandbuttons]ÎindicateconnectionissuccessfuloncurrentlyactivatedprofileÎindicateconnectionisfailedoncurrentlyactivateprofileÎindicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremodeÎindicatenetworktypeisAd‐HocÎindicatesecurity‐enabledwirelessnetworkÎAddanewprofileÎEditanexistingprofile
26ÎDeleteanexistingprofileÎActivateselectedprofileÎShowtheinformationofStatusSectionÎHidetheinformationofStatusSection3.3.1Add/EditProfileThereare3methodstoopenProfileEditorform:ÎYoucanopenitfrom“AddtoProfile”buttoninSiteSurveyfunctionÎYoucanopenitform“Add”buttoninProfilefunctionÎYoucanopenitfrom“Edit”buttoninProfilefunctionProfileName:Usercanchosenameforthisprofile,orusedefaultnamedefinedbysystem.SSID:UsercankeyintheintendedSSIDnameorusepulldownmenutoselectfromavailableAPs.PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM[ConstantlyAwakeMode]orPowerSavingMode.NetworkType:Therearetwotypes,infrastructureand802.11Ad‐Hocmode.UnderAd‐Hocmode,usercanalsochoosethepreambletype,theavailablepreambletypeincludesautoandlong.InadditiontothatthechannelfieldwillbeavailableforsetupinAd‐Hocmode.TxPower:Youcanselectthewirelessoutputpowerhere.Ifyou’renottoofarfromAP(good
27signalreception),youcanselectaloweroutputpowertosaveenergy;foradistantaccesspoint,youcanselectahigheroutputpower.It’ssuggestedtoselect“Auto”toletsetuputilitydecidethebestoutputpowerforyou.Preamble:SelectthepreambleforAdhocmodehere.Availableoptionare“Auto”and“Long”.RTSThreshold:UsercanadjusttheRTSthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyinthevaluedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2347.FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyinthevaluedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2346.Channel:OnlyavailableforsettingunderAd‐Hocmode.UsercanchoosethechannelfrequencytostarttheirAd‐Hocnetwork.AuthenticationType:Thereare7typeofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaUI.TheyareOpen,Shared,LEAP,WPA,WPA‐PSK,WPA2,WPA2‐PSK.EncryptionType:Foropenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptiontypeareNoneandWEP.ForWPA,WPA2,WPA‐PSKandWPA2‐PSKauthenticationmode,theencryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES.802.1xSetting:ItisanauthenticationforWPAandWPA2certificatetoserver.WPAPre‐SharedKey:ThisisthesharedsecretbetweenAPandSTA.ForWPA‐PSKandWPA2‐PSKauthenticationmode,thisfieldmustbefilledwithcharacterlongerthan8andlessthan32lengths.WEPKey:OnlyvalidwhenusingWEPencryptionalgorithm.ThekeymustmatchedAP’skey.Thereareseveralformatstoenterthekeys:ÎHexadecimal–40bits:10HexcharactersÎHexadecimal–128bits:26Hexcharacters.ÎASCII–40bits:5ASCIIcharactersÎASCII–128bits:13ASCIIcharactersShowPassword:Checkthisboxandallpassphrasesorsecuritykeysyouinputtedwillbedisplayedasyoutype,butnotreplaceyourinputwithasterisk.Use802.1x:Iftheaccesspointyouwishtoconnectrequires802.1xauthentication,pleaseclickon‘Use802.1x’box,thenclick‘802.1X’tabtoset802.1xparameters.3.3.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfileStep1:ClickAddinProfilefunction
28Step2:AddProfilepagewillpopup.Step3:Changeprofilenametowhatyouwanttoconnect.PulldowntheSSIDandselectoneintendedAP.TheAPlististheresultoflastNetwork.
29Step4:Tosetauthentication/encryptioninformationfortheaccesspoint,pleaseclick“Auth.\Encry.”Tab.Step5:Then,youcanseetheprofilewhichyousetappearintheprofilelist.Click“Activate”toactivatetheprofilesetting.3.4NetworkUndertheNetworkfunction,systemwilldisplaytheinformationofsurroundingAPsfromlastscanresult.ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Signal,Channel,Encryptionalgorithm,AuthenticationandNetworktypeasbelow:
30[Definitionofeachfield]Sortedby>>:YoucandecidehowtosortalllistedaccesspointbySSID,Channel,Signal(Signalstrength).ShowdBm:Checkthisboxtoshowthesignalstrengthofaccesspoint,insteadofpercentage.Rescan:Clickthisbuttontorescanaccesspoints.Youcanclickthisbuttonforseveraltimes,iftheaccesspointyouwishtousedoesnotshowinthelist.AddtoProfile:Youcanstoreaspecificaccesspointtoprofile,soyoucanlinktothataccesspointdirectlynexttimewithoutinputtingauthenticationkeyagain.Connect:Connecttoaselectedaccesspoint.Youhavetoselectanaccesspointfromthelistfirstandthenclick“Connect”toconnecttotheselectedaccesspoint.[Icons&Buttons]ÎIndicateconnectionissuccessful.ÎIndicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode.ÎIndicatenetworktypeisAd‐Hocmode.ÎIndicatesecurity‐enabledwirelessnetwork.ÎIndicate802.11awirelessmodeÎIndicate802.11bwirelessmode.ÎIndicate802.11gwirelessmode.ÎIndicate802.11nwirelessmode.ÎIndicatetheAPlistsaresortedbySSID,Channel,orSignal.ÎCommandtoconnecttotheselectednetwork.ÎIssuearescancommandtowirelessNICtoupdateinformationonsurroundingwirelessnetwork.ÎAddtheselectedAPtoProfilesetting.Itwillbringupprofilepageandsaveuser’ssettingtoanewprofile.[ConnectedNetwork](1) WhenRaUIfirstran,itwillselectthebestAPtoconnectautomatically.
31(2) IfuserwantstoconnecttootherAP,Hecanclick“Connect:buttonfortheintendedAPtomakeconnection.(3) Iftheintendednetworkhasencryptionotherthan“NotUse”,RaUIwillbringupthesecuritypageappropriateinformationtomaketheconnection.(4) Whenyoudouble‐clickontheintendedAP,youcanseeAP’sdetailinformation.3.5AdvancedThiswirelessnetworkcardprovidesseveraladvancedsettingsforexperiencedwirelessusers.Youcanchangethesesettingstoincreasedatatransferperformance,orchangeoperationmode.WirelessMode:Selectwirelessmode.Support2.4Gonly.EnableTxBurst:Ralink’sproprietaryframeburstmode.EnableTCPWindowsSize:Enhancethroughout.FastRoamingat:Fasttoroaming,setupbytransmitpower.SelectyourCountryRegionCode:Theavailablechanneldiffersfromdifferentcountries.Forexample:USA(FCC)ischannel1‐11,Europe(ETSI)ischannel1‐13.Theoperatingfrequencychannelwillberestrictedtothecountryuserlocatedbeforeimporting.Ifyouareindifferentcountry,youhavetoadjustthechannelsettingtocomplytheregulationofthecountry.SupportingregioncodeforthissectionhasCH1‐11,CH1‐13,CH10‐11,CH10‐13,CH14,CH1‐14,CH3‐9,andCH5‐13.PleaserefertobelowChannelClassificationandrange,CountryChannellisttoselectyourCountryRegionCode:Figure1:ChannelClassificationandrange
32Figure2:CountryChannellistApply:SavethesavechangesÎShowtheinformationofStatusSectionÎHidetheinformationofStatusSection
333.6StatisticsTheconfigurationutilityprovidesinformationaboutnetworkstatisticsandlinkstatus.Ifyouwanttoknowhowyourwirelessnetworkcardworks,youcanusethesefunctionstogetdetailedinformationaboutthewirelessconnectionyou’reusing.[TransmitStatistics]FramesTransmittedSuccessfully:Framessuccessfullysent.FramesRetransmittedSuccessfully:SuccessfullyretransmittedframesnumbersFramesFailToReceiveACKAfterAllRetries:Framesfailedtransmitafterhittingretrylimit.ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero[ReceiveStatistics]FramesReceivedSuccessfully:Framesreceivedsuccessfully.FramesReceivedWithCRCError:FramesreceivewithCRCerror.FramesDroppedDueToOut‐Of‐Resource:Framesdroppedduetoresourceissue.DuplicateFramesReceived:Duplicatereceivedframes.ResetCounter:ResetcounterstozeroÎShowtheinformationofStatusSectionÎHidetheinformationofStatusSectionAllconnection‐relatedstatisticsisdisplayedhere.Youcanclick‘Transmit’or‘Receive’tab,toviewthestatisticsoftransmittedorreceivedpackets.Youcanalsoclick‘ResetCounter’button,toresetthestatisticsofallitemsbackto0.
343.7WMMThiswirelessnetworkcardprovidesWMM(Wi‐FiMultimedia)function,whichcanimprovetheperformanceofcertainnetworkapplications,likeaudio/videostreaming,networktelephony(VoIP),andothers.WhenyouenabletheWMMfunctionofthisnetworkcard,youcandefinethepriorityofdifferentkindsofdata,togivehigherprioritytoapplicationswhichrequireinstantresponding.Thereforeyoucanimprovetheperformanceofsuchnetworkapplications.WMMEnable:CheckthisboxtoenableWMMfunction.Pleaseclick‘Apply’buttonontherightofthischeckboxafteryoucheckoruncheckthisbox,socorrespondingsettingsinthiswindowwillbeactivatedordeactivatedrespectively.WMM‐PowerSaveEnable:CheckthisboxtoenableWMMpowersavingmodetosaveenergy,andletyourcomputer’sbatterylivelonger.YoualsohavetoselectWMMpowersavemodeshere:AC_BE:BestPerformanceAC_BK:WorstPerformanceAC_VI:VideodatahaspriorityAC_VO:VoicedatahaspriorityDirectLinkSetupEnable:IfyouhaveanotherWMM‐enabledwirelessdevice,youcanenteritsMACaddresshere,thenclick‘Apply’button,andthisnetworkcardwillestablishadirectlinktothewirelessdeviceyouspecifiedhere.Youalsohavetospecifythetimeoutvalueofthisdirectly‐linkedwirelessdevice.Validvaluesarefrom1to65535(seconds),andinput‘0’forinfinity.Ifyouwanttoremoveaspecificwirelessdevicefromdirectlinktable,selectthedeviceandclickthisbuttontoremoveit.[WMMEnable–EnableWi‐FiMulti‐Media]Ifyouwanttouse“WMM‐PowerSave”or“DirectLinkSetup”youmustenableWMM.ThesettingmethodsofenablingWMMindicatingasfollow:Step1:Click“WMMEnable”
35Step2:Changeto“Network”function.AndaddanAPthatsupportsWMMfeaturestoaProfile.TheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigureinProfilepage.[WMM‐PowerSaveEnable–EnableWMMPowerSave]Step1:Click“WMM‐PowerSaveEnable”
36Step2:PleaseselectwhichACsyouwanttoenable.ThesettingofenablingWMM‐PowerSaveissuccessfully.[DirectLinkSetupEnable–EnableDLS(DirectLinkSetup)]Step1:Click“DirectLinkSetupEnable”Step2:Changeto“Network”function.AndaddanAPthatsupportsDLSfeaturestoaProfile.TheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigureinProfilepage.
37TheSettingofDLSindicatesasfollow:(1) FillintheblanksofDirectLinkwithMACaddressofSTA.TheSTAmustconformto2conditionsasfollow:ÎConnectwiththesameAPthatsupportDLSfeatures.ÎHavetoenableDLS
38(2) TimeoutValuerepresentthatitdisconnectautomaticallyaftersomeseconds.Thevalueisinteger.Theintegermustbebetween0~65535.Itrepresentsthatitalwaysconnectsifthevalueiszero.DefaultvalueofTimeoutValueis60seconds.(3) Click“Apply”button.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.Describe“DLSStatus”asfollow:(1) Astheupfigure,afterconfiguringDLSsuccessfully,showMACaddressoftheoppositesideandTimeoutValueofsettingin“DLSStatus”.In“DLSStatus”oftheoppositeside,itshowsMACaddressofitselfandTimeoutValueofsetting.(2) Displaythevaluesof“DLSStatus”to“DirectLinkSetup”asfollow:Step1:In“DLSStatus”,selectadirectlinkSTAwhatyouwanttoshowitsvaluesin“DirectLinkSetup”.
39Step2:Double‐Clickandtheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.(3) DisconnectDirectLinkSetupasfollow:Step1:SelectadirectlinkSTA.
40Step2:Click“TearDown”button.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.3.8WPSWi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)isthelatestwirelessnetworktechnologywhichmakeswirelessnetworksetupbecomeverysimple.IfyouhaveWPS‐enabledwirelessaccesspoint,andyouwanttoestablishasecureconnectiontoit,youdon’thavetoconfigurethewirelessaccesspointandsetupdataencryptionbyyourself.AllyouhavetodoistogototheWPSsetuppageofthiswirelesscard,clickabutton,andthenpressaspecificbuttonorenterasetof8‐digitcodeonthewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoestablishasecureconnection‐justthreesimplesteps!Forolderwirelessaccesspoints,it’spossibletoperformafirmwareupgradetobecomeaWPS‐enabledaccesspoint.SincetheymaynothaveahardwarebuttontopressforWPSsetup,youcanuseanalternativeWPSsetupmethod‐inputthepincode.EveryWPS‐compatiblewirelessnetworkcardsupportpincodeconfigurationmethod;youcanjustinputthecodetowirelessaccesspoint,andthewirelessaccesspointandwirelessnetworkcardwilldotherestforyou.ThiswirelessnetworkcardiscompatiblewithWPS.Tousethisfunction,thewirelessaccesspointyouwishtoconnecttomustsupportWPSfunctiontoo.Now,pleasefollowthefollowinginstructionstoestablishsecureconnectionbetweenWPS‐enabledwirelessaccesspointandyourwirelessnetworkcard.
41WPSConfiguration:TheprimarygoalofWi‐FiProtectedSetup(Wi‐FiSimpleConfiguration)istosimplythesecuritysetupandmanagementofWi‐Finetworks.RalinkSTAasanEnrolleeorexternalRegistrarsupportstheconfigurationsetupusingPINconfigurationmethodorPBCconfigurationsetupusingPINconfigurationmethodorPBCconfigurationmethodthroughaninternalorexternalRegistrar.WPSAPList:DisplaytheinformationofsurroundingAPswithWPSIEfromlastscanresult.ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Channel,ID(DevicePasswordID),Security‐Enabled.Rescan:IssuearescancommandtowirelessNICtoupdateinformationonsurroundingwirelessnetwork.Information:DisplaytheinformationaboutWPSIEontheselectednetwork.ListInformationincludesAuthenticationType,EncryptionType,ConfigMethods,DevicePasswordID,SelectedRegistrar,State,Version,APSetupLocked,UUID‐EandRFBands.PINCode:8‐digitnumbers.ItisrequiredtoenterPINCodeintoRegistrarusingPINmethod.EachNICWirelesshasonlyonePINCodeofEnrollee.ConfigMode:Ourstationrole‐playingasanEnrolleeoranexternalRegistrar.WPSProfileList:DisplayallofcredentialsgotfromtheRegistrar.ListinformationincludesSSID,MACaddress,AuthenticationandEncryptionType.IfSTAEnrollee,credentialsarecreatedassoonaseachWPSsuccess.IfSTARegistrar,RaUIcreatesanewcredentialwithWPA2‐PSK/AES/64Hex‐Keyanddoesn’tchangeuntilnextswitchingtoSTARegistrar.ControlitemsonWPSProfileList:ÎDetail:InformationaboutSecurityandKeyinthecredentialÎConnect:Commandtoconnecttotheselectednetworkinsidecredentials.TheactiveselectedcredentialisaslikeastheactiveselectedProfile.ÎRotate:CommandtorotatetoconnecttothenextinsidecredentialsÎDisconnect:StopWPSactionanddisconnectthisactivelink.AndthenselectthelastprofileattheProfilePageofRaUIifexist.Ifthereisanemptyprofilepage,thedriverwillselectanynon‐securityAP.ÎDelete:Deleteanexistingcredential.Andthenselectthenextcredentialifexist.Ifthereisanemptycredential,thedriverwillselectanynon‐securityAP.PIN:StarttoaddtoRegistrarusingPINconfigurationmethod.IFSTARegistrar,rememberthatenterPINCodereadfromyouEnrolleebeforestartingPIN.PBC:StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod.★ WhenyouclickPINorPBC,pleasedon’tdoanyrescanwithintwo‐minuteconnection.Ifyouwanttoabortthissetupwithintheinterval,restartPIN/PBCorpressDisconnecttostopWPSconnection.WPSassociateIE:SendtheassociationrequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.ItisoptionalforSTA.WPSprobeIE:SendtheproberequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.ITisoptionalforSTA.
42ProgressBar:DisplayrateofprogressfromStarttoConnectedstatus.StatusBar:DisplaycurrentlyWPSStatus.[WPSInformationonAP]WPSinformationcontainauthenticationtype,encryptiontype,configmethods,devicepasswordID,selectedregistrar,state,version,APsetuplocked,UUID‐EandRFbands.AuthenticationType:TherearethreetypesofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaConfig.ThereareOpen,Shared,WPA‐PSK,andWPAsystem.EncryptionType:ForOpenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptionareNoneandWEP.ForWPA,WPA2,WPA‐PSK,andWPA2‐PSKauthenticationmode,theencryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES.ConfigMethods:CorrespondtothemethodstheAPsupportsasanEnrolleeforaddingexternalRegistrars.(AbitwiseORofvalues)
43DevicePasswordID:IndicatethemethodoridentifiesthespecificpasswordthattheselectedRegistrarintendstouse.APinPBCmodemustindicate0x0004withintwo‐minuteWalktime.SelectedRegistrar:IndicateiftheuserhasrecentlyactivatedaRegistrartoaddanEnrollee.Thevaluesare“TRUE”and“FALSE”State:ThecurrentconfigurationstateonAP.Thevalueare“Unconfigured”and“Configured”.Version:WPSspecifiedversion.APSetupLocked:IndicateifAPhasenteredasetuplockedstate.UUID‐E:Theuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)elementgeneratedbytheEnrollee.Thereisavalue.Itis16bytes.RF‐Bands:IndicateAllRFbandsavailableontheAP.Adual‐bandAPmustprovideit.Thevaluesare“2.4GHz”and“5GHz”3.9SSOSingleSign‐On(SSO)isasession/userauthenticationprocessthatpermitsausertoenteronenameandpasswordinordertoaccessmultipleapplications.Theprocessauthenticatestheuserforalltheapplicationstheyhavebeengivenrightstoandeliminatesfurtherpromptswhentheyswitchapplicationsduringaparticularsession.(Note:Thisfeaturedoesn’tavailableWindows7andVistaOS)EnableSSOFeature:ChoosewhichSSOmethodstologon UseIDandPasswordinWinlogon:UsetheIDandPasswordinWindowslogon.
44 UseIDandPasswordinProfile:UsetheIDandPasswordinRaUIProfilesettings. PromptIDandPasswordDialog:UsetheIDandPasswordinpop‐upauthenticationdialog.EnablePersistentConnection:UseDIandPasswordinthepreviousactivateProfileandnotshowanyauthenticationdialog.ProfileList(onlySupportLEAPorEAP‐FASTauthentication): SelectProfile:SelectaprofilecontainingLEAPorEAP‐FASTauthentication. Informationofselectedprofile:Profileinformation,suchasProfilename,SSIDorAuthentication.3.10CCX(Note:Thisfeaturedoesn’tavailableWindows7andVistaOS)EnableCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions):ChoosewhetherCiscoCompatibleeXtensionsaresupportedornot. EnableRadioMeasurement:Enabletheradiomeasurement,thenon‐servingchannelmeasurementlimitisbetween0~1023milliseconds. RoamingwithRFParameters:RoamingbyasetofRFparametersfromAP VoiceDrasticRoaming:Diagnoseroamingfunctionbyvoicetraffictest. CAC(Tolerance):Enablethecalladmissioncontrol. Diagnostic:Selectaprofilewhichtheuserwanttodiagnose,thenhittheDiagnosebuttontoperformthediagnostictest.
453.11AboutAboutfunctiondisplaythewirelesscardanddriverversioninformation.(1) ConnecttoRalink’sWebsite:WWW.RALINKTECH.COM(2) DisplayConfigurationUtility,Driver,andEEPROMversioninformation(3) DisplayWirelessNICMACAddress.3.12LinkStatusLinkStatusdisplaysthedetailinformationcurrentconnectionStatus:Currentconnectionstatus.Ifnoconnection,itwillshowDisconnected.Otherwise,theSSIDandBSSIDwillshowhere.ExtraInfo:Displaylinkstatusinuse.Channel:Displaycurrentchannelinuse.Authentication:Authenticationmodeinuse.Encryption:Encryptiontypeinuse.NetworkType:Networktypeinuse.IPAddress:IPaddressaboutcurrentconnection.SubMask:SubMastaboutcurrentconnection.DefaultGateway:Defaultgatewayaboutcurrentconnection.
46LinkSpeed:Showcurrenttransmitrateandreceiverate.Throughout:DisplaytransmitsandreceivethroughputinunitofMbps.LinkQuality:DisplayConnectionqualitybasedonsignalstrengthandTx/Rxpacketerrorrate.SignalStrength1:Receivesignalstrength1,usercanchoosetodisplayaspercentageordBmformat.SignalStrength2:Receivesignalstrength2,usercanchoosetodisplayaspercentageordBmformat.HT:DisplaycurrentHTStatusinuse,containingBW,GI,MCS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Showtheinformationonlyfor802.11nwirelesscard)4. Soft‐APFunctionExceptingbecomeawirelessclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints,thiswirelesscardcanactasawirelessserviceprovideralso!Youcanswitchthiswirelesscard’soperatingmodeto‘AP’modetosimulatethefunctionofarealwirelessaccesspointbysoftware,andallothercomputersandwirelessdevicescanconnecttoyourcomputerwirelessly,evensharetheinternetconnectionyouhave!PleasefollowtheinstructionsinfollowingchapterstousetheAPfunctionofyourwirelesscard.4.1SwitchtoAPmodeandBasicConfigurationTheoperatingmodeofthewirelesscardis‘StationMode’(becomingaclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints)bydefault.IfyouwanttoswitchtoAPmode,pleaseright‐clickRalinkutilityicon,andselect‘SwitchtoAPMode’.Afteryouselect‘SwitchtoAPMode’,theRalinkutilityiconwillbechangedto:Ifyouwanttoswitchthewirelesscardbacktostationmode(becomeaclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints),click‘SwitchtoStationMode’.
47Aconfigurationwindowwillappearafteryouswitchtheoperationmodeto‘AP’,whichasksyoutoassignanexistingnetworkcardwithinternetconnectionAfteryouclick‘OK’,you’llseethebasicconfigurationmenuoftheAPfunction.SSID:PleaseinputtheSSID(thenameusedtoidentifythiswirelessaccesspoint)here.Upto32numericalcharacterscanbeacceptedhere,exceptingspace.Channel:Pleaseselectthewirelesschannelyouwishtouse.Thenumberofchannelsavailableherewillvarydependsonthesettingof‘CountryRegionCode’.WirelessMode:Selecttheoperationmodeoftheaccesspointhere.UseMacAddress:ClickthisbuttontousetheMACaddressofthewirelesscardasSSID.Aprefix‘AP’willbeaddedautomatically
48SecuritySetting:Setthesecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption).Pleaserefertochapter4‐2‘SecuritySettings’fordetails.CountryRegionCode:Pleaseselectthecountrycodeofthecountryorregionyoulive.Availableoptionsare0‐7,whichwillaffecttheavailablewirelesschannelsyoucanuse:0:FCC(US,Canada,andothercountriesusesFCCradiocommunicationstandards)1:ETSI(Europe)2:SPAIN3:FRANCE4:MKK5:MKKI(TELEC)6:ISERAL(Channel3to9)7:ISERAL(Channel5to13)Pleasenotethatonlychangethecountrycodeifyouareindifferentcountry.Forexample:whenoperatingthisproductinUS,onlychannels1~11canbeoperated.SelectionofotherchannelsisnotpermittedunderFCCregulations.Noforwardingamongwirelessclients:Checkthisboxandwirelessclientswillnotbeabletosharedatawitheachother.HideSSID:CheckthisboxandtheSSIDwillnotbebroadcastedtothepublic.YourwirelessclientsmustknowtheexactSSIDtobeabletoconnecttoyourcomputer.Thisoptionisusefultoenhancesecuritylevel.AllowBW40MHz:CheckthisboxtoallowBW40MHzcapability.Beacon(ms):Youcandefinethetimeintervalthatabeaconsignalshouldbesend.Defaultvalueis100.Donotmodifythisvalueunlessyouknowwhatwillbeaffected.TXPower:Youcanselectthewirelessoutputpowerhere.Pleaseselectaproperoutputpowersettingaccordingtoyouractualneeds.Youmaynotneed100%ofoutputpowerifotherwirelessclientsarenotfarfromyou.IdleTime:Selecttheidletimeforthewirelessaccesspoint.Defaultvalueis300.Donotmodifythisvalueunlessyouknowwhatwillbeaffected.Tosavechanges,click‘Apply’button.Oryoucanclick‘Default’toresetallvaluestofactorydefaultvalue.
494.2SecuritySettingsAuthenticationType:Pleaseselectawirelessauthenticationtypeyouwishtouse.Availableoptionsare‘Open’,‘Shared’,WPA‐PSK’,‘WPA2‐PSK’,and‘WPA‐PSK/WPA2‐PSK’.Ifyouwanttodisablewirelessdataencryption,youmustselect‘Open’.EncryptionType:Pleaseselectanencryptionmode.Theavailableoptionsinthissettingitemwillvarydependingontheauthenticationtypeyouselect.Ifyouselect‘NotUse’,datawillnotbeencryptedandpeoplewithsomenetworkingknowledgewillbeabletoreadthedatayoutransferwithpropertool.WPAPre‐sharedKey:PleaseinputtheWPApre‐sharedkeyhere.Onlyclientswiththesamepre‐sharedkeyyouinputtedherewillbeabletoconnecttoyourcomputer.ThissettingisonlyavailablewhenyouselectoneofWPAencryptionsGroupRekeyInterval:Youcanspecifythetimeintervaltore‐issuethekeytoyourwirelessclientshere.Youcanclickthebutton’10seconds’or‘Kpackets’tochangetheunitoftimeinterval.(every10secondsorathousanddatapacketstimesthevalueyouspecifiedin‘GroupRekeyInterval’field).WepKey:PleaseinputtheWEPencryptionkeyherewhenyouselect‘WEP’asencryptiontype.Thereare2typesofWEPkey:Hex(number0to9,andASCIIcharactersAtoF)andASCII(allalphanumericalcharactersplussymbols).PleaseselectthetypeofWEPkeyfirst,andtheninputtheWEPkeyaccordingtothetypeofWEPkeyyouselected.IfyouwanttouseWEP64bitsencryption,pleaseinput10charactersifyouselectHEX,orinput5charactersifyouselectASCII.IfyouwanttouseWEP128bitsencryption,pleaseinput26charactersifyouselectHEX,orinput13charactersifyouselectASCII.128bitsencryption
50issaferthen64bits,butthedatatransferspeedwillbeslightlyreduced.ShowPassword:CheckthisboxandtheWPApre‐sharedkeyorWEPkeyyouinputtedwillbeshown,butnotreplacedbyasterisk(*).Whenyoufinishwithsettingandwanttosavechanges,click‘OK’button,orclick‘Cancel’buttontodiscardallchangesyoumade.4.3AccessControlIfyou’renotgoingtoopenyourcomputerandwirelessresourcestothepublic,youcanuseMACaddressfilteringfunctiontoenforceyouraccesscontrolpolicy,soonlywirelessclientswithMACaddressyoudefinedbythisfunctioncanbeconnectedtoyoursoftwareaccesspointAccessPolicy:Selectthepolicytypeofyouraccessrule.Disable:Allowanywirelessclientwithproperauthenticationsettingstoconnecttothisaccesspoint.AllowAll:OnlyallowwirelessclientswithMACaddresslistedheretoconnecttothisaccesspoint.RejectAll:RejectwirelessclientswithMACaddresslistedheretobeconnectedtothisaccesspoint.MACaddress:InputtheMACaddressofthewirelessclientyouwishtoalloworrejecthere.
51Nocolon(:)orhyphen(‐)required.Add:AddtheMACaddressyouinputtedin‘MACaddress’fieldtothelistDelete:PleaseselectaMACaddressfromthelist,thenclick‘Delete’buttontoremoveit.RemoveAll:DeleteallMACaddressesinthelist4.4MACTableIfyouwanttoseethelistofallwirelessclientsconnectedtothisaccesspoint,pleaseselect‘MacTable’tabfromtheutilityMACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofthiswirelessclient.AID:Theserialnumberofthiswirelessconnection.PowerSavingMode:Displaysthecapabilityofpower‐savingfunctionofthiswirelessclient.Status:DisplaysadditionalinformationofthiswirelessConnection,likecurrentwirelessoperatingmodeanddatatransferrate.4.5EventLogThissoftwareaccesspointwilllogallwireless‐relatedactivitiesasalog.Click‘EventLog’tab,andtheeventlogwillbedisplayed.Youcanclick‘Clear’toremoveallentriesinthelog.
524.6StatisticsIfyouwanttoknowdetailedinformationabouthowyoursoftwareaccesspointworks,click‘Statistics’tab,andtheeventlogwillbedisplayed.Click‘RESETCOUNTERS’buttontoresetallcounterstozero.
534.7AboutThe‘About’tabprovidesyoutheinformationaboutversionnumberoftheconfigurationutility,driver,andotherimportantinformationaboutyourwirelessaccesspoint.

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