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IEEE802.11n

WirelessLANPCIAdapter

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User’sManual

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March2010

FCC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.

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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.

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NOTE:AllTelecomandsafetyTestsonlyincludethiscontenthardwaredevice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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.

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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.

IMPORTANT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.

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RevisionHistory

RevisionHistory

V1.01strelease

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Allbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregistered

trademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.

Contents

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

1. 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!

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ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulations

andCEapproval.

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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:

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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.

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STEP5:Turnonthecomputer.

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2. InstallationProcedure

Note:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWirelessAdapterdriver&utilitybefore,pleaseuninstallthe

oldversionfirst.

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STEP1:TheFoundNewHardwareWizardbelowwillappearaftertheWLANadapteris

installed.PleaseclickCanceltocontinue.

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(ForWindowsVista)

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(ForWindowsXP)

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(ForWindows2000)

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STEP2:InsertInstallationCDintoCD‐ROMdrive,windowsbelowwillappear.ClickInstall

Driver&Utilitytobegindevicedriverinstallation.

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STEP3: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.

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STEP4:ChooseInstalldriverandRalinkWLANUtilityandclickNexttocontinue.

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STEP5: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.

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STEP6:ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation.

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STEP7:PleasewaitforawhileduringtheWirelessLANadapterisconfiguringyournew

softwareinstallation.

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STEP8:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,clickFinishtoexitthe

wizard.

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The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.

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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.

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3. WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility

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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

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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.

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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.

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[UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessNIC]

STEP1:Right‐clickRalinkconfigurationutilityiconandselect“UseZeroConfigurationas

ConfigurationUtility”.

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STEP2:Right‐clickthenetworkconnectioniconinthetaskbar.

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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”.

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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.

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STEP5:Whenyouseethe“Connected”message,theconnectionbetweenyourcomputer

andwirelessaccesspointissuccessfullyestablished.

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STEP6:IfyouwanttomodifyinformationaboutAP,click“Changeadvancedsettings”

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STEP7:Choose“WirelessNetworks”tab.

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STEP8:Click“Properties”andthenclick“OK”button.

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STEP9:Afterfillingappropriatevalue,click“OK”button.Andthestatuswillpromptupas

below.

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STEP10: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.

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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.

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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

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ÎMovetotheLeft

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ÎMovetotheRight

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 FunctionSection:Correspondingbutton

ÎProfilePage

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ÎNetworkPage

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ÎAdvancedPage

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ÎStatisticsPage

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ÎWMMPage

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ÎWPSPage

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

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ÎSSOPage(availableonWindowsXP&2000OS)

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ÎCCXPage(availableonWindowsVista,XP&2000OS)

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ÎAboutPage

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 StatusSection:IncludeLinkStatus,AuthenticationStatus,AP’sinformation,

Configurationandretryingtheconnectionwhenauthenticationisfailed.

ÎLinkStatus

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ÎAuthenticationStatus

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ÎAP’sInformation

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ÎRetrytheConnection

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ÎConfiguration

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 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

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3.3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.

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[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

ÎDeleteanexistingprofile

ÎActivateselectedprofile

ÎShowtheinformationofStatusSection

ÎHidetheinformationofStatusSection

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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

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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

signal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.

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3.3.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfile

Step1:ClickAddinProfilefunction

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Step2:AddProfilepagewillpopup.

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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.

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Step4:Tosetauthentication/encryptioninformationfortheaccesspoint,pleaseclick

“Auth.\Encry.”Tab.

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Step5:Then,youcanseetheprofilewhichyousetappearintheprofilelist.Click“Activate”

toactivatetheprofilesetting.

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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:

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[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.

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[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.

(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.

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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

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Figure2:CountryChannellist

Apply:Savethesavechanges

ÎShowtheinformationofStatusSection

ÎHidetheinformationofStatusSection



3.6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.

3.7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”



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”



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.



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



(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”.



Step2:Double‐Clickandtheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.

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(3) DisconnectDirectLinkSetupasfollow:

Step1:SelectadirectlinkSTA.



Step2:Click“TearDown”button.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.

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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.



WPS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.

Progress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)



Device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.

 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.



3.11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.

Link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’.



A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

Security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.



4.2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

is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.

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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

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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.

No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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Youcanclick‘Clear’toremoveallentriesinthelog.

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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.

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4.7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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