Pro Nets Technology WPE71RL Wireless PCI Express Adapter User Manual

Pro-Nets Technology Corporation Wireless PCI Express Adapter Users Manual

Users Manual

IEEE802.11nWirelessPCIExpressAdapterUser’sManualFebruary2010WPE71RL
1FCCWarning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.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coͲlocatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.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 communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:-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 the receiver is connected.-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment.
2RevisionHistoryRevisionHistoryV1.1streleaseAllbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
!Is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (2004/108/EC), Low-voltage Directive (2006/95/EC),the procedures given in European Council Directive 99/5/EC and 2004/104/EC.The equipment was passed. The test was performed according to the following European standards:z EN 300 328 V.1.7.1z EN 301 489-1 V.1.8.1 / EN 301 489-17 V.2.1.1z EN 62311z EN 60950-1Regulatory statement (R&TTE)zEuropean standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2.4835GHz;zIn France, the equipment must be restricted to the 2.4465-2.4835GHz frequency range and must be restricted to indoor use.Operation of this device is subjected to the following National regulations and may be prohibited to use if certain restriction should be applied.D=0.030m is the minimum safety distance between the EUT and human body when the E-Field strength is 61V/m.D=0.020m0984E=9.67977 V/m is the maximum E-Field strength when safety distance between the EUT and human body is maintained at least 20cm, which is below 61V/m as required in Annex III table 2 of EC Council Recommendation (1999/519/EC). This proves that the unit complies with the EN 62311 for RF exposure requirement.
3Contents1.Introduction ...........................................................................41.1Features..........................................................................................41.2LEDIndicator ..................................................................................41.3PackageContents ...........................................................................51.4Beforeyoustart..............................................................................51.5HardwareInstallation.....................................................................52.InstallationProcedure...............................................................73.WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility........................................123.2UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessadapter.........................................133.3WirelessUtilityͲRaUI...................................................................183.3.1Profile................................................................................243.3.2Network ............................................................................283.3.3Advanced...........................................................................303.3.4Statistics............................................................................313.3.5WMM................................................................................323.3.6WPS...................................................................................383.3.7SSO....................................................................................413.3.8CCX....................................................................................423.3.9About ................................................................................423.3.10LinkStatus.......................................................................433.3.11EnableAPModeFeatureinWindows2000OS.................443.3.12SoftAP(OnlyWindows7Support)....................................48
41. IntroductionThisisawirelessPCIExpressadapterthatdeliversunrivaledwirelessperformanceforyourDesktopPC.ItcomplieswithIEEE802.11ndraftstandardandbackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g.Withthisadapter,youcaneasilyupgradeyourDesktopPCwirelessconnectivity.Onceconnected,accessthenetworkwithhighͲspeedInternetconnectionwhilesharingphotos,files,music,video,printers,andstorage.GetabetterInternetexperiencewithafasterwirelessconnectionsoyoucanenjoysmoothdigitalphonecalls,gaming,downloading,andvideostreaming.ThiswirelessadapteralsoprovidespeerͲtoͲpeercommunicationamonganycompatiblewirelessusersandnoAccessPointrequired.ThiswirelessPCIExpressadapterprovidesmaximumtransferrateupto150MbpsandsupportsWEP,WPA,WPA2,WPS802.1xhighͲlevelWLANsecurityfeaturesthatguaranteethebestsecurityforusers.ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulationsandCEapproval.1.1 FeaturesΘʳComplieswithdraftIEEE802.11nstandardΘʳUpto150Mbpsdatatransferratesin802.11nmodeΘʳBackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/gΘʳLegacyandHighThroughputModesΘʳSupports64/128ͲbitWEPDataEncryptionΘʳSupportsWPA,WPA2(802.11i),WPS,802.1xadvancedsecurityΘʳSupportsbothInfrastructureandAdͲHocNetworkingModesΘʳSupportsQualityofService(QoS)ͲWMM,WMMͲPSΘʳSupportsMultipleBSSIDΘʳSupportsWindows2000/XP/Vista/Windows7ΘʳSimpleusersetupanddiagnosticsutilities1.2 LEDIndicatorLEDLightStatusDescriptionACTBlinkingDataisbeingtransmittedorreceived.
51.3 PackageContentsΘʳOneWirelessPCIExpressAdapterΘʳThreeExternalAntennasΘʳOneCDͲROM(Drivers/Utility,User’sManual)Ifanyoftheaboveitemsismissing,contactyourdealerimmediately.1.4 BeforeyoustartYoumusthavetherequirementsasfollow,ΘʳAcomputerwithanavailablePCIExpressslotΘʳAtleasta300MHzprocessorand32MBmemoryΘʳWindows2000/XP/Vista/Windows7supportΘʳACDͲROMdriveΘʳWirelessPCIExpressAdapterproperlyinstalled1.5 HardwareInstallationSTEP1:TurnoffyourcomputerandremoveitscoverSTEP2:InsertthewirelessPCIExpresscardtoanavailablePCIExpressslotfirmly.Pleaserefertotheillustrationbelow:STEP3:Securethiscardtotherearofthecomputerchassisandputbackthecover.STEP4:Securetheantennatoantennaconnectorofthecard.Pleaserefertotheillustrationbelow:STEP5:Turnonthecomputer.
6[GuidelinesfortheHardwareInstallation]PleaseobservethefollowingguidelineswhenyouareinstallingthewirelessPCIExpressadaptertotheDesktopPC:AvoidplacingthePCclosetoobstaclesObstructionssuchasconcreteandthickwallslimitradiosignalpenetrationandreducethethroughputandthecoveragerangeofthewirelessPCIExpressadapter.PlacethePCashighaspossibleThehigherthePCisplaced,thebettertheperformance.AdjusttheantennapositionPleaserefertotheillustrationbelow:
72. InstallationProcedureNote:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWirelessAdapterdriver&utilitybefore,pleaseuninstalltheoldversionfirst.STEP1:FoundNewHardwareWizardisdisplayedaftertheadapterisinstalledandthecomputerisrestarted.PleaseclickCanceltocontinue.STEP2:InsertInstallationCDintoCDͲROMdrivethenwindowsbelowwillappear.ClickInstallDrivertobegindevicedriverinstallation.
8STEP3: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:Selectthesetuptypethatbestsuitsyourneeds.ClickNexttocontinue.
9In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.Ifyouneedtheadaptertooperatewithbetterperformance,pleasechooseOptimizeforperformancemodetoenabletheTxBurstmode.OryoucanchooseOptimizeforWiFimodetoruninstandardwirelessnetwork.
10STEP5:ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation.STEP6:Pleasewaitforawhileduringtheadapterisconfiguringyournewsoftwareinstallation.
11STEP7:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,clickFinishtoexitthewizard.Tocheckiftheadapterisproperlyinstalled,youcanrightͲclickComputerÆchoosePropertiesÆclickDeviceManager.TheConfigurationUtilityappearsasanicononthesystemtrayofWindowswhiletheadapterisrunning.YoucanopentheutilitybydoubleͲclickontheicon.
12RightͲclicktheicon,therearesomeitemsforyoutooperatetheconfigurationutility,zLaunchConfigUtilitiesÆSelectthisoptiontoopentheConfigurationUtilitytool.zUseZeroConfigurationasConfigurationutilityÆSelectthisoptiontouseWindowsXPbuiltͲinwirelessconfigurationutility(WindowsZeroConfiguration)toconfiguretocard.zSwitchtoAPModeÆSelectthisoptiontochangetoAPmode.zExitÆSelectExittoclosetheConfigurationUtilitytool.3. WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility3.1WirelessUtility(RaUI)&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coͲexist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.
13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.3.2UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessadapterSTEP1:Ifconnectionislostornotconnected,thestatuspromptasbelowwillpopup.STEP2:RightͲclickthenetworkconnectioniconinthetaskbar.
14STEP3:Select“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”willpopupthedialogshownasbelow.STEP4:SelectintendedAPandclick“Connect”shownasbelow,thenclick“ConnectAnyway”.
15STEP5:AP1issuccessfulconnected.
16STEP6:IfyouwanttomodifyinformationaboutAP,click“Changeadvancedsettings”STEP7:Choose“WirelessNetworks”tab.
17STEP8:Click“Properties”andthenclick“OK”button.STEP9:Afterfillingappropriatevalue,click“OK”button.Andthestatuswillpromptupasbelow.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shown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.
183.3WirelessUtilityͲRaUI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,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ÎStatisticsPage
21ÎWMMPageÎWPSPageÎCCXPageÎAboutPage
22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ÎRetrytheConnection
23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ͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisGood.ÎͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisNormalÎͲͲindicateWirelessNICisnotconnectedyetÎͲͲindicateWirelessNICisnotdetectedÎͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisWeak
243.3.1ProfileProfilecanbookkeepingyourfavoritewirelesssettingamongyourhome,office,andotherpublichotͲspot.Youmaysavemultipleprofiles,andactivatethecorrectoneatyourpreference.[Definitionofeachfield]ProfileName:Nameofprofile,presettoPROFϿ(Ͽindicate1,2,3,…)SSID:APorAdͲHocnameNetworkType:Network’stype,includinginfrastructureandAdͲHoc.Authentication:AuthenticationmodeEncryption:EncryptionTypeUse802.1x:Whetherornotuse802.1xfeatureChannel:channelinuseforAdͲHocmodePowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)orPowerSavingMode.TxPower:Transmitpower,theamountofpowerusedbyaradiotransceivertosendthesignalout.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AdͲHocÎindicatesecurityͲenabledwirelessnetwork
25ÎAddanewprofileÎEditanexistingprofileÎDeleteanexistingprofileÎImportanexistingprofileÎExporttheprofileÎActivateselectedprofile3.3.1.1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
26availableAPs.PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM[ConstantlyAwakeMode]orPowerSavingMode.NetworkType:Therearetwotypes,infrastructureand802.11AdͲHocmode.UnderAdͲHoc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AdͲHocmode.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AdͲHocmode.UsercanchoosethechannelfrequencytostarttheirAdͲHocnetwork.AuthenticationType:Thereare7typeofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaUI.TheyareOpen,Shared,LEAP,WPA,WPAͲPSK,WPA2,WPA2ͲPSK.EncryptionType:Foropenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptiontypeareNoneandWEP.ForWPA,WPA2,WPAͲPSKandWPA2ͲPSK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PreͲSharedKey:ThisisthesharedsecretbetweenAPandSTA.ForWPAͲPSKandWPA2ͲPSK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3.3.1.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfileStep1:ClickAddinProfilefunction
27Step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.
28Step4:Then,youcanseetheprofilewhichyousetappearintheprofilelist.Click“Activate”toactivatetheprofilesetting.3.3.2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:[Definitionofeachfield]SSID:NameofBSSorIBSSnetworkNetworkType:Networktypeinuse,infrastructureforBBS,AdͲHocforIBSSnetwork
29Channel:Channelinuse.WirelessMode:APsupportwirelessmode.ITmaysupport802.11b,802.11gor802.11nwirelessmode.SecurityͲEnable:WhetherAPprovidessecurityͲenabledwirelessnetworkSignal:Receivesignalstrengthofspecifiednetwork[Icons&Buttons]ÎIndicateconnectionissuccessful.ÎIndicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode.ÎIndicatenetworktypeisAdͲHocmode.ÎIndicatesecurityͲenabledwirelessnetwork.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doubleͲclickontheintendedAP,youcanseeAP’sdetailinformation.
303.3.3AdvancedWirelessMode:Heresupport2.4GwirelessmodeEnableTxBurst:Checktoenablethisfunction.Thisfunctionenablestheadaptertodeliverbetterthroughputduringaperiodoftime,itonlytakeseffectwhenconnectingwiththeAPthatsupportsthisfunction..EnableTCPWindowsSize:Checktoincreasethetransmissionquality.ThelargeTCPWindowsizethebetterperformance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1Ͳ11,Europe(ETSI)ischannel1Ͳ13.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CH1Ͳ11,CH1Ͳ13,CH10Ͳ11,CH10Ͳ13,CH14,CH1Ͳ14,CH3Ͳ9,andCH5Ͳ13.PleaserefertobelowChannelClassificationandrange,CountryChannellisttoselectyourCountryRegionCode:Figure1:ChannelClassificationandrange
31Figure2:CountryChannellist3.3.4StatisticsStatisticspagedisplaysthedetailcounterinformationbasedon802.11MIBcounters.ThispagetranslatestheMIBcountersintoaformateasierforusertounderstand.[TransmitStatistics]
32Frames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OutͲOfͲResource:Framesdroppedduetoresourceissue.DuplicateFramesReceived:Duplicatereceivedframes.ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero3.3.5WMMWMMfunctioninvolves“WMMEnable”,“WMMͲPowerSaveEnable”and“DSLSetup”.WMMEnable:EnabeWiͲFiMultiͲMedia.WMMͲPowerSaveEnable:EnableWMMPowerSave.DirectLinkSetupEnable:EnableDLS(directLinkSetup).
33[WMMEnable–EnableWiͲFiMultiͲMedia]Ifyouwanttouse“WMMͲPower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.
34[WMMͲPowerSaveEnable–EnableWMMPowerSave]Step1:Click“WMMͲPowerSaveEnable”Step2:PleaseselectwhichACsyouwanttoenable.ThesettingofenablingWMMͲPowerSaveissuccessfully.[DirectLinkSetupEnable–EnableDLS(DirectLinkSetup)]Step1:Click“DirectLinkSetupEnable”
35Step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
36is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”.
37Step2:DoubleͲClickandtheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.(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.
383.3.6WPSWPSConfiguration:TheprimarygoalofWiͲFiProtectedSetup(WiͲFiSimpleConfiguration)istosimplythesecuritysetupandmanagementofWiͲFi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),SecurityͲEnabled.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,UUIDͲEandRFBands.PINCode:8Ͳdigit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roleͲplayingasanEnrolleeoranexternalRegistrar.
39WPS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WPA2ͲPSK/AES/64HexͲKey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nonͲsecurity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nonͲsecurity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.ϪʳWhenyouclickPINorPBC,pleasedon’tdoanyrescanwithintwoͲminute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,UUIDͲEandRFbands.AuthenticationType:TherearethreetypesofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaConfig.ThereareOpen,Shared,WPAͲPSK,andWPAsystem.EncryptionType:ForOpenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptionareNoneandWEP.ForWPA,WPA2,WPAͲPSK,andWPA2ͲPSKauthenticationmode,theencryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES.
40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twoͲminuteWalktime.
41Selected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.UUIDͲE:Theuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)elementgeneratedbytheEnrollee.Thereisavalue.Itis16bytes.RFͲBands:IndicateAllRFbandsavailableontheAP.AdualͲbandAPmustprovideit.Thevaluesare“2.4GHz”and“5GHz”3.3.7SSOTheSSOconfigurationpageasshowninblowdiagram:(SSOfuncitondoesn’tsupportVista&Win7OS)[FieldDefinitions]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.UseIDandPasswordinDialog:UsetheIDandpasswordinpopͲinauthenticationdialogEnablePersistentConnection:UseIDandPasswordinthepreviousactivateProfileandnotshowanyauthenticationdialogProfileList(OnlysupportLEAPorEAPͲFASTauthentication):SelectProfile:SelectaprofilecontainingLEAPorEAPͲFASTauthenticationInformationofselectedprofile:Profileinformation,suchasprofilename,SSID,andAuthentication.
423.3.8CCXTheCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions)configurationpageasshowninblowdiagram:(CCXfunctiondoesn’tsupportWindows7OS)[FieldDefinitions]EnableCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions):ClickheretoenableCCXfunction.EnableRadioMeasurements:ChecktoenabletheRadiomeasurementfunction.NonͲServingChannelMeasurementsLimit:Usercansetchannelmeasurementevery0~1023milliseconds.Defaultissetto250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.Informationofselectedprofile:Profileinformation,suchasprofilename,SSID,andDiagnosisCapableinformation.3.3.9AboutAboutfunctiondisplaythewirelesscardanddriverversioninformation.
43(1) ConnecttoRalink’sWebsite:WWW.RALINKTECH.COM(2) DisplayConfigurationUtility,Driver,andEEPROMversioninformation(3) DisplayWirelessNICMACAddress.3.3.10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.SignalStrength3:Receivesignalstrength3,usercanchoosetodisplayaspercentageordBmformat.NoiseStrength:Displaynoisesignalstrength.HT:DisplaycurrentHTStatusinuse,containingBW,GI,MCS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Showtheinformationonlyfor802.11nwirelesscard)
443.3.11EnableAPModeFeatureinWindows2000OSInWindows2000OperationSystem,thelocalnetworkwon’tbeautomaticallyestablishedwhileusingWirelessPCIadapter’sAPmode.PleasefollowthebelowstepstoenableInternetConnectionSharingfeaturefirstbeforeyouswitchWirelessPCIadapter’sAPmode.Step1:AftertheWirelessPCIAdapterisinstalledproperlyinWindows2000OperationSystem,gotoStartÎSettingsÎControlPanelÎChoose“NetworkandDialͲupConnections”option.RightͲClickyourlocalareaconnection(suchasanotherLANCardinthesamecomputer),andchoose“Properties”.Step2:InSharingtab,enableInternetConnectionSharingforthisconnectionandclick“OK”
45Step3:BacktoNetworkandDialͲupConnectionscreen,rightͲclick“LocalAreaConnection2”(for802.11nWirelessLANcard)andchoose“Properties”.Step4:Select“InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)”andclick“Properties”.Youwillsee802.11nWirelessPCIadapterwillbeautomaticallyassignedanIPaddressasAccessPoint.Step5:IntheSystemtray,nowyoucanswitch802.11nWirelessPCIAdaptertoAPMode.
46Step6:AfterswitchtoAPmode,RalinkWirelessUtilitywillautomaticallypupͲup.TheWirelessDefaultSSIDisassignedas“SoftAPͲ56”.Step7:TomakesureyourSoftAPisworkingproperly,youneedtouseanothercomputerwhichwithWirelessLANfeaturetoaccessSoftAPͲ56AP.Inthebelowexample,useanotherPCwithWirelessfeatureinVistaOperationSystem.GotoStartÎControlPanelÎChoose“NetworkandSharingCenter”optionÎClick“Connecttoanetwork”tosearchtheavailablenetworks.
47Step8:Selectthenetwork“SoftAPͲ56”andclick“Connect”toestablishtheconnection.Step9:AfterthecomputerissuccessfulconnectedtoSoftAPͲ56,NetworkandSharingCenterscreenwillbeshownasbelow.Click“ViewStatus”toseethedetail.
48Step10:InGeneraltab,click“Detail…”,andthenyoucanseethecurrentNetworkconnectiondetails.IfthiscomputerissuccessfulconnecttoSoftAPͲ56AccessPoint,theDHCPserverwillbeassignedtosameIPaddress.3.3.12SoftAP(OnlyWindows7Support)Windows7allowswirelessdevicetobeinbothStation(STA)andAPMode.Accordingtofollowingsteps,youcanopenorcloseAPfunction.Step1:Click“SwitchtoSTA+APmode”iteminRaUIsystemtraymenu.Step2:SetSoftAPSSIDandkey
49Step3:SelectWANadapter
50Step4:SelectSoftAPpagetosetSoftAPparameterStep5:SetSoftAPparameterinSoftAPpage
51Step6:Click“SwitchtoSTAmode”tocloseSoftAPfunctionStep7:SoftAPfunctionisclosed
52IfyouhaveanytroublestoconfigureorsetupthisWLANadapter,pleasefeelfreetocontactus.Beforecontactingus,makesurecollectfollowinginformation.Submitcompletedetailedinformationofyourproblemwillhelpustoprovideyouaccurateanswers.ModelName:SerialNumber:PCSettings:Other:

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