Pro Nets Technology WPE71RL Wireless PCI Express Adapter User Manual
Pro-Nets Technology Corporation Wireless PCI Express Adapter Users Manual
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IEEE802.11n WirelessPCIExpressAdapter WPE71RL User’sManual February2010 FCCWarning 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. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation. IMPORTANTNOTE: FCCRadiationExposureStatement: 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 eightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody. This transmitter must not be coͲlocated or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. RevisionHistory Revision History V1. 1strelease Allbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarks oftheirrespectiveholders. 0984 E=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. 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 z z z EN 300 328 V.1.7.1 EN 301 489-1 V.1.8.1 / EN 301 489-17 V.2.1.1 EN 62311 EN 60950-1 Regulatory statement (R&TTE) zEuropean standards dictate maximum radiated transmit power of 100mW EIRP and frequency range 2.400-2.4835GHz; zIn 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=0.020m D=0.030m is the minimum safety distance between the EUT and human body when the E-Field strength is 61V/m. Contents 1.Introduction ........................................................................... 4 1.1Features..........................................................................................4 1.2LEDIndicator ..................................................................................4 1.3PackageContents ...........................................................................5 1.4Beforeyoustart..............................................................................5 1.5HardwareInstallation .....................................................................5 2.InstallationProcedure ............................................................... 7 3.WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility ........................................ 12 3.2UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessadapter .........................................13 3.3WirelessUtilityͲRaUI ...................................................................18 3.3.1Profile................................................................................24 3.3.2Network ............................................................................28 3.3.3Advanced...........................................................................30 3.3.4Statistics ............................................................................31 3.3.5WMM ................................................................................32 3.3.6WPS...................................................................................38 3.3.7SSO ....................................................................................41 3.3.8CCX ....................................................................................42 3.3.9About ................................................................................42 3.3.10LinkStatus .......................................................................43 3.3.11EnableAPModeFeatureinWindows2000OS .................44 3.3.12SoftAP(OnlyWindows7Support)....................................48 1. Introduction ThisisawirelessPCIExpressadapterthatdeliversunrivaledwirelessperformanceforyour 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 supportsWEP,WPA,WPA2,WPS802.1x highͲlevelWLANsecurityfeatures thatguarantee thebestsecurityforusers. ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulations andCEapproval. 1.1 Features Θʳ ComplieswithdraftIEEE802.11nstandard Θʳ Upto150Mbpsdatatransferratesin802.11nmode Θʳ BackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g Θʳ LegacyandHighThroughputModes Θʳ Supports64/128ͲbitWEPDataEncryption Θʳ SupportsWPA,WPA2(802.11i),WPS,802.1xadvancedsecurity Θʳ SupportsbothInfrastructureandAdͲHocNetworkingModes Θʳ SupportsQualityofService(QoS)ͲWMM,WMMͲPS Θʳ SupportsMultipleBSSID Θʳ SupportsWindows2000/XP/Vista/Windows7 Θʳ Simpleusersetupanddiagnosticsutilities 1.2 LEDIndicator LED LightStatus ACT Blinking Description Dataisbeingtransmittedorreceived. 1.3 PackageContents Θʳ OneWirelessPCIExpressAdapter Θʳ ThreeExternalAntennas Θʳ OneCDͲROM(Drivers/Utility,User’sManual) Ifanyoftheaboveitemsismissing,contactyourdealerimmediately. 1.4 Beforeyoustart Youmusthavetherequirementsasfollow, Θʳ AcomputerwithanavailablePCIExpressslot Θʳ Atleasta300MHzprocessorand32MBmemory Θʳ Windows2000/XP/Vista/Windows7support Θʳ ACDͲROMdrive Θʳ WirelessPCIExpressAdapterproperlyinstalled 1.5 HardwareInstallation STEP1:Turnoffyourcomputerandremoveitscover STEP2: Insert the wireless PCI Express card to an available PCI Express slot firmly. Please refertotheillustrationbelow: STEP3:Securethiscardtotherearofthecomputerchassisandputbackthecover. STEP4:Securetheantennatoantennaconnectorofthecard.Pleaserefertotheillustration below: STEP5:Turnonthecomputer. [GuidelinesfortheHardwareInstallation] Please observe the following guidelines when you are installing the wireless PCI Express adaptertotheDesktopPC: AvoidplacingthePCclosetoobstacles Obstructionssuchasconcreteandthickwallslimitradiosignalpenetrationandreduce thethroughputandthecoveragerangeofthewirelessPCIExpressadapter. PlacethePCashighaspossible ThehigherthePCisplaced,thebettertheperformance. Adjusttheantennaposition Pleaserefertotheillustrationbelow: 2. InstallationProcedure Note:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWirelessAdapterdriver&utilitybefore,pleaseuninstallthe oldversionfirst. STEP1: Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computerisrestarted.PleaseclickCanceltocontinue. STEP2: Insert Installation CD into CDͲROM drive then windows below will appear. Click InstallDrivertobegindevicedriverinstallation. 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. STEP4:Selectthesetuptypethatbestsuitsyourneeds.ClickNexttocontinue. In Windows XP, there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless adapter.YoucanchoosetoconfiguretheadapterthroughtheMicrosoftZeroConfiguration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool. It is recommended to choose the Ralink ConfigurationToolfortheadapter.ClickNexttocontinue. 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 modetoruninstandardwirelessnetwork. STEP5:ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation. STEP6: Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation. 10 STEP7:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,clickFinishtoexitthe wizard. To check if the adapter is properly installed, you can rightͲclick Computer Æ choose PropertiesÆclickDeviceManager. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapterisrunning.YoucanopentheutilitybydoubleͲclickontheicon. 11 RightͲclicktheicon,therearesomeitemsforyoutooperatetheconfigurationutility, LaunchConfigUtilitiesÆSelectthisoptiontoopentheConfigurationUtilitytool. UseZeroConfigurationasConfigurationutilityÆSelectthisoptiontouseWindows XPbuiltͲinwirelessconfigurationutility(WindowsZeroConfiguration)toconfigureto card. SwitchtoAPModeÆSelectthisoptiontochangetoAPmode. ExitÆSelectExittoclosetheConfigurationUtilitytool. 3. WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility 3.1WirelessUtility(RaUI)&WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC) TheConfigurationUtilityisapowerfulapplicationthathelpsyoutoconfiguretheWireless LANadapterandmonitorthelinkstatusandstatisticsduringthecommunicationprocess. Whentheadapterisinstalled,theconfigurationutilitywillbedisplayedautomatically.This adapterwillautoconnecttowirelessdevicewhichhasbettersignalstrengthandnowireless securitysetting. In Windows XP, it provides wireless configuration utility named “Windows Zero configuration”whichprovidesbasicconfigurationfunctionforRalinkWirelessNIC,Ralink’s Utility(RaUI)providesWPAsupplicantfunctionality.Tomakeiteasierforusertoselectthe correct utility, RaUI will let user make the selection when it first runs after windows XP boots. RaUIcancoͲexistwithWZC(WindowsZeroConfiguration).WhencoexistingwithWZC,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 configurationorprofilefunctions.Pleaseseebelowpicture:ToselectWZCorRaUI If “Use Zero Configurations as Configuration utility” is selected, please continue on the section.BelowpictureshowsthattheRaUIstatuswhenWZCisactiveasmaincontrolutility. 12 When activating WZC, there are couple different on RaUI status compare to the without WZCrunning: (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. 3.2UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessadapter STEP1:Ifconnectionislostornotconnected,thestatuspromptasbelowwillpopup. STEP2:RightͲclickthenetworkconnectioniconinthetaskbar. 13 STEP3:Select“ViewAvailableWirelessNetworks”willpopupthedialogshownasbelow. STEP4: Select intended AP and click “Connect” shown as below, then click “Connect Anyway”. 14 STEP5:AP1issuccessfulconnected. 15 STEP6:IfyouwanttomodifyinformationaboutAP,click“Changeadvancedsettings” STEP7:Choose“WirelessNetworks”tab. 16 STEP8:Click“Properties”andthenclick“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 featuresprovidedbyRalink’swirelessNIC. 17 3.3WirelessUtilityͲRaUI WhenstartingRaUI,systemwillconnecttotheAPwithbestsignalstrengthwithoutsetting profileormatchingprofilesetting.Itwillissueascancommand towirelessNIC.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 signalpercentage.ThearrowiconindicatestheconnectedBSSorIBSSnetwork. 18 TherearethreesectionsinRaUI.Thesesectionsarebrieflydescribedasbelow. ButtonSection:includeProfilepage,Networkpage,Advancedpage,Statisticspage, WMMpage,WPSpage,Aboutbutton,RadioOn/OffbuttonandHelpbutton. ÎButtonSection ÎMovetotheLeft ÎMovetotheRight 19 FunctionSection:Correspondingbutton ÎProfilePage ÎNetworkPage ÎAdvancedPage ÎStatisticsPage 20 ÎWMMPage ÎWPSPage ÎCCXPage ÎAboutPage 21 Status Section: Include Link Status, Authentication Status, AP’s information, Configurationandretryingtheconnectionwhenauthenticationisfailed. ÎLinkStatus ÎAuthenticationStatus ÎAP’sInformation ÎRetrytheConnection 22 ÎConfiguration AtthemeantimeofstartingRaUI,thereisalsoasmallRalinkiconappearswithin windows taskbar as below. You may double click it to bring up the main menu if youselectedtocloseRaUImenuearlier.Youmayalsousemouse;srightbuttonto closeRaUIutility. ÎÎRalinkiconinsystemtray. Besides, the small icon will change color to reflect current wireless network connectionstatus.Thestatusindicatesasfollow: Î ͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisGood. Î ͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisNormal Î ͲͲindicateWirelessNICisnotconnectedyet Î ͲͲindicateWirelessNICisnotdetected Î ͲͲindicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisWeak 23 3.3.1Profile Profilecanbookkeepingyourfavoritewirelesssettingamongyourhome,office,andother public hotͲspot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. [Definitionofeachfield] ProfileName:Nameofprofile,presettoPROFϿ(Ͽindicate1,2,3,…) SSID:APorAdͲHocname NetworkType:Network’stype,includinginfrastructureandAdͲHoc. Authentication:Authenticationmode Encryption:EncryptionType Use802.1x:Whetherornotuse802.1xfeature Channel:channelinuseforAdͲHocmode PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)orPowerSavingMode. Tx Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signalout. RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the valuedirectly. FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebaror keyinthevaluedirectly. [Iconsandbuttons] Îindicateconnectionissuccessfuloncurrentlyactivatedprofile Îindicateconnectionisfailedoncurrentlyactivateprofile Îindicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode ÎindicatenetworktypeisAdͲHoc ÎindicatesecurityͲenabledwirelessnetwork 24 ÎAddanewprofile ÎEditanexistingprofile ÎDeleteanexistingprofile ÎImportanexistingprofile ÎExporttheprofile ÎActivateselectedprofile 3.3.1.1Add/EditProfile Thereare3methodstoopenProfileEditorform: ÎYoucanopenitfrom“AddtoProfile”buttoninSiteSurveyfunction ÎYoucanopenitform“Add”buttoninProfilefunction ÎYoucanopenitfrom“Edit”buttoninProfilefunction ProfileName:Usercanchosenameforthisprofile,orusedefaultnamedefinedbysystem. SSID: User can key in the intended SSID name or use pull down menu to select from 25 availableAPs. PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM[ConstantlyAwakeMode]orPowerSavingMode. NetworkType:Therearetwotypes,infrastructureand802.11AdͲHocmode.UnderAdͲHoc mode, user canalso choosethepreamble type,theavailablepreambletype includesauto andlong.InadditiontothatthechannelfieldwillbeavailableforsetupinAdͲHocmode. RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the valuedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2347. FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebaror keyinthevaluedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2346. Channel: Only available for setting under AdͲHoc mode. User can choose the channel frequencytostarttheirAdͲHocnetwork. AuthenticationType:Thereare7typeofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaUI.Theyare 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, theencryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES. 802.1xSetting:ItisanauthenticationforWPAandWPA2certificatetoserver. 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 lessthan32lengths. WEPKey:OnlyvalidwhenusingWEPencryptionalgorithm.ThekeymustmatchedAP’skey. Thereareseveralformatstoenterthekeys: ÎHexadecimal–40bits:10Hexcharacters ÎHexadecimal–128bits:26Hexcharacters. ÎASCII–40bits:5ASCIIcharacters ÎASCII–128bits:13ASCIIcharacters 3.3.1.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfile Step1:ClickAddinProfilefunction 26 Step2:AddProfilepagewillpopup. Step3:Changeprofilenametowhatyouwanttoconnect.PulldowntheSSIDandselectone intendedAP.TheAPlististheresultoflastNetwork. 27 Step4:Then,youcanseetheprofilewhichyousetappearintheprofilelist.Click“Activate” toactivatetheprofilesetting. 3.3.2Network Under the Network function, system will display the information of surrounding APs from lastscanresult.ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Signal,Channel,Encryptionalgorithm, AuthenticationandNetworktypeasbelow: [Definitionofeachfield] SSID:NameofBSSorIBSSnetwork NetworkType:Networktypeinuse,infrastructureforBBS,AdͲHocforIBSSnetwork 28 Channel:Channelinuse. Wireless Mode: AP support wireless mode. IT may support 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n wirelessmode. SecurityͲEnable:WhetherAPprovidessecurityͲenabledwirelessnetwork Signal:Receivesignalstrengthofspecifiednetwork [Icons&Buttons] ÎIndicateconnectionissuccessful. ÎIndicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode. ÎIndicatenetworktypeisAdͲHocmode. ÎIndicatesecurityͲenabledwirelessnetwork. ÎIndicate802.11bwirelessmode. ÎIndicate802.11gwirelessmode. ÎIndicate802.11nwirelessmode. ÎIndicatethe APlistsaresortedbySSID,Channel,orSignal. ÎCommandtoconnecttotheselectednetwork. Î Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surroundingwirelessnetwork. ÎAddtheselectedAPtoProfilesetting.Itwillbringupprofilepageand saveuser’ssettingtoanewprofile. [ConnectedNetwork] (1) WhenRaUIfirstran,itwillselectthebestAPtoconnectautomatically. (2) IfuserwantstoconnecttootherAP,Hecanclick“Connect:buttonfortheintendedAP tomakeconnection. (3) If the intended network has encryption other than “Not Use”, RaUI will bring up the securitypageappropriateinformationtomaketheconnection. (4) WhenyoudoubleͲclickontheintendedAP,youcanseeAP’sdetailinformation. 29 3.3.3Advanced WirelessMode:Heresupport2.4Gwirelessmode EnableTxBurst:Checktoenablethisfunction.Thisfunctionenablestheadaptertodeliver betterthroughputduringaperiodoftime,itonlytakeseffectwhenconnectingwiththeAP that supportsthisfunction.. EnableTCPWindowsSize:Checktoincreasethetransmissionquality.ThelargeTCP Windowsizethebetterperformance FastRoamingat:Fasttoroaming,setupbytransmitpower. SelectyourCountryRegionCode:Theavailablechanneldiffersfromdifferentcountries.For example:USA(FCC)ischannel1Ͳ11,Europe(ETSI)ischannel1Ͳ13.Theoperatingfrequency channelwillberestrictedtothecountryuserlocatedbeforeimporting.Ifyouareindifferent country,youhavetoadjustthechannelsettingtocomplytheregulationofthecountry. SupportingregioncodeforthissectionhasCH1Ͳ11,CH1Ͳ13,CH10Ͳ11,CH10Ͳ13,CH14, CH1Ͳ14,CH3Ͳ9,andCH5Ͳ13.PleaserefertobelowChannelClassificationandrange,Country ChannellisttoselectyourCountryRegionCode: Figure1:ChannelClassificationandrange 30 Figure2:CountryChannellist 3.3.4Statistics Statisticspagedisplaysthedetailcounterinformationbasedon 802.11MIB counters.This pagetranslatestheMIBcountersintoaformateasierforusertounderstand. [TransmitStatistics] 31 FramesTransmittedSuccessfully:Framessuccessfullysent. FramesRetransmittedSuccessfully:Successfullyretransmittedframesnumbers FramesFailToReceiveACKAfterAllRetries:Framesfailedtransmitafterhittingretrylimit. ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero [ReceiveStatistics] FramesReceivedSuccessfully:Framesreceivedsuccessfully. FramesReceivedWithCRCError:FramesreceivewithCRCerror. FramesDroppedDueToOutͲOfͲResource:Framesdroppedduetoresourceissue. DuplicateFramesReceived:Duplicatereceivedframes. ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero 3.3.5WMM WMMfunctioninvolves“WMMEnable”,“WMMͲPowerSaveEnable”and“DSLSetup”. WMMEnable:EnabeWiͲFiMultiͲMedia. WMMͲPowerSaveEnable:EnableWMMPowerSave. DirectLinkSetupEnable:EnableDLS(directLinkSetup). 32 [WMMEnable–EnableWiͲFiMultiͲMedia] Ifyouwanttouse“WMMͲPowerSave”or“DirectLinkSetup”youmustenableWMM.The settingmethodsofenablingWMMindicatingasfollow: Step1:Click“WMMEnable” Step 2: Change to “Network” function. And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile.TheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigureinProfilepage. 33 [WMMͲPowerSaveEnable–EnableWMMPowerSave] Step1:Click“WMMͲPowerSaveEnable” Step 2: Please select which ACs you want to enable. The setting of enabling WMMͲPower Saveissuccessfully. [DirectLinkSetupEnable–EnableDLS(DirectLinkSetup)] Step1:Click“DirectLinkSetupEnable” 34 Step2:Changeto“Network”function.AndaddanAPthatsupportsDLSfeaturestoaProfile. TheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigureinProfilepage. TheSettingofDLSindicatesasfollow: (1) Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC address of STA. The STA must conform to 2 conditionsasfollow: ÎConnectwiththesameAPthatsupportDLSfeatures. ÎHavetoenableDLS (2) TimeoutValuerepresentthatitdisconnectautomaticallyaftersomeseconds.Thevalue 35 isinteger.Theintegermustbebetween0~65535.Itrepresentsthatitalwaysconnectsif thevalueiszero.DefaultvalueofTimeoutValueis60seconds. (3) Click“Apply”button.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure. Describe“DLSStatus”asfollow: (1) Astheupfigure,afterconfiguringDLSsuccessfully,showMACaddressoftheopposite sideandTimeoutValueofsettingin“DLSStatus”.In“DLSStatus”oftheoppositeside,it showsMACaddressofitselfandTimeoutValueofsetting. (2) Displaythevaluesof“DLSStatus”to“DirectLinkSetup”asfollow: Step 1: In “DLS Status”, select a direct link STA what you want to show its values in “DirectLinkSetup”. 36 Step2:DoubleͲClickandtheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure. (3) DisconnectDirectLinkSetupasfollow: Step1:SelectadirectlinkSTA. Step2:Click“TearDown”button.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure. 37 3.3.6WPS WPSConfiguration:TheprimarygoalofWiͲFiProtectedSetup(WiͲFiSimpleConfiguration) istosimplythesecuritysetupandmanagementofWiͲFinetworks.RalinkSTAasanEnrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method throughaninternalorexternalRegistrar. WPSAPList:DisplaytheinformationofsurroundingAPswithWPSIEfromlastscanresult. ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Channel,ID(DevicePasswordID),SecurityͲEnabled. Rescan: Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wirelessnetwork. Information: Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network. List Information includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device PasswordID,SelectedRegistrar,State,Version,APSetupLocked,UUIDͲEandRFBands. PINCode:8Ͳdigitnumbers.ItisrequiredtoenterPINCodeintoRegistrarusingPINmethod. EachNICWirelesshasonlyonePINCodeofEnrollee. ConfigMode:OurstationroleͲplayingasanEnrolleeoranexternalRegistrar. 38 WPSProfileList:DisplayallofcredentialsgotfromtheRegistrar.Listinformationincludes SSID, MAC address, Authentication and Encryption Type. If STA Enrollee, credentials are createdassoonaseach WPSsuccess.If STARegistrar,RaUIcreatesa new credentialwith WPA2ͲPSK/AES/64HexͲKeyanddoesn’tchangeuntilnextswitchingtoSTARegistrar. ControlitemsonWPSProfileList: ÎDetail:InformationaboutSecurityandKeyinthecredential Î Connect: Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials. The active selectedcredentialisaslikeastheactiveselectedProfile. ÎRotate:Commandtorotatetoconnecttothenextinsidecredentials ÎDisconnect:StopWPSactionanddisconnectthisactivelink.Andthenselectthelast profileattheProfilePageofRaUIifexist.Ifthereisanemptyprofilepage,thedriver will selectanynonͲsecurityAP. ÎDelete:Deleteanexistingcredential.Andthenselectthenextcredentialifexist.If thereisanemptycredential,thedriverwillselectanynonͲsecurityAP. PIN: Start to add to Registrar using PIN configuration method. IF STA Registrar, remember thatenterPINCodereadfromyouEnrolleebeforestartingPIN. PBC:StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod. Ϫʳ When you click PIN or PBC, please don’t do any rescan within twoͲminute connection.Ifyouwanttoabortthissetupwithintheinterval,restartPIN/PBCor pressDisconnecttostopWPSconnection. WPSassociateIE:SendtheassociationrequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.Itisoptional forSTA. WPSprobeIE:SendtheproberequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.ITisoptionalforSTA. ProgressBar:DisplayrateofprogressfromStarttoConnectedstatus. StatusBar:DisplaycurrentlyWPSStatus. [WPSInformationonAP] WPS information contain authentication type, encryption type, config methods, device passwordID,selectedregistrar,state,version,APsetuplocked,UUIDͲEandRFbands. AuthenticationType:TherearethreetypesofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaConfig. ThereareOpen,Shared,WPAͲPSK,andWPAsystem. EncryptionType:ForOpenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptionare None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPAͲPSK, and WPA2ͲPSK authentication mode, the encryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES. 39 Config Methods: Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding externalRegistrars.(AbitwiseORofvalues) Device Password ID: Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selectedRegistrarintendstouse.APinPBCmodemustindicate0x0004withintwoͲminute Walktime. 40 SelectedRegistrar:IndicateiftheuserhasrecentlyactivatedaRegistrartoaddanEnrollee. Thevaluesare“TRUE”and“FALSE” State: The current configuration state on AP. The value are “Unconfigured” and “Configured”. Version:WPSspecifiedversion. APSetupLocked:IndicateifAPhasenteredasetuplockedstate. UUIDͲE:Theuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)elementgeneratedbytheEnrollee.Thereis avalue.Itis16bytes. RFͲBands: Indicate All RF bands available on the AP. A dualͲband AP must provide it. The valuesare“2.4GHz”and“5GHz” 3.3.7SSO TheSSOconfigurationpageasshowninblowdiagram: (SSOfuncitondoesn’tsupportVista&Win7OS) [FieldDefinitions] EnableSSOFeature:ChoosewhichSSOmethodstologon. UseIDandPasswordinWinlogon:UsetheIDandpasswordinWindowslogon. UseIDandPasswordinProfile:UsetheIDandpasswordinRauIprofilesettings. UseIDandPasswordinDialog:UsetheIDandpasswordinpopͲinauthentication dialog EnablePersistentConnection:UseIDandPasswordinthepreviousactivateProfileandnot showanyauthenticationdialog ProfileList(OnlysupportLEAPorEAPͲFASTauthentication): SelectProfile:SelectaprofilecontainingLEAPorEAPͲFASTauthentication Informationofselectedprofile:Profileinformation,suchasprofilename,SSID, andAuthentication. 41 3.3.8CCX TheCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions)configurationpageasshowninblowdiagram:(CCX functiondoesn’tsupportWindows7OS) [FieldDefinitions] EnableCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions):ClickheretoenableCCXfunction. EnableRadioMeasurements:ChecktoenabletheRadiomeasurementfunction. NonͲServingChannelMeasurementsLimit:Usercansetchannelmeasurementevery 0~1023milliseconds.Defaultissetto250milliseconds. RoamingwithRFParameters:RoamingbyasetofRFparametersfromAP. VoiceDrasticRoaming:Diagnoseroamingfunctionbyvoicetraffictest. CAC(Tolerance):Enablethecalladmissioncontrol. Diagnostic:Selectaprofilewhichtheuserwanttodiagnose,thenhittheDiagnosebuttonto performthediagnostictest. Informationofselectedprofile:Profileinformation,suchasprofilename,SSID,and DiagnosisCapableinformation. 3.3.9About Aboutfunctiondisplaythewirelesscardanddriverversioninformation. 42 (1) ConnecttoRalink’sWebsite:WWW.RALINKTECH.COM (2) DisplayConfigurationUtility,Driver,andEEPROMversioninformation (3) DisplayWirelessNICMACAddress. 3.3.10LinkStatus LinkStatusdisplaysthedetailinformationcurrentconnection Status: Current connection status. If no connection, it will show Disconnected. Otherwise, theSSIDandBSSIDwillshowhere. ExtraInfo:Displaylinkstatusinuse. Channel:Displaycurrentchannelinuse. Authentication:Authenticationmodeinuse. Encryption:Encryptiontypeinuse. NetworkType:Networktypeinuse. IPAddress:IPaddressaboutcurrentconnection. SubMask:SubMastaboutcurrentconnection. DefaultGateway:Defaultgatewayaboutcurrentconnection. LinkSpeed:Showcurrenttransmitrateandreceiverate. Throughout:DisplaytransmitsandreceivethroughputinunitofMbps. 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 dBmformat. Signal Strength 2: Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or dBmformat. Signal Strength 3: Receive signal strength 3, user can choose to display as percentage or dBmformat. NoiseStrength:Displaynoisesignalstrength. HT:DisplaycurrentHTStatusinuse,containingBW,GI,MCS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Show theinformationonlyfor802.11nwirelesscard) 43 3.3.11EnableAPModeFeatureinWindows2000OS 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 InternetConnectionSharingfeaturefirstbeforeyouswitchWirelessPCIadapter’sAPmode. 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.RightͲClickyourlocalareaconnection(suchasanotherLANCardinthe samecomputer),andchoose“Properties”. Step 2: In Sharing tab, enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and click “OK” 44 Step3:BacktoNetworkandDialͲupConnectionscreen,rightͲclick“LocalAreaConnection 2”(for802.11nWirelessLANcard)andchoose“Properties”. Step 4: Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”. You will see 802.11n WirelessPCIadapterwillbeautomaticallyassignedanIPaddressasAccessPoint. Step5:IntheSystemtray,nowyoucanswitch802.11nWirelessPCIAdaptertoAPMode. 45 Step 6: After switch to AP mode, Ralink Wireless Utility will automatically pupͲup. The WirelessDefaultSSIDisassignedas“SoftAPͲ56”. Step7:TomakesureyourSoftAPisworkingproperly,youneedtouseanothercomputer whichwithWirelessLANfeaturetoaccessSoftAPͲ56AP.Inthebelowexample,useanother PCwithWirelessfeatureinVistaOperationSystem.GotoStartÎControlPanelÎChoose “Network and Sharing Center” option Î Click “Connect to a network” to search the availablenetworks. 46 Step8:Selectthenetwork“SoftAPͲ56”andclick“Connect”toestablishtheconnection. Step 9: After the computer is successful connected to SoftAPͲ56, Network and Sharing Centerscreenwillbeshownasbelow.Click“ViewStatus”toseethedetail. 47 Step 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 DHCPserverwillbeassignedtosameIPaddress. 3.3.12SoftAP(OnlyWindows7Support) Windows 7 allows wireless device to be in both Station (STA) and AP Mode. According to followingsteps,youcanopenorcloseAPfunction. Step1:Click“SwitchtoSTA+APmode”iteminRaUIsystemtraymenu. Step2:SetSoftAPSSIDandkey 48 Step3:SelectWANadapter 49 Step4:SelectSoftAPpagetosetSoftAPparameter Step5:SetSoftAPparameterinSoftAPpage 50 Step6:Click“SwitchtoSTAmode”tocloseSoftAPfunction Step7:SoftAPfunctionisclosed 51 IfyouhaveanytroublestoconfigureorsetupthisWLANadapter,pleasefeelfreetocontact us. Before contacting us, make sure collect following information. Submit complete detailedinformationofyourproblemwillhelpustoprovideyouaccurateanswers. ModelName: SerialNumber: PCSettings: Other: 52
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