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USBWirelessLAN

Adapter

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User’sManual

November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.

FCCCaution:Toassurecontinuedcompliance,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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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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CEMarkWarning

ThisisaClassBproduct.Inadomesticenvironment,thisproductmaycauseradio

interference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.

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2010AllRightsReserved.Nopartofthisdocumentcanbecopiedorreproducedinanyform

withoutwrittenconsentfromthecompany.

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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PACKAGECONTENTS ................................................................................................ 4

1.3LEDINDICATOR....................................................................................................... 4

1.4MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS............................................................................. 5

2.INSTALLDRIVER/UTILITY ............................................................................................. 6

3.WIRELESSNETWORKCONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 11

3.1GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 11

3.2PROFILE............................................................................................................... 11

3.3AVAILABLENETWORK............................................................................................. 12

3.4STATUS................................................................................................................ 14

3.5STATISTICS ........................................................................................................... 15

3.6WI‐FIPROTECTEDSETUP(WPS) .............................................................................. 15

3.7EASYSHARING ...................................................................................................... 16

3.8VIRTUALWIFI....................................................................................................... 17

4.SOFT‐APFUNCTION................................................................................................... 23

4.1SWITCHINGTOAPMODE........................................................................................ 24

4.2GENERAL ............................................................................................................. 25

4.3ADVANCED........................................................................................................... 26

4.4STATISTICS ........................................................................................................... 27

4.5ICS..................................................................................................................... 28

1. Introduction

Thisisawireless11nUSBAdapterthatprovidesunsurpassedwirelessperformanceforyour

DesktopPCorNotebook.ItcomplieswithIEEE802.11ndraft2.0wirelessstandardandis

backwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g.ThisUSBadapterprovidesbetterwireless

receptionandupto150Mbpsdatatransferratesin11nmode.Withthisadapter,youcan

easilyupgradeyourDesktopPCorNotebookwirelessconnectivity.Onceconnected,to

accessthenetworkwithhigh‐speed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.

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TheWirelessUSBadapterprovidespeer‐to‐peercommunicationamonganycompatible

wirelessclientusersandnoAccessPointrequired.ItalsosupportsWEP,WPA,WPA2,WPS,

802.1xhigh‐levelWLANsecurityfeaturesthatguaranteethebestsecurityforusers.

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1.1 Features

z ComplieswithdraftIEEE802.11nstandard

z Upto150MbpsdatatransferratesinIEEE802.11nmode

z BackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g

z LegacyandHighThroughputModes

z Supports64/128‐bitWEPDataEncryption

z SupportsWPA,WPA2(802.11i),WPS,802.1xadvancedsecurity

z SupportsQualityofService(QoS)‐WMM,WMM‐PS

z SupportsbothInfrastructureandAd‐HocNetworkingModes

z SupportsMultipleBSSID

z Simpleusersetupanddiagnosticsutilities

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1.2 PackageContents

‧ OneWirelessUSBAdapter

‧ OneUSBA‐typemaletofemaleextensioncable

‧ OneCDdiskincludesdriver/utilityanduser’smanual

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1.3 LEDIndicator

LED Light Status Description

ACT Blinking

Data is being transmitted or received

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1.4 MinimumSystemRequirements

Computerwith:

‧ 300MHzprocessorandminimum64MBRAM

‧ Windows2000,XP(32/64bit),Vista(32/64bit)orWindows7(32/64bit)

‧ ACD‐ROMDrive

‧ AnavailableUSB2.0port

2. InstallDriver/Utility

Step1:InsetWirelessLANUSBAdapterInstallationCDintoCD‐ROMdrivethenwindows

belowwillappear.ClickInstallDriver&UtilitytobeginDriverInstallation.

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Step2:AfterclickInstallDriverUtility,theUSBWirelessLANSoftwarewizardwillappear

andthenclickNexttocontinue.

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Step3:Pleasewaitforawhileduringwizardisconfiguring.

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(ForWindows7OS,ifbellowscreenisappeared,chooseInstallthisdriversoftware

anywaytocontinue.)

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Step4:Pleasewaitforwhileduringsetupprogramisconfiguring.

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Step5:ChooseYes,IwanttorestartmycomputernowandClickFinishtocomplete

installation.

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[ConfigureWirelessLANUtility]

Step1:AfterSetuphasfinishedinstallingthedriver,pleaseright‐clicktheWirelessLANicon

onthesystemtray,andselectOpenConfigUtility.

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Step2:TheUSBWirelessLANUtilitywillbedisplayed;selectAvailableNetworktaband

theutilitywillauto‐detecttheavailablenetworkchannelsandshowstheminthelist.

Chooseoneyouwouldliketoconnect.

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Step3:TheWirelessNetworkPropertieswindowswillshow.Youwillseethenetwork

channelwhichyouchooseshowintheProfileName.EntertheNetworkKey(ifitis

necessary)andclickOKtocontinue.

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Step4:ThechosenWirelessnetworkwillbelistedintheProfiletab.

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Step5:NowyoucanbrowsetheInternetExplorerandconnecttotheInternet.

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Step6:YoucanalsomoveyourmousetowirelessLANiconinthesystemtrayandcheckthe

currentWirelessNetworkConnectionstatus.

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3. WirelessNetworkConfiguration

TheConfigurationUtilityisanapplicationthathelpsyoutoconfiguretheWirelessLAN

adapterandmonitorthelinkstatusandstatisticsduringthecommunicationprocess.

3.1 General

Inthe“General”,youcanimmediatelymonitorthelinkstatus.

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Status:Currentconnectionstatus

Speed:Showcurrenttransmitrateandreceiverate.

Type:Networktypeinuse.

Encryption:Encryptiontypeinuse.

SSID:TheCurrentAPnameofusertype.

SignalStrength:Receivesignalstrength

LinkQuality:Displaylinkqualitystrength

NetworkAddress:Displaythecurrentconnection’sMACAddress,IPaddress,SubnetMask,

andGatewayinformation.

Click“ReNewIP”buttontorefreshthecurrentAP.

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3.2 Profile

Inthe“Profile”,youcanviewthecurrentusingAvailablePoint(s).Youcanadd,removeor

editthecurrentAvailablePoint(s).AlsoyoucanduplicatetheAPorSetcurrentAPas

Default.

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3.3 AvailableNetwork

The“AvailableNetwork”showsallAccessPoints,RoutersorAdaptersnearbywhen

operatinginAd‐Hocmode.

Click“Refresh”buttontocollecttheSSIDandChannelinformationofallthewireless

devicesnearby.Ifyouwanttoconnecttoanydeviceonthelist,double‐clicktheitemonthe

list,andthecardwillautomaticallyconnecttotheselecteddevice.

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IfyouwanttoaddoneAccessPointtotheprofile,click“AddtoProfile”button.The

Wirelessnetworkpropertieswindowswilldisplay.YoucanconfigureyourWireless

NetworkSecurityforthecard.

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[NetworkAuthentication]

‐‐OpenSystem:Noauthenticationisneededamongthewirelessdevices.

‐‐ SharedKey:OnlyWirelessdeviceusingasharedkey(WEPKeyidentified)isallowedto

connectingeachother.Setupthesamekeyasthewirelessdevicewhichthecardintendsto

connect.

‐‐ WPA‐PSK:ItisaspecialmodemofWPAforhomeuserswithoutanenterprise

authenticationserverandprovidesthesamestrongencryptionprotection.

‐‐ WPA2‐PSK(forWPA2Personal):Thisoptionwillbepresentonlyifthewirelessnetwork

adapteranditsdriversupportWPA2.

‐‐ WPA802.1X:802.1xauthenticationisrequiredinWPA.Inthe802.11standard,802.1x

authenticationwasoptional.

‐‐ WPA2802.1X:WPA2isthenext‐generationWi‐Fisecuritystandard,combiningthemost

powerfulauthenticationandencryptiontechniquestoprotectwirelessnetworksfrom

unauthorizeduse.Basedupontherecently‐ratifiedIEEE802.11istandard,WPA2addsthe

AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)totheoriginalWPAspecificationtoprovidethe

greatestlevelsofnetworksecurityavailable.TheNationalInstituteofStandardsand

Technology(NIST)advocatestheuseofAESsecuritytoprotectsensitivedigitalinformation

ongovernmentnetworks.

[DataEncryption]

‐‐Disabled:DisabletheWEPDataEncryption.

‐‐WEP:EnabledtheWEPDataEncryption.Whentheitemisselected,youhavetocontinue

settingtheWEPKeyLength&thekeyIndex.

‐‐ TKIP:EnabletheTKIPDataEncryption.Whentheitemisselected,youhavetocontinue

settingtheNetworkKey&Confirmnetworkkey.

‐‐NetworkKey:Thekeysareusedtoencryptiondatatransmittedinthewirelessnetwork.

Fillinthetextboxbyfollowingrulesbelow:

Æ64‐bit:Input10digitHexvalues(inthe“A‐F”,“a‐f”,and“0‐9”range)asthe

encryption   keys.Forexample:“0123456aef”

Æ128‐bit:Input26digitHexvalues(inthe“A‐F”,“a‐f”,and“0‐9”range)asthe

encryptionkeys.Forexample:“01234567890123456789abcdef”

‐‐ConfirmNetworkKey:Re‐typeagaintheNetworkkeyinthistextbox.

‐‐ KeyLength:Youmayselectthe64‐bitor128‐bittoencryptiontransmitteddata.Larger

keylengthwillprovidehigherlevelofsecurity,butthethroughputwillbelower.

‐‐KeyIndex(Advanced):Themaximumofkeyindexis4.

[802.1Xconfigure]

‐‐ EAPTYPE(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocolAuthenticationTypes):BecauseWLAN

securityisessentialandEAPauthenticationtypesprovideapotentiallybettermeansof

securingtheWLANconnection,vendorsarerapidlydevelopingandaddingEAP

authenticationtypestotheirWLANaccesspoints.Someofthemostcommonlydeployed

EAPauthenticationtypesincludeMD5,GTC,TLS,EAP,TTSL,andPEAP.

‐‐Tunnel:Usethedrag‐downlisttochoosethetunnel.

‐‐Username:Entertheusernameforpersonalcertificate.

‐‐Identity:EntertheIdentityforpersonalcertificate.

‐‐Password:Enterthepasswordinadvance.

‐‐Certificate:Clickdrag‐downlisttochoosecertificatethatyouwanttouse.

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3.4 Status

Inthe“Status”,youcanviewthecurrentlinkstatusofWirelessLANadapter.

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3.5 Statistics

Inthe“Statistics”,youcangettherealtimeinformationaboutthepackettransmissionand

receivingstatus.

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3.6 Wi‐FiProtectedSetup(WPS)

Inthe“Wi‐FiProtectSetup”,youcansetuptheWi‐Finetworkmoreeasilyandsecure..

Therearetwomainmethodsforyou:PinInputConfig(PIN)Method&PushButtonConfig

(PBC)Method”.SelectoneoffollowingmethodstosetupyourAP.

TheprimarygoalofWi‐FiProtectedSetup(Wi‐FiSimpleConfiguration)istosimplythe

securitysetupandmanagementofWi‐Finetworks.ThisWirelessLANutility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.

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PinInputConfig(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.

PushButtonConfig(PBC):StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod.

ExternalRegistrar:Thereare2functionsinExternalRegistrar–ConfigureanAPtoA

securityyouwant&AddanNewdeviceintoyournetwork.

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3.7 EasySharing

InWindows7OperationSystem,youcansharedataandmediawithPC,PS3,iPod…etc.

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3.8 VirtualWiFi

VirtualWiFiisatechnologywhichvirtualizeswirelessadapterintoasmanywirelessadapter

dependingupontherequirement,andmakethemachinetothinkthatithasmanywireless

adapterinitthusprovidestheabilitytoconnecttomultiplehotshotssimultaneouslyi.e.it

allowsasinglewirelessadaptertoactliketwo,twoNIcinonemachine.

SoftAPfunctionistoenableyourwirelessadapterasaVirtualWi‐FiAPtoextendwireless

coverageandshareinternetconnectionwithothers.(SoftAPisonlysupportedinWindows

7.)

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HowtouseVirtualWiFiFunction:

Step1:Enable“VirtualWiFiAllowed”onthebottomofUSBwirelessutility.Next,moveto

VirtualWiFitabandenable“StartVirtualWifiSoftAP”.TheSystemwillcreateaSSIDand

BSSIDafterSoftAPisenabled.

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Step2:Click“Config”buttontoenterwirelessnetworkproperties.Youcanchangethe

networkname(SSID)andnetworkkeyforotherwirelessdevicesconnection.(SoftAPadopts

WPA2‐PSK(AES)asWirelessnetworksecurity)

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Step3:IfyouwanttoshareInternetconnectiontootherwirelessdevicethroughUSB

Wireless,besidesenablingtheSoftAPfunction,youhavetoenable“InternetConnection

Sharing”functioninWindows7aswell.

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**Toenable“InternetConnectionSharing”fromWindows7,pleasefollowthefollowing

stepsinyourcomputer:

(1)PleaselogtoWindows7asadministratororuseridentification.Click“Start”Î“Control

Panel”

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(2)Select“NetworkandInternet”thenClick“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.

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(3)RightclickwirelessnetworkconnectiontoenterWirelessNetworkConnectionStatus

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(4)InWirelessNetworkConnectionStatus,pleaseselect“Properties”.

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(5)Click“Sharing”tabandenable“Allothernetworkuserstoconnectthroughthis

computer’sInternetconnection”.

ForHomenetworkingconnection:PleaseselectMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportdevice

(examplehereisnamedWirelessNetworkConnection3.)

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(6)AfteraboveconfigurationinWindows7,inUSBWirelessUtility“General”page,itwill

indicateMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapterIP192.168.100.1.

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**ForotherLANusers’connection:

Pleaseselectthenetworkname(SSID)fromMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.

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Next,inWirelessNetworkProperties:Pleaseinputsamenetworksecurityandkeyas

MicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.

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Oncethewirelessnetworkisconnectedsuccessfully,theNetworkAddresswillindicate

sameIPrangeasMicrosoftVirtualWiFiMiniportAdapter.

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4. Soft‐APFunction

Exceptbecomingawirelessclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints,thisUSBWirelessLAN

utilitycanactsasawirelessserviceprovider.Youcanswitchtheoperatingmodeto“Access

Point”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.

TotheWirelessLANUSBAdaptertobridgeyourwiredandwirelessnetwork,thefollowing

requirementsmustbemet：

1.TheWirelessLANUSBAdaptermustbeinstalledonacomputerconnectedtothewired

network.

2.Eitherconfigurenetworksharing(refertotheappendixforanexample)orbridgethetwo

interfaces(wirelessandwired)onthecomputer.

3.Setthewirelessstation’sIPaddresstobeinthesamesubnetasthecomputerinwhich

theWirelessLANUSBAdapterisinstalled.

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4.1 SwitchingtoAPMode

Select“AccessPoint”fromMode(M)tabtomaketheWirelessLANUSBadapteractasa

wirelessAP.

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Afteryouselect“AccessPoint”mode,theWirelessLANUSBadapteravailableoptionswill

change.

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YouwillseethebasicconfigurationmenuoftheAPfunction:

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4.2 General

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SSID:TheSSIDistheuniquenamesharedamongallpointsinyourwirelessnetwork.The

namemustbeidenticalforalldevicesandpointsattemptingtoconnecttothesame

network.ItshowsthecurrentSSIDsettingoftheWirelessUSBadapter.

BSSID:ItshowsthecurrentBSSID’sMACaddress.

AID:Raisevaluebycurrentconnection.

MACAddress:ThestationMACaddressofcurrentconnection

LifeTime:Thestatusofcurrentconnection.

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4.3 Advanced

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BeaconInterval:Thetimebetweentwobeacons.(Thesystemdefaultis100ms.)

DTIMPeriod:DTIMisacountdowninformingclientsofthenextwindowforlisteningto

broadcastandmulticastmessages.3isthedefaultsetting.

PreambleMode:ThisfunctionwillshowupwhenAd‐hocnetworktypebeselected.A

preambleisasignalusedinwirelessenvironmenttosynchronizethetransmittingtiming

includingSynchronizationandStartframedelimiter.Selectfromthepull‐downmenuto

changethePreambletypeintoLongorShort.

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4.4 Statistics

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Ifyouwanttoknowdetailedinformationabouthowyoursoftwareaccesspointworks,you

canviewthestatisticsoftheaccesspoint.

Youcanclick“Reset”buttontoresetallcounterstozero.

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4.5 ICS

TheInternetConnectionSharing(ICS)functionallowswirelessclientstoshareasingle

internetconnection.Inthesetup,WirelessUSBadapterautomaticallyassignsavirtualIP

addresstoeachofthewirelessclients.(Pleasemakesureyourlocalnetworkconnectionis

connecting.)

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