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1. 08 e o E 800 2 Wm E 7052_AP ou 00 o wm Teran we e 2 vm Rescan cots to Protte Consect Statu zz wireless lt 00 0C 4 41 44 7 Extra info gt gt Link Up TxPower 1008 Channel gt gt Hex 2457 MHz centrai channel 12 Auttertication gt gt Open Encryption gt gt NONE 7 wee Strengtn gt gt 268 Network Type gt gt lefrastrocture Transat IP Address xx 2 1 8 0 161 Link Speed gt 130 0 Sub Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Threughgut gt gt 0 160 Kees Detatt Gotewsy gt gt 192 168 0 1 amete Gi Link Speed 1 0 Mtos EW gt gt 20 3 Throughput gt gt 19 944 Gl gt gt long MCS gt gt a a ae You can set the parameter for this connection here Profile Name SSID PSM Power Saving Mode Network Type TX Power Preamble RTS Threshold Fragment Threshold Here are descriptions of every setup items Please give this profile a name up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols are allowed but space is not allowed The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be displayed here But if the SSID of access point or wireless device is not available you have to input it here manually Please select CAM constantly awake mode keep the wireless radio activity when not transferring data or PSM Power saving mode switches radio off when not transferring data It s
2. eege A bent ston Type Unknown Legacy Supported Rates Mes 1 2 5 5 Rncrypion Sype te Hane 6 9 11 12 18 24 34 48 54 gt gt 00 lt gt 2417 802 1 Max Supported Rates Mbps Network Type gt gt infrastructure 300 0 Bescon interval gt 100 All access points found will be displayed Please make sure the access point you wish to connect is displayed If not please click Rescan few more times You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point 5 Click PBC button now to start to establish wireless connection by WPS and please be patient This may require several seconds to one minute to complete When you see WPS status is connected successfully message means the connection between your wireless network card and access point is successfully connected by WPS and the information about access point you connected to will be displayed Tips You can push WPS button on network card too it s the same as the PBC button in configuration utility Sometime WPS may fail and you can click PBC button few more times to try again When an access point is connected you can click Disconnect to disconnect your wireless network card from a connected access point or select another WPS enabled wireless access point then click Connect to establish connection to sele
3. Event Log Statistics About Access Policy MAC Address aabbocddeeft Access List aa bb cc dd ee ff Delete Remove All Access Policy MAC address Add Delete Remove All Apply Here are descriptions of every setup items Select the policy type of your access rule Disable Allow any wireless client with proper authentication settings to connect to this access point Allow All Only allow wireless clients with MAC address listed here to connect to this access point Reject All Reject wireless clients with MAC address listed here to be connected to this access point Input the MAC address of the wireless client you wish to allow or reject here No colon or hyphen required Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list Please select a MAC address from the list then click Delete button to remove it Delete all MAC addresses in the list Save and apply changes you made 3 4 Connection table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point please follow the following instructions 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Mac Table tab and a list containing all connected wireless clients will appear Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About M
4. a ena Country Region Code 7 No forwarding among wireless clients 11 B G fo CH1 11 gt I Hide SSID Allow BW 40 MHz Wireless Protection Beacon ms TX Power Idle time 60 3600 s Default Apply SSID TX Rate Channel Wireless Mode Use Mac Address Security Setting Country Region Code Wireless Protection Here are descriptions of every setup items Please input the SSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here excepting space Please select the data transfer rate here The maximum TX rate you can select here depends on the wireless mode you re using It s safe to select Auto to let wireless card select a proper TX rate according to the strength and quality of radio signal When the wireless mode is set to 802 11 B G N Mix TX Rate will be set to Auto and cannot be changed Please select the wireless channel you wish to use The number of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Country Region Code Please select the wireless operating mode You can limit the type of wireless client to 802 11b or 802 11g only or allow 802 11b g and 802 11b g n clients It s safe to select 802 11 B G N mix to allow all kinds of wireless client to connect to your computer unless you want to limit the type of wireless client allowed to connect to your computer
5. re creating a new profile If you no longer need a profile select the profile then click Delete 2 3 2 Using 802 1x Certification After you click 802 1x Setting a new window will appear Authentication Type Session Resumption Identity Password Domain Name Use Client More Authentication ID Password iseetity gt Tunnel IO Password Tornei ID gt Tunnel Password 4 B O Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS CO Radio on off Protte List KE Protie Name gt PROF SSID gt gt wireless Network Type gt gt Infrastructure Autheetication gt gt Oper Encryption xn None Use 802 1x gt NO Tx Power Auto Channel gt Auto Power Save Mode gt gt CAM RTS Threshold gt gt ase Unete Import Export Activate Fragment Threstotd asa rear gt Tunnel Authentication EAP MSCHAP vi gt EI Saision Resumetion Client Certificate Server Certificate 550 Here are descriptions of every setup items Please select an 802 1x authentication type here The type you select here must be identical to the type of the 802 1x authentication type you re using You can enable or disable session resumption here If you don t know if you should enable session resumption or not please ask your 802 1x authentication administrator Please input 802 1x identity here Please input the password of 802 1x ide
6. 11b standard The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate 3 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions e CSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi Channel Roaming e Automatic Rate Selection e RTS CTS Feature e Fragmentation Power Management 10 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN card Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation What is Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID What is WEP WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard What is TKIP TKIP is a quick fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security especially the reuse of encryption keys TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802 111 WLAN security standard and th
7. Click this button to use the MAC address of the wireless card as SSID A prefix of AP will be added Set the security options wireless data encryption Please refer to chapter 3 2 Security Settings for details Please select the country code of the country or region you live Available options are 0 7 which will affect the available wireless channels you can use 0 FCC US Canada and other countries uses FCC radio communication standards ETSI Europe SPAIN FRANCE MKK MKKI TELEC ISERAL Channel 3 to 9 ISERAL Channel 5 to 13 E A Wireless protection will prevent data collision when there are both 802 11b and 802 11g clients You can select Auto to let configuration utility to decide to use wireless protection or not You can also select ON or OFF to force the use of wireless protection or not Beacon ms TX Power Idle Time No forwarding among wireless clients Hide SSID Allow BW 40 MHz Default Apply You can define the time interval that a beacon signal should be send Default value is 100 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected You can select the wireless output power here Please select a proper output power setting according to your actual needs You may not need 100 of output power if other wireless clients are not far from you Select the idle time of your wireless network card Default va
8. Three RX Connector RP SMA Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista Server Link TX RX 16dBm 2dBm 32 131 F 0 55 C 10 95 NonCondensing FCC CE 4 2 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you re using this wireless network card don t panic Before you call your dealer of purchase for help please check this troubleshooting table the solution of your problem could be very simple and you can solve the problem by yourself Scenario Solution can t find any wireless access Click Rescan for few more times and see if you can find point wireless device in Site any wireless access point or wireless device Survey function l Please move closer to any known wireless access point Ad hoc function must be enabled for the wireless device you wish to establish a direct wireless link Please adjust the position of network card you may have to move your computer if you re using a notebook computer and click Rescan button for few more times If you can find the wireless access point or wireless device you want to connect by doing this try to move closer to the place where the wireless access point or wireless device is located Nothing happens when click Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly Launch config utilities inserted into your computer s PCI slot If the Ralink configuration utility s icon is black the network card is not detected by your computer
9. access point 2 Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect it will be highlighted then click Connect H e BG lt Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off Sorted by gt gt Q Cama Q zeg Sew g AP Unt oy B ze Wm Be D Sege 80 lt o s 0000 8903 OC fe 08 e Rescan Add to Profiie Connect Status gt gt wireless lt gt 00 0C 42 41 447 ES Extrainfos gt Link Up TxPower 1008 Signa Sree ATT Chante gt gt 10 lt gt 2457 Mitt centrai channe 12 SS Authentication gt Open Encryption gt gt NONE E wee Strengtn gt gt 268 Network Type gt gt lefrastructure Transat IP Address gt gt 192 168 0 101 Link Speed gt 130 0 mbes Sub Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Threugheut gt gt 0 160 Kees Defi Gotewsy gt gt 192 148 0 1 aecetve wT Link Speed gt 1 0 Mtos GW gt gt 20 gt gt Throughput gt gt 19 964 Gt gt gt long 35 gt gt ern ES If the access point you selected does not enable encryption The content of Encryption field of the access point you selected is None you ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute Please jump to step 6 If the access point you selected enables encryption please proceed to next step If the wireless access point does not
10. gt NONE sise strength gt gt 26 Network Type xn lefrastructure IP Address gt gt 192 168 0 101 Lk Speed rr 130 0 Migs Sub Mask vn 255 255 255 0 Throughput gt 0 160 Kies Detaut Gatewsy gt gt 192 168 0 1 Recetve Gu Link Speed gt 1 0 Mtos EW 20 J Throughput gt 19 944 Ken Gt gt gt long lt 15 gt gt n a This information displayed here is updated every second and here are descriptions of every item Status Extra Inf Channel Link Speed Throughput Link Quality Signal Strength 1 Signal Strength 2 Noise Level dBm Display the SSID and BSSID of connected wireless access point or wireless device displayed as SSID lt gt BSSID as shown in above picture If there s no active connection currently Disconnected will be displayed here Displays the link status Link is up or Link is down and the radio transmitting power of your network card Displays the radio channel being used now Displays the link speed of data transmitting Tx in Mbps and receiving Rx in Mbps Link speed is the maximum available data transfer speed of the wireless connection and depends on the radio signal quality of wireless connection Displays the rate of data transmitting Tx in Kops and receiving Rx in Kops Displays link quality radio signal quality When the link quality is better the wireless link speed will be bett
11. have SSID you ll be prompted to input it here Please ask the owner of wireless access point and input the exact SSID here then click OK when ready If the SSID you provided here is wrong you ll not be able to connect to this access point If the wireless access point you selected have SSID please skip this step CC Radio on off o Sow cto Prolite Nane gt gt peor Network Type xn infrastructure h 810 gt gt wirevess Tx Power gt anto v e D Power Moie cam Pom C ats thresnas C Fragneet Tereincts 3 If the wireless access point uses encryption you have to input WEP passphrase or WPA preshared key Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect and input the correct passphrase preshared key here then click OK If the value you inputted here is wrong you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point Authentication type is selected automatically please don t change it If the access point you selected does not enable encryption and does not require authentication please skip this step de 4 B OG Profile Network Advanced Statistics WW WPS CCX Radio on off Sorted by zz Q uma oa Sou d n AP Uat gt 09 ze Wm we we e w Qp Bs oe 7 a RTDO52_AP BOOS o wm Teran we e 2 o gt wiretess bo 89 OO mmm Rescan Add to Profite Connect Auth
12. if the server name of CA server you set here is exactly matched with the CA server connected to If they don t match connection will be dropped Check this box and the wireless configuration utility will check the end of domain name If there s anything wrong connection will be dropped After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit 2 4 View Network Statistics and Link Status The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status If you want to know how your wireless network card works you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you re using 2 4 1 Network Statistics Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities D e ee 0 Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off Transmit Receive Frames Transmitted Successfuly 1520 Frames Retransmitted Successfully 428 Frames Fat Receive ACK After AS Retries 1 RTS Frames Successiuty Receive CTS H RTS Frames Fat To Receive CTS 0 Reset Counter wes 802 11n SSID gt wireless eme Afhentkation Type gt gt Unknown Legacy Soported Rates Mbosi 1 2 5 5 Encryption Type gt Hone 6 9 11 12 18 24 34 48 54 Ch
13. recommended to choose PSM if you re using this network card with notebook computer to help the battery live longer Select network type Ad Hoc or Infrastructure If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device it s automatically selected and you don t have to change it You can select the radio output power of wireless network card You may not need full radio power if you re not far from wireless access point and only use a high setting here if you found that radio reception is bad If you don t know which one to use select Auto This option is only available when the network type is Ad hoc You can select Auto or Long Preamble Please select Auto if you don t know what it is Check the box and you can set RTS threshold manually here Do not modify default setting unless you know what it is Check the box and you can set fragment threshold manually here Do not modify default setting unless you know what it is Now click Auth Encry tab and set the encryption and authentication settings 4 WO Se Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS ccx Radio on off Protte List gt PROFI E EH b Protie Name gt gt 810 gt gt Network Type gt gt Authentication gt gt Encryption xn Use 802 1x gt gt Tx Power gt Channa gt Power Save Mode gt gt RTS Threshold gt gt n a Aas Eat Detete et Ex
14. AC Address Power Saving Mode Status 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 1 No Rate 24 00 00 09 2D 51 EA4 7E 2 No B Rate 11 00 MAC Address AID Power Saving Mode Status Here are descriptions of every field Displays the MAC address of this wireless client The serial number of this wireless connection Displays the capability of power saving function of this wireless client Displays additional information of this wireless Connection like current wireless operating mode and data transfer rate 3 5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless related activities as a log You can follow the following instructions to view the content of the event log 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Event Log tab and the event log will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About Event Time py mm dd hh mm ss Message 2007 04 16 14 00 20 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 associated 2007 84 16 14 00 55 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 left this BSS 2007 04 16 14 02 50 00 16 6F 45 B0 40 associated 2007 04 16 14 06 11 00 09 2D 51 EA4 7E associated You can click Clear to remove all entries in the log 3 6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works you can follow the following instr
15. E 6 1 5 Familiar with your new wireless network Card 7 CHAPTER II DRIVER INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION ssssssssssssessressrrsrrsrrsrrssrnssrnsstrnssrnssrnssresnn 8 2 1 Network Card Installation oseere cin indianai dineuri aie tg ee diene naa EAEE EAR AONA EAE EEA 8 2 2 Connect to Wireless Access Point 13 NR le Ralink UUN EN 13 2 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration 19 2 3 Connection Profile Management 23 2 3 1 Make a profile for an access point or wireless device 23 2 3 2 Using 802 1xX Certification 30 2 3 3 Using 802 e EE 32 2 4 View Network Statistics and Link Status 33 2 421 Network EE 33 2 422 Link 34 2550 MER e EE 36 2 6 QoS Setting WMM tued ea 39 CN Reen GENEE ee 41 2 7 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Confouraton 42 2 2 WPS Setup DIN EE E ite eae culate anes Adi a a Gi ake ee eee 45 Re TEE EE 47 CHARTER UII SOAP Function ices nde EE SNE gti dates ae 49 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Confouraton 49 Ee SOUINGS EE 53 3 3 Access Control EE 55 3 4 Connection tab l Oc Segen a cei bacnechesdstceehitag
16. E Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Luxembourg the Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden and the United Kingdom The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland Liechtenstein Norway and Switzerland EU Countries Not intended for use None
17. LATION AND CONFIGURATION 2 1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer Install all three antennas on the wireless network card and make sure the antennas are securely installed To improve radio reception please adjust antennas to the position shown in the picture Switch the computer on the following message will appear on your computer please click Cancel Vista will no such page Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Upda n Web site with your permission Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Next to continue Ss 1 Insert device driver CD ROM into the CD DVD ROM drive of your computer and execute Setup exe program in Driver folder Please read the end user license agreement and click Yes to accept license agreement install License Agreement Weeless Utity for Windows SB ME 2000 4P Aa Copyright C RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP Al Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINK Wieeles
18. S CCX Radio on off About Copyright 2008 Techeciogy Inc Al rights reserved RaConfig Version gt gt 2 2 3 0 Date gt 10 03 2008 Driver Version gt gt 2 1 1 0 Date gt gt 09 25 2008 EEPROM Version xn 13 Femsepre Version gt 0 12 P Ae vz 00 05 54 26 01 29 WWW RALINKTECH COM suthentication Open gt Encryption gt wer gt use Preshares Key gt gt Wep Key teuer nex If you need assistance about network problem you ll need these values You can also click WWW RALINKTECH COM button to go to the web site of network card driver manufacturer and get more information about your wireless network card Please click OK to close configuration utility CHAPTER III Soft AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also You can switch this wireless card s operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly even share the internet connection you have Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card 3 1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode becoming a client of other wireless access points by default If you want to s
19. Switch the computer off and insert the card again If this doesn t work contact the dealer of purchase for help Reboot the computer and try again Remove the driver and re install Contact the dealer of purchase for help can not establish connection 1 Click Connect for few more times MANS pertain WII ACCESS 2 the SSID of access point you wish to connect is point hidden nothing displayed in SSID field in Site Survey function you have to input correct SSID of the access point you wish to connect Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct SSID 3 You have to input correct passphrase security key to connect an access point with encryption Please contact the owner of access point to ask for correct passphrase security key 4 The access point you wish to connect only allows network cards with specific MAC address to establish connection Please go to About tab and write the value of Phy_Addess down then present this value to the owner of access point 50 he she can add the MAC address of your network card to his her access point s list The network is slow having problem when transferring large files Move closer to the place where access point is located Enable Wireless Protection in Advanced tab Try a lower TX Rate in Advanced tab Disable Tx Burst in Advanced tab Enable WMM
20. User s Manual Wireless 802 11b g n PCI Card COPYRIGHT Copyright 2005 2006 by this company All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not this company its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Chapter Producer Information 4 1 1 Introduction and safety information 4 EE MIOMAUOM 5 1 3 System Requirements ENEE dee eee viding eel dered nigel adeeb 6 14 Package Contents E
21. ance of such network applications Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click WMM tab and the following settings will appear 8 a F gt A 0 a S Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS ccX Radio on off WAM Setup Status WMM gt gt Enatied Power Save Disaties Drect Link gt gt Otsabied H wer Enatie wun Power Save Enatie O g C Direct Link Setup Enabte flere lata lt wes 802 11n SSID gt wireless A tent ston Type Unknown Legacy Supported Rates Mbosi 1 2 55 Encryption Type gt Mone 6 9 11 12 18 24 34 48 54 Chan sn 00 lt gt 2457 B07 1 Max Supported Rates Mes Network Type xx infrastructure 30 0 Bescon interval 100 Here are descriptions of every setup items WMM Enable Check this box to enable WMM function Please click Apply button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings WMM Power Save Enable Setting Direct Link Setup Enable MAC Address Timeout Value Tear Down in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively Enable WMM power saving mode to save
22. anna 0 lt gt 2457 oz gt 802 1 In Max Supported Rates bos Network Type gt infrastructure 0 0 escon interval gt 100 Close Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit Click Statistics tab and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed All connection related statistics is displayed here You can click Reset Counter to reset the statistics of all items back to 0 Click OK to close the window 2 4 2 Link Status Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click Network tab and information about current wireless connection will be displayed gt O Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off Sorted try gt gt Q Chama Q res Stow g Late oy B ze We gt Be D os Aepere we 6 e on ave 0000 951 A On 8903 OC e Qi Tekman 00 o wem Rescan Add to Profie Connect Status gt gt wireless gt 00 0C 4 41 4447 AS Extra info gt gt Lick Up TxPower 1008 Senet TT Chatree xn 2457 Mitt central channe 12 Doi 1 Auttertication gt gt Open EO E Encryption gt
23. cole AAA EAE A NES 57 3 0 Eventi LOGen i cise aiaddindians cre Ane 59 SE HEIEREN EE kee EE 60 CHAPTER AV APPENDIX 61 4 1 Hardware Specification lt 61 Ee el 62 ieaailiny 64 4 4 FCC and Other Compliance 5 8 68 Chapter Product Information 1 1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high speed 802 11b g Draft N wireless network card Excepting common wireless standards 802 1 1b g this wireless network card is also 802 11 Draft N compatible data transfer rate is 300Mbps and that s six times faster than 802 11g wireless network 802 11 Draft N also provides wider wireless coverage so you don t have to worry if your computer is far from your wireless access point This wireless network card also supports MIMO Multi In Multi Out technology which uses three different radio channels to enhance data transfer rate and wireless coverage With easy to install PCI interface a very common expansion slot of desktop computers and Plug and Play technology even inexperienced computer user can get this wirele
24. ct i Wireless Network Connection 2 PESEE Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below to connect to wireless network in range or to get more information A Set up a wireless network default For a home or small office Related Tasks UD Learn about wireless networking de Change the order of preferred networks Change advanced settings If the access point is protected by encryption you have to input its security key or passphrase here It must match the encryption setting on the access point If the access point you selected does not use encryption you ll not be prompted for security key or passphrase Wireless Network Connection The network default requires a network key also called a WEP key or WPA key A network key helps prevent unknown intruders from connecting to this network Type the key and then click Connect Network key Confirm network key 6 If you can see Connected message the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established i Wireless Network Connection 2 Network Tasks Refresh network list 2 Set up a wireless network Connected for a home or small office Related Tasks UD Learn about wireless networking Ze Change the order of preferred networks Change advanced settings 2 3 Connection Profile Management If y
25. cted access point if there are more than one WPS enabled access point found You can also click Rotate button and next access point on the list will be selected to establish connection If you want to delete a found access point from the list select it and click Delete button 2 7 2 WPS Setup PIN If the wireless access point you wish to connect supports PIN please follow the following instructions to establish connection to it 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click WPS Configuration tab and the following settings will appear gen a WO Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off WPS AP List i ge 00 4 88 29 40 29 5 Indormation Pin Code 59006707 Renew WPS Profle List Config Mode Enrotee Lu L E Bars associate IE O aa Progress vu 15 x diaas a RC WPS Probe it FIN Seeing EAP Response ACK eben WPS 802 1in SSD gt wireless emm lt A tbent ston Type Unknown Legacy Rates Mbosi 1 2 5 5 Encryption Type gt Mone 6 9 11 12 18 24 4 48 54 10 lt gt 2457 eebe BOT 1 in Max Supported Rates ben Network Type gt infrastructure 0 0 Bescon intervals 100 The PIN number of you
26. ction to it you don t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption All you have to do is go to the WPS setup page of this wireless card click a button and then press a specific button on the wireless access point you wish to establish a secure connection just three simple steps For older wireless access points it s possible to perform a firmware upgrade to become a WPS enabled access point Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS setup you can use an alternative WPS setup method input the pin code Every WPS compatible wireless network card comes with a unique WPS pin code you can just input the code to wireless access point and the wireless access point and wireless network card will do the rest for you This wireless network card is compatible with WPS To use this function the wireless access point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too Now please follow the following instructions to establish secure connection between WPS enabled wireless access point and your wireless network card 2 7 1 WPS Setup PBC Push Button Configuration 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click WPS Configuration tab and the following settings will appear H Profile Network Advanced Sta
27. e specification might be officially released by early 2003 What is AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 11 12 13 14 Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encryption function WEP to enhance security and Access Control Users can set it up depending upon their needs What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency ina pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net e
28. energy and lets your battery live longer Click this button to select the WMM data type which will suppress the function of power saving When this kind of data is transferring power saving function will be disabled Available data types are AC_BK Background Low Priority AC BE Best Effort AC_VI Video First and AC VO Voice First Enable or disable direct link setup DLS function This function will greatly improve the data transfer rate between WMM enabled wireless devices Please click Apply button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively Input the MAC address of another WMM enabled wireless device you wish to establish a direct link here then click Apply to add this MAC address to DLS address table Input the timeout value of this WMM enabled direct link wireless device If the wireless device is not responding after this time it will be removed from DLS table If you want to remove a specific wireless device from DLS table select the device and click this button to remove it After you finish the settings click OK to close configuration utility 2 7 WPS Configuration Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple If you have WPS enabled wireless access point and you want to establish a secure conne
29. entication gt gt WRAPS v Encryption gt gt mP Preshares key gt 4 You ll see Connected lt gt SSID 550 is the SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you connected to message displayed at lower left corner of configuration utility congratulations you re successfully connected to the access point or wireless device you selected GC Ae 4 O FP Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS CC Radio on off Sorted by gt gt Q Cama Q Sew g AP Latz ba ze Wm Be D iope we oa 2 on aw Q900 m Sos Ap BOOS wm mmm Tenan we e rm Rescan Add Lo Profite Connect Status gt gt wireless lt 000 43 4 4 7 Ertra Info xn Lick is Up TxPower 1008 Channel lt gt 2457 Mitt central channet 12 Autthemication gt Open Encryption gt gt NONE E siose strengin gt 291 Network Type xn lefrastructure Tree H Address xx 192 168 0 101 Link Speed 130 0 Sub Mask gt 255 255 255 0 Throughput gt gt 0 160 Kies Dei Gateway gt gt 192 168 0 1 SBeceieg Gu Lk Speed 1 0 Mtos EW 20 gt 3 Throughput 19 944 Gt gt gt long MCS o gt gt gt nja oe You can put the mouse cursor over the Ralink configuration utility icon and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection
30. er too Link quality is displayed by percentage and a descriptive word Good normal weak and low Displays the radio signal strength of built in antenna 1 Displays the radio signal strength of built in antenna 2 Displays the percentage or level of noise unusable signal If the value of this item is high data transfer rate will drop Enable the show dbm check box will show the value of signal strength and noise level will be displayed in dBm level instead of percentage There are several wireless statuses available at the bottom of this window For their explanations please see chapter 4 3 Glossary 2 5 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users You can change these settings to increase data transfer performance or change operation mode Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings 1 Launch Config Utilities Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click Advanced tab and the following settings will appear 7 Les Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off oso Te Enable TX Burst festge TCP Window Sze Fast Roaming at Gea Select Your Country Region Code 1 CMt t3 Ay wes LC 802 11n SSD gt wireless veer Sean OO Af
31. ffect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip is the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers What is Spread Spectrum Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable secure mission critical communication systems It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability integrity and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS What is WMM W
32. hentication Type gt Unknown Legacy Supported Rates tosi 1 2 5 5 Encryption Type Mone 6 9 11 12 18 24 34 48 54 Channel 10 lt gt 2457 Mr gt 807 1 In Max Supported Rates Man Network Type gt infrastructure 0 0 escon intervals 100 Close Wireless mode Wireless Protection TX Rate Tx BURST Enable TCP Window Size Fast Roaming at Turn off RF Select Your Country Region Code Show Authentication Status Dialog Enable CCX Here are descriptions of every setup items Select wireless operation mode available options are 802 11b g mix 802 11b only and 802 11b g n mix You can select 802 11b g n mix to maximize wireless compatibility with wireless access points and other wireless devices Anyway you can set this setting to 802 11b only when you re going to communicate with old 802 11b wireless devices and you got problem using other two modes This setting helps your network card to avoid interference with other wireless devices when there are both 802 11b and 802 11g wireless devices in the same place It s recommended to set this setting to Auto since enabling this setting will slightly reduce the data transfer performance Normally the wireless network card will adjust transfer rate automatically according to wireless signal quality However you can fix the data transfer rate to a lower fixed rate if you think there s some problem about data transfer or y
33. i Fi Multimedia WWMM a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio video and voice applications WWMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802 11e WLAN QoS draft standard WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications each with different latency and throughput requirements compete for network resources By using WMM end user satisfaction is maintained in a wider variety of environments and traffic conditions WMM makes it possible for home network users and enterprise network managers to decide which data streams are most important and assign them a higher traffic priority 15 16 17 What is WMM Power Save WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi Fi networks that increase the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission in order to conserve power WMM Power Save has been optimized for mobile devices running latency sensitive applications such as voice audio or video but can benefit any Wi Fi device WMM Power Save uses mechanisms included in the IEEE 802 11 e standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802 11 legacy power save With WMM Power Save the same amount of data can be transmitted in a shorter time while allowing the Wi Fi device to remain longer in a low power dozing state What is GI GI stands for Guard Interval It s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross interference If there are two
34. in QoS tab if you need to use multimedia telephony related applications Disable WMM Power Save Enable in QoS tab There could be too much people using the same radio channel Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number Please try one or more solutions listed above 4 3 Glossary 1 What is the IEEE 802 11g standard 802 11g is the new IEEE standard for high speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2 4 GHz band 802 11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home office and public networks 802 11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802 11a for the 5 GHz frequency band and applies it in the same 2 4 GHz frequency band as IEEE 802 11b The 802 119 standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for e Anew physical layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band known as the extended rate PHY ERP The ERP adds OFDM as a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 54 Mbps optional speeds The ERP includes the modulation schemes found in 802 11b including CCK for 11 and 5 5 Mbps and Barker code modulation for 2 and 1 Mbps A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 Whatis the IEEE 802
35. lect the password mode of EAP FAST authentication mode This setting is hidden when the authentication type is not EAP FAST After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit 2 3 3 Using 802 11 CA Server If you want to use CA server please click CA Server tab And the following message will be displayed Use certificate chain Certificate Issuer Allow intermediate certificates Server name Server name must match exactly Domain name must end in specified name a Q Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Protte List wees Profite Name gt gt SSID gt gt Network Type gt gt A CCX Radio on off PROF wireless Infrastructure Ath Emery Method gt gt 1D PASSWORD oO Use certificate chaia Authentication Oper Encryption None Use 802 ix NO Tx Power Auto Channa gt Auto Power Save Mode gt gt CAM RTS gt gt n a Activate Fragment Threshoid n a PEA v Authentication EAPNSCHAP v2 gt H enen Resumetion Client Certificate 550 Here are descriptions of every setup items Check this box to enable the use of certificate chain Please select the issuer of certificate from this dropdown menu Check this box if you wish to allow intermediate certificates Input the server name of CA server here Check this box and the wireless configuration utility will check
36. lue is 300 Do not modify this value unless you know what will be affected Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share data with each other Check this box and the SSID will not be broadcasted to the public Your wireless clients must know the exact SSID to be able to connect to your computer This option is useful to enhance security level Check this box to allow BW 40MHz capability Click this button to restore all settings in this page back to default value Click this button to activate current settings To exit click X button at the upper right corner of configuration window 3 2 Security Settings This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level It s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer and its internet connection to the public When you click Security Setting in Ralink configuration utility the following window will appear Security Setting Authentication Type WPA Pre shared Key Group Rekey Interval Wep Key Ket C Ke C Keyt3 C Keytt4 WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please Keyin 10 HEX characters or 5 ASCII characters WEP 128 Bits Encryption Please Keyin 26 HEX characters or 13 ASCII characters Show Password Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup items Authentication Type Please select a wireless au
37. maged PLEASE KEEP THIS NETWORK CARD OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN If you found that the network card is not working properly please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help DO NOT try to fix the network card by your self warranty will be void If the network card falls into water DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from your computer switch the computer off immediately and call dealer of purchase for help 1 3 System Requirements An empty PCI slot e Windows 2000 2003 XP or Vista 32 64 operating system e CD ROM drive e At least 100MB of available disk space 1 4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this wireless network card please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items PCI wireless network card 1 pcs Quick installation guide 1 pcs User manual CD ROM 1 pcs Detachable Antennas 3 pcs 1 5 Familiar with your new wireless network card 1 PCI Interface 2 Antennas Some model will only have 2 antennas 3 ACT RDY LED LED Name Light Status Description ACT On Linked to a wireless access point Off Not linked to any wireless access point Blinking Transferring receiving data CHAPTER II DRIVER INSTAL
38. ntity here Please input the domain name of 802 1x authentication here This field will be grayed out when authentication type is not EAP FAST If the authentication type you use is PEAP or TTLS you can use the certificate stored on your computer If the authentication type you use is TLS Smart Card this box is always checked After you clicked this button you ll be prompted to select a certificate on your computer Allow unauthenticated provision mode Use protected authentication credential Remove Import Protocol Identity of tunneled authentication Password of tunneled authentication Password Mode This box is always checked and can not be modified If the authentication type you use is EAP FAST you can use protected authentication credential by check this box Remove the credential you imported previously Import the authentication credential file PAC or al file format you ll be prompted to select a credential file from your computer You can select the protocol of tunneled authentication here This pull down menu is only available when authentication type you use is PEAP or TTLS When you use EAP FAST as authentication type the protocol setting is always Generic Token Card and can not be changed Please input the identity of tunneled authentication here Please input the password of tunneled authentication here Please se
39. of access point of wireless device The MAC address of wireless access point or other network device Unlike SSID BSSID of every access point or network device is unique and will not be the same with others So you can identify a single access point or wireless device from others by BSSID if they all have the same SSID Shows the signal strength of access point or wireless device Larger number means better radio strength which often means you re not too far from that access point or wireless device Shows the channel number that access point or wireless device uses Shows the encryption method that access point or wireless device uses If the wireless access point does not enable encryption you ll see None displayed here Shows the authentication mode that access point or wireless device uses If the wireless access point does not require authentication you ll see Unknown displayed here Shows the type of wireless connection If it s a wireless access point Infrastructure will be displayed here if it s a computer or network device AdHoc will be displayed here Tips Wireless access point Infrastructure is a network device which acts as a bridge to let wired and wireless network devices communicate with each other AdHoc is another connection type A computer or network device can establish a direct wireless link with other computer or network device directly without the help of wireless
40. oint you wish to use here sometimes If you still can not see the access point you wish to use after clicking Rescan for more than five times please move your computer closer to the location where the wireless access point is or see instructions in chapter 4 2 Troubleshooting SSID BSSID Signal Channel Encryption Authentication Network Type 4 B Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off Sorted by gt gt Q Cama Q o Sew g AP Unt B ze we D os iope oa s 0000 L RT 2052_AP on 8903 CO fe mmm Ternan we ea w Rescan Add to Profite Connect Status gt gt wireless gt 00 0C 4 41 4647 ge Ertra Info xn Lick p Up TxPower 1008 Chanset xn Hex 2457 Mitt central channel 12 LD el authestication gt Open E See Encryption gt gt NONE ets Strengtn gt gt 268 Network Type gt gt lefrastruocture Transat IP Address 192 163 0 10t Link Speed 130 0 Mtes Sub Mask 255 255 255 0 Throughput gt gt 0 160 Kops Dein Gateway gt gt 192 168 0 1 W g Link Speed gt gt 1 0 Mtes EW 20 S tz J Throughput gt gt 19 944 Ken Gt gt gt long mcs 5 gt gt n a Here are descriptions of every setup items The Service Set Identifier of wireless access point or other network device You can think it as the name
41. ou need to connect to different wireless access points at different time like of access point of your home office cybercafe or public wireless service you can store the connection parameters encryption passphrase security etc etc as a profile for every access point so you don t have in input these parameters every time you want to connect to a specific wireless access point 2 3 1 Make a profile for an access point or wireless device 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 There are two ways to add a new connection profile Create a new profile or Add a profile from an existing wireless access point or wireless device If you want to click new profile click Profile tab then click Add button ccX Radio on off Use BW 1x gt gt Tx Power gt Channa Power Save Mode gt gt ATS Thresteid gt gt n a Eat Delete Pk Expert Activate Fragment Threshoid gt a a Or you can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking Network tab then click Add to Profile button ma g E 0 Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS ccx Radio on off Sorted by gt gt Q Coma Q Sew g AP List B 2 We Be D os Ieper
42. ou re too far from wireless access point Its recommended to set this setting to Auto unless you really know the meaning of this setting Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically to get better performance It should be safe for most of wireless environments but if you found some problem on data transfer uncheck this box Check this box and you can adjust the threshold of when this wireless network card should switch to another wireless access point with better signal quality Only adjust value when you understand what it means Click this button to switch wireless radio off click it again switch wireless radio on Select the country region code of the place you re living Different country region have different regulations on wireless devices and it s forbidden to use certain channel radio frequency in some countries or regions Please select the country and region code according to the place you live When your computer is being authenticated by wireless authentication server a dialog window with the process of authentication will appear This function is helpful to find out the problem when you can not be authenticated and you can provide this information to authentication server s administrator for debugging purpose Enable Cisco Com
43. patible eXtensions CCX is a wireless feature developed by Cisco used to improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless Turn on CCKM Enable Radio Measurement Non Serving Channel Measurements Limit milliseconds devices Check this box if you need to connect to CCX compatible wireless devices Check this box to enable CCKM Cisco Centralized Key Management which enables wireless clients to roam between CCKM enabled accesses points in very short time When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity When you re connecting to CCX compatible access point check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity Limit the time used for said measurement to a certain time Default value is 250 After you finish the settings click Apply to apply new settings and click OK to close configuration utility 2 6 QoS Setting WMM This wireless network card provides QoS Quality of Service function which can improve the performance of certain network applications like audio video streaming network telephony VoIP and others When you enable WMM Wi Fi MultiMedia function of this network card you can define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the perform
44. port Activate Fragment Threstatd gt n a Authertication gt gt WPAL PSK v Encryption gt gt mP gt Preshared Key gt gt Wep Key Q gt Here are descriptions of every setup item Authentication Type Select the authentication type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device the value will be selected automatically and please do not modify it If you select LEAP the following message will be displayed Please input LEAP identity password domain name and select encryption type You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace by asterisk LP Le o 0 e Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS Radio on off Proffe List p mor meani Protie Rame gt SSID gt gt Network Type gt gt Authentication Encryption xn Use 802 1x gt gt Power gt gt Power Save Mode gt gt RTS Theesteid gt gt n a 425 Ear Oetete import Export Activate Fragment Thwestetd gt n a Authentication gt gt WPAL PSK v Encryption gt gt mP gt Preshares Key gt gt Wep Key D gt gt gt Encryption WPA Preshared Key WEP Key Show Password Use 802 1x Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless de
45. r wireless network card is an eight digit number located at the upper right position of configuration utility Remember it and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this 3 Click PIN button now and wait for few seconds to one minute If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found you ll be connected to that access point You may have to click PIN for few more times to try again If you still can not connect to access point by this way please make sure the PIN code you provided to access point is correct Note When you click PIN or PBC please don t do any rescan within two minutes connection If you want to abort this setup within the interval restart PIN PBC or click Disconnect to stop WPS action 2 8 About The About tab provides you the information about version numbers of configuration utility firmware and other important information about your wireless network card Please follow the following instructions to see this information 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click About tab and the following settings will appear A lt 2 o Network Advanced Statistics WP
46. racters plus symbols Please select the type of WEP key first and then input the WEP key according to the type of WEP key you selected If you want to use WEP 64 bits encryption please input 10 characters if you select HEX or input 5 characters if you select ASCII If you want to use WEP 128bits encryption please input 26 characters if you select HEX or input 13 characters if you select ASCII 128 bits encryption is safer then 64 bits but the data transfer speed will be slightly reduced Check this box and the WPA pre shared key orWEP key you inputted will be shown but not replaced by asterisk Click this button to save changes you made in this page Click this button to discard all changes you made in this window 3 3 Access Control If you re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access point Please follow the following instructions to set access control based on MAC address 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Access Control tab and the following messages will appear Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table
47. rcuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This device and its antenna must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 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 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter R amp TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999 5 EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R amp TTE The R amp TT
48. s product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT protected by copyright laws and Fhematonal copyeght property laws and testes The SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distibution You may copes of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT 1 peovided that each copy thal be a true and complete trademark notces and shall be accompanmed by a copy of copy including al copyright and thr EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a standalone product Ot mchxded vah pout own product accept the terms of the cente agreement j not accept the lams of the gt 2 You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here It s recommended to select Install driver and Ralink WLAN Utility which provides fully access to all function of this wireless network card Or Just Install driver only If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizard Setup Type 3 Click Install to install the driver and utility Ready to Install the Program 4 When you see this message please click Finish to complete the driver installation process InetallStield Wad Complete A new icon will appear at lower right corner of your computer desktop you can put the mouse cursor on the icon and the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon Ralink Wireless LAN Card Disconnec
49. ss network card installed on his or her computer in just few minutes All you have to do is shutdown the computer and remove the cover and then insert the wireless network card into any empty PCI slot that s all Other features of this router including e High efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless network QoS function Control the bandwidth required for different applications e 802 11b g Draft N 2 0 compatible e Supports major encryption methods like WPS WEP WPA and WPA2 encryption e PCI interface you can get it installed on your computer in just few minutes 1 2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties please follow the following safety instructions 1 This PCI wireless network card is designed for indoor use only DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light or rain snow DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places like kitchen or bathroom Also do not left this wireless network card in the car in summer Shutdown the computer and remove the power cord of your computer when you want to install remove the network card If you re not familiar about interface card installation ask an experienced technician for help The antenna of this network card is small enough to put in a child s mouth ear or nose and it could cause serious injury or could be fatal If they throw the network card or antenna cards or antennas will be da
50. ted SPS BEF 11 55 PM 5 When you want to configure your wireless connection please right click on this icon and a popup menu will appear You can click Launch Config Utilities to start configuration program If you want to close configuration utility please click Exit Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 2 Connect to Wireless Access Point There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless access point using the Ralink configuration utility which comes with wireless card driver and using built in windows zero configuration utility 2 2 1 Using Ralink Utility Please follow the following instructions to use Ralink configuration utility to connect to wireless access point 1 Right click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at lower right corner of computer desktop then click Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit Configuration utility will scan for all wireless access points automatically Scan results will be displayed here please check if the wireless access point with the SSID the name of wireless access point you preferred is shown here If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not show here please click Rescan to try again until the one you preferred is displayed You may have to click Rescan for more than two times before you can see the access p
51. thentication type you wish to use Available options are Open Shared WPA PSK WPA2 PSk and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK If you want to disable wireless data encryption you must select Open or Shared Encryption Type Please select an encryption mode The available options in this setting item will vary depending on the authentication type you select If you select Not Use data will not be encrypted and people with some networking knowledge will be able to read the data you transfer with proper tool NOTE WPA encryption is safer than WEP however some older wireless clients don t support WPA encryption WPA Pre shared Key Group Rekey Interval Wep Key 1 4 Show Password OK Cancel Please input the WPA pre shared key here Only clients with the same pre shared key you inputted here will be able to connect to your computer This setting is only available when you select one of WPA encryptions You can specify the time interval to re issue the key to your wireless clients here You can click the button 10 seconds or Kpackets to change the unit of time interval every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in Group Rekey Interval field Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select WEP as encryption type There are 2 types of WEP key Hex number 0 to 9 and ASCII characters A to F and ASCII all alphanumerical cha
52. tistics WMM WPS AP List g iD 2 1 1 29 0 Information Pin Code 59006707 Renew WPS Profile List Contig Mode Enratee e LU pin Bar Associate IE WC Progress 15X lt Hun Prove it FIN Sending EAP Response ACK p D cemeect a an wes LC 2 SSD gt wireless mac sess Sean Afhentiation Trpe zx Unknown Legacy Supported Rates tes 1 2 5 5 tae 6 9 11 12 18 24 14 48 54 Channa 00 lt gt 2457 Mitr 202 111 Max Supported Rates Mbps Network Type infrastructure 0 0 Bescon interval gt 100 3 Push the WPS button on your wireless access point the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name or use other way to start WPS standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point s user manual 4 Before you start to establish the wireless connection by using WPS you can click Rescan button to search for WPS enabled access points near you to make sure the WPS function of your access point is activated a 4 WO Profile Network Advanced Statistics WMM WPS CC Radio on off WPS AP List Aeran Gap KT 5 information Pin Code 59006707 Renew WPS Profile List Contig mose Enrotee gt LU Se pin PS Associate IE Progress O rac gs Probe It Dacemeect wes cx 802 11n wireless g eegente
53. uctions to view the statistics of the access point 1 Right Click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit 2 Click Statistics tab and the event log will be displayed Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Evert Log Statistics About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry m Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero CHAPTER IV APPENDIX 4 1 Hardware Specification Standards Interface e Frequency Band Data Rate e Securities Antenna e Drivers e LEDs Transmit Power e Temperature e Humidity e Certification IEEE 802 11b g Draft N 32 bit PCI 2 4000 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band 110 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 119 6 9 12 24 36 48 54Mbps 11n 20MHz MCSO 15 32 with Half Guard Interval Support up to 144Mbps 11n 40MHz MCSO 15 32 with Half Guard Interval Support up to 300Mbps WPS WEP 64 128 WPA WPA2 Cisco CCX V1 0 V2 0 amp V3 0 Compliance External 3 Antennas with Two TX and
54. vice you wish to connect If you re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device the value will be selected automatically and please do not modify it Input WPA preshared key here If encryption is not enabled or you select WEP as encryption type this field will be disabled and grayed out You can select key type Hex or ASCII and input WEP key here If encryption is not enabled or you select WPA as encryption type this field will be disabled and grayed out Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type but not replace your input with asterisk Enable 802 1x wireless authentication Please click 802 1x Setting button to set 802 1x parameters See next section After you finish all settings click OK to save settings and exit The profile you just created will be displayed D WPS CC Radio on off Protte Name gt gt SID gt gt Network Type gt gt AutPeetication gt gt Encryption gt Use 802 1 gt gt Tx Power gt Cragg gt Power Save Mode gt gt RTS Threshold ase Eat Expert Activate Fragment Thweshoid n a Select the profile you wish to use and click Activate to use the profile you selected If you want to change the connection parameters of a specific profile just select it and click Edit button you ll be prompted to input the connection parameters just like you
55. will be shown as a popup balloon Ralink Wireless LAN Card Status Good wireless SPS BEY Gs 12 08 AM 2 2 2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP has a built in wireless network configuration utility called as Windows Zero Configuration WZC You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter 1 Right click Ralink configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit 2 Click Start button should be located at the bottom left corner of windows desktop click Control Panel then click Network and Internet Connections in Control Panel Control Panel File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Gi PO search Folders N Address gt Control Panel v Control Panel Pick a category D switch to Classic View ic ae Appearance and Themes WA Printers and Other Hardware See Also E lt gt Windows Update 4 Help and Support Network and Internet Connections User Accounts gt Add or Remove Programs Date Time Language and Regional i Options A Sounds Speech and Audio Devices Accessibility Options e Performance and Maintenance Security Center 3 Click Connect to a network under Network and Sharing Center E Network and Internet Connections Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help See Also M
56. wireless devices using the same or near channel and they are close enough radio interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability What is STBC STBC stands for Space Time Block Coding which is a technique used to transfer multiple copies of data by multiple antenna to improve data transfer performance By using multiple antennas not only data transfer rate is improved but also the wireless stability 4 4 FCC and Other Compliance Statements Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 31 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a ci
57. witch to AP mode please right click Ralink utility icon and select Switch to AP Mode Launch Config Utility Switch to AP Mode Exit After you select Switch to AP Mode the Ralink utility icon will change Which indicated the wireless card is operating in AP mode now If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode become a client of other wireless access points click Switch to Station Mode Launch Config Utilities Switch to Station Mode Exit A configuration window will appear after you switch the operation mode to AP or click Launch Config Utilities after you right click the Ralink configuration utility which asks you to assign an existing network card with internet connection ICS Select WAN Adatpter sl WAN Adapter Name Realtek RTL8139 810x Family Fast Ett LAN Adapter Name 802 11 Wireless LAN Card If your computer has another network card which is connected to Internet please select it from Name dropdown menu and click Enable ICS if your computer does not have another network card with Internet connection please click Not enable ICS After you click Enable ICS or Not enable ICS you ll see the basic configuration menu of the AP function Ralink Wireless Utility Config Access Control Mac Table Event Log Statistics About SSID aPo00c43286000 TXRate iuo Channel 1 d Wireless Mode 80211 B G N m
58. y Network Places Printers and Other Pick a task Remote Desktop b Phone and Modem Options Add a Bluetooth device B Create a connection to the network at your workplace 5 Set up or change your Internet connection BJ Set up or change your home or small office network Troubleshooters B Set up a wireless network for a home or small office Home or Small Office ae Networking B Change Windows Firewall settings 2 Internet Explorer Network Diagnostics or pick a Control Panel icon Bluetooth Devices y Internet Options gt Network Connections D ei Network Setup Wizard Windows Firewall Wireless Network Setup Wizard 4 Right click Wireless Network Connection it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card please make sure you right click the Ralink 802 11n Wireless LAN Card then select View Available Wireless Networks Local Area Connection lt 1394 Connection View Available Wireless Networks Status Repair Wireless Network Connection 2 Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties 5 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here If the access point you want to use is not displayed here please try to move your computer closer to the access point or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points Click the access point you want to use if it s shown then click Conne

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