User's Manual - Micronet-Network Camera, Switch, Wireless LAN
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1. M LEAP tum on CCKM IV Enable Radio Measurement J TxBURST M Non Serving Channel Measurements Enable TCP Window Size Limit 250 milliseconds 0 2000 Fast Roaming at HE Turn off RF Apply Parameter Description Wireless Mode 802 11 B G mix If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations in your network it is recommended to setting the adapter to this mode This mode is also the default setting 802 11 B only This adapter can be compatible with both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations If there are only 802 11b wireless stations in the network you can set the adapter to this mode 802 11 G only This adapter can be compatible with both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations If there are only 802 11g wireless stations in the network you can set the adapter to this mode Select Your Country Region Code The available channel differs from different countries For example USA FCC is channel 1 11 Europe ETSI is channel 1 13 The operating frequency channel will be restricted to the country user located before importing If you are in different country you have to adjust the channel setting to comply the regulation of the country B G Protection If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 119 wireless stations in the network it is recommended to enable the protection mechanism 22 Tx Rate Tx BURST This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802 11b and 802 11g wire2. C Click Configure 26 4 Wireless Network Connection Properties PIR General Advanced Connect using Big Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card CL Configure gt This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks mr File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks d QoS Packet Scheduler F AEGIS Protocol IEEE 802 11 v3 4 3 0 lt amp Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network v Show icon in notification area when connected D Select Advanced page enable the WMM Capable Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card Properties General Advanced Driver Resources The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value B G Protection Disable e S Country Region 114 3 is ann Country Region 11G Fragment Threshold Frame Aggregation IEEE802 11h Local Administration MAC Network Network Type r RTS Threshold SSID WMM Capable 27 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter 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
3. the hardware level 10 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 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 12 What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect 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 T
4. Tubo Mode ennan a Urt rhe R E T a 25 3 8 WMM PUBOBOR sca a i esa A E ti id RAN 25 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing SP906GK Wireless LAN PCI Adapter This adapter complies with IEEE 802 11g standard which supports up to 54Mbps high speed wireless network connections It can also work with IEEE 802 11b devices When the adapter connects to 11b devices the link speed will be up to 11Mbps This adapter enables higher data throughput than the IEEE 802 11g standard up to 54Mbps It supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time compress the data and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Routers or APs This feature is called Turbo Mode When the adapter is connecting to the Routers or APs with the proprietary Turbo Mode feature the wireless network will be more effective For WLAN security issues this adapter supports 64 128 bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping It also supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access feature that combines IEEE 802 1x and TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol technologies Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers and the data transmitted in the network is encrypted decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key Furthermore this adapter supports WPA2 function WPA2 provides a stronger encryption mechanism through AES Advanced Encryption Standard which is a requirement for some corporate and governm
5. increase it again but it will likely decrease overall network performance Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes Minor change is recommended This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode Select the number of the radio channel used for the networking The channel setting should be the same with the network you are connecting to Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Use 802 1 WPA Preshared Key Show Passward 3 2 1 2 Authentication and Security Parameter Description Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect Open No authentication is needed among the wireless network 13 Shared Only wireless devices using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting each other Parameter Description Authentication Type 802 1x Setting LEAP LEAP is a pre EAP Cisco proprietary protocol with many of the features of EAP protocols Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol so it should be selected for use only when limited vendor choice for client access point and server products is not a concern When you have set up LEAP authentication you have to enter the user name and password of your computer WPA WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802 1x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authenticat
6. 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 11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for A 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 Aprotection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 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 CSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi Channel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS CTS Feature Fragmentation Power Management 4 Whatis Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computer
7. 4 bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or test1 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters including a z and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator 802 1x Setting Certification CA Server Authentication Type PEAP Session Resumption Disabled v PEAP TLS Smart Card Identity TTLS Md5 Challenge Use Client certificate ET Tunneled Authentication Protocol EAP MSCHAP v2 Identity Password The IEEE 802 1X specification describes a protocol that can be used for authenticating both clients and servers on a network The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide Point to Point Protocol PPP support as many internet service providers and enterprises do When an AP acting as an authenticator detects a wireless station on the LAN it sends an EAP Request for the user s identity to the device EAP or the Extensible Authentication Protocol is an authentication protocol that runs before network layer protocols transmit data over the link In turn the device responds with its
8. 802 11 B only This adapter can be compatible with both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations If there are only 802 11b wireless stations in the network you can set the adapter to this mode 802 11 B G mix If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 119 wireless stations in your network it is recommended to setting the adapter to this mode This mode is also the default setting 802 11 G only This adapter can be compatible with both 802 11g and 802 11b wireless stations If there are only 802 119 wireless stations in the network you can set the adapter to this mode The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among wireless devices This option is only active in the Ad Hoc network There are two modes including Auto and Long Preamble If Auto mode is selected the adapter will auto switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless devices the adapter is 12 connecting to Parameter Description RTS Threshold Fragment Threshold Channel Minimum packet size required for an RTS Request To Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes Minor change is recommended The value defines the maximum size of packets any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates you can
9. ID The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter If you want to add the network nearby to the profile list pull down the menu all the networks will be listed for you to add one of them to the profile 11 list Parameter Description PSM Power Saving Mode Network Type TX Power Ad Hoc Wireless Mode Preamble The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure CAM Constantly Awake Mode The adapter will always set in active mode PSM Power Saving Mode Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router Ad Hoc Select this mode if you want to connect to other wireless stations in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router If you want to lower the transmit power of the adapter for saving the power of the system you can select the lower percentages from the list The lower power will cause the lower signal strength and the coverage range When the adapter is set in Ad Hoc Peer to Peer Mode you can designate the wireless connection mode for the Ad Hoc network
10. Micronet Faster and Easier Networks User s Manual Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Model No SP906GK http www micronet info CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION cis csscctesiensvinadascincrcsnssicseassiessadocsedenstnecsanctaasssaneosnse 1 I REARS oscuro csctislistapa n island I mesi uote i deos ic tane 2 12 gt GSpEOHIGHUO S cases tereti ea pe dut bis EOM e ueteres sites nem uet Of ipia duisi do ON STRA Rae 2 1 3 Package Contents 4s IIR ERR UU UIS Ra NN E BEES ERN ora NO YER EH MEER NV Ee pe 3 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ee eee ee eee eee eene eene s eres esu 4 I Iostall he Eat Wat Ga us ee Eo EN EL IDRMNSE I D tS dun P iudei atc tutus Labs aUPR uiuat intus 4 IL Install th Driver and Utility ore ttr raten to aet hne na aUa suena Ue Pena ea uae aU Ug 4 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 5 ecco coco eee ree ordnen reno ne neenon 7 SNB Ui EAR 9 CN Viol 10 3 2 T Configure the Protile eite et tete ecl be pe ee da dp e PR TOt eqe deb ona 11 SN 1 Configuration mL 11 3 2 1 2 Authentication and Security iiec eap oed Ite bove eo caa ve stes Gencacendedaoed Puy ese TEN 13 3 2 1 3 802 1x Setting Certification i i eat ign iene ale ode BA lage bee 17 3 2 1 4 802 T1x Sel ntt CUN Server 2 oi otio ues tite io eid oes ne Eno iareudaspectanieses 19 3 3 e c MR Hp TR 19 3 4 Statisties MILM M 21 Su E NT AA E EE T EE rv abd E E EEE 21 Be in PS UN e CD ses E E E EEE T E a RMUGUS 24 3 7
11. The server presents a certificate to the client After validating the server s certificate the client presents a client certificate to the server for validation MD5 Challenge MD5 Challenge is the easiest EAP Type It requires the wireless station to enter a set of user name and password as the identity to RADIUS Server Session Resumption There are Disabled Reauthentication Roaming SameSsid Identity Password and Always selections for you to choose whether to recovery the session in different status Enter the name as the identity for the server Enter the password as the identity for the server 17 Use Client Certificate Aclient certificate is required for TLS and is optional for TTLS and PEAP This forces a client certificate to be selected from the appropriate Windows Certificate Store and made available to the RADIUS server for certification Parameter Description Tunneled Authentication Protocol Identity Password When the authentication type is PEAP or TTLS select a protocol to be used to build the encrypted tunnel This is the protected user EAP Identity used for authentication The identity specified may contain up to 63 ASCII characters is case sensitive and takes the form of a Network Access Identifier consisting of lt name of the user gt lt user s home realm gt The user s home realm is optional and indicates the routing domain The password used for
12. ard IEEE 802 11b g Interface 32 bit PCI Frequency Band 2 4000 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Modulation OFDM with BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM 119 BPSK QPSK CCK 11b Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 1 2 1 1 9 6 5 5 2 1 Mbps auto fallback Security 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption WPA TKIP with IEEE 802 1x WPA2 AES with IEEE 802 1x Note WPA2 is enabled in Windows 2000 XP Antenna External detachable dipole antenna Connector RP SMA connector Drivers Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP LEDs Link TX RX Transmit Power 16dBm 18dBm Dimension 19 H x 130 W x 121 D mm Weight 46g Temperature 32 131 F 0 55 C Humidity Max 9596 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE 1 3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Quick installation guide Driver and Manual CD Detachable Antenna If any of the above items is missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation please notice following descriptions Note1 The following installation was operated under Windows XP Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE Me 2000 Note2 If you have installed the Wireless PCI Adapter driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version completely first I Install the Hardware A Turn off your computer and remo
13. authentication It may contain up to 63 ASCII characters and is case sensitive 802 1x Setting Certification CA Server Certificate issuer Any Trusted CA Allow intermidiate certificates Server name Server name must match exactly C Domain name must end in specified name 3 2 1 4 802 1x Setting CA Server Parameter Description Use Certificate Chain Certificate Issuer When the EAP authentication type such as TLS TTLS or PEAP is selected and required a certification to tell the client what server credentials to accept from the authentication server in order to verify the server you have to enable this function Choose the server from the list to issue the certificate If Any Trusted CA is selected any CA included in the list provided by the Microsoft Certificate Store is permitted Parameter Description Allow Intermediate Certificates Server Name Server name must match exactly Domain name must end in specified name A server designates an issuer as a trusted root authority by placing the issuer s self signed certificate which contains the issuer s public key into the trusted root certification authority certificate store of the host computer Intermediate or subordinate certification authorities are trusted only if they have a valid certification path from a trusted root certification authority Enter the authentication server name When selected th
14. e server name must match exactly the server name found on the certificate When selected the server name field identifies a domain The certificate must use a server name belonging to this domain or to one of its sub domains e g zeelans com where the server is blueberry zeelans com but it may be any name used in the certificate name field 3 3 Link Status From the Link Status option you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Status default lt gt 00 0E 2E 5F 48 39 Extra Info Link is Up TxPower 100 Channel 11 lt gt 2462000 KHz Link Speed Tx Mbps 54 0 Rix Mbps 18 0 Throughput Tx Kbps 0 1 Rx Kbps 55 Good 100 kaw RRR Good 36 dBm em iy Strong 47 dBm o MESNNNENNENNNNNNNENNEEEEENI Parameter Description Status Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the adapter is connecting to Extra Info Display the link status Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking Link Speed Mbps Display the transmission and reception rate of the network The maximum transmission rate is 54Mbps Throughput Kbits sec Display the speed of data transmitted and received Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better the quality dBm If you want to know the si
15. earby without intercepting the wireless connection especially the adapter is applied to the multimedia application or a voice call you can enable the parameter The adapter will fast roaming to the near network when the receive sensitivity signal strength is lower to the value you have set up If you want to turn off the radio of the adapter temporarily click this button To turn on the radio click this button again CCX 2 0 Cisco Compatible Extensions is developed by Cisco for the radio monitoring and fast roaming 23 LEAP Turn on CCKM During normal operation LEAP enabled client devices mutually authenticate with a new access point by performing a complete LEAP authentication including communication with the main RADIUS server When you configure your wireless LAN for fast re association however LEAP enabled client devices roam from one access point to another without involving the main server Using Cisco Centralized Key Management CCKM an access point configured to provide Wireless Domain Services WDS takes the place of the RADIUS server and authenticates the client so quickly that there is no perceptible delay in voice or other time sensitive applications Enable Radio Measurement When this parameter is enabled the Cisco AP can run the radio monitoring through the associated CCX compliant clients to continuously monitor the WLAN radio environment and discover any new APs that are transmitting beacons Non Serving C
16. ed network to Profiles list 3 2 Profile The Profiles List is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently You are able to Add Delete Edit Activate a profile Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Profile List Profile Name SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Ty y PROF default Auto Open None Infrastructure a Delete Edit Activate Parameter Description Profiles List Add Delete Edit Button Activate Button The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name SSID Channel etc I This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting E This sign indicates the activated profile is not been connecting Click these buttons to add delete edit the selected profiles Click Activate to connect to the selected profile When a profile is activated the adapter will be initially connected to the profile 3 2 4 Configure the Profile Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Profile Name PROF1 SSID PSM c Network Type Preamble RTS Threshold Ad hoc TX Power Auto I irel Auto sj ewes Ea cee 3 me Channel Fragment Threshold 256 o o 2346 1 3 2 1 1 Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks SS
17. ent users When you use the devices such as Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP phones televisions VCRs and MP3 players how can you speed up the audio video and voice data to pass through the wireless network IEEE 802 11e Quality of Service QoS The Wi Fi Alliance defined WMM as a profile of the IEEE 802 116 extensions for 802 11 networks will help to define the priorities of the data traffics by the data categories to provide enhanced multimedia support This adapter supports the advanced technology for sure The power consumption of the adapter is also very low This adapter provides several levels of power saving modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his her portable or handheld devices This adapter is cost effective together with the versatile features it is the best solution for you to build your wireless network 1 1 Features Works with both IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 11g products High speed transfer data rate up to 54Mbps Supports Turbo Mode to enhance the data transfer speed within the specific wireless network Supports WMM function to meet the multi media data bandwidth requirement Supports 64 128 bit WEP WPA TKIP with IEEE 802 1x WPA2 AES with IEEE 802 1x functions for high level of security Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability Supports the most popular operating system Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Supports 32 bit PCI interface 1 2 Specifications Stand
18. gnal strength in the unit of dBm select this check box Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level The higher percentage shown in the bar the more radio signal been received by the 20 adapter This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation Noise Level Display the noise level in the wireless environment 3 4 Statistics This option enables you to view the statistic information of the connection including transmit statistics and receive statistics You may reset the counters by clicking Reset Counter Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry s Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received 3 5 Advance This option enables you to configure more advanced settings for example wireless mode protection 21 mode and etc Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Wireless mode 802 11 B G mix x Select Your Country Region Code 11 B G 0 CH1 11 B G Protection Auto cre20 Tx Rate Auto
19. hannel The Cisco AP can perform monitoring measurements through the Measurements CCX compliant clients on the non serving channels when this parameter is enabled Limit xxx milliseconds 0 2000 It limits the channel measurement time The default value is 250 milliseconds 3 6 About By choosing this option you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for the information of the wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the Driver Utility and EEPROM Version The MAC Address of the adapter is displayed in the screen as well Ralink Wireless Utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About R c Copyright 2004 Ralink Technology Inc All rights reserved RaConfig Version 1 0 7 0 Date 07 23 2005 Driver Version 1 0 1 6 Date 07 23 2005 EEPROM Version 1 0 Firmware Version 0 6 IP Address 132 168 2 100 Phy Address D0 0C 43 25 61 12 Sub Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 24 3 7 Turbo Mode This adapter supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time compress the data and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Routers or APs this feature known as Turbo Mode enables higher throughput than IEEE 802 119 standard Up to 54Mbps When the adapter is connecting to the Routers or APs with the proprietary Turbo Mode feature the Turbo Mode will be enabled automatically without any configuration 3 8 WMM Fu
20. identity and the AP relays this identity to an authentication server which is typically an external RADIUS server An example for MD5 Authentication IEEE 802 1x RADIUS RADIUS Access Client Client fas Server AN j L PIN P umi pu D A 7 T WA Ph Access Point D D V A X Voo 7 Windows 2000 IAS Internet Authentication Service 1 Client requests to login the 3 Send username password to network RADIUS server 2 Login with username 4 Approve or deny user password login to the LAN 3 2 1 3 802 1x Setting Certification Parameter Description Authentication Type The EAP authentication protocols this adapter has supported are included as follows This setting has to be consistent with the wireless APs or Routers that the adapter intends to connect PEAP amp TTLS PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand alone authentication protocol be used within an encrypted tunnel TTLS supports any protocol within its tunnel including CHAP MS CHAP MS CHAPv2 PAP and EAP MD5 PEAP specifies that an EAP compliant authentication protocol must be used this adapter supports EAP MSCHAP v2 EAP TLS Smart adapter and Generic Token Adapter The client certificate is optional required for the authentication TLS Smart Adapter TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not easy to use It requires that digital certificates be exchanged in the authentication phase
21. ility Launch Config Utilities lt Use RaConfig as Configuration utility Exit Bm o0 MS 1 40AM Second Way A Right click the icon and select View Available Wireless Networks 5 43 AM B Click Advanced Wireless Network Connection The following wireless network s are available To access a wireless network select it from the list and then click Connect Available wireless networks AES i AP _ conexant IM This wireless network is not secure Because a network key WEP is not used for authentication or for data encryption data sent over this network might be subject to unauthorized access C Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network even though it is not secure If you are having difficulty connecting to a network click Advanced a mmm Advanced i Cancel C Uncheck Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings to enable the utility for the adapter 4 Wireless Network Connection Properties General Wireless Networks Advanced Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure i AP conexant v Preferred networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below Move up Remove Propertie Learn about setting up wireless network configuration Note If Wireless Zero Configuration is enabled you can only configure the advance setting or chec
22. install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution Y ou may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of nde RARE PRODUCT DATES E copied Deco BUSES v RALINK Wireless Network Card Setup Setup Status Install Shield Please plug in the Ralink Wireless LAN Card on your computer E The system will automatically detect the adapter and display Hardware Installation screen Click Continue Anyway to continue Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is importar Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway D STOF Installation F Please click Finish to complete the installation RALINK Wireless Network Card Setup Setup has finished installing RT6x LAN Card Setup is 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process When the adapter is installed the configurat
23. ion or pre shared key PSK technology It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises small businesses and home users that data will remain protected and that only authorized users may access their networks For enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802 1x authentication WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing authentication databases and infrastructure WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers In this mode known as Pre Shared Key the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless station in the network WPA PSK takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1 x EAP authentications or PSK technology It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard AES AES is required to the corporate user or government users The difference between WPA and WPA is that WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP WPA2 PSK WPA2 PSK is also for home and small business The difference between WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK is that WPA2 PSK provides data encryption via the AES In contrast WPA PSK uses Tempo
24. ion utility will be displayed automatically This adapter will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Profile SSID BSSID Sig C Encrypt Authent Network T ES default O0 0E 2E 5F 48 10 11 None Unknown Infrastruct gt Connected lt gt default foment Add to Profile The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the adapter is running You can open the utility by double click on the icon 10 02 AM Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility e Lauch Config Utilities Select Lauch Config Utilities to open the Configuration Utility tool e Use Windows Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility Select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility to use Windows XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure the adapter e Exit Select Exit to close the Configuration Utility tool In Windows XP there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless clients By default this Windows Zero Configuration Tool is enabled If you want to use the Utility for the adapter please follow one of the ways as below First Way Right click the icon in the system tray and select Use RaConfig as Configuration Ut
25. k the link status and statistics from the configuration utility of the adapter 3 1 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points stations within the accessible range of your adapter and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength From the Site Survey all the networks nearby will be listed You can change the connection to other networks or add one of the networks to your own profile list Ralink Wireless Utility Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Profile ssi sBSsib Sig C Encrypt Authent ES default DO DE 2E 5F 48 10 11 None Unknown Infrastruct a Connected lt gt default Connect Add to Profile Parameter Description Available Networks Rescan Button Connect Button Add to Profile Button This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your adapter It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Signal Strength Channel Encryption Authentication and Network Type If you want to connect to any networks on the list double click the item on the list and the adapter will automatically connect to the selected network Click Rescan button to collect the new information of all the wireless networks nearby Click Connect to connect to the selected network Add the select
26. less stations When the protection mode is enabled the throughput of the adapter will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted Auto Based on the status of the network and automatically disable enable protection mode On Always enable the protection mode Off Always disable the protection mode There are several options including Auto 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps for you to select When the Auto is selected the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically The higher data rate you designated in the network the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the wireless stations When the wireless mode is 802 11 B only the maximum data rate is 11Mbps 11b so that there are only Auto 1 2 5 5 11Mbps options you can select Tx Burst enables the adapter to deliver the better throughput in the same period and environment Parameter Description Enable TCP Window Size Fast Roaming at 70dBm Turn Off RF Button CCX 2 0 The TCP Window is the amount of data a sender can send on a particular connection before it gets an acknowledgment back from the receiver that it has gotten some of it When the Router or AP the adapter is connecting to have set up the TCP Window you can enable the parameter to meet the data size for the Router or AP connection The larger TCP Window the better performance When you want to fast roaming to the network n
27. nction In addition to the Turbo Mode this adapter also supports WMM function When you use the devices such as Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP phones televisions VCRs and MP3 players IEEE 802 11e Quality of Service QoS The Wi Fi Alliance defined WMM as a profile of the IEEE 802 116 extensions for 802 11 networks will help to define the priorities of the data traffics by the data categories to provide enhanced multimedia support When the adapter is connected to the AP or Router with WMM function you can enable the function of the adapter by following the steps below A In the Desktop of the computer right click My Network Places and select Properties 25 Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help ay Back o j yo Search le Folders EJ Address Network Connections SAI co LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks Local Area Connection Wireless Network Connection amp Create a new connection Network cable unplugged Enabled fQ Set up a home or small Cui Intel 100 VE Network Tsp Ralink Turbo v M Cay office network Ralink Turbo Wireless LAN Card 1394 Connection Enabled See Also UC ah 1394 Net Adapter E Network Troubleshooter Dther Places Control Panel GQ My Network Places E Mv Documents amp j My Computer Details Network Connections System Folder B Right Click the Wireless Network Connection and select Properties
28. o an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers 29 13 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 30
29. ral Key Integrity Protocol TKIP When you have set the Authentication Type to Open Shared WPA or WPA2 you can also enable IEEE 802 1x setting to use 14 the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users Parameter Description Encryption Mode WPA Pre Shared Key WEP Key Key1 Key4 None Disable the encryption mode WEP Enable the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10 000 packets a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security AES AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for the security in the wireless network Note All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication The WPA PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network There are two types of key length 64 bit and 128 bit Select the default encryption key from Key 1 to Key 4 by selected the radio button Fill the text box by following the rules below 6
30. s each has a Wireless LAN adapter Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 5 Whatis 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 28 6 Whatis 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 7 Whatis 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 8 Whatis 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 11i WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 9 Whatis 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
31. ve its cover B Insert the PCI adapter to an available PCI slot firmly C Secure this adapter to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover D Secure the antenna to the antenna connector of the adapter E Turn on the computer II Install the Driver and Utility A Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Click Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Network Controller If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 3 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Click Next to continue B Insert the supplied CD to your CD ROM Drive Execute the Setup exe program Ralink Wireless LAN Install InstallShield Wizard Preparing Setup Please wait while the In RALINK Wireless Network Card Setup Please read the following License Agreement the scroll bar RALINK Wireless Utility for Windows 98 ME 2000 XP Copyright C RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINK Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright Renier edel ether taleu pret operty laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT not 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you the following rights Installation and Use You may
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