AirLive WN-380USB
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1. Advanced Status Manufacturer NDIS Driver Version Short Radio Header Encryption Authenticate Channel Set MAC Address Data Rate AUTO Channel Frequency Status SSID Network Type Power Save Mode Associated AP MAC Up Time hh mm ss statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup AirLive 1086 12 310 2010 No AES WPA 2 PSK FCC 00 4F 62 12 A46 16 Tx 150 Mbps Rx 150 Mbps 6 2437 MHz Associated wn200r Infrastructure None 00 C0 02 FF C7 CE 0 11 02 24 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI D gt Air Live 1 NDIS Driver Version Driver version 2 Short Radio Header Yes 3 Encryption Current encryption mode 4 Authenticate Authentication state 5 Channel Set selected channel plan currently 6 MAC Address MAC address of this adapter 7 Data Rate Wireless LAN transition speed 8 Channel Frequency Current channel number 9 Status Wireless network status 10 SSID Name of connecting AP 11 Network Type Indicate current network configuration type 12 Power Save Mode Current setting power save mode 13 Associated AP MAC MAC address of connecting AP 14 Up Time hh mm ss Total connection time F Statistics Page You could watch the Tx Rx status of current wireless connection This page shows a Statistic analysis of packet transition AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 25 aD 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI Air Live General2. Mode M AboutiA E i MyComputer General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Virtual WiFi Status Associated Speed Tx 150 Mbps Rx 150 Mbps Type Infrastructure Encryption None SSID airlive Signal Strength we 62 Link Quality 2 Tx Power 100 100 Apply 1 4 100 Network Address MAC Address 00 4F 62 04 76 08 B Adapter List IP Address 192 168 1 106 D Global Control Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 E Status Bar BSE Gateway 192 168 1 254 Re ews IP 4 W Show Tray Icon F Disable Adapter E Radio Off W Virtual WiFi allowed Not available Ppr AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 11 ea 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI Air Live A Main Menu The main menu includes five submenus 1 Refresh R When clicking the refresh menu you can update and re enumerate the contents of adapter list area 2 Set Wizard S 2 1 Wizard Click Set Wizard S menu to enter operation wizard Click AP Setup a wireless network To configure Access Point parameters Set Wizard O Station infrastructure Connect to a wireless network through the AP Station ad hoc Connect to computerto computer network AP setup Access Point wireless network 12 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual ea 4
3. Profile Available Network mtatistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Counter Name Value Tx OK Tx Error Rx OK Rx Packet Count Rx Retry Rx ICV Error Reset 4 3 Access Point Mode A General Page This page provides general information of this AP including name MAC address and list of joined stations General SSID Airlve AP BSSID 00 4F 62 137 A6 16 Association Table AID MAC Address Life Time Config 26 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual TN 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI e Air Live 1 SSID The name of this AP 2 BSSID Six two digital numbers of the MAC address of this AP 3 Association Table It is the list of joined stations to this AP 4 AID Association ID The AID field is a value assigned by an AP during association that represents 16 bit ID of a station It is a unique value assigned by AP 5 MAC address It is the six two digit numbers that assemble the MAC address of respected joined station 6 Life Time It is the timer that counts down from 10 minutes whenever the AP connects the station successfully If an STA associated to SW AP does not have any interaction with the AP in 10 minutes it will be disassociated from the Infra structure BSS AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 27 awe bP 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI Gd Air Live 7 Config A dialog of this AP is shown for configuration modification Wireless Network Properties Se This is a computer to c
4. XLink Enable Set Defaults Apply 1 Power Save None without power save function Min wake up more frequently to receive packets Max wake up less frequently to receive packets 2 Wireless Mode 802 11b 802 11g b 3 802 11b Preamble Mode Long higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode Short Normal quality but with higher performance than preamble long mode Auto use the preamble mode of current AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 23 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI N Air Live 4 Fragment Threshold The threshold of fragment length Higher threshold increase data transition performance with good signal quality However in a poor signal quality environment data throughput might be worse on high fragment threshold than low fragment threshold 5 RTS Threshold Threshold of Request To Send mechanism The RTS frame will not send out until the packet size over threshold 6 WOL Wake On LAN The wake on LAN is applied for remote control purpose You could wake up a system through network packets For Wireless LAN USB Adapter only the same adapter on another system could wake it up Input MAC Address the six two digit numbers of Wireless LAN USB Adapter on target system Wake Up click this button to wake it up 7 Set Defaults Restore the default value to be current settings 8 Apply Apply the current settings to GUI D Status Page General Profile Available Network
5. You should provide either 5 or 13 ASCII characters on Network key edit box PASSPHRASE You could input words on Network Key edit box 64 bits The generated pass key is 64 bit to be complied with data packets 128 bits The generated pass key is 128 bit to be complied with data packets Hexadecimal While both ASCII and PASSPHRASE are not checked you should input hexadecimal number in the network key box For example 10 digits hex number for 64 bit WEP or 26 digits hex number for 128 bit WEP 7 5 Key index 1 4 At most four key index to represent the opposite network key AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 29 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 5 Air Live B Advanced Page Users could setup the advanced characteristics of network packet for transmission on this page General Advanced Statistics ICS 7 General Beacon Interval 100 DTIM Period 1 111 Preamble Mode hee 1 Beacon Interval This filed indicates the interval between each beacon that this AP sends out in unit of TU 1024 micro seconds 2 DTIM Period The DTIM Period field is the number of Beacon intervals between successive DTIMs 3 Preamble Mode Long higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode Short Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode 30 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual ee 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI e Air Live C Statistics Page The Tx Rx
6. It allows you to communicate with WLAN Mini USB Adapter PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 Wireless LAN USB Adapter 2 Installation Software CD 3 User Manual 4 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 3 Installation Un installation R Air Live 3 Installation Un installation Warning Do not cover or block the airflow to the adapter The adapter will reach a high temperature during use 3 1 Installation Before you proceed with the installation please notice the following descriptions Note1 The following installation was operated under Windows Vista Procedures are similar for Windows 2000 XP Note2 If you have installed the WLAN USB driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version first 1 Do not plug the wireless LAN USB adapter into your computer USB port before installing the software program Insert the software program CD then auto installation window pops up on following 2 While the following screen pops out click Install Driver And Utility WN 3 O0USB Ain a Liwe eco oone vi Brien neon Install Driver amp Utility Quick Setup Guide User s Manual Acrobat Reader Browse CD EXIT if Driver amp Manual CD AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 5 Ges Air Live 3 Installation Un installation 3 Choose a set up language Click Next to process the installation AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Software InstallShield Wizard Choose Setup Language se
7. WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI Air Live Set Wizard SES switching from Station mode to AP Advanced Compare 2 2 Wizard 2 User defines wireless network Name SSID less than 32 characters User may skip wireless security Strongly recommend user to setup wireless security to avoid invalid users Set Wizard Fh a am j x Network Name SSID AnLirve AP The SSID can be discovered by network sniffing By default the SSID is part of the packet header for every packet sent over the WLAN Encryption Disabled Wired Equivalent Privacy makes 602 11b wireless LANs more secure WEP Is a protocol that adds security to wireless local area networks YLANSs based on the o02 11b standard AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 13 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI gt Air Live 2 3 Wizard 3 This page shows SSID amp Security settings Set Wizard i I Network Name SsSID AirtLive AP Network Key 2 4 Wizard 4 Show all settings under AP mode Click Finish to complete wizard setup Set Wizard Network NamefSsID AirLive AP Network Key Network Key The internet connection AirLive Fast Ethernet NIC 14 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 5 Air Live 3 Mode M Wireless configuration is quickly switched to either Station or AP T Airlive WLIGQOUSB Wireless Lan Utility Eros Refresh R S
8. ae Accessories Documents Pictures Music 7 irlive LLI E Uninstall Computer D Colasoft Packet Builder 1 0 Games Control Panel Maintenance Games rosoft Oi Devices and Printers l Startup i WinPcap Default Programs Back Help and Support ym r Sa EES ey 26870 Programs Grd THES z Ec earch x OW a gt Control Panel Programs and Features X S p Tasks Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair i Organize v 23 Views C Uninstall gt View purchased software digital locker Name a A E E AirLive Wireless 11g Wireless Driver and Utility off Get new programs online at Windows Marketplace A AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 9 Jy 3 Installation Un installation amp L Air IVC B Click Yes if you want to remove Wireless LAN USB Adapter Driver AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling AirLive 117 USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility 10 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 5 Air Live WLAN Wireless LAN Management 4 GUI 4 1 Introduction of Main Window C Properties Area AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility EEA Refresh R Set Wizard S
9. of My Computer gt Control Panel gt Network gt file and printer sharing gt want to be able to give others to access to my files Q Slow or poor performance under AP mode A Try to select another channel for the communicating group or move your device closer to the Access Point 5 2 Glossary IEEE 802 11 Standard The IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee which is formulating a standard for the industry Access Point AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 33 EY 5 Appendix Air Live An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with a WLAN adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation BSSID A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol a method in which IP addresses are assigned by server dynamically to clients on the network DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum The other method is frequency hopping Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range channel while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequen
10. to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures are necessary to correct the interference CE Declaration of Conformity This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility EN 55022 A1 Class B wi amp Bluetooth 2009 OvisLink Corporation All Rights Reserved AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual Table of contents Air Live Table of contents De MEMEO CUI CEIONN aaran aa a ESEA T TEENE 1 ZC CIN CACO Wicca cae ena eee ee sate es patane veiea a A 3 3 Installation Un installation 0 cccceeeeceeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeeseeneeeneeeneseeeseenseeneseeeseenesenessnees 5 SAR EE ES sn E nen Seren T E T N E 5 62 MEMS aa Oe chalet a chatetatabele hat dbaienatenaetatenea haba anotsroleto sho esac 8 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 0 ceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeenseeeseneeeneeaeees 11 41 introduction OF MAIN VVINGOW Sicccconseitecaisentenabsenteanesenitesobeerdasntsetdaticettaneteaetaeetecetaxatas 11 A2 eM O My WOO Cla ain oar r N E O 19 7s Hey 0X61 shot PONC N 6 c earn enn amet ICnre PRE Con OPE SCRE CEE REET S aOR EI Ene are en nT 26 LAPPEN Geese eer Erne Once ote ne ean EE en ee or nn ne ener ee errr er reece ere cere rer ere er rer cern er errer rr re 33 ol TROUDICSMOOUIG wiiiniaicterereieldeoldielenoioiebibelgieldimoldiebareiaietiseigeldiolaielirebelelicelaieldietalotd 33 2 lOS SAV arna ceishee auc eeihacin
11. ANS e Air Live Powered by OvisLink Corp WN 380USB Long Range Wireless B G N Palm Size USB Adapter with Detachable Antenna User s Manual WWW airlive com Copyright and Disclaimer 5 Air Live A Air Live Powered by OvisLink Corp Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole stored transcribed in an information retrieval system translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means mechanical magnetic electronic optical photocopying manual or otherwise without the prior written permission Trademarks All products company brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies They are used for identification purpose only Specifications are subject to be changed without prior notice FCC 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 the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual TN Copyright and Disclaimer amp Air Live This equipment can generate use and radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
12. Wireless LAN Management GUI D Air Live minimized and stay on the tray icon which is located at the right bottom corner of Windows If not management GUI will shut down while clicking Close button with unchecked condition Show Tray I E Radio Off E Disable Adapter Virtual WiFi allowed Not available Sst VERO cee 12 09 pm Radio Off Turn off the radio to save power While the radio is off the links with other wireless network nodes are disconnected User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode The radio off will cause the sub network which belongs to the AP to be disconnected with internet intranet Disable Adapter Stop wireless USB device AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility o meal Refresh R About A MyComputer Am WN 380USB Wireless AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility AirLive Corp Copyright c 2003 2011 4 ui p v Show Tray Icon Disable Adapter pr 18 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual TN 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI s Air Live E Status Bar The hints or status of the management GUI are presented in the status bar 4 2 Station Mode The following explanations focus on the properties area F AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M About A i a H MyComputer Station pble Network Advanced Status Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup a WN 380USB Wirt i i
13. ctrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available of users around the globe Local Area Network LAN A LAN is a group of computers each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable air that share applications data and peripherals All connections are made via cable or wireless media but a LAN does not use telephone services It typically spans a single building or campus Network A network is a system of computers that is connected Data files and messages can be transmitted over this network Networks may be local or wide area networks Protocol A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place including the format timing Sequencing and or error checking SSID A Network ID unique to a network Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other This string is case sensitive Static IP Addressing A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network In networks with Static IP address the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer Once a Static IP address is assigned a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network unless it is manually changed Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 11I encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP is
14. cy band to another many times per second ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID and the same radio channel Ethernet Ethernet is a 10 100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home office wiring Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access Gateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems such as a LAN and a mainframe In Internet terminology a gateway is another name for a router Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless 34 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 5 Appendix D gt Air Live ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so called ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spe
15. et Wizard S Mode M View V About A Wi Fi Protect Setup g MyComputer Station Network vf AirLive WLIG00U Throughput Access Point 4 View V Enable disable the presence of E Status Bar Without the check mark v the E Status Bar will be hidden 5 About A Click the About to show the utility information dialog The application version and license information are shown in utility information dialog T AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility lo amp Refresh R Set Wizard S Mode M About A MyComputer lt WN 370USB Wireless General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Status Associated Speed Tx 150 Mbps Rx 150 Mbps Type Infrastructure Encryption AES SSID wn200r Signal Strength i 100 Link Quality WW AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Version 700 1608 310 2010 Copyright 2003 2011 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 4 Hl j Z Show Tray Icon Disable Adapter Close _ Radio Off Virtual WiFi disallowed AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 15 TN 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI s Air Live B Adapter List Area All connected adapters on this system with multiple adapter installations are displayed in this area It is easy for users to change the selected adapter by one click The contents of properties area are dependant on wireless co
16. hactectnbae ecient aa E 33 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual T 1 Introduction Air Live 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Wireless LAN USB Adapter Wireless LAN USB Adapter is a perfect combination of both performance and cost effective product introduced It is sincerely hoped that you can enjoy the wireless world through this solidly profiled wireless adapter It provides a full solution of all the IEEE 802 11 b g n protocols which pass the WiFi tests and are compatible with all the wireless products with WiFi logo If you have a Wireless LAN USB Adapter on hand it means you can connect to the wireless world without any difficulty It also provides all the data rates in the IEEE 802 11 b g n standards with both short and long preambles to ensure the compatibility of legacy wireless products and new ones saving the panic works for end users to find compatible products AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 1 1 Introduction 5 Air Live Since the security issue has become one of the most important one in the wireless society it provides you with the full security coverage from the 64 128bits WEP encryptions second generation WPA PSK encryption to the most advanced WPA2 AES encryption WPA2 is the latest security standard currently approved by WiFi standards Saving mode Ad hoc wireless LAN Wake on LAN WOL and other exciting features are also included in this Wireless LAN USB Adapter This user manual will guide y
17. hold is an important issue in this scheme If the fragment threshold is small the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large 36 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual EY 5 Appendix Air Live This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high In contrast with a large fragment threshold the overlap is small and the spatial reuse ratio is low However high fragment threshold leads to low fragment overhead Hence there is a trade off between spatial re use and fragment overhead Fragment threshold is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented If you find that your corrupted packets or asymmetric packet reception all send packets for example You may want to try lowering your fragmentation threshold This will cause packets to be broken into smaller fragments These small fragments if corrupted can be resent faster than a larger fragment Fragmentation increases overhead so you ll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible RTS Request To Send Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the RTS CTS transaction The IEEE802 11 1997 standard allows for short packets to be transmitted without RTS CTS transactions Each station can have a different RTS threshold RTS CTS is used when the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold With the CSMA CA transmis
18. lect the language for the installation fram the choices below Basque Bulgarian Catalan Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Croatian Czech Danish Dutch Finnish French Canadian French Standard German Greek InstallShield lt Back 4 Click Next AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility The Installshield Wizard will install AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility on your computer To continue click Mext lt Back AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual Jy 3 Installation Un installation amp L Air IVC 5 Click Install AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility Click Install to begin the installation Ifyou want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 6 Click Finish to complete the installation AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successtully installed AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility Before you can use the program You must restat your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 7 Ges Air Live 3 Installation Un installation 7 After click Finish to complete the i
19. nfiguration that the selected adapter is set up If only single adapter is installed on the system only one adapter is always selected T AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN U RefreshiR Set Wizard S Mode El og MyComputer lil W Show Tray Icon E Radio Off 16 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI Gay Air Live C Properties Area The contents of this area are dependent on current wireless configuration The current configuration is determined on previous explanation of submenu Mode The more detailed contents are described in the following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Virtual WiFi Status Associated Speed 7Tx 150 Mbps Rx 150 Mbps Type Infrastructure Encryption None SSID airlive Signal Strength rr o 62 Link Qualty mmm 25 Tx Power 100 100 Apply 1 F 100 Network Address MAC Address 00 4F 62 0A 76 08 IP Address 197 168 1 106 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1254 ReNew IP D Global Control Bar Show Tray Icon E Disable Adapter E Radio Off Virtual WiFi allowed Not available Each control item on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly Show Tray Icon Checking Show Tray Icon and clicking Close button the management GUI will be AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 17 4 WLAN
20. nsists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and or fiber optic cabling WANs may span a city a state a country or even the world Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Now widely recognized as flawed WEP was a data encryption method used to protect the transmission between 802 11 wireless clients and APs However it used the same key among all communicating devices WEP s problems are well known including an insufficient key length and no automated method for distributing the keys WEP can be easily cracked in a couple of hours with off the shelf tools Wireless LAN WLAN A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit packets through the air Radio Frequency RF and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology It offers limited bandwidth usually under 11Mbps and users share the bandwidth with other devices in the spectrum however users can operate a spread spectrum device without licensing from the Federal Communications Commission FCC Fragment Threshold The proposed protocol uses the frame fragmentation mechanism defined in IEEE 802 11 to achieve parallel transmissions A large data frame is fragmented into several fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold By tuning the fragment threshold value we can get varying fragment sizes The determination of an efficient fragment thres
21. nstallation under Windows Vista lt ALL Programs gt menu AirLive USB wireless LAN Utility program installed Fr Default Programs a Desktop Gadget Gallery E Internet Explorer amp Windows Anytime Upgrade g9 Windows Fax and Scan Windows Media Player ey Windows Update Fal Wireshark lt a XPS Viewer MEEA di Accessories A F 2 TPT q 1 orl re i a 7 3 ke LETT J A AirLive 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility Uninstall Colasoft Packet Builder 1 0 di Games di Maintenance cr i di Startup di WinPcap 4 Back pewin home Documents Pictures Music Games Computer Control Panel Devices and Printers Default Programs Help and Support 8 Insert the wireless LAN USB adapter into your computer USB port the computer detect and drive the wireless LAN USB adapter automatically 3 2 Un Installation From Wireless Network Driver and Utility Control Panel Change or Remove Programs A Uninstall the WLAN USB Adapter Driver from Start All Programs Click Uninstall or Change Remove to remove Wireless LAN USB Adapter driver AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual TN 3 Installation Un installation L Air IWC Pr Default Programs at Desktop Gadget Gallery E Internet Explorer amp Windows Anytime Upgrade 8539 Windows Fax and Scan pewin home Windows Media Player Windows Update E Wireshark s4 XPS Viewer
22. omputer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used Profile Name ccess Point Mode Network Name SSID Airlive AP Channel 3 2412MHz Wireless network security This network requires a key for the following Network Authentication Open System Open System Data encryption Shared Key WPA PSK PASSPHRASE WPA2 PSK Key index advanced 1 Network key Confirm network key 7 1 Network Name SSID Name of the AP searchable by other wireless nodes The length of SSID should be shorter than 32 characters 7 2 Channel Select the wireless channel within current channel plan 28 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI D gt Air Live 7 3 Network Authentication amp Data Encryption There are three types of authentication Open System It is combined with data encryption type to be WEP or to be disabled Encryption disabled you decide to open this AP to every one without network authentication Encryption WEP you decide to setup the basic data encryption with a defined network key Shared Key WEP You decide to apply both authentication and data encryption to prevent unauthorized login WPA PSK TKIP amp WPA2 PSK TKIP The most advanced authentication and data encryption that provide the best security protection 7 4 ASCII PASSPHRASE The most advanced authentication and data encryption that provide the best security protection ASCII
23. ou through these exciting features in the following chapters and we is believed that you will be greatly satisfied with its performance and ease of use 2 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual re yw 2 Specification Air Live Specification 2 Standards IEEE 802 11 b g n standards compliant Antenna SiS Frequency Range 2 400GHz 2 4835GHz Operating 2 412 2 462GHz Canada FCC 11 Channels Frequency 2 412 2 484GHz Japan TELEC 14 Channels Channel 2 412 2 472GHz Euro ETSI 13 Channels Security WEP 64 128 Bem wwe Output Power 11n 22dBm Typical 1 HIGH POWER 11g 24dBm Typical 1 11b 28dBm Typical 1 Data Rate 11n 4O0MHZz up to 150M 300bps 11n 20MHZz up to 72 144Mbps 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps 11b 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps with auto rate fall back Sensitivity 11n 90dBm 11g 92dBm 11b 95dBm Host Interface A Type USB 2 0 connector Operation Voltage 5V DC Environment Operating Temp 0C to 60 C Specifications Storage Temp 20C to 70 C Storage Humidity 10 to 90 Non Condensing Physical 99 L x 60 W x 16 F Operating System Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP VISTA Win 7 Mac and Approval FCC Part 15 pe AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 3 2 Specification gt e r Air Live SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows System Windows 2000 XP 32 64 bit Vista 32 64 bit and Win 7 32 64bit PCs must have a device driver installed
24. prove efficiency for example for VoIP systems The difference between the two is in the Synchronization field The long preamble is 128 bits and the short is 56 bits WPA2 It is the second generation of WPA WPA2 is based on the final IEEE 802 111 amendment to the 802 11 standard AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 37 EY 5 Appendix Air Live Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol pronounced tee kip is part of the IEEE 802 11I encryption standard for wireless LANs TKIP is the next generation of WEP the Wired Equivalency Protocol which is used to secure 802 11 wireless LANs TKIP provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and a re keying mechanism thus fixing the flaws of WEP 802 1x Authentication 802 1x is a framework for authenticated MAC level access control defines Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP over LANs WAPOL The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP which was defined for dial up authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 2284 Beyond encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security Advanced Encryption Standard AES Security issues are a major concern for wireless LANs AES is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replace DES and 3DES 38 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual
25. sion mechanism the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS Clear to Send packet before sending the actual packet data This setting is useful for networks with many clients With many clients and a high network load there will be many more collisions By lowering the RTS threshold there may be fewer collisions and performance should improve Basically with a faster RTS threshold the system can recover from problems faster RTS packets consume valuable bandwidth however so setting this value too low will limit performance Beacon Interval In addition to data frames that carry information from higher layers 802 11 include management and control frames that support data transfer The beacon frame which is a type of management frame provides the heartbeat of a wireless LAN enabling stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions Before a station enters power save mode the station needs the beacon interval to Know when to wake up to receive the beacon and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point Preamble Type There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802 11 specification A long preamble basically gives the decoder more time to process the preamble All 802 11 devices support a long preamble The short preamble is designed to im
26. status of current wireless connection is shown A statistic analysis of packet transition is listed General Advanced mtatistics ICS Counter Name Value Tx OK Tx Error Rx OK Rx Packet Count Rx Retry Rx ICV Error 111 Reset AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 31 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 5 Air Live E ICS Page F Statistics ICS Setting Internet Connection Sharing ICS ConnName Device Name Local Area Connection Airlive Fast Ethernet NIC Public Network Local Area Connection Airlive Fast Ethernet NIC Apply 1 ConnName List all network connections to this system You can pick up one from the listed item s whose network domain you would want to connect to 2 Apply Execute the current settings 32 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 5 Appendix Air Live 5 Appendix 5 1 Troubleshooting Q The LED is off A Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly Otherwise contact your vendor Q The LED is always on not blinking A Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD Otherwise contact your vendor Q The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon tray A Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD Q The PC Card is linking but can t share files with others A Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled You can enable the function by checking the icon
27. t Diagram Current throughput including transmission Tx and total traffic Total 8 Network Address Mac Address six two digital number of this Wireless LAN USB adapter IP Address assigned network address by DHCP server or self definition in four three digital number format m Subnet Mask the only valid value is 2555 255 255 0 E Gateway It comes from connected AP Your system can not connect internet with this field empty B Profile Page This page provides profiles management such as add remove edit and duplicate just by pressing the respected button Available Profile s The list box shows all the created profiles Profile Available Network Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Available Profile s Profile Name SSID ee AirLive AP AirLive AP Duplicate Set Default AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 21 gt Air Live 1 Add Add a new profile for AP or IBSS Ad Hoc mode 2 Remove Remove the selected profile 3 Edit Edit contents of selected profile 4 Duplicate Make copy of selected profile 5 Set Default Set the selected profile as default selection 6 Available Network Page This page presents all BSS including AP and IBSS around this system You can pick any one of these network connections C Available Network s Show network connection around this system Profile Available Network Advanced Status General Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup A
28. the next generation of WEP the Wired Equivalency Protocol which is used to secure 802 11 wireless LANs TKIP provides per packet key mixing a message integrity check and a re keying mechanism thus fixing the flaws of WEP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP TCP IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA It is widely used in corporate Internet works because of its superior design for WANs TCP governs how packet is sequenced for transmission the network The term TCP IP is often used generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 35 EY 5 Appendix Air Live Transmit Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds Wi Fi Alliance The Wi Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802 11 specification The goal of the Wi Fi Alliance s members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability The organization is formerly known as WECA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA The Wi Fi Alliance put together WPA as a data encryption method for 802 11 wireless LANs WPA is an industry supported pre standard version of 802 111 utilizing the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which fixes the problems of WEP including using dynamic keys Wide Area Network WAN A WAN co
29. vailable Network s Network Authentic Unknown WPA 802 1x WPA2 Pre Shared WPA Pre Shared K WPA Pre Shared K Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown SSID Channel G CL GUEST 6 CL WLAN E DiinkOwen E su home G TIGER E airlive T corega dink innomedia_tk Unknown wn200r WPA Pre Shared G K WPA Pre Shared Key G ASMT 6F AP Unknown 4 Refresh Add to Profile Note Double click on tem to join create profile 22 Signal 44 44 100 42 42 44 100 26 42 44 100 56 48 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual Type nfrastru nfrastru nfrastru nfrastru nfirastru nfirastru I I I I I I Infrastru Infrastru Infrastru Infrastru Infrastru Infrastru I nfrastru 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI BSSIL 00 10 00 10 00 4F 00 16 _ 00 24 00 08 00 0C 00 08 00 21 00 22 00 CC 68 92 68 92 _ 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI D Air Live 1 Refresh Rescan network connection around this system 2 Add to Profile Create profile for selected network connection and add it to profile list C Advanced Page Available Network General Advanced Status Statistics Power Save Fragment Threshold 2432 None Min Max 256 Bl 2432 RTS Threshold 2432 Wireless Mode 0 24352 802 11b 802 11n g 20 802 11in q 20 PSP XLink Mode E
30. z Access Point tus Associated Speed Tx 150 Mbps Rx 150 Mbps Infrastructure and Ad Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad Hoc types the properties should look like the picture above Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status Please read the following explanations before you reviewing these pages it could help you to well understand the wireless environment around the system It is easy to use to switch property pages just by clicking left button of mouse on the title of each page The following six sections describe detailed information of each page AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 19 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI D Air Live A General Page This page represents the general information of this adapter General Profile Available Network Advanced Status Statistics Wi Fi Protect Setup Available Profile s Profile Name SSID OoOo ad O wn200r wn200r 1 Status The status of station connection to AP 2 Speed Current transition speed in Mbps Mega Bits Per Second 3 Type Current wireless LAN configuration type 4 Encryption Current encryption mode used 5 SSID Name of wireless network 6 Signal Strength The average signal quality of packets received from wireless network We recommend connecting AP with over 70 signal strength 20 AirLive WN 380USB User s Manual 4 WLAN Wireless LAN Management GUI 5 Air Live 7 Throughpu
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