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2. 69 3 2 5 WPS uiii ies cain eie o 72 3 2 6 PII 74 3 2 7 2225224 81 3 2 8 How to Manage Windows Profile 82 4 Troubleshooting 86 1 Introduction This is a wireless client device delivers unrivaled wireless performance for your Desktop PC It complies with IEEE 802 11n draft standard and backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b g With this adapter you can easily upgrade your Desktop PC wireless connectivity Once the wireless PCI adapter is connected access the network with high speed Internet connection while sharing photos files music video printers and storage Get a better Internet experience with a faster wireless connection so you can enjoy smooth digital phone calls gaming downloading and video streaming It also provides peer to peer communication among any compatible wireless users and no Access Point required This Wireless PCI Adapter provides maximum transfer rate up to 300Mbps and supports WEP WPA WPA2 and WPS high level WLAN security features that guarantee the best security for users This product is made 1509001 approved factory and complies with FCC part 15 regulations and CE approval 1 1 Features Complies with draft IEEE 802 11n standard Up to 300Mbps
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4. ar Te HT mi x m m a HAO 13 fey Setting of DLS indicates as follow 1 Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC address of STA The STA must conform to 2 conditions as follow Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Have to enable DLS MM Setup WM ss Erabi Pope res Direct Lid s Mb 1 4 Bl rect Link 20 Ert 42 2 Timeout Value represent that it disconnect automatically after some seconds The value is integer The integer must be between 0 65535 It represents that it always connects if the value is zero Default value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds gt gt Erablari Fonar Saee Link gt Erabisri I wm s rest Link Erat andere ee on oe 600 set z 3 Click Apply button The result will look like the below figure Tab S WAA ia lae Miia Cerect Link gt Eraisad WA Poser ee Enable L T lt E e i setup Enanie ss pe jn oo see rida Down Describe DLS Status as follow 1 As the up figure after configuring DLS successfully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in D
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6. Networks Wireless N PCI Adapter User s Manual Model AWN 11N PCI FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class C digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not ca
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8. Contents 1 E 5 1 1 Br RS 5 1 2 RM 5 1 3 Package COHIORIS een EE ESL Reds 6 1 4 Before Voll Sar 6 1 5 Hardware Installation e 6 2 Installation Procedure 8 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 8 2 2 UNT LU TT 14 3 Wireless Network Configuration Utility 19 3 1 For Windows amp 2000 2 19 3 1 1 e 25 3 1 2 eril eR OU RETE 31 3 1 3 Alias fel deer 36 3 1 4 37 3 1 5 Scl 38 3 1 6 MIN 39 3 1 7 45 3 1 8 PO oy 48 3 1 9 DS MENS 49 3 1 10 Enable AP Mode Feature Windows 2000 OS 50 3 2 geiles LR 56 3 2 1 ui 56 3 2 2 Link Status ooa ue 64 3 2 3 Site SUL VOV 65 3 2 4 scii m
9. Seta foo foe oo ali 3 1 7 WPS F Ball i g Promi Pes pos E Bxhwance WM WES Radio whi aP Lett io i nirisan EF EC TU 1 D nkrean armt ZE6D P 00 0C D TB 60 60 3 T quu i 3 0 49 0 a RE parma WFS Frafis Let Cant Made Errclan 2 WPS Fron le es ie Extra irc Link irp TzPcusa 114851 Cherie p ica SOT Ale NT Eraryption em TIPE Haiek gt gt Infrastructure Tren _ IF eres Speed Zub Mark 285 285 2855 D Throushput 0 000 197 168 27 i MC nra Throughput HEC DE WPS Configuration The primary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simply the security setup and management of Wi Fi networks Ralink STA as an Enrollee 45 or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method PBC configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result List in
10. gt Delete an existing profile Activate Activate selected profile Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 2 1 Add Edit Profile There are 3 methods to open Profile Editor form You can open it from Add to Profile button in Site Survey function You can open it form Add button in Profile function You can open it from Edit button in Profile function onfig Auth XEncry Profile Mame gt gt PROF Metwork gt gt Infrastructure ow SSID gt gt Tx Power gt gt Auto Preamble Auto m Power Save Mode gt gt h PSM RTS Threshold 0 ai 2947 24 Fragment Threshold 256 1 2246 2346 32 System Config Auth Authentication gt gt Open Encryption gt gt 802 1x WPA Preshared Key gt gt Key e Hexadecimal Hexadecimal eee e Keyes Hexadecimal c Hexadecimal 7 C Show Password OK Cancel Profile Name User can chose name for this profile or use default name defined by system SSID User can key in the intended SSID name or use pull down menu to select from available APs Power Save Mode Choose from CAM Constantly Awake Mode or Power Saving Mode Network Type There are two types infrastructure and 802 11 Ad Hoc mode Under Ad Hoc mode user can also choose the preamble type the available pr
11. 37 TX Rate Manually force the Transmit using selected rate Default is auto 802 11n wireless card doesn t support Enable Tx Burst Ralink s proprietary frame burst mode Enable TCP Windows Size Enhance throughout Fast Roaming at Fast to roaming setup by transmit power Select your Country Region Code 8 countries to choose Show Authentication Status Dialog When you connect AP with authentication choose whether show Authentication Status Dialog or not Authentication Status Dialog display the process about 802 11x Authentication Enable CCX Cisco Compatible eXtensions support Cisco Compatible Extensions function LEAP turn CCKM Enable Radio Measurement can channel measurement every 0 2000 milliseconds Apply Save the save changes Show the information of Status Section gt Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 5 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand Transmit Statistics Transmit Receive Frames Transmitted Successfully 1432 Frames Retranzmitted Successfully 4 Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries lt 0 RTS Frames Successtully Receive CTS 0 RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Reset Counter Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit a
12. 56 Ralink Wireless Utility gt Contig Access Control Table Event Log Statistics About Channel m Wireless Mode 802 11 B G N mis Use Mac Address Security Setting Country Region Code 11 B G a CH1 11 Hide 5510 Allow By 40 MHz Beacon ms 100 TX Power 100 x Idle 60 3600 300 forwarding among wireless clients Default Apply Step 7 To make sure your Soft AP is working properly you need to use another computer which with Wireless LAN feature to access SoftAP 56 AP In the below example use another PC with Wireless feature in Vista Operation System Go to Start gt Control Panel Choose Network and Sharing Center option 3 Click Connect to a network to search the available networks PEL Maret arse ie LS ih VaFAHIE P C D rpm prin CSHEHTETIB ED Mrd netris arm arca Leb la aim Cn Hn nn 53 Step 8 Select the network SoftAP 56 and click Connect to establish the connection Security enabled network a Belkin 1 Security enabled network p Set up a connection or network Open Network and Sharing Center Step 9 After the computer is successful connected to SoftAP 56 Network and Sharing Center screen will be shown as below
13. AC VI AC YO Apply 76 Enable DLS Direct Link Setup Step 1 Click Direct Link Setup Enable And Click Apply button Profs Link Sica Strat WPS 995 apes Step 2 Change to Site Survey Page add AP that supports DLS features to Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page Ta Fick Wiima Lir Link Statue Saver Salis WPS Cogu Gos 77 The Setting of DLS indicates as follow 1 Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA The STA must conform to two conditions as follow Step 1 Connect with the same AP that support DLS features Enada Dira Lire Dredd Lindt Batu fe 2 Timeout Value represents that it disconnect automatically after some seconds The value is integer The integer must be between 0 65535 It represents that it always connects if the value is zero Default value of Timeout Value is 60 seconds Proms Link 1 9959 Fe RHH Pore bra Enable 78 3 Click button The result will look like the below figure Profie Lik taza Survey WPS Conigueton 005
14. Control Panel Choose Network Dial up Connections option Right Click your local area connection such as another LAN Card in the same computer and choose Properties 50 Network and Dial up Connections m Edit View Favorites Tools Adwanced Help Bac Search Folders 234 ox Address Network and Dial up Connections Go ul m n L 4 Make Mew Local Area Connection Fonnaclion Disable Status Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Status Network cable unplugged 515 900 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Local Area Connection LAM Connection Displays Ehe properties of Ehe selected connection 5 Step 2 In Sharing tab enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and click Local Area Connection Properties 2 xl General Sharing Internet Connection Sharing allows other computers on your Ab local network to access external resources through this Internet Connection Sharing Local network operation may be momentarily disrupted Enable Intemet Connection Sharing for this connection Settings Step 3 Back to Network Dial up Connection screen right click Local Area Connection 2 for 802 11n Wireless LAN card and choose Properties 51 Network and Dial up Connections Edit View Fav
15. surrounding wireless network Add the selected AP to Profile setting It will bring up profile page and save user s setting to a new profile Connected Network 1 When RaUI first ran it will select the best AP to connect automatically 2 If user wants to connect to other AP He can click Connect button for the intended AP to make connection 3 If the intended network has encryption other than Not Use RaUI will bring up the security page appropriate information to make the connection 4 When you double click on the intended AP you can see AP s detail information 3 1 4 Advanced nde 11 Conpartinie L i TH vnda Som Patt dm thom Caci Your Castirg agian Cada 11 ae rc cmi Wireless Mode Select wireless mode 802 11B only 802 11B G mix 802 11B G N mix modes are supported 802 11 A B G mix selection item only exists for A B G adapter 802 11B G N mix selection item only exists for B G N adapter 802 11A B G N mix selection item only exists for A B G N adapter Wireless Protection User can choose from Auto On and Off Only 802 11n adapter don t support Auto STA will dynamically change as AP announcement ON Always send frame with protection Off Always send frame without protection
16. AES is required to the corporate user or government users The different between WPA and WPA2 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 Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP B Encryption The encryption of the desired network For Open and Shared authentications the available encryption modes are None and WEP For WPA WPA PSK WPA2 and WPA2 PSK authentications the available modes are TKIP and AES None Disable the Encryption mode WEP Enabled the WEP Data Encryption When the item is selected you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length amp the key Index TKIP TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol changes the temporal key every 10000 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 B WPA Pre Shared Key The WPA PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers
17. and select one intended AP The AP list is the result of last Network wq Statetk WPS OTT Prafie List Profbs rr EAD Tap eer s LL TEBGEERE 1 trino rmi APP Tope 281111 DOCET 20 11 13 Cir Ot ACES COLT Se DOOC4E EET ER DOC Xe d Step 4 Then you can see the profile which you set appear in the profile list Click Activate to activate the profile setting f 6 Profile Betwork Achancod Wate WES Padio Oni Off Frotka w Prove Hansa 23 PROP FD AP Mabe rh Type 72 Infrectructure x Open kr kcu Channel gt 1 Te gt gt fuite RT Th reshokd vx 2M Fragment gt gt 2344 TEghg APT IEITI STHERDT R Batre imr Links Un tan hem c Ruthen v Open Encryption v P iran 255 255 255 Gabaa ML 5 254 a HT Hi neg xx 35 3 1 3 Network Under the Network function system will display the information of surrounding APs from last scan result List information includes SSID BSSID Signal Channel Encryption algorithm Authentication and
18. Authentication and Security Profile Name PROF 5510 Network Infrastructure TX Power Profile Name Name of the profile SSID Name of the desire network Network Type Netowork of the desired network either infrastructure or Ad Hoc Infrastructure This operation mode requires the presence of a wireless Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point or Router Ad Hoc Select this mode if you want to connect to another wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access Point or Router B Tx Power The desired TX power level the available options 100 75 50 and Auto 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 59 Authentication and Security page Add Profile Configuration Authentication and Security Authentication Type WPA PSK Encryption TKIP WPA Preshared Key poe CU C WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please Kenn TU HE characters or SCIT characters WEP 128 Bits Encriptianm Please keun 6 characters ar 55 characters Show Password B Authentication Type The authentication of the desired network For infrastructure network the available modes are Open Shared WPA WPA PSK
19. Pg Oo 5 ype SW Profile prep WEAN S facie Agbari a helio Supported 85 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter 1 Symptom The LED is Off Possible Remedy Make sure the Wireless adapter is inserted properly Otherwise please contact your vendor 2 Symptom The LED is always on not blinking Possible Remedy Make sure that you have installed the driver from the attached CD 3 Symptom The LED is blinking but the Wireless adapter icon does not appear in your icon tray Possible Remedy Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD 4 Symptom The Wireless adapter is linking but can t share files with others Possible Remedy Make sure the File and printer sharing function is enabled 5 Symptom Slow or unstable performance Possible Remedy Try to change the channel of the communicating group or move your device closer to the communicating device 6 Symptom Can t find the utility icon in the taskbar when plug in the Wireless adapter Possible Remedy You could enable the function by click the icon of Start gt All Programs gt Ralink Utility 86 7 Symptom wireless signal Possible Remedy Move the antennas of the access point or wireless router into an L shape one vertically and one hor
20. SSID Name of BBS of IBSS network BSSID MAC address of AP or randomly generated of IBSS Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Channel Channel in use Encryption Encryption algorithm used within than BBS or IBSS Valid value includes WEP TKIP AES and Not Use Authentication Authentication mode used within then network including Unknown 65 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA WPA2 Network Type Network type in use Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Rescan Issue an rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network Re Scanning Clicking the re scan button to perform the re scanning action Add to Profile Add the selected AP to Profile setting It will bring up profile page and save user s setting to a new profile Connect A Network 1 When Raconfig first ran it will select the best AP to connect automatically 2 If user wants to connect to other AP he can double click mouse on the intended AP to make connection 3 If the intended network has encryption other than Not Use Raconfig will bring up the security page and let use input the appropriate information to make the connection This icon indicates the changes is successful Example 1 Open and Non Encrypted Step 1 Choose Open authentication type Step 3 After the profile is saved click Activate button on Profile Page to activate the profile 66 Profile
21. This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network B WEP Key Key1 Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network There are two types of key length 64 bit amp 128 bit Select the default encryption key form key1 to key4 by selected the radio button Fill the text box by following the rule below 64 bit Input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII characters including 2 and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 012345 or test1 128 bit Input 26 digit Hex values the a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII characters including 2 and 0 9 as the encryption keys For example 61 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator 3 2 1 2 Edit a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Edit button on Profile Page brings up the profile setting sheet filled with the profile information for user modification Wireh L tiit Link man Gos Abe 3 2 1 3 Delete a profile Selecting an exiting profile then clicking the Delete button on Profile Page to deletes the profile 62 3 2 1 4 Finck Wireless Pr lle Link Staten Gee Survey WPS Congue Abou Active a profile Selecting an exiting profile then
22. WPA2 and WPA2 PSK Open No authentication is needed among the wireless devices Shared Only Wireless device using a shared key WEP Key identified is allowed to connecting each other Setup the same key as the wireless device that the adapter intends to connect WPA WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802 1x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authentication or pre shared key PSK technology It provides a high level of assurance to enterprise small business 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 60 traveling between authorized devices WPA2 Like WPA WPA2 supports IEEE 802 1x EAP authentication or PSK technology It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard AES
23. Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration 095 About Profile List 5510 Nets Typs Vita ture DEED m Example 2 WEP Encrypted Step 1 Choose Open or Shared authentication type Step 2 Choose WEP encryption type Step 3 Enter the WEP KEY Authentication Open Use 802 1 Encryption Preshared Key KeyH2 C C WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please 10 HEX characters or 5 ASCII characters WEP 128 Bits Encryption Please 26 HEX characters or 13 ASCII characters 20 67 Step 4 the profile is saved click Activate button on Profile Page to active Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List 5510 WEP LIL 21608 148 Example 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Step 1 Choose WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type Step 3 Enter the pre shared KEY Configuration Authentication and Security Puthentication Type WPA PSK Encryption WPA Preshared Key WEP 64 Bits Encryption Flease Kevin 10 HEX characters ASCH characters WEP 128 Bits Encrption Please zb characters ch
24. click Back and select the Advanced option 2 For Windows Upgrade Device Driver Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers device driver is software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard upgrades drivers for the following hardware device 2 Network Controller Upgrading to newer version of a device driver may add functionality to or improve the performance of this device What da vou want the wizard ta do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that choose a specific driver For Windows 2000 STEP 2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation Lm ireless STEP 3 Please read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue Ralink Wireless LAN InstallShield Wizar License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully RALINK Wireless for Windows 2000 ista Copsright 0 RALINK TECHNOLO GY CORP di Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALIME Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and
25. close the Configuration Utility tool Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to Mode ET 10 13 2 2 For Vista STEP 1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue 2 Found Mew Hardware Windows needs to install driver software for your Network Controller Locate and install driver software recommended Windows will quide you through the process of installing driver software for your device gt Ask me again later Windows will ask again the next time you plug in your device or log on Don t show this message again for this device Your device will not function until you install driver software STEP 2 Insert Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation Du gt T SN ireless 6 om 14 STEP 3 Please read the following license agreement Use the scroll bar to view the rest of this agreement Select accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to continue s LAN InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully RALINK Wireless Utility for windows 2000 44P vista Copyright C TECHNOLOGY CORP Rights Reserved Thank yo
26. data transfer rates in 802 11n mode Backward compatible with IEEE 802 11b g Legacy and High Throughput Modes e 20 2 40 2 bandwidth e Supports 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption Supports WPA WPA2 WPS 802 11i advanced security e Supports both Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networking Modes Supports Quality of Service QoS WMM WMM PS Supports Multiple BSSID Supports Windows 2000 XP Vista Simple user setup and diagnostics utilities 1 2 LED Indicator Blinking Data is being transmitted or received LINK On Wireless link is established 1 3 Package Contents e One Wireless Adapter hree External Antennas One CD ROM Drivers Utility User s Manual If any of the above items is missing contact your dealer immediately 1 4 Before you start You must have the requirements as follow Acomputer with an available PCI slot e Atleast a 300MHz processor and 32MB memory e Windows 2000 XP Vista support A CD ROM drive Wireless PCI Adapter properly installed 1 5 Hardware Installation STEP 1 Turn off your computer and remove its cover STEP 2 Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly Please refer to the illustration below STEP 3 Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover STEP 4 Secure the antenna to antenna connector of the card Please refer to the illustration below STEP 5 Turn on the computer Guidelines for the Hardware Installa
27. used WPS Associate IE If the WPS Associate IE option is checked station will send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup WPS Probe IE If the WPS Probe IE option is checked station will send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup Display WPS capable AP information The WPS capable AP information is listed in the upper frame and the display AP s characters are SSID BSSID current operating channel device password authentication type and encryption type Re Scanning Clicking re scan button performs the re scanning action WPS AP Information Clicking the WPS information button brings up the WPS capable AP information dialog B Authentication Type there are three type of supported authentication modes and there are Open Shared WPA PSK and WPA modes 72 B Encryption For Open 8 Shared authentication modes available encryption types are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication modes the available encryption types are and AES B Config Methods This attributes contains the config methods supported and enabled by the selected Registrar B Device Password ID Device Password ID indicates the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use B Selected Registrar Selected Registrar indicates if the user has recently activated Registrar to add an Enrollee B State This attribute is used to indic
28. 437000 KHz Metwork gt gt Infrastructure Beacon Interval gt gt 100 OK Retry the Connection Card gt gt Ralink 2 11 Wireless LAM Card Identity gt gt Profile Mame gt gt PROF 1 Password gt gt Message gt Invalid identity or password Cancel gt Configuration system Config BOZ TX uthentication gt gt WPA Encryption gt gt ww WPA Preshared Key gt gt IE E C Show Password OK Cancel At mean time of starting RaUI there is also a small Ralink icon appears within windows taskbar as below You may double click it to bring up the main menu if you 30 selected to close RaUI menu earlier You may also use mouse s right button to close utility Ralink icon in system tray Besides the small icon will change color to reflect current wireless network connection status The status indicates as follow gt K indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Good gt 19 indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Normal gt indicate Wireless is not connected yet gt amp indicate Wireless NIC is not detected gt K indicate Connected and Signal Strength is Weak 3 1 2 Profile Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home office and other public hot spot You may save multiple profiles and activate the correct one at your preference
29. AP Lak 2 e BER EZ bera ee AP APP A Hrasdcom ii Cobre ec emm a i 4 se DOE Exira ir n Link Op ifar kx p se AH Jenharkicakin gt Unkrenan Entrspeion gt gt Hone Typa Tarani address as Link Speed gt Ga Moor Tub Mark ss Cau urbes od HT x D ppp Aer esce ie nile Link Speer ns Thraughput There are three sections RaUI These sections are briefly described as below B Button Section include Profile page Network page Advanced page Statistics page WMM page WPS page About button Radio On Off button and Help button Button Section F 9 Profile Mebwnrk danced Battiti WW Fado About gt Move to Move to the Right 26 B Function Section Corresponding button Profile Page bet Profa Harm 2 Reba rh Energion te 5 Chae 1 er Tx Poser gt ATS Three gt gt Prager Network Page sun bet Shire 00 22222 TE I 8 vx i
30. All RF bands available on the AP A dual band AP must provide it The values are 2 4GHz and 5GHz 3 1 8 About About function display the wireless card and driver version information 48 foo right Inc AJ nights 2020 55 DE DG 3 DUO 1 0 40 Date EEPROM Varrion 1 1 DDE Daa TECH Dc 1 Connect to Ralink s Website WWW RALINKTECH COM 2 Display Configuration Utility Driver and EEPROM version information 3 Display Wireless NIC MAC Address 3 1 9 Link Status Link Status displays the detail information current connection Satur gt DD DC TT DE D 7 ed Extra Info Link 10089 Channal Bs PETO Ar iet ipn Encrypkmn Hana Tape ex gt AD s 255 IS D Treaghput gt D Dib Galery 193 168 5 224 HT Race nie Link 54 D MERI es ni 0111 ops Status Current connection status If no connection it will show Disconnected Otherwise the SSID and BSSID will show here Extra Info Display link status in use Channel Displa
31. Au MUN Enable WAMU Fonar Direct Describe DLS Status as follow 1 As the up figure after configuring DLS successfully show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in DLS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of myself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show it s values in Direct Link Setup Js Finck td Proms Link Sca Suver WPS Coniguma 995 ates RHH Fram Deeer Link 79 Step 2 Double click And the result will look like below figure Proms Link Statue Gover Saates 995 T7 Pover Enable 57 Direct Linke Setup Enable 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Pro Lrk Statue Gee Survey WPS 095 17 feam area Enable Direct Linke adus Lini E Cm 80 Step 2 Click Down button The result will look like t
32. Click View Status to see the detail and ing Center WESHIE PU Tru e Peru This ET SES LER UO Cen SottAP 56 Public P Local Connection Comrection 561 Signal Ercullani File Charing amp On Pubic fielder sharing pm 2 OF ino mrialiad Pamard protected sharng amp Dn share a D Shoe mia Ho drum am harme Sherer me ad He eed reri the compris 54 Step 10 In General tab click Detail and then you can see current Network connection details If this computer is successful connect to SoftAP 56 Access Point the DHCP server will be assigned to same IP address Connection IP 4 Connectivity IPv6 Connectivity Media State Network tion Details 5510 Network Connection Details Duratian Speed Connection specific DN Description 802 11n USB Wireless LAN ignal Quality Physical Address D0 06 4F 55 88 77 DHCP Enabled Yes IPv4 IP Address 192 168 0 186 4 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Lease Obtained Wednesday October 12 2005 9 00 17 ease Expires Wednesday October 19 2005 9 05 04 Defaut G
33. Frat bet Frik Ham 22 gt gt Types 53 Ercryprtion 32 AES xr Tx Poser AT Th Fragm u A Definition of each field Profile Name Name of profile preset to PROF SSID AP or Ad Hoc name indicate 1 2 3 Network Type Network s type including infrastructure and Ad Hoc Authentication Authentication mode Encryption Encryption Type Use 802 1x Whether or not use 802 1x feature Channel channel in use for Ad Hoc mode Power Save Mode Choose from CAM Constantly Awake Mode or Power Saving Mode Tx Power Transmit power the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out RTS Threshold User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the 31 value directly Fragment Threshold User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly Icons and buttons gt indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile 2 indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile e indicate network type is infrastructure mode indicate network type is Ad Hoc a indicate security enabled wireless network Add Add a new profile Edit Edit an existing profile Delete
34. LS Status In DLS Status of the opposite side it shows MAC address of itself and Timeout Value of setting 2 Display the values of DLS Status to Direct Link Setup as follow 43 Step 1 In DLS Status select a direct link STA what you want to show its values in Direct Link Setup Prset ee Link EB 9 a Direct Link Ae a IEE Tear Comm Step 2 Double Click and the result will look like the below figure eun STD s reae Decr Link cx BE WAM Cirt Link setup Tar Lor 3 Disconnect Direct Link Setup as follow Step 1 Select a direct link STA WU AMA 21 Ere Pear Lir 22 EI Ad Prud a Pani Enable it Link Setup Erik AO dimer es Kan ne zm jar no 44 Step 2 Click Tear Down button The result will look like the below figure WMA Tutup Stabat Pear Diii Carect Link Enabled trece Prset aem Er ble a M dE
35. MM The setting methods of enabling WMM indicating as follow Step 1 Click WMM Enable M Par Dread Carnet Link Poser S Enable iet Link setup Enable TITI m9 al Step 2 Change to Network function And add AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page d Profile Metwork ovens WMM WP Radio cn bout Profi Hanes SIDA Tapes eee None t BC 1 Pour aen x3 Posar c RIZ s 237 Themed oe rd Sextus re Ed Extra Lini Up Por Urag Wed er dh xo E AOI Buhanticatian gt NOME Typa gt gt infragiructurm Tout 7828 5 80 Link gt gt Sub Mack 216 355 211 Throughput gt 02 353 5 204 i n a AS n a gt n a 40 WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable Tertup rect Lini WA erates DE MA Poser bras Enetbie pk A PE ML oui Lini
36. Network type as below Sarkad by 1 0 e chere e uw She diri AP 3 Shing 285045 200 I 4 vi Aber bo 2 AP e 28 n SN i uU A A35X Grandson fe 1 Uo Cobra wi Rasa _ Definition of each field SSID Name of BSS or IBSS network Network Type Network type in use infrastructure for BBS Ad Hoc for IBSS network Channel Channel in use Wireless Mode AP support wireless mode IT may support 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11n wireless mode Security Enable Whether AP provides security enabled wireless network Signal Receive signal strength of specified network Icons amp Buttons b Indicate connection is successful e Indicate network type is infrastructure mode gt Indicate network type is Ad Hoc mode a Indicate security enabled wireless network a Indicate 802 11a wireless mode Indicate 802 11b wireless mode g Indicate 802 119 wireless mode Indicate 802 11n wireless mode Sorted by gt gt 550 Channel Q vy the AP lists are sorted by SSID Channel or Signal 36 Connect Command to connect to the selected network Rescan iiec Issue rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on
37. PRODUCT liz licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you the following 5 irights Installation and Use may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by copy of EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed a standalone prone jor included with pour own product accept the terms of the lic agree Li do not a accept the terms of the se a while during the adapter is configuring your new software The tall hield Wizard is taling R alink wireless LAM Installing C Program Files RALINKART2960 Wireless LAN Card Driver netr28 cat 16 STEP 8 After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to exit the wizard Install Shield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Wireless LM Click Finish to exit the wizard To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer gt choose Properties gt click Device Manager T WINNIE PC TE UI Computer E ga Disk drives mS Dis
38. WPA PSK TKIP Profiles Name The Profiles List displays all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name SSID and Channel etc preset to PROF indicate 152 SSID AP to Ad hoc name Channel Channel in use for Ad Hoc mode Authentication Authentication mode Encryption Security algorithm in use Network Type Network s type including Infrastructure and Ad hoc Indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile ES Indicate connection is failed on currently activate profile Add Delete Edit Button Click these buttons to add delete edit the selected profiles Activate Button Click Activate to connect the selected profile When a profile is activated the adapter will be initially connected to the profile 57 3 2 1 1 Adda profile Saves Strato WPS Congue dos abou By either pushing the Add button on Profile Page or the Add to Profile button on Site Survey Page it brings up the profile setting sheet which contains two setting pages Configuration page and Authentication and Security page Fark Proms Link maus WPS Aber BS se ee Desk 11 OEE HES 2 Jr ngem una EF S 1E BE G 9 6 3 58 Configuration page Add Profile Configuration
39. acy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard 15 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 11i WLAN security standard and the specification might be officially released by early 2003 16 What is AES AES Advanced Encryption Standard a chip based security has been developed to 88 ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use if 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 17 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 If you have any troubles to configure or setup this WLAN adapter please feel free to contact us Before contacting us make sure collect following information Submit complete detailed infor
40. and connect click this message STEP 2 Right click the network connection icon in the task bar Change Windows Firewall settings Open Network Connections Repair View Available Wireless Networks z Network Tasks Refresh netwark list Sel up wireless iler R alinkInitialAP home ar small office Unsecured wireless network Related Tasks ane dj wireless Unsecured wireless network networking Albert 200 ge Change the order of preferred networks E Security enabled wireless network Change advanced a settings Unsecured wireless network APPA Unsecured wireless network 181 5 Security enabled wireless network Connect 21 STEP 4 Select intended and click Connect shown as below then click Connect Anyway Wireless Network Connection Choose a wireless network Network Tasks me Refresh network list Chick an item in the list below to connect to a wireless networkin range or to get more Set up a wireless network RalinkInitialAP For home ar small office Unsecured wireless network Related Tasks 1 Learn about wi networking D You are connecting to the unsecured network Information sent over this network is not encrypted and might be visible to other pecole gt advan Connect Anyway settings Bi Eg Security ena
41. aracters Show Password 68 Step 4 the profile is saved click Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration 60 About Profile List p 1 1 un PROFT WLAN ETT Example 4 WPA WPA2 Step 1 Choose or WPA2 authentication type Step 2 Choose TKIP or AES encryption type Puthentication Type Encryption Preshared Key Key C C Hex WEP 64 Bits Encryption Please TU HEM characters ASCH characters WEP 128 Bits Encmption Please Kevin 26 HEA characters or characters Show Password 69 Step 3 the profile is saved click Activate button on Profile Page to active the profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About 5510 up n WPA infrastructure Encryption type Choose network authentication method Protected EAP PEAP Cache user information for subsequent connections to this network 70 3 2 4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802 11 MIB counters This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand You may reset the counters to Zero by clicking Reset Counter Prof
42. ate the current configuration state This attribute is either Un Configured or Configured Version This attribute is the specified WPS version AP Setup Locked AP Setup Locked indicates if AP has entered a setup locked state B UUID E UUID E is the universally unique identifier UUID generated by Enrollee B RF Bands RF Bands indicate the available RF bands Configure WPS Profiles The user can configure WPS profile with either PIN method or PBC method B PIN Method Step 1 The Registrar enters the pin code generated by station Step 2 Click the PIN button B PBC Method Step 1 Click the PBC button within 2 second while the Registrar clicks the button Manage WPS Profiles The Received WPS profiles are listed in the lower frame and the listed WPS profile attributes are SSID MAC address authentication type and encryption type WPS profile detail information Selecting a profile then clicking the Detail button brings up the WPS profile detail information dialog Connect with WPS Profile Clicking the Connect button will connect to AP with the select WPS profile Rotate WPS profile If there are more than two WPS profiles clicking the Rotate button will rotate to next profile and connect to AP with this profile If the connection can t be made successfully station will perform the WPS profile rotation repeatedly 73 B Disconnect from WPS Clicking Disconn
43. ateway 19216801 4 4 DHCP Server 182 168 0 1 4 DNS Server 192 168 0 1 NetBIOS over En Yes Link4ocal IPv amp Address 8 17 15 IPv amp Default Gateway DNS Server 4 55 3 2 For Windows Vista Ralink wireless utility is shown as below There are 6 settings pages in Ralink wireless utility Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration 0 5 About Profile List SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Type PROFI WLAN SW Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure Profile Page Manage the profile Link Status Page Display current connection information Site Survey Page Display the available networks Statistics Page Display the packet counters WPS Configuration Page Connect to WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup capable APs QoS Page It involves WWMM Enable WWMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup About Page Display Ralink driver and utility information 3 2 1 Profile In the Profile you can view and manage the current using Available Point s You can Add Delete Edit or Activate the current Available Point s Also you can duplicate the AP or set current AP as Default 56 Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Profile List Profile Name SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Type PROFI WLAN SW Auto
44. bart 200 OB mes B9 2 22 bun e SS 6 0 X Broadcom 2 Buffala 54 BE e 3 v Connect Add to Profile gt Advanced Page reo Bonen tinm cc Kime C onpa bi amaram 3 Enabie TEP 777 Sect Tau punt ne Haase own M t 27 Statistics Page Frames Transmitted Successfully 1432 Frames Retransmitted 4 Frames Fail To Receive After all Retries 0 RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS 0 RIS Frames Fail Receive CTS 0 Reset Counter ih WMM Page uiu nr Bon C rent Link or Dinbi eas Lin Satie Enada P gt WPS WES Let irda eee h Ferne WES Prague LEI oor Enrollee Coca Pregan mc WES Probe IE Ali 28 About Page FDOT Aahir ire rigis ion ss Loo Date es DE Sor Creer 1 0 4 0 Dare EEPROM 1 1 Pires DT Pir 1 2 24 80 NAM RALINKTEG B Status Sectio
45. bled wireless network WPA 94 Unsecured wireless network APPA STEP 5 AP1 is successful connected 22 4 Wireless Network Connection Network Tasks _ Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below to connect ta wireless network in range or to get m information 21 Set up a wireless network For a home or small office Related Tasks 4 Learn about wireless amp Security enabled wireless network WPA networking 202 pira Change the order of preferred networks Unsecured wireless network e Change advanced ds settings Security enabled wireless network WPA 219 Security enabled wireless network WPA Baron Security enabled wireless network r Wireless Network Connection Choose a wireless network Network Tasks Refresh network list Click an item in the list below En connect to a wireless network in range to get more information a Set up a wireless network home or small office Related Tasks i Learn about wireless Security enabled wireless network WPA networking 202 d Change the arder of preferred networks Unsecured wireless network Change advanced settings 5 Security enabled wireless network 219 q Security enabled wireless network WPA Baron PL AP4 H Security enabled wireless network STEP 7 Choose Wireless Networks tab 23 4 Wireless Network Co
46. clicking the Active button on Profile Page activates the profile Pre Lk State 1 WPS Gof Abou 63 3 2 2 Link Status In this section you can immediately monitor the current connected link status such as Link Speed Throughput Link Quality Signal Strength Noise Level etc Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Status SW 000740F19842 OOO Extra Info Link is Up TxPower 100 00000000000 Channel B e gt 2452 Link Speed Tx Mbps 24 0 Fix Mbps Throughput Tx Kbps 34 Rx Kbps Good 100 Good 81 dBm Signal Strenath 1 Signal Strength 2 Sese Low 20 Moise Level EE E Status Current connection status If no connection it will show Disconnected Otherwise the SSID and BSSID will show here Extra Info Display the link status and current channel in use 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 transmits and receives throughout in unit of K bits sec Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate dBm If you want to know the signal stren
47. dapters E A DYDICD ROM drives AS Floppy disk controllers H E Floppy disk drives amp amp 3 IDE ATAJATAPI controllers H 9 98 Keyboards Mice and other painting devices Monitors File Action view Help Computer Disk drives g Display adapters d DVDICD ROM drives S Floppy disk controllers di Floppy disk drives E IDE ATAJATAPI controllers Hia Keyboards i2 Mice and ather pointing devices E g Monitors E Alin cm Ends 515 900 ier Fast W MM Adapter s Ports COM amp LPT Processors Sound video and game controllers EE jj System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 515 900 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 1 97 Ports COM amp LPT lt Sound video and game controllers 23 System devices H Universal Serial Bus controllers For Widows XP For Widows 2000 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 ka Right click the icon there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility Launch Config Utilities gt Select this option to open the Configuration Utility tool Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility gt Select this option to use Windows XP built in wireless configuration utility Windows Zero Configuration to configure to card Switch to AP Mode gt Select this option to change to AP mode Exit Select Exit to
48. e encryption type supports both TKIP and AES d BM Profile Nabwork Advercad Statisti VIN On Ure About c 55 Ww Chanral p E She dim 3PLEL Teh be bre e c1 d Rex Prane auithentiogtion aa iniri Enc oyprion Taper xc Pre Config Alertas Link HO ox xx Lini nosan Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding external Registrars A bitwise OR of values 47 USBA ash Drive 0 Label _ Ec poe Su Keypad Device Password ID Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use AP in PBC mode must indicate 0x0004 within two minute Walk time 0 0000 Ox0001 0 0002 0 0003 0 0004 E Selected Registrar Indicate if the user has recently activated a Registrar to add an Enrollee The values are TRUE and FALSE State The current configuration state The value are Unconfigured and Configured Version WPS specified version AP Setup Locked Indicate if AP has entered a setup locked state UUID E The universally unique identifier UUID element generated by the Enrollee There is a value It is 16 bytes RF Bands Indicate
49. e to Add Profile in Profile Step 1 Click Add in Profile function g Habwark Statistics 1 Pref Lir WPS Radio m see deitnenticatin es Ene tytn lies Channa 5 T LLI ETS Theetheki be Fraprark Extra Info s Link rp Charral x T45TDDD AH E EMPIRE linken NN ei EL Ere rypkipri Mona Strength Werbapek iranat ionnan Trank dirar Es 182 188 5 80 Link ILD ss 255 285 255 0 AE Pu 244 4 42 TE Link ss A ania ronda nia 0 005 Step 2 Add Profile page will pop up M Autvane ed 8015065 E Profe Lr WPS Recto On Orr Profle rise Bb Type PDT 1x Fremr Sires 5 Tk Posse d RTS Thrarhekd e About inet Foma Step 3 Change profile name to what you want to connect Pull down
50. eamble type includes auto and long In addition to that the channel field will be available for setup in Ad Hoc mode RTS Threshold User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly The default value is 2347 Fragment Threshold User can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly The default value is 2346 Channel Only available for setting under Ad Hoc mode User can choose the channel frequency to start their Ad Hoc network Authentication Type There 7 type of authentication modes supported by RaUl They are Open Shared LEAP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK Encryption Type For open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption type are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES 802 1x Setting It is an authentication for WPA and WPA2 certificate to server WPA Pre Shared Key This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 32 lengths WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must matched AP s key There are several formats to enter the keys Hexadecimal 40bits 10 Hex characters Hexadecimal 128bits 26 Hex characters ASCII 40bits 5 ASCII characters ASCII 128bits 13 ASCII characters 33 3 1 2 2 Exampl
51. ect button will stop WPS connection B Delete WPS profile Clicking the Delete button will delete the selected WPS profile 3 2 6 QoS The QoS Page of RaConfig It involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DLS setup Enable Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration 005 About Apply E WMM Power Save Enable Setting Apply Direct Link Setup Enable Link Direct Link Setup LS o EO EOS Timeout Value 60 Apply Tear Down Configure to enable Wi Fi Multi Media If you want to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link you must enable WMM The setting method of enabling WMM indicates as follows Step 1 Click WMM Enable Step 2 Click Apply 74 WMH Powe Save Enable Birect Link Setup Enable Step 3 Change to Site Survey Page And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile The result will look like the below figure in Profile page Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS about 75 Enable WMM Power Save Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable And Click Setting button _Ralink Wireless Utility Step 2 After clicking Setting button show Power Save Setting dialog Please select which ACs you want to enable Then click Apply button The setting of enabling WMM Power Save is successfully
52. formation includes SSID BSSID Channel ID Device Password ID Security Enabled Rescan Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network Information Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network List Information includes Authentication Type Encryption Type Config Methods Device Password ID Selected Registrar State Version AP Setup Locked UUID E and RF Bands PIN Code 8 digit numbers It is required to enter PIN Code into Registrar using PIN method Each NIC Wireless has only one PIN Code of Enrollee Config Mode Our station role playing as an Enrollee or an external Registrar WPS Profile List Display all of credentials got from the Registrar List information includes SSID MAC address Authentication and Encryption Type If STA Enrollee credentials are created as soon as each WPS success If STA Registrar creates a new credential with WPA2 PSK AES 64Hex Key and doesn t change until next switching to STA Registrar Control items on WPS Profile List Detail Information about Security and Key in the credential Connect Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials The active selected credential is as like as the active selected Profile Rotate Command to rotate to connect to the next inside credentials Disconnect Stop WPS action and disconnect this active link And then select the last profile at the Profile Page of RaUI if exist If there i
53. fter hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame 38 RTS Frames Fail to Receive CTS Fail to receive CTS after sending RTS frame Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retransmitted frames numbers Reset Counter Reset counters to zero Receive Statistics Transmit Frames Received Successfully 3152 Frames Received With CRC Error 201964 Frames Dropped Due To Qut of Resource Duplicate Frames Received 0 Reset Counter Frames Received Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames receive with CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out Of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames Reset Counter Reset counters to zero Show the information of Status Section Hide the information of Status Section 3 1 6 WMM WMM function involves WMM Enable WMM Power Save Enable and DSL Setup WM gt Power Ihraci Link Disabled E WU Erin WA Cres Enable Li L n Li Li Direct Link Erebi WMM Enable Enabe Wi Fi Multi Media WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM Power Save Direct Link Setup Enable Enable DLS direct Link Setup 39 WMM Enable Enable Wi Fi Multi Media If you want to use WMM Power Save or Direct Link Setup you must enable W
54. gth in the unit of dBm select the check box Signal Strength Receive signal strength user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength2 Receive signal strength 2 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format 64 Noise Level Display the noise signal strength HT Display current HT status in use containing BW MCS SNRO and SNR1 value show the information only for 802 11n wireless card 3 2 3 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 network nearby will be listed You can change the connection to another network or add one of the networks to your own profile list Profile Link Status Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About 5840 BSSID Phy Signal Encryption Authentic Network Default 11M f Infrastructure UNI 00 06 4 5 6 Infrastructure DO 13 F 7 18 25 D2 Infrastructure DO AA BB 01 23 45 Unknown Infrastructure 00 07 40 1 39 42 WPA PSK Infrastructure Belkin 1 U6 17 3F 5A 8E AD WPA PS Infrastructure WR514VN Q0D 06 4F 46 72 6D WPA PSK Infrastructure mySSID 00 03 7 00 02 Unknown Infrastructure Meenas Connected gt WLAN SW Rescan Add to Profile
55. he Tx Burst mode Or you can choose Optimize for WiFi 10 mode to run standard wireless network m EET a iw fig Ro kw ell D Upon Wine COcarem bt pe lec rere Ready to Install the Program The wizard ready to begin installation Click Install ta begin the installation If want review Of change any of VOLE Installation settings click ack Click Cancel to vit wizard ze 4 Sete 25 51 7 Please wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation 11 Setup Status The Wizard is installing Fi alink Wireless LAN Installing C Program Files RAALINE Commons exe 77 8 After the setup wizard has successfully installed wireless LAN click Finish to the wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Ralink wireless LAM Click Finish te exit the wizard 12 To check if the adapter is properly installed you can right click My Computer choose Properties click Device Manager Device Manager E Device Manager m x Action view pu ADMIN PSBETY Osh Computer H E Disk drives E Display a
56. he below figure Sie Proms Link Son Gee Surve WPS Coniguesos 995 abo ws Enable Ix Link Wide x fe Wu 3 2 7 About In the About you 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 RaConfig Version Driver Version EEPROM Version IP Address Sub Mask and Default Gateway Tse Wee Link Statue Rotates WPS Contgueann beu R Tachreiagy inc Hacrr g 12145 Tin Urar Em 11 P Php SEHE AF 12 14 55 Bub IGE TEI 81 3 2 8 How to Manage Windows Profile Windows profile manager can be reached via connection icon on the task bar or control panel via Network icon Step 1 Right click connection icon on the task bar then click Network and Sharing Center Disconnect from Connect to a network Turn on activity animation Turn off notification of new networks Diagnose and repair Network and Sharing Center Step 2 Select Manage wireless networks Mbark smd inama and Shaning Cortei 4
57. ile Link Status Site Survey Statistics WPS Configuration QoS About Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Transmitted Successfully After Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frames Received Successtully Frames Received With CRC Eror Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Frames sent successfully with retry Frames Fail to Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frames RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS frames Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received with CRC Error Frames received with CRC error Frames Dropped Due to Out of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames 71 3 2 5 WPS Configuration The primary goal of Wi Fi Protected Setup Wi Fi Simple Configuration is to simply the security setup and management of Wi Fi Networks Connect Hatake Disconnect Tapert Profle rr Delete BIN WPS Associate IE WPS Probe IE FS status not
58. international copyright treaties as well other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold 1 GRANT DF LICENSE This End User License Agreement grants you following rights Installation and Use may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of capies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be true and complete copy including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as standalone product Sor included with your eun product the terns of the lic ers nt In Windows there is Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup wireless adapter You can choose to configure the adapter through the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool It is recommended to choose the Ralink Configuration Tool for the adapter Click Next to continue 2 F H Wien LAN Wirard TIL Bekri Lonfipunsrion T ool QE RA Lonfusesion T pni ER Coates ol 5 If you need the adapter to operate with better performance please choose Optimize for performance mode to enable t
59. ion as Configuration T zero Configuration as Configuration utilib Use Raconfig as Configuration utility If Use Zero Configurations as Configuration utility is selected please continue on the section Below picture shows that the RaUI status when WZC is active as main control utility 19 e F Network Shathitks Radio 0 About Sorted ae d 590 ei Chinmai i Show dB ga naa I 0 ps in b ui Brradram Bum H Cabra Farcan FN bd ei 5 Extra Info Link rr Up 10099 Chancel 4 9 DITDOD dujtherkicebin Ere repti 55 Tepe infrastructure IP 50 Dmf nk Galina 1911244 HT Speed e Thraughnput i D DAE When activating WZC there are couple different on RaUI status compare to the without WZC running 1 Profile button will be gray profile function is removed since the NIC is controlled by WZC 2 The connect and add profile function will be gray The reason is same as the first difference 20 Use WZC to configure wireless NIC STEP 1 If connection is lost or not connected the status prompt as below will pop up Wireless networks detected lt One or more wireless networks are in range of this computer To see the list
60. izontally Click on the Refresh button on the Site Survey screen If the computer still does not see the Access Point and then try to move your Access Point closer to the computer Then click on the Refresh button again If the computer still does not see the Access Point move all things that may cause interference with the wireless signal 8 Symptom If you still cannot get a wireless connection of the network Possible Remedy Step 1 Turn the computer off Step 2 Turn the Access Point off Step 3 Turn the Access Point on Step 4 Wait 30 seconds Step 5 Turn the computer back on Step 6 Using the Utility reconnect to the Access Point Step 7 Double click on the bar graph icon in the system tray Step 8 Select the Site Survey Link Step 9 Highlight the SSID of your wireless network and click connect Step 10 Click OK if all the settings are correct 9 Whatis 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 11g standard requires backward compatibility with 802 11b The standard specifically calls for A A new physically
61. layer for the 802 11 Medium Access Control MAC in the 2 4 GHz frequency band know 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 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 87 B protection mechanism called RTS CTS governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 10 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 11 What is Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers 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 ope ration 12 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 13 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 14 What is WEP WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy a data priv
62. mation of your problem will help us to provide you accurate answers Model Name Serial Number PC Settings Other 89
63. menu Launch Config Utilities gt Restore Ralink wireless utility window Switch to AP Mode gt Select this option to change to AP mode Exit gt Select Exit to close the Configuration Utility tool 18 3 Wireless Network Configuration Utility 3 1 For Windows XP amp 2000 The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the Wireless LAN adapter and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process When the adapter is installed the configuration utility will be displayed automatically This adapter will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting In Windows XP it provides wireless configuration utility named Windows Zero configuration which provides basic configuration function for Ralink Wireless NIC Ralink s Utility provides WPA supplicant functionality To make it easier for user to select the correct utility RaUI will let user make the selection when it first runs after windows XP boots RaUI can co exist with WZC Windows Zero Configuration When coexisting with WZC only provides monitoring function such as link status network status statistic counters advance feature status WMM status and WPS status won t interfere with WZC s configuration or profile functions Please see below picture To select WZC or RaUI Launch Config Utilities Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configurat
64. more advanced features provided by Ralink s wireless NIC d Oo i Advanced Statistics Radio On fortad by g b Game Hi dEn Shang E 11 T E be gas T E bui es p Hati Erradrari B 11 Bifhib H p n 4 Cabra Rarcan m CHF QC D 7 344 Brine infr Lirik tr Lip DO Chenned rii i e een Eripe Moke Strangit Dit nitrate ee dm dE Link pied Ez App Dub Maik s D D DOD ey dn 166 5 264 ae B pe nia DU 5a bb ne Thraughput 5 0 DAS 3 1 1 Start When starting system will connect to the AP with best signal strength without setting profile or matching profile setting It will issue a scan command to wireless NIC After two seconds the AP list will updated with the result of BSS list scan The AP list include most 25 used fields such 550 network channel used wireless mode security status signal percentage The arrow icon indicates the connected BSS or IBSS network ij Profile Metwork Advanced Statlstks VIAM WPS Radio Darorr About Sorted by gt 55 e Choire 3 signal thew dim
65. n Include Link Status Authentication Status AP s information Configuration and retrying the connection when authentication is failed Link Status Status 2s WLAN SW lt gt O0 07 40 F 1 99 42 rik Greta gt Extra Info gt gt Link is Up FxPewier 100 Channel gt gt 9 lt gt 2452 MHz Authentication gt gt WPA PSK trengthi 1 33 758 E Encryption gt gt Noise Strength gt gt 25 Network gt gt Infrastructure IP Address gt gt 192 168 10 45 Sub Mask gt gt PRS 255 255 0 Transmit Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Throughput gt gt 4 156 Kbps Default Gateway gt gt 192 168 10 1 d Recelve BW gt gt n a SNRO gt gt nfa Link Speed gt gt 54 0 Mbps Gl n a 5 gt gt gt gt Throughput gt gt 14 896 Kbps 57 064 Kbps Authentication Status authentication Status Card gt gt 602 11 Wireless LAM Card Connected by manual if 16 37 25 062 Starting network connection 16 37 25 171 Network 15 connecting 18 37 25 281 PEAP Authenticating 16 37 28 375 Wireless client is authenticated Cancel 29 3 Information WPS COR SSID gt gt Address gt gt DO D3 7F DO D7 A4 gt 100 Authentication gt gt Unknown Supparted Rates Mbps 1 2 5 5 11 6 12 24 36 9 18 48 54 Encryption Type gt gt Mone Channel gt gt 6 lt gt 2
66. nnection Properties 3 Beneral Wireless Networks dvanised Seem eee eee eee Available networks connect to disconnect from or find out more information about wireless networks in range click the button below View Wireless Networks Prefered networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below d Automatic Mave un Move m Leam about setting up wireless network configuration BA STEP 8 Click Properties and then click OK button properties Association Authentication Connection Network name 5510 Wireless network key This network requires key for the following Network Authentication Data encrphion Disabled Network key Rev indes advanced The kev is provided for mesautoniatically computerto computer ad hec network wireless access points are not used Cancel STEP 9 After filling appropriate value click OK button And the status will prompt up as 24 below Wireless Network Connection is now connected Cornected to Signal Strencth Excellent STEP 10 Click the Ralink s icon will bring up main window User can find surrounding APs in the list The current connected AP will also shown with the green icon indicated as below screen User may user the available tab to configure
67. orites Tools Adwanced Help da Back z Search Lt Folders Lr x A Es Address Network and Dial up Connections ao cp op d L i L Make New Lacal Area Network and Dial up Connection Connection Connections Eral Status Local Area Connection 2 Create Shorkcut Type LAM Connection Dalata Status Enabled a z 11n Wireless LAN Card Displays Ehe properties of the selected connection 2 Step 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties You will see 802 11n Wireless PCI adapter will be automatically assigned an IP address as Access Point hrva 2 Frepertios shear ENEEEETHENULELT using General Coad s i con ge ins skyad Leur sopa thera para need ark vous fea D EE La M Cleni Pin and ania Habeat Ters Treron Lantial ama Tha dair ane Sa Head ee a le Shoe in Ebor sahen connecied r J em T Chie re fr Ue the Poloan OMS tere LPT P DHS savar Step 6 After switch to AP mode Ralink Wireless Utility will automatically pup up 52 Wireless Default SSID is assigned as
68. play adapters ef DVD CD ROM drives B xg ATA ATAPI controllers H IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers Hm Keyboards ra Mice and other pointing devices B Monitors B Tm Portable Devices mF Ports COM amp LPT m Processors Ex Sound video and game controllers Storage controllers System devices H g Universal Serial Bus contrallers 17 The Configuration Utility appears an icon system tray of Windows while adapter is running You can open the utility by double click on the icon Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Unknown Infrastructure WPA PSK Infrastructure WPA PS lnfrastructure WPA PSK lnfrastructure Unknown Infrastructure Defaut 11M 00 08 2 33 44 66 UNI 00 06 4F 50 1E B6 SMC 00 13 27 19 26 02 2561 1 00 01 23 45 SW 00 0 40 1 99 42 Belkin 1 DO 17 3F 3A 8E AD WREB1AVN O0 06 4F 46 72 60 zt ons 5510 00 03 00 02 Connected gt SW Rescan Add to Profile Ralink wireless utility needs to cooperate with Microsoft AutoConfig service in order to perform scanning and connecting actions so the AutoConfig service should be enable beforehand Launch Config Utilities Switch to AP Mode Exit E Gere 7 33PM Con trol Menu Once Ralink wireless utility is minimized the user can click the Ralink icon on the taskbar to bring up the control
69. s an empty profile page the driver will select any non security AP Delete Delete an existing credential And then select the next credential if exist If there is an empty credential the driver will select any non security AP PIN Start to add to Registrar using PIN configuration method IF STA Registrar remember that enter PIN Code read from you Enrollee before starting PIN PBC Start to add to AP using PBC configuration method When you click PIN or PBC please don t do any rescan within two minute connection If you want to abort this setup within the interval restart PIN PBC press Disconnect to stop WPS connection WPS associate IE Send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup It is optional for STA WPS probe IE Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup IT is optional for STA Progress Bar Display rate of progress from Start to Connected status 46 Status Bar Display currently WPS Status WPS Information on AP WPS information contain authentication type encryption type config methods device password ID selected registrar state version AP setup locked UUID E and RF bands Authentication Type There are three types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig There are Open Shared WPA PSK and WPA system Encryption Type For Open and shared authentication mode the selection of encryption are None and WEP For WPA WPA2 WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK authentication mode th
70. tion Please observe the following guidelines when you are installing the PCI card to the Desktop PC A Avoid placing the PC close to obstacles Obstructions such as concrete and thick walls limit radio signal penetration and reduce the throughput and the coverage range of the PCI card gt Place the as high as possible The higher the PC is placed the better the performance Adjust the antenna position The WLAN PCI card has two antennas for signal reception and one antenna for high power signal transmission The antennas on the right and left side are for signal reception and should be set perpendicular 90 degrees to each other The central one is for signal transmission and should be pulled up about 45 degree Please refer to the illustration below 2 Installation Procedure Note If you have installed the Wireless Adapter driver amp utility before please uninstall the old version first 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 STEP 1 Found New Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted Please click Cancel to continue Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard could not find the software on your computer for Controller It is recommended that vau connect to the Internet so that the wizard can search online and look for the appropriate software i CO do not connect to the Internet now lf know another place where the software might be lacated
71. u for purchasing RALINK Wireless product SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and intermational copyright jtreaties az well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT licensed not sold and Lise may aha use an number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Reproduction and Distribution may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be true and complete including all copyright and trademark notices and shall be accompanied by a of jthis EULA Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may distributed a standalone PRU jor included with your own product 1 Laccept the terms of the license agreement not accept the terme of the license agreement STEP 4 Click Install to begin the installation 15 License Agreement Please read the following license Install sed Please wait for installation RALINK wireless Uti f for Windows S8 ME 2000 vista o RALIME TECHNOLOGY CORP All Rights Reserved Thank you for purchasing RALINK Wireless product ISUFTwARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright Itreaties as well other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE
72. use harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of about eight inches 20cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Modular Approval Statement This device is intended to be used only for OEM integrator under the following conditions 1 The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users and 2 The transmitter module may not be co located with any other transmitter or antenna IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions cannot be met for example certain laptop configurations or co location with another transmitter then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization Revision History Revision History V1 0 First release All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders
73. y current channel in use Authentication Authentication mode in use Encryption Encryption type in use Network Type Network type in use IP Address IP address about current connection Sub Mask Sub Mast about current connection 49 Default Gateway Default gateway about current connection Link Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate Throughout Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of Mbps Link Quality Display Connection quality based on signal strength and Tx Rx packet error rate Signal Strength 1 Receive signal strength 1 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength 2 Receive signal strength 2 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Signal Strength 3 Receive signal strength 3 user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Noise Strength Display noise signal strength HT Display current HT Status in use containing BW MCS SNRO and SNR value Show the information only for 802 11n wireless card 3 1 10 Enable AP Mode Feature in Windows 2000 OS In Windows 2000 Operation System the local network won t be automatically established while using Wireless adapters AP mode Please follow the below steps to enable Internet Connection Sharing feature first before you switch Wireless adapter s AP mode Step 1 After the Wireless PCI Adapter is installed properly in Windows 2000 Operation System go to Start gt Settings

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