Abocom WU5208, User Manual

Page 1: ...802 11b g n Mini size Wireless LAN USB2 0 Adapter WU5208 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 IEEE 802 11b or 802 11g operation of this product in the U S A is f...

Page 3: ...RE 7 VERIFICATION 7 NETWORK CONNECTION 8 IP ADDRESS 8 UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP 9 STATION MODE 11 Profile 11 Network 16 Link Status 18 Advanced 20 Statistics 21 WMM QoS 22 WPS 23 Radio On Off 25 About 25 UTILITY MENU LIST 26 SOFT AP MODE 26 Config 26 Access Control 28 MAC Table 29 Event Log 30 Statistics 31 About 32 UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA 33 STATION MODE 34 ...

Page 4: ...42 Statistics 43 WMM QoS 44 WPS 45 Radio On Off 47 About 47 UTILITY MENU LIST 48 SOFT AP MODE 48 Config 48 Access Control 50 MAC Table 51 Event Log 52 Statistics 53 About 54 UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 XP 55 UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA 57 ...

Page 5: ...i size Wireless LAN USB2 0 Adapter is a very small adapter that can connects notebook handheld or desktop computer equipped with USB interface for wireless network applications It allows you to take full advantage of your notebook s mobility with access to real time information and online services anytime and anywhere Features 2T2R Mode with 300Mbps PHY Rate for both Complies with IEEE 802 11n and...

Page 6: ...The CD ROM will run automatically 2 When the License Agreement screen appears please read the contents and select I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next to continue 3 Select the check box to choose a Configuration Tool from the listed two choices z Configuration Tool Choose to use our configuration utility z Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool Choose to use Windows XP s built in...

Page 7: ...5 When you are prompted the following message please click Install to begin the installation 3 ...

Page 8: ...to complete the software installation Install the Hardware Note Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software installation Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer The system will automatically detect the new hardware 4 ...

Page 9: ...lation have been performed 1 Insert the included CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer 2 When the Main Menu screen appears click Driver Utility Installation to start the software installation 3 When the License Agreement screen appears please read the contents and select I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next to continue 5 ...

Page 10: ...4 When you are prompted the following message please click Install to begin the installation 5 When the following screen appears click Finish to complete the software installation 6 ...

Page 11: ...ur computer The system will automatically detect the new hardware Verification To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled go to Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Expand the Network Adapters category If the 802 11 USB Wireless LAN Card is listed here it means that your device is properly installed and enabled 7 ...

Page 12: ...ddress for your computer 1 To configure a dynamic IP address i e if your broadband Router has the DHCP technology check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option 2 To configure a fixed IP address if you broadband Router is not DHCP supported or when you need to assign a static IP address check the Use the following IP address option Then enter an IP address into the empty field for example ent...

Page 13: ...as been successfully installed users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference Go to StartJ All ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select Launch Config Utility 9 ...

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Page 15: ...rofile Tab Profile Name You can see a distinctive name of profile in this column The default is PROF 1 2 3 SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network Network Type Shows the network type of the device including Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Authentication Shows the authentication mode Encryption Shows the encryption type Use 802 1x Whether or not use 802 1x featur...

Page 16: ... intended for the connection between wireless network cards and an Access Point With the wireless adapter you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point The Ad hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly Equipped with the wireless adapter you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop Tx Power Transmit power the amount of power used by a ...

Page 17: ...Authentication Protocol It is an EAP authentication type used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLANs It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys and supports mutual authentication only with CCX mode enabled WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA or WPA PSK authentications offer two encryption methods TKIP and AES For WPA PSK select the type of algorithm TKIP or AES and then enter a WPA Sh...

Page 18: ...utual authentication of the client and network through an encrypted channel Unlike EAP TLS EAP TTLS requires only server side certificates EAP FAST Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunnelling It was developed by Cisco Instead of using a certificate mutual authentication is achieved by means of a PAC Protected Access Credential which can be managed dynamically by the authentication server The PAC...

Page 19: ...ID Password Identity password and domain name for server Only EAP FAST EAP method and LEAP authentication can key in domain name Domain name can be keyed in blank space Tunnel ID Password Identity and Password for server Show Password Check this box to show the password you entered OK Click to save settings and exit this page Cancel Click to call off the settings and exit Client Certification tab ...

Page 20: ...lt The tab lists the information including SSID Network type Channel Wireless mode Security Enabled and Signal Network Tab Sorted by Indicate that AP list are sorted by SSID Channel or Signal Show dBm Check the box to show the dBm of the AP list SSID Shows the name of BSS network Network Type Network type in use Infrastructure for BSS Ad Hoc for IBSS network Channel Shows the currently used channe...

Page 21: ...entication 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 Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding external Registrars Device Password ID Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use Selected Reg...

Page 22: ...upport 11n mode Here shows the connected AP 802 11n related information Link Status Click the triangle button at the right down corner of the windows to expand the link status The link status page displays the detail information of current connection Click this button to show the information of Status Section Click this button to hide the information of Status Section 18 ...

Page 23: ...includes WEP TKIP AES and Not Use Network Type Network type in use Infrastructure for BSS Ad Hoc for IBSS network IP Address Shows the IP address information Sub Mask Shows the Subnet Mask information Default Gateway Shows the default gateway information Link Quality Shows the connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate Signal Strength 1 Shows the Receiving signal stren...

Page 24: ...liver better throughput during a period of time it only takes effect when connecting with the AP that supports this function Enable TCP Window Size Check to increase the transmission quality The large TCP window size the better performance Fast Roaming at dBm Check to set the roaming interval fast to roaming setup by transmits power Default setting is 70dBm Show Authentication Status Dialog When y...

Page 25: ...on of frames successfully sent with one or more reties Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Shows information of frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Shows information of successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Shows information of failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Reset Counter Click this button ...

Page 26: ...i Fi WMM Power Save Enable Select which ACs you want to enable the power saving mode AC_BK Access Category Background AC_BE Access Category Best Effort AC_VI Access Category Video AC_VO Access Category Voice Direct Link Setup Enable Check the box to enable Direct Link Setup MAC Address The setting of DLS Direct Link Setup indicates as follow Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of ST...

Page 27: ...nabled 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 included 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 Co...

Page 28: ...ial The key material can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network Fill in the appropriate value or phrase in Key Material field Show Password Check this box to show the passwords that have been entered OK Click to save and apply the new settings Cancel Click to leave and discard the settings Connect Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials The active selected cr...

Page 29: ...robe request with WPS IE during WPS setup It is optional for STA Auto Check this box the device will connect the AP automatically Progress Bar Display rate of progress from Start to Connected status Status Bar Display currently WPS Status Radio On Off Click this Radio On Off button to turn ON or OFF radio function This icon shows radio on click to turn it off This icon shows radio off click to tur...

Page 30: ...ndow XP built in utility Zero configuration utility z Switch to AP Mode Select to make your wireless USB adapter act as a wireless AP z Exit Select to close the utility program Soft AP mode Config The availability of some specific channels and or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination The firmware setting is no...

Page 31: ...uthentication mode the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES WPA Pre shared Key This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths Group Re key Interval Only valid when using WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication mode to renew key User can ...

Page 32: ...k to enable this function Default Use the system default value Apply Click to apply the above settings Access Control Access Control Access Policy User chooses whether AP start the function or not System default is Disable z Disable Do not use this access control function z Allow All Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can connect with this soft AP z Reject All Only the MAC address list...

Page 33: ...ll Remove all Mac address in the Access List Apply Apply the above changes MAC Table MAC Table MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection AID Raise value by current connection Power Saving Mode The station of current connect whether it have to support Status The status of current connection 29 ...

Page 34: ...Event Log Event Log Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Records the event time Message Records all the event messages 30 ...

Page 35: ...RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Frames successfully sent with one or more reties 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 Recei...

Page 36: ...About This page displays the wireless card and driver version information 32 ...

Page 37: ...ly installed users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference Go to StartJ All ProgramJ Intelligent WirelessJ Intelligent Wireless Utility You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select Launch Config Utility 33 ...

Page 38: ...ctive name of profile in this column The default is PROF 1 2 3 SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network Network Type Shows the network type of the device including Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Authentication Shows the authentication mode Encryption Shows the encryption type Use 802 1x Whether use 802 1x feature or not Tx Power Transmit power the amount of powe...

Page 39: ...quickly Equipped with the wireless adapter you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop Tx Power Transmit power the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out Select the Tx power percentage from the pull down list including Auto 100 75 50 25 10 and Lowest Preamble This function will show up when Ad hoc network type be selected A preamble is a signal used in w...

Page 40: ...n the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type Shared Shared key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA PSK offers two encryption methods TKIP and AES Select the type of algorithm TKIP or AES and then enter a WPA Shared Key of 8 63 characters in the WPA Pre shared Key field Encryption Type For Open and Shared authentic...

Page 41: ...rd Transport Layer Security Provides for certificate based and mutual authentication of the client and the network It relies on client side and server side certificates to perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user based and session based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the access point Tunnel Authentication Protocol Tunnel protocol...

Page 42: ...ll off the settings and exit Client Certification tab You can select Use a certificate on this computer a client certificate for server authentication Or you can select Use my smart card to enable the Client Certification function OK Click to save settings and exit this page Cancel Click to call off the settings and exit Server Certification tab Use certificate chain Choose use server that issuer ...

Page 43: ...use Infrastructure for BSS Ad Hoc for IBSS network Channel Shows the currently used channel Wireless mode AP support wireless mode It may support 802 11b or 802 11g or 802 11n wireless mode Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use Valid value includes WEP TKIP AES and Not Use Signal Shows the receiving signal strength of specified network Rescan Click to refresh the AP list Add to Pro...

Page 44: ...AES Config Methods Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding external Registrars Device Password ID Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use 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 on AP The val...

Page 45: ...wn corner of the windows to expand the link status The link status page displays the detail information of current connection Click this button to show the information of Status Section Click this button to hide the information of Status Section Link Status Tab Status Shows the current connected AP SSID and MAC address If there is no connection existing it will show Disconnected 41 ...

Page 46: ...teway Shows the default gateway information Link Quality Shows the connection quality based on signal strength and TX RX packet error rate Signal Strength 1 Shows the Receiving signal strength you can choose to display as percentage or dBm format Noise Strength Shows the noise signal strength in the wireless environment Transmit Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of the transmit rate Rece...

Page 47: ...ly Click to apply above settings Statistics The Statistics screen displays the statistics on your current network settings Transmit Statistics Tab Frames Transmitted Successfully Shows information of frames successfully sent Frames Retransmitted Successfully Shows information of frames successfully sent with one or more reties Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Shows information of frame...

Page 48: ...frames received more than twice Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero WMM QoS The WMM page shows the Wi Fi Multi Media power save function and Direct Link Setup that ensure your wireless network quality WMM QoS Tab WMM Enable Check the box to enable Wi Fi Multi Media function that is meant to improve audio video and voice applications transmitted over Wi Fi WMM Power Save Enabl...

Page 49: ... setup and management of Wi Fi networks The STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN Personal Identification Number configuration method or PBC Push Button Configuration method through an internal or external Registrar WPS Tab WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result List information included SSID BSSID Chan...

Page 50: ...de and WEP encryption There are key lengths 5 10 13 and 26 Key Index Only valid when using Open authentication mode and WEP encryption There are 1 4 key index Key Material The key material can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network Fill in the appropriate value or phrase in Key Material field Show Password Check this box to show the passwords that have been entered OK Click to sav...

Page 51: ... Button Configuration method 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 Status Bar Display currently WPS Status Radio On Off Click this button to turn on or off radio function This icon sh...

Page 52: ...itch to AP Mode Select to make your wireless USB adapter act as a wireless AP z Exit Select to close the utility program Soft AP mode Config The availability of some specific channels and or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user 48 ...

Page 53: ...pe supports both TKIP and AES WPA Pre shared Key This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths Group Re key Interval Only valid when using WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK WPA2 PSK authentication mode to renew key User can set to change by seconds or packets ...

Page 54: ...Control Access Control Access Policy User chooses whether AP start the function or not System default is Disable z Disable Do not use this access control function z Allow All Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can connect with this soft AP z Reject All Only the MAC address listed in the Access List can NOT connect with this soft AP MAC Address Manually force the Mac address using the f...

Page 55: ...ble MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection AID Raise value by current connection Power Saving Mode The station of current connect whether it have to support Status The status of current connection 51 ...

Page 56: ...Event Log Event Log Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Records the event time Message Records all the event messages 52 ...

Page 57: ...RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry Frames successfully sent with one or more reties 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 Recei...

Page 58: ...About This page displays the wireless card and driver version information 54 ...

Page 59: ...install the Utility and driver please refer to below steps As you uninstall the utility the driver will be uninstalled as well 1 Go to Start ÆAll Programs ÆIntelligent Wireless Æ Uninstall Intelligent 2 Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features 55 ...

Page 60: ...3 Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation 56 ...

Page 61: ...utility and driver please refer to below steps As you uninstall the utility the driver will be uninstalled as well 1 Go to Start Æ Programs ÆIntelligent Wireless Æ Uninstall Intelligent 2 Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features 57 ...

Page 62: ... 58 3 Then click Finish to complete the uninstallation ...