CC&C WL-6203-V1, User Manual

Page 1: ...r WL 6203 V1 USER S GUIDE VERSION 1 2 2009 04 16 All rights reserved All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed This manual may not be copied in any media or form without the written consent of original maker ...

Page 2: ...s LAN Basics 3 3 IP ADDRESS 4 4 Install Driver Utility 5 4 1 Windows XP 2K 5 4 2 Windows Vista 6 5 Wireless Network Configuration 7 5 1 Utility Icon 7 5 2 Client Mode Default Setting 7 6 Technical Specifications 15 7 Troubleshooting 16 8 Glossary 17 ...

Page 3: ...g interference that may cause undesired operation FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements this transmitter must not be co located or operating in co...

Page 4: ...intained between the antenna of this device and all persons This device is intended for use as check in the following European Community countries Austria Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus Denmark Estonia France Finland Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Iceland Luxemburg Latvia Lithuania Malta Norway Netherlands Portugal Poland Spain Sweden Slovakia Slovenia United Kingdom The channel identifiers c...

Page 5: ... Operating distance of up to 300 meters in free space 150 120 90 60 54 48 36 30 24 22 18 12 11 6 5 5 2 1 Mbps selectable Data Rate 64 128 bit WEP WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 2 400GHz 2 4835GHz unlicensed ISM Frequency Band Modulation Method IEEE 802 11b DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum IEEE 802 11g 802 11n OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Easy operation and setting up SYSTEM...

Page 6: ...Guide Driver CD CONNECTING YOUR WLAN 11n Mini USB Adapter TO PC Quick Start Guide Connect your WLAN 11n Mini USB Adapter to your PC Install driver GETTING TO KNOW WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER LED LED turns on when WLAN link to WLAN adaptor or AP LED is blinking when WLAN Adapter is active ...

Page 7: ... to the Internet Ad Hoc Wireless Network Infrastructure Wireless Network The most obvious difference between Infrastructure wireless network and Ad Hoc wireless network is that the PCs in Infrastructure wireless network can access the resource in the Internet through Access Point Depending on your requirement you can easily set up your PC s network to be a Ad Hoc or Infrastructure wireless network...

Page 8: ...a unique network address There are two methods to assign a network address to a computer on a TCP IP network Static IP addressing Dynamic IP addressing DHCP Client In network with static IP addressing the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer Once a static IP address is assigned a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network You...

Page 9: ... autorun installation program after you insert the disk into your CD drive Step 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM Choose the Setup Language and click Next button Step 2 Installation descriptions shown Click Next to continue Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 10: ...WLAN utility Installing Drivers Step 3 Click Finish to complete installation Windows Vista Just insert device into proper interface Vista will install driver automatically CD also contains the latest driver from chipset vendor ...

Page 11: ...tem Tray automatically 5 1 Utility Icon Client mode utility running but no WLAN Adapter plugged Client mode utility running and WLAN Adapter scan available network Client mode utility running and WLAN Adapter can not scan any AP AP mode utility running 5 2 Client Mode Default Setting Wireless Device Control Show Tray Icon Show icon or not show icon in systray Radio Off Stop wireless signal Disable...

Page 12: ...he link between the node and its Access Point Link Quality is a measurement of receiving and transmitting performances over the radio Network Address displays current MAC Address IP Address Subnet and Gateway Click Renew IP button to refresh IP address leased from wireless AP 5 2 2 PROFILE SETTING In profile tab you can Add Remove Edit Duplicate and Set Default to manipulate profile content manual...

Page 13: ... rescan available networks currently Select one of SSIDs and click Add to Profile to create profile that can be configured more wireless parameters In this page you can edit your profile name configure wireless security like WEP WPA WPA2 802 1x etc After finishing setup click OK button to save configuration 5 2 4 Status Status page tab shows all wireless networking and device driver version in det...

Page 14: ...unters to check or evaluate the wireless performance Click Reset button to set counter to zero 5 2 6 Wi Fi Protected Setup An easy and secure setup solution for Wi Fi network you can choose PIN Code or Push Button method to connect to an AP Pin method Step 1 Push the PIN button ...

Page 15: ...11 Step 2 Select a specific AP Step 3 Enter the PIN code into your AP Step 3 Select AP that you want to configure Step 4 Wait for configuring your wireless AP to be the security setting ...

Page 16: ...12 PBC method Step 1 Push the PBC button Step 2 Push the physical button on your AP or visual button on the WPS config page ...

Page 17: ...ivision Multiplexing RF Output Power 13dBm 11n 13dBm 11b 13dBm 11g Operation Mode Ad hoc Infrastructure Receiver Sensitivity 11Mbps 80dBm 8 54Mbps 70dBm 10 300Mbps 64dBm 10 Operation Range Indoor Up to 100 meters Outdoor Up to 280 meters LED Power OS Support Windows 2000 XP Vista Linux Security 64 bit 128 bit WEP TKIP AES WPA WPA2 Interface USB 2 0 Power Consumption Transmit around 380 mA Receive ...

Page 18: ... Remedy Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD Symptom The PC Card is linking but can t share files with others Remedy Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled You can enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer Control Panel Network file and printer sharing I want to be able to give others to access to my files Symptom Slow or poor perform...

Page 19: ...CP server on the network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum The other method is frequency hopping Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range channel while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support r...

Page 20: ...ocal Area Network LAN A LAN is a group of computers each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable air that share applications data and peripherals All connections are made via cable or wireless media but a LAN does not use telephone services It typically spans a single building or campus Network A network is a system of computers that is connected Data files and messag...

Page 21: ...lliance The Wi Fi Alliance is a nonprofit international association formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of wireless Local Area Network products based on IEEE 802 11 specification The goal of the Wi Fi Alliance s members is to enhance the user experience through product interoperability The organization is formerly known as WECA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA The Wi Fi Alliance put together WPA ...

Page 22: ...s is large This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high In contrast with a large fragment threshold the overlap is small and the spatial reuse ratio is low However high fragment threshold leads to low fragment overhead Hence there is a trade off between spatial re use and fragment overhead Fragment threshold is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation Packets larger t...

Page 23: ...rval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions Before a station enters power save mode the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point Preamble Type There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802 11 specification A long preamble basically gives the decoder more time to process the...

Page 24: ...s defined for dial up authentication with Point to Point Protocol in RFC 2284 Beyond encapsulating EAP packets the 802 1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security Advanced Encryption Standard AES Security issues are a major concern for wireless LANs AES is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replac...