Edimax 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini USB Adapter, User Manual

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Page 2: ...laims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase...

Page 3: ...an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This equipment must be ins talled and operat...

Page 4: ...f those who ins tall and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the...

Page 5: ...1 3 2 PROFILE MANAGEMENT 12 3 3 DIAGNOSTICS 13 3 4 SECURITY 14 3 4 1 WPA Security Settings 16 EAP TLS Security 16 EAP TTLS Security 17 PEAP EAP GT C Security 18 PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 Security 19 LEAP Sec...

Page 6: ...Super G product Thi s adapter i s with the versatile features it i s the best solution for you to build your wi reless network 1 1 Features Complies with the IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 11g 2 4GHz stan...

Page 7: ...kage Contents Before you begin the installation please check the item s of your package The package should include the following item s One USB Adapter One USB 2 0 Extension Cable 100 cm One Quick Gui...

Page 8: ...ME 2000 Note4 If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver utility before please uninstall the old version first This chapter describes using the Atheros installer to install the Atheros USB wir...

Page 9: ...client utilities and drive r select the appropriate installation type see Table 2 1 and click Next Table 2 1 I nstaller I nstallation Selections Radio Button Description Install Client Utilities and...

Page 10: ...the Windo ws Zero Configuration Windo ws XP Zero Configuration provides functionality to automatically try to connect the station to available wireless netwo rks For complete information on Windo ws Z...

Page 11: ...tinues installation 13 Windows may display a Windo ws Logo error for the WLAN driver Click Click Continue Anyway The installer continues installation 14 Click OK at the prompt to reboot and complete t...

Page 12: ...USB device into the computer The Found Ne w Ha rd ware Wizard opens Choose advanced installation and click Next 2 Choose Search fo r driver in these locations The driver is located in the Ndis5x 2KXP...

Page 13: ...evice bootloader 5 The Found Ne w Ha rd ware Wizard opens to install softwa re for the USB device Click Next to continue 6 Choose Search fo r driver in these locations The driver is located in the Ndi...

Page 14: ...a re Wizard and complete installation of the Atheros USB Netwo rk Adapter Use the ACU to configure the device driver The ACU provides extensive online help to aid in configuring the device Access the...

Page 15: ...n Tool by default for you to setup wi reless clients If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter please follow one of the ways as below A Double click the i con B Cli ck Advance C Uncheck Use Wi...

Page 16: ...ss USB adapter 3 1 Wireless Connection Status When you open the Configuration Utility the system will scan all the channel s to find all the access points stations within the accessi ble range of your...

Page 17: ...he General tab to configure the configuration profile Make sure to also edit the Security andAdvanced tabs Remove Select the profile to remove from the li st of configuration profiles Import 1 From th...

Page 18: ...The client utility includes a number of tool s to di splay current diagnosti cs and status information Parameter Description Adapter Information The Adapter Information button contains general inform...

Page 19: ...ver authenticate to each other using an EAP authentication method and the client and server generate a pairwise master key PMK The server generates the PMK dynamically and passes it to the access poin...

Page 20: ...the key to the access point using a secure channel on the wired LAN 5 For the length of a session the access point and the client use this key to encrypt or decrypt all unicast packets and broadcast p...

Page 21: ...ient has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cell s i s checked on the Security Tab to allow association None No security not recommended 3 4 1 WPA Security Settings EAP Security To...

Page 22: ...the 802 1x radio button 2 Choose EAP TLS from the drop down menu Enabling EAP TLS security Important Note To use EAP TTLS security the machine must already have the EAP TTLS certifi cates downloaded o...

Page 23: ...on the right then click the Configure button 2 Select the appropriate certificate from the drop down li st and click OK 3 Specify a user name for EAP authentication o Check Use Windows User Name to us...

Page 24: ...orks that use an OTP user database require entering a hardware or software token password to start the PEAP EAP GTC authentication process and to gain access to the network Networks that use a Windows...

Page 25: ...used for PEAP tunnel authentication fill s in automatically as PEAP xxxxxxxxxxxx where xxxxxxxxxxxx i s the computer s MAC address Change the login name if needed 10 Cli ck OK 11 Enable the profile U...

Page 26: ...erver name field blank for the client to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate signed by the authority li sted in the Network Certificate Authority drop down li st recommended Enter...

Page 27: ...d to perform mutual authentication with the RADIUS server through the access point To use LEAP security access the Security tab in Profile Management 1 In the ACU edit the security settings by clickin...

Page 28: ...Logged In to force the wi reless adapter to di sassociate after logging off 7 Enter the LEAP authentication timeout time between 30 and 500 seconds to specify how long LEAP should wait before declarin...

Page 29: ...SSID of the access point the client computer connects to 3 On the Security tab choose Pre Shared Key Static WEP Defining pre shared encryption keys 1 Cli ck the Define Pre Shared Keys radio button on...

Page 30: ...Existing Static WEP Key 1 Cli ck the Define Pre Shared Keys radio button on the Security tab 2 Cli ck on Configure 3 In the window all exi sting static WEP keys are di splayed as asteri sks for secur...

Page 31: ...ck on setup on your driver installation CD then select the uninstall option then press enter 5 In the device manager if Atheros USB Wireless Adapter Firmware Downloader shows up under USB Controllers...

Page 32: ...ndustry The objective i s to enable wi reless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate 3 What does IEEE 802 11 feature support The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions z...

Page 33: ...g upon thei r needs 12 What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that i s known to b...

Page 34: ...looks li ke background noi se There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS 29...