EnGenius EUB-9706, User Manual

Page 1: ...300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...SK Authentication TKIP AES Encryption 15 LEAP Authentication 16 802 1x with PEAP 17 PEAP Authentication with EAP TLS Smartcard 17 802 1x with TTLS with EAP MD5 MS CHAP MS CHAPv2 18 802 1x CA Server 19 NETWORK SITE SURVEY 21 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 23 WPS 23 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS CLIENT UTILITY 25 3 USB ADAPTER FOR MAC OS X 28 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS 28 PROFILES 30 INFRASTRUCTURE MODE 31 AD HOC MODE ...

Page 3: ...rchitecture with fully forward compatibility with IEEE802 11n The incredible speed of EUB9706 USB adapter makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible and takes the wireless into practical road You could enjoy the racing speed of wireless connection surfing on Internet without string wires Adding EnGenius EUB9706 to your Notebook or Computer it provides an excellent performance and cost...

Page 4: ...of return the unit must be shipped in its original package One Wireless LAN USB Adapter One CD ROM with Drivers and User s Manual Included One Quick Installation Guide USB Adapter Description The USB adapter is a standard USB adapter that fits into any USB interface The USB adapter has two LED indicators and a built in antenna System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements i...

Page 5: ...vironments Show rooms meeting rooms retail stores and manufacturing sites where frequently rearrange the workplace e Small Office and Home Office SOHO networks SOHO users need a cost effective easy and quick installation of a small network f Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead caused by moves extensions to networks and other c...

Page 6: ...and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network The image below depicts a network in ad hoc mode b Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point AP In this mode all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend t...

Page 7: ...n many systems instead of a CD the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory Installing the Drivers Follow the steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers 1 Insert the CD ROM that was provided to you in this package The setup should run automatically If the setup does not run automatically then must manually select the setup exe file...

Page 8: ...EUB9706 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 8 3 Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard Select EnGenius Configuration Tool and then click on the Next button ...

Page 9: ...eless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 9 4 Click on the Install button to begin the installation 5 Wait for a few seconds until the driver and client utility is installed 6 The installation is complete Click on the Finish button ...

Page 10: ...ort Windows will then detect and install the new hardware 8 An EG icon will then appear in the system tray Right click on the EG icon and then click on Launch Config Utilities Note Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use Windows Zero Configuration XP only feature ...

Page 11: ...ation settings A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad hoc mode The configuration settings for each mode are described below Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point AP In this mode all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone...

Page 12: ...nsmit power from the drop down list If your notebook is connected to external power then select 100 or auto if not select one of the lower values for power saving RTS Threshold Place a check in this box if you would like to enable RTS Threshold Any packet in the RTS CTS handshake larger than the specified value bytes will be discarded Fragment Threshold Place a check in this box if you would like ...

Page 13: ...al for all points in the network and is case sensitive Network Type Select Ad hoc from the drop down list Preamble Select Auto from the drop down list unless you are aware of the preamble type long or short used in each station Channel Displays the channel number of the Access Point TX Power Select a transmit power from the drop down list If your notebook is connected to external power then select...

Page 14: ...smission more secure You may select 64 or 128 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy key to encrypt data Default setting is Disable WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless clients all the wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or pass phrase The following information is inclu...

Page 15: ...ithm and by adding an integrity checking feature which makes sure that keys haven t been tampered with EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication messages allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client...

Page 16: ...ype click the Show Password box to check it LEAP Authentication LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol also known as Cisco Wireless EAP provides username password based authentication between a wireless client and a RADIUS server LEAP is one of several protocols used with the IEEE 802 1X standard for LAN port access control LEAP also delivers a session key to the authenticated station...

Page 17: ...xtensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication messages allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client PEAP Authentication with EAP TLS Smartcard EAP TLS Smartcard provides for certificate based and mutual auth...

Page 18: ...1x with TTLS with EAP MD5 MS CHAP MS CHAPv2 802 1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority 802 1X uses an existing protocol called EAP EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication messa...

Page 19: ...ally an authentication or RADIUS server to clients Most EAPs require a certificate issued by a root authority or a trusted commercial Certificate Authority Use certificate chain Place a check in this to enable the certificate use Certificate issuer Select the Certification Authority from the drop down list Allow intermediate certificates During tunnel creation the client must verify the server s c...

Page 20: ...EUB9706 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 20 Server name Enter the server name if not selected from the existing drop down list above Click on the OK button to save the changes ...

Page 21: ...name shared among all points in your wireless network The SSID must be identical for all points in the network and is case sensitive MAC AP MAC address Channel Displays the channel number of the Access Point Mode Displays the supporting AP mode Signal Displays the receiving signal strength from the Access Point Rescan Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area Add to Profile ...

Page 22: ... encryption type Network Type Displays the network type infrastructure or ad hoc IP Address Displays the IP address Sub Mask Displays the subnet mask IP address Default Gateway Displays the IP address of the default gateway Link Speed The current rate at which the client is transmitting and receiving Transmit ReceiveThroughput Displays the Tx transmit and Rx receive kilo bytes per second Link Qual...

Page 23: ...Enhance the throughput if enable this function WMM Enable Click the check box to enable WMM QoS capability XP only CCX Enable this option if the network supports Cisco Compatible Extensions XP only Click on the Apply button to close this window WPS WPS Wireless Push Button is used for WiFi Protected Setup By pressing this button the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize wi...

Page 24: ...s Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 24 Rescan Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area Connect Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect Click to terminate WPS connection ...

Page 25: ...ful for any reason the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the USB adapter and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility 1 Click on Start EnGenius Wireless Uninstall EnGenius Wireless USB Adapter 2 The un installation process will then begin ...

Page 26: ...EUB9706 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 26 3 Select the Remove all button 4 Click on the Yes button to confirm the un installation process and then click on the Next button ...

Page 27: ...300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 27 5 The un installation process is complete Select Yes I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button Then remove the USB adapter ...

Page 28: ...steps below in order to install the USB adapter drivers 1 Insert the CD ROM that was provided to you in this package The setup should run automatically If the setup does not run automatically then you must manually select the setup file from the CD ROM drive 2 Click on the Continue button to configure the next step ...

Page 29: ...EUB9706 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter Version 1 0 29 3 Select the Macintosh HD and then click on the Continue button 4 Click on the Continue button to configure the next step ...

Page 30: ...d in the Applications folder Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home office café etc When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power saving mode network type RTS fragmentation threshold and encryption authentication settings A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad hoc mode The c...

Page 31: ...nt AP In this mode all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations ...

Page 32: ...ct this option if your notebook uses its battery power This option minimizes the battery usage while the network is idle Network Type Select Infrastructure from the drop down list TX Power Select a transmit power from the drop down list If your notebook is connected to external power then select 100 or auto if not select one of the lower values for power saving RTS Threshold Place a check in this ...

Page 33: ...or all points in the network and is case sensitive Network Type Select Ad hoc from the drop down list TX Power Select a transmit power from the drop down list If your notebook is connected to external power then select 100 or auto if not select one of the lower values for power saving Preamble Select Auto from the drop down list unless you are aware of the preamble type long or short used in each ...

Page 34: ...cure You may select 64 or 128 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy key to encrypt data Default setting is Disable WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless clients all the wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or pass phrase The following information is included in this tab ...

Page 35: ...ch offers the simplicity of the WEP key but uses stronger TKIP encryption EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication messages allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client Authentication Type Select W...

Page 36: ... AP in the area o Disconnected Indicates that there are no APs or clients in the area Current Channel The operating frequency channel that the client is using infrastructure mode Link Speed The current rate at which the client is transmitting and receiving Throughput bytes sec Displays the Tx transmit and Rx receive kilo bytes per second Link Quality In infrastructure mode this bar displays the tr...

Page 37: ... information is included in this tab as the image depicts below SSID Displays the SSID of the Access Point The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network The SSID must be identical for all points in the network and is case sensitive BSSID Displays the MAC address of the Access Point Signal Displays the receiving signal strength from the Access Point Channel Displays the...

Page 38: ...and its associated settings into a profile Click on the OK button if you have made any changes Statistics The Statistics tab displays transmit and receive packet statistics in real time Information included is frames transmitted received successfully transmitted successfully without and after retry received with CRC error duplicate frames received etc Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is use...

Page 39: ...o however you may manually select a transmit rate from the drop down list Tx BURST Click the check box will enhance the throughput Click on the Apply button to save the changes WPS WPS Wireless Push Button is used for WiFi Protected Setup By pressing this button the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi Fi Protect...

Page 40: ... area Renew Regenerate a new PIN code Config Mode switch between Enrollee or Registrar Profile Detail show profile of the selected party Connect Click on the AP to start WPS connection with the AP Disconnect Click to terminate WPS connection Import Profile Load pre stored profile database Delete Remove the selected item ...

Page 41: ...USB Adapter Version 1 0 41 About The About tab displays information about the device such as the network driver version and date configuration utility version and date and the NIC Network Interface Card firmware version and date ...

Page 42: ...yption Standard AES Government encryption standard Alphanumeric Characters A Z and 0 9 Antenna Used to transmit and receive RF signals AppleTalk A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their computer systems AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol AARP Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to their AppleTalk network addresses so that conversions can be made in both di...

Page 43: ...twork periodically broadcasts network control data to other wireless stations Bit rate The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time Bit sec Bits per second BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no user intervention Bottleneck A time during processes when something causes the process to slowdown or stop all together Broadband A wide band ...

Page 44: ...ata on the physical link of a network DB 25 A 25 ping male connector for attaching External modems or RS 232 serial devices DB 9 A 9 pin connector for RS 232 connections dBd Decibels related to dipole antenna dBi Decibels relative to isotropic radiator dBm Decibels relative to one milliwatt Decrypt To unscramble an encrypted message back into plain text Default A predetermined value or setting tha...

Page 45: ...by linked to their changing IP address The IP address is updated by either client software running on a computer or by a router that supports Dynamic DNS whenever the IP address changes Dynamic IP address IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers E EAP Extensible Authentication Protoco...

Page 46: ...ides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second GUI Graphical user interface H H 323 A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility for videoconferencing devices Half duplex Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time Hashing Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string with a predefined length Hexadecimal Characters 0 9 and A F Hop ...

Page 47: ... provided by Microsoft Internet Protocol The method of transferring data from one computer to another on the Internet Internet Protocol Security IPsec provides security at the packet processing layer of network communication Internet Service Provider An ISP provides access to the Internet to individuals or companies Intranet A private network Intrusion Detection A type of security that scans a net...

Page 48: ...Ethernet adapter by the manufacturer Mbps Megabits per second MDI Medium Dependent Interface is an Ethernet port for a connection to a straight through cable MDIX Medium Dependent Interface Crossover is an Ethernet port for a connection to a crossover cable MIB Management Information Base is a set of objects that can be managed by using SNMP Modem A device that Modulates digital signals from a com...

Page 49: ...rk Time Protocol Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network NIC Network Interface Card NTP Network Time Protocol O OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802 11a and 802 11g OSI Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel between two devices on a network OSPF Open Shortest Path First is a routing p...

Page 50: ...puters to a remote server over Ethernet PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is used for creating VPN tunnels over the Internet between two networks Preamble Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network Q QoS Quality of Service R RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service allows for remote users to dial into a central server and be authenticated in order to access...

Page 51: ...itiation Protocol A standard protocol for initiating a user session that involves multimedia content such as voice or chat SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SOHO Small Office Home Office SPI Stateful Packet Inspection SSH Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote computers SSID Service Set Identifier is a name for...

Page 52: ... single sender and receiver Universal Plug and Play A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure themselves to be a part of the network Upgrade To install a more recent version of a software or firmware product Upload To send a request from one computer to another and have a file transmitted from the requesting computer to the other UPnP Universal Plug and Play URL U...

Page 53: ...red network Wide Area Network The larger network that your LAN is connected to which may be the Internet itself or a regional or corporate network Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity Wi Fi Protected Access An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well as encryption Wireless ISP A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection Wirele...

Page 54: ... 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 the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance...