Hawking HWUG1, User Manual

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Page 2: ...enna or transmitter CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures HAWKING LIMITED WARRANTY Hawking Technology guarantees that every HWUG1 Wireless G USB Network Adapter with removable antenna is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ...

Page 3: ...7 3 NETWORK CONNECTION 8 In Windows 98SE ME 8 In Windows 2000 XP 11 4 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 14 4 1 Accessing the Configuration Utility 14 4 2 Site Survey 15 4 3 Profile 16 4 3 1Configure the Profile Add Edit a Profile 17 4 3 2Authentication vs Security 19 4 3 3Enable WPA in Windows XP 21 4 4 Link Status 27 4 5 Reading the Link Status Page and Obtaining the Strongest Connection 28 4 6 Statistics 29...

Page 4: ...ng to APs or AP Routers and the data transmitted in the network is encrypted decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key 1 1 Features Works with both IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 11g products Removable antenna with reverse SMA connector upgradeable to a higher power antenna for a wider wireless coverage For the best result pair the HWUG1 with a Hawking Hi Gain Antenna Signal Strength Indicator show...

Page 5: ...Ds Power Link Pwr Lnk Transmit Power 17dBm 2dBm Receive Sensitivity 70dBm 54Mbps 83dBm 11Mbps Dimension 10 H x28 W x 89 6 D mm Temperature 32 122 F 0 50 C Humidity Max 10 95 Non Condensing Certification FCC CE 1 3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items One Mini USB Wireless G Network Adapter One Dipol...

Page 6: ...n share files and printers directly between each PC and laptop You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files printers and Internet access much more conveniently With Wireless LAN Cards you can connect to the i...

Page 7: ...ed under Windows XP Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE Me 2000 2003 Server Note3 If you have installed the Wireless adapter driver utility before please uninstall the old version first A Insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM Drive The Utility splash screen will appear Click Driver Utility Setup to begin setup initialization B Setup will initialize automatically C Setup will ask prompt y...

Page 8: ...k Next E Select Optimize for WiFi Mode and click Next F The system will begin to install the software utility for the HWU54DM Follow the instruction of the program to plug in the Mini USB Adapter into the USB port of your desktop or laptop computer ...

Page 9: ... 6 G When the following screen appears click Finish to complete the software and driver installation ...

Page 10: ...nstalled in your computer and is enabled go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System Æ Hardware Æ Device Manager Expand the Network adapters item If the Hawking Wireless G USB Adapter with Removable Antenna is listed it means that your device is properly installed and enabled ...

Page 11: ...2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed Hawking HWUG1 Wireless G Network Adapter with Removable Antenna IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP IP If any components are missing click on the Add button to install them All of the protocols and clients required listed above are provided by Microsoft 3 Next highlight the specific network component you need click Add ...

Page 12: ...ing to the Network screen you can make your computer is visible on the network by enabling the File and Print Sharing 5 Click the Identification tab Enter a name that is unique on the network Type the name of your workgroup which should be the same name used by all of the other PCs on the network ...

Page 13: ... be set to User level access control 7 When finished restart your computer to activate the new device 8 Once the computer has been rebooted a Logon window will appear and will require you to enter a username and password Enter a username and password and click OK Do not click the Cancel button or you won t be able to log onto the network ...

Page 14: ...ons Æ Local Area Connection Æ Properties In Windows XP Go to Start Æ Control Panel Æ Network Connections Æ Wireless Network Connection Æ Properties 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP If any components are missing click on the Install button to sel...

Page 15: ... 12 3 After selecting the component you need click Add to install ...

Page 16: ...ll return you to the Local Area Connections Properties window 5 To allow your computer to be visible on the network make sure you have checked off the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks When finished you must restart your computer to complete the installation ...

Page 17: ...matically configures your adapter to work with any wireless network If you would like to manually tweak your network connection settings please select Config as Configuration Utility z Exit Select Exit to close the Configuration Utility tool NOTE If the icon is not present on the taskbar you can launch the wireless utility from the Start Menu If the icon doesn t appear automatically go to Start Æ ...

Page 18: ... list Parameter Description Available Networks This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID BSSID Signal Strength Channel Encryption Authentication and Network Type If you want to connect to any networks on the list double click the item on the list and the card will automatically connect to the select...

Page 19: ... Edit Activate a profile Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative information including Profile Name SSID Channel etc Add Delete Edit Button Click these buttons to add delete edit the selected profiles Activate Button Click Activate to connect to the selected profile ...

Page 20: ...n interconnect to the adapter If you want to add one of the networks nearby to the profile list pull down the menu all the networks nearby will be listed and you can add one of them to the profile list Power Saving Mode The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure CAM Constantly Awake Mode The adapter will always be set in active mode Power Saving Mode Pla...

Page 21: ...card is connecting to RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS Request To Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2312 bytes Minor change is recommended Fragment Threshold The value defines the maximum size of packets any packet size larger than the value will...

Page 22: ... must match to allow successful communications Open No authentication is needed among the wireless network Shared Only wireless stations using a shared key WEP Key identified are allowed to connecting each other LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol Allows dynamic WEP keys and mutual authentication between a wireless client and a RADIUS server LEAP allows for clients to re authentica...

Page 23: ...temporal key every 10 000 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 ...

Page 24: ...see slight changes in appearance of menu options Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is a specification of standards based interoperable security enhancement that strongly increases the level of data protection encryption and access control authentication for existing and future wireless LAN systems The technical components of WPA include Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP for dynamic key exchange and 80...

Page 25: ...n up the Wireless Networks window If you get the following message below please follow the next step If not skip to Step 3 2 Right click the Hawking Wireless Configuration Utility icon on the taskbar To turn on ZCU make sure Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility is selected on the menu It should look like this 3 Go back to the Window Wireless Network window Choose Change Advanced Setting...

Page 26: ... 23 4 In the Wireless Networks tab select your preferred wireless network you are connected to and click on Properties ...

Page 27: ...yption if available Ask your administrator for network information if you need help A list of network authentication terms is described on the next page 6 If you need to configure network authentication go to the Authentication tab 7 Click OK once finished to complete the advanced setup Then press OK again to close the Window properties ...

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Page 29: ...y as well as in each PC on the wireless network WPA takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the matching password from joining the network while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices Parameter Description Data Encryption WEP In WPA or WPA PSK mode WEP is also able to be the encryption method for the transmission data TKIP TKIP Temporal...

Page 30: ... Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking Parameter Description Link Speed Display the transmission and receive rate of the network The maximum transmission rate is 54Mbps Throughput Kbits sec Display the speed of data transmitted and received Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better the quality dB...

Page 31: ...u will use this utility to figure out which antenna position results in the best performance and connection 1 First you must determine where the location of your Wireless Access Point is within your network 2 Position the directional antenna towards the location of the Access Point 3 While viewing your Link Status utility rotate the antenna clockwise and counter clockwise slowly to figure out whic...

Page 32: ...ts Tx counts Tx success Tx error RTS Success and RTS Failed and its Rx counts Rx success Rx error You may reset the counters by clicking Reset Counter 4 7 Advanced This option enables you to configure more advanced settings for example wireless mode protection mode and etc Parameter Description ...

Page 33: ...e protection mode is enabled the throughput of the card will be a little lower due to more complex data packets that must be transmitted Auto Based on the status of the network and automatically disable enable protection mode On Always enable the protection mode Off Always disable the protection mode Fast Roaming These settings should only be used for advanced system administrators only Tx Rate Th...

Page 34: ...e Quality of Service NOTE These settings should only be used for advanced system administrators only When settings have been made select Apply to place the changes into effect 4 8 About By choosing this option you can click view software and driver version information IP address and gateway address The MAC Address of the network adapter is displayed in the screen as well ...

Page 35: ...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 Æ All Programs ÆHawkingÆ Uninstall Utility 2 Click Remove all to complete the un installation procedure ...

Page 36: ...a mandatory new coding scheme for 6 12 and 24 Mbps mandatory speeds and 18 36 48 and 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 B A protection mechanism called RTS CTS that governs how 802 11g devices and 802 11b devices interoperate 2 What is the IEEE 802 11b standard A wireless sta...

Page 37: ... 10 Can Wireless products support printer sharing Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products Therefore Wireless products can work with Netware Windows 2000 or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing 11 Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air WLAN features two fold protection in security On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spre...

Page 38: ...nce extending product line It encompasses a group of products and technologies used to help solve distance issues accompanied with WiFi products A unit of measurement on antenna strength and power is dBi The higher the dBi or gain level of an antenna the more powerful it is 15 What is the difference between directional and omni directional antennas Directional and omni directional antennas determi...