Hawking HWUG1A, User Manual

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Page 2: ... 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 HWUG1A Wireless G USB Adapter with Removable Antenna for Mac Users is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use f...

Page 3: ...age Contents 2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 3 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 8 3 1 Site Survey 8 3 2 Profile 9 3 2 1 Configure the Profile 10 System Configuration 10 Authentication vs Security 12 3 3 Link Status 14 3 4 Statistics 16 3 5 Advanced 17 3 6 About 18 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 19 ...

Page 4: ...authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802 11i for security in wireless networks The power consumption of the card is also very low Furthermore this card provides several levels of power saving modes allowing the user to optimize the battery life of their notebooks 1 1 Features Works with both IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 11g products Removable anten...

Page 5: ...SK 8 PER 92dBm Dimension 8 H x 118 W x 54 D mm Temperature 32 131 F 0 55 C Humidity Max 95 NonCondensing Certification FCC CE WEEE 1 3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation please check the items of your package The package should include the following items One Wireless G USB Adapter For Mac Users One Removable External Antenna One CD Driver Utility User s Manual One Quick Installati...

Page 6: ...rsion first A Insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM Drive Power on your Computer and insert the Setup CD into your CD ROM Drive A folder should automatically open If there is no folder opening up automatically click on the CD icon on your desktop to manually open the folder i Double click the icon in the folder that is titled CLICK HERE TO START ii Please select the Mac OS X version you are ...

Page 7: ... install the software and click Continue C The system will begin to install the software utility for the HWU54DMA You may be prompted to enter your administrator login information If so please enter your user information and select Continue D A window will appear that informs you of a necessary restart of your computer to complete the installation Select continue installation ...

Page 8: ...proper connection is made When the adapter is inserted carefully lift the antenna unit upright Optional For better wireless connection replace the standard antenna with the Hawking HAI7MD antenna If You Have a Previously Installed Airport Card 1 Turning the Airport Card off a If you have an Airport card installed on your computer you will need to turn it off to use the Hawking Wireless G adapter T...

Page 9: ...ces page locate the NETWORK icon and double click it to access the control panel c The new USB wireless adapter will automatically be detected Click OK to continue d Click APPLY NOW to confirm the selection If you plan on using a Static Manually entered IP address for your computer you may do so here by double clicking the USB Wireless Adapter selection and selecting TCP IP If you are using an aut...

Page 10: ...enter the configuration menu for the wireless adapter Select the Tab that is named TCP IP Select the menu button for Configure IPv4 and choose the appropriate selection You manually configure your IP Address DNS Servers and other information here Please contact a network administrator if you are uncertain of the settings that are required to connect to your network When you have finished select AP...

Page 11: ...tions within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength When using the Site Survey option all nearby networks will be listed You can change your connection to another network or you may add one of the networks to your own profile list Parameter Description AP List This list shows all available wireless networks within range o...

Page 12: ...e networks you connect to frequently You are able to Add Delete 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 13: ... to the card 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 card will always set in active mode Power Saving Mode Enable the card in the pow...

Page 14: ...e card will auto switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless stations which the 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 T...

Page 15: ...h other WPA PSK It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers In this mode known as Pre Shared Key the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway as well as in each wireless stations in the network WPA takes over automatically from that point keeping unauthorized users that don t have the ma...

Page 16: ...e same encryption method to ensure the communication WPA Pre Shared Key The WPA PSK key can be from eight to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network WEP Key Key1 Key4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network There are two types of key length 64 bit and 128 bit Select the default encryptio...

Page 17: ...network the card is connecting to Current Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking Parameter Description Current Tx Rate Display the transmission 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 pe...

Page 18: ...t rate speed and link signal quality You 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 coun...

Page 19: ...is option enables you to view the available statistic information with its 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 ...

Page 20: ...1b wireless stations in the network you can set the card to this mode Tx Burst Tx Burst enables the card to deliver the better throughput in the same period and environment B G Protection If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 11g wireless stations in the network it is recommended that you enable the protection mechanism This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collisions between 802 11b and 802...

Page 21: ...ly The higher data rate you designated in the network the shorter distance is allowed between the card and the wireless stations When the wireless mode is 802 11 B only the maximum data rate is 11Mbps 11b so that there are only Auto 1 2 5 5 11Mbps options you can select Turn Off RF Button If you want to turn off the radio of the card temporarily click this button To turn on the radio click this bu...

Page 22: ...cludes 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 The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireles...

Page 23: ... 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 Spread Spectrum technology it has the inherent security feature of scrambling On the software side WLAN series offer the encryption function WEP to en...

Page 24: ...gies 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 determine the wireless output pattern of antennas In standard installations it is...