Planex GW-DS300N, User Manual

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Page 4: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this d...

Page 5: ...1 3 Product Functions 3 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Configuration 5 2 1 How to install the Driver Utility 5 2 2 How to make a wireless connection 10 2 3 Site Survey 17 2 4 Profile 21 2 5 Authentication and Security 26 2 6 802 1x Setting 32 2 7 Link Status 37 2 8 Statistics 39 GW DS300N Contents ...

Page 6: ...d 41 3 2 QoS 45 3 3 WPS Configuration 47 3 4 About 52 Chapter 4 Soft AP Mode 55 4 1 How to use AP mode 55 4 2 Config 56 4 3 Security Setting 61 4 4 Access Control 64 4 5 MAC Table 66 4 6 Event Log 68 4 7 Statistics 70 4 8 About 72 GW DS300N Contents ...

Page 7: ...DS300N WLAN adapter connect to the APs or routers by using this particular function your wireless network will be more effective For the security of WLAN GW DS300N supports 64 128 bit WEP data encryption which protects your wireless network from eavesdropping It also supports WPA which combines IEEE802 1x and TKIP technologies Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or route...

Page 8: ...02 11g 2 4GHz œData transmission rate is up to 300Mbps œSupports Turbo Mode which can enhance the data transmission rate within the specific wireless network œSupports WMM Wi Fi Multimedia function IEEE 802 11e QoS standard and can meet the requirement of the multi media data bandwidth œSupports 64 128 bit WEP WPA TKIP with IEEE802 1x and WPA2 AES with IEEE 802 1x functions for high level security...

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Page 10: ... attention to the following statements 1 If you had installed the wireless PC card driver and utility before please uninstall the old version first 2 The following illustrations of installation procedures are from Windows XP And these procedures are all similar to the operating procedures on Windows 2000 2003 and Windows Vista OS ...

Page 11: ...computer will automatically detect and open the Found New Hardware Wizard please click Cancel and then use the driver and utility of GW DS300N 2 Put the installation CD ROM into the CD ROM player and then go to the root directory to start the Setup exe program After that the setup wizard will automatically start the InstallShield Wizard to continue setting up Click Install to start installing the ...

Page 12: ...2 7 Chapter 2 Basic Installation Configuration 3 After clicking Install on the former page the installation wizard starts to install the software of GW DS300N ...

Page 13: ...tion and shows the following page you can click Finish on the page to complete the installation After that the driver and utility are all installed to your computer and the utility window will pop up automatically you may start to configure the connection of GW DS300N ...

Page 14: ...ction Right lick the icon of the utility on the task bar and choose Launch Config Utilities to start to use the utility or you may double click on the icon to directly enter the utility If you closed the utility of GW DS300N and want to use it again please click StartƖAll ProgramsƖPCI GW DS300NƖGW DS300N on the desktop After that it will open the utility and the icon of the utility will show on th...

Page 15: ...w the steps below 1 Enter GW DS300N UtilityĈRight click on the utility icon on the task bar and then choose Launch Config Utilities to enter GW DS300N utility or double left click on the utility icon to enter the utility directly You may also click StartƖAll ProgramsƖPCI GW DS300NƖGW DS300N to enter the utility right away ...

Page 16: ...0N it automatically detects the APs which can be connected with and firstly connect with the AP 1 with strongest signal strength 2 non encryption and 3 non authentication If you want to change the connection profile you may just double left click on the AP you want to modify then you can enter the configuration page 3 Add a connection to profileĈIf you want to add the most commonly used AP to the ...

Page 17: ...2 12 GW DS300N 4 ConfigurationĈAfter entering the Add Profile page you can set the Profile Name by your own and configure the rest of the settings ...

Page 18: ... tab on the Add Profile page According to the AP s requirement enter the Key value or just leave it blank and then click OK to save the settings 6 Activate the settingsĈEnter Profile List page if you really want to use an AP to make a wireless connection please click Activate to use this connection to surf the Internet ...

Page 19: ... red check it means the connection has not succeeded if the profile list shows a green check it means the connection has succeed and you have already add this connection into the profile list It means that you do not need to set again and again before every time you make a connection ...

Page 20: ...ion Configuration 8 If you are using Windows XP O S and want to check the connection status you can left click on the Wireless Network connection icon on the desktop to check current connection status and packets transferring status ...

Page 21: ...rt tab on the wireless network connection status window and then you can see the IP address of the AP in use If the connection is abnormal you can also click Repair button to make the computer do the IP Release and IP Renew action ...

Page 22: ...ts stations within the accessible range and automatically connect to one of the wireless devices which has the highest signal strength From the utility homepage you can see the information about the wireless connections To enter the utility program please follow the instructions below 1 Right click the mouse on the utility icon on the taskbar and you can click on the Launch Config Utilities to ent...

Page 23: ...gain just click Use PCIConfig as Configuration utility œ Switch to AP Mode Click it to change the adapter mode of GW DS300N into AP mode If you want to use the adapter function please click Switch to Station Mode œ Exit Select Exit to close the configuration utility tool 2 The GW DS300N icon changes from time to time to reflect the current wireless network connection status The status indicates as...

Page 24: ...scriptions SSID The SSID up to 32 printable ASCII characters is a unique name identified in a WLAN The SSID can prevent the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs You may assign an SSID for GW DS300N and only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to it BSSID It displays the MAC Addresses of the APs which GW DS300N has detected Signal The box displays all the SSIDs Service Set Ident...

Page 25: ...r AES etc double click on the name of the AP or click Connect button and then the configuration page of encryption will show Authentication This section shows the authentication using by the AP There are five kinds of authentication Unknown WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA and WPA2 Network Type There are two types of network type including Ad hoc and Infrastructure Rescan Rescan and update all the details of ...

Page 26: ...hoose Profile tab on the homepage of utility and click Add the Add Profile window will pop up as well Users can setup the general settings encryption and authentication settings and so on If you want to look up the advanced setup and more information please refer to the next chapter If you want to do the general settings please follow the instructions below ...

Page 27: ...akes effect under Infrastructure network type Network Type Infrastructure An 802 11 networking framework in which devices communicate with each other by first going through and Access Point AP In infrastructure mode wireless devices can communicate with each other or can communicate with a wired network If enabling this mode the PSM mode will take effect and the Preamble function will be disabled ...

Page 28: ...ancy check block when communicating among the wireless networks There are two types of preamble Auto and Long Preamble Intensive network traffic areas should use the short preamble type RTS Threshold Here it defines the minimum packet size required for RTS Request to Send Select a value within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes Normally if there are no hiding nodes problems the values no need to be altere...

Page 29: ...W DS300N OK Cancel Apply Click OK and the utility will save the settings and close the page Click Cancel will exit the page and won t save the settings Click Apply to enable the settings you made on this page ...

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Page 31: ... products that have been enabled with WEP It also provides strong data protection by using encryption as well as strong access controls and user authentication WPA utilizes 128 bit encryption keys and dynamic session keys to ensure your wireless network s privacy and enterprise security WPA PSK is short for Wi Fi Protected Access Pre Shared Key WPA PSK is basically an authentication mechanism in w...

Page 32: ...rough a server WPA2 Personal protects unauthorized network access by utilizing a set up password For environments without a Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS infrastructure such as small office home office SOHO networks WPA2 Personal supports the use of a pre shared key PSK WPA2 PSK is short for Wi Fi Protected Access 2 Pre Shared Key WPA2 Personal supports PSK pre shared key WPA P...

Page 33: ... features of EAP protocols Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol so it should be selected for use only when limited vendor choice for client access point and server products is not a concern When you have set up LEAP authentication you have to enter the user name and password of your computer WPA includes WPA WPA PSK WPA2 and WPA2 PSK WPA and WPA2 are for enterpris...

Page 34: ...K you can use TKIP and AES WEP Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy a security protocol for wireless local area networks WLANs defined in the 802 11b standard WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data over radio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one end point to another AES Short for Advanced Encryption Standard a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique It works...

Page 35: ...quirement is changed The more random your WPA pre shared key the safer it is to use WEP Key Key 1 4 This setting only takes effect under Open or Shared mode There are four types of WEP key settings please set the key depending on the real environment According to the type and length there are four WEP Key types Hexadecimal Only A F a f and 0 9 are allowed to be set in a WEP key ASCII Numerical val...

Page 36: ...ou set you can enable this check box After that the asterisk will be replaced by the showing the password OK Click this button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Cancel Click Cancel will exit the page and won t save the settings Apply Click Apply to enable the settings you made on this page ...

Page 37: ...sswords over 802 11 wireless networks And it requires a set of user name and password in addition Enter the User Name and Password and also select a certificate from the Certificate list To get the certificate and the personal user name and password please contact with your administrator 2 TLSƟSmart Card Short for Transport Layer Security a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integrity betwe...

Page 38: ...appropriate Windows Certificate Store and made available to the RADIUS server for certification Tunneled 1 ProtocolĈWhen the authentication type is PEAP or TTLS select a protocol to be used to build the encrypted tunnel Under PEAP authentication you can choose EAP MSCHAP v2 EAP TLS Smart Card and Generic Token Card Under TTLS authentication there are CHAP MS CHAP MS CHAP V2 PAP and EAP MD5 2 Ident...

Page 39: ...e If Any Trusted CA is selected any CA included in the list provided by the Microsoft Certificate Store is permitted Allow intermediate A server designates an issuer as a trusted root authority by placing the issuer s self signed certificate which contains the issuer s public key into the trusted root certification authority certificate store of the host computer Intermediate or subordinate certif...

Page 40: ...omain or to one of its sub domains e g zeelans com where the server is blueberry zeelans com but it may be any name used in the certificate name field OK Cancel Apply Click this button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Click Cancel will exit the page and won t save the settings Click Apply to enable the settings you made on this page end in specified name ...

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Page 42: ...nsmission and reception rate of the network The maximum transmission rate is 54Mbps Throughput Here display the speed of data transmitted Tx and received Rx Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the connection The higher percentage the bar shows the better quality the linkage has Signal Strength This bar shows the level of the signal strength The higher percentage the bar shows the more r...

Page 43: ...2 38 GW DS300N Noise Level Here display the noise level in the wireless environment OK Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and close the page ...

Page 44: ...try limit Successfully receive CTS Clear To Send after sending RTS Request To Send frame Failed to receive CTS Request To Send after sending RTS Clear To Send Successfully retransmitted frames numbers Frames received successfully Frames received with CRC error Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK ACKnowledge After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Fr...

Page 45: ... problem Frames received more than twice Click the button to reset counters to zero Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received Buttons Reset Counter OK ...

Page 46: ...TSI is channel 1 13 The operating frequency channel will be restricted to the country user located before importing If you are in different country you have to adjust the channel setting to comply the regulation of the country Wireless Protection If you have a mix of 802 11b and 802 11g n wireless stations in the network it is recommended to enable the protection mechanism This mechanism can decre...

Page 47: ...s 11b so that there are only Auto 1 2 5 5 11Mbps options you can select Tx Burst Tx Burst enables the adapter to deliver better throughput during a period of time but the function only takes effect when connecting with the AP which also supports Tx Burst Enable TCP The TCP Window is the amount of data which a sender can send on a particular connection before it gets an acknowledgment back from the...

Page 48: ...th a new access point by performing a complete LEAP authentication including communication with the main RADIUS server When you configure your wireless LAN for fast re association however LEAP enabled client devices roam from one access point to another without involving the main server Using Cisco Centralized Key Management CCKM an access point configured to provide Wireless Domain Services WDS t...

Page 49: ...n on Turn off RF Turn radio ON OFF for FAA requirement ĈNow the radio is on and click to turn it off ĈNow the radio is off and click to turn it on Apply Click Apply to enable the settings you made on this page OK Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and close the page ...

Page 50: ...lications each with different latency and throughput requirements compete for network resources Click the check box and then click Apply button to apply this function to the system WMM Power Click the check box and then click Setting button the Power Save Setting dialog box will pop up there are four types of power saving mode including AC_BK Access Category Background ă AC_BE Access Category Best...

Page 51: ...C address of the adapter which wants to connect with the remote system Timeout Value The utility performs time outs so that the program does not sit idle waiting for input that may never come Set a value to apply to the system with WMM DLS Status The system will show you the remote devices which has already connected and supported WMM OK Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and c...

Page 52: ...Windows 2000 and XP OS There are two ways to set up WPS I Start PBC 1 Enter the configuration page of MZK W04N and click LANƖ WirelessƖWPS Click the Start PBC button and then there pops up a warning dialog box to tell you that you should go to the station side GW DS300N within 2 minutes to click PBC button ŏ You can also click the button on the rear panel of MZK W04N to start PBC connection Howeve...

Page 53: ...button of PBC and then GW DS300N will automatically start to make a connection with MZK W04N and use the same wireless settings and encryption configuration with it If they successfully make a connection GW DS300N will show a green check before the AP s SSID ...

Page 54: ...49 3 Chapter 3 Advanced Configuration II Start PIN 1 Open the utility of GW DS300N and click WPS Configuration tab Copy the Pin Code on the right side of the page ...

Page 55: ...gure via Client PinCode Also you have to go back to GW DS300N configuration page to click PIN button on the left side of the page After that GW DS300N will automatically start to make a connection with MZK W04N and use the same wireless settings and encryption configuration with it If they successfully make a connection GW DS300N will show a green check before the AP s SSID ...

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Page 57: ...ons Inc Taiwan website RaConfig Version This section shows the version and released date of the Utility and Driver EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory and Firmware version are also displayed IP Address This section shows the TCP IP settings of GW DS300N and the MAC Physical Address OK Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Phy_Address Sub M...

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Page 59: ...300N please follow the steps below to install the driver and the utility of GW DS300N 1 After finishing installation and restart the computer the task bar on the desktop will show as follows Right click the mouse on the PLANEX icon and the four options will show Launch Config Utilities Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Switch to AP Mode and Exit Click Switch to AP Mode the utility wi...

Page 60: ... encryption authentication and so on If you want to check the advanced setup and information please refer to the following chapters If you want to configure the general settings please refer to the following instructions Items Descriptions Please select the adapter which you re using now and then click Enable ICS The default AP name SSID is SoftAP XX XX is the last 2 digits of the adapter s MAC ad...

Page 61: ...ada CH1 11 1ĈETSI CH1 13 2ĈSPAIN CH10 11 3ĈFRANCE CH10 13 4ĈMKK CH14 14 5ĈMKKI TELEC CH1 14 6ĈISRAEL CH3 9 7ĈISRAEL CH5 13 Wireless Protection 802 11b uses CCK Complementary Code Keying however 802 11g n uses OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing and also compatible with CCK So when there are both 802 11b and 802 11g n stations in the range of an AP to avoid collisions of data transmitte...

Page 62: ...imum idle TX Rate There are several options including Auto 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps for you to select When Auto is selected the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically The higher data rate you designated in the network the shorter distance is allowed between the adapter and the AP When the wireless mode is 802 11 B only the maximum data rate is 11Mbps 11b s...

Page 63: ...wireless adapters which has the same SSID can connect to the AP In this way it can avoid the AP being connected by unauthorized users The default setting is disabled Allow BW40 MHz When using 802 11B G N mix mode you may choose this function to allow BW40 MHz capability Default Click this button and the AP will show the default value of this page Without Tx BURST and Use Short Slot Apply Click App...

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Page 65: ... WPA2 PSK are special modes designed for small office home office users who do not have access to the network authentication servers Encryption Type WEPăAESăTKIPăBOTH AES TKIP Please refer to 2 4 Authentication and Security WPA Preshared Key This setting only takes effect under WPA PSK WPA2 PSK or WPA PSK WPA2 PSK mode Besides the key should be at least 8 characters and 63 characters at maximum Th...

Page 66: ...ding on the real environment According to the type and length there are four WEP Key types Hexadecimal Only A F a f and 0 9 are allowed to be set in a WEP key ASCII Numerical values characters or signs are all allowed to be arranged into a WEP key It is more recognizable for user 64 bit Enter 10 digit Hex values or 5 digit ASCII values as the encryption keys For example 0123456aef or Guest 128 bit...

Page 67: ...63 4 Chapter 4 Soft AP Mode OK Click this button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Cancel Click Cancel will exit the page and won t save the settings ...

Page 68: ...All Only the MAC addresses listed in the Access List can connect with GW DS300N Reject All Only the MAC addresses listed in the Access List can NOT connect with GW DS300N MAC Address MAC address is a unique identification for hardware devices on the network It is a 12 digit hexadecimal value Fill in the MAC addresses of wireless adapters you want to accept or reject to access GW DS300N in this tab...

Page 69: ...65 4 Chapter 4 Soft AP Mode Apply Click Apply to enable the settings you made on this page OK Click this button and the utility will save the settings and close the page ...

Page 70: ... Mode status Items Descriptions MAC Address Here shows the Mac address of stations which are connecting with GW DS300N AID The number of AID will increase as the number of connections increasing It can be a kind of identification for the connection Power Saving Mode Here shows if the stations connecting with GW DS300N are in power saving mode OK Click this button and the utility will save the sett...

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Page 72: ...ion of every event happened on Soft AP Items Descriptions Event Time Here shows the time when event happened yy mm dd hh mm ss Message The utility will depict every event happened on the Soft AP including restart AP or station is failed to link or success to link and so on Clear Click this button to delete all the previous event logs OK Click this button and the utility will save the settings and ...

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Page 74: ...itting retry limit Successfully receive CTS Clear To Send after sending RTS Request To Send frame Failed to receive CTS Request To Send after sending RTS Clear To Send Successfully retransmitted frames numbers Receive Statistics Frames received successfully Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK ACKnowledge After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Frame...

Page 75: ...esource problem Frames received more than twice Buttons Reset Counters Click the button to reset counters to zero OK Click OK button and the utility will save the settings and close the page Frames Receive With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received ...

Page 76: ...ed automatically and connect to PLANEX Communications Inc Taiwan website Utility Version This section shows the version and released date of the Utility and Driver EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory and Firmware version are also displayed MAC Address This section shows the TCP IP settings of GW DS300N and the MAC Physical Address OK Click this button to save the settings an...

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