Advantek Networks AWN-11G-USB, User Manual

Page 1: ... 1 Wireless G Range Extra USB Adapter Users Manual Model AWN 11G USB ...

Page 2: ...USB Wireless G USB Adapter operation and set up instructions Content Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 2 Specifications 4 Chapter 3 Installation 5 3 1 Installation 5 3 2 Uninstall 10 Chapter 4 Wireless LAN Management Program 12 4 1 Introduction of Main Window 12 4 2 Station Mode 20 4 3 AP Mode 27 ...

Page 3: ... these standards With AWN 11G USB on hand it means you can connect to the internet wireless world without any difficulty AWN 11G USB also equip with full security option setting from the 64 128bits WEP encryptions second generation WPA PSK encryption to the most advanced WPA2 AES encryption WPA2 is the latest security standard currently approved by Wi Fi standards Saving mode Adhoc wireless Lan Wa...

Page 4: ...4Mbps WLAN Frequency Band 2 4 2 497 GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Operation Channel Channel 1 11 Coverage Area Indoors 100m with straight path Outdoor 300m Compatibility Fully compatible to IEEE 802 11 b g devices Security Hardware based IEEE 802 11i encryption decryption engine including 64 bit 128 bit WEP TKIP and AES Antenna Detachable dipolar antenna On link is on Off ling is off Quic...

Page 5: ...er Windows Vista Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Note2 If you have installed another wireless adapter driver utility before please remove the previous ID and version first before installing this device 1 Do not plug the AWN 11G USB adapter into your computer USB port before installing the software program Insert the CD that come with this product then auto installation window wi...

Page 6: ... 6 3 Click Driver Installation 4 Choose a set up language Click Next to process the installation ...

Page 7: ... 7 5 Click Next at the following screen 6 Click Install at the following screen ...

Page 8: ... 8 7 The system starts software installation of the AWN 11G USB adapter 8 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 9: ...ation under Windows Vista ALL Programs menu you will find the ID name of REALTEK USB wireless LAN Utility program installed 10 Insert AWN 11G USB adapter into your computer s USB port it will automatically detected and active the AWN 11G USB adapter ...

Page 10: ...ninstall From Wireless Network Driver and Utility or Control Panel Change or Remove Programs A Uninstall the WLAN USB Adapter Driver from Start All Programs Click Uninstall or Change Remove to remove the driver ...

Page 11: ... 11 B Click Yes if you want to remove the driver C Click Finish to complete the uninstall ...

Page 12: ...ion of Main Window A Main Menu The main menu includes five submenus 1 Refresh R When clicking the refresh menu you can update and re enumerate the contents of adapter list area A Main Menu B Adapter List Area C Properties Area D Global Control Bar E Status Bar ...

Page 13: ... 13 2 Set Wizard S 2 1 Wizard 1 Click Set Wizard S menu to enter operation wizard Click AP Setup a wireless network Next to continue Cancel to leave wizard ...

Page 14: ...ss security setting but we strongly recommend you to setup wireless security to avoid invalid users Click Back if you want to go previous Click Next to continue Cancel to close wizard 2 3 Wizard 3 This page shows SSID Security settings Back to go previous screen Next to continue Cancel to close wizard ...

Page 15: ...der AP mode Click Finish to complete wizard setup 3 Mode M Wireless configuration is quickly switched to be either Station or AP 4 View V Enable disable the presence of E Status Bar Without the check mark v the E Status Bar will be hidden ...

Page 16: ... 16 5 About A Click the About to show the about dialog The application version and license information are shown in the about dialog ...

Page 17: ...s are displayed in this area It is easy for users to change the selected adapter by one click The contents of properties area are dependant on wireless configuration that the selected adapter is set up If only single adapter is installed on the system then only one adapter is allow to be selected ...

Page 18: ...a are dependent on current wireless configuration The current configuration is determined on previous explanation of submenu Mode The more detailed contents are described in the following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode ...

Page 19: ...ated at the right bottom corner of Windows If not management GUI will shut down while clicking Close button with unchecked condition Radio Off Turn off the radio to save power While the radio is off the links with other wireless network will be disconnected User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode The radio off will cause the sub network belonging to the AP to be di...

Page 20: ... should look like the picture above Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status Please read the following explanations before you reviewing these pages it will help you to understand the wireless environment around the system It is easy to switch to property pages just by clicking left button of mouse on the title of each page The following six sections desc...

Page 21: ...Strength The average signal quality of packets received from wireless network 7 Throughput Diagram Current throughput including transmission Tx and total traffic Total 8 Network Address Mac Address six two digital number of this Wireless LAN USB adapter IP Address assigned network address by DHCP server or self definition in four three digital number format Subnet Mask the only valid value is 2555...

Page 22: ...eated profiles 1 Add Add a new profile for AP or IBSS Ad Hoc mode 2 Remove Remove the selected profile 3 Edit Edit contents of selected profile 4 Duplicate Make copy of selected profile 5 Set Default Set the selected profile as default selection 6 Available Network Page This page presents all BSS including AP and IBSS around this system You can pick any one of these network connections ...

Page 23: ...Available Network s Show network connection around this system 1 Refresh Rescan network connection around this system 2 Add to Profile Create profile for selected network connection and add it to profile list ...

Page 24: ...nce than preamble short mode Short Normal quality but with higher performance than preamble long mode Auto use the preamble mode of current 4 Fragment Threshold This indicates the threshold of fragment length Higher threshold will increase data transfer rate and better performance with good signal quality However in a poor signal quality environment data throughput might be worse on high fragment ...

Page 25: ...s For Wireless LAN USB Adapter only the same adapter on another system could wake it up Input MAC Address the six two digit numbers of Wireless LAN USB Adapter on target system Wake Up click this button to wake it up 7 Set Defaults Restore the default value to be current settings 8 Apply Apply the current settings to GUI E Status Page 1 NDIS Driver Version Driver version 2 Short Radio Header Yes 3...

Page 26: ...l number 9 Status Wireless network status 10 SSID Name of connecting AP 11 Network Type Indicate current network configuration type 12 Power Save Mode Current setting power save mode 13 Associated AP MAC MAC address of connecting AP 14 Up Time Total connection time F Statistics Page You could watch the Tx Rx status of current wireless connection This page shows a statistic analysis of packet trans...

Page 27: ...s AP 3 Association Table It is the list of joined stations to this AP 4 AID Association ID The AID field is a value assigned by an AP during association that represents 16 bit ID of a station It is a unique value assigned by AP 5 MAC address It is the six two digit numbers that assemble the MAC address of respected joined station 6 Life Time It is the timer that counts down from 10 minutes wheneve...

Page 28: ... shown for configuration modification 7 1 Network Name SSID Name of the AP searchable by other wireless nodes The length of SSID should be shorter than 32 characters 7 2 Channel Select the wireless channel within current channel plan 7 3 Network Authentication Data Encryption There are three types of authentication Open System It is combined with data encryption type to be WEP or to be disabled ...

Page 29: ...authentication and data encryption that provide the best security protection ASCII You should provide either 5 or 13 ASCII characters on Network key edit box PASSPHRASE You could input words on Network Key edit box 64 bits The generated pass key is 64 bit to be complied with data packets 128 bits The generated pass key is 128 bit to be complied with data packets Hexadecimal While both ASCII and PA...

Page 30: ...n that this AP sends out in unit of TU 1024 micro seconds 2 DTIM Period The DTIM Period field is the number of Beacon intervals between successive DTIMs 3 Preamble Mode Long higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode Short Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode Auto select the proper preamble mode by current signal frame information ...

Page 31: ...rrent wireless connection is shown A statistic analysis of packet transition is listed D ICS Page 1 ConnName List all network connections to this system You can pick up one from the listed item s whose network domain you would want to connect to ...

Page 32: ...nables this AP to create the domain to share this internet intranet network connection 4 Firewall Security setting that blocks unauthorized users from gaining access to a computer network or prevents them from monitoring transfers of information to and from the network 5 Apply Execute the current settings ...