Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 802.11g Edimax
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1 Introduction T han k y ou fo r pu r cha s i ng th e 802.11g W i r el e s s L AN C a r bu s Adap te r . T hi s A dapte r i s de s i gn ed to c ompl y w i th I EEE 802.11g W i r el e s s LA N st anda r d and ea s y to c ar r y w i th the Mi ni s i ze .
• D i m ens i o n: 8( H ) x 11 8( W ) x 54( D ) m m • T e mp er at ur e: 32~ 13 1° F ( 0 ~ 55°C ) • H um i d i ty : 0- 9 5% ( N onC o nd ens i n g) • Ce rt i f i c atio n : F CC, CE 1. 3 P ackag e C o n t en ts Be for e y ou begi n t he in s tal l ati on, plea s e c hec k the i tem s o f y our pac k age.
2 Installation Procedure Be for e y ou p r oc eed w i th t he i n s tal l ati on, pl ea s e noti c e f ol l ow i ng de s c r i ption s . Not e 1 : The fol l ow i ng i ns ta l l a tion w as ope r a te d i n Window s X P .
Ta b l e 2- 1. I n s t a l le r I n s t a l la t i o n S e le c t i o n s R ad i o B u t t o n D escr ip t i o n I n s t a ll C lie nt Ut ilit ie s and Dr i v e r (r ec om mended ) I n s t a ll s t he d r iv e r a n d c lien t u t ilit ies . T hi s i s t h e r e c o mme n d s option .
1 3 .W in d o w s m a y d is p la y a W in d o w s L o g o e r r o r fo r th e W LA N d r ive r . C li c k C lic k C ont i nue A ny w a y . T h e in s ta lle r c o n tin ue s in s ta lla tio n . 1 4 . C l i ck O K a t th e p ro m p t to r e b oo t a n d co m p l e te th e i n s ta ll a tio n .
Insta l li ng the Ath e r o s U SB W i re l e ss N e t w o r k Adapt e r T o in s ta ll th e U SB d r iv e r a n d th e Ath e r o s C lien t Uti lit y, s ee “T o in s ta ll th e ACU and US B de v i c e dr i v er :” o n pag e 2- 1. T o in s ta ll th e U SB De vi c e Dr ive r s e p a r a te ly: 1 .
4 . C l i c k Fi n is h to clo s e th e F o u n d N e w H a rd w a re W iza rd a n d co m p l e te i n s ta ll a ti o n of t h e US B dev i c e b oot l oa der . 5 . T h e F o un d Ne w H a rd w a re W i z a rd o pe n s t o i ns t a l l s o f t w a re f o r th e U S B d e v i ce .
7. W i ndow s m ay di spl ay a Wi nd o w s L o go err or for t he WLA N dri v er . Cl i c k C o n tin u e An y w a y. T h e in s ta lle r w i ll c o n tin u e th e in s ta lla tio n .
F or W indow s XP , t he r e i s a “ W i ndo w s Z e r o C on fi gur a ti on T ool ” b y def aul t fo r y ou t o s e tup w i r ele s s c lie n t s . I f y ou w an t t o u s e t he U t ilit y o f t he USB adap t er, pl ea s e foll ow one of t he w a y s as b e l ow .
3 Configuration Utility The C lie nt U t ilit y i s a u s er- m ode ut ilit y d e s ig n e d t o edi t and ad d p r of i l e s f or , as w e l l as di s pl a y and di agno s ti c s pe r taini ng to a s el ect e d w i r el e s s U SB adapte r .
3 .2 Pr of ile Ma na ge m e nt P a r ame te r D e s c r ipt ion N ew T o add a ne w c on figur a tion p r of i l e, c l i c k Ne w on the P r o fil e Managem ent t ab. T o m odi f y a c on fi gur a t i on p r of i l e, s el e c t the c onfi gu r at i on f r om the P r ofi l e l i s t and c l i c k the Modi fy bu tto n .
3. B r o w s e to the di r ec to r y to ex po r t the p r o fil e to. 4. Cl i c k Sav e . The p r ofil e i s e x po r ted t o th e s pe c i fi ed l oc a tion.
3. 4 S ecu ri ty T hi s C hapte r de s c r i be s s etting up s e c u r i ty u s i ng th e Athe r o s C l i ent U t ilit y ( A C U) . Whi l e u s i ng the A the r o s U SB w i r el e s s ne tw o r k adapt e r , enc r ypt i on da ta can p r ote c t it s a s i t i s t r an s m i tt ed th r ough the w i r el e s s net w o rk .
T h i s i s bec aus e th e W EP k ey s of al l dev i ces th at ar e t o c o m m un i c at e w i t h e ach o t h e r mu s t m a t c h . Au th en ti c a t i o n Pr oc ess Ena bl i ng EAP on t h e acc es.
tha t Al l ow A s s o c i ati on to M i x ed C el l s i s c hec k ed on t he S e cu r i t y Ta b to al l ow a s s o c i ation. Pr e - Sh a r e d Ke y ( Sta t i c WEP ) Enable s the u s e of p r e -sha r ed key s tha t a r e de f i ned on bo t h th e a c c e s s p oint and t he s tation.
U s ing E A P - TLS S ec u r it y I m p ort a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma c hi ne m u s t alr e ady ha v e the EA P- T T LS c e r ti fi c ate s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e rti ficat e Autho r i t y ( C A ) . Plea s e c he c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r at o r .
U s ing E A P - TTL S S ec u r i t y I m p ort a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma c hi ne m u s t alr e ady ha v e the EA P- T T LS c e r ti fi c ate s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e rti ficat e Autho r i t y ( C A ) . Plea s e c he c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r at o r .
U s ing PE A P- G TC S e c u r it y I m p o r ta n t No te ! T o u se PE A P ( E A P - G T C ) secu ri ty , t h e se r v er m u s t h av e W P A - PE A P ce r t ifica t es, a n d t h e C e r t i f ica t e A u t h o r i t y ( C A ) serv er p r o p er t ies must alr ea d y b e se t u p .
7. C hoo s e T o k en or St ati c Pa ss w o r d , depe ndi ng on th e u s e r databa s e. N ote that To k en u s e s a ha r dw a r e to k en dev i c e o r t he Se c u r e C om puting SofT o k en p r og r am ( v e rs i on 1.3 or l ate r ) to ob tai n and en te r a one - ti m e pa s sw o r d dur i ng auth enticat i on .
5. Spe cify a u ser na m e fo r i n ne r PEAP t unnel authen ti c ation: – C hec k Us e W i ndow s Us e r N am e to u s e the W i n do w s u s er n am e a s the PEAP u s er nam e. – O R : Ente r a PEAP u s e r na m e i n the U s e r N a m e f i e l d to u se a s epa r at e u s e r nam e an d st ar t the PEAP au t hent i c ation p r o c e s s .
U s ing LE A P S ec u r ity I m p ort a n t N o te ! LE AP s e c ur i t y r equi r e s that al l i nfr a s t r uc tu r e de v i c e s ( e. g. ac c e s s poi nt s and s e r v e r s ) a r e conf i gu r ed fo r L EAP au t hentica tion. C hec k w i th t he IT m anage r .
o C hec k U s e W indow s U s e r N am e to u s e the W i n do w s u s er n am e a s t he L EAP u s er nam e. o OR : C h e ck M anual l y P r om pt fo r LEAP U s e r N ame and Pa s s w or d to manual l y l ogi n and s ta r t the LE AP au thent i ca tion p r oc e s s .
5. En ter the W P A pa s s ph r a s e ( fo r A SC II t e x t, ente r 8 - 63 cha r a ct e r s , f o r he xade c i mal , ente r 64 c har a c te rs ) . C l i c k OK .
c onfi gu r at i on s ecu r i ty . At lea s t one Sha r ed Key f i el d m u s t be popul ated to ena bl e s e c u r i ty u s i ng a s ha r ed k ey . C l i c k o n the r adi o butt on to set the k ey a s t he default e n cr yp t i o n ke y . WEP Key Si z e D efine s the s i z e f o r eac h enc r ypt i on k ey .
4 Troubleshooting T hi s chapt e r p r o v i de s s ol ution s to p r obl em s u s ual l y enc oun ter ed du r i ng the i n s tall ati on and ope r ati on of t he adapte r .
s c heme s found i n 802.11b i nc l uding C C K fo r 11 and 5.5 M bp s a nd Ba r k e r c ode modul at i on f or 2 and 1 M bp s . B. A pr o tec ti on m ec hani s m c al l ed R T S/C T S that gov e r n s ho w 802.1 1g dev i c e s and 802. 11b de v i ce s i nt e r ope r ate.
and how e ve r c om m uni cat ed o r st o r ed , w hi le m a k i ng m o r e ef ficient u s e of ha r dw ar e and/ or s of twar e t han p r e v i ou s enc r y pti on s tanda r d s .
An important point after buying a device Edimax 802.11g (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Edimax 802.11g yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Edimax 802.11g - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Edimax 802.11g you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Edimax 802.11g will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Edimax 802.11g, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Edimax 802.11g.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Edimax 802.11g. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Edimax 802.11g along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
