Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 802.11g Edimax Technology
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1 Introduction T han k y ou fo r pu r cha s i ng t h e 802.11g W ir 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 sy to c ar ry w i th t he 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 a t io n : F CC, CE 1. 3 P ackag e C o n t en ts Be for e y ou begin the i n s t al l ati on, plea s e c hec k the i t em 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, plea s e notic 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 tt o n D escr ip t i o n I n s t a ll C lie n t 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 lie n t u t ilit ies . Thi 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 t h e W L A 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 t a 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 ti o n .
I nst a l li ng the Ath e r o s U SB W i r e 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 lie n 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 e r :” o n pag e 2-1 . T o in s ta ll the U S B 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 c lo 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 N e 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 a y di spl a y a Wi nd o w s Logo e rr o r for t he WLA N dri v e r . 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 ue t h e in s ta lla tio n .
F or W indow s XP , t he r e i s a “ W indo w s Z e r o C on fi gur a ti on T ool ” b y def ault fo r you to 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 h e U t ilit y o f t h e US B adap ter, plea s e foll ow one of t he w a y s as b e l ow .
3 Configuration Utility The C lie n t U t ilit y i s a u s er - m ode ut ilit y de s ign ed t o edi t and ad d p r ofil 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 M a na ge m e nt P a r ame t e r De s c r ip t i on N ew T o add a ne w c on fi gur a ti on p r ofi l e, c l i c k Ne w on the P r o fi l e Managem ent t ab. T o modi fy a c on fi gur a ti on p r ofi l e, s el e c t the c onf i gu r ation f r om t he P r ofil e l i s t and c l i c k t he M odi fy b u tto n .
3. B r o w s e t o 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 . T he p r ofi l e i s e xpo r t ed t o th e s pe c i fi ed l oc a ti on.
3. 4 S ecu ri t y 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 t h 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 adapte r , enc r y ption da ta c an p r ote c t it s a s i t i s t r an s m i tt ed t h r ough the w i r ele s s net w o rk .
T h i s is bec aus e th e W EP k eys of al l dev i c es th at ar e t o c o m m un i c ate w it h e ac h 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 ac c 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 ked on the S e cu ri 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 k ey 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 tat i on.
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 EA P - 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 Aut ho r i t y ( C A ) . Pl ea s e c he c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r ato 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 EA P - 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 Aut ho r i t y ( C A ) .
U s ing P E 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 ) ser v 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 T o 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 cu r e C om puti ng Sof T o k en p r og r am ( v e r s i on 1. 3 or l ate r ) to ob tai n and en te r a one - ti m e pa s s w o r d dur i ng auth entic ation .
5. Spe ci fy a u s er n am e fo r i nne r PEAP t unnel authen t i c ation: – C hec k U s e W i ndow s U s e r N ame to u se the W i ndo w s u ser na m e a s t he PEAP u s er nam e. – O R : Ente r a PEAP u s e r na m e in the U s e r N a m e f i e l d to u s e a s ep a r at e u s e r nam e and 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 all i nf r a s t r uc t u 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 c onfigu 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 i ndow s U s e r N am e to u se the W i ndo w s u ser na m 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 am e 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, ent e r 8 - 63 c ha r a c te rs , f o r he x ade c i m al , ente r 64 c har a c te rs ) .
c onf i gu r ation 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 Ke y Si ze D efine s the s i z e f o r eac h enc ry pt i on k ey .
4 Troubleshooting T hi s c hapte r p r o v i de s s ol uti on s to p r obl em s u s ual l y enc oun tered du r i ng the i n s tal l ati on and ope r ati on of the adapte r .
s c hem e 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 t hat 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 v e r c omm uni c ated o r st o r ed , w hil e ma k i ng m o r e ef f i c i ent u se 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 .
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