Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product pmn802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector Edimax Technology
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1 I ntroduction Th a nk you for pu r c h asi ng t h is 802. 11b/ g W LA N U SB adapter w i t h W i-Fi Detect or. Th is conv e ni e n t de v ice i n st a n tly det ect s w i r eless h ot spot s an yw h er e. T h e bac kli g h t LCM display t ell s t h e u ser det ai led i n f or matio n abo u t a n y det ect ed h ot spot .
• Data Rate: 54/ 48/ 36/ 24 / 18/ 12/ 11/ 9 / 6/ 5. 5 / 2/ 1M bps au t o f allback • Sec u r it y: 64/ 128/ 256- bit WEP Data En cry pt ion , WPA (TKI P w ith I EEE 8 02 .
2 The Outward Appearance of the Wi-Fi Detector 3.
3 How to charge the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Rem o v e t h e cap fr om th e W i-Fi Detect or , slide th e pow er s w it ch t o t h e “ O N ” posit io n an d car ef u ll y i nser t t h e USB co nn ect or in t o a n y a v ai lable USB por t on yo u r comp u t er.
4 How to use the Wi-Fi Detector 1. Slide t he po w er s w it c h t o t h e “ O N ” po s it io n, and a w elc o m e s c r e en w ill g r e et t he user . 2. Af t er t h e w elc ome s c r ee n is dis p lay e d t h e W i- Fi det ec t o r w ill aut o mat ical ly e n t er scanni n g mod e t o det ect Wi- Fi si gn a ls.
Th e I co n s o n t h e LCM displ ay are displayed as f oll ow s: 1. O per at in g Ch a nn e l: I n dicates t h e c u rr e n t operat in g c h a nn e l of t h e det ect ed W i-Fi sign al.
5 How to install the driver and utility Befor e you pr oceed w i t h t h e i n st allat io n , please n ot ice f ollowi n g des cr iptio ns. Note1: Pl eas e do not i ns t al l t he USB adapt er i nt o your c omputer bef ore i ns t al l i ng t he s of t w ar e progr am fr om the CD .
B . If yo u wan t to i n s tal l th e s oftwa re p ro g ram in a n o t h e r l oc ati on , cl i ck “B rows e” a n d s el ec t a n a l ter n ativ e d e stin ati on . T h e n , c l ic k “ N ex t”. C. Cl ick “ Co n t i nue An yw ay” t o f in is h t h e i n st al lati o n .
II . In stal l the U S B adap ter A. Plu g t h e U SB adapt er i n t o t h e U SB port of you r c om p u ter . B. Th e “Fo un d N ew H ar dw ar e Wiz ar d” is displ ay ed, select “ I n st al l th e s of t w ar e au t omatically (Recom me n ded) ” an d cl ick “ N e x t ”.
D . C l i ck “F ini s h ” to c om pl e te th e in sta ll ati on . III. Us in g t he Config ura ti on U t i l i ty To setu p t h e U SB adapter , dou ble-cl i ck t h e ico n in t h e syst em tr ay. For W in dow s XP, t h er e is a “ Win dow s Zer o Co n f ig u r at i o n Tool” by def ault f or you t o se t u p w ireless clie n t s.
First Way A. Do u ble - cl ic k t he u t il it y icon i n t h e system t r ay. B. Cli c k “ Y es ” t o u se t h e u t i lity of t h e U S B adapt er . 11 Second Way A. Do uble- cl ick t he ico n. B. Cli ck “Ad v a n ce”. C. U nc h eck “ U s e Win dow s t o con fig u re m y w i reless n etw ork set t in gs” .
6 How to configure the utility Th e C o n f i g u rat io n U t il ity is a pow erf u l appli c at io n t h at h e lps you co n f ig u r e t he 802.11g Wireless LA N U S B adapt er an d mo nitor t h e li n k st at u s d u r i n g t h e com m un icati o n proc ess.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Mode St at ion – Set t h e USB adapter a w ireless clie n t . Access P o i nt – Tu r n s t h e US B adapt er t o f u n ct io n as a w ireless A P . Pl ea se refe r to S ec ti on 6 .5 fo r th e A P se tti n gs . Netw or k Adapt er Di spl ay th e pr od u ct in f or mati o n of t h e USB adapter .
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Si g n a l Str en gt h This bar sh ow s th e sig n a l str en gt h l e v el. T h e hi g h er per ce n t age sh ow n i n t h e bar , t h e more r adio sig n a l bee n recei v ed by th e adapt er .
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Tx Rate Th er e ar e sev er a l optio n s i n c l udi n g Au to/ 1/ 2/ 5.5/ 11/ 6/ 9/ 12 / 18/ 24/ 36/48/ 54 M bps f or you to select . W h e n th e “ Aut o” is s ele c t ed, t h e d ev ic e w ill c h oo se t he most suitable t r an s m issi o n rat e au t omatica l ly.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Au t h e n t icat i o n Mode This sett i n g h as to be c on sist e n t w i t h t h e w i r eless n et wor ks t h at t h e adapt er in t e n ds t o conn ect . O pen System – N o au t h e n ticat i o n is n e eded am o ng t h e w ireless ne t w o r k .
6. 3 W E P an d W PA E n cryp t i o n WEP i s an dat a e n c ry pt io n algorit h m, w hic h pr ot ects W ireless LAN dat a i n t h e n etw ork agai n st eav es dr oppi n g. WEP h as bee n f oun d t h at it h as s ome sec u r ity problems. T h e adapt er su ppor t s W PA (Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Acces s) th at combi n es I EEE 802.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Key1 ~ Key4 Th e key s ar e u se d to en c ry pt dat a t r an smitt ed i n t h e w i r eless n e t w or k. Fill t h e t ex t bo x b y f ollow i ng t he r u les b elo w . 64-bit – I n pu t 10- dig it H e x v alues or 5- digit ASCII v al u es as t h e en cr ypt io n key s.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Co nn ect I n f or matio n I t is th e s et t in g for W PA m ode. Prot ocol This adapter su ppor t s t w o kin d of pr ot ocol for au t h e n ticat io n i n cl u d i n g TLS a n d PE AP. TLS a n d PE A P requires a cer t i f icat e w h ic h is pr o v i ded by t h e C er t ificat e Ser v er .
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n WEP Key I f t h e AP u s es WEP dat a en cr ypt io n f un ct i o n , pl eas e clci k “ WEP K E Y S E TT I N G“ to s e tu p th e W E P k ey . WE P K E Y S E TT IN G S etu p the fo u r s ets of W EP k ey b y cl i ckin g th e bu tto n .
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n P o w e r Co ns u mp t io n S e t t i ng Contin uous A cce ss Mode ( C A M ) – Th e adapt er w ill a lw ay s s e t i n act iv e m ode. M axim u m Po wer- Sav i ng M ode – E n able t h e adapt er in t he pow er sav i n g mode w h e n it is idl e.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Mode St at ion – Set t h e USB adapter a w ireless clie n t . Access P o i nt – Tu r n s t h e US B adapt er t o f u n ct io n as a w ireless AP. Netw or k Adapt er Di spl ay th e pr od u ct in f or mati o n of t h e USB A dapt er .
6.5.2 A P Gen e ra l Co nnect io n S etti ng C l i ck “Mor e S e ttin g”, u se rs are al lo wed to se tu p th e A P c o nn e cti on s etti n g, En cr yp ti o n Sett in g a n d ot h er adv a n ce d fun ct io n s.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Tx Rate Th er e ar e sev er a l optio n s i n c l udi n g Au to/ 1/ 2/ 5.5/ 11/ 6/ 9/ 12 / 18/ 24/ 36/48/ 54 M bps f or you to select . W h e n th e “ Aut o” is s ele c t ed, t h e d ev ic e w ill c h oo se t he most suitable t r an s m issi o n rat e au t omatica l ly.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Frageme n t Th e v a l u e def i n es t h e m a x i m u m siz e of packet s, an y pac ket siz e larger t h a n t h e v al u e w il l be fr agmen ted.
P ara m ete r De sc rip ti o n Fil t er Type Disab le – D isab l e t h e M AC A d dres s f ilter f u n ct io n . Accept – O n ly t h e w ireless adapt er s w i t h t h e M AC Address set u p i n t h e t able ca n connec t t o t h e AP.
7 Troubleshooting This chapter pr ovi des sol u t i o n s t o pr oblem s u s uall y e n co un t er ed d u r i n g t h e i n st al l at io n a n d operat i on of t h e adapt er .
5. What is I nf r ast ruct ur e ？ An in t egr at ed wireless a n d wir eless an d w ired LA N is cal led a n I n f r ast ru ct u r e co n fi g u rati on . In fra stru ct u re i s a pp l i ca b l e to e n te rp ri se sca l e for wi re l es s a cc es s to cen t r al database, or w ireless applicatio n f or mobi le w or ker s.
12. What is DS SS ？ Wha t i s FH SS ？ A nd w h at ar e t heir diff er ences ？ Frequ e n cy- h op pin g spr ead- s pect r um (F H SS) u ses a n arr ow ba n d car r ier t h at c h a n ges f r equ e n cy i n a pat t er n t h at is kn ow n t o bot h t r an sm it t er an d rec eiv er.
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