Advantek Networks AWN-MIMO-54RA manual

802.11g, 54Mbps MIMO PCI Wireless Adapter User’s Manual Model # AWN-MIMO-54RA[...]

1 FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful in terference in a residential installation. This equ ipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if [...]

2 Revi sion Hist or y R e v i s i o n H i s t o r y V 1 . 1 S e c o n d r e l e a s e All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of their respectiv e holders.[...]

3 Contents 1. Introduction ................................................... ......................... 4 1.1 Features .......................................................... ............... 4 1.2 LED Indicator ................................................... .............. 4 1.3 Hardware Diagram ...................... ......................[...]

4 1. Introduction This adapter is an IEEE 802.1 1g client device that delivers unrivaled wireless perf orm ance for y our d esk top P C or l apt op PC. With this adapter, you can easily upgrade your computer wireless connectivity. Once connected, access your high-speed Internet connection while sharing photos, files, music, video, printers, and sto[...]

5 1.3 Hardware Diagram [For Wireless PCI Adapter] [For Wireless CardBu s Adapter] 1.4 Package Contents • One Wireless PCI or Cardbus adapter • Three external antennas (for PCI adapter) • One CD includes driver and user’s manual 1.5 Before you start You must have the requiremen ts as follow, • A laptop computer / desktop PC w ith an availa[...]

6 2. Installation Procedure Note: If you have installed the Wireless Adapter LAN driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. 2.1 Install the Hardware [For Wireless CardBus Adapter] STE P1: To use the Wire less Car dbus Ad apter w ith a comp uting device, the Wireless Cardb us Adapter must be equipped w ith an internal or ex[...]

7 STE P3: Secure th is card to the rea r of the co mputer c hassis an d put ba ck the co ver. STE P4: Secure the antenna to antenna conne ctor of the card. Plea se refer to the illu stration belo w: STE P5: Turn on the computer. [Guidelines for the Hardware Installation] Please observe the following guideline s when you are installing the PCI card [...]

8 2.2 Install the Driver & Utili ty 2.2.1 For Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE Note: The fo llowing installat ion was operated under Windows XP. (Proce dures will be same for Windows 2000 / W indows ME / Windows 98SE) STE P1: Found Ne w Hardware Wizard is displayed after the adapter is installed and the computer is restarted. Please click Cancel to con [...]

9 STE P3: Please wait for a while during the Setup Wizard is preparing the setup. STE P4: Please read the follow i ng license agreement. Use the scroll b ar to view the re s t of this agreement. Click Yes to accept the ag reement.[...]

10 STE P5: In Window s X P, there is a Windo w s Zero Configuration Tool fo r you to setu p wireless adapter. You can choose to con figure the adapter through the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool . It is re commended to choose the Ralink Configuration Tool for the adapter. Click Next to continue. STE P6: If you nee[...]

11 STE P7: P lease wait for a while during the adapter is configuring your new software installation. STE P8: When the adapter is installed properly, the configuration utility will be displayed au toma tically .[...]

12 STE P9: Please restart your c omputer after the installation has finished. Choose Ye s , I w a n t t o restart my computer now and c lick Finish but ton. To check if the adapter is properly installed, you can right-click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Ma nager .[...]

13 The Co nfiguration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows wh ile the adapter is running. You can open the utility by double-click on the icon. Right-click the icon , there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility , z Launch Config Utilities Æ Select this option to open the Configuration Utility tool. z Use Z[...]

14 Step 2: Insert Installation CD into CD-ROM drive then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver to begin device driver installation Step 3: Please wait for while during Wireless LAN Card is configuring your new software installation.[...]

15 Step 4: After Wireless N etwork Card has finished installing, click “ Finish ” to ex it the setup wiza rd. Step 5: To check if the adapter is properly installed, you can right-click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager[...]

16 [To setup Wireless Network in Windows Vista Operation System] Step 1: Sta rt Î All Programs Î Control Panel Step 2: Choose “ Network and Sharing Center ”[...]

17 Step 3: Choose “ Connect to a network ” Step 4: From the list of available networks, choose one of networks which you want to conne ct.[...]

18 Step 5: And then, the network has been connected. Click Close to e xit the setup . Step 6: Final, your wireless network has connected.[...]

19 3. Wireless Network Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful appl ication that helps you to configure the Wireless LAN adapter and monitor the link stat us and st atistics during the communication process. When the adap ter is installed, the co nfigurat ion utility will b e displayed automatically. This adapter will au to co[...]

20 STE P3: Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless net w ork settings” to enable the utility for the adapter and then click OK to continue. Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link sta tus and statistics from the config uration utility of the adapter. 3.1 P rofil e[...]

21 3.2 Link Stat us In this section, you can immediately monitor the current connected link status, such as Link Speed, Throughput, Link Quality, Sig nal Strength, Noise Leve l …etc. Stat us: Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network that the adapter is connecting to. Extra Info: Display the lin k status.[...]

22 Channel: Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the n etworking. Link Speed (Mbps): Display the transmission and reception rate of the network. The maximum transmission rate is 54 Mbps. Throughput (Kbits/sec): Disp lay the speed of data transmitted and received. Link Quality: This bar indicates the quality of the link[...]

23 Strength, Cha nnel, Encryption, Au thentication, an d Network Type. If yo u want to con nect to any networks on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card wi ll automatically conn ect to the selec ted n etwo rk. Resc an But ton : Click this button to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the wireless de vices nearby . Co[...]

24 PSM (Power Sav i ng Mode) – Enable the adapter in the power saving mode when it is idle. Network Type: Infrastructure – This o perat ion mo de req uires the prese nce of a wirel ess Acces s Poi nt. All commu nicat ion i s don e via t he Acc ess Point or Rout er. Ad-Ho c – Select this mode if you want to connect to ano ther wireless station[...]

25 3.3.2 Authentication and Security Authentication Type: This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect. Open: No authentication is needed among the w i reless devices. Shar ed: Only Wireless device using a shared key (WEP Key iden tified) is allowed to[...]

26 connecting each other. Setup the s ame key as the wireless d evice that the adapter intends to connect. LEAP: LEAP is a pre -EAP, Cisco-proprietary protocol, with many of the features of EAP protocols. Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this pro tocol, so it should be selected for server products are not a conc ern. When yo[...]

27 Encryption Mode: None – Disable the En cryption mode. WEP – Enabled the WEP Da ta Encryption. When the item is se lected, you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length & the key Index. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol ) changes the temporal key every 1000 0 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network[...]

28 [An example for MD5 Authentication] Authentication Type: The EAP authentication protocols this adapter has supported are included as follows. This setting has to be consistent with the wireless APs or Routers that the adapter intends to connect. PEAP and TTLS: PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a st and-alone auth[...]

29 requires that digital certificate s be exchanged in the authenticatio n phase. The server prese nts a ce rtif icat e to the cl ient. After v alida ting t he serv er’s certi fic ate, t he clien t presents a client certificate to the server for validation. MD5-Challenge: MD5-Challenge is the easiest EAP type. It requires the wireless station to [...]

30 Use Cer tif icat e Chai n: When the EAP authentication types such as TLS, TTLS or PEAP is selected and required a certification to tell the client what server credentials to accept fro m the authentication ser v er in order to ve rify the server, you have to enabl e this function. Certificate Issuer: Choos e the s erver f rom th e list to issue [...]

31 3.5 Advanced In the “Adv anced” , you can configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless Mode, B/G Protection, Tx Ra te, Country Region Code…etc. Wireless Mode: 802. 11 B/ G mi x – If you have a mix of 802.11b & 802.11g wireless stations in your network, it is recommended to setting the card to this mode. This mode is also t[...]

32 be transmitted. Auto – Based on th e status of network and au tomatically disable/enable protection mode. On – Always enable the protection mode. Off – Alwa ys disable the protection mode. Tx Rate: There are se veral option s including Au to/1 /2/5.5/6/9/1 2/18/24/36/48/54Mbp s for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the de vic[...]

33 through the CCX-compliant clients on the non-serving channels when this parameter is enabled. Limit xxx milliseconds (0-2000): It limits the channel measurement time. The default value is 250 milliseconds. 3.6 Q oS The Qo S Page of RaConf ig. It inv olve s “WMM Enable” , “WMM – Power Save Enable” and DLS setup. 3.6.1 Configure to enab [...]

34 Step3: Change to “ Site Survey Page” . And add an AP that supports WMM features to a Profile. T he result w ill look like the be low figure in Profil e page.[...]

35 3.6.2 Enable WMM – Power Save Step1: Click “W MM – Powe r Save Enable ” . And Click “Setting…” button. Step2: After clicking “Setting…” button , show “Power Sav e Setting” dialog. Please select which ACs you want to enable. Then click “A pply” button . The setting of enabling WMM – Pow er Save is succe ssfully.[...]

36 3.6.3 Enable DLS (Direct Link Setup) Step1: Click “Direct Link Setup Enable” . And Click “Apply ” button Step2: Ch ange to “Site Survey Pag e” . And add an AP th at supports DLS features to a Profile. The result w ill look like the be low figure in Profile page .[...]

37 The Setting of DLS indicates a s follow : 1. Fill in the blanks of Dir ect Link with MAC Address of STA. The STA must conform to two condition s as follow: Step1: Connect w ith the same AP tha t support DLS feature s. Step2: Have to enab le DLS. 2. Timeout V alue repr esents that it disconnect automatically after some seconds. The value is integ[...]

38 3. Click “Apply” bu tton. The result will look like the below figure. Descr ibe “ DLS S tatu s” as fo llow : 1. As the up figure, after configuring DLS successfully, show MAC address of the opposite side and Timeout Value of setting in “D LS Status” . In “DLS Status” o f the opposite side, it shows MAC address of myself and Time [...]

39 Step 2: Double click. And the re sult w ill look like the b elow figure. 3. Disconne ct Direct Link Setu p as follow: Step 1: Select a d irect link ST A.[...]

40 Step 2: Click “Tea r Down” button. The res ult will look li ke the bel ow fi gure. 3.7 About In the “About” , you can click the hyperlink to connect the website for th e information of the wireless chipset vend or and review basic information about the Utility such as the RaConfig Version, Driver Version, EEPROM Ver sion, IP Address, Sub[...]

41 4. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. Symptom: The LED is Off. Possible Reme dy: Make sure the Wireless adapter is inserted properly. Otherwise, please contact your vendor. 2. Symptom: The LED is always on not blinking. Possible Reme dy: Make su[...]

42 Possible Reme dy: Move the antennas of the a ccess point or wireless router into an L shape (one vertically, and one horizontally). Click on the Refre sh button on the Si te Survey screen. If the computer still does not see the Access Point, and then try to move your Access Point closer to the computer. Then click on the Refresh button again. If[...]

43 10. What does IEEE 802.11 feature support? The product supports the follow i ng IEEE 802.11 function s: -- CSMA/CA Plus Acknowledge Protocol -- Multi-Channel Roaming -- Automatic Rate Sele ction -- RTS/CTS Feature -- Fragmentation -- Power Management 11. What is Ad-Hoc? An Ad-Hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wirele[...]

44 software than previous encryption standards. It is also included in IEEE 802 .11i standard. Compa re wit h AES, TKIP is a tempor ary p rotoc ol fo r repl acin g WEP s ecuri ty unti l manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level. 17. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air? WLAN features two-fold protection in security[...]