Edimax 802.11g manual

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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 . I t i s s ui tabl e fo r any La ptop o r D e sk t op c om pu te r s . T hi s adap te r s up port [...]

• 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. T he pac kage s h oul d i nclude t[...]

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 . (P r oc e dur e s a r e s i m i l a r for W i ndow s 9 8 S E / M e / 2 0 0 0 ) N o t e2: If yo u h a ve in st all ed t h e W ir e[...]

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 . In s tal l D r i ve r O nl y In st al l s o nl y t he d r ive r [...]

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 . 5[...]

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 . In ser t t h e U S B dev ic e i nt o t he c om p[...]

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 . C l i c k N e x t t o c ont inue. 6. C h oo s e S e a r c h fo r dr i[...]

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 . 8 . 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 o f th e Ath e r o s U SB N e t w o r k Ad a p[...]

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 . A . Doubl e - c l i c k the i c on. B. C l i c k “A d v a n c e ”. C. U n c[...]

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. 1 W i rel es s C o n n ecti o n St at u s When y ou ope n the C on figur a tion U t ilit y , t he s y s[...]

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 . Modi fy In t he At h er os C[...]

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. O r d e r P r o f ile s In c l uding a p r ofil e i n t he auto s elec tion fea t ur e al l ow s the w i r el e s s adap t er to au t om aticall y s el ec t tha t p r of i l e f r om the l i [...]

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 . W hi l e us i ng th e At[...]

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 s poi nt an d c onf i g ur i ng th e U SB dev i c e to LE AP, EAP- T LS , PE AP ( E AP- G T C ) , or P EAP ( EAP- M SC H AP V2) a u th en ti c at i o[...]

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. T o defi ne p r e- sha r ed en c r yp tion k e y s , c hoo s e[...]

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 . To u s e E AP - TLS s e c u r it y I n t he [...]

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 . To u s e E AP s e c u r it y I n t h e A [...]

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 . Pl ease ch e ck w ith yo u r I T a d m inistra t o r. T o us e [...]

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 . 8. Cl i c k Adv an ced and : ?[...]

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 . To u s e s e c u r it y I n the A t he r o s C lien t U t ilit y , a c c e s s t h[...]

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 . Se l e ct to U s e Sa ved U s er N ame and Pa s s w o r d b y c hoo s i ng the r [...]

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 . 6. C l i c k O K and enabl e the p r ofi l e. 3. 4. 3 P r e - S h a r ed E n cry p ti o n K ey s T o u s e P r e - S ha r e d K e y ( s ta ti c W E P) s ecur i ty I n t h e A th er o s C[...]

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 . T he opti on s i nclude: o 64 - bi t ([...]

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 . 1. F o r W i n d o w s 98SE c o m p u t e r s, i f t h e A t h er o s C l i en t U t il i t y f ail s to lo a d af t e r p ro p e r ly in s t a l l at io n , c li c k o n t h e[...]

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. 2. W h at is t he I EEE 80 2 .11b s t an d a r d ？ T he IE EE 802 .11b W i [...]

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 . I t i s al so inc l uded i n I EEE 802.11i s t anda r d. C ompa r e w i th AES, T K IP i s a tem p o r a r y p r otocol fo r r e pl ac i n g W E P s e cu r i ty until m [...]