HornetTek HT-H5DN manuale d’uso

Hornettek 300Mbp s 802.1 1b/g/ n High Power USB Adapter Model:HT -H5DN www .hornettek.com[...]

1 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS O VERVIEW .................................................. 2 U NP AC KING I NFORMA TION .............................................................................. 2 I NTRODUCTION TO THE IEEE 802.1 1 BGN W IRELESS USB A DAPTER ................. 2 K EY F EA TURES ............................................................[...]

2 Ov er view T hank you for purchasing this pr oduct. Read this chapter to kno w a bout your IEEE 802.11bgn W ireless USB Ada pter . Unp acking Information Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items: 1. IEEE 802.11bgn Wireless USB Ada pter 2. One Utility/ Ma nual CD 3. 5dBi dipole Antenna Introduction to th[...]

3 Installa tion Guide Sof tware Inst allation Note: y For Linux or Mac driver installation guide, please ref er to the instru ction in /Driver/Linux/README or /Driver/M ac/README in th e CD-Rom. y The following driver in stallation guide us es Wi ndows XP as the presumed oper ation system. The procedures and screens in Windows 2000 and Vista are fa[...]

4 4. Select to optimize this adapter i n WiFi mode or performance mode. Note: The performance mode is only available while connecting t o a TX Burst supported AP . Users that uses the AP without TX Burst please select WiFi mode (standard mode).[...]

5 5. Click the Install button to start installing. 6. Click the Finish button to complete instal lation.[...]

6 Mana gement Guide R ead this chapter to under stand the mana gement interface of the device and how to m anage the device. Making a Basic Network Connection Select a configuration tool In the following instruction for mak ing a network conn ection, we use the Utility w e provide to configure yo ur wireless network settings. Note: Y ou could use e[...]

7 The tool show s the available wireles s networks. Select your demanding n etwork to conn ect with. T o connect to a wireless network with more security setti ngs, please click Change advan ced settings to be compatible with your wi reless network security settings.[...]

8 To connect with 802.11 bgn Wireless LAN Utility W e provide this Utility for users to connect to a wireless n etwork easily . It provides more information and configuration for this adapter . As def ault, the Utility is started automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a conne ct able wireless network w ith best signal strength. R[...]

9 Introduction to the 802.1 1bgn Wireless LAN Utility Note: The Utility in Window s Vista, Linux an d Mac are different from the following. y For instructions on using the Ut ility included in Windows Vista please refer t o the instruct ion in Appendix . y For instructions on using the Utility included in Linux please refer to th e instruction in /[...]

10 Information Items Information Status Shows the connecting status . Also shows the SSID while connecting to a valid network. Extra Info Display link statu s in use. Channel Display current channel in u se. Authentication Authentication mode i n use. Encryption Encryption type i n use. Network Type Network type i n use. IP Address IP address of cu[...]

11 Profile This profile page allows users to save different wirele ss settings, which helps users to get access to wireless networks at home, office or other wireless netw ork environments qui ckly . Items Information Profile Name Choose a name for this profi le, or use default name defined by sys tem. SSID Fill in the inten ded SSID name or use th[...]

12 1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up. Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an av ailabl e network in th e Network function then click the Add to Profile bu tton. 2. Fill in information for this profile in the system config section : 3. Select an encryption type an d fill in the correspondin g wireless ne[...]

13 Users that do not use this functi on or connectin g to an open-wireless network please skip this part. Items Information EAP method T o select an EAP method. Tunnel Authentic ation Select a T unnel auth entication mode. Session Resumption Select to enable thi s function or unmark it to disable. ID PASSWORD Items Information Authentication ID /[...]

14 Items Information Use Client certificate Client certifi cate for server authentication. Server Certification Items Information Use Ce rtifica te cha in Mark the checkbox to enable u sing certification chain. Allow intimidate certificat es Mark to allow intimidates cert ification. Server name Enter an authenticati on sever root. EAP Fast[...]

15 Items Information Allow unauthenticated provisi on mode Mark to enable unauthenticated provisi on mode. Use protected authen tication credential Mark to use protected a uthentication credential.[...]

16 Network This network list s the available wireless networks. The Utility con nects to a w ireless ne twork with best signal strength automatica lly . Y ou can change the connectin g network by clicking on the network name and click the Connect butt on. T o see detail information of each netw ork, please double click on each item to pop up the in[...]

17 Advanced This page provides advanced configurations to this adapter . Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item. Items Information Wireless mode Click the drop list to select a wirele ss mode. Enable TX Burst Select to enable connecting to a TX Burst supported device. Enable TCP Window Size Mark the checkbox to enable TCP [...]

18 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates the MIB co unters into a format easier for user to understand. Items Information Frames Transmitted Successful ly Frames suc cessfully sent. Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retransmitted fr ames numbers. Frames Fai[...]

19 WMM T h i s p a g e a l l o w s u s e r s t o a c t i v a t e t h e W M M f u n c t i o n f o r t h i s d e v i c e . P l e a s e n o t e t h a t t h i s f u n c t i o n only works while con necting to a WMM compatible device. Items Information WMM Enable Enable Wi-Fi Mult i-Media. WMM - Power Save Enable Enable WMM P ower Save. Pl ease enable W[...]

20 Items Information WPS AP List Display the informat ion of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result. List info rmation includes SSID , BSSID , Chann el, ID (Device Password ID), and Se curity-Enabled. Rescan Click to rescan the w ireless networks. Information Display the inf ormation about WPS IE on the selected network. List information[...]

21 Radio On/Off Click on the butt on to enable/disable w ireless connection stat us. Connected: Disconnected:[...]

22 A ppendix Introduction to the configuration utility for V ista Users This utility helps Vista us ers to configure the wireless netw ork. Please refer to the followin g sections for introduction. Profile This profile page allows users to save different wirele ss settings, which helps users to get access to wireless networks at home , office or ot[...]

23 T o add a new profile: 1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up. Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the Site Survey functi on then click the Add to Profile button . 2. Fill in the informat ion of this wireless n etwork and its relative security settin gs. Please note that the inform[...]

24 Link Status This Link status shows the info rmation about the connecting. Plea se refer to the following chart for definition. Items Information Status Display current connection status . Extra Info Display li nk status and current channel in use. Link Speed Display curr ent transmitti ng and re ceiving rates. Throu ghput Displ ay transmitting a[...]

25 Site Survey This page shows the a vailable wireless networks wi thin the coverage of this network adapter . Y o u could check the status of wireless network around your computer or add a network into your profile. Items Information SSID Name of the network. BSSID AP MAC address or random numbers generated for IBS S. Phy Type Phy T ype of the net[...]

26 Statistics This page provides the statistics about the connection of t his adapter . Transmit Statistics Items Information Frames Transmitted Successful ly Frames sent successfully . Frames Transmitted Successful ly After Retry Frames sent successf ully with retry . Frames Fa il To Re ceive AC K After All Retries Frames tr ansmitted failed after[...]

27 WPS Configuration This page provides users to connect t his adapter to a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) AP . Those available WPS supported AP are listed on the upper colu mn. Select the AP that you want to connect to and click the Connect button to activ ate. 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 13 15 17 1. WPS AP List: Display the in formation of su r[...]

28 The window shows th e information in cluding: Items Information Authentication Type There are three types of supported authe ntication modes including Open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA modes. Encryption Type Fo r Open and Shared authentication modes, the a vailable encryption types are None and WEP . F or WPA, WP A2, WP A-PSK and WP A2-PSK authentic[...]

29 9. Disconnect: Stop WPS action and disconne ct this active link. An d th en select the last profile at the Profile Pa ge of Utility if exist s. If there is an empty profile page, th e driver will select any non-security AP. 10. Import Profile: Click the "Import Profile" bu tton will imp ort the WPS profile. 11. Delete: Delete an existi[...]

30 • Procedure to use PIN / PBC me thod: a. PIN Method: Step 1: Choose "Co nfig mode" as enrollee Step 2: The registrar enters the pin code generated by station. Step 3: Both the enrollee and registrar push the "PIN" button. b. PBC Method (AP should support PBC): Step 1: Choose "Config mode" as enrollee Step 2: Both [...]

31 b. Connect with WPS profile: Clicking the "Connect" button to co nnect to AP with the selected WPS profile. c. Rotate WP S profiles: If there are more than two WPS profiles, clicking the "Rot ate" button will rota te to next profile and connect to AP with this profile. If the connection can't be made successfully, statio[...]

32 • Procedure to use PIN / PBC met hod: a. PIN Method: Step 1: Choose "Config mode" as registrar. Step 2: Click "D etail" button to brin g up WPS profile settin g dialog and edit th e profile. Step 3: Enter the pin code whic h is generated by enrollee. Step 4: Select the AP which is going t o be configured in the upper frame.[...]

33 AP mode management guide for Windows 2000/XP/Vist a This adapter can be confi gured as AP mode. T o use this adapter as an A P , please right click the i c o n o n s y s t e m t r a y a n d s e l e c t Switch to AP mode . Please refer to the following introduction an d information about th is AP-mode utility . Note: In windows XP , it provides W[...]

34 1. SSID: AP name of user type. User also can se lect [Use Mac Address] to display it. 2. Wireless Mode: Select wireless mode. 802.11B only , 802.11G only and 802.11 B/G/N mix mode are supported. Note: Wireless mode is not support for Vista. 3. Country Region Code: eight countrie s to choose. Country channel list: Note: Country R egion code is no[...]

35 Security Setting This page pops up after clicking the Security Setting button. Please follow the instructions below: 1 2 3 4 5 1. Authentication Type: Select to be open or WP A-PSK system. 2. Encryption Type: Select an encryption ty pe from the drop list. 3. WPA Pre-shared Key: A shared string between AP and ST A. For WP A- PSK authentication mo[...]

36 Access Control This function fi lters users to use this device by designating MAC addre ss. Please refer to the following chart for intro duction. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Access Policy: Choose a method to process access control from the drop list to determine the MAC addresses that you designated are allowed to access the AP or not. 2. MAC Address: Add a[...]

37 MAC Table This page displays the stat ion detail inf ormation of current conn ection. Items Information MAC Address The statio n MAC address of current connection. AID Rai se value by current connectio n. Power Saving Mode Check if the connected station supports power saving. Status The connection status.[...]

38 Event Log Re cord Soft AP all event time and message. Items Information Event Time (yy/ mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) Re cord event time. Message All event messages.[...]

39 Statistics Statistics page displays th e detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. 1 2 3 Transmit Statistics Items Information Frames Transmitted Successful ly Frames that successfully sent. Frames Fa il To Re ceive ACK Af ter All Retries Frames that failed to tr ansmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CT[...]