Edimax Technology Edimax Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter manual

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1 Introduction T han k y ou fo r pu r c ha sing th e 802.11g W i r el e s s L AN M i ni U SB Adapte r . T hi s USB Adap te 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 s tanda r d and ea s y to c ar ry w i th the Mi ni s ize . I t i s s ui table fo r any La ptop o r D e sk t op c om pu te rs . T hi s adap t e r s up port [...]

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2 Installation Procedure B e f o r e yo u p ro cee d w i t h t h e in s t al la t io n , p l ease r e ad th e fo ll o w in g c h ap t er ! Not e 1 : For W i ndow s 9 8 S E pl e a s e ma k e s ur e y our c opy of w i ndow s i s full y upda t e d w i th t he l a t e s t hotf i x e s by goi ng to htt p: / /w i n dow s upda t e .m i c r os oft . c om N[...]

4. Th e A t her o s l i c en se ag r ee m ent w i nd ow app e ar s . Re ad an d ac c ept t h e a gr e e m e nt t o c o nt i nue . C l i c k N e x t . 5. T h e I ns ta ll a ti o n P r o g ram w in d o w a p p ea rs w i th th r e e s e tu p op ti o n s . T o in s ta ll th e c lie n t ut ili tie s an d d r ive r , s e le c t the a p p r o p r ia te in[...]

Ma k e Dr iv er In stal l ati on D i s k e t t e (s ) Cre at e s d r iv e r in s t a lla t io n d i s k e t t e s . 6. A p r o mp t a p p e a r s w a r n in g t h a t the in s ta ll r e q u ir e s th e s ys t em to b e r e b oo te d a t t h e e n d o f t h e in s ta lla tio n p r o c e s s . C lic k Y e s to c o n tin u e . 7. C h o ose t h e set u[...]

T h e in s ta lle r c o n tin ue s in s ta lla tio n . 1 3 .W in d o w s m a y d is p la y a W in d o w s Lo g o e r r o r f o r the 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 re b oo t a n d com p l e te the i n s ta l la ti o n . 6[...]

I nst a l li n g t he At h 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 lient U t i lit y, s ee “ T o in s ta ll th e AC U and US B de v i c e dr i v e r : ” on pag e 2 -1 . T o in s ta ll the U SB De vi c e Dr ive r s e p a r a te ly: 1 . In ser t t he U S B dev i c e i nt o t[...]

4 . C l i ck F in i s h to clo s e th e Fou n d N e w H a rd w a re W i z a rd a n d co m p l e te i n s ta l la ti o n of t he US B dev i c e boot 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 t h e U S B d e v i ce . C l i c k N e x t t o c o nt inue. 6. C h oo s e S e a r c h f o r d r[...]

7. W i ndow s m a y di spl a y a Wi nd o w s Logo e r r o r f or t he W L A 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 u e th e in s ta lla tio n . 8 . C l i ck F in i s h to clo s e th e Fou n d N e w H a rd w a re W i z a rd a n d co m p l e te i n s ta l la ti o n o f th e Ath e r o s U SB N e t w o r k[...]

F or W i ndow s X P , t he r e i s a “ W i ndo w s Z e r o C on figur a ti on T ool” b y def aul t f o r you to s e tup w i r e le 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 ter, plea s e fol l ow one of the 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 ch [...]

3 Configuration Utility The C lien t U t ilit y i s a u s e r- m ode ut ilit y d e 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 pla y and di agno s tic s pe r taini ng to a s el ec te d w i r el e s s U SB adapte r . 3. 1 W i rel es s C o n n ect i o n St at u s When y ou ope n the C on figur a tion U t ilit y , t h e s y s t [...]

3 .2 Pr of ile Ma na ge m e nt P a r amet e r De s c r ipt ion N ew T o add a ne w con figur a tion p r ofil e, c l i c k Ne w on the P r o fi l e Managem ent tab. T o m odi fy a c on figur a tion p r ofil e, s el e c t the c onfi gu r ation f r om the P r ofi l e l i s t and c l i c k the M odi fy bu tto n . Modi fy In t he Ath er os C l i ent U t[...]

3. B r o w s e to the di r ec to r y t o ex po r t the p r o fi l e to. 4. Cl i c k Sa v e . T he p r ofil e i s e x po r ted to th e s pe c i fied l oc a ti on. O r de 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 tur e al l ow s the w i r el e s s adap ter to au tomaticall y s el ec t tha t p r of i l e f r om the l i s [...]

3. 4 S ecu ri ty T hi s C hapt e r de s cr i be s s ett i ng 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 ing the A the r o s U SB w i r el e s s ne tw o rk adapt e r , enc r ypt i on 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 th r ough the w i r el e s s net w o rk . W hi l e us ing th e At [...]

T h i s i s bec aus e th e W EP k ey s of al l dev ic es th at ar e t o c o m mun i c ate w i t h e ac h o t h e r mu s t m a t c h . Au th en ti c at i o n P r o c e ss Ena bl i ng EAP on th e ac c es s point an d c onf i g ur i ng th e U SB dev ic e t o LE AP, EAP- T L S , PE AP ( E AP- G T C ) , or P EAP ( EAP- M SC H AP V2 ) a uth en ti c at i [...]

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U s ing E AP - TLS S e c u r it y I m p o r t a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma chine m u s t alr e ady ha ve the E A P- T T LS c e r ti fi cat e s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e r ti ficat e Autho r i ty ( C A ) . Pl ea s e c he c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r ato r . To u s e E AP - T L S s e c u r it y I n t h[...]

U s ing E AP - TTL S S e c u r i t y I m p o r t a n t N o te : T o u s e EAP - T T LS s e c u r i ty , the ma chine m u s t alr e ady ha ve the E A P- T T LS c e r ti fi cat e s do w nl oaded onto i t f r om a C e r ti ficat e Autho r i ty ( C A ) . Pl ea s e c he c k w i th y our IT adm i ni s t r ato r . To u s e E AP s e c u r it y I n t he At [...]

U s ing P E AP- G TC S e c u r it y I m p or ta n t No te ! T o u se PE A P ( E A P - G T C ) secu r i t y , th e se r v er m u s t h av e W P A - PE A P ce r tifica t es, a n d t h e C e r t i f i ca t e A u t h o ri ty ( 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 inist r a t o r . T o us e[...]

7. C hoo s e T o k en or Stati 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 ken u s e s a ha r dw a r e to k en devi c e o r t he Se c u r e C om puting SofT o k en p r og r am ( ve r s i on 1.3 or l ate r ) to ob tai n and en te r a one - tim e pa s s w o r d dur i ng auth entic ation . 8. Cl i c k Ad v an ced and : –[...]

5. Spe ci fy a u ser na m e fo r i n ne r PEAP t unnel authen tic ation: – 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 n am e a s t he PEAP u s er nam e. – O R : Ente r a PEAP u s e r na m e i n the U s er N am e fi e l d to u se a s epa r at e u s e r nam e an d start the PEAP aut henti cat i on p r o c e ss . 6. Cl i[...]

U s ing LE AP S ec u r it y I m p o r t a n t N o te ! LEAP s e c ur i t y r equi r e s t hat al l infr a s t r uc tu r e de v i ce s ( e.g. ac c e s s poi nt s and s e r v e r s ) a r e c onfi gu r ed f o r L EAP au t hent i c a 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 t h e A t he r o s C lie n t U t ilit y , a c c e s[...]

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 c k Manual l y P r om pt fo r LEAP U se r N am e and Pa s s w or d to manual l y l ogi n and st a r t the LE AP au thent i c a tion p r oc e s s . Se l e ct to U se S a ved U ser N am e and Pa s swo r d b y c hoo s i ng the r adi[...]

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4 Troubleshooting T hi s c hapte r p r o v i de s s ol ution s t o p r obl em s u s uall y enc oun tered 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 th er o s C li en t U t il ity f ail s t o lo a d af t e r p ro p e r ly in st a l l a t ion , c li c k o n t h e win [...]

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8. W h a t is T K IP ? T KIP i s a qui c k - fi x m ethod to quic k l y o v e r c ome the i nhe r ent w ea k ne s s e s in W EP s e c u r i t y , e s pec i al l y t he r eu s e of en c r y p tion k e y s . T KIP i s i nv ol v ed i n the IEEE 802. 11i WLA N s ec u r i t y st anda r d, an d the s pe c i fi c at i on m i ght be of fic i al l y r el ea[...]

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