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Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -1- Contents Chapter 1 Pr oduct Intr oduction ............................................... 3 1.1 Package C ontents ................................................................. 3 1.2 LED Indicator Description ...................................................... 3 1.3 Product Features ...................[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -2- 4.2.1 Conf ig AP ............................................................................. 34 4.2.2 Adva nced .............................................................................. 34 4.2.3 Access C ontrol List ............................................................... 35 4.2.4 Asso ciate Li[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -3- Chapter 1 Product Introduction Thank yo u for cho osing th is wirele ss adap ter! The wireless adapter supports IEEE wireless standards, and is able to q uickly p rocess fi le tr ansfer , video , multi- media an d other applications that requir e higher bandwidth. This wire less a dapte r also int egr ate s [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -4- 1.3 Product Features ¾ Supports soft AP feature ¾ Detects wireless network and adjusts transmitting rate automatically ¾ Provides two working modes: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc ¾ Supports WEP data encryption and WPA -PS K/WP A2-PS K encryption methods ¾ Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) encryption to s[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -5- to establish wireless network quickly and frees them from the trouble of cable distri bution. 1.5 Before Installati on 1.Please read through the whole user gui de before you install and use this product. 2.Please close or uninstall the configuration programs of other manufacturers’ before you install the c[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -6- 2. On the Computer Management screen ,select “ Device Manager ” － “Network adapters” , and right click the network adapter you want to disable and click “Disable” . 3. Click the “Y es” button on the di alogue box to disable the network adapter .[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -7- 1.7 Product Maintenance Please keep the product away from water and humid environment to guarantee its normal performance Protect it against hazardous substances (such as acids, alkali s etc). Please don’t directly expose the adapter to the sunlight or excessive heat. Please contact tech support if any pro[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -8- Chapter 2 Installation Guide This chapter will guide you through the process of installing the network adapter software package, with the included software CD. The package integr ates driver and configuration software. Thus, when you are installing the driver , the confi gur ati on software will be installed[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -9- be ide ntified a fter be ing inse rted in to the ma inboard slot,or th e adapter can not scan signals after the driver being installed, please shut down your computer and clean the adapter ， and then re-install). 2.2. When The “Found New Hardware Wizard” system dialogue pops up, we recommend that you s[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -10- 2.5 T wo set u p types are provided: one is “Install driver only” ,the other is “I nstall d river and EMINEN T WLAN Utility ”. NOTE: you ma y select the first method when you are accustomed to use the WINDOWS built-in wireless configuration program.However , this program doesn’t suppor t AP mode, [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -1 1- recommended. 2.6. Clic k “Ins tall” to b egin the drive r insta llation . 2.7 Click “F inish” to c omplet e the inst allation.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -12- Chapter 3 How to use the Windows Built-in Wireless Configuration This chapter explains to users who don’ t install configur ation program how to use W indows Built-in Wireless Configur ation to connect to the wireless network . Use of the Windows Built-in Wireless Configuration requires enablin g Wind ows[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -13- 3. On the right of the screen displayed are the currently scanned wireless networks. If the one you want to co nnect has not been scanned, click “Refresh Network List” to update the network list. Select the wireless network you want to connect, and click “Connect” or double click this wirele ss net [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -14- NOTE: If the wire less device you are connecting to is not encrypted, the key dialogue box will not pop up. 4.When it shows “Connected” as the picture below, then you can enjoy wireless access to Internet now . 5. Y ou can modify wireless network key from “Change adva nced settings” .[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -15- 6. Select “Wireless Networks”and choose the one you want to modify , and then click “Properties” . 7.Modify the key in the appearing di alogue box.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -16- 3.2 Wireless Network Con nection under VI STA 1. Click the Wire less Conne ction icon in t he lower right c orner o f your desktop and select “Connect to a network” as shown below. 2 Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -17- “Connect” or double click the wireless network to connect. Click the R efresh icon in the upper right corner to update the network list if you don’t find the specified wireless network. 3. If the wireless network that you are connecting has enabled security mode, you’ll be prompted to enter the netw[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -18- 4.The following screen will appear after successful ly connected to the wireless network. If you want to change the wireless network key , just right click the wireless network’ s SSID and then select “Properties” . Y ou can modify the key from the appearing dial ogue box.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -19- 3.3 Wireless Network Connecti on under Windows 7 Click the wireless connection in the lower right corner of the computer’s desktop to view the available wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click “Connect” or double click the wireless network to connect. If you don’[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -20- 3. It shows “Connected” after successfully connected. Y ou can disconnect it, view its status or modify the wirel ess network properties by right click the wireless network[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -21- Chapter 4 Wireless Utility When you are installing the driver , select “Install driver and WLAN Config T ool” and the adapter driver and client utility will be insta lled. Al l function s of t his adap ter can b e configu red via utility interfa ce (in the fo llowing t ext it is abbre viated as UI). Sel[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -22- and MiniSiz e. While the left c olumn disp lays T urn On/Off R F , Security /No security , and Signal status. 4.1.1 Site Survey The “Site Survey” screen displays currently scanned wireless signals and you can click one to connect the signal. Select one and you may view the AP’s MAC address, wireless m[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -23- The detailed explanations about the auth entication and encryption are as follows: WEP ： Supports 10/2 6-bit Hex char acters and 5/13-bit ASCII. WPA-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64- bit Hex characters. WPA2-PSK ： Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bi t Hex characters. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ： S uppor[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -24- The Hex characters consist of numbers 0~9 and letters a-f . ASCII characters consist of any Ar abi c digitals/letters and characters. 4.1.2 Link Information After successfully connected to one wireless network, you can view its d etailed in formati on by click ing the “Link Infor mation” on the main int[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -25- 4.1.3 Profile Except the above common connection type, you can also connect to the wireless network by adding a profile on the “Profile“screen.The Profile screen is used to save the wi re less network parameters. When the adapter is successfully connected to a network, the profile name of this network w[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -26- Add WPS Profile : WPS setting requires that the connecting wireless device support WPS functi on . WPS helps you to fulfill wireless encryption fast as well as secure your wireless network. For detailed setting steps, refer to appendix2. There are two network types for your option when clicking the “ A dd[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -27- key and click next. After a profile is successfully added, the profi le name can be seen on the profile list,you can edit , import or export the profile,click “ Active” to fi nish the connection,now you can also view the detailed connection status on the “Link Information” screen. NOTE: If the SSID [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -28- adapter can not scan the SSID, thus you need to connect by creating the corresponding profile. 2.Ad-Hoc Profile management Using the Ad-hoc mo de to establis h a wir eless ne twork req uires that each computer should be equipped with a wireless network adapter . By connecting these wireless adapters, comput[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -29- c .Select “Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)”an d click “Properties” . d . Please enter the IP address and subn et mask, and make sure this IP address is not used by other devices in the network.F or example: if your wireless adapter’s IP address is 192.168.0.1 ， then set other wireless adapters’ IP[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -30- 2) Create a new Ad-hoc profile Click the “ Add” button and enter the network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network, and select Ad-hoc as the network type and then select the channel. Click the “Next” button to select the authentication type and encryption type and then input the co[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -31- After a profile is successfully added,the profi le can be seen on the profile list ,select it and cli ck the “ Active” icon on the lower right corner . And then search for the wireless network on other clients. Double click the wireless network you have conf igured and you’ll be prompted for the key .[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -32- When the highlighted part shows “Connected“ ,it indicates the connection is successful. 4.1.4 Advanced This section is used to set the wireless mode and country region code for the current wireless adapter . Y ou have three options to choose from: 2.4G, 5G or 2.4G+5G. The widel y us ed is 2.4G wireless [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -33- please set it here. 4.2 AP mode When you want to use t he wireless adapter’s AP function, please right click the UI icon on the ta skbar of your computer desktop and select “Switch to AP Mode” . In this mode, the wireless adapter acts as an AP to transmit wireless signal and create a wirel ess n etwor[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -34- In this mod e, the clie nt utilit y diffe rs from that in statio n mode.. When it is switche d to AP mode, th e wireless adapt er will automatically set its IP address as 1 92.168.123.1, and other clients that connected to this AP will automatically obtain the IP addresses of: 192.168.123.X(X i s any intege[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -35- wireless adapter when working i n A P m o d e , s u c h a s N o forwarding among wireless clients and TX power . No forwarding among wireless clients : This feature isolates the communications among the wirel ess clients that are connected to the wireless adapter in AP mode. TX power : T o adjust the transm[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -36- are included in the list to access the wireless network, other hosts whose wireless MAC addresses have not been added to the list will be prohibited by defaul t. Reject All : T o prohibi t all hosts whose wireless MAC addresses are included in the list from accessi ng the wireless network, other hosts whose[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -37- 4.2.5 AP Mode under W i ndows 7 1. Under Windows 7, wireless adapters are allowed to work in both ST A and AP modes. Here, the wireless adapter acts not only as a client, but also an AP to send wireless signal, which equals to an ampli fier . Right c lick the U I icon on t he lower r ight corner of the comp[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -38- number of peers. AP mode has only one encryption method which is WPA2- AES by defaul t and cannot be modified.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -39- Appendix 1: Acronyms and Terms WLAN Wireless Local Area Network 802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN technology . 802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLA N standards that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 5 GHz UNI radio band. 802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -40- Appendix 2: How to Set WPS WPS setting supports two modes :PBC and PIN. The detailed setting steps are as follows: 1.Wirele ss Conn ection in PBC Mode 1.1 Enable the router’s WPS-PBC feature. If your router provides WPS button, just press and hold it for about 1 second, then the WPS LED will be flashing f[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -41- Start PBC: Negotiating process: A profile forms automatically after the connection is successfully established. 1.3 Using the wireless adapter’s WPS button to perform PBC connection.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -42- If your wireless adapter provides a WPS button,you may use the button to perform PBC connection. a).Run the adapter’ s UI and switch to ST A TION mode b).T wo mi nutes after the router’ s WPS -PBC is enabled,press the adapter’s WPS button to connect in PBC mode. c).Y ou may view the PBC connection pro[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -43- for WPS mode and then input 18686791 in the PIN code field,and then click the “Save” button. When the WPS indicator of the Router starts flashing,it indicates that WPS feature is enabled. Click the next button on the Profile screen and click “Start PIN” to start the PIN code negotiation.[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -44- 2.2 Registrar Mode On the “ Add WPS Profile” screen, select the SSID of the AP that need to negotiate in WPS mode instead of selecting” Auto” .Then select”PIN” as the WPS method and click the next button to display the folowing screen: Select “Registr ar” as the c onfig mode and enter the ro[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -45- Now you can view the S SID ,authenticaiton type,and encrytion type that need to be negotiated by the WPS in registr ar mode.These values can be modified but we recommend using the default.Here we use the defaut setti ng and then click the next buton. Y ou can view the negotiation key on the screen below ,bu[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -46- Then click “Start PIN” on the screen below to perform WPS connection. NOTE: 1.Under th e WPS conne ction mode , when mult iple rout ers simultaneo usly enable t he WPS fun ction, it ma y cause connection failure. 2.If the router connect to the adapter using the WPS, onl y one client can be connected at [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -47- Appendix 3: FAQ Q1 :Micros oft ICS se rvice i s pendin g. A1 : If ICS service cannot be enabled after a long time, please re-switch from Station Mode to AP Mode ,if not successful ,please restart the computer . Q2 : ICS is already bound by another network device. A2 : Microsoft ICS service can only combine [...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -48- by other network adapters. 1.Please manually cancel or restart and cancel ICS, then re-switch to AP mode. 2. This dialogue box appears because vi rtual wi-fi miniport adapter can only be used by one wireless network adapter at a time. Please disable any other wireless network adapters and re-switch to AP mo[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -49- configure sharing and then switch to AP . And an IP address of 192.168.0.1 will be obtai ned. If you still have any problem, please contact our customer service. Q8 :Sometimes the UI can not be moved by the mouse and also can not be minisized,why? A8 :when you are performing some configurations or connectio[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -50- Appendix 4 :Regulatory Information Eu Declaration or Declaration of Conformity Hereby , our sup plier de clares t hat this Wireles s Adap ter is in compliance with the essenti al requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comp[...]

Wir eless Network Adapter User Guide -51- help. T o assure continued compl iance, an y changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compl iance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. (Example- u se only sh ielded interface cables whe n connect ing to computer or peripheral devices). “The anten[...]