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IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User ’ s Manual V ersion: 2.0[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 2 T able of Content s 1 INTRODUCTION ................... ................... ................... ....................... ................... ................ .4 1.1 F EATURES & B EN EF ITS ................ ................... .................. ....................... ................... ...[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 3 Revision History V ersion Date Notes 1.0 June 9, 2005 Initial V ersion 1.1 Oct. 12, 2005 Utility Upgrading 1.2 Oct 14, 2005 S pec updating 2.0 May 16, 2006 Security spec updating[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 4 1 Introduction This is a wireless USB 2.0 adapter that supports the IEEE 802.1 1b/g (2.4GHz) radio operation. It provid es a high-speed wi reless connection with data rate up to 108Mbps. T o protect your wireless conn ectivity , the high-speed wireless USB adapter can encrypt all wireless tran[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 5 1.2 Package Contents Open the package carefully , and make sure th at none of the ite ms listed below are missing. Do not discard the packing material s, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original package. h One Wireless LAN USB Adapter h One USB Cabl e h One CD-ROM with User?[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 6 1.5 Applications The wireless LAN produc ts are easy to install and highly efficient. The following list describes some of the many appli cations made pos sible through the power and flexibility of wireless LANs: a) Difficult-to-w ire environment s There are many situations where wires cannot [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 7 1.6 Network Configuration To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless network, it might be helpful to depi ct a few o f the possible wireless LAN PC card network configura tions. The wireless LAN produc ts can be configured as: a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-pe[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 8 b) Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the us e of an acces s point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between tw o computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can exte[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 9 2 Install Drivers & Client Utility 2.1 Before You Begin Before installing the new driv ers of your USB adapter , you need to dis able all of the Wireless LAN drivers that you have installed. During the installation, Win dows XP/2K/ME/98 ma y need to copy s ystems files from its inst allati[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 10 3. Click on the Next button to continue. 4. The Setup Wizard will then allow you to inst all the driver & utility or just the driver . Select the first op tion: Install Client Utilities and Driver . 5. Click on the Next button to continue. 6. This message in forms you th at the syste m mu[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 11 8. Click on the Bro wse button to select another drive or folder to install the drivers, and then click on the Next button. If you would like to use the default destination folder , click on the Next b utton.[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 12 9. Select a program folder for the S t art menu , or use the default s etting: WLAN . Click on the Next button to continue. 10. The message depicted above informs you about configuring this device through the 802.1 1 Client Utility (ACU) or a third party supplicant . If you choose to use a th[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 13 11. Select one of the op tions. However , it is reco mmended to select the first option: 802.1 1 WLAN Client Util ity and 802.1 x Supplica nt . Click on the Next button to continue . 12. At this point, carefully in sert th e device into the PCMCIA slot of your computer , and click on the OK b[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 14 16. Once again, you will see a message regarding Windows Logo T esting, click on the Continue Anyway button to contin ue. 17. A message will then appear indicating that the installation process is complete Click on the OK button to reboo t the sys tem.[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 15 3 Using the Clie nt Utility After a successful installation you will see the Cardbus a dapter Client U tility in the Windows Program group called 802 .1 1 WLAN. T o run the Client Utility click St ar t > Programs > IEEE WLAN USB . Y ou w ill then see the Client Ut ility icon in the syst[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 16 h Profile Name: Displays the name o f this p rofile. One device can have many profiles, but onl y one profile can be loaded at a time. Note: The profile name and ne twork name (SSID) are not the same. h Link St atus: This indicates the state of the client, associated or not associated. h Wire[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 17 3.2. 1 Scan for avai labl e netw orks Click on the Scan bu tton to view a list of available infrastructure and ad-hoc networks. This table lists the network name, encryption key if re quired, signal strength, channel, and wireless mode. If you would like to asso ciate with a spec ific network[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 18 3.2. 2 Create a New Pro file Multiple profiles can be created for differ ent Network Names (SSIDs). This allows a user to quick ly associate with another netwo rk, instead of entering the credentials each time. Click on the New button to creat e a new pro file. Y ou will then see the General [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 19 h Profile Name: Enter a name for this profile; this c an be any name that you may associate with your ne twork. This feature comes in handy when you need to work a t several loca tions where the re are different network settings. Using this you can co nfigure a different profile for each of y[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 20 3.2.3.2 WPA / WPA2– TLS, TTLS WP A2 (Wi-Fi Pro tected Access 2) prov ides network admin istrators with a hig h level of assuranc e that on ly authorized users can acce ss the network . WP A (Wi- Fi Protected Access) w as designed to impr ove upon the security features o f WEP (Wired Equival[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 21 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority . h Confirm Pass[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 22 3.2.3.3 WPA/WPA2 – PEAP (EAP-GTC) PEAP (EAP-GTC) was standardized along with EAP in RFC 2284. EAP-GTC allows the exchange of clear text authen tication credential s across the ne twork. The GTC method does provide a wa y to move a simple username an d password from client to server us ing a[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 23 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Set Password: Select T oken or St ati c Passwor d radio button. The default setting is S tatic Password. Click [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 24 the OK button to return to the Profile Man agement window . 3.2.3.4 WPA/WPA2 – PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP-V2) The PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) authentication type is based o n EAPTLS authentication, but uses a password instead of a client certificate for authentication. PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) uses a dynamic se[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 25 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority . h Confirm Pass[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 26 3.2.3.5 WPA/WPA2 – LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authenti c ation Protocol) also known as Cisco- Wireless EAP provides username/password-based authentication be tween a wireless client and a R ADIUS server . LEAP is one of sev eral protocols used with the IEEE 802.1X s tandard for LAN p[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 27 h Use T emporary User N ame and Passw ord: Select this radio button for a temporary user name and password. Th is will manually prompt for the user name and password. h Use Saved User Name Password: Selec t this radio button i f the user name and password will be saved in this profile. h User[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 28 for hexadecimal enter 64 characters). Click on the OK button to return to the previous window . Once again, click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window . 3.2.3.7 802.1x – TLS, TTLS 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be auth[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 29 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority . h Confirm Pass[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 30 3.2.3.8 802.1x – PEAP (EAP-GTC) PEAP (EAP-GTC) was standardized along with EAP in RFC 2284. EAP-GTC allows the exchange of clear text authen tication credential s across the ne twork. The GTC method does provide a wa y to move a simple username an d password from client to server us ing an [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 31 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Set Password: Select T oken or St ati c Passwor d radio button. Th e default setting is S tatic Password. Click[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 32 the OK button to return to the Profile Man agement window . 3.2.3.9 802.1x – PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP-V2) The PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) authentication type is based o n EAPTLS authentication, but uses a password instead of a client certificate for authentication. PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) uses a dynamic sess[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 33 h T rusted R oot Certification Authorities: Select the appropriate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate au thority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority . h Confirm Pass[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 34 3.2.3.10 802.1x – LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authenti c ation Protocol) also known as Cisco- Wireless EAP provides username/password-based authentication be tween a wireless client and a R ADIUS server . LEAP is one of sev eral protocols used with the IEEE 8 02.1X standard for LAN po[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 35 h Use T emporary User N ame and Passw ord: Select this radio button for a temporary user name and password. Th is will manually prompt for the user name and password. h Use Saved User Name Password: Selec t this radio button i f the user name and password will be saved in this profile. h User[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 36 3.2.3.11 Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) Y ou may selec t 64, 128 or 152 bit W EP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate with the other wire[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 37 h Key Entry: Select Hexadecim al or ASCII depending on the WEP key that is used. h WEP Key Size: Select 64 , 128 , or 152 bit WE P key size. h T rans mit Key: Enter the WEP key in the four WEP key text boxes. Click on the OK button to return to the previous window 3.2. 4 Advanced S ettings Cl[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 38 3.2.4.2 Ad Hoc Se ttings h Wireless Mode: Place a chec k in the preferr ed frequency and data rates. h Network T ype: Select Ad hoc from the drop-down list. h 802.1 1b Preamble: This setting should be the same as the access point. If you are not sure o f that setting, se lect Short & Long[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 39 3.3 Diagnostics The third tab displayed is t he Diagnostics ta b. This tab d isplay s the number of transmitted and received packet s. Click on the Adapter Informat ion button to view information about the Cardbus adapter such as: card name, MAC address, driv er name, driver version, and driv[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 40 Click on the OK button to return to the previous window[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 41 3.4 Enable / Disable Radio To disable the radio, click on Action in the menu bar , and then click on Disable Radi o . Y ou will then see a confirmation message “The RF signals for the following network card(s) have been success fully disabled”. Click on the OK button to continue.[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 42 To enab le the radio, click on Action in the menu bar , and then click on Enable Radi o . Y ou will then see a confirmation message “The RF signals for the following network card(s) have been success fully enabled”. Click on the OK button to continue.[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 43 3.5 Disable Tray Icon T o disable the tra y icon, click on Action in the menu bar , and then click on Disabl e T ray Icon . Y ou will then notice that the tray icon has disappeared from the system tray . 3.6 Display Settings T o c hange the display settings , click on Opt ions in the menu bar[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 44 In this window you can change the Signal S treng th Display Unit s from dBm to %, and increase or decreas e the refresh interval r ate, as well as dis playing the data in a cumulative or relative fashion. Click on the OK button to return to the previous window .[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 45 4 Uninstall the Drivers & Client Utility If the devic e installation is unsucces sful for any r eason, the b est way to solve the problem may be to co mpletely uninstall the device and its utility and repeat the installation procedure aga in. Follow the step s below in order to uninstall [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 46 4. Click on the Next button to continue. Y ou will then see the following message informing you that you must restart the system after inst allation. . 5. Click on the Ye s button to continue. Y ou will then see the following messag e asking you if you would like to re move the application. 6[...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 47 Appendix A – Specifications Data Rate s 802.1 1g : 6, 9, 12, 18 , 24, 36, 48, 54, 72, 96 & 108 (Super G) Mbps 802.1 1b : 1, 2, 5.5, 1 1Mbps St andards / Compliance IEEE802.1 1, IEEE802.1 1g, IEEE802.1 1b, draft IEEE 802.1 1e, and i standards, IEEE802.1x Regul ation Certi ficat ions FCC [...]

IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 2.0 48 Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement 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 li mits are designed to provide reasonable protection[...]