Hawking Technology HWUG1A manual

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CONTENTS 1 INTRODU CTION ............... ........................................... ................... 1 1.1 Features ......................................................................................................... .......... ...... 1 1.2 Specifications .....................................................................................[...]

1 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawking Technologies Wireless-108G USB Adapter with Removable Antenna. This device complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 108Mbps high-speed wireless network ing when pair ed with the Hawking Wireless-108G router. It is also backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b devices. The HWUG[...]

2 • Antenna: Hi-Gain Advanced Dual Design 5/5dBi Antenna (Rotate and Swivel) • Driv ers: Mac OS X 10.3 – 10.4 (Sup port s Ti ger OS ) • LEDs: Power, Link • Transmit Power: 16dBm~18d B m (Before Antenna) • Power consumption: Tx: 350mA, Rx: 250mA • Receive Sensitivit y: 54Mbps O F DM, 10% PER, -70dBm, 11Mbps CCK, 8% PER, -86dBm, 1Mbps B[...]

3 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed w ith the installation, please notice follow ing descriptions. Note1 : Please do not inst all the wireless adapter into your l aptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following insta l lation was operated unde r Apple OSX 10.3 Panther. (Procedures are similar for ot[...]

4 iii. Click Continue to beg in (Note: the setup wizard may look dif ferent depends on the version of Mac OS X you are usin g. ) B. Select the location on your computer where you wish to install the software and click “Continue.” C. The system will begin to install the software utility for the HWU 54DMA. Y ou may be prompted to enter your admin[...]

5 E. When setup has completed. Click Restart t o complete the driver in stallation. F. When your computer has successfully restarted. Insert the Hi-Gain Mini USB Wireless-G Adapter into an available USB port on your desktop or notebook computer. - Insert the U SB adapter firmly into the USB por t to ensure a proper connection is made. - When the ad[...]

6 2) System Preferences and Network Settings (a) Click the APPLE icon on the top left corner of your desk top an d ope n the S YSTE M PREF ERENCE S menu. (b) If this is your first time using the Wirele ss-G USB adapter on your computer , you will need to enable the device before using the Wireless Utility . In the System Preferences page, locate th[...]

7 How to Change Y our IP Addre ss to St atic mode - If your wireless network uses a static IP a ddress or requires manual configuration you may do so by highlighting the USB wirele s s adapter(Shown above). - Select “Configure” to enter the configuration menu for the wireless adapter . - Select the T ab that is named TCP/IP - Select the menu bu[...]

8 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a pow erful applicat ion that helps you configure the HWU54DMA and monitor the link status and statistics of your wireless connection. Each time you insert the Hawking Hi-Gain card the Hawking Wireless Utility should automatically load. In the case that it doesn’t you may manually load the Ut[...]

9 Connect Button Click “Connect” to connect to the selected network. Add t o Prof i le B u tto n Add the selected network to Profiles list. 3.2 Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter D escription Profiles List The profiles list di[...]

10 3.2.1 Configure the Profile System Configuration Parameter D escription Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the dif ferent networks. SSID The S S ID (up to 32 p rintabl e ASC II char act ers) i s the un ique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the uninte ntion al merging of two co-located WLANs. Y ou may sp[...]

11 Parameter D escription Network T y pe Infr astr uctu re – This operation mode requir es the presence of a n 802.1 1 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point or Router . Ad-Hoc – Sel ect this m ode i f you wa nt to c onnec t to an ot her wireless station in the Wireless LAN network without going through an Ac c ess Point o[...]

12 Authentication vs. Security Parameter D escription Authentication T ype This setting has to be con sistent with th e wirele ss networ ks that the card intends to connect to. All security keys within a network must match t o allow success ful communica t ions. None – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shar ed – Only wirel[...]

13 Parameter D escription Encryption Mode None – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP En cryption keys. TKIP – TKIP (T emporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a[...]

14 3.3 Link Status From the “Link Status” option, you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to. You can use this tool in while at the same time repositioning the Hi-Gain antenna to find the optimal location for antenna placement. Parameter D escription S tatus Display the SSID and MAC ID of the ne t work the card is con[...]

15 Signal S trength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar , the more radio signal been received by the c ard. This indicator he lps to find the prop er position of the wireless device for quality network operat ion. Reading the Link S tatus Page and Obt aining the Strongest Connection The Link Status page [...]

16 3.4 Statistics This option enabl es y ou to v i ew the a v ail able s tat is tic information with its Tx counts (Tx succ es s, Tx error, RTS Success and RTS Failed), and its Rx counts (Rx su ccess, Rx erro r). You may r eset the counters by clicking ”Reset Counter”.[...]

17 3.5 Advanced This option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc. Parameter D escription Wirele ss Mode 802.1 1 B/G mix – If you have a mix of 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wireless s tations in your network, it is recommended to se tting the card to this mode. This mode is also the de fault[...]

18 On – Always enable the protection mode. Off – Always disable the protection mode. Parameter D escription ADHOC_OFDM When the netwo rk t ype is in Ad Hoc mode, that the card can only work i n 1 1b data ra te. It is defi ned by W i-F i orga nizat ion. If yo u want to enable the data rate up to 54Mbp s (1 1g), select “ADHOC_OFDM”. Tx Rate T[...]

19 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the ins tallation and operation of the adapter . 1. What is the IEEE 802.1 1g standard? 802.1 1g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbp s data r ate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.1 1g is quickly becoming[...]

20 6. What is B S S ID ？ A s pecific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configure d with the same BSS ID. 7. What is W E P ？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy , a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in th e IEEE 802 .1 1 standard. 8. What is TK IP? TKIP is a quick-fix[...]

21 13. What is Sprea d Spectrum ？ S pread S pectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in rel iable, secure, missio n-critical commun ication systems. I t is de signed to trade o ff bandwidth e fficiency for reliability , integrity , and security . In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than i[...]