User Manual Chung Nam Electronics (CNE) IEEE 802.11b/g USB WLAN Card (Model #: WLC-300GRM) User Manual Version 1.
User Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Product ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Main Features................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 LED Status ........................................................
User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product The 54M Wireless USB Card is a USB 2.0 pen-size wireless dongle supporting IEEE 802.11b/g 2.4GHz radio operation. It provides high-speed wireless connection with data rate up to 54Mbps. Additionally, wireless roaming allows the user to move among different AP without losing the current connection. The adapter provides excellent security features including TKIP, AES, WPA, and up to 128 bit WEP encryption security make the network almost impenetrable.
User Manual 1.3 LED Status A green LED indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at green light when sending and receiving data.
User Manual Chapter 2 Installation Procedure 2.1 Software Installation 2.1.1 Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP. The Setup Wizard will guide you install the Utility and drivers. If you install the hardware before the software, you will be prompted “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM. The Setup steps for Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP are very similar.
User Manual Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup 2. You will see a warning box shown in Figure 2-1, click the No button to end the installation. Otherwise, click the Yes button to install driver, the Setup Wizard will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 2-2 after a moment. Figure 2-2 Start Setup User Guide 3. To continue, please waiting for running automatically for a moment, Figure 2-2. Click the Cancel button to end the Installation. 4.
User Manual Figure 2-3 waiting state dialog box 5. After the files have been successfully installed, the screen in Figure 2-4 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. Figure 2-4 Finish installing 6. After installing the software, Please plug the adapter into your PC. If you need instructions as to how to do this, please refer to next section - Hardware Installation. If you have plugged it into you PC already, please unplug it and plug it back in.
User Manual 2.2 Hardware Installation 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Adapter gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on. 2.3 Profile Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear, Figure 2-1.
User Manual Figure 3-1 Profile Tab To create a new profile, click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 2-2. To edit a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the Edit button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 2-1. To delete a profile, highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list, and click the Delete button.
User Manual Figure 3-2 Add Profile – configuration Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names are not case-sensitive. SSID - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. PSM (Power Save Mode) CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) – Continuous Access Mode. PSM (Power Saving Mode) - Power Saving mode. Network Type – Displays the wireless mode, either Ad-hoc or Infrastructure mode.
User Manual Fragment Threshold – Default is 2312. Ad-hoc mode – Displays the wireless mode, either Only 802.11B or 802.11B/G mode. Channel – Shows the current channel in use. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. 2. Edit the Authentication and Security tab Figure 3-3 Add Profile – configuration Authentication Type – Three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. 802.1x Setting – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA.
User Manual encryption. You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F) or 13 ASCII characters for 128-bit (also called 104bits) encryption. 2.4 Link Status The Link Status tab Figure 3-4 displays the adapter' s current status. Figure 3-4 Link Status The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen. Status - Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network, if not connected, display RF is closed; if connected, display AP name and BSSID.
User Manual Link Quality - Shows the quality of the signal. Signal Strength - Shows the strength of the signal. 2.5 Site Survey Click the Site Survey tab of the Utility and the Site Survey screen will appear, Figure 3-5. On the Site Survey screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks. Figure 3-5 Site Survey tab Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network.
User Manual 2.6 Statistics The Statistics tab as Figure 3-6 shows receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter. Click the Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information.
User Manual 2.7 Advanced Chapter 3 Configuration CNE 802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter can be configured by its utility. This section describes how to configure your Wireless USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After the Adapter' s driver and utility has been installed, the adapter’s tray icon or will appear in your system tray. It means the utility is running on your system.
User Manual run the utility by clicking: Start> Program>RaLink Wireless> RaLink Wireless Utility. The utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to: Display current status information Edit and add configured profiles Display current diagnostics information The section below introduces these above capabilities. * Note: If your OS is Windows XP, you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless network settings. (To use this function, you must upgrade the OS with sp1).
User Manual ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 4.3 FCC Electronic Emission Notices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2.
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User Manual Chapter 5 Technical Specifications Appendix A: Specifications General Interface A-type USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g Operating System Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Transmission Distance In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to the environment). Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz Sensitivity Spread Spectrum 54M -70dBm 11M -83dBm Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Wireless Radio Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps 11g OFDM 11/5.
User Manual Appendix B: Glossary * 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. * 802.
User Manual louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). * SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network.
