User Manual Chung Nam Electronics (CNE) IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB Dongle (Model #: WLC312NRM) User Manual Version 1.
User Manual Contents Chapter 1: Product Information .....................................................................................3 1.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................3 1.2 Features .............................................................................................................3 1.3 LED Status ........................................................................................................
User Manual Chapter 1: Product Information 1.1 Introduction CNE WLC312NRM is a USB 2.0 pen-size WLAN USB dongle/adaptor supporting IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz radio operation, The WLAN USB adaptor provides high-speed wireless connectivity with data rate from 1 Mbps up to 300Mbps theoretically. Additionally, wireless roaming allows the user to move among different access points without losing the current connection. The adaptor also provides excellent security features, e.g.
User Manual Chapter 2: Installation Guide 2.1 Overview The WLC312NRM WLAN adaptor Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Linux. This Wizard will also guide you installing the Utility and drivers. In case you plug in the hardware before installing the software, you will be prompted by “Found New Hardware Wizard”, please click the Cancel button, and run the Setup Wizard program from the installation CD-ROM shipped together with the module.
User Manual Figure 2-1 License Agreement Please read all the license agreement thoroughly and select Yes in case you accept the license agreement, then click Next >. 2. The Setup Type dialog box as shown in Figure 2-2 appears on the screen, you can choose either using Ralink Configuration Tool or Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure your new IEEE 802.11b/g/n USB WLAN adaptor.
User Manual Figure 2-2 Select Configuration Tool in the Setup Type 3. You will then be asked to select the wireless performance modes, Optimize for WiFi mode or Optimize for performance mode, as shown in Figure 2-3. If you want to enhance wireless performance, please select Optimize for performance mode. In this mode, the data transfer rate will be enhanced, but your wireless compatibility may not be guaranteed.
User Manual Figure 2-3 choose Configuration TxBurst or WiFi 4. Please waiting for a moment and let the computer runs automatically to install the driver. The screen of Figure 2-4 will then appear after the driver has been installed successfully. Click the Finish to complete the installation. Figure 2-4 Install Shield Wizard Complete 5. A new icon installation.
User Manual box will indicate to you that the WLAN adaptor does not exist. 6. Please plug the WLC312NRM WLAN adaptor into your PC for the hardware installation. If you want to understand the detail hardware installation instructions, please refer to next section - Hardware Installation. 2.2.2 Hardware Installation After successfully installation of the software driver, please plug the WLC312NRM WLAN USB adaptor into your PC for WLAN card hardware installation.
User Manual • Using Ralink Configuration Utility to connect the wireless access point. • Using Windows built-in Windows Zero Configuration Utility to connect the wireless access point. 2.3.1 Using Ralink Configuration Utility Below instructions show you how connect to the wireless access point using Ralink Configuration Utility: 1. Right-click the Ralink configuration utility icon located at low-right corner of your PC, click Launch Config Utilities, Figure 2-5 will appear. 2.
User Manual Figure 2-6 Profile setting To create a new profile, please click the tab Profile, and select the button Add and then Edit to create and edit new profile: ● Profile Name - Up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols, space is not allowed in this field. ● SSID - The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be displayed here. In case the SSID of access point or wireless device is not available, you are requested to input the SSID manually.
User Manual encryption is not enabled, or you select ‘WPA’ as encryption type, this field will be disabled and grayed out. ● Show Password-Check this box and all passphrases or security keys you inputted will be displayed as you type, but not replace your input with asterisk. ● 802.1x-Enable 802.1x wireless authentication Figure 2-7 setting for Network 3. You can also scan to catch the existing wireless access points. Configuration utility can scan all wireless access points automatically.
User Manual access point or wireless device. 4. Click the wireless access point or network device been selected, it will be highlighted as the Figure 2-7, then click Connect. If the access point be selected does not enable encryption (The content of Encryption field of the access point you selected None, you’ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute). Please jump to next step. If the access point you selected enables encryption, please proceed to next step. 5.
User Manual ● Wireless mode - Select wireless operation mode, available options are 2.4G. ● Enable Tx BURST - Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate, It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices. Figure 2-9 The setting for Advanced ● Enable TCP Window Size - Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically, to get better performance.
User Manual ● Enable Radio Measurements - When you’re connecting to CCX-compatible access point, check this box to enable radio measurement function to improve wireless connectivity. ● Non-Serving Channel Measurements Limit -When you’re connecting to CCX-compatible access point, check this box to enable measurement on unused radio channels to improve wireless connectivity. Limit the time used for said measurement to a certain time. Default value is 250. 8.
User Manual Figure 2-11 The information of configuration utility 2.3.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as the ‘Windows Zero Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click Ralink configuration utility icon as the Figure 2-12 and select Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility. Figure 2-12 select WZC to configure your wireless network 2.
User Manual Figure 2-13 Setting for wireless Network Connection 4. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click Connect. Figure 2-14 Choose a wireless network to connect 5.
User Manual Figure 2-15 setting for security key or passphrase 7. If you can see the Connect message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established.
User Manual Chapter 3: Regulatory information 3.1 FCC Information to User FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3.2 FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.
User Manual communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • • • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
User Manual Chapter 4: Technical Specifications Appendix A: Specifications Standards IEEE802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n Draft Operating Frequency 2.4 GHz ~ 2.46 GHz ISM band Channel Bandwidth 20/40MHz Support Protocols 802.11b: CCK, QPSK, BPSK 802.11g: OFDM Draft-11n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Security 802.11i – WEP 64/128, WPA & WPA2. Cisco CCX V1.0, V2.0 & V3.
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.
