Clipper User Manual 150Mbps Wireless USB Version: 2.0 2009.
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Index 1. Product Information ......................................................................................................................3 1.1 Introduction and safety information .......................................................................................... 3 1.2 System Requirements .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Package Contents.........................................................................
1. Product Information 1.1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high-speed wireless network card! This wireless network card supports the common 802.11b/g wireless standards. In addition, this network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless networks – with a data transfer rate of 150Mbps. That is nearly six times faster than an 802.11g wireless network. With easy-to-install USB 2.
1.3 Package Contents 1. Clipper 802.11b/g/n wireless USB device x 1 2. USB Y-cable x 1 3. CD-ROM x 1 (driver and user manual) 4.
2. Driver Installation and Configuration 2.1 Network Card Installation Please follow these instructions to install your new wireless network card: 1. Insert the USB cable into an empty USB 2.0 port of your computer after the computer is switched on. Never use force to insert the cable. If there is difficulty inserting the cable, flip it over and try again. 2. The following message will appear on your computer, click ‘Cancel / Close’. Under Windows XP Under Windows Vista 3. Software Installation.
4. Select the desired installation language in the auto-run menu window, and the programs will appear. Please read the end user license agreement and click ‘I accept the terms of the license agreement’ then click ‘Next’ button, to accept license agreement. 5. It is recommended to install the driver and utility if the device is installed for the first time. If you want to update the driver only, choose ’Install driver only’. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
6. You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here. It’s recommended to select ‘Ralink Configuration Tool’, which provides fully access to all functions of this wireless network card. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP or Vista, please select ‘Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool’ then click ‘Next’. 7. Now you’ll see the following message, please click ‘Install’ to start utility installation.
8. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, please click ‘Finish’ to complete the driver installation process. 9. After installation is complete, a wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see an icon at the lower-right corner of your windows system. If you put the mouse cursor on the icon, the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon.
. When you want to configure your wireless connection, please right click on this icon, and a popup menu will appear. You can click ‘Launch Config Utility’ to start configuration program. If you want to close the configuration utility, please click ‘Exit’. 11. Please note that if you stopped config utility using the ‘Exit’ function, you’ll not be able to maintain the wireless link to the access point you wish to use.
2.2 Connection to Wireless Devices After the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically. If you want to connect to a specific wireless access point, or the access point you wish to connect uses encryption, you have to configure the wireless USB adaptor and input the required parameters. To configure the wireless network card for connection with an access point, the configuration utility can be launched for parameter settings. 1.
You can click ‘More / Less’ button again, and setup utility window will return to its original size. 2.2.1 Network Card Installation There are two kinds of wireless connection modes: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points which establish wireless connections for you and other wireless / wired network clients.
Scan results will be displayed here. Please check here for the SSID of the wireless device (access point or another computer) you wish to connect to. Scan result includes 6 types of information, they are: a. The SSID (Service Set Identifier) of wireless device. If nothing is displayed here, it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden. If a symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device, means you’ve established connected with that wireless device. b.
There are 4 types of technical information: General: Displays basic information about this access point, such as SSID, MAC address, authentication / encryption type, channel etc. WPS: If this access point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), related information will be displayed here. CCX: If this access point supports CCX (Cisco Compatible extension), related information will be displayed here. 802.11n: If this access point complies with 802.
Descriptions of all the item in setup area: Item Name Description Sorted by >> You can decide how to sort all listed access point by ‘SSID’, ‘Channel’, or ‘Signal’ (signal strength). Show dBm Check this box to show the signal strength of the access point, instead of percentage. Rescan Click this button to rescan access points. You can click this button several times if the access point you wish to use does not show in the list. Add to Profile You can store a specific access point to a profile.
2.2.2 Scan for an Access Point If the wireless access point you wish to connect is found, you can establish connection with it by clicking ‘Connect’ button. Instructions will be given as follow: 1. Click the wireless access point or network device you wish to connect, it will be highlighted, then click ‘Connect’. If the access point you selected does not use encryption, you’ll be connected to this wireless access point within one minute.
The Authentication type is set by the access point automatically, please don’t change it. However, if you’re connecting to an access point uses 802.1x authentication, you have to check ‘802.1x’ box and input related information. Instructions for 802.1x authentication will be given later. 5. If the connection to the wireless access point is successful, you’ll see an icon appear to the left of the name of wireless device.
You can add an access point in the list to a profile, or enter all the information for an access point connection manually. To add an access point from the list to a profile, please highlight the access point in the list and click the 'Add to Profile' button.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Profile Name You can give this profile a name. Every profile needs a unique name. SSID Please input the SSID of this access point. If you selected an access point from the list, and its SSID is not hidden, the SSID will be entered automatically; however, you can edit the SSID by yourself. Network Type Please select the network type: Ad hoc or Infrastructure.
Fragment Threshold Check this box to set the packet fragment threshold by yourself. You can drag the slider to set the threshold value, or input the value in the box located at right. It’s recommended to keep this value untouched unless you know the effect of changing this value. To set authentication / encryption information for the access point. Please click ‘Auth. \ Encry.
not modify it. WPA Preshared Key Input WPA preshared key here. If encryption is not enabled, or you select ‘WEP’ as encryption type, this field will be disabled and grayed out. You can select key type (Hexadecimal or ASCII) and input WEP key here. If encryption is not enabled, or you select ‘WPA’ as encryption type, this field will be disabled and grayed out. You can set up to 4 WEP keys here. WEP Key There are two types of WEP key: Hexadecimal and ASCII.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description EAP Method Select 802.1x EAP method from dropdown menu. Please ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct EAP method Select 802.1x tunnel authentication type from dropdown menu. Please ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct tunnel authentication method.
name’ field; If only the domain name part of full server name must the same with the value you set in ‘Server name’ field, select ‘Domain name must end in specified name’. After you complete all information related to the access point, click ‘OK’ to save the profile, or click ‘cancel’ to cancel adding a new profile. If the profile is created, you will see the information in the Profile List.
2.3 Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your home, office, cybercafe, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.) as a profile for every access point, so you don’t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point.
2.3.2 Edit an existing profile If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function. Please select a profile from the list first, then click ‘Edit’ button. You’ll be provided with the contents of selected profile, and you can edit them. Click ‘OK’ to save changes, or click ‘Cancel’ to discard changes. 2.3.3 Delete an existing profile If you no longer need a profile, you can delete it.
2.4 Advanced Settings This wireless network card provides several advanced settings for experienced wireless users. You can change these settings to increase data transfer performance, or change operation mode. Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings: 1. Right-click the configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click ‘Launch Config Utility’. 2.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Wireless mode Display the wireless operation mode of the network card. Enable Tx Burst Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate. It may not work with all wireless access point and wireless devices. Enable TCP Window Size Check this box and the configuration utility will adjust TCP window size automatically to get better performance.
2.5 View Network Statistics The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. If you want to know how your wireless network card works, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics: 1. Right-click the configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click ‘Launch Config Utility’. 2.
2.6 WMM Settings This wireless network card provides WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) function, which can improve the performance of certain network applications, like audio/video streaming, network telephony (VoIP), and others. When you enable the WMM function of this network card, you can define the priority of different kinds of data, to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding. Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications.
In ‘WMM Setup Status’ block, current WMM settings will be displayed. And here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description WMM Enable Check this box to enable WMM function. Please click ‘Apply’ button on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box, so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively. Check this box to enable WMM power saving mode to save energy, and let your computer’s battery live longer.
2.7 WPS Configuration Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the latest wireless network technology which makes wireless network setup become very simple. If you have WPS-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connection to it, you don’t have to configure the wireless access point and setup data encryption by yourself.
3. The PIN code of your wireless network card is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility. Remember it, and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this). 4. Click ‘PIN’ button now, and wait for few seconds to one minute. If a wireless access point with correct PIN code is found, you’ll be connected to that access point. 5.
2.8 Radio On/Off You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by the utility, so if you want to disable wireless network function, you don’t have to remove the network card physically. 1. Right-click the configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click ‘Launch Config Utility’. 2. To switch wireless radio on/off, please click ‘Radio On/Off’ button. Wireless radio is on (Green) Wireless radio is off (Red) 2.
2.10 On-line Help If you need to know the directions of how to use specific function in the utility, please click ‘Help’ button. On-line help documents will be presented in Windows help format. Click this button to view on-line help documents.
3. Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/n Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (ISM Band) Data Rate: 11b: 1 / 2 / 5.
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 limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
