PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module Rev: 1.0.
FCC STATEMENT 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.
CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
CONTENTS Package Contents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................................... 2 1.1 Product Overview .............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Main Features ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 LED Status .........
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module ¾ One USB extension cable ¾ One Resource CD for PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module, including: • Drivers and Utility • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing the PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module. The Module is designed to provide a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your computer. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming and so on. The PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module complies with IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b standards.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Guide 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Connect one end of the USB cable to the Module. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Because the Module gets its power from the host, there is no external power supply. The LED should light up when the Module is plugged in and the PC is on. ) Note: The Module can also be plugged into the USB port on your computer directly. 2.2 Software Installation 2.2.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 2-1 Preparing Setup 2. Then you’ll see the screen as follow, you can choose what to be installed. Figure 2-2 Setup Type 3. As next screen, you can select the configuration tool here.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 2-3 Setup Type I. If you want to install the RL51 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility, please select the Configuration Tool and click Next. II. If you only want to use the Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool to configure the wireless connection, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool and click Next. 4. Then, choose the destination location.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide 5. After that, you will see the next screen as below. Click Install to continue. Figure 2-5 Ready to Install the Program 6. The following screen for installing will appear.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide pop up, please click Continue Anyway to continue the installation for our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system. Figure 2-7 Windows XP Warning Box 7. After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in Figure 2-8 will appear. Click the Finish button to finish the wizard. Figure 2-8 InstallShield Wizard Complete After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon system tray.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide 2.3 Uninstall Software 2.3.1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the System icon, click on the Hardware tab in the System window. 3. Click on the Device Manager button, double-click Network Modules, and then right-click 150M Wireless Lite-N Client Module. Figure 2-9 Device Manager 4.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration of Utility PW-MN427 Wireless USB Module can be configured by its utility for Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista. This section will take the configuration in Windows XP for example and guide you to configure your wireless Module for wireless connectivity with trustable data security encryption features. The configuration steps in Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista are similar.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 3-1 Profile Tab 1. To Add a new profile: Click the Add button on the Profile tab, the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter the Profile Name and choose the SSID from the pull-down list, then click OK to add it. Figure 3-2 Add a new profile ¾ ¾ ¾ 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.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide ¾ Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packages. 2346 is the default setting and is recommended. 2. To edit a profile: Highlight the desired profile name on Profile List, and click the Edit button, the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in Figure 3-3.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 3-4 Edit a Profile-Auth.\Encry. ¾ Authentication – You can choose the Authentication Type from the pull-down list with three options, Open System, Shared-Key System or LEAP. ¾ 802.1x – It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA. ¾ Encryption – Displays which encryption type that the driver is using. When you select Open System, Shared-Key System as Network Authentication, there are two options: WEP and Disabled.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide choices will appear as Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5 Network tab ¾ Rescan: Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time. ¾ Add to Profile: Highlight an SSID and click the Add to Profile button to add the network to the profile. The continued steps are similar to add a new profile, please refer to the 3.1.1 Profile: To Add a new profile.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide ¾ Apply - Click the Apply button to save the current setting. 3.1.4 Statistics Click the Statistics tab of the Utility and you will see the following screen displaying the receiving and transmitting statistical information. Click the Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information. Figure 3-7 Statistics tab 3.1.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide supports. ) Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the Access Point for WPS or WPS function meanwhile. I. PBC Method If your Access Point is equipped with a push-button for Wi-Fi Protected Setup, you can connect the Module to the Access Point by Push WPS Button method. Step 1 Press the WPS button on your Access Point device.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 3-10 WPS - Registrar mode ) Note: The default PIN code of the AP always can be found in its label or User Guide. 2) Enter the PIN into my Access Point Choose the Config Mode as Enrollee and click the PIN button on the screen as Figure 3-11. Meanwhile, enter the PIN code of the Module into the configuration utility of the AP. For the detailed instructions of the AP configuration, please refer to the User Guide of the AP.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide 3.1.7 About Click the About tab of the Utility and you will see the following screen with some information about this Module. Figure 3-12 About ¾ Utility Version - The version of this utility. ¾ Utility Date - The creation date of this utility. ¾ Driver Version - The version of the wireless network Module driver. ¾ Driver Date - The creation date of the wireless network Module driver. ¾ Firmware Version -The version of the Module firmware.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Double click the Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility option to enable Wireless Zero Configuration function. Figure 3-13 Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility 2. After that, double click the icon , and the following Figure 3-14 will appear with some available wireless network choices. You can highlight a network and then click Connect to add to a network.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 3-15 Acquiring network address 4. If the connection is finished, the icon will display like the next screen shown.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Chapter 4 AP Mode Click the icon to switch to AP Mode. In this mode you can use the PW-MN427 as a soft AP. Figure 4-1 ) Note: At this time, if your PC have Installed other network card (wireless or wire), you will be prompted “ICS Select WAN Module” to select one of them to be “WAN”. With this function PW-MN427 can serve as wireless router based on the selected card connecting to the Internet, which will make the APs of the LAN share the Internet.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 4-3 Config Setting Page ¾ SSID – Enter the SSID of your soft AP, or you can press “<- Use Mac Address” button to keep the Mac Address as your SSID. ¾ Channel – Select the channel from the drop-down list. This field determines which operating frequency will be used. ¾ Beacon – Enter a value between 20-1000 milliseconds for Beacon Interval here. The beacons are the packets sent by the router to synchronize a wireless network.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 4-4 Access Control Function ¾ ¾ Access Policy – This field allows you to start the function or not. System default is disabled. • Disable - Disable the Access Policy feature. • Allow All - Allow all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP. • Reject All - Disable all the MAC addresses in the Access List to access the AP. Mac Address – Manually force the Mac address using the function, and press Add to Access List.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 4-5 Mac Table Function ¾ MAC Address – The station’s Mac address of the current connection. ¾ AID – Raise value by current connection. ¾ Power Saving Mode – Support Power Saving Mode on the currently connected station. ¾ Status – The link status of the current connection. 4.4 Event Log A record of all event times and messages, shown as below.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 4-6 Event Log Page ¾ Event Time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) – Displays the event time recorded. ¾ Message – Displays all event messages. 4.5 Statistics The statistics page displays detailed counter information based on the 802.11 MIB counters. The information is translated into a format easier for the user to understand.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 4-7 Transmit and Receive statistics 4.6 About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in Figure 4-8.
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PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Chapter 5 Example for Application 5.1 Configuration of PSP XLink Online game Please ensure the software and hardware environments are well established before configuring. For hardware, at least a PC, a PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module and a PSP device are needed. For software, the PW-MN427 Module driver should be properly installed. Please operate as follows: Step 1. Connect the website of X-LINK http://www.teamxlink.co.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Step 5. Right-click “My Computer” and select Management. In the prompt page, click Device Manager, then right-click “150M Wireless Lite-N Client Module “and select Properties. Then set the value of “PSP Xlink Mode” as Enable following the red marked instruction in the figure. Figure 5-2 Step 6. Click Start > Control Panel > Network. Figure 5-3 Step 7. Right-click Wireless Network Connection icon , and select Properties.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 5-4 Step 8. In the prompt page shown below, select Use the Following IP Address, and set the IP and Subnet mask. After completing setting, click OK. Figure 5-5 ) Note: Please set the IP address in different network segment with the other network card to avoid conflict. Step 9. Launch RL51 Wireless Lite-N Client Utility, then highlight the Network Name (SSID) beginning with “PSP” in the “Network” page, and click Connect.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Figure 5-6 Step 10. Check whether your PSP device is detected in the Diagnostics mode of Kai as Figure 5-7 shown: Click the icon first and then click the folder . Figure 5-7 Step 11. Click the icon on the right top corner to enter the Arena Mode, highlight the arena of your wanted game, and then join or start a new game.
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PW-MN427 Appendix A: Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless 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.
PW-MN427 Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Spectrum (FHSS). SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
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PW-MN427 Appendix B: Wireless Lite-N USB Module User Guide Specifications General Interface USB 2.0 Connector Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista/ 7 Safety & Emission FCC, CE Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.
