User Manual

Chung Nam Electronics (CNE)

IEEE 802.11b/g USB WLAN Card

(Model #: WLC-301GRSM)

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Version 1.0

Nov 2008

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 Product ........................................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Main Features................................................................................................................. 3

1.3 LED Status ..................................................................................................................... 4

Chapter 2 Installation Procedure.................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Software Installation ...................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Hardware Installation..................................................................................................... 8

2.3 Profile............................................................................................................................. 8

2.4 Link Status ................................................................................................................... 12

2.6 Statistics ....................................................................................................................... 14

2.7 Advanced...................................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 3 Configuration ............................................................................................................ 15

Chapter 4 Regulatory Information ............................................................................................. 17

4.1 FCC Information to User ............................................................................................. 17

4.2 FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure ......................................................................... 17

4.3 FCC Electronic Emission Notices ............................................................................... 17

Chapter 5 Technical Specifications............................................................................................ 19

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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.

Featuring high performance transmission rates, simple installation and adaptability, as well as strong security the CNE Wireless USB Adapter is the perfect solution for small office and home needs.

1.2 Main Features

● Complies with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards

● Supports WPA data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption,

64/128-bitWEP encryption

● Supports 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates

● Provides USB interface

● Supports Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes

● Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode

● Eases configuration and provides monitoring information

● Supports Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP

● Internal Antenna

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1.3 LED Status

A green LED indicates Link/Act status. It blinks at green light when sending and receiving data.

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Chapter 2 Installation Procedure

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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. The following setup steps are for windows 2000.

2.1.2 Software Installation for Windows 2000

1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, click the

Start button and choose

Run

.

In the field that appears, enter F:\XXX\Setup.exe (if “F” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive; XXX presents the setup program path, which is labeled on the Resource CD),

Figure

2-1 should then appear.

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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

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3. To continue, please waiting for running automatically for a moment,

Figure 2-2

. Click the

Cancel button to end the Installation.

4. The soft install automatically in the operating system, and appear a dialog box

Figure 2-3

.

Now, only a thing which you can do is Waiting!

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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. The OS will automatically detect the adapter and automatically setup the driver for the adapter. If it does not, please follow the setup steps to finish the driver installation.

After installing the driver successfully, you should see an icon appear in your system icon box.

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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

. The

Profile screen provides tools to:

● Add a Profile

● Delete a profile

● Edit a profile

● Activate a profile

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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.

To switch to another profile

, highlight the desired profile name on

Profile Name list, and click the

Activate button.

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Do not forget to click the Apply button when you create a new profile for connection.

To add a new configuration profile, click

Add button on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click

Edit

. The

Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in

Figure 3-2.

1. Edit the Configuration tab

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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.

●

Preamble –

Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Auto Switch

(access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames. The adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them.

●

RTS Threshold –

Default is 2312.

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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.

● 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 None . If you select WPA-PSK as Network Authentication, there are TKIP and AES options instead of WEP and None.

● Wep Key – Key #1, Key #2, Key #3, Key #4, the Key groups. You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F) or 5 ASCII characters for 64-bit (also called 40bits)

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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.

●

Extra Info -

Shows link status and the current channel in use.

●

Link Speed -

Shows the current max Transfer rate, unit is Mbit/sec.

●

Throughput -

Displays Tx and Rx rate, unit is Kbits/sec.

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Link Quality -

Shows the quality of the signal.

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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.

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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 Counte r button to reset the count of the statistics information.

Figure 3-6 Statistics tab

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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. If the utility does not run, you can run the utility by clicking: Start > Program > RaLink Wireless > RaLink

Wireless Utility . If the icon still does not appear, the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged, please try again.

Icon means the connection has been established. Icon means there is no connection.

Double-click the icon and the configuration screen of the utility will appear. You can also 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.

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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).

If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings, just exit the utility.

Right-click the icon at the bottom of the screen, and click

Exit to exit the utility.

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Chapter 4 Regulatory Information

4.1 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.

4.2 FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure

FCC RF exposure statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements please follow operation instructions as document in this manual.

This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure (SAR) limits in the typical laptop computer configuration and this device can be used in desktop or laptop computers with

USB slots. Other applications like handheld PDAs (personal digital assistants) or similar device has not been verified and may not compliance with related RF exposure rule and such use should be prohibited. This device with its antenna must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This EUT is compliance with SAR for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in

ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C.

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

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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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. 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.

---Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

---Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Chapter 5 Technical Specifications

Appendix A: Specifications

General

Interface

Standards

A-type USB 2.0 Connector

IEEE 802.11b; IEEE 802.11g

Operating System Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP

Transmission In door up to 100m, out door up to 300m (It is limited to

Distance the environment).

Frequency

Sensitivity

2.412~ 2.462 GHz

54M -70dBm

11M -83dBm

Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)

Radio Data Rate

Wireless

54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mbps 11g OFDM ， 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps

11b DSSS,(Auto Rate Sensing)

11g OFDM , 11b CCK/DSSS Modulation

Media Access

Protocol

CSMA/CA with ACK

Data Security

WPA, 64/128 bit WEP, TKIP/AES, IEEE 802.1X authentication

Physical Environmental

Working

Temperature

Storage

Temperature

Humidity

Dimensions

0 ℃ ～ 55 ℃ (32 ℉ ～ 104 ℉ )

-10 ℃ ～ 70 ℃ (-40 ℉ ～ 158 ℉ )

10% ～ 90% RH, Non-condensing

68m (L) x 22.3mm (W) x 9.2mm (H)

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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.

* 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security.

* Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an

Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation.

* DSSS ( D irectS equence S pread S pectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code).

Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored).

* FHSS ( F requency H opping S pread S pectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo-random set of channels. Because a fixed frequency is not used, and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of FHSS is extremely difficult.

* Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set

(ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks.

* Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect,

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Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS).

* SSID - A S ervice S et Id entification 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.

* WEP ( W ired E quivalent P rivacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or

128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.

* Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the

Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.

* WLAN ( W ireless L ocal A rea N etwork) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.

* WPA ( W i-Fi P rotected A ccess) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key

Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

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