Wireless – N USB Adapter User’s Manual Model # AWN-USB-11N2
FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class C 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 communication.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization. Revision History Revision History V2.
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 FEATURES ..................................................................................................... 4 LED INDICATOR ............................................................................................. 4 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................... 4 2. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .................
1. Introduction This is a wireless 11n USB Adapter that provides unsurpassed wireless performance for your Desktop PC or Notebook. It complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 wireless standard and is backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g. This USB adapter provides better wireless reception and up to 150/300 Mbps data transfer rates in 11n mode. With this adapter, you can easily upgrade your Desktop PC or Notebook wireless connectivity.
2. Software Installation Note: The following installation was operated under Windows 7. (Procedures will be same for Windows Vista, XP and 2000 Operation System) Step1: Insert the Wireless USB adapter into the USB slot of your computer. The system will automatically find the device and search for its driver. For Windows 7 Î Windows System will pup-up the message for new searched device. For Windows Vista/XP/2000 Î Please click Cancel to continue.
Step2: Insert Wireless USB Adapter Installation CD into CD-ROM drive then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver & Utility to begin device driver installation. Step3: Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click Next> to continue.
Step4: The InstallShield Wizard will install Wireless LAN Driver and Utility on your computer. For next step, click Next> to continue. Step5: Click Install begin the installation..
Step6: Please wait for a while for installing process. Step7: After Wizard has finished the installing, choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” before you can use the utility. And then, click Finish to compete the setup. Step8: When Utility setup is completed, a shortcut of Wireless LAN Utility will appear in the computer’s desktop. Double click the shortcut and start using the WLAN USB adapter.
To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed, you can right-click Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager. [Configuring Wireless Network] Step 1: Open the Wireless Utility and go to “Available Network” tab, double-click the network which you want to connect or click “Add to Profile” button to continue.
necessary. And click “OK” to continue. Step 3: In the “Profile” tab, you can see the available network is listed. Step 4: And now, you can browse your Internet Explorer to surfing the web.
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3. Wireless LAN Utility The Wireless LAN Utility is an application that helps you to configure the USB Wireless LAN adapter and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process. 3.1 General In the “General”, you can immediately monitor the link status. Status: Current connection status Speed: Show current transmit rate and receive rate. Type: Network type in use. Encryption: Encryption type in use. SSID: The Current AP name of user type.
3.3 Available Network The “Available Network” shows all Access Points, Routers or Adapters nearby when operating in Ad-Hoc mode. Click “Refresh” button to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices nearby. If you want to connect to any device on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected device. If you want to add one Access Point to the profile, click “Add to Profile” button.
network properties windows will display. You can configure your Wireless Network Security for the card. [Network Authentication] -- Open System: No authentication is needed among the wireless devices. -- Shared Key: Only Wireless device using a shared key (WEP Key identified) is allowed to connecting each other. Setup the same key as the wireless device which the card intends to connect.
[Data Encryption] -- Disabled: Disable the WEP Data Encryption. -- WEP: Enabled the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length & the key Index. -- TKIP: Enable the TKIP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the Network Key & Confirm network key. -- AES: Enabled the AES Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the Network Key & Confirm network key.
receiving status. 3.6 Wi-Fi Protect Setup In the “Wi-Fi Protect Setup”, you can setup the Wi-Fi network more easily and secure. . There are two methods for you: Pin Input Config (PIN) Method & Push Button Config (PBC) Method”. Select one of following methods to setup your AP. The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simply the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks.
configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar. Pin Input Config (PIN): Start to add to Registrar using PIN configuration method. IF STA Registrar, remember that enter PIN Code read from you Enrollee before starting PIN. Push Button Config (PBC ): Start to add to AP using PBC configuration method. 4.
You will see the basic configuration menu of the AP function: 4.2 General SSID: The SSID is the uniqure name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network.
shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless USB adapter. BSSID: It shows the current BSSID’s MAC address. AID: Raise value by current connection. MAC Address: The station MAC address of current connection Life Time: The status of current connection. 4.3 Advanced Beacon Interval: The time between two beacons. (The system default is 100 ms.) DTIM Period: DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. 3 is the default setting.
If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works, you can view the statistics of the access point. You can click “Reset” button to reset all counters to zero. 4.5 ICS The Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) function allows wireless clients to share a single internet connection. In the setup, Wireless USB adapter automatically assigns a virtual IP address to each of the wireless clients. (Please make sure your local network connection is connecting.
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