VigorN65 Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide Version: 1.0 Date: 26/7/2011 Software Version: 1.0 Copyright 2011 All rights reserved. Please visit www.draytek.com to get the newly updated manual at any time.
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European Community Declarations Manufacturer: DrayTek Corp. Address: Product: No. 26, Fu Shing Road, HuKou County, HsinChu Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan 303 VigorN65 Wireless Adapter DrayTek Corp. declares that VigorN65 Wireless Adapter is in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EEC. The product conforms to the requirements of Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2006/95/EC by complying with the requirements set forth in EN60950-1.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................7 2 Installation Overview.........................................................................................9 2.1 Package Content..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Familiar with your new wireless network card.....................................................................
4 Soft-AP Function .............................................................................................47 4.1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration......................................................................... 47 4.2 Security Setting ..................................................................................................................... 50 4.3 Access Control .................................................................................................................
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high-speed wireless dual band network card! This network card can operate in 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless network. Excepting common wireless standards 802.11a/b/g, this wireless network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless networks - data transfer rate is 300Mbps, and that’s six times faster than 802.11g wireless network! With easy-to-install USB 2.
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2 Installation Overview 2.1 Package Content Driver/Utility/User Manual CD Wireless Adapter 2.2 Familiar with your new wireless network card 1. USB Connector 2. Connector Cap (To protect USB connector when not in use) 3. Link/Activity LED 4.
LED Name Color Light Status Description Radio Off Green Off Wireless LAN function is disabled. Radio On (No Link) Green Off No link to wireless AP or Router. Slow blinking Transmitting management information. On Link to wireless AP or Router. Blinking Transmitting data or management information. If user activates WPS mode (hold WPS button for 3 seconds), the LED will be still blinking. Radio On (Link to AP or Router) Green 2.
2. The following message will appear on your computer, click Cancel. 3. Insert the CD into your computer. The following screen will appear. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute VigorN65 Driver.exe program. 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.
4. The setup wizard will appear as follows. It is recommend installing driver and utility by choosing Install driver and VigorN65 Utility if the network card is installing the first time. If you want to update the driver only, choose Install driver only. After choosing the correct option, click Next.
5. You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here. It’s recommended to select VigorN65 Configuration Tool, which provides fully access to all functions of this wireless network card. Then click Next. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool. 6. Now you’ll see the following message, please click Install to start utility installation.
7. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, please click Finish to complete the driver installation process. 8. After installation is complete, 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. 9.
2.5 Uninstalling USB Driver If you want to remove the driver for this wireless card, please do the following: 1. Run Start >> Programs>> DrayTek VigorN65>>Uninstall – VigorN65. 2. The Preparing Setup will appear. 3. When the following screen appears, please click Yes.
4. Now, the system starts to remove the corresponding files. 5. When the following dialog appears, please click Finish.
3 Configuration 3.1 Connect to Wireless Access Point 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 network card and input required parameters, to get connected to the wireless access point you wish to connect.
Or Open the wireless monitor utility by clicking Start >> Programs>> DrayTek VigorN65 >> VigorN65 Utility. The VigorN65 Utility window will appear as the following. Basically, the software will scan and display available wireless AP automatically. Menu Setup Area More/Less button It consists two parts: Menu and setup area. You can select a setup function (Profile, Network, etc.) from menu, and corresponding setup items will be displayed at setup area.
You can click More / Less button again, and setup utility window will resume to its original size. Note: If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure, the setup utility window will expand automatically. 3.1.1.1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points, which is able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless / wired network clients.
A B C D E Scan results will be displayed in the tab of Network, please check if the wireless device (access point or another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here. Scan result includes 5 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.
If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here, please click Rescan button to scan for access point again, until the one you preferred is displayed. You may have to click Rescan for more than two times before you can see the access point you wish to use here.
Add to Profile Connect You can store a specific access point to profile, so you can link to that access point directly next time, without inputting authentication key again. To add an access point to profile, you have to select an access point from the list first, then click Add to Profile button. Detailed instructions will be given below. Connect to a selected access point. You have to select an access point from the list first and then click Connect to connect to the selected access point. 3.1.1.
3. If the wireless access point uses encryption, you will be prompted to input its WEP key or WPA preshared key. 4. Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect, and input the correct key here and then click OK. By checking Show Password box, the encryption key you inputted here will be displayed. If the value you inputted here is wrong, you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point.
You can put the mouse cursor over the VigorN65 configuration utility icon, and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon. You can also click More / Less button ( connected access point: ) to see detailed information of 3.1.1.3 Add an Access Point to Profile If you will connect to some specific wireless access point frequently, you can add their information to the profile.
The setup utility will expand: Here are descriptions of System Config tab: 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 filled automatically; however, you can modify the SSID by yourself. Network Type Please select the network type: Ad hoc or Infrastructure.
output power for you. Preamble Select the preamble for Ad hoc mode here. Available options are Auto and Long. It’s suggested to select Auto to let setup utility decide the preamble for you. Channel You can select the radio channel number for AdHoc mode here. Power Save Mode Please select CAM (constantly awake mode, keep wireless radio activity even when not transferring data), or PSM (Power saving mode, switches radio off when not transferring data).
If you select LEAP, you’ll be prompted to input LEAD specific settings: Please input LEAP identity, password, domain name, and select encryption type. You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type, but not replace by asterisk. Encryption Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect.
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. Tunnel Authentication 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.
ID \ Password tab Input 802.1x username (ID) and password and other information if it is required here. Click Show Password to show the password you typed. Client Certification tab Use this tab to select a local certificate from dropdown menu. If the access point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate, the certificate must be installed on your computer, and you can select the certificate here. Server Certification tab Use this tab to use server-based certification.
3.1.2 Using Windows Zero Configuration Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as Windows Zero Configuration (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right click VigorN65 configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration. 2. Right click Windows Zero Configuration icon and select View Available Wireless Networks. If you can not find the icon, please follow the procedures from step 3 to step 5. 3.
4. Click Network Connections. 5. Right-click Wireless Network Connection (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click the ViogrN65 Wireless LAN Card), then select View Available Wireless Networks.
6. 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 is shown, then click Connect. 7. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.
8. If you can see Connected message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established. 3.2 Profile Management If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your home, office, cybercafé, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.
Click the Profile menu. All profiles will be listed in Profile List, and you can select a profile from the list, all information about selected profile will be listed. 3.2.1 Add a profile If you want to click new profile, click Profile menu, then click Add button. You’ll be prompted to input detailed information of access point, as described in Section 3.1.1.3.
3.2.2 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. 3.2.3 Delete an existing profile If you no longer need a profile, you can delete it.
3.2.4 Activate a profile When you want to connect to a specific wireless device in the profile list, you can select it and click Activate button, to establish connection with it. When you selected a profile and click Activate button to activate the profile, a icon will be displayed in front of the profile to show that the connection is failed; When the connection is successfully established, a icon will be displayed. 3.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Wireless mode Select the wireless operation mode of the network card. When 2.4GHz is selected, the network card can be operated in 802.11b/g/n wireless networks. When 5GHz is selected, the network card can be operated in 802.11a/n wireless networks. When 2.4GHz + 5GHz is selected, the wireless network card can be operated in 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networks.
2. Click Statistics menu and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click Transmit or Receive tab, to view the statistics of transmitted or received packets. You can also click Reset Counter button, to reset the statistics of all items back to 0. 3.
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. WMM - Power Save Enable Check this box to enable WMM power saving mode to save energy, and let your computer’s battery live longer.
3.6.1 WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration) 1. Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. 2. Click WPS menu, and the following settings will appear. 3.
All access points with WPS function enabled will be displayed here. Please make sure the access point you wish to connect is displayed. If not, please click Rescan few more times. You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point. 5.
2. Click WPS Configuration menu, and the following settings will appear. 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). NOTE: If you experienced problem with the pin code provided here, you can click Renew to get a new pin code. 4.
3.7 SSO SSO stands for Single Sign-on. Please follow the following instructions to configure the settings for SSO. 1. Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. 2. Click SSO menu, and the following settings will appear.
3.8 CCX CCX stands for Cisco compatible eXtensions. To set relational CCX settings, please follow the following instructions to configure it: 1. Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. 2. Click CCX menu, and the following settings will appear. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Enable CCS Choose whether Cisco compatible eXtensions are supported or not.
Diagnose Hit the button to perform the diagnosis. Information of Selected Profile Apply Contain the information listed in the profile such as profile name, SSID, capability of diagnosis and so on. Make the settings effective. 3.9 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.
3.8 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information about your wireless network card. Please follow the following instructions to see the information: 1. Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. 2. Click About tab, and the following information will appear.
4 Soft-AP Function Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the internet connection you have! Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless card
You’ll see the basic configuration menu of the AP function. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description SSID Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here, excepting space. Channel Please select the wireless channel you wish to use. The number of channels available here will vary depends on the setting of Country Region Code. Wireless Mode Select the operation mode of the access point here.
Country Region Code The available channels are differed from countries. It is restricted to change. Here you can see the channel setting of the access point. For example: 0: FCC (US, Canada, and other countries uses FCC radio communication standards) 1: ETSI (Europe) 2: SPAIN 3: FRANCE 4: MKK 5: MKKI (TELEC) 6: ISERAL (Channel 3 to 9) 7: ISERAL (Channel 5 to 13) No forwarding among wireless clients Check this box and wireless clients will not be able to share data with each other.
4.2 Security Setting This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level. It’s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer (and its internet connection) to the public.
change the unit of time interval (every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in Group Rekey Interval field). Wep Key Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select WEP as encryption type. There are 2 types of WEP key: Hex (number 0 to 9, and ASCII characters A to F) and ASCII (all alphanumerical characters plus symbols). Please select the type of WEP key first, and then input the WEP key according to the type of WEP key you selected.
4.3 Access Control If you’re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public, you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy, so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access point. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Access Policy Select the policy type of your access rule.
Add Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list. Delete Please select a MAC address from the list, then click Delete button to remove it. Remove All Delete all MAC addresses in the list. When you finish with setting and want to save changes, click „Apply‟ button. 4.4 Connection Table If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point, please select Mac Table tab from the utility.
Power Saving Mode Displays the capability of power-saving function of this wireless client. Status Displays additional information of this wireless Connection, like current wireless operating mode and data transfer rate. 4.5 Event Log This software access point will log all wireless-related activities as a log. Click Event Log tab, and the event log will be displayed. You can click Clear to remove all entries in the log.
4.6 Statistics If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works, click Statistics tab, and the event log will be displayed. You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero.
4.7 About The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information about your wireless access point.
5 Appendix 5.1 Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g and IEEE 802.11n Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (subject to local regulations) 4.900~5.800GHz (subject to local regulations) Data Rate: 11a: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n (20MHz, 5G/2.4G): MCS0-15 (up to 144Mbps) 11n (40MHz, 5G/2.4G): MCS0-15 (up to 300Mbps) Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2 Cisco CCX Support Output Power: 2.4GHz: 11b:17±1.
5.2 Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless network card, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please check this troubleshooting table, the solution of your problem could be very simple, and you can solve the problem by yourself! Q 1: I can’t find any wireless access point / wireless device in Site Survey function. Solution: 1. Click Rescan for few more times and see if you can find any wireless access point or wireless device. 2.
5. There could be too much people using the same radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number. Q5: Can Wireless products support printer sharing? Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Wireless products can work with Netware, Windows 2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing. Q6: Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air? WLAN features two-fold protection in security.
An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.
WMM Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio, video and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802.11e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi-Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each with different latency and throughput requirements, compete for network resources.
