IEEE 802.11n Wireless Series Wireless 1T1R USB Adapter User Manual Version: 2.1 Date: Sep.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter FCC Certifications Federal Communication Commission Interference 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.
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Wireless 11n USB Adapter Package Contents The following contents should be found in your box: One IEEE 802.11n 1T1R USB Adapter One resource CD, including: REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility User’s Manual QIG 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. Conventions: The “Adapter” mentioned in this user guide stands for Wireless 11n 1T1R USB Adapter without any explanations.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Chapter 1 CONTENTS Introduction.................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Overview of the product.................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Application Diagram ......................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Features ......................................................
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.3 4.2.2 Available Network ................................................................................................ 41 4.2.3 Profile................................................................................................................... 42 4.2.4 General ................................................................................................................ 47 4.2.5 Advanced..........................................................................
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to know about your IEEE 802.11n wireless 1T1R USB Adapter. 1.1 Overview of the product Comply with 802.11n Standards The IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network in the 2.4 GHz band, which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 1.3 Features Support QoS Enhancement ( WMM, WMM-PS Client mode) Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WPA,WPA2 Support frame aggregation, Power saving mechanism Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for higher multimedia bandwidth Supports auto-installation and diagnostic utilities Supports driver for Windows 2000, XP 86, XP 64, Vista 86, Vista 64, Linux, MAC 1.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Chapter 2 Installation Guide for Windows 2.1 Hardware Installation The installation of the adapter is very simple. You could plug the adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. The LED will light up when the adapter is installed successfully and the PC is on. 2.2 2.2.1 Software Installation Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows XP.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 2.2.2 Software Installation 1. Insert the CD into your CD-Rom, and then appear an interface. Please click on USB> Driver> Win to start the installation. 2. The language-selecting window pops up. Please select the language you use and click “Next”.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3. The welcome window pops up. Click the “Next” button to proceed. 4. Click the “Install” button to start installing.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 5. Please wait while installation. Note: For Windows XP, the Setup Wizard will notify you of whether to proceed with the installation during these steps. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Continue Anyway twice to continue the Installation.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 6. Please wait again while installation 7. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, click Finish to reboot the system.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Chapter 3 Management Guide This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. The configuration of the adapter in Windows XP is similar with that of Windows 2000. This User Guide takes Windows XP for example. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.1.3 To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility We provide this Utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the Utility is started automatically upon starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength and with no security setting. Right click on the icon in the system tray and select Open Config utility if the Utility does not start.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2 Introduction to the 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility Note: The Utility in Linux and Mac are different from the following. 3.2.1 Interfaces 1. Functional Buttons: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each configuration window. 2. Configuration Column: Center of the Utility window. Make your changes for each function in this part. 3. Optional Table: “Show Tray Icon”, “Disable Adapter”, “Radio off”, “Windows Zero Config” 3.2.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Available Network Information: Items Information SSID The name of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network. This field has a Encryption Shows the encryption mode in use. There are total 4 modes: None, Network Authentication Signal maximum limit of 32 characters. WEP, TKIP and AES. Shows the authentication mode in use. This percentage shows the strength of the signal. The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter communication, using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more wireless adapters. BSSID Support Rates The IEEE MAC address of locally-managed, generating from a 46 random code. Show current rate Note: 1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point. 2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter In this dialog box, there are some items: Items Information Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile .This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. (You can enter the Profile name by “Add”, but you could only use the default name by “Add to profile”. Network The IEEE 802.11n wireless network name, using default name defined by Name(SSID) system. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. (3) Wireless Network Security A.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Open System: enable an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings. It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match. Shared-key: only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have the same WEP key. 802.1x: This item appears while the environment is set to an open authentication with WEP encryption. The section is also available in WPA and WPA2 authentication types.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Authentication Available Encryption Selection Open System Disabled, WEP Shared Key , WEP 802.1X WEP WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA TKIP, AES 802.1X, WPA2 802.1X Note: Select different Security Options, the configurations are different; you can select the appropriate security option and configure the exact key as your need. TKIP: "Temporary Key Integration communication Protocol", it provide each packet's key mixture, message integration and key reconstruction mechanism.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2.4 General In this window, there are some items as following: Items Information Status Currently connection status Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate Type Encryption SSID Signal Strength Link Quality Network type in use Encryption type in use The name of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Receive signal strength Display connection quality based on signal strength A.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2.5 Advanced This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item. Threshold (1) Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2.6 Status The Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The current Status tab needn’t any configurations. The following table describes the items found on the Status screen.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Network Type The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here. The options include : Infrastructure, Ad Hoc The power save mode have three mode, as follows : • Max - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2.7 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand. It show receiving and transmitting statistical information about the following receiving and transmitting diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter. Items Information TX OK Successfully transmitted frames numbers.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.2.8 Wi-Fi Protect Setup The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. This adapter supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Click the button “Yes”, you can select one of the AP. In this figure, you can operate these buttons “Refresh / Select / Cancel”. Select the name of one AP, then click “Select” button, you could use PIN method to configure the QSS. Double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen. Type the IP address of you selected router/AP into the URL and press Enter, and then you can enter the configuration.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter When the “General” window appears, WPS is configured successfully. 2. PBC (Push Button Configuration) method After pushing the PBC button, please push the physical button on your AP or visual button on the WPS config page, then come to the following figure.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Please enter the WPS ( Wi-Fi ) configuration page of your desired router/AP, and then start PCB connection. When WPS is configured successfully, the available profile(s) is changed.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.3 AP mode management guide for Windows 2000/XP If you wish to share the Internet access with the wireless stations in your environment, you can configure this wireless adapter as a software access point (Soft AP). In this mode, this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations. 3.3.1 Software Access Point (Soft AP) Application 3.3.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter At the same time, you will find that the icon on the system tray is changed. Please refer to the following information about this AP-mode utility. Items Information SSID AP name of user type. BSSID The IEEE MAC address of locally-managed, generating from a 46 random code. AID Raise value by current connection. MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection. Life Time (mm:ss) Record life time.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter SSID: AP name of user type. Security Setting: Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP. System default is no authentication and encryption. Cancel: Cancel the above changes. OK: Apply the above changes. A. Network Authentication Select the Security tab in the screen above. To define the security mode, select the desired security mode as follows. There are 4 types supported: Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.3.3 Advanced Items Beacon Interval Information Beacon frequency spacing DTIM Period Delay transmission indicator map (DTIM) is enabled for power management of the client. If any client power management is enabled, the DTIM should be retained for 1 (the default). Support this parameter range from 1 to 255.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.3.4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. Items TX OK Information Successfully transmitted frames numbers. TX Error Frames numbers transmitting with error. RX OK Successfully received frames numbers. Rx Packet Count RX Retry RX ICV Error Reset Counter The packets of receiving frames Frames numbers re-receiving Integrity Check Value receiving with error. Reset counters to zero.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3.3.5 ICS In this function, you can set the device sharing with Internet. Click the button “Apply”, then Prompt box pops up. Select “OK”. When the connection is successful, you will find that the tray “Local Area Connection” has been changed.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Chapter 4 Introduction for Vista user 4.1 4.1.1 Installation Overview The Adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Vista. The Setup Wizard will install the REALTEK 11n USB Wireless LAN Driver and Utility. When you install the hardware prior to before installing the software, the system will prompt “Found New Hardware Wizard”, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM. 4.1.2 Software Installation for vista 1.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 3. The welcome window pops up. Click the “Next” button to proceed.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4. Click the “Install” button to start installing. Note: For vista, the Setup Wizard will notify you of whether to proceed with the installation during these steps. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system. Click Install this driver software anyway to continue the Installation. 5.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 6. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below, Select “Yes” or “No” to reboot the system, then click Finish. 4.2 Management Guide This chapter describes how to configure your Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter’s tray icon will appear in your system tray.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.2.1 Interfaces 1. Functional Buttons : on top of the window. You can click each button to access each configuration window. 2. Configuration Column : Center of the Utility window. Make your changes for each function in this part. 3. Optional Table : “Show Tray Icon”, ”Disable Adapter”, ”Radio off”, ”Windows Zero Config” 4.2.2 Available Network This network lists the available wireless networks.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Available Network Information: Items Information SSID The name of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network. This field has a Encryption Shows the encryption mode in use. There are total 4 modes: None, Network Authentication Signal maximum limit of 32 characters. WEP, TKIP and AES. Shows the authentication mode in use. This percentage shows the strength of the signal. The type of network and the station currently connected are shown Type here.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter (2) It displays “Wireless Network Properties” dialog box. This profile page allows users to save different wireless settings, which helps users to get access to wireless networks at home, office or other wireless network environments quickly. In the following dialog box, there are some items: Items Information Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile .This name must be unique. Note that the profile names are not case-sensitive. Network The IEEE 802.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter (3) Wireless Network Security A. Network Authentication Select the Security tab in the screen above. To define the security mode, select the desired security mode as follows. There are 7 types supported: Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA 802.1X, WPA2 802.1X, WEP 802.1X, Please select a type from the drop down list Open System: enable an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter B. Data Encryption: There are 4 types supported: Disabled, WEP, TKIP and AES. The available encryption selection will differ from the authentication type you have chosen, the result is shown below: Data encryption Authentication Available Encryption Selection Open System Disabled, WEP Shared Key WEP WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA TKIP, AES 802.1X, WPA2 802.1X WEP 802.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter (4) Finish the configuration, and then click “OK”, that network has been added to the profile. Profile List: The list shows all the profiles you have added before. Buttons: You can click on these buttons to Add a new profile, Remove, Edit, Duplicate or Set Default an old profile.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.2.4 General In this window, there are some items as following: Items Information Status Currently connection status Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate Type Encryption SSID Signal Strength Link Quality Network type in use. Encryption type in use. The name of the IEEE 802.11 wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. Receive signal strength Display connection quality based on signal strength A.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.2.5 Advanced This screen below allows you to make advanced configuration for the profile. Please refer to the following chart for definitions of each item. Threshold: (1) Fragment Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2432. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.2.6 Status The Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The current Status tab needn’t any configurations. The following table describes the items found on the Status screen.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Network Type Power Save Mode Associated AP MAC Up Time 4.2.7 The type of network and the station currently connected are shown here. The options include : Infrastructure, Ad Hoc The power save mode have three mode: Max, Min, None The MAC Address of associated AP Record life time Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates the MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.2.8 Wi-Fi Protect Setup The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. This adapter supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method. If the wireless card supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 1. PIN method Click the button “Pin Input Config (PIN)”, and then come to the following figure.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Click the button “Yes”, you can select one of the AP. In this figure, you can operate these buttons “Refresh / Select / Cancel”. Select the name of one AP, then click “Select” button, you could use PIN method to configure the QSS. Double click the Internet WEB browser icon on your desktop screen. Type the IP address of you selected router/AP into the URL and press Enter, and then you can enter the configuration.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter When the “General” window appears, WPS is configured successfully. 2. PBC (Push Button Configuration) method After pushing the PBC button, Please push the physical button on your AP or visual button on the WPS config page, then come to the following figure. Please enter the WPS ( Wi-Fi ) configuration page of your desired router/AP, and then start PCB connection.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 4.3 AP mode management guide for Vista If you wish to share the Internet access with the wireless stations in your environment, you can configure this wireless adapter as a software access point (Soft AP). In this mode, this wireless adapter becomes the wireless access point that provides local area network and Internet access for your wireless stations. 4.3.1 General To use this adapter as an access point, please click the “Mode” on Functional Menu and select “Access Point”.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Items Information SSID AP name of user type. BSSID The IEEE MAC address of locally-managed, generating from a 46 random code. AID Raise value by current connection. MAC Address The station MAC address of current connection. Life Time (mm:ss) Record life time. Click the “Config” button, then you can configure the wireless network properties. This page provides overall configuration to this adapter. SSID: AP name of user type.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter A. Network Authentication Select the Security tab in the screen above. To define the security mode, select the desired security mode as follows. There are 4 types supported: Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK. Please select a type from the drop down list. B. Data Encryption: There are 4 types supported: Disabled, WEP, TKIP and AES.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Items Beacon Interval Information Beacon frequency spacing DTIM Period Delay transmission indicator map (DTIM) is enabled for power management of the client. If any client power management is enabled, the DTIM should be retained for 1 (the default). Support this parameter range from 1 to 255. Set Defaults Setting the default value of General Apply 4.3.3 Apply the above changes Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter RX Retry RX ICV Error Reset Counter 4.3.4 Frames numbers re-receiving Integrity Check Value receiving with error. Reset counters to zero. ICS In this function, you can set the device sharing with Internet. Click the button “Apply”, Prompt box pops up. Select “OK”, then the Internet connection is sharing.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter Appendix A: Specifications Standard IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u Interface Complies with USB 2.0 Security 64/128-bit WPA , WPA2 Receiver Sensitivity 802.11n Typical -68 dBm 802.11g Typical -73 dBm 802.11b Typical -84 dBm Transmit Power 14 dBm typically @ 802.11b 14 dBm typically @ 802.11g 13 dBm typically @ 802.11n Network Data Rate 802.11b: 1,2,5.5 and 11 Mbps 802.11g: 6,9,12,18,24,36,48 and 54 Mbps 802.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 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.
Wireless 11n USB Adapter 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. 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.
