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horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................... 5 REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................... 5 INSTALLING THE ADAPTER AND SOFTWARE .................................................. 6 WIRELESS ADAPTER CONFIGURATION ..........................
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horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Introduction PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) is a high-performance, easy-to-install 32bit wireless network adapter attached via USB. The adapter can be used in ad hoc mode to establish peer-to-peer connections with other adapters for file sharing, or in infrastructure mode to provide Internet access on home or office networks using an access point or a router. PENTAGRAM horNET USB supports 802.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Installing the adapter and software Note: Do not connect the adapter to your PC before installing drivers! 1. 2. 3. Insert the supplied CD into your CD-ROM drive. The setup wizard should launch automatically. Under Windows Vista, you may also need to click Run SETUP.EXE when the AutoPlay dialog box appears. If the program does not start automatically, click Start and then select Run. In the box that appears, type X:\setup.
5. horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003: Select Optimize for performance mode and click Next >. 6. The drivers will be installed. After the operation completes, a message box will appear saying Please plug-in the RT7x Wireless LAN Card on your computer. Connect the adapter to an available USB port on the PC. Under Windows Vista, the Found New Hardware dialog may appear. Select Ask me again later. 7.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Wireless adapter configuration A configuration application is installed with adapter drivers. The application’s icon is displayed in the system tray (next to the clock), and its appearance depends on the adapter and/or connection status. The adapter is not attached to the PC. The adapter is not connected to a wireless network. The adapter is connected to a wireless network. To launch the adapter’s configuration application, double-click the application’s icon.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Creating a new profile Clicking Add on the Profile tab opens the Add Profile dialog, which allows you to create a new profile. The dialog contains two tabs: Configuration This tab provides basic profile and wireless network settings. Profile Name: Enter a name to identify your profile. SSID: Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. PSM: Select the power saving mode.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Authentication and Security This tab provides wireless network security settings. The appearance of this tab depends on the option selected in the Authentication Type field. • Authentication Type: Open or Shared Authentication Type: With the Open method, every wireless station can request authentication.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) • Authentication Type: LEAP Authentication Type: LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an EAP authentication method used primarily on Cisco Aironet wireless networks. This protocol encrypts transmitted data using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports two-way authentication. Identity: Enter your identity for the LEAP authentication service. Password: Enter your password for the LEAP authentication service.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) AES (Advanced Encryption System) uses symmetrical 128-bit data block encryption. WPA Preshared Key: Enter the WPA preshared key (WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK only). The key should be 8 to 32 characters in length. 802.1x Setting (WPA and WPA2 only): Click this button to open a dialog box with IEEE 802.1x parameters. Show Password: Select this box if you do not want password characters to be replaced with “*”. • • 802.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) If you wish to use a CA (Certification Authority) server, click the CA Server tab. Depending on the EAP method used, only the server or both server and client can be authenticated and require a certificate. Server certificates enable clients to identify the server, usually an authentication server or a RADIUS server. Most EAP methods require a certificate issued by major or trusted certification authorities.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Link Status tab This tab displays network adapter and connection status information. Status: Displays current connection details. When connected to a network, this field displays the network’s SSID and BSSID. Disconnected means no wireless network connection, and RF OFF means that the adapter’s transmit and receive capabilities are disabled. Extra Info: Displays the current connection status and Channel.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Site Survey tab This tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. SSID: Shows the wireless network service set identifier (SSID). BSSID: Shows the wireless network basic service set identifier (BSSID). Signal: Shows wireless network signal strength. Channel: Shows the channel (frequency) used by the wireless network. Encryption: Shows the encryption used. Authentication: Shows the authentication method used.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Statistics tab This tab shows transmit and receive statistics. Transmit statistics: • Frames Transmitted Successfully shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. • Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry shows the number of frames transmitted without errors and retries. • Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry(s) shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Advanced tab This tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options. Wireless mode: Select wireless stations to which the adapter can connect. • 802.11 B allows connecting to 802.11b wireless stations only. • 802.11 G allows connecting to 802.11g wireless stations only. • 802.11 B/G mix allows connecting to 802.11b or 802.11g stations. B/G Protection: If both 802.11b and 802.
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) About tab The About tab contains driver, application and network adapter information. RaConfig Version: Shows the version of the RaConfig application. Driver Version: Shows the current driver version. Date: Shows the application/driver release date. EEPROM Version: Shows the current EEPROM revision. IP Address: Shows the adapter’s current IP address. Sub Mask: Shows the adapter’s current subnet mask. Phy_Address: Shows the adapter’s physical address (MAC).
horNET Wi-Fi USB Lite (P 6122-07) Troubleshooting This section describes methods that can be used to solve problems, which may appear during the installation and operation of the wireless network adapter. Please read the description below for troubleshooting. The application does not detect the wireless network adapter. • Make sure the adapter has been installed correctly. • Make sure drivers and the application have been installed correctly, and are compatible with your hardware.
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