Abocom WU5205 User manual

802.11 b/g/n
Micro Mini Wireless LAN
USB2.0 Adapter
User’s Manual

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. 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 of the
following measures:
zReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
zIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
zConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
zConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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.

Country Code Statement
For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be
operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, use only
belt-clips, holsters or similar accessories that do not contain metallic
components in its assembly. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these
requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, and should
be avoided.
CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this
device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation
Exposure Statement
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. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum
distance 2.5cm between the radiator & your body.
CE Statement:
Hereby, AboCom, declares that this device is in compliance with the
essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE
Driective 1999/5/EC.
Trade Mark: AboCom

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1
FEATURES ..............................................................................................................1
Windows 2000/XP Installation ...............................................................................2
INSTALL THE SOFTWARE.........................................................................................2
INSTALL THE HARDWARE .......................................................................................5
Windows Vista Installation.....................................................................................6
INSTALL THE SOFTWARE.........................................................................................6
INSTALL THE HARDWARE .......................................................................................8
VERIFICATION ........................................................................................................8
NETWORK CONNECTION .................................................................................9
IP ADDRESS ...........................................................................................................9
UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP...............................10
STATION MODE ....................................................................................................11
Profile......................................................................................................11
Network...................................................................................................20
Link Status...............................................................................................23
Advanced.................................................................................................25
Statistics...................................................................................................27
WMM / QoS............................................................................................28

WPS.........................................................................................................30
Radio On/Off...........................................................................................33
About.......................................................................................................34
UTILITY MENU LIST .............................................................................................35
SOFT AP MODE.....................................................................................................36
Config......................................................................................................36
Access Control.........................................................................................39
MAC Table..............................................................................................40
Event Log ................................................................................................41
Statistics...................................................................................................42
About.......................................................................................................43
UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA.................................44
STATION MODE ....................................................................................................45
Profile......................................................................................................45
Network...................................................................................................53
Link Status...............................................................................................57
Advanced.................................................................................................59
Statistics...................................................................................................60
WMM / QoS............................................................................................62
WPS.........................................................................................................63
Radio On/Off...........................................................................................66
About.......................................................................................................67
UTILITY MENU LIST .............................................................................................67

SOFT AP MODE.....................................................................................................68
Config......................................................................................................68
Access Control.........................................................................................71
MAC Table..............................................................................................72
Event Log ................................................................................................73
Statistics...................................................................................................74
About.......................................................................................................75
UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP...............................................76
UNINSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS VISTA.................................................78

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INTRODUCTION
The WU5205 is an IEEE802.11b/g/n USB adapter that connects your
notebook to a wireless local area. The WU5205 fully complies with IEEE
802.11n draft 3.0 and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards, delivers reliable,
cost-effective, feature rich wireless connectivity at high throughput from
an extended distance.
The WU5205 is a very small adapter that can connects notebook,
handheld or desktop computer equipped with USB interface for wireless
network applications. It allows you to take full advantage of your
notebook’s mobility with access to real-time information and online
services anytime and anywhere.
Features
¾1T1R Mode with 150Mbps PHY Rate for both.
¾Complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 3.0 and IEEE 802.11 b/g standards.
¾Supports WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2.
¾Supports WMM and WMM-PS.
¾Supports WPS configuration.
¾Supports USB 2.0/1.1 interface.
¾Portable and mini-size design.
¾Compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000.

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Windows 2000/XP Installation
Install the Software
Caution!
Do not insert the wireless card into your computer until the InstallShield
Wizard finish installing.
1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the included CD-ROM into your
computer. The CD-ROM will run automatically.
2. When the License Agreement screen appears, please read the
contents and select “I accept the terms of the license agreement
“ then click Next to continue.

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3. Select the check box to choose a Configuration Tool from the listed
two choices.
zConfiguration Tool: Choose to use our configuration utility.
zMicrosoft Zero Configuration Tool: Choose to use Windows XP’s
built-in Zero Configuration Utility (ZCU).
Click Next to continue.
5. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install
to begin the installation.

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6. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the
software installation.

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Install the Hardware
Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software
installation.
Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system
will automatically detect the new hardware.

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Windows Vista Installation
Install the Software
Do not insert the wireless LAN adapter into your computer until the
procedures in “Driver& Utility Installation” have been performed.
1. Insert the included CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your
computer.
2. When the Main Menu screen appears, click “Driver & Utility
Installation” to start the software installation.
3. When the License Agreement screen appears, please read the
contents and select “I accept the terms of the license agreement
“ then click Next to continue.

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4. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install
to begin the installation.
5. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the
software installation.

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Install the Hardware
Note: Insert the Wireless USB card when you finished your software
installation.
Insert the USB Adapter into the USB Port of your computer. The system
will automatically detect the new hardware.
Verification
To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start >
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager. Expand the Network
Adapters category. If the 802.11 USB Wireless LAN Card is listed here, it
means that your device is properly installed and enabled.

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NETWORK CONNECTION
IP Address
Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember
to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your
Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you
to assign Static IP Address for your computer.
1. To configure a dynamic IP address (i.e. if your broadband Router has the DHCP
technology), check the Obtain an IP Address Automatically option.
2. To configure a fixed IP address (if you broadband Router is not DHCP
supported, or when you need to assign a static IP address), check the Use the
following IP address option. Then, enter an IP address into the empty field; for
example, enter 192.168.1.1 in the IP address field, and 255.255.255.0 for the
Subnet Mask.

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UTILITY CONFIGURATION FOR
WINDOWS 2000/XP
After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the
included Configuration Utility to set their preference.
Go to StartJ(All) ProgramJIntelligent WirelessJIntelligent Wireless
Utility.
You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right
clicking to select Launch Config Utility.

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Station Mode
Notice: Under screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels, click the triangle button at
the right down corner of the utility to expand the information of the station,
the information will not be displayed completely.
Profile
Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office,
and other public hot-spot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct
one at your preference. The Profile manager enables you to Add, Edit, Delete and
Activate profiles.
Click this button to show the information of Status Section.
Click this button to hide the information of Status Section.
Profile Tab
Profile Name You can see a distinctive name of profile in this column.
The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3....)
SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in
your wireless network.

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Network Type Shows the network type of the device, including
Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc.
Authentication Shows the authentication mode.
Encryption Shows the encryption type.
Use 802.1x Whether or not use 802.1x feature.
Tx Power Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio
transceiver to send the signal out.
Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use.
Power Save
Mode Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM
(Power Saving Mode.)
RTS Threshold Shows the RTS Threshold of the device.
Fragment
Threshold Shows the Fragment Threshold of the device.
Add Click to add a profile from the drop-down screen.
System Configuration tab:
Profile Name: User can enter profile name, or use default
name defined by system. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2,
#3....).

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SSID: The SSID is the unique 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. User can use pull-down menu to
select from available APs.
Power Save Mode:
•CAM (Constantly Awake Mode): When this mode is
selected, the power supply will be normally provided
even when there is no throughput.
•PSM (Power Saving Mode): When this mode is
selected, this device will stay in power saving mode
even when there is high volume of throughput.
Network Type: There are two types, Infrastructure and
Ad-hoc modes. Under Ad-hoc mode user can also choose
the preamble type, the available preamble type includes
Auto and Long. In addition to that, the channel field will
be available for setup in Ad-hoc mode.
•The Infrastructure is intended for the connection
between wireless network cards and an Access Point.
With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless
LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
•The Ad-hoc lets you set a small wireless workgroup
easily and quickly. Equipped with the wireless
adapter, you can share files and printers between each
PC and laptop.
Tx Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by
a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Select the Tx
power percentage from the pull-down list including Auto,
100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Lowest.
Preamble: This function will show up when Ad-hoc
network type be selected. A preamble is a signal used in
wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting
timing including Synchronization and Start frame
delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the

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Preamble type into Auto or Long.
RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold
number by sliding the bar or key in the value directly. The
default value is 2347. RTS/CTS Threshold is a mechanism
implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. If
the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, users have to
specify the packet size. The RTS/CTS mechanism will be
activated if the data size exceeds the value you set.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347.
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications of this value are recommended.
Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the Fragment
threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value
directly. The default value is 2346. The mechanism of
Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency
when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If
your Wireless LAN Adapter often transmits large files in
wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold
value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256
to 2346.
Authentication and Security tab:
Authentication Type: There are several types of
authentication modes including Open, Shared, Leap,
WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK.
•Open: If your access point/wireless router is using
"Open” authentication, then the wireless adapter will