airnet Netkrom User manual

AIRNET 300Mb 802.11b/g/n High Power USB Adapter
User’s Guide

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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. 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:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm
between the radiator & your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
IEEE 802.11b/g or 802.11bgn operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to
channels 1 through 11.

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CE Mark Warning
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 55022
Class B for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information
in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for the latest
information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written
consent from the company.
Trademarks:
All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.
Copyright © 2007, All Rights Reserved.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW .................................................. 4
UNPACKING INFORMATION .............................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION TO THE IEEE 802.11BGN WIRELESS USB ADAPTER................. 4
KEY FEATURES ............................................................................................. 4
INSTALLATION GUIDE ................................ 5
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................. 5
MANAGEMENT GUIDE ................................ 8
MAKING A BASIC NETWORK CONNECTION ....................................................... 8
Select a configuration tool......................................................................8
To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool .........................................8
To connect with 802.11 bgn Wireless LAN Utility......................................... 10
INTRODUCTION TO THE 802.11BGN WIRELESS LAN UTILITY............................11
Interfaces ....................................................................................... 11
Information ..................................................................................... 12
Profile ........................................................................................... 13
Network ......................................................................................... 18
Advanced ....................................................................................... 19
Statistics ........................................................................................ 20
WMM ............................................................................................ 21
WPS............................................................................................. 21
Radio On/Off ................................................................................... 23
APPENDIX ................................................. 24
INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR VISTA USERS .................. 24
Profile ........................................................................................... 24
Link Status...................................................................................... 26
Site Survey ..................................................................................... 27
Statistics ........................................................................................ 28
WPS Configuration............................................................................ 29
AP MODE MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA ...................... 35
Config ........................................................................................... 35
Security Setting ................................................................................ 37
Access Control................................................................................. 38
MAC Table ..................................................................................... 39
Event Log....................................................................................... 40
Statistics ........................................................................................ 41

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Overview
Thank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to know about your
IEEE 802.11bgn Wireless USB Adapter.
Unpacking Information
Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. IEEE 802.11bgn Wireless USB Adapter
2. One Utility/ Manual CD
3. Dual band antenna
Introduction to the IEEE 802.11bgn Wireless USB Adapter
The IEEE 802.11bgn Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11bgn wireless
network at 150/300 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band, which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11/b/g
wireless devices at 11/54 Mbps. You can configure this adapter with Ad-hoc mode to connect to
other 2.4GHz wireless computers, or with Infrastructure mode to connect to a wireless AP or
router for accessing to Internet. This adapter includes a convenient Utility for scanning available
networks and saving preferred networks that users usually connected with. Security encryption
can also be configured by this utility.
Key Features
Complies with IEEE 802.11 bgn wireless standard Supports wireless data encryption with
64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2
2.4GHz Frequency band, MIMO 1T2R Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-PS
Complies with Universal Serial Bus Rev. 1.1 and
2.0 specifications
Supports Multiple BSSID
High speed transfer TX rate up to 150 Mbps
High speed transfer RX rate up to 300 Mbps
Supports auto-installation
Supports driver for Windows 2000, XP 32/64,
Vista 32/64, Linux (2.4.x/2.6.x), and Mac
(10.3.x/10.4.x)

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Installation Guide
Software Installation
Note:
For Linux or Mac driver installation guide, please refer to the instruction in
/Driver/Linux/README or /Driver/Mac/README in the CD-Rom.
The following driver installation guide uses Windows XP as the presumed operation system. The
procedures and screens in Windows 2000 and Vista are familiar with Windows XP.
1. Insert this product to your computer. The system finds the newly installed device
automatically. Click Cancel to close this window.
2. Insert the CD-Rom that came with this product to your CD-Rom drive. The menu window pops
up automatically. Please click the Driver button of this product.
Note: If the CD-Rom fails to auto-run, please click on My Computer > your CD-Rom drive
> (folder of this product) > Driver then double-click the Setup icon to start this menu.
3. Select if you are going to configure your wireless network with this device or with Microsoft
Zero Configuration tool.
Note: This can be changed after installing this software.

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4. Select to optimize this adapter in WiFi mode or performance mode.
Note: The performance mode is only available while connecting to a TX Burst supported AP.
Users that uses the AP without TX Burst please select WiFi mode (standard mode).

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5. Click the Install button to start installing.
6. Click the Finish button to complete installation.

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Management Guide
Read this chapter to understand the management interface of the device and
how to manage the device.
Making a Basic Network Connection
Select a configuration tool
In the following instruction for making a network connection, we use the Utility we provide to
configure your wireless network settings.
Note: You could use either the software we provide or Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to
configure this adapter. To switch between the two configuration tools, please right click on the …..
icon on system tray to select.
To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool
After specifying the Microsoft Zero Configuration tool to configure your wireless network, right
click on the icon on system tray. Select View Available Wireless Networks to specify your
wireless network.

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The tool shows the available wireless networks. Select your demanding network to connect with.
To connect to a wireless network with more security settings, please click Change advanced
settings to be compatible with your wireless network security settings.

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To connect with 802.11 bgn 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.
Right click on the icon and select Launch Config utilities if the Utility does not start.
Please refer to the following chapters to get information regarding to the functions of this Utility.

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Introduction to the 802.11bgn Wireless LAN Utility
Note: The Utility in Windows Vista, Linux and Mac are different from the following.
For instructions on using the Utility included in Windows Vista please refer to the instruction in
Appendix.
For instructions on using the Utility included in Linux please refer to the instruction in
/Driver/Linux/README in the CD-Rom.
For instructions on using the Utility included in Mac please refer to the instruction in
/Driver/Mac/README in the CD-Rom.
Interfaces
This Utility is basically consisted of three parts:
1. Functional buttons: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each
configuration window.
Note: Click to enable/disable wireless connection status.
2. Configuration column: center of the Utility window. Make your changes for each function in
this part.
3. Status information: bottom of the utility window. Shows the connection status and system
information.

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Information
Items Information
Status Shows the connecting status. Also shows the SSID while connecting to a
valid network.
Extra Info Display link status in use.
Channel Display current channel in use.
Authentication Authentication mode in use.
Encryption Encryption type in use.
Network Type Network type in use.
IP Address IP address of current connection.
Sub Mask Subnet mask of current connection.
Default Gateway Default gateway of current connection.
Link Speed Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughput Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.
Link Quality Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet
error rate.
Signal Strength 1 Receive signal strength 1, user can choose to display as percentage or
dBm format.
Signal Strength 2 Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or
dBm format.
Signal Strength 3 Receive signal strength 3, user can choose to display as percentage or
dBm format.
Noise Strength Display noise signal strength.
HT Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and
SNR1 value.

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Profile
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.
Items Information
Profile Name Choose a name for this profile, or use default name defined by system.
SSID Fill in the intended SSID name or use the drop list to select from available
Aps.
Network Type There are two types, infrastructure and 802.11 Ad-hoc modes. Under
Ad-hoc mode, you could 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.
Authentication Authentication mode.
Encryption Encryption mode.
Use 802.1x Whether or not use 802.1x feature.
Channel Channel in use for Ad-Hoc mode.
Power Save Mode Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving
Mode).
Tx Power Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send
the signal out.
RTS Threshold For adjusting the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2347.
Fragment
Threshold
Adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2346.

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To add a new profile:
1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up.
Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the
Network function then click the Add to Profile button.
2. Fill in information for this profile in the system config section:
3. Select an encryption type and fill in the corresponding wireless network information:
Items Information
Authentication
Type
There are 7 types of authentication modes supported by Utility including
open, Shared, LEAP, WPA and WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK.
Encryption Type For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption
type are None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK
authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES.
802.1x Use 802.1x to make WPA and WPA2 certification. This function only
works when connecting to a WPA and WPA2 supported device.
WPA Pre-shared
Key
This is the shared secret between AP and STA. For WPA-PSK and
WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with character
longer than 8 and less than 32 lengths.
WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match
AP's key.

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4. Specify the 802.1x information if you are using the 802.1X certification method.
Users that do not use this function or connecting to an open-wireless network please skip this
part.
Items Information
EAP method To select an EAP method.
Tunnel Authentication Select a Tunnel authentication mode.
Session Resumption Select to enable this function or unmark it to disable.
ID \ PASSWORD
Items Information
Authentication ID /
Password
The identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST"
and "LEAP" authentication can be key in domain name. Blank space can
be key in domain name.
Tunnel ID / Password Identity and Password for server.

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Client Certification
Items Information
Use Client certificate Client certificate for server authentication.
Server Certification
Items Information
Use Certificate chain Mark the checkbox to enable using certification chain.
Allow intimidate certificates Mark to allow intimidates certification.
Server name Enter an authentication sever root.

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EAP Fast
Items Information
Allow unauthenticated provision mode Mark to enable unauthenticated provision mode.
Use protected authentication
credential
Mark to use protected authentication credential.

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Network
This network lists the available wireless networks. The Utility connects to a wireless network with
best signal strength automatically. You can change the connecting network by clicking on the
network name and click the Connect button. To see detail information of each network, please
double click on each item to pop up the information window.
Items Information
SSID, Channel and Signal
buttons
Click each button to sort the listing networks by SSID,
channel and Signal strength.
Show dBm Mark the checkbox to show the signal strength in dBm.
Rescan To rescan available wireless networks.
Connect Click this button to connect to a designated network.
Add to Profile Click this button to add a network to profile after selecting
a network.

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Advanced
This page provides advanced configurations to this adapter. Please refer to the following chart for
definitions of each item.
Items Information
Wireless mode Click the drop list to select a wireless mode.
Enable TX Burst Select to enable connecting to a TX Burst supported device.
Enable TCP Window Size Mark the checkbox to enable TCP window size, which help enhance
throughput.
Fast Roaming at __ dBm Mark the checkbox to enable fast roaming. Specify the transmit
power for fast roaming.
Show Authentication
Status Dialog
Mark the checkbox to show “Authentication Status Dialog” while
connecting to an AP with authentication. Authentication Status
Dialog displays the process about 802.1 x authentications.
Enable CCX (Cisco
Compatible extensions)
Select to enable CCX. This function can only be applied when
connecting to a Cisco compatible device.
Turn on CCKM Mark to enable CCKM.
Enable Radio
Measurements
Mark to enable channel measurement every 0~2000 milliseconds.
Select Your Country
Region Code
Eight countries to choose. Channel list:
Classification Range
0: FCC (Canada) CH1 ~ CH11
1: ETSI CH1 ~ CH13
2: SPAIN CH10 ~ CH11
3: FRANCE CH10 ~ CH13
4: MKK CH14 ~ CH14
5: MKKI (TELEC) CH1 ~ CH14
6: ISRAEL CH3 ~ CH9
7: ISRAEL CH5 ~ CH13