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.