Azio AWD102N User manual

802.11n
WirelessPCIAdapter
MODEL:AWD102N
UserManual

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1
1.1 W e l c o m e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1
1.2 Pr od uc t Fe at ur e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1
1.3 Co nt en t of P ackag e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1
1.4 ef or e Yo u e gi n ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 2
2.0 LED Indicator ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 2
3.0
Installation
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3.1 Insta lling the AWD102 N ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 3
3.2 Installing the Driver and Utilit y ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 4
4.0 Configuration
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4.1 P ro f il e
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4.1.1 Ad d/Ed i t Pro fi l e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 8
4.2 Li nk Stat us ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 11
4.3 S i t e S u r v e y ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 2
4.4 St at i sti cs ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 13
4.5 A d v a n c e d ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 4
4.6 Q o S ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 5
4.7 WP S Co nfi gu rat io n ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 16
4.8 A b o u t ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 1 7
5.0 Use Zero Configuration ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 18
6.0 Soft AP
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6.1 Start So ft AP
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6.2 Config urat io n ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 23
6.3 Ac ce ss Contro l ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 24
6.4 M AC T ab l e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 25
6.5 Switch to Working St atio n Mode ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 25
7.0 Specifications ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 26
8.0 Trouble-Shooting ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． 2 7

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1.0Introduction
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1.1Welcome
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TheAZiOAWD102NconnectsyouwithIEEE802.11n(Draft2.0)networksatreceivingrateuptoan
incredible300Mbps.Byusingthereflectionsignal,802.11n's“MultipleIn,MultipleOut”(MIMO)
technologyincreasestherangeandreduces“deadspots”inthewirelesscoveragearea.Unlike
ordinarywirelessnetworkingof802.11b/gstandardsthatareconfusedbywirelessreflections,
MIMOcanactuallyusethesereflectionstoincreasefourtimestransmissionrangeof802.11g
products.Besides,whenbothendsofthewirelesslinkare802.11nproducts,MIMOtechnology
canutilizetwiceradiobandtoincreasethreetimestransmissionspeedofordinary802.11g
standardproducts,andcancomplywithbackwards802.11b/gstandards.
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SoftAPsupportedbyAWD102NcanhelpyouestablishwirelessLANnetworkingwiththelowest
cost.Furthermore,WPS(PBCandPIN)encryptionmethodcanfreeyoufromrememberingthe
longpasswords.CompleteWMMfunctionallowsyourvoiceandvideotobesmoother.
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1.2ProductFeature
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ComplieswithIEEE802.11n(Draft2.0),IEEE802.11g,IEEE802.11bstandards
Provides32‐bitPCIinterface
Provides300Mbpsreceivingrateand150Mbpssendingrate
Supports20MHz/40MHzfrequencywidth
Auto‐detectsandchangesthenetworktransmissionrate
Providestwoworkmodes:InfrastructureandAd‐Hoc 
SupportsSoftAPtoestablishyourwirelessLANnetworkingwithlowestcost 
Supports64/128‐bitWEP,WPA,WPA2encryptionmethodsand802.1xsecurity
authenticationstandards
SupportsWPS(PBCandPIN)encryptionmethodtofreeyoufromrememberinglong
passwords
SupportsWMMtoenhanceyouraudio,video,andvoiceapplicationexperience.
SupportsWindows2000/XP/2003/Vista 
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1.3ContentsofPackage
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OneAWD102N
OneInstallationCD
OneQuickInstallationGuide
TwoDipoleAntennas
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PleaseContactyourlocalauthorizedresellerorthestorepurchasedfromforanyitemsdamaged
and/ormissing.

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1.4Beforeyoubegin
Herearetheminimumsystemrequirements:
AdesktopPCwithanavailable32‐bitPCIslot
Minimum600MHzprocessorand128MBmemory
Windows2000,XP,2003,orVista
ACD‐ROMDrive
802.11nor802.11b/gAccessPoint(forinfrastructureMode)oranother802.11nor802.11b/g
wirelessadapter(forAd‐Hoc;Peer‐to‐Peernetworkingmode.)
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2.0LEDIndicators
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AWD102Nsupportsupto300Mbpsconnections.Itisfullycompliantwiththespecifications
definedin802.11n(Draft2.0)standard.
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ThestatusLEDindicatorsofAWD102Nareasfollows:
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Lnk/ActON(Green):Indicatesavalidconnection
Lnk/ActFlashing:IndicatestheAdapteristransmittingorreceivingdata.
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3.0Installation
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3.1InstallingtheAWD102N
OpenyourPCcaseandlocateanavailablePCIslotonthemotherboard.
SlidetheAWD102NintothePCIslot.Makesurethatallofitspinsaretouchingtheslot’s
contacts.YoumayhavetoapplysomepressuretoslidetheAWD102Nallthewayin.Afteritis
firmlyinplace,secureitsfasteningtabtoyourPC’schassiswithamountingscrew.Thenclose
yourPC.
AttachtheexternalantennastoAWD102N’santennaports.
PoweronthePC.
SelectCancelwhen“FoundNewHardware”windowappears.

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3.2InstallingtheDriverandUtility
NOTE: Snap‐shotscreensofthefollowinginstallationprocedurearebasedonWindowsXP.
Installationprocedureswillbesimilarforotherwindowsoperatingsystems.
1. InserttheInstallationCDintoyourCD‐ROMdrive.B r owsetheCDanddouble‐clickon
setup.exe inthe“Driver”foldertoexecuteit.Thewizardwillrunandinstallallnecessaryfiles
toyourcomputerautomatically.
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2.
Click Next toaccepttheAgreement.Orclick Cancel tocanceltheinstallation .
3. Select Ralink  ConfigurationTool or MicrosoftZeroConfigurationTool thenclick Next .
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a.
ItisrecommendedtoselectRalinkConfigurationTool,whichprovidesfullaccessto
allfunctionsoftheAWD102N.
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b. IfyouprefertousethewirelessconfigurationtoolprovidedbyWindowsXPorVista,
pleaseselect
 MicrosoftZeroConfigurationTool. 

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4. Select OptimizeforWiFimode or Optimizeforperformancemode thenclick Next .

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5. ClickFinishtocompletethesoftwareinstallation.
Youwillseeatrayicon  appearinyoursystemtrayatthebottomofthescreen
afterthesoftwareandhardwareinstallationissuccessfullycompleted.

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4.0Configuration
Right‐clickthetrayiconandthenclickLaunchConfigUtilitiestousetheRalinkconfiguration
utility.
4.1Profile
Profilecankeepyourfavoritewirelesssettingamongyourhome,office,andotherpublic
hotspots.Youcansavemultipleprofilesandactivatetheprofileofyourchoice.
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1. Definitions:
a.
ProfileName: Nameoftheprofile,presettoPROF*(*indicate1,2,3,)
b. SSID: Thepublicnameofawirelessnetwork,ServiceSetIDentifier
c. NetworkType: Infrastructureand/orAd‐Hoc
d. Authentication: Open,Shared,(Leap),WPA‐PSK,WPA2‐PSK,WPAandWPA2 
e.
Encryption: WEP,TKIP,AES,andNone 
f.
Channel: Channeloftheconnectedwirelessnetwork 
2.Add:
tocreateanewprofile
3.Edit: toedit/modify/changeparameterofanexistingprofile 
4.Delete:
todeleteanexistingprofile
5.Activate: tomakeanexistingprofilebecomeactiveandtoconnect
4.1.1Add/EditProfile
a.Configuration
1. ProfileName:Specifyanamefortheprofile.
2. SSID:Nameofusageintendedwirelessnetwork.UsercankeyintheintendedSSIDnameoruse
thepulldownmenutoselectfromavailableAccessPoints.
3. NetworkType:YoucanselectbetweenInfrastructureorAd‐hocmode.
Infrastructure: AwirelessRouterand/orAccessPointisrequired.
Ad‐hoc: Peer‐to‐Peernetwork,nobasestationrequired.
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4. PowerSaveMode:ChoosebetweenCAMorPSM.
CAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode): AWD102Nwillstaypower‐ONaslongasthecomputeris
connectedtoapoweroutlet.
PSM(PowerSavingMode): AWD102Nwillhibernatewhenthecomputerishibernating.
5. RTSThreshold:youcanadjusttheRTSthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyinthevalue
directly.
Defaultvalue=2347 
6. FragmentThreshold:youcanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebarorkeyin
thevaluedirectly.
Defaultvalue=2346 
b. AuthenticationandSecurity 
1. Authentication: Open,Shared,(Leap),WPA‐PSK,WPA2‐PSK,WPAandWPA2.
2. Encryption: AlgorithmusedinBSSorIBSS,WEP,TKIP,AES,andNone.
3. 802.1xconfiguration:ThisisanadvancedencryptionmodebasedonRadiusserveror
authenticationcredentials.

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c.802.1X
1. AuthenticationType:Thetypeselectedheremustbeidenticaltothetypeofthe802.1x
authenticationtypeyou’reusing.
2. Session Resumption: EnableorDisable.
3. DomainName:Inputthedomainnameof802.1xauthentication.Thisfieldwillbegrayedout
whenauthenticationtypeisnotsettoEAP‐FAST.
4. UseClient:IftheauthenticationtypeisusingPEAPorTTLS,youcanusethecertificatestored
onyourcomputer.IftheauthenticationtypeisusingTLS/SmartCard,thisboxwillbealways
checked.
5. Allowunauthenticatedprovisionmode:Thisboxisalwayscheckedandcannotbemodified.
6. Useprotectedauthentication credential:IftheauthenticationtypeisusingEAP‐FAST,you
canuseprotectedauthenticationcredentialbycheckingthisbox.
7. Remove:Removethecredentialsyouimportedpreviously.
8. Import:Importtheauthenticationcredentialfile(PACoralfileformat),you’llbepromptedto
selectacredentialfilefromyourcomputer.
9. Protocol:Selecttheprotocoloftunneledauthentication.Thispull‐downmenuisonlyavailable
whenauthenticationtypeisusingPEAPorTTLS.WhenusingEAP‐FASTasauthenticationtype,
theprotocolsettingisalwaysGenericTokenCardandcannotbechanged.
10.PasswordMode:SelectthepasswordmodeofEAP‐FASTauthenticationmode.Thissettingis
hiddenwhentheauthenticationtypeisnotsettoEAP‐FAST.

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4.2LinkStatus
TheLinkstatuspageshowsdetailedinformationaboutthecurrentconnection.
1. Status: ShowsthecurrentconnectedSSID/BSSID. Ifthereiscurrentlynoactiveconnection,
“Disconnected”willbedisplayed.

2.
ExtraInfo: Showslinkstatusanditstransmissionpower. 
3.
Channel: Showsthecurrentconnectedchannel. 
4.
LinkQuality: BasedonsignalstrengthandTX/RXpacketerrorrate(%).
5. SignalStrength: Showsinpercentage(%)ordBm.
6. NoiseLevel: Showsnoiseandsignalstrengthratio(%). Ifthevalueofthisitemishigh,data
transferratewilldrop.

7. Transmit:
LinkSpeed:
Showscurrenttransmittingrate(Mbps).
Throughput: Showscurrenttransmittingthroughput(Kbps).
8. Receive:
LinkSpeed:
Showscurrentreceivingrate(Mbps).
Throughput: Showscurrentreceivingthroughput(Kbps).
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4.3SiteSurvey
UnderSiteSurveytab,allsurroundingwirelessnetworksfromthelastscanwillbedisplayed.
Click
Rescan toupdateandrefresh.Or,SelectaSSIDtoaddtoyourprofile.
Indicatesyourcurrentlyconnectednetwork .

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4.4Statistics
The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.

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4.5Advanced
ThefollowingfigureshowsAdvancefunctionofUI.
1. Wirelessmode: Selectfrom802.11Bonly,802.11B/Gmixed,802.11B/G/Nmixed,and
802.11Gonly.
2. EnableTxBURST: Ralink’sproprietaryframeburstmode.WesuggestusingitwithanAccess
Pointthathasthesametechnology.

3. EnableTCPWindowSize: CheckthisboxandtheconfigurationutilitywilladjustTCPwindow
sizeautomaticallytogetbetterperformance.
4. FastRoamingat: Fasttoroaming,setupbytransmittingpower.
5. EnableCCX(CiscoCompatibleeXtensions): 
a. LEAP– TurnonCCKM. 
b.
EnableRadioMeasurement: channelmeasuresevery0~2000milliseconds.

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4.6QoS
1. WMMEnable:EnableWi‐FiMulti‐Media.
2. WMM‐PowerSaveEnable:EnableWMMPowerSave.
3. DirectLinkSetupEnable:EnableDLS(DirectLinkSetup).Thisfunctionwillgreatlyimprovethe
datatransferratebetweenWMM‐enabledwirelessdevices.
MACAddress:InputtheMACaddressofanotherWMM‐enabledwirelessdeviceyouwish
toestablishadirectlinkwith.
TimeoutValue:Mustbebetween0~65535ininteger.Avalueofzeromeansitalways
connects.DefaultvalueofTimeoutValueis60seconds.
TearDown:IfyouwanttoremoveaspecificwirelessdevicefromDLStable,selectthe
deviceandclickthisbuttontoremoveit.

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4.7WPSConfiguration
WPSpagesupportstheconfigurationsetupusingPINconfigurationmethodorPBCconfiguration
method.WPS(Wi‐FiProtectedSetup)istosimplifythesecuritysetupandmanagementofWi‐Fi
networks.
1. WPSAPList:DisplaytheinformationofsurroundingAPswithWPSIEfromlastscanresult,
includingSSID,BSSID,Channel,ID(DevicePasswordID),Security‐Enabled.
2. Rescan:Updatesinformationonsurroundingwirelessnetwork.
3. Information:DisplaytheinformationaboutWPSIEontheselectednetwork,listincluding
AuthenticationType,EncryptionType,ConfigMethods,DevicePasswordID,Selected
Registrar,State,Version,APSetupLocked,UUID‐EandRFBands.
4. PINCode:8‐digitnumbers.
5. ConfigMode:EnrolleeorexternalRegistrar.
6. Detail:InformationaboutSecurityandKeyinthecredential.
7. Connect:Connecttotheselectednetworkinsidecredentials.

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8. Rotate:Connecttothenextnetworkinsidecredentials.
9. Disconnect:StopWPSactionanddisconnectthisactivelink.
10. ExportProfile:ExportallcredentialstoProfile.
11. Delete:Deleteanexistingcredential.
12. PIN:StarttoaddtoAPusingPINconfigurationmethod.
13. PBC:StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod.
Note:WhenclickingPINorPBCbutton,pleasedon'tclickRescanwithintwo‐minute.Ifyouwantto
abortthissetupwithintheinterval,restartPIN/PBCorpressDisconnecttostopWPS.

14. WPSassociateIE:SendtheassociationrequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.
15. WPSprobeIE:SendtheproberequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.
4.8About
DisplaysinformationaboutAWD102N,suchasUtilityversion/date,Driverversion/date,EEPROM
versionandFirmwareversion.