CC&C WL-6201-V1 User manual

IEEE
802.11 b/g/n
WLAN
11n Micro USB Adapter, 1T1R
WL-6201-V1
USER’S GUIDE
VERSION 1.2
2009/04/16
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Information To User ..................................................……..I
1. Introduction .........................................................…… 1
2. Wireless LAN Basics ................................................……. 3
3. IP ADDRESS ..........................................................……. 4
4. Install Driver/Utility ...............................................……. 5
4.1 Windows XP/2K.................................................... 5
4.2 Windows Vista...................................................... 6
5. Wireless Network Configuration ....................................... 7
5.1 Utility Icon ........................................................ 7
5.2 Client Mode (Default Setting)................................... 7
6. Technical Specifications ............................................... 15
7. Troubleshooting ......................................................... 16
8. Glossary ...................................................................17

INFORMATION TO USER
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.
REGULATION INFORMATION
The WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety
standards.
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.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure
compliance.
To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this transmitter must not be co-
located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends out Radio
Frequency (RF) signal. Use only with supplied antenna. Unauthorized antenna, modification, or
attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations.
You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the part responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Europe- R&TTE Compliance Statement
Hereby, CC&C Technologies, Inc., declares that this equipment complies with the essential
requirements and other relevant provisions of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENTAND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication
terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).
CE Declaration of Conformity
For the following equipment:
WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter, 1T1R
(Product Name)
WL-6201-V1
(Model Designation)
is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council (European
parliament) Directive on theApproximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to
Electromagnetic Compatibility of Radio and Telecom device (1999/5/EC). For the
evaluation regarding this Directive, the following standards were applied:
EN 300 328 V1.7.1
EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1 ; EN 301 489-17 V1.3.2
EN 60950-1:2006

Marking by the symbol indicates that usage restrictions apply.
France - 2.4GHz for Metropolitan France:
In all Metropolitan départements, wireless LAN frequencies can be used under the following
conditions, either for public or private use:
·Indoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the entire 2400-2483.5 MHz frequency
band
·Outdoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the 2400-2454 MHz band and with
maximum power (EIRP*) of 10 mW for the 2454-2483 MHz band
Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.
To comply with RF exposure compliance requirements, for mobile configurations, a separation
distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.
This device is intended for use as check in the following European Community countries:
Austria Belgium Czech Republic Cyprus
Denmark Estonia France Finland
Germany Greece Hungary Ireland
Italy Iceland Luxemburg Latvia
Lithuania Malta Norway Netherlands
Portugal Poland Spain Sweden
Slovakia Slovenia United Kingdom
The channel identifiers, channel center frequencies, and regulatory domains of
each 22-MHz-wide channel are shown in following Table.
Regulato r y Domains
Channel
Identifier
Frequency
(MHZ)
Japan ETSI
North
Ame r ica Israel
France
Outdoor Mexico
1 2412
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ˇ
2 2417
ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
3 2422
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
4 2427
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
5 2432
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
6 2437
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
7 2442
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
8 2447
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
9 2452
ˇ ˇ ˇ ˇ
ˇ
10 2457
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11 2462
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12 2467
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13 2472
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14 2484
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Thank you for your purchase of the WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter.
Featuring wireless technology, this wireless networking solution has been
designed for both large and small businesses, and it is scalable so that you
can easily add more users and new network features depending on your
business scale.
FEATURES
Support Microsoft XP, x64 and Vista.
Operating distance of up to 300 meters in free space.
150/120/90/60/54/48/36/30/24/22/18/12/11/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps selectable Data
Rate.
64/128-bit WEP , WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2
2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz unlicensed ISM Frequency Band.
Modulation Method :
IEEE 802.11b : DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum).
IEEE 802.11g / 802.11n : OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing). Easy operation and setting up.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows System : XP, x64, Vista.
PCs must have a device driver installed. It allows you to communicate
with WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter.

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BEFORE YOU START
1. Confirm Box Contents
◆
WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter,1T1R
◆ Quick Start Guide
◆ Driver CD
CONNECTING YOUR WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter TO PC
Quick Start Guide
Connect your WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter to your PC. Install driver.
GETTING TO KNOW WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER
LED
LED turns on when WLAN link to WLAN adaptor or AP.
LED is blinking when WLAN Adapter is active.

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Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b/g standard committee
could be configured as :
Ad Hoc wireless LAN.
Infrastructure wireless LAN.
Ad Hoc network is a group of PCs installed with wireless LAN cards, this
group of PCs is called a BSS (Basic Service Set). PCs in this group can use
their wireless LAN cards to communicate with each other, but can not
connect to the Internet.
Ad Hoc Wireless Network Infrastructure Wireless Network
The most obvious difference between Infrastructure wireless network
and Ad Hoc wireless network is that the PCs in Infrastructure wireless
network can access the resource in the Internet through Access Point.
Depending on your requirement, you can easily set up your PC’s
network to be a “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure” wireless network. Generally
speaking, if in your network, there is an Access Point in it, we recommend
you to set your network as an “Infrastructure”, so it can connect to
the Internet.

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To use the WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter with a computing device, the WLAN
Adapter must be equipped with a proper Interface. All drivers and supporting
software for the WLAN Adapter must be installed and configured first.
Ask your system adMicrostrator for the following information,
which you may need to provide during driver installation :
Your Wireless Client
Name. Your Wireless
SSID.
Your computer’s unique clien t name and workgroup
name. For your network account, your user name and
password.
Your IP address, gateway address, and subnet mask if you’re
not using a DHCP client.
Any computer on a network is identified by a unique network
address. There are two methods to assign a network address to a
computer on a TCP/IP network :
Static IP addressing.
Dynamic IP addressing (DHCP Client).
In network with static I P addressing, the network adMicrostrator
manually assigns an I P address t o each computer. Once a static IP
address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every ti me
it reboots and logs on to the network. You may manually change the IP
address in the
Network Properties dialog box. Network using static IP address is
easy to set up and do not require additional network management
software.
In network with dynamic IP addressing, a DHCP server in the
network dynamically assigns IP addresses to all clients every time
they log on to the network. Network using dynamic IP address
requires setting up and running a DHCP Server .

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▓ Windows XP/2K
The installation & driver CD will automatically activate the autorun installation
program after you insert the disk into your CD drive.
Step 1 :
Insert the installation CD into your
CD-ROM. Choose the Setup
Language and click Next button.
Step 2 :
Installation descriptions
shown. Click Next to
continue.
Click Install to begin the installation

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Installing & configuring WLAN utility
Installing Drivers.
Step 3 :
Click Finish to complete installation
▓ Windows Vista
Just insert device into proper interface. Vista will install driver automatically.
CD also contains the latest driver from chipset vendor.

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WLAN 11n Micro USB Adapter uses its own management software. All
functions controlled by users are provided by this application. When you insert
the WLAN Adapter into your laptop or desktop, a icon should appear in the
Windows System Tray automatically.
5.1 Utility Icon
▓Client mode utility running but no WLAN Adapter plugged
▓Client mode utility running and WLAN Adapter scan available network.
▓Client mode utility running and WLAN Adapter can not scan any AP
▓AP mode utility running.
5.2 Client Mode (Default Setting)
Wireless Device Control :
▓Show Tray Icon – Show icon or not show icon in systray.
▓Radio Off – Stop wireless signal.
▓Disable Adapter – Stop wireless device.

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5.2.1 GENERAL SETTING
Once device is set, double
click on that icon and the
configuration window will pop
up as shown. It shows the
current connected network.
The signal strength and link
quality are displayed also.
The bar graph displays the
quality and strength of the link
between the node and its Access Point. Link Quality is a
measurement of receiving and transmitting performances over the
radio.
Network Address displays current MAC Address, IP Address,
Subnet. and Gateway.
Click Renew IP button to refresh IP address leased from wireless
AP.
5.2.2 PROFILE SETTING
In profile tab, you can
Add, Remove, Edit,
Duplicate and Set Default to
manipulate profile content
manually. Strongly
recommend to use profile
after you do Available
Network.

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5.2.3 AVAILABLE NETWOEK SETTING
Click Available Network
tab and it will show all
available networks that radio
can reaches. Select proper
SSID & BSSID you want to
connect.
Click Refresh button to
force and rescan available
networks currently.
Select one of SSIDs, and click Add to Profile to create profile that
can be configured more
wireless parameters.
In this page, you can edit
your profile name,
configure wireless security
like WEP, WPA, WPA2,
802.1x …etc. After
finishing setup, click OK
button to save
configuration
5.2.4 Status
Status page tab, shows all
wireless, networking and
device driver version in
details.

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5.2.5 Statistics
Statistics page tab will show
real-time TX/RX relative
counters to check or
evaluate the
wireless performance.
Click Reset button to set
counter to
zero.
5.2.6 Wi-Fi Protected Setup
An easy and secure setup
solutionforWi-Finetwork.
youcanchoosePINCodeor
PushButtonmethodto
connecttoanAP.
▓Pin method:
Step 1 :
Push the PIN button.

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Step 2 :
Select a specific AP
Step 3 :
Enter the PIN code into your AP.
Step 3 :
Select AP that you want to
configure.
Step 4 :
Wait for configuring your
wireless AP to be the security
setting.

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▓PBC method:
Step 1 :
Push the PBC button.
Step 2 :
Pushthephysicalbuttonon
your AP or visual button on
the WPS config page.

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Model Name WL-6201-V1
Product Name WLAN 11n Mini USB Adapter, 1T1R
Standard 802.11b/g/n, 802.3, 802.3u
Data Transfer Rate 1,2,5.5,6,11,12,18,22,24,30,36,48,54,60,90,120, and maximum
of 150Mbps
Modulation Method BPSK/ QPSK/ 16-QAM/ 64-QAM/ DBPSK/ DQPSK/ CCK
Frequency Band 2.4GHz ISM Band
Spread Spectrum IEEE 802.11b: DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
IEEE 802.11g/n:OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing)
RF Output Power < 13dBm@11n,< 17dBm@11b,< 13dBm@11g
Operation Mode Ad hoc, Infrastructure
Receiver Sensitivity 11Mbps -80dBm@8%,54Mbps -70dBm@10%,300Mbps -64dBm@10%
Operation Range Indoor@Up to 100 meters,Outdoor@Up to 280 meters
LED Power
OS Support Windows 2000 /XP /Vista /Linux
Security 64 bit/128 bit WEP, TKIP, AES, WPA, WPA2
Interface USB 2.0
Power Consumption Transmit: around 380 mA
Receive: around 250 mA
Operating Temperature -20° C – 50° C ambient temperature
Storage Temperature -10 ~ 70°C ambient temperature
Humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing)
Dimension 30.5x14x6mm (LxWxH)

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Symptom :
The LED is off.
Remedy :
Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your vendor.
Symptom :
The LED is always on not blinking.
Remedy :
Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD. Otherwise
contact your vendor.
Symptom :
The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon tray.
Remedy :
Make sure that you have installed the Utility from the attached CD.
Symptom :
The PC Card is linking, but can’t share files with others.
Remedy :
Make sure the file and printer sharing function is enabled. You can
enable the function by checking the icon of My Computer -> Control
Panel -> Network -> file and printer sharing -> I want to be able to give
others to access to my files.
Symptom :
Slow or poor performance under AP mode
Remedy :
Try to select another channel for the communicating group or move your
device closer to the Access Point.

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IEEE 802.11 Standard
The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating
a standard for the industry.
Access Point
An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless
networks together.
Ad Hoc
An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN
adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN
is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
BSSID
A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a
BSS must be configured with the same BSSID.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a method in which IP addresses are
assigned by server dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for
Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the
network.
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency
spectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence
spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency
hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many
times per second.
ESSID
An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for
mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended
Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs
while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations
and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESSID
and the same radio channel.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office
wiring. Users must be wired to the network at all times to gain access.
Gateway
A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar

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systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway
is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel
for all traffic to the Internet.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Infrastructure
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure
configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless
access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.
ISM Band
The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth
for unlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and
Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in particular, is being
made available worldwide. This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity
to place convenient high-speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users
around the globe.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network
adapter card connected by cable/air, that share applications, data,
and peripherals. All connections are made via cable or wireless media,
but a LAN does not use telephone services. It typically spans a single
building or campus.
Network
A network is a system of computers that is connected. Data, files, and
messages can be transmitted over this network. Networks may be local or
wide area networks.
Protocol
A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation
is to take place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error
checking.
SSID
A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that
share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string
is case-sensitive.
Static IP Addressing
A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks
with Static IP address, the network adMicrostrator manually assigns an IP
address to each computer. Once a Static IP address is assigned, a computer