MicroNet SP907NP User manual

User Manual
11n Wireless LAN USB Adapter
Model No.: SP907NP
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CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................1
1.1 Features ......................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Specifications ................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Package Contents .......................................................................................... 2
2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .................................................3
3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY....................................................10
3.1 Utility Overview............................................................................................. 10
3.2 Available Network......................................................................................... 12
3.3 General......................................................................................................... 13
3.4 Profile ........................................................................................................... 14
3.4.1 Configure the Profile ..................................................................................15
3.5 Status ........................................................................................................... 19
3.6 Statistics ....................................................................................................... 19
3.7 Wi-Fi Protect Setup (WPS) ........................................................................... 20
3.8 Software AP.................................................................................................. 24
3.8.1 AP Properties Setting.................................................................................25
3.8.2 AP Advanced .............................................................................................26
3.8.3 AP Statistics ..............................................................................................27
3.8.4 SoftAP .......................................................................................................27
4 TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................29

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1Introduction
Micronet SP907NP, 11N Wireless LAN USB Adapter, delivers next generation high speed at a more
economical and affordable price tag. It is easily implemented for medium-sized business to allow
immediate access to high speed wireless experience. It is compliant with IEEE 802.11n and backward
compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g. The USB adapter supports MIMO (Multi-In, Multi-Out) technology,
which uses 1T1R (1 transceiver, 1 receiver) to enhance data rate and wireless coverage. It is the part of
the complete package of the new 11n high speed wireless solution. Ideal installation is for both desktop
computer and notebook with USB 2.0/1.1 port.
By integrating with 5dBi Directional Hi-Gain Antenna, SP907NP increases the signal strength and the
focus of wireless coverage so that the link quality and communication distance are significantly
improved.
1.1 Features
Work with 802.11b/g/n wireless network devices.
High-speed transfer data rate - up to 150 Mbps.
High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement.
Support 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, WPA2.
Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability.
Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE, ME, XP, Vista, 7, MAC, Linux.
Supports USB 2.0 interface.
1.2 Specifications
Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g/n (1T1R)
Interface: USB 2.0 Type A
Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
Data Rate:
11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps
11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps
11n (20MHz): MCS0-7 (up to 72Mbps)
11n (40MHz): MCS0-7 (up to 150Mbps)
Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, WPA2
Drivers: Windows 98SE, ME, XP, Vista, 7, MAC, Linux
LEDs: Link/Activity
Transmit Power: 11n: 23±1.5dBm, 11g: 23±1.5dBm, 11b: 28±1.5dBm
Dimension: 6.5(H) x 4.0(W) x 1.5(D) mm

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Temperature: Operating 0 ~55°C, Storage -20~70°C
Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing)
Certification: FCC, CE
1.3 Package Contents
Before you start the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include
the following items:
SP907NP Wireless LAN USB Adapter
Driver CD
Quick Installation Guide
Dipole Antenna
USB Cable
If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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2Installation Procedure
Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions.
Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP.
(Procedures are similar for Windows 2000/Vista.)
Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old
version first.
I. Install the Driver and Utility
1Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive. Execute the “Setup.exe” program.
2Select preferred language and click “OK” to proceed.
3Click “Next” to go to the next step.

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4Now you’ll see the following message, please click ‘Install’ to start the installation.
5The system starts to install the driver and utility.

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6Click “Finish” to complete the driver and utility installation.
II. Connect to Wireless Access Point
1To start configuring the SP907NP, double click the icon in the system tray or right click the icon and
select open configuration utility.
2The utility of the adapter is displayed. Click “Available Network” and double-click on the wireless
access point you want to connect to.

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3Input the security setting and click “OK” to start network connection.
* Use Windows Zero Configuration on Windows Vista:

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1For Windows Vista user, you can use Windows Zero Configuration to connect to wireless access
point.
Click ‘Start’ button, then click ‘Control Panel’. Click ‘Network and Internet’ in ‘Control Panel’.
2Click ‘Connect to a network’ under ‘Network and Sharing Center’

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3Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘Connect’.
4If it’s an unnamed access point (i.e. the SSID of this wireless access point is hidden), you’ll be
prompted to input it’s name, and the name must be identical to the SSID setting of the wireless
access point you’re connecting to.

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5If the access point is protected by encryption method, you have to input its security or passphrase
here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.
6If you can see this image, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is
successfully established. Click ‘Close’ to start network connection.

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3Configuration Utility
The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN Mini USB
Adapter and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process.
The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray and desktop of Windows. You can open
it by double-click on the icon.
Right click the icon in the system tray there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility.
Item Description
Open Config Utility Select “Open Config Utility” to open the configuration utility.
About Select “About” to show the utility information.
Hide Select “Hide” to hide the utility in the system tray.
Quit Select “Quit” to quit the utility in the system tray.
In the Desktop In the System Tray In the System Tray(Right click)
3.1 Utility Overview
There are several parts in the utility screen. Please refer to the following table for the description.

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Parameter Description
Refresh – Refresh adapter list in the “B“ block.
Mode – There are two modes: Station and Access Point. If
“Station“ is selected, the adapter works as a wireless adapter. If
“Access Point“ is selected, the adapter will works as a wireless
AP.
View – Enable “Status Bar“ and the “D“ block in the utility will
display the current status of the utility.
About – To check the version of the utility, select this item.
This is a list for you to configure several adapters in your PC from
the utility.
Show Tray Icon – To show the icon in the system tray, select the
item.
Disable Adapter – This function is for you to disable or enable the
adapter.
Windows Zero Config – To configure the adapter from Windows
XP Zero Configuration, check the item.
Radio Off – This function is for you to turn off or turn on the radio
of the adapter. If the radio is turned off, the adapter will not work.
It is the status bar that displays the current status of the utility. To
close it, please disable the “Status Bar“ in the “View“ item.
There are several tabs in the block for you to setup the function of
the adapter. Please refer to the description in the following
sections.
A
B
C
D
E
A
B
C
D
E
E

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3.2 Available Network
When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access
points/stations within the accessible range of SP907NP and automatically connect to the wireless
network with the highest signal strength. From the “Available Network(s)” tab, all the networks nearby
will be listed. You can change the connection to another network.
Parameter Description
Available Network(s) This list shows all information of the available wireless networks
within the range of your SP907NP. The information includes
SSID, Channel, Encryption, Network Authentication, Signal and
etc. If you want to connect to any network on the list, double-click
the selected network.
Refresh Click “Refresh“ to update the available networks list. It is
recommended that refresh the list while you have changed the
connection network.
Add to Profile A profile stores the setting of a network, so that you can connect
to the network quickly. To add the selected network to a profile,
click this button.

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3.3 General
Check the connection status of the SP907NP, select “General“. This screen shows the information of
Link Speed, Network Type, Encryption Method, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and Network
Address of the adapter.
Parameter Description
Status It will show the connection status of the adapter.
Speed It shows the current speed
Type Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an
802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access
Point or Router.
IBSS – Select this mode if you want to connect to other wireless
stations in the Wireless LAN network without through an Access
Point or Router.
Encryption It displays the encryption setting of the current connection
including None, WEP, TKIP or AES.
SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging of two co-located WLANs.

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Signal Strength It indicates the wireless signal strength.
Link Quality It indicates the wireless link quality.
Network Address It shows the MAC, IP address and other information of the
adapter.
3.4 Profile
The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to
Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/Set Default to manage a profile.
Parameter Description
Available Profile(s) This list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection.
You can add, remove, edit, duplicate the preferred networks or set
one of the networks as the default connection.
Add/ Remove/ Edit Button Click these buttons to add/ delete/ edit the selected profiles.
Duplicate If you like to build up the new profile with the same settings as the
current profile, then you can select this feature.
Set Default To designate a profile as the default network for the connection

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from the available profiles list, click the button.
3.4.1 Configure the Profile
Parameter Description
Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different
networks.
Network Name (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging of two co-located WLANs.
You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device
with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter.
This is a computer-to-computer
(ad hoc) network; wireless access
points are not used.
There are two kinds of network type described as follows.
Infrastructure – This operation mode requires the presence of an
802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access
Point or Router.
Ad Hoc – Connect to another wireless adapter in the Wireless
LAN network without through an Access Point or Router.
If this item is selected, the adapter will work in Ad Hoc mode.

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Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number
of the radio channel used for the networking. The channel setting
should be the same with the network you are connecting to.
Network Authentication This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that
the adapter intends to connect.
Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless
network.
Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP
Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other.
WPA-PSK – It is a special mode designed for home and small
business users who do not have access to network authentication
servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user
manually enters the starting password in their access point or
gateway, as well as in each wireless stations in the network.
WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping
unauthorized users that don’t have the matching password from
joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between
authorized devices.
WPA2-PSK – WPA2-PSK is also for home and small business.
The difference between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that
WPA2-PSK provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast,
WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
WPA 802.1X – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication
using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP) authentication or pre-shared key (PSK) technology. It
provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small
businesses and home users that data will remain protected and
that only authorized users may access their networks. For
enterprises that have already deployed IEEE 802.1x
authentication, WPA offers the advantage of leveraging existing
authentication databases and infrastructure.
WPA2 802.1X – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1x/EAP
authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new
advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES). AES is required to the corporate user or
government users. The difference between WPA and WPA2 is
that
WPA2 provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA
uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).

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WEP 802.1X – It’s a special mode for using IEEE 802.1x/EAP
technology for authentication and WEP keys for data encryption.
Parameter Description
Data Encryption Disabled – Disable the WEP Data Encryption.
WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is
selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.
TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the
temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message
transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security
than the standard WEP security.
AES – AES has been developed to ensure the highest degree of
security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most
advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the
wireless network.
Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption
method to ensure the communication.
ASCII WEP Key can be ASCII format. Alphanumeric values or signs are
allowed to be the WEP key. It is more recognizable for user.
PASSPHRASE It is a text string with a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters,
for example: “Test“. The WEP Key is based upon the Passphrase
determined by you. This passphrase may not work with other
vendors’ products due to possible incompatibility with other
vendors’ passphrase generators. You must use the same
passphrase or WEP key settings for all wireless computers within
the network.
Key Length When you select the “WEP and “PASSPHRASE“ and this function
will display in the current status of the utility.
The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless
network. Fill the text box by following the rules below.
64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values as the encryption keys. For
example: “0123456aef“.
128-bit – Input 26-digit Hex values as the encryption keys. For
example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“.

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Key Index (advanced) Select one of the four keys to be the data encryption key.
Network Key Please enter network security key here to make sure the
password is correct.
Parameter Description
Confirm Network Key Please enter network security key here again.
EAP Type GTC – GTC is an authentication protocol which allows the
exchange of clear text authentication credentials across the
network.
TLS – TLS is the most secure of the EAP protocols but not easy to
use. It requires that digital certificates be exchanged in the
authentication phase. The server presents a certificate to the
client. After validating the server’s certificate, the client presents a
client certificate to the server for validation.
LEAP – LEAP is a pre-EAP, Cisco-proprietary protocol, with many
of the features of EAP protocols. Cisco controls the ability of other
vendors to implement this protocol, so it should be selected for
use only when limited vendor choice for client, access-point, and
server products is not a concern. When you have set up LEAP
authentication, you have to enter the user name and password of
your computer.
PEAP & TTLS – PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS
in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol be used
within an encrypted tunnel. TTLS supports any protocol within its
tunnel, including CHAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAPv2 and PAP. PEAP
specifies that an EAP-compliant authentication protocol must be
used; this adaptor supports MD5, TLS, GTC (Generic Token
Card) and MSCHAPv2. The client certificate is optional required
for the authentication.
Tunnel Includes MD5, GTC, TLS, MSCHAP-v2.
Username The certificate username in the RADIUS server.
Identity User’s identity in the RADIUS server.