Modecom MC-un22 User manual

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MODECOM
USER’S MANUAL
MC-un22
Wireless USB Adapter

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User’s manual
IMPORTANT NOTE: 4
Introduction 4
Features 4
LED Indicator 5
Package Contents 5
Software Installation 5
Conguring Wireless Network 8
Wireless LAN Utility 10
General 11
Prole 11
Available Network 12
[Network Authentication] 13
Status 14
Statistics 15
Wi-Fi Protect Setup 16
Soft-AP Function 17
Switch to AP Mode 17
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WAŻNA INFORMACJA: 22
Wprowadzenie 22
Specykacja 22
Dioda LED 23
Zawartość opakowania 23
Instalacja oprogramowania 23
Konguracja sieci bezprzewodowej 26
Ogólne 29
Prol 30
Dostępna sieć 30
Zabezpieczenia i uwierzytelnianie sieci bezprzewodowych 32
Szyfrowanie danych 32
Stan 33
Statystyka 34
Wi-Fi Protect Setup 34
Punkt dostępu. 35

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IMPORTANT NOTE:
Provided technical specications are subject to change without prior notice.
All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
© 2010 MODECOM S.A. All rights reserved. Duplication and copying re-
quires approval from copyright holder.
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This is a wireless 11n USB Adapter that provides unsurpassed wireless
performance for your Desktop PC or Notebook. It complies with IEEE
802.11n draft 2.0 wireless standard and is backward compatible with IEEE
802.11b/g. This USB adapter provides better wireless reception and up to
300 Mbps data transfer rates in 11n mode. With this adapter, you can easily
and quickly upgrade your Desktop PC or Notebook wireless connectivity.
Once connected, access the network with high-speed Internet connection
while sharing photos, les, music, video, printers, and storage. Get a bet-
ter Internet experience with a faster wireless connection so you can enjoy
smooth digital phone calls, gaming, downloading, and video streaming.
The Wireless USB adapter provides peer-to-peer communication among
any compatible wireless client users and no Access Point required. Wide
choice of high-level WLAN security features WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS,
802.1x guarantee the best security for users.
Features
Compliant with draft IEEE 802.11n standard (2T2R)
Up to 300Mbps data transfer rates in IEEE 802.11n mode
Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g
Supports WPS, WPA2 (802.11i), WPA, 802.1x advanced security
Supports 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption
Supports Quality of Service (QoS) - WMM, WMM-PS
Supports both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc Networking Modes
Supports Multiple BSSID
MC-un22
Wireless USB Adapter
March 2011 Ver. 201103RE21

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Simple user setup and diagnostics utilities
Supported OS: MS Windows 2000, XP, Vista (32/64 bit) & Windows 7
WiFi Frequency:
2412 – 2462 (North America); 2412 – 2472 (Europe); 2412 – 2484 (Japan)
Channels support:
1 – 11 (North America); 1 – 13 (Europe); 1 – 14 (Japan)
The product can be used without restrictions in all European Union countries.
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LED Light Status Description
ACT Blinking Data is being transmitted or received
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One Wireless USB Adapter; One Installation CD (Drivers, Utility, User’s
Manual); Quick Start Guide
Software Installation
Note: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Pro-
cedures will be same for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and 2000 Operation
Systems)
Step1: Insert the Wireless USB adapter into the USB slot of your computer.
The system will automatically nd the device and search for its driver.
Step 1: Insert Wireless USB Adapter Installation CD into CD-ROM drive
then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver & Utility to begin device
driver installation.

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Step 2: Select the language for this installation from the choices below and
click Next> to continue.
Step 3: The Install Shield Wizard will install Wireless LAN Driver and Utility
on your computer. For next step, click Next> to continue.

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Step 4: Click Install begin the installation..
Step 5: Please wait for a while for installing process.
Step 6: After Wizard has nished the installing, choose “Yes, I want to re-
start my computer now” before you can use the utility. And then, click Finish
to compete the setup.

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Step 7: When Utility setup is completed, a shortcut of Wireless LAN Utility
will appear in the computer’s desktop. Double click the shortcut and start
using the WLAN USB adapter.
To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed, you can right-click Com-
puter > choose Properties > click Device Manager.

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Step 1: Open the Wireless Utility and go to “Available Network” tab, double-
click the network which you want to connect or click “Add to Prole” button
to continue.
Step 2: The Wireless network properties will be displayed, enter the network
key if it is necessary. And click “OK” to continue.

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Step 3: Information about an active connection are listed in “General” tab.
Step 4: Now, you can run your Internet browser and surf the web.

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The Wireless LAN Utility is an application that helps you to congure the
USB Wireless LAN adapter and monitor the link status and statistics during
the communication process.
General
In the “General” tab, you can immediately monitor the link status.
Status: Current connection status
Speed: Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Type: Network type in use.
Encryption: Encryption type in use.
SSID: The Current AP name.
Signal Strength: Receive signal strength
Link Quality: Display link quality strength
Network Address: Display the current connection’s MAC Address, IP ad-
dress, Subnet Mask, and Gateway information.
Click “ReNew IP” button to refresh the current AP.
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In the “Prole”, you can view the current using Available Point(s). You can
add, remove and edit the current Available Point(s). Also you can duplicate
the AP or Set current AP as Default.

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The “Available Network” shows all Access Points, Routers or Adapters
nearby when operating in Ad-Hoc mode.
Click “Refresh” button to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the
wireless devices nearby. If you want to connect to any device on the list,
double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to
the selected device.

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If you want to add one Access Point to the prole, click “Add to Prole”
button. The Wireless network properties windows will display. You can con-
gure your Wireless Network Security for the card.
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- Open System: No authentication is needed among the wireless devices.
- Shared Key: -- Shared Key: Only Wireless devices using a shared key
(WEP Key identied) are allowed to connect each other. Setup the same
key as the wireless device which the card intends to connect.
- WPA-PSK: It is a special modem of WPA for home users without an en-
terprise authentication server and provides the same strong encryption
protection.
- WPA2-PSK (for WPA2 Personal): This option will be present only if the
wireless network adapter and its driver support WPA2.
- WPA 802.1X: 802.1x authentication is required in WPA. In the 802.11 stan-
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- WPA2 802.1X: WPA2 is the next-generation Wi-Fi security standard,
combining the most powerful authentication and encryption techniques to
protect wireless networks from unauthorized use. Based upon the recently-
ratied IEEE 802.11i standard, WPA2 adds the Advanced Encryption Stan-
dard (AES) to the original WPA specication to provide the greatest levels
of network security available. The National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology (NIST) advocate the use of AES security to protect sensitive digital
information on government networks.
- WEP 802.1X: Accepts WEP clients and the encryption key is obtained
dynamically through 802.1x.
[Data Encryption]
- Disabled: Disable the WEP Data Encryption.
- WEP: Enabled the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you
have to continue setting the WEP Key Length & the key Index.
- TKIP: Enable the TKIP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you
have to continue setting the Network Key & Conrm network key.
- AES: Enabled the AES Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you
have to continue setting the Network Key & Conrm network key.
- Passphrase: Enter a passphrase (password phrase) of up to 63 case-
sensitive printable characters.
- Network Key: The keys are used to encryption data transmitted in the wire-
less network. Fill in the text box by following rules below:
• 64-bit: Input any 5 ASCII characters or 10 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”,
“a-f”, and
“0-9” range) as the encryption keys. It is advised to use digits and both low-
ercase and uppercase characters - for example: “012345aEfG”
• 128-bit: Input any 13 ASCII characters or 26 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”,
“a-f”, and
• “0-9” range) as the encryption keys. For example:
01234567890123456789aBcDEf”
- Conrm Network Key: Re-type again the Network key in this text box.
- Key Index (Advanced): Each key Index should have 1-4 value and settings
should match values of selected Access Point.

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Status
In the “Status”, you can view the current link status of USB Wireless LAN
adapter.
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In the “Statistics”, you can get the real time information about the packet
transmission and receiving status.

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In the “Wi-Fi Protect Setup”, you can setup the Wi-Fi network more easily
and secure. . There are two methods for you: Pin Input Cong (PIN) Method
& Push Button Cong (PBC) Method”. Select one of following methods to
setup your AP.
The primary goal of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is to simply the security
setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. Utility of the wireless card will
communicate with the Access Point which supports WPS function.
PBC method: Session is activated by pressing WPS button of the wireless
network card or by clicking “Push Button Cong (PBC)” button in the “Wi-Fi
Protect Setup” tab. Session will be active for aprox. 2 minutes, during that
time WPS button of the Access Point should be pressed or proper PCB but-
ton clicked in the Access Point’s control panel.
PIN method: After clicking the „Pin Input Cong (PIN)” type your PIN Code
in the Access Point’s control panel.

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Except becoming a wireless client of other wireless access points, this USB
Wireless LAN utility can acts as a wireless service provider. You can switch
the operating mode to “Access Point” mode to simulate the function of a
real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and wireless
devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the internet
connection you have.
To the Wireless LAN USB Adapter to bridge your wired and wireless net-
work, the following requirements must be met
1. The Wireless LAN USB Adapter must be installed on a computer con-
nected to the wired network.
2. Either congure network sharing (refer to the appendix for an example) or
bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on the computer.
3. Set the wireless station’s IP address to be in the same subnet as the
computer in which the Wireless LAN USB Adapter is installed.
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Select “Access Point” from Mode(M) tab to make the Wireless LAN USB
adapter act as a wireless AP.
After you select “Access Point” mode, the Wireless LAN USB adapter avail-
able options will change.
You will see the basic conguration menu of the AP function:

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SSID: The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wire-
less network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempt-
ing to connect to the same network. It shows the current SSID setting of the
Wireless USB adapter.
BSSID: It shows the current BSSID’s MAC address.
AID: Raise value by current connection.
MAC Address: The station MAC address of current connection
Life Time: The status of current connection.
Advanced
Beacon Interval: The time between two beacons. (The system default is
100 ms.)
DTIM Period: DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages. 3 is the default setting.
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selected. A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchro-
nize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame de-
limiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into
Long or Short.
Statistics
If you want to know detailed information about how your software access
point works, you can view the statistics of the access point.
You can click “Reset” button to reset all counters to zero.
ICS
The Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) function allows wireless clients to
share a single internet connection. In the setup, Wireless USB adapter
automatically assigns a virtual IP address to each of the wireless clients.

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Please make sure your local network connection is active