Repotec RP-WU5204 User manual

IEEE 802.11n Wireless Series
Long-Range USB Adapter
User Manual
Version: 2.0
Date: January 13, 2009

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.
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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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW .......................................................... 1
UNPACKING INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION TO THE IEEE 802.11N WIRELESS USB ADAPTER ........................................ 1
KEY FEATURES ................................................................................................................ 2
INSTALLATION GUIDE........................................ 2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 2
MANAGEMENT GUIDE ........................................ 5
MAKING A BASIC NETWORK CONNECTION .......................................................................... 5
Select a configuration tool .......................................................................................... 5
To connect with Microsoft Zero Configuration tool...................................................... 5
To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility ............................................................ 7
INTRODUCTION TO THE 802.11N WIRELESS LAN UTILITY .................................................... 8
Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 8
Link Status Information ............................................................................................... 9
Profile ....................................................................................................................... 10
Network .................................................................................................................... 19
Advanced.................................................................................................................. 20
Statistics ................................................................................................................... 20
WMM ........................................................................................................................ 22
WPS ......................................................................................................................... 24
CCX .......................................................................................................................... 35
Radio On/Off............................................................................................................. 35
AP MODE MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA ......................................... 36
Config ....................................................................................................................... 38
Security Setting ........................................................................................................ 40
Access Control ......................................................................................................... 41
MAC Table................................................................................................................ 42
Event Log ................................................................................................................. 43
Statistics ................................................................................................................... 44
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Overview
Thank you for purchasing this product. Read this chapter to know about your
IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter.
Unpacking Information
Before getting started, please verify that your package includes the following items:
1. IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter.
2. One Utility/ Manual CD.
Introduction to the IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB Adapter
The IEEE 802.11n Wireless USB adapter provides users to launch IEEE 802.11n wireless network
at 150 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band, which is also compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices
at 11/54 Mbps. You can configure this adapter with ad-hoc mode to connect to 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.
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Key Features

Complies with IEEE 802.11n wireless standards

Supports wireless data encryption with
64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES

2.4GHz frequency band, MIMO

Supports QoS: WMM, WMM-PS

Complies with USB 2.0

Supports multiple BSSID

High speed transfer data rate up to 150 Mbps

Supports driver for Windows 2000, XP 32/64,
Vista 32/64, Windows 7, Linux (2.4.x/2.6.x), and
Mac (10.3.x/10.4.x/10.5.x/10.6.x)
Power PC &
PC

Supports auto-installation
Installation Guide
Software Installation
Note:
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. 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.
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3. Select if you are going to install the driver and wireless utility; or install the driver only.
4. 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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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.
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To connect with 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility
We provide this Utility for users to connect to a wireless network easily. It provides more
information and configuration for this adapter. As default, the Utility is started automatically upon
starting your computer and connects to a connectable wireless network with best signal strength
and with no security setting. Right click on the icon in the system ray and select Launch
Config utilities if the Utility does not start. Please refer to the following chapters to get
information regarding to the functions of this Utility.
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Introduction to the 802.11n Wireless LAN Utility
Note: The Utility in Linux and Mac are different from the following.
Interfaces
This Utility is basically consisted of three parts:
1. Functional Buttons: on top of the window. You can click each button to access each
configuration window.
Note: Click to enable/disable wireless connection status.
2. Configuration Column: Center of the Utility window. Make your changes for each function in
this part.
3. Link Status Information: bottom of the utility window. Shows the connection status and
system information.
1
2
3
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Link Status Information
A. Network Information:
Items
Information
Status
Show the connecting status. Also shows the SSID while connecting to a
valid network.
Extra Info
Display link status in use.
Channel
Display current channel in use.
Authentication
Authentication mode in use.
Encryption
Encryption type in use.
Network Type
Network type in use.
IP Address
IP address of current connection.
Sub Mask
Subnet mask of current connection.
Default Gateway
Default gateway of current connection.
Link Speed
Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughput
Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.
B. HT:Display current HT status in use, containing BW, GI, MCS, SNR0, and SNR1 value.
C. Link Quality and Strength Bar:
Items
Information
Link Quality
Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet
error rate.
Signal Strength 1
Receive signal strength 1.
Noise Strength
Display noise signal strength.
User can choose to display Signal and Noise Strength as percentage or dBm format
by mark the
dBm checkbox.
D. Statistics:
Items
Information
Link Speed
Show current transmit rate and receive rate.
Throughput
Display transmit and receive throughput in Mbps.
A
B
C
D
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Profile
This profile page allows users to save different wireless settings, which helps users to get access
to wireless networks at home, office or other wireless network environments quickly.
A. Profile List: The list shows all the profiles you have added before.
B. Buttons: You can click on these buttons to add a new profile, edit, delete or activate an old
profile.
Note: For Vista user, there are extra and buttons in this feature.
Click on these buttons to import or export the selected profile.
C. Profile Information: While you select a profile in the profile list, you can see the profile
information shows on here.
Items
Information
Profile Name
The name of the selected profile.
SSID
The SSID of the wireless system.
Network Type
Shows Infrastructure / Ad-hoc to indicate the network type of the
selected profile.
Authentication
Shows the authentication mode in use. There are total 8 modes: Open,
Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK and WPA-NONE.
Encryption
Shows the encryption mode in use. There are total 4 modes: None,
WEP, TKIP and AES.
Use 802.1x
Shows Yes/No to indicate whether the selected profile use the 802.1x
feature or not.
Tx Power
Shows the transmit power in use. There are total 7 types: Auto, 100%,
75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Low.
Channel
Shows the channel in use (1~14) for Ad-Hoc mode.
Power Save Mode
Shows the power save mode in use. Two selections: CAM (Constantly
Awake Mode) and PSM (Power Saving Mode).
RTS Threshold
Shows the RTS threshold value in use.
Fragment Threshold
Shows the fragment threshold in use.
A
B
C
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To add a new profile:
1. Click the Add button. The add profile window pops up.
Note: you could also add a new profile quickly by selecting an available network in the
Network function then click the Add to Profile button.
2. There are three tabs on the window:
Settings for: Profile Name, SSID, Network Type, Tx Power, Preamble,
Power Save Mode, RTS Threshold, and Fragment Threshold.
Settings for: Authentication, Encryption, Preshared Key, and WEP Key.
Settings for: EAP Method, Tunnel Authentication, and Session
Resumption. For different EAP Method, you also have to configure
dif
ferent require of ID/Password, Client Certificate, or Server
Certificate.
Please follow the steps below to fill in the information gradually.
←
Click on these tabs
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3. In section, fill in information for this profile:
Items
Information
Profile Name
Choose a name for this profile, or use default name defined by system.
SSID
Fill in the intended SSID name or use the drop list to select from
available APs.
Network Type
There are two types, infrastructure and 802.11 Ad-hoc modes. Under
Ad-hoc mode, you could also choose the p
reamble type; the available
preamble type includes auto and long. In addition to that, the channel
field will be available for setup in Ad-hoc mode.
Tx Power
Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to
send the signal out.
Preamble
Two selections: Auto, and Long Preamble. This can only be set up in
Ad –hoc mode.
Channel
Channel in use for Ad-Hoc mode.
Power Save Mode
Choose from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or PSM (Power Saving
Mode).
RTS Threshold
For adjusting the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2347.
Fragment Threshold
Adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the
value directly. The default value is 2346.
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4. In section, select an encryption type and fill in the corresponding wireless
network information:
Items
Information
Authentication
Type
For Windows 2000 User
There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-
PSK, WPA2,
WPA2-PSK, and WPA-NONE1. Please select a type from the drop down list.
For Vista User
There are 7 types supported: Open, Shared, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-
PSK,
and CCKM. Please select a type from the drop down list.
Encryption
Type
For Windows 2000 User
There are 4 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP and AES.
The available encryption selection
will differ from the authentication type you
have chosen, the result is shown below:
Authentication
Available Encryption Selection
Open
NONE, WEP
Shared
WEP
LEAP
(no selection)
WPA/WPA2/WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK/WPA-NONE
TKIP, AES
For Vista User
There are 6 types supported: None, WEP, TKIP, AES, TKIP (MFP) and AES (MFP).
The available encryption
selection will differ from the authentication type you
have chosen, the result is shown below:
Authentication
Available Encryption Selection
Open
NONE, WEP
Shared
WEP
WPA/ WPA-PSK/ WPA2-PSK
TKIP, AES
WPA2
TKIP, AES, TKIP(MFP), AES(MFP)
CCKM
WEP, TKIP, AES
1WPA-NONE is only available in Ad-hoc mode.
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Use 802.1x
This checkbox appears while the environment is set to an Open authentication
with WEP encryption. Mark the checkbox to make the
section
available. The section is also available in WPA
and WPA2
authentication types.
Preshared Key
This is the shared secret between AP and STA. For WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and
WPA-NONE authentication mode, this field must be filled with characters
longer
than 8 and less than 32 lengths. The following dialog appears if you have input
invalid values.
WEP Key
Only available when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must match AP's
key. Select Hex1or ASCII2to setup the key value. The foll
owing dialog appears
if you have input invalid values.
1Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.
2ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing English letters as numbers
from 0-127.
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5. Specify the 802.1x information if you are using the 802.1X certification method.
Users that do not use this function or connecting to an open-wireless network please skip this
part.
A. EAP Method:
For Windows 2000 User:There are total 5 modes: PEAP, TLS/Smart Card, TTLS, EAP-FA S T, and
MD5-Challenge.
For Vista User: There are total 4 modes: PEAP, TLS/Smart Card, EAP-FA S T, and LEAP.
Please select an EAP method from the drop down list.
Items
Information
PEAP
Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authenticates
data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can
authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certific
ates, thus simplifying
the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.
TLS/Smart
Card
Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based and mutual authentication of
the client and the network. It relies on client-side and server-sid
e certificates to
perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-
based and
session-
based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN
client and the access point.
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security. This security method provides for
certificate-
based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an
encrypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requires only server-side certificates.
EAP-FAST
Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. It was developed by Cisco. Instead of
using a certificate, mutual authentication is achieved by means of a PAC (Protected
Access Credential) which can be managed dynamically by the authentication server.
The PAC can be supplied (distributed one time) to the client either
manually or
automatically. Manually, it is delivered to the client via disk or a secured network
distribution method. Automatically, it is supplied as an in-
band, over the air,
distribution. For tunnel authentication, only support "Generic Token Card"
authentication.
MD5-
Challenge
Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an EAP authentication type that provides
base-level EAP support. It provides for only one-way authentication -
there is no
mutual authentication of wireless client and the network.
LEAP
Light Extensible Authentication Protocol is an EAP authentication type used primarily
by Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated
WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.
A
B
C
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B. Tunnel Authentication:The tunnel authentication will differ from the EAP method you
have chosen, the result is shown below:
For Windows 2000 User:
EAP Method
Tunnel Authentication
PEAP
EAP-MSCHAP v2 , EAP-TLS/Smart Card, Generic Token Card
TLS/Smart Card
(no selection)
TTLS
CHP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAP-V2, PAP, EAP-MD5
EAP-FAST
Generic Token Card
MD5-Challenge
(no selection)
For Vista User:
EAP Method
Tunnel Authentication
PEAP
EAP-MSCHAP v2 , EAP-TLS/Smart Card, Generic Token Card
TLS/Smart Card
(no selection)
EAP-FAST
(no selection)
LEAP
(no selection)
C. Session Resumption:Mark to enable this function or unmark it to disable.
After doing the above settings, please click on the tabs below. There are several tabs on the
window, please fill in the information gradually.
Settings for: Authentication ID/Password, T
unnel ID/Password and
Password Mode1.
Settings for using the Client Certificate function or not.
Settings for using the Server Certificate function or not.
Setting for EAP-FAST method.
Settings for Single Sign On. Note: This tab only appears
in Vista
system.
1Password mode is only available in EAP-FAST method.
←
Click on these tabs
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