Scout KS-60 2.0 Quick manual

Basic User Manual
KS-60 2.0 USB WiFi Antenna
ed. 01-2016www.scoutantenne.com

Thank you for purchasing the Scout KS-60 2.0 USB WiFi antenna, a professional marine antenna with 100% waterproof
technology (learn more on www.scoutantenne.com). The KS-60 2.0 is specically designed for the marine environment
and for outdoor installaon, to allow long range WiFi connecvity for any computer with a USB port.
The KS-60 2.0 is compable with the following operang systems:
• Microso Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
• Apple Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.9, 10.10
• Linux v2.6.13
Aenon: do not plug in the KS-60 2.0 to the USB port of your computer before you have installed the drivers.
1. Introducon
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To operate the KS-60 2.0 on Windows you need rst to download the drivers and the Mediatek Wireless Lan Ulity,
following the steps below.
2. Installing the KS-60 2.0 on Windows
Step 2 - save the le to your desktop and open it, then launch the Setup.exe (Figure 2).
Figure 2
If the operave system installed on your computer is Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or
Windows 10 and you are connected to the internet you can skip the following procedure and directly
plug in the KS-60 2.0 to the USB port, it will detect the driver automacally and start the download.
Step 1 - go to www.scoutantenne.com > Products > WiFi Antennas > KS-60 2.0 and select the Windows driver from the
driver list (Figure 1).
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Step 3 - press “Next” to start the installaon process, that takes only few seconds. When the installaon is nished you
need to Restart the computer (Figure 5).
Figure 3 Figure 4
Figure 5
Step 4 - once the computer has fully rebooted, plug in the KS-60 2.0 to the USB port. A pop up window will inform you
that the device driver soware is going to be installed (Figure 6). When the installaon is completed another
pop up window informs you that the device driver soware has been installed successfully (Figure 7). The KS-
60 2.0 is now ready to use.
Figure 6
Figure 7
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To operate the KS-60 2.0 on Windows you can use either the Windows Wireless Connecon Manager (Figure 8) or the
Mediatek Wireless LAN Ulity, which you downloaded together with the driver (Figure 9). Both opons are ne, just
consider that the Mediatek Wireless LAN Ulity oers more features than the tool supplied by Windows.
3. Operang the KS-60 2.0 on Windows
Figure 10
Aenon: to avoid confusion with using the KS-60 2.0 is always beer to disable the internal wireless adaptor on
your laptop. You can do it through the Network and Internet funcons of the Control Panel (Figure 10).
Figure 8 Figure 9
Operang the KS-60 2.0 with the Windows Wireless Connecon Manager
Click on the Wireless Networks icon in the task bar and a list of available
wireless networks will be displayed. Your laptops internal wireless adaptor
is usually named “Wireless Network Connecon” and the KS-60 2.0 will
automacally be named “Wireless Network Connecon 2” or possibly
another number if other adaptors have been used previously.
It is always a good idea to rename this connecon by going in to the
“Network and Sharing Center” and change its name to something more
meaningful (for example “KS-60 2.0”), so that you can be certain of which
wireless adaptor you are using (Figure 11).
Select the network you would like to connect by clicking on it. If the network
lists an encrypon type or Network authencaon you will need a network
key or password to gain access. Figure 11
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Operang the KS-60 2.0 with the Mediatek Wireless LAN Ulity
To connect to a wireless network you must run the “Mediatek USB Wireless LAN Ulity” from the “All Programs” Start
Menu, so that the Mediatek icon appears at the lower right hand corner of the computer screen. You must have your
KS-60 2.0 connected to your PC’s USB port to open the ulity. The ulity will not open if it does not detect the antenna.
On the Mediatek main window (Figure 9) click on the Site Survey icon to bring up a list of AP(s) picked up by the
antenna. Each row contains the AP, network type, channel used, wireless mode, security status and signal strength
(Figure 12).
Simply highlight the AP and click “Connect”. If the AP is encrypted, you’ll be asked to enter the password for
authencaon as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 12 Figure 13
Turn On/O RF - It is a toggle switch to turn on and o the antenna. When the RF is o, no wireless transmission and
recepon will take place.
Security - It is an indicator whether the wireless network is secured (lock closed) or unsecured (lock open).
Signal Strength - A ve bar indicator of the signal strength. It shows the signal strength in terms of percentage when
the mouse is over the signal strength icon.
Advanced Mediatek Wireless LAN Ulity Features
Turn On/O RF
Security
Signal strength
Site survey Link info Prole Advanced About
Figure 14
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WiFi Channel
Instantanous
speed
Name of wireless
netwok (SSID)
Antenna IP
address
IP subnet
mask
Link Info - The Link Informaon consists of the instantaneous Link Status, Throughput and Stascs of the
antenna.
Figure 15
Figure 16 Figure 17
Figure 18
Link status Throughput
Stascs
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To operate the KS-60 2.0 on a Mac you need rst to download the drivers and the Mediatek Wireless Lan Ulity,
following the steps below.
3. Installing the KS-60 2.0 on a Mac
Step 1 - go to www.scoutantenne.com > Products > WiFi Antennas > KS-60 2.0 and select the Mac driver from the driver
list (Figure 19).
Figure 19
Step 2 - save the le to your desktop and open it, then double click on the Installer.pkg. Follow the installaon instrucons
as shown in Figure 20 and Figure 21.
Figure 20 Figure 21
Once the installaon is completed Figure 22 will appear. Restart the computer (Figure 22).
Figure 22
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Step 3 - once the Mac has restarted, plug the KS-60 2.0 in to the USB port and a new icon will appear in the Dock
(Figure 23). You should be able to locate the Mediatek icon at the top right hand bar of your computer. Click
on it and choose “Open Wireless Ulity…”. The Mediatek Wireless Ulity consists of several opons, namely
“Prole”, “Link Status”, “Site Survey”, “Stascs” “Advanced”, “WPS”, “About”. The most important opon is
“Site Survey”, as it instructs the KS-60 2.0 to scan and display the wireless networks in your vicinity from which
you may choose to connect.
Figure 23
Step 4 - turn o your internal Airport wireless adaptor, then click on “Site Survey” to display a list of the wireless
networks or wireless hotspots within range of your KS-60 2.0. If the network lists an encrypon type or Network
authencaon you will need a network key or password to gain access. If “None” is listed, you can connect
without providing a password (Figure 24). To connect to a network, select the network and click “Connect”.
Figure 24
SSID - the name of the wireless network picked up by the KS-60 2.0.
BSSID - the MAC address of the wireless network. A MAC address is a unique birth mark of a network.
Signal - the signal strength in percentage.
Channel - the channel of the wireless network. If there are many wireless networks sharing the same channel, there
is a fair chance of interference and you should choose the one with the strongest signal level. Otherwise change the
wireless network to another channel if you are able to do so.
Authencaon - either OPEN, or the security protocol that includes the popular WEP, WAP, WAP2 and 802.1x.
Encrypon - NONE, TKIP, AES and TKIP+AES.
Network Type - Infrastructure or Ad Hoc. The former is the Access Point mode whereas the laer is peer to peer.
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KS-60 2.0 Technical Specicaons
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Frequency 2400-2500 MHz
Antenna gain 10 dBi
V.S.W.R. < 1,5:1
Polarizaon Vercal
Impedance 50 Ohm
Radiaon Omnidireconal
WLAN standards
IEEE 802.11b: 11 Mbit
IEEE 802.11g: 54 MBit
EEE 802.11n: 150 MBit
Operang Power 5.0V (USB only)
Transmit Power (EiRP) 35 dBm
Receive Sensivity
-92dBm@11MBit
-76dBm@54MBit
-73dBm@HT20, -70dBm@HT40 @150MBit
Security 64/128bit WEP, WPA/WPA2,
WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES)
Operang Temperature -20° to 45°
Chipset Ralink RT3070
Whip material Fiberglass
Cable 5 m USB cable 2.0
Mounng 1” x 14 thread
Length 1,1 m
Weight 0,64 kilo
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