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Wireless N PCI Adapter

User Manual

Model # AWN-PCI-11NR

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FCCWarningThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class C digital

device,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

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

accordancewiththe instructions,maycauseharmful interferencetoradiocommunication.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.If

thisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcan

bedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrect

theinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

Connect

the

equipment

into

an

outlet

on

acircuit

different

from

that

to

which

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. the receiver is

connected.

FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible

forcompliancecouldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

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.

NOTE:AllTelecomandsafetyTestsonlyincludethiscontenthardwaredeviceonly.

IMPORTANTNOTE:

FCCRadiationExposureStatement:

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolled

environment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof

abouteightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody.

Thistransmittermustnotbecolocatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantenna

ortransmitter.

ModularApprovalStatement:

ThisdeviceisintendedtobeusedonlyforOEMintegratorunderthefollowingconditions:

1)Theantennamustbeinstalledsuchthat20cmismaintainedbetweentheantennaand

users,and

2)The

transmitter

module

may

not

be

co

located

with

any

other

transmitter

or

antenna.

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IMPORTANTNOTE:

Intheeventthattheseconditionscannotbemet(forexamplecertainlaptopconfigurations

orcolocationwithanothertransmitter),thentheFCCauthorizationisnolongerconsidered

validandtheFCCIDcannotbeusedonthefinalproduct.Inthesecircumstances,theOEM

integratorwill

be

responsible

for

re

evaluating

the

end

product

(including

the

transmitter)

andobtainingaseparateFCCauthorization.

RevisionHistoryRevision History

V1.0 1strelease

All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered

trademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.

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Contents

1.Introduction ........................................................................... 4

1.1Features ................................................................................................... 4

1.2Familiarwithyournewwirelessnetworkcard ......................................... 4

1.3PackageContents..................................................................................... 5

1.4Beforeyoustart ....................................................................................... 5

1.5HardwareInstallation............................................................................... 6

2.InstallationProcedure ............................................................... 7

3.WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility ........................................ 13

3.1RaUIWirelessUtility&WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)................... 13

3.2StartRaUIUtility .................................................................................... 18

3.3Profile .................................................................................................... 25

3.3.1Add/EditProfile.......................................................................... 26

3.3.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfile ................................................ 27

3.4Network ................................................................................................. 29

3.5Advanced ............................................................................................... 31

3.6

Statistics................................................................................................. 33

3.7WMM..................................................................................................... 34

3.8WPS ....................................................................................................... 40

3.9SSO......................................................................................................... 43

3.10CCX....................................................................................................... 44

3.11About ................................................................................................... 45

3.12LinkStatus............................................................................................ 45

4.SoftAPFunction.................................................................... 46

4.1SwitchtoAPmodeandBasicConfiguration ........................................... 46

4.2SecuritySettings..................................................................................... 49

4.3AccessControl........................................................................................ 50

4.4MACTable.............................................................................................. 51

4.5EventLog................................................................................................ 51

4.6Statistics................................................................................................. 52

4.7About ..................................................................................................... 53

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1. Introduction

Thankyouforpurchasingthishighspeedwirelessnetworkcard!Exceptingcommonwireless

standards 802.11b/g, this wireless network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless

networks

data

transfer

rate

is

150Mbps,

and

thats

three

times

faster

than

802.11g

wireless

network!WitheasytoinstallPCI interface averycommonexpansionportofcomputers

plugthiswirelessnetworkcardintoanyemptyPCIslotofyourcomputer,justthatsimple!

ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulations

andCEapproval.

1.1Features

Highefficiencyantennaexpandsthescopeofyourwirelessnetwork.Highspeeddatatransferrate Upto150Mbps.WMMfunction:controlthebandwidthrequiredfordifferentapplications.WorkwithIEEE802.11b/g/nwirelessdevices.SupportsmajorencryptionmethodslikeWEP,WPA,andWPA2encryption.WPS configuration You dont need an experienced computer technician to help

youtogetconnected.Utilizingthesoftwareprogramofthecard,youcangetyour

computerconnectedbypushingabuttonorenteringan8digitcode.Pressingthe

buttononthenetworkcard,theWPSconnectioncanbeactivatedaswell.

PCIinterface youcangetitinstalledonyourcomputerinjustfewseconds!1.2Familiarwithyournewwirelessnetworkcard

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1.Antennas

One 2dBi dipole antenna is enclosed with the PCI card. Please secure the

antennatoReverseSMAconnectorofthecard.

2.Link&ActiveLEDDefinitions

LED

LightStatus

Description

On LinktoawirelessaccesspointLink

Off Radioisswitchedtooff

Blinking Transferring/receivingdataActive

Off Nowirelessactivity

1.3PackageContents

Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if theres anything

missingin

the

package,

and

contact

your

dealer

of

purchase

to

claim

for

missing

items:

OnePCIWirelessNetworkCardOne2dBiDipoleAntennasOneCDROM(Drivers/Utility/UserManual)

1.4Beforeyoustart

Youmusthavetherequirementsasfollow,

AcomputerwithanavailablePCIslotAtleasta300MHzprocessorand32MBmemoryWindows2000/XP/VistaorWindows7operationsystemACDROMdriveAtleast100MBofavailablediskspace.WirelessPCIAdapterproperlyinstalled

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1.5HardwareInstallation

STEP1:Turnoffyourcomputerandremoveitscover

STEP2:InsertthePCIwirelessnetworkcardintoanavailablePCIslotfirmly.Pleasereferto

theillustrationbelow:

STEP3:Securethiscardtotherearofthecomputerchassisandreplacethecover.

STEP4:

Install

the

antenna

on

the

wireless

network

card,

and

make

sure

the

antenna

is

securelyinstalled.Toimproveradioreception,pleaseadjustantennatotheproperposition.

STEP5:Turnonthecomputer.

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2. InstallationProcedure

Note:IfyouhaveinstalledtheWirelessAdapterdriver&utilitybefore,pleaseuninstalltheoldversionfirst.STEP1:

The

Found

New

Hardware

Wizard

below

will

appear

after

the

WLAN

adapter

is

installed.PleaseclickCanceltocontinue.

(For

Windows

Vista)

(ForWindowsXP)

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(ForWindows2000)

STEP2: Insert Installation CD into CDROM drive, windows below will appear. Click Install

Driver&Utilitytobegindevicedriverinstallation.

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STEP3:Please readthe following licenseagreement.Use thescrollbar toview the restof

this agreement. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to

continue.

STEP4:

Choose

Install

driver

and

Ralink

WLAN

Utility

and

click

Next

to

continue.

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STEP5: In Windows XP, there is a Windows Zero Configuration Tool for you to setup

wireless adapter. You can choose to configure the adapter through the Microsoft Zero

Configuration Tool or the Ralink Configuration Tool. It is recommended to choose the

RalinkConfigurationToolfortheadapter.ClickNexttocontinue.

STEP6:ClickInstalltobegintheinstallation.

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STEP7: Please wait for a while during the Wireless LAN adapter is configuring your new

softwareinstallation.

STEP8:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,clickFinishtoexitthe

wizard.

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The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the

adapterisrunning.Youcanopentheutilitybydoubleclickontheicon.

Rightclick

the

icon,

there

are

some

items

for

you

to

operate

the

configuration

utility,

LaunchConfigUtilitiesSelectthisoptiontoopentheConfigurationUtilitytool. Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility (Available on Windows XP only)

Select thisoption touse WindowsXPbuiltin wireless configurationutility (Windows

ZeroConfiguration)toconfiguretocard.

SwitchtoSTA+APMode(AvailableonWindows7) SelectthisoptiontochangetoAPmode.

SwitchtoAPMode(AvailableonWindowsVista/XP/2000only)Selectthisoptionto

change

to

AP

mode.

Open Diagnostic Testing Mode (Available on Windows Vista/XP/2000 only) Tochecknetworkconnectionstatus.

ExitSelectExittoclosetheConfigurationUtilitytool.

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3. WirelessNetworkConfigurationUtility

3.1RaUIWirelessUtility&WindowsZeroConfiguration(WZC)

TheConfigurationUtility isapowerfulapplicationthathelpsyoutoconfiguretheWireless

LANadapter

and

monitor

the

link

status

and

statistics

during

the

communication

process.

Whentheadapter is installed,theconfigurationutilitywillbedisplayedautomatically.This

adapterwillautoconnecttowirelessdevicewhichhasbettersignalstrengthandnowireless

securitysetting.

In Windows XP, it provides wireless configuration utility named Windows Zero

configurationwhichprovidesbasicconfigurationfunctionforRalinkWirelessNIC,Ralinks

Utility(RaUI)providesWPAsupplicantfunctionality.Tomakeiteasierforusertoselectthe

correct utility, RaUI will let user make the selection when it first runs after windows XP

boots.

RaUIcancoexistwithWZC(WindowsZeroConfiguration).WhencoexistingwithWZC,RaUI

only provides monitoring function, such as link status, network status, statistic counters,

advance feature status, WMM status and WPS status. It wont interfere with WZCs

configurationorprofilefunctions.Pleaseseebelowpicture:ToselectWZCorRaUI

If Use Zero Configurations as Configuration utility is selected, please continue on the

section.BelowpictureshowsthattheRaUIstatuswhenWZCisactiveasmaincontrolutility.

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When activating WZC, there are couple different on RaUI status compare to the without

WZCrunning:

(1) Profile button will be gray, profile function is removed since the NIC is controlled byWZC.

(2) The connect and add profile function will be gray. The reason is same as the firstdifference.

[UseWZCtoconfigurewirelessNIC]STEP1: Rightclick Ralink configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration as

ConfigurationUtility.

STEP2:Rightclickthenetworkconnectioniconinthetaskbar.

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STEP3:Allwirelessaccesspointinproximitywillbedisplayhere.Iftheaccesspointyouwant

touse isnotdisplayhere,pleasetrytomoveyourcomputerclosertotheaccesspoint,or

youcanclickRefreshNetworkListtorescanaccesspoints.Clicktheaccesspointyouwan

touseifitsshown,thenclickConnect.

STEP4: Iftheaccesspoint isprotectedbyencryption,youhaveto input itssecuritykeyor

passphrasehere.Itmustmatchtheencryptionsettingontheaccesspoint.

STEP5: When you see the Connected message, the connection between your computer

andwirelessaccesspointissuccessfullyestablished.

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STEP6:IfyouwanttomodifyinformationaboutAP,clickChangeadvancedsettings

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STEP7:ChooseWirelessNetworkstab.

STEP8:ClickPropertiesandthenclickOKbutton.

STEP9:After fillingappropriatevalue, clickOKbutton.And thestatuswill promptupas

below.

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STEP10: Click the Ralinks icon will bring up RaUI main window. User can find the

surrounding APs in the list. The current connected AP will also show with the green icon

indicated as below screen. User may user the available tab to configure more advanced

featuresprovidedbyRalinkswirelessNIC.

3.2StartRaUIUtility

WhenstartingRaUI,systemwillconnecttotheAPwithbestsignalstrengthwithoutsetting

profileormatchingprofilesetting. Itwill issueascancommand towirelessNIC.After two

seconds, the AP list will updated with the result of BSS list scan. The AP list include most

used fields, such as SSID, network type, channel used, wireless mode, security status and

signalpercentage.ThearrowiconindicatestheconnectedBSSorIBSSnetwork.

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TherearethreesectionsinRaUI.Thesesectionsarebrieflydescribedasbelow.

ButtonSection:IncludeProfilepage,Networkpage,Advancedpage,Statisticspage,WMMpage,WPSpage,SSOpage,CCXPage,Aboutbutton,RadioOn/Offbutton

andHelpbutton.

ButtonSection

MovetotheLeft

MovetotheRight

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FunctionSection:CorrespondingbuttonProfilePage

NetworkPage

AdvancedPage

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StatisticsPage

WMM

Page

WPSPage

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SSOPage(availableonWindowsXP&2000OS)

CCX

Page

(available

on

Windows

Vista,

XP

&

2000

OS)

AboutPage

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RetrytheConnection

Configuration

AtthemeantimeofstartingRaUI,thereisalsoasmallRalinkiconappearswithinwindowstaskbarasbelow.Youmaydoubleclick ittobringupthemainmenu if

youselectedtocloseRaUImenuearlier.Youmayalsousemouse;srightbuttonto

closeRaUIutility.

Ralinkiconinsystemtray.

Besides, the small icon will change color to reflect current wireless networkconnectionstatus.Thestatusindicatesasfollow:

indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisGood.

indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisNormal

indicateWirelessNICisnotconnectedyet

indicateWirelessNICisnotdetected

indicateConnectedandSignalStrengthisWeak

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3.3Profile

Profilecanbookkeepingyourfavoritewirelesssettingamongyourhome,office,andother

public hotspot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your

preference.

[Definitionof

each

field]

ProfileName:Nameofprofile,presettoPROF ( indicate1,2,3,)

SSID:APorAdHocname

NetworkType:Networkstype,includinginfrastructureandAdHoc.

Authentication:Authenticationmode

Encryption:EncryptionType

Use802.1x:Whetherornotuse802.1xfeature

Tx Power:Transmit power, theamount of powerused bya radio transceiver tosend the

signal

out.

Channel:channelinuseforAdHocmode

PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM(ConstantlyAwakeMode)orPowerSavingMode.

RTSThreshold:UsercanadjusttheRTSthresholdnumberbysliding thebarorkey in the

valuedirectly.

FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebaror

keyinthevaluedirectly.

[Iconsandbuttons]

indicateconnectionissuccessfuloncurrentlyactivatedprofile

indicateconnectionisfailedoncurrentlyactivateprofile

indicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode

indicatenetworktypeisAdHoc

indicatesecurityenabledwirelessnetwork

Addanewprofile

Editanexistingprofile

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Deleteanexistingprofile

Activateselectedprofile

Show

the

information

of

Status

Section

HidetheinformationofStatusSection

3.3.1Add/EditProfile

Thereare3methodstoopenProfileEditorform:

YoucanopenitfromAddtoProfilebuttoninSiteSurveyfunction

YoucanopenitformAddbuttoninProfilefunction

YoucanopenitfromEditbuttoninProfilefunction

ProfileName:Usercanchosenameforthisprofile,orusedefaultnamedefinedbysystem.

SSID: User can key in the intended SSID name or use pull down menu to select from

availableAPs.

PowerSaveMode:ChoosefromCAM[ConstantlyAwakeMode]orPowerSavingMode.

NetworkType:Therearetwotypes,infrastructureand802.11AdHocmode.UnderAdHoc

mode,usercanalsochoosethepreambletype,theavailablepreambletype includesauto

andlong.InadditiontothatthechannelfieldwillbeavailableforsetupinAdHocmode.

TxPower:

You

can

select

the

wireless

output

power

here.

If

youre

not

too

far

from

AP

(good

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signalreception),youcanselecta loweroutputpowertosaveenergy;foradistantaccess

point, you can select a higher output power. Its suggested to select Auto to let setup

utilitydecidethebestoutputpowerforyou.

Preamble: Select the preamble for Ad hoc mode here. Available option are Auto and

Long.

RTSThreshold:UsercanadjusttheRTSthresholdnumberbysliding thebarorkey in the

valuedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2347.

FragmentThreshold:UsercanadjusttheFragmentthresholdnumberbyslidingthebaror

keyinthevaluedirectly.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

Channel: Only available for setting under AdHoc mode. User can choose the channel

frequencytostarttheirAdHocnetwork.

AuthenticationType:Thereare7typeofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaUI.Theyare

Open,Shared,

LEAP,

WPA,

WPA

PSK,

WPA2,

WPA2

PSK.

Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption

type are None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPAPSK and WPA2PSK authentication mode,

theencryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES.

802.1xSetting:ItisanauthenticationforWPAandWPA2certificatetoserver.

WPA PreShared Key: This is the shared secret between AP and STA. For WPAPSK and

WPA2PSKauthenticationmode, this fieldmustbe filledwithcharacter longerthan8and

lessthan32lengths.

WEP

Key:

Only

valid

when

using

WEP

encryption

algorithm.

The

key

must

matched

APs

key.

Thereareseveralformatstoenterthekeys:

Hexadecimal40bits:10Hexcharacters

Hexadecimal128bits:26Hexcharacters.

ASCII40bits:5ASCIIcharacters

ASCII128bits:13ASCIIcharacters

ShowPassword:Checkthisboxandallpassphrasesorsecuritykeysyouinputtedwillbe

displayedasyoutype,butnotreplaceyourinputwithasterisk.

Use802.1x:Iftheaccesspointyouwishtoconnectrequires802.1xauthentication,please

clickonUse802.1xbox,thenclick802.1Xtabtoset802.1xparameters.

3.3.2ExampletoAddProfileinProfile

Step1:ClickAddinProfilefunction

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Step2:AddProfilepagewillpopup.

Step3:Changeprofilenametowhatyouwanttoconnect.PulldowntheSSIDandselectone

intendedAP.TheAPlististheresultoflastNetwork.

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Step 4: To set authentication/encryption information for the access point, please click

Auth.\Encry.Tab.

Step5:

Then,

you

can

see

the

profile

which

you

set

appear

in

the

profile

list.

Click

Activate

toactivatetheprofilesetting.

3.4Network

Under the Network function,system will display the information of surrounding APs from

lastscanresult.ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Signal,Channel,Encryptionalgorithm,

AuthenticationandNetworktypeasbelow:

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[Definitionofeachfield]

Sorted by >>: You can decide how to sort all listed access point by SSID, Channel, Signal

(Signalstrength).

Show dBm: Check this box to show the signal strength of access point, instead of

percentage.

Rescan:Clickthisbuttontorescanaccesspoints.Youcanclickthisbuttonforseveraltimes,

iftheaccesspointyouwishtousedoesnotshowinthelist.

AddtoProfile:Youcanstoreaspecificaccesspointtoprofile,soyoucanlinktothataccess

pointdirectlynexttimewithoutinputtingauthenticationkeyagain.

Connect:Connecttoaselectedaccesspoint.Youhavetoselectanaccesspointfromthelist

firstandthenclickConnecttoconnecttotheselectedaccesspoint.

[Icons&

Buttons]

Indicateconnectionissuccessful.

Indicatenetworktypeisinfrastructuremode.

IndicatenetworktypeisAdHocmode.

Indicatesecurityenabledwirelessnetwork.

Indicate802.11awirelessmode

Indicate802.11bwirelessmode.

Indicate802.11gwirelessmode.

Indicate802.11nwirelessmode.

Indicatethe

APlistsaresortedbySSID,Channel,orSignal.

Commandtoconnecttotheselectednetwork.

Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on

surroundingwirelessnetwork.

AddtheselectedAPtoProfilesetting.Itwillbringupprofilepageand

saveuserssettingtoanewprofile.

[ConnectedNetwork]

(1) WhenRaUIfirstran,itwillselectthebestAPtoconnectautomatically.

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(2) IfuserwantstoconnecttootherAP,HecanclickConnect:buttonfortheintendedAPtomakeconnection.

(3) If the intended network has encryption other than Not Use, RaUI will bring up thesecuritypageappropriateinformationtomaketheconnection.

(4) WhenyoudoubleclickontheintendedAP,youcanseeAPsdetailinformation.3.5Advanced

Thiswirelessnetworkcardprovidesseveraladvancedsettingsforexperiencedwirelessusers.

Youcanchangethesesettingsto increasedatatransferperformance,orchangeoperation

mode.

WirelessMode:Selectwirelessmode.Support2.4Gonly.

EnableTxBurst:Ralinksproprietaryframeburstmode.

Enable

TCP

Windows

Size:

Enhance

throughout.

FastRoamingat:Fasttoroaming,setupbytransmitpower.

SelectyourCountryRegionCode: Theavailablechanneldiffers fromdifferentcountries.

For example: USA (FCC) is channel 111, Europe (ETSI) is channel 113. The operating

frequencychannelwillberestrictedtothecountryuserlocatedbeforeimporting.Ifyouare

indifferentcountry,youhavetoadjustthechannelsettingtocomplytheregulationofthe

country. Supporting region code for this section has CH111, CH113, CH1011, CH1013,

CH14,CH114,CH39,andCH513.PleaserefertobelowChannelClassificationandrange,

CountryChannellisttoselectyourCountryRegionCode:

Figure1:

Channel

Classification

and

range

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Figure2:CountryChannellist

Apply:Savethesavechanges

ShowtheinformationofStatusSection

HidetheinformationofStatusSection

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3.6Statistics

Theconfigurationutilityprovidesinformationaboutnetworkstatisticsandlinkstatus.Ifyou

want to know how your wireless network card works, you can use these functions to get

detailedinformationaboutthewirelessconnectionyoureusing.

[TransmitStatistics]

FramesTransmittedSuccessfully:Framessuccessfullysent.

FramesRetransmittedSuccessfully:Successfullyretransmittedframesnumbers

FramesFailToReceiveACKAfterAllRetries:Framesfailedtransmitafterhittingretrylimit.

ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero

[ReceiveStatistics]

FramesReceivedSuccessfully:Framesreceivedsuccessfully.

FramesReceivedWithCRCError:FramesreceivewithCRCerror.

FramesDroppedDueToOutOfResource:Framesdroppedduetoresourceissue.

DuplicateFramesReceived:Duplicatereceivedframes.

ResetCounter:Resetcounterstozero

ShowtheinformationofStatusSection

HidetheinformationofStatusSection

Allconnectionrelatedstatistics isdisplayedhere.Youcanclick Transmitor Receivetab,

toviewthestatisticsoftransmittedorreceivedpackets.YoucanalsoclickResetCounter

button,to

reset

the

statistics

of

all

items

back

to

0.

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3.7WMM

ThiswirelessnetworkcardprovidesWMM(WiFiMultimedia)function,whichcanimprove

the performance of certain network applications, like audio/video streaming, network

telephony(VoIP),andothers.WhenyouenabletheWMMfunctionofthisnetworkcard,you

candefine

the

priority

of

different

kinds

of

data,

to

give

higher

priority

to

applications

which

require instant responding. Therefore you can improve the performance of such network

applications.

WMMEnable:CheckthisboxtoenableWMMfunction.Pleaseclick Applybuttononthe

rightofthischeckboxafteryoucheckoruncheckthisbox,socorrespondingsettingsinthis

windowwillbeactivatedordeactivatedrespectively.

WMMPowerSaveEnable:CheckthisboxtoenableWMMpowersavingmodetosave

energy,andletyourcomputersbatterylivelonger.YoualsohavetoselectWMMpower

save

modes

here:

AC_BE:BestPerformance

AC_BK:WorstPerformance

AC_VI:Videodatahaspriority

AC_VO:Voicedatahaspriority

DirectLinkSetupEnable:IfyouhaveanotherWMMenabledwirelessdevice,youcanenter

itsMACaddresshere,thenclickApplybutton,andthisnetworkcardwillestablishadirect

linktothewirelessdeviceyouspecifiedhere.

Youalsohavetospecifythetimeoutvalueofthisdirectlylinkedwirelessdevice.Validvalues

arefrom1to65535(seconds),andinput0forinfinity.

Ifyouwanttoremoveaspecificwirelessdevicefromdirectlinktable,selectthedeviceand

clickthisbuttontoremoveit.

[WMMEnableEnableWiFiMultiMedia]

IfyouwanttouseWMMPowerSaveorDirectLinkSetupyoumustenableWMM.The

settingmethodsofenablingWMMindicatingasfollow:

Step1:ClickWMMEnable

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Step 2: Change to Network function. And add an AP that supports WMM features to a

Profile.TheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigureinProfilepage.

[WMMPowerSaveEnableEnableWMMPowerSave]

Step1:ClickWMMPowerSaveEnable

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Step2:PleaseselectwhichACsyouwant toenable.ThesettingofenablingWMMPower

Saveis

successfully.

[DirectLinkSetupEnableEnableDLS(DirectLinkSetup)]

Step1:ClickDirectLinkSetupEnable

Step2:ChangetoNetworkfunction.AndaddanAPthatsupportsDLSfeaturestoaProfile.

Theresult

will

look

like

the

below

figure

in

Profile

page.

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TheSettingofDLSindicatesasfollow:(1) Fill in the blanks ofDirectLink with MACaddressof STA. The STA must conform to 2

conditionsasfollow:

ConnectwiththesameAPthatsupportDLSfeatures.

HavetoenableDLS

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(2) TimeoutValuerepresentthatitdisconnectautomaticallyaftersomeseconds.Thevalueisinteger.Theintegermustbebetween0~65535.Itrepresentsthatitalwaysconnectsif

thevalueiszero.DefaultvalueofTimeoutValueis60seconds.

(3) ClickApplybutton.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.

DescribeDLSStatusasfollow:(1) Astheupfigure,afterconfiguringDLSsuccessfully,showMACaddressoftheopposite

sideandTimeoutValueofsettinginDLSStatus.InDLSStatusoftheoppositeside,it

showsMACaddressofitselfandTimeoutValueofsetting.

(2) DisplaythevaluesofDLSStatustoDirectLinkSetupasfollow:Step 1: InDLS Status,select adirect link STA what you want to show itsvalues in

DirectLinkSetup.

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Step2:DoubleClickandtheresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.

(3) DisconnectDirectLinkSetupasfollow:Step1:SelectadirectlinkSTA.

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Step2:ClickTearDownbutton.Theresultwilllooklikethebelowfigure.

3.8WPS

WiFiProtectedSetup(WPS)isthelatestwirelessnetworktechnologywhichmakeswireless

networksetupbecomeverysimple.IfyouhaveWPSenabledwirelessaccesspoint,andyou

wanttoestablishasecureconnectiontoit,youdonthavetoconfigurethewirelessaccess

pointandsetupdataencryptionbyyourself.Allyouhavetodo istogoto theWPSsetup

pageofthiswirelesscard,clickabutton,andthenpressaspecificbuttonorenterasetof

8digit code on the wireless access point you wish to establish a secure connection just

threesimplesteps!

For

older

wireless

access

points,

its

possible

to

perform

a

firmware

upgrade

to

become

a

WPSenabled access point. Since they may not have a hardware button to press for WPS

setup, you can use an alternative WPS setup method input the pin code. Every

WPScompatiblewirelessnetworkcardsupportpincodeconfigurationmethod;youcanjust

inputthecodetowirelessaccesspoint,andthewirelessaccesspointandwirelessnetwork

cardwilldotherestforyou.

ThiswirelessnetworkcardiscompatiblewithWPS.Tousethisfunction,thewirelessaccess

point you wish to connect to must support WPS function too. Now, please follow the

followinginstructionstoestablishsecureconnectionbetweenWPSenabledwirelessaccess

pointandyourwirelessnetworkcard.

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WPSConfiguration:TheprimarygoalofWiFiProtectedSetup(WiFiSimpleConfiguration)

istosimplythesecuritysetupandmanagementofWiFinetworks.RalinkSTAasanEnrollee

or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or

PBC configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method

throughan

internal

or

external

Registrar.

WPSAPList:Displaythe informationofsurroundingAPswithWPSIEfromlastscanresult.

ListinformationincludesSSID,BSSID,Channel,ID(DevicePasswordID),SecurityEnabled.

Rescan: Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding

wirelessnetwork.

Information: Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network. List

Information includes Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device

PasswordID,SelectedRegistrar,State,Version,APSetupLocked,UUIDEandRFBands.

PINCode:

8digit

numbers.

It

is

required

to

enter

PIN

Code

into

Registrar

using

PIN

method.

EachNICWirelesshasonlyonePINCodeofEnrollee.

ConfigMode:OurstationroleplayingasanEnrolleeoranexternalRegistrar.

WPSProfileList:Displayallofcredentialsgot fromtheRegistrar.List information includes

SSID, MAC address, Authentication and Encryption Type. If STA Enrollee, credentials are

createdassoonaseachWPSsuccess. IfSTARegistrar,RaUIcreatesanewcredentialwith

WPA2PSK/AES/64HexKeyanddoesntchangeuntilnextswitchingtoSTARegistrar.

ControlitemsonWPSProfileList:

Detail:

Information

about

Security

and

Key

in

the

credential

Connect: Command to connect to the selected network inside credentials. The

activeselectedcredentialisaslikeastheactiveselectedProfile.

Rotate:Commandtorotatetoconnecttothenextinsidecredentials

Disconnect:StopWPSactionanddisconnectthisactivelink.Andthenselectthelast

profileattheProfilePageofRaUI ifexist.Ifthere isanemptyprofilepage,thedriver

will selectanynonsecurityAP.

Delete:Deleteanexistingcredential.Andthenselectthenextcredentialifexist.If

thereisanemptycredential,thedriverwillselectanynonsecurityAP.

PIN:StarttoaddtoRegistrarusingPINconfigurationmethod. IFSTARegistrar,remember

thatenterPINCodereadfromyouEnrolleebeforestartingPIN.

PBC:StarttoaddtoAPusingPBCconfigurationmethod.

When you click PIN or PBC, please dont do any rescan within twominuteconnection.Ifyouwanttoabortthissetupwithinthe interval,restartPIN/PBCor

pressDisconnecttostopWPSconnection.

WPSassociateIE:SendtheassociationrequestwithWPSIEduringWPSsetup.Itisoptional

forSTA.

WPSprobe

IE:

Send

the

probe

request

with

WPS

IE

during

WPS

setup.

IT

is

optional

for

STA.

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ProgressBar:DisplayrateofprogressfromStarttoConnectedstatus.

StatusBar:DisplaycurrentlyWPSStatus.

[WPSInformationonAP]

WPS

information

contain

authentication

type,

encryption

type,

config

methods,

device

passwordID,selectedregistrar,state,version,APsetuplocked,UUIDEandRFbands.

AuthenticationType:TherearethreetypesofauthenticationmodessupportedbyRaConfig.

ThereareOpen,Shared,WPAPSK,andWPAsystem.

EncryptionType:ForOpenandsharedauthenticationmode,theselectionofencryptionare

None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPAPSK, and WPA2PSK authentication mode, the

encryptiontypesupportsbothTKIPandAES.

Config Methods: Correspond to the methods the AP supports as an Enrollee for adding

externalRegistrars.(AbitwiseORofvalues)

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Device Password ID: Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the

selectedRegistrarintendstouse.APinPBCmodemustindicate0x0004withintwominute

Walktime.

SelectedRegistrar:IndicateiftheuserhasrecentlyactivatedaRegistrartoaddanEnrollee.

ThevaluesareTRUEandFALSE

State:

The

current

configuration

state

on

AP.

The

value

are

Unconfigured

and

Configured.

Version:WPSspecifiedversion.

APSetupLocked:IndicateifAPhasenteredasetuplockedstate.

UUIDE:Theuniversallyuniqueidentifier(UUID)elementgeneratedbytheEnrollee.Thereis

avalue.Itis16bytes.

RFBands: Indicate All RF bands available on the AP. A dualband AP must provide it. The

valuesare2.4GHzand5GHz

3.9SSO

Single SignOn (SSO) is a session/user authentication process that permits a user to enter

onenameandpasswordinordertoaccessmultipleapplications.Theprocessauthenticates

the user for all the applications they have been given rights to and eliminates further

prompts when they switch applications during a particular session. (Note: This featuredoesntavailableWindows7andVistaOS)

EnableSSOFeature:ChoosewhichSSOmethodstologon

UseIDandPasswordinWinlogon:UsetheIDandPasswordinWindowslogon.

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UseIDandPasswordinProfile:UsetheIDandPasswordinRaUIProfilesettings. Prompt ID and Password Dialog: Use the ID and Password in popup

authenticationdialog.

EnablePersistentConnection:UseDIandPasswordinthepreviousactivateProfileandnot

showany

authentication

dialog.

ProfileList(onlySupportLEAPorEAPFASTauthentication):

SelectProfile:SelectaprofilecontainingLEAPorEAPFASTauthentication. Informationofselectedprofile:Profile information,suchasProfilename,SSIDor

Authentication.

3.10CCX

(Note:ThisfeaturedoesntavailableWindows7andVistaOS)

Enable

CCX

(Cisco

Compatible

eXtensions):

Choose

whether

Cisco

Compatible

eXtensions

are

supportedornot.

Enable Radio Measurement: Enable the radio measurement, the nonserving channelmeasurementlimitisbetween0~1023milliseconds.

RoamingwithRFParameters:RoamingbyasetofRFparametersfromAP VoiceDrasticRoaming:Diagnoseroamingfunctionbyvoicetraffictest. CAC(Tolerance):Enablethecalladmissioncontrol. Diagnostic:Selectaprofilewhichtheuserwanttodiagnose,thenhittheDiagnosebutton

toperformthediagnostictest.

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3.11About

Aboutfunctiondisplaythewirelesscardanddriverversioninformation.

(1) ConnecttoRalinksWebsite:WWW.RALINKTECH.COM(2) DisplayConfigurationUtility,Driver,andEEPROMversioninformation(3) DisplayWirelessNICMACAddress.3.12LinkStatus

LinkStatusdisplaysthedetailinformationcurrentconnection

Status: Current connection status. If no connection, it will showDisconnected.Otherwise,

theSSIDandBSSIDwillshowhere.

ExtraInfo:Displaylinkstatusinuse.

Channel:Displaycurrentchannelinuse.

Authentication:Authenticationmodeinuse.

Encryption:Encryptiontypeinuse.

NetworkType:Networktypeinuse.

IPAddress:IPaddressaboutcurrentconnection.

SubMask:SubMastaboutcurrentconnection.

DefaultGateway:

Default

gateway

about

current

connection.

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LinkSpeed:Showcurrenttransmitrateandreceiverate.

Throughout:DisplaytransmitsandreceivethroughputinunitofMbps.

Link Quality: Display Connection quality based on signal strength and Tx/Rx packet error

rate.

SignalStrength

1:

Receive

signal

strength

1,

user

can

choose

to

display

as

percentage

or

dBmformat.

Signal Strength 2: Receive signal strength 2, user can choose to display as percentage or

dBmformat.

HT:DisplaycurrentHTStatusinuse,containingBW,GI,MCS,SNR0,andSNR1value.(Show

theinformationonlyfor802.11nwirelesscard)

4. SoftAP

Function

Exceptingbecomeawirelessclientofotherwirelessaccesspoints,thiswirelesscardcanact

as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless cards operating mode to

APmodetosimulatethefunctionofarealwirelessaccesspointbysoftware,andallother

computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the

internetconnectionyouhave!

Pleasefollowthe instructions infollowingchapterstousetheAPfunctionofyourwireless

card.

4.1

Switch

to

AP

mode

and

Basic

Configuration

The operating mode of the wireless card is Station Mode (becoming a client of other

wirelessaccesspoints)bydefault.IfyouwanttoswitchtoAPmode,pleaserightclickRalink

utilityicon,andselectSwitchtoAPMode.

AfteryouselectSwitchtoAPMode,theRalinkutilityiconwillbechangedto:

If you want to switch the wireless card back to station mode (become a client of other

wirelessaccesspoints),clickSwitchtoStationMode.

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AconfigurationwindowwillappearafteryouswitchtheoperationmodetoAP,whichasks

youtoassignanexistingnetworkcardwithinternetconnection

AfteryouclickOK,youllseethebasicconfigurationmenuoftheAPfunction.

SSID:PleaseinputtheSSID(thenameusedtoidentifythiswirelessaccesspoint)here.Upto

32numericalcharacterscanbeacceptedhere,exceptingspace.

Channel: Please select the wireless channel you wish to use. The number of channels

availableherewillvarydependsonthesettingofCountryRegionCode.

WirelessMode:Selecttheoperationmodeoftheaccesspointhere.

UseMacAddress:ClickthisbuttontousetheMACaddressofthewirelesscardasSSID.A

prefixAP

will

be

added

automatically

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SecuritySetting:Setthesecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption).Pleaserefertochapter

42SecuritySettingsfordetails.

Country Region Code: Please select the country code of the country or region you live.

Availableoptionsare07,whichwillaffecttheavailablewirelesschannelsyoucanuse:

0:FCC

(US,

Canada,

and

other

countries

uses

FCCradiocommunicationstandards)

1:ETSI(Europe)

2:SPAIN

3:FRANCE

4:MKK

5:MKKI(TELEC)

6:ISERAL(Channel3to9)

7:ISERAL

(Channel

5to

13)

Pleasenotethatonlychangethecountrycodeifyouareindifferentcountry.Forexample:

whenoperatingthisproductinUS,onlychannels1~11canbeoperated.Selectionofother

channelsisnotpermittedunderFCCregulations.

Noforwardingamongwirelessclients:Checkthisboxandwirelessclientswillnotbeableto

sharedatawitheachother.

HideSSID:CheckthisboxandtheSSIDwillnotbebroadcastedtothepublic.Yourwireless

clients must know the exact SSID to be able to connect to your computer. This option is

useful

to

enhance

security

level.

AllowBW40MHz:CheckthisboxtoallowBW40MHzcapability.

Beacon(ms):Youcandefinethetime intervalthatabeaconsignalshouldbesend.Default

valueis100.Donotmodifythisvalueunlessyouknowwhatwillbeaffected.

TX Power: You can select the wireless output power here. Please select a proper output

powersettingaccordingtoyouractualneeds.Youmaynotneed100%ofoutputpower if

otherwirelessclientsarenotfarfromyou.

Idle Time: Select the idle time for the wireless access point. Default value is 300. Do not

modifythisvalueunlessyouknowwhatwillbeaffected.

Tosavechanges,clickApplybutton.OryoucanclickDefaulttoresetallvaluestofactory

defaultvalue.

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4.2SecuritySettings

AuthenticationType:Pleaseselectawirelessauthenticationtypeyouwishtouse.Available

options are Open, Shared, WPAPSK, WPA2PSK, and WPAPSK / WPA2PSK. If you

wanttodisablewirelessdataencryption,youmustselectOpen.

Encryption

Type:

Please

select

an

encryption

mode.

The

available

options

in

this

setting

item

willvarydependingontheauthenticationtypeyouselect.IfyouselectNotUse,datawill

notbeencryptedandpeoplewithsomenetworkingknowledgewillbeabletoreadthedata

youtransferwithpropertool.

WPAPresharedKey:PleaseinputtheWPApresharedkeyhere.Onlyclientswiththesame

presharedkeyyou inputtedherewillbeabletoconnecttoyourcomputer.Thissetting is

onlyavailablewhenyouselectoneofWPAencryptions

GroupRekeyInterval:Youcanspecifythetimeintervaltoreissuethekeytoyourwireless

clientshere.Youcanclickthebutton10secondsorKpacketstochangetheunitoftime

interval. (every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in

GroupRekeyIntervalfield).

WepKey:Please inputtheWEPencryptionkeyherewhenyouselect WEPasencryption

type.Thereare2typesofWEPkey:Hex (number0to9,andASCIIcharactersAtoF)and

ASCII (allalphanumericalcharactersplussymbols).PleaseselectthetypeofWEPkeyfirst,

andtheninputtheWEPkeyaccordingtothetypeofWEPkeyyouselected.Ifyouwantto

use WEP 64 bits encryption, please input 10 characters if you select HEX, or input 5

charactersifyouselectASCII.IfyouwanttouseWEP128bitsencryption,pleaseinput26

charactersif

you

select

HEX,

or

input

13

characters

if

you

select

ASCII.

128

bits

encryption

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issaferthen64bits,butthedatatransferspeedwillbeslightlyreduced.

ShowPassword:CheckthisboxandtheWPApresharedkeyorWEPkeyyou inputtedwill

beshown,butnotreplacedbyasterisk(*).

Whenyou finishwithsettingandwant tosavechanges,click OKbutton,orclick Cancel

buttonto

discard

all

changes

you

made.

4.3AccessControl

Ifyourenotgoingtoopenyourcomputerandwirelessresourcestothepublic,youcanuse

MACaddressfilteringfunctiontoenforceyouraccesscontrolpolicy,soonlywirelessclients

withMACaddressyoudefinedby this functioncanbeconnectedtoyoursoftwareaccess

point

AccessPolicy:Selectthepolicytypeofyouraccessrule.

Disable:Allowanywirelessclientwithproperauthenticationsettingstoconnecttothis

accesspoint.

AllowAll:OnlyallowwirelessclientswithMACaddresslistedheretoconnecttothis

accesspoint.

RejectAll:RejectwirelessclientswithMACaddresslistedheretobeconnectedtothis

accesspoint.

MACaddress:

Input

the

MAC

address

of

the

wireless

client

you

wish

to

allow

or

reject

here.

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Nocolon(:)orhyphen()required.

Add:AddtheMACaddressyouinputtedinMACaddressfieldtothelist

Delete:PleaseselectaMACaddressfromthelist,thenclickDeletebuttontoremoveit.

RemoveAll:DeleteallMACaddressesinthelist

4.4MACTable

Ifyouwanttoseethelistofallwirelessclientsconnectedtothisaccesspoint,pleaseselect

MacTabletabfromtheutility

MACAddress:DisplaystheMACaddressofthiswirelessclient.

AID:Theserialnumberofthiswirelessconnection.

PowerSavingMode:Displaysthecapabilityofpowersavingfunctionofthiswirelessclient.

Status: Displays additional information of this wireless Connection, like current wireless

operatingmodeanddatatransferrate.

4.5EventLog

Thissoftwareaccesspointwilllogallwirelessrelatedactivitiesasalog.ClickEventLogtab,

andtheeventlogwillbedisplayed.

Youcan

click

Clear

to

remove

all

entries

in

the

log.

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4.6Statistics

Ifyouwanttoknowdetailedinformationabouthowyoursoftwareaccesspointworks,click

Statistics

tab,

and

the

event

log

will

be

displayed.

Click

RESET

COUNTERS

button

to

reset

allcounterstozero.

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4.7About

The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration

utility,driver,andotherimportantinformationaboutyourwirelessaccesspoint.