User manual ALFA NETWORK AWUS036H

[. . . ] This user manual will guide you through these exciting features in the following chapters and we is believed that you will be greatly satisfied with its performance and ease of use. Notice : The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, no change to the antenna or the device is permitted. Any change to the antenna or the device could result in the device exceeding the RF exposure requirements and void user's authority to operate the device. 3 Chapter 2 Specifications Host system connections Interface Fully complies with USB 2. 0 or 1. 1 USB date transfer rate USB high speed (480Mbps), and full speed (12Mbps) Wireless LAN (WLAN) environment connections WLAN Interface Multimode features Fully complies with IEEE 802. 11 b/g specifications 802. 11 b:DQPSK with data scrambling capability to provide data rate of 1, 2, 5. 5 and 11Mbps WLAN transfer rate 802. 11 g:A high-speed Fast Fourier Transform(FFT)/Inverse Fast Fourier Transform(IFFT) provide data rate of 6, 9, 12. 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54Mbps WLAN Frequency Band Operation Channel Coverage Area Compatibility Security Antenna 2. 4 ~ 2. 497 GHz ((Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Channel 1 ~ 11 Indoors:100ft with straight path Fully compatible to IEEE 802. 11 b/g devices Hardware-based IEEE 802. 11i encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES Detachable dipolar antenna SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows System : Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP or Windows 64bit. [. . . ] If not, management GUI will shut down while clicking "Close" button with unchecked condition. Radio Off Turn off the radio to save power. While the radio is off, the links with other wireless network nodes are disconnected. User should be aware that while the wireless configuration is in AP mode. The radio off will cause the sub network belonging to the AP to be disconnected with internet/intranet. Disable Adapter Stop wireless USB device. 17 Windows Zero Config Switch utility to Windows XP default wireless setting tool. Close Whether to check or uncheck "Show Tray Icon" is to shutdown or hide the management GUI. Status Bar The hints or status of the management GUI are presented in the status bar. 18 4. 2 Station Mode The following explanations focus on the properties area. Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc types, the properties should look like the picture above. Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status. Please read the following explanations before you reviewing these pages, it could help you to well understand the wireless environment around the system. It is easy to use to switch property pages just by clicking left button of mouse on the title of each page. The following six sections describe detailed information of each page. 19 A. General Page This page represents the general information of this adapter. 1. Type (Mega-Bits-Per-Second). Current wireless LAN configuration type. Signal Strength The average signal quality of packets received from wireless network. Throughput Diagram Current throughput, including transmission (Tx) and total traffic (Total). Network Address Mac Address: six two-digital number of this Wireless LAN USB adapter IP Address: assigned network address by DHCP server or 20 self-definition in four three-digital number format. Subnet Mask: the only valid value is 2555. 255. 255. 0 Gateway: It comes from connected AP. Profile Page This page provides profiles management such as add, remove, edit and duplicate just by pressing the respected button. Available Profile(s) The list box shows all the created profiles. 1. Available Network Page This page presents all BSS, including AP and IBSS, around this system. Add to Profile Create profile for selected network connection and add it to to profile list. Power Save None: without power save function. Min: wake up more frequently to receive packets. 802. 11b Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode. [. . . ] Apply Execute the current settings. 31 Appendix 1: How to Use 802. 1x ( Step by Step ) Step 1 : Set Network Authentication mode to WPA 802. 1x , or WPA2 802. 1x Step 2 : Set Data Encryption to TKIP , or AES 32 Step 3 : Set EAP Type to MD5 , GTC , TLS , LEAP , TTLS , or PEAP Step 3. 1. 1 : When set TTLS, set Tunnel Type to CHAP , MSCHAP , MSCHAP-V2 , PAP , or EAP-MD5 Step 3. 1. 2 : When set PEAP, set Tunnel Type to MD5 , GTC , TLS , or MSCHAP-V2 Step 3. 2 If you do not set PEAP to TLS , you could use certificate. Step 4 : After you finish above steps. You should fill up the following fields( Username , Identity , Password ). Identity : User's identity on the RADIUS server Password : User's password on the RADIUS server 33 FCC INFORMATION The Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement includes the following paragraph: The 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. [. . . ]