Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit EEE 802.11b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter du fabricant Efficient Networks
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IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter User ’ s Manual V ersion: 1.2.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 2 T able of Content s 1 INTRODUCTION ............ ................... ................... ...................... ................... ....................... . .4 1.1 F EATURES & B ENEF ITS ....
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 3 Revision History V ersion Date Notes 1.0 June 9, 2005 Initial V ersion 1.1 Oct. 12, 2005 Utility Upgrading 1.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 4 1 Introduction This is a wireles s USB 2.0 adapter that supports the IEEE 802.1 1b/g (2.4GHz) radio operation.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 5 1.2 Package Contents Open the package carefully , and make sure that none of t he items listed belo w are missing. Do not discard the packing material s, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original package.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 6 1.5 Applications The wireless LAN produc ts are easy to install and highly e fficient . The follow ing list describes some of the many appli cat.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 7 1.6 Network Configuration To better understand how the wireless LAN prod ucts work together to c reate a wireless network, it might be helpful to depi ct a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network configura tions.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 8 b) Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the us e of an access p oint (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between tw o computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 9 2 Install Drivers & Client Utility 2.1 Before You Begin Before installing the new driv ers of your USB a dapter , you need to dis able all of the Wireless LAN drivers that you have installed.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 10 3. Click on the Next button to continue. 4. The Setup Wizard will then allow you to inst all the driver & utility or just the driver . Selec t the first op tion: Install Client Utilities and Driver .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 11 8. Click on t he Browse button to select another drive or folder to inst all the drivers, and then click on the Next button . If y ou would like to use the default destination folder , click on the Next b utton.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 12 10. The message depicted above informs you about configuring this d evice through the 802.1 1 Client Utility (ACU) or a third p arty supplicant. If y ou choose to use a third party supplicant, some of the ACU features will not be available.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 13 option: 802.1 1 WLAN Cl ient Utility a nd 802.1x S upplicant . Click on the Next button to continue . 12. At this point, carefully in sert th e device into the PCMCIA slot of your computer , and click on the OK button.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 14 16. Once again, you will see a message regarding Windows Logo T esting, click on the Continue Anyway button to contin ue. 17. A message will then appear indicating that the installation process is complete Click on the OK button to reboot the system.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 15 3 Using the Client Utilit y After a successful installation you will see the Cardbus ada pter Client U tility in the Windows Program group called 802 .1 1 WLAN. T o run the Client Utility click St art > Programs > IEEE WLAN USB .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 16 h Profile Name: Displays the name o f this p rofile. One device can have many profiles, but onl y one profile ca n be loaded at a time . Note: The profile name and ne twork name (SSID) are not the same.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 17 3.2. 1 Scan for avai l abl e netw or ks Click on the Scan bu tton to view a list of available infrastructure and ad-hoc networks. This table lists the network name, encryption key if re quired, signal strength, channel, and wireless mode.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 18 3.2. 2 Crea t e a New P rofil e Multiple profiles can be created for d iffer ent Network Names (SSIDs). This allows a user to quick ly associate with another netwo rk, instead of entering the credentials each time.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 19 you may associate with your ne twork. This feature comes in handy when you need to work at se veral locations where there are different network settings. Using this you can co nfigure a different prof ile for each o f your networks.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 20 checking feature which makes sure that keys have n’t been tampered with. Select the WP A radio button , and then select EAP – TLS or EAP – TTLS from the drop-down list.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 21 h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority . h Confirm Password: Re -ty pe the p assword.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 22 Click on the Configure button to configure the PEAP (EAP-GTC) settings. h T rusted Root Certification Authorities: Select the approp riate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 23 h Specific Server or Domain: Leave the server n ame blank for the client to accept a cer tificate from any server w ith a certifica te signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop-down list.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 24 Click on the Configure button to con figure the PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP-V2) settings. h T rusted Root Certification Authorities: Select the approp riate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 25 h Specific Server or Domain: Leave the server n ame blank for the client to accept a cer tificate from any server w ith a certifica te signed by the authority listed in the Network Certificate Authority drop-dow n list.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 26 Click on the Configure button to configure the LEAP settings. h Use T emporary User Name and Password: Select this ra dio button for.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 27 a temporary user name and password. Th is will manually prompt for the user name and password. h Use Saved Use r Name Password: Selec t this radio button if the user name and password will be saved in this profile.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 28 h Enter a WP A passphrase. For ASC II text, enter 8-63 ch aracters, for hexadecimal enter 64 characters). Click on the OK button to return to the previous window . Once again, click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 29 h T rusted Root Certification Authorities: Select the approp riate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 30 Click on the OK button to return to the prev ious window . Once again , click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window . 3.2.3.8 802.1x – PEAP (EAP-GTC) PEAP (EAP-GTC) was standardized along with EAP in RFC 2284.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 31 h T rusted Root Certification Authorities: Select the approp riate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority . h Set Password: Select T oken or St atic P assword radio button.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 32 3.2.3.9 802.1x – PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP-V2) The PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) authentication type is based o n EAPTLS authentication, but uses a password instead of a client certificate for authentication.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 33 h T rusted Root Certification Authorities: Select the approp riate certificate authority from the drop-down list. h User Name: Enter the user name for the certificate authority . h Password: Enter the password that corresponds with the user name for the certificate authority .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 34 Click on the OK button to return to the prev ious window . Once again , click on the OK button to return to the Profile Management window .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 35 h Use T emporary User Name and Password: Select this ra dio button for a temporary user name and password. Th is will manually prompt for the user name and password. h Use Saved Use r Name Password: Selec t this radio button if the user name and password will be saved in this profile.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 36 3.2.3.11 Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) Y ou may select 64, 128 o r 152 bi t WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 37 h Key Entry: Select Hexadecimal or ASCII depending on the WEP key that is used. h WEP Key Size: Select 64 , 128 , or 152 bit W EP key size. h T ransmit Key: Enter the WEP key in the four WEP key t ext boxes.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 38 3.2.4.2 Ad Hoc Se ttings h Wireless Mode: Place a chec k in the preferr ed frequency and da ta rates. h Network T ype: Select Ad hoc from the drop-down list. h 802.1 1 Preamble: This setting should be the same as the access poin t.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 39 3.3 Diagnostics The third tab displayed is t he Diagnostics ta b. This t ab display s the number of transmitted and received packets.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 40 and receive frames. Click on the OK button to return to the previous window.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 41 3.4 Enable / Disable Radio To disable the radio, click on Action in the menu bar , and then click on Disab le Radi o . Y ou will then see a confirmation message “The RF signals for the following network card(s) have been successfully disab led”.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 42 To enable the radio, click on Action in the menu bar , and then click on Enable Radi o . Y ou will then see a confirmation message “The RF signals for the following network card(s) have been successfully enabled ”.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 43 3.5 Disable Tray Icon T o disable the tra y icon, click on Action in the menu b ar , and then click on Disabl e T ray Icon . Y ou will then notice that the tray icon has disappeared from the system tray .
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 44 In this window you can change the Signal S trength Display Units from dBm to %, and increase or decreas e the refresh interval rate, as well as displaying the data in a cumulative or relative fashion.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 45 4 Uninstall the Drivers & Client Utility If the devic e installation is uns uccessful for any reaso n, the b est way to s olve the problem may be to co mpletely uninstall the device and its utility and repeat the installation procedure aga in.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 46 4. Click on the Next button to continue. Y o u will then see the following message informing you that you must restart the system after inst allation. . 5. Click on the Ye s button to continue. Y ou will then see the following message asking you if you would like to re move the application.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 47 Appendix A – Specifications Data Rate s 802.1 1g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 , 72, 96 & 108 (Super G) Mbps 802.1 1b: 1, 2, 5.5, 1 1Mbps St andar ds / Compliance IEEE802.1 1, IEEE802.1 1g, IEEE802.
IEEE 802.1 1b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter V ersion 1.2 48 Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference St atement 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.
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