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Abocom WU5214 User Manual

Manual is about: 802.11 b/g/n Mini Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter

Summary of WU5214

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    802.11 b/g/n mini wireless lan usb 2.0 adapter user’s manual.

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    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 inst...

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    Table of contents chapter 1: introduction ..................................................... 1 f eatures ..............................................................................................1 chapter 2: installation....................................................... 1 for windows 200...

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    Statistics........................................................................................................................... 34 about ................................................................................................................................ 35 for windows vista...........

  • Page 5: Features

    - 1 - chapter 1: introduction the wu5214 (wireless lan usb adapter) is an ieee802.11b/g/n usb adapter that connects your notebook to a wireless local area network. The wu5214 fully complies with ieee 802.11n draft 3.0 and ieee 802.11 b/g standards, delivers reliable, cost-effective, feature rich wir...

  • Page 6: Install The Software

    - 2 - installation for windows 2000/xp install the software note: do not insert the wireless lan usb adapter into the computer until the installshield wizard finished installing. 1. Exit all windows programs. Insert the included installation cd into the computer. The cd-rom will run automatically. 2...

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    - 3 - z microsoft zero configuration tool: choose to use windows xp’s built-in zero configuration utility (zcu). Click next to continue. 5. When prompt to the following message, please click install to begin the installation. 6. When the following screen appears, click finish to complete the softwar...

  • Page 8: Install The Hardware

    - 4 - install the hardware note: insert the wireless lan usb adapter when finished software installation. Insert the wireless lan usb adapter into the usb port of the computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware..

  • Page 9: Verification

    - 5 - verification to verify if the device is active in the computer. Go to start > setting > control panel > system > hardware > device manager. Expand the network adapters category. If the 802.11n/b/g mini wireless lan usb2.0 adapter is listed here, it means that the device is properly installed a...

  • Page 10: Install The Software

    - 6 - for windows vista install the software note: do not insert the wireless lan usb adapter into the computer until the installshield wizard finished installing. 1. Exit all windows programs. Insert the included installation cd into the computer. The cd-rom will run automatically. 2. When the lice...

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    - 7 - 3. When prompt to the following message, please click install to begin the installation. 4. When the following screen appears, click finish to complete the software installation..

  • Page 12: Install The Hardware

    - 8 - install the hardware note: insert the wireless lan usb adapter when finished software installation. Insert the wireless lan usb adapter into the usb port of the computer. The system will automatically detect the new hardware. Verification to verify if the device is active in the computer. Go t...

  • Page 13: Ip Address

    - 9 - network connection ip address note: when assigning ip address(es) to computers on the network, remember to have ip address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If the broadband router has been enabled dhcp server function, it won’t be necessary to assign static ip address for pc. 1. ...

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    - 10 - chapter 3: utility configuration for windows 2000/xp after the wireless lan usb adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included configuration utility to set the preference. Go to startj (all) programj intelligent wirelessj intelligent wireless utility. Users can also open ...

  • Page 15: Station Mode

    - 11 - station mode important notice: under screen resolution 800 x 600 pixels, if users click the triangle button at the right down corner of the utility windows to expand the station linking information that will not be displayed completely. Profile profile can let users book keeping the favorite ...

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    - 12 - encryption shows the encryption type. Use 802.1x whether or not use 802.1x feature. Tx power transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Channel shows the selected channel that is currently in use. Power save mode choose from cam (constantly awake m...

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    - 13 - • the ad-hoc lets users set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with the wireless lan usb adapter, users can share files and printers between each pc and laptop. Tx power: transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. Select the tx...

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    - 14 - • shared: shared keyis when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key. • leap: light extensible authentication protocol. It is an eap authentication type used primarily in cisco aironet wlans. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated wep keys, and supports mutual ...

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    - 15 - eap method: • peap: protect extensible authentication protocol. Peap transport securely authentication data by using tunnelling between peap clients and an authentication server. Peap can authenticate wireless lan clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementatio...

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    - 16 - id/ password: identity and password for server. • authentication id / password: identity, password and domain name for server. Only "eap-fast" eap method and "leap" authentication can key in domain name. Domain name can be keyed in blank space. • tunnel id / password: identity and password fo...

  • Page 21: Network Tab

    - 17 - delete click to delete an existing profile. Edit click to edit a profile. Activate click to make a connection between devices. Network the network page displays the information of surrounding aps from last scan result. The tab lists the information including ssid, network type, channel, wirel...

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    - 18 - add to profile select an item (ssid) on the list and then click to add it into the profile list. Connect select an item (ssid) on the list and then click to make a connection. Access point (ap) information double click on the intended ap to see ap's detail information that divides into four p...

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    - 19 - selected registrar: indicate if the user has recently activated a registrar to add an enrollee. The values are "true" and "false" state: the current configuration state on ap. The values are "unconfigured" and "configured.” version: wps specified version. Ap setup locked: indicate if ap has e...

  • Page 24: Link Status Tab

    - 20 - link status tab status shows the current connected ap ssid and mac address. If there is no connection existing, it will show disconnected. Extra info shows the link status and tx power percentage. Channel shows the current channel in use. Authentication authentication mode used within the net...

  • Page 25: Advanced Tab

    - 21 - signal strength 1 shows the receiving signal strength, users can choose to display as percentage or dbm format. Noise strength shows the noise signal strength in the wireless environment. Transmit shows the current link speed and throughput of the transmit rate. Receive shows the current link...

  • Page 26: Transmit

    - 22 - enable ccx (cisco compatible extensions) check to enable the ccx function. • turn on cckm. • enable radio measurements: check to enable the radio measurement function. • non-serving measurements limit: users can set channel measurement every 0~2000 milliseconds. (default is set to 250 millise...

  • Page 27: Receive Statistics

    - 23 - receive statistics frames received successfully shows information of packets received successfully. Frames received with crc error shows information of packets received with crc error. Frames dropped due to out-of-resource shows information of packets dropped due to resource issue. Duplicate ...

  • Page 28: Wmm/qos Tab

    - 24 - wmm/qos tab wmm enable check the box to enable wi-fi multi-media function that is meant to improve audio, video and voice applications transmitted over wi-fi. Wmm- power save enable select a power save mode that preferred. Z ac_bk (access category background) z ac_be (access category best eff...

  • Page 29: Wps Tab

    - 25 - wps tab wps ap list display the information of surrounding aps with wps ie from last scan result. List information included ssid, bssid, channel, id (device password id), security-enabled. Rescan issue a rescan command to wireless nic to update information on surrounding wireless network. Inf...

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    - 26 - if selected the ap that listed in the wps profile list field, users can click the detail button to see more ap information. Ssid: shows the connected ap network name. Bssid: the mac address of the connected ap. Fixed and cannot be changed. Authentication type: the authentication type support ...

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    - 27 - export profile export all credentials to profile. Delete delete an existing credential. And then select the next credential if exist. If there is an empty credential, the driver will select any non-security ap. Pin registrar:add the ap’s pin code into the pin code column, and press the device...

  • Page 32: Utility Menu List

    - 28 - about this page displays the information of the wireless lan usb adapter including, config version/ date, driver version/ date, eeprom version, firmware version and phy_address. Utility menu list to access the utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. Z launch co...

  • Page 33: Soft Ap Mode

    - 29 - soft ap mode config config ssid ap name of user type. Users also can click use mac address button to display it. Channel manually force the ap using the channel. (the system default is ch 1.) wireless mode here supports 2.4g (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. (the system default is 2.4g.) ...

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    - 30 - authentication type: there are several types of authentication modes including open, shared, wpa-psk, wpa2-psk, and wpa-psk/ wpa2-psk. (system authentication type default is open.) encryption type: for open and shared authentication mode, the selections of encryption type are not use and wep....

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    - 31 - no forwarding among wireless clients no beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. (the system default is no forwarding.) hide ssid do not display ap name. (system default is disabled.) allow bw 40mhz click to disable this function. (system default is enabled.) th...

  • Page 36: Access Control

    - 32 - access control access policy user chooses whether ap start the function or not. (system default is disable.) z disable: do not use this access control function. Z allow all: only the mac address listed in the access list can connect with this soft ap. Z reject all: only the mac address listed...

  • Page 37: Mac Table

    - 33 - mac table mac address the station mac address of current connection. Aid raise value by current connection. Power saving mode the station of current connect whether it have to support. Status the status of current connection. Event log event log event time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) records the even...

  • Page 38: Transmit Statistics

    - 34 - statistics transmit statistics frames transmitted successfully shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames fail to receive ack after all retries shows information of packets failed transmit after hitting retry limit. Rts frames successfully receive cts shows information of packets ...

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    - 35 - duplicate frames received the number of duplicate packets received. Reset counter reset counters to zero. About this page displays the wireless lan usb adapter and driver version information..

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    - 36 - for windows vista after the wireless lan usb adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included configuration utility to set the preference. Go to startj (all) programj intelligent wirelessj intelligent wireless utility. Open the configuration utility by double clicking or ri...

  • Page 41: Station Mode

    - 37 - station mode profile profile can book keeping the favorite wireless setting among home, office, and other public hot-spot. Users may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at preference. The profile manager enables users to add, edit, delete, and activate profiles. Click this bu...

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    - 38 - power save mode choose from cam (constantly awake mode) or psm (power saving mode.) rts threshold shows the rts threshold of the device. Fragment threshold shows the fragment threshold of the device. Add click to add a profile from the drop-down screen. System configuration tab: profile name:...

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    - 39 - frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the preamble type into auto or long. Power save mode: • cam (constantly awake mode): when this mode is selected, the power supply will be normally provided even when there is no throughput. (default power save mode is cam.) • psm (powe...

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    - 40 - • wpa/ wpa-psk/ wpa2/ wpa2-psk: wpa-psk offers two encryption methods, tkip and aes. Select the type of algorithm, tkip or aes and then enter a wpa shared key of 8-63 characters in the wpa pre-shared keyfield. Encryption type: for open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encrypti...

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    - 41 - certificate-based and mutual authentication of the client and the network. It relies on client-side and server-side 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 ...

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    - 42 - ok: click to save settings and exit this page. Cancel: click to call off the settings and exit. Server certification tab: use certificate chain: choose use server that issuer of certificates. Server name: enter an authentication sever name. Ok: click to save settings and exit this page. Cance...

  • Page 47: Network Tab

    - 43 - network tab sorted by indicate that ap list are sorted by ssid, channel or signal. Show dbm check the box to show the dbm of the ap list. Ssid shows the name of bss network. Network type network type in use, infrastructure for bss, ad-hoc for ibss network. Channel shows the currently used cha...

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    - 44 - wps wps information contains authentication type, encryption type, config methods, device password id, selected registrar, state, version, ap setup locked, uuid-e and rf bands. Authentication type: there are four types of authentication modes supported by raconfig. They are open, shared, wpa-...

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    - 45 - 802.11n this tab will show up if the selected access point supports 11n mode. Here shows the connected access point 802.11n related information. Link status click the triangle button at the right down corner of the windows to expand the link status. The link status page displays the detail in...

  • Page 50: Link Status Tab

    - 46 - link status tab status shows the current connected ap ssid and mac address. If there is no connection existing, it will show disconnected. Extra info shows the link status and tx power percentage. Channel shows the current channel in use. Authentication authentication mode used within the net...

  • Page 51: Advanced Tab

    - 47 - advanced tab wireless mode here supports 2.4g (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Enable tx burst check to enable this function. This function enables the wireless lan usb adapter to deliver better throughput during a period of time, it only takes effect when connecting with the ap that sup...

  • Page 52: Transmit Statistics Tab

    - 48 - transmit statistics tab frames transmitted successfully shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames retransmitted successfully shows information of packets successfully sent with one or more reties. Frames fail to receive ack after all retries shows information of packets failed tr...

  • Page 53: Wmm/qos Tab

    - 49 - wmm/ qos the wmm page shows the wi-fi multi-media power save function and direct link setup that ensure the wireless network linking quality. Wmm/qos tab wmm enable check the box to enable wi-fi multi-media function that is meant to improve audio, video and voice applications transmitted over...

  • Page 54: Wps Tab

    - 50 - wps the primary goal of wi-fi protected setup (wi-fi simple configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of wi-fi networks. The sta as an enrollee or external registrar supports the configuration setup using pin (personal identification number) configuration method or pbc (...

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    - 51 - config mode select from the pull-down menu to decide the station role-playing as an enrollee or an external registrar. Detail click the detail button to show the information about security and key in the credential. If selected the ap that listed in the wps profile list field, click the detai...

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    - 52 - rotate command to rotate to connect to the next network inside credentials. Disconnect stop wps action and disconnect this active link. And then select the last profile at the profile page. If there is an empty profile page, the driver will select any non-security ap. Export profile export al...

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    - 53 - radio on/off click this button to turn on or off radio function. This icon shows radio on, click to turn it off. This icon shows radio off, click to turn it on. About this page displays the information of the wireless lan usb adapter including, raconfig version/ date, driver version/ date, ee...

  • Page 58: Utility Menu List

    - 54 - utility menu list to access windows vista utility menu list, please right click the utility icon on the task bar. Z launch config utility: select to open the utility screen. Z switch to ap mode: select to make the wireless lan usb adapter act as a wireless ap. Z exit: select to close the util...

  • Page 59: Soft Ap Mode

    - 55 - soft ap mode config config ssid ap name of user type. Users also can click use mac address button to display it. Channel manually force the ap using the channel. (the system default is ch 1.) wireless mode here supports 2.4g (included 802.11b/g/n) wireless mode. Use mac address click this but...

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    - 56 - authentication type: there are several types of authentication modes including open, shared, wpa-psk, wpa2-psk, and wpa-psk/ wpa2-psk. (system authentication type default is open.) encryption type: for open and shared authentication mode, the selections of encryption type are not use and wep....

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    - 57 - no forwarding among wireless clients no beacon among wireless client, clients can share information each other. (the system default is no forwarding.) hide ssid do not display ap name. (system default no hide.) allow bw 40mhz click to disable this function. (system default is enabled.) this f...

  • Page 62: Access Control

    - 58 - access control access policy user chooses whether ap start the function or not. (system default is disable.) z disable: do not use this access control function. Z allow all: only the mac address listed in the access list can connect with this soft ap. Z reject all: only the mac address listed...

  • Page 63: Mac Table

    - 59 - mac table mac address the station mac address of current connection. Aid raise value by current connection. Power saving mode the station of current connect whether it have to support. Status the status of current connection. Event log event log event time (yy/mm/dd-hh:mm:ss) records the even...

  • Page 64: Transmit Statistics

    - 60 - statistics transmit statistics frames transmitted successfully shows information of packets successfully sent. Frames fail to receive ack after all retries shows information of packets failed transmit after hitting retry limit. Rts frames successfully receive cts shows information of packets ...

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    - 61 - duplicate frames received the number of duplicate packets received. Reset counter reset counters to zero. About this page displays the wireless lan usb adapter and driver version information..

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    - 62 - chapter 4: uninstallation for windows 2000/xp to uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (when uninstalling the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to start Æall programs Æintelligent wireless Æ uninstall –intelligent..

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    - 63 - 2. Click yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. 3. Then click finish to complete the uninstallation..

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    - 64 - for windows vista to uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (when uninstalling the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to start Æ programs Æintelligent wireless Æ uninstall –intelligent..

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    - 65 - 2. Click yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. Caution: under vista 64-bit operation system, when process uninstallation the following screen will show up and request to insert wireless lan usb adapter to complete the uninstallation. 3. Finally, click finish...