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AirLive WN-250USB User Manual - Table of Contents

Manual is about: wireless 11b/g/n 150Mbps Mini USB Dongle

Summary of WN-250USB

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    Table of contents wn-250usb user’s manua w n-250usb ireless 11b/g/n 150mbps le user’s manual w mini usb dong.

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    Copyright & disclaimer wn-250usbuser’s manual 2 copyright & disclaimer no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or recording without the written consent of ovislink corp. Ovislink corp. Has made the best effort to ensure...

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    Copyright & disclaimer 3 wn-250usb user’s manual 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 fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection again...

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    Copyright & disclaimer wn-250usbuser’s manual 4 federal communication commission (fcc) radiation exposure statement this eut is compliance with sar for general population/uncontrolled exposure limits in ansi/ieee c95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedure...

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    Table of contents wn-250usb user’s manua table of contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................1 1.1. System requirements ........................................................................... 2 1.2. Package con...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1 wn-250usb user’s manual 1 1. Introduction thank you for purchasing the airlive wn-250usb wireless 11b/g/n 150mbps mini usb dongle. This ultra-compact high-speed adapter lets you connect your desktop computer or notebook computer to a wireless network with the link speed of up to 15...

  • Page 7: 1.2.   Package  Contents

    1. Introduction wn-250usbuser’s manual 2 1.1. System requirements y usb 2.0 port & cd-rom drive y windows xp, vista or windowns 7 operating system y at least 100mb of available disk space note: this device may not be able to work with usb 1.1 port 1.2. Package contents before installing the adapter,...

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    1. Introduction 3 wn-250usb user’s manual 1.3. Hardware installation y usb connector y connector cap (to protect the usb connector when not installed) y link/activity led (green) led mode status flash linked to a wireless ap / transferring data link/ activity off no link to any wireless ap / non act...

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 4 2 2. Software installation 1. With the wn-250usb adapter inserted and computer is powered on, the found new hardware wizard displays a screen, click “cancel” to proceed the driver installation. 2. Insert the enclosed software cd in the cdrom drive an...

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    2. Software installation 5 wn-250usb user’s manual 3. When the choose setup language screen displays, highlight your preference and click “next” to proceed..

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 6 4. When the first of the airlive wireless lan screen displays, click “next.” 5. When the next screen displays, click “install” to begin the installation. On any of the screens where they appear, click “back” to return to a previous screen; click “can...

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    2. Software installation 7 wn-250usb user’s manual 6. Click “continue anyway” if the below warning screen appears.

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 8 7. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, please click “finish” to complete the driver installation process. It is recommended to restart your computer once the driver/utility installation is complete..

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    2. Software installation 9 wn-250usb user’s manual 8. After the system reboot, a new airlive icon appears in the desktop menu, presenting the status of the usb adapter. To begin configuring the wireless connection, right-click on the icon and select “open config utility” from the pop-up menu or simp...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 10 2.1. Configuration utility the configuration utility is a powerful application that helps you configure you usb adapter and monitor the link status and statistics during the transmission process. The utility appears as an icon in the system tray and...

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    2. Software installation 11 wn-250usb user’s manual open config utility: select to open the configuration utility. About: select to display utility information. Hide: select to hide the utility in the system tray. Quit: select to quit the utility in the system tray. The configuration utility opens t...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 12 windows zero config: select to configure the adapter using windows xp zero configuration. The status of wireless connection will be displayed by airlive configuration utility icon as indicated below. Wireless connection is established, excellent sig...

  • Page 18: 2.2.   Utility/general

    2. Software installation 13 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.2. Utility/general this screen is primarily for checking connection related items and information about the selected adapter: status, speed, type, encryption, ssid, signal strength, link quality and network address. The other references on this s...

  • Page 19: 2.3. Utility/profile

    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 14 encryption: this displays the encryption setting of the current connection “none,” “wep,” “tkip” or “aes” based on the selection .Made on the profile screen. Ssid: the service set id (up to 32 printable ascii characters) is the unique name identifie...

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    2. Software installation 15 wn-250usb user’s manual available profile(s): this list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection. You can add, remove, edit and duplicate the preferred networks, and you can also set one of the networks as the default connection. Add/remove/edit: click wit...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 16 2.3.1 configuring a profile clicking “add” or “edit” on the profile screen will display a wireless network properties screen that allows you to set various parameters required with the devices you connect to wirelessly. Profile name: enter an easily...

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    2. Software installation 17 wn-250usb user’s manual this is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used: when this option is selected, the adapter will operate in ad hoc mode (connecting to another wireless adapter in the wlan without an access point or router) chann...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 18 • wpa 802.1x (or just wpa) provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either ieee 802.1x / extensible authentication protocol (eap) authentication or pre-shared key (psk) technology. It provides a high level of assurance to enterprises, small ...

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    2. Software installation 19 wn-250usb user’s manual • aes has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information. It’s the most advanced solution defined by ieee802.11i for security in the wireless network. Eap type: • gtc is an authentication protocol t...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 20 password: this is the user’s password on the radius server. Certificate: select the certificate for radius server authentication. 2.4. Utility/available network when you open the configuration utility and select “available network” menu tab, the sys...

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    2. Software installation 21 wn-250usb user’s manual available network: this list shows all available wireless networks within the range of the adapter. It also displays network information: ssid, bssid, signal strength, channel, encryption, authentication and network type. To connect to a network on...

  • Page 27: 2.5.   Utility/status

    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 22 2.5. Utility/status this screen shows the information of manufacturer, driver version and settings of the wireless network the adapter is connecting to. It also shows the current connection time..

  • Page 28: 2.6.   Utility/statistics

    2. Software installation 23 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.6. Utility/statistics you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “reset“..

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 24 2.7. Utility/wi-fi protected setup (wps) wi-fi protected setup (wps) is the latest wireless network technology and makes wireless network setup very simple. If you have a wps-enabled wireless access point, and you want to establish a secure connecti...

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    2. Software installation 25 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.7.1 pin input config (pin) 1. Enter the pin code of your wireless adapter (displayed right above the “pin” button — see image below) on the wireless access point you want to connect to. If necessary, refer to the user manual of the wireless ap fo...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 26 3. If you click “yes” and the following message will appear on your computer, please select the ssid of wireless access point that you wish to connect and click “select”. A status screen will display to indicate the progress of the procedure, which ...

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    2. Software installation 27 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.7.2 push button config (pbc) 1. Begin the pbc pairing procedure by setting up the access point. Refer to the user manual of the wireless ap for instructions. Click “push button config (pbc)” on the wi-fi protected setup screen to begin the wirele...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 28.

  • Page 34: 2.8 Software

    2. Software installation 29 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.8 software ap this wireless adapter can also be used as a wireless access point. On any of the menu screens, go to mode(m) and select “access point.”.

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 30 2.8.1 general ssid: the ssid (up to 32 printable ascii characters) is the unique name identified in a wlan that prevents unintentional merging of two co-located wlans. The default ssid of the ap is + “_ap.” wireless adapters connected to the ap shou...

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    2. Software installation 31 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.8.2 ap advanced beacon interval: specify the duration between beacon packets (milliseconds). The range for the beacon period is 20-1000 milliseconds, with a typical value of 100. Dtim period: this is the sending interval of the ap’s traffic broad...

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    2. Software installation wn-250usbuser’s manual 32 2.8.3 ap statistics you can get the real-time information about packet transmissions and the receiving status during wireless communications from this screen. To update the statistics values, click “reset.”.

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    2. Software installation 33 wn-250usb user’s manual 2.8.4 ics to connect to the internet through this adapter using softap, you need to make abridge between softap and the internet connection. Select the internet connectionand click “apply.”.

  • Page 39: Specifications

    3. Specifications wn-250usbuser’s manual 34 3 3. Specifications standards • ieee 802.11b (1/2/5.5/11mbps wireless lan) • ieee 802.11g (6/9/12/24/36/48/54mbps wireless lan) • ieee 802.11n (20mhz up to 72mbps wireless lan) 11n (40mhz up to 150mbps wireless lan) general • interface: hi-speed usb 2.0 • ...

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    3. Specifications 35 wn-250usb user’s manual leds • link/activity environmental • dimensions: 7 (h) x 15 (w) x 27 (l) mm • weight: 0.14 kg • operating temperature: 0 ~ 40°c (32 ~ 104°f) • operating humidity: 10 ~ 90% rh, non-condensing • storage temperature: -20 ~ 60°c (-4 ~ 14°f).

  • Page 41: Frequent Asked

    4. Frequent asked question wn-250usbuser’s manual 36 4 4. Frequent asked questions if you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless usb dongle, please check this faq table for possible solution. Question: i can’t find any wireless access point / wireless device in “site survey” function....

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    4. Frequent asked question 37 wn-250usb user’s manual question: i can not establish connection with a certain wireless access point answer: 1. Click “connect” for few more times. 2. If the ssid of access point you wish to connect is hidden (nothing displayed in ssid field in site survey function), y...

  • Page 43: Wireless Network

    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 38 5 5. Wireless network glossary the wireless network glossary contains explanation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products. Some of information in this glossary might be outdated, please use with caution. 802.11a an...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 39 wn-250usb user’s manual 802.11g a standard provides a throughput up to 54 mbps using ofdm technology. It also operates in the 2.4ghz frequency band as 802.11b. 802.11g devices are backward compatible with 802.11b devices. 802.11h this ieee standard define the tpc (tra...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 40 802.1d stp spanning tree protocol. It is an algorithm to prevent network from forming. The stp protocol allows net work to provide a redundant link in the event of a link failure. It is advise to turn on this option for multi-link bridge network...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 41 wn-250usb user’s manual access point (ap) the central hub of a wireless lan network. Access points have one or more ethernet ports that can connect devices (such as internet connection) for sharing. Multi-function access point can also function as an ethernet client, ...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 42 bridge a product that connects 2 different networks that uses the same protocol. Wireless bridges are commonly used to link network across remote buildings. For wireless application, there are 2 types of bridges. Wds bridge can be used in point-...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 43 wn-250usb user’s manual ddns dynamic domain name system. An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic ip address for hosting internet server. A ddns service provides each user account with a domain name. A router with ddns capability has a built-in ddns client that upd...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 44 dos attack denial of service. A type of network attack that floods the network with useless traffic. Many dos attacks, such as the ping of death and teardrop attacks, exploit limitations in the tcp/ip protocols. Encryption encoding data to preve...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 45 wn-250usb user’s manual fragment threshold frame size larger than this will be divided into smaller fragment. If there are interferences in your area, lower this value can improve the performance. If there are not, keep this parameter at higher value. The default size...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 46 infrastructure mode a wireless network that is built around one or more access points to provide wireless clients access to wired lan / internet service. The opposite of infrastructure mode is ad-hoc mode. Ip address ip (internet protocol) is a ...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 47 wn-250usb user’s manual mbps (megabits per second) one million bits per second; a unit of measurement for data transmission mesh mesh is an outdoor wireless technology that uses spanning tree protocol (stp) and wireless distribution system to achieve self-forming, sel...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 48 poe (power over ethernet) a standard to deliver both power and data through one single ethernet cable (utp/stp). It allows network device to be installed far away from power ource. A poe system typically compose of 2 main component: dc injector ...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 49 wn-250usb user’s manual preamble type preamble are sent with each wireless packet transmit for transmission status. Use the long preamble type for better compatibility. Use the short preamble type for better performance rate control ethernet switches' function to cont...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 50 router an ip sharing router is a device that allows multiple pcs to share one single broadband connection using nat technology. A wireless router is a device that combines the functions of wireless access point and the ip sharing router. Rssi re...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 51 wn-250usb user’s manual ssh developed by ssh communications security ltd., secure shell is a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication ...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 52 tcp a layer-4 protocol used along with the ip to send data between computers over the internet. While ip takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data, tcp takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for ef...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 53 wn-250usb user’s manual upload to send a file to the internet or network device. Url (uniform resource locator) the address of a file located on the internet. Vpn (virtual private network) a type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferr...

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    5. Wireless network glossary wn-250usbuser’s manual 54 wpa (wi-fi protected access) it is an encryption standard proposed by wifi for advance protection by utilizing a password key (tkip) or certificate. It is more secure than wep encryption. The wpa-psk utilizes pre-share key for encryption/authent...

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    5. Wireless network glossary 55 wn-250usb user’s manual wlan (wireless local area network) a type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes. The most popular standard for wlan is the 802.11 standards. Wmm (wi-fi multimedia) wmm is a sta...