User manual ZONET ZEW1605S

[. . . ] Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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 against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] Exit Select "Exit" to close the Configuration Utility tool. 3. 1 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the "Site Survey" option, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can change the connection to another networks or add one of the networks to your own profile list. 6 Parameter Available Networks Description This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card. It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID, BSSID, Signal Strength, Channel, Encryption, Authentication and Network Type. If you want to connect to any networks on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected network. Click "Rescan" button to collect the information of all the wireless networks nearby. Rescan Button Connect Button Click "Connect" to connect to the selected network. Add to Profile Button Add the selected network to Profiles list. 3. 2 Profile The "Profiles List" is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Profiles List Description The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative information including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. Add/Delete/Edit Button Click these buttons to add/delete/edit the selected profiles. Activate Button Click "Activate" to connect to the selected profile. 7 3. 2. 1 Configure the Profile System Configuration Parameter Profile Name Description Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add one of the networks nearby to the profile list, pull down the menu, all the networks nearby will be listed and you can add one of them to the profile list. Power Saving Mode The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure. You can select to use the XP's built-in utility with full WPA function. If "Use XP Wireless Zero Configuration" is selected, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link status and statistics from the "RaConfig" utility. 1. 2. From here, right click the icon to select "View Available Wireless Networks". Press "Advanced" button from "Wireless Network Connection". 12 3. Press "Configure" button to configure the WPA function for the current network. Note: Uncheck "Use Windows to Configure my wireless network settings", the "RaConfig" utility will be enabled again. Parameter Network Authentication Description Open ­No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared ­ Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other. WPA ­ This mode is for enterprise with an authentication server (Radius Server), WPA-enabled access point, and a WPA-enabled client. Once WPA is enabled, all clients and access points on the network must be WPA-enabled in order to access the network. WPA-PSK ­ It is a special mode designed for home and small business users who do not have access to network authentication servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user manually enters the starting password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each PC on the wireless network. WPA takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized users that don't have the matching password from joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices. 13 Parameter Data Encryption Description WEP ­ In WPA or WPA-PSK mode, WEP is also able to be the encryption method for the transmission data. TKIP ­ TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10, 000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network. ) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security. [. . . ] What does IEEE 802. 11 feature support¡H The product supports the following IEEE 802. 11 functions: CSMA/CA plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi-Channel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS/CTS Feature Fragmentation Power Management 4. What is Ad-hoc¡H An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN adapter, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. What is Infrastructure¡H An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. [. . . ]