Compex WLU108G Spezifikationen

Chapter 1 Product Overview 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction Compex introduces the WLU108G 108Mbps Wireless USB2.0 adapter which brin

Chapter 1 Product Overview 2 • USB powered and USB 2.0 fast transfer rate Leveraging on the USB standard, the WLU108G is powered through its USB c

Chapter 2 Getting Started 3 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter outlines the basic requirement for the installation and configuration of Comp

Chapter 2 Getting Started 4 2.2 Overall Setup Procedures Here are some of the basic steps to guide you along: 1. Hardware Installation Please r

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 5 Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation Compex WLU108G is a plug-and-play device. You can plug it into the

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 6 3.2 Driver & Utility Installation 1. Insert the Product CD into your computer CD-ROM drive. Click on

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 7 5. Select your preferred setup: Install Client Utilities and Driver (Recommended) option You are recom

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 8 For Windows XP users 7. If you are using Windows XP as operating system, the following screen will appear

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 9 Atheros Client Utility (ACU) and Supplicant option Select this option to install your WLU108G utility. (Rec

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 10 11. Once a similar screen similar to the one shown below appears, click on the Continue Anyway button to

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Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 11 To confirm if the driver has been successfully installed on your system, 1. Proceed to your desktop, rig

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 12 The folder name, Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapter will appear in the Network Adapters section. Thi

Chapter 3 Compex WLU108G Installation 13 To use the Atheros Client Utility, go to the Start Menu followed by Programs. Then select Atheros. From At

Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility 14 Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility This chapter will elaborate on the Atheros system tray utilit

Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility 15 Preferences This option allows you to set the startup and menu options for the utility. You can decide w

Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility 16 Manual LEAP Login If you select this option, you will have to manually start the LEAP authentication pro

Chapter 4 Using the System Tray Utility 17 Connection Status To view the connection status of your wireless USB adapter. Alternatively, you may al

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 18 Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features This chapter shows you how to make use of the utility to

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 19 Upon clicking on the Advanced button, you will be able to view all information on the respective profi

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 20 Click on New button to create a new profile. Enter the profile name (a unique name to identify this p

ii FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 21 To modify an existing profile, select the profile that you wish to modify and click on this button. W

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 22 To activate a profile, select the profile and click on this button. We are using profile: wireless-AP

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 23 This function allows you to save the settings of your profile onto disk. Select the profile that you

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 24 Notice that the profile: ESSID has been imported to the list of profiles. This function allows yo

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 25 The icons shown beside the Network Name (SSID) indicate the type of WLAN detected. Infrastructure (A

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 26 When auto profile selection is enabled, the WLU108G scans for available wireless networks and will con

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 27 Notice that when a selected profile has been added, it will be transferred to the Auto Selected Profil

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 28 5.2.2 Advanced Tab This option allows you to configure the more advanced connection settings of your

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 29 Transmit Power Level Specifies the wireless transmit power to be used. Reducing the power level lower

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 30 • Short & Long This option allows communication with other 802.11b devices which support short pr

iii To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the following antenna installation and device operating configurations must be sat

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 31 • Open Enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings. It will only asso

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 32 This button contains general information about the network interface card (the wireless WLU108G) and

Chapter 5 Compex WLU108G Utility Features 33 This button shows more detailed statistical information on frames that are either received by or tran

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 34 Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration This chapter will elaborate on the Client Manag

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 35 6.2 When to set up Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as peer-to-peer mode or as Indep

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 36 2. Proceed to the Profile Management tab. Once you have installed the utility, the system will

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 37 3. Enter your own profile name, e.g. son. The Client name refers to the name that is registered

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 38 5. Next, proceed to Advanced tab. Set your Network Type to AdHoc and 802.11b Preamble to Short &a

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 39 10. Proceed to the Security tab. Select Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) option and click on the Conf

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 40 You may now go to the Current Status tab to check the status of the connection. Notice that if th

iv Technical Support Information The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install Guide. For technical support, you

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 41 For PC2 1. Set your PC’s IP address to 192.168.168.12; subnet mask to 255.255.255.0. 2. Go to

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 42 Next, you can see that the SSID is set to the same SSID as PC1 and that Client Name is pre-config

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 43 5. Click on the OK button and go to the Current Status tab. Notice that once the connection has

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 44 Alternatively, you may also go to the MS-DOS Prompt window of each PC to ping the other PC. 1. F

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 45 6.3 Infrastructure Mode In an infrastructure architecture, the wireless clients communicate thro

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 46 6.4 Configuration on Infrastructure Mode In this example, two notebooks and PC2 act as wireless

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 47 For PC 2 1. Activate your WLU108G utility. 2. Go to the Profile Management tab, click on the

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 48 Notice that the SSID has already been pre-configured in this profile. The SSID of both the wirel

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 49 6. Enter the encryption key in the field provided. Please note that this key must be the same as

Chapter 6 Compex WLU108G Utility Configuration 50 Alternatively, you can also check the connection from the MS-DOS Prompt. From PC2, simply proceed

v About This Document The product described in this document, Compex Wireless 108Mbps Super-G XRTM USB 2.0 Adapter, Compex WLU108G is a licensed pr

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 51 Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode This chapter illustrates the diff

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 52 Click on the Configure.. button and the following screen will appear: Key Entry Method

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 53 7.2 Infrastructure Network Security Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is used to

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 54 2. Choose EAP-TLS from the drop-down menu and click on the Configure… button. NOTE To e

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 55 To use EAP-TTLS security, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. 1. Y

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 56 5. Click on the Advanced… button. 6. Leave the Specific Server or Domain field blank

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 57 7.2.3 PEAP (EAP-GTC) Similar to EAP-TTLS, PEAP (Protected EAP) also uses certificates to

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 58 5. Specify whether you are using a Token or a Static Password. Click on the Advanced butt

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 59 7.2.4 PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) MS-CHAPv2 uses a one-way cryptographic hash on the password a

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 60 4. Click on the Advanced button. 5. Leave the Specific Server or Domain field blank t

vi WARNING This section concerns risk of severe injury References on Menu Command, Push Button, Radio Button, LED and Label appear in Bold. For

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 61 7.2.5 LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) security requires all

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 62 Temporary User Name and Password 1. The login page will pop up as shown below. Fill up t

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 63 Saved User Name and Password 1. Enter the username, password and re-enter password in Co

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 64 7.2.6 WPA Passphrase WPA Passphrase is also known as WPA-PSK (Pre-shared Key). It provide

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 65 7.2.7 Pre-shared Key (Static WEP) Wired Equivalent Privacy is a security protocol which

Chapter 7 Types of Authentication and Encryption mode 66 2. Enter your WEP key and click on the OK button. WEP Key size - 64-bit WEP: 10 hexad

Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System 67 Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System To safely remove your USB adapter from your syste

Appendix I Remove USB Adapter from the System 68 3. Next, select Atheros USB 2.0 Wireless Network Adapter to confirm you will be removing it from t

Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G 69 Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G Please note that in case there is a software upgrade for WLU108G,

Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G 70 3. Wait until you see the Atheros Client Installation Program screen. Select Uninstall the previous insta

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Appendix II Un-install Compex WLU108G 71 6. You will be asked to decide whether to remove the device driver or not. Click on the Yes button to acc

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 72 Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a specifi

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 73 AIII-1 Installing Window XP Service Pack Patch File (For Windows XP users) To check whether

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 74 AIII-2 Installing certificate on your server If you are using Microsoft Certificates service

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 75 12. The following window will appear showing that the certificate has been successfully insta

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 76 3. Once you get connected to your server, the following screen shot will appear. Select the R

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 77 5. Go to the Content tab and click on the Certificates… button. Notice that your username is

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 78 3. From the Member of section, select the Domain: radio button and enter the name of your doma

Appendix III Certificate Application for WPA mode 79 6. When done, a message will appear as shown below. You may need to restart your computer for

Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility 80 Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility If your computer is running under the Windows

Table of Contents viii 6.2 When to set up Ad-hoc Mode ... 35 6.3 Infra

Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility 81 3. Select the check box Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings to activate Wirel

Appendix IV Wireless Zero Configuration Utility 82 When the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility is in use, a pop-up message is displayed on the Uti

Appendix V Panel Views and Descriptions 83 Appendix V Panel Views and Descriptions Components Indications & Descriptions 1 Power Gr

Appendix VI Technical Specifications 84 Appendix VI Technical Specifications Network Protocol, Standards and Electrical Emissions Industry Stand

Appendix VI Technical Specifications 85 Wireless Transmission Power IEEE 802.11g: IEEE 802.11b: 20 dBm typical 19 dBm typical Receive Sensitivity