Edimax Edimax Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter - Manuals

1 Introduction T han k you fo r pu rcha si ng th e 802.11g Wi rel e ss L AN M i ni USB Adapte r. T hi s U SB Adap te r i s de si gn ed to com pl y wi th IEEE 802.11g Wi rel e ss LA N standa rd and ea sy to c ar r y wi th the M i ni si ze . I t i s sui tabl e fo r any La ptop o r De skt op com pu te ...

• Di mensi on: 9(H) x 27(W) x 87(D) • T em perature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C) • Humi di ty: 0-95% (NonCondensi ng) • Certi fi cation: FCC, CE 1.3 Package Contents Be fore you begi n the i n stal l ati on, pl ea se chec k the i tem s o f y our pac kage. T he pac kage sh oul d i ncl ude t he fol l owi ng i ...

2 Installation Procedure B e fo re you p rocee d w i th t he ins tal la tio n, pl ease re ad t he f oll ow in g c hap ter ! Note1: For Windows 98SE please make sure your copy of windows is fully updated with the latest hotfixes by going to http://wi ndowsupda te.mi cr osoft.com Note2: For Windows XP...

4 . T h e Ath e ro s lice n s e a g re eme n t win d o w a p p ea rs . R ea d a nd a cce p t th e a g re em en t to co n tin u e . C li ck Ne x t. 5 . T h e I ns ta lla tio n P ro g ram win d o w a p p ea rs wi th th re e s e tu p op tio n s . T o in s ta ll th e clie n t u t ili tie s an d d rive r...

M a ke D ri v er In stal l ati on Di ske tte ( s) C r eate s d ri ve r i n stal l ati on di ske tte s. 6 . A p ro mp t a p pe a rs wa rn in g th a t th e in s ta ll re q u ire s th e s ys tem to be re b oo te d a t th e e n d o f th e in s ta lla tio n p ro ce s s . C lick Y e s to co n tin u e . 7 ...

Insta lling the Athe ro s U SB Wire le ss Ne tw or k Adapte r T o in s ta ll th e U SB d r ive r a n d th e Ath e ro s C lien t U ti lit y, s ee “T o in s ta ll th e ACU a n d U SB d e vice d ri ve r:” o n p a ge 2 -1 . T o in s ta ll th e U SB De vi ce Dr ive r s e p a ra te ly: 1 . I n s e rt th e...

7 . W in d o ws m a y d is p la y a W in do ws Lo g o e r ro r fo r th e W LAN d r ive r. C li ck C o n tin u e An y wa y. T h e in s ta lle r wi ll co n tin u e th e ins ta lla tio n . 8 . C li ck Fin is h to clo s e th e Fou n d Ne w Ha rd wa re W iza rd a n d co mp le te in s ta lla tio n o f th ...

3 Configuration Utility T he Cl i ent Uti l i ty i s a u ser -m ode uti l i ty de si gn ed to edi t and ad d p rofi l e s fo r, a s wel l a s di spl a y and di agno sti c s pe rtai ni ng to a sel ecte d wi rel e ss USB adapte r. 3.1 W ireless Connectio n Status W hen you ope n the Con fi gura ti on ...

3.2 Profile Management Pa ram ete r D e sc ri pti on N ew T o add a ne w con fi gura ti on p rofi l e, cl i c k Ne w on the P ro fi l e M anagem ent tab. T o m odi fy a con fi gura ti on p rofi l e, sel e ct the c onfi gu rati on f rom the P rofi l e l i st and cl i c k the M odi fy button . M odi f...

3 . B ro w se to the di recto r y to expo rt the p ro fi l e to. 4 . Cl i c k Save . T he p rofi l e i s e xpo rted to th e spe ci fi ed l oca ti on. O rde r Pro fi l e s In cl udi ng a p rofi l e i n t he auto sel ec ti on fea ture al l ow s the wi rel e ss adap ter to au tom ati cal l y sel ec t t...

3.4 Security T hi s Chapte r de scri be s setti ng up se cu ri ty u si ng th e Athe ro s Cl i ent Uti l i ty (A CU ). W hi l e u si ng the A the ro s USB wi rel e ss ne two r k adapte r , enc r ypti on da ta can p rote ct i t s a s i t i s t ran sm i tted th rough the wi rel e ss net wo r k. Whil e ...

T hi s i s because the WEP keys of all devi ces that are to comm uni cate wi th each other must m atch. Authenti cati on Process Enabling EAP on the access poi nt and confi guring the USB devi ce to LEAP, EAP-T LS, PEAP (EAP-GT C), or PEAP (EAP-M SCHAP V2) authenti cati on to the network occurs i n ...

tha t Al l ow A sso ci ati on to M i xed Cel l s i s c hec ked on the S ecu ri t y T ab to al l ow a sso ci ati on. Pr e - Sh ar ed K ey (S t at ic W E P) Enabl e s the u se of p re - sha red key s tha t a re de fi ned on bo th th e a cce ss p oi nt and the stati on. T o defi ne p re- sha red en c r...

Us i n g EAP- T L S Sec ur i t y I m p ort an t Note : T o u se EAP -T T LS se cu ri ty, the m a chi ne m u st al re ady ha ve the EA P- T T LS ce rti fi cate s do wnl oaded onto i t f rom a Ce r ti fi cate Autho ri ty ( CA ). Pl ea se che c k wi th y our IT adm i ni st rato r. T o u se EAP -T LS se...

Us i n g EAP- T T LS Sec ur it y I m p ort an t Note : T o u se EAP -T T LS se cu ri ty, the m a chi ne m u st al re ady ha ve the EA P- T T LS ce rti fi cate s do wnl oaded onto i t f rom a Ce r ti fi cate Autho ri ty ( CA ). Pl ea se che c k wi th y our IT adm i ni st rato r. T o u se EAP se cu ri...

Us i n g P EAP - GT C Sec ur i t y I mp or ta n t No te ! To use PE AP (E AP -G TC ) secu ri t y, t he se rv er m us t hav e WP A -PE AP ce rt if ica tes, a n d the Ce r ti fica te A u th ori t y ( C A ) serv er pr op er ties mu st alrea d y be se t u p. Please che ck w it h you r I T a dm in ist ra...

7 . C hoo se T o ken o r Stati c Pa ssw o rd , depe ndi ng on th e u se r databa se. N ote that T o ken u se s a ha rdwa re to ken devi ce o r t he Se cu re Com puti ng SofT o ken p rog ram (ve r si on 1.3 or l ate r) to ob tai n and en te r a one - ti m e pa sswo rd duri ng auth enti cati on . 8 . ...

Us i n g L EAP Sec ur i t y I m p ort an t Note ! LEAP se curi t y requi re s that al l i nfra st ruc tu re de vi ce s (e.g. ac ce ss poi nt s and se rve r s) a re confi gu red fo r L EAP au thenti ca ti on. Chec k wi th the IT m anage r. T o u se se cu ri ty In t he Athe ro s Cl i ent Uti l i ty, a...

o C hec k U se Wi ndow s U se r Nam e to u se the Wi ndo w s u ser nam e a s the L EAP u ser nam e. o O R: Che c k M anual l y P rom pt fo r LEAP U se r Nam e and Pa ssw ord to m anual l y l ogi n and sta rt the LE AP au thenti ca ti on p roce ss. Sel e ct to U se Sa ved U ser N am e and Pa ssw o rd...

5. En ter the WP A pa ssph ra se (fo r A SC II te xt, ente r 8 -63 cha ra cte r s, fo r he xade ci m al , ente r 64 c hara cte r s) . Cl i c k OK. 6. Cl i c k O K and enabl e the p rofi l e. 3 .4 .3 Pre- S hare d Enc r ypt i o n Ke ys T o use Pre-Shared Key (stati c WEP) securi ty In the Atheros Cl ...

c onfi gu rati on secu ri ty . At l ea st one Sha red Key fi el d m u st be popul ated to ena bl e se cu ri ty u si ng a sha red key . Cl i c k o n the radi o button to set the key a s t he defaul t en cr ypti on key . W EP Key Si ze D efi ne s the si ze fo r eac h enc r ypti on key . T he opti on s...

4 Troubleshooting T hi s chapte r p ro vi de s sol uti on s to p robl em s u sual l y encoun ter ed du ri ng the i n stal l ati on and ope rati on of the adapte r. 1. F o r Wi nd ow s 98SE c om p ute rs, i f the A t her os Cli en t U til it y fails t o loa d a f ter pr o perl y i ns talla ti o n, cl...