150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter

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1 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Model No. ib-wua150nm User Manual Ver.: 1.0.0

2 FCC 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 pro-vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-stalled 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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment. CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

3 CONTENTS Package Contents... 1 Overview of the Product... 2 Product Features... 2 Hardware Installation... 2 Software Installation... 3 Software Installation for Windows XP... 3 Software Installation for Windows 7/ Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 and iball Baton Wireless Utility WPS Configuration General Status Profile Management Appendix A: Specifications Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Contact Information

4 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ib-wua150nm 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for ib-wua150nm, including: Wireless Utility and Drivers User Guide Conventions: The Adapter mentioned in this User Guide stands for iball Baton ib-wua150nm 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Adapter without any explanations. Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.

5 Introduction Thank you for choosing the ib-wua150nm 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Overview of the Product iball Baton 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter standards. Adapter complies with IEEE n wireless Product Features Nano Wireless-N USB Adapter Enhanced 150Mbps Wireless data transmission rate With 64 / 128-bit WEP, WPA & WPA2-PSK Wireless Security Infrastructure & Ad-Hoc Operation mode USB 2.0 High speed interface Bundled utility helps simple configuration & easy monitoring Hardware Installation Please insert the USB Adapter into the USB port of your computer / Laptop There are two ways to install the Adapter: Plug the Adapter directly to the USB port on your computer. Connect the Adapter and your computer through the USB cable attached in package. The LED will light up when the Adapter is installed successfully and the PC is on.

6 Software Installation Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation process. The Setup Wizard will install the Wireless Utility and drivers. When you install the hardware before installing the software, the system will prompt Found New Hardware Wizard. Click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD-ROM. The Setup steps for Windows operation Systems are very similar. The User Guide takes the Windows XP for example to explain the installation. Software Installation for Windows XP Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder with the same name as your product. Then double-click Setup.exe in the proper folder to start the installation, and Figure 0-1 will appear. You can click Cancel to end the installation in the screen. Otherwise, the installation will continue. Figure 0-1 Click Next in the screen below (shown in Figure 0-2) to continue, you can click Cancel to end the installation.

7 Figure 0-2 After that, the next screen will appear Select which option you want to Install to continue. Figure 0-3 Click Install in the screen below to continue.

8 Figure 2-4 In the next screen, the files will be copied as the next screen shows (shown in Figure 0-5). To end the Installation, click Cancel. Figure 0-5

9 Click the Finish button to complete the installation. Figure 0-7 Software Installation for Windows 7/8 The Setup steps for Windows 7 and Windows 8 are very similar. The User Guide takes Windows Vista for example to explain the installation. Click I accept and click Next in the screen below to continue, you can click Cancel to end the Figure 0-7

10 After that, the next screen will appear. Select which option you want to install to continue. Figure 0-8 After that, the files will be copied as the next screen shown (shown in Figure 0-). To end the Installation, click Cancel. Figure 0-9

11 Figure 0-10 Note: During the installation, the system will warn about Windows Security testing, please click Install this driver software anyway to continue the installation Figure 0-11

12 Click the Finish button to complete the installation Figure 0-12 Wireless Network Connection under Windows 7 and 8 Click the wireless connection in the lower right corner of the computer s desktop to view the available wireless networks. Select the wireless network you wish to connect and click Connect or double click the wireless network to connect. If you don t find the specified one, please click the refresh icon in the upper right corner to update the list. If the wireless network you are connecting is encrypted, you ll be prompted to enter the key.

13 Click Ok after you enter the correct key. 3. It shows Connected after successfully connected. You can disconnect it, view its status or modify the wireless network properties by right click the wireless network

14 iball Baton Wireless Utility When you are installing the driver, select Install driver and IBall Baton WLAN Config Tool and the adapter driver and client utility will be installed. All functions of this adapter can be configured via IBall Baton s utility interface (in the following text it is abbreviated as UI). Select Start - All Programs - IBall Baton Wireless - IBall Baton Wireless Utility, or click the IBall Baton Wireless Utility shortcut on your PC s desktop to start the UI. Station mode (Client Mode) Station mode (Client Mode) Overview It is a common solution to use the wireless network adapter as a client to receive signals. Main interface for station mode The function buttons on the top (From L to R) are respectively Site Survey, Link Information, Profile, Advanced, About, Help, and MiniSize. While the left column displays Turn On/Off RF, Security /No security, and Signal status.

15 3.1.1 Available Networks The Available Networks screen displays currently scanned wireless signals and you can click one to connect the signal. Select one and you may view the AP s MAC address, wireless mode (B/G/N), authentication type, and encryption type, or WPS authentication and signal strength. Before you connect to a wireless network, please click the Rescan button to update the wireless network list and select the one you wish to connect, then click the Connect icon. For the networks that are not encrypted, you can directly click Connect. However, for the encrypted wireless networks,a Profile dialog will pop up and you must select the corresponding authentication type and encryption type,and then click the Next button to input the correct key.please note that this type of connection will not create a profile,thus next time connect to this network you still need to select it manually. The detailed explanations about the authentication and encryption are as follows: WEP:Supports 10/26-bit Hex characters and 5/13-bit ASCII.

16 WPA-PSK:Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA2-PSK:Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and 8-64-bit Hex characters. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK:Supports 8-63-bit ASCII and bit hex characters. NOTE: The Hex characters consist of numbers 0~9 and letters a-f. ASCII characters consist of any letters and characters Link Information After successfully connected to one wireless network, you can view its detailed information by clicking the Link Information on the main interface. Link Status screen displays the detailed information of the connected AP including its SSID,MAC address, authentication type, encryption type, network type and channel. 2. Throughput screen displays the signal strength of each of the wireless adapter s antennas and the link quality. 3. Statistics screen is used to count the total Rx and Tx data packets, including transmitted,retransmitted and fail to receive ACK after all retries.you can click the Reset Counter button to clear the count.

17 3.1.3 Profile Settings Except the above common connection type, you can also connect to the wireless network by adding a profile on the Profile Settings screen.the Profile Settings screen is used to save the wireless network parameters. When the adapter is successfully connected to a network, the profile name of this network will automatically be added here, which helps the adapter to quickly connect to the wireless network next time. However, there s one exception that when you have set the hidden SSID,namely the SSID can not be scanned,then you must manually connect by adding the profile name.the main interface is as shown below. Add: create a new profile Delete: delete the existing profile Edit: modify the existing profile Add WPS Profile: WPS setting requires that the connecting wireless device support WPS function. WPS helps you to fulfill wireless encryption fast as well as secure your wireless network. For detailed setting steps, refer to appendix2. There are two network types for your option when clicking the Add button to add wireless adapter connection: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc.

18 Infrastructure is an application mode that integrates the wired and wireless LAN architectures. It is different from Ad-Hoc in that in this mode the computer installed with the wireless network adapter has to fulfill the wireless communication via AP or wireless router. It can be devided into two modes: wireless AP + wireless network adapter and wireless router + wireless network adapter. Ad-Hoc is a special wireless mobile network application mode. All nodes in the network are equal.usually it is used to share resources by connecting the opposing computer s wireless adapter. 1. Infrastructure Profile Management When you are connecting the wireless adapter to an AP or a wireless router, please select the Infrastructure mode. Click the Add button and select the network type as Infrastructure,and enter the profile name and SSID or you can find the SSID you wish to connect from the drop-down list.

19 Click the next button to select the authentication type and encryption type such as WPA -PSK and AES, and then input the key and click next. After a profile is successfully added, the profile name can be seen on the profile list,you can edit, import or export the profile,click Active to finish the connection,now you can also view the detailed connection status on the Link Information screen.

20 NOTE: If the SSID broadcast function of the wireless router or AP you wish to connect is disabled, then the wireless adapter can not scan the SSID, thus you need to connect by creating the corresponding profile. 2.Ad-Hoc Profile management Using the Ad-hoc mode to establish a wireless network requires that each computer should be equipped with a wireless network adapter. By connecting these wireless adapters, computers are able to share the resources. The detailed setting steps are as follows: 1)Firstly you ll have to allocate a static IP to each wireless adapter to be connected in Ad-hoc mode. a.right click My Network Places on your computer s desktop and select Properties. b.right click Wireless Network Connection, and select Properties

21 c.select Internet Protocol(TCP/IP) and click Properties. d. Please enter the IP address and subnet mask, and make sure this IP address is not used by other devices in the network.for example: if your wireless adapter s IP address is ,then set other wireless adapters IP addresses within the range of Click Ok to save the settings. 2) Create a new Ad-hoc profile Click the Add button and enter the network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network, and select Ad-hoc as the network type and then select the channel.

22 Click the Next button to select the authentication type and encryption type and then input the correct key and click Next. After a profile is successfully added,the profile can be seen on the profile list,select it and click the Active icon on the lower right corner. And then search for the wireless network on other clients. Double click the wireless network you have configured and you ll be prompted for the key.after entering the key, click Connect.

23 3.1.4 About This screen mainly displays the version information of the UI s different programs as well as Best IT World (India) Private Limited copyright statement Help To know more about kindly refer the User Manual Config AP This screen is used to set the AP s general parameters including SSID, wireless mode, channel, authentication type and encryption type, as shown in the picture below. Here the authentication type is set as Open and the encryption type Not Use.

24 3.2.2 AP Mode under Windows 7 and 8 1. Under Windows 7, wireless adapters are allowed to work in both Station and AP modes. Here, the wireless adapter acts not only as a client, but also an AP to send wireless signal, which equals to an amplifier. Right click the UI icon on the lower right corner of the computer desktop and select Switch to Station Mode. You can change the SSID on the Config AP screen and control the number of the connected clients by modifying the max number of peers. AP mode has only one encryption method which is WPA2-AES by default and cannot be modified.

25 Appendix 2: How to Set WPS follows: WPS setting supports two modes :PBC and PIN. The detailed setting steps are as 1.Wireless Connection in PBC Mode 1.1 Enable the router s WPS-PBC feature. If your router provides WPS button, just press and hold it for about 1 second, then the WPS LED will be flashing for about 2 minutes, which indicates the router s WPS feature has been enabled. Otherwise, you can also log on to the router s web-based utility to enable the PBC mode in WPS settings screen(for detailed settings,please refer to your router s user guide). 1.2 Perform PBC connection on the UI of the wireless adapter 1) On the main interface of iball Baton s UI, click Profile Settings Add WPS Profile. 2) On the Profile List screen, select Push-Button Configuration (PBC) and then click the Next button, select Start PBC two minutes after the router enables the WPS function. The connection is established when the negotiating process finishes.

26 Start PBC: Negotiating process: A profile forms automatically after the connection is successfully established. 1.3 Using the wireless adapter s WPS button to perform PBC connection. If your wireless adapter provides a WPS button,you may use the button to perform PBC connection. a).run the adapter s UI and switch to STATION mode b).two minutes after the router s WPS-PBC is enabled,press the adapter s WPS button to connect in PBC mode. c).you may view the PBC connection process on the UI s PBC screen. 2. Wireless Connections in PIN Mode

27 On the Add WPS Profile screen, select PIN as the WPS Method. You may select the wireless AP to be connected in WPS mode on the WPS AP drop-down List,or select Auto and then click the next button. 4.1 Enrollee Mode The PIN code field lists the adapter s current PIN code, when you select Enrollee as the Config Mode, you need to copy this PIN code and input it in the PIN code field of the router s WPS setting screen. Here we take iball Baton as an example. First enter its WPS configuration screen,enable WPS settings and select PIN for WPS mode and then input in the PIN code field,and then click the Save button. When the WPS indicator of the Router starts flashing,it indicates that WPS feature is enabled. Click the next button on the Profile List screen and click Start PIN to start the PIN code negotiation.

28 4.2 Registrar Mode On the Add WPS Profile screen, select the SSID of the AP that need to negotiate in WPS mode instead of selecting Auto.Then select PIN as the WPS method and click the next button to display the folowing screen: Select Registrar as the config mode and enter the router s PIN code,such as that displays on the router s WPS screen in section 2.1, in the PIN code field here. Now you can view the SSID,authenticaiton type,and encrytion type that need to be negotiated by the WPS in registrar mode.these values can be modified but we recommend using the default.here we use the defaut setting and then click the next buton.

29 You can view the negotiation key on the screen below,but you are not recommended to modify it,just click the next buton. Then click Start PIN on the screen below to perform WPS connection.

30 Configuration 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter ib-wua150nm can be configured by Wireless Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features. After installing the Adapter, the Adapter s tray icon will appear in your system tray. It appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI). If the icon is gray, there is no connection. If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength. If the icon is yellow, there is poor signal strength. If the icon is green, there is good signal strength. If the icon is green, there is excellent signal strength. Double-click the icon and the 150M Wireless-N Mini USB Adapter Adapter will run. You can also run the utility by clicking the Start > Programs > iball Baton Wireless > iball Baton wireless Utility. The utility provides integrated and easy tool to: Display current status information Edit and add configuration profiles Display current statistics information The sections below take Windows XP for example to introduce these above capabilities.

31 General Status Choose the tab General as shown in Figure 0-1, the left filed displays the type of the adapter, the right field displays the status about the connection, including Status, Speed, Type, SSID, Signal Strength, Link Quality and other IP information. Figure 0-1 Signal Strength - This shows the strength of the wireless signal. Link Quality - This shows the quality of the wireless connection. ReNew IP - Click the button to get the IP address from the AP. Show Tray Icon - Select the option to display the icon on the bottom of the desktop. Disable Adapter - If you select the option, the adapter can t work. Radio Off - If you select the option, the wireless function will be ineffective. Windows Zero Config - Select the option, you can use the Windows Zero Config function. Click Close to close the screen.

32 Profile Management Click the tab Profile as shown in Figure 0-2 to add, remove, edit, duplicate or set default for a profile. Figure 0-2

33 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 2.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11b; Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 & Windows 8 Radio Data Rate Modulation Media Access Protocol Data Security Frequency 11b:1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g:6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n:Up to 150Mbps for receiver 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK; 11g:OFDM; 11n: QPSK,BPSK,16-QAM,64-QAM CSMA/CA with ACK WPA/WPA2; 64/128-bit WEP; TKIP/AES 2.4 ~ GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Safety & Emissions FCC, CE Environmental and Physical Operating Temp. 0 ~40 (32 ~104 ) Storage Temp. -40 ~70 (-40 ~158 ) Humidity 10%~95% RH, Non-condensing

34 Appendix B: Glossary b - The b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE b devices, and WEP encryption for security. Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a Wireless N USB Adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored). FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo-random set of channels. Because a fixed frequency is not used, and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of FHSS is extremely difficult. Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a Wireless N USB Adapter, connected as an wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, DSSS and FHSS.

35 SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE standard. Wi-Fi - A trade name for the b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see an industry standards group promoting interoperability among b devices. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server. Appendix C: Contact Information For any help on iball products, please contact support.baton@iball.co.in COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. iball Baton is a registered trademark of Best IT World (India) Pvt. Ltd. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Best IT World (India) Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved