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  • Page 2: Wireless Usb Adapter

    VigorN65 Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide Version: 1.0 Date: 26/7/2011 Software Version: 1.0 Copyright 2011 All rights reserved. Please visit www.draytek.com to get the newly updated manual at any time. VigorN65 User’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Copyright Information

    You can register your Vigor device via http://www.draytek.com. Owner Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all routers will be regularly Updates upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents.

  • Page 4: Regulatory Information

    Product: VigorN65 Wireless Adapter DrayTek Corp. declares that VigorN65 Wireless Adapter is in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EEC. The product conforms to the requirements of Low Voltage (LVD) Directive 2006/95/EC by complying with the requirements set forth in EN60950-1.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Introduction......................7 Installation Overview..................9 2.1 Package Content........................9 2.2 Familiar with your new wireless network card................. 9 2.3 System Requirement......................10 2.4 Installation Procedure ......................10 2.5 Uninstalling USB Driver......................15 Configuration ....................17 3.1 Connect to Wireless Access Point ..................17 3.1.1 Using Wireless USB Adapter Utility................
  • Page 6 Soft-AP Function .....................47 4.1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration................. 47 4.2 Security Setting ........................50 4.3 Access Control ........................52 4.4 Connection Table ........................53 4.5 Event Log ..........................54 4.6 Statistics ..........................55 4.7 About ............................. 56 Appendix ......................57 5.1 Specification ..........................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing this high-speed wireless dual band network card! This network card can operate in 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless network. Excepting common wireless standards 802.11a/b/g, this wireless network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless networks - data transfer rate is 300Mbps, and that’s six times faster than 802.11g wireless network! With easy-to-install USB 2.0 interface - a very common expansion port of computers - plug this wireless network card into any empty USB port of your computer, just that simple!
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  • Page 9: Installation Overview

    Driver/Utility/User Manual CD Wireless Adapter USB Connector Connector Cap (To protect USB connector when not in use) Link/Activity LED WPS Button VigorN65 User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: System Requirement

    LED Name Color Light Status Description Radio Off Green Wireless LAN function is disabled. Radio On Green No link to wireless AP or Router. (No Link) Slow blinking Transmitting management information. Radio On Green Link to wireless AP or Router. (Link to AP or Router) Blinking...
  • Page 11 2. The following message will appear on your computer, click Cancel. 3. Insert the CD into your computer. The following screen will appear. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute VigorN65 Driver.exe program. Please read the end user license agreement and click I accept the terms of the license agreement then click Next button, to accept license agreement.
  • Page 12 4. The setup wizard will appear as follows. It is recommend installing driver and utility by choosing Install driver and VigorN65 Utility if the network card is installing the first time. If you want to update the driver only, choose Install driver only. After choosing the correct option, click Next.
  • Page 13 5. You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here. It’s recommended to select VigorN65 Configuration Tool, which provides fully access to all functions of this wireless network card. Then click Next. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7, please select Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool.
  • Page 14 10. Please note that if you stopped config utility by Exit function, you’ll not be able to maintain the wireless link to the access point you wish to use. In this case, you can start config utility again from Start >> All Programs>>DrayTek VigorN65>>VigorN65 Utility, as shown below.

  • Page 15: Uninstalling Usb Driver

    If you want to remove the driver for this wireless card, please do the following: Run Start >> Programs>> DrayTek VigorN65>>Uninstall – VigorN65. The Preparing Setup will appear. When the following screen appears, please click Yes. VigorN65 User’s Guide...
  • Page 16 Now, the system starts to remove the corresponding files. When the following dialog appears, please click Finish. VigorN65 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Configuration

    NOTE: In Vista, the network card will not connect to any unencrypted wireless access point automatically. The current status of wireless connection will be displayed by DrayTek configuration utility icon: Wireless connection is established, good signal reception. Wireless connection is established, normal signal reception.
  • Page 18 Open the wireless monitor utility by clicking Start >> Programs>> DrayTek VigorN65 >> VigorN65 Utility. The VigorN65 Utility window will appear as the following. Basically, the software will scan and display available wireless AP automatically. Menu Setup Area More/Less button It consists two parts: Menu and setup area.

  • Page 19: Scan For Other Wireless Devices

    You can click More / Less button again, and setup utility window will resume to its original size. Note: If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure, the setup utility window will expand automatically. There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless access points, which is able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless / wired network clients.
  • Page 20 Scan results will be displayed in the tab of Network, please check if the wireless device (access point or another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here. Scan result includes 5 types of information, they are: The SSID (Service Set Identifier) of wireless device.
  • Page 21 If you can not see the access point you wish to connect here, please click Rescan button to scan for access point again, until the one you preferred is displayed. You may have to click Rescan for more than two times before you can see the access point you wish to use here. If you still can not see the access point you wish to use after clicking Rescan for more than five times, please move your computer closer to the location where the wireless access point is, or see instructions in Chapter 4-2 Troubleshooting.

  • Page 22: Connect To An Access Point

    Add to You can store a specific access point to profile, so you can link to that Profile access point directly next time, without inputting authentication key again. To add an access point to profile, you have to select an access point from the list first, then click Add to Profile button.
  • Page 23 If the wireless access point uses encryption, you will be prompted to input its WEP key or WPA preshared key. Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect, and input the correct key here and then click OK. By checking Show Password box, the encryption key you inputted here will be displayed.

  • Page 24: Add An Access Point To Profile

    You can put the mouse cursor over the VigorN65 configuration utility icon, and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon. You can also click More / Less button ( ) to see detailed information of connected access point: If you will connect to some specific wireless access point frequently, you can add their...
  • Page 25 The setup utility will expand: Here are descriptions of System Config tab: Item Name Description Profile Name You can give this profile a name. Every profile needs a unique name. SSID Please input the SSID of this access point. If you selected an access point from the list, and its SSID is not hidden, the SSID will be filled automatically;...
  • Page 26 output power for you. Preamble Select the preamble for Ad hoc mode here. Available options are Auto and Long. It’s suggested to select Auto to let setup utility decide the preamble for you. Channel You can select the radio channel number for AdHoc mode here. Power Save Please select CAM (constantly awake mode, keep wireless radio activity Mode...
  • Page 27 If you select LEAP, you’ll be prompted to input LEAD specific settings: Please input LEAP identity, password, domain name, and select encryption type. You can check Show Password box so the password you inputted will be displayed as you type, but not replace by asterisk. Encryption Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect.
  • Page 28 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Select 802.1x EAP method from dropdown menu. Please ask the EAP Method administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct EAP method. Tunnel Select 802.1x tunnel authentication type from dropdown menu. Please Authentication ask the administrator of the access point you wish to connect to select a correct tunnel authentication method.
  • Page 29 ID \ Password tab Input 802.1x username (ID) and password and other information if it is required here. Click Show Password to show the password you typed. Client Use this tab to select a local certificate from dropdown menu. If the Certification tab access point you wish to connect required a specific client certificate, the certificate must be installed on your computer, and you can select...

  • Page 30: Using Windows Zero Configuration

    Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as Windows Zero Configuration (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: Right click VigorN65 configuration utility icon and select Use Zero Configuration. Right click Windows Zero Configuration icon and select View Available Wireless Networks.
  • Page 31 Click Network Connections. Right-click Wireless Network Connection (it may have a number as suffix if you have more than one wireless network card, please make sure you right-click the ViogrN65 Wireless LAN Card), then select View Available Wireless Networks. VigorN65 User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or you can click Refresh network list to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it is shown, then click Connect.

  • Page 33: Profile Management

    If you can see Connected message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established. If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different time, like of access point of your home, office, cybercafé, or public wireless service, you can store the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security etc, etc.) as a profile for every access point, so you don’t have to input these parameters every time when you want to connect to a specific wireless access point.

  • Page 34: Add A Profile

    Click the Profile menu. All profiles will be listed in Profile List, and you can select a profile from the list, all information about selected profile will be listed. If you want to click new profile, click Profile menu, then click Add button. You’ll be prompted to input detailed information of access point, as described in Section 3.1.1.3.

  • Page 35: Edit An Existing Profile

    If you have added a profile before, and you wish to change the content of the profile, you can use this function. Please select a profile from the list first, then click Edit button. You’ll be provided with the contents of selected profile, and you can edit them. Click OK to save changes, or click Cancel to discard changes.

  • Page 36: Activate A Profile

    When you want to connect to a specific wireless device in the profile list, you can select it and click Activate button, to establish connection with it. When you selected a profile and click Activate button to activate the profile, a icon will be displayed in front of the profile to show that the connection is failed;...

  • Page 37: View Network Statistics

    Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Select the wireless operation mode of the network card. When 2.4GHz Wireless mode is selected, the network card can be operated in 802.11b/g/n wireless networks. When 5GHz is selected, the network card can be operated in 802.11a/n wireless networks.

  • Page 38: Wmm Setting

    Click Statistics menu and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed: All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click Transmit or Receive tab, to view the statistics of transmitted or received packets. You can also click Reset Counter button, to reset the statistics of all items back to 0.

  • Page 39: Wps Configuration

    In WMM Setup Status block, current WMM settings will be displayed. And here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Check this box to enable WMM function. Please click „Apply‟ button WMM Enable on the right of this check box after you check or uncheck this box, so corresponding settings in this window will be activated or deactivated respectively.

  • Page 40: Wps Setup - Pbc (Push-Button Configuration)

    Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. Click WPS menu, and the following settings will appear. Set Config Mode to Enrollee, and then push the WPS button on your wireless access point (the button used to activate WPS standby mode may have another name), or use other way to start WPS PBC standby mode as the instruction given by your wireless access point’s user manual.

  • Page 41: Wps Setup - Pin

    All access points with WPS function enabled will be displayed here. Please make sure the access point you wish to connect is displayed. If not, please click Rescan few more times. You can also click Information button to see the detailed information about selected access point.
  • Page 42 Click WPS Configuration menu, and the following settings will appear. The PIN code of your wireless network card is an eight-digit number located at the upper-right position of configuration utility. Remember it, and input the number to your wireless access point as the WPS PIN code (Please refer to the user manual of your wireless access point for instructions about how to do this).

  • Page 43: Sso

    SSO stands for Single Sign-on. Please follow the following instructions to configure the settings for SSO. Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. Click SSO menu, and the following settings will appear. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description...

  • Page 44: Ccx

    CCX stands for Cisco compatible eXtensions. To set relational CCX settings, please follow the following instructions to configure it: Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility. Click CCX menu, and the following settings will appear. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description...

  • Page 45: Radio On/Off

    Diagnose Hit the button to perform the diagnosis. Information of Contain the information listed in the profile such as profile name, Selected Profile SSID, capability of diagnosis and so on. Apply Make the settings effective. You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by the utility, so if you want to disable wireless network function, you don’t have to remove the network card physically.

  • Page 46: About

    The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information about your wireless network card. Please follow the following instructions to see the information: Right-click VigorN65 configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then click Launch Config Utility.

  • Page 47: Soft-Ap Function

    Excepting become a wireless client of other wireless access points, this wireless card can act as a wireless service provider also! You can switch this wireless card’s operating mode to AP mode to simulate the function of a real wireless access point by software, and all other computers and wireless devices can connect to your computer wirelessly, even share the internet connection you have! Please follow the instructions in following chapters to use the AP function of your wireless...
  • Page 48 You’ll see the basic configuration menu of the AP function. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name Description Please input the SSID (the name used to identify this wireless access SSID point) here. Up to 32 numerical characters can be accepted here, excepting space.
  • Page 49 Country Region The available channels are differed from countries. It is restricted to change. Here you can see the channel setting of the access point. For Code example: 0: FCC (US, Canada, and other countries uses FCC radio communication standards) 1: ETSI (Europe) 2: SPAIN 3: FRANCE...

  • Page 50: Security Setting

    This wireless card supports wireless encryption in AP mode, which will encrypt the data being transferred over the air to enhance data security level. It’s recommended to enable data encryption unless you wish to open your computer (and its internet connection) to the public. When you click Security Setting in the utility, the following window will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Item Name...
  • Page 51 change the unit of time interval (every 10 seconds or a thousand data packets times the value you specified in Group Rekey Interval field). Wep Key Please input the WEP encryption key here when you select WEP as encryption type. There are 2 types of WEP key: Hex (number 0 to 9, and ASCII characters A to F) and ASCII (all alphanumerical characters plus symbols).

  • Page 52: Access Control

    If you’re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public, you can use MAC address filtering function to enforce your access control policy, so only wireless clients with MAC address you defined by this function can be connected to your software access point.

  • Page 53: Connection Table

    Add the MAC address you inputted in MAC address field to the list. Please select a MAC address from the list, then click Delete button to Delete remove it. Delete all MAC addresses in the list. Remove All When you finish with setting and want to save changes, click „Apply‟ button. If you want to see the list of all wireless clients connected to this access point, please select Mac Table tab from the utility.

  • Page 54: Event Log

    Power Saving Displays the capability of power-saving function of this wireless client. Mode Displays additional information of this wireless Connection, like Status current wireless operating mode and data transfer rate. This software access point will log all wireless-related activities as a log. Click Event Log tab, and the event log will be displayed.

  • Page 55: Statistics

    If you want to know detailed information about how your software access point works, click Statistics tab, and the event log will be displayed. You can click RESET COUNTERS button to reset all counters to zero. VigorN65 User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: About

    The About tab provides you the information about version number of the configuration utility, driver, and other important information about your wireless access point. VigorN65 User’s Guide...

  • Page 57: Appendix

    Standards: IEEE 802.11a/b/g and IEEE 802.11n Interface: USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible) Frequency Band: 2.4000~2.4835GHz (subject to local regulations) 4.900~5.800GHz (subject to local regulations) Data Rate: 11a: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n (20MHz, 5G/2.4G): MCS0-15 (up to 144Mbps) 11n (40MHz, 5G/2.4G): MCS0-15 (up to 300Mbps) Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2 Cisco CCX Support...

  • Page 58: Troubleshooting

    If you encounter any problem when you’re using this wireless network card, don’t panic! Before you call your dealer of purchase for help, please check this troubleshooting table, the solution of your problem could be very simple, and you can solve the problem by yourself! Q 1: I can’t find any wireless access point / wireless device in Site Survey function.

  • Page 59: Glossary

    There could be too much people using the same radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number. Q5: Can Wireless products support printer sharing? Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Wireless products can work with Netware, Windows 2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file sharing.
  • Page 60 An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN card, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers.
  • Page 61 Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio, video and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of the IEEE 802.11e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi-Fi networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each with different latency and throughput requirements, compete for network resources.

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