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LIMITED WARRANTY Hawking Technology guarantees that every HWU54D Hi-Gain Wireless-G USB Network Adapter is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for two (2) years from the date of purchase. If the product proves defective during this two-year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. Warranty is for repair or replacement only. Hawking Technology does not issue any refunds. BE SURE TO HAVE YOU
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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 rad
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Exposure Requirements SAR compliance has been established in the laptop computer(s) configurations with PCMCIA slot on the side near the center, as tested in the application for Certification, and can be used in laptop computer(s) with substantially similar physical dimensions, construction, and electrical and RF characteristics. Use in other devices such a PDAs or lappads is not authorized. This transmitter is restricted for use with the
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................. 6 1.1 Features 6 1.2 Specifications 6 1.3 Package Contents 7 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ..................................................... 8 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ....................................................... 13 3.1 Wireless Connection Status 13 3.2 General Connection Setting 15 3.3 WEP and WPA Encryption 18 3.3.1 WEP Setting.............................................
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawking Hi-Gain 6dBi Directional USB Wireless-G Network Adapter. This Hi-Gain Wireless-G USB Adapter is designed to comply with the IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and has enough power to extend the reach of your wireless network. The integration of Hawking’s proven Hi-Gain 6dBi Directional Antenna makes the HWU54D a very powerful wireless adapter capable of obtaining wireless distances up to 2 times that of normal Wireless-G cards. The
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• Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback • Security: 64/128/256-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (IEEE 802.1x with TKIP) and AES • Antenna: Directional 6dBi Hi-Gain Antenna • Drivers: Windows 98/SE/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server • LED: Link/Activity • Transmit Power: 22~23 dBm (Typical) • Dimension: 4.75”(H) x 3”(W) x 3.5”(D) • Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C) • Humidity: 0-95% (Non Condensing) • Certification: FCC, CE 1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installati
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2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the USB adapter into your computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000/2003 Server.) Note3: If you have previously installed a wireless adapter card or adapter, please uninstall the driver and utility. Please follow the in
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B. If you want to install the software program in another location, click “Browser” and select an alternative destination. Then, click “Next”. 9
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C. Click “Continue Anyway” to finish the installation. II. Install the USB Adapter A. Plug the USB Adapter into the USB port of your computer. B. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” is displayed, select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and click “Next”. 10
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C. Click “Continue Anyway” and the system will start to install the USB adapter. 11
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D. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. III. Using the Configuration Utility To setup the USB adapter, double-click the icon in the system tray. For Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wireless clients. If you want to use the Hawking Utility of the USB adapter, please follow one of the ways as below. The Hawking Utility may provide more detailed features and options to adjust the adapter with. First Method A. D
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3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Hawking Technologies 802.11g Wireless LAN Hi-Gain USB Adapter and monitor the link status during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running. You can open it by double-clicking the icon. Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility. Open Utility Wind
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Parameter Description Mode Station – Set the USB adapter as a wireless client. Access Point – Allows the USB adapter to function as a wireless AP. Please refer to Section 3.5 for the AP settings. Network Adapter Displays the product information of the USB Adapter. Available Network Display all the SSID and Signal Strength of wireless stations nearby. To re-survey the available wireless devices please click “Refresh”. There are two ways to automatically make a connecti
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BSSID Display the MAC Address of the network the adapter is connecting to. Parameter Description Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless station for quality network operation. Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the quality. TX Frame It shows t
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General Connection Setting Channel Selects the radio channel to be used for wireless networking. The channel setting of the wireless stations within a network should be the same. Parameter Description Tx Rate There are several options including Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select. When the “Auto” is selected, the device will choose the most suitable transmission rate automatically. The higher data rate you designated in the network, the shorter dis
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Parameter Description Authentication Mode This setting must be consistent with the wireless networks that the adapter intends to connect with. Open System – No authentication is required Shared Key – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect with each other. Auto – Auto switch the authentication algorithm depending on the wireless networks that the adapter is connecting to. WEP Encryption Key Setting Click this button to setu
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1.6 WEP and WPA Encryption WEP is a data encryption algorithm, which protects Wireless networks from outside intruders or “eavesdropping.” The second generation of WEP is WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) which combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. WPA provides higher security standards as well as the ability to authenticate each individual user for a more controlled and secure wireless environment. The shared security key is more secure tha
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Parameter Description Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit – Input 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“ or “Guest“. 128-bit – Input 26-digit Hex values or 13-digit ASCII values as the encryption keys. For example: “01234567890123456789abcdef“ or “administrator“. 256-bit – Input 58-digit Hex values or 29-digit ASC
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Parameter Description Connect Information It is the setting for WPA mode. Protocol This adapter supports two kind of protocol for authentication including TLS and PEAP. TLS and PEAP requires a certificate which is provided by the Certificate Server. PEAP requires a set of user name and password in addition. To get the certificate and the personal user name and password, please contact with your administrator. TLS – Select a certificate from the “Certifi
