R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual RT3572-A-IN Wireless 802.11N Dual-band USB Module User Manual Rev 0.1 1 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Table of Conetents Introduction Hardware installation Setting up Wireless Network by WZC service 2 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Introduction Chapter 1 Thank you for using the Wireless USB Module. RT3572-A-IN is a dual-band, quad-mode wireless network adapter that works on all the frequencies allocated for WLAN operation everywhere in the world. It is in compliance with the Draft IEEE802.11n standard in a 2x2 MIMO configuration. It also complies with the IEEE 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11b standards. RT3572-A-IN features the compactness and high bus speed of the USB specifications which gives users of laptops, notebooks, tablet PCs, and other mobile computing devices transparent Internet access anywhere in the world through any Wi-Fi network without software changes or additional hardware. Able to provide greater than 100Mbps real world throughput using high-speed spatial multiplexing modes, RT3572-A-IN provides the freedom to work as you wish, wherever you wish, using whatever kind of application you wish to use. The adapter installs directly in any host device with a USB slot: just plug it in and youre ready to access local resources and/or the Internet at the highest speed the WLAN, the location, and the host com-
puter can provide. It is ready to work out of the box in any embedded device or in any computer running Microsoft Windows 2000, or XP. RT3572-A-IN USB Module for every productivity-sensitive laptop, notebook, or tablet PC user and any bandwidth-sensitive embedded design. must-have truly a is 3 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Feature
USB interface.
Draft IEEE 802.11n compatible.
Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard.
Wire-free access to networked resources from anywhere beyond the desktop.
Delivers data rates up to 300 Mbps.
802.11n: Dynamically shifts among 130, 117, 104, 78, 52, 39, 26 and 13Mbps in a 20MHz bandwidth and 300, 243, 216, 162, 108, 81, 54 and 27Mbps in a 40MHz bandwidth, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection.
802.11a/g: Dynamically shifts between 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection.
802.11b: Dynamically shifts between 11M, 5.5M, 2M, and 1 Mbps network speed, based on signal strength, for maximum availability and reliability of connection.
Allows users move between Access Points without resetting the connection reconfigurations.
Uses 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency band, complying with regulatory worldwide
Supports most popular operating systems: Window 2000/XP. Linux support is also available.
Ensures great security by providing the 64/128 bits Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA) defined in the IEEE standard.
WPA support with Funk client. Radius clients in EAP-TLS, EAP, TTLS, EAP-LEAP, EAP, PEAP. WPA2, WMM-compliant.
4 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Chapter 2 This chapter covers how to installing the Wireless USB Module in your embedded system. Hardware description The Wireless USB Module has a standard USB interface for attaching to the 2x5 pin header (pitch=1.27mm) on embedded system. And this module has IPEX connectors to connect to external antenna. Outlook Following is the USB module outlook 5 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Figure 1: USB module outlook 6 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Chapter 3 The Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) service, available in Windows system, dynamically selects the wireless network to which attempts connection, based either on your preferences or on default settings. 3.1 Wireless Networks tab On the Wireless Networks tab, users are able to view and configure the following:
Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings: Enable this check box when you want to use the WZC service to configure your wireless settings. If users have third-party wireless configuration utility wants to use, please disable this check box. This option is enable by default. 7 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual
Available networks: The list of wireless networks that are within the range of wireless adapter. To view or change the configuration of a specific wireless network and add it to the list of preferred networks, click it in the list of available networks, and then click Configure. To force the wireless adapter to initiate a new scan of wireless networks within range, please click Refresh. Preferred networks The list, by order of preference, of wireless networks with which the wireless client will attempt to connect and authenticate. To add a new wireless network that does not appear in the Available 8 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual networks list, click Add. To remove a wireless network, click Remove. To configure the settings of a wireless network to which connected, click Properties. Advanced: To configure advanced wireless settings are independent of the wireless networks to which connected, click Advanced. User can use these advanced settings to specify whether you want to connect only to infrastructure or ad hoc wireless networks, and whether you want to attempt to automatically connect to wireless networks that are not in your 9 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual preferred list (by using the Automatically connect to non-preferred networks setting, which is disabled by default). 3.2 Messages in notification area To enable the check box of Show icon in notification area when connected, if there is a condition that requires either user notification or intervention, the WZC service prompts you with a message in the notification area. 10 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual 11 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual
Wireless Network Connection Status: User can check Wireless Network Connection Status, including which wireless network connected, data rate, signal strength and which IP the wireless adapter obtains. 11 12 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual Wireless Network Connection: The list of wireless networks that are within the range of wireless adapter. Users also can select the network you want to connect and click Connect. If it is not a unsecured wireless network, a network key is required, user has to key-in WEP/WPA key then click Connect again. 13 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual 14 R3572-A-IN Module USB Manual 14