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Contents Safety statements ........................................................................................................... 2-1 About this guide.............................................................................................................. 2-1 AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module specification summary ..................................... 2-2 Chapter 1 Product Information....................................................................................... 2-2 1.
Manual Information That Must be Included....................................................................... 4-7 Industry Canada Statement .............................................................................................
Safety statements FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. About this guide The user guide contains the information you need to install and configure your AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module.
AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module specification summary Host system connections Interface Fully complies with USB 2.0 or 1.1 USB date transfer rate USB high speed (480Mbps), and full speed (12Mbps) Chapter 1 1.1 Product Information Product overview Thank you for choosing AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module. The AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module is an easy-to-use wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter which is designed for home or office use.
The AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module is an on-board component on ASUS motherboard requiring manual installation. Make sure that your system meets the following requirements. ASUS motherboard with AzureWave 802.
1.3.1 Ad-Hoc mode Ad-Hoc wireless networks bring together workstations and computers to act as servers to all other users on the network without complex infrastructure, setup or administration. Users on the network can share files, printers. When in ad hoc mode, the AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module connects to another wireless device within its effective range and communicates with each other in the same LAN workgroup. Select this configuration when no access point is present in your wireless network.
A wireless LAN enabled computer can physically move from the operating range of one access point to another without losing connection to the LAN. A quick association “hand-shake” is made between the new access point and the wireless device as the computer traverses from the coverage of one access point to another. Wired to wireless LAN connectivity Access point establishes the bridge between wireless LAN and other wired counterparts. 1.3.
Chapter 2 2.1 Installation System requirements Before installing the AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module, driver and utilities, make sure your system satisfy the following requirements ASUS motherboard with Intel® Pentium™ 4 AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module specific slot Minimum 64MB system memory Windows® Operation System Ad-Hoc and infrastructure mode: Windows XP and Vista Software AP and Wireless Bridge: Windows XP and Vista Optical drive for driver and utilities installation 2.
Chapter 3 3.1 Wi-Set Wizard Launch Wi-Set Wizard In this section, you will obtain detail instruction in setting wireless configuration by following Wi-Set Wizard. Please refer to Chapter 1.4 to understand the network types the AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module supports. In the first time installation, Wi-Set Wizard is executed immediately after installation to help you set the proper wireless configuration. In addition, you could launch it from either program menu or Wireless LAN Management GUI.
In the following sections, we represent the steps, the convenient and easy wireless set up, in Wi-Set Wizard. 3.
Wi-Setup Wizard Steps Whatever which wireless configuration you would set up, the first scene of Wi-Set Wizard is “Select Operation Mode” dialog that shows as right picture. You could select either station or AP mode from the first step. For Ad-hoc and infrastructure type configuration, you should select Station mode. The software access point configuration could be archived by select AP mode. Station Set the operation mode to be “Station”. Follow steps in section 4.3.
Give up Wi-Set Wizard and keep the last configuration. 3.3.1 Configure Infrastructure type network It is easy to build up infrastructure type network with Wi-Set Wizard. The next step after select infrastructure type network is to select the desired connection. Select the BSS connection list Select valid wireless BSS, Infrastructure Basic Service Set, connection nearby your system for connecting. The listed BSS are touchable access point around you. You have to pick one from the list and go to next.
administrator of access point. The invalid network key will stop going to next step. Cancel Give up Wi-Set Wizard and keep the last configuration. Setup TCP/IP You have to setup the TCP/IP by following the configuration of connect access point. The following setting should match the configuration of access point you join. Please check the setting of it. Back Go back to previous step ~ Select the IBSS connection list Finish All settings of infrastructure are finished. 3.3.
New IBSS Create a new Ad-Hoc station by the shown-up dialog instead of joining with a present Ad-Hoc node. In this dialog, you could configure network name, applied channel, authentication and encryption rule on this Ad-Hoc node. After creating a new Ad-Hoc node, the steps of build Ad-Hoc network connection is finished. Refresh Rescan the Ad-Hoc stations nearby this system. Back Go back to previous step ~ Select Station Type. Next The wizard will show up the contents of profile.
Only basic settings are included in following steps. Less-experience users could apply this kind setup to archive access point setup. Fundamental security setting is included. Advanced User You need more security knowledge on wireless network to help you go through following steps. Experienced user could select this kind setup. Advanced security settings are included.
is required for joined wireless station. Back Back to previous step ~ Setup a Wireless Network Next The next step is dependant on the decision of WEP to be either Enable or Disable. WEP Enable: You should prepare network/password key for WEP. Go to Wireless Network Security. WEP Disable: The access point is set as an opened hot-spot. Anyone could join this access point and connect to internet. Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration.
Show Setting Information Back If you do not satisfy with current setting, you could go back to previous step ~ Wireless Network Security Next Confirm the current setting and go to next step ~ Finish. Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Select the Internet Connection List This step only shows with multiple network connection system. If there is only one internet connection available, this step is discarded.
Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Finish Finish Press finish button to close Wi-Set wizard. The wireless configuration is going to be applied within few seconds. 3.4.2 Advanced User The steps of advanced user provide more detail configuration including channel and authentication Wireless Network Properties In this step, you could assign the channel number and authentication mode for the access point.
WEP Encryption An encryption system prevents eavesdropping on wireless network traffic. Enable: The joined wireless station should have same network/password key with this access point. Disable: no network/password key is required for joined wireless station. Authentication The next generation of Wi-Fi security, Wi-Fi Protected Access, or WPA, will use authentication to verify whether users have access to a particular wireless network.
64 bits: The generated pass key is 64-bits to be company with data packets. 128 bits: The generated pass key is 128-bits to be company with data packets. Back Go back to previous step ~ Wireless Network Properties Next Go to next step ~ Show Setting Information Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration.
Back Go back to previous step ~ Show Setting Information. Next Go to next step, Finish, while the internet connection is selected. Cancel Give up current Wi-Set Wizard setup and roll back to previous configuration. Finish Finish Press finish button to close Wi-Set wizard. The wireless configuration is going to be applied within few seconds.
Chapter 4 AsusWLAN: Wireless LAN Management GUI 4-1
4.1 How to Launch AsusWLAN You could launch RtWLAN from either Windows® Program Menu or tray icon. The tray icon is an optional quick launch to be enabled by user. Windows® Program Menu It is the absolute way to launch RtWLAN from program folder. Tray Icon The tray icon will not be show until you enable the “Show Tray Icon” from RtWLAN as the right picture. As the RtWLAN icon shown on system tray, you could double click the icon with mouse button to launch it. 4.
Main Menu The main menu includes five submenus. Refresh As clicking the refresh menu, the contents of adapter list area are re-enumerated and updated. Wi-Set Quickly launching the Wi-Set Wizard. The convenient quick launching helps you to reprogram the wireless configuration as need. Mode Quickly switching wireless configuration to be either [Station] or [Access Point]. The item with check mark in front is the current wireless configuration.
View Enable/disable the present of status bar. With check mark in front will make the status bar showing up. Otherwise the status bar is hidden. Help Click the menu item “About RtWLan” to show the about dialog. The about dialog shows you the application version and license information. Adapter List Area This area displays all connected adapters on this system for mutiple adatper installations. The easy switch helps user to change the selected adapter by one click.
Properties Area The contents of this area are dependent on current wireless configuration. You could know the current configuration through previous explanation of submenu “Mode”. The detail contents are described in following wireless configuration sections for both Station and AP mode. Global Control Bar Each control items on this bar affects the adapter or management GUI directly.
4.3 Station mode Two types, Ad-Hoc and infrastructure in station mode could be configured through Wi-Set Wizard. The following two sections explain the operation of management GUI for each type. The following explanations focus on the properties area. 4.3.1 Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc With both Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc types, the properties should looks like the picture beside. Six property pages present different information of current wireless network status.
General page This page represents the general information of this adapter. Status The connection status with access point this station has. Speed Current transition speed in Mbps.(Mega-Bits-Per-Second) Type Current wireless LAN configuration type Encryption Current encryption mode used SSID Name of wireless network Signal Strength The average quality of signal pf packets received from wireless network. We recommend connecting access point with over 70% signal strength.
Add a new access point profile by manual input. Remove Remove the selected profile Edit Edit contents of selected profile Duplicate Make copy of selected profile. Set Default Set the selected profile as default selection. Available Network page This page presents all access points around this system. And you could pick one of these network connections.
Short: Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode. Auto: select the proper preamble mode by current signal frame information. Fragment Threshold The threshold of fragment length. Higher threshold increase data transition performance with good signal quality. Pool signal quality results more worst data throughput on high fragment threshold. RTS Threshold Request to send threshold. The request will not send out until the accumulated data over threshold.
Status page Manufacturer: It always is RealTek. NDIS Driver Version: Short Radio Header Encryption: Current encryption mode. Authenticate: authentication state Channel Set: selected channel plan currently. Please reference Appendix-A with the detail comparisons. MAC Address: MAC address of this adapter.
4.4 AP mode General Page In this page, it provides general information of this access point including name, MAC address and list of joined stations. SSID The name of this access point is. BSSID Six two-digital numbers configure the MAC address of this access point. Association Table It is the list of joined station on this access point. AID (Association ID) The AID field is a value assigned by an AP during association that represents 16-bit ID of a station.
Three types authentication: Open System It is combined with data encryption type to be WEP or disable. Encryption ~ disabled: you decide to open this access point to every one without network authentication. Encryption ~ WEP: you decide to setup the basic data encryption with a defined network key. Shared Key + WEP You decide to apply both authentication and data encryption to prevent illegal login.
This filed represents the interval between each beacon that this AP sends out. Longer interval may increase the competition of wireless nodes. The maximum value of it is DTIM Period The DTIM Period field indicates the number of Beacon intervals between successive DTIMs. Preamble Mode Long: higher quality but with lower performance than preamble short mode Short: Normal quality but with higher performance then preamble long mode.
4.5 Windows Zero Configuration The Windows Zero Configuration is a wireless LAN service that does not provided by Microsoft Windows® until Windows XP. It provides basic and easy on connecting the wireless network. In this chapter, we introduce you the steps to swap between Windows Zero Configuration and RtWLAN. If you prefer Windows Zero Configuration instead through RtWLAN, then you should follow the steps in 4.5.1 to switch to Windows Zero Configuration.
4.5.2 Rollback from Windows Zero Configuration to RtWLAN If you prefer the RtWLAN instead of Microsoft® Windows Zero Config, please follow the steps to rollback. Open RtWLAN, make the “Windows Zero Config” item on global control bar to be unchecked. After a while, the property area starts to display network connection.
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Appendix A: Mapping of country and channel plan Channels Country Argentina ,Brazil ,Canada ,Colombia ,Mexico ,Taiwan ,United States of 1~11 America,Yugoslavia Channel Set FCC,IC,TAIWAN Australia ,Austria ,Bahrain ,Belarus ,Belgium ,Bolivia ,Bulgaria ,Chile ,China ,Co sta Rica ,Croatia ,Cyprus ,Czech Republic,Denmark ,Egypt ,Estonia ,Finland ,France2 ,Germany ,Greece ,Hong Kong,Hungary ,Iceland ,India ,Indonesia ,Ireland ,Italy ,Kuwait ,Latvia ,Lebanon , Liechenstein ,Lithuania ,Luxembourg ,Macedonia,
General Specifications Model Name AW-GA826 Product Description USB Wireless Module WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11b/g, Wi-Fi compliant Host Interface USB 2.0 35mm x 90mm x 11.7mm Dimension (including SMA connector and pin headers) Weight TBD Operating Conditions Voltage 5V +/- 5% Temperature Operating: 0 ~ 80 C; Storage: -20 ~ 80 C Humidity 15% ~ 95% o o Electrical Specifications Frequency Range 2.4 GHz ISM radio band 802.
Continuous RX:TBD 802.
Appendix B: Q&A Q: After applying security setting, why my computer can not connect to the system that configures the AzureWave 802.11 b/g USB WLAN Module as AP mode? A: There are several condition could result this issue. Security setting mismatch: please make sure the security and network key are identical to both AP and station side. Station utilizes Windows Zero Configuration to join the Access Point: you could change the WEP to be ASCII or Hexadecimal.
Appendix C: Release History Version Comments Opposite Package Version 1.2 Update ICS operation of user interface 10.27 ~ Add Appendix C for release history 1.1 Update Windows Zero Configuration operations of user interface 10.27 ~ 1.0 First formal release 09.
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 the 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 radio communications.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and the transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
Industry Canada Statement Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) this device may not cause interference and 2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 2.5 dBi. Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
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