.0 MINIPCI WIRELESS LAN CARD U se r’s M a nua l
Fe de ra l Com m unic a t ion Com m ission I nt e rfe re nc e St a t e m e nt 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.
I ndust ry Ca na da St a t e m e nt 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 2.58 dBi. (Antenna gain) Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
Index I nt roduc t ion 1 C H A P T E R 1 Spe c ific a t ions 2 C H A P T E R 2 H a rdw a re I nst a lla t ion 4 C H A P T E R 3 Se t up for Window s 9 8 /2 0 0 0 /M E/X P 5 C H A P T E R 4 Trouble shoot ing 19
i Introduction Thank you for purchasing this miniPCI Wireless LAN Card. This card is a wireless network client that complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standard on wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b/g standards compliance means this adapter gives you the flexibility to connect it to any 802.11g network. The IEEE 802.
1 Specifications Features - Compatible with IEEE 802.11b/g Standard - 2.4GHz spread specturm technology - 54Mbps high speed transfer rate and backward compatible with 802.11b - Support antenna diversity - Support 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption function for high level of security - Support WPA and AES advanced WLAN Security. - Supports peer to peer communication among any wireless users, no Access Point required - Support Quality of service(QOS)802.
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2 Hardware Installation 1. Module is installed in the Personal Computer, located either under the keypad or on the bottom side of the Personal Computer (see the following diagrams). 2.
3 Setup for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM device and execute the "setup.exe" program. The InstallShield Wizard box will appear, click "Next" to continue. 2. Follow the instruction of the installation program. The program will install the software for this device directly.
3. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4.
at the bottom of the screen. Double click the shortcut or the icon to start using the miniPCI Wireless LAN Card. In the system tray Windows XP Due to Windows XP has built-in wireless network utility you may decide to use the system’s utility or the one provided by this adapter. It is strongly recommended to use the utility of this adapter. A. Using the Windows XP’s Utility Click the icon marked in red in the system tray and you may start using the Windows XP’s wireless utility. B.
2. On the “Wireless Networks“ tab in the “Wireless Network Connection Properties“ screen, clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings“ check box. If you want to enable the Windows XP built-in utility, select the check box again. 3.
Wireless LAN Card. Note: If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can still see the link status and statistics during communication process from the adapter’s utility.
Configura t ion U t ilit y The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the miniPCI Wireless LAN Card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active. 1.
mode setting (64-bit or 128-bit) of the network. Confirm Network Key Enter the same network key again to confirm the key. Advanced Button To configure additional wireless network setting, review the link status and statistics or if you have difficulty connecting to a network, click “Advanced“ button. Connect Button Click the button to connect to the selected network. Cancel Button Click the button to cancel the wireless network connection.
2. Configuration This screen is for you to make advanced settings in order to connect to an available network or create a new wireless network connection. You could also define the connection order here. Profile: This list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection. You can add, remove, edit the preferred networks or set one of the networks as the default connection. Add Button To configure a new profile, click “Add“ button.
Network Name (SSID) The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Only the wireless devices with the same SSID can interconnect. Delete Button To remove a wireless network from the available profiles list, click the “Delet” button.
Link Status: 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 device for quality network operation. Signal Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the quality.
Site Survey: It will show all available wireless Network(s) within range of your computer. You can double click the network listed in the table to make further configurations. Configure Button If you are unable to connect to an existing wireless network, click the network name and then click this button. The “Wireless Network Properties“ will show up for you to configure the adapter and ensure the settings are correct. Rescan Button To update the list of available networks, click the “Rescan“ button.
Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “Reset Counter“ button.
Advance This screen allows you to do some advanced configuration and some specific settings for the adapter. Ad Hoc wireless mode Select the number of the radio channel used for the Ad Hoc networking. The channel of all the wireless stations in the Ad Hoc network should be the same. The parameter is not active in the infrastructure operation mode. Note: The Infrastructure operation mode requires the presence of an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point.
About This screen displays the version and the designer of the Utility.
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard？ The IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate. 2. What does IEEE 802.11 feature support？ The product supports the following IEEE 802.
A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 6. What is WEP？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard. 7. What is TKIP? TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys. TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802.
10. 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. 11. Would the information be intercepted while transmitting on air？ WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the hardware side, as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technology, it has the inherent security feature of scrambling.
13. What is Spread Spectrum？ Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
