1g Wireless Cardbus Adapter User’s Manual Version: 1.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 INSTALL DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY ............................................................................... 8 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ......................................................................................................... 8 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS.........
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 Revision History Version Date Notes 1.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 1 Introduction This chapter describes the features & benefits, package contents, Cardbus description, system requirements, applications, and network configuration. 1.1 Features & Benefits Features High-speed data rate up to 54 Mbps Up to 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, AES and TKIP IEEE 802.1x client support Multi-country roaming (802.11d) support Advanced power management Benefits Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as MPEG video streaming.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 1.4 Version: 1.0 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the Cardbus. • PC/AT compatible computer with a PCMCIA Type II slot. • Windows 98SE/ME/ /2000/XP operating system. • 5 MB of free disk space for installing the PC Card driver and utility program. 1.5 Applications The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 1.6 Version: 1.0 Network Configuration To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN PC card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as: a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs. b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 b) Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 2 Install Drivers & Client Utility This chapter describes how to install the drivers and client utility in Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. 2.1 Before You Begin Before installing the new drivers into your PC, you need to remove any improperly installed Cardbus adapters, as these drivers may conflict with the new drivers you are about to install. During the installation, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP may need to copy systems files from its installation CD.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3. Click on the Next button to continue. The Setup Wizard will copy all the necessary files and then display the following message.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 4. The first part of the driver installation is complete, click on the Finish button. 5. Insert the Cardbus into the PCMCIA slot of your notebook. Windows will automatically detect the adapter and display the Found New Hardware Wizard, as the image depicts below. 6. Select the Install the software automatically (Recommended) radio button, and then click on the Next button to continue.
g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 7. If you are using Windows XP, you will see a message regarding Windows Logo Testing, click on the Continue Anyway button to continue. 8. The Setup Wizard will then copy the necessary files. The Driver & Utility installation is now complete, click on the Finish button. 9. You will then need to decide which configuration utility you would like to use. Details on using the Configuration Utility are discussed in Chapter 3.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 2.3 Version: 1.0 Verify the Installation Follow the steps below in order to verify that the device has been installed and is functioning properly: 1. 2. 3. 4. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel. Double click on the System icon. Click on the Hardware tab, and then click on the Device Manger button. Select Network adapters to view a list of network adapters on your PC. You will then see a window similar to the image below. 5.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3 Using the Client Utility After a successful installation you will see the PC card Client Utility radio icon in the system tray. Green indicates good or excellent link status. Yellow indicates fair link status. PC Card Client Utility radio Red indicates poor or no link status. To manually run the Client Utility click Start > Programs > Wireless IEEE 802.11g > RT2500 > Wireless Config 3.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3.1.1 Infrastructure Configuration After clicking on the Add button in Profile tab, the Configuration tab will be displayed. h h h h h h h Profile Name: Specify a name for this profile; this can be any name that you may associate with your network. This feature comes in handy when you need to work at several locations where there are different network settings. Using this you can configure a different profile for each of your networks.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter h Version: 1.0 Click on the OK button to create the profile with the specified settings. 3.1.2 Ad-hoc Configuration After clicking on the Add button in Profile tab, the Configuration tab will be displayed. h h h h h h h Profile Name: Specify a name for this profile; this can be any name that you may associate with your network. This feature comes in handy when you need to work at several locations where there are different network settings.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter h Version: 1.0 Click on the OK button to create the profile with the specified settings. 3.1.3 Authentication and Security Click on the Authentication and Security tab to configure the authentication and encryption settings. The next few sections discuss how to configure these settings. 3.1.3.1 Authentication & Encryption Disabled In order to disable authentication and encryption follow the steps below. h h h Authentication Type: Select None from the drop-down list.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3.1.3.2 WEP Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is designed to make the data transmission as secure as a wired connection. You may select 64 or 128bit WEP key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate with the other wireless clients, all the wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or pass phrase.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3.1.3.3 WPA Authentication with TKIP / AES encryption WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 3.1.3.4 802.1x Settings Click on the 802.1x Settings button in order to configure 802.1x. The following encryptions methods can be configured: PEAP, TLS / Smartcard, TTLS, LEAP, MD5-Challenge. 3.1.3.4.1 PEAP PEAP (Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a protocol developed jointly by Microsoft, RSA Security, and Cisco for transmitting authentication data, including passwords over an 802.11 wireless network.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter h h h h Version: 1.0 Use certificate chain: Place a check in this box if you would like to use a CA, and then select a CA from the drop-down list. Allow intermediate certificates: Place a check in this box if you would like to allow intermediate certificates. During tunnel creation the Client must verify the Server’s certificate. When checking this certificate the signature is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.1.3.4.2 Version: 1.0 TLS / Smartcard TLS (Transport Layer Security) is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) certificate-based authentication of both the client and authentication server. h h h Authentication Type: Select TLS / Smartcard from the drop-down list. Identity: Specify the user name. CA Server: If you need to configure the CA settings, click on the CA Server tab.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter h h h h Version: 1.0 Use certificate chain: Place a check in this box if you would like to use a CA, and then select a CA from the drop-down list. Allow intermediate certificates: Place a check in this box if you would like to allow intermediate certificates. During tunnel creation the Client must verify the Server’s certificate. When checking this certificate the signature is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.1.3.4.3 h h h h h h Version: 1.0 TTLS Authentication Type: Select TTLS from the drop-down list. Identity: Specify the user name. Password: Specify the password. Use Client certificate: Place a check in this box, and then click on the CA Server tab to configure the CA settings. Tunneled Authentication: Select the protocol from the drop down list and then enter the username and password. CA Server: If you need to configure the CA settings, click on the CA Server tab.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter h h h h Version: 1.0 Use certificate chain: Place a check in this box if you would like to use a CA, and then select a CA from the drop-down list. Allow intermediate certificates: Place a check in this box if you would like to allow intermediate certificates. During tunnel creation the Client must verify the Server’s certificate. When checking this certificate the signature is verified against a list of trusted certificate authorities.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.1.3.4.4 Version: 1.0 LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) also known as Cisco-Wireless EAP provides username/password-based authentication between a wireless client and a RADIUS server. LEAP is one of several protocols used with the IEEE 802.1X standard for LAN port access control. LEAP also delivers a session key to the authenticated station, so that future frames can be encrypted with a key that is different than keys used by others sessions.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.1.3.4.5 h h h h Version: 1.0 MD5 – Challenge Authentication Type: Select MD5-Challenge from the drop-down list. Identity: Specify the user name. Password: Specify the password. Click on the OK button to save the changes.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.2 Version: 1.0 LINK STATUS The Status tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. h h h h h h h h Status: This indicates the status of the client and the MAC address of the Access Point (Infrastructure) or Client (Ad-hoc) that it is connected to. Current Channel: The operating frequency channel that the client is using (infrastructure mode).
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.3 Version: 1.0 SITE SURVEY The Site Survey tab displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. h h h h Rescan: Click on this button to rescan the environment for a better signal/frequency and more AP or Stations.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.4 Version: 1.0 STATISTICS The Statistics tab displays the transmitted and received statistics. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. h h Reset Counter: Click on this button to clear the results. Click on the OK button.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.5 Version: 1.0 ADVANCE The ADVANCE tab allows you to configure the wireless transfer mode. h h h h h Wireless mode: Select B/G-mix or B-only from the drop-down list. For best performance, this should be the same as your AP settings. Ad hoc wireless mode: Select B-only, B/G-mix or G-only from the drop-down list. Tx BURST: Place a check in this box if you would like to use Transmit Burst.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter 3.6 Version: 1.0 ABOUT This tab displays information about the device. This includes the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) MAC address. h Click on the OK button.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 4 Uninstall the Drivers & Client Utility If the device installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the device and its utility and repeat the installation procedure again. Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the Client Utility: 1. Click on Start > Programs > Wireless IEEE 802.11g > RT2500 > Uninstall 2.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 Appendix A – Specifications General Data Rates 1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54 Mbps Network Standards IEEE802.11, IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g Compliance FCC Part 15/UL, ETSI 300/328/CE Drivers Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Operational voltage 3.3 ± 0.15V Current consumption Continue Tx: < 480mA Continue Rx: < 250mA Security IEEE802.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Available transmit power (Depends on Different Countries’ Regulation) Version: 1.0 17 ± 2dBm @1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps 13 ± 2dBm @48, 54Mbps Physical LED RF Link activity Interface 32-bit CardBus PC Card Standard V7.1 Type II Antenna Integrated built-in diversity Antenna Dimensions 118(L) mm x 54(W) mm x 7.
11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter Version: 1.0 Appendix B – FCC Interference Statement 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.
