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Regulatory Approvals FCC 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.
Table of Contents SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 O VERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................................................
3.7.2 Export Profiles...........................................................................................................................................42 3.8 A BOUT TAB..........................................................................................................................................................43 3.9 A UTO LINK...........................................................................................................................................................
Section 1. Introduction 1 .1 Ove rvie w This guide explains how to install the following hardware and software on a Microsoft®Windows®based laptop computer: Ÿ CB801M Client Card Adapter Ÿ CB801M Adapter Driver for Windows XP, 2000, 98SE, or ME Ÿ CB801M Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility 1 .2 I nst a lla t ion The installation procedure includes four main steps: 1. Install the Driver 2. Install the Configuration Utility 1.2.
Section 2. Driver Installation This section explains how to install both the adapter and the CB801M Windows®drivers for the adapter in a client card slot of a Windows®based (XP, 2000, 98SE, or ME) PC computer. 2 .1 I nst a lling t he Window s X P Drive r 1. When the computer detects the client card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: 2. 3. 4. Make sure your Installation CD already on the CDROM Check the Install the software automatically (Recommended) radio button.
5. If the Hardware Installation dialog box displays a warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo Testing, click Continue Anyway. 6. The Please wait while the wizard installs the software dialog box is displayed: 7. 8. Click Next to continue.
. Click Finish to complete the installation. 2 .2 Installing the Window s 2000 Driver 1. When the computer detects the Client Card, the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: 2. 3. Check the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) radio button. Click Next to continue.
4. The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box is displayed: 5. 6. Click the Search for a suitable driver for my device radio button. Click Next to continue.
7. The Locate Driver Files dialog box is displayed: 8. 9. 10. Choose CD-ROM drives. Click Next to continue. If the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box displays a warning that the software is not Microsoft digitally signed, click Yes to continue.
11. The Hardware Install dialog box is displayed indicating that installation is in progress. This process may take a few minutes. 12.
13. Click Finish to complete the installation. 2 .3 Installing the Window s 98SE Driver 1.
2. 3. 4. 5. Click Next to continue. The second Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: Click the Search for the best driver for your device radio button. Click Next to continue.
6. The next Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: 7. 8. 9. Check the CD-ROM drive box. Click Next to continue. The Copying Files information box is displayed: 10. 11. Click Next to continue.
12. 13. Click Finish to complete the installation. The System Settings Change dialog box is displayed: 14. Click Yes to restart the computer.
2 .4 Installing the Window s ME Driver 1. When the computer finds the client card, the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: 2. 3. 4. Click the Automatic search for a better driver radio button. Click Next to continue.
5. After the files are copied, the last Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box is displayed: 6. 7. Click Finish to complete the installation. The System Setting Change dialog box is displayed: 8. To complete the installation, click Yes to reboot the system.
Section 3. Configuration Utility Installation Installing the Configura t ion U t ilit y 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive on your PC. 2. The installation program should start automatically. If it does not, run the SETUP.EXE program. 3. On the screen above, click "Next" to start the installation.
4. Step though the procedure until you see the screen below. 5. Click "Finish" to close the installation program.
Section 3. Configuration Utility 3 .1 Overview The CB801M Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility is a Microsoft®Windows®application that allows configuration and management of the CB801M client cards. The Configuration Utility sets up profiles and performs other wireless network management tasks. See the Installation Guide for instructions on how to install the Configuration Utility. 3.1.
3.1.2 Running the Configuration Utility Once installed, the Configuration Utility is accessed from the Start menu in the following ways: Ÿ Ÿ Start > SerComm Client Configuration Manager Start > Programs > SerComm 802.11g Client > SerComm Client Configuration Manager) 3.1.3 Tray Status Icons Different icons in the system tray indicate the status of the wireless connection: Adapter Unplugged (Red with “X” mark) Not Connected (Red) Connected (Green) 3.1.
Ÿ to wired Ethernet networks. 802.1x minimizes wireless network security risks by providing user and computer identification, centralized authentication, and encryption services based on the WEP algorithm. 802.1x supports Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). EAP allows the use of different authentication methods, such as smart cards and certificates. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) — WPA is an implementation based on a subset of the 802.11i standard.
3 .2 N e t w ork St a t us T a b The Network Status tab displays the status of the network. When the Wireless Client Card Configuration Utility initializes, it displays the Network Status tab: 3.2.1 Select Profile The Select Profile window displays the name of the profile in use. Additional information about the profile is provided in the Profile Manager. Select one of the profiles previously defined by clicking the down arrow and highlighting a profile from the pulldown list.
3.2.2 Link Information The Link Information section contains the current information about the wireless connection: Ÿ Status – the status of the wireless network connection: – Card Unplugged – adapter plugged in, but not recognized See “ Troubleshooting” on page 39 for possible solutions. – – Connected – card plugged in and connected to a wireless network Not connected – card plugged in, but cannot find a wireless network See “ Troubleshooting” on page 39 for possible solutions.
3.2.3 Signal Strength / Wireless Mode Indicator The color-coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the adapter: Signal strength is reported as a percentage. A signal in the red indicates a bad connection. A signal in the green indicates a good connection. The Wireless Mode indicator shows the data rates the client card operates. There are two modes: 802.11b and 802.11g (backward compatible to 802.11b). 3.2.
3.2.5 Actual Throughput Performance This section of the Network Status tab displays the Current Tx Rate and the Current Rx Rate of the channel being monitored. Note These are actual throughput diagrams (without the WLAN overhead delivered by the client card). 3.2.6 Radio On/Off Box Clicking the Radio Off check box turns off the radio.
3 .3 Profile M a na ge r T a b Clicking on the Profile Manager tab displays the Profile Manager dialog box. The Profile Manager displays the p rofiles available and allows you to create, modify, and delete profiles: Profile List Window The window on the left side of this tab lists all of the profiles available. Highlighting a profile selects it. If the Default box is checked, that profile is used in auto-configuration mode when the link is lost.
3.3.1 Netw ork Info Tab The Profile Manager initially displays the Network Info tab: The Network Info tab contains the following fields: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Profile Name – the profile selected. Network SSID – the network SSID label. Network Type – the type of environment to which you are connected. The choices are Infrastructure mode or Ad Hoc mode. Channel – the channel being used.
3.3.2 Security Tab This section describes the Security tab configuration. See Section 2.1.6 "WPA Configuration" for information on security infrastructure and WPA connectivity . Clicking the Security tab displays the security options: The Security tab contains the following fields: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Authentication Mode – options are Open System, Shared Key, WPA-PSK, WPA 802.1x EAP/TLS, and WPA 802.1x PEAP. To connect to an AP through the Radius Server, the user can select either WPA 802.1x EAP/TLS or WPA 802.
3.3.2.1 Configure WEP Keys Clicking the Configure WEP Keys button displays the Configure WEP Key dialog box: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Key Format – either ASCII characters or hexadecimal digits. Key Size – 40-bit or 104-bit: – 40-bit, 5 character ASCII key size (40-bit, 10 character hexadecimal) – 104-bit, 13 character ASCII key size (104-bit, 26 character hexadecimal) Transmit Keys – there are four transmit keys. The key value is displayed in ASCII or hexadecimal, depending on the format selected.
3.3.2.2 WPA-PSK Support in Infrastructure Mode Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ In Infrastructure Mode, if WPA-PSK is selected as the Authentication Mode, TKIP is automatically selected as the Encryption Method. Enter the network passphrase in the “ Passphrase” and “ Confirm” fields. WPA-PSK is not supported in Ad-Hoc network mode.
3.3.2.3 WPA (802.1x EAP/TLS) Support in Infrastructure Mode To connect to an AP through the Radius Server, the user can select WPA 802.1x EAP/TLS as the Authentication Mode. 1. 2. In Infrastructure Mode, the user can select TKIP or WEP as the Encryption Method. Click the Configure WPA Radius button to configure security settings.
3. Click the Browse button to activate the dialog for selecting a certificate. 4. Before clicking the OK button to exit the dialog, make sure that the Login Name is entered.
3.3.2.4 WPA (802.1x PEAP) Support in Infrastructure Mode To connect to an AP through the Radius Server, the user can select WPA 802.1x PEAP as the Authentication Mode. In Infrastructure Mode, the user can then select TKIP or WEP as the Encryption Method. 1. 2. Click on the Configure WPA Radius button to configure security settings. Make sure to enter all of the required information.
3.3.3 Protocol Set or change protocol information from the Protocol tab. Do not change settings If this box is checked, the protocol setting is not changed when the profile is applied. Use below settings Some of the protocol settings below can be changed if the Do not change setting box is unchecked: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Power Save Mode – Sets the power mode. Available options are Continuous Access or Max Power Save. The default is Continuous Access. Preamble (802.11b) – Sets the Radio Preamble to Auto or Long.
3 .4 Sit e Surve y T a b Clicking on the Site Survey tab displays the Site Survey dialog box: This tab shows a list of all of the peer-to-peer and AP stations within range of the adapter. 3.4.1 Access Point Filter This section lets you customize which sites are displayed in the Site Survey list window: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Display Peer-To-Peer stations – checking this box displays all of the peer-to-peer stations within range. Display 802.11a Access Points – checking this box displays all of the 802.
3.4.2 Site Survey List Window This window reports information on the Ad Hoc or AP stations detected: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Network SSID – the network SSID label; i.e., the Network Name. The Network Name is a text string. MAC Address – the MAC address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. Security – security enabled or disabled. CH. – displays the channel used by the detected device. Signal – displays the signal strength of the detected device as a percentage.
3.4.3 Filter Button Clicking the Filter button displays the Advanced Filter dialog box: 3.4.3.1 Network SSID . . • Any SSID – if selected, any SSID is used. • Find network with this SSID – if selected, the utility searches for the specified SSID. 3.4.3.2 Network BSSID . . • Any SSID – if selected, any BSSID is used. • Find network with this BSSID – if selected, the utility searches for the specified BSSID. 3.4.3.3 Select Channel Allows channels to be checked individually or all checked or all cleared.
3 .5 St a t ist ic s T a b Clicking on the Statistics tab displays the statistics of the current connect session: 3.5.1 Signal Strength The color-coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the adapter. Signal strength is reported as a percentage. A signal in the red indicates a bad connection. A signal in the green indicates a good connection. 3.5.
Total Packet – reports the total number of packets transmitted. Unicast Packet – reports the number of packets transmitted by the adapter that were destine for a single network node. Multicast Packet – reports the number of packets transmitted by the adapter that were destine for more than one network node. Single Retries – reports the number of packets that require one retry before the adapter received an acknowledgement.
3 .6 Adva nc e d T a b Clicking on the Advanced tab displays the Advanced dialog box. This tab displays the advanced parameters available. The major components of this tab are described in the sections which follow. 3.6.1 CB801M Wireless Card This window reports the type of CB801M WLAN adapter installed.
3.6.2 Protocol This section of the Advanced tab sets the Protocol options: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Power Save Mode – Sets the power mode, either: – Continuous Access – Max Power Save Preamble (802.11b) – Set the radio preamble (takes effect only when attaching to 802.
3 .7 Adm in T a b Clicking the Admin tab displays the Admin dialog box. This tab allows you to import and export profiles. 3.7.1 Import Profiles To import a profile: 1. 2. 3. Click the Import Profiles button. Select the path and filename of the profile. Click Open. 3.7.2 Export Profiles To export a profile: 1. 2. 3. Click the Export Profiles button. Select the path and filename of the profile. Click Save .
3 .8 About T a b Clicking on the About tab displays the About dialog box, as shown in the following example.
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Appendix A Specifications Chipset: Marvell 88W8335 RF Chip: Marvell 88W8010 Bus Type: CardBus 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps (802.11g) Data Rates : 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps (802.11b) Frequency Band : 2.4GHz to 2.
o o o o Operating temperature: 0 to 40 C (32 to 104 F) Operating humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing System Requirements Notebook PC must be running Windows 98SE/ME/XP/ 2000 46
