User’s Manual Version 1.1 CardBus WiFiCard™ User’s Manual Version 1.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 WARNING - Disclaimer Do not use this device in applications for which any failure of the wireless link or any data error may cause death, injury or damage of any kind. Aboundi Inc., its Sales, Manufacturing and Design Organizations, Reps., Distributors, VARs and distribution channels are absolutely not liable for any death, injury, property damage, loss of data, and loss of business of any other unmentioned loss.
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APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Features ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Applications ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Figure 3-10 About Information............................................................................................................... 21 Figure 3-11 Soft Access Point................................................................................................................. 22 Figure 3-12 Windows XP with Bridge Network..................................................................................... 23 Figure 3-13 Bridge Connections ....................
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 1. Introduction The CardBus WiFiCard™ (hereafter, referred as APC4000 or WiFiCard™) offers high-speed wireless connection up to 54Mbps with seamless full mobility and cell to cell roaming capability. It enables web browsing, access to POP3 email accounts and synchronization of data wirelessly. The APC4000 incorporates the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) with 64-bit/128-bit encryption design that supports secure and reliable wireless communication.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Supports 32-bit CardBus Interface Plug and Play installation 1.2 Applications Home networking for device sharing - Remote access to corporate network information email, file transfer and terminal emulation Frequently changing environments - Retailers, manufacturers and banks that frequently rearrange the workplace and change location SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users - SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network functions.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 1.3.2 Infrastructure Configuration An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration (refer to Figure 1-2). A group of WLAN PC Card (e.g. CardBus WiFiCard™) and an Access Point (e.g. AAP2000) is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each BSS will have one unique SSID. Each WLAN PC Card in this BSS can be linked to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the AP.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 BSS can be jointly configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). On account of a continuous connection to the network, users within this ESS can roam freely. All WLAN PC Cards and APs within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID. Before setting up an ESS for roaming, it would be helpful to achieve good performance by choosing a feasible radio channel and right places for APs. 2.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 settings, you will need to go to the Windows “Start” button, choose “Run” and type “D:\setup.exe” in the text box, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. Follow the InstallShield Wizard to install the driver and utility. Reboot your PC after completing the installation process. (Recommended) Plug your WiFiCard™.
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APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.2 Status A typical status screen of the application in Infrastructure mode is shown in Figure 3-2. The wireless configuration parameters are shown at the upper part of the screen. Figure 3-2 WLAN Status Network Address: Section shows the current Network status such as the MAC address, DHCP (Enable or not), IP address, Subnet Mask address, Gateway Address and DNS server address. Change: By clicking the Change button, you can perform the multi-country roaming (802.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 S/W Radio: Shifting RF to ON/OFF via the WLAN configuration tool (software shifting) is possible. The default is on. CFB: The Contention Free Bursting is supported, which allows the transmission of a train of small packets without intermediate contention to improve the throughput. 3.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.3.1 General In this page, the user can configure the station card with its network type (Infrastructure/Ad-Hoc), SSID (up to 32 characters), channel (only in Ad hoc mode, and its range is according to the regulatory domain), and Tx Rate (Automatic/1/2/5.5/6/9/11/12/18/24/36/48/54 Mbps), refer to Figure 3-4. Figure 3-4 General Settings 3.3.2 Encryption Note: When AP turns on the WEP function, APC4000 must have same WEP settings as those set in AP.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 There are 3 options in the Authentication mode -- Open system, Shared key, and Auto Switch. Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client. When WEP Key setting will be used, it should be set to Shared key. By choosing Auto Switch, it will detect these 2 modes automatically.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.3.3 Advanced In this tap window, the advanced configuration settings can be changed, such as the Power Saving mode, Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS Threshold. Figure 3-6shows the recommended configuration for the advanced settings. Before selecting Short Preamble, make sure that the other stations and APs are also supporting this feature. Figure 3-6 Advanced Settings 3.
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APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.4.1 Profiles Selection The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility provides the easy-to-use profile function. It shows all the profiles (up to 32 sets) with its configurations currently stored in the program, which includes Profile Name, Network Type, SSID, Desired Rate, Encryption Key and other advanced settings.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.5 Statistics This tap window provides the statistic information with Tx success, Tx error, Tx Throughput, Rx success, Rx CRC success, Rx CRC error, and Rx Throughput.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.6 About By choosing this option (see Figure 3-10), you can check the basic information about the versions of Driver and Utility. Figure 3-10 About Information 3.7 Soft Access Point By taking advantage of the Soft AP, you can easily build up a cost-effective wireless connectivity without the expense of deploying a hardware-based access point.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.7.1 AP Mode Setting As shown in Figure 3-11, form the Configuration windows (refer to section 3.3), set the Network Type to be one of the following three AP modes: AP (Mixed): Support both 802.11b and 802.11g operation AP (11g Mode): Only support 802.11g operation AP (11b Mode): Only support 802.11b operation Follow the steps described in section 3.3 to set other parameters in General, Encryption and Advanced tap windows, for example: SSID, channel, WEP, etc.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.7.2 Window XP with Bridge Network As shown in Figure 3-12, the NB/PC equipped with APC4000 will be connected to the wired network via the Ethernet connection. From the NB/PC Window XP, set the bridge connection, so other client WLAN stations (for example two NBs at the right of Figure 3-12) can access the Internet via APC4000 via WLAN connection. Note: Make sure you can reach the Internet using your Ethernet connection.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Follow the steps below to configure both the Ethernet adapter and the APC4000 WiFiCard™ adapter under your Windows XP computer. As shown in Figure 3-13, Open the Network Connections from your Window XP computer Highlight both of your network adapters (Ethernet Adapter and APC4000 Adapter) Right click on any one of them and select Bridge Connections Figure 3-13 Bridge Connections Please wait while Windows bridges the connections (refer to Figure 3-14).
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 When the bridge setup is complete, the Network Bridge icon will be displayed as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15 Network Bridge Connections Once the Network Connections are finished, you will get an IP address from your Broadband Router on the Ethernet LAN. Your network adapters no longer have anything in the network properties at this time.
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APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 3.8 Windows XP WPA Support APC4000 also enhances security through the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) supporting TKIP (Temporary Key Integrity Protocol) or AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) algorithms to meet the higher requirements. From your Windows XP computer, open the Wireless Zero Client Configuration (refer to Microsoft web site www.microsoft.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 4. Specifications General Standard compliance Security Hardware RF Range Data rate Modulation Coding Number of channels Host Interface Transmit power Receive sensitivity Software Driver Support Utility Mechanical Dimensions Weight Environmental Temperature Relative Humidity Certificate EMC Compliant IEEE 802.11b/g Standard 64-bit, 128-bit, 152-bit WEP, WPA, AES and IEEE 802.1x Frequency range: 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 5. Glossary The following glossary is for your reference only, and is not need for the installation of your Wireless LAN PC Card. Wireless Access Point (AP) – Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations Ad-Hoc – A network is composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium (WM).
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Infrastructure – The infrastructure includes the distribution system medium (DSM), AP, and portal entities. It is also the logical location of distribution and integration service functions of an extended service set (ESS). An infrastructure contains one or more APs and zero or more portals in addition to the distribution system (DS).
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 The internal network then appears as one entity the outside world. TKIP – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol is a standard technique for re-keying a WEP connection and establishing a “per packet” encryption key based on the WEP key and the packet’s initialization vector. TKIP resists attack because a significant number of intercepted packets must be encrypted under the same key for WEP attacks to succeed.
