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Hawking HGA11 User Manual

Wireless gaming adapter 2.4ghz 802.11b
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Package Contents... 2 1.2 Features ... 2 1.3 Specifications... 2 1.4 Physical Description... 3 Chapter 2 Quick Installation ...6 2.1 Hardware Installation ... 6 2.2 Getting Started ... 7 Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard...9 Chapter 4 Web Configuration...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11g Wireless networks! The HGA11 is equipped with a removable dipole antenna that is easily replaced with anyone of Hawking’s Hi-Gain Antennas. If you wish to increase the wireless distance of your Gaming Adapter or wish to use it in a back house or office, Hawking’s line of Hi-Gain Antennas is the perfect solution.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package Contents The Wireless Gaming Adapter package includes the following items: Ÿ One Wireless Gaming Adapter Ÿ One Power Adapter Ÿ One CD-ROM Ÿ One Quick Installation Guide Features Ÿ Wireless Head to Head or Internet Gaming. Ÿ Supports X-Box, PlayStation 2, and any Ethernet ready device. Ÿ...

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    Ÿ Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 96(D) mm Ÿ Temperature: Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) Ÿ Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) Ÿ Certification: FCC, CE Physical Description Front Panel On the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s status.

  • Page 6: Back Panel

    Ÿ Antenna Connector The antenna connector is a RP-SMA antenna connector which is compatible with all Hawking Technology range extending wireless antennas. Ÿ DC Adapter Port Insert the power jack of the power adapter into this port.
  • Page 7 Ÿ Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things. 1) If problems occur with your Wireless Gaming Adapter, press the reset button with a pencil tip (for less than 4 seconds) and the Wireless Gaming Adapter will re-boot itself, keeping your original configurations. 2) If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password, press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the Wireless Gaming Adapter will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning:...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Quick Installation

    Chapter 2 Quick Installation Hardware Installation 1. Connect the Wireless Gaming Adapter to your game console . Connect one end of standard Ethernet cable to the Wireless Gaming Adapter’s Console Port and connect the other end of the cable to the network adapter on your gaming console.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Once both units are in “Head to Head” gaming mode they should be able to communicate with one another and a link can be established between multiple gaming consoles with the Hawking Gaming Adapter. (Note: all gaming consoles must be in wireless range of one another.) 2.
  • Page 10 2. Connect your Wireless Gaming Adapter to your gaming console’s network adapter port using a standard Ethernet cable. 3. Power On both the gaming console and your Gaming Adapter. 4. Check to see if the Head to Head LED on your gaming console is lit. If it is push the Internet/Head to Head switch in the back of the Gaming Adapter to switch the mode back to Internet Gaming Mode.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Windows Setup Wizard The Wireless Gaming Adapter CD-Rom includes a setup wizard that will guide you through the configuration process step by step in case are having problems with the Zero Configuration feature. Please follow the instructions below to get started: 1.
  • Page 12 2. Insert the included Setup Wizard CD into the CD-Rom drive on your PC. The installation program should automatically load and the window below should appear. If the installation program is not executed automatically, please hit STAR T on your PC and then click on RUN. In the field please type: D:\setup.exe (if D: is not the drive of your CD-Rom drive please replace it with the correct letter) 3.
  • Page 13 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4. Click “Search” and the setup wizard will start to search for all accessible Wireless Gaming Adapters. After a few seconds, you can see a list of all Wireless Gaming Adapters attached to your PC or network. Select the one you want to configure and click “Configure”.
  • Page 14 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 5. Select the mode for the Wireless Gaming Adapter. If you wish to use the Wireless Gaming Adapter for Internet/Online gaming, select the “Internet Gaming Mode (Infrastructure)” and click “Next” and jump to step 6. This mode allows the Wireless Gaming Adapter to connect to an access point, and through this access point connect to the Internet.
  • Page 15 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6. In the “Internet Gaming Mode (Infrastructure)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter has to connect to an access point before going to the Internet. You can select “Scan For Your Local Wireless Network” to let the Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scan for an available access point and go on to the next step or if already know the SSID of the available access point, you also can select “Assign Your Wireless Network Manually ”...
  • Page 16 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 7. The Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scans for all available access points and lists their SSID. If the Wireless Gaming Adapter does not find any access points, check to see if your wireless network is setup correctly and then click “Scan”...
  • Page 17 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 8. In “Head to Head Gaming Mode (Ad Hoc)”, the Wireless Gaming Adapter can connect directly to another Wireless Gaming Adapter or other wireless devices using Ad Hoc (“Head to Head”) mode. You may select “Scan For Your Local Wireless Network”...
  • Page 18 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 9. The Wireless Gaming Adapter automatically scans for all available wireless devices, including Wireless Gaming Adapters using Ad Hoc mode and lists their SSIDs. If the Wireless Gaming Adapter does not find any wireless devices, click “Scan”...
  • Page 19 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 10. The IP Address of your Wireless Gaming Adapter is used to help your wireless network determine where to send the data to and from. You may let the wizard automatically assign an IP address (recommended) from your DHCP server or you can manually set your IP address in the case that your network is using static IP’s.
  • Page 20 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 11. WEP Encryption is used to secure the data communication of your wireless network. If you do not wish to use WEP, select “OFF” and click “Next”. If you wish to use the WEP to protect your wireless network, click “ON” and select correct key length, 64 bit (less encryption) or 128 bit (more encryption), and enter the WEP Key used in your Access Point and then click “Next”.
  • Page 21 12. This page provides you with a summary of the final se ttings on your Wireless Gaming Adapter. Please double check to see that it is all correct. If so click Finish to complete your installation. 13. You have finished the configuration for the Wireless Gaming Adapter. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration...

  • Page 22: Chapter 4 Web Configuration

    Chapter 4 Web Configuration Getting Started The HGA11 Wireless Gaming Adapter is capable of configuration via your web browser. This feature is used for more advanced configurations and adjustments. We recommend that you use a static IP on your Wireless Gaming Adapter if you plan to configure your HGA11 via the web.
  • Page 23 IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. ü IP Address: 192.168.1.3 (any IP address within 192.168.1.2~192.168.2.252 is available, do not setup 192.168.1.253) ü Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1b) Windows 2000 Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel.
  • Page 24 IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. ü IP Address: 192.168.1.3 (any IP address within 192.168.1.2~192.168.1.253 is available, do not setup 192.168.1.253) ü Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 DNS: Let all fields are blank. WINS: Let all fields are blank.

  • Page 25: Configuring The Gaming Adapter

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Configuring the Gaming Adapter 4.2.1 Status and Information On this screen, you can see the general information of the Gaming Adapter including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.

  • Page 26: Wireless Setting

    4.2.2 Wireless Setting This Gaming Adapter provides both “Ad Hoc mode” and “Infrastructure mode”. “Ad-Hoc” Mode allows the Gaming Adapter to connect directly (Head to Head) to other wireless devices (i.e. Bridges, Wireless PC Cards, PCI Cards, Gaming Adapters etc..) that have the same Wireless ID (SSID). “Infrastructure mode” lets you connect your wireless network through a wireless access point.
  • Page 27 Alias Name ESSID Channel Number Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Gaming Adapter. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration The alias name of this Gaming Adapter. The ESSID (up to 3 1 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN.

  • Page 28: Advanced Setting

    4.2.3 Advanced Setting You can configure the advanced settings of the Gaming Adapter in the “Advanced Settings” page . The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Data Rate, Preamble Type, Broadcast ESSID. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this Gaming Adapter and your network.
  • Page 29 Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Gaming Adapter. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration “Shared Key”, you should also setup your WEP key in the “Encryption”...

  • Page 30: Encryption

    4.2.4 Encryption WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same on all stations of your wireless network to permit successful communication. This Gaming Adapter supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption. With this function, your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely .
  • Page 31 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration will be lower. You also can select Disable to transmit data without encryption.
  • Page 32 Parameter Key Format Key Length Key 1 - Key 4 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description You may select to select ASCII Characters/”Paraphrase” (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde You may disable or enable the WEP function from the setting item.
  • Page 33 Default Key Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Gaming Adapter. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.

  • Page 34: Wireless Site Survey

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4.2.5 Wireless Site Survey “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by. You can select one access point listed in this table.

  • Page 35: System Utility

    4.2.6 System Utility From here, you can define the Gaming Adapter’s IP Address and Login Password. Parameter Current Password New Password Re-Enter Password Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Gaming Adapter.
  • Page 36 Management IP IP Address Subnet Mask Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Gaming Adapter. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration login to the Gaming Adapter. Note that the password is case-sensitive. You can select “Obtain an IP address automatically”...

  • Page 37: Configuration Tool

    4.2.7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the Gaming Adapter’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the Gaming Adapter and you have to reset to factory default . When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re -load the saved configuration into the Gaming Adapter through the Restore selection.
  • Page 38 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration the "Restore" tool to upload and restore the saved configuration to the Gaming Adapter. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Default" tool to force the Gaming Adapter to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.

  • Page 39: Firmware Upgrade

    4.2.8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Gaming Adapter’s firmware. Parameter Firmware Upgrade Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete). Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the Gaming Adapter.

  • Page 40: Reset

    4.2.9 R e s e t You can reset the Gaming Adapter’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Gaming Adapter’s system. Parameter Reset Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset.

  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Gaming Adapter. 1. How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter Ÿ...
  • Page 42 security feature. On the software side, the WLAN series offers the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control. 7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8.

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