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  • Page 1 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card User Manual version 3.1...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS: .........................3 ..........................4 RODUCT EATURES .........................5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS PC C ............6 ETTING IRELESS ETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card’S LEDs..................6 ....................6 ETTING IRELESS ETWORK PC C ..............8 NSTALLING IRELESS ETWORK CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PC CARD ............13 Link Info.

  • Page 4: Product Features

    INTRODUCTION The 22Mbps Wireless PC Card delivers enhanced IEEE 802.11b high performance for up to 22Mbps, which is double of that offered by most of the current wireless products in the market. The 22Mbps high data rate is made possible by the latest advanced TI wireless technology, which incorporates the new PBCC modulation method.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements Windows 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP computers PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended Equipped with at least one PC Cardbus socket or PC Cardbus adapter. One CD-ROM drive...

  • Page 6: Getting To Know The 22Mbps Wireless Network Pc Card

    GETTING STARTED Getting To Know The 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card’S LEDs Power LED ON when the unit is powered up WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN connection; blink indicates wireless activity Setting Up The Wireless Network There two wireless network topologies that you can setup your wireless card with.
  • Page 7 Setting Up Infrastructure Network In order to setup an Infrastructure of a wireless network such as the example shown above, you will need the following: 1. A broadband Internet connection. 2. ADSL or Cable modem provided by your ISP as part of the broadband connection installation.

  • Page 8: Installing Your 22Mbps Wireless Network Pc Card

    Installing Your 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card Installing Utility Program Make sure that the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card is inserted into the Cardbus slot. Turn on the computer. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM Drive. Please note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. The other Windows systems will have similar screen for the installation procedure.
  • Page 9 Click on “Install” button to start Utility installation. InstallShield Wizard starts. Click “Next” to continue. Click “Next” to install the program files in the default folder.
  • Page 10 Select the second option, and click “Finish” to complete the installation. - Turn off your computer - Insert the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card into the CardBus slot in your notebook - Turn on your computer - Continue with Driver Installation. Installation of Driver Files Select the second option and click “Next”...
  • Page 11 Select first option then click on the checkbox click “Browse” button to specify the driver file folder. Go to D:\Driver\WinXP Click “OK” Please note that letter “D:\” represents the CD-ROM driver letter, and select folder “Win98” when installing under Windows 98 O/S or WinME2000 for Windows XP.
  • Page 12 Click “Continue Anyway” to continue Click “Finish” to complete new hardware installation. After successful installation, an utility program icon will appear on your desktop screen. Simply, double-click the icon to launch the utility.

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Wireless Network Pc Card

    CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card Link Info. Page This is the default page when the utility starts up. Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established.

  • Page 14: Configuration Page

    Configuration Page This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the minimum amount of effort to adjust a secure wireless network. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network.
  • Page 15 receiver, the Preamble and header are processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11.

  • Page 16: Security Page

    Security Page This is the page where you configure Security settings of your 22Mbps wireless PC Card. Data Encryption: Click the box to enable Data Encryption feature. Aut. Mode: There are three modes available to choose from. Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for communication.

  • Page 17: Sitesurvey Page

    SiteSurvey Page This page allows to utilize the SiteSurvey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and select one to establish wireless communication. Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients and Access Points) that are in your signal range.
  • Page 18 All the detail information about each settings and configuration item are described in previous Configuration and Security Page sessions. Please refer to those two sessions for more information. When you finish enter the setting for this profile, click “OK” to add a new profile.

  • Page 19: About Page

    About Page This page displays some information about the 22mpbs PC Card utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able to identify by version numbers.

  • Page 20: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter provides solutions to frequently encountered problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card. Please read through the following to solve your problems. The wireless clients cannot access the network in the infrastructure mode. Check that the wireless network device is being installed and working properly.
  • Page 21 Go to “Hardware” Go to “Device Manager”...
  • Page 22 Right mouse click on the wireless network adapter. Go to “Properties” Check and make sure that the network adapter is working properly...
  • Page 23 What is the difference between 22Mbps and 11Mbps wireless products? What’s the benefit of 22Mbps Wireless Access Point? The 22Mbps is made possible by the new modulation method called PBCC developed by TI, which is different from the current CCK modulation method for 11Mbps.
  • Page 24 The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. The 2.4GHz unlicensed ISM band is available worldwide, which presents the opportunity for the global market of 802.11b high speed wireless products. What is 4X mode? This is a proprietary wireless data transmission mode provided by TI, which enhances TI’s 22Mbps PBCC speed to reach data throughput to over 12Mbps.

  • Page 25: Appendix B: Networking Basis

    APPENDIX B: NETWORKING BASIS This chapter will help you learn the basics of home networking. Using the Windows XP Network Setup Wizard Go to Start menu > Control Panel > Network Connections In the menu on the left side of the window, select “Set up a home or small office network”...
  • Page 26 Select the option that best describes how you connect your computer to the Internet. In the case of using router in the network, choose the second option. Click “Next” to continue. 1. Enter a short description for your computer. 2. Enter a name for your computer to be recognized among the network.
  • Page 27 Enter “Workgroup name” for your home network. Click “Next” to continue” Click “Next” and wait for the wizard to apply the settings.
  • Page 28 You may create a network setup disk which saves you the trouble of having to configure every PCs in your network. Select the first choice, and insert a floppy disk into your disk drive Click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 29 Click “Format Disk” if you wish to format the disk. Click “Next” to copy the necessary files to the disk. Click “Next” to continue with the Network Setup Wizard...
  • Page 30 !Note: Now you may use the Network Setup Disk you just created in any PCs in your network that you wish to setup. Simply insert the Network Setup Disk into the disk drive of a PC, and open to browse the content of the disk with “My Computer” or “Windows File Manager”.
  • Page 31 Checking IP Address of Your Computer in Windows XP Sometimes you will need to know the IP address of the computer that you are using. For example, when you want to make sure that your computer is in the same network domain as that of your Access Point for you can configure and access the AP.
  • Page 32 Go to Start menu > Run > type “command” Click “OK” Type command, “ipconfig /renew” in the command prompt window and press Enter. This command releases the current IP address and acquire it from the network, i.e. DHCP server, once more. In this case, the IP address that we acquired is 192.168.1.3.
  • Page 33 Dynamic IP Address V.S. Static IP Address By definition Dynamic IP addresses are the IP addresses that are being automatically assigned to a network device on the network. These Dynamically assigned IP addresses will expire and may be changed over time. Static IP addresses are the IP addresses that users manually enter for each of the network adapters.
  • Page 34 The Local Area Connection Properties would appear. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and Click “Properties” to continue.
  • Page 35 Dynamically Assigned IP Address The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “OK” to close the window with the changes made Static IP Address Select “Use the following IP address”...
  • Page 36 !Note: The IP address must be within the same range as the wireless route or Access Point. Wireless Network in Windows 2000 Go to Start menu > Settings > Network and Dial-up Connections > Double-click on 22Mbps WLAN Adapter the Local Area Connection Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”...
  • Page 37 Select “Use the following IP address” Enter the IP address and subnet mask fields. Enter the IP address of the Router in the Default gateway field. Enter the IP address of the Router in the DNS server field Click “Ok” to close the window Wireless Network In Windows 98 and Windows ME Go to Start menu >...
  • Page 38 The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “Obtain an IP address automatically” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “OK” to close the window with the changes made Select “Specify an IP address” Enter the IP address and subnet mask fields.

  • Page 39: Appendix C: 802.1X Authentication Setup

    APPENDIX C: 802.1x Authentication Setup There are three essential components to the 802.1x infrastructure: (1) Supplicant, (2) Authenticator and (3) Server. The 802.1x security supports both MD5 and TLS Extensive Authentication Protocol (EAP). The 802.1x Authentication is a complement to the current WEP encryption used in wireless network. The current security weakness of WEP encryption is that there is no key management and no limitation for the duration of key lifetime.

  • Page 40: Supplicant: Wireless Network Pc Card

    communication port to be used for the granted client. There are 2 Extensive Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods supported: (1) MD5 and (2) TLS. MD5 authentication is simply a validation of existing user account and password that is stored in the server with what are keyed in by the user. Therefore, wireless client user will be prompted for account/password validation every time when he/she is trying to get connected.
  • Page 41 Go to Start > Control Panel double-click on “Network Connections” right-click on the Wireless Network Connection that you use with our 22Mbps wireless PC Card. Click “Properties” to open up the Properties setting window.
  • Page 42 Click on the “Wireless Network” tab. 22M WLAN Adapter...
  • Page 43 Click “Properties” of the available wireless network, which you wish to connect or configure. Please note that if you are going to change to a different 802.1x authentication EAP method, i.e. switch from using MD5 to TLS, , you must remove the current existing wireless network from your Preferred networks first, and add it in again.
  • Page 44 TLS Authentication Select “ The key is provided for me automatically ” option Click “ OK ” to close the Wireless Network Properties window.
  • Page 45 Click “ Authentication ” tab 10. Select “ Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1x ” option to enable 802.1x authentication. 11. Select “ Smart Card or other Certificate ” from the drop-down list box for EAP type. 12. Click “ OK ” to close the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, thus make the changes effective.
  • Page 46 TLS Authentication – Download Digital Certificate from Server In most corporations, it requires internal IT or MIS staff’s help to have the certificated downloaded to your local computer. One of the main reasons is that each corporation uses its own server systems, and you will need the assistance from your IT or MIS for account/password, CA server location and etc.
  • Page 47 16. Now we are connected to the Certificate Service. Select “ Request a certificate ”, and click “ Next ” to continue.
  • Page 48 17. Select “ User Certificate request ”, and click “ Next ” to continue.
  • Page 49 18. Click “ Submit > ” to continue.
  • Page 50 19. The Certificate Service is now processing the certificate request.
  • Page 51 20. The certificate is issued by the server, click “Install this certificate” to download and store the certificate to your local computer. 21. Click “ Yes ” to store the certificate to your local computer.
  • Page 52 22. Certificate is now installed. All the configuration and certificate download are now complete. Let’s try to connect to the Access Point using 802.1x TLS Authentication.
  • Page 53 23. Windows XP will prompt you to select a certificate for wireless network connection. Click on the network connection icon in the system tray to continue.
  • Page 54 24. Select the certificate that was issued by the server (WirelessCA), and click “ OK ” to continue. 25. Check the server to make sure that it’s the server that issues certificate, and click “ OK ” to complete the authentication process.
  • Page 55 MD5 Authentication 26. Select “ Data encryption (WEP enabled )” option, but leave other option unselected. 27. Select the key format that you want to use to key in your Network key. ASCII characters: 0~9, a~z and A~Z HEX characters: 0~9, a~f 28.
  • Page 56 31. Select “ Authentication ” tab. 32. Select “ Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X ” to enable 802.1x authentication. 33. Select “ MD-5 Challenge ” from the drop-down list box for EAP type. 34. Click “ OK ” to close Wireless Network Connection Properties window, thus make all the changes effective.
  • Page 57 Unlike TLS, which uses digital certificate for validation, the MD-5 Authentication is based on the user account/password. Therefore, you must have a valid account used by the server for validation. 35. WindowsXP will prompt you to enter your user name and password. Click on the network connection icon in the system tray to continue.
  • Page 58 36. Enter the user name, password and the logon domain that your account belongs if you have one or more network domain exist in your network. 37. Click “ OK ” to complete the validation process.

  • Page 59: Authenticator: Wireless Network Access Point

    Authenticator: Wireless Network Access Point This is the web page configuration in the Access Point that we use. 1. Enable 802.1x security by selecting “ Enable ”. 2. If MD5 EAP methods is used then you can skip step 3 and go to step 4. 3.
  • Page 60 Note! : As soon as 802.1x security is enabled, all the wireless client stations that are connected to the Access Point currently will be disconnected. The wireless clients must be configured manually to authenticate themselves with the Radius server to be reconnected.

  • Page 61: Radius Server: Window2000 Server

    Radius Server: Window2000 Server This section to help those who has Windows 2000 Server installed and wants to setup Windows2000 Server for 802.1x authentication, which includes setting up Certificate Service for TLS Authentication, and enable EAP-methods. Login into your Windows 2000 Server as Administrator, or account that has Administrator authority.
  • Page 62 Select “ Enterprise root CA ”, and click “ Next ” to continue. Enter the information that you want for your Certificate Service, and click “ Next ” to continue.
  • Page 63 Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Certificate Authority Right-click on the “ Policy Setting ”, select “ new ” Select “ Certificate to Issue ” 10. Select “ Authenticated Session ” and “ Smartcard Logon ” by holding down to the Ctrl key, and click “...
  • Page 64 11. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers . 12. Right-click on domain, and select ” Properties ” to continue. 13. Select “ Group Policy ” tab and click “ Properties ” to continue.
  • Page 65 14. Go to “Computer Configuration” > “Security Settings” > “ Public Key Policies ” 15. Right-click “ Automatic Certificate Request Setting ”, and select “ New ” 16. Click “ Automatic Certificate Request ... ”...
  • Page 66 17. The Automatic Certificate Request Setup Wizard will guide you through the Automatic Certificate Request setup, simply click “ Next ” through to the last step. 18. Click “ Finish ” to complete the Automatic Certificate Request Setup 19. Go to Start > Run , and type “ command ” and click “ Enter ” to open Command Prompt.
  • Page 67 Adding Internet Authentication Service 21. Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs 22. Select “ Add/Remove Windows Components ” from the panel on the left. 23. Select “ Internet Authentication Service ”, and click “ OK ” to install.
  • Page 68 Setting Internet Authentication Service 24. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Internet Authentication Service 25. Right-click “ Client ”, and select “ New Client ”...
  • Page 69 26. Enter the IP address of the Access Point in the Client address text field, a memorable name for the Access Point in the Client-Vendor text field, the access password used by the Access Point in the Shared secret text field. Re-type the password in the Confirmed shared secret text field.
  • Page 70 28. In the Internet Authentication Service, right-click “ Remote Access Policies ” 29. Select “New Remote Access Policy”. 30. Select “ Day-And-Time-Restriction ”, and click “ Add ” to continue.
  • Page 71 31. Unless you want to specify the active duration for 802.1x authentication, click “ OK ” to accept to have 802.1x authentication enabled at all times. 32. Select “ Grant remote access permission ”, and click “ Next ” to continue.
  • Page 72 33. Click “Edit Profile” to open up...
  • Page 73 For TLS Authentication Setup (Steps 34 ~ 38) 34. Select “ Authentication ” Tab 35. Enable “ Extensible Authentication Protocol ”, and select “ Smart Card or other Certificate ” for TLS authentication...
  • Page 74 36. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers 37. Select “ Users ”, and double-click on the user that can be newly created or currently existing, who will be configured to have the right to obtain digital certificate remotely.
  • Page 75 38. Go to the “ Dial-in ” tab, and check “ Allow access ” option for Remote Access Permission and “ No Callback ” for Callback Options.
  • Page 76 For MD5 Authentication (Steps 39 ~ 54) 39. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. 40. Right click on the domain, and select “ Properties ”...
  • Page 77 41. Select “ Group Policy ” tab, and click “ Edit ” to edit the Group Policy.
  • Page 78 42. Go to “Computer Configuration” > “Windows Settings” > “Security Settings” > “Account Policies” > “ Password Policies ” 43. Click “ Define this policy setting ”, select “ Enabled ”, and click “ OK ” to continue.
  • Page 79 44. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers . 45. Go to Users . Right-click on the user that you are granting access, and select “ Properties ”...
  • Page 80 46. Go to “ Account ” tab, and enable “ Store password using reversible encryption ” 47. Click “ OK ” to continue.
  • Page 81 48. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Internet Authentication Service . 49. Go to Remote Access Policies 50. Make sure that MD5 is moved up to Order 1 51. Right-click “ MD5 ”, and select “ Properties ”...
  • Page 82 52. Go to “ Authentication ” tab 53. Enable “ Extensible Authentication Protocol ” 54. Select “ MD5-Challenge ” for EAP type.

  • Page 83: Appendix D: Glossary

    APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY Access Point ― An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc ― An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers, each with an network adapter. AP Client – One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 22Mbps Access Point, which allows the Access Point to act as an Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge, thus a LAN or a single computer station can join a wireless ESS network through it.
  • Page 84 Beacon ― A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the network synchronized. Included in a beacon are information such as wireless LAN service area, the AP address, the Broadcast destination addresses, time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). Bit ―...
  • Page 85 To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. Dynamic IP Address ― An IP address that is assigned automatically to a client station in a TCP/IP network by a DHCP server. Encryption ―...
  • Page 86 bandwidth for unlicensed use in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4GHz, in particular, is being made available worldwide. MAC Address ― Media Access Control Address is a unique hex number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level.
  • Page 87 SSID ― Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in the wireless network. Subnet Mask ― The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of sub-groups, or subnets.

  • Page 88: Appendix E: Technical Specification

    APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Standard 802.11b compliant (wireless) Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11 / 22 Mbps Emission Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Data Modulation 1 Mbps – BPSK 2 Mbps – QPSK 5.5 / 11 Mbps – CCK 5.5 / 11 / 22 Mbps - PBCC RF Frequency 2412 MHz –...

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