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Gigabyte GN-WS53HN1 User Manual

802.11 b/g/n mini card
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GN-WS53HN1
802.11 b/g/n Mini Card
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Rev. 1.0 First Edition

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  • Page 1 GN-WS53HN1 802.11 b/g/n Mini Card User’s Manual http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Rev. 1.0 First Edition...
  • Page 2 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. 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.
  • Page 3 The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX IC:6655A-GNWS53HN JCK-GN-WS53HN1 " & FCC ID: . If the size of the end product is larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also be available on the label: This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
  • Page 4 This Class [*] digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe [*] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Statement: This device complies with RSS-210 and IC ES-003 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device.
  • Page 5 RIVER TILITY NSTALLATION INDOWS ® 2-5. D & U XP ............10 RIVER TILITY NSTALLATION INDOWS CHAPTER 3 USING THE GIGABYTE WLAN CONFIGURATION UTILITY 3-1. T ....................12 ROFILE 3-2. T ....................19 TATUS 3-3. T .....................20 URVEY 3-4. “S ” S ....................21...
  • Page 6 Chapter 1. Product Overview 1-1. Introduction The GN-WS53HN1 full mini-card 802.11b/g/n Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) PCI-Express Mini card adapter is composed of single-chip MAC/Baseband/RF transceiver, PCI Express v1.2 interface and two RF connectors. It operates at 2.4GHz frequency band, providing fast (up to 300Mbps) and secure (support WEP 64/128/152, TKIP, AES, 802.1x,...
  • Page 7 • IBM PC/AT compatible computer • Windows ® 98SE/Me/2000/XP...
  • Page 8 Step 3: Locate an available Mini Card slot and remove its back plate from the PC chassis. Step 4: Insert the GN-WS53HN1 Mini Card Adapter into the slot and fasten it to the chassis using the screws in step 3.
  • Page 9 98SE Step 1: When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel to exit. Step 2: Insert the GN-WS53HN1 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The GIGABTYE GN-WS53HN1 Wireless Mini Card Adapter setup screen appears. Step 3: Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program.
  • Page 10 Step 9: The Windows file explorer opens. Double-click on the file “AegisI2.exe”. Step 10: When the AEGIS Protocol Installation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files. Step 11: When the message AEGIS Protocol Installed Successfully appears in the ®...
  • Page 11 2-3. Driver & Utility Installation - Windows Step 1: When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel to exit. Step 2: Insert the GN-WS53HN1 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The GIGABTYE GN-WS53HN1 Wireless Mini Card Adapter setup screen appears.
  • Page 12 Step 9: The Windows file explorer opens. Double-click on the file “Aegisl2.exe” Step 10: When the AEGIS Protocol Installation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files. Step 11: When the message AEGIS Protocol Installed Successfully appears in the ®...
  • Page 13 2-4. Step 1: When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel to exit. Step 2: Insert the GN-WS53HN1 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The GIGABTYE GN-WS53HN1 Wireless Mini Card Adapter setup screen appears. Step 3: Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program.
  • Page 14 to begin installing program files. Step 11: When the message Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box, click the ® Close button. Windows 2000 may or may not automatically reboot your PC.
  • Page 15 2-5. Driver & Utility Installation - Windows Step 1: When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel to exit. Step 2: Insert the GN-WS53HN1 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. The GIGABTYE GN-WS53HN1 Wireless Mini Card Adapter setup screen appears.
  • Page 16 Step 9: When the AEGIS Protocol Installation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files. Step 10: When the message Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box, click the ® Close button. Windows XP may or may not automatically reboot your PC.
  • Page 17 3-1. The Profile Tab Click on the Profile tab in the Gigabyte WLAN Configuration Utility to view the values for each defined profile. Click the Add button to create a new profile (see section below for further details), the Delete button to delete a selected profile, the Edit button to modify a selected profile and click the Activate button to have a selected profile become active.
  • Page 18 Profile Name - Name associated with specific wireless parameters and settings. The icon indicates the currently active profile. SSID – Displays the Service Set Identity (wireless network name) associated with active profile. Channel – Displays which channel the profile is operating on. Authentication –...
  • Page 19 Profile Name – Type in a unique profile name, set the corresponding parameters and click the Apply button to add profile. SSID – Select a defined Service Set Identity detected by the system from the drop-down list or input a new SSID (32-character maximum). Power Saving Mode –...
  • Page 20 3-1-2. Add Profile - Authentication and Security If an authentication or security setting is configured in a wireless access point or wireless router, it is necessary for the Wireless Mini Card Adapter profile to match the security parameters in order to obtain access and establish a connection. Both WEP Encryption and 802.1X Authentication protocols are supported.
  • Page 21 To activate the WEP Encryption, choose WEP Encryption from the drop-down menu in the Encryption field. Then follow instructions below: 1. Select a Key. (You may specify up to 4 Keys) 2. Select data type as either Hex or ASCII. (Hex = hexadecimal) 3.
  • Page 22 Use Client Certificate – Check the Use Client Certificate box to confirm if the Client Certificate is correct in the authentication process. This applies only to TLS and TTLS authentication types. Tunnel Authentication – PEPA and TTLS use two-step authentication method. The first step is that Server sets up a Tunnel with its authentication.
  • Page 23 The CA Server is enabled only when TLS, TTLS or PEAP authentication is selected. The Client can verify if such server is reliable and then transmit Client Certificate after the verification is confirmed. (NOTE: Only available if Use Client Certificate is checked.) Verify CA Server - 1.
  • Page 24 The Link Status tab displays information on the current wireless network connection. Figure 3-9. Link Status Status – Displays the SSID and MAC address of the associated access point when GN-WS53HN1 is configured in infrastructure mode. Current Channel – Displays the wireless channel currently in use ONLY when GN-WS53HN1 is configured in Ad-Hoc mode.
  • Page 25 3-3. The Site Survey Tab The Site Survey” tab shows you the list of available access points and/or peer-to-peer stations. You can double click SSID that you want to connect or highlight the access point and click the Connect button. Figure 3-10.
  • Page 26 3-4. “Statistics” Setting The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Wireless PCI Adapter. Figure 3-11. Statistics...
  • Page 27 3-5. The Advanced Tab The Advanced tab includes fields of various parameters to review or change drivers. Just click “Apply” button to apply any parameter change to the driver in the tab. A reboot is not needed for the WLAN card (see Figure 3-12) Figure 3-12.
  • Page 28 3-6. The About Tab The About tab displays information about current drivers and physical MAC address. Figure 3-13. About...

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide lists questions and possible solutions to some common problems which you may encounter while installing or using GIGABYTE Wireless Mini Card Adapter. Cannot Enable 802.1x, WPA or WPA-PSK Windows XP / 2000: 1. Run the AegisI5.exe file found on the GN-WS53HN1 installation CD.
  • Page 30 64/128/152 bit WEP, TKIP, AES, 802.1x, WPA, WPA2 Roaming Seamless roaming among 802.11b/g/n access points. Management Utility Monitors the network situation. Mechanical Packaging Gigabyte 7.5 g ± 1.0g Weight 50.8mm*29.8mm*3.65mm ± 0.15mm Dimension This specification is subject to change without notice.