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- Page 1 User’s Manual Version 1.1 CardBus WiFiCard™ User’s Manual Version 1.1...
- Page 2 Aboundi Inc products are not designed, manufactured, or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail-safe performance, such as, but not limited to the...
- Page 3 APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Copyright © 2005 by Aboundi Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from the copyright owner.
- Page 4 APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 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. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
- Page 5 APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Limited Warranty This product is warranted by manufacturer to be free from defects in material and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase unless otherwise stated. During this period if this product is found to be defective in material or workmanship, manufacturer or one of its authorized service facilities will at its option either repair or replace this product without charge, subject to the following conditions, limitations and exclusions: This warranty extends to the original consumer purchaser only and is not assignable or...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction............................7 1.1 Features ............................7 1.2 Applications ..........................8 1.3 Wireless LAN System........................ 8 1.3.1 Ad-Hoc Configuration ....................8 1.3.2 Infrastructure Configuration ..................9 2. Installation ............................10 2.1 Product Kit ..........................10 2.2 PC’s Minimum Requirements.................... - Page 7 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 ......................24 Figure 3-14 Network Bridge Connecting....................24 Figure 3-15 Network Bridge Connections ....................25 Figure 3-16 Network Bridge Properties....................
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Page 8: Introduction
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. -
Page 9: Applications
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. -
Page 10: 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. -
Page 11: Installation
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. Installation Use the procedures described in this chapter to install your CardBus WiFiCard™ adapter under MS Windows 98SE/Me/2000, and XP. 2.1 Product Kit Before starting installation, please make sure the CardBus WiFiCard™... -
Page 12: Wireless Lan Configuration Utility
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. - Page 13 APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility is a highly integrated application included the following options: Status (including Configuration) Site Survey Statistics About...
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Page 14: Status
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. -
Page 15: Configuration
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. -
Page 16: General
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. - Page 17 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.
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Page 18: Advanced
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. - Page 19 APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Figure 3-7 Site Survey page...
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Page 20: Profiles Selection
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. There are two methods to access the profile: Site Survey Window From the lower part of the Site Survey window, there are three options can be selected:... -
Page 21: Statistics
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. You may reset the counters by pressing the Reset button (refer to Figure 3-9) Figure 3-9 Statistics page... -
Page 22: About
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. -
Page 23: Ap Mode Setting
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... -
Page 24: Window Xp With Bridge Network
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. -
Page 25: Figure 3-13 Bridge Connections
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... -
Page 26: Figure 3-15 Network Bridge Connections
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. -
Page 27: Figure 3-16 Network Bridge Properties
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 Figure 3-16 Network Bridge Properties... -
Page 28: Windows Xp Wpa Support
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.com for more detail about the Wireless Zero Client Configuration):... -
Page 29: Specifications
APC 4000-500 User’s Manual Version 1.1 4. Specifications General Standard compliance Compliant IEEE 802.11b/g Standard Security 64-bit, 128-bit, 152-bit WEP, WPA, AES and IEEE 802.1x Hardware RF Range Frequency range: 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz Data rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2 /1Mbps Modulation DSSS,OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) DBPSK/DQPSK/CCK Coding 1, 2Mbps: 11 chip/bit Barker Coding... -
Page 30: Glossary
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 –... - Page 31 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).
- Page 32 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.
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