Pentagram horNET Wi-Fi PCI Installation And Operation Manual
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- Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi PCI (P6121-L6) Wi-Fi USB (P6122-14) The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2009-05-11...
- Page 2 NOTE! Any information and technical data are subject to change without prior notification and/or indication in this manual. © 2009 PENTAGRAM All rights reserved; copying and reproduction is strictly forbidden.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..................5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................5 OVERVIEW ......................6 PCI ADAPTER ..................... 6 USB ADAPTER....................6 INSTALL WIRELESS ADAPTER................7 PCI ADAPTER ..................... 7 USB ADAPTER....................7 INSTALL DRIVER AND UTILITY ................. 8 WIRELESS ADAPTER CONFIGURATION .............. - Page 4 PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14...
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Page 5: Introduction
Internet in your office or home network. Pentagram horNET wireless PCI/USB adapter connects you with 802.11g networks at up to a 54Mbps. And for added versatility, it can also interoperate with all the up to 11Mbps 802.11b products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country. -
Page 6: Overview
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Overview PCI adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. State Action LNK/ACT Connected LNK/ACT Blinking Searching for wireless network / Data transfer USB adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. -
Page 7: Install Wireless Adapter
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Install Wireless Adapter PCI Adapter Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. -
Page 8: Install Driver And Utility
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Install Driver and Utility Insert the driver and utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup wizard will launch automatically (under Windows Vista, you may additionally need to select Run: Autorun.exe in the Autorun window). If the CD-ROM autorun feature is disabled, run Autorun.exe in the CD’s root directory. -
Page 9: Configuration Application
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Configuration application Configuration application window is divided into few main parts: Menu: Refresh(R) – refreshes available adapters list. Mode(M) – change of adapter work mode between wireless Station and Access Point. View(V) – show or hide Status Bar(S). -
Page 10: [Station] General Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] General Tab This Tab allows you to check current state of active network connection. Status – status of wireless connection: • Radio is Off – radio transmission is turned off. • Not Associated – no wireless connection is established. -
Page 11: [Station] Profile Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Profile Tab This Tab allows you to create profiles for the most frequently used wireless networks, i.e. home network, company network or public hotspots. The profiles can be activated as required. Available Profile(s) – list containing configured profiles. Profile name is in first column, and network SSID in second. - Page 12 Profile Name – enter a name to identify your profile. SSID – enter a network Service Set IDentifier (SSID). If SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram and Pentagram are two different networks.
- Page 13 PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 • WEP (Open System, Shared Key) – first and least safe method of securing wireless network. • TKIP (WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK) – base data encryption algorithm in WPA and WPA2 standards. • AES (WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK) – newest and safest data encryption algorithm used in wireless networks.
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Page 14: [Station] Available Network Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Available Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Column headers on the list means:: SSID – Service Set IDentifier of network (network name). Channel – channel (frequency), on which wireless network operates. -
Page 15: [Station] Advanced Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options. Power Save – select Power save mode. In some cases enabling power saving may result in problems with constant network reconnecting. -
Page 16: [Station] Status Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Status Tab This Tab shows basic information on adapter and connection state. Manufacturer – manufacturer of adapter’s processor unit. NDIS Driver Version – driver version. Short Radio Header – info on radio header length. -
Page 17: [Station] Statistics Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Statistics Tab This Tab shows transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) statistics. Tx OK – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of frames transmitted with CRC errors. -
Page 18: [Access Point] General Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] General Tab This Tab allows you to check current state of active network connection. SSID – SSID of wireless network created by adapter. BSSID – BSSID of wireless network created by adapter (adapter’s MAC address). - Page 19 PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Wireless Network Properties Window This window allows you to configure created network properties. General options Profile Name – not available in Access Point Mode. Network Name(SSID) – enter SSID for created by adapter wireless network. This SSID will be required in order to connect to this network.
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Page 20: [Access Point] Advanced Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 ASCII – select this option and enter key in field on the right side of PASSPHRASE option, if you want to use as key ASCII characters string (instead of hex). To connect to this network this method of key input will be required. -
Page 21: [Access Point] Statistics Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] Statistics Tab This Tab shows transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) statistics. Tx OK – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of frames transmitted with CRC errors. -
Page 22: [Access Point] Soft Ap Tab
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] Soft AP Tab This Tab can be used to configure Internet Connection Sharing. To share Internet connection to wireless stations connected to adapter’s wireless network, select on list computer connection with access to the Internet, click on Select button, and then on Apply button. -
Page 23: Troubleshooting
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless PCI/USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless PCI/USB Adapter does not work properly. -
Page 24: Specification
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Chipset: PCI: Realtek RTL8185L USB: Realtek RTL8187B Channels (in parenthesis Channel Set from configuration application): 1 – 11 (FCC, IC) 1 – 13 (ETSI, Spain, France, Israel) 1 – 14...