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VNT6656AU
USER MANUAL
Revision 1.0
July 4, 2005
VIA NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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  • Page 1 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005 VIA NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • Page 2 VIA Networking Technologies, Incorporated. may only be used to identify WLAN products of VIA Networking Technologies. VNT6656AU is a registered trademark of VIA Networking Technologies, Incorporated. All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
  • Page 3 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Revision History Release Date Revision Initials 2005-7-4 Initial release. Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005 - iii - Revision History...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Table of Contents Features........................1 1.1. Drivers and Applications..................1 1.2. Certifications ......................1 1.3. Software Packages ....................1 1.4. Programming Guide ....................1 Drivers and Utilities ..................... 2 2.1. Drivers ........................2 2.2. Utilities for end users....................2 2.3.

  • Page 5: Features

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 1. Features 1.1. Drivers and Applications Drivers available for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and all major distributions of Linux. Setup utility for automatic driver installation on Windows. Mass-production support tool. Mass-production application interface for custom programs. PATCH utility for driver customization. This utility allows the manufacturers to customize the driver packages, such as changing the drivers’...

  • Page 6: Drivers And Utilities

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 2. Drivers and Utilities 2.1. Drivers DRIVER TYPE DESCRIPTION NDIS 5 Supports Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003. NDIS 4 Supports Windows NT 4.0. NDIS 3 Supports Windows 95 and 95 OSR2 Linux Supports Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 8.0.

  • Page 7: Software Package Information

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 3. Software Package Information 3.1. Directory structure DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION / (Root directory) Drivers for Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003; release note; and other documentations. /LINUX The Linux driver.

  • Page 8: Driver Keywords/Parameters

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 3.2. Driver Keywords/Parameters Figure 1. Properties—Advanced Adhoc Beacon Interval Defines the beacon interval in the ad hoc mode. Antenna Diversity Enables or disables antenna diversity. Connection Rate Specifies the connection rate (in Mbps): 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, or Auto.
  • Page 9 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Network Address The user-defined network address—overrides the network address originally set by the hardware vendor. Operation Mode Determines the operation mode: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc. Preamble Type Determines the acceptable preamble type: Select Long to accept long preambles only;...

  • Page 10: Windows Utilities

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 4. Windows Utilities 4.1. WiFiSet The VNT WiFiset is a Windows-based application. Its main features are listed below. 4.1.1. Status Displays the network status of the device. Figure 2. WiFiset—Status 4.1.2. Config Displays and controls the link configurations for the device.
  • Page 11 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 3. WiFiset—Config SSID The service set identifier (SSID) is the name given to a wireless network by its administrator(s). The default value is Any, which allows the device to connect to any access point in the Infrastructure Mode, or to any other wireless device in the Ad Hoc Mode. The SSID can be up to 32 characters long, and is case sensitive.
  • Page 12 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Radio Status Shows whether the radio is on or off. Data Rate Selects the rate of transmission between your computer and the access point (in the infrastructure mode) or another wireless device (in the ad hoc mode). In general, a higher transmission rate would provide a smaller coverage area, and a lower transmission rate would cover a greater distance.
  • Page 13 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 4. WiFiset—WEP config Encryption state Determines whether Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is used for data encryption. • None (default) No encryption. • WEP Data is encrypted with a WEP key. Up to four WEP keys can be specified. Each key can have a length of 40, 128, or 256 bits.

  • Page 14: Site Survey

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 4.1.3. Site Survey Displays a list of all available networks within range. Figure 5. WiFiset—Site Survey Join Network Joins the device to the selected network. Re-Scan it! Re-scans to discover all currently available networks within range. Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005...

  • Page 15: Statistics

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL 4.1.4. Statistics Displays the real-time transmission and reception statistics of the device. Figure 6. WiFiset—Statistic Pause Pauses, or freezes, the currently displayed statistics. Clicking Pause again will resume the real-time display. Reset Resets all values to zero.

  • Page 16: Profiles

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 7. WiFiset—Signal 4.1.6. Profiles A profile is a set of preconfigured settings for a particular network environment. Having different profiles stored in WiFiset, you can move from one network to another without having to reconfigure the network settings.
  • Page 17 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 8. WiFiset—Adding a new profile Step 2. Enter a name for the new profile, and then click OK. Figure 9. WiFiset—Profile Name Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005 - 13 -...
  • Page 18 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Step 3. The new profile is now successfully added to the Profile List, and it’s set to be a default one automatically. Figure 10. WiFiset—New profile added 4.1.6.2. Default profile and automatic connection You can configure your device to automatically connect to a network according to the default profile.
  • Page 19 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 11. WiFiset—Auto Connect with Default Profile Note: Once the device is set to automatically connect with a netowork according to the default profile, most of the options under WiFiset’s Config tab would become unavailable, and therefore appear dimmed—except for Power Save Mode and Auto connect. In addition, a check mark would now appear in the Auto connect check box.

  • Page 20: Wpa Networking

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 12. WiFiset—Auto connect 4.2. WPA Networking VT6655 supports Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service for connecting to a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) network. Step 1. Open Wireless Network Connection. Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005 - 16 -...
  • Page 21 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 13. Wireless Network Connection Step 2. Click a wireless network from the list of available networks, and then click Connect. Step 3. Enter the network key, also known as WEP key or WPA key. Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005...
  • Page 22 VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Figure 14. Wireless Network Connection—Network key Revision 1.0 July 4, 2005 - 18 -...

  • Page 23: Appendix: Terminology

    VNT6656AU USER MANUAL Appendix: Terminology ad hoc network A network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium (WM). access point (AP) Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution ser-vices, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations.

  • Page 24: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of VNT6656AU in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11. This equipment has been SAR-evaluated for use in (notebooks) with side slot configuration.

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