Pentagram horNET Wi-Fi PCI 11g Installation And Operation Manual

Pentagram horNET Wi-Fi PCI 11g Installation And Operation Manual

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Installation and Operation Manual
PENTAGRAM horNET
Wi-Fi PCI 11g (P6121-L5)
Wi-Fi USB 11g (P6132-07)
Wi-Fi Cardbus 11g (P6133-10)
The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on
www.pentagram.eu
2008-10-01

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  • Page 1 Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi PCI 11g (P6121-L5) Wi-Fi USB 11g (P6132-07) Wi-Fi Cardbus 11g (P6133-10) The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2008-10-01...
  • Page 2 NOTE! Any information and technical data are subject to change without prior notification and/or indication in this manual. © 2008 PENTAGRAM All rights reserved; copying and reproduction is strictly forbidden.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ..................5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................5 OVERVIEW ......................6 INSTALLING DRIVERS AND UTILITIES..............6 INSTALLING THE ADAPTER................... 7 PCI ADAPTER ..................... 7 USB ADAPTER....................8 CARDBUS ADAPTER..................
  • Page 4 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Introduction Pentagram horNET wireless network adapter is a powerful 32-bit PCI/USB/Cardbus Adapter that installs quickly and easily into PCs. The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network.
  • Page 6: Overview

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Overview Cardbus The status LED indicator of the wireless adapters is described in the following. Status Action LNK/ACT No wireless network connection. LNK/ACT Wireless network connection established. LNK/ACT Flashing Looking for a wireless network/transmitting data.
  • Page 7: Installing The Adapter

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Click Install PENTAGRAM horNet for your adapter. If you are using Windows Vista, the User Account Control window may display. To proceed with the installation, click Continue (if you are performing the installation using an account that has no administrative privileges, you may also need to enter the user name and password for an administrative account).
  • Page 8: Usb Adapter

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 USB adapter Turn the computer on and wait for the operating system to launch. Log on, if necessary. Plug the adapter into an USB port. If the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears, select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
  • Page 9: Wireless Adapter Configuration

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Wireless adapter configuration A configuration application is installed with adapter drivers. The application’s icon is displayed in the system tray (next to the clock), and its appearance depends on the adapter and/or connection status.
  • Page 10: Profile Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • [SSID] <--> [BSSID] – Connection established to network with displayed ID’s. Extra Info – Additional information about connection. Channel – Channel (frequency) used by wireless network. Authentication – Authentication method used by wireless network.
  • Page 11 SSID – Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. 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. Network Type – You can select two wireless network types.
  • Page 12 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Profile configuration – Auth. \ Encry. Tab This Tab contains all Authentication and Encryption settings Authentication: • Open – With the Open method, every wireless station can request authentication. •...
  • Page 13 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • Authentication: LEAP Authentication – Change authentication method. Identity – Enter your identity for the LEAP authentication service. Password – Enter your password for the LEAP authentication service. Domain Name – Enter your domain name for the LEAP authentication service.
  • Page 14 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • Authentication: WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Authentication – Change authentication method. Encryption – Select the encryption method to be used. • AES (Advanced Encryption System) uses symmetrical 128-bit data block encryption.
  • Page 15 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • ID \ PASSWORD Tab EAP Method – Change EAP authentication method. Tunnel Authentication – Change tunnel authentication method. Session Resumption – Enable / disable session resumption. Authentication ID / Password – Identity, Password and Domain Name for server.
  • Page 16 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • Server Certification Tab Use certificate chain – Enable this option, to enable the certification feature and select the certificate issuer. Allow intermediate certificates – Select this option to allow the use of intermediate certificates.
  • Page 17: Network Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Icons on list means: Connection to this network established successfully Connection to this network not established Infrastructure type network Ad hoc type network 802.11 standards supported by wireless station...
  • Page 18 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Detailed network information • General Tab General info on network and security. SSID – Network SSID or Hidden if AP doesn’t broadcast SSID. MAC Address – MAC address of AP.
  • Page 19 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 0x0010 External NFC Token 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token 0x0040 NFC Interface 0x0080 Push Button 0x0100 Keypad Device Password ID – Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use.
  • Page 20: Advanced Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 • 802.11n Tab Detailed information about APs support of 802.11n protocol and its functions. FALSE value means function is not supported or disabled, TRUE – supported and enabled. Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options.
  • Page 21: Statistics Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Statistics Tab This Tab shows Transmit and Receive statistics. Frames Transmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Frames Retransmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying.
  • Page 22: Wmm Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 WMM Tab This Tab contains settings for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which provide basic QoS (Quality of Service) for 802.11 networks. WMM prioritize traffic based on four Access Categories (AC): voice, video, best effort and background. WMM doesn’t guarantee throughput for ACs and can be used for VoIP applications.
  • Page 23: Wps Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 WPS Tab The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. Ralink STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar.
  • Page 24 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 WPS associate IE – Send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA. WPS probe IE – Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA.
  • Page 25: Radio On/Off Tab

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Radio On/Off Tab Click this Tab to enable or disable radio transmission. Green icon – RF ON, red icon – RF off. About Tab The About Tab contains driver, application and network adapter information.
  • Page 26: Troubleshooting

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless PCI/USB/Cardbus Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless PCI/USB/Cardbus Adapter does not work properly.
  • Page 27: Specifications

    PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 Specifications Chipset: PCI/Cardbus: Ralink RT2760T USB: Ralink RT2770R Supported standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (Draft 2) Modulation Type: IEEE 802.11b: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK IEEE 802.11g: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, OFDM IEEE 802.11n:...
  • Page 28 PENTAGRAM horNET P 6121-L5 / P 6132-07 / P 6133-10 NOTES...

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