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VNT6656GEV00
USER'S MANUAL
Revision 1.0
June 6, 2006
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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  • Page 1 VNT6656GEV00 USER'S MANUAL Revision 1.0 June 6, 2006 VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • Page 2 VIA Technologies, Incorporated. VNT6656GEV00 may only be used to identify WLAN products of VIA Technologies, Inc. is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies, Incorporated. All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
  • Page 3 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. Revision History Release Date Revision Initials 2006-06-06 Initial release. Revision 1.0 • June 6, 2006 - iii - Revision History...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 For OEM integrators This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna.
  • Page 6 Hardware Installation & Antenna Information ODULE IS INSTALLED IN THE ERSONAL OMPUTER LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE ERSONAL OMPUTER Antennas are embedded in the two sides (see the two antennas shown below) Only the antenna types listed below can be used: Antenna 1: PIFA (6-23-7M59K-021, made by FAVORTRON CO., LTD) Antenna 2: PIFA...
  • Page 7 *Caution !! (1). This module cannot be bound in a tablet computer for RF exposure issues. (See label 1) (2). Due to the RF exposure issues, this module can be used in a laptop computer in normal operation, but cannot be used when it is put above the lap and the LCD screen is in the closed position.
  • Page 8 The exterior label can be “ Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: NCI-VNT6656GEV0X” or similar wording. (See label 4) Contains Transmitter Module VNT6656GEV00 FCC ID: NCI-VNT6656GEV0X Label 4 Please put Label 3 & Label 4 to the enclosure of end product to note the end user.

  • Page 9: Features

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 1. Features 1.1. Drivers and Applications Drivers available for Microsoft Windows 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.

  • Page 10: Drivers And Utilities

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 2. Drivers and Utilities 2.1. Drivers DRIVER TYPE DESCRIPTION NDIS 5 Supports Windows SE, ME, 2000, XP, XPe, and Sever 2003. NDIS 4 Supports Windows NT 4.0. WinCE 4.2 Supports Windows CE 4.2. WinCE 5 Supports Windows CE 5.0.

  • Page 11: Software Package Information

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 3. Software Package Information 3.1. Directory structure DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION Drivers for Windows 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and / (Root directory) Sever 2003; release note; and other documentations. /XPe Driver for Windows XP Embedded.

  • Page 12: Driver Keywords/Parameters

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 13 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 14: Windows Utilities

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 4. Windows Utilities 4.1. WiFiset The VIA 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 15 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 16 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 17 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 18: Site Survey

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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.

  • Page 19: Statistics

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 20: Profiles

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 21 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 • June 6, 2006 - 13 - Windows Utilities...
  • Page 22 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 23 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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.

  • Page 24: Wpa Networking

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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 • June 6, 2006...
  • Page 25 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. 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.
  • Page 26 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 14. Wireless Network Connection—Network key Revision 1.0 • June 6, 2006 - 18 - Windows Utilities...

  • Page 27: Appendix A: Terminology

    User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. Appendix A: 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 28: Appendix B: Important Notices

    This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. VIA Technologies, Inc. declared that VNT6656G6A10/VNT6656G6A40 is limited in CH1~11 from 2412 to 2462 MHz by specified firmware controlled in USA. Revision 1.0 • June 6, 2006...
  • Page 29 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna.
  • Page 30 User's Manual VIA Technologies, Inc. Manual Information That Must be Included The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end product which integrate this module.

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