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802.11n compliant 2.4GHz

11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN Mini Card

Mini-PCI Module

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RT3090BC4

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Page 1 802.11n compliant 2.4GHz 11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN Mini Card Mini-PCI Module Ralink RT3090BC4 User’s Manual...
Page 2 REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference...
Page 3 Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. CAUTION 1. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 2.
Page 4 (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Hereby, Ralink, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Driective 1999/5/EC.
Page 5 地色： T-02015HB （銀）印刷色： Pantone cool gray 11c 粘著材：アクリル樹脂系糊 25mm RT3090BC4 R XXXXXX N136 13mm X X X X X X FCC ID: VQF-RT3090BC4 IC: 7542A-RT3090BC4 XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX RAK-RT3090BC4 認定マークの形狀 0.4A 0.4A 0.4A A＝0.83mm 0.4A 0.5A 認定マークの直徑＝5mm 0.3A...
Page 6 Hardware Quick Installation Guide Installing the Wireless Mini PCI Express Module 1. Power down the computer. 2. Plug the Wireless PCI Express Minicard Module board to motherboard minicard slot 3. Connect 2 external antennas used I-PEX connector for WiFi antenna. 4.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................1 ................1 IRELESS ETWORK PTIONS The Peer-to-Peer Network .................1 The Access Point Network ................2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION................3 ....................3 NSTALL THE DEVICE & U ................3 NSTALL THE RIVER TILITY HARDWARE INSTALLATION................8 ......................8 ERIFICATION NETWORK CONNECTION .................9 2000/ XP ..................9 INDOWS IP A ......................11...
Page 8 WPS......................33 Radio On/Off ...................36 About .......................36 UNINSTALLATION.....................38...
Page 9: Introduction
INTRODUCTION The 11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN Mini Card is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The Wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.
Page 10: The Access Point Network
You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently.
Page 11: Software Installation
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Install the device 1. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. 2. Carefully slide the 11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN Mini Card into the mini PCI slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated.
Page 12 3. Select the check box to choose a Configuration Tool from the listed two choices. Configuration Tool: Choose to use our configuration utility. Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool: Choose to use Windows XP’s built-in Zero Configuration Utility (ZCU). Click Next to continue.
Page 13 4. There are two modes for you to choose in this screen, either choose WiFi mode or performance mode (TxBurst mode). This mode selection screen is set for the default mode shown in the utility screen, you can still change its mode later in the utility screen. Click Next to continue.
Page 14 5. When you are prompted the following message, please click Install to begin the installation.
Page 15 6. When the following screen appears, click Finish to complete the software installation.
Page 16: Hardware Installation
HARDWARE INSTALLATION Verification To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start > Control Panel > System (> Hardware) > Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the 11b/g/n 1T1R WLAN Half Mini Card is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
Page 17: Network Connection
NETWORK CONNECTION Once the device driver is well installed, a network setting described in the following should be also established. In Windows 2000/ XP 1. (In Windows 2000) Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial-up Connections Local Area Connection Properties.
Page 18 Make sure that all the required components are installed. 11b/g/n 1T2R WLAN Mini Card 3. If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add… to add it in. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
Page 19: Ip Address
IP Address Note: When assigning IP Addresses to the computers on the network, remember to have the IP address for each computer set on the same subnet mask. If your Broadband Router use DHCP technology, however, it won’t be necessary for you to assign Static IP Address for your computer.
Page 20: Configuration Utility
After the Wireless adapter has been successfully installed, users can use the included Configuration Utility to set their preference. Go to Start (All) Programs Ralink Wireless Ralink Wireless Utility. You can also open the Configuration Utility by double clicking the icon or right clicking to select Launch Config Utilities. 12 -...
Page 21: Intelligent Wireless Utility
Intelligent Wireless Utility Profile Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hot-spot. You may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. The Profile manager enables you to Add, Edit, Delete and Activate profiles.
Page 22 Profile Tab Profile Name You may enter a distinctive name of profile in this column. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3..) The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in SSID your wireless network. Shows the network type of the device, including Network Type infrastructure.
Page 23 Profile Name: User can enter profile name, or use default name defined by system. The default is PROF# (# 1, #2, #3..). SSID: The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network.
Page 24 • The infrastructure is intended for the connection between wireless network cards and an Access Point. With the wireless adapter, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point. Tx Power: Select the Tx power percentage from the pull-down list including Auto, 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 10% and Lowest.
Page 25 Authentication and Encryption tab: Authentication Type: There seven type authentication modes including Open, Shared, Leap, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-None. • Open: If your access point/wireless router is using "Open” authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type. •...
Page 26 TKIP or AES and then enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters in the WPA Pre-shared Key field. Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption type are None and WEP. WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES.
Page 27 EAP Method: • PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transport securely authentication data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.
Page 28 encrypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requires only server-side certificates. • EAP-FAST: Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. It was developed by Cisco. Instead of using a certificate, mutual authentication is achieved by means of a PAC (Protected Access Credential) which managed dynamically authentication server.
Page 29 ID/ PASSWORD: Identity and password for server. • Authentication ID / Password: Identity, password and domain name for server. Only "EAP-FAST" and "LEAP" authentication can key in domain name. Domain name can be keyed in blank space. • Tunnel ID / Password: Identity and Password for server.
Page 30: Network
Use Certificate chain: Choose use server that issuer of certificates. Allow intimidate certificates: It must be in the server certificate chain between the server certificate and the server specified in the certificate issuer must be field. Server name: Enter an authentication sever root. Server name must match exactly: Click to enable or disable this function.
Page 31 Network Tab Indicate that AP list are sorted by SSID, Channel or Signal. Sorted by Show dBm Check the box to show the dBm of the AP list. Shows the name of BSS network. SSID Network Type Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS. Channel Shows the currently used channel.
Page 32 Encryption Shows the encryption type currently in use. Valid value includes WEP, TKIP, AES, and Not Use. Signal Shows the receiving signal strength of specified network. Rescan Click to refresh the AP list. Connect Select an item on the list and then click to make a connection.
Page 33 TX/RX packet error rate. Signal Shows the Receiving signal strength, you can choose to Strength display as percentage or dBm format. 1, 2 and 3 Noise Strength Shows the noise signal strength. Transmit Shows the current Link Speed and Throughput of the transmit rate.
Page 34 WPS information contains Authentication Type, Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands. Authentication Type: There are four types of authentication modes supported by RaConfig. They are open, Shared, WPA-PSK and WPA system.
Page 35: Advanced
CCX information contains CCKM, Cmic and Ckip information. OK: Click this button to exit the information screen. Advanced This Advanced page provides advanced and detailed settings for your wireless network. 27 -...
Page 36 Advanced Tab Select wireless mode. There are 802.11b/g/n mixed, Wireless mode 802.11b only and 802.11b/g mixed modes are supported. Default mode is 802.11b/g/n mixed. Check to enable the burst mode. Enable Tx Burst Enable TCP Check to increase the transmission quality. Window Size Check to set the roaming interval, fast to roaming, setup Fast Roaming at...
Page 37: Statistics
Authentication whether show "Authentication Status Dialog" or not. Status Dialog Authentication Status Dialog displays the process about 802.1x authentications. Select Your Select your country region code from the pull-down Country Region menu. (for USA frequency band only.) Code Enable CCX Check to enable the CCX function.
Page 38 Transmit Frames Transmitted Successfully Shows information of frames successfully sent. Frames Retransmitted Shows information of frames successfully sent with one or more reties. Successfully Frames Fail To Receive ACK Shows information frames failed After All Retries transmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive Shows information of successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame...
Page 39 RTS Frames Fail To Receive Shows information of failed to receive CTS after sending RTS. Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero. Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Shows information of frames Received Successfully. Frames Received With CRC Shows information of frames received with Error 31 -...
Page 40: Wmm / Qos
CRC error. Frames Dropped Due To Shows information of frames dropped due Out-of-Resource to resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received Shows information of duplicate received frames. Reset Counter Click this button to reset counters to zero. WMM / QoS The WMM page shows the Wi-Fi Multi-Media power save function and Direct Link Setup that ensure your wireless network quality.
Page 41: Wps
WMM Enable Check the box to enable Wi-Fi Multi-Media function. WMM- Power Save Enable Select which ACs you want to enable. Direct Link Setup Enable Check the box to enable Direct Link Setup. MAC Address The setting of DLS indicates as follow : Fill in the blanks of Direct Link with MAC Address of STA, and the STA must conform to two conditions:...
Page 42 WPS AP List Display the information of surrounding APs with WPS IE from last scan result. List information included SSID, BSSID, Channel, (Device Password ID), Security-Enabled. Rescan Issue a rescan command to wireless NIC to update information on surrounding wireless network. Information Display the information about WPS IE on the selected network.
Page 43 Encryption Type, Config Methods, Device Password ID, Selected Registrar, State, Version, AP Setup Locked, UUID-E and RF Bands. PIN Code 8-digit numbers. It is required to enter PIN Code into Registrar using PIN method. Config Mode Our station role-playing as an Enrollee or an external Registrar.
Page 44: Radio On/Off
It is optional for STA. Progress Bar Display rate of progress from Start to Connected status. Status Bar Display currently WPS Status. Radio On/Off Click this icon to turn on radio function. Click this icon to turn off radio function. About Click this button to show the information of the wireless card including, RaConfig Version/ Date, Driver Version/ Date, EEPROM Version, Firmware...
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Page 46: Uninstallation
UNINSTALLATION In case you need to uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) Go to Start Programs Ralink Wireless Uninstall. 38 -...
Page 47 Select Remove all button and click Next to start uninstalling. Click Yes to complete remove the selected application and all of its features. 39 -...
Page 48 Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then click Finish to complete the uninstallation. 40 -...
Page 49 Manual Motorola Bluetooth Version 2.1.2...
Page 50 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Notices ©2008 Motorola, Inc. 1303 East Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196 All rights reserved Printed in U.S.A. Proprietary Material Information and software in this document are proprietary to Motorola, Inc. and without the express prior permission of an officer of Motorola, Inc. may not be copied, reproduced, disclosed to others, published, or used, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than that for which it is being made available.
Page 51 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Installation To install Motorola Bluetooth, you’ll need a PC with Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 operating system or later. If you have installed the previous version of Motorola Bluetooth, de-install it before installation of the new version. To start installation, plug in your Bluetooth dongle (it must be based on CSR Bluetooth chipset) and launch BluetoothSetup.exe from your installation disk –...
Page 52 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Exploring the Bluetooth Environment “My Bluetooth” explorer window provides you with an easy way to explore your Bluetooth environment. There are several ways to open “My Bluetooth” explorer window: • Double-click on the “My Bluetooth” desktop icon •...
Page 53 Motorola Bluetooth Manual The “My Bluetooth” window, with no devices found, looks like the screenshot below. If it’s the first time you’ve opened a “My Bluetooth” window, there will be no devices found and the “My Bluetooth” window will be empty. Press the “F5”...
Page 54 Motorola Bluetooth Manual When the tray icon switches from a blue revolving to a blue solid state, it means that device discovery is finished and you can explore the found devices. You can view the “My Bluetooth” window in various ways. The example window below shows device icons in groups arranged by “Device Type.”...
Page 55 Motorola Bluetooth Manual The “Secure Pairing Request” window will appear, requesting that you enter a secret PIN code to pair with the selected device. V2.1.2...
Page 56 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Enter any numeric code in the “PIN Code” field and click the “OK” button. This PIN code needs to be repeated on the device you are pairing with. If secret PIN codes entered on the PC and on the device are the same, then the PC with Motorola Bluetooth becomes paired with another Bluetooth device, and a green mark is shown on the icon of the paired device.
Page 57 Motorola Bluetooth Manual The following sections provide details about particular Bluetooth services usage. If you want to un-pair from an already paired device, right-click on the device icon and select “Unpair” in the context menu. V2.1.2...
Page 58 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Files Transfer over Bluetooth There are two basic ways to transfer files between your PC and a Bluetooth device: • Using the file transfer folder on a remote device • Using the “send-to” wizard Using File Transfer Folder File transfer folder provides you with the most powerful way of file exchange.
Page 59 Motorola Bluetooth Manual You can easily explore the device file structure in the explorer window and transfer files between your PC and a device. Using the Send-To Wizard If your Bluetooth device does not have File Transfer Folder, or if you prefer a wizard-like interface, the “Send File to Bluetooth Device”...
Page 60 Motorola Bluetooth Manual In the “Send to Bluetooth Device” wizard, click the “Browse…” button to select file to be sent to a Bluetooth device. After a file is selected, click “Next” – the transfer process will start with a progress bar appearing on your monitor, indicating the current transfer status.
Page 61 Motorola Bluetooth Manual When the transfer process is complete, the wizard page will be updated, showing transfer statistics. V2.1.2...
Page 62 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Click “Finish” to close the “Send File to Bluetooth Device” wizard. When another Bluetooth device initiates file transfer to your PC (for example, using the “Send via Bluetooth” command), the message window will appear where a destination path for incoming files can be selected. V2.1.2...
Page 63 Motorola Bluetooth Manual After a path is selected, click “Accept” and the file transfer will start. V2.1.2...
Page 64 Motorola Bluetooth Manual After the file transfer is finished, the window will be updated to remind you where the received file has been saved. V2.1.2...
Page 65 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Click the “Hide” button to close this window, or the “Open Folder” button to open the folder where the received file was saved. V2.1.2...
Page 66 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Using Bluetooth Headsets With Motorola Bluetooth, you can use stereo headsets with your PC. Turn on your headset device and wait while Motorola Bluetooth finds it. The headset will be displayed in the “Audio and Video Devices” group. Double-click on the headset device icon in the “My Bluetooth”...
Page 67 Motorola Bluetooth Manual To connect the headset to your PC, click on the “Connect” button in the “Audio & Video” section of the services view. You may need to perform additional actions on your device to accept connection. (For example, some headsets may require pairing to accept connection.) As soon as connection is established, the service view will be updated to inform you of the established connection.
Page 68 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Now you can use your headset to listen to music from your PC. Please note: you are allowed to have only one audio connection at a time. If you want to connect to another audio device, you will need to disconnect from the existing audio connection first.
Page 69 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Using a Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard With Motorola Bluetooth, you can easily connect and use various Bluetooth devices, such as a mouse, keyboard and other Human Interface devices (such as gaming pads and the like). Turn on your Bluetooth Human Interface and wait while Motorola Bluetooth finds it;...
Page 70 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Click on “Connect” to establish connection with your device. You may need to perform additional actions on your device to accept the connection (for example, some devices may request you perform pairing before connection is established). After connection is established, the service view is updated to inform you that your device is connected.
Page 71 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Now you can use your Bluetooth Human Interface device as an ordinary device (keyboard, mouse, etc). To disable a connection with the device, click on the “Disconnect” button. V2.1.2...
Page 72 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Using a Bluetooth Printer With Motorola Bluetooth, you can easily use your Bluetooth printer. Turn on your Bluetooth printer and wait while Motorola Bluetooth finds it; it will be displayed in the “Printers & Scanners” group. Double-click on the device icon in the “My Bluetooth” explorer window to open the list of services available on this device.
Page 73 Motorola Bluetooth Manual If your printer supports printing without additional drivers, “Print Files” section will appear in the “Imaging” group in the service you for the printer. To use this capability, just press the “Print…” button to select a file and start printing. Please note that only pictures and simple text documents can be printed with this service.
Page 74 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Using a Bluetooth Network Most Bluetooth mobile phones provide Bluetooth networking service. Using such services, you can establish a regular TCP/IP networking connection with the device. If the device provides Bluetooth networking services, a “Networking” section will be available in the service view for that device. Click on the “Connect”...
Page 75 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Using Bluetooth Serial Ports With virtual serial ports, Bluetooth may be used as a cable replacement for legacy applications that need a serial connection to operate. After the virtual serial port is configured, any legacy application may be run on either device, using the virtual serial port as if there was a real serial cable connecting the two devices.
Page 76 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Personal Information Management Some phones and other devices provide access to contacts and other PIM data over Bluetooth. If the device supports access to PIM data over Bluetooth, a “Data Synchronization” section will be available in the service view for that device.
Page 77 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Controlling and Configuring Motorola Bluetooth With Motorola Bluetooth tray applications, you can easily control and configure your Bluetooth device operation. Motorola Bluetooth tray allows you to: • Open a Motorola Bluetooth user-interface explorer window • Open the folder where files received over Bluetooth are saved •...
Page 78 Motorola Bluetooth Manual My Bluetooth Settings The “My Bluetooth Settings” setup window is launched with the “My Bluetooth Settings…” command in the Motorola Bluetooth tray application context menu. General Settings The first page in the “My Bluetooth Settings” window is a “General Settings”...
Page 79 Motorola Bluetooth Manual • Make your PC undiscoverable by other Bluetooth devices by un- checking the “Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer” option. • Switch on/off connection notification balloons with the “Notify me when other Bluetooth devices want to connect’ option. File Transfer Settings The second page in the “My Bluetooth Settings”...
Page 80 Motorola Bluetooth Manual • Disable/enable receiving objects/files from other Bluetooth devices with the “Enable receiving files from other Bluetooth devices” option. Serial Port Settings The third page in the “My Bluetooth Settings” window is the “Serial Port Settings” page. On this page, you can manage virtual Bluetooth serial ports on your PC. All configured Bluetooth serial ports are shown on this page.
Page 81 Motorola Bluetooth Manual To add an incoming Bluetooth serial port, click on the “Add…” button. Also, you can remove any Bluetooth serial port (incoming or outgoing) on this page. If you need to remove a Bluetooth serial port, select it from the list and click on the “Remove”...
Page 82 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Network Settings The fourth page in the “My Bluetooth Settings” window is the “Network Settings” page. On this page, you can disable/enable Bluetooth Networking capability on your PC. By default, Bluetooth Networking is disabled. So, you need to enable it in order to allow other Bluetooth devices to initiate networking connection to your PC.
Page 83 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Audio Settings The fifth page in the “My Bluetooth Settings” window is the “Audio Settings” page. On this page, you can enable/disable Bluetooth audio capability on your By default, Bluetooth Audio is disabled. So, you need to enable it in order to allow other Bluetooth devices to initiate audio connection to your PC.
Page 84 Motorola Bluetooth Manual Language Settings The sixth page in the “My Bluetooth Settings” window is the “Language Settings” page. On this page, you can explicitly select the language for the Motorola Bluetooth user interface. By default, Motorola Bluetooth tries to select Windows system language for its interface, and, if it is not supported, the English language is selected.