MSI PC54GBT User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. MSI Manuals
  4. PCI Card
  5. PC54GBT
  6. User manual

MSI PC54GBT User Manual

Wireless 11g + bluetooth combo pci card
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
MSI PC54GBT (MS-6852)
Wireless 11g + Bluetooth
Combo PCI Card
User's Guide
i

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the PC54GBT and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for MSI PC54GBT

Summary of Contents for MSI PC54GBT

  • Page 1 MSI PC54GBT (MS-6852) Wireless 11g + Bluetooth Combo PCI Card User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Fcc Caution

    FCC Caution 1. The device complies with Part 15 of the 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 that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Precautions

    Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
  • Page 4 How to Use This Guide This User’s Guide provides instructions and illustrations on how to install and use your MSI PC54GBT - the Wireless 11g + Bluetooth Combo PCI Card. Chapter 1, Introduction, provides a general information on the product you bought, including its application, specification, and requirements.
  • Page 5 LAN cables; in addition, sharing files and printers can be easy tasks. PC54GBT is also a bluetooth device, which can serve as a trans- mitter when you are establishing a Bluetooth connection. It is...
  • Page 6 >>> 1.2 How PC54GBT Works 1.2.1 In WLAN Environment Ad-hoc Mode : An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network, especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communications session.
  • Page 7 Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking. Wireless-enabled notebook PC PC54GBT WLAN+Bluetooth Combo PCI Card...
  • Page 8 Every Bluetooth device that provides a service must be prepared to respond to a connection request. Bluetooth soft- ware is always running in the background on the server, ready to respond to connection requests. PC54GBT WLAN+Bluetooth Combo PCI Card Bluetooth-enabled Devices...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    >>> 1.3 Specifications Hardware Form Factor Specifications 32-bit PCI v2.2 Operating Voltage 3.3V Compliant Standards - IEEE 802.11g/b - USB 1.1 Operational Environment - Operational Temperature: 0 ~ 60 - Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 100 - Humidity: 10 ~ 90% (Non-Condensing) Weight and Dimension - Weight:11.5g - Dimension: 120 x 83.2mm...
  • Page 10 Transmitter Output Power 16dBm Wireless Coverage Bluetooth Connection Interface Specification USB connector Throughput Around 723 Kbps (data channels) Operating Voltage 5V from USB interface Spread Spectrum FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) Frequency 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz Output Power 4dBm (max.)

  • Page 11: Product View

    WLAN LNK/ACT: indicating the wireless status; OFF = no wireless connection, Blink- ing = PC54GBT is receiving/transmitting data over the wireless network. BT LNK/ACT: indicating the bluetooth status; OFF = no bluetooth connection, Blinking = PC54GBT is receiving/transmitting data over the bluetooth connection.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    ORANGE one) on your mainboard. 2 2 2 2 2 Put the PC54GBT directly over the PCI slot and press it into the STEP slot firmly. Connect one end of the USB cable to PC54GBT and the other end to the mainboard.
  • Page 13 3 3 3 3 3 Connect the one end of the provided USB cable to PC54GBT, STEP and the other end to the USB connector on the mainboard. Connect to PC54GBT Connect to mainboard 4 4 4 4 4 Replace the computer’s chassis after securing the PC54GBT STEP with a bracket screw.

  • Page 14: Software Setup

    Setup CD to copy files during the installation. Please NOTE that your PC54GBT should be installed into your computer before installing the driver and utility. Then, the operating system will detect a new device and start to con- figure the new device.
  • Page 15 1 1 1 1 1 Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Setup STEP program should launch automatically. If the Autorun program doesn’t launch automatically, click Start E:\setup.exe at the taskbar and select Run..Type (where your CD-drive) in the Open box and click OK to launch the Setup program manually.
  • Page 16 3 3 3 3 3 Click the Install Bluetooth Driver button. STEP The welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard appears. Click Next. Read and accept the License Agreement; then, click Next. Click Next to install the driver in the default destination folder.

  • Page 17: Wireless Network Utility

    Wireless Network Utility After installing the driver, PC54GBT provides a convenient and powerful utility that allows you to set up, configure, and know your networking status easily and clearly. >>> 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 The MSI Wireless LAN icon - Not connected to the network.
  • Page 18 If your MSI wireless LAN adapter supports Software AP function, you can see this item in the sub-menu, and which allows you to use your MSI wireless adapter as a virtual access point. For details, refer to the MSI Software AP/ Gateway User’s Guide.
  • Page 19 4.1.2 Changing the Control Setting (for Windows XP only) If you use Windows XP, the wireless LAN is controlled by the operating system (default). To take full advantage of your MSI wireless adapter, it is recommended to use the MSI Wireless Network Utility to control your wireless LAN.
  • Page 20 Click Advanced, and the Properties window will appear as below. Uncheck this option Click Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option. Then, click OK. Now, you can use MSI Wireless Network Utility to configure your network.
  • Page 21 >>> 4.2 Networking Since PC54GBT is installed in your computer, you have to con- figure the settings for communication to start working in your network environment. 4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode - Authentication (802.1x authentication) Using 802.1x Authenticate is to provide: when the wireless net-...
  • Page 22 If you want to configure the network settings: Click Advanced in the Wireless Network Connection window. The Available Networks field contains a list of available Access Points in your network. Select (highlight) one network you want, and then click Configure to set up the selected network. You can click Refresh to search the available Access Points in the network again.
  • Page 23 Click OK. The selected network will appear in the Preferred Networks field. If it contains two or more networks in the list, you can use Move up/Move down to set the priority. Click Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network will appear in the status area.
  • Page 24 - All the computers connected should be set to Ad- hoc mode. - The computers have the same SSID (network name) setting. To configure the settings: Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window. Then, click Advanced. Click Click...
  • Page 25 You can build up the Ad-hoc network by clicking Add... in the Preferred Networks field. Click Set up the Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (if needed) for the network. Then, check the This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network; wireless access points are not used option and click OK to enable the Ad-hoc mode.
  • Page 26 The computer building this Ad-hoc network in step 3 is the designated administrator of the network. Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Network Connection window. Select Click Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area.
  • Page 27 >>> 4.3 Status In the Status tab, you can configure more network settings. Signal Strength: shows the received signal strength level. Link Quality: shows the measured signal level and connection status. Channel Specifies the operating radio frequency channel in Ad-hoc mode, which should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network.
  • Page 28 It is not recommended to change these settings if you are not familiar with the advanced configuration. Fragmentation Threshold You may set the length of the fragment in this field. Please note that each fragment should not be larger than the Frag- mentation Threshold.
  • Page 29 >>> 4.4 Authentication The Authentication page is to provide users to build different authentication type, the authentication type includes MD5- Challenge, TLS and PEAP. Profile You can Add/Delete/Save the settings of your configuration. Authentication type According to your network configuration, select one au- thentication type from the pull-down menu: - MD5-Challenge: Only one-way authentication and does not facilitate generation of key, use a login name that...
  • Page 30 >>> 4.5 Information In the Information tab, you can get some information about the manufacturer, hardware and software. Your Wireless LAN adapter model...

  • Page 31: Networking Basics

    Networking Basics This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to net- work and some basic outline of networking basics, including shar- ing files, printing from a computer on the network, or accessing the Internet on multiple computers with one connection. >>>...
  • Page 32 Under Windows 2000/XP Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. The Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears to show the current network settings of the system.

  • Page 33: Computer Identification

    >>> 4.2 Computer Identification Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previously given your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers names. Under Windows 98SE/ME Open the Network window as described in previous section, and choose Identification tab. Type a name for the computer In the Computer name box.
  • Page 34 Under Windows 2000/XP Right-click My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, and click Properties from the shortcut menu. Right-click Select The System Properties window appears; choose Computer Name tab. Enter some information for reference. Your computer’s name. Your computer will belong to this workgroup.
  • Page 35 To rename the computer and join a workgroup/domain, click Change. The Computer Name Changes window appears as below. Enter a Computer Name, select Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup. Please NOTE that each computer’s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion.
  • Page 36 >>> 4.3 Configuring a Dynamic/Fixed IP Address When the drivers are installed, the default setting here is set to obtain IP dynamically through a DHCP server. If you want to change the settings, please follow the steps below: Under Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start ->...
  • Page 37 Check this 4.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 4.b Configuring a fixed IP address Click OK. Then, click Yes when prompted to reboot the computer.
  • Page 38 Under Windows 2000/XP Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. Right-click the IEEE802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. When the Wireless Network Connection Proper- ties window appears, choose General tab and select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP], and click Properties to...
  • Page 39 Check this 5.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 5.b Configuring a fixed IP address Click OK to complete the configuration.

  • Page 40: Checking Tcp/Ip Address

    >>> 4.4 Checking TCP/IP Address Under Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start -> Run..in the Open box and click OK. Type winipcfg Type winipcfg here. The IP Configuration screen will appear, click More Info to bring up a screen containing detail information of your wireless network adapter.
  • Page 41 Under Windows 2000/XP Go to Start -> Run..in the Open box and click OK. Type Type here. A DOS prompt window appears. Type ipconfig/all and press [Enter] to display IP information. Your Wireless LAN adapter model Check the configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are correct.

  • Page 42: Checking Connection By Pinging

    >>> 4.5 Checking Connection by Pinging Go to Start -> Run..Type command (Windows 98SE/ME) or (Windows 2000/XP) in the Open box and click OK. A DOS prompt window appears. Type ping 210. 59.147.160 (or any URL address), which is the IP address of the Gateway in this case, and press [Enter].

  • Page 43: Sharing Files

    >>> 4.6 Sharing Files You may now open and save files on other computers once your computers are connected together on a network. You will also be able to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and even password to protect them. Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previ- ously given your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers...
  • Page 44 Select the I want to be able to give others access to my files option, and click OK. Check this Click Click OK in the Network dialog box. Provide the Windows Setup CD or direct the path to the proper location of the installation files if prompted.
  • Page 45 Select the Share As option to set the parameters for sharing this particular disk drive or folder. Share Name This is used to identify the disk drive or folder you are sharing to other computers in the network, which can be helpful as more resources in your network for others.
  • Page 46 Password This option allows you to apply a level of security to your shared disk drive and folder. Any other computer (user) will be asked to enter the password you set here before accessing the disk drive or folder. Two passwords are used to give two levels of security (or access) to others in the network using the Depends on Password setting.

This manual is also suitable for:

Ms-6852

Table of Contents