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Hawking HWPG1 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Trademarks & Copyright Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative (such as translation, transformation or adaptation) without the express written consent of the manufacturer as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976.
  • Page 3 If the product proves defective during this two-year warranty period, call Hawking Customer Service in order to obtain a Return Authorization number. Warranty is for repair or replacement only. Hawking Technology does not issue any refunds. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR PROOF OF PURCHASE.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1 INTRODUCTION ... 1 Features ... 1 Specifications ... 1 Package Contents ... 2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ... 3 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ... 8 Site Survey ... 10 Profile ... 11 3.2.1 Configure the Profile... 12 3.2.1.0 Configuration ... 12 3.2.1.1 Authentication vs.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    IEEE 802.11g standard, which capable of supporting up to 108Mbps high-speed wireless networking. It is also backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b devices. The HWPG1 is a quality high performance wireless product and has been tested to outperform the competition.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    • Antenna: External detachable 2dbi dipole antenna (Connector: RP-SMA connector, Cable Length: 94 cm). • Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP • LEDs: TX/RX, Link • Transmit Power: 16dBm~18dBm • Power consumption: Tx: 350mA, Rx: 250mA • Receive Sensitivity: 54Mbps OFDM, 10% PER, -70dBm, 11Mbps CCK, 8% PER, -86dBm, 1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, -92dBm •...

  • Page 7: Installation Procedure

    Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) Note2: If you have installed a Wireless PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall them first before continuing with the HWPG1 software installation. Software Installation A. Insert the Installation CD into to your CD-ROM Drive. When an autoloader screen appears, click on the “Driver &...
  • Page 8 C. Click “Yes” to process the installation if you accept the license agreement. D. Choose “Hawking Configuration Tool” and click next.
  • Page 9 E. The system will automatically detect the card and display “Hardware Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. F. Please wait while the HWPG1 is configuring your software installation.
  • Page 10 G. At this point, please click “Finish” and move on to the Hardware installation. Hardware Installation A. Turn off your computer and remove its cover. B. Insert the PCI card to an available PCI slot firmly. C. Secure this card to the rear of the computer chassis and put back the cover. D.
  • Page 11 C. Now, you have completed the software installation. Select Finish.

  • Page 12: Configuration Utility

    3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the PCI card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. When the card is installed, the configuration utility will be displayed automatically. This card will auto connect to wireless device which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting.
  • Page 13 Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility. Launch Configuration Utilities Select “Launch Configuration Utilities” to open the Configuration Utility tool. Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility Select “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility” to use Windows XP built-in wireless configuration utility (Windows Zero Configuration) to configure the card.

  • Page 14: Site Survey

    Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link status and statistics from the configuration utility of the card. Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all wireless channels to find all access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength.

  • Page 15: Profile

    Parameter Available Networks Rescan Button Connect Button Add to Profile Button Profile The “Profiles List” is for you to manage the networks you connect to frequently. You are able to Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Description This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card.

  • Page 16: Configure The Profile

    3.2.1 Configure the Profile 3.2.1.0 Configuration Parameter Profile Name SSID Description Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs.
  • Page 17 Power Saving Mode Parameter Network Type Transmit Power Ad Hoc Wireless Mode You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add one of the networks nearby to the profile list, pull down the menu, all the networks nearby will be listed and you can add one of them to the profile list.
  • Page 18 Preamble Type RTS Threshold Fragment Threshold Channel The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among wireless stations. This option is only active in the Ad Hoc network. There are two modes including Auto and Long Preamble. If “Auto“...

  • Page 19: Authentication Vs. Security

    3.2.1.1 Authentication vs. Security Parameter Authentication Type Description This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that the card intends to connect to. All security keys within a network must match to allow successful communications. Open – No authentication is needed among the wireless network. Shared –...
  • Page 20 802.1x Setting Parameter Encryption Mode WPA Pre-Shared Key WEP Key (Key1 ~ Key4) The difference between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK is that WPA2-PSK provides data encryption via the AES. In contrast, WPA-PSK uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). When you have set the Authentication Type to Open, Shared, WPA or WPA2, you can also enable IEEE 802.1x setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users.
  • Page 21 The IEEE 802.1X specification describes a protocol that can be used for authenticating both clients and servers on a network. The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) support as many internet service providers and enterprises do.

  • Page 22: 802.1X Setting-Certification

    An Example for MD5 Authentication 3.2.1.2 802.1x Setting-Certification Parameter Authentication Type Description The EAP authentication protocols this card has supported are included as follows. This setting has to be consistent with the wireless APs or Routers that the card intends to connect. PEAP &TTLS –...
  • Page 23 Session Resumption Identity Password Use Client Certificate Parameter Tunnelled Authentication Protocol Identity Password There are “Disabled”, “Re-authentication”, “Roaming”, “Same SSID,” and “Always” selections for you to choose whether to recovery the session in different status. Enter the name as the identity for the server. Enter the password as the identity for the server.

  • Page 24: 802.1X Setting-Ca Server

    3.2.1.3 802.1x Setting-CA Server Link Status From the “Link Status” option, you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to.
  • Page 25 Or View the Link Status from the system tray: The icon in your system tray will display different colors to help you distinguish the status of your wireless network. Follow the table to the right to understand what each color means.

  • Page 26: Statistics

    Statistics This option enables you to view the available statistic information with its Tx counts (Tx success, Tx error, RTS Success and RTS Failed), and its Rx counts (Rx success, Rx error). You may reset the counters by clicking “Reset Counter”. Advanced This option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc.
  • Page 27 Turbo Mode Turbo Mode enables the card to deliver the better throughput in the same period and environment.

  • Page 29: About

    About By choosing this option, you can click the hyperlink to connect to the website for the information of the wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the Driver, Utility and EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the screen as well. Setting Up A Static IP Address Generally, your IP settings will be assigned automatically.
  • Page 30 b. Go to your Control Panel Select Network Connections Right click on the Wireless Connection Properties Select Internet Protocol TCP/IP and Properties...

  • Page 31: Turbo Mode

    Select Use the following IP address, and then manually enter in the required fields. Please contact your network administrator if you do not have the IP address. Turbo Mode This card supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time; compress the data and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Routers or APs, this feature (known as Turbo Mode) enables higher throughput than IEEE 802.11g standard (Up to 54Mbps).

  • Page 32: Wmm Function

    WMM Function In addition to the Turbo Mode, this card also supports WMM function. When you use the devices such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, televisions, VCRs and MP3 players, IEEE 802.11e Quality of Service (QoS) (The Wi-Fi Alliance defined WMM as a profile of the IEEE 802.11e) extensions for 802.11 networks will help to define the priorities of the data traffics by the data categories to provide enhanced multimedia support.
  • Page 33 Click “Configure…” Select “Advanced” page, enable the “WMM Capable”.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the adapter. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? 802.11g is the new IEEE standard for high-speed wireless LAN communications that provides for up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks.
  • Page 35 6. What is BSS ID？ A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. 7. What is WEP？ WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard.
  • Page 36 13. What is Spread Spectrum？ Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast.

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