AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Operation Manual

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AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1

AEX-AR95 Series

Product: mPCIe 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz

AIRETOS E95 Series based on QCA XB116

OPERATION MANUAL

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Page 1: Airetos E95 Series Based On Qca Xb116
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 AEX-AR95 Series Product: mPCIe 802.11a/b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz AIRETOS E95 Series based on QCA XB116 OPERATION MANUAL - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 1 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 2: Notice
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 NOTICE The information in this document has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. Nonetheless, this document is subject to change without notice, and VoxMicro LTD Group (VoxMicro) assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document, and makes no commitment to update or to keep current the contained information, or to notify a person or organization of any updates.
Page 3: Revision History
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Revision History Revision Description of Changes Releases Date Notes Version 1.0 Aug. 2016 Initial Release Version 1.1 June 2017 Updated version - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 3 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 AIRETOS E95 SERIES BASED ON QCA XB116 NOTICE REVISION HISTORY OCUMENT ONVENTIONS NTRODUCTION YSTEM EQUIREMENTS REPARATION INDOW RIVER NSTALLATION INSTALLATION ANUAL INSTALLATION INSTALLATION ONNECT TO THE INTERNET ONNECTION VERIFICATION ONNECTION DVANCED ETTINGS...
Page 5 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Bold type within paragraph text indicates commands, file names, directory names, paths, output, or returned values. TEXT CONVENTIONS bold Example: The DK_Client package will not function unless you use the wdreg_install batch file.
Page 6: Document Conventions
2-1. Production Description Dual Band 3x3 True Industrial Grade: The AEX-AR95 SERIES IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n PCI-E WLAN is a highly integrated wireless, true full industrial grade module (series) for outdoor, enterprise and industrial level applications. Advance firmware features in the AEX-AR95 SERIES allow for...
Page 7: System Requirements
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Enhancements over AR93xx: Video QoS (VQos), Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), Spectral Analysis, Support for Smart Antenna, Transmission Beamforming (TxBF), loopback mode for FIPS security certification. Higher Output – Better Links: The device adopts XSPAN with SST3 and Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology with enhanced output aggregate power at 24dBm and Tx Beamforming.
Page 8: Preparation
4-2. Hardware Have the correct VoxMicro AEX-AR95 SERIES mPCIe adaptor and ensure there is no damage on the adaptor. Proper Install the adaptor at the mPCIe slot and have the card secure seated. Please be noticed that you shall turn off the computer before the hardware installation.
Page 9: Window Driver Installation/Un-Installation
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Window Driver Installation/Un-installation 5-1. Auto installation Auto Scanning Window shall detect the change of hardware automatically and install the driver automatically. Please wait for few minutes for window to scan the hardware and finish the driver installation.
Page 10 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Select “Device Manager” Go to “Action“ and select “Scan for hardware changes“Go to “Action“ and select - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 10 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 11 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 “Scan for hardware changes“ Once window find the hardware, it will install the driver as earlier indicated. • Window is installing the device • Driver has successfully installed for AEX-AR95 SERIES - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣...
Page 12: Manual Installation
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Manual installation You can also install the drive manually if you wish to or if the driver wasn’t installed automatically, follow the bellow steps to install driver manually. Make sure the driver packages are placed at a dedicated location.
Page 13 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Double click or Right click on the “Network Controller” and select “Properties”. Select the “Driver” tab on top of the pop up window and select the “Update Driver” button. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣...
Page 14 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 There are 2 ways to update the driver. You can choose “Search automatically “or “Browse my computer for driver software”. 1. Search automatically Select below option, window will search your computer and the internet for the latest driver software for your device, unless you have disabled this feature in your device installation setting.
Page 15 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 3. Press “Browse” to find the driver location than press “OK”. • Press “Next” and start the installation. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 15 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 16: Un-Installation
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 • When the installation is completed, you can go back to the device and check this status of the device. It will be indicating “ This device is working properly “ as below picture is showing.
Page 17: Connect To The Internet
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right-click Atheros AR95 SERIES Wireless Network Adapter, and choose Uninstall. 2. Click OK to uninstall the device. 3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and delete the driver files that reside in the system.
Page 18 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 communicates with the other stations through an AP, as illustrated here. When the installation of the device is completed, the wireless network adaptor will appear, go to below location. Star > Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center.
Page 19 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 (ii) Select “Connect to a network “, a window will pop up with existing access points information. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 19 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 20 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 (iii) Select the access point that you like to connect to. (iv) Select the “connect”, it will try to connect to the access point that has been selected previously. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣...
Page 21 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 A hand shake process will be taken place between the wireless adaptor and the access point. (vi) Proper password will be needed for various security set up. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣...
Page 22: Connection Verification
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 (vii) The connection between the computer and the access point will be established once the authentication and authorization have been confirmed. Connection verification The device should have a connection with the access point. You can now connect to the internet cloud.
Page 23 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Using ping to test the physical link Click on the Window icon on lower left. Type “CMD” in to the Search program and file column Ping 8.8.8.8 in the CMD window. It is ping the google server.
Page 24: Ad Hoc Connection
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 The physical link connection is established between the device and google server if the ping has reply from 8.8.8.8. The wireless network adaptor now is set up completely and working properly. Your device should be able to connect to the wireless world.
Page 25 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 10-1. Setting up Ad Hoc (viii) Click “Start” and choose “Control Panel”. This opens the Control Panel window. (ix) Select “Network and Sharing Center”. From the Network and Sharing Center window, select “Set Up a New Connection or Network”...
Page 26 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 (xi) From the “Set Up a Connection or Network” dialog box, choose “Set Up a Wireless Ad Hoc (Computer-to-Computer) Network” and click “Next”. This set up an Ad Hoc Network dialog box appears.
Page 27 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Add a network name for your wireless network. Indicate the security type as either WEP or No Authentication. If you chose WEP, provide the security key for the network and optionally select the Hide Characters box.
Page 28 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 (xiv) Select below signal indicator, you should be able to see available wireless connections. (xv) You will see the Ad Hoc connection is waiting for user for connection. - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣...
Page 29 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Wireless Network Connection 10-2. Ad Hoc Connection establishment (xvi) Select the wireless signal indicator from other computer that you want to have the peer to peer connection (xvii) Select the Ad Hoc connection that you want to connect to and select “Connection “.
Page 30 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Wireless Network Connection (xviii) Peer to peer connection is established - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 30 / 50 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan...
Page 31: Advanced Settings
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 After the connection is set up, it initially becomes active and remains so until you connect to another network. If you did not choose to save the connection, it will be removed from your wireless configuration at that time and you will need to repeat this process to reactivate an ad hoc network connection.
Page 32 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 You can change the setting by selecting the particular item and change the value on the right. Click the “OK“ when you are done with the change. 802.11b Preamble Most wireless 802.11b devices are preset for long preambles. This allows increased compatibility between wireless devices, sometimes at the expense of speed.
Page 33: Regulatory Compliance Notice
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 all chains available all the time. So, this mechanism is useful in shutting unused chains to conserve power. So, for example if a receiver is only receiving beacons from an AP and not doing anything else, running two chains will not be useful.
Page 34 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 This 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 35 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Radiation Exposure Statement: The product complies with the FCC portable RF exposure limit set forth for an uncontrolled environment and are safe for intended operation as described in this manual. The further RF exposure reduction can be achieved if the product can be kept as far as possible from the user body or set the device to lower output power if such function is available.
Page 36 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 In the event that these conditions cannot be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID cannot be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization.
Page 37 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Industry Canada statement: This device complies with RSS-247 of the Industry Canada 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 38 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 possible du corps de l'utilisateur ou que le dispositif est réglé sur la puissance de sortie la plus faible si une telle fonction est disponible. Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations: Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé.
Page 39 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Tant que les 2 conditions ci-dessus sont remplies, des essais supplémentaires sur l'émetteur ne seront pas nécessaires. Toutefois, l'intégrateur OEM est toujours responsable des essais sur son produit final pour toutes exigences de conformité...
Page 40 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 AEXAR95X”. Plaque signalétique du produit final Ce module émetteur est autorisé uniquement pour une utilisation dans un dispositif où l'antenne peut être installée de telle sorte qu'une distance de 20 cm peut être maintenue entre l'antenne et les utilisateurs.
Page 41 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 l'utilisateur du produit final qui intègre ce module. Le manuel de l'utilisateur final doit inclure toutes les informations réglementaires requises et avertissements comme indiqué dans ce manuel, y compris le rapport ci- dessous: Ce matériel est conforme aux limites d'exposition de rayonnement d'Industrie Canada...
Page 42 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Le guide d’utilisation des dispositifs pour réseaux locaux doit inclure des instructions précises sur les restrictions susmentionnées, notamment : les dispositifs fonctionnant dans la bande 5 150-5 250 MHz sont réservés uniquement pour une utilisation à l’intérieur afin de réduire les risques de brouillage préjudiciable aux systèmes de satellites mobiles utilisant les mêmes...
Page 43 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that necessary for successful communication. This radio transmitter (IC: 20662-AEXAR95X / Model: AEX-AR95 SERIES)
Page 44 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 依據國家通訊傳播委員會低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法：第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。本模組於取得認證後將依規定於模組本體標示審合格籤，並要求平台上標示「本產品內含射頻模組：XXXXXXXXXX」在 5.25-5.35 秭赫(GHz)頻帶內操作之無線資訊傳輸設備，限於室內使用。 - for contacts see www.VoxMicro.TEL 台灣台灣 Regional Offices in: N. America/U.S.A. – Europe/U.K. – Asia/Hong Kong-Taiwan 44 / 50 Regional Offices in: N.
Page 45: Appendix
AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 APPENDIX Specifications Solution Design Chipset Qualcomm-Atheros AR95 SERIES-AR1A (extended temperature version) / AR1B (industrial temperature version) Standard IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Industrial Reference Qualcomm Atheros reference design XB116 Appearance Communications Interface Mini PCIE format, PCI Express Standard 1.1 host I/O Form Factor Mini PCIE format, standard mPCIe dimensions –...
Page 46 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 • GHz (optional band support for Japan only) • 5.15-5.25 GHz (FCC UNII-low band) for US/Canada, Japan and Europe • 5.25-5.35 GHz (FCC UNII-middle band) for US/Canada and Europe • 5.475.725 GHz for Europe •...
Page 47 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 • 802.11n 5G HT40 : Typical 11 dBm at MCS23 / 17dBm at MCS0 +/- 2dBm • 802.11n 2.4G HT20 : Typical 14 dBm at MCS23 / 18dBm at MCS0 +/- 2dBm •...
Page 48 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Compliant with RoHS. Protocol IEEE WLAN Network 802.11n , 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11j and 802.11i Other Standards Industry Standards Host System Requirements Operating System Windows (32 & 64 bits) XP/Vista/7/8, OSX, Linux...
Page 49 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 Packing style ESD Sleeves in Carton Box Package (optional: open plastic tray modality) Package Contents AEX-AR95 SERIES IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n mPCI-E modules 802.11N IEEE 802.11n is an amendment to IEEE 802.11-2007 as amended by IEEE 802.11k-2008, IEEE 802.11r-2008, IEEE 802.11y-2008, and IEEE 802.11w-2009, and builds on previous 802.11...
Page 50 AIRETOS AEX-AR95 Series Manual – Doc. Ver.: 1.1 [3] The MIMO architecture, together with wider-bandwidth channels, offers increased physical transfer rate over 802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11g (2.4 GHz). When 802.11g was released to share the band with existing 802.11b devices, it provided ways of ensuring coexistence between legacy and successor devices.