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- Page 1 GN-WIAG02 IEEE 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Rev. 1.0 First Edition...
- Page 2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1-1. I ......................1 NTRODUCTION 1-2. F .........................1 EATURES 1-3. P ................1 HYSICAL IMENSIONS ACKAGING 1-4. S ....................1 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD 2-1. I & U 98SE/ME)............2 NSTALLING RIVER TILITY 2-2. I &... -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Product Overview
Chapter 1 Product Overview 1-1. Introduction This 802.11b/g Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card is composed of the MAC, Baseband, and radio components, Mini-PCI interface, and two built-in antennas. It operates in 2.4GHz frequency bands, providing fast (up to 108Mbps) and secure (support AES, 802.1x &... -
Page 5: Chapter 2 Installing The Wlan Card
Chapter 2 Installing the WLAN Card 2-1. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win98SE/ME) Step 1: Click “Next”, and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive. Step 2: Click “Search for the best driver for your device” , and Click “Next”. Win 98 SE... - Page 6 Win ME Step 3: Click “Specify a location” , Click “Browse” , Click “CD-ROM Device:” , Select the directory “\Inf\Win98(Win Me)”, and Click “Next”. Win 98 SE...
- Page 7 Win 98 SE Step 4: Click “Next”.
- Page 8 Step 5: Click “Finish”. Step 6: Click “No”. Step 7: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.
- Page 9 Step 8: Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only). Step 9: Click “I accept this agreement” , and Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only).
- Page 10 Step 10: Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only). Step 11: Click “Finish” (Win 98 SE only). Step 12: Click “OK” (Win 98 SE only).
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Page 11: 2000/Xp)
Step 13: Click “Finish” and Reboot you computer. 2-2. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win2000/XP) Step 1: Click “Cancel” Win 2K... - Page 12 Win XP Step 2: Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive, the following window will pop up. Step 3: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.
- Page 13 Step 4: Click “Finish”. Step 5: Click “Yes”. (Win 2000 only)
- Page 14 Step 6: Click “Yes”. (Win 2000 only)
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Page 15: Chapter 3 Using The Utility
Chapter 3 Using The Utility The Configuration & Monitor Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the card and monitor the statistics of the communication link. Unlike the standard method of configuring the card via the operating system utilities (e.g. Control Panel), this application permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the card is operating. - Page 16 Figure 3-3. Current link status of the wireless LAN card If you want to turn off the card’s radio, click the radio icon at the bottom of the screen, (see Fig 3-4) shows the result Click “Yes” (see Figure 3-5). Just click it again to turn on the radio.
- Page 17 Figure 3-4. Turn off the card’s radio Figure 3-5 Disabled WLAN Card. Figure 3-6 Enabled WLAN Card. Other items reports the following information: Association State: The field shows you if WLAN card is communicating with an access point or peer-to peer group. When the card’s network mode is set to Ad Hoc, you can select a channel from the AD Hoc channel drop-down menu for your Ad Hoc group to use.
- Page 18 MAC Address: This card’s physical address. Channel [Freq]: The current channel and center frequency used by the WLAN card. Security: The current security setting. IP Address: WLAN Card IP Address. Profile: various wireless settings for different environments. SSID: Wireless network name. This is the wireless network name expressed as text string that all members within the same network share.
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Page 19: Site Survey
3-2. Site Survey The “Site Survey” tab shows you the list of reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer stations. In Fig 3-7, the card one 802.11b and three 802.11g wireless devices. Figure 3-7. Reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer stations Other items reports the following information: SSID: Wireless network name. -
Page 20: Configuration
3-3. Configuration The “Configuration” Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Just click “APPLY” button, changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reset the WLAN card. (see Figure 3-8) 3-3-1. - Page 21 Figure 3-9 Click “Advance” button to enter the advance configuration screen (see Figure 3-10). Figure 3-10. Advance configuration screen Power Saving: The card supports advanced power management to extend battery life. a. When set to “off ”: the card does not use the power saving mechanism. b.
- Page 22 802.11b Preamble: Specifies “Short & Long”, or “Long Only” preamble. Allows ad hoc compatibility with other 2.4GHz devices. Transmit Power Level: Select 100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%, or lowest transmit power. 3-3-3. Security setting: Click “Modify” and “Security” button (see Figure 3-11) Figure 3-11 This card provides five security options: No security, WEP encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA security and 802.1x security architecture.
- Page 23 Figure 3-12. Configure WEP Key To configure your encryption key, please follow these steps: 1. Select a Key Entry Method (Hex or ASCII). 2. Enter one unique encryption key and its key length. 3. Enter one to four different shared keys and their individual key length. For 64-bit encryption, enter 10 digitals by Hex or 5 characters by ASCII.
- Page 24 used to control access to wired and wireless networks and dynamically provide keys for encryption. To use this function, an access point with its WPE or 802.1X function is required to act as an intermediary between WLAN card and the network’s RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server.
- Page 25 Step 3: Setup Wireless LAN card(see Figure 3-16), Click ”Use Windows to configure” to cancel the schedule and Click「OK」. Figure 3-16. Wireless Networks...
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Page 26: Statistics
3-4. Statistics The “Statistics” tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card(see Figure 3-17). Figure 3-17. The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card... -
Page 27: Driver Info
3-5. Driver Info The “Driver Info” tab shows you the information of the card’s driver(see Figure 3-18). Figure 3-18. Driver’s information... -
Page 28: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing or using GIGABYTE WLAN card products. These problems requires simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact the WLAN Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section. -
Page 29: Ialways Have Poor Link Quality And Low Signal
encryption is enabled, set the same WEP or WPA keys for the WLAN and AP. Make sure the network protocol parameters (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS) of your computer are correctly set. Check the proxy settings of the WEB browser. I always have poor link quality and low signal Keep the WLAN card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to avoid radio interference. -
Page 30: Chapter 5 Specification
Chapter 5 Specification 1. System Host Interface Mini-PCI Type III B 3.3VDC ± 5% Operating Voltage 2. RF Performance 802.11B Frequency Band 2412 ~ 2484 MHz (subject to local regulation) Modulation Technology DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation Techniques CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Date Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps, auto fallback Doze: 25mA... - Page 31 Packaging Packaging specially used by Gigabyte. Subject to Change without Notices...
- Page 32 5. This compliance to FCC radiation exposure limits for an uncontrolled environment, and minimum of 20 cm separation between antenna and body. 6. Only the type of antenna tested may be used. 7. The end product must carry a label stating "Contains TX FCC ID:JCK-GN-WIAG02 ".
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