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  • Page 1 WN-5000PCI 802.11n Wireless LAN PCI Adapter User’s Manual WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    OvisLink Corp. 5F., NO.6, Lane 130, Min-Chuan Rd., Hsin-Tien City, Taipei County, Taiwan Declare that the product 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter WN-5000PCI is in conformity with In accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive and 1999/5 EC-R & TTE Directive Clause Description Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);...
  • Page 3 [Portuguese] disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE. aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ OvisLink Corp. ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ OvisLink Corp izjavlja, da je ta WN-5000PCI v skladu Ελληνική [Greek] ΟΤΙ WN-5000PCI ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ Slovensko z bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ...

  • Page 4: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2: Driver Installation and Configuration............8 2-1 Network Card Installation ....................8 2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point .................13 2-2-1 Using AirLive Wireless Utility ................13 2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration..............18 2-3 Connection Profile Management..................22 2-3-1 Make a profile for an access point or wireless device........22 2-3-2 Using 802.1x –...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Product Information

    Chapter 1: Product Information 1-1 Introduction and safety information Thank you for purchasing this high-speed 802.11b/g/N wireless network card! Excepting common wireless standards 802.11b/g, this wireless network card is also 802.11 N compatible - data transfer rate is 300Mbps, and that’s six times faster than 802.11g wireless network! 802.11 N also provides wider wireless coverage, so you don’t have to worry if your computer is far from your wireless access point.

  • Page 8: Safety Information

    1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This PCI wireless network card is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light or rain, snow.

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    1-3 System Requirements An empty PCI slot Windows 2000, 2003, XP, or Vista operating system CD-ROM drive At least 100MB of available disk space 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this wireless network card, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: □...
  • Page 10 LED Name Light Status Description Linked to a wireless access point Link Not linked to any wireless access point Blinking Transferring data currently Tx/Rx Not transferring data currently WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Driver Installation And Configuration

    Chapter 2: Driver Installation and Configuration 2-1 Network Card Installation Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card: 1. SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF, remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer. 2.
  • Page 12 3. Insert device driver CDOM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute ‘Setup.exe’ program in ‘Driver’ folder. Please select ‘Allow’ if Windows indicates that ‘an unidentified program wants access to your computer’. 4. Please read the end user license agreement and click ‘Yes’ to accept license agreement. WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 5. There are two wireless performance mode you can select here: Optimize for WiFi mode or Optimize for performance mode If you want to enhance wireless performance, please select ‘Optimize for performance mode’. However, wireless compatibility is not guaranteed in this mode. If you want to use this mode, you may not be able to communicate with older wireless devices and wireless access point, such as 802.11b devices, but the data transfer rate will be enhanced in this mode.
  • Page 14 6. When you see this message, please click ‘Finish’ to complete the driver installation process. 7. A new icon will appear at lower-right corner of your computer desktop, you can put the mouse cursor on the icon, and the status of wireless card will be displayed as a popup balloon. WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 8. When you want to configure your wireless connection, please right click on this icon, and a popup menu will appear. You can click ‘Launch Config Utilities’ to start configuration program. WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Connect To Wireless Access Point

    2-2 Connect to Wireless Access Point There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless access point: using the AirLive Wireless configuration utility which comes with wireless card driver, and using built-in windows zero configuration utility.
  • Page 17 Tips: Wireless access point (Infrastructure) is a network device which acts as a bridge, to let wired and wireless network devices communicate with each other. AdHoc is another connection type. A computer or network device can build a direct wireless link with other computer or network device directly, without the help of wireless access point.
  • Page 18 Authentication: Shows the authentication mode that access point or wireless device uses. If the wireless access point does not require authentication, you’ll see ‘Unknown’ displayed here. Network Type: Shows the type of wireless connection. If it’s a wireless access point, ‘Infrastructure’ will be displayed here;...
  • Page 19 5. If the wireless access point uses encryption, you have to input WEP passphrase or WPA preshared key. Please ask the owner of the wireless access point you want to connect, and input the correct passphrase / preshared key here, then click ‘OK’. If the value you inputted here is wrong, you will not be able to connect to this wireless access point.
  • Page 20 8. You can put the mouse cursor over the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon, and the brief information about link status and signal strength of current wireless connection will be shown as a popup balloon. WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: Using Windows Zero Configuration

    Windows XP and Vista has a built-in wireless network configuration utility, called as ‘Windows Zero Configuration’ (WZC). You can also use WZC to configure your wireless network parameter: 1. Right-click AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon and select ‘Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility.
  • Page 22 4. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed here. If the access point you want to use is not displayed here, please try to move your computer closer to the access point, or you can press refresh ) button to rescan access points. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click ‘Connect’.
  • Page 23 setting of the wireless access point you’re connecting to. If the access point you selected has a name already, you’ll not be prompted to give it a name. 6. If the access point is protected by encryption, you have to input its security key or passphrase here. It must match the encryption setting on the access point.
  • Page 24 7. If you can see this message, the connection between your computer and wireless access point is successfully established. Click ‘Close’ to start network connection. If not, please go back to step 4 and recheck everything. Make sure the SSID or security key / passphrase you inputted is correct.

  • Page 25: Connection Profile Management

    2-3-1 Make a profile for an access point or wireless device 1. Right-click the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
  • Page 26 Or, you can add a connected wireless access point or wireless device to a profile by clicking ‘Site Survey’ tab, then click ‘Add to Profile’ button: WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 You can set the parameter for this connection here: WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Profile Name Please give this profile a name, up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols are allowed, but space is not allowed. SSID The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be displayed here.
  • Page 29 Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Select the authentication type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish Type to connect. If you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device, the value will be selected automatically, and please do not modify it. If you select ‘LEAP’, the following message will be displayed.
  • Page 30 Encryption: Select the encryption type of the wireless access point or wireless device you wish to connect. If you’re adding a profile from an existing access point or wireless device, the value will be selected automatically, and please do not modify it. Input WPA preshared key here.
  • Page 31 Select the profile you wish to use, and click ‘Activate’ to use the profile you selected. You can only activate a profile a time, and the profile which is activated currently will have a check ( ) before its name. If you want to change the connection parameters of a specific profile, just select it and click ‘Edit’...

  • Page 32: Using 802.1X - Certification

    2-3-2 Using 802.1x – Certification After you click ‘802.1x Setting’, a new windows will appear: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Authentication Please select an 802.1x authentication type here. The type you select here must be Type identical to the type of the 802.1x authentication type you’re using. Session You can enable or disable session resumption here.
  • Page 33 on your computer. If the authentication type you use is ‘ TLS/Smart Card’, this box is always checked. More.. After you clicked this button, you’ll be prompted to select a certificate on your computer. Allow This box is always checked and can not be modified. unauthenticated provision mode Use protected...

  • Page 34: Using 802.1X - Ca Server

    2-3-3 Using 802.1x - CA Server If you want to use CA server, please click ‘CA Server’ tab. And the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup items: Use certificate Check this box to enable the use of certificate chain. chain Certificate Please select the issuer of certificate from this dropdown menu.

  • Page 35: View Network Statistics And Link Status

    2-4-1 Network Statistics Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics: 1. Right-click the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’. 2. Click ‘Statistics’ tab, and the statistics of wireless connection will be displayed:...
  • Page 36 All connection-related statistics is displayed here. You can click ‘Reset Counter’ to reset the statistics of all items back to 0. Click ‘OK’ to close the window. WN-5000 PCI User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 2-4-2 Link Status Please follow the following instructions to check network statistics: 1. Right-click the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’. 2. Click ‘Link Status’ tab, and information about current wireless connection will be displayed:...
  • Page 38 power of your network card. Channel Displays the radio channel being used now. Link Speed Displays the link speed of data transmitting (Tx, in Mbps) and receiving (Rx, in Mbps). Link speed is the maximum available data transfer speed of the wireless connection, and depends on the radio signal quality of wireless connection.

  • Page 39: Advanced Settings

    Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings: 1. Right-click the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’.
  • Page 40 Anyway, you can set this setting to ‘802.11 B only’ when you’re going to communicate with old 802.11b wireless devices and you got problem using other two modes. Wireless This setting helps your network card to avoid interference with other wireless Protection devices when there are both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless devices in the same place.
  • Page 41 Cisco used to improve the wireless performance with CCX compatible wireless devices. Check this box if you need to connect to CCX-compatible wireless devices. Turn on CCKM Check this box to enable CCKM (Cisco Centralized Key Management), which enables wireless clients to roam between CCKM-enabled access points in very short time.

  • Page 42: Qos Setting

    Please follow the following instructions to set advanced wireless settings: 1. Right-click the AirLive Wireless configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop, then click ‘Launch Config Utilities’. Click ‘Advanced’ tab, and the following settings will appear:...
  • Page 43 this window will be activated or deactivated respectively. WMM - Power Enable WMM power saving mode to save energy and lets your battery live longer. Save Enable Setting... Click this button to select the WMM data type which will suppress the function of power saving.

  • Page 44: About

    2. Click ‘About’ tab, and the following settings will appear: If you need assistance about network problem, you’ll need these values. You can also click ‘WWW.AIRLIVE.COM’ button to go to the web site of network card driver manufacturer and get more information about your wireless network card.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3: Appendix

    Chapter 3: Appendix 3-1 Hardware Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g/N Interface: 32-bit PCI Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Data Rate: 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n (20MHz): MCS0-15, 32 with Half Guard Interval Support (up to 144Mbps) 11n (40MHz): MCS0-15, 32 with Half Guard Interval Support (up to 300Mbps) Securities: WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2 Cisco CCX V1.0, V2.0 &...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting

    Nothing happens when I click ‘Launch 1. Please make sure the wireless network card is firmly config utilities’ inserted into your computer’s PCI slot. If the AirLive Wireless configuration utility’s icon is black, the network card is not detected by your computer. Switch the computer off and insert the card again.
  • Page 47 cards with specific MAC address to establish connection. Please go to ‘About’ tab and write the value of ‘Phy_Addess’ down, then present this value to the owner of access point so he / she can add the MAC address of your network card to his / her access point’s list.

  • Page 48: Glossary

    3-3 Glossary 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 49 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. 8. What is TKIP? TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security, especially the reuse of encryption keys.
  • Page 50 broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread –spectrum signal looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). 14. What is WMM? Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features for wireless networks that improve the user experience for audio, video and voice applications.

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