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- Page 1 User Manual Version: 1.0 (September, 2005)
- Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright ©2005/2006 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties,...
- Page 3 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. 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.
- Page 4 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.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................1 Features......................... 2 Specifications ........................ 2 Package Contents......................3 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .............4 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............7 Site Survey ........................9 Profile.......................... 10 3.2.1 Configure the Profile ................11 3.2.1.1 Configuration........................11 3.2.1.2 Authentication and Security .................... 13 3.2.1.3 802.1x Setting-Certification .................... -
Page 6: Introduction
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN PCI Card. This card complies with IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the card connects to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. -
Page 7: Features
1.1 Features • Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products. • High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps. Supports Turbo Mode to enhance the data transfer speed within the specific wireless • network. Supports WMM function to meet the multi-media data bandwidth requirement. •... -
Page 8: Package Contents
1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: • One PCI Card • One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.) • One Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. -
Page 9: Installation Procedure
2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. - Page 10 B. Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive. Execute the “setup” program. C. Click “Yes” to process the installation if you accept the license agreement. D. The system starts to install the software of the card.
- Page 11 E. The system will automatically detect the card and display “Hardware Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. F. Please click “Finish” to complete the installation.
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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 In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to setup wireless clients. By default, this “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” is enabled. If you want to use the Utility for the card, please follow one of the ways as below. First Way Right click the icon in the system tray and select “Use RaConfig as Configuration Utility”.
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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 the channels to find all the 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 Description Available Networks This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card. It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID, BSSID, Signal Strength, Channel, Encryption, Authentication and Network Type. If you want to connect to any networks on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected network. -
Page 16: Configure The Profile
Parameter Description Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative settings of the profiles including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc. This sign indicates the activated profile is been connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile is not been connecting. - Page 17 Parameter Description PSM (Power Saving Mode) The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure. CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) – The card will always set in active mode. PSM (Power Saving Mode) – Enable the card in the power saving mode when it is idle.
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Page 18: Authentication And Security
Parameter Description RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS (Request To Send). For packets smaller than this threshold, an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network. Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes. Minor change is recommended. - Page 19 Parameter Description Authentication Type LEAP – LEAP is a pre-EAP, Cisco-proprietary protocol, with many of the features of EAP protocols. Cisco controls the ability of other vendors to implement this protocol, so it should be selected for use only when limited vendor choice for client, access-point, and server products is not a concern.
- Page 20 Parameter Description Encryption Mode None – Disable the encryption mode. WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys. TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
- 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.
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Page 22: 802.1X Setting-Certification
3.2.1.3 802.1x Setting-Certification Parameter Description Authentication Type 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 – PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol be used within an encrypted tunnel. -
Page 23: 802.1X Setting-Ca Server
Parameter Description Tunneled Authentication Protocol When the authentication type is PEAP or TTLS, select a protocol to be used to build the encrypted tunnel. Identity This is the protected user EAP Identity used for authentication. The identity specified may contain up to 63 ASCII characters, is case sensitive and takes the form of a Network Access Identifier, consisting of <name of the user>@<user’s home realm>. -
Page 24: Link Status
Parameter Description Allow Intermediate Certificates A server designates an issuer as a trusted root authority by placing the issuer's self-signed certificate, which contains the issuer's public key, into the trusted root certification authority certificate store of the host computer. Intermediate or subordinate certification authorities are trusted only if they have a valid certification path from a trusted root certification authority. - Page 25 Parameter Description Status Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the card is connecting to. Extra Info Display the link status. Channel Display the number of the radio channel and the frequency used for the networking. Link Speed (Mbps) Display the transmission and reception rate of the network.
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Page 26: Statistics
Statistics This option enables you to view the statistic information of the connection including transmit statistics and receive statistics. You may reset the counters by clicking ”Reset Counter”. Advance This option enables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection mode and etc. - Page 27 Parameter Description 802.11 B/G mix – If you have a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g Wireless Mode wireless stations in your network, it is recommended to setting the card to this mode. This mode is also the default setting. 802.11 B only – This card can be compatible with both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations.
- Page 28 Parameter Description Enable TCP Window Size The TCP Window is the amount of data a sender can send on a particular connection before it gets an acknowledgment back from the receiver that it has gotten some of it. When the Router or AP the card is connecting to have set up the TCP Window, you can enable the parameter to meet the data size for the Router or AP connection.
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Page 29: About
About By choosing this option, you can click the hyperlink to connect 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. Turbo Mode This card supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time;... -
Page 30: 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 31 B. Right Click the “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties”. C. Click “Configure…”. D. Select “Advanced” page, enable the “WMM Capable”.
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Page 32: 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 33 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 34 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.