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  • Page 1: Wireless Pci Card

    Wireless PCI Card IEEE 802.11n 300Mbps USER MANUAL www.hamletcom.com...
  • Page 2 Hamlet assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Hamlet reserves the right to make changes or revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such revisions and changes.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HNW300CI User Manual Table of contents INTRODUCTION..........................4 & B ......................5 EATURES ENEFITS ......................... 5 ACKAGE ONTENTS PCI CARD D ......................5 ESCRIPTION ......................5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS PCI CARD ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA ............6 ........................6 EFORE EGIN ......................6 NSTALLING THE RIVERS ...........................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK and WPA-AES encryption and authentication allowing you to experience the most secure wireless connectivity available. The Hamlet 802.11n PCI CARD (HNW300CI) implements the latest 11n 2.0 technology which extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than existing wireless 802.11g technology.

  • Page 5: Features & Benefits

    HNW300CI User Manual 1.1 Features & Benefits Features Benefits Racing Speed up to 300Mbps* data Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy- rate (2.4GHz 11N technology) fast speed, without the bottleneck of stringing wires Advanced power management Low power consumption WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WEP Powerful data security 64/128 Support Support 1Tx * 2Rx Radios...

  • Page 6: Pci Card Adapter For Windows 2000/Xp/Vista

    • Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the Hamlet HNW300CI_v1.0.1.exe file from the CD-ROM drive. • Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard.
  • Page 7 • Carefully insert the PCI Card into the PCI slot. Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. • An Hamlet icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the icon and then click on Launch Config Utilities.

  • Page 8: Profiles

    HNW300CI User Manual 2.3 Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings.
  • Page 9 HNW300CI User Manual • Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. • SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.

  • Page 10: Authentication And Security

    HNW300CI User Manual 2.4 Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK. Each security option is described in detail below. 2.4.1 WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure.
  • Page 11 HNW300CI User Manual • Authentication Type: Select WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list. • Encryption: Select TKIP or AES from the drop-down list. • Click on the Apply button to save the changes. • Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you type, click the Show Password box to check it.

  • Page 12: Network

    HNW300CI User Manual 2.5 Network The Network tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).

  • Page 13: Site Survey

    HNW300CI User Manual 2.6 Site survey The Network tab also displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below.

  • Page 14: Statistics

    HNW300CI User Manual 2.7 Statistics The Statistics tab displays transmit and receive packet statistics in real-time. Information included is frames transmitted/received successfully, transmitted successfully without and after retry, received with CRC error, duplicate frames received, etc. 2.8 WPS Click on the WPS Configuration tab. WPS is used for WiFi Protected Setup. By pressing this button, the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup.

  • Page 15: About

    Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: Click on Start > Hamlet HNW300CI > Uninstall Hamlet HNW300CI The un-installation process will then begin. Once un-installation process is completed, select Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button and then click on the Finish button.

  • Page 16: Pci Card Adapter For Windows 2000/Xp

    • Carefully insert the PCI CARD into the PCI slot . Windows will then detect and install the new hardware. • An Hamlet icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the icon and then click on Launch Config Utilities.

  • Page 17: Profiles

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.3 Profiles The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café, etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and encryption/authentication settings.
  • Page 18 HNW300CI User Manual 3.3.1 Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively doubles the distance between wireless stations.
  • Page 19 HNW300CI User Manual other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. • Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID. •...

  • Page 20: Authentication And Security

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.4 Authentication and Security The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as: WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, and 802.1x. Each security option is described in detail below. 3.4.1 WEP Encryption The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure.
  • Page 21 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.2 WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity-checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t been tampered with.
  • Page 22 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.3 WPA-PSK Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption WPA – PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server. Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network services is allowed only if the pre-shared key of the computer matches that of the Access Point.
  • Page 23 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.4 LEAP Authentication LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) also known as Cisco-Wireless EAP provides username/password-based authentication between a wireless client and a RADIUS server. LEAP is one of several protocols used with the IEEE 802.1X standard for LAN port access control.
  • Page 24 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.5 802.1x with PEAP 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority. 802.1X uses an existing protocol called EAP. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used.
  • Page 25 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.6 802.1x with TTLS with EAP-MD5, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2 802.1X provides an authentication framework for wireless LANs allowing a user to be authenticated by a central authority. 802.1X uses an existing protocol called EAP. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used.
  • Page 26 HNW300CI User Manual 3.4.7 802.1x CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate. Server certificates identify a server, usually an authentication or RADIUS server to clients. Most EAPs require a certificate issued by a root authority or a trusted commercial Certificate Authority.

  • Page 27: Network

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.5 Network The Network tab displays the current status of the wireless radio. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below. • Status: This indicates the state of the client. There are three options: o Associated: Indicates that the wireless client is connected to an Access Point (AP).
  • Page 28 HNW300CI User Manual 3.5.1 Site Survey The Network tab also displays a list of Access Points and Stations in the area, and allows you to connect to a specific one. The following information is included in this tab, as the image depicts below.

  • Page 29: Advanced Configuration

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.6 Advanced Configuration The Advanced tab is used to configure the wireless mode (802.11g, 802.11b/g-mixed, or 802.11b/g/n-mixed), Tx burst, and CCX. • Wireless mode: Select 802.11 b/g/n mix if the wireless network uses both 11b, 11g, and 11n stations and APs.

  • Page 30: Wmm (Wireless Multimedia)

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.8 WMM (Wireless Multimedia) Click on the WMM tab. Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a Wi-Fi Alliance interpretability certification, based on the IEEE 802.11e draft standard. It provides basic Quality of service (QoS) features to IEEE 802.11 networks. WMM prioritizes traffic according to 4 AC (Access Categories), however it does not provide guaranteed throughput.

  • Page 31: Wps

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.9 WPS WPS is used for WiFi Protected Setup. By pressing this button, the security settings of the device will automatically synchronize with other wireless devices on your network that support Wi-Fi Protected Setup. • Rescan: Click on this button to view a list of Access Points in the area. •...

  • Page 32: About

    HNW300CI User Manual 3.10 About The About tab displays information about the device, such as: the network driver version and date, configuration utility version and date, and the NIC (Network Interface Card) firmware version and date. 3.11 Radio The Radio tab allows you to enable or disable the radio. Wireless PCI Card...

  • Page 33: Uninstall The Drivers & Client Utility

    Follow the steps below in order to uninstall the client utility: • Click on Start > Hamlet HNW300CI > Uninstall Hamlet HNW300CI • The un-installation process will then begin. • Click on the Yes button to confirm the un-installation process.

  • Page 34: Appendix A - Glossary

    HNW300CI User Manual 4. Appendix A – Glossary 802.11 A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Access Control List ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network.
  • Page 35 HNW300CI User Manual Bandwidth The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network device Basic Input/Output System BIOS. A program that the processor of a computer uses to startup the system once it is turned on Baud Data transmission speed...
  • Page 36 HNW300CI User Manual Data-Link layer The second layer of the OSI model. Controls the movement of data on the physical link of a network DB-25 A 25 ping male connector for attaching External modems or RS-232 serial devices DB-9 A 9 pin connector for RS-232 connections Decibels related to dipole antenna Decibels relative to isotropic radiator Decibels relative to one milliwatt...
  • Page 37 HNW300CI User Manual Encryption Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read Ethernet The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks. Fiber optic A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber File server A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all access it...
  • Page 38 HNW300CI User Manual A networking device that connects multiple devices together ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure that computers can report their multicast group membership to adjacent routers Internet Information Server is a WEB server and FTP server provided by Microsoft Internet Key Exchange is used to ensure security for VPN connections Infrastructure...
  • Page 39 HNW300CI User Manual L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Local Area Network Latency The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. Also referred to as delay Light Emitting Diode Legacy Older devices or technology Local Area Network...
  • Page 40 HNW300CI User Manual Netmask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host Network Interface Card A card installed in a computer or built onto the motherboard that allows the computer to connect to a network Network Layer The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic on a network Network Time Protocol...
  • Page 41 HNW300CI User Manual PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is used for creating VPN tunnels over the Internet between two networks Preamble Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network Quality of Service RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service allows for remote users to dial into a central server and be authenticated in order to access resources on a network Reboot To restart a computer and reload it's operating software or firmware from nonvolatile...
  • Page 42 HNW300CI User Manual Stateful Packet Inspection Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote computers SSID Service Set Identifier is a name for a wireless network Stateful inspection A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and incoming traffic to make sure that only valid responses to outgoing requests are allowed to pass though the firewall Subnet mask Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part...
  • Page 43 HNW300CI User Manual Virtual Private Network VPN: A secure tunnel over the Internet to connect remote offices or users to their company's network VLAN Virtual LAN Voice over IP Sending voice information over the Internet as opposed to the PSTN VoIP Voice over IP Wake on LAN...

  • Page 44: Appendix B - Specifications

    HNW300CI User Manual 5. Appendix B – Specifications Data Rates • 2.412~2.472G(IEEE802.11g) (2Rx) 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, -90dBm @ 6Mbps 54, 72, 84, 150 and 300Mbps (300 Rx -75dBm @ 54Mbps PHY rate; 150Mbps Tx PHY support) •...

  • Page 45: Appendix C - Fcc Interference Statement

    HNW300CI User Manual 6. Appendix C – FCC 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 the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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