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REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of 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.
CAUTION 1. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons. 2. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3. For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS ...............................................................................1 The Peer-to-Peer Network .........................................................................1 The Access Point Network ........................................................................2 INSTALLATION ..............................................................
INTRODUCTION The 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.
You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless LAN Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
INSTALLATION Hardware Installation 1. 2. 3. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. Carefully slide the 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card into the Mini PCI slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated. After the device has been connected to your computer, turn on your computer. Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. Software Installation 1. Exit all Windows programs.
6. Click Finish to complete the software installation. Device Installation Verification To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System (Æ Hardware) Æ Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
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CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon. If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start Æ Programs Æ 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card Utility Æ 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card Utility, it will appear in the task bar.
Accessing the Configuration Utility All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs: Main Tab Profile Manager Tab Advanced Tab Info Tab About Tab Easy Config 1. In the Main tab, click Easy Config on the right down corner to start a quick configuration. 2. Select the wireless connection type, either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. Click Next to continue.
3. Select a wireless station on the list, and click Next to configure its settings. The following screen will appear for you to configure, for detailed configuration, please refer to Profile Manager tab in the later selection.
4. Configure the network TCP/IP, you may select DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically or select Manual to set an IP address. Click Next to continue. 5. Select DNS Auto to obtain DNS automatically or select Manual to set the primary and secondary DNS. Click Finish to complete the Easy Config procedure.
Main Tab The main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection, or set up your station for Ad Hoc connection. Status Shows the current connection status. Speed Shows the connection speed. Type Shows the wireless connection type. Authentication Shows the authentication type. Encryption Shows the encryption type. SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
Link Quality Shows the link quality percentage. Total Throughput Shows the total throughput percentage. Throughput TX The actual instantaneous transmitting rates. Throughput RX The actual instantaneous receiving rates. Network Address MAC Address The MAC address of this wireless adapter. IP Address The IP address of this wireless adapter. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of this wireless adapter. Gateway The default gateway address of the adapter.
Profile Manager Tab The Profile Manager enables you to create, modify and delete the profiles that the station uses to connect to WLAN networks, to activate and de-activate profiles, and to raise and lower a profiles’ priority. Connect Select a wireless device that you want to connect with and click Connect to make a connection. The wireless device you have connected will be added into the Available Profile(s) field below. Rescan Click Rescan to refresh the wireless device list.
The following configuration screens will appear if you just click Connect, Configure or Add buttons.
802.1x configuration screen: Note: WEP: If WEP is selected, you can either input Encryption Key #1~4 or check the Generate WEP Key and enter a WEP, the system will automatically generate. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: If WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is selected, enter the Passphrase in the column. Profile Name You may enter the preferred profile name in this column. Network Name (SSID) The SSID for the current profile. Ad Hoc Ad Hoc Place a check in the check box to enable the Ad Hoc function.
computers to communicate directly with each other. No access point is used. Note: Infrastructure: The infrastructure allows wireless and wired networks to communicate through an access point. Channel Select the channel (Channel 1-11) from the pull-down list. Wireless Network Security Network Authentication The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards.
Mask Key: Place a check in the check box to enable the Unmask Key function, this function is for concealing the WEP key. Passphrass Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase, so that a WEP key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This Passphrase must match the Passphrase of your wireless network. Key Length Select the key length from the pull-down menu, either 64Bit or 128 Bit.
802.11x configure EAP TYPE Select the EAP TYPE from the pull-down list. Including MD5, GTC, TLS, LEAP, TTLS and PEAP. Tunnel Select the tunnel from the pull-down menu, including CHAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAP-V2, PEAP and EAP-MD5. Username Type in the user name assigned to the certificate. Identity Enter the identity in this column. Password This panel is available when EAP-TLS is not selected (either MSCHAP V2 over PEAP is selected with WEP or LEAP is selected for CCX).
Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the 802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card. Threshold Fragment Threshold The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802. Wireless LAN Adapter often transmit large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346.
Connection Apply Set Default Wireless Mode: Select 802.11b or 802.11g/b from the pull-down menu. 802.11b Preamble Mode: A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into Auto, Long or Short. Click Apply to save current changes. Click Set Default to restore default settings.
About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version.
UNINSTALLATION In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ (All) Programs Æ802.11b/g Wireless PCIe Mini Card Utility Æ Uninstall. 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.
