Wireless LAN PCI Card EW-7126 User Manual Version: 1.0 (Mar.
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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.
R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE 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.
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 F EATURES .................................................................................................... 1 S PECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 1 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ..................................................................................... 2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ......................................
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN PCI Card. This card features the latest innovation wireless technology. IEEE 802.1x which request wireless stations to pass the authorization by entering a unique user name and password designated by the authorization server before connecting to the wireless devices such as Access Point or Router. TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) which are advanced WLAN security technology included in the IEEE 802.
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 Antenna One Quick Guide One CD (Driver/Utility/Manual) If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.
2 Installation Procedure 2.1 Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/Me.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. 2.1.1 Install the Driver 1. Turn off your PC. 2.
3. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4. When you complete the Utility installation, a shortcut named “Rtl8180“ will appear in the computer’s desktop and a new icon will be displayed in the system tray at the bottom of the screen. Double click the shortcut or click the icon and start using the WLAN PCI Card. In the Desktop 2.2 In the taskbar Windows XP The installation process in Windows XP is similar with the process in Windows 98SE/Me/2000.
B. Using the Utility of this card 1. Get into Windows XP’s Utility, click “Advanced“ button. 2. In “Wireless Network Connection Properties“ screen, uncheck the setting “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings“. Note that if you want to change back to the Windows XP built-in utility, check the item again. 3. Double click the shortcut or click the icon and start using the WLAN PCI Card.
Note: If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can still see the link status and statistics during communication process from the card’s utility.
3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN PCI Card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active. 3.1 Configuration In the “Configuration”, you may set up the necessary parameters about the wireless LAN.
Parameter Description Fragement Threshold The value defines the maximum size of packets, any packet size larger than the value will be fragmented. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2432 bytes. Minor change is recommended. RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS (Request To Send).
Parameter 1, 2, 5.5, 11MBps Description • Not Used – Prohibits the device from operating at the specified data rate. • Used – Allows the device operating at the specified data rate • Basic – Restrict the device to operate at least at the specified data rate. At least one kind of data rate has to be set “Basic“. Click “Apply“ button to save the above configurations, click “Undo“ button to cancel the settings.
Parameter Link State Description Shows the status of the connection. Checking Status – Represents the card is checking the status of the wireless device. • • Not Associated – Represents the connection is interrupted. You may press “Rescan“ button to reconnect the wireless device. • Associated – Represents the card is successfully linking to the wireless device. Rescan button Click this button to scan the Access Point or Adapter which the card connected before or intends to connect.
3.3 Security In the “Security”, you can enable or disable the WEP, TKIP and AES WLAN security mechansims for the card. WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. WEP has been found that it has some security problems. TKIP is a temporary quick-fix method defined in IEEE 802.11i standard to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security.
Parameter Description Data Encryption • No Encryption – Disable the WEP Data Encryption. • WEP – Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length and the encryption keys. • Realtek TKIP – Enable the TKIP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the TKIP Key Length and the encryption keys. • Auth Algorithm Default Key ID Realtek AES – Enable the AES Data Encryption.
Parameter Description Key Length You may select the 64-bit or 128-bit to encrypt transmitted data. Larger key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. Key1 ~ Key4 The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. • 64-bit – Input 10 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“. • 3.
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the card. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard？ The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate. 2. What does IEEE 802.11 feature support？ The product supports the following IEEE 802.
8. What is AES? AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored, while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is also included in IEEE 802.11i standard. Compare with AES, TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level. 9.
