User’s Manual Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Model No.: SP906GK http://www.micronet.
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 1.1 Features................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specifications........................................................................................... 1 1.3 Package Contents.................................................................................... 2 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..................................................
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SP906GK. It complies with IEEE 802.11g standard and supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When SP906GK is connected to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. It enables higher data throughput than the IEEE 802.
1.1 Features • Comply with the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards. • High-speed wireless transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps. • Provide high level of security with 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x) functions • • • Provide automatic fallback for greater data security and reliability. Supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP operating systems Supports 32-bit PCI interface. 1.2 Specifications • Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g • Interface: 32-bit PCI • Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.
1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items in your package. The package should include the following items: • • • • Micronet SP906GK Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Driver and Manual CD Quick Installation Guide Detachable Antenna If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.
2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, please read the following notes carefully: Note1: Please do not install SP906GK into your laptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was performed under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) Note3: If you have installed the SP906GK Wireless PCI Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. A.
D. After selecting the country domain, click “Next” to process the installation.. E. Warning: Selecting incorrect region may result in a violation of applicable law dialog window will pop-up. If you have selected the correct region, click “Yes” continue the process. F. The system will start to install the software of SP906GK . Follow the instruction of the program and plug in SP906GK into the PCI slot of your desktop computer.
G. The system will automatically detect SP906GK and display the “Hardware Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. H. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure SP906GK and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. If SP906GK is installed successfully, the configuration utility will automatically pop up. It will automatically connect to the wireless device, which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while SP906GK is running.
Right click the icon to find the items in configuration utility for you to perform. z Launch Config Utilities Select “Open Config Utility” to open the Configuration Utility tool. z Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility z Select “About” to describe the Wireless Card information. z Hide Select “Hide” to hide the Configuration Utility tool. In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to set up wireless clients. By default, this “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” is enabled.
B. Click “Advanced”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” to enable the utility for the card. 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.
3.1 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 SP906GK and automatically connect you to the wireless device with the greatest signal strength. The “Available Network” will list all the networks nearby. You can change the connection to another AP or add one of the APs to your own profile list.
Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Profile List Description The profile list displays all the profiles and their relative settings including Profile Name, SSID. This sign indicates the activated profile is connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile is disconnected. Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/ Click these buttons to Add / Remove / Edit / Set Default Button Duplicate / Set Default the selected profiles.
3.2.1 Configure the Profile 3.2.1.1 Base Configuration Parameter Profile Name Description Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. You may specify a SSID for SP906GK and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card.
3.2.1.2 Wireless network security Parameter Description Network Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that SP906GK intends to connect. Open System – No authentication is needed in the wireless network. Shared Key – Only wireless devices using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect to each other. WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.
password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized users that don't have the matching password from joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices. WPA2 – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1 x/EAP authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
802.1x Setting When you set the Authentication Type to Open, Shared, WPA or WPA2, you can also enable IEEE 802.1x setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users. WPA Pre-Shared Key The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers. This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network. WEP Key (Key1 ~ Key4) The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network.
The IEEE 802.1X specification describes a protocol 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.
3.2.1.3 802.1x Setting-Certification Parameter Authentication Type Description The EAP authentication protocols this card supports are listed below. This setting has to be consistent with the wireless APs or Routers that SP906GK intends to connect. PEAP &TTLS – PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol to be used within an encrypted tunnel. TTLS supports any protocol within its tunnel, including CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-CHAPv2, PAP and EAP-MD5.
Session Resumption Select from “Disabled”, “Reauthentication”, “Roaming”, “SameSSID” and “Always” options when you want to recover the session in different status. Identity Name the server for server identification. Password Enter the password for server identification. Use Client Certificate A client certificate is required for TLS, and is optional for TTLS and PEAP.
Allow Intermediate Certificates When the server designates an issuer as a trusted root authority, it places 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. Server Name Enter the authentication server name.
3.3 Advanced Parameter PSM (Power Save Mode) Description The power saving function is only available when the network type is in Infrastructure. None – Disable the Power Save mode. Min – SP906GK will always set in Minimum mode. Max – SP906GK will always set in Maximum mode Wireless Mode SP906GK can be compatible with both 802.11g and 802.11b wireless stations 802.11 B only –. If there are only 802.11b wireless stations in the network, you can set SP906GK to this mode. 802.
Preamble The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication among wireless devices. This option is only active in the Ad Hoc network. There are three modes including Auto, Short and Long Preamble. If “Auto“mode is selected, SP906GK will automatically switch the preamble mode depending on the wireless devices SP906GK is connected to. RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS (Request To Send).
3.4 Status From the “Status” option, you can view all the information of the network you are connected to. Parameter Manufacturer Description Display the Chip-set manufacturer. NDIS Driver Version Display Current Driver version. Short Radio Header Display the Short Radio Header. Encryption Display the encryption method used on SP906GK Authenticate Display the Authentication method configured on SP906GK Channel Set Display the Certification of channel plan.
3.5 Statistics This option enables you to view the statistic information of the connection, including transmit statistics and receive statistics. You may click the “Reset” to reset the SP906GK counters. 3.6 Easy Config This option offers you two methods to configure SP906GK easily; select Touch-Button Method or Question-Answer Method. Then click “Start”. 3.
compressing the data and decreasing the waiting time for sending the next data to the Routers or APs. This feature (known as Turbo Mode) enables higher throughput than IEEE 802.11g standard (Up to 54Mbps). When SP906GK is connecting to the Routers or APs with the proprietary Turbo Mode feature, the Turbo Mode will be enabled automatically without any configuration. A. Right Click the “Wireless Network Connection” and select “Properties”. B. Click “Configure…”. C.
4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems commonly 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 which provides up to 54 Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g is quickly becoming the next mainstream in wireless LAN technology for the home, office and public networks. 802.11g defines the use of the same OFDM modulation technique specified in IEEE 802.
database, or wireless application for mobile workers. 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. 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.
13. What is Spread Spectrum？ Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secured, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security.
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transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
