Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi PCI (P6121-L6) Wi-Fi USB (P6122-14) The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.
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PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 INDEX INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................... 5 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ......................................................................................... 5 OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................
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PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Introduction Pentagram horNET wireless network adapter is a powerful 32-bit PCI/USB Adapter that installs quickly and easily into PCs. The Adapter can be used in Ad-Hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in Infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network. Pentagram horNET wireless PCI/USB adapter connects you with 802.11g networks at up to a 54Mbps.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Overview PCI adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. LED State Action LNK/ACT Lit Connected LNK/ACT Blinking Searching for wireless network / Data transfer USB adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Install Wireless Adapter PCI Adapter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the adapter all the way in. after the adapter is firmly in place, secure its fastening Tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw. Then close your PC.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Install Driver and Utility 1. Insert the driver and utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup wizard will launch automatically (under Windows Vista, you may additionally need to select Run: Autorun.exe in the Autorun window). If the CD-ROM autorun feature is disabled, run Autorun.exe in the CD’s root directory. 2. 3. 4. 5. Select Install, to start driver installation. Select the Installer language from the list and click Next >.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Configuration application 1 2 3 4 5 Configuration application window is divided into few main parts: 1. Menu: Refresh(R) – refreshes available adapters list. Mode(M) – change of adapter work mode between wireless Station and Access Point. View(V) – show or hide Status Bar(S). About(A) – displays information abort application. 2. Available adapters list – on this list all installed and supported wireless adapters are displayed. 3.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] General Tab This Tab allows you to check current state of active network connection. Status – status of wireless connection: • Radio is Off – radio transmission is turned off. • Not Associated – no wireless connection is established. • Associated – wireless connection is established. Throughput – current throughput of wireless network. Speed – connection speed.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Profile Tab This Tab allows you to create profiles for the most frequently used wireless networks, i.e. home network, company network or public hotspots. The profiles can be activated as required. Available Profile(s) – list containing configured profiles. Profile name is in first column, and network SSID in second. Active connections icon has red circle. Add – click, to open Wireless Network Properties window with new profile configuration.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Wireless Network Properties Window This window allows you to configure network properties which will be stored in profile. General options Profile Name – enter a name to identify your profile. SSID – enter a network Service Set IDentifier (SSID). If SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram and Pentagram are two different networks.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 WEP (Open System, Shared Key) – first and least safe method of securing wireless network. • TKIP (WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK) – base data encryption algorithm in WPA and WPA2 standards. • AES (WPA PSK, WPA2 PSK) – newest and safest data encryption algorithm used in wireless networks. ASCII – if acquired WEP key is ASCII characters string (instead of hex), select this option and enter key in field on the right side of PASSPHRASE option.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Available Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Column headers on the list means:: SSID – Service Set IDentifier of network (network name). Channel – channel (frequency), on which wireless network operates. Encryption – encryption method used by wireless network. Network Authentication – authentication method used by wireless network. Signal – wireless network signal strength.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options. Power Save – select Power save mode. In some cases enabling power saving may result in problems with constant network reconnecting. Turbo Mode – selecting this mode may accelerate frame transmission. Turbo mode may not be compatible with all network devices. Wireless Mode – select wireless stations to which the adapter can connect: 802.11g/b (802.11b and 802.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Status Tab This Tab shows basic information on adapter and connection state. Manufacturer – manufacturer of adapter’s processor unit. NDIS Driver Version – driver version. Short Radio Header – info on radio header length. Encryption – currently used encryption. Channel Set – currently used channel set. MAC Address – MAC address of adapter. Data Rate (AUTO) – current data rate. Channel (Frequency) – currently used channel (frequency).
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Station] Statistics Tab This Tab shows transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) statistics. Tx OK – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of frames transmitted with CRC errors. Tx Retry – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying. Tx Beacon OK – shows the number of Beacon frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of Beacon frames transmitted with errors.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] General Tab This Tab allows you to check current state of active network connection. SSID – SSID of wireless network created by adapter. BSSID – BSSID of wireless network created by adapter (adapter’s MAC address). Associacion Table – list of connected wireless stations: • AID – identifier of connected wireless station. • Mac Address – MAC address of connected wireless station. • Life Time – time of connection.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Wireless Network Properties Window This window allows you to configure created network properties. General options Profile Name – not available in Access Point Mode. Network Name(SSID) – enter SSID for created by adapter wireless network. This SSID will be required in order to connect to this network. This is a computer-to-computer(ad hoc)… – not available in Access Point Mode. Channel – channel (frequency) on which wireless network will operate.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 ASCII – select this option and enter key in field on the right side of PASSPHRASE option, if you want to use as key ASCII characters string (instead of hex). To connect to this network this method of key input will be required. PASSPHRASE – selecting this box and enter passphrase, based on which proper WEP key will be generated. To connect to this network this method of key input will be required. Key Length – length of key generated from passphrase.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] Statistics Tab This Tab shows transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx) statistics. Tx OK – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of frames transmitted with CRC errors. Tx Retry – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying. Tx Beacon OK – shows the number of Beacon frames transmitted without errors. Tx Error – shows the number of Beacon frames transmitted with errors.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 [Access Point] Soft AP Tab This Tab can be used to configure Internet Connection Sharing. To share Internet connection to wireless stations connected to adapter’s wireless network, select on list computer connection with access to the Internet, click on Select button, and then on Apply button. Internet Connection Sharing for selected connection will be automatically configured. Caution: This operation may also disable system Firewall for this connection.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless PCI/USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. 1. 2. 3. The Wireless PCI/USB Adapter does not work properly. • Reinsert the Wireless PCI/USB Adapter into your PC’s PCI / USB slot. • Right click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the device manager and click on the Network Adapter.
PENTAGRAM horNET P6121-L6 / P6122-14 Specification Standards: IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Chipset: PCI: Realtek RTL8185L USB: Realtek RTL8187B Channels (in parenthesis Channel Set from configuration application): 1 – 11 (FCC, IC) 1 – 13 (ETSI, Spain, France, Israel) 1 – 14 (MKK, MKK 1, Telec) Frequencies: 2.4-2.4835GHz Interface: PCI/USB Antenna: 3dBi / 18dBm, (for PCI version on RP-SMA connector) LED: LNK/ACT Security: WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, WEP 64/128bit, 802.1X Operating Temp.
