AR5BCB-0004 3 Cardbus Card User’s Guide Revision September 2003
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Contents List of Tables . Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix About this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Windows NT 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 ACU Installation and Driver Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6 7 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 A Supported Channels and Data Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 B Regulatory Compliance Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
List of Tables Table 2-1. Setup Type Page Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Table A-1. IEEE Channel Numbers for 802.11b/802.11g . . . . . . . . . A-2 Table A-2. Data Rates for 802.11b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Table A-3. Data Rates for 802.11g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Atheros Communications, Inc.
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Preface This user's guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to successfully install the Atheros Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver, for the purpose of operating the Atheros Network Adapter in a Microsoft Windows environment. This guide also provides information for users who wish to upgrade the Atheros NDIS driver from previous releases.
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common Installation/ Uninstallation and Device/Network Configurations issues. Appendix A Supported Channels and Data Rates—Describes available Data Rates and Channel Frequencies for operation Appendix B Regulatory Compliance Information—Important user information and instructions concerning operating this device in accordance with National spectrum usage laws for radio devices. x • Cardbus Card User’s Guide x • February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
1 1 Introduction The Atheros Wireless Network Adapters implement a half-duplex, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processor supporting all IEEE 802.11g data rates (6 to 54 Mbps) and 802.11b data rates (1 to 11 Mbps). In the Atheros Turbo ModeTM, the adapters support data rates up to 108 Mbps. The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7.1 and PCI 2.2 standards.
1 Chapter System Requirements ■ ■ 1-2 1-2 • • Laptop PC containing: – 32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter) – 32 MB memory or greater – 300 MHz processor or higher Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows XP/Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6) Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
2 2 Windows 2000 This chapter describes the Windows 2000 driver installation. Driver Installation (First-Time Installation) This section describes the first-time installation for the driver for Windows 2000. For a previously installed driver, Atheros provides the InstallShield Wizard, which includes an application for upgrading the present driver and the Atheros Client Utility.
2 Chapter 3. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended).” 4. Click Next. 5. Insert the Release CD into the CD-ROM drive. 6. Choose Specify a location under “Optional search locations.” 7. Click Next to continue. 2-2 2-2 • • Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
2 Chapter 8. Browse to the NDIS driver directory. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\install (assuming D: is the CD-ROM drive). 9. Click OK to continue. 10. After finding the Atheros driver installation file net5211.inf, click Next to continue. Atheros Communications, Inc.
2 Chapter 11. The Atheros NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 12. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See “Device Configuration” on page 2-7 for the device configuration information.
Chapter 2 3. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement. The Update Program Setup Type dialog will display. 4. The Setup Type page provides selections as summarized in Table 2-1. Choose the selection appropriate for your network. Table 2-1. Setup Type Page Selections Selection Description Install Driver and Atheros Client Utility Recommended. Updates drivers and installs the ACU. Install Driver Only Installs NDIS driver only. Install Atheros Client Utility Only Installs ACU only.
2 Chapter 10. The Atheros NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft, so Windows 2000 may show a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 11. Click Finish when the InstallShield Wizard is complete. Driver and ACU Uninstallation This section provides information about uninstallation procedures for Atheros software releases.
Chapter 2 Device Configuration Use the Atheros Client Utility to configure the device driver. Access the Atheros Client Utility by clicking the Start button and choosing Programs > Atheros > Atheros Client Utility. The ACU tray icon is displayed in the right side of the Toolbar. Launch the ACU by double-clicking the tray icon, or by right-clicking the tray icon and selecting Launch Station Utility. Atheros Communications, Inc.
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3 3 Windows 98 Second Edition This chapter describes the Windows 98 Second Edition driver installation. Driver Installation (First Time Installation) This section describes the first-time installation for the driver for Windows 98 Second Edition. To install the NDIS Driver (first-time installation): Insert the Atheros Wireless Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver. 1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear, and click Next to continue.
3 Chapter 2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the Atheros Software Release CD in the CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\install (assuming D: is the CD-ROM drive). 4. Click Next to continue. 3-2 3-2 • • Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Chapter 3 5. When the Atheros driver installation file net5211.inf has been found, click Next to continue. 6. Click Finish to continue. 7. Click Yes to restart the system and complete driver installation. Refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7 for information on device configuration. Atheros Communications, Inc.
3 Chapter ACU Installation and Driver Update Atheros provides an InstallShield utility to upgrade the NDIS driver, if a previous release is installed, and to install the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). For complete information on upgrading your NDIS driver, refer to “ACU Installation and Driver Update” on page 2-4. Use the Atheros Client Utility to configure the device driver. For complete information on configuring the device driver, refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7.
4 4 Windows Millennium Edition This chapter describes the Windows Millennium Edition installation. Driver Installation (First Time Installation) This section describes the first-time installation for the driver for Windows Millennium Edition. For a previously installed driver, Atheros provides the InstallShield Wizard, which includes an application for upgrading the present driver and the Atheros Client Utility.
4 Chapter c. Click Next to continue. d. When the Atheros driver installation file net5211.inf has been found, click Next to continue. 4-2 4-2 • • Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Chapter 4 3. Click Finish to continue, and restart the system to complete driver installation. Refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7 for device configuration. Atheros Communications, Inc.
4 Chapter ACU Installation and Driver Update Atheros provides an InstallShield utility to upgrade the NDIS driver, if a previous release is installed, and to install the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). For complete information on upgrading your NDIS driver, refer to “ACU Installation and Driver Update” on page 2-4. Use the Atheros Client Utility to configure the device driver. For complete information on configuring the device driver, refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7.
5 5 Windows XP This chapter describes the Windows XP driver installation. Driver Installation (First Time Install) This section describes the first-time installation for the driver for Windows XP. For a previously installed driver, Atheros provides the InstallShield Wizard, which includes an application for upgrading the present driver and the Atheros Client Utility.
5 Chapter 2. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the location has been identified, click Next to continue. 3. The Atheros NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation. 4.
Chapter 5 ACU Installation and Driver Update Atheros provides an InstallShield utility to upgrade the NDIS driver, if a previous release is installed, and to install the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). For complete information on upgrading your NDIS driver, refer to “ACU Installation and Driver Update” on page 2-4. Use the Atheros Client Utility to configure the device driver. For complete information on configuring the device driver, refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7.
5 Chapter ACU Security The ACU allows connection profiles of: ■ No security Link encryption/decryption is disabled, no keys are installed. ■ Static key security Keys are installed at driver initialization and profile change events. All Atheros-supported encryption protocols are supported and the chosen keys can be 40-, 104-, or 128-bits.
6 6 Windows NT 4.0 This chapter describes the Windows NT 4.0 driver installation. Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup Windows NT 4.0 does not support “plug-and-play.” Therefore, the Atheros NDIS driver installation uses an approach that is different from the installation used in other Operating Systems. To install the Atheros Wireless Network Adapter in Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, a PC Card utility called CardWizard is used.
6 Chapter After the CardWizard utility is loaded, insert the Atheros Wireless Network Adapter into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. CardWizard will detect the insertion of the Atheros CardBus card and show the following screen. Click Correct to continue. 2. Click OK to continue. 6-2 6-2 • • Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Chapter 6 3. Windows NT 4.0 Network Properties windows displays. Click Add to continue. 4. On the Select Network Adapter dialog box, click Have Disk. Atheros Communications, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Windows NT 4.
6 Chapter 5. Manually enter the location of where the Atheros NDIS 4.0 driver is located. For example, D:\ndis\bin\production\install. 6. Click OK to continue. 7. Make sure Atheros Wireless Network Adapter is selected. 8. Click OK to continue. 6-4 6-4 • • Cardbus Card User’s Guide February 2003 Atheros Communications, Inc.
Chapter 6 Windows NT 4.0 binds the TCP/IP protocol to the Atheros Wireless Network Adapters, so TCP/IP properties have to be entered. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information may also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. 9.
6 Chapter ACU Installation and Driver Update Atheros provides an InstallShield utility to upgrade the NDIS driver, if a previous release is installed, and to install the Atheros Client Utility (ACU). For complete information on upgrading your NDIS driver, refer to “ACU Installation and Driver Update” on page 2-4. Use the Atheros Client Utility to configure the device driver. For complete information on configuring the device driver, refer to “Device Configuration” on page 2-7.
7 7 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to common problems that usually occur during the installation and operation of the Atheros Wireless Network Adapter. Read the following descriptions for solutions to common problems. If you cannot find an answer here, please contact an Atheros field application engineer for assistance. 1. My computer does not recognize the Atheros CardBus card. Make sure the CardBus card is properly inserted into a 32-bit CardBus slot.
7 Chapter 3. Stations cannot associate in ad hoc mode. Make sure the same service set identifier (SSID) is specified for all stations that need to join the same ad hoc network. Set up one station to establish a BSS and wait briefly before setting up other stations. This prevents several stations from trying to establish a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations associated to it. 4.
A A Supported Channels and Data Rates This section provides basic information for available data rates and channel frequencies in the NDIS driver. NOTE: The Atheros Wireless Adapter’s firmware limits operation to only the channels allowed in a particular Region or Country (i.e. Regulatory Domain). Therefore, all options listed below may not be available in your version of the Atheros Wireless Adapter.
A Appendix Table A-1. IEEE Channel Numbers for 802.11b/802.11g Channel Number Channel Frequency (MHz) Regulatory Domain 1 2412 FCC 2 2417 FCC 3 2422 FCC 4 2427 FCC 5 2432 FCC 6 2437 FCC 7 2442 FCC 8 2447 FCC 9 2452 FCC 10 2457 FCC 11 2462 FCC 12 2467 FCC 13 2472 FCC Table A-2. Data Rates for 802.11b Rate Number Data Rate 0 1 Mbps 1 2 Mbps 2 5.5 Mbps 3 11 Mbps Table A-3. Data Rates for 802.
Appendix A Table A-3. Data Rates for 802.11g Atheros Communications, Inc.
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B B Regulatory Compliance Information This section includes user requirements for operating this product in accordance with National laws for usage of radio spectrum and operation of radio devices. Failure of the end-user to comply with the applicable requirements may result in unlawful operation and adverse action against the end-user by the applicable National regulatory authority.
B Appendix FCC Requirements for Operation in the Unites States Radio Frequency Interference Warnings & Instructions 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.
Appendix B Declaration Of Conformity We Atheros Communications, Inc., 529 Almanor Ave.,Sunnyvale,CA 94085 declare under our sole responsibility that the model AR5BCB-00043 Cardbus Card Wireless Adapter complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: Atheros Communications, Inc.
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Index A ACU installation 2-4–2-6 security 5-4 uninstallation 2-6 Atheros Client Utility, see ACU.
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