VNT6656GUV00 USER'S MANUAL Revision 1.0 July 5, 2006 VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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VIA Technologies, Inc. Revision History Release 1.0 Date 2006-07-05 Revision 1.0 • July 5, 2006 Revision Initial release.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Table of Contents 1. Features........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1. Drivers and Applications.......................................................................................... 1 1.2. Certifications ........................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Software Packages .......................................................
VIA Technologies, Inc. 1. Features 1.1. Drivers and Applications Drivers available for Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and all major distributions of Linux. Setup utility for automatic driver installation on Windows. Mass-production support tool. Mass-production application interface for custom programs. PATCH utility for driver customization. This utility allows the manufacturers to customize the driver packages, such as changing the drivers’ icons and file names. 1.2.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 2. Drivers and Utilities 2.1. Drivers DRIVER TYPE DESCRIPTION NDIS 5 Supports Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, XPe, and Sever 2003. NDIS 4 Supports Windows NT 4.0. WinCE 4.2 Supports Windows CE 4.2. WinCE 5 Supports Windows CE 5.0. x64 Supports AMD 64-bit CPUs. 2.2. Utilities for end users UTILITY NAME DESCRIPTION Winsetup Automatic driver installation, uninstallation, and updating utility for Windows 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 3. Software Package Information 3.1. Directory structure DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION / (Root directory) Drivers for Windows 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003; release note; and other documentations. /XPe Driver for Windows XP Embedded. /WIFISET Wireless configuration setup tool for Windows. /WINSETUP Windows driver setup utility for Windows 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003. /MPTOOL Mass-production tool and the EEPROM layout guide.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 3.2. Driver Keywords/Parameters Figure 1. Properties—Advanced Adhoc Beacon Interval Defines the beacon interval in the ad hoc mode. Antenna Diversity Enables or disables antenna diversity. Connection Rate Specifies the connection rate (in Mbps): 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, or Auto. Default Channel The user-defined connection channel—applicable in the ad hoc mode and AP mode. Desired SSID The user-defined SSID—to be automatically connected at driver startup.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Network Address The user-defined network address—overrides the network address originally set by the hardware vendor. Operation Mode Determines the operation mode: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc. Preamble Type Determines the acceptable preamble type: Select Long to accept long preambles only; select Short to support short preambles. RadioControl Determines whether the radio is on or off. Receive Buffers Defines the size of the internal driver buffers for received packets.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 4. Windows Utilities 4.1. WiFiset1 The VIA WiFiset is a Windows-based application. Its main features are listed below. 4.1.1. Status Displays the network status of the device. Figure 2. WiFiset—Status 4.1.2. Config Displays and controls the link configurations for the device. 1 To avoid software conflict, WiFiset does not synchronize its settings with Windows Zero Configuration (WZC), nor vice versa. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 3. WiFiset—Config SSID The service set identifier (SSID) is the name given to a wireless network by its administrator(s). The default value is Any, which allows the device to connect to any access point in the Infrastructure Mode, or to any other wireless device in the Ad Hoc Mode. The SSID can be up to 32 characters long, and is case sensitive.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Radio Status Shows whether the radio is on or off. Data Rate Selects the rate of transmission between your computer and the access point (in the infrastructure mode) or another wireless device (in the ad hoc mode). In general, a higher transmission rate would provide a smaller coverage area, and a lower transmission rate would cover a greater distance.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 4. WiFiset—WEP config Encryption state Determines whether Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is used for data encryption. • None (default) No encryption. • WEP Data is encrypted with a WEP key. Up to four WEP keys can be specified. Each key can have a length of 40, 128, or 256 bits. Authentication Mode Determines the method of authentication.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 4.1.3. Site Survey Displays a list of all available networks within range. Figure 5. WiFiset—Site Survey Join Network Joins the device to the selected network. Re-Scan it! Re-scans to discover all currently available networks within range. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. 4.1.4. Statistics Displays the real-time transmission and reception statistics of the device. Figure 6. WiFiset—Statistic Pause Pauses, or freezes, the currently displayed statistics. Clicking Pause again will resume the real-time display. Reset Resets all values to zero. 4.1.5. Signal Displays the current and past values of signal strength (SS) and signal quality (SQ) for the connected network. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 7. WiFiset—Signal 4.1.6. Profiles A profile is a set of preconfigured settings for a particular network environment. Having different profiles stored in WiFiset, you can move from one network to another without having to reconfigure the network settings. 4.1.6.1. Adding a new profile Before adding the current network configuration as a new profile, make sure that your device is connected to a network and that all settings are properly configured.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 8. WiFiset—Adding a new profile Step 2. Enter a name for the new profile, and then click OK. Figure 9. WiFiset—Profile Name Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Step 3. The new profile is now successfully added to the Profile List, and it’s set to be a default one automatically. Figure 10. WiFiset—New profile added 4.1.6.2. Default profile and automatic connection You can configure your device to automatically connect to a network according to the default profile. Step 1. Select a profile name from the Profile Select box. Step 2. Click the Default Profile button. Step 3.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 11. WiFiset—Auto Connect with Default Profile Note: Once the device is set to automatically connect with a netowork according to the default profile, most of the options under WiFiset’s Config tab would become unavailable, and therefore appear dimmed—except for Power Save Mode and Auto connect. In addition, a check mark would now appear in the Auto connect check box. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 12. WiFiset—Auto connect 4.2. WPA Networking VT6655 supports Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service for connecting to a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) network. Step 1. Open Wireless Network Connection. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 13. Wireless Network Connection Step 2. Click a wireless network from the list of available networks, and then click Connect. Step 3. Enter the network key, also known as WEP key or WPA key. Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Figure 14. Wireless Network Connection—Network key Revision 1.
VIA Technologies, Inc. Appendix A: Terminology ad hoc network A network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium (WM). access point (AP) Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution ser-vices, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations. Station (STA) Any device that contains an IEEE 802.11 conformant medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) interface to the wireless medium (WM).
Appendix B: Important Notices 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 the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operation instruction for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The maximum reported SAR value is: (802.11b) 0.596 W/Kg (802.11g) 0.374W/Kg Revision 1.
