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1. WEP Configuration Eey size 40 bit vw ze l40 bit y si l40 bit gt lA 40bit y Authentication Eey Format Open system re Hex C ASC Authentication The authentication type defines ID verification and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards You may choose from Open System Shared Key or Auto Switch Open System If your access point wireless router is using Open System authentication then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type Shared Key Shared Key is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key Auto Switch Select Auto Switch for the adapter to automatically select the appropriate 20 patina mele Encryption 1 4 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network Select one Key and Key Size then enter the appropriate key value in the Encryption field Note You must use the same Key Key Size and Encryption Key on both the host and destination devices in order to establish a connection KEY1 KEY 4 You can specify up to 4 different keys but only one can be used at a time Encryption Enter the key value in this field A key of 10 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F 1s required 1f a 40 bit a k a 64 bit Key Size is selected A key of 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F is required if a 128 bit Key Size is selected A key of 58 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F i2. IRLINK Model AWLC3025 User s Manual Ver 1A REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission FCC and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment Part15 Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interface and 2 This device must accept any interface received including interface that may cause undesired operation 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 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures BReorient or relocate the receiving antenna BIncrease the distance between the equipment and receiver B Connect the equipment into
3. gia 28 APPENDIX carrara 30 INTRODUCTION The 802 11g Wireless LAN Card is a device that allows you to connect your computer to a Wireless Local Area Network WLAN A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency RF technology to transmit and receive data without having to physically attach to the network The wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies This card also allows you to take full advantage of your computer s mobility with access to real time information and online services anytime and anywhere In addition this device eliminates the hassle of pulling cable through walls and under furniture It even allows you to place your system in locations where cabling is impossible Modifying and augmenting networks has never been so easy The Peer to Peer Network a k a Ad Hoc This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly Equipped with wireless PC Cards or wireless PCI cards you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN A A i cana da Cable DSL lt Le Hi 1 Mader go su Internet 1 E Wireless gt ail e _ si Pena y The Access Point Network a k a Inf
4. passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 4 Click Finish to complete the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Egi 802 119 Wireless CardBus PC Card Click Finish to close the wizard Verify Device Installation To verify that the driver has been properly installed in your computer go to Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager Expand the Network adapters item If the 802 11g Wireless CardBus PC Card is listed it means that your device is properly installed and enabled Es Device Manager File Action wiew Help cot1lssfgasRa SA ABO B6RAS4K4XGP 4 Computer so Disk drives 3 Display adapters 4 DVD CD ROM drives 2 Floppy disk controllers J Floppy disk drives 2 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards 15 Mice and other pointing devices Monitors DREP O A 802 119 Wirel ess CardBus PC Card D O PCMCIA adapters Ports COM amp
5. 96 means no fragmentation is needed The throughput performance will decrease however RTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 4096 Should you encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modification of this value is recommended A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmission timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter Note If you want to change the Preamble type to Long or 15 Short please check the settings of your access point or wireless router Retry limits You can set the number of retries if no acknowledgement appears from the receiving station 16 The Advanced tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter Ei Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Authentication Open System Encryption Disable Power Mode No Power Save Eeen Long Reg Domain FEC Ee Tx Antenna fAntenna2 MAC Addr DO EO S8 BE 1E FE Rx Antenna Both 4 State 4 is Inactive AP Tx Power Level 0 db B G Mode BEG Mode Tx Power Value High Power Country Code rs Network Information IP Address 192 168 1 101 Fragment Threshold ES Net Mask 255 255 255 0 RTS Threshold 4096 Gateway fis2testt Cancel Apply Help 17 Use the Privacy Tab to configure your WEP CCX and WPA settings WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy CCX Cis
6. Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install W lanUtility in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Files AirLink1 01 wlanUtility Browse InstallShield 3 Cancel 5 Follow the instruction to select the program folder Click Next to continue InstallShield Wizard Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders AirLink101 Existing Folders Accessories Administrative Tools EPSON Printers FlashGet Games s InstallShield Ba Next Cancel lt Bac ance 6 Remove the Installation CD from the CD drive 7 Restart your computer Restarting Windows Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Choose one of the following options and click OK to finish setup Note Make sure the procedures in Install Utility have been performed In most cases Windows will automatically install the driver after the computer is restarted if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears follow the steps below 1 Insert the Cardbus into the cardbus
7. LPT SB Processors Sound video and game controllers s Storage volumes Y System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers H H H W 10 CONFIGURATION After successfully installing the driver and utility a Utility Icon will appear on the desktop Wireless LAN Utility If the Utility Icon doesn t appear automatically go to Start gt All Programs gt Airlink101 gt Wireless LAN Utility The Configuration Utility is accessed by double clicking on the Wireless LAN Utility Icon on the Desktop All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs Main Tab Advanced Tab Privacy Tab Statistics Tab About Tab 11 The Main tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter Hi Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Status Connected to network Extemal Configuration SSID Mode ch Signal BSSID Connect Acce 6 Normal 00 90 4B 28 7C 96 Modify Rescan Current Configuration Pref SSID PIO BSSID 00 90 48 28 7C 96 Channel 6 BSS Type Access Point as 54 Mbps 10000 Signal quality 1000 Tx Rate 0 00 Kbps Be Normal 48 0 Rx Rate 0 00 Kbps External Uncheck the box to use this utility to configure the Configuration wireless network adapter Or check the box to use Windows XP s Wireless Zero Configuration Utility Status Displays the information about the status of the communication The SSID i
8. an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected CAUTION 1 To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons 2 This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Table of Contents INTRODUCTION nica 1 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS sccccccececececcccecscsecccccccscececeecsescececeecscsees 1 The Peer to Peer Network a k a Ad Hoc l The Access Point Network a k a Infrastructure 2 LED INDICATORS FOR WIRELESS CARDBUS CARD ccccecceccecceceeceess 3 Power Indicator Orange LED 3 Act Indicator Green LED isa 3 INSTALLATION ai E 4 INSTALL THE DRIVER amp UTILITY rl lele lia 4 INSTABGTHEDEVNCE lc elena 7 Note for Windows 98 amp ME users ieri 7 Note for Windows 2000 users iii 7 Note for Windows XP USErsS eee ieri 8 Verity Device Installation inca apolidi 9 CONFIGURATION lilla i 11 ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY cccccccecesccecceccescescescescens 11 TIN IB ise rece a e e e E e SERENE 12 ADVANCED TAB dida dd 17 PRIVACY TAB aioe ales a edi A DOS E 18 WEP C One URAL ia 20 COX COmio Walon seis ale 23 BA Fava clo A b ee eee II CPR a 24 STATS LC Se A sss ceca 26 ABOVE Pialle 27 UN INSFALEAFION
9. co Compatible Extension and WPA WiFi Protected Access encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network Highlight WEP and click on the Configure button If you uncheck External Configuration in the Main tab functions in the following figure will be enabled E y Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Privacy Mode m Aul WEP CCX WPA The wireless network is not secure If you checked External Configuration in the Main tab functions in the following figure will be disabled 18 F y Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Privacy Mode Extemal Configuration Utility Privacy Mode Cancel Configure your NONE WEP CCX 802 1x and WPA settings NONE No security defined WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is a data security mechanism based on a 40 Bit a k a 64 Bit 128 Bit 256 Bit shared key algorithm Press the Configure button to change WEP configuration CCX Cisco Compatible Extension It provides user based centralized authentication as well as per user wired equivalent privacy WEP session keys Press the Configure button to change CCX configuration The 802 1x Configuration window is used to configure WEP CCX and WPA security with 802 1x authentication WPA WiFi Protected Access is more secure than WEP and should be used if possible 19 WEP Configuration None
10. e Tx Power Level Profile High Power z E Delete Save Preferred SSID Type in the SSID name of the device you want to connect to BSS Type You can select the connection type Peer to Peer Access Point or Auto Mode Tx Rate You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull down menu Power Mode No Power Save the adapter will be in full active mode Max Power Save the power save mode will be enabled Packet Burst Enable Enable this function if the device you connect supports Packet Bursting Mode to increase the efficiency of your network Select IEEE 802 11b B Only 802 11b B Plus 802 11g G Only standard or B amp G Mode If you choose this option the device will automatically convert the suitable standard Enter the profile name and click the Save button to save your configuration To open the profiles you 14 ee and then click the Load button i Select the transmit power level Low Power Medium Low Power Medium Power Medium High Power High Power The power level function is used to extend the communication distance Wireless LAN New Configuration New Connection Advanced Thresholds Retry limits Fragment Threshold 14096 Short RTS Threshold 4096 Long Preamble Long Preamble C Short Preamble Cancel Fragment Threshold You can fragment the MSDU or MMPDU into smaller sizes to increasing the reliability of frame transmission The maximum value of 40
11. n method which means that both the client and the server prove their identities Network administers have been taking advantage of the simplified user and security administration that LEAP provides Before the security authentication 1s started you should enter the user name and password or the authentication process will fail WPA settings Preshared Key Passphrase PSE Configuration 24 Enter the key that you are sharing with the network for the WLAN connection 802 1x Refer to the previous section for 802 1x Configuration 802 1X Configuration f prompt for password fe use the following user name and password Login Name Password I Unmask 25 The Statistics Tab displays any available statistics including Receive packets Transmit packets Association reject packets Association timeout packets Authentication reject packets and Authentication timeout packets A y Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Receive Transmit Good Packets 363 Good Packets Partial Packets Ack Packets Duplicate Packets RTS Packets Error Packets CTS Packets Beacons Beacons Total Bytes Total Bytes Association Rejects Authentication Rejects Association Timeouts Authentication Timeouts CICEEEEL Cancel Appl 26 Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version Utility Ve
12. rastructure The network installation allows you to share files printers and Internet access much more conveniently With the Wireless LAN Card you can connect wirelessly to a wired global network via an access point or wireless router Cobla DSL Modem Wireless PET Re h m g Y gt Internet ii ei P Wireless Access l Power Indicator Orange LED This LED will illuminate when the driver is installed Act Indicator Green LED This LED flickers when transmitting receiving data INSTALLATION Caution Do not insert the Cardbus adapter into your computer until the procedures in Install Utility have been performed 1 Exit all Windows programs Insert the CD into the CD drive of your computer If the setup menu does not appear automatically go to your CD drive e g drive D and double click on autorun exe 2 Atthe setup menu click Install Utility to start the installation Install Utility Manual Quick Installation Guide Acrobat Reader Browse CD EXIT WIRELESS CARDBUS ADAPTER 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WlanUtility The InstallShield Wizard will install WlanUtility on your computer To continue click Next Cancel 4 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility Click Next to continue InstallShield Wizard
13. rsion Driver Version Firmware Version and EEPROM Version E y Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Main Advanced Privacy Statistics About Wireless LAN Configuration Utility Copyright C 2004 i R L NE 1 OS Version Windows XP Service Pack 2 Build 2600 Utility Version 6 0 0 49 Driver Version N A Firmware Version N A EEPROM Version 27 UN INSTALLATION If you need to uninstall the driver and utility follow the steps below When you uninstall the utility the driver will be uninstalled as well 1 Goto Start gt All Programs gt Airlink101 gt Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility 2 Click OK to continue Confirm Uninstall 3 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed WlanUtility Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Re eT 28 29 Appendix Technical Support E mail support airlink101 com Toll Free 1 888 746 3238 Web Site www airlink101 com 30
14. s required if a 256 bit Key Size is selected Key size Select from 40 bit a k a 64 bit 128 bit or 256 bit 802 1x Configuration The 802 1x Configuration window is used to configure WEP CCX and WPA security with 802 1x authentication 21 802 1X Configuration Protocol EAP TLS MSCHAP 2 over PEAP Password C prompt for password use the following user name and password Server Certificate Y Validate Login Name Password Protocol This panel enables you to select an authentication protocol Password This panel is available when EAP TLS 1s not selected either MSCHAP V2 over PEAP is selected with WEP or LEAP is selected for CCX This panel enables you to enter a login name and password or request that the driver prompt for them when you connect to a network Personal This panel is available when EAP TLS protocol is Certificate selected and enables you to select a certificate for authenticating the station Type in the user name assigned to the certificate Select a certificate by clicking Browse Server Certificate You can select to enable or disable server certificate 22 CCX Configuration Ei Wireless LAN Configuration Utility None Refer to the previous section for WEP Configuration 23 802 1x 802 1X Configuration Protocol Personal Certificate E User Name Jane Certificate Not Found Server Certificate V Validate EAP TLS is a mutual authenticatio
15. s the Network ID shared among all devices in your wireless network The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network No encryption Encryption enabled HX For TI Based WLAN 12 For TI Based WLAN with encryption Displays the type of connection Access Point or Peer to Peer Displays the channel that is currently in use Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to BBS ID Displays the MAC address of the target device Current Configuration adapter is connected to Peer to Peer Shows the current channel Shows the current transfer rate Signal Quality Shows the signal strength of the connection between the wireless network adapter and the device it connects to BSSID The MAC address of the device that the wireless network adapter is connected to Highlight one of the devices from the device list and press the Connect button to access it There will be two tabs for you to modify see the detailed information on next page Searches all available networks Clicking on this button the wireless adapter will start to rescan and list all available devices 13 Wireless LAN New Configuration New Connection Advanced 4x Config Preferred SSID AP Router lv 4 Enable BSS Type Access Point Tx Rate Auto v Packet Burst Enable Channel Power Mode No Power Sav
16. slot Note for Windows 98 amp ME users Before installing the device make sure you have your Windows 98 or ME CD at hand You may be asked to insert the Windows 98 or ME CD in order to install specific files Insert Disk Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98 Second Edition CD ROM and then click OK Digital Signature Not Found se i xj The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows 802 119 Wireless CardBus PC Card If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http 4 windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation Note for Windows XP users 1 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for 802 119 Wireless CardBus PC Card A If your hardware came with an installation CD ED or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Click Next to continue Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware 802 119 Wireless CardBus PC Card has not
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