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1. Strength i5 g off E Ase Strength Quality Network Information There are three states of a Wireless LAN Card 1 Connected to Access Point The wireless LAN card is now connecting to an Access Point 2 Connected to Ad Hoct The wireless LAN card is now connecting to a Peer to Peer network 3 Connecting The wireless LAN card is now searching for an Access Point or wireless LAN card with the same network name or SSID for the connection Other items in the table are the detailed information about the link state which are available only when the wireless LAN card is connected to an access point or other wireless LAN card SSID Network name Channel The current channel used by the wireless LAN card Tx Rate The current transmission rate used by the wireless LAN card AP Signal It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base station Available Network This item will show you all of the 802 11 Access Points or Wireless LAN Cards in your wireless environment The icon in the front of every item represents an Access Point or a Wireless LAN Card You can add a network easily by clicking on the desired SSID Strength It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base station Signal Quality It is which represents the quality of communication between the Wireless LAN Card and Access Point Refresh Dh After this button is clicked the wireless2. Cancel Profile You can save various wireless settings for different environments Change Press this button to set the configuration in each field of the panel The Apply button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry Cancel Press this button to restore the default value in each field of the panel SSID It is the unique name shared among all access points Infrastructure or Ad Hoc wireless LAN card in the wireless network The SSID must be identical for all points in the network for sharing information and communication It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters Network Type This field allows you to select the network type from a list of supported Network Modes The modes displayed have two values Ad Hoc Peer to Peer and Infrastructure Access Point Ad Hoc This is the 802 11 peer to peer mode of operation All communications are done from Client to Client without using the base station Peer to Peer networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection Infrastructure This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802 11 Base Station All communications are done via the Base Station which relay packets to other wireless Clients in the BSS as well as the nodes on a connected network such as Ethernet Channel This specifies the channel used in wireless communication and should be set to the same channel as the other points i
3. Connects to other computers networks and the Internet Step 3 Setup LAN card see Figure 3 17 Click Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and Click OK Figure 3 17 Local Area EEN Properties ES General Sharing S Internet Connection Sharing allows other Computers op your me local network to access external resources through this connection Internet Connection Sharing Local network operation may be momentarily disrupted Iw Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection Settings Cancel Step 4 Show Local Network see Figure 3 18 Click OK and then your setup is ok Figure 3 18 Local Network x i ER Wien Internet Connection Sharing is enabled vour LAN adapter will be set to use IP address 192 168 0 1 Your Zoe computer may lose connectivity with other computers on your network IF these other computers have static IF addresses you should set them to obtain their IP addresses automatically Are you sure you want to enable Internet Connection Sharing Yes No 14 Chapter 4 Specification Standards IEEE 802 11b compliant Host Interface USB 1 1 Data Rate Operating Range Open space 100 300m Indoor 30 100m Radio Technology DSSS Direct Sequence Spread paren Rene Sensi 80dBm 11 Mbps date rate 8 PER Antenna one built in Chip antennas EMC certification FCC part 15 USA rel Taiwan CE Europe TELEC Japan Temp
4. LAN Card This wireless Local Area Network LAN card is composed of the IEEE 802 11b MAC with USB STICK interface Baseband radio components and two built in antennas This product adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology using the DBPSK DQPSK gt and CCK modulations to provide a very stable wireless communication quality and an excellent signal receiver capability This product features the compact size low power consumption and power management functions and provides a high speed wireless data communication Therefore this product is ideally suitable for being integrated into the personal mobile and handheld platform 1 2 Features Two dimenional rotation of maximum 180 degree Conforms to IEEE 802 11b specification Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate to 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps Host Interface USB Built in diversity antenna Supports 64 bit 128 bit WEP encryption Driver supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Free Software Access Point 1 3 Physical Dimensions Packaging Dimensions 109mm 25mm 16mm Before the installation procedures please ensure the components are not damaged during the shipping The shipment of the GN WLBZ101 includes One GN WLBZ101 Wireless LAN Card One Installation CD including User s Guide and Driver One User Guide Please contact your local distributor or authorized reseller immediately for any missing or damaged comp
5. LAN card will rescan the wireless environment and show you all the updated reachable Access Points and Stations Connect E After this button is clicked the wireless LAN card will connect the wireless environment reachable Access Points or wireless LAN card Mode Station The WLAN mode You can change AP mode see 3 7 Access Point by clicking on this button 3 2 Statistics The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card see Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card LA Gisabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor B iaj x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 1 1b USB Adapter sl Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About Transmit Successful Frames 46 Error Frames m Receive Successful Frames ai Error Frames 946 3 3 Configuration The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without resetting the wireless LAN card see Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 Configuration LA Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor B Iaj x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter x Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About Profile name x ssip IF ang Network Type infrastructure Channel le Tx Rate Aut Change
6. GIGABYTE T E C H N O LOG Y GN WLBZ101 IEEE 802 11b USB STICK Wireless LAN Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 First Edition 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 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 the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies w
7. dress oo oi SEI 03 g4 os g6 ERE Filter Type There are three status of a Access Point 1 Disable The Filter MAC Address function disable 2 Accept The Filter MAC Address wireless LAN card can connect to a Access Point 3 Reject The Filter MAC Address wireless LAN card can t connect to a Access Point 3 8 Bridge Setup Supported under Windows XP Step 1 Change to AP mode see Figure 3 8 Step 2 Control Panel run Network Connections see Figure 3 11 11 Figure 3 11 Control Panel E Control Panel ZER Fie Edit view Favorites Tools Help ay gt Kb IK Search Ki Falders Ei Address gt Control Panel i sl SS DB control pane d BD mm 2 Accessibility Add Hardware Add or Administrative Date and Time Display Folder Options ptions Remoy Tools SIGABYTE s Fonts Game GNWLMRiO1 Internet Keyboard W windows Update Controllers Utility Options S i Help and Support B i Sa st sy D Phone and Power Options Printersand Regionaland Scannersand Scheduled Sounds and e Language Audio Devices Taskbar and User Accounts Start Menu E Switch to Category view See Also Step 3 Setup Wireless LAN card see Figure 3 12 Click Use Windows to configure to cancel the schedule and Click OK Figure 3 12 Wireless Networks Wireless Network Connection 30 Properties General Wireless Networks Advanced Use Windows to configure my wireless network
8. erature Range Operating 0 50 degree C Storage 20 65 degree C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing Driver Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Roaming Full mobility and seamless roaming AP Function Supported under Windows XP Security Piand 128 bit WEP Management Utility Monitors the network situation Dimensions 109mm 25mm 16mm Weight 22 1g Packaging Generic Gigabyte private labeling optional LED indicator Power Link and intensity of received signals Note The specifications are subject to change without notice 15
9. f your choice may either be For 64 bit encryption m Five alphanumeric characters in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 e g MyKey m 10 hexadecimal values in the range of 0 F e g 11AA22BB33 For 128 bit encryption WR 13 alphanumeric characters in the range of az A Z and 0 9 e g WeEPencryption E 26 hexadecimal values in the range of O F e g 11AA22BB33123456 789ABCDEFF you have the option to select whether Open System Shared Key or Auto authentication will be used In order to take effect the changes you wish to make click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen 3 5 Advanced By Choosing the Advanced option in any of the two modes you can change advanced configuration settings such as the Fragmentation Threshold and RTS CTS Threshold see Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 shows the default configuration for the advanced settings Note In order to enable the Fragmentation and the RTS CTS Threshold parameters move the slide bar with your mouse and then use the right and left arrow keys of your keyboard in order to select an exact number Figure 3 6 Advanced settings L Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor BR Pier x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About Power Saving Mode TTT ET 0 Save less power lt Level 0 gt Save more power 4 Fragmentation Thres
10. hold p RTS CTS Threshold 0 lt 2305 Disable gt 2305 256 lt 2305 Disable gt 2305 3 6 About By choosing this option you can view basic information about the utility like the Driver Firmware and Application Version and this adapter s MAC address see Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Version information and MAC address Lo Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor IS Je x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter x Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About GIGABYTE EAN Driver Version 1 69 0731 2003 Firmware version 1 00 0730 2003 4 Software Version 1 00 0901 2003 Sep 24 MAC Address 00 20 ED 49 BD 64 3 Access Point Supported under Windows XP The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Assess Points and the Wireless LAN Card see Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Current link states of the Access Point Mode LA Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor W s Tea Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter Info Encryption About Current AP Information Sc 7 More Setting SSID Wep Channel Tx Power _ VLBZ101 AP Disable 6 my UA E3 GN WLB Level O WER OFF Connect Station List Station MAC Address E S UU 2U EL 49 BL b amp b ae YU ai TS OW OU ae Access Point The AP mode You can change WLAN mode see 3 1 Info by click
11. ing on this button More Setting You can set the configuration Access Point see Figure 3 9 by clicking on this button WEP ON OFF You can using WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy by clicking on this button Figure 3 9 configuration of the Access Point Mode Access Point Setting E x General Connection Setting Gana E amp Basic Rate I Liv Sh E Sen fr tai SSID Whee t lt i S S S S S S OOOOC Aide Ssip Ts Power Level O Maximum Power e Change Fragment CT ee Wd i i i i i i i i i i t i i i t i i RTS CTS J Disable MAC Address Filter Setting Change Press this button to setting the default value in each field of the panel The Apply button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry Channel The current channel used by the Access Point Basic Rate The transmission rate for transmitting data packets at the user end You may set the transmission rate to 1Mb 2 Mb 5 5 Mb 11 Mb 10 SSID Network name Hide SSID Access Point disable their SSID broadcasting to prevent a wireless device from finding and accessing their networks Tx Power Transmitter Output power MAC Address Filter You can set the configuration MAC Address Filter see Figure 3 10 by clicking on this button Figure 3 10 MAC Address Filter MAC Address Filter i x Filter Type Filte Mac Ad
12. ith Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This device complies with FCC RF Exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment under 47 CFR 2 1093 paragraph d 2 This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS LAN Capp 1 t2 FEATURE auri EE 1 1 3 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONSTDHACKAGING 1 1 4 LED INDICATING LIGHTS 0c ccccceccccecececeeeececeececeaeaceeeaeceaeaeceaeaeueeaenaeaeeeaeaenenaeaeneeaes 1 To SYSTEM REQUIREMENT EE 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD 3 2 1 INSTALLING THE DRIVER amp UTILITY EGRET 3 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY ON PC 5 Seck INFO ee 5 2e OTTATI ICO EE 6 3 92 CONFIGURATION ME 6 Osa ENCRYPTION ra r 8 Os ADVANCED nonion or SAAE AE 8 Oe e E EE 9 3 7 ACCESS POINT SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS AH 9 3 8 BRIDGE SETUP SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS AH 11 3 9 IP SHARING SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS 2000 13 CHAPTER 4 SPECIFICATION 15 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction to The Wireless
13. ks H ech 1394 Connection Create anew Enabled connection e Se Net Adapte j 394 Net Adapter Set up a home or small office network Disable this network __Network Bridge device SS Repair this connection Jetwork Bridge Local Area Connection e E abled Enabled Bridged Ei Rename this connection iniport ji Realtek RTLB199 Family PELF view status of this connection Wireless Network Connection 27 E Delete this connection Enabled Bridged S Gigabyte GN WLBZ201 802 11 Change settings of this aes connection Other Places D Control Panel a My Network Places CH My Documents d My Computer Details Network Bridge 3 9 IP Sharing Supported under Windows 2000 Step 1 Change to AP mode see Figure 3 8 Step 2 Control Panel run Network and Dial up Connections see Figure 3 16 13 Figure 3 16 Control Panel J Control Panel _ 5 xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back 11 GQsearch Gyrolders lt 4nistory WS E X A Ene amp aalaga Address E Control Panel z en Accessibility Add Remove tl St it Date Time Display Folder Options Fonts Options Hardware Programs Tools amp N a Game IntelR Internet Keyboard Mouse Yetwork anc Phone and Power Options Controllers Graphics Options Modem Printers PRISM Regional Scanners and Scheduled Sounds and System Users and Settings Options Cameras Tasks Multimedia Passwords Wireless Network
14. n the wireless network This setting can only be adjusted in Ad Hod mode TX Rate The transmission rate for transmitting data packets at the user end You may set the transmission rate to 1Mb 2 Mb 5 5 Mb 11 Mb or Fully Automatic 3 4 Encryption To prevent unauthorized user to access the data on wireless stations the Wireless LAN Card offers a highly secure data encryption known as WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy If you require high security in transmission go to the Encryption tab and set it up as follows see Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Encryption Le Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor E E x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 902 11b USB Adapter sl Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About Authentication Mode iim WEP Key Setting Key Length 64 bit E 1398 bit Default Key ID fer i Key Value 1 asa Change Press this button to set the configuration in each field of the panel The Apply button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry Key Length select either 64bit or 128bit encryption method 64 Bit Allows wireless LAN card to encrypt data with the 64 Bit encryption algorithm 128 Bit Allows wireless LAN card to encrypt data with the 28 Bit encryption algorithm The Encryption tab enables you to identify up to 4 different encryption passwords and select one of them to encrypt your transmission data The password o
15. ne is available Do you want to continue the installation Chapter 3 Using The Utility on PC The Configuration amp Monitor Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the card and monitor the statistics of the communication link Unlike the standard method of configuring the card via the operating system utilities e g Control Panel this application permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the card is operating It also offers some more configuration options It appears as an icon on the Windows system tray whenever the card is running see Figure 3 1 The icon can tell you the received signal strength by four small green lights You can open it by double clicking on this icon Figure 3 1 The icon of the Configuration amp Monitor Utility SG Sela GB en Be SG Slam BS uw FFA WLAN Mode AP Mode 3 1 Info The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Wireless LAN Card and the Reachable Assess Points and the Wireless LAN Card see Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Current link states of the wireless LAN card ic Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LAN Monitor x Network Adapter Gigabyte GN WLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter sl Info Statistics Configuration Encryption Advanced About Current Network Information i Connected to Access Point SSID linksys Off 6 11M bps ASiinksys o AP Signal 40 60 Available Network r Channel
16. onents If you require returning the damaged product you must pack it in the original packing material or the warranty will be voided 1 4 LED Indicating Lights This wireless LAN card conforms to the USB standard There are six LED indicating lights One indicates Power status One indicates Link status and the others indicate the intensity of received signals Power This LED is continuously on while the card is powered on Link Blinking Slow The card is scanning the network Continuously On The card is successfully connected to a network Blinking Quickly The data is being transmitted received JO O LED Light 0000 10000 Receiver Intensity of received signals This LED specifies the four conditions of POOR FAIR GOOD and EXCELLENT Ge 9000 800 e000 eooo EXCELLENT Condition of the POOR FAIR Receiver 1 5 System Requirements 1 5 1 Supported Platform IBM PC AT compatible computer 1 5 2 Supported Operation System Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 1 5 3 Software Access Point Supported Operation System Windows XP Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card 2 1 Installing The Driver amp Utility for PC Step 1 Please make sure that you don t plug your card yet Step 2 Execute the setup exe on our CD and then the following window will pop up Click Install Wireless LAN Driver ms Gigabyte Technology e NEE E meme IM Fa ge 7 all Wireless LAN Dri
17. settings Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure Hi A Atheros Wireless Network A UUU AUL Da 6 k Refresh Prefered networks k s sall e luck ek Life CORNET IO ox Learn about setting up wireless network conhiquraticrs Advanced Step 4 Select the network connections to be bridged Press the Ctrl key while clicking the network connection icons to select Right click on any selected network icon Select Bridge Connections see Figure 3 13 Show Network Bridge see Figure 3 14 12 Figure 3 13 Bridge Connections s Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back gt E P Search i gt Folders E Network Connections Network Tasks E Create anew connection Ei Set up a home or small office networ x Repair the selected connections Repair Bridge Connections Other Places G Control Panel My Network Places Lj My Documents d My Computer Details 2 items selected Figure 3 14 Network Bridge Network Bridge ga Please wait while Windows bridges the connections Step 5 Setup OK Show Network Bridge windows see Figure 3 15 and then your setup iS Ok Figure 3 15 Network Bridge Enabled s Network Connections File Edit view Favorites Tools Advanced Help Back gt Ka P Search i Folders E 5 Network Connections 7 LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tas
18. ver isit Gigabyte Web Site Browse the CD Exit L Z e A c 2002 Gigabyte Technoloay Co BC Step 3 Click Yes Digital Signature Not Found if i x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has nol been altered since it was tested qT he oftware you are about to install does nat contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works corectly with Windows Unknown software package IF you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at htte 4 windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Bo you want to continue the installation More Into Step 4 Please plug in your Gigabyte WLAN card device and will install the device driver Click Yes and then your installation is ok Digital Signature Not Found 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 na guarantee that this software works correctly with windows Gigabyte GNAWLBZ101 802 11b USB Adapter If you want to search for EE signed software visit the windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if o
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