SonicWALL Wireless Card User's Manual
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1. Total Bytes 1974 SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Advanced Statistics Page 19 Advanced Statistics Click on the Advanced Statistics button to view more detailed statistics The Advanced Statistics Information tab contains more statistics about the network interface card Click the OK button to continue Advanced Statistics Driver Information The fifth tab displays the Driver Information The Driver Information tab contains general information about the network interface card the wireless network adapter and the network driver interface specification NDIS driver The Driver Information tab provides the following details about the driver e Card Name The name of the wireless network adapter e MAC Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter e Driver The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver e Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver e Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver SonicWALL Client Utility Curent Status Profile eae Site P Diagnostics Driver Information Page 20 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 Uninstallation If the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card installation is unsuccessful for any reason the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card and its software and repeat the2. complete Perform the following steps below in order to install the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card drivers 1 Insert the CD ROM that was provided to you in this package The setup should run automatically If the setup does not run automatically then you must manually select the Setup exe file from the CD ROM drive 2 Once the setup begins you will see the Install Shield Wizard as the image depicts below InstallShield Wizard e m x SonicWALL Driver and Chent Utility The InstallShield Wizard wall install SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 3 Click on the Next button to continue The Install Wizard will then let you select a destination folder for the utility and drivers Click on the Browse button and specify another folder or click on the Next but ton to use the default folder InstallShield Wizard SonicWALL Driver and Chent Utility Setup will install SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination der C4 SonicWALL SonicWALL ABG Client Utility Browse InstallShield lt Back Cancel Page 5 4 The Install Wizard will then allow you to select a Program Folder Select one fro
3. eee Cancel 7 Click on the Finish button The first part of the installation is complete InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successtully installed Son amp WtSlL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Back Eancel Page 7 Page 8 8 Gently insert the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card into the CardBus Type II slot of your PC Windows will automatically detect the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card and display the Found New Hardware Wizard as the image depicts below Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter fe IF your hardware came with an installation CD n or floppy disk insert it now What do vou want the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Back Cancel 9 Select the Install the software automatically Recommended radio button and then click on the Next button to continue If you are using Windows XP you will see a message regarding Windows Logo Testing click on the Continue Anyway button to continue Hardware Installation AN The software you are installing for this hardware SonicWALL Long Range Dual B
4. gt COMPREHENSIVE INTERNET SECURITY SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide SONICWALL gt SONICWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Table 1 Version History Version Date siENOteS S O April 20 2004 This document was created This document describes SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card package contents and step by step procedures to configure your wireless card setup the SonicWALL Client Utility and connect to the network This document contains the following sections e Introduction on page 1 e Installing the Drivers and SonicWALL Client Utility on page 4 e Using the SonicWALL Client Utility on page 9 e Uninstallation on page 21 e Troubleshooting on page 23 Introduction The SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is a PC Card that fits in any 32 bit Cardbus PC Card Standard V7 1 Type II slot The Wireless Card has an LED indicator and an integrated built in diversity antenna Package Contents e One wireless card e One installation CD e One Quick Start Installation Guide document System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card e PC AT compatible computer with a 32 bit Cardbus PC Card Standard V7 1 Type II slot e Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP operating system e 300 MHz or higher processor e 32 MB or greater memory Pr
5. is the frequency and data rate that has been selected e Current Channel Specifies the current channel that the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wire less Card is connected to or scanning on e Link Status The link can be either connected or disconnected to an Access point or other wireless client e Encryption Type Describes whether or not the wireless traffic is encrypting e IP Address The current IP address of the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card e Gateway The IP address of the Gateway access point connecting the device e DNS Server The IP address of the Domain Name System DNS server used for DNS naming reso lution e Host Name The name of the computer running the SonicWALL Client Utility mag n pi er i ae x TE gt Curent Status Frofile Management Site Survey Diagnostics Driver Information Profile Hame Sonics lL SONI CWALL gt Network Type Access Point Network SSID Sonic lL IP Address 169 254 1 139 IP Nethask 255 255 0 0 Gateway Associated BSSID 00 02 6F BE F0 0F DNS Server 10 50 7286 52 Host Name Iphillips 7852 Release Renew Current Mode 5 GHz 54 Mbps es H Current Channel B4 Link Status Connected SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Encryption Type ai Link Quality MENAAEEEE Advanced Status Click on the Advanced button to view more details about the status You will then see the following window Advanced Status
6. with other WiFi certified devices Security The following security support is included WPA PSK Pre Shared Key and WPA EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol including EAP TLS and EAP PEAP WiFiSec IPSec VPN using SonicWALL s Global Security Client Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption operating with 64 bit 128 bit or 152 bit encryption AES CCM Encryption support Support for Windows 802 1X supplicants Wireless LAN Solutions The following list describes example applications of wireless LANs Page 2 Office networks Business users need a cost effective easy and quick installation in an office net work Training educational facilities Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wire less connectivity to ease access to information information exchanges and learning Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynamic environments can min imize the overhead caused by moves extensions to networks and other changes with wireless LANs Wired LAN backup Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission critical applications running on wired networks Access to environments requiring real time information Doctors nurses point of sale employ ees and warehouse workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and processing information SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000
7. 513 00 e Frequently changing environments Show rooms meeting rooms retail stores and manufacturing sites where the workplace is frequently being rearranged e Difficult to wire environments There are many situations where wires cannot easily be laid His toric buildings older buildings open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs ei ther impossible or very expensive e Temporary workgroups Consider situations in parks athletic arenas exhibitions disaster recov ery temporary office and construction sites where you need a temporary WLAN established and re moved Deployment Scenarios This section provides deployment scenarios to help you understand how wireless LAN products work together to create a wireless network Refer to the following deployment scenarios e Ad hoc or peer to peer for departmental or office LANs e Infrastructure for Enterprise LANs Ad Hoc Peer to Peer The ad hoc peer to peer mode is the simplest network configuration that supports several computers equipped with SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Cards to form a wireless network In ad hoc mode each client is peer to peer and would only have access to the resources of the other client In ad hoc mode the client does not require an access point Wireless Guest Wireless Guest Wireless Guest LAN Desktop Page 3 Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point AP In infrastru
8. and Wireless Network Adapter has not passed Windows Logo testing to werty its compatibility with Windows 4P Tellme why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the corect 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 Anyay STOP Installation 10 The setup will then begin to copy the necessary files After the copying is completed you will see the final screen of the installation procedure Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window The installation of the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is now complete Click on the Finish button SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 Using the SonicWALL Client Utility This section describes the features of the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card and its configuration process After a successful installation a SonicWALL Client Utility program group will be added to the Programs menu To launch the SonicWALL Client Utility click Start gt Programs gt SonicWALL Client Utility gt SonicWALL Client Utility The SonicWALL Client Utility icon will appear in the system tray each time your computer is restarted ae Bs g EN A 10 05 AM Right click on the SonicWALL Client Utili
9. ck on the OK button to save the changes Security The second tab displayed is the Security tab Here you can specify and configure the security method that is used by your network There are five types of security methods available e WPA EAP WiFi Protected Access Extensible Authentication Protocol Provides WPA with 802 1X RADIUS authentication e WPA PSK WiFi Protected Access Pre Shared Key Provides support for both Passphrass 8 63 characters and Hexadecimal 64 characters keys e WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Provides the ability for setting of all four WEP keys The WEP selection also allows for setting of a unique key which is used with higher forms of encryption such as AES e None Use this mode when there is no security authentication or encryption is currently enabled on your Wireless LAN network Configuration for each security method is described below Profile Management 3 2 x General Security Advanced set Security Method C WPA EAP WPA EAP Type TLs SONICWALL 7 WPA PSK i WEP 0 None H Configure SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Page 12 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 WPA EAP WPA Wi Fi Protected Access was designed to improve upon the security features of WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA provides improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP which scrambles the keys using a hashing algorith
10. create a new profile by highlighting the wireless network you want to create a profile for and clicking on the Activate button E SonicWALL Client Utility Current Status Profile Management Site Survey Diagnostics Driver ae Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Q d WAIT A sarahiSPg mA F 36 dB 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps SONICWALL A SEDemoG ull 38 dB 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps A alSFa a Jll 35 dB 36 5 GHz 54 Mbps A slSPq ill 37 dB 11 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps A snowflakeg mH Jll 43 dB B 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps A SonicWALL ll 36 dB 1 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps bdb H A SonicWALL ll 32 dB 1 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps A SonicWALL ill 32 dB 1 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps SonicWALL Jll 24 dB B4 5 GHz 54 Mbps seems tr a O Activate Refresh The Signal Strength column displays signal strength display units in percentage or decibels dB Click on the Refresh button to refresh the display Diagnostics The fourth tab displays the Diagnostics The Diagnostics tab displays the current data statistics for both receive and transmit Additional statistics can be displayed by using the Advanced Statistics button S SonicWALL Client Utility Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Current Status Profile Management Site Survey Diagnostics Driver Information i Transmit Multicast Frames E SONICWALL Peada Frames qis Unicast Frames 66 Total Bytes 2805 Receive Multicast Frames T Broadcast Frames 47 Unicast Frames T
11. cture mode wireless communication between two computers is transferred through the AP The AP can standalone or be wired to an Ethernet network If an AP is used in standalone mode the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater to effectively double the distance between wireless stations The figure below illustrates a network in infrastructure mode Wireless Guest DHCP 177 16 31 4 Wirisec Client AE DHCP 172 16 31 3 CE WiFisec Client DHCP 172 16 31 2 Internet WAN Port ae ee Port E F LAN i ins ia LAH Server 10 10 10 2 10 10 10 204 Installing the Drivers and SonicWALL Client Utility Before You Begin During the installation Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP may need to copy systems files from its installation Page 4 This section describes how to install the drivers and SonicWALL Client Utility for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP CD Therefore you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD available before installing the drivers On many systems instead of a CD the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTIONS CABS directory SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 Installing the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Drivers This section provides step by step procedures to install the SonicWALL driver and Client Utility Do not insert the wireless card until after the driver installation is
12. ed oet Security Method C WPA EAP WPAEAPType PS SONICWALL gt C WRAPSK WEP None Eontigure SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Advanced The third tab displayed is the Advanced tab Here you can configure details about an Access Point or Ad Hoc network configuration Each advanced setting field is described below e Power Save Mode Allows you to minimize power utilized by the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Warning Setting Power Save Mode to enabled Normal or Maximum may cause the user to experi ence an extended connection delay of up to one minute e Network Type Allows you to configure the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card as either an Ad hoc or Access Point type network e 802 11b Preamble Allows setting the preamble support to match up with the specified wireless net work e Transmit Power Level Allows you to modify the power output of the radio Warning Setting this to any other value except for 100 will decrease range of your SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card e Wireless Mode Setting The wireless mode settings allow you to specify which wireless frequency and data rate the wireless network is operating at If all selections are chosen the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card will automatically search all frequencies an data rates for wireless networks that match up to the profile settings Note The Turbo G and 5Ghz 108 Mbps modes should be chose
13. en completed Page 15 WEP WEP does not require an authentication server Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network services is allowed only if the pre shared key of the computer matches that of the Access Point Profile Management kiia General Security Advanced I If your network uses WEP select that radio button and then click on the Configure button You will then see the following window Define Pre Shared Keys ajx OE A Sen eta ae S 64 bit enter 10 digits Se eta ae ey G4 bit enter 10 digits Provide the following information for the key entry e Hexadecimal 0 9 A F select this radio button if you would like to use hexadecimal characters as the Pre shared Key e ASCII Text all keyboard characters select this option if you would like to use ASCII text as the Pre shared Key e Per User Key enter a per user key and then select an encryption type from the drop down list e 64 bit encryption 10 digits e 128 bit encryption 26 digits e 152 bit encryption 32 digits e Shared Key 1 4 enter the shared key and then select an encryption type from the drop down menu Click on the OK button to continue Page 16 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 None If your network does not use any type of security select the None radio button and then click on the OK button Profile Management E 2 x General Security Advanc
14. i ajx Transmit Power Level 17 dBm SONICWALL i gt Network SSID Sonics lL Associated BSSID O0 02 6F BE FO OF Power Save Mode Normal Frequency 5 320 GHz EN H Transmit Rate 48 Mbps Receive Aate 6 Mbps SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Page 10 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 The Advanced Status window displays the following information e Transmit Power Level Provides current setting of Radio output power e Associated BSSID Shows the MAC address of the associated Access Point e Power Save Mode The type of Power Savings that is configured on the device e Frequency The current frequency that the Wireless device is connected to or is scanning on e Transmit Rate The transmit rate Mbps for the current connection for the wireless driver e Receive Rate The receive rate Mbps for the current connection for the driver Click on the OK button to close this window and return to the Current Status tab Profile Management The second tab displays the Profile Management The Profile Management tab allows you to configure several different user defined policies This tab is used to create a new profile modify and existing profile remove an existing profile or activate an existing profile Each profile can be configured to match the appropriate settings of a unique wireless network Adding or Modifying a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration file click on
15. installation procedure again This section provides a step by step procedure to uninstall your SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card software Warning To avoid potential conflicts during the uninstallation of the drivers we recommend you disable any resident anti virus or spyware software Perform the following steps to uninstall the SonicWALL Client Utility 1 Click on Start gt Programs gt SonicWALL Client Utility gt Uninstall Driver amp Client Utility i d Programs Accessories Dell Accessories d Documents l LES FrintMe Internet Printing F Startu d x F Settings E FA winzip Search Eii Acrobat Distiller 6 0 Zi Adobe Acrobat 6 0 Standard nap amp Internet Explorer Pun Outlook Express Ss Sna cy Shut Down a SonicWALL Client Utility ay Uninstall Driver amp Client Utility O 3 Location C Program Files InstallSh The InstallShield Wizard displays 2 Click on the Remove radio button and click on the Next button InstallShield Wizard Welcome Modify repair or remove the program Welcome to the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click p Select new program components to add or select currently installed components to remove Repair ee Reinstall all program components installed by the previous setup iw Remove A Remo
16. lient Utility will then search your computer for any certificates If you do not have any certificates you will see the following message requiring you to select another WPA EAP option Profile Management Se x No certificates were Found in your computer Please select a different EAP option Ok Click on the OK button Page 13 WPA EAP Using PEAP PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol is a protocol developed jointly by Microsoft RSA Security and Cisco Systems for transmitting authentication data including passwords over a 802 11 wireless network PEAP authenticates wireless LAN clients using only server side digital certificates by creating an SSL TLS tunnel between the client and the authentication server The tunnel then protects the subsequent user authentication exchange select PEAP from the drop down list and then click on the Configure button You will then see the following window Define Certificate E 2 x Server Properties User Information for WS CHAPY User Name Fassword EN H Confirm Password SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT SONICWALL Advanced Configuration o oox Cancel Provide the following information for user authentication e Server Properties select a server name from the drop down list e User Name enter the user name e Password enter the password e Confirm Password re type the password for confirmation purposes Click on the OK but
17. m and by adding an integrity checking feature to ensure that the keys have not been tampered EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol is an extension to the PPP protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used It passes through the exchange of authentication messages allowing the authentication software stored in a server to interact with its counterpart in the client If your network uses WPA EAP select that radio button You must then select an EAP type from the drop down list The two options available are TLS and PEAP Before you enable WPA EAP type TLS or PEAP authentication your network devices must meet the following requirements e You must have a valid Windows username and password and the password cannot be blank e The appropriate certificate must be installed on your computer TLS requires both a Certificate Au thority CA certificate and a user certificate PEAP requires only a CA certificate Profile Management E alx General Security Advanced oet Security MSAA WPA EAP WPA EAP Type SONICWALL gt C WRAPSE C WEP None Configure SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT WPA EAP Using TLS TLS Transport Layer Security is an IETF standardized authentication protocol that uses PKI Public Key Infrastructure certificate based authentication of both the client and authentication server Select TLS from the drop down list and then click on the Configure button The SonicWALL C
18. m the list or click on the Next button to use the default program folder InstallShield Wizard SonicWALL Driver and Chent Utility Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below ou may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Nest to continue Administrative Tools Dell Accessories Printhde Internet Printing Snaglt 7 Startup WinZip InstallShield lt Back Cancel 5 The Install Wizard will then inform you that it has enough information to begin the installation process Click on the Next button to continue InstallShield Wizard SonicWALL Driver and Chent Utility Setup has enough information to start copying the program files fF you want to review or change any settings click Back If you are satished with the settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings Wingeah 2ksP Drivers SonicWALL Chent Utility we InstallShield lt Back Cancel Page 6 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 6 The Install Wizard will then begin to copy the files to your computer as the image depicts below InstallShield Wizard Setup Status SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility Setup is performing the requested operations Installing C SonicWALL ABG Client Utility bl anualhwhodatatwhlsttl Atm 39 Instal hield a
19. n only if the client is associated to a SonicPoint e Wireless Mode when starting Ad Hoc setting The Wireless Mode When Starting Ad Hoc Setting allows you to determine the type of ad hoc network to be started Note This setting will only take effect if there are no other ad hoc networks with the same SSID cur rently operating within range If existing ad hoc networks with the same SSID are currently operating then the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card will connect using the frequency and data rate provided by the exiting ad hoc network Page 17 Infrastructure Mode Configuration Profile Management 2 xi General Security Advanced Power Save Mode EELE ka SONI CWALL 3 Network Type Access Faint g02 11b Preamble Short amp Long Long Only Transmit Power Level ron Te ess hade when staing ead hac Hensar Wireless Mode M 5 GHz 108 Mbps IY 5 GHz 54 Mbps Sie lid tibpe I 2 4GHz 11 Mbps SGHe 54 Mbps Eriininiat Auto V 2 4 GHz 54 Mbps W 2aGR ebay be l Turbo G Provide the following information to configure a connection to an access point e Power Save Mode Select a power save mode from the drop down list e Network Type Select Access Point from the drop down list e 802 11b Preamble Select Short amp Long or Long Only e Transmit Power Level Select a power level from the drop down list e Wireless Mode Setting Place a check in this box if you would like t
20. o user the available frequencies Click on the OK button to continue Ad Hoc Configuration General Security Advanced Power fave hode SONICWALL 3 Network Type Eina 802 116 Preamble Transmit Power Level fos o Wireless Mode Wireless Mode When Starting 4d Hoc Network i 5 GHz 108 Mbps IY 5 GHz 54 Mbps 5 GHz 108 Mbps W 2 4GHz 11 Mbps f 5 GHz 54 Mbps Ehanhel Auto W 2 4GHz 54 Mbps 2 4GHz 54 11Mbps l Turbo G Provide the following information to configure an ad hoc configuration e Network Type select Ad Hoc from the drop down list e 802 11b Preamble select Short amp Long or Long Only e Transmit Power Level select a power level from the drop down list e Wireless Mode place a check in this box if you would like to use the available frequencies e Wireless Mode when Starting Ad Hoc Network select a frequency and data rate radio button e Channel select a channel number from the drop down list or set the channel to auto Click on the OK button to continue Page 18 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 Site Survey The third tab displays the Site Survey The Site Survey tab allows you to view a list of all available wireless networks that are within range of the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Each wireless network entry displays the SSID encryption settings signal strength level channel and wireless mode information You can
21. oduct Registration Registering your SonicWALL Long Range Wireless Cards at mySonicWALL com www mysonicwall com allows you to receive any new driver updates Your SonicWALL wireless security appliance must be registered before registering your SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Cards Page 1 Features and Benefits This section provides a list of wireless features information on wireless interoperability and security Wireless Features The SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card includes the features highlighted in Table 2 Table 2 Wireless Features Features Benefits 2 4GHz IEEE 802 11b g standard compliant Fully interoperable with IEEE 802 11a b g compliant 5GHz IEEE 802 11a standard compliant products Up to 54Mbps and 108Mps in 802 11a and Capable of handling heavy data payloads such as Turbo G mode high speed data rates MPEG video streaming WPA PSK WPA EAP and 152 bit WEP Data Powerful data security Encryption with support for TKIP and AES Dynamic Frequency Selection DFS support Provides flexible selection of the best frequency to allow mobility among all existing IEEE 802 11a b g networks Transmission Power Control TPC support Offers flexibility to adjust RF output power Multi country Roaming 802 11d support Automatically adjusts regulatory domain to operate in different countries Interoperability The SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is WiFi certified to ensure wireless interoperability
22. onfunctioning LED on the SonicWALL The SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Wireless Card is not powered on The cause may be No Driver loaded or installed Card Driver mismatch which prevent ed the driver from loading Device conflict which prevented the driver from loading Actions e Verify that a driver is installed for the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card Determine if a conflict exists with another device Weak or intermittent signal If your signal is weak change the direction of the antenna slightly If necessary move your notebook computer a few inches to find a better signal Use the Link Quality and Signal Strength display in the Client Utility to determine the best location and orientation for a network connection Page 24 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 SonicWALL Inc 1143 Borregas Avenue T 408 745 9600 www sonicwall com Sunnyvale CA 94089 1306 F 408 745 9300 2002 SonicWALL Inc SonicWALL is a registered trademark of SonicWALL Inc Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Specifications and descriptions subject to change with out notice P N 232 000513 00 RevA05 04 gt SONICWALL gt
23. ss Card when installed Driver fails to load Device conflict on a Windows Operating System No resource conflicts were detected but the wireless station does not attach to the network Verify that the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is properly inserted into the PC Card slot Check whether or not the computer has a Plug and Play BIOS Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP may not detect the card if a previous installation was interrupted or cancelled before it finished installing the card Remove the previous installation and perform the installation again A resource conflict may exist For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP use the Device Manager to resolve any resource conflicts A device conflict under Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP may be related to the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card For Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP use the computer properties to identify the used I O port addresses and IRQ values If there is a device conflict select alterna tive settings for O Base Address or IRQ values If you know which device is causing the conflict you can change the I O address or IRQ instead of the PC Card Verify that the SSID of the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card matches that of the access point Use Network Configuration Properties in the Control Panel to modify the SSID Verify that the Network Mode of the Son icWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is configured correctly Page 23 N
24. the New button To modify or remove a configuration profile select the configuration from the Profile list and click the Modify or Remove button i al a t J ah e yA A F i at ii p i i 3 m A 7 re Pe Eee tev X P Current Status Frofile Management Site Survey Diagnostics Driver Information Profile Hew SonicWALL Corporate SONICWALL l Olivea s SonicPoint Modify a SonicWall Documentation Lab Remove Activate Details Network Type Access Paint Security Mode Disabled Network Name 1 55101 sonicPoint 1 Network Name 2 SSID2ZI SonicPoint 2 Network Name 3 55103 Lab access point SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Another window will then appear displaying three tabs General Security and Advanced Each tab is described below Page 11 General The first tab displayed is the General tab Profile Management E E 2 x General Security Advanced Profile Name wireless SONICWALL gt Network Hames SsID1 wirelesd SSID H SSID SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT In the General tab you can specify a new profile name and SSID e Profile Name Enter a name for this profile This can be any name that you may associate with your network e SID1 Enter the SSID of the network The SSID is a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network The SSID must be identical for all points in the network and is case sensitive Cli
25. ton or click on the Advanced Configuration button to specify a server or login name After clicking on the Advanced Configuration button you will see the following window Advanced Configuration E l xi SONICWALL gt IY Specific Server or Domain m W Login Name SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Cancel Provide the following optional information e Specific Server or Domain Optional Place a check in this box and enter the server or domain name e Login Name Optional Place a check in this box and enter the login name Page 14 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 WPA PSK WPA PSK Pre shared Key is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network services is allowed only if the pre shared key of the computer matches that of the Access Point This approach offers the simplicity of the WEP key but uses stronger TKIP encryption Profile Management General Security l Advanced Configure If your network uses WPA PSK select that radio button and then click on the Configure button You will then see the following window l Define WPA PSK Enter the WPA pass phrase in the text box The pass phrase must be a minimum of 8 characters This is the password shared between the Access Points and the Clients Click on the OK button wh
26. ty icon in the system tray and then click on Open Client Utility as the image depicts below Open SonicWALL Client Utility SonicWALL Client Utility Help Disable Radio Select Profile Exit The SonicWALL Client Utility appears The SonicWALL Client Utility contains five tabs each tab is described in detail in the following sections e Current Status e Profile Management e Site Survey e Diagnostics e Driver Information Wireless Card Q L f er I H ne A Current Status Frofile Management Site Survey Diagnostics Driver Information Profile Hame Sonic Ll SONICWALL gt Network Type Access Paint Network SSID Sonica Ll IP Address 169 254 1 1399 IP Meth ask 255 255 0 0 Gateway Associated BSSID 00 02 6F BE FO OF DNS Server 10 50 126 52 Current Mode 5 GHz 54 Mbps Host Name Iphillips 7852 EN H Curent Channel E4 Link Status Connected Release Renew SIGNAL STRENGTH EXCELLENT Encryption Type Off Link Quaity EEE o Page 9 Current Status The first tab displays the Current Status The Current Status tab provides the following current status information e Profile Name The current name of the selected configuration profile e Network Type The current type of wireless network that is either Access Point or Ad hoc e Network SSID The wireless network instance SSID that the device is currently connected to e Current Mode The current wireless mode
27. ve all installed components InstallShield Back Cancel Page 21 3 At the Confirm Uninstall window click on the OK button to proceed with the uninstallation The Windows InstallShield Wizard will begin removing the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Network Adapter drivers and SonicWALL Client Utility program from your system Confirm Uninstall p x Do you want bo a the selected application and all of its components cencel_ 4 You have completed the uninstallation If you plan on re installing SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Network Adapter drivers and SonicWALL Client Utility program accept the default setting of Yes want to restart my computer now And click on the Finish button to restart your computer InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successtully installed SonjcWtSle Long Range Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter Driver amp Client Utility Before you can use the program you must restart Your Computer f Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from ther dives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back Eancel Page 22 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User s Guide Part number 232 000513 00 Troubleshooting This section provides troubleshooting solutions to common installation problems Windows does not detect the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wirele
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