NetComm NP545 Network Card User Manual
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1. Netcom en www netcorn corm al NP545 54Mbps Wireless USB Adapter NEIGOMMT PACKAGE CONTENTS The following contents should be found in your box e One NP545 USB Wireless Adapter e One USB extension cable e Quick Installation Guide e One NP545 Wireless Adapter Resource CD including e Utility and Drivers e User Guide e Other Helpful Information Note If any of the listed contents is damaged or missing please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the NP545 Wireless Adapter for assistance NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 2 www netcomm com au NEILOMM CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Overview of the product The NetComm NP545 USB Wireless Adapter gives you the flexibility to install your PC or notebook PC in the most convenient location available without the cost of running the network cables Its auto sensing capability allows high packet transfer up to 54Mbps for maximum throughput or dynamic range shifting to lower speeds due to distance or operating limitations in an environment with a lot of electromagnetic interference It can also interoperate with all 11 Mbps wireless 802 11 products Your wireless communications are protected by up to 128 bit WEP and WPA WPA2 encryption so your data stays secure 1 2 Features e Complies with IEEE802 119 IEEE802 11b standards e Supports WPA data security IEEE802 1x authentication TKIP AES encryption 64 128 bit WEP encryption WPA2 e Supports 54 48 362. Oocs7FREFO lt gt 00B Extalnfo fink is Up TxPower 100 Charnel 6 gt 2437000 KHz Link Speed Ta Mbps 540 neme AO Throughput Tx Kbps 02 Rx Kbps ia Good 99 Link Quality Signal Strength Figure 3 4 Link Status The following table describes the items found on the Network Status screen e Status Shows whether the station is connected to the wireless network if not connected display RF is closed if connected display AP name and BSSID e Extra Info Shows link status and the current channel in use e Link Speed Shows the current max Transfer rate unit is Mbit sec e Throughput Displays Tx and Rx rate unit is Kbits sec e Link Quality Shows the quality of the signal e Signal Strength Shows the strength of the signal e Noise Level Shows the signal noise level YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au Ti NEIGOMMT 3 3 Site Survey Click the Site Survey tab of the Utility and the Site Survey screen will appear On the Site Survey screen you can scan the Available Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Networks Click the Rescan button to refresh the list at any time Highlight an SSID and click the Connect button to connect to an available network 3 4 Statistics The Statistics tab shows receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter Click the
3. e Fast Roaming at Roaming will disable when Transmit Power is below some dBm e Turn off RF The wireless radio of this adapter can be enabled or disabled You can turn the wireless radio off by selecting the check box e Apply Click the Apply button to save the current setting YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au 13 NEIGOMMT 3 6 About This screen displays some information about this adapter including Driver Date Driver Version Utility Date Utility Version MAC Address IP Address SubMask Power Save mode and Preamble Utility Version The version of this utility Utility Date The creation date of this utility Driver Version The version of the wireless network adapter driver Driver Date The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver EEPROM Version The version of this EEPROM Firmware IP Address The IP address of the wireless network Phy_Address The MAC address of the wireless network adapter SubMask The subnet mask of the wireless network Default Gateway The default gateway of the wireless network 3 7 An example for application Suppose you have an installed AP the SSID is NetComm and it adopts 64 bit encryption with the key 0123456789 To establish a connection with this AP you should follow these steps below At Launch NP545 Wireless Client Utility Click the Profile tab of the utility and click the New button on the screen that appears The Profile config
4. 24 1 8 12 9 6Mbps or 11 5 5 3 2 1 Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates e Provides USB interface e Supports Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes e Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode e Eases configuration and provides monitoring information e Supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Vista e Internal Antenna 1 3 LED Status The LED on the top of this card indicates Link Act status It blinks at green light when sending and receiving data YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au 3 Melb ON CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION GUIDE 2 1 Software Installation 2 1 1 Overview The Adapter s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure for Windows 98SE Me 2000 and XP The Setup Wizard will help you install the Utility and drivers If you install the hardware before the software you will be prompted Found New Hardware Wizard click the Cancel button and run the Setup Wizard program on the CD ROM The Setup steps for Windows 98SE Me 2000 and XP are very similar The following setup steps are for Windows 2000 2 1 2 Software Installation for Windows 2000 1 Insert the Resource CD into your CD ROM drive click the Start button and choose Run In the field that appears enter F software Setup exe F is the letter of your CD ROM drive figure 2 1 should then appear 2 You can click the Cancel button to abort the installation on the Preparing Setup screen figure 2 1
5. Otherwise the Setup Wizard will display a screen similar to that shown in figure 2 2 after a moment NP545 Wireless Client Utility InstallShield Wizard Preparing Setup Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard prepares the setup NNP545 Wireless Cient Util Setup is preparing the InstalShield Wizard which wil guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wai InstallShield Figure 2 1 Preparing Setup 3 To continue click the Next button on the screen figure 2 2 Click the Cancel button to abort the Installation INP545 Wireless Client Utility InstallShield Wizard x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for NP545 Wireless Client Utility The InstallShield Wizard will install NP545 Wireless Client tility on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 2 2 Start Setup NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 4 www netcomm com au Melom 4 Click Browse to change the destination location for the software Click Next to continue the Installation Click Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to abort the Installation 5 While files are copying you will see a warning box shown in figure 2 3 Please select YES to continue installation Our drivers have been tested thoroughly and are able to work with the operating system INP545 Wireless Client Utility InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install
6. al will appear in your system tray It means the utility is running on your system If the utility does not run you can run the utility by Clicking Start gt Program gt NetComm gt NP545 gt NP545 Wireless Client Utility If the icon still does not appear the driver or utility may be installed incorrectly or the adapter is unplugged please try again Icon all means the connection has been established Icon means there is no connection Double click the icon alll and the configuration screen of the utility will appear You can also run the Utility by clicking Start gt Program gt NetComm gt NP545 gt NP545 Wireless Client Utility The utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to e Display current status information e Edit and add configured profiles e Display current diagnostics information The section below introduces these above capabilities Note If your OS is Windows XP you can use Windows XP to configure the wireless network settings To use this function you must upgrade the OS with sp1 If you want to use Windows XP to configure wireless network settings just exit the utility Right click the icon all at the bottom of the screen and click Exit to exit the utility YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au 7 NEIGOMMT 3 1 Profile Click the Profile tab of the utility and the Profile screen will appear figure 3 1 The Profile screen provides tools to e Add a Profile e Delete a pro
7. Reset Counter button to reset the count of the statistics information Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About r Transmit Statistics Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry s Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS 153 Ch eth i a an a p Receive Statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Duplicate Frames Received ou mow o Figure 3 5 Statistics tab NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 12 www netcomm com au Melton 3 5 Advanced On this Screen you can configure Advance Settings Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Wireless mode 802 11 B G mix z 802 11 B G mix 802 11 B onh B G Protection Auto x c20 Tx Rate Auto 7 I LEAP turn on CEKM T Enable Radio Measurement I Tx BURST F Non Serving Ch asi T Enable TCP Window Size Limit 250 miliseconds 0 2000 J Fast Roaming at 70 dBm E Tum off RF Apply Figure 3 6 Advanced e Wireless mode Displays the wireless mode either 802 11B G mix or 802 11B only e B G Protection There are three options either Auto or On or Off e TxRate Shows the current Transfer rate e TXBURST It can translate more data when it enable
8. a T WEP 64 Bits Encryption ease Korn IDEA haart ok ASC chaa WEP 128 Bis Eneypton Pesce Keon in 26 HEX characters or 13 ASCII characters I Show Passward Figure 3 3 Add Profile configuration e Authentication Type Three options Open System Shared Key System LEAP WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK e 802 1x Setting It enables when Authentication Type is setting to WPA WPA2 e Encryption Displays which encryption type that the driver is using When you select Open System Shared Key System as Network Authentication there are two options WEP and Disabled If you select WPA PSK as Network Authentication there are TKIP and AES options instead of WEP and Disabled e Wep Key Key 1 Key 2 Key 3 Key 4 the Key groups You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F or 5 ASCII characters for 64 bit also called 40bits encryption You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F or 13 ASCII characters for 128 bit also called 104bits encryption e WPA Preshared key When you select WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Authentication you need to enter the WPA Preshared key This key can be from 8 to 63 characters and contain special characters and spaces NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 10 www netcomm com au Melton 3 2 Link Status The Link Status tab displays the adapter s current status Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About Status
9. anty and other legal and regulatory information Contact Information If you have any technical difficulties with your product please do not hesitate to contact NetComm s Customer Support Department Email support netcomm com au www netcomm com au Note NetComm Technical Support for this product only covers the basic installation and features outlined in the Quick Start Guide For further information regarding the advanced features of this product please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist NetComm Limited sn 85 002 490 486 4 HTT PO Box 1200 Lane Cove NSW 2066 Australia E sales netcomm com au W www netcomm com au wu netcomimn com au
10. ctices Act 1974 and corresponding State and Territory Fair Trading Acts or legalisation of another Government the relevant acts in certain circumstances imply mandatory conditions and warranties which cannot be excluded This warranty is in addition to and not in replacement for such conditions and warranties To the extent permitted by the Relevant Acts in relation to your product and any other materials provided with the product the Goods the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited at the option of NetComm to e Replacement of the Goods or e Repair of the Goods or e Payment of the cost of replacing the Goods or e Payment of the cost of having the Goods repaired All NetComm ACN 002 490 486 products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase However some products have an extended warranty option refer to packaging To be eligible for the extended warranty you must supply the requested warranty information to NetComm within 30 days of the original purchase by registering on line via the NetComm web site at www netcomm com au YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au 17 Product Warranty NetComm products have a standard 12 months warranty from date of purchase However some products have an extended warranty option via registering your product online at the NetComm website www netcomm com au Refer to the User Guide for complete product warranty conditions limitations of warr
11. file e Edit a profile e Activate a profile Profile Link Status Site Survey Statistics Advanced About m Profile List Profile Name SID____ Channel Authentication Encryption Network Ty None Infiastucture powe ea ate OK Figure 3 1 Profile Tab To create a new profile click the Add button on the Profile tab the Profile configuration screen will appear as shown in figure 3 2 To edit a profile highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list and click the Edit button the Profile configuration screen will appear shown in figure 3 1 To delete a profile highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list and click the Delete button To switch to another profile highlight the desired profile name on Profile Name list and click the Activate button Note Do not forget to click the Apply button when you create a new profile for connection NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 8 www netcomm com au NELCOMM 3 1 1 Add or Edit a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile click Add button on the Profile Management tab To modify a configuration profile select the configuration from the Profile list and click Edit The Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure 3 2 1 Edit the Configuration tab Profile Name Identifies the configuration profile This name must be unique Profile names are not case sensi
12. files Setup wil install NP545 Wireless Client tity in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder E Program Files NetComm NP545_ Browse InstallShield Folder L crea Figure 2 3 Windows 2000 Warning Box 6 After the files have been successfully copied the screen in figure 2 4 will appear Click the Finish button to finish the wizard ility InstallShield Wizard Setup has finished installing The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed NP545_ Wireless Client Utility Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Back E Freh Cancel Figure 2 4 Finish 7 After installing the software Please plug the adapter into your PC If you need instructions as to how to do this please refer to section 2 2 Hardware Installation If you have plugged it into your PC already please un plug it and plug it back in The OS will automatically detect the adapter and setup the driver for the adapter If it does not please follow the windows setup steps to finish the driver installation After installing the driver successfully you should see an icon all or all appear in your system tray YML866 Rev1 NP545 User Guide www netcomm com au 5 NEIGOMMT 2 2 Hardware Installation 1 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the Adapter Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your compute
13. iability or responsibility for consequences arising from the use of this product NetComm Limited reserves the right to change the specifications and operating details of this product without notice NetComm is a registered trademark of NetComm Limited All other trademarks are acknowledged the property of their respective owners Customer Information ACA Australian Communications Authority requires you to be aware of the following information and warnings 1 This unit shall be connected to the Telecommunication Network through a line cord which meets the requirements of the ACA TS008 Standard 2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Standards for C Tick and or A Tick as set by the ACA These standards are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio noise and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions detailed within this manual may cause interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur with the installation of this product in your home or Office If this equipment does cause some degree of interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on we encourage the user to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Change the direction or relocate the
14. r Because the Adapter gets its power from the host there is no external power supply The LED should light up when the Adapter is plugged in and the PC is on 2 3 Uninstall Software 2 3 1 Uninstall the driver software from your PC Ty 2 3 4 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel Double click the System icon click on the Hardware tab in the System window Click on the Device Manager button double click Network Adapters and then right click NP545 Wireless Adapter Click Uninstall the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC 2 3 2 Uninstall the utility software from your PC I 2 On the Windows taskbar click the Start button point to Settings and then click Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon find the NP545 program from the installed program list highlight it and click the Remove button Following the Install Shield Wizard will uninstall the utility software from your PC NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 6 www netcomm com au Melton CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION NetComm NP545 USB Wireless Adapter can be configured by its utility This section describes how to configure your USB Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network WLAN and use the data security encryption features After the Adapter s driver and utility has been installed the adapter s tray icon all or
15. receiving antenna e Increase the separation between this equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment to an alternate power outlet on a different power circuit from that to which the receiver TV is connected e Consult an experienced radio TV technician for help 3 The power supply that is provided with this unit is only intended for use with this product Do not use this power supply with any other product or do not use any other power supply that is not approved for use with this product by NetComm Failure to do so may cause damage to this product fire or result in personal injury NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 16 www netcomm com au Melton Product Warranty The warranty is granted on the following conditions 1 This warranty extends to the original purchaser you and is not transferable 2 This warranty shall not apply to software programs batteries power supplies cables or other accessories supplied in or with the product 3 The customer complies with all of the terms of any relevant agreement with NetComm and any other reasonable requirements of NetComm including producing such evidence of purchase as NetComm may require 4 The cost of transporting product to and from NetComm s nominated premises is your responsibility and 5 NetComm does not have any liability or responsibility under this warranty where any cost loss injury or damage of any kind whether direct indirect consequential incidental or o
16. therwise arises out of events beyond NetComm s reasonable control This includes but is not limited to acts of God war riot embargoes acts of civil or military authorities fire floods electricity outages lightning power surges or shortages of materials or labour 6 The customer is responsible for the security of their computer and network at all times Security features may be disabled within the factory default settings NetComm recommends that you enable these features to enhance your security The warranty is automatically voided if 1 You or someone else use the product or attempts to use it other than as specified by NetComm 2 The fault or defect in your product is the result of a voltage surge subjected to the product either by the way of power supply or communication line whether caused by thunderstorm activity or any other cause s 3 The fault is the result of accidental damage or damage in transit including but not limited to liquid spillage 4 Your product has been used for any purposes other than that for which it is sold or in any way other than in strict accordance with the user manual supplied 5 Your product has been repaired or modified or attempted to be repaired or modified other than by a qualified person at a service centre authorised by NetComm and 6 The serial number has been defaced or altered in any way or if the serial number plate has been removed Limitations of Warranty The Trade Pra
17. tive SSID The IEEE 802 11 wireless network name This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters PSM Power Save Mode e CAM Constantly Awake Mode Continuous Access Mode e PSM Power Saving Mode Power Saving mode Network Type Displays the wireless mode either Ad hoc or Infrastructure mode Preamble Specifies the preamble setting in 802 11b The default setting is Auto Switch access point mode which allows both short and long headers in the 802 11b frames The adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them e RTS Threshold Default is 2312 e Fragment Threshold Default is 2312 e Ad hoc mode Displays the wireless mode either Only 802 11B or 802 11B G mode e Channel Shows the current channel in use This field determines which operating frequency will be used rsa prone x Configuration Authentication and Security Profile Name LO SSID E CAM Constantly Awake Mode C PSM Power Saving Mode I RTS Threshold o ay an eT TT Fragment Threshold 286 Ss 28 a Figure 3 2 Add Profile configuration YML866 Rev1 www netcomm com au NP545 User Guide 9 NEIGOMMT 2 Edit the Authentication and Security tab xi Configuration Authentication and Security Authentication Type Open z Use so2te BOzTy Setting Enciyption WEP WPA Preshared Key Wep Key ras AA C Kew Hex xi C Keya Hex z C Keng Hex
18. uration screen will appear please enter Test for the Profile Name NetComm for the SSID select Infrastructure for the Network Mode select WEP for the Data Encryption and enter 0123456789 for Network key 4 Click OK to save this profile 5 Click Apply on the Profile screen The utility will establish a connection with this AP by configured profile NP545 User Guide YML866Rev1 14 www netcomm com au Melton APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS Normal Interface Standards Operating System Transmission Distance Radio Data Rate Modulation Media Access Protocol Transmit Power Data Security Frequency Spread Spectrum Power Consumption Safety amp Emissions 1M DBPSK 2M DQPSK 5 5M 11M CCK 6M 9M 12M 18M 24M 36M 48M 54M OFDM CSMA CA with ACK 22dBm Typical WPA 64 128 BIT WEP TKIP AES IEEE802 1x authentication WPA2 ical Physical Environmental Operating Temp Storage Temp Humidity Dimensions WxDxH YML866 Rev1 www netcomm com au NP545 User Guide 15 Melton APPENDIX B LEGAL amp REGULATORY INFORMATION This manual is copyright Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study research criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act no part may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means be it electronic mechanical recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of NetComm Limited NetComm Limited accepts no l
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