User manual HAWKING HWPG1 - DOCUMENT

HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P0 HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P1 HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P2 I nstallation Part I: Software Installation NOTE: DO NOT INSTALL THE PCI CARD YET. 1. Insert the Installation CD into to your CD-ROM Drive. When an autoloader screen appears, click on the "Driver & Utility Setup" to initiate the installation. 2. The installation is preparing to setup. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P3 3. Click "Yes" to process the installation if you accept the license agreement. 4. Choose "Hawking Configuration Tool" and click next. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P4 5. The system will automatically detect the card and display "Hardware Installation" screen. Click "Continue Anyway" to continue. 6. Please wait while the HWPG1 is configuring your software installation. 7. At this point please click "Finish" and move on to the Hardware installation. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P5 Installation Part II: Hardware Installation HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P6 Hardware Installation Cont'd For better performance, the HWPG1 is compatible with Hawking Hi-GainTM Antennas and can be easily upgraded. Simply remove the original dipole antenna from the back of your computer and replace it with one of the Hi-GainTM antennas (note: Hi-GainTM antenna must be purchased separately). HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P7 Installation Part III: Restart your Computer 1. After you have restarted your computer, a Found New Hardware Wizard will prompt you to install the software. Select "Install the software automatically [Reconmmended]" and click "Next." 2. Please wait while the wizard searches. The Found New Hardware Wizard will automatic install the software. 3. Now, you have completed the software installation. Select Finish. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P8 Using the Wireless Configuration Utility After you have successfully installed the Wireless-G PCI Card, a Network Status icon should display in your Windows task bar. Double click it to execute the Utility. If it does not appear, you can find it in your Programs Menu: or HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P9 The icon in your system tray will display different colors to help you distinguish the status of your wireless network. Follow the table to the right to understand what each color means. The Configuration Utility is categorized into 6 Tabs. For this QIG, we will concentrate only on the SITE SURVEY and LINK STATUS tab. If you wish to find out more about the Utility, please view the Users Manual for detailed instructions. The SITE SURVEY tab will give you information regarding the wireless networks within your vicinity. 1) Click on Rescan to update the list of wireless networks in your area. 2) Once the list of wireless networks appear, highlight your desired network and double-click to Connect to the network. You should now be successfully connected to your network. Note: If your scan provides no wireless networks, double check to see if your wireless network is set up correctly. If the problem persists, check with your wireless AP/Router manufacturer's technical support department. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 10 Reading the Link Status Page The Link Status page gives you information regarding your current wireless channel, transmit rate (speed) and link/signal quality. Using Wireless Security: Select the SSID you wish to connect to. encryption key. If the network is secured, it will ask you to input an If you do not know your key ask your network administrator for details Using the Widows Zero Configuration Tool: To enable the WPA function in Windows XP, the following software systems are required: 1. Windows XP Service Pack 1 with Windows XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected Access program in addition. 2. Configure the card using Wireless built-in utility (Wireless Zero Configuration). Note: When using the Wireless Utility there are two function selections when you open execute the program. You can select to use the XP's built-in utility with full WPA function. If "Use XP Wireless Zero Configuration" is selected, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link status and statistics from the "RaConfig" utility. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 11 1. From here, right click the icon to select "View Available Wireless Networks". 2. Press "Advanced" 3. Press the "Configure" button to configure the WPA function for the current network. 4. You must enter the network security key in use by your wireless network. Check with your network administrator if you do not know this information. Note: Uncheck "Use Windows to Configure my wireless network settings", the "RaConfig" utility will be enabled again. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 12 Turbo Mode This card supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate at a time; compress the data and decrease the waiting time to send the next data to the Routers or APs, this feature (known as Turbo Mode) enables higher throughput than IEEE 802.11g standard (Up to 54Mbps). Go to your Wireless Utility Advanced tab Select Turbo Mode --> Apply For more advanced settings (i.e. setting up a static IP address, etc.), please refer to the User's Manual on the CD. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 13 Ethernet A networking standard using cables (Category 5) to create a network. Network Adapter Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Broadband Modem A device that allows broadband connection to the Internet. Broadband connections include speeds faster than 56k (dial up modem speed). The two Used to provide PC's or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network. most common types of Broadband connections are DSL and Cable. Cable modem relies on the bandwidth of cable television lines while DSL modems rely on the telephone lines operating at DSL speeds. Router A device used to share Internet access from one user to multiple users. By taking one IP address (Addresses used by ISP's to assign broadband services to your computer) the Router distributes the services of your broadband access among multiple users and IP's. Wireless IEEE 802.11 ­ Wireless Network Specifications · 802.11 -- applies to wireless LANs (Networks) and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS). · · 802.11a -- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band. 802.11a uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing encoding scheme rather than FHSS or DSSS. 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) -- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides 11 Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses only DSSS. 802.11b was a 1999 ratification to the original 802.11 standard, allowing wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet. · ESSID 802.11g -- applies to wireless LANs and provides 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b products. A Unique name identification for your wireless network. All wireless devices must have the same ID or else they will not work together. Channel A Channel that all Wireless devices communicate on. All Wireless devices on the network must be set on the same channel to work together. HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 14 HWPG1 Hawking Technologies, Inc. P 15