802.11g Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Version: 1.0 (March, 2004) COPYRIGHT Copyright 2004/2005 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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 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 or more of the following measures: 1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help. FCC Caution This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This device complies with 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. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 2.5cm (1 inch) during normal operation. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF Exposure Requirements SAR compliance has been established in the laptop computer(s) configurations with PCMCIA slot on the side near the center, as tested in the application for Certification, and can be used in laptop computer(s) with substantially similar physical dimensions, construction, and electrical and RF characteristics. Use in other devices such a PDAs or lappads is not authorized. This transmitter is restricted for use with the specific antenna(s) tested in the application for Certification. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment. EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not intended for use None. CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Features ......................................................................................................................... 1 Specifications................................................................................................................ 1 Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ..................................................... 3 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ......................................................... 6 3.1 3.2 Site Survey .................................................................................................................... 6 Profile............................................................................................................................ 7 3.2.1 Configure the Profile ................................................................................................ 8 3.2.2 Enable WPA in Windows XP ...................................................................................12 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Link Status .................................................................................................................. 14 Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 15 Advance ...................................................................................................................... 16 About........................................................................................................................... 17 4 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................. 18 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN PC Card. This card complies with IEEE 802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the card connects to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. For WLAN security issues, this card supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. It also supports WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature that combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. Client users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitted in the network is encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically changed secret key. This card has built-in AES engine which ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network. The power consumption of the card is also very low. Furthermore, this card provides several levels of power saving modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his/her portable or handheld devices. This card is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your wireless network. 1.1 Features · · · · · · · Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products. High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps. High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement. Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES functions for high level of security. Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability. Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP. Supports 32-bit Cardbus interface. 1.2 Specifications · · · · · · Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g Interface: 32-bit Cardbus Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g) BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b) Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, AES and IEEE 802.1x 1 · · · · · · · · · · Antenna: Printed Antenna with Diversity System Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP LEDs: TX/RX, Link Transmit Power: 16dBm~18dBm Power consumption: Tx: 350mA, Rx: 250mA Receive Sensitivity: 54Mbps OFDM, 10% PER, -70dBm, 11Mbps CCK, 8% PER, -86dBm, 1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, -92dBm Dimension: 8(H) x 118(W) x 54(D) mm Temperature: 32~131 ¢X (0 ~55 ¢X F C) Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing) Certification: FCC, CE 1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: · · · One PC Card One CD (Driver/Utility/User's Manual.) One Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. 2 2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: Please do not install the card into your laptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) (Procedures are similar for Note3: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. A. Insert the Installation CD to your CD-ROM Drive. Execute the "setup" program. B. Click "Easy Install" or "Next" to continue. C. The system starts to install the software of the card. Follow the instruction of the program to plug in the PC card into the Cardbus slot of your laptop computer. 3 D. The system will automatically detect the card and display "Hardware Installation" screen. Click "Continue Anyway" to continue. E. The current setting of the "Country Channel" of the card is displayed for your reference. If you are in different country, please change the "Country Channel" from the drop-down menu and click "Next". F. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4 G. The "RaConfig" utility is displayed and you can start to configure the card. 5 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the PC card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the card is running. You can open it by double-click on the icon. Right click the icon, there are some items for you to operate the configuration utility. Lauch Config Utilities Select "Lauch Config Utilities" to open the Configuration Utility tool. Exit Select "Exit" to close the Configuration Utility tool. 3.1 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless device with the highest signal strength. From the "Site Survey" option, all the networks nearby will be listed. You can change the connection to another networks or add one of the networks to your own profile list. 6 Parameter Available Networks Description This list shows all available wireless networks within range of your card. It also displays the information of the networks including the SSID, BSSID, Signal Strength, Channel, Encryption, Authentication and Network Type. If you want to connect to any networks on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected network. Click "Rescan" button to collect the information of all the wireless networks nearby. Rescan Button Connect Button Click "Connect" to connect to the selected network. Add to Profile Button Add the selected network to Profiles list. 3.2 Profile The "Profiles List" is for you to manage the networks you connect to fr ...