Alpha Networks 2003060017-1 High-Speed 5GHz WLAN Mini PCI Card User Manual
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WMP-A13V 5GHz Wireless LAN mini PCI Card User’s Manual First Edition (May, 2002) 6WMPA13V...01 Contents List of Figures .......................................................... v List of Tables .......................................................... vii Preface ..................................................................... ix About this Document ..................................................................................... ix Audience......................................................................................................... x Additional Resources...................................................................................... x Introduction ........................................................... 1-1 Package Contents .......................................................................................1-1 System Requirements .................................................................................1-2 Hardware Installation.............................................................................................1-2 Windows 2000 ....................................................... 2-1 Driver Installation (First-time Install) ............................................................2-1 Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)...............................................2-5 Driver Uninstallation ..................................................................................2-14 Device Configuration .................................................................................2-17 Infrastructure Mode .............................................................................2-22 Ad Hoc Mode.......................................................................................2-23 TCP/IP Setup ......................................................................................2-24 3 Windows Millennium Edition ................................3-1 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 3-1 Driver Uninstallation .................................................................................... 3-5 Device Configuration ................................................................................... 3-7 Infrastructure Mode ............................................................................... 3-9 Ad Hoc Mode....................................................................................... 3-10 TCP/IP Configuration .......................................................................... 3-12 Windows 98 Second Edition.................................4-1 Driver Installation......................................................................................... 4-1 Driver Uninstallation .................................................................................... 4-5 Device Configuration ................................................................................... 4-8 Infrastructure Mode ............................................................................... 4-9 Ad Hoc Mode....................................................................................... 4-11 TCP/IP Setup ...................................................................................... 4-13 Windows XP ...........................................................5-1 Driver Installation (First-time Install) ............................................................ 5-1 Driver Uninstallation .................................................................................... 5-6 Device Configuration ................................................................................. 5-10 Infrastructure Mode ............................................................................. 5-12 Ad Hoc Mode....................................................................................... 5-13 TCP/IP Setup ...................................................................................... 5-15 Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration ........................................... 5-20 Infrastructure Mode ............................................................................. 5-22 Ad hoc mode .......................................................................................5-24 Connect to an Available Wireless Network.......................................... 5-26 Windows NT 4.0 .....................................................6-1 Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup ........................................................... 6-1 Device Configuration ................................................................................... 6-7 Infrastructure Mode ...............................................................................6-8 Ad Hoc Mode.......................................................................................6-11 Verify Connection ................................................................................6-13 Driver Uninstallation ..................................................................................6-15 LinkMon ................................................................. 7-1 Installation ...................................................................................................7-1 Features ......................................................................................................7-5 RFSilent.................................................................. 8-1 System Requirements .................................................................................8-1 Windows 98SE Environment .................................................................8-1 RFSilent Setup ............................................................................................8-2 Operation.....................................................................................................8-2 Country Code Selector ......................................... 9-1 10 Troubleshooting.................................................. 10-2 List of Figures Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode.............................................................. 2-17 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode ....................................................................... 2-18 Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon ......................................................................... 8-2 Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections...................................................... 8-2 List of Tables Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions .................................................. 8-3 Preface This user’s guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to successfully install the Alphanetworks Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver, for the purpose of evaluating and/or operating the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Station Reference Design in a Microsoft Windows environment. This guide also provides information for users who wish to upgrade the Alphanetworks NDIS driver from previous releases. This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0. This guide also includes detailed instructions for configuring the PC Card device, or IEEE 802.11a station (STA), to interact with an access point (AP) in infrastructure mode and with other STAs in ad hoc mode. Instructions for installing or upgrading the diagnostic utility LinkMon are also included. You should also read this before proceeding to install the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver in the targeted operating system (OS) environment. About this Document The document consists of the following chapters and appendixes: Chapter 1 Introduction—Hardware, Software, and System Requirements needed to setup Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Station Reference Design. Chapter 2 Windows 2000—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows 2000. Chapter 3 Windows Millennium Edition—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows Millennium Edition. Chapter 4 Windows 98 Second Edition—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows 98 Second Edition. Chapter 5 Windows XP—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows XP. Chapter 6 Windows NT 4.0—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows NT 4.0. Chapter 7 LinkMon—Graphical User Interface for Operational Status and Statistics of Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Station Reference Design. Chapter 8 RFSilent—RFSilent application that allows you to enable or disable the RF Signal (radio) on all Alphanetworks STA Reference Designs. Chapter 9 Country Code Selector—Utility for selecting countries’ regulatory domains, FCC (USA and Canada) and TELEC (Japan). Chapter 10 Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common Installation/Uninstallation and Device/Network Configurations issues. Audience This document is intended for Alphanetworks customers who wish to install and evaluate the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Station Reference Design in the supported Microsoft Windows environments. Additional Resources Alphanetworks STA Reference Design hardware, software, and documentation contain proprietary information of Alphanetworks Communications, Inc., and are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure, and are also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of this hardware, software, or documentation is prohibited. The following resources should be referenced regarding topics that are not addressed in this document: AR5112 Radio-on-a-Chip for 5-GHz Wireless LANs data sheet AP User’s Guide AR5213 MAC/Baseband Processor for IEEE 802.11a 5-GHz Wireless LAN data sheet STA Reference Design Functional Specification 1 Introduction The Alphanetworks V Wireless Network mini PCI Card is an IEEE 802.11a twochip solution reference design based on the Atheros AR5112 and AR5213chipset. This reference design implements a half-duplex, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processor supporting all IEEE 802.11a data rates (6 to 54 Mbps). The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7.1 standard. You can find information regarding the Alphanetworks Station Reference Designs in the detailed Alphanetworks STA Reference Design Functional Specification. Package Contents Make sure the following materials are available before you begin: One 802.11a PCI Card One 802.11a PCI Card Quick Start Guide One Installation CD-ROM containing software and utilities and this user’s guide One warranty registration card System Requirements A computer that meets the following specifications: -Windows 2000,Windows ME, or Windows 98SE PCI expansion slot At least 64 MB of memory A 300 MHz processor or higher At least one other IEEE 802.11a-compliant device Hardware Installation Follow these steps to install the 802.11a PCI Card in a computer’s PCI slot: 1. Turn off your computer and unplug its power cord from the wall outlet for safety purposes. 2. Remove the computer cover. 3. Locate an unused PCI slot and refer to your PC ’s manual for instructions on how to remove the plate that covers the slot (if applicable). 4. Align the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card over the empty slot. 5. Firmly insert the card into the slot, as illustrated below. 6. Secure the card’s metal bracket to the computer following the directions provided in your PC’s manual. 7. Replace the computer cover. 8. Plug the computer’s power cord back into the wall outlet. 9. Place the antenna with the longer cable on top of your desk, computer, or monitor. Chapter錯 PRELIMINARY 誤! 尚未定義樣式。 10. Turn on the computer. Atheros Communications, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Introduction 錯誤! 找不到參照來源。 • 1-3 2 Windows 2000 Driver Installation (First-time Install) Insert the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to display, and click Next to continue. 2. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” under “Optional search locations,” and click Next to continue. 4. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5. Click OK to continue. 5. When you find the Alphanetworks driver installation file (net5210b.inf), click Next to continue. 6. The Alphanetworks NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See Section “Device Configuration” for the device configuration. Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed) If the system already has a previous release of the Alphanetworks NDIS installed, Windows does not prompt for the device driver when the WLAN Card is inserted. Follow the steps below to update the NDIS driver: 1. Start System Properties from Control Panel. Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager. 2. Within Device Manager, right-click “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” under “Network adapters” device node, and click Properties. 3. Click “Update Driver…” from the Driver tab. Note the Driver Version that you are updating from. You may need to verify this field again after driver update completes to make sure Release 1.3 driver has been updated correctly. 4. Click Next to continue. 5. Choose “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver,” and click Next to continue. 6. Insert the Release 1.3 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click “Have Disk…” to continue. 7. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is “D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5”. Click OK to continue. 8. Select “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from the list and click Next to continue. 9. Click Yes to continue when Windows displays the warning message. 10. Click Next to proceed with installation. 11. The Alphanetworks NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation. 12. Click Finish. 13. Note that Driver Version should display 1.3 as the major revision number. Click OK to continue. 14. Click Yes to restart system. 15. After system restarts, the “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” now displays under “Network adapters” in the Device Manager. Proceed to Section “Device Configuration” for device configuration information. Driver Uninstallation This section provides information about uninstallation procedures required for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous Alphanetworks software releases. If the system does not have previously installed versions of the NDIS driver and you wish to remove the newly installed driver from the system, proceed to Step 4. The NDIS driver since Release 1.0 no longer leverages the Transport Driver Interface (TDI) protocol to provide the LinkMon programming interface. The TDI protocol should be uninstalled. Follow these steps to uninstall the TDI protocol: 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, rightclick “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and choose Uninstall. 2. Click OK to uninstall the device. 3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and delete the driver files that reside in the system. To do so, go to the Start menu and choose Search For Files or Folders…, enter “oem*.inf” in the “Search for files or folders named:” field, and enter “Alphanetworks” in the “Containing text:” field. Click Search Now. A few files matching these criteria are possible, if previous drivers have not been removed properly. Choose the files that have been found and delete them from the system. 4. To complete the uninstallation, “ar5210b.sys” should also be removed from the “\WINNT\system32\drivers” folder. Device Configuration Configuration of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network mini PCI Card to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode (which leverages an AP) or ad hoc mode (which consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN). In infrastructure mode, the Wireless Network mini PCI Card participates in a basic service set (BSS) as a station, and communicates with the other stations through an AP, as illustrated in Figure 2-1. STA 2 S TA 1 AP Ethernet Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode In ad hoc mode, a Wireless Network mini PCI Card works within an independent basic service set (IBSS), as illustrated in Figure 2-2. All stations communicate directly with other stations without an AP. STA 1 STA 3 STA 5 STA 2 STA 4 Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode To configure the WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card: 1. In the Device Manager, right-click “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and click Properties to access the properties of the adapter. 2. Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of the “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” properties. 3. Select one of the configurations under the configuration list, and click Modify to show the “Network Configuration Settings” screen. This property sheet has two pages: General and Security. The General page has the following fields: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network, for example, “Alphanetworks 802.11a Wireless Network.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. − Network Connection: This field defines whether the STA is configured for an ad hoc or infrastructure network. − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. Power management is disabled when ad hoc mode is selected in the Network Connection field. When the Power Saving setting is Off, the adapter receives full power from the PC. When the Power Saving setting is Normal, the driver turns off power to the adapter for brief periods over briefly-spaced time intervals. When the Power Saving setting is Maximum, the driver turns off power to the adapter for longer periods over more widely-spaced time intervals. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks turbo mode. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. Typically, an LAA is not required, because the driver automatically loads a unique, globally administered address from the EEPROM. 4. The next tab on this property sheet allows for the selection of security features. The fields on this page are as follows: − Enable Security: This field completely enables or disables the IEEE 802.11 wired equivalent privacy (WEP) security feature. − Default Encryption Key: This field defines the type of encryption key to use (either Unique Key or Shared Keys). This field allows you to select only a key (Unique, First, Second, Third, or Fourth) whose corresponding field has been completed. − Unique Key: This field defines the unique encryption key for security for the current network configuration. In ad hoc mode, this encryption key type is not used. To enable security using a Unique Key, this field must be populated. − Shared Keys: These fields define a set of shared encryption keys. To enable security using Shared Keys, at least one Shared Key field must be populated. − Key Length: This field defines the length for each encryption key. As the Key Length is changed, the number of available characters in the field is changed automatically. If after a key is entered the length is adjusted to a smaller number, the key is automatically truncated to fit. If the length is increased again, the field is not automatically updated to its previous value. All encryption key fields are displayed only when initially entered. On subsequent entry into the security property page, the fields are masked. The keys must be entered as hexadecimal digits. Infrastructure Mode To configure an Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode: 1. Ensure that the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. 2. Choose the following settings: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network, for example, “Alphanetworks 802.11a Wireless Network.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (infrastructure). − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks turbo mode. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. Usually infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode An ad hoc network usually is a short-lived network with a small number of stations. The network is usually created for a special purpose such as exchanging data between friends, or between customer and client. Because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited, Power Saving and Security features are not typically a requirement. For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future Alphanetworks software implementations will provide unique key support. In ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the station establishes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents the scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. Network Connection: Ad Hoc. Turbo Mode: All stations participating in the ad hoc network must have the same rate setting. Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad hoc network. Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. TCP/IP Setup After configuring the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device must be configured. 1. Open the “Control Panel” and click “Network and Dial-up Connections.” 2. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Right-click that connection, and click Properties. 3. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. 4. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and Subnet mask allows stations to operate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access. “Default gateway” and “DNS server” information is also required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. 5. After obtaining IP configuration information from the appropriate IT staff, click OK in both “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” and “Local Area Connection Properties” to complete the IP configuration. 6. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” at the C:\> prompt to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (See Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status. 7. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 8. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, use video streaming applications, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. 3 Windows Millennium Edition Driver Installation Alphanetworks recommends that you remove any existing Alphanetworks NDIS driver on the PC system before installing new Version of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 3-5 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. When the system no longer has the Alphanetworks NDIS driver installed, insert the WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Choose “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced),” and click Next to continue. 2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” and select “Specify a location.” Click Browse to locate the NDIS driver. The default folder is “E:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5” (assuming E: is the CDROM drive). Click Next to continue. 3. When the Alphanetworks driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue. 4. Click Finish to continue, and restart the system to complete driver installation. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” on page 3-7 for device configuration. Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the Alphanetworks NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous Alphanetworks driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “Alphanetworks” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria. When “Alphanetworksnet5210b.inf” has been found, delete it by right-clicking the file and choose Delete. 2. From Control Panel, launch the System Properties window. Select “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from Device Manager, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to complete un-installation. Device Configuration Configuration of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for more details on these network connection types. To launch the configuration utility, go to Control Panel and double-click on the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration icon. The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 3-9 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 3-10 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode. Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure) − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks turbo mode. 2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the set-up of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the Network Configuration Settings of the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration utility. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. − Network Connection: Ad Hoc. − Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad hoc network. − Turbo Mode: All stations participating in the ad hoc network must have the same rate setting. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. 2. You can optionally set up other properties, but because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited, Power Saving and Security features are not typically a requirement. For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future Alphanetworks software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect. Note that in ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the station establishes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents the scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. TCP/IP Configuration After configuring the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card network adapter properties, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. From “TCP/IP Properties,” choose “IP Address” and select “Specify an IP address.” Input an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and subnet mask allows the station to interact with the AP or other stations in the same IP subnet. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration, and restart the system for the changes to take effect. 2. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping ” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status. 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. 4 Windows 98 Second Edition Driver Installation Alphanetworks recommends that you remove any existing Alphanetworks NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version 1.3 release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 4-5 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. When the system no longer has the Alphanetworks NDIS driver installed, insert the WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear, and click Next to continue. 2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended),” and click Next. 3. Insert the Alphanetworks Software Release CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5 (assuming D: is the CD-ROM drive). Click Next to continue. 4. When the Alphanetworks driver installation file (NET5210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue. 5. Click Finish to continue. 6. Click Yes to restart the system and complete driver installation. See Section “Device Configuration” on page 4-8 for device configuration. Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the Alphanetworks NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous Alphanetworks driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “Alphanetworks” text string under the \WINDOWS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria. 2. When “Alphanetworksnet5210b.inf” has been found, delete it by rightclicking the file and choose “Delete.” 3. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from the list, and click Remove to uninstall the device. 4. Click OK to confirm the removal of the device. Restart the system to complete uninstallation. Device Configuration Configuration of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar to Windows 2000 the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for more details on these network connection types. To launch the configuration utility, go to Control Panel and double-click on the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration icon. The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 4-9 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 4-11 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode. Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure) − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks turbo mode. 2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the setup of the AP infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the Network Configuration Settings of the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration utility. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. − Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. − Network Connection: Ad Hoc. − Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad hoc network. − Turbo Mode: All stations participating in the ad hoc network must have the same rate setting. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. 2. You can optionally set up other properties, but because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited, Power Saving and Security features are not typically a requirement. For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future Alphanetworks software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. Click OK when the properties are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect. Note that in ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the station establishes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents the scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. TCP/IP Setup After configuring the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card network adapter properties, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From Control Panel, launch the Network properties window. Select “TCP/IP → Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. From “TCP/IP Properties,” choose “IP Address” and select “Specify an IP address.” Input an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and subnet mask allows the station to interact with the AP or other stations in the same IP subnet. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration, and restart the system for the changes to take effect. 2. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping ” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status. 3. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. 5 Windows XP Driver Installation (First-time Install) Alphanetworks recommends that you remove any existing Alphanetworks drivers on the PC system before installing Version 錯誤! 找不到參照來源。 release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 5-6 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases. With no existing Alphanetworks NDIS driver installed, insert the Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced),” and click Next to continue. 2. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver location has been identified, click Next to continue. 3. The Alphanetworks NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation. 4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to Section “Device Configuration” on page 5-10 for device configuration. Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the Alphanetworks NDIS driver from the system. Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous Alphanetworks driver releases. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right click “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and choose Uninstall. 2. Click OK to uninstall the device. 3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and delete the driver installation file that resides in the system. To do so, go to Start and choose Search > All files and folder, enter “oem*.inf” in the “All or part of the file name” field, and enter “Alphanetworks” in the “A word or phrase in the file” field. Enter “C:\WINNT\INF” in the “Look in” field, where C: is the drive letter of where Windows XP is installed. Click Search to find the driver installation file. 4. A file matching the search criteria is displayed. Choose this file and delete it from the system. Device Configuration Windows XP zero-configuration functionality allows the user to select and join a wireless network without having to configure the device separately. You can decide to choose the default parameters and directly proceed to zeroconfiguration in Section “Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration” on page 5-20. Similar to Windows 2000, configuration of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network mini PCI Card to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for more details on these network connection types. To launch NCP go to Device Manager, right-click “Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and select Properties to access to the properties of the adapter. Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of “Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card Properties.” Select one of the configurations under the configuration, click Modify or New and complete the steps in Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 5-12 or Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 5-13 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode, respectively. Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive, for example, “Infrastructure.” − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network, for example, “AP_Network.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure). − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks turbo mode. 2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the setup of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the “Network Configuration Settings” window. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive, for example, “Ad Hoc.” − Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. − Network Connection: Ad Hoc. − Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad hoc network. − Turbo Mode: All stations participating in the ad hoc network must have the same rate setting. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. 2. You can optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future Alphanetworks software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. In ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the station establishes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents the scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. TCP/IP Setup After configuring the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configured. 1. From the Start menu, choose Programs > Accessories > Communications > Network Connections. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Right-click that connection and click Properties. 2. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. Click OK in both “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” and “Local Area Connection Properties” to complete the IP configuration. 3. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt to open a command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping ” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the operating status of Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. 4. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, from the Start menu, choose My Computer and right-click to select “Map Network Drive….” 5. Assign the drive letter that maps to the network-shared folder and specify the shared folder information. Click Finish to map the drive. 6. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration Aside from using the Network Control Panel (NCP) to configure the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card, Windows XP provides zero-configuration functionality that automatically tries to connect the STA to available wireless networks in the following order: a. Infrastructure mode with valid WEP keys b. Infrastructure mode with unauthenticated access for stations without WEP keys c. Ad hoc mode To configure wireless network settings through the Windows XP user interface, open Network Connections from Control Panel. Right-click the Local Area Network Connection icon (pertinent to Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card), click Enable to enable the device first, and then click Properties. On the Wireless Networks tab, select the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box to enable automatic wireless network configuration. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 5-12 or Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 5-13 to set up the station to connect to an infrastructure or ad hoc network. If you want to use non-default settings for power saving and turbo mode, you should set those parameters through the NCP method described in Section “Device Configuration” on page 5-10. Then use Wireless Networks tabs to select network name, network type, and encryption keys. Note that you can disable automatic wireless network configuration, and revert back to using Alphanetworks NCP configuration settings, by clearing the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” check box. Infrastructure Mode To set up automatic wireless network configuration to connect to an existing Access Point (infrastructure network): 1. Click the network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. You can update the list of available networks that are within range of your computer by clicking Refresh under Available Networks. 2. If the network requires WEP, then the “Data encryption (WEP enabled)” check box is selected by default in Wireless Network Properties. Select the “The key is provided for me automatically” check box if the WEP key is automatically provided for you. The driver will then use the Default Encryption key from the current Alphanetworks NCP configuration profile irrespective of the network name. You may choose to enter the WEP key by clearing this check box and manually entering the network key and key length. Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP, as opposed to 128-bit key supported by Alphanetworks NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires 128-bit WEP key, then it is recommended that you disable Windows XP automatic wireless network configuration and use Alphanetworks NCP configuration instead. Ad hoc mode To connect to an existing computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network: 1. Click the ad hoc network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. 2. In Wireless Network Properties, the “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used” check box is selected by default. You may choose to enable WEP by selecting the “Data encryption (WEP enabled)” check box and the “Network Authentication (Shared mode)” check box. Select the “The key is provided for me automatically” check box if the shared key is automatically provided for you. The driver will then use the Default Encryption key from the current Alphanetworks NCP configuration profile irrespective of the network name. You may choose to enter the shared key by clearing this check box and enter the key and key length manually. Note that the key format must be hexadecimal digits and the key length is limited to 104-bit in Windows XP as opposed to 128-bit key supported by Alphanetworks NDIS driver in the NCP configuration interface. If the network that you are connecting to requires 128-bit WEP key then it is recommended that you disable Windows XP automatic wireless network configuration and use Alphanetworks NCP configuration instead. 3. If you want to connect to an ad hoc network, but both ad hoc and infrastructure networks are within range of your computer, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab and then select “Computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) networks only”. Note that if you want the station to start its own ad hoc network, the “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only” option should be selected. There should be no network active from the preferred list and the “Automatically connect to nonpreferred networks” check box should be cleared. Connect to an Available Wireless Network When there is more than one available network detected by Windows XP, the OS will prompt the user to select and connect to a preferred network. To connect to an available wireless network, right-click the network connection icon in the notification area, and then click “View Available Wireless Networks”. In Connect to Wireless Network, under “Available networks”, select the wireless network that you want to connect to. If a network key is required and is automatically provided for you, then leave “Network key” blank. If the network key is not automatically provided for you, then type the key in “Network key”. Click Connect to establish the network connection. If you are either unable to make a connection to the wireless network that you selected or need to configure additional wireless network connection settings, click Advanced in Connect to Wireless Network, and the Wireless Networks tab will appear. You can configure a new wireless network connection by clicking Add, and specifying the network name (SSID) in Wireless Network Properties, and the wireless network key settings, if needed. If the network connection that you are configuring is an ad hoc network, then select “This is a computer-tocomputer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used” check box. The network will be added under “Preferred networks” in the Wireless Networks tab. You can change the order of the preferred networks by selecting the wireless network that you want to reposition on the list, and then clicking Move up or Move down. You can change the wireless network connection settings of a preferred network by selecting the wireless network, clicking Properties, and then changing the settings as needed. To remove a wireless network from the list of preferred networks, select the wireless network that you want to remove, and then click Remove. If a network is not defined in the preferred networks list, but you know it is available and you want to automatically connect to it, then click Advanced in the Wireless Networks tab, and select the “Automatically connect to nonpreferred networks” check box. 6 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup Windows NT 4.0 does not support Plug-and-plug. Therefore, the Alphanetworks NDIS driver installation uses an approach that is different from the installation used in other Operating Systems. In order to install Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6, a PC Card utility called CardWizard is used. If your computer system does not have CardWizard utility pre-loaded, then you can purchase it from SystemSoft Corporation (www.systemsoft.com) or you can download a 14-day evaluation copy from ftp://www.systemsoft.com/pub/Wn51tren.exe. Note that CardWizard requires Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 (Service Pack 6) installed in order to function correctly. Please install Service Pack 6 if your Windows NT 4.0 is not updated. After CardWizard utility is loaded, insert the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver: 1. CardWizard will detect the insertion of the Alphanetworks CardBus card and show the following screen. Click Correct to continue. 2. Click OK to continue. 3. Windows NT 4.0 Network Properties windows displays. Click Add to continue. 4. Click Have Disk. 5. Manually enter the location of where the Alphanetworks NDIS 4.0 driver is located. For example, D:\NDIS\BIN\PRODUCTION\NDIS4. Click OK to continue. 6. Make sure Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card is selected. Click OK to continue. 7. Set Map Registers, QoS, and Transmit Power Control to default values and click OK. 8. Windows NT 4.0 binds TCP/IP protocol to Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Cards and TCP/IP properties have to be entered. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information may also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. Choose “Specify an IP address” and enter an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and subnet mask allows the station to interact with the AP or other stations in the same IP subnet. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration. 9. Restart the system for the changes to take effect. Device Configuration Configuration of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card can be done through the Alphanetworks NIC Configuration Control Panel applet provided by Alphanetworks. Similar to Windows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. See Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for more details on these network connection types. Start Alphanetworks NIC Configuration utility from the Control Panel. Select one of the configuration(s) under the configuration list and click Modify or click New, and follow the Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 6-8 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 6-11 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode. Infrastructure Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode. Refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings. 1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. For example, “AP”. − Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the IEEE 802.11a wireless network. For example, “Alphanetworks_AP”. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA will connect to the AP with the best signal strength. − Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure). − Power Saving: This field allows the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Maximum. − Turbo Mode: This field enables or disables Alphanetworks Turbo mode. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40-bits, 104-bits and 128-bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys will be supplied by the corporate IT staff. Ad Hoc Mode This section defines the process of configuring an Alphanetworks WMPA13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. Refer to Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for detail descriptions of ad hoc operation. 1. Similar to the set up of AP Infrastructure mode described in the previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in “Network Configuration Settings” window. Use the following information as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window: − Configuration Name: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Configuration names are case insensitive. For example, “Ad Hoc”. − Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandatory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. − Network Connection: Ad Hoc. − Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad hoc network. − Turbo Mode: All stations participating in the ad hoc network must have the same rate setting. − Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LAA). To enter a value in the address field, the check box needs to be selected. 2. You may optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement, since the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, only shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode. Future Alphanetworks software implementations will provide unique key support. 3. In ad hoc mode, a station will scan the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the station will establish a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This will prevent the scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, which may result in multiple singular BSSs being established rather than a single BSS with multiple stations. Verify Connection You may use LinkMon utility to monitor the operating status of Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card once the STA is connected. Please refer to Chapter 7 for descriptions of LinkMon utility. If the STA is configured properly then you will be able to perform ping test as well as other network applications that a wired Ethernet device can perform. 1. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt to open the command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping ” command. 2. To map the drive on another machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Network Drive….” 3. Specify the path of a network-shared folder. 4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections. Driver Uninstallation This section provides uninstallation procedures for removing the Alphanetworks NDIS driver from the system. 1. To remove the NDIS driver from the system, go to Control Panel and open Network properties. 2. Under the Adapters tab, choose Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card and click Remove. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. 4. Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card is no longer listed under the Adapters tab. Click Close to continue. 5. Restart the system to complete the un-installation of Alphanetworks NDIS 4.0 driver. 7 LinkMon Installation LinkMon is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) program that provides detailed operational status and statistics for the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. The LinkMon executable file, linkmon.exe, is included on the Alphanetworks CD, and is in the folder \ndis\bin\production\. Copy this file from the CD to a local drive for execution. Since Windows 98 SE does not have native support for WMI, which is required to make LinkMon work correctly, an upgrade from Microsoft is needed. Use the procedures described in the following section to acquire and install the necessary WMI module from Microsoft. This is only required for Windows 98 SE installations. 1. Download WMI installer from Microsoft (wmi9x.exe) and save it to your hard disk. 2. Execute WMI installer by double-clicking wmi9x.exe. 3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click “I accept this agreement” and then click Next to continue. 5. Click Next to continue. 6. The installer now installs files to the SYSTEM directory. 7. The system must be rebooted for the WMI installation files to become effective. When the system completes the rebooting process, launch LinkMon. Features There are five tabs in LinkMon used to display STA information: General tab Frame Statistics tab Transmit Retries tab Station tab Driver tab Under the General tab of the LinkMon program property sheet is general information about the program and its operations. Under the Frame Statistics tab is statistical information showing the number of frames being sent and received, retry count on frames sent, frame checksum error counts for received frames, and receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) information. These fields are described in the Station Programmer’s Guide under Appendix A as OIDs. LinkMon supports most of the OIDs listed in that section. Under the Transmit Retries tab is detailed transmit retry statistical information for transmitted frames. Under the Station tab is detailed BSS information including SSID, BSSID, association status, operating channel frequency, and information about scanned APs. Under the Driver tab is statistical data pertaining to NDIS driver operation. The Action menu enables a NDIS driver unloading and reloading, and network interface card (NIC) reset. Note that driver unload option is not available in Windows Me, Windows 98SE, and Windows NT 4.0. NIC reset is also not available in Windows NT 4.0. On the Options menu, choose Settings…. Under the Display tab, you can select the data display modes of “Cumulative” or “Relative.” “Cumulative” mode displays statistical LinkMon data collected from the beginning of driver load. “Relative” mode displays differences in the statistical data since the last update. Under the Log File tab, the logging function can be enabled to log to a file the statistical information collected by the LinkMon utility, for later reference or post processing by an application such as Microsoft Excel. 8 RFSilent This chapter describes the RFSilent application that allows you to enable or disable the RF Signal (radio) on all Alphanetworks STA Reference Designs. The RFSilent is a Windows-based application that appears in the right-hand corner of your Windows taskbar. System Requirements The RFSilent application communicates with most Windows applications using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). For Windows NT 4.0, RFSilent communicates through the Input and Output Control (IOCTL) mechanism. If you are using Windows 98SE, WMI does not come pre-installed and you must install it prior to using RFSilent. Refer to the following procedure to acquire and install the required WMI module from Microsoft. Windows 98SE Environment If you want to use the RFSilent application in a Windows 98SE environment, you must install WMI. Follow these steps to install WMI: 1. Download the WMI installer (wmi9x.exe) from Microsoft and save it to your hard disk. 2. Execute the WMI Installer by double-clicking wmi9x.exe. 3. Click Next to continue. 4. Click “I accept this agreement” and then click Next to continue. 5. Click Next to continue. The installer now copies the necessary files to the SYSTEM directory. 6. Reboot the system. RFSilent Setup The RFSilent application allows you to enable or disable Alphanetworks STA References Designs. You can enable or disable the RFSilent application through user-defined settings. Refer to a description of driver parameters in the AP Programmer’s Reference Guide. Operation The RFSilent application is a Windows-based application that, once enabled, appears as an icon (RF) in the right-hand corner of your Windows taskbar (see Figure 8-1). You can automatically launch RFSilent at system boot-up by entering a shortcut statement in the Startup folder. Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon Position your cursor over the RF Icon in your toolbar and use your right or left mouse button to display the RFSilent application selections (see Figure 8-2). The radio button on the side of menu selections indicates the current state of the RFSilent application. Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections Refer to Table 8-1 for a description of the RFSilent menu selections. Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions RFSilent Menu Item Descriptions Disable RF Signal Use this selection to disable Alphanetworks STA Reference Design. Enable RF Signal Use this selection to enable Alphanetworks STA Reference Design. About Displays copyright, version information, and the build date for the RFSilent application. Exit Quits the RFSilent application. 9 Country Code Selector Starting with Release 1.1, the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card has EEPROM locations allocated to store country code information. Currently, there are three countries available to select from— United States, Canada, and Japan. These countries represent two regulatory domains, namely the FCC (USA and Canada) and TELEC (Japan). When the country code is changed, the NDIS driver scans only the legal frequency channels allowed in those countries. The country code selection utility is provided as part of the NDIS driver package .to allow users to switch to different countries. This utility is located under \NDIS\BIN\PRODUCTION\ARCCSEL in the CD. Start Country Code Selector by running ARCCSEL.EXE and follow the steps below to change countries. 1. Make sure the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card is listed under Network Card field. From the Country pull-down menu, choose the country that you want to switch to. 2. Click Yes to continue. 3. The country selection takes effect immediately. You can use LinkMon to verify the country that you selected by looking at the Regulatory Domain field in the Station tab. 10 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to common problems that usually occur during the installation and operation of the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. If you cannot find an answer here, please contact an Alphanetworks field application engineer for assistance. 1. My computer does not recognize the Alphanetworks CardBus reference card. Make sure the CardBus card is properly inserted into a 32-bit CardBus slot. If Windows does not detect the hardware upon insertion of the card, the system could have a previous Alphanetworks NDIS driver installed. Remove the old driver and try again. 2. The Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card does not work properly after the driver is installed. Re-insert the CardBus card into the slot. A beep should be heard if the adapter is properly inserted. Go to Device Manager and make sure the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card exists under the network adapters device node. If you see the yellow exclamation mark then there are conflicting resources. In this case, make sure the computer system has a free IRQ and make sure you have installed the proper driver. Uninstall the driver, restart the system, and repeat the driver installation steps if necessary. 3. Stations cannot associate in ad hoc mode. Make sure the same service set identifier is specified for all stations that need to join the same ad hoc network. Set up one station to establish a BSS and wait briefly before setting up other stations. This prevents several stations from trying to establish a BSS at the same time, which can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multiple stations associated to it. 4. The station cannot access the Internet in the infrastructure configuration. Make sure the station is associated and joined with the AP. If Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security is enabled on the AP, the station must have the proper WEP keys specified. Also make sure TCP/IP properties are correctly configured. 5. ARCCSEL Country Code Selector shows the following error message: No configurable Alphanetworks network cards were found in this system. Make sure the Alphanetworks WMP-A13V Wireless Network mini PCI Card has Release 1.1 EEPROM contents programmed. Alphanetworks CardBus Reference Design boards that were released prior to Release 1.1 do not contain the regulatory domain information in the EEPROM. Therefore, the country code selection utility will not recognize the card. 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 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. Statement Needed to be Shown on End Product Since this module is installed inside the end product, the end product should be affixed a label on visible area showing that this product contain a RF module, and also its FCC ID. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna, and 3) The antenna should be integral if the end device is intended to be operated in 5.15 ~ 5.25GHz frequency range. As long as 3 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.). IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for reevaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC authorization. 11End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for example :Wireless Access Point). The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains TX FCC ID: RRK2003060017-1”. 12Manual Information That Must be Included The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end product which integrate this module. The users manual for end users must include the following information in a prominent location “ IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter”. If the end product integrating this module is going to be operated in 5.15 ~ 5.25GHz frequency range, the warning statement in the user manual of the end product should include the restriction of operating this device in indoor could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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