Alpha Networks 20105635A1 Wireless Mini-PCI User Manual
Alpha Networks Inc. Wireless Mini-PCI
User manual

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Product User Manual
For
Wireless Mini-PCI
(Ralink Solution)
Model Number: WMP-N07-5365A1

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Revision History
Rev. Date Author Reason for Changes
1.0 Nov 23, 2006 Roy Tsai • New released

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Contents
1.0 SCOPE.............................................................................................................................................5
1.1 DOCUMENT ....................................................................................................................................5
1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES.......................................................................................................................5
2.0 REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................5
2.1 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM........................................................................................................5
2.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................6
2.2.1 IEEE 802.11b Section ............................................................................................................6
2.2.2 IEEE 802.11g Section ............................................................................................................6
2.2.3 High Throughput Section (HT Mode) ....................................................................................7
2.2.4 General Section......................................................................................................................7
2.3 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Information.............................................................................................................................8
2.3.2 Configuration .........................................................................................................................8
2.3.3 Security...................................................................................................................................8
2.4 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................9
2.5 COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................9
2.6 REQUIREMENTS OF RELIABILITY, MAINTAINABILITY AND QUALITY ....................................................9
2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................9

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1.0 Scope
1.1 Document
This document is to specify the product requirements for Wireless Mini-PCI. This Mini-PCI Card is
based on Ralink RT2800 chipset that complied with 802.11n draft 1.0 standard from 2.4~2.5GHz, and it can be used
to provide up to 11Mbps for IEEE 802.11b and 54Mbps for 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11g to connect your wireless LAN.
With seamless roaming, fully interoperability and advanced security with WEP standard, Wireless Mini-PCI
offers absolute interoperability with different vendors’ 802.11b/g MIMO Access Points through the
wireless LAN.
1.2 Product Features
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless 11Mbps data rate
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11g higher speed standard to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate
y Operation at 2.4 ~ 2.5GHz frequency band to meet worldwide regulations
y Dynamic date rate scaling at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 for 802.11g
y Dynamic date rate scaling at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps for IEEE 802.11b
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11n draft 1.0 higher speed standard in High Throughput mode from MCS-0 to
MCS-15. The HT data rate refers to Appendix A.
y Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching
y Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128/152-bit WEP for security
y Supports infrastructure networks via Access Point and ad-hoc network via peer-to-peer communication
y Supports WPA and AES enhanced security
y Supports VLAN tagging
y Friendly user configuration and utilities
y Drivers support Windows 98SE, ME, 2K, and XP
y Supports Mini-PCI Type IIIB form factor
2.0 Requirements
The following sections identify the detailed requirements of the Wireless Mini-PCI.
2.1 Functional Block Diagram
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2.2 General Requirements
2.2.1 IEEE 802.11b Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.1.1 Standard y IEEE 802.11b
2.2.1.2 Radio and
Modulation
Schemes
y DQPSK, DBPSK, DSSS, and CCK
2.2.1.3 Operating
Frequency
y 2400 ~ 2497MHz ISM band
2.2.1.4 Channel Numbers y 11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
13 channels for Japan
2.2.1.5 Data Rate y 11, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps
2.2.1.6 Media Access
Protocol
y CSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.1.7 Transmitter Output
Power
y 23.02dBm
2.2.1.8 Receiver Sensitivity
y Typical –84dBm for 11Mbps @ 8% PER
y Typical –90dBm for 2Mbps @ 8% PER
2.2.2 IEEE 802.11g Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard y IEEE 802.11g
2.2.2.2 Radio and
Modulation
Schemes
y BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, and OFDM
2.2.2.3 Operating
Frequency
y 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ISM band
2.2.2.4 Channel Numbers y 11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
13 channels for Japan
2.2.2.5 Data Rate y 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
2.2.2.6 Media Access
Protocol
y CSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.2.7 Transmitter Output
Power
y 23.02dBm
2.2.2.8 Receiver Sensitivity
y Typical Sensitivity at Which Frame (1000-byte PDUs)
Error Rate = 10%
y –86dBm at 6Mbps
y –86dBm at 9Mbps
y –84dBm at 12Mbps
y –82dBm at 18Mbps
y –78dBm at 24Mbps
y –75dBm at 36Mbps
y –71dBm at 48Mbps
y –70dBm at 54Mbps
2.2.3 High Throughput Section (HT Mode)
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard y IEEE 802.11n draft 1.0
2.2.2.2 Radio and
Modulation Type
y BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM

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# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.3 Operating Frequency
y 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ISM band
2.2.2.4 Channel Numbers y 11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
13 channels for Japan
2.2.2.5 Data Rate y From MCS – 0 to MCS –15 as shown in Appendix A
2.2.2.6 Media Access
Protocol
y CSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.2.7 Transmitter Output
Power
y HT20: 20.68dBm
y HT40: 20.55dBm
2.2.1.8 Receiver Sensitivity y Typical Sensitivity at Which Frame (1000-byte PDUs) Error Rate =
10%
y –88dBm at BPSK, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-0)
y –84dBm at QPSK, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-1)
y –81dBm at QPSK, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-2)
y –78dBm at 16-QAM, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-3)
y –75dBm at 16-QAM, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-4)
y –70dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 2/3 (MCS-5)
y –69dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-6)
y –68dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 5/6 (MCS-7)
2.2.4 General Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.3.1 Antenna Connector
y Three UFL antenna connectors
2.2.3.2 Operating Voltage
y 3.3VDC +/- 10%
2.2.3.3 Current
Consumption
y 800mA at continuous transmit mode (2 Tx chains on )
y 450mA at continuous receive mode (3 Rx chains on )
2.2.3.4 Form Factor and
Interface
y Mini-PCI Type IIIB form factor
2.2.3.5 LEDs y External LED function supported

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2.3 Software Requirements
The Configuration Software supports Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP. This configuration software
includes the following functions:
y Information
Information allows you to monitor network status.
y Configuration
Configuration allows you to configure parameters for wireless networking.
y Security
Supports enhanced security WEP, 802.1x,WPA.
2.3.1 Information
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.1.1 General
Information
y General Information shows the name of Wireless
Adapter, Adapter MAC Address, Regulatory Domain,
Firmware Version, and Utility Version.
2.3.1.2 Current Link
Information
y Current Link Information shows the Current Setting
ESSID, Channel Number, Associated BSSID, Network
Type (infrastructure or Ad-hoc network), WEP Status
(enable or disable), Link Status (Connect or Dis-
connect), 802.11g Transmit Speed (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36,
48, 54Mbps), 802.11b Transmit Speed (1, 2, 5.5,
11Mbps), Signal Strength, and Link Quality.
2.3.1.3 Site survey y To search the neighboring access points and display the
information of all access points.
2.3.2 Configuration
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.2.1 ESS ID y Input an SSID number if the roaming feature is enabled
y Supports for ASCII printable characters.
2.3.2.2 Network Type y Ad-hoc Mode and 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode for network
configurations that do not have any access points
y Infrastructure Mode for network configurations with
access points
2.3.2.3 Power Save y Extend the battery life of clients by allowing the client
to sleep for short periods of time while the Access Point
buffers the messages.
2.3.2.4 RTS Threshold
y Set the number of bytes used for fragmentation
boundary for messages
2.3.2.5 Fragment
Threshold
y Set the number of bytes used for RTS/CTS boundary
2.3.2.6 Transmission Speed
y This indicates the communication rates. Select
appropriate transmission speed to match your wireless
LAN settings
2.3.2.7 Roaming y Support Automatic or Manual Rescan to associate with
access point.
2.3.3 Security
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.3.1 Encryption y RC4 encryption algorithm
y Support 64/128/152 bit WEP encryption
y Support open system and shared key authentication

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# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.3.2 WEP Management y Four WEP keys can be selected
y STA with WEP off will never associate any AP with
WEP enabled
y WEP Key Format: Option for Hex format
2.3.3.3 802.1x y Support EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP
2.3.3.4 WPA y Support WPA-PSK and WPA-EAP
y Support Cipher Mode AES and TKIP
2.4 Mechanical Requirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.1 Length y 50.8mm
2.4.2 Width y 59.59mm
2.4.3 Height y 0.99mm
2.5 Compatibility Requirements
This device passes the following compatibility requirements.
# Feature Detailed Description
2.5.1 Wi-Fi y Meet Wi-Fi certification for IEEE 802.11 product
2.5.2 WHQL y Meet applicable WHQL certification requirements
2.5.3 Physical Layer and
Functionality
y Meet ALPHA Engineering Test Plan and Test Report
2.6 Requirements of Reliability, Maintainability and Quality
# Feature Detailed Description
2.6.1 MTBF y Mean Time Between Failure > 30,000 hours
2.6.2 Maintainability
y There is no scheduled preventive maintenance required
2.6.3 Quality y The product quality is followed-up by ALPHA factory
quality control system
2.7 Environmental Requirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.7.1 Operating
Temperature
Conditions
y The product is capable of continuous reliable operation
when operating in ambient temperature of 0 ℃ to +55℃.
2.7.2 Non-Operating
Temperature
Conditions
y Neither subassemblies is damaged nor the operational
performance is degraded when restored to the operating
temperature after exposing to storage temperature in the
range of –20 ℃ to +75 ℃.
2.7.3 Operating
Humidity
conditions
y The product is capable of continuous reliable operation
when subjected to relative humidity in the range of 10%
and 90% non-condensing.
2.7.4 Non-Operating
Humidity
Conditions
y The product is not damaged nor the performance is
degraded after exposure to relative humidity ranging
from 5% to 95% non-condensing

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FCC statement in User's Manual (for class B)
"Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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 or more 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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This module is intended for OEM integrator. The OEM integrator is still responsible for
the FCC compliance requirement of the end product which integrates this module.
20cm minimum distance has to be able to be maintained between the antenna and the
users for the host this module is integrated into. Under such configuration, the FCC
radiation exposure limits set forth for an population/uncontrolled environment can be
satisfied.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void
the user's authority to operate this equipment.
USERS MANUAL OF THE END PRODUCT:
In the users manual of the end product, the end user has to be informed to keep at
least 20cm separation with the antenna while this end product is installed and
operated. The end user has to be informed that the FCC radio-frequency exposure

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guidelines for an uncontrolled environment can be satisfied. The end user has to also
be informed that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. If the size of
the end product is smaller than 8x10cm, then additional FCC part 15.19 statement is
required to be available in the users manual: This device complies with Part 15 of 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.
LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT:
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following " Contains TX
FCC ID: RRK20105635A1 & IC: 4216A-WMPN075635 ". If the size of the end product
is larger than 8x10cm, then the following FCC part 15.19 statement has to also be
available on the label: This device complies with Part 15 of 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.
NCC WARNING STATEMENT
Article 12 Without permission, any company, firm or user shall not alter the frequency,
increase the power, or change the characteristics and functions of the original design of the
certified lower power frequency electric machinery.
Article 14 The application of low power frequency electric machineries shall not affect the
navigation safety nor interfere a legal communication, if an interference is found, the service
will be suspended until improvement is made and the interference no longer exists.
The modular transmitter must be labeled with its own NCC ID number, and, if the NCC ID is
not visible when the module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the device
into which the module is installed must also display a label referring to the enclosed module.

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This exterior label can use wording such as the following:
“Contains Transmitter Module NCC ID:
Any similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used. The Grantee may either
provide such a label, an example of which must be included in the application for equipment
authorization, or, must provide adequate instructions along with the module which explain
this requirement. In the latter case, a copy of these instructions must be included in the
application for equipment authorization.