Arcadyan Technology WN6401F mini-PCI Wireless Module User Manual
Arcadyan Technology Corporation mini-PCI Wireless Module Users Manual
Users Manual
Product Specification
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WN6401F-IM
Arcadyan Technology Corporation
4F, No 9 Park Avenue II, Science-based Industrial Park
HsinChu 300, Taiwan
Subject to Change without Notices
©Copyright 2003 by Arcadyan. Confidentical / All right reserved.
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Table of Contents
Contents _____________________________________________________________ 2
Chapter 1 Introduction_________________________________________________ 3
1.1 Product Features ________________________________________________ 3
1.2 Application ____________________________________________________ 3
Chapter 2 Hardware ___________________________________________________ 4
2.1 General Overview _______________________________________________ 4
2.2 Hardware Architecture ___________________________________________ 4
2.3 Main Chipset Information_________________________________________ 4
Chapter 3 Software ____________________________________________________ 5
3.1 Operating Systems Supported ____________________________________ 5
3.2 WEP Security _________________________________________________ 5
3.3 Configuration Utility ___________________________________________ 5
Chapter 4 Specifications________________________________________________ 6
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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1. Introduction
1.1 Product Features
♦ High speed for wireless LAN connection, up to 54 Mbps data rate.
♦ Extended Range feature supported
♦ Backward compatible to the existing IEEE 802.11b WLAN infrastructure.
♦ An user-friendly utility to configure SSID, security setup and site survey.
♦ Wireless data encryption using WEP 64, 128-bit encryption for security.
♦ Support for WPA and Wi-Fi, WPA2 upgradeable
♦ Built-in Hirose antenna connectors.
♦ Firmware upgrade-able by only changing driver.
1.2 Applications
♦ Home networking for device sharing.
♦ Wireless multimedia.
♦ Wireless office for extension Ethernet range.
♦ Mobile networking for notebook PC, PDA, Web Pad or Wireless Gateway Built-in
Application.
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Chapter 2 Hardware
2.1 General Overview
♦ Power: 3.3V, DC input.
♦ Antenna connector: Two Hirose, FL-R-SMT (01) coaxial connectors.
2.2 Hardware Architecture
2.3 Main Chipset Information
2.3.1 AR5414: An IEEE 802.11g MAC + Baseband processor, AES Hardware accelerator,
on-chip SRAM memory and MiniPCI/PCI bus interface. Radio-on-Chip (RoC). A
zero-IF direct down conversion transceiver. a 2.4GHz power amplifier, 5GHz SiGe
monolithic VCO.
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Chapter 3 Software
3.1 Operating System Supported
♦ Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Linux.
3.2 Security
♦ Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) supports 64, and 128 bit keys.
♦ Support WPA, WPA2 upgradeable
3.3 Configuration Utility
♦ A Utility to set SSID, WEP key and dynamically view configuration and receiving signal
quality.
♦ Support worldwide country channel selection.
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Chapter 4 Specifications
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References
♦ IEEE 802.11a Standard Specification
♦ IEEE 802.11b Standard Specification
♦ IEEE 802.11g Standard Specification
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Arcadyan makes no warranties with respect to the correctness, accuracy or wholeness of this
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WARNING
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Labeling Rule for OEM Integrator
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the
following: “Contains TX FCC ID: RAXWN6401F”.
or similar circuit to provide stable 3.3VDC for this module.
The host which integrates this module need to have regulator
The use of this product is limited to indoor while operating
in 5.15~5.25GHz.