GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY GN-WP01GT 802.11bg PCI Wireless LAN Card User Manual GN WP01GT EN

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 802.11bg PCI Wireless LAN Card GN WP01GT EN

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GN-WP01GT IEEE 802.11b/g PCI Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Rev. 1.0 First Edition
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: To assure continued compliance,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. 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 and your body. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1 1-1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1 1-2. FEATURES .................................................................................................................1 1-3. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS/PACKAGING.............................................................................1 1-4. LED INDICATING LIGHT ...............................................................................................2 1-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD 3 2-1. INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD FOR PC ........................................................................3 2-2. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY (WIN 98SE) ...........................................................3 2-3. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY (WIN ME)...............................................................9 2-4. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY (WIN2000)...........................................................12 2-5. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY (WIN XP) .............................................................15 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY 17 3-1. LINK STATUS............................................................................................................17 3-2. SITE SURVEY ...........................................................................................................21 3-3. CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................22 3-4. STATISTICS..............................................................................................................28 3-5. DRIVER INFO............................................................................................................29 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 　 YOU ARE “802.1X”, “WPA” AND “WPA-PSK” CAN NOT BE SELECTED ...........................30 　 I CANNOT CONNECT TO AN AP ...................................................................................30 　 I CAN CONNECT TO AN AP BUT I CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ...........................30 　 I ALWAYS HAVE POOR LINK QUALITY AND LOW SIGNAL ..................................................31 CHAPTER 5 SPECIFICATION 32
1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1-1. Introduction This 802.11b/g Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card is composed of the MAC, Baseband, and radio components, PCI interface, and two built-in antennas. It operates in 2.4GHz frequency bands, providing fast (up to 108Mbps) and secure (support AES, 802.1x & WEP and WPA) connections to 802.11b and 802.11g networks from a single card. 1-2. Features  Conforms to 802.11b/802.11g specification.  Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 108Mbps.  Dynamically scales the data rate.  Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption.  One external antenna.  Seamless roaming between 802.11b and 802.11g networks.  Supports AES (Advance Encryption System), enterprise-class 802.1x security and multiple levels of WEP encryption (64-bit /128-bit/152-bit), and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)..  Driver supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP. 1-3. Physical Dimensions/Packaging Dimensions: 133 mm * 121mm * 22mm Before the installation procedures, please ensure the components are not damaged during the shipping. The shipment of the GN-WP01GT includes: One GN-WP01GT Wireless LAN Card One Antenna One Installation CD (including User’s Guide and Driver) One User Guide Please contact your local distributor or authorized reseller immediately for any missing or damaged components. If you require returning the damaged product, you must pack it in the original packing material or the warranty will be voided.
2 1-4. LED Indicating Light Power: The Power LED lights up when the WLAN card is powered on. Link: The Link LED lights up when the WLAN card has an active connection. If the LED isn’t on, the card isn’t interfacing with the network. 1-5. System Requirements 1-5-1. Supported Platform: IBM PC/AT compatible computer 1-5-2. Supported Operation System: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
3 Chapter 2 Installing the WLAN Card 2-1. Installing The WLAN Card for PC Step 1: Power Off you PC Step 2: Plug the WLAN Card to the PCI Port on the slot rack. Step 3: Plug the Antenna to the WLAN Card. Step 4: Power On you PC 2-2. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win 98SE) Step 1: Click “Next”, and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive.
4 Step 2: Click “Search for the best driver for your device” , and Click “Next”. Step 3: Click “Specify a location” , Click “Browse” , Click “CD-ROM Device:” , Select the directory “\Inf\Win98”, and Click “Next”.
5 Step 4: Click “Next”. Step 5: Click “Finish”. Step 6: Click “No”.
6 Step 7: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”. Step 8: Click “Next”.
7 Step 9: Click “I accept this agreement” , and Click “Next”. Step 10: Click “Next”.
8 Step 11: Click “Finish”. Step 12: Click “OK”. Step 13: Click “Finish” and Reboot you computer.
9 2-3. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win ME) Step 1: Click “Specify the location of the device” ,Click “Next”, and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive. Step 2: Click “Specify a location” , Click “Browse” , Click “CD-ROM Device:” , Select the directory “\Inf\WinMe”, and Click “Next”.
10 Step 3: Click “Next”. Step 4: Click “Finish”.
11 Step 5: Click “No”. Step 6: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”. Step 7: Click “Finish” and Reboot you computer.
12 2-4. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win2000) Step 1: Click “Cancel” Step 2: Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive, the following window will pop up. Step 3: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.
13 Step 4: Click “Finish”. Step 5: Click “Yes” and Reboot you computer.
14 Step 6: Click “Yes”.
15 2-5. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win XP) Step 1: Click “Cancel” Step 2: Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive, the following window will pop up. Step 3: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.
16 Step 4: Click “Finish”.
17 Chapter 3 Using The Utility The Configuration & Monitor Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the card and monitor the statistics of the communication link. Unlike the standard method of configuring the card via the operating system utilities (e.g. Control Panel), this application permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the card is operating. It also offers some more configuration options. It appears as an icon on the Windows system tray whenever the card is running (see Figure 3-1). The icon can tell you the received signal strength by four small green lights. You can open it by double-clicking on this icon. Figure 3-1. The icon of the Configuration & Monitor Utility You can hide or show Tray-board by clicking mouse right key on this icon (see Figure 3-2). Figure 3-2. The icon of the Function Utility 3-1. Link Status The “Link Status” tab shows you the current association information about the card’s connection with a wireless network. In the middle of the screen, you can see transmit and received signal strength for this card (see Figure 3-3).
18 Figure 3-3. Current link status of the wireless LAN card If you want to turn off the card’s radio, click the radio icon at the bottom of the screen, (see Fig 3-4) shows the result Click “Yes” (see Figure 3-5). Just click it again to turn on the radio. Click “Yes” (see Figure 3-6). In order to exit, click the “X” button at the bottom of the screen (see Figure 3-4).
19 Figure 3-4. Turn off the card’s radio Figure 3-5 Disabled WLAN Card. Figure 3-6 Enabled WLAN Card. Other items reports the following information: Association State: The field shows you if WLAN card is communicating with an access point or peer-to peer group. When the card’s network mode is set to Ad Hoc, you can
20 select a channel from the AD Hoc channel drop-down menu for your Ad Hoc group to use. MAC Address: This card’s physical address. Channel [Freq]: The current channel and center frequency used by the WLAN card. Security: The current security setting. IP Address: WLAN Card IP Address. Profile: various wireless settings for different environments. SSID: Wireless network name. This is the wireless network name expressed as text string that all members within the same network share. Devices that don’t share the same network name cannot communicate with each other. BSSID: Basic service set identification. Type: The current network type.
21 3-2. Site Survey The “Site Survey” tab shows you the list of reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer stations. In Fig 3-7, the card one 802.11b and three 802.11g wireless devices. Figure 3-7. Reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer stations Other items reports the following information: SSID: Wireless network name. BSSID: Basic service set identification. (Security): (Encrypt data) or not Signal Strength: It shows the received signal strength from the detected wireless device. Channel: The current channel number used by the WLAN card. Wireless Mode: 2.4GHz11Mbps(802.11b) or 2.4GHz54Mbps (802.11g) network. Refresh: Rescan the available network and then refresh the result.
22 3-3. Configuration The “Configuration” Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Just click “APPLY” button, changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reset the WLAN card. (see Figure 3-8) 3-3-1. Basic setting: Profile Name: You can save various wireless settings for different environments. : Use Profile, : Available Profile. Network Type: This field allows you to select the mode from a list of supported network mode. The modes displayed have two values: “Ad Hoc” and “Access Point”. Figure 3-8. Configuration 3-3-2. Advance setting: Click “Modify” button (see Figure 3-9)
23 Figure 3-9 Click “Advance” button to enter the advance configuration screen (see Figure 3-10). Figure 3-10. Advance configuration screen Power Saving: The card supports advanced power management to extend battery life. a. When set to “off ”: the card does not use the power saving mechanism. b. When set to “Normal ”: the card enters into sleep status when it is inactive and only wakes up periodically to receive some messages from the access point. c. When set to “Maximum ”: This case is similar to “Normal ”, but it draws less battery power as a result of less wake up frequently. This also leads to slower response to network request. Wireless Mode: Specifies “2.4GHz 11Mbps”(802.11b) or “2.4GHz 54Mbps” (802.11g) operation. The WLAN card will automatically select the optimal mode from these selected wireless modes. Wireless mode When Starting Ad Hoc Network: Specifies a band to establish an ad hoc network if no matching SSID is found after scanning all available modes. Here, you can select three different wireless modes (802.11b, 802.11g) for the communication link.
24 802.11b Preamble: Specifies “Short & Long”, or “Long Only” preamble. Allows ad hoc compatibility with other 2.4GHz devices. Transmit Power Level: Select 100%, 50%, 25%, 12.5%, or lowest transmit power. 3-3-3. Security setting: Click “Modify” and “Security” button (see Figure 3-11) Figure 3-11 This card provides five security options: No security, WEP encryption, WPA-PSK, WPA security and 802.1x security architecture. 3-3-3-1. No security (None): Allows the communication between the WLAN card and access point without data encryption. 3-3-3-2. Use WEP for authentication and encryption(Pre-Shared Keys): To prevent unauthorized user to access the data on wireless stations, the WLAN Card offers a secure data encryption, known as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). When you select this item, the target 802.11 device must has the same encryption keys and be configured to use encryption in order to communicate with each other. To configure your WEP encryption, please click “Pre-Shared Keys “then the following window will pop up (see Figure 3-12).
25 Figure 3-12. Configure WEP Key To configure your encryption key, please follow these steps: 1. Select a Key Entry Method (Hex or ASCII). 2. Enter one unique encryption key and its key length. 3. Enter one to four different shared keys and their individual key length.  For 64-bit encryption, enter 10 digitals by Hex or 5 characters by ASCII.  For 128-bit encryption, enter 26 digitals by Hex or 13 characters by ASCII.  For 152-bit encryption, enter 32 digitals by Hex or 16 characters by ASCII. 4. Select only a key to encrypt your transmission data. 5. Click “OK” to save these settings. 3-3-3-3. Use WPA-PSK Security (WPA Pre-Shared Keys): When you select this item, the target 802.11 device must has the same encryption keys and be configured to use encryption in order to communicate with each other. To configure your WPA-PSK encryption, please click “WPA-PSK “then the following window will pop up (see Figure 3-13). Figure 3-13. Configure WPA-PSK Key 3-3-3-4. Use Dynamic Security (WPA, 802.1X etc.): WPA & 802.1X is an IEEE security standard for network security access control. It is
26 used to control access to wired and wireless networks and dynamically provide keys for encryption. To use this function, an access point with its WPE or 802.1X function is required to act as an intermediary between WLAN card and the network’s RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server. The access point blocks all traffic from the card until the server has authenticated it. please follow these steps: Step 1: Download Certificate. Step 2: please click “WPA “ or “802.1x “then the following window will pop up (see Figure 3-14). Figure 3-14. Configure WPA or 802.1X Please follow these steps: Step 1: Select a Certificate. Step 2: Key-in Server(RADIUS). Step 3: Key-in Login name. Step 4: Click “OK” to save these settings. Microsoft Windows XP operation system, please follow these steps: Step 1: 「Control Panel」run「Network Connections」 (see Figure 3-15). Figure 3-15. Control Panel
27 Step 3: Setup Wireless LAN card(see Figure 3-16), Click ”Use Windows to configure” to cancel the schedule and Click「OK」. Figure 3-16. Wireless Networks
28 3-4. Statistics The “Statistics” tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card(see Figure 3-17). Figure 3-17. The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card
29 3-5. Driver Info The “Driver Info” tab shows you the information of the card’s driver(see Figure 3-18). Figure 3-18. Driver’s information
30 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This troubleshooting guide provides answers to some common problems which you may encounter while installing or using GIGABYTE WLAN card products. These problems requires simple troubleshooting that you can perform by yourself. Contact the WLAN Technical Support if you encounter problems not mentioned in this section.  You are “802.1x”, “WPA” and “WPA-PSK” can not be selected z If the utility shows the following window and the security option “802.1x”, “WPA” and “WPA-PSK” can not be selected. z Windows XP and Windows 2000: 1. Insert the CD. 2. Launch the program at \WPA\Win2kXP\AegisI5.exe 3. Click Install z Windows 98SE: 1. Insert the CD. 2. Launch the program at \WPA\win9x\AegisI2.exe 3. Click Install z Windows ME: 1. Right click on “Network Place” 2. Click “Add” 3. Select “Protocol” and click “Add” 4. Click “Have Disk” 5. Select the directory \WPA\WPA_FIX_ME 6. Reboot  I cannot connect to an AP z Check if the WLAN has the some Service Set Identifier (SSID) as that of The AP. z Check if the WLAN card and the AP have the same Encryption. if WEP or WPA encryption is enabled, set the same WEP or WPA keys for the WLAN and AP. z Check if the MAC address of the WLAN card is added in the AP Authorization Table. Inquire this with your LAN administrator.  I can connect to an AP but I cannot connect to the internet z Check if the WLAN card and the AP have the same Encryption. if WEP or WPA
31 encryption is enabled, set the same WEP or WPA keys for the WLAN and AP. z Make sure the network protocol parameters (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS) of your computer are correctly set. z Check the proxy settings of the WEB browser.  I always have poor link quality and low signal z Keep the WLAN card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to avoid radio interference. z Shorten the distance between the WLAN card and the AP or station.
32 Chapter 5 Specification 1. System Host Interface PCI 2.3 Operating Voltage 3.3VDC ± 5% 2. RF Performance 802.11B Frequency Band 2412 ~ 2462 MHz (subject to local regulation) Modulation Technology DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation Techniques CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Date Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps, auto fallback Typical Power Consumption Doze: 25mA Receive: 250mA Transmit: 560mA Peak Output Power 21dBm @ Nominal Temp Range Minimum Receive Sensitivity -85dBm @ 11 Mbps, Nominal Temp Range Antenna External antenna with the gain of 2dBi, L type 802.11G(BACKWARD COMPATIBLE TO 802.11B) Frequency Bands 2412-2462 MHz (subject to local regulations) Modulation Technology OFDM and DSSS Modulation Techniques 64QAM, 16QAM, QPSK, BPSK, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK Date Rates Base mode: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18,12, 9, 11, 6, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps, auto fallback Turbo mode: 108, 96, 72, 48, 36, 24, 18 and 12 Mbps auto fallback Typical Power Consumption Doze: 25mA Receive: 250 mA Transmit: 530 mA Peak Output Power 20dBm @ Nominal Temp Range Receive sensitivity Minimum -72dBm; typical -74dBm @54Mbps, Nominal Temp Range Antenna External antenna with the gain of 2dBi, L type 3.Safety Regulation and Operating Environment FCC Part 15 (USA) DGT (Taiwan) EMC certification CE (Europe) Temperature Range Operating: 0 ~ 55 deg C, Storing: -20 ~ 65 deg C Humidity Max. 90% Non-condensing 4. Software Support Driver Windows 2000/XP Security WPA; AES; 802.1X client for Windows XP; 64/128/152 bit WEP Roaming Seamless roaming among 802.11b/g access points. Management Utility Monitors the network situation. 5. Mechanical Dimensions 120mm*121mm*20mm (120mm*81mm*20mm) Weight 52.5(48.5)± 1 g
33 Packaging Packaging specially used by Gigabyte. * Subject to Change without Notices

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