Global Sun Technology GL242201-MT0 Wireless 22Mbps PC Card User Manual Manual Part 1

Global Sun Technology Inc Wireless 22Mbps PC Card Manual Part 1

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22Mbps Wireless NetworkPC Card User ManualModel:GL242201-MTversion 2.1
2Manufacturer's Disclaimer StatementThe information in this document is subject to change without notice and does notrepresent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation,either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness forany particular purpose of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right tomake changes to the content of this document and/or the products associated with it atany time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes. Inno event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental orconsequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product ordocumentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This documentcontains materials protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of thismanual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for anypurpose without expressed written consent of its authors. Product names appearingin this document are mentioned for identification purchases only. All trademarks,product names or brand names appearing in this document are registered property oftheir respective owners. Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ClassB digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits aredesigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in aresidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radiofrequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with theinstructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particularinstallation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off andon, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of thefollowing 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.
3 FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved bythe party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority tooperate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation issubject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not causeharmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interferencereceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for anuncontrolled environment. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction withany other antenna or transmitter.
4Table of Contents:TABLE OF CONTENTS: ......................................................................................................................4INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................5PRODUCT FEATURES .............................................................................................................................5SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................6GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................................7GETTING TO KNOW THE 22MBPS WIRELESS PC CARD........................................................................7WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card’S LEDs ......................................................................................7SETTING UP THE WIRELESS NETWORK ................................................................................................7INSTALLING YOUR 22MBPS WIRELESS NETWORK PC CARD................................................................9CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PC CARD .......................................................14Link Info. Page..............................................................................................................................14Configuration Page.......................................................................................................................15Security Page ................................................................................................................................17SiteSurvey Page ............................................................................................................................18About Page....................................................................................................................................20APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................21APPENDIX B: NETWORKING BASIS……………………………………………………………..26APPENDIX C: 802.1X AUTHENTICATION SETUP ……..…...………………………………….45APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY………………………………………………………………………….40APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................90
5INTRODUCTIONThe 22Mbps Wireless PC Card delivers enhanced IEEE 802.11b high performancefor up to 22Mbps, which is double of that offered by most of the current wirelessproducts in the market.The 22Mbps high data rate is madepossible by the latest advanced TIwireless technology, which incorporatesthe new PBCC modulation method.Unlike the ordinary CCK modulation, notonly the new PBCC modulation method offers double data rate for up to 22Mbps, butalso it gives 20% more distance coverage.The 22Mbps Wireless PC Card is fully compatible with other 11Mbps wirelessdevices. The simple step-by-step installation allows you to have the wirelessnetwork setup in no time. The comprehensive configuration utility makes the settingcontrol for the PC Card easier than ever.The 22Mbps Wireless PC Card is an ideal wireless device that truly makes the idea of“wireless” come true. Please take a moment to read through this manual and getacquainted with this cutting-edge product.Product Features¾ Fully compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard for wireless.¾ Interoperatable with existing IEEE 802.11b standard devices.¾ Supports new data modulation PBCC technology from Text Instrument, whichenables high data with double speed of up to 22Mbps.¾ 20% more transmitting and receiving coverage supported by PBCC modulation.¾ Supports auto data rate fallback under noisy environment or longer distance.¾ Enhanced security on WEP encryption from 64, 128 to the maximum of 256 bits.¾ Supports SiteSurvey function with profile.¾ Supports Roaming function to allow you to roam between different AP coverageareas.¾ Easy setup and installation with Install Wizard..
6System Requirements¾ Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP computers¾ PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended¾ Equipped with at least one PC Cardbus socket or PC Cardbus adapter.¾ One CD-ROM drive
7GETTING STARTEDGetting To Know The 22Mbps Wireless Network PC CardWIRELESS NETWORK PC Card’S LEDs¾ Power LEDON when the unit is powered up¾ WLAN LEDON indicates WLAN connection; blink indicates wireless activitySetting Up The Wireless NetworkThere two wireless network topologies that you can setup your wireless card with.One is called “Ad-Hoc”, and the other is “Infrastructure”. On an Ad-Hoc network,two or more computers each has at least one wireless network client device such aswireless PC Card installed, establish point-to-point data communication with eachother. While on an Infrastructure network, every wireless station communicatesthrough Access Points.Setting Up Ad-Hoc NetworkThe idea ofAd- HocWireless NotebookStationWireless NotebookStationWireless DesktopStation
8Network is rather simple. All the wireless station are set to use the same BSS ID andchannel to establish communication linkage with each other to form a point-to-pointnetwork for data transmission and reception.Setting Up Infrastructure NetworkIn order to setup an Infrastructure of a wireless network such as the example shownabove, you will need the following:1. A broadband Internet connection.2. ADSL or Cable modem provided by your ISP as part of the broadband connectioninstallation.3. A Router that connects to the ADSL/Cable modem for internet connectionsharing.4. An Access Point to connect with the Router to form a wireless infrastructurenetwork.5. Wireless clients equipped with wireless networking devices such as wireless PCCard for wireless connection.In this case, all the wireless clients and Access Point operate under the same channelwith the same ESSID. The wireless clients are all connected to the Access Point fordata transmission.InternetADSL/Cable ModemSOHO RouterWireless StationWireless StationMobile PDA22MbpsAccess PointWirelessNetwork
9Installing Your 22Mbps Wireless Network PC CardInstalling Utility ProgramPlease note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. Theother Windows systems will have similar screen for the installation procedure.1Make sure that the22Mbps WirelessNetwork PC Card is NOTinserted into the Cardbusslot.Turn on the computer.Insert the software CDinto the CD-ROM Drive.Click on the “PCCard/PCI Card” optionon the left selectionmenu.
10Click on “Install” buttonto start Utilityinstallation.InstallShield Wizardstarts. Click “Next” tocontinue.Click “Next” to install theprogram files in thedefault folder.
11- Turn off your computer- Insert the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card into the CardBus slot in yournotebook- Turn on your computer- Continue with Driver Installation.Installation of Driver FilesSelect the second option,and click “Finish” tocomplete the installation.2Select the second optionand click “Next” tocontinue.
12Please note that letter “D:\” represents the CD-ROM driver letter, and select folder “Win98”when installing under Windows 98 O/S orWinME2000 for Windows ME or 2000 O/S.Go to D:\Driver\WinXPClick “OK”Select first option thenclick on the checkboxclick “Browse” button tospecify the driver filefolder.Click “Next” to continue
13After successful installation, an utility program icon will appearon your desktop screen.Simply, double-click the icon to launch the utility.Click “ContinueAnyway” to continueClick “Finish” tocomplete new hardwareinstallation.
14CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PC CardLink Info. PageThis is the default page when the utility starts up.Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wirelessnetwork.SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP inorder for communication to be established.TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting.Channel: Shows the current channel for communication.Radio Off button: When clicked, you disable the radio signal, and cut-off the wirelessconnection.Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the 22Mbps wireless PC Card with theAccess Point when operating under Infrastructure mode.Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the22mpbs wireless PC Card with the Access Point.Data Rate: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on thenumber of packets transmitted and received.
15Configuration PageThis is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with theminimum amount of effort to adjust a secure wireless network.SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients andnodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes inthe wireless network.BSS Type: There are two types available for selectionz Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and otherwireless clients through the use the Access Points.z Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly withother wireless client devices such as wireless network PC Card.Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channelrange of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European (ETSI)domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.Tx Rate: Select the data rate for data transmission.Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bitstransmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-statedemodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two differentpreambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble andheader, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (asdescribed in IEEE Std 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (asdescribed in IEEE Std 802.11b). At the receiver, the Preamble and header are
16processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble andheader may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network datathroughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b(High-Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11. That means that stationsusing Short-Preamble cannot communicate with stations implementing the originalversion of the protocol.Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose fromz Continuous Access Mode (default) – the PC Card is constantly operatingwith full power and it consumes the most powerz Maximum Power Save – the PC Card consumes the least power and onlyoperates when there is wireless network activity.z Power Save – the PC Card consumes the moderate level of power.For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click “Apply”. Thescreen will be changed back to Link Info. Page
17Security PageThis is the page where you configure Security settings of your 22Mbps wireless PCCard.Data Encryption: Click the box to enable Data Encryption feature.Aut. Mode: There are three modes available to choose from.z Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key forcommunication. Instead, each party generates its own key-pairs and ask theother party to accept it. The key is regenerated when the connection isestablished every time.z Shared Authentication – the sender and receiver shares the common keyfor data communication, and the key is used for extended length of time.z Auto – depend on the communication to establish, and automatically usethe proper authentication mode.The following will only be activated to allow for configuration when DataEncryption is enabled.Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use.Network Key: enter values to these fields, either in HEX or ASCII formats. You onlyhave to enter the key that you will useKey Length: select 64, 128 or 256 bits as the length of the keysKey Format: ASCII or HEX (Please refer to Appendix G: Glossary for details aboutthese two formats).
18SiteSurvey PageThis page allows to utilize the SiteSurvey function to scan for the available wirelessnetwork (wireless clients and Access Points) and select one to establish wirelesscommunication.Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients andAccess Points) that are in your signal range. Select any one of them and establishcommunication by simply mouse double-click or a single click on the“Connect” button.Click “Refresh” button to start scanning for available network again.Profile – You can create and manage the created profiles for Home, offices orpublic areas.By double-clicking on one of the created profile, the setting will adapt to theconfiguration such as SSID, channel, and WEP settings saved by that particularprofile.Click to select any one of the profiles, and you canClick on “Remove” button to remove the profile, orClick on “Properties” button to view and change its settings. The Properties isvery similar to that of adding profile.Click “Add” to add a profile, and the following screen would appear.1122
19All the detail information about each settings and configuration item are described inprevious Configuration and Security Page sessions. Please refer to those two sessionsfor more information.When you finish enter the setting for this profile, click “OK” to add a new profile.
20About PageThis page displays some information about the 22mpbs PC Card utility, whichincludes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility.When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able toidentify by version numbers.

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