Micro Star MS6820 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card User Manual 6823 TOC
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Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 4.6 Sharing Network under Windows® XP Windows® XP provides a special feature to link two networks. 1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Select the Network Connections item in Control Panel to open the Network Connections window. 3. Select Wireless Network Connection and Local Area Connection simultaneously; then, right-click to select Bridge Connections in the context menu. 31 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4. Go to Start -> Run and enter cmd in the Open box; then, click OK, and a DOS prompt window will appear. Enter cmd in the box Click 5. Type net bridge show adapter and press [Enter]. 6. Type netsh bridge set adapter X forcecompatmode=enable, where X is your ethernet identifier, and press [Enter]. 7. Type netsh bridge set adapter Y forcecompatmode=enable, where Y is your wireless identifier, and press [Enter]. 32 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 8. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon in status area, and click Advanced to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Properties window. Click Add... to add a new wireless network connection. Click Click 33 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 9. Enter a name for this new network in the Network name (SSID), and check the "This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network; wireless access points are not used" option. In this case, this computer will function as an access point, while other computers can use this network name (which is "aaa " in the picture below) to access. Once they connect success fully, they could access the ethernet LAN via Network Neighborhood. Enter SSID Check this Please also refer to Windows XP help file for more information. 34 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Network Connection This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to network and some basic outline of networking basics, including sharing files, printing from a computer on the network, or accessing the Internet on multiple computers with one connection. >>> 5.1 Checking the Network Elements The following elements are required for all computers if you want to connect to a network: - Client for Microsoft Network - TCP/IP (for MSI 6820 MiniPCI Card) - File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks To check the required elements are installed in the system, you can: Under Windows 98SE/ME 1. Click Start and choose Settings; then, click Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2. Double-click the Network icon. 3. The Network window appears to show the current network settings of the system. Check the required elements from this field. 35 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Under Windows 2000/XP 1. Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. 3. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. 4. The Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears to show the current network settings of the system. Check the required elements from this field. 36 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 5.2 Computer Identification Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previously given your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers names. Under Windows 98SE/ME 1. Open the Network window as described in previous section, and choose Identification tab. 2. Type a name for the computer In the Computer name box. This will be the name of this computer used by other computers on your network to communicate with. Please NOTE that each computer’ s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion. 3. Type the workgroup name that the computer will belong to in the Workgroup box. All the computers on your network should have an identical Workgroup name. 4. The Computer Description box is optional. You may enter a description that helps to identify this computer on your network. Then, click OK. 5. Repeat the procedure above for each computer on your network to ensure that they all have unique Computer Name and identical Workgroup. 37 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Enter a name for your computer (less than 15 characters without space. Your computer will belong to this workgroup. Enter some information for reference. Under Windows 2000/XP 1. Right-click My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, and click Properties from the shortcut menu. Right-click Click 38 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 2. The System Properties window appears; choose Computer Name tab. 3. To rename the computer and join a workgroup/ domain, click Change. 4. The Computer Name Changes window appears as below. Enter a Computer Name, select Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup. Please NOTE that each computer’s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion. 5. Click OK to save changes. Enter some information for reference. Your computer’s name. Your computer will belong to this workgroup. 39 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Enter a name for your computer (less than 15 characters without space. Enter the name of the workgroup. 40 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 5.3 Configuring a Dynamic/Fixed IP Address When the drivers are installed, the default setting here is set to obtain IP dynamically through a DHCP server. If you want to change the settings, please follow the steps below: Under Windows 98SE/ME 1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Network icon. 3. The Network window appears as below. Select TCP/IP -> IEEE802.11g Wireless Network miniPCI Adapter, and click Properties to bring up the TCP/IP Properties window. Select this Click 41 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4.a 4.b To configure a dynamic IP address, choose IP Address tab and check Obtain an IP Address Automatically. To configure a fixed IP address, choose IP Address tab and check Specify an IP Address. Then, enter an IP address into the empty field. Suggested IP Address Range is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253, and suggested Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. Check this 4.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 4.b Configuring a fixed IP address 5. Click OK. Then, click Yes when prompted to reboot the computer. 42 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Under Windows 2000/XP 1. Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 2. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. 3. Right-click the MSI 6820 miniPCI Wireless Network Adapter icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. Click 4. When the Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears, choose General tab and select Internet Protocol [TCP/IP], and click Properties to bring up the Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] Properties window. Select this Click 43 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 5.a 5.b To configure a dynamic IP address, check Obtain an IP Address Automatically. To configure a fixed IP address, check Use the following IP address. Then, enter an IP address into the empty field. Suggested IP Ad dress Range is 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253, and suggested Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. Check this 5.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 5.b Configuring a fixed IP address 6. Click OK to complete the configuration. 44 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 5.4 Checking TCP/IP Address Under Windows 98SE/ME 1. Go to Start -> Run.... 2. Type winipcfg in the Open box and click OK. 3. The IP Configuration screen will appear, click More Info to bring up a screen containing detail information of your wireless network adapter. Type winipcfg here. Check the configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are correct. 45 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Under Windows 2000/XP 1. Go to Start -> Run.... 2. Type cmd in the Open box and click OK. 3. A DOS prompt window appears. Type ipconfig/ all and press [Enter] to display IP information. Type cmd here. Check the configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are correct. 46 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 5.5 Checking Connection by Pinging 1. Go to Start -> Run.... 2. Type command (Windows 98SE/ME) or cmd (Windows 2000/XP) in the Open box and click OK. 3. A DOS prompt window appears. Type ping www.msi.com.tw (or any URL address), which is the IP address of the Gateway in this case, and press [Enter]. You will get reply if the pinging is successful. 47 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 5.6 Sharing Files You may now open and save files on other computers once your computers are connected together on a network. You will also be able to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and even password to protect them. Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previously given your Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers names. Follow the steps below to share specific files and folders with other computers on your network. 1. On your Windows desktop, right-click My Network Place icon and select Properties from the context menu. 2. You will configure your computers network settings in this dialog. It is also available through the Network icon in the Control Panel. 3. Click File and Print Sharing. Click 48 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4. Check the option I want to be able to give others access to my files, and click OK. Check this Click 5. Click OK in the Network dialog box. 6. Provide the Windows Setup CD or direct the path to the proper location of the installation files if prompted. Then, reboot if prompted. 7. Now you can identify a particular folder or disk drive to share, which means you can share a folder that both you and your family member/ colleague needs to access occasionally. You can also share your CD-ROM drive for others to use if your other computers do not have one. Both of these processes are the same. Only the disk drives and folders that you specifically identify as shared will be accessible to other computers on your network. 8. Locate the disk drive or folder you want to share in Windows Explore or My Computer icon on your desktop. 9. Right-click the disk drive or folder and select Sharing. 49 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 10. Select Share As to set the parameters for sharing this particular disk drive or folder. - Share Name This is used to identify the disk drive or folder you are sharing to other computers in the network, which can be helpful as more resources in your network for others. - Comment This field is optional, which can be used to further describe the disk drive or folder for others in the network. - Access Type This option allows you to designate how much someone else can do with this shared disk drive or folder. Setting options are: Read-Only - only allows others to look at or open the files in the disk drive or folder. Full - allows others to read, write, open, save, copy, move, and even delete files. Depends on Password - gives other computers access conditional on the password they provide. 50 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide - Password This option allows you to apply a level of security to your shared disk drive and folder. Any other computer (user) will be asked to enter the password you set here before accessing the disk drive or folder. Two passwords are used to give two levels of security (or access) to others in the network using the Depends on Password setting. Leaving the Password boxes empty will give everyone in the network access to the disk drive or folder. 11. Click OK to continue. You will be prompted to type the password(s) you provided for verification. Type the password(s) just as you typed them again. 12. Now you may access this disk drive or folder from another computer in your network. You may do so by double-clicking the My Network Place icon on your Windows desktop or inside Windows Explorer. 13. Navigate to the computer with the shared disk drive or folder (recognized by the Computer Name you provided), and double-click it. If you specified a password when sharing this disk drive or folder, you will be asked for the password. 14. You can access a disk drive of folder shared over the network from most Windows 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP applications. you can map these disk drives and folders to a drive letter on another computer to make this process easier. For example, on a computer where you are accessing a shared folder from another computer, inside Windows Explorer right-click and select Map Network Drive. Now you are able to assign an available drive letter. Checking Reconnect at logon allows Windows to map this network drive each time when you start your computer. 51 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Appendix - MSI Software AP A.1 Installing and Using the Software AP To use the MSI Software AP, install the driver and utility for your MSI wireless adapter (for more instructions on installing, please refer to your adapter’s User’s Manual). When you install the driver and utility successfully, you can see the MSI Wireless LAN icon appears in the status area. MSI Wireless LAN icon Right-click the MSI Wireless LAN icon, and select the Switch to AP Mode option to enable the Software AP mode. Select this option Right-click Software AP Controller 52 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide When the Software AP is enabled, right-click the Software AP Controller icon and a sub-menu containing more settings will appear as below. Language Choose a language according to your operating system. Launch AP configuration tool Launch the utility to configure your network settings. Switch to STA mode Select to switch to the adapter’s normal function and disable the virtual AP mode. Exit Close the program. 53 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.2 Launching the Configuration Utility When the Software AP is enabled, click the icon to launch the Configuration Utility (or select Launch AP configuration tool option in the previous section). First, enter the user’s information in the Connect dialog box. By default, the User Name is admin and the Password is admin. Then, click OK. Click Enter the User Name and Password Check this option to save the settings Click 54 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide The Home window of the Configuration Utility will appear as below, which provides two options to select: Typical Configuration and Customized Configuration. Typical Configuration provides a step-by-step Setup Wizard to guide you through the basic settings of the gateway. Generally, after completing the three steps in this option, your virtual AP can connect to the ISP and your client computer can access to the Internet without any problem. Customized Configuration allows you to customize the network settings of your virtual AP for some specific purposes, such as changing password and other network settings. Factory Default Settings of the Virtual AP SSID MSI Channel User Name admin Password admin Encryption Disable DHCP client Enable 55 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.3 Typical Configuration In the Home window, click Typical Configuration and the Setup Wizard appears from Step 1 to guide you through the configuration. The Menu Bar Step 1. Setting the SSID The Menu Bar During the Setup Wizard, whenever you click HOME in the menu bar will make you return to the Home window; click Logout to exit the Configuration Utility. The Menu Bar Step 1. Setting the SSID SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The factory default setting is MSI. After entering your SSID, click Next to continue step 2. 56 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Step 2. Setting the Channel Channel 1 is the default value. Please note that all devices on the network must share the same channel. Step 2. Setting the Channel Make your choice and click Next to continue step 3. 57 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Step 3. WEP Setting Step 3. Setting the WEP Data Encryption If Data Encryption is set to Required, the following items must be answered. If it is set to Not Required, you may skip Step 3 and click Next to close the 1-2-3 Setup Wizard. Tip: Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F. Authentication Type - Open System : communicates the key across the network. - Shared Key : devices must have identical WEP settings to communicate. Select your authentication type and continue on to the next item. Encryption Type Select the level of encryption desired: 40-bit or 128-bit. If you want to enable the encryption, for 40-bit key, enter 10 hexadecimal digits; for 128-bit key, enter 26 hexadecimal digits. WEP Key Enter your 10- or 26-digit WEP Key. When completed, click Next to close the 1-2-3 Setup Wizard. 58 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.4 Customized Configuration Typically your virtual AP will have no problem to connect to your ISP and let internal clients to access to the Internet without any problem after going through the three steps in Typical Configuration. However, if you want to customize your virtual AP for some specific purposes, you may perform the configuration here. Click Customized Configuration, and the main window appears as below. Main Window of Customized Configuration The Menu Bar There is a menu bar in the top of the Customized Configuration window, where contains two options to exit the configuration window (HOME and Logout, as described in page 8); and three options for advanced configuration: System, LAN, and Wireless, allowing you to configure these respective settings and view the system status. The Menu Bar 59 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.4.1 System This page includes all the basic configuration tools such as options to set up password, re-load the factory default settings, and view system status. This window includes: > Password Setting > Factory Default > System Status Tip: Once you have changed the settings in each option, click Apply to save the settings, or Cancel to abandon. Clicking Help can bring up the help window. Password Setting The default password of your virtual AP is admin. This option allows you to use other password to replace the old password. First, enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice to confirm the password changed. Then, click Apply to save the settings. Old Password New Password Factory Default You may re-load the factory settings of your Virtual AP. System Status This option contains detail information of your Virtual AP, including general information and respective network settings. 60 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.4.2 LAN LAN is short for Local Area Network. This is considered your internal network. In the LAN Setting window, you can configure the IP setting. This window includes: > IP Setting IP Setting The default setting of the IP address is obtained from your DHCP server. If there is no DHCP server in your network, uncheck the Enable DHCP client option and set up the IP address for your virtual AP. DHCP Client When set to Enable, your virtual AP can obtain an IP address automatically from the DHCP server. Please note that once you enable DHCP Client, you might not be able to configure your virtual AP in the browser unless you know what IP address your virtual AP is assigned. IP Address The IP address of the LAN interface. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of the LAN interface. Default Gateway The IP address of the router/gateway in your network. 61 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide A.4.3 Wireless In this section, you can configure all wireless related settings for your virtual AP. This window includes: > SSID & Channel > Radio Settings > Encryption > Associated Client List > Association Control SSID & Channel This option is used to set the SSID (Network Name) and channel for your virtual AP. If you have changed the SSID or Channel settings, click Apply to save the settings. The virtual AP’s SSID Select the Channel Radio Setting This option allows you to configure the operation parameters of the AP radio settings*. * These settings are for advanced users or MIS staff only. If you do not know how to set these parameters, you are recommended to use the default value. 62 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Encryption This option allows you to configure the setting of data encryption. The WEP key must be set before the data encryption is enforced. Enable WEP Associated Client List This option is to display information of stations that are currently associating to your virtual AP. Association Control This option allows you to control which PC can connect to the wireless LAN. If you enabled this feature, only PCs with MAC address located in Association Control List can connect to the wireless LAN. 63 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Index Access Point 1, 3 Ad-hoc mode 2, 24 ASCII 27 Available Networks 22 Bridge Connections 31 CCK 4 Channel 4, 28 Command 47 Computer Identification 37 Country 29 DBPSK 4 DOS 32 DQPSK 4 DSSS 4 Dynamic IP Address 41 Encryption 4, 27 File and Print Sharing 48 Fixed IP Address 41 Fragmentation Threshold 29 64 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Gateway 47 Hex-adecimal digital 27 IEEE802.11g 1 Information tab 30 Infrastructure mode 1, 3 InstallShield Wizard 11 Internet 2, 35 Key format 27 Key index 27 Key length 27 LAN 2 LED 7 Link Quality 28 Local Area Connection 31 MSI Wireless LAN icon 19 Network key 22 Power save 29 Preamble Type 29 Preferred network list 23 priority 23 Protocol 4 65 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Radio 28 Range 4 RTS/CTS Threshold 29 Service Set Identifier 28 Signal Strength 28 Speed 28 SSID 28 Status tab 28 Subnet Mask 42 TCP/IP 4, 45 WEP 22, 27 winipcfg 45 Wireless Network Connection 21 Wireless Network Connection Properties 33 66
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