Proware Technologies Co MN561V3 300M Wireless N Mini PCI Module User Manual

Proware Technologies Co Ltd. 300M Wireless N Mini PCI Module

UserManual.wiki >

Proware Technologies Co >

MN561V3 User Manual

User Manual

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N Mini PCI Module Rev: 1.0.0

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. 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. 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or tv interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. “To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.”

CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation. Full implementation planned 2012 Italy If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply(not for spectrum) Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund Russian Federation Only for indoor applications Note: Please don’t use the product outdoors in France.

Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One PW-MN561 300M Wireless N Mini PCI Module ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for PW-MN561, including: • AR73 Wireless N Client Utility (AWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • Other Helpful Information ) Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor. Conventions: The ‘Adapter’ mentioned in this user guide stands for PW-MN561 300M Wireless N Mini PCI Module without any explanations. 1

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The adapter is an 802.11n client device designed to deliver a high-speed and unrivaled wireless performance for your desktop. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, video streaming. With the 802.11n technology, higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas), the PW-MN561’s auto-sensing capability allows high packet transfer rate of up to 300Mbps for maximum throughput. It has good capability on anti-jamming, and it can also interoperate with other wireless (802.11b) products. The adapter supports WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to prevent outside intrusion and protect your personal information from being exposed. The adapter is easy to install and manage with the Quick Setup Wizard guiding you step-by-step through the installation process and the AR73 Wireless N Client Utility instructing you to quickly set up a wireless connection. With unmatched wireless performance, reception, and security protection, the PW-MN561 is the best choice for easily adding or upgrading wireless connectivity to your desktop. 1.2 Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standards ¾ Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, TKIP/AES encryption ¾ Supports high rate of up to 300Mbps for maximum throughput, supports automatically adjust to lower speeds due to distance or other operating limitations ¾ Provides Mini PCI interface ¾ Supports Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes ¾ Good capability on anti-jamming ¾ Supports roaming between access points when configured under Infrastructure mode ¾ Easy to configure and provides monitoring information ¾ Supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 ¾ Two antennas which are listed in a format of 2x2 for two receivers and two transmitters

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 3 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the Mini PCI Module into your computer before installing the driver software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Installation 1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the computer. 2. Open the case and locate an available Mini PCI slot. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Keep the screws. Turn to your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed. 3. Insert the Mini PCI Module into the Mini PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins have touched the slot's contacts. Once the adapter has been firmly inserted, screw its fastening tab. Then, close your PC case. 4. Insert the power cable back into the computer and turn on your computer. When the Found New Hardware wizard appears, click Cancel. 2.2 Software Installation The adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedures for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. The procedures in different systems are quite similar, therefore here takes the procedures in Windows XP for example. 1. Insert the Resource CD into your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named PW-MN561. Double-click Setup.exe to start the installation, and then the following screen for preparing setup will appear. Figure 2-1

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 4 2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-2 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install AR73 Wireless N Client Utility and Driver. Selecting Install Driver Only will only install driver. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-3

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 5 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leave it default. Click Next in the screen below to continue. Figure 2-4 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-5

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 7 8. After all the steps above, you will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-8 9. After installation, the utility configuration page will automatically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray. To connect to a network, please refer to Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network. Figure 2-9

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 8 Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network With both the hardware and software successfully installed into your computer, you can quickly connect to a wireless network using one of the following methods. ¾ Method One: To connect using AWCU PW-MN561 uses the AR73 Wireless N Client Utility as the management software. The utility provides you an easy interface to connect to a network and to change any settings related to the wireless adapter. ¾ Method Two: To connect using QSS By this method, you can connect to your network quickly on the condition that your router or access point supports QSS or WPS as is called by some other brands. ¾ Method Three: To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility Windows users may use the built-in wireless utility to connect to a wireless network. For specific operations, please go to To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility. 3.1 To connect using AWCU 1. After installation, the utility configuration page will automatically pop up on the screen. If the utility page does not pop up, you can also launch the utility by double-clicking on the icon on your desktop or the icon in your system tray. Figure 3-1 2. The Network page will display all wireless networks that are available in your area. To connect to a network, simply highlight the wireless network name and click Connect. SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of the wireless network. The adapter will automatically connect to your target network next time if you tick Connect automatically.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 9 Figure 3-2 3. If word None appears behind the SSID, this means the network to be connected is not security-enabled and you can connect to the network without entering a key. To prevent outside intrusion and safeguard your network, it is strongly recommended to set a password to your router or access point. Figure 3-3 If there is a “lock” icon behind the SSID, this means the wireless network is secure and the corresponding security type will display. You must know the encryption key/security settings to connect. Input the password which can be found on the configuration page of your router or access point, then click OK to continue. Or push the QSS/WPS button on your router if your router features the QSS/WPS function to quickly build a connection without having to enter a key.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 10 Figure 3-4 4. You have now successfully connected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-5 5. To view more information about the network currently connected, click Status in the tools section and the page will display information such as the network type, link quality and wireless mode.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 11 Figure 3-6 3.2 To connect using WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) function allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If the wireless router supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) or QSS, you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and router using either Push Button Configuration (PBC) method or PIN method. Three WPS connection methods are listed in the following parts while the third method is only supported in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 3.2.1 PBC (Push Button Configuration) method 1. Press the WPS/QSS button on the back panel of the router. 2. Open AWCU and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and then click Connect. Figure 3-7

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 12 3. The adapter will be connecting to the target network. Figure 3-8 4. When the following window appears, you have successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-9 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to configure the QSS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your AP device. Following are detailed configuration procedures of each way. 3.2.2.1. Enter the PIN from your AP device 1. Open AWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router. In the empty field beside PIN, enter the PIN labeled on the bottom of the router (here takes 13492564 for example). If you have generated a new PIN code for your router, please enter the new one instead. Click Connect to continue.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 13 Figure 3-10 2. The adapter will be connecting to the target network. Figure 3-11 3. When Figure 3-9 appears, you have successfully connected to the network. 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device This method is only available in Windows XP and Windows Vista. 1. Open AWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router. In the field beside PIN, you will see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Connect to continue.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 14 Figure 3-12 2. Open your router’s Web-based Utility and click WPS/QSS link on the left of the main menu. Then click Add device and the following figure will appear. Enter the PIN value of the adapter in the empty field beside PIN and then click Connect. Figure 3-13 3. When Connect successfully appears on the screen, the WPS configuration is complete. Or you can view the adapter’s utility page to see whether the connection has been successful as shown in Figure 3-15. Figure 3-14

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 15 Figure 3-15 3.3 To connect using Windows built-in wireless utility 3.3.1 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Left-click the wireless icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network (displayed using the SSID) to be connected and then click Connect. Figure 3-16 2. If the network you would like to connect is security-enabled, enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router. Or push the WPS button (other brands may call it QSS) on the router or access point (You will be prompted to push the button on the window if WPS/QSS function is supported as shown in the figure below). If the network to be connected is not secure, the connection will be built without entering a key.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 16 Figure 3-17 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-18 3.3.2 In Windows Vista Windows Vista users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Open the wireless utility by right-clicking on the wireless computer icon in your system tray as shown in the figure below. Select Connect to a network.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 17 Figure 3-19 2. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Highlight the wireless network you would like to connect and then click Connect. Figure 3-20 3. If the network you would like to connect is security-enabled, enter the same security key or passphrase that is on your router. If the network to be connected is not secure, the connection will be built without entering a key. Figure 3-21

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 18 4. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-22 3.3.3 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wireless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click on the utility icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select Switch to Windows wireless configuration tool. Figure 3-23 Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility configuration page. Click Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windows wireless configuration tool in the figure shown below. Click OK when Figure 3-25 appears to continue.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 19 Figure 3-24 Figure 3-25 2. Right-click on the wireless computer icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select View Available Wireless Networks. Figure 3-26 3. The utility will display any available wireless networks in your area. Click on a network (displayed using the SSID) and click the Connect button.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 20 Figure 3-27 4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to enter the key as shown below. If not, you will connect to the network directly without entering a key. Figure 3-28

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 24 Figure 4-5 4.2 Advanced The following configurations can be made on the Advanced page: 1) To select wireless configuration tool. Here you can decide which tool to use, either the AWCU or the Windows wireless configuration tool. This option is available only in Windows XP. 2) To switch to another wireless network adapter. Here you can switch to another adapter installed in your computer. The adapters successfully installed in your computer will be listed in the drop-down menu if the adapters are supported by this utility. 3) To switch to SoftAP mode. Once enabled, the adapter will be able to work as an AP. This option is only available in Windows 7. 4) To change the power save mode. The default option is ON. Figure 4-6 4.3 About The About screen gives you information about the Driver and Utility versions of the adapter. Right-click on the icon in your system tray and select About from the list.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 25 Figure 4-7

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 26 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapter will work as an AP. This function is available only in Windows7. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Internet for various reasons like only one WLAN port is available on your wired broadband router, however, other wireless-capable devices also want to share the Internet. Then the adapter can be configured as an AP under the Soft AP mode, saving you the trouble of having to get a separate access point or a router. With this feature, a computer can use a single physical wireless adapter to connect as a client to a hardware access point while at the same time acting as a software AP allowing other wireless-capable devices to connect to it. To switch to this mode, right-click on the utility icon in your system tray and select Switch to SoftAP mode. Figure 5-1 Or from the Advanced page of the utility, tick ON under the SoftAP mode as shown in the following figure. Click OK when prompted to confirm the setting. Figure 5-2 The Soft AP icon should then appear beside Advanced icon in the utility.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 27 Figure 5-3 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Specify a connection through which devices connected to your AP can access the Internet. ¾ SSID: Enter the name for your soft AP (for example, Jone) so that others can know which AP is yours when trying to connect to it. ¾ Security Type: The security type here is set to be WPA2-PSK which is based on 802.11i and uses Advanced Encryption Standard instead of TKIP. It was designed to improve the security features of WEP. WPA2-PSK uses a passphrase or key to authenticate your wireless connection. You needn’t make any configuration here. ¾ Encryption Type: The encryption type here is set to be AES. ¾ Security Key: Enter the Key in the field to make your AP security enabled (for example 123456789). Only by entering the corresponding key can other computers establish a successful connection with your AP. ¾ IP Address: Here displays the IP address of the SoftAP.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 28 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 Uninstall the utility software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programsÆWireless, and then click Uninstall-AR73 Wireless N Client Utility. Figure 6-1 Uninstall Utility 2. Follow the Install Shield Wizard to uninstall the utility software from your PC. Figure 6-2 3. Click Finish when the figure below appears.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 29 Figure 6-3 6.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programsÆWireless, and then click Uninstall-PW-MN561 Driver. Figure 6-4 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Uninstall shown in above Figure 6-4, the system will uninstall the driver software of the adapter from your PC.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 30 Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface Mini PCI Interface Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b Operating System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Linux Throughput 300Mbps (Maximal) Radio Data Rate 11b: 1/2/5.5/11Mbps 11g: 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps 11n: Up to 300Mbps Modulation 11b:CCK,QPSK,BPSK 11g:OFDM 11n: QPSK, BPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Data Security WPA/WPA2, WEP, TKIP/AES Frequency* 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Safety & Emissions FCC, CE Environmental and Physical Working Temperature 0℃~50 (32℃℉~112℉) Working Humidity 10% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing Storage Temperature -40 ~70℃℃(-40 ~158℉)℉ Storage Humidity 5% ~ 90% RH, Non-condensing * Only 2.412GHz~2.462GHz is allowed to be used in USA, which means only channel 1~11 is available for American users to choose.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 31 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. ¾ 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices, and WEP encryption for security. ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding. The Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) was formed to help accelerate the IEEE 802.11n development process and promote a technology specification for interoperability of next-generation wireless local area networking (WLAN) products. ¾ Ad hoc Network - An ad hoc network is a group of computers, each with a Wireless Adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point. Ad hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation. ¾ DSSS - (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need of retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored). ¾ FHSS - (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a pseudo-random set of channels. Because a fixed frequency is not used, and only the transmitter and receiver know the hop patterns, interception of FHSS is extremely difficult. ¾ Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a Wireless Adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks. ¾ Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise.

PW-MN561 300M Wireless N PCI Adapter 32 There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). ¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID. ¾ WEP - (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key. The key is a string of characters that you create. When using WEP, you must determine the level of encryption. The type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit encryption requires a longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys are defined by entering in a string in HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange – alphanumeric characters) format. ASCII format is provided so you can enter a string that is easier to remember. The ASCII string is converted to HEX for use over the network. Four keys can be defined so that you can change keys easily. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. ¾ WLAN - (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. ¾ WPA - (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol uses TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

Navigation menu