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PCI Adapter
PCI Adapter
User Manual
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Version: 1.1 (June, 2005) COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2005/2006 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, s tored in a retrieval s ystem, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means , electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expresse
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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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential ins tallation. 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 co
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R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety This equipment is designed with th
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................1 1.1 FEATURES........................................................................................1 1.2 SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................1 1.3 P ACKAGE CONTENTS..........................................................................2 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ..........................................3 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ...........
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN Carbus Adapter. Thi s Adapter i s designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and easy to carry with the Mini size. It i s suitable for any Laptop or Desktop computers. This adapter supports 64/128/152-bit WEP data encryption that protects your wireless network from eavesdropping. It al so supports WPA (Wi -Fi Protected Access) feature that combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol )
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• Dimension: 8(H) x 118(W) x 54(D) mm • Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C) • Humidity: 0-95% (NonCondensing) • Certification: FCC, CE 1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the item s of your package. The package should include the following item s: • One PC Card • One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.) • One Quick Guide If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. 2
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2 Installation Procedure Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated in Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PC Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. Note3: For Windows 98SE please make sure your copy of windows is fully updated with the latest hotfixes by going to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
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Table 2-1. I nstaller I nstallation Selections Radio Button Description Install Client Install s the driver and client utilities. Thi s i s the recommends Utilities and option. Driver (recommended) Install Dri ver Only Install s only the driver without installing the client utilities. Make Driver Creates driver installation di skettes. Installation Di skette(s) 6. A prompt appears warning that the install requires the system to be rebooted at the end of the installation p
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13.Windows may display a Windows Logo error for the WLAN driver. Click Click Continue Anyway. The installer continues installation. 14.Click OK at the prompt to reboot and complete the installation. 5
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Installing the Atheros USB Wireless Network Adapter To install the USB driver and the Atheros Client Utility, see “To install the ACU and USB device driver:” on page 2-1. To install the USB Device Driver separately: 1. Insert the USB device into the computer: The Found Ne w Hardware Wizard opens. Choose advanced installation and click Next. 2. Choose Search for driver in these locations. The driver is located in the Ndis5x\2KXP directory. (For Windows 98SE/ME computers, the dr
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4. Click Finish to close the Found Ne w Hardware Wizard and complete installation of the USB device bootloader. 5. The Found Ne w Hardware Wizard opens to install software for the USB device. Click Next to continue. 6. Choose Search for driver in these locations. The driver is located in the Ndis5x\2KXP directory. (For Windows 98SE/ME computers, the drive r is located in the Ndis5x\98ME). 7
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7. Windows may display a Windows Logo error for the WLAN driver. Click Continue Anyway. The installer will continue the installation. 8. Click Finish to close the Found Ne w Hardware Wizard and complete installation of the Atheros USB Network Adapter. Use the ACU to configure the device driver. The ACU provides extensive online help to aid in configuring the device. Access the ACU by right-clicking the tray icon and choosing Atheros Client Utility. III. Using
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For Windows XP, there i s a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” by default for you to setup wi reless clients. If you want to use the Utility of the USB adapter, please follow one of the ways as below. A. Double -click the i con. B. Click “Advance”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wi reless network settings”. 9
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3 Configuration Utility The Client Utility i s a user-mode utility designed to edit and add profiles for, as well as di splay and diagnostics pertaining to a selected wireless USB adapter. 3.1 Wireless Connection Status When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channel s to find all the access points/stations within the accessi ble range of your card and automatically connect to the wi reless device with the highest signal strength. From the screen, you may k
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3.2 Profile Management Parameter Description New To add a new configuration profile, click Ne w on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile li st and click the Modify button. Modify In the Atheros Client Utility, access the General tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab. Edit the fields in the General tab to configure the configuration profile. Make sure to also edit the Security and Advanc
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3. Browse to the di rectory to export the profile to. 4. Cli ck Save. The profile i s exported to the specified location. Order Profiles Including a profile in the auto selection feature allows the wi reless adapter to automatically select that profile from the li st of profiles and use it to connect to the network. 3.3 Diagnostics The client utility includes a number of tool s to di splay current diagnosti cs and status information. Parameter Description Adapter I
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3.4 Security This Chapter describes setting up security using the Atheros Client Utility(ACU). While using the Atheros USB wi reless network adapter, encryption data can protect its as it is transmitted through the wireless network. While using the Atheros USB wireless network adapter, encrypting data can protect its privacy as it is transmitted through the wireless network. The ACU allows connection profiles of: No security (not recommended) Link encryption/decryption is disab
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This is because the WEP keys of all devices that are to communicate with each other must match. Authentication Process Enabling EAP on the access point and configuring the USB device to LEAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP (EAP-GTC), or PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2) authentication to the network occurs in the following sequence: 1. The client associates to an access point and begins authentication. 2. Communicating through the access point, the client and RADIUS server complete authentication with the pa
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that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Secu rity Tab to allow association. Enables the use of pre-shared keys that are defined on both the Pre-Shared access point and the station. Key(Static To define pre-shared encryption keys, choose the Pre-Shared Key WEP) radio button and click the Configure button to fill in the Define Pre-Shared Keys window. If the access point that the wireless adapter is associating to has WEP set to Optional and the client has WEP enab
