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User’s Manual
Wireless LAN PCI Adapter
Model No.: SP906GK
http://www.micronet.info
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CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................... 1 1.1 Features................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Specifications........................................................................................... 1 1.3 Package Contents.................................................................................... 2 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................
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1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SP906GK. It complies with IEEE 802.11g standard and supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When SP906GK is connected to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to 11Mbps. It enables higher data throughput than the IEEE 802.11g standard (up to 54Mbps) and supports specific ways to increase the data transfer rate for a time by compressing the data and decreasing the waiting ti
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1.1 Features • Comply with the IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards. • High-speed wireless transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps. • Provide high level of security with 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), WPA2 (AES with IEEE 802.1x) functions • Provide automatic fallback for greater data security and reliability. • Supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP operating systems • Supports 32-bit PCI interface. 1.2 Specifications • Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g • Interface: 32-bit PCI • F
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1.3 Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items in your package. The package should include the following items: • Micronet SP906GK Wireless LAN PCI Adapter • Driver and Manual CD • Quick Installation Guide • Detachable Antenna If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible. - 2 -
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2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, please read the following notes carefully: Note1: Please do not install SP906GK into your laptop computer before installing the software program from the CD. Note2: The following installation was performed under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.) Note3: If you have installed the SP906GK Wireless PCI Adapter driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. A. Insert the Instal
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D. After selecting the country domain, click “Next” to process the installation.. E. Warning: Selecting incorrect region may result in a violation of applicable law dialog window will pop-up. If you have selected the correct region, click “Yes” continue the process. F. The system will start to install the software of SP906GK . Follow the instruction of the program and plug in SP906GK into the PCI slot of your desktop computer. - 4 -
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G. The system will automatically detect SP906GK and display the “Hardware Installation” screen. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. H. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. - 5 -
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3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure SP906GK and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. If SP906GK is installed successfully, the configuration utility will automatically pop up. It will automatically connect to the wireless device, which has better signal strength and no wireless security setting. The Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while
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Right click the icon to find the items in configuration utility for you to perform. Launch Config Utilities Select “Open Config Utility” to open the Configuration Utility tool. Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility Select “About” to describe the Wireless Card information. Hide Select “Hide” to hide the Configuration Utility tool. In Windows XP, there is a “Windows Zero Configuration Tool” for you to set up wireless clients. By default, this “Windows Zero Configuration T
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B. Click “Advanced”. C. Uncheck “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” to enable the utility for the card. Note: If “Wireless Zero Configuration” is enabled, you can only configure the advance setting or check the link status and statistics from the configuration utility of the card. - 8 -
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3.1 Site Survey When you open the Configuration Utility, the system will scan all the channels to find all the access points/stations within the accessible range of SP906GK and automatically connect you to the wireless device with the greatest signal strength. The “Available Network” will list all the networks nearby. You can change the connection to another AP or add one of the APs to your own profile list. Parameter Description Available Networks This list shows all available w
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Add/Delete/Edit/Activate a profile. Parameter Description Profile List The profile list displays all the profiles and their relative settings including Profile Name, SSID. This sign indicates the activated profile is connecting. This sign indicates the activated profile is disconnected. Add/Remove/Edit/Duplicate/ Click these buttons to Add / Remove / Edit / Set Default Button Duplicate / Set Default the selected profiles. - 10 -
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3.2.1 Configure the Profile 3.2.1.1 Base Configuration Parameter Description Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different networks. SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. You may specify a SSID for SP906GK and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add the network nearby
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3.2.1.2 Wireless network security Parameter Description Network Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that SP906GK intends to connect. Open System – No authentication is needed in the wireless network. Shared Key – Only wireless devices using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connect to each other. WPA – WPA provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802.1x/Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) a
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password in their access point or gateway, as well as in each wireless station in the network. WPA-PSK takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized users that don't have the matching password from joining the network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized devices. WPA2 – Like WPA, WPA2 supports IEEE 802.1 x/EAP authentication or PSK technology. It also includes a new advanced encryption mechanism using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is
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802.1x Setting When you set the Authentication Type to Open, Shared, WPA or WPA2, you can also enable IEEE 802.1x setting to use the authentication server or certification server to authenticate client users. WPA Pre-Shared Key The WPA-PSK key can be from 8 to 64 characters and can be letters or numbers. This same key must be used on all of the wireless stations in the network. WEP Key The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in (Key1 ~ Key4) the wireless network. T
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The IEEE 802.1X specification describes a protocol used for authenticating both clients and servers on a network. The authentication algorithms and methods are those provided by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), a method of authentication that has been in use for a number of years on networks that provide Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) support as many internet service providers and enterprises do. When an AP acting as an authenticator detects a wireless station on the LAN,
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3.2.1.3 802.1x Setting-Certification Parameter Description Authentication Type The EAP authentication protocols this card supports are listed below. This setting has to be consistent with the wireless APs or Routers that SP906GK intends to connect. PEAP &TTLS – PEAP and TTLS are similar and easier than TLS in that they specify a stand-alone authentication protocol to be used within an encrypted tunnel. TTLS supports any protocol within its tunnel, including CHAP, MS-CHAP, MS-C
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Session Resumption Select from “Disabled”, “Reauthentication”, “Roaming”, “SameSSID” and “Always” options when you want to recover the session in different status. Identity Name the server for server identification. Password Enter the password for server identification. Use Client Certificate A client certificate is required for TLS, and is optional for TTLS and PEAP. This item forces a client certificate to be selected from the appropriate Windows Certificate Store and made
