Atlantis A02-PCI-W54 User manual

Wireless PCI Adapter

A02-PCI-W54

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USER MANUAL

A02-PCI-W54_MX01

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Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use

Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices.

The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the

electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile

phones. Wireless LAN devices are safe for use frequency safety standards and

recommendations. The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some

situations or environments for example:

·On board of airplanes, or

·In an explosive environment, or

·In case the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified

as harmful

In case the policy regarding the use of Wireless LAN devices in specific

organizations or environments (e.g. airports, hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial

plants, private buildings etc.) is not clear, please ask for authorization to use these

devices prior to operating the equipment.

Regulatory Information/disclaimers

Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with

the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any

changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by

the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. The

Manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by

unauthorized modification of this device, of the substitution or attachment.

Manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for

any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply

with these guidelines.

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.

CE in which Countries where the product may be used freely:

Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Ireland,

Denmark, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Iceland.

France: except the channel 10 through 13, law prohibits the use of other channels.

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 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 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.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded

interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes

or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

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, and

2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that

may cause undesired operation.

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INDEX

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1. Introduction 1

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter

1

1.2 How the Adapter works 1

1.3 System Requirements

2

1.4 Package Contents

2

1.5 Product View 2

2. Hardware Installation 3

3. Software Installation

4

3.1 Installing on Windows 98SE/ME

4

3.2 Installing on Windows 2000/XP

5

4. Wireless Network Utility 7

4.1 Introduction

7

4.2 Disable “Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration

7

Disable Windows XP Zero-Configuration 7

4.3 Using the Configuration Utility 8

4.3.1 Link Status

9

4.3.2 Configuration 10

4.3.3 Advanced 12

4.3.4 Profile 15

4.3.5 Network 16

4.3.6 Statistics 17

4.3.7 About 18

5. Troubleshooting

19

Common Problems and Solutions

19

Frequently Asked Questions 19

ITALIANO 22

1. Introduzione 22

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wireless Adapter PCI 22

1.2 Come funziona la scheda di rete Wireless

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the IEEE 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter that provides

the easiest way to wireless networking. This User Manual contains detailed

instructions in the operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future

reference.

1.1 IEEE 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter

IEEE 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter (hereafter called the Adapter) is a high-

efficiency wireless LAN adapter for wireless networking at home, in office or in

public places. The data rate can be up to 54 Mbps and auto-negotiated to 48, 36,

24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps (IEEE 802.11g), or 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps (IEEE802.11b).

With the Adapter, you can roam between conference room and office without being

disconnected the LAN cables; in addition, sharing files and printers can be easy

tasks.

The wireless LAN adapter is available to Microsoft Windows operating systems

(Windows® XP/2000/ME/98SE) and can be integrated into networking with either

Ad-hoc mode (computer-to-computer, without an Access Point) or Infrastructure

mode (computer-to-access point, an Access Point is required).

1.2 How the Adapter works

Ad-hoc Mode: An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network,

especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of

the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a

communications session. Users in the network can share files, print to a shared

printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of network, new

devices can be quickly added; however, users can only communicate with other

wireless LAN computers that are in this wireless LAN workgroup, and are within

range.

Infrastructure Networking Mode: The difference between Infrastructure network

and Ad-hoc network is that the former one includes an Access Point. In an

Infrastructure network, the Access Point can manage the bandwidth to maximize

bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the Access Point enables users on a wireless

LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take

advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer,

and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger

and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.

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1.3 System Requirements

Before installing the Adapter, your PC should meet the following:



Desktop PC with available PCI2.1/2.2 slot

 Intel® Pentium®III 600Mhz or compatible processor with 64MB RAM

 Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system



Minimum 15 Mbytes free disk space for installing the driver and utilities

 CD-ROM drive

1.4 Package Contents

Unpack the package and check all the items carefully. If any item contained is

damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also,

keep the box and packing materials in case you need to ship the unit in the future.

The package should contain the following items:

 One IEEE802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter.



One external antenna



One Quick Start Guide

 One CD with driver/utilities and user’s manual

1.5 Product View

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2. Hardware Installation

The following diagrams provide you a basic installation for the Adapter, which is

suitable for most desktop PCs. For more information about the PCI slot, please

refer to the user's manual of your main board.

Step 1. Power off the computer, and then remove the computer cover. Locate the

available PCI slot on your main board.

Step 2. Put the Adapter directly over the PCI slot and press it into the slot firmly.

Step 3. Replace the computer cover after securing the Adapter with a bracket

screw.

Step 4. Connect the external antenna to the connector on the Adapter’s bracket.

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Step 5. Power on your PC.

3. Software Installation

This section describes the procedures of installing the driver and utility. Follow the

instruction step by step to finish the installation. If you use Windows® 98SE/ME,

please prepare the Windows® Setup CD at hand before installing the driver;

because the system will ask you to insert the Setup CD to copy files during the

installation.

3.1 Installing on Windows 98SE/ME

Step 1. Start Windows. Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. After the

opening banner, Windows will tell you that the new device has been

detected. You will then see the following screen. Click

“Next >”.

Step 2.

In the next window, select

“Search for the best driver for your device”

and click “Next >”.

Step 3

. Check “

Specify a l

ocation”.

Click “

Browse…”

to specify the driver

directory such as CDRom:\PCI\Drivers\Windows98\ (or

CDRom:\PCI\Drivers\WindowsME)

for installing Wireless PCI Adapter .

Click

“OK”

and then

“Next>”

to continue.

Step4.

When the installation is completed, click

Finish

button.

Go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type

“CDRom:\PCI\Utility\Setup.exe” in the dialog box and click OK.

After finish the installation, plugged in the Wireless PCI Adapter, you will see

Wireless Configuration Utility Country Selector, select the country where you are

using this Wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set

configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of these countries.

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Warning: Be noted that selecting the incorrect region may result in a

violation of applicable law; you will need to select the correct domain.

You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation.

When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to

the network and if it represents in red color, then it is not connected to the network.

3.2 Installing on Windows 2000/XP

Step 1. Start Windows. Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. After the

opening banner, Windows will tell you that the new device has been

detected. You will then see the following screen. Click “Next >”.

Step 2.

Select “

Search for a suitable driver for my device

” (In Windows XP

select “Install from a list or specific location”). Click “Next>”. In next

window, check “Specify a location” and click “Next>”.

Step 3.

Click “

Br

owse…”

to specify the driver directory such as

CDRom:\PCI\Drivers\Windows2000\

(or

CDRom:\PCI\Drivers\WindowsXP) for installing Wireless PCI Adapter .

Click

“OK”

and then

“Next>”

to continue.

Step 4. When windows titled “Digital Signature Not Found” appear, press “Yes”

to continue the installation.

Step 5. When the installation is completed, click Finish button.

Go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type

“

CDRom:\PCI\Utility\Setup.exe

” in the dialog box and click OK.

After finish the installation, plugged in the Wireless PCI Adapter, you will see

Wireless Configuration Utility Country Selector, select the country where you are

using this Wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set

configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of these countries.

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Warning: Be noted that selecting the incorrect region may result in a

violation of applicable law; you will need to select the correct domain.

You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation.

When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to

the network and if it represents in red color, then it is not connected to the network.

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4. Wireless Network Utility

4.1 Introduction

After installing the driver, the Adapter provides a convenient and powerful utility

that allows you to set up, configure, and know your networking status easily and

clearly.

You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation.

When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color, it is properly connected to

the network and if it represents in red color, then it is not connected to the network.

4.2 Disable “Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration

Disable Windows XP Zero-Configuration

In Windows XP, it is recommended that you use the WLAN 802.11g Utility. Right

after the installation, before opening the Utility, please follow the steps below to

disable the Windows XP Zero Configuration:

1 Go to “Control Panel” and double click “Network Connections”.

2 Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” of WLAN 802.11gWireless LAN,

and select “Properties”.

3 Select “

Wireless Networks

” tab, and uncheck the check box of “

Use

Windows to configure my wireless network settings

”, and then click “

OK

”.

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4.3 Using the Configuration Utility

Double-click the Wireless LAN icon (or right-click and then select Launch Config

Utilities) to launch the Configuration Utility.

With the Wireless PCI Adapter utility, users can configure all the functions provided

by the Wireless Monitor Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the

taskbar.

The Wireless Monitor Utility includes seven tabs: Status, Configuration, Advanced,

Profile, Network, Statistics and About.

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4.3.1 Link Status

The Status screen shows you the status of the PCI Adapter, it shows that where

the device is connected to, the Network mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and

the encryption mode.

There is another dialog box showing the data transmitted and data received. The

two signal lines show the Signal Strength and the Link Quality of the device.

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4.3.2 Configuration

The Configuration function helps you to configure the Network and the Security.

Network: the setting of the Network mode, the SSID and the Channels.

 Network Mode:

If you want to connect with an Access Point, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If

you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the

mode to “Ad-Hoc” mode.

 Network SSID:

The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another; so all access

points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group

name must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS

unless it can provide the unique SSID.

If the SSID parameter is “ANY”, it will detect the strongest signal of the wireless

station.



Channel:

It shows radio channel numbers that used for Wireless LAN networking.

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The channel number can be set only under the Ad-Hoc operation mode. In Ad-Hoc

mode stations, each station must have the same channel numbers and SSID.

In Infrastructure mode, the Wireless PCI Adapter will automatically detect the

channel number of the Access Point.

Security: the setting of the Network Encryption.

This function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A

secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless

network, and it can be achieved by using the Encryption function.

 Encryption Mode:

There are two kinds of encryption mode, WEP encryption and WPA-PSK.

Click the Enable Encryption to activate the security of the PCI Adapter.

WEP-Key:

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) relies on a secret key that is

shared between a mobile station and a base station (Access Point).

WEP-Passphrase:

the Passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a

group of WEP key in the Key Setting.

 Authentication Mode:

Open System: with the same WEP key between the stations, the stations

don’t need to be authenticated, and this algorithm was set to default.

Shared Key: with the same WEP key between the stations in this

Authentication algorithm, this type will use packets with encryption by

transferring a challenge text which will be acknowledge by both side of the

stations. In order to choose which authentication algorithm will be used,

you must know which one the station supports this algorithm first.

It is recommended to select “

Auto

” if you are not familiar with the setting.

 Default Key (Key 1 ~ Key 4):

You can type the key that you want to use from Key#1 to Key #4, and the key that

you type will be the encryption between the stations that you connected with.

 Key Length, Key Format and WEP Key:

If you select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range

(0~F, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 values in the

following range (0~9, A~Z and a~z Alphanumeric).

If you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~F, hexadecimal), or

128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 values in the following range (0~9, A~Z

and a~z Alphanumeric).

Be sure that the PCI Adapter and the wireless station were set in the same key.

Note: After all the settings are completed, click

Apply

to save the setting.

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WPA-PSK:

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler

version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for

mutual authentication.

Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This passphrase must be the

same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network.

4.3.3 Advanced

The Advanced settings help you to control the PCI Adapter to adjust with wireless

devices in certain environment.

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Transmit Rate:

You can choose a fixed Transmit Rate or Fully Automatic

Power Saving:

To set your Wireless PCI Adapter as power saving mode, select “Off”, “Normal” or

“Maximum”.

Transmit Power:

By selecting the Transmit Power, you can select the Radio Frequency output

power from Minimum, 12.5%, 25%, 50%, 100% or Auto.

Preamble Type:

The usage of the preamble is to limit the packet size of the data to transmit. It is

recommended to choose the short preamble when the link quality is bad, it is to

prevent the wasting time of resending a long packet that is lost. The Default is Auto

which access short and long preamble.

Country Domain:

This is the channel selection of each country regulatory domain, select the country

where you are using this wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that

the channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of

these countries.

 Fragment Threshold:

Fragmentation Threshold is a way of transmitting the packets that will be

fragmented. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432. It is recommended to

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fragment the packet when the link quality is bad, it is to prevent the wasting time of

resending a long packet that is lost.

 RTS/CTS Threshold:

The RTS/CTS Threshold is a station initiates the process by sending a RTS frame,

the other ends receives the RTS and responds with a CTS frame, the station must

receive a CTS frame before sending the data frame. This is to prevent the

collisions by each station. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432. It is

recommended limiting a long packet to prevent each station waiting too long to

transmit a data.

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4.3.4 Profile

The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a

previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile,

click “Save” and click “Apply” when a profile is done. You can click Delete if the

profile is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in the

Profile Name field and click Activate.

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4.3.5 Network

The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Wireless PCI Adapter. The

information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels,

Signal, the Security type and the Network mode.

You can click the Rescan button to find the new wireless devices, and double-click

the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.

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