IC Intracom Wireless 300N PCI Card User manual

WIRELESS

802.11n

PCI CARD

USER MANUAL

MODEL 523981

INT-523981-UM-0108-01

Thank you for purchasing the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS

™

Wireless 802.11n PCI Card, Model 523981.

Connecting your desktop PC to a wireless network, this handy adapter

supports Wi-Fi Multimedia for increased data throughput and Software

AP to turn your wireless client into a wireless access point. And with the

easy-to-follow instructions in this manual, you’ll soon be able to enjoy

the benets of these additional features:

• Up to 300 Mbps network link speed

• Advanced 2T3R MIMO technology for enhanced throughput and

coverage

• 3 detachable antennas with reverse SMA connector

• Compliance with 2.4 GHz Draft IEEE 802.11n standard; backward

compatible with IEEE 802.11g/b standards

• Three-Year Warranty

FCC CertiFiCations

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 the receiver.

• Connect the equipment to 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.

CAUTION: Any changes or modications not expressly approved by the

party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate

the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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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.

FCC rF radiation exposure statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth

for an uncontrolled environment, and should be installed and operated with

a minimum distance of 20 cm (8 in.) between the radiator and your body

during normal operation. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must

not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or

transmitter.

r&tte ComplianCe statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC

of the European Parliament and the Council of March 9, 1999, on radio

equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment (R&TTE) and the

mutual recognition of their conformity. The R&TTE directive repeals and

replaces Directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment

and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) as of April 8, 2000.

eu Countries intended For use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home/ofce use in Austria,

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the U.K., and

is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein,

Norway and Switzerland. (EU countries not intended for use: none.).

saFety

• This card can become hot during extended periods of use. This is normal

and is not a malfunction. Upon removal from your computer, do not place

the card on paper, cloth or other ammable objects.

• Keep this card out of the reach of children, as serious injury can result

if parts are removed and swallowed.

• Do not expose this device to direct sunlight, moisture or conditions of

excessive heat or humidity.

• Do not disassemble the card, as this will void the warranty.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

In stallation ..........................................................................................6

Hardware ..................................................................................... 6

Software .......................................................................................7

 .................................................................................... 8

Connecting to a Wireless Access Point ....................................... 9

Connection Prole Management ...................................................17

View Network Statistics and Link Status ................................... 24

Advanced Settings .....................................................................26

QoS Settings .............................................................................. 29

About.......................................................................................... 35

 .................................................................................................... 36

Switch to AP Mode and BasicConguration .............................. 36

Security Settings ........................................................................ 38

Access Control .......................................................................... 40

MAC (Connection) Table ............................................................ 41

Event Log ................................................................................... 42

Statistics ....................................................................................43

 ...............................................................................44

...................................................................................45

NOTE: Some screen-shot images have been modied to t the format

of this user manual.

CONTENTS

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INSTALLATION

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CAUTION: Before installing the card, discharge any static electricity

from your body by touching any other metal object rst; otherwise,

static electricity could damage the card or computer components.

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1. Turn off your computer and unplug

the power cord from the AC outlet.

2. Remove the cover and insert the

card into an empty PCI slot.

3. Replace the cover.

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1. Connect each of the three

antennas to the card (turning

clockwise to attach/tighten).

2. Adjust for optimal signal

reception. TIP: Spread the

three antennas into a fan

conguration initially, then

adjust as needed.

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  

Link On Linked to a wireless

access point.

Off Not linked to any

wireless access point.

TX/RX Blinking Transferring/receiving

data.

Off No wireless activity.

PCI

interface

Link LED (top);

TX/RX LED (bottom)

WPS button

Antenna

connectors

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1. Reconnect the power cord and

turn the computer on. When

the Found New Hardware

Wizard screen displays, click

“Cancel” to proceed with the

driver installation.

2. Insert the enclosed driver CD in the CD-ROM drive and run the “Setup.

exe” program in the “Driver” folder. When the license agreement screen

displays, select “I accept the terms of the license agreement,” then click

“Next” to continue with the card’s software installation.

3. When the rst

Setup Type screen

displays, the Select

Conguration Tool

panel presents two

options: “Ralink

Conguration Tool”

is recommended

because it provides

full access to all the

functions available

with this Wireless

802.11n PCI Card;

“Microsoft Zero Conguration Tool” can be selected if you prefer using

the option provided by Windows XP, Vista or 7. Once either of the Select

Conguration Tool options has been chosen, click “Next” to continue

with the software installation.

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4. The second Setup

Type screen gives

you two options.

To enhance wireless

performance (the

data transfer rate,

specically), you

can select “Optimize

for performance

mode.” Wireless

compatibility is not

guaranteed in this mode, however: You may not be able to communicate

with older wireless devices or wireless access points (such as 802.11b

devices). NOTE: Select this mode when you plan to communicate

only with 802.11 Draft-N devices.

To maintain compatibility and communicate with older devices, select

“Optimize for WiFi mode.”

Once either mode has been selected, click “Next.” NOTE: If the Found

New Hardware screen displays again, ignore it while the installation

procedure continues and wait for the next screen.

5. When the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen displays, click “Finish.”

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With the driver installation complete, a new icon

appears in the desktop menu tray, presenting

the status of the card when moused over.

To begin conguring the wireless connection, right-click on the icon and

click “Launch Cong

Utilities” from the pop-up

menu. (The full procedure

is presented in the next

subsection of this manual.)

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To close the

conguration

utility, click “Exit.”

NOTE: Clicking

“Exit” to stop the

conguration utility

prevents you from

maintaining the

wireless link to

the access point

you wish to use.

In this case, you

can re-start the

conguration utility

by clicking the

Wireless Utility

icon as shown

(Start ‡ All

Programs ‡

Ralink Wireless).



Once the driver is correctly installed, it will try to connect to any unencrypted

wireless access point automatically. If you want to connect to a specic

wireless access point, or the access point you wish to connect to uses

encryption, you need to congure the wireless network card and input

the required parameters.

There are two ways you can congure the Wireless 802.11n PCI Card to

connect to a wireless access point: using the conguration utility that

comes with the wireless card driver and using the built-in Windows zero

conguration utility.



1. Right-click the conguration utility icon in lower-right corner of the

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desktop, then click “Launch Cong Utilities” in the pop-up menu (as

shown above).

2. The conguration utility will automatically scan for wireless access

points, and all those found will be displayed. If the wireless access

point (WAP) you want to connect to doesn’t show here, click “Rescan”

until it displays. NOTE: You may need to click “Rescan” repeatedly to

display the WAP you want. If it doesn’t appear after clicking “Rescan”

ve times, move your computer closer to the wireless access point or

refer to the Troubleshooting section at the back of this manual.

  The service set identier is the name of the wireless access point

or other wireless device.

  The basic service set identier is the MAC address of a wireless

access point or other network device. Unlike an SSID, the BSSID of

every access point is unique; if multiple devices share an SSID, each

can be identied by its BSSID.

  This shows the signal strength of an access point (AP) or

wireless device. The larger the number, the better the radio strength,

which often means you’re not too far from that AP or wireless device.

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  This shows the channel number used by the corresponding

AP or wireless device.

  This shows the encryption method the AP or other

wireless device uses. If the WAP doesn’t enable encryption, “None”

will be displayed here.

 This shows the authentication mode used. If the WAP

doesn’t require authentication,”Unknown” will be displayed here.

  This shows the type of wireless connection. If it’s a WAP,

“Infrastructure” will be displayed here; if it’s a computer or network

device, “Ad Hoc” will be displayed here. NOTE: WAP/Infrastructure acts

as a bridge to let wired and wireless network devices communicate

with each other. Ad Hoc establishes a direct wireless link between

computers and/or network devices without the use of a WAP.

3. Click to highlight the wireless access point or network device you want

to connect; then click “Connect.”

If the selected AP doesn’t enable encryption (the Encryption eld of

the selected AP reads “None”), connection to this WAP will occur within

a minute; proceed to Step 6. If the selected AP does enable encryption,

proceed to the next step.

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4. If the selected WAP already

has an SSID, proceed to the

next step; otherwise, this

prompt displays. Obtain the

exact SSID of the wireless

access point and enter it in

the prompt eld, then click

“OK.” NOTE: If the SSID entered here is wrong, you won’t be able to

connect to this access point.

5. If the wireless access point uses encryption, a WEP password or WPA

preshared key needs to be entered; if not, skip this step. (Obtain

whichever is needed from the owner of the WAP you want connected.)

Once the correct entry is made, click “OK.” If the value entered here is

wrong, you won’t be able to connect to the wireless access point.

NOTE: Authentication Type is automatically selected and should not

be changed.

6. “Connected <–> SSID” (where “SSID” represents the actual SSID of

the wireless access point or wireless device you connected to) displays

at the lower-left corner of conguration utility, indicating a successful

connection to the selected access point or wireless device.

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

Windows XP and Vista have a built-in wireless network conguration

utility called Windows Zero Conguration (WZC), providing an alternative

for conguring your wireless network parameters.

1. Right-click the

conguration utility icon

in the lower-right corner

of the desktop, then click

“Use Zero Conguration

as Conguration utility” in the pop-up menu.

2. Click “Start” (it should be in the bottom-left corner of the Windows

desktop); go to Control Panel”; then click “Network and Internet

Connections.”

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3. Click “Network Connections” (below), then click “Connect to a network.”

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4. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection.” NOTE: This option may

have a numerical sufx (as shown) if you have more than one wireless

network card, so make sure you’re selecting the correct device; then

click “View Available Wireless Networks.”

5. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed. If the access

point you want to use is not displayed, move your computer closer to

the access point or click “Refresh network list” to re-scan for access

points. Click the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click

“Connect.”

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6. If the access point is protected by encryption, enter its security key or

passphrase

here. It must

match the

encryption

setting on the

access point.

If the selected

access point

doesn’t use

encryption, this prompt screen won’t display.

7. When the Wireless Network Connectin screen shows “Connected,” the

connection between your computer and the wireless access point has

been successfully established.

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

If you need to connect to different wireless access points at different

times — at home, the ofce or a cybercafe, for example — you can store

the connection parameters (encryption, passphrase, security and so forth)

as a prole for every access point so you don’t have in enter them every

time you want to connect to a specic wireless access point.



1. Right-click the

conguration

utility icon in the

lower-right corner

of the desktop, then

click “Launch Cong

Utilities” in the pop-up menu.

2. Choose one of the two options available for adding a connection prole

to your Prole List: create a new one or add an existing one.

• To create and add a new prole, click the Prole tab to display the

current Prole List, then click “Add.”

• To simply add a prole already established, click the Site Survey tab

(shown below), highlight the connection(s) you want to add to the

current Prole List, then click “Add to Prole.”

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3. On the Add Prole screen, set or re-set the parameters for the newly

created/added prole.

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  Enter up to 32 alphanumerical characters and/or

symbols (but no spaces).

 If available, the SSID of the selected WAP or other wireless device

will display here; otherwise, it needs to be entered manually.

  CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) keeps the

wireless radio active even when not transferring data); PSM (Power

Saving Mode) switches the radio off when not transferring data.

NOTE: PSM is recommended to help the battery live longer if you’re

using the network card with a notebook computer.

  Select “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure.” If you’re adding a

prole from an existing access point or other wireless device, it’s

automatically selected and you don’t have to change it.

  This option is only available when the network type is “Ad

Hoc.” Select “Auto” or “Long Preamble.” (Select “Auto” if you’re unsure.)

  Check the box to manually set it here. NOTE: Do not

modify the default setting unless you know what it is.

  Check the box to manually set it here. NOTE: Do

not modify the default setting unless you know what it is.

4. Click the Authentication and Security tab to display and enter the

encryption and authentication settings.

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 Select the authentication type of the WAP or

other wireless device you wish to connect. If adding a prole from an

existing access point or wireless device, this is automatically entered:

Do not modify it. NOTE: If you select “LEAP” (Lightweight Extensible

Authentication Protocol), an additional screen displays for entering/

selecting the LEAP identity, password, domain name and encryption

type. Check the “Show Password” box to display the password entered

instead of asterisks.

 Select the encryption type of the WAP or other wireless

device you wish to connect. If adding a prole from an existing access

point or wireless device, this is automatically entered: Do not modify it.

Enter your values here. If encryption is not

enabled or if “WEP” is selected as the encryption type, this eld will

be disabled and grayed out.

 Select the key type (Hex or ASCII) and input the WEP key

here. If encryption is not enabled or if “WPA” is selected as the

encryption type, this eld will be disabled and grayed out.

  If you check this box, all passphrases or security

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