Wireless-N PCI Adapter User’s Manual Copyright 2007 EUSSO Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 WIRELESS LAN BASICS ................................................................................................................................. 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................ 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ...............
Preface Thank you for purchasing the EUSSO Networks Wireless PCI Adapter. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage, and often are more cost effective than their wired equivalents.
Product Overview Package Contents • EUSSO Networks PCI Adapter • Manual • PCI driver and WLAN Monitor Utility on the Install CD System Requirements • A desktop computer with an available PCI slot • Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista • 300MHz processor and at least 64MB of RAM • An 802.11g or 802.11b Access Point (for Infrastructure mode), or another 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc mode).
Features • Compatible with IEEE 802.11n to provide wireless 300Mbps data rate (130Mbps for Japan) • Compatible with IEEE 802.11g to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate • Compatible with IEEE 802.11b to provide wireless 11Mbps data rate • Operation at 2.4 ~ 2.5 GHz frequency band to meet worldwide regulations • Dynamic data rate scaling at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps for IEEE 802.11g • Dynamic data rate scaling at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps for IEEE 802.
Installation Overview Introduction Before installing the , make sure that there is already an Access Point existing on the wireless network. It is necessary for use with the Infrastructure network mode. Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: y y y Install the PCI Driver for the Wireless PCI Adapter by using the Install CD. Install the Wireless adapter. Configure network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network.
2. The InstallShield Wizard window will appear as follows. Please click Next. 3. Now, you can insert the Wireless PCI Adapter into your computer.
4. The default destination folder will be specified in this InstallShield Wizard window. Also, you can click Browse... to choose another folder for storing the driver. Click Next. 5. A default Program Folder will be offered by the setup program in this InstallShield Wizard window. If you do not want to change it, simply click Next.
6. The setup program executes the installation by copying corresponding files to your computer in this InstallShield Wizard window. 7. Now the system will ask you to restart your computer to complete the whole installation. After choosing the proper setting, please click Finish. 8. After restarting your computer, the system will find the hardware (wireless PCI card) automatically. When it is located, a message will be shown on the system tray. 9.
Uninstalling the PCI Driver If you want to remove the driver for this wireless card, please do the following: 1. Run Start > Programs > Normal > WLAN Monitor > Utility Uninstallation. 2. The following InstallShield Wizard window will appear: 3. When the following Confirm Uninstall window appears, please click OK. 4. Now, the system will start to remove the corresponding files in the following InstallShield Wizard window.
5. When the following InstallShield Wizard window appears, click Finish.
Configuration Wireless PCI Adapter Utility After the driver installation is finished, it is the time to configure the wireless utility for accessing the Internet through a wireless connection. Double-click the Wireless PCI Adapter utility icon on the system tray. Or open the wireless monitor utility by clicking Start > Programs > Normal > WLAN Monitor > WLAN Monitor. The WLAN Monitor window will appear as follows. The software will scan and display available wireless Access Points automatically.
Configuration The wireless PCI adapter utility will find all the available Access Points and then list them automatically for you to choose from. The following figure is just an example. The actual available list depends on the AP(s) that are found around your computer system. In the Available WLANs section, you can see: SSID This displays the SSID of the AP. This means the AP is ready for you to connect. This means a successful connection to an AP. This means the connection has failed.
Connect This button starts the process of creating a connection between the station (client) and the AP. In the Profile Group Control section, you can see: New This allows you to add a new profile to group several APs. Click New to open the following dialog box. Type a new name in the box and click OK. The new group with the name you typed will be shown as the following. Rename This allows you to modify the selected profile name. Delete This allows you to delete the selected profile.
In the Preferred WLANs section, you can see: SSID This displays the SSID of the AP. Security This displays the security method that the AP is using. New This allows you to add a new profile. Move to This allows you to move a selected profile to another profile group. After clicking this button, the following dialog will appear for you to assign which group that you want to move to. Remove This allows you to select and remove one of the existing profiles.
Different authentication mode will guide different data encryption, key length, default key, and so on. Wireless network name (SSID) Please type the name for the AP or wireless router you want to connect to. Authentication Mode There are six modes provided for you to choose for data encryption. Data Encryption This will be different according to the Authentication Mode you choose. For Open System/Shared Key and Open System, the data encryption can be disabled or assigned with WEP.
Key Length Choose the key length for the wireless card. The method you choose here must be the same as the method set in the connected AP. The number you typed here should be the same as the number set in the connected AP. According to the input method you selected, the characters that you have to set will differ. For 10/26 Hexadecimal digits: Type 10/26 hexadecimal numbers in this field. For 5/13 ASCII digits: Type 5/13 ASCII characters in this field.
WPA Passphrase - Type the password for authentication with AP while using WPA PSK mode. Check Passphrase - Tick this check box to allow the characters of passwords to be visible. EAP Type - A type for authentication between station and RADIUS server while executing 802.1X mode. For some EAP types, you have to choose a sub-item from the drop-down menu on its right side for using together. Refer to the following sample graphics. User Certificate – The RADIUS server will assign a user certificate for users.
Validate Server Certificate - Tick this check box to validate the server certificate for RADIUS server. User Name - Type the certificate account for the RADIUS server. Domain Name - Type the domain name for the RADIUS server. Password – Type the password for connection in WPA-PSK mode. Confirm Password - Type the password again to confirm it. TTLS Identify – Type the TTLS ID for the RADIUS server. Add – You can add a trusted CA server by clicking Add.
Default gateway – Type the default gateway for the wireless card. Obtain DNS server address automatically - Tick this check box to get a DNS server address automatically. If you do not tick this check box, you have to type a Preferred DNS server address and Alternative DNS server manually. Preferred DNS server – Type the address for the primary DNS server. Alternate DNS server – Type the address for the secondary DNS server. Primary WINS - Type the IP address for the primary WINS.
box to make all the protocols use the same proxy server. Secure/Port – Type the proxy IP and port number for security. FTP/Port - Type proxy IP and port number for FTP. Gopher/Port – Type the proxy IP and port number for Gopher. Socks/Port - Type the proxy IP and port number for Socks. Do not use proxy server for address beginning with - Type the heading of the IP address that you do not want to use as a proxy server.
Status This tab provides connection status and hardware information for the device. To view this tab, simply click Status on the WLAN Monitor window. Connection Status This displays the current status of the connection. SSID This displays the SSID of the AP that your computer is connected to. BSSID This displays the MAC address for the current device. Network Type This displays the mode (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) that you set for connecting to the AP.
Option This tab displays miscellaneous options. To view this tab, simply click Option on the WLAN Monitor window. Auto launch when Windows start up Tick this check box to launch the wireless connection when Windows starts up. If you do not tick this check box, you must launch the wireless connection manually. Remember mini status position Tick this check box to remember and fix the position of the mini status dialog.
networks has failed. Disable Radio Tick this check box to disable the connection function of this wireless card. Fragmentation Threshold Set the value for the fragmentation threshold. The default value is 2346. RTS Threshold Set the value for the RTS threshold. The default value is 2347. Frequency Choose the wireless frequency for this card. Ad-hoc Channel Choose one channel. This must match the channel set in the AP. Power Save Mode To save power, you can choose Max Save or Fast Save.
About This tab provides software information such as utility version and driver versions. To view this tab, simply click About on the WLAN Monitor window. Utility Version This displays the version number of the utility. Driver Version This displays the driver version of the wireless card.
Miscellaneous Windows Zero Configuration Each time you power on your computer, the wireless monitor utility will be activated automatically once you have configured your PC. If you do not want the wireless monitor utility to be opened automatically, but prefer to simply enable the wireless connection, activate Windows Zero Configuration. First, you have to check if Windows Zero Configuration is enabled or not. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel and double-click System Administrative Tools > Service.
2. Next, the following window will appear. 3. Click Change Advanced Settings and the following window will open. Next, click the Wireless Networks tab.
4. Click Add to open the next window. In this window, type the SSID of the AP that you want to connect with the wireless card. Here, Tom is entered as an example. Choose WPA-PSK as the Network Authentication method and TKIP as the Data encryption method. Then, enter the encryption key characters. The type for Network Authentication, Data encryption, and the keys must be the same values as configured in the AP that you want to connect to.
5. Click the Authentication tab. Choose the EAP type which is the same as configured in the AP. 6. After clicking OK, the wireless station can be associated with the AP. 7. Open the Wireless Network Connection window. Please choose “Tom” (as an example) and then click Connect.
8. The wireless connection process will begin. Please wait for it to complete. 9. The wireless connection has now been established and you are ready to use your WLAN.
