U S E R’S M A N U A L T60H677 Mini-PCI Type IIIB 802.11a/b WLAN CARD Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
Contents SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 1 1-1 FEATURES .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 WIRELESS LAN FUNCTION .................................................................................................... 1 1-2 FCC NOTICE ........................................................................................
Section One: Introduction Ambit Wireless Mini-PCI Module complied with IEEE 802.11a/b Standard, it can be used to provide a variety of low-cost wireless network interface card to connect your wireless LAN via fitting into the Mini-PCI Type III slot. The Wireless Mini-PCI Module that complies with this specification and combines networking with highspeed Internet access will let people connect to the Internet anywhere, anytime.
Typical –72 dBm for 48Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –78 dBm for 36Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –81 dBm for 24Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –83 dBm for 18Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –85 dBm for 12Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –87 dBm for 9Mbps @ 10% PER Typical –87 dBm for 6Mbps @ 10% PER UNII high band (5.725 to 5.
14 channels for Japan Data Rate 11Mbps with fall back rates of 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps Spreading 11-chip Barker Sequence Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Transmitter Output Power 15dBm typically Receiver Sensitivity Typical –83dBm for 11Mbps @ 8% PER Typical –85dBm for 5.
antenna. End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in devices where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for example access points, routers, wireless ASDL modems, certain laptop configurations, and similar equipment).
that can be expected due to quantity production and tested on a statistical basis, continue to comply with the applicable technical standards. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
Section Two: Wireless Lan Installation 2-1 System Requirements In order to install Wireless LAN driver and Utility and use the Wireless LAN card in your notebook computer. Your notebook system must meet the following requirements: Ambit Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Card already inserted Windows 98SE,2K,ME,XP OS Support 2-2 Installation and Uninstall Process Install Wireless LAN (Windows 98/2K/ME/XP) 1. While starting the Windows system, if it detect the 802.
2. It displays a License Agreement dialog. Press ‘Yes’ to continue. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
3. Select the destination folder that you want to place the files. 4. Wait for the install program to do the installation. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
5. Congratulations! Wireless LAN has been installed successfully. Please click ‘Finish’ to go to the next step. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
6. Please remove any disks from any drives before your click ‘Finish’. Then click ‘Finish’ to complete setup. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
Uninstall Wireless LAN (Windows 98/2K/ME/XP) 1. One can remove the Wireless LAN via the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ in the ‘Control Panel’. Select ‘Wireless LAN’ and click ‘Add/Remove’ button, the dialog as below displays. 2. Select ‘Remove’ and then click the ‘Next’ button to perform the un-installation. Click ‘OK’ button if you really want to remove the Wireless LAN. 3. Wait for the un-installation to do its work. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd.
4. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the un-Installation. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
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Section Three: Wireless Utility and Configuration The following sections describe the Wireless Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access and friendly interface to configure the card setup. 3-1 Windows 98/ME/2000 Wireless Utility After installation is completed, a Wireless LAN Utility icon will appear in task bar screen. Click it, then you will see the screen below. If you cannot find the icon, you can select “Start” ->”Program”->”Wireless LAN Configuration Utility” Icon.
ESSID: An acronym for Extended Service Set Identifier, ESSID is the unique name shared among all clients and Access Points in a wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all clients or Access Points participating in the same network. The ESSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Press ‘Rescan’ it will scan the specific ESSID that your profile set. If your profile set the ESSID to be ANY, then while you press ‘Rescan’, it will scan AP in the nearby area and choose the stronger one.
Use it to let this specific profile add in the Active Profile List. If you want to remove this profile out of Active Profile List, you can use it. Use these two bottoms to change the scanning priorities Disable Radio/Enable Radio: You can use this bottom to disable/enable Radio by this Utility. New/Modify/Delete: Use ‘New’ can let you create a new configuration of profile setting. And use ‘Delete’ can let you delete this profile setting.
unique SSID. Network Type: Ad-Hoc- This mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network. It offers file sharing between wireless clients without a wireless Access Point (AP). Infrastructure- This mode allows a wireless LAN to be integrated into an existing wired network through an AP. Infrastructure type networks also permit roaming between Access Points while maintaining connection to all network resources.
Numberic values in the range of "0~9", Alphabetical characters in the range of "a~z" and Alphabetical characters in the range of "A~Z" Key Index: Select which key you want to enter now. KEY1~4: Encryption key values. The key length depend on what the Key Format be selected. 64 bits: 5-digit keys in "ASCII Mode" or 10-digit keys in "Hex Mode". 128 bits: 13-digit keys in "ASCII Mode" or 26-digit keys in "Hex Mode".
Site Survey Use the Site Survey Tool. You can identify each ESSID information like MAC Address(BSSID), channel you use, Encryption On/Off, Network Type and signal quality. High-light the list and double-click the selecting item will allow you to add the new wireless Profile with corresponding parameters. Advance Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.
Radio Band You can choose the Radio Band you want to use like ‘802.11a’, ‘802.11b’, ‘802.11a Turbo’, ‘802.11g’. Currently ‘802.11g’ is not supported at our 802.11a/b MiniPCI wireless LAN Card. And ‘802.11a Turbo’ is the specific Turbo mode for Atheros solution to let you reach the data rate up to 108Mbps while connecting to the same Atheros AP that also enable this turbo mode. Transmit Parameter You can set TX Rate of 802.11a or 802.11b by checking ‘Enable TX Rate Control’. Then go to TX Rate (802.
state or roam state. Power Save: This property controls whether 802.11 power management is used. Power management is disabled in Ad. Hoc mode. The driver turns off power to the adapter for period time. About D You can see some statistic value of Link Quality and Signal Strength in About column. Driver: Displays the current driver version of wireless card. Utility: Displays the current wireless configuration utility version for your wireless card. Network Card: Displays the MAC address of wireless card.
Section Four: Windows XP Wireless Utility and Configuration 4-1 Windows XP Wireless Utility 1. To configure the wireless card setting, you can select Start\Settings\Network Connection in the Windows XP. Choose the wireless network connection, then you will see below screen. From this screen, you can see wireless connection status and wireless signal level. 2. Select ‘Properties’ in the above screen. The following windows will show up. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd.
In ‘General’ page, Wireless LAN card information and networking protocol have been displayed. Extra networking protocol can be installed in this page. Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
3. Select Wireless Networks page, you can see available wireless networks in your nearby area. You can add your preferred wireless Access Point to your list, so your wireless card will search for specific wireless networks. Configure To connect to an existing access point (infrastructure) network, under Available Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.
networks, click the network name, and then click ‘Configure’ to setup wireless security and data encryption. Reflesh To update the list of available networks that are within range of your computer, click Refresh. Add To connect to an access point (infrastructure) network that you know is available but that does not appear under Available networks, under Preferred networks, click Add. In Wireless Network Properties, specify the network name (Service Set Identifier).
Define your network name (SSID) in the following windows, so your can join a specific wireless network. Check AP has WEP on or not. You wireless network will need to have same WEP setting with AP in order to communicate. If your wireless network don’t have any AP, check the ‘This is computer-to computer (ad-hoc) network; wireless access points are not used’ Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
This window provides authentication via 802.1X. 802.1X, an IEEE standard that provides an authentication framework for 802-based LANs. 802.1X takes advantage of an existing authentication protocol known as the Extensible Authentication Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
Protocol. 802.1x, giving someone secure, encrypted, wireless access on a Microsoft network will be as easy as setting a flag on the users domain account. What does this mean for the Home Network user? 802.1x will ensure that if and when you make the change over to Wireless Ethernet, your neighbor will not be able to access your wireless LAN! The ‘Advanced’ window offers Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing functions. Depends on your networking environment, you can select below functions.
Appendix A Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and Ambit Microsystems Corporation國碁電子(股)公司 5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886-3-5784975, FAX: 886-3-5782924, Internet: http:\\www.ambit.com.tw\ 中華民國臺灣省新竹縣新竹科學園區新安路5號5樓之1 電話886-3-5784975，傳真：886-3-5782924
wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - Ad-Hoc is a peer- to-peer wireless network without Access Point. A group of wireless clients consistent an independent wireless LAN. Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location. The information is then off-loaded onto a local system. BSS - Stands for “Basic Service Set.” An Access Point associated with several wireless stations.
