WIRELESS 300N PCI CARD USER MANUAL MODEL 525176 INT-525176-UM-0411-02
Thank you for purchasing the INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS™ Wireless 300N PCI Card, Model 525176. This compact high-speed adapter allows you to connect your desktop computer to wireless networks so you can transfer or receive digital images, videos and MP3 files faster than ever, connecting to the wireless network with link speeds of up to 150 Mbps using the latest in wireless technology. This adapter is also compatible with 802.11b and 802.
SAFETY & COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE directive repeals and replaces Directive 98/13/ EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) as of April 8, 2000. Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS section page 1 HARDWARE..........................................................................................................................6 1.1 Card Components...........................................................................................................6 1.2 Installing the Card...........................................................................................................6 2 DRIVER INSTALLATION..........................................................
1 HARDWARE 1.1 Card Components Link Tx/Rx WPS ANT • After the card has been installed on the computer, screw the included antennas onto the reverse SMA connectors (see below). It’s recommended that both antennas be positioned at a 90˚ angle to the card initially for what is typically the best radio reception, adjusting them as needed later. • Press and hold the WPS button for 3 seconds to start the WPS function. When WPS is enabled, the Link and Tx/Rx LEDs will light.
2 DRIVER INSTALLATION Once the Wireless 300N PCI Card is installed and the computer is turned back on, the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard screen will display. Click “Cancel” and proceed with the driver installation detailed below. 1. 2. Insert the included setup CD and run the Setup.exe program. When the License Agreement screen displays, read the agreement, select “I accept the terms of the license agreement’ and click “Next.
utility be installed from the Setup Type 3. 3. It’s It’srecommended recommendedthat thatboth boththe thedriver driverand andutility utility be installed from the Setup Type screen if the card is being installed on this computer for the fifirst time. Select screen if the card is being installed on this computer for the first rst time. Select .only” if you prefer. Click “Next”to “Next” to continue. “Install “Install driver driver only” only” if you prefer. Click “Next”to continue. continue.
5. Install the 5. When When the the Ready Ready to to Install Install the Program Program screen screen displays, displays, click click “Install.” “Install.” If If another another Found for the program Found New New Hardware Hardware screen screen displays displays instead, instead, wait wait aa moment moment for the program moment for the program to update, update, then then continue. continue. After After you you click click “Install,” “Install,” wait wait for for the the program program to to run. run.
Once Once installation installation is is complete, complete, the the wireless guration utility wireless confi configuration utility displays displays on the the computer computer desktop desktop and and as as an an on INTELLINET icon icon in in the the systems systems tray. tray. Mouse-over Mouse-over the the icon icon to to learn learn the the card card status. status.
3 CONFIGURATION Once the driver is installed, it will automatically try to connect to any unencrypted wireless access point. If you want to connect to a specifi specificc wireless access point, or if the access point you want to connect to uses encryption, you need to configure configure the Wireless 150N rst. 300N PCI Card and input the required parameters fifirst. The current status of your wireless connection is indicated by the appearance of the confi guration utility icon.
3.1.1 INTELLINET Confi guration Utility Configuration All utility screens present a menu of function options — Profi le, Network, etc. — Profile, across the top. The Network screens feature a setup window below the menu section, which expands in depth automatically to accommodate information that corresponds to the current card activity.
encryption. NOTE: When the the access point supports WPS and and the the WPS WPS icon appears, you won’t see the key icon here even through the access point uses encryption. • The signal strength of the access point as a percentage (100% = full strength). • The signal strength of the access point as a bar graph (as a visual comparison). the AP you prefer is If you don’t see the access point you want, click “Rescan” until the displayed.
Rescan Rescan — — Click Click to to rescan rescan for for access access points. points. Add le — c access le List Add to to Profi Profile — To To store store aa specifi specific access point point in in the the Profi Profile List (see (see Section Section 3.1.3: 3.1.3: Add an Access Point to Profi le) so that you can link to it directly without entering Add an Access Point to Profile) so that you can link to it directly without entering the le.
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To enter enter the the information information for for an an access access point point manually, manually, go go to to the the Profi Profile menu (see (see To le menu To enter the information for an access point manually, go to the Profile menu (see Section 3.2: Profile Management) and click “Add.” Section 3.2: Profile Management) and click “Add.” Section 3.2: Profile Management) and click “Add.
Preamble — Select the preamble for Ad Hoc mode here. Options are “Auto” and “Long.” Auto” is .ssuggested uggested to let the utility decide the optimal preamble. Channel — Select the radio channel for Ad Hoc mode. Power Save Mode — Select “CAM” (Constantly Awake mode, which maintains wireless radio activity even when not transferring data), or “PSM” (Power-Saving mode, which switches the radio off when not transferring data).
Encryption — Select the encryption type of the device you want to connect to. When le from an existing access point or wireless device, this you’re adding a profi profile will be selected automatically: Don’t change it. WPA Preshared Key — Enter the key here. If encryption isn’t enabled, or if you field will be disabled and grayed out. select “WEP” as the encryption type, this field WEP Key — Select the key type (“Hexadecimal” or “ASCII”) and input the WEP key. If encryption isn’t enabled, or if you .
The EAP EAP Fast Fast authentication authentication type type also also displays displays aa sub-menu sub-menu for for setting setting additional additional The parameters parameters specific specifi to specifi cc to this option. option. this you need need to to use use protected protected authentication authentication credentials, credentials, select select “Use “Use protected protected IfIf you authentication credential” and click “Import” to load the .pac credential To le.
3.1.2 Using the Windows Zero Confi guration Utility Configuration Windows XP, Vista and 7 have a built-in wireless network confi guration utility called configuration Windows Zero Confi guration (WZC), which you can use as an option for confi guring Configuration configuring your wireless network parameters. 1. Right-click the INTELLINET confi guration utility icon configuration and select “Use Zero Confi guration as Configuration Confi guration utility.” Configuration 2.
4. Click “Network Connections.” 5. Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” (it may have a number as a suffix if you have more than one wireless network card, so be sure to select this Wireless 300N PCI Card), then select “View Available Wireless Networks.
6. All wireless access points in proximity will be displayed. If the access point you want to use isn’t shown, try moving your computer closer to the AP, or click “Refresh network list” to rescan access points. Select the access point you want to use if it’s shown, then click “Connect.” 7. If the access point is protected by encryption, you need to input its security key or passphrase here, then click “Connect.” Remember, the key you enter must match the encryption setting on the access point. .
Profile Management 3.2 Profile If you need to connect to different wireless APs at different times — such as when you’re at a cybercafe or using a public wireless service — you can store the connection parameters (encryption, security, passphrase, etc.) as a profile for every access point so profile you don’t have to keep entering the parameters every time you want to connect to specific wireless AP.
INTELLINET_UI INTELLINET_UI Profile 3.2.1 Add a Profi le profile, Profile To add a new profi le, go to the Profi le screen, then click “Add” (as shown above). Enter details about the access point, as described previously in Section 3.1.1.3. Profile 3.2.2 Edit an Existing Profi le profile If you’ve added a profi le before and want to change its contents, select it in the Profile profile’s Profi le List and click “Edit” (as shown above). The profi le’s settings will display for you to modify.
2. Click “Advanced” to display the Advanced Settings screen. INTELLINET_UI Wireless mode — Click to display the wireless operation mode of the card. Enable Tx Burst — Check this box to accelerate the data transmit rate. NOTE: It may not work with all wireless access points and wireless devices. configuration utility will adjust Enable TCP Window Size — Check this box and the configuration the TCP window size automatically to improve performance.
•• Non-Serving Non-Serving Channel Channel Measurements Measurements Limit: Limit: When When you’re you’re connecting connecting to to aa CCX-compatible CCX-compatible access access point, point, check check this this box box to to enable enable measurements measurements of of unused unused radio radio channels channels in in order order to to improve improve wireless wireless connectivity. connectivity.
3.4 View Network Statistics The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. To see how your wireless network card is working, you can use these functions to get detailed information about the wireless connection you’re using. 1. configuration guration 1. Right-click Right-click the the confi configuration utility utility icon icon and and click click “Launch “Launch Confi Configg Utility.” Config Utility.” 2. to display 2.
network setup relatively simple.
You can also set “Confi g Mode” to “Registrar.” In this mode, this card will wait for “Config for other WPS-enabled access points to send WPS pairing requests. Again, refer to each device’s user manual to understand how to send WPS requests. 4. Before you begin to to establish establish the wireless connection by using WPS, you can click “Rescan” to search for WPS-enabled access points near you again in order to ensure the WPS function of your access point is activated.
3.4 View Network Statistics The configuration utility provides information about network statistics and link status. To see how your wireless network card is working, you can use these functions to Setup: get detailed 3.6.2 WPS PIN information about the wireless connection you’re using. 1. Right-click the confi guration configuration utility icon and click “Launch Config Confi g Utility.” “Statistics” to display 2. Click “WPS” to display the the screen and connectionscreen. related statistics.
3.7 Radio On/Off You can switch the wireless radio transceiver on and off by using the utility, so you don’t need to physically remove the card to disable the wireless network function. 1. From whichever section you’re currently viewing in the utility, you’ll see the Radio On/Off icon in the menu bar of the guration the screen. screen. Otherwise, right-click the confi configuration utility icon and click “Launch Confi g Utility.” Config 2. To switch the wireless radio on/off, simply click “Radio On/Off.
4 Soft OFTAP In addition to serving serving as as aa wireless wireless client client of of other other wireless wireless access access points, points, the the In addition to Wireless 150N PCI Card can act as a wireless service provider. By switching the Wireless 150N 300N PCI Card can act as a wireless service provider.
If your computer has another network card connected to the Internet, select it from the “Name” drop-down menu and click “Enable ICS.” If your computer doesn’t have Config another network card with Internet connection, click “Not enable ICS.” The Config Configuration) screen for the AP function will display, providing you with (Basic Configuration) five other primary menu options (in addition to sublabeled tabs for access to the five menus such as Use MAC Address and Security Setting, as detailed below).
Country Region Code — Select the country code of the country or region you’re in. Options are 0-7, which will affect the available wireless channels you can use: 0: FCC (U.S., Canada and other countries using FCC radio communication standards) 1: ETSI (Europe) 2: Spain 3: France 4: MKK 5: MKKI (TELEC) 6: Israel (channels 3 to 9) 7: Israel (channels 5 to 13) No forwarding among wireless clients — When selected, wireless clients won’t be able to share data with each other.
depending on on the the authentication authentication type type you you select. select. IfIf you you select select “Not “Not Use,” Use,” data data depending will not not be be encrypted encrypted and and people people with with some some networking networking knowledge knowledge and and the the will proper tools tools will will be be able able to to read read the the data data you you transfer. transfer.
To save changes, click “OK”; click “Cancel” to discard the changes. 4.3 Access Control If you’re not going to open your computer and wireless resources to the public, you can usethe MAC address filtering filtering function to enforce your access control policy so only wireless clients with the MAC address you define define using this function can be connected to your software access point (SoftAP). INTELLINET Wireless Utility MAC Access Policy — Select the policy type of your access rule.
4.4 Connection ConnectionTable Table 4.4 Toview viewaalist listofofall allwireless wirelessclients clientsconnected connectedtotothis thisaccess accesspoint, point,click click“MAC “MACTable.” Table.” To INTELLINET Wireless Utility MAC MACAddress Address— —Displays Displaysthe theMAC MACaddress addressofofthis thiswireless wirelessclient. client. MAC AID— —This Thisisisthe theserial serialnumber numberofofthis thiswireless wirelessconnection. connection.
4.6 Statistics To view detailed information about how your software access point works, click “Statistics” to display the event log. INTELLINET Wireless Utility Reset Counters — Click to reset all counters to zero.
4.7 4.7 About About The The“About” “About”screen screenlists listsversion versionnumbers numbersand andother otherinformation informationabout aboutthe thecard. card. INTELLINET Wireless Utility MAC www.intellinet-network.
5 TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter any problems when you’re using the Wireless 300N PCI Card, don’t panic! Before you call your place of purchase for help, check this troubleshooting table: The solution to your problem could be very simple, allowing you to solve the problem yourself! Problem: Can’t find any wireless access point / wireless device in the Site Survey section. Possible Solutions: 1. Click “Rescan” a few more times to see if you can find any wireless access points or wireless devices. 2.
Problem: The network is slow — difficulty when transferring large files. Possible Solutions: 1. Move closer to the access point. 2. Enable “Wireless Protection” in the Advanced section. 3. Disable “Tx Burst” in the Advanced section. 4. Enable “WMM” in the WMM section if you need to use multimedia/telephonyrelated applications. 5. Disable “WMM–Power Save Enable” in the WMM section. 6. There could be too many people using the same radio channel. Ask the owner of the access point to change the channel number.
• • • • • • CSMA/CA plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi-Channel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS/CTS Feature Fragmentation Power Management What is Ad Hoc? An Ad Hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a wireless LAN card. Connected as an independent wireless LAN, it’s applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. What is Infrastructure? An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. What is Spread Spectrum? Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity and security.
7 SPECIFICATIONS Standards • IEEE 802.11b (11 Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11g (54 Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11n (150 Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 802.11e (Wireless Multimedia Extensions [WME]) General • Bus type: 32-bit PCI card • Chipset: Ralink RT3062 • Frequency band: 2.4000 – 2.4835 GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) • Modulation technologies: - 802.11b: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS): DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK - 802.
System Requirements • Desktop PC with Pentium 300 MHz-compatible processor or higher • Windows 7/XP/Vista • Available 32-bit PCI slot Package Contents • Wireless 300N PCI Card • 2 antennas • Quick install guide • Low profile 8 cm bracket • Setup CD with user manual SPECIFICATIONS 45
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