LM823 WiFi Module with IPEX Receptical Host Controller Interface (HCI) via USB Interface USER MANUAL © All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed. This manual may not be copied in any media or form without the written consent of original maker.
LM823 User Manual Revision v1.0 Date 19/07/2017 © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.com Changes Description First revision of this user manual.
LM823 User Manual Contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1. Features ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2. Optional Features ................................................................................................................. 4 1.3. System Requirements ..............
LM823 User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1. • • • • • • • • • Features WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Operates in 2.4 GHz Frequency bands IPEX receptical Plug and Play (Linux, macOS X, Windows XP – 10 and Windows Compact Embedded 6/7 compatible) Up to 150Mbps Data Transfer Rate 802.11e-compatible bursting and I standards BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM modulation schemes WEP, TKIP, and AES, WPA and WPA2 encryption schemes Fully-featured software utility for easy configuration and management 1.2.
LM823 User Manual 2. Windows Driver / Utility Installation The installation of the driver and utility on the host computer will automatically activate, the autorun installation program after you click the exe application. All module drivers for the relevant host operating can be found on our website. Click here for downloadable drivers. Step 1 : Download the compatible driver for your host operating system. Choose the Setup Language and click Next button. Step 2 : Installation descriptions shown.
LM823 User Manual Installing & configuring Realtek utility. Installing Drivers. Step 3 : Click Finish to complete installation. © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual 3. MAC OS Driver / Utility Installation 3.1. Installation Process Please follow the steps below for setting up the LM823 on MAC host computer: Step 1 : Download the correct driver for the MAC OS version from LM823 product page. Click here for downloadable drivers. Step 2 : Save the installable file on the MAC Step 3 : Please ensure there are no other Realtek USB module drivers already installed on your MAC.
LM823 User Manual Step 5 : Make sure the LM823 is unplugged from the USB port. Unzip the driver file and start the installation. Step 6 : Wait for the installation to finish before restarting the machine © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Step 7 : Once the MAC has restarted, connect the LM823 module to the USB port. The Wireless Network Utility will launch automatically and a message will appear to enable WLAN card. Step 8 : Open the Network Preferences and a pop up message will appear stating a new network interface has been detected. A new network interface e.g. en2 or en3 will appear in the list of the network interfaces. © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Step 9 : Click OK to the pop up message. Select the new Ethernet interface created (en2, en3 or similar) then press Apply. This enables the selected Ethernet interface and the Wireless Network Utility detects the LM823. The MAC address of the LM823 and link status is updated on the Wireless Network Utility window. Step 10 : Check the Available Network section on the Wireless Network Utility and connect to the wireless network.
LM823 User Manual Step 12 : Once the network is connected, the LM823 network interface should appear as connected in the Network Preferences and on the Link Status window, the signal strength, connection status and statistics should be shown © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual 3.2. Uninstalling the MAC OS Driver Please follow the below steps to uninstall the LM823 driver on a MAC host computer. Step 1 : Run the uninstall.command script in the same folder the driver is extracted. Step 2 : You would need the root password to uninstall the driver. Enter the password when prompted in the terminal Step 3 : Once the password is provided the script will uninstall the driver.
LM823 User Manual 4. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard committee can be configured in the following modes: • Ad Hoc (Point-to-point) wireless LAN. • Infrastructure wireless LAN. Ad Hoc Wireless Network Infrastructure Wireless Network Ad Hoc network is a group of PCs installed with wireless LAN cards, this group of PCs is called a BSS (Basic Service Set).
LM823 User Manual 5. IP Address To use this WiFi module with a computing device, the host device must be equipped with a USB interface. All drivers and supporting software for the module must be installed and configured first.
LM823 User Manual 6. Wireless Network Configuration The LM823 uses its own management software. All functions controlled by users are provided by this application. When you connect the module via USB to your laptop or desktop, an icon should appear in the Windows System Tray automatically. 6.1. Utility Icon Client mode utility running but no module plugged in Client mode utility running and module connected to scan available networks.
LM823 User Manual 6.3. General Settings Once device is setup, double click on that icon and the configuration window will pop up as shown. It shows the current connected network. The signal strength and link quality are also displayed. The status bar displays the quality and strength of the link between the node and its Access Point. Link Quality is a measurement of the receiving and transmitting performances over the radio.
LM823 User Manual 6.5. Available Network Settings Click Available Network tab and it will show all available networks that the radio reaches. Select the SSID & BSSID you want to connect with. Click Refresh button to rescan available networks. Select one of SSIDs, and click Add to Profile to create profile that can be configured with more wireless parameters. In this tab you can edit your profile name and configure wireless security such as WEP, WPA, WPA2, 802.1x …etc.
LM823 User Manual 6.6. Status Status tab shows all wireless networking and device driver versions in details. 6.7. Statistics Statistics tab shows real-time TX/RX relative counters to check or evaluate the wireless performance. Click Reset button to reset the counter to zero © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual 6.8. Wi-Fi Protected Setup For an easy and secure setup solution for WiFi network, you can select PIN Code or Push Button methods to connect to an AP. Pin method: Step 1: Push the PIN button. Step 2: Select a specific AP Then enter the PIN code into your AP. © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Step 3: Select AP that you want to configure. Step 4: Wait for configuring your wireless AP to be the security setting. PBC method: Step 1: Push the PBC button. © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Step 2: Push the physical button on your AP or visual button on the WPS config page. Soft AP: Step 1: Click Access Point to change AP mode © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Step 2 : Click Config to set AP. Step 3: Setting SSID and Security Step 4: © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual Select the Ethernet controller and click Apply (to bridge your Soft AP). © Copyright LM Technologies Ltd www.lm-technologies.
LM823 User Manual 7. Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulates a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN module, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
LM823 User Manual IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.
LM823 User Manual Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802.11i encryption standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol, which is used to secure 802.11 wireless LANs. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check and a re-keying mechanism, thus fixing the flaws of WEP.
LM823 User Manual Wireless LAN (WLAN) A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit packets through the air. Radio Frequency (RF) and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission. Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology.
LM823 User Manual system can recover from problems faster. RTS packets consume valuable bandwidth, however, so setting this value too low will limit performance. Beacon Interval In addition to data frames that carry information from higher layers, 802.11 includes management and control frames that support data transfer. The beacon frame, which is a type of management frame, provides the "heartbeat" of a wireless LAN, enabling stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion.
FCC Warning 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. NOTE 1: 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.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. Note 1: This module certified that complies with RF exposure requirement under mobile or fixed condition, this module is to be installed only in mobile or fixed applications.
