MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide Documentation No. ____ Marvell Semiconductor Inc. Marvell® Semiconductor Corporation 5488 Marvell Lane Santa Clara, CA 95054 Copyright © 2007 Marvell® Semiconductor Corporation. All rights reserved.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 1 Introduction............................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Overview............................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Wireless Networks ..............................................................................................
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.7.4 Admin Tab – Stop Windows Wireless Zero Configuration Service......... 50 3.8 About Tab ......................................................................................................... 50 3.9 Wi-Fi Testing Tab............................................................................................. 50 A Compliance Statements ...............................................
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview This document describes the functions of the Marvell Wireless Client Card Configuration Utility for the Marvell MC8687P Mini PCI Express 802.11 b/g WLAN client card. 1.2 Wireless Networks The Marvell client card operate similar to the Ethernet card, except that a radio replaces the wires between communication devices.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 2 Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility Overview 2.1 Overview The Marvell Wireless Client Card Configuration Utility is a Windows® based application that allows configuration and management of the Marvell high throughput client card. The Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility sets up profiles and performs other wireless network management tasks.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 2: Admin Tab – Stop Windows Wireless Zero Configuration Service 2.2.2 Tray Status Icons Different icons in the system tray indicate the status of the wireless connection. Figure 3: Tray Status Icons Window ________________________________________________________________________ Doc. No________ Rev.V1.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 2.3 Security Implementing a security infrastructure to monitor physical access to WLAN networks is more difficult than monitoring access on wired networks. Unlike wired networks where a physical connection is required, anyone within the range of a wireless AP can send and receive frames, as well as listen for frames being sent. IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ o WPA2 o 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3 Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility User Interface The Marvell Wireless Client Card Configuration Utility allows configuration of Marvell high throughput client card through the follow tabs: • Network Status – displays the status of the network to which the user is connected. The Marvell Configuration Utility initializes on this page.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.1 Network Status Tab The Network Status tab displays the status of the network. When the Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility initializes, it displays the Network Status tab. Figure 4: Network Status Tab 3.1.1 Select Profile The Select Profile section displays the name of the profile in use. Addition information about the profile is provided in the Profile Manager.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ The Link Information section contains the current information about the wireless connection. Figure 6: Link Information Section Description Link Information Section Description Status: Status of the Wireless network connection: • Card Unplugged: Client Card is not plugged in, or client card is plugged in but not recognized.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ BSS network, the BSSID is the MAC address of the AP. In Ad-Hoc networks, the BSSID is generated randomly. Security: Reports the type and level of security set. The security level is through the Profile Setting of the Profile Manager tab. Configure security settings also through the Site Survey tab when connecting to a network.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.1.4 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) This section specifies the IP configuration of the client station when it is connected. Figure 8: Internet Protocol Section Internet Protocol Section Description DHCP Option: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Either enabled or disabled. IP Address: An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.1.6 Radio On/Off Check Box Selecting the Radio Off check box turns off the radio. Clearing the check box turns on the radio. Figure 10: Radio On/Off Check Box Another way to turn the radio on or off is to right-click the Configuration Utility icon in System Tray and select Turn Radio Off to turn the radio off. When the radio is off, select Turn Radio On to turn the radio back on.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.2 Profile Manager Tab The Profile Manager tab displays the profiles available and allows the user to create, modify, and delete profiles. Figure 12: Profile Manager Tab Profile Manager – Profile List This section on the left side of this tab lists all of the profiles available. Highlighting a profile selects it.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ the top of the list have higher priority than selected profiles at the bottom of the list. Delete: Deletes a profile Create: Creates a profile Save: Saves changes made to a selected profile Profile Manger – Profile Setting The Profile Settings are used to set, modify, and display information about the profile selected in the Profile list section.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 14: Network Info Tab (Ad-Hoc Network) The Network Info tab fields as follows. Profile Name: Name of profile selected Network SSID: Network SSID label Network Type: Infrastructure: connects to an existing infrastructure network. Ad-Hoc: Either connects to an existing Ad-Hoc network of initiates a new Ad-Hoc network. Wireless Mode: Auto: Connects to an 802.11g network, or to an 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Guard Interval: Sets the guard interval, available options are Auto, Standard, and short. Default is Auto. Extension Channel: Not supported. Antenna selection: Sets the antenna selection, available options are Auto, Antenna A, Antenna B, 2 by 2. The default is Auto.
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MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ The WEP key configuration for the authentication modes Open System, Shared Key, and Auto Switch is identical: 1. Click Configure WEP Keys. The Configure WEP Key window is displayed. For a detailed description of this window, see the WEP Key Configuration Window Description on next page. Figure 17: WEP Key Configuration Window 2. Select the required Key Format and Key Size. 3.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 6. Click Save to set the configuration. WEP Key Configuration Window Description Key Format: Either ASCII characters or hexadecimal digits.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.4 802.1X Authentication Modes The Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility currently supports the following 802.1X authentication modes: • 802.1X – Open System with 802.1X Authentication (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP or EAP-FAST) • WPA – WPA with 802.1X Authentication (EAP/TLS, PEAP, EAP/TTLS, LEAP or EAP-FAST) • WPA2 – WPA2 with 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.4.1 802.1X / WPA / WPA2 with EAP/TLS Figure 20: Security Tab – WPA2 with EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) The definition of the EAP/TLS authentication protocol for the authentication modes 802.1X, WPS, and WPA2 is identical: 1. Select EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) as 802.1X Authentication Protocol. 2. Click Configure.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 21: EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) Configuration Window – Client Authentication Tab. 3. On the Client Authentication tab, enter your Login Name. 4. Click Browse. Figure 22: Select Certificate Window (Client Certificates) ________________________________________________________________________ Doc. No________ Rev.V1.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 5. In the Certificates in Store list, click the personal certificate to be used for the client authentication. Note: If required certificate is not yet installed on your system or if you do not know which certificate to use, contact your network administrator. 6. Click Select to confirm your selection and to return to the EAP/TLS (Use Certificate) window. 7.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 24: Select Certificate Window (Server Certificates) 10. On the Select Certificate window, select the Certificate Store. 11. From the Certificate in Store list, click the certificate to be the server authentication. Note: If the required certificate is not you installed on your system or if you do not know which certificate to use, contact your network administrator. 12.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 15. If CCX compatibility is required, select the Enable Cisco Compatibility Extensions (CCX) check box. 16. Click Save to set the configuration. 3.2.4.2 802.X WPA / WPA2 with PEAP Figure 26: Security Tab – WPA2 with PEAP The definition of the PEAP authentication protocol for the authentication modes 802.1X, WPA, and WPA2 is identical: 1. Select Protected EAP (PEAP) as 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 27: PEAP Configuration Window – Client Authentication Tab 3. On the Client Authentication tab, enter your Login Name, Password, and Domain. The domain information is identical. 4. From the Inner EAP Protocol list, select the EAP protocol to be used. If required, change the order of preference. 5. If you have selected EAP-GTC, select the credentials to be used for login. 6.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 28: PEAP Configuration Window – Server Authentication Tab 7. Select the required Server Validation Method. 8. For Accept only trusted certificates or Accept certificates from trusted server/domain, click Add to select the appropriate certificate. ________________________________________________________________________ Doc. No________ Rev.V1.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 29: Select Certificate Window (Server Certificates) 9. On the Select Certificate window, select the Certificate Store. 10. From the Certificate in Store list, click the certificate to be the server authentication. Note: If the required certificate is not you installed on your system or if you do not know which certificate to use, contact your network administrator. 11.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 30: Server Authentication – Trusted Domain or Server 13. Click OK to return to the Security tab of the Profile Settings. 14. If CCX compatibility is required, select the Enable Cisco Compatibility Extensions (CCX) check box. 15. Click Save to set the configuration. 3.2.4.3 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 32: EAP/TTLS Configuration Window – Client Authentication Tab 3. On the Client Authentication tab, enter your Anonymous Login Name, Password, and Domain. The domain information is identical. 4. If you want to specify particular server certificates to be accepted (instead of accepting any certificate sent by the server), click the Server Authentication tab.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 33: EAP/TTLS Configuration Window – Server Authentication Tab 5. Select the required Server Validation Method. 6. For Accept only trusted certificates or Accept certificates from trusted server/domain, click Add to select the appropriate certificate. ________________________________________________________________________ Doc. No________ Rev.V1.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 34: Select Certificate Window (Server Certificates) 7. On the Select Certificate window, select the Certificate Store. 8. From the Certificate in Store list, click the certificate to be the server authentication. Note: If the required certificate is not you installed on your system or if you do not know which certificate to use, contact your network administrator. 9.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 35: Server Authentication – Trusted Domain or Server 11. Click OK to return to the Security tab of the Profile Settings. 12. If CCX compatibility is required, select the Enable Cisco Compatibility Extensions (CCX) check box. 13. Click Save to set the configuration. 3.2.4.4 802.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 37 LEAP Configuration Window 3. Under Login Settings, select the user credentials (and, if required, Login Name, Password, and Domain) to be used for the client authentication. Use Windows user name and password is only available if Enable single sign-on is selected. Note: To enable single sign-on, administrator rights are required.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.4.5 802.1X / WPA / WPA2 with EAP-FAST Figure 38: Security Tab – WPA2 with EAP-FAST The definition of the EAP-FAST authentication protocol for the authentication modes 802.1X, WPA, and WPA2 is identical: 1. Select EAP-FAST as 802.1X Authentication Protocol. 2. Click Configure. The EAP-FAST Configuration window is displayed.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 39: EAP-FAST Configuration Window 3. Under Login Settings, select the user credentials (and, if required, Login Name, Password, and Domain) to be used for the client authentication. Use Windows user name and password is only available if Enable single sign-on is selected. Note: To enable single sign-on, administrator rights are required.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.2.5 Profile Setting – Protocol Tab The Protocol tab allows you to set or change the protocol information Figure 40: Protocol Tab Do not Change Settings If this check box is selected, the protocol settings is not changed when the profile is applied. Use below Settings If the Do not change setting check box is not selected, the protocol settings include the following parameters.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Transmit Rate: The range of the data rate depends on the type of AT that the client card is connected to. The default setting is Auto Select. Fragment Threshold: Sets the fragmentation threshold (the size that packets are fragmented into for transmission). The default setting is 2346.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ • Display Peer-To-Peer stations – selecting this check box displays all peerto peer (Ad-Hoc) stations within range. • Display 802.11a Access Points – Not supported. • Display 802.11g Access Points – selecting this check box displays all 802.11g APs within range. • Display 802.11b Access Points – selecting this check box displays all 802.11b APs within range. 3.3.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ • A circle around the antenna icon means the client card is connected to this network. • A slash icon indicates an Ad-Hoc network. WMM: Wireless Multimedia Enhancements (WMM) supported by the detected device. Network Type: Type of environment connected to: Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure. 3.3.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Select Channel: • Scan all Channels – all channels are scanned when searching for available networks in the area. • Scan Channels Only – Only the specified channel is scanned when searching for available networks in the area. • Scan Channel to Channels – a range of channels are scanned when searching for available networks in the area. 3.3.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.4.1 Signal Strength The color-coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the client card. Signal Strength is reported as a percentage. A signal in the red indicates a bad connection. A signal in green indicates a good connection. 3.4.2 Transmit Section The Transmit section displays the information on the packets sent.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ successfully received. If the acknowledgement is not received within a specific period of time, the client card retransmits the packet. Multiple Reties: Reports the number of packets that require more than one retry before the client card received an acknowledgement.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Receive Beacons: Reports the number of beacons that received after association is established. Beacon Loss: Reports the number of missing beacons after association is established. 3.4.4 Protocol Section The Protocol section displays the information on the protocol status.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.5 Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the advanced parameters available for the installed Marvell client card. Figure 48: Advanced Tab window 3.5.1 Advanced Tab – Marvell Wireless Card This section of the Advanced tab reports the type of Marvell client card installed. 3.5.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Auto Connect if link loss or no connection (use checked profile in ): Clear this check box to disable the auto-configuration feature. Whenever there is a link loss, auto-configuration tries to establish a connection to the checked profiles in the Profile Manager window. Enable WMM: Select this check box to enable/disable the Wireless Multimedia Enhancements (WMM) feature.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 52: AutoLink Tab (AutoLink complete) *** TBD *** AutoLink is complete. 3.7 Admin Tab The Admin tab allows you the import and export profiles. Figure 53: Admin Tab 3.7.1 Admin Tab – Import Profiles To import profile, proceed as follows: 1. Click Import Profiles. 2. Select the path and filename of the profile. 3. Click Open. 3.7.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ 3.7.3 Admin Tab – Autostart Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility Select the Autostart Marvell Wireless Client Card Configuration Utility at System Startup check box to automatically start the Marvell Wireless Configuration Utility at system startup (recommended). 3.7.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ Figure 55: Wi-Fi Tab The Marvell Wi-Fi testing description details will be included later. ________________________________________________________________________ Doc. No________ Rev.V1.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ A Compliance Statements A.1 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Compliance A.1.1 Transmitter Module Approval Conditions • • • • • • • Antennas must be installed to provide 20 cm separation distance from the transmitting antenna to the body of the user during normal operating condition.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ A.2 Industry Canada Notice This device complies with Canadian RSS-210.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ A.3 Europe—EU Declaration of Conformity I/We, the under signed, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., located at 5488 Marvell Lane, Santa Clara, CA 95054, U.S.A., hereby declare that the following telecommunication equipment: Manufacturer: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. Product: Marvell Mini PCIe 802.11b/g Wireless Client Card Model/Type: MC8687P Brand: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ B Acronyms and Abbreviations AES AP BRAN BSS BSSID CA CCKM CCX CE CTS CHAP DFS DGT DHCP DSPR EAP EC EIRP EMC EN ERM EWC FAST FCC GTC IC ICES IEEE IP ISM ISP LAN LEAP MAC MIP MCS MIC NMB PAC PEAP PSK Advanced Encryption Standard Access Point Broadband Radio Access Networks Basic Service Set Basic Service Set ID Certification Authority Cisco Centralized Key Management Cisco Compatible Ex
MC8687P Mini PCIe WLAN Client Card User’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________ R&TTE Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment RLAN Radio Local Area Network RSS Radio Standards Specification RTS Request to Send SRRC State Radio Regulation Committee (China) SSID Service Set Identifier TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TLS Transport Layer Security TTLS Tunneled TLS WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Wi-Fi Wirel
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