G101 Series WLAN Card 3. Licence Agreement ,Please choice “I accept the terms in the license agreement ” and click "Next" to continue. 4.Click "Install" button to continue.
G101 Series WLAN Card z The driver and utility are Installing. z Click Finish button to complete install procedure.
G101 Series WLAN Card 5.Insert the G101 WLAN adapter into the MiniPCI slot, the system will automatically find the device and search for its software then the InstallShield Wizard finished installation and the system tray icon is loaded in the taskbar (see illustration below). Note: Please turn-off computer before user insert G101. z Found New Hardware and Installing. z Complete device install.
G101 Series WLAN Card 6.Please click “Start-> programs -> Inprocomm->IPN2220 WLAN Configuration Utility”. z The WLAN icon will appear. 7.The “WLAN Configuration Utility” screen will appear.
G101 Series WLAN Card For Windows 98SE Install the Driver and Utility 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM device and execute the "setup.exe " program for G101 series to select. 2.The InstallShield Wizard box will appear, click "Next" to continue. 3. Licence Agreement appears.
G101 Series WLAN Card "Next" to continue. 4. Click "Install" button to continue.
G101 Series WLAN Card z The driver and utility are Installing. z Click Finish button to complete install procedure. 5. After running the driver package, it will be requested restart Win98 OS.
G101 Series WLAN Card 6. Insert the G101 WLAN adapter into the MiniPCI slot. The system will automatically find the device and search for its software then the InstallShield Wizard finished installation and the system tray icon is loaded in the taskbar (see illustration below). Note: Please turn off the power before you insert G101. z New Hardware Found 7. Please insert the disk labeled "Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM." 8.
G101 Series WLAN Card 9. Copying Files 10. Please click “Start-> programs -> Inprocomm->IPN2220 WLAN Configuration Utility”.
G101 Series WLAN Card z The WLAN icon will appear. 11. The “WLAN Configuration Utility” screen will appear.
G101 Series WLAN Card CONFIGURATION UTILITY Note: The following Configuration Utility was operated under Windows 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/XP) G101 uses the Configuration Utility as the management software. The utility provides an easy interface to change any settings related to the wireless adapter. When the computer is started, the Configuration Utility starts automatically and the system tray icon is loaded in the toolbar (see illustration belo w.
G101 Series WLAN Card Right-click on the icon shown below. The function of utility icon will appear. Exit Clicking on the “Exit” Button will leave the Configuration Utility. Connect From “Profiles list” to select one of all profiles name (G-AP-10) to connect. Radio • On – Turn Radio on. • Off – Turn Radio off.
G101 Series WLAN Card Status Tab Signal Strength This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation. Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the quality.
G101 Series WLAN Card Configuration Table Click the “Configuration Button” to get into the Configuration Table, as shown below.
G101 Series WLAN Card General Tab Any of the fields shown below can be changed without re-starting the OS. Profile name A profile is a named set of operating parameters for the G101 WLAN adapter to display the available profiles for the G101 WLAN adapter. Network Type The G101 WLAN adapter can operate in one of two modes, which are specified in the Mode field of the Configuration menu. Clicking the down arrow at the right of the Mode field displays the available modes. •Ad-Hoc Station- This is the 802.
G101 Series WLAN Card SSID The name of the wireless network. This name cannot be longer than 32 characters. The default value is “any”, which will automatically scan and connect the best performance Access point nearby. User may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter. Channel When communicating in Ad-Hoc mode, User must specify a channel on which communications will take place.
G101 Series WLAN Card Encryption Tab To allows to enhancing the security of a network. Every station in a secured network should enable the Encryption function and the values of the Network Key should be the same. Encryption Mode • None – Disable to Encryption Tab. • WEP – Enable to Encryption Tab. Authentication This setting has to be consistent with the wireless devices, which the adapter intends to connect. • Open System – No authentication is needed among the wireless devices.
G101 Series WLAN Card Key Value The keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. • 64-bit – Input 10 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a- f” and “0-9”range) as the encryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“. • 128-bit – Input 26 digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) as the encryption keys. For example:“01234567890123456789abcdef“.
G101 Series WLAN Card Power Saving Power Saving mode allows to using reduced power during idle time by going into “sleep” mode, saving energy costs. • Disable –The card will always set in active mode. • Enable(Fast) –Enable the card in the power saving mode when it is idle, but some components of the card is still alive. In this mode, the power consumption is larger than “Max“ mode. • Enable(Max) –Enable the card in the power saving mode when it is idle.
G101 Series WLAN Card Site Survey Tab Available Network This screen shows all Access Points or Adapters nearby when operating in Infrastructure Station mode. If it is intended to connect to any device on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the adapter will automatically connect to the selected device. • Rescan –Click “Rescan” button to collect the BSSID, SSID, Mode, WEP, CH, Signal and Support Rates information of all the wireless devices nearby.
G101 Series WLAN Card Profiles A profile is a named set of operating parameters for user’s G101 WLAN adapter. The Profile Page lets user set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Profile Page to display the available profiles for user’s G101 WLAN adapter. • New – 1. Click the “New” button to edit information of operating parameters for user’s G101 WLAN adapter. 2.Click the “Save ” button to save information of operating parameters for your “G-AP” profiles of user defined 3.
G101 Series WLAN Card • Delete – 1.Click the item on the list. 2.Click “Delete” button. 3. delete “G-AP-10” profiles.
G101 Series WLAN Card • Edit – 1.Click the item on the list. 2.Click “Edit” button. 3. Edit values for all parameters to “G-AP” profiles.
G101 Series WLAN Card Statistics Tab This option enables user to view the available statistic information with its Tx counts (Tx success, Tx error), Tx throughput, and its Rx counts (Rx success, Rx error), Rx Throughput.
G101 Series WLAN Card Reset– 1.Click “Reset” button. 2.All content of Tx Statistics and Rx Statistics are being zero.
G101 Series WLAN Card About Tab The Information Page provides information on the version of the Network Driver, the Configuration Utility. In addition, this page also provides the HomePage and E- mail for service, as shown in the following illustration.
G101 Series WLAN Card SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR LINUX NOTE 1: Before driver install, Please make sure below. z System Environment: Linux kernel 2.4 Wireless tool 16. NOTE 2: z Feature list: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Full compliance with IEEE 802.11b/g standard Support short preamble Support RTS/CTS mechanism Support de-fragmentation at receiving Auto channel selection at system startup Support static WEP keys of 64 and 128 bits z Known issues: 1. 2. 3. 4. Multicast Test is not supported.
G101 Series WLAN Card After step 3, the connection is established. 2. Network related setting: z Item 1: To change the MAC address of IPN2220 station, execute “./ifconfig wlan0 hw ether xxxxxxxxxxxx” (xxxxxxxxxxxx denotes the new MAC address user want to set) before user specify an IP address to the IPN2220 station. z Item 2: To perform site survey, execute "./iwlist wlan0 scanning" to scan all channels and display the scan results.
G101 Series WLAN Card "./iwconfig wlan0 essid XXX" (XXX means the essid of AP you want to join) 3. Network related setting: z To enable WEP or change WEP key, please refer to the instructions below: (1) To set WEP key to key set $i, enable WEP and use key set $i as WEP key, the command is "./iwconfig wlan0 key xxxxxxxxxx [$i]" ,(xxxxxxxxxx denotes WEP key)($i:1~4) (2) If user execute ".
G101 Series WLAN Card TROUBLESHOOTING If there is any problem G101 WLAN adapter or it is required to confirm whether the adapter is installed properly or not, the following procedure is applicable to check the various components after the adapter has been installed. The first part suggests checking the various properties of the card for checking the proper installation.
G101 Series WLAN Card TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Networking Characteristics z IEEE 802.11 Standard for WLAN (DSSS) z Wi-Fi certified by Internal Host OS Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, Linux Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Network Protocol TCP/IP, IPX, NetBEUI Compatibility RF Characteristics Frequency Range 2.400-2.
G101 Series WLAN Card FCC CAUTION 1. The 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. 2. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: The equipment complies with FCCRF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
