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G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS………………………........................................................2 INTRODUCTION.................……………………......................................................3 WIRELESS NETWORK OVERVIEW..………………….........................................4 G101/G231 WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS………….………………………6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS (XP/2000/98SE).....…………..............................9 CONFIGURATION UTILITY.....…………....................................…………….
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card PACKAGE CONTENTS Unpack your G101/G231 WLAN adapter kit and verify that all items are present. G101/G231 Wireless LAN Adapter User’s Manual (on CD) Driver (on CD) If any of the items described appear to be damaged or missing, please contact your reseller. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card INTRODUCTION The G101/G231 WLAN adapter is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g standard on wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b/g standards compliance means this adapter gives you the flexibility to connect it to any 802.11b/g network. The IEEE 802.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card WIRELESS NETWORK OVERVIEW A wireless local area network (LAN) is a flexible data communications system implemented as an extension to, or as an alternative for, a wired LAN. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, wireless LANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections. Thus, wireless LANs combine data connectivity with user mobility.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the access point and your receiving device to a minimum - Each wall or ceiling can reduce your TwinMOS G101/G231 Wireless product’s range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) For some businesses or for a large residential home deployment, it may be more beneficial to have more than one access point with overlapping coverage. 1. Be aware of the direct line between Access Points, Residential Gateways, and Computers - A wall that is 1.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card G101/G231 WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS The G101/G231 WLAN adapter enables you to: Connect your computer to an Ad-Hoc workgroup of wireless computing devices (see Figure 1-1 on page 6). Connect your computer to a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network that includes a Residential Gateway (RG) access point (see Figure 1-2 on page 7). Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure that includes Access Points, or other IEEE 802.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Home Networking With the TwinMOS G101/G231 WLAN adapter, wireless access to the Internet or other computers is at your fingertips.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Figure 1-4 LAN Infrastructure It’s Easy The G101/G231 functions like any standard wired Ethernet card, but G101/G231 does not need any wires! Where an Ethernet card requires a cable connection to a hub and/or patch panel, the cable physically ties you down to the location of the wired connection. G101/G231 allows you to connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) system from anywhere within the wireless coverage area.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS (XP/2000/98SE) The following section will assist you to install G101/G231 WLAN adapter successfully. You will install driver firstly and then plug in the G101/G231 WLAN adapter, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you want to install. In order to establish your wireless network connection, make sure some steps below will be performed.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card For Windows XP Install the Driver and Utility 1. Insert the CD into the CD-ROM device and execute the "setup.exe" program for your purchace G101/G231 series to select . 2. The InstallShield wizard box will appear, click "Next" to continue. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card The driver and utility are Installing. Don’t care below message and click "Continue Anyway" button to continue. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Click finish button to complete install procedure. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 5.Insert the G101/G231 WLAN adapter into the MiniPCI slot/PCMCIA port of your computer, the system will automatically find the device and search for its software. Note: Please turn-off computer before you insert G101. Please wait while the wizard installs the software. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Don’t care below message click "Continue Anyway" button to continue. Please wait while the wizard installs the software. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Complete device install. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Using the Windows XP’s Utility To connect to your wireless network, please do the following: 1.Double-click the icon marked in red in the taskbar and you may start using the Windows XP’s wireless utility Get into Windows XP’s utility, click "Advanced" button. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 2.The “Connect to Wireless Network” window will contain a list of all the available Wireless Networks. Select the proper network for your needs. In this example, “TwinMOS-AP(G-AP-10)” network was selected as shown. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Using the Utility of G101/G231 adapter 1. If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can not use function of the adapter’s utility. Clicking on the utility icon. Click “Yes”,then Radio ON You can not use function of the adapter’s utility as below. Useless Useless WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 2. To Disable the XP’s Utility for Using “TwinMOS Wireless LAN Configuration Utility” Double-click the icon marked in red in the taskbar and you may start using the Windows XP’s wireless utility Get into Windows XP’s utility, click "Advanced" button. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card In “Wireless Network Connection Properties“ screen, uncheck the setting “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings“. Note that if you want to change back to the Windows XP built-in utility, check the item again. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Clicking on the utility icon will start the Configuration Utility. Useful Useful WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 3. Please click “All programs->TwinMOS->G101_G231 WLAN Configuration Utility”. Or to double-click on the icon shown below. The “TwinMOS WLAN Configuration” screen will appear. Or to double click the icon The “TwinMOS WLAN Configuration Utility” screen will appear. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Using WPA of the Windows XP’s Utility Note1: Before use the WPA feature, please install Windows XP Service Pack 1 with Windows XP Support Patch for Wi-Fi Protected Access program Note2: Configure the card by Wireless built-in utility (Wireless Zero Configuration). Note3: All devices in the network should use the same encryption method to ensure the communication.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 1: Right click the icon to select “View Available Wireless Networks”. 2: Click “Advanced” button from “Wireless Network Connection”. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 3: Click“Configure” button to configure the WPA function for the current network. Network Authentication •Open –No authentication is needed among the wireless network. •Shared – Only wireless stations using a shared key (WEP Key identified) are allowed to connecting each other. •WPA – This mode is for enterprise with an authentication server (Radius Server), WPA-enabled access point, and a WPA-enabled client.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Data Encryption •WEP – In WPA or WPA-PSK mode, WEP is also able to be the encryption method for the transmission data. •TKIP – TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changes the temporal key every 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security than the standard WEP security.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card For Windows 2000 Install the Driver and Utility 1.Insert the CD into the CD-ROM device and execute the "setup.exe" program for your purchace G101/G231 series to select . 2. The InstallShield Wizard box will appear, click "Next" to continue. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card The driver and utility are Installing. Click Finish button to complete install procedure. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 5. Insert the G101/G231 WLAN adapter into the MiniPCI slot/PCMCIA port of your computer, 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 you insert G101. Found New Hardware and Installing. Complete device install. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 6.Please click “Start-> programs->TwinMOS ->G101_G231 WLAN Configuration Utility”. The TM icon will appear in tray bar. 7.The “TwinMOS WLAN Configuration Utility” screen will appear. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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 your purchace G101/G231 series to select . 2.The InstallShield Wizard box will appear, click "Next" to continue. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card The driver and utility are Installing. Click Finish button to complete install procedure. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 5. After running the driver package, the Notebook (or PC) with Win98 OS shall be restarted 6. Insert the G101/G231 WLAN adapter into the MiniPCI slot/PCMCIA port of your computer, 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 you insert G101. New Hardware Found 7.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 8. To choose Windows 98SE installing folder 9. Copying Files WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card 10. Please click “Start-> programs->TwinMOS ->G101_G231 WLAN Configuration Utility”. The TM icon will appear in tray bar. 11. The “TwinMOS WLAN Configuration Utility” screen will appear. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card CONFIGURATION UTILITY Note: The following Configuration Utility was operated under Windows 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/XP) TwinMOS G101/G231 uses the Configuration Utility as the management software. The utility provides the user 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 below.
G101/G231 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Configuration Table Click the “Configuration Button” to get into the Configuration Table, as shown below. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card General Tab You can make changes to any of the fields shown below, without the need to restart your computer. Profile name A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your G101/G231 WLAN adapter. To display the available profiles for your G101/G231 WLAN adapter. Network Type The G101/G231 WLAN adapter can operate in one of two modes, which are specified in the Mode field of the Configuration menu.
G101/G231 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. You 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, you must specify a channel on which communications will take place.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Encryption Tab To allows you to enhance 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/G231 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/G231 Series WLAN Card Power Saving Power Saving mode allows your computer to use 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/G231 Series WLAN Card Site Survey Tab Available Network This screen shows all Access Points or Adapters nearby when operating in Infrastructure Station mode. If you want 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Profiles -A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your G101/G231 WLAN adapter. The Profile Page lets you set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Profile Page to display the available profiles for your G101/G231 WLAN adapter. • New – 1. Click the “New” button to edit information of operating parameters for your G101/G231 WLAN adapter. 2.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card • Delete – 1.Click the item on the list. 2.Click “Delete” button. 3. delete “G-AP-10” profiles. 1 3 2 WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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. 3 1 2 WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Statistics Tab This option enables you 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. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card Reset–1.Click “Reset” button. 2.All content of Tx Statistics and Rx Statistics are being zero. 2 1 WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 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 TwinMOS HomePage and TwinMOS E-mail for service, as shown in the following illustration. WWW.TwinMOS.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card TROUBLESHOOTING If you encounter some problems while installing the G101/G231 WLAN adapter or you want to confirm whether your adapter is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the adapter. In first part of Troubleshooting, we have suggested the users to check the various properties of the card to check the proper installation.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Networking Characteristics IEEE 802.11 Standard for WLAN (DSSS) Wi-Fi certified by the TwinMOS Host OS Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK Network Protocol TCP/IP, IPX, NetBEUI Compatibility RF Characteristics Frequency Range 2.400-2.
G101/G231 Series WLAN Card FCC CAUTION 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection. This equipment generates, uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
