Abocom Systems WPG2500 Users Manual

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802.11g

Wireless PCI Adapter

User’s Manual

REGULATORY STATEMENTS

FCC Certification

The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment.

Part15, Class B

Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and

2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may

cause undesired operation. 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 against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

◗ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ◗ Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

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which the receiver is connected.

CAUTION:

1) To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation

distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with

any other antenna or transmitter.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1

IRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS

The Peer-to-Peer Network .........................................................................1

The Access Point Network ........................................................................2

INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................3

NSTALL THE DRIVER

NSTALL THE DEVICE

& U

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TILITY

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Verify Device Installation..........................................................................6

NETWORK CONNECTION .................................................................................8

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CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................14

INDOWS

CCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY

ASY CONFIG

AIN TAB

98/ME ..............................................................................................8

2000/XP .........................................................................................11

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ROFILE MANAGER TAB

NFORMATION TAB

BOUT TAB

UNINSTALLATION.............................................................................................27

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INTRODUCTION

The 802.11g Wireless LAN Card is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The Wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.

This card also allows you to take full advantage of your computer’s mobility with access to real-time information and online services anytime and anywhere. In addition, this device eliminates the bother of pulling cable through walls and under furniture. It even allows you to place your system in locations where cabling is impossible. Modifying and augmenting networks has never been so easy.

Wireless Network Options

The Peer-to-Peer Network

This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with wireless PC Cards or wireless PCI, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop.

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You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN.

The Access Point Network

The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless LAN Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.

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INSTALLATION

Caution: Do not insert the Wireless LAN Card into your computer

until the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed.

Install the Driver & Utility

1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

If the CD-ROM is not launched automatically, go to your CD-ROM drive (e.g. drive D) and double-click on Setup.exe.

2. The main screen of the CD-ROM opens. Click Install Driver & Utility to start the installation.

3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.

4. Select a country domain in the list and then click Next to continue.

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5. The following message will prompt to warn you to confirm the country domain, click Yes if you are selecting the correct country domain, if not, click No to fix it.

6. When the following screen prompts, please ignore and click

Continue Anyway to go on the installation.

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7. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to

complete the software installation.

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Install the device

Note: Make sure the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed.

1. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion

slot cover from the computer.

2. Carefully slide the Wireless PCI Card into the PCI slot. Push

evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated, you may have to use the mounting screw to have the card screwed securely in place.

3. After the device has been connected to your computer, turn on

your computer. Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking.

Note for Windows 98 users:

Before installation of the device, make sure you have your operating system CD-ROM at hand. You may be asked to insert the OS CD-ROM in order to download specific drivers.

Verify Device Installation

To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  System ( Hardware) 

Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the Realktek RTL8151 54M Wireless LAN Network Adapter is listed, it means that your device is

properly installed and enabled.

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NETWORK CONNECTION

Once the driver has been installed, you will need to make adjustments to your network settings.

In Windows 98/ME

Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network.

Make sure that you have all the following components installed.

RealTek RTL8185 54M Wireless LAN Network Adapter

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IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol



NetBEUI



TCP/IP



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If any components are missing, click on the Add button to install them. All of the protocols and clients required (listed above) are provided by Microsoft.

3. Next, highlight the specific network component you need, click Add.

4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. Click OK.

After returning to the Network screen, you can make your computer is visible on the network by enabling the File and Print Sharing.

5. Click the Identification tab. Enter a name that is unique on the

network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same name used by all of the other PCs on the network.

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6. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access

control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.”

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7. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device.

8. Once the computer has been rebooted, a Logon window will appear

and will require you to enter a username and password. Enter a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.

9. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows

desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network.

In Windows 2000/XP

1. (In Windows 2000)

Go to Start Settings  Control Panel  Network and Dial-up Connections  Local Area Connection  Properties.

(In Windows XP) Go to Start  Control Panel  Network Connections  Wireless

Network Connection Enabled RealTek RTL8185 54 M Wireles….. Properties.

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2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.

Client for Microsoft Networks



NWLink NetBIOS



NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol



Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)



If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required.

After selecting the component you need, click Add… to install.

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Select the network protocol you wish to add and click OK. This will return you to the Local Area Connections Properties window.

To allow your computer to be visible on the network, make sure you have checked off the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

When finished, you must restart your computer to complete the installation.

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CONFIGURATION

After successful installation of the Wireless LAN Card’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon.

If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start  Programs  802.11g Wireless LAN Driver and Utility  Wireless Network Configuration Utility, it will appear in the task bar.

Accessing the Configuration Utility

All settings are categorized into 4 Tabs:

Main Tab

Profile Manager Tab

Information Tab

About Tab

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Easy Config

1. In the Main tab, click Easy Config on the right down corner to start quick

configuration.

2. Select the wireless connection type, either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. Click

Next to continue.

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3. Select a wireless station on the list, and click Next to configure its settings.

The following screen will appear for you to configure, for detailed configuration,

please refer to Profile Manager tab in the later selection.

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4. Configure the network TCP/IP, you may select DHCP to obtain an IP

address automatically or select Manual to set an IP address. Click Next to

continue.

5. Select DNS Auto to obtain DNS automatically or select Manual to set the

primary and secondary DNS. Click Finish to complete the Easy Config

procedure.

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Main Tab

The main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection, or set up your station for Ad Hoc connection.

Status

Shows the current connection status.

Speed

Type

Authentication

Encryption

Shows the connection speed.

Shows the wireless connection type.

Shows the authentication type.

Shows the encryption type.

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SSID

The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network.

Signal Strength The signal strength from the network Access

Point or station. The strength is displayed in three formats: a signal quality level (one of five levels, from Bad to Best), a numerical value in dBm, and a signal quality bar graph with a scale of –82 to –10.

Link Quality Shows the link quality percentage.

Total Throughput Shows the total throughput percentage.

Throughput TX The actual instantaneous transmitting rates.

Throughput RX The actual instantaneous receiving rates.

Network Address

MAC Address

IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Show Tray icon



Radio Off



Windows Zero Config

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The MAC address of this wireless adapter.

The IP address of this wireless adapter.

The subnet mask of this wireless adapter.

The default gateway address of the adapter.

Place a check in the check box to show the utility icon in the tray.

Place a check in the check box to disable the radio function.

External Configuration Checkbox (Windows XP only): A checkbox that enables you to disable the WLAN Station Configuration Utility and indicates that the station driver is to be configured with Windows XP’s built-in Zero Configuration Utility (ZCU).

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On Windows XP systems, the ZCU service is automatically stopped when the WLAN utility is installed. The ZCU is started when you check the Configure using Windows Zero Configuration checkbox.

The checkbox is only displayed on Windows XP systems.

Disable Adapter



Place a check in the check box to disable this wireless adapter.

Cancel Click Cancel to discard changes.

Apply

Click OK to save your settings.

Click Apply to save any changes to profiles and

connection settings.

Profile Manager Tab

The Profile Manager enables you to create, modify and delete the profiles that the

station uses to connect to WLAN networks, to activate and de-activate profiles,

and to raise and lower a profiles’ priority.

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Connect Select a wireless device that you want to connect with and

click Connect to make a connection. The wireless device you have connected will be added into the Available

Profile(s) field below.

Rescan Click Rescan to refresh the wireless device list.

Configure Click Configure to set up the detailed configuration.

Add Click Add to add a wireless device into the Available

Profile(s) field below.

Remove Select a wireless device that listed in the Available

Profile(s) field and then click Remove to delete it.

Edit Select a wireless device in the Available Profile(s) field

and then click Edit to change its configuration.

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The following configuration screen will appear if you just click Connect, Configure or Add buttons.

Profile Name You may enter the preferred profile name in this

column.

Network Name (SSID)

The SSID for the current profile.

Ad Hoc

 Ad Hoc

Place a check in the check box to enable the Ad Hoc function. This mode allows wireless-e

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computers to communicate directly with each other. No access point is used.

Note: Infrastructure: The infrastructure allows

wireless and wired networks to communicate through an access point.

Channel Select the channel (Channel 1-11) from the

pull-down list.

Wireless Network Security

Network Authentication

The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless

network cards. Select the Network Authentication from the pull-down list.

Open system: If the Access Point is using "Open

System" authentication, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type.

Shared Key: Shared Key is when both the sender

and the recipient share a secret key.

WPA-PSK:

Data encryption

WEP Key Format

 Passphrass

WPA2-PSK: WPA 802.1x: WPA2802.1x:

ASCII:

  HEX:  Unmask Key: Place a check in the check box to

enable the Unmask Key function, this function is for concealing the WEP key.

Instead of manually entering WEP keys, you can enter a Passphrase, so that a WEP key is automatically generated. It is case-sensitive and should not be longer than 16 alphanumeric characters. This Pass

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hrase must match the

Passphrase of your wireless network.

Key Length Select the key length from the pull-down menu,

either 64Bit or 128 Bit. If you are using 64-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly ten hexadecimal characters. If you are using 128-bit WEP encryption, then the key must consist of exactly 26 he xadecimal characters. Valid hexadecimal characters are “0” to “9” and “A” to “F”.

Default Key Index Select the default key index from the pull-down

menu.

Encryption1~4

To configure your WEP settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to

ensure the security of your wireless network. Select one Key and Key Size then fill in the appropriate value/phrase in Encryption field. Note: You must use

the same Key and Encryption settings for the both sides of the wireless network to connect

KEY1 ~ KEY 4：You can specify up to 4 different

keys to decrypt wireless data. Select the Default key setting from the radio button.

Encryption：This setting is the configuration key

used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. A key of 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 64-bit Key Length was selected. A key of 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Length was selected. A key of 58 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 256-bit Key Length was selected.

802.11x configure

EAP TYPE

Select the EAP TYPE from the pull-down list. Including MD5, GTC, TLS, LEAP, TTSL and PEAP.

Tunnel Select the tunnel from the pull-down menu, including

CHAP, MSCHAP, MSCHAP-V2, PAP and EAP-MD5.

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Username Enter the username in this column.

Identity Enter the identity in this column.

Password Enter the password in this column.

Certificate Place a check in the check box and then select the

certificate from the pull-down menu.

OK Click OK to save the configuration.

Cancel Click Cancel to exit the configuration screen.

Information Tab

The Information tab displays information maintained by the driver, such as the number of packet errors and the total number of bytes received or transmitted. The tab also displays information about the current connection, as well as network information about the station. The statistics are for the period starting when you last connected to a network. The statistics are refreshed at least twice a second.

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About Tab

Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version,

Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version.

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UNINSTALLATION

In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps.

(As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.)

1. Go to Start  (All) Programs 802.11g Wireless LAN Driver

and Utility  Uninstall.

2. Click OK to continue.

3. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.

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