Digisol DG-WN1150N User Manual

DG-WN1150N

IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN PCI Adapter

User Manual

V1.0

2010-07-02

As our product undergoes continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its

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repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect

in the software. Further, this company reserves the right to revise this

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without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

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FCC warning:

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 limitations 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 the equipment 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 separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into a different outlet from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult your local distributors or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

• Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission

limits

Changes or modifications to the equipment, which are not approved by the

party responsible for compliance could affect the user's authority to operate the

equipment.

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FCC Caution

This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction

with any other antenna or transmitter.

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.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the authority to operate this equipment.

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an

uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the

FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not

be less than 20cm (8 inches) during normal operation.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in

conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels

1-11 only.

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R&TTE Compliance Statement

This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC

OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on

Radio Equipment And Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual

recognition of their conformity (R&TTE)

The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC

(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station

Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

Safety

This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who

install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of

electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All

guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed

at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.

EU Countries Intended for Use

The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United

Kingdom.

The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member

states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.

EU Countries Not intended for use : None.

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Index

CHAPTER 1: Product Information 1-1 Introduction................................ 8

1-2 Precautions.......................................................................................................9

1-3 System Requirements....................................................................................10

1-4 Package Contents...........................................................................................11

1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card .............................................12

CHAPTER 2: Driver Installation and Configuration.................................14

2-1 Network Card Installation .............................................................................14

2-2-1 Using Digisol Utility..........................................................................20

2-2-1-1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices ............................................22

2-2-1-2 Connect to an Access Point.....................................................27

2-2-1-3 Add an Access Point to Profile................................................30

2-2-2 Using Windows Zero Configuration..................................................38

2-3 Profile Management ......................................................................................43

2-3-1 Add a profile.......................................................................................44

2-3-3 Delete an existing profile ...................................................................46

2-3-4 Activate a profile................................................................................47

2-4 Advanced Settings .........................................................................................48

2-5 View Network Statistics ................................................................................50

2-6 WMM Setting................................................................................................51

2-7 WPS Configuration........................................................................................53

2-7-1 WPS Setup - PBC (Push-Button Configuration)................................54

2-7-2 WPS Setup - PIN................................................................................58

2-8 CCX...............................................................................................................60

2-9 Radio On/Off.................................................................................................61

2-10 About ...........................................................................................................62

2-11 On-line Help................................................................................................63

CHAPTER 3: Soft-AP Function.................................................................64

3-1 Switch to AP Mode and Basic Configuration................................................64

3-2 Security Setting..............................................................................................68

3-3 Access Control...............................................................................................70

3-4 Mac Table......................................................................................................72

3-5 Event Log ......................................................................................................73

3-6 Statistics.........................................................................................................74

3-7 About .............................................................................................................75

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CHAPTER 4: Appendix..............................................................................76

4-1 Specification..................................................................................................76

4-2 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................77

4-3 Glossary.........................................................................................................79

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CHAPTER 1: Product Information

1-1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing DIGISOL DG-WN1150N high-speed wireless LAN network card! Excepting common wireless standards 802.11b/g, this wireless network card is also able to access 802.11n wireless networks - data transfer rate is 150Mbps, and that’s three times faster than

802.11g wireless network!

With easy-to-install PCI interface (a very common expansion port of computers) plug this wireless network card into any empty PCI slot of your computer, just that simple!

Other features of this wireless network card including:

 High-efficiency antenna expands the scope of your wireless

network.

 High-speed data transfer rate - Up to 150Mbps.  WMM function: control the bandwidth required for different

applications.

 Work with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless devices.  Supports major encryption methods like WEP, WPA, and WPA2

encryption.  WPS configuration - You don’t need an experienced computer

technician to help you to get connected. Utilizing the software

program of the card, you can get your computer connected by

pushing a button or entering an 8-digit code. Pressing the button

on the network card, the WPS connection can be activated as

well.

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1-2 Precautions

In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions:

1. This wireless network card is designed for indoor use only. DO NOT expose this network card to direct sun light, rain, or snow.

2. DO NOT put this network card at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this wireless network card in the car in summer.

3. This network card will become hot when being used for long time (This is normal and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put the network card on a paper, cloth, or other flammable objects after the network card has been used for a long time.

4. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the network card. If you found that the network card is not working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the network card by your self, warranty will be void.

5. If the network card falls into water, DO NOT USE IT AGAIN BEFORE YOU SEND THE CARD TO THE DEALER OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION.

6. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the network card, switch the computer off immediately, and call dealer of purchase for help.

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1-3 System Requirements

The following system requirements are recommended

 A desktop computer with an available PCI slot.  An IEEE 802.11b/g/n Access Point (for Infrastructure mode) or another IEEE

802.11b/g/n wireless adapter (for Ad-hoc, peer-to-peer networking mode).

 Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Windows 7.  100MB of an available disk space.  CD-ROM drive

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1-4 Package Contents

Before you start to using this wireless network card, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:

1. Wireless LAN PCI adapter

2. 3dBi dipole antenna

3. Quick installation guide

4. Installation software CD (includes User Manual & Driver/Utility)

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1-5 Familiar with your new wireless network card

1. Antennas One 3dBi dipole antenna is enclosed with the PCI card. Please secure the antenna to Reverse SMA connector of the card.

2. WPS Button Press this button and hold for 3 seconds to start WPS function. When WPS is enabled, the Link and Tx/Rx LEDs will be steadily on.

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3. Link and Tx/Rx LED Definitions

LED Name Light Status Description

On Link to a wireless Access Point Link Off Radio is switched to off. Blinking Transferring / receiving data Tx/Rx Off No wireless activity

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CHAPTER 2: Driver Installation and Configuration

2-1 Network Card Installation

Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless network card:

1. SWITCH THE COMPUTER OFF, remove the cover and insert the wireless network card into an empty PCI slot of your computer and then replace the cover.

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2. Install the antenna on the wireless network card, and make sure the antenna is securely installed. To improve radio reception, please adjust antenna to the proper position.

3. When you restart the computer, ‘Found New Hardware Wizard’ screen will appear, click ‘Cancel’.

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4. Insert device driver CDROM into the CD/DVD ROM drive of your computer, and execute ‘Setup.exe’ program. Please read the end user license agreement and click ‘I accept the terms of the license agreement’ then click ‘Next’ button, to accept license agreement.

5. It is recommend installing driver and utility if the network card is installing the first time. If you want to update the driver only, choose ’Install driver only’. Click ‘Next’ to continue.

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6. You can choose the configuration tool used to configure the wireless network card here. It’s recommended to select ‘DIGISOL Configuration Tool’, which provides full access to all functions of this wireless network card. If you prefer to use the wireless configuration tool provided by Windows XP, please select ‘Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool’ then click ‘Next’.

7. Now you’ll see the following message, please click ‘Install’ to start utility installation. If you see ‘Found New Hardware’ message again,

please ignore it and wait.

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8. Please wait while the install procedure is running. When you see this message, please click ‘Finish’ to complete the driver installation process.

9. After installation is complete, wireless configuration utility will be shown in the desktop of your computer automatically. You will also see an icon at the lower-right corner of your windows system.

HERE!

When you want to configure your wireless connection, please right click on this icon, and a popup menu will appear

You can click

‘Launch Config Utility’ to start configuration program.

If you want to close the configuration utility, please click ‘Exit’.

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Please note that if you stopped config utility by ‘Exit’ function, you’ll not be able to maintain the wireless link to the Access Point you wish to use. In this case, you can start config utility again by clicking ‘Digisol Wireless Utility’ icon from ‘Start’ -> ‘All Programs’ -> ‘DG-WN1150N 11n Wireless PCI Card Utility’, as shown below.

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2-2 Using the Wireless Configuration Utility

There are two ways you can configure your wireless network card to connect to wireless Access Point: using the Digisol configuration utility and using built-in windows zero configuration utility.

2-2-1 Using Digisol Utility

Please follow the following instructions to use Digisol configuration utility to connect to wireless Access Point.

1. Right-click the Digisol configuration utility icon located at lower-right corner of computer desktop and then clicks ‘Launch Config Utility’.

2. Digisol setup utility (Digisol UI) will launch, and begin to scan for all wireless Access Points automatically

Setup Area

More / Less button

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3. Digisol UI consists tw

o parts: Menu and setup area. You can select a setup function (Profile, Network, etc.) from menu, and corresponding setup items will be displayed at setup area.

Some function includes more information, and can not be fitted in setup area. In this case, you can click ‘More / less’ button to expand the setup utility window, to display more information:

You can click ‘More / Less’ button again, and setup utility window will resume to its original size.

Tip: If a setup item requires more information to complete the setup procedure, the setup utility window will expand automatically.

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2-2-1-1 Scan for Other Wireless Devices

There are two kinds of wireless connection mode: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Infrastructure mode is used by wireless Access Points, which is able to establish wireless connection for you and other wireless / wired network clients.

Ad-Hoc mode is also know as ‘point-to-point’ mode, and in this mode, wireless devices such as computer or PDA will not be capable to establish wireless connection with more than one wireless device, and is suitable for establishing a one-to-one wireless connection between two wireless devices.

Before you can connect to any wireless Access Point or device by infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode, there two things you must know:

a. Wireless device’s ‘SSID’ (Service Set IDentifier, someone will call

it ‘Access Point’s name’).

You can scan for the SSID of other wireless devices nearby, but if the SSID of the wireless device you wish to connect is hidden, you must know exact SSID before you can establish connection with it.

b. If the wireless device you wish to connect uses encryption, you

must know its encryption key.

Please launch Digisol setup utility and it will scan for wireless Access Points near by:

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Scan results will be displayed here, please check if the wireless device (Access Point or another computer) with the SSID you wish to connect is shown here.

Scan result includes 5 types of information, they are:

A B C D E

The SSID (

Service Set Identifier) of wireless device. If nothing is

displayed here, it means the SSID of this wireless device is hidden.

If a

symbol appears in front of the name of wireless device, means

you’ve established connected with that wireless device.

B The type of this wireless device and the channel number of this wireless device.

Means this wireless device is an Access Point

Means this wireless device is a computer (Ad-Hoc mode,

point-to-point connection)

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C The wireless standard supported by this Access Point is displayed here.

‘n’ for 802.11n

, ‘g; for 802.11g , and ‘b’ for 802.11b .

WPS icon

will appear when the Access Point supports WPS. If the

Access Point uses encryption, a key icon

will appear.

Note: When the Access Point supports WPS and WPS icon

appeared, you will not see the key icon

here even though the

Access Point uses encryption.

D Shows the signal strength of Access Point by percentage.

E Shows the bar graph of the signal strength.

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If you can not see the Access Point you wish to connect here, please click ‘Rescan’ button to scan for Access Point again, until the one you preferred is displayed. You may have to click ‘Rescan’ for more than two times before you can see the Access Point you wish to use here.

If you still can not see the Access Point you wish to use after clicking ‘Rescan’ for more than five times, please move your computer closer to the location where the wireless Access Point is, or see instructions in Chapter 4-2 ‘Troubleshooting’.

If you wish to see detailed information for a specific Access Point, please double-click on it, and you’ll be provided with its detailed information.

There are 4 types of technical information:

General: Displays basic information about this Access Point, such as SSID, MAC Address, authentication / encryption type, channel etc.

WPS: If this Access Point supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), related information will be displayed here.

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