Edimax Technology Co 9571570411 Users Manual

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User Manual

Version: 1.0

(January, 2004)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright ©2004/2005 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system,
or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the
prior written permission of this company

This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied,
with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties,
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this
manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their
purchase, the buyer (and not this company, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the
entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves the
right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents
hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.

All brand and product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure
Statement

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.

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 radiated 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 an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.

FCC Caution

This device and its antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or

operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits 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.

If the FCC ID is not visible when the module is installed inside another

device, then the outside of the device into which the module is installed

must also display a label referring to the enclosed module. This exterior

label can use wording such as the following: “Contains Transmitter Module

FCC ID: NDD9571570411” or “Contains FCC ID: NDD9571570411.”

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.

CONTENTS

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

1.1 Features......................................................................................................................... 1

1.2 Specifications................................................................................................................ 1

1.3 Package Contents.......................................................................................................... 2

2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ..................................................... 3

3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ......................................................... 5

3.1 Status............................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Site Survey.................................................................................................................... 8

3.1.1 Configure the Profile ................................................................................................ 9

3.1.2 Enable WPA ..........................................................................................................12

3.3 Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 15

3.4 About........................................................................................................................... 16

4 TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................. 17

1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the 802.11g Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Card. This card complies with IEEE

802.11g standard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless network connections. It can also

work with IEEE 802.11b devices. When the card connects to 11b devices, the link speed will be up to

11Mbps.

For WLAN security issues, this card supports 64/128/152-bit WEP data encryption that protects your

wireless network from eavesdropping. It also provides WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) feature that

combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) technologies. Client users are

required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitted in the network is

encrypted/decrypted by a secret key dynamically changed. This card has built-in AES engine which

ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most advanced

solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the wireless network.

The power consumption of the card is also very low. Furthermore, this card provides several levels of

power saving modes allowing user customizes the way of saving the power from his/her portable or

handheld devices.

This card is cost-effective, together with the versatile features; it is the best solution for you to build your

wireless network.

1.1 Features

• Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products.

• High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps.

• High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement.

• Supports 64/128/152-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES functions for high

level of security.

• Comply with draft of IEEE 802.11e EDCF and HCF polling for multimedia over WLAN

applications.

• Automatic fallback increases data security and reliability.

• Supports the most popular operating system: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.

• Supports Mini-PCI Type III B interface.

1.2 Specifications

• Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g

• Interface: Mini-PCI Type III B

• Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)

• Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)

BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)

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• Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback

• Security: 64/128/152-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, AES and IEEE 802.1x

• Antenna Connector: I-PEX x 2

• Drivers: Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

• LEDs: Link/Activity

• Transmit Power: 15dBm~19dBm

• Power consumption: Tx: 370mA, Rx: 310mA

• Receive Sensitivity: 54Mbps OFDM, 10% PER, -72dBm, 11Mbps CCK, 8% PER, -85dBm,

1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, -93dBm

• Dimension: 59.6(L) x 44.45(W) mm

• Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C)

• Humidity: Max. 95% (NonCondensing)

• Certification: FCC, CE

1.3 Package Contents

Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include

the following items:

• One Mini-PCI Card

• One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.)

• One Quick Guide

If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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2 Installation Procedure

Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions.

Note1: Please do not install the card into your laptop computer before installing the software

program from the CD.

Note2: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures are similar for

Windows 98SE/Me/2000.)

Note3: If you have installed the Wireless Mini-PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall

the old version first.

1. Execute the “setup” program located in the “Driver&Utility” folder of CD. Click “Next” button to

continue installation.

2. Review the “License Agreement”. Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement”, then click

“Next” button. Click “Install” button from “Ready to Install the Program” screen, the system will

install the driver and utility of the card automatically.

3. Click “Yes” button while the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen popped up. Click “Finish” button

to complete the installation.

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