Gigabyte GN-MD01 User Manual

GN-MD01

AirCruiser G Game Adapter

User’s Manual

www.gigabyte.com.tw

July. 2005

Revision 1.0

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

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 the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

- Change direction or location of antenna.

- Increase the distance between the equipment and the antenna.

- Connect this equipment with a socket different from the one connected with antenna

- Ask help from experienced audio/video technicians.

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be install and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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 FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

3. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................1

Overview ............................................................................................. 1

Features .............................................................................................. 1

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

GN-MD01 Rear Panel............................................................................. 2

Status LEDs ......................................................................................... 3

Side View............................................................................................. 3

Chapter 2 QUICK INSTALLATION...........................................................................4

System Requirements............................................................................. 4

Chapter 3 Configuration - Using A Web-Browser...............................................12

Using Web-based Configuration .............................................................. 12

Configuring the Adapter for Access Point Mode Access................................. 13

Configuring the Adapter for Ad-Hoc Mode Access........................................ 27

Configuring the Adapter for Ethernet Adapter Mode Access ........................... 38

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...................................................................................49

Appendix A: Glossary ...........................................................................................50

Appendix B: Specifications..................................................................................54

Physical Interface ................................................................................ 54

Specifications...................................................................................... 54

Appendix C: PC Configuration.............................................................................55

TCP/IP Settings Under Windows 2000...................................................... 55

TCP/IP Settings under Windows XP......................................................... 58

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GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview

Thank you for purchasing GIGABYTE’s GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter. It works as an Access Point as well as in Ad-Hoc / Ethernet Adapter mode based on the IEEE 802.11g standard providing speeds of 54Mbps bandwidth – 5 times faster than 802.11b! The GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter supports both 802.11b and 802.11g clients.

The AirCruiser G Game Adapter lets you connect your Ethernet Ready game console to a wireless network for online gaming fun without the clutter of wires.

Furthermore, the Game Adapter supports up to 128-bit WEP encryption to safeguard your wireless network. The GN-MD01 is simple and easy to setup with a user-friendly Web-based configuration manager.

Features

 Complies with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards

 Auto-link hardware button

 Data rates up to 54Mbps

 Supports 64-bit /128-bit WEP encryption, WPA, WPA-PSK, 802.1x

 Supports WDS

 Supports dynamic & static IP address configuration

 Three modes: Access Point, Ad-Hoc, and wireless Ethernet adapter

 Easy web-based management

 Web-based firmware upgrade

 Dynamically adjusts transmission rates for optimum performance

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Package Contents

Before installing, please examine the components to ensure that none were damaged during shipping. The package contents of the GN-MD01 shall include:

 GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter  Power Adapter  Installation CD containing User’s Guide  User’s Guide  Ethernet Cable

If there are any missing or damaged parts, please contact your local distributor or dealer immediately. If a replacement unit is needed, return the device with the original packing material, otherwise the warranty will be void.

GN-MD01 Rear Panel



  

The AirCruiser G Game Adapter’s port is located on the rear panel and the antenna is located on the left side as shown from above.

 Power Socket

Connect the power adapter to the power socket and power outlet

 Ethernet LAN Port

10/100Mbps LAN connection with auto-sensing and MDI/MDIX

 Initialize Button

With a pin or paperclip depress for 5 seconds to reset the unit to factory settings

 Antenna

Removable high gain 2.4GHz dipole-type

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Status LEDs

LED’s

Please see the table below for a description of the LEDs:

Label Activity Description

Power On (Green)

Off On (Orange)

Q-Link On (Green)

Blink Blink OFF On (Red)

WLAN On (Green)

Blink

LAN On (Green)

Blink

Unit is receiving power and functioning Unit is not receiving power Unit is receiving power but not functioning Q-link button is activated Devices are engaging in auto-link Auto-linking is complete Auto-linking failed Wireless link is connected Data is being transmitted wirelessly LAN port has detected a link with a 10/100 Mbps device Data is being transmitted

Side View

 Q-Link Button

If you have more than one AirCruiser G Game Adapter, you can press the Q-Link button to enable the AirCruiser G Game Adapters to link to each other automatically.

However, you can only use Q-Link function in the following situations:

1. All AirCruiser G Game Adapters are in Ad-Hoc mode

2. One device is in Access Point mode and the other devices are in Ethernet Adapter mode.

 Mode Switch

Set the device in either Access Point mode, Ad-Hoc mode or Ethernet Adapter mode.





GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Chapter 2 QUICK INSTALLATION

System Requirements

Suggested Specifications for Game Console installation:

• Ethernet patch cable

• An Ethernet Ready game console

Connect to Game Console (XBOX)

Step1 Plug the power adapter cord into the router’s power jack and then plug the power adapter into a

power outlet.

Step2 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the Game Adapter.

Step3 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of your Game Console (XBOX).

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

How to use XBOX Live with the Game Adapter?

XBOX

MD01

(Ethernet

Adapter)

AP or Wireless

Router

Step1 Set the GN-MD01 in Ethernet Adapter mode.

Step2 Using an Ethernet cable connect the GN-MD01 with your PC or Notebook.

Step3 Assign a static IP address to your computer. (Please refer to Appendix C: PC Configuration)

Step4 Open the web-browser of your choice, and enter the local IP address of the GN-MD01 AirCruiser

G Game Adapter into the address line of browser. (The factory default local IP is 192.168.1.1) and press Enter.

Step5 Choose one device you want to connect from the AP Site Survey form, and then click the

“connect” button.

Step6. Pull out the end of the Ethernet cable from your computer and connect it to the LAN port of the

XBOX.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Step7. Open the XBOX setting screen and choose “Settings”.

Step8. Choose “Network Settings”.

Step9. Choose “IP ADDRESSES”.

Step10. Set the IP address of XBOX as “Automatic”.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Step11. Please go back to NETWORK SETTINGS and choose “Connect”.

Step12. You can now start playing your Games. (Please refer to the Game Software installation guide for

more detail information.)

Note： For XBOX, the game has to support “XBOX Live” when you want to play LAN games.

Case 2 Two GN-MD01 Game Adapters

Case2-1 One is in Ethernet Adapter mode, and the other one is in AP mode.

XBOX

MD01

(Ethernet

Adapter)

Wired

Router

MD01

(AP)

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Step1 Set the one of GN-MD01 in Ethernet Adapter mode, and the other one in AP mode.

Step2 Connect the GN-MD01 to the XBOX.

Step3 Connect the other GN-MD01 to your Router.

Step4 Press the Q-Link button on the one of GN-MD01 about 2 secs.

Step5 Now, the Q-Link LED will be blinking.

Step6 And then, please press the Q-Link button on the other GN-MD01 within 150 secs.

Step7 When the two Q-Link LEDs lights on for 5 second then off, this indicates that the GN-MD01s

connected successfully. If the LED is red, indicates connection failed.

Step8 Open the XBOX setting screen and choose “Settings”.

Step9 Choose “Network Settings”.

Step10 Choose “IP ADDRESSES”.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Step11 Set the IP address of XBOX as “Automatic”.

Step12 Please go back to NETWORK SETTINGS and choose “Connect”.

Step13 You can now start playing your Games. (Please refer to the Game Software installation guide for

more detail information.)

Note： For XBOX, the Software has to support “XBOX Live” when you want to play LAN games.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Using Q-Link for your Game Console (XBOX System link-Head to Head)

Case1 Two GIGABYTE GN-MD01 Game Adapters

Ad-Hoc Mode to Ad-Hoc Mode

XBOX

MD01

(Ad-Hoc)

XBOX

MD01

(Ad-Hoc)

Step1 Set both game adapters in Ad-Hoc mode

Step2 Press the Q-Link button on the GN-MD01 about 2 sec.

Step3 Now, the Q-Link LED will be blinking. Step4 And then, please press the Q-Link button on the other GN-MD01 within 150 sec.

Step5 When the two Q-Link LEDs lights on for 5 second then off, this indicates that the GN-MD01s

connected successfully. If the LED is red, indicates connection failed.

Step6 You can now start playing your Games. (Please refer to the Game Software installation guide for

more detail information.)

Note： For XBOX, the game has to support “XBOX System Link” when you want to play LAN

games.

Case2 Two GIGABYTE GN-MD01 Game Adapters

AP Mode to Adapter Mode

XBOX

MD01

(AP)

XBOX

MD01

(Ethernet

Adapter)

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Step1 Set one game adapter in AP mode and the other one in Ethernet Adapter mode.

Step2 Press the Q-Link button on the GN-MD01 about 2 secs.

Step3 Now, the Q-Link LED will be blinking.

Step4 And then, please press the Q-Link button on the other GN-MD01 within 150 sec.

Step5 When the two Q-Link LEDs lights on for 5 second then off, this indicates that the GN-MD01s

connected successfully. If the LED is red, indicates connection failed.

Step6 You can now start playing your Games. (Please refer to the Game Software installation guide for

more detail information.)

Note： For XBOX, the Software has to support “XBOX System Link” when you want to play LAN

games.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Chapter 3 Configuration - Using A Web-Browser

This section explains the web-based configuration method of setting up the Game Adapter. Any Internet Explorer 5.0 or above or Netscape Communicator 6.0 or above may be used to administer the GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter.

Using Web-based Configuration

Open the web-browser of your choice, and enter the local IP address of the GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter into the address line of browser. (The factory default local IP is 192.168.1.1) and press Enter.

The screen shown as below will appear. In lowercase letters, enter the default user name and password, admin, in the User Name and Password fields. Click the OK button.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Configuring the Adapter for Access Point Mode Access

Status

You can use this status screen to view the Game Adapter’s system information, current connection status and configuration.

Wireless Basic Settings

The Game Adapter will automatically detect and display your wireless settings. Changes of these settings will influence your wireless connection and performance.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

SSID

ESSID (or SSID as it is usually referred to) is the network name of the Game Adapter in the wireless network. You should set the same SSID name for all your wireless-equipped devices to allow dynamic clients to easily roam among them. The SSID name can be up to 32 characters in length and is case sensitive (i.e. upper case letters “A~Z” and lower case “a~z” are unique).

Channel Number

Please choose the channel for best performance. Normally, no change is needed.

Transmit Rate

Select the desired data rate. The range is from 1 to 54Mbps and the default rate is set to “Auto”.

802.11g Only Mode

Enabled -- No Wireless-B clients will be allowed on the network. Disabled – Both Wireless-G and Wireless-B clients will be allowed on the network. (Default setting)

Hidden ESSID

This setting enables you to hide ESSID name, which is needed by clients in order to connect to the Game Adapter. The default value is “Disable”. In this setting, all users are able to read your AP’s

SSID name.

RF Radio

Enable or disable the RF Radio function.

Associated Clients

Click “Show Active Clients” button to obtain the connecting users’ information.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

Wireless Security Setting

Use this feature to set up the security types for the Game Adapter. Five security types are available: Open System, Shared Key, 802.1x, WPA and WPA Pre-Shared Key.

* Open system

Allows any device to connect to the network, assuming that the device and access point’s share the

same SSID.

* Shared Key

Only those computers that have the correct authentication key can join the network.

Key Length choice

Disable - No encryption will be applied.

64-bit - enter 5 hexadecimal digits.

128-bit - enter 13 hexadecimal digits.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

* 802.1x

802.1x is IEEE standard for EAP encapsulation over wired or wireless Ethernet. 802.1x uses three terms that you need to know. The user or client that wants to be authenticated is called a supplicant. The actual server doing the authentication, typically a RADIUS server, is called the authentication server. And the device in between, such as a wireless access point, is called the authenticator. One of the key points of 802.1x is that the authenticator can be simple and dumb - all of the brains have to be in the supplicant and the authentication server. This makes 802.1x ideal for wireless access points, which are typically small and have little memory and processing power.

RADIUD Server IP – Assign an IP address for the RADIUS Server. RADIUS Port – Enter a value within the range 1~65536 for port. RADIUS Secret – Enter a password up to 32 ASCII characters (uppercase “A~Z”, lowercase “a~z”, or

numeric “0~9”) in length.

RADIUS Re-key – Lets you enable or disable the RADIUS Re-Key function.

GN-MD01 AirCruiser G Game Adapter

* WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)

If you have used Wi-Fi for a while, you may be familiar with 802.1x Authentication Protocol, which allows users to authenticate the wireless network via RADIUS server. The 802.1x Authentication Protocol is an option in standard Wi-Fi but a must for WPA.

numeric “0~9”) in length.

RADIUS Re-key – Lets you enable or disable the RADIUS Re-Key function. Cipher Algorithms – Two options you can choose: TKIP and AES settings. Group Re-key - Lets you enable or disable the RADIUS Re-Key function.

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