Global Sun Technology GL2411MP-MP Users Manual

11Mbps Wireless Network
PCI Adapter User Manual

version 1.0

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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:

- 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.

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.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed 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.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following

conditions:

1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna

and users, and

2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or

antenna.
As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any
additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example,
digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for example

certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC
authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the
final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for re­evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate FCC
authorization.

End Product Labeling

This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be
installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for
example : Access Point). The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with
the following: “Contains TX FCC ID: O7J-GL2411MP-MP”.

Manual Information That Must be Included

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user
regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end
product which integrate this module.

The users manual for OEM integrators must include the following information in a
prominent location “ IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure
compliance requirements, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to
provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-
located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:................................................................................................................ 3

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................4

PRODUCT FEATURES ....................................................................................................................... 4

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................................4

 ONE CD-ROM DRIVEGETTING STARTED..................................................................4

 GETTING STARTED.........................................................................................................5

GETTING TO KNOW THE 11MBPS WIRELESS NETWORK PCI ............................................................ 5

WIRELESS NETWORK PCI’S LEDs......................................................................................... 5

SETTING UP THE WIRELESS NETWORK............................................................................................ 5

INSTALLING YOUR 11MBPS WIRELESS NETWORK PCI..................................................................... 7

CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PCI...............................................................12

Link Info. Page ....................................................................................................................... 12

Configuration Page................................................................................................................. 13

Security Page.......................................................................................................................... 15

SiteSurvey Page...................................................................................................................... 16

About Page............................................................................................................................. 18

APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................ 19

APPENDIX B: NETWORKING BASIS........................................................................................ 24

APPENDIX C: 802.1X AUTHENTICATION SETUP.................................................................. 37

802.1X AUTHENTICATION INFRASTRUCTURE................................................................................. 38

SUPPLICANT: WIRELESS NETWORK PCI ........................................................................................ 39

AUTHENTICATOR: WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT................................................................. 58

RADIUS SERVER: WINDOW2000 SERVER....................................................................................... 60

APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY.......................................................................................................... 82

APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION......................................................................... 87

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INTRODUCTION

The 11Mbps Wireless Network Adapter delivers

reliable and high-speed wireless performance of
11Mbps

Product Features

- Full 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11b standard and Wi-Fi compliant

- High-Speed data transfer rate of up to 11Mbps with automatic fallback under
noisy environment or longer distance.

- Excellent distance coverage with reliable performance.

- Plug-and-Play setup and operation.

- Supports strong security of 802.1x, which is available in Windows XP, and WEP
128 bit security.

- Supports software upgrade for Wi-Fi Access Protected (WPA) security available
in Q3 ‘03.

- Supports Ad-Hoc, Infrastructure and wireless roaming.

- Easy-to-use software client management utility for configuration.

System Requirements

Ø Windows 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP computers
Ø PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended
Ø Equipped with at least one PCIbus socket or PCIbus adapter.
Ø One CD-ROM drive

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GETTING STARTED

Getting To Know The 11Mbps Wireless Network PCI

WIRELESS NETWORK PCI’S LEDs

Ø Power LED

ON when the unit is powered up

Ø WLAN LED

ON indicates WLAN connection; blink indicates wireless activity

Setting Up The Wireless Network

There two wireless network topologies that you can setup your wireless card with.
One is called “Ad-Hoc”, and the other is “Infrastructure”. On an Ad-Hoc network,
two or more computers each has at least one wireless network client device such as
wireless PCI installed, establish point-to-point data communication with each other.
While on an Infrastructure network, every wireless station communicates through
Access Points.

Setting Up Ad-Hoc Network

The idea of Ad-Hoc Network is rather simple. All the wireless station are set to use
the same BSS ID and channel to establish communication linkage with each other to
form a point-to-point network for data transmission and reception.

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Setting Up Infrastructure Network

In order to setup an Infrastructure of a wireless network such as the example shown
above, you will need the following:

1. A broadband Internet connection.

2. ADSL or Cable modem provided by your ISP as part of the broadband connection
installation.

3. A Router that connects to the ADSL/Cable modem for internet connection sharing.

4. An Access Point to connect with the Router to form a wireless infrastructure
network.

5. Wireless clients equipped with wireless networking devices such as wireless PCI
for wireless connection.

In this case, all the wireless clients and Access Point operate under the same channel
with the same ESSID. The wireless clients are all connected to the Access Point for
data transmission.

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Installing Your 11Mbps Wireless Network PCI

Network PCI is

Installing Utility Program

1

Make sure that the
11Mbps Wireless

inserted into the Cardbus
slot.

Turn on the computer.
Insert the software CD
into the CD-ROM Drive.

NOT

Please note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. The
other Windows systems will have similar screen for the installation procedure.

Click on “Install” button
to start Utility
installation.

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InstallShield Wizard

Installation of driver files,

starts. Click “Next” to
continue.

Click “Next” to install the
program files in the
default folder.

click “Continue
Anyway” to continue.

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Select the second option,
and click “Finish” to
complete the installation.

The Utility Icon appears in your desktop.

- Turn off your computer

- Insert the 11Mbps Wireless Network PCI into the CardBus slot in your notebook

- Turn on your computer

- Continue with Driver Installation.

Starts Up PCI for the First Time

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Select the second option
and click “Next” to
continue.

click “Continue
Anyway” to proceed.

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Click “Finish” to
complete new hardware
installation.

Simply, double-click the icon to launch the utility.

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to

Click off the “Use
Windows to … ” option
use the 11Mbps PCI
utility.

Double-click on the utility
icon in the system tray

again to launch the 11Mbps
PCI Utility.

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CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PCI

Link Info. Page

This is the default page when the utility starts up.

Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless
network.
SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in
order for communication to be established.

TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting.
Channel: Shows the current channel for communication.
Radio Off button: When clicked, you disable the radio signal, and cut-off the wireless

connection.
Link Quality: Shows the link quality of the 11Mbps wireless PCI with the Access
Point when operating under Infrastructure mode.
Signal Strength: Shows the wireless signal strength of the connection between the
11mpbs wireless PCI with the Access Point.
Data Rate: Shows the statistics of data transfer, and the calculation is based on the
number of packets transmitted and received.

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Configuration Page

This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the
minimum amount of effort to adjust a secure wireless network.

SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in
the wireless network.
BSS Type: There are two types available for selection

l Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other

wireless clients through the use the Access Points.

l Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with

other wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI.

Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel

range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European (ETSI)
domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.

Tx Rate: Select the data rate for data transmission.
Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits

transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation
and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers
are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperates
with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std 802.11),
and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std 802.11b). At the

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receiver, the Preamble and header are processed to aid in demodulation and delivery
of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and,
thus, maximize the network data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is
supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and not from the original
IEEE 802.11. That means that stations using Short-Preamble cannot communicate
with stations implementing the original version of the protocol.
Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose from

l Continuous Access Mode (default) – the PCI is constantly operating with

full power and it consumes the most power

l Maximum Power Save – the PCI consumes the least power and only

operates when there is wireless network activity.

l Power Save – the PCI consumes the moderate level of power.

For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click “Apply”. The
screen will be changed back to Link Info. Page