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WF-100
CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card
User Manual
August 8, 2002 Revision 0.2
WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 . Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. 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 radiate radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, it 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 during 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 to 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. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement
The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the content of this document and/or the products associated with it at any time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This document contains materials protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for any purpose without expressed written consent of its authors. Product names appearing in this document are mentioned for identification purchases only. All trademarks, product names or brand names appearing in this document are registered property of their respective owners.
Printed in Taiwan
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1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................4
VERVIEW
1.1 O
EATURES
1.2 F
2. WIRELESS LAN APPLICATION................................................................................................................................5
2.1 AD-H
NFRASTRUCTURE TOPOLOGY
2.2 I
3. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS...................................................................................................7
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.1 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.2 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS ME
3.3 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.4 I
NINSTALLATION
3.4 U
4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR POCKET PC...............................................................................................25
NSTALLATION FOR POCKET
4.1 I
NINSTALLATION
4.2 U
5. WIRELESS CLIENT MANAGEMENT UTILITY FOR WINDOWS .....................................................................29
TATUS ICON
5.1 S
TATUS TAB
5.2 S
ROFILE TAB
5.3 P
NCRYPTION TAB
5.4 E
URVEY TAB
5.5 S
TATISTICS TAB
5.6 S
BOUT TAB
5.7 A
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TATUS ICON
6.1 S
TATUS TAB
6.2 S
ROFILE TAB
6.3 P
NCRYPTION TAB
6.4 E
URVEY TAB
6.5 S
TATISTICS TAB
6.6 S
BOUT TAB
6.7 A
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WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
This user manual describes the detail functions of the CompactFlash Type II wireless LAN card (model name: WF-100) driver and utility , as well as the installation and un -installation deliberately. WF-100 complies with full IEEE 802 .11b standards with bit rate up to 11Mbps and the interface complies with CompactFlash specifications. The WF-100 software can be installed with the WF-100 CompactFlash wireless LAN card on various Windows platforms include Pocket PC to provide the wireless LAN access functionality; it also contains utility allowing users to configure and monitor the status of the wireless LAN card easily.
1.2 Features
* Fully IEEE 802.11b and Wi-Fi compatible * Working range up to 300 meters in an open environment * Seamless roaming under 802 .11b WLAN infrastructure * Automatically Support basic rate at 11M/5.5M/2M/1M fall back functionality * WEP 64/128 bits encryption provided * Supply User-friendly installation: hardware auto-detection and software easy-
without manual configuration. * The power ful utility operates and communicates other WLAN devices * Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust,
interference-resistant and wireless communication security. * Compatible with any computer under the OS of Microsoft Windows series:
Windows 98/ME/2000 /XP and Windows CE 3.0 (Pocket PC)
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2. Wireless LAN Application
Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) systems offer a great number of advantages over the traditional wired system. And these systems support the same network configuration options of the legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802.3 standard committee. In general, wireless LAN products can be configured as “Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)” or “Infrastructure (Access Point)” for the LANs of departmental, SOHO or enterprise.
2.1 Ad -Hoc Topology
“Ad-Hoc” is the peer -to-peer mode of network operation without access point. An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, which equipped with the wireless adapters and connected each together as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad -Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel and SSID for establishing the wireless connection. Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is ideally applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
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2.2 Infrastructure Topology
Infrastructure mode of network operation requires the presence of an access point at least. In this mode, all wireless LAN client devices need to build the communication with the access point first and then access to a wired LAN such as Ethernet. Therefore, an integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN client users and an access point construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless LAN client device in this BSS can talk to any device in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point. In this infrastructure configuration, wireless LAN systems will extend the accessibility to the wired LAN. On the other hand, infrastructure mode also supports ro aming capability for mobile wireless LAN users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allow s wireless LAN users to roam freely within an ESS. The premise to build an ESS is that all wireless LAN client devices and access points within the ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID.
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3. Installation Procedure for Windows
3.1 Installation for Windows XP
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Please put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then click
button to continue.
Next
2. Select the driver file “wlannic.inf”. Click
button to continue.
Next
3. Now, it ’s time to install the software of this card. Please choose the language for the following installation instructions.
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4. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
5. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
to
continue.
6. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
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7. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
8. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and this will take a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will r equest you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take . Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.2 Installation for Windows 2000
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Click
2. Select the option “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”, and click
button.
Next
to continue.
Next
3. Check the “CD-ROM drives” only, and put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Then click
Next
button.
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4. Then the driver file “wlannic.inf” of the device will be found by the system. Click
Next
button to continue.
5. Now, it ’s time to install the software of this card. Please choose the language for the following installation instructions.
6. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
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7. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
to
continue.
8. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
9. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
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10. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will request you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take effect. Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.3 Installation for Windows Me
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. And the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Then put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Similarly, the system will automatically detect the driver files on the CD and perform the driver installation.
2. The first phase of driver installation is finished. Please click
Finish
to continue.
3. Please restart your computer right away to get into the second phase of installation.
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4. After restarting the system, you may choose the language for the following installation instructions.
5. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
6. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
to
Next
continue.
7. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
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8. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
9. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will request you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take effect. Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.4 Installation for Windows 98
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Click
to continue.
Next
2. Select the option “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”, and click
button.
Next
3. Put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM and check the “Specify a location ”. Where choose the folder “Drivers ” of the CD-ROM drive as the location.
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4. Then the driver file “wlannic.inf” of the device will be found by the system. Click
Next
button to continue.
5. The first phase of driver installation is finished. Please click
Finish
to continue.
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6. Please restart your computer right away to get into the second phase of installation.
7. After restarting the system, you may choose the language for the following installation instructions.
8. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
9. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
continue.
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to
10. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
to continue.
Next
11. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
12. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will request you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take effect. Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.4 Uninstallation
WF-100
program. The uninstallation program conforms the standard Windows uninstallation look-and-feel. Users can choose to run Start menu to uninstall the software of program will then remove the driver and utility from the system completely.
utility utilizes InstallShield uninstall ation mechanism to provide users an uninstallation
Remove Wireless LAN Dri ver
WF-100 Wireless LAN PC Card
from the Windows
. The uninstallation
As an alternative, users may also choose to uninstall the WF-100 software by running
Add/Remove Programs
in the
Control Panel
.
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4. Installation Procedure for Pocket PC
4.1 Installation for Pocket PC
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into the CompactFlash slot of your Pocket PC.
2. Connect the Pocket PC to your host computer and check that the state of has become
Connected
.
ActiveSync
3. Put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then start to install the software from host computer to Pocket PC via
ActiveSync
. Please choose the language for the
following installation instructions.
4. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
to
continue.
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5. Click
to install to the default directory.
Yes
6. Then the wizard starts to perform software setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, the system will advise you of checking screen message on Pocket PC. Just follow the message to reset your Pocket PC to make the driver installation take effect.
7. Press
to finalize the installation.
Finish
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4.2 Uninstallation
Users may use
Remove Programs
Remove Programs
tab of the item
Settings
, then click the
802.11b Wireless LAN for WinCE
Remove Programs.
completely.
, you may select the
After that, the driver and utility will be removed from the system
in your Pocket PC to uninstall the driver. To run the
Settings
Remove Programs
and click
item from
icon. To uninstall the driver, just choose
Remove
menu, change to
Start
button on the screen of
System
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closer to
One level
with a red
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5. Wireless Client Management Utility For Windows
Wireless Client Management Utility ( users to easily manage the wireless card.
l Status Icon l Status Tab l Profile Tab l Encryption Tab
A taskbar icon immediately shows the current connection status.
Show wireless information of the current connection.
Allow users configure different wireless settings for each profile.
provide interface to add WEP keys to prevent unauthorized users
from accessing your wireless network.
l Survey Tab
Provide a site-survey tool to list all the active access points and
ad-hoc stations that are within the range of your computer
l Statistics Tab l About Tab
Display statistical counters of data transmission and reception.
Display software/firmware versions and frequency doma in of the card.
After installation, may launch the utility window from
.
Icon
will automatically run and show
WCM
start menu, control panel
Detailed descriptions of features are provided in the following sections.
WCM
) provides the following window interfaces for
Status Icon
, or just double-clicking
on the taskbar. Users
Status
5.1 Status Icon
Status Icon
following.
IconIcon IndicationIndication DescriptionDescription ColorColor
indicates the current connection status of the station. It can be one of the
Excellent/Good Link Quality
Fair Link Quality
Poor Link Quality
Not Linked The signal is lost for the preferred connection. Empty
Data Frame Errors – Check
WEP Settings
The link quality of the current connection is excellent/good.
The link quality of the current connection is fair. Please move the station closer to the Access Point
The link quality of the current connection is poor. Please save your files if you are transferring files and move the station
the Access Point.
The encryption is enabled but the key of the station doesn’t match the key of the sender. Or the encryption is disabled but what in the sender is enabled. Please check WEP key settings.
Light
green
Yellow
of Yellow
A key
“X”
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The wireless LAN card has no RF radio signal.
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Users may click wireless radio , launch the utility window for the wireless settings, or remove this status icon from the taskbar.
If users double-click
Radio Off
Status Icon
Status Icon
Please enable RF radio using Wireless Client Management Utility.
A red “X”
to pop up a selection menu, where users can turn on/off the
, the utility window will be launched.
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5.2 Status Tab
The current profile. Figure 1 shows the screen layout of the
tab of the utility window provides information of the wireless connection on the
Status
Status tab.
Profile Name
Show the engaged profile name . Users may change the profile for different connection.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier,
wireless network.
State
Display the current link state of the station.
l MAC address of the access point
address (BSSID) of the access point in
l Scanning
-- the station is searching for available access point of specified SSID in
Access Point Mode
l Associated
– the station is currently communicating with another station in the
Peer-to-Peer Mode
l Not Associated
SSID in the
– the station cannot detect any available station with the specified
Peer-to-Peer Mode
a unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a
— if connected, this column displays the MAC
Access Point Mode
.
. If disconnected, this column is always in this state.
.
.
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Mode
l Access point
– This mode of operation requires the presence of an access point. All communication is done via the access point, which relays packets to other wireless clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
l Peer-to-Peer
– This is the peer-to-peer mode of operation. All communication is
done from client to client without using of an access point.
Current Tx Rate
Display the transmission rate of the current communication.
Current Channel
Display the channel of the current wireless connection. The communication channel ranges from
1 to 11 (US/FCC, Canada/RSS)
,
1 to 13(Europe/ETSI) or 1 to 14(Japan/TELEC)
Power Saving Mode
Indicate the power saving mode is being enabled or disabled. Power saving mode can reduce the power usage by temporarily disconnecting wireless connections when the connection is idle.
RTS Threshold
Indicate RTS threshold status, which is set either
.
3000
disabled
or as the value ranging from
0 to
Frag . Threshold
Indicate fragmentation threshold status, which is either
256 to 2346
.
disabled
or as the value ranging from
Encryption
Indicate the state of WEP. If enabled, it indicates the status of 64 bits or 128 bits.
Throughput
Contain two fields displaying the instantaneous wireless receiving (Rx) and transmitting (Tx) throughput values in bytes per second. These numbers are updated every second.
Link Status indication Figure
A series of figures indicate the current signal level, network mode, and WEP state. All figures are described below.
Access Point / WEP disabled
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is disabled.
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The station receives good signals. The WEP is disabled.
The station receives fair signals. The WEP is disabled..
The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is disabled.
The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is disabled.
The station cannot receive any AP ’s signal. The WEP is disabled.
Access Point / WEP enabled / WEP matched
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled and matches the key of the AP.
The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the AP.
The station receives rather fair signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the AP.
The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the AP.
The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the AP.
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t match the key of the AP. Or the
AP is
t match the key of the AP. Or the
is disabled but what in the AP is
t match the key of the AP. Or the
is disabled but what in the AP is
t match the key of the AP. Or the
the AP is
The WEP is enabled but the
t match the key of the
is disabled but what in the
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The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP is disabled but what in the enabled. The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP enabled. The station receives fair signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP enabled. The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP is disabled but what in enabled. The station only receives a little feeble signal. decryption key doesn’ AP. Or the WEP AP is enabled. The station cannot receive any AP ’s signal. The WEP is enabled.
Peer-to-Peer / WEP disabled
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is disabled.
The station receives good signals. The WEP is disabled.
The station receives fair signals. The WEP is disabled.
The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is disabled.
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t match the key of the sender. Or the
der is
t match the key of the sender. Or the
is disabled but what in the sender is
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The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is disabled.
The station cannot receive any signal. The WEP is disabled.
Peer-to-Peer / WEP enabled / WEP matched
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the sender.
The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the sender.
Peer-to-Peer / WEP enabled / WEP mismatched
The station receives fair signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the sender.
The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the sender.
The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key matches the key of the sender.
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP is disabled but what in the sen enabled. The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP enabled.
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t match the key of the sender. Or the
is disabled but what in the sender is
t match the key of the sender. Or the
sabled but what in the sender is
The WEP is enabled but the
t match the key of the
is disabled but what in
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The station receives fair signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP enabled. The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ WEP is di enabled. The station only receives a little feeble signal. decryption key doesn’ sender. Or the WEP the sender is enabled. The station cannot receive any signal. The WEP is enabled.
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5.3 Profile Tab
The
Profile
Totally up to 9 different profiles can be added in the system. A ll settings in the alterable. After filling the profile name and other settings, users may click to save the profile. Figure 2 shows the screen layout of the profile tab .
tab provides users to configure a profile of wireless connection in preference.
Profile
Apply
tab are
or OK button
Profile Name
Give a name to the profile.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier
, a 32-character unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a wireless network. The default value is “ANY”. This allows your wireless client to automatically associate to any access point within the range of the station.
Mode
Select the wireless networ k mode. It can be default setting i s
Access Point
.
Access Point
or
Peer-to-Peer
Mode. The
Transmission Rate
The transmission rate tells the speed of the transmission. It can be
2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, or Fully Automatic
. It is
1Mbps, 2Mbps, Auto 1 or
Full y Automatic
by default.
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Channel
Select the transmission channel in
Peer-to-Peer
mode.
Power Saving Mode
Choice of the power sav ing. The power saving mode can reduce power usage by temporarily disconnecting wireless connections when the connection is idle. The default setting is disabled.
RTS Threshold
Give the threshold of RTS. The RTS mechanism provides a solution to prevent data collisions. But enabling RTS Threshold may cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance . When setting
Enable
, users may adjust the value from 0 to
3000.
Frag . Threshold
Give the threshold of Fragmentation. The fragmentation mechanism is for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If the device often transmits large files in wireless network, users can enable the Fragmentation Threshold and the mechanism will split the packet to send. When setting
Enable
, users may adjust the value from
256 to 2346.
Restore Defaults
Press this button to restore all settings by default into the current profile.
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5.4 Encryption Tab
The
Encryption
using
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, WEP can support high secure data encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted through the radio by using one of the entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received, it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the same transmitter. The
tab equip s an additional measure of security on your wireless network by
encryption. To prevent unauthorized wireless
Keys
used by the
Encryption
WEP Key
tab contains some settings as below.
Encryption (WEP security)
It allows you to select
Disabled, 64 bit
or
128 bit
. When setting
64 bit
or
128 bit
, it means
WEP security is in operation.
WEP Key
You can choose
Create Keys Manually
encryption keys. It allows
four keys for 64-bit and 128-bit key
or
Create Keys with Passphrase
according to WEP function
to enter
select. The detailed descriptions will be shown as below for these two kinds of methods:
Create Key Manually
For 64-bits encryption:
- 5 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z ” and “0-9”. (e.g. MyKey)
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- 10 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F” and “0-9”. (e.g. 11AA22BB33).
For 128-bits encryption:
- 13 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9”. (e.g.
WEPencryption).
- 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F” and “0-9”. (e.g.
11AA22BB33123456789ABCDEFF)
Create Keys with Passphrase
A passphrase is a string of ASCII characters, which will be automatically converted into four different hexadecimal strings for four keys. This saves considerable time since the same keys must be entered into each node on the wireless network.
Key1, Key2, Key3, Key4
These four columns can be used to manually enter the keys. These fields also display the keys when they are generated by a passphrase.
Use WEP key
Indicate the key for encrypting sent packets.
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5.5 Survey Tab
The
Survey
radio range of the station. For any discovered device , users may press double click it to make the station immediately connect to. And the system will simultaneously change the profile to “Default” and update the content of the device’s settings. Users may also press result anytime. The
tab support s a Site-Survey tool to discover all active wireless devices within the
button or
to match such
Survey
Rescan
button to scan again and update the survey
tab contains some columns as below.
Connect
profile tab
Number of Discoveries
Show th e total number of wireless LAN devices discovered by the current scan.
Indicate the discovered device to which the station is currently connecting.
Indicate the discovered devices to which the station is not currently connecting.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier,
a unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a
wireless network.
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BSSID
Short for
Basic Service Set Identifier
, during the infrastructure mode, it represents the
MAC address of the access point.
Mode
Show the discovered device is an access point (AP) or a peer-to-peer (p2p) station.
WEP
Show whether the discovered device is WEP enabled.
Signal Level
Display the signal strength level of the discovered device.
Channel
Display the current communication chann el used by the discovered device.
Connect
Users may press this button to make the station immediately connect to the selected device. And the system will simultaneously change the profile to “Default” and update the content of the
profile tab
to match suc h device’s settings.
Rescan
Press this button to scan again.
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5.6 Statistics Tab
The
Statistics
network. Users can press freeze the current showed counters, they can press detailed
tab monitors the successful and failed transmission traffic of the wireless
button to restart the counter, or just want to temporarily
Reset
button to do that easily. The
Pause
Statistics
information contains some columns as below.
Bytes (Tx Counters)
The number of wireless sent bytes.
Fragments (Tx Counters)
The number of successfully delivered MPDUs of type Data or Management.
Unicast Packets (Tx Counters)
The number of wireless sent unicast packets.
Single Retries
The number of MSDUs successfully transmitted after one (and only one) retransmission.
Multiple Retries
The number of MSDUs successfully transmitted after more than one retransmission.
Retry Limit Exceed ed
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The number shows the times of failed transmitted MSDU that caused by reaching the retry limitation (7 for short frame and 4 for long frame) due to no acknowledgement or CTS received.
Deferred Transmissions
The number of MSDUs that one or more transmission attempt(s) was deferred to avoid a collision.
Bytes (Rx Counters)
The number of received bytes of wireless transmission.
Fragments (Rx Counters)
The number of successfully received MPDUs of type Data or Management.
Unicast Packets (Rx Counters)
The number of received unicast packets of wireless transmission.
WEP Undercryptable
The number of received MPDUs, with the WEP subfield in the Frame Control field set to one, that were discarded because either it should not have been encrypted, or due to the receiving station not implementing the privacy option.
No Buffer Discarede
The discarded number of received MPDUs, which is because the lack of buffer space on the NIC.
No Buffer Discarede
The discarded number of received MPDUs, which is because the lack of buffer space on the NIC.
Time Elapse
The timer for the accumulation of these counters
Pause/Continue
Press
Continue
button to freeze the display of these counters’ accumulation and timer. Press
Pause
to resume normal display.
Reset
Reset all counters and timer.
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5.7 About Tab
This tab shows the Frequency Domain, Wireless Client Management Utility versions, and serial number and MAC address of the network interface card. Users need to use these version numbers when reporting their problems to technique support.
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closer to
One level
on is disabled but what in the sender is
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6. Wireless Client Management Utility for Pocket PC
Wireless Client Management Utility ( users to easily manage the wireless card.
l Status Icon l Status Tab l Profile Tab l Encryption Tab
A taskbar icon immediately shows the current connection status.
Show wireless information of the current connection.
Allow users configure different wireless settings for each profile.
provide interface to add WEP keys to prevent unauthorized users
from accessing your wireless network.
l Survey Tab
Provide a site-survey tool to list all the active access points and
ad-hoc stations that are within the range of your computer
l Statistics Tab l About Tab
Display statistical counters of data transmission and reception.
Display software/firmware versions and frequency domain of the card.
After installation,
will automatically run and show
WCM
may launch the utility window from double-clicking
Status Icon
.
Detailed descriptions of features are provided in the following sections.
) provides the following window interfaces for
WCM
Status Icon
on the taskbar. Users
start menu, System tab in Settings
, or just
6.1 Status Icon
Status Icon
following.
IconIcon IndicationIndication DescriptionDescription ColorColor
indicates the current connection status of the station. It can be one of the
Excellent/Good Link Quality
Fair Link Quality
Poor Link Quality
Not Linked The signal is lost for the preferred connection. Empty
Data Frame Errors – Check
WEP Settings
The link quality of the current connection is
excellent/good.
The link quality of the current connection is
fair. Please move the station closer to the
Access Point
The link quality of the current connection is
poor. Please save your files if you are
transferring files and move the station
the Access Point.
The encryption is enabled but the key of the
station doesn’t match the key of the sender.
Please check WEP key settings. Or the
encrypti
enabled. Please check WEP key settings.
Light
green
Yellow
of Yellow
A key
“X”
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Users may click wireless radio , launch the utility window for the wireless settings, or remove this status icon from the taskbar .
The utility window will also be launched if users double-click the
Radio Off
Status Icon
A red “X”
Management Utility.
to pop up a selection menu, where users can turn on/off the
Status Icon
.
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6.2 Status Tab
The current profile. Figure 1 shows the screen layout of the
tab of the utility window provides information of the wireless connection on the
Status
Status tab.
Profile Name
Show the engaged profile name . Users may change the profile for different connection.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier,
wireless network.
Mode
l Access point
– This mode of operation requires the presence of an access point. All communication is done via the access point, which relays packets to other wireless clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.
l Peer-to-Peer
– This is the peer-to-peer mode of operation. All communication is
done from client to client without using of an access point.
State
Display the current link state of the station.
l MAC address of the access point
address (BSSID) of the access point in
l Scann ing
-- the station is searching for available access point of specified SSID in
Access Point Mode
l Associated
– the station is currently communicating with another station in the
Peer-to-Peer Mode
a unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a
— if connected, this column displays the MAC
Access Point Mode
.
. If disconnected, this column is always in this state.
.
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matches
matches
l Not Associated
SSID in the
– the station cannot detect any available station with the specified
Peer-to-Peer Mode
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Current Tx Rate
Display the transmission rate of the current communication.
Current Channel
Display the channel of the current wireless connection. The communication channel ranges from
1 to 11 (US/FCC, Canada/RSS)
,
1 to 13(Europe/ETSI) or 1 to 14(Japan/TELEC)
Power Sav e
Indicate the power saving mode is being enabled or disabled. Power saving mode can reduce the power usage by temporarily disconnecting wireless connections when the connection is idle.
Throughput
Contain two fields displaying the instantaneous wireless receiving (Rx) and transmitting (Tx) throughput values in bytes per second. These numbers are updated every second.
Signal Level
A series of figures indicate the current signal level and WEP state. All figures are described below.
WEP disabled
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is disabled. The station receives good signals. The WEP is disabled. The station receives fair signals. The WEP is disabled. The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is disabled. The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is disabled. The station cannot receive any signal. The WEP is disabled.
WEP enabled / WEP matched
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key the key of the sender. The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key the key of the sender.
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matches
matches
matches
t
is disabled
t
is disabled
t
is disabled
t
is disabled
t
is disabled
The station receives fair signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key the key of the sender. The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key the key of the sender. The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is enabled and the decryption key the key of the sender.
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WEP enabled / WEP mismatched
The station receives excellent signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ match the key of the sender. Or the WEP but what in the sender is enabled. The station receives good signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ match the key of the sender. Or the WEP but what in the sender is enabled.. The station receives fair signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ match the key of the sender. Or the WEP but what in the sender is enabled. The station receives a little bit weak signals. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ match the key of the sender. Or the WEP but what in the sender is enabled. The station only receives a little feeble signal. The WEP is enabled but the decryption key doesn’ match the key of the sender. Or the WEP but what in the sender is enabled. The station cannot receive any signal. The WEP is enabled.
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6.3 Profile Tab
The
Profile
Totally up to 9 different profiles can be added in the system. A ll settings in the alterable. After filling the profile name and other settings, users may click to save the profile. Figure 2 shows the screen layout of the profile tab .
tab provides users to configure a profile of wireless connection in preference.
Profile
Apply
tab are
or OK button
Profile Name
Give a name to the profile.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier
, a 32 -character unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a wireless network. The default value is “ANY”. This allows your wireless client to automatically associate to any access point within the range of the station.
Mode
Select the wireless network mode. It can be default setting i s
Access Point
.
Access Point
or
Peer-to-Peer
Mode. The
Tx Rate
The transmission rate tells the speed of the transmission. It can be
2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, or Fully Automatic
. It is
1Mbps, 2Mbps, Auto 1 or
Fully Automatic
by default.
Channel
Select the transmission channel in
Peer-to-Peer
mode.
Power Sav e
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Choice of the power sav ing. The power saving mode can reduce power usage by temporarily disconnecting wireless connections when the connection is idle. The default setting is disabled.
Restore Defaults
Press this button to restore all settings by default into the current profile.
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6.4 Encryption Tab
The
Encryption
using
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, WEP can support high secure data encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted through the radio by using one of the entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received, it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the same transmitter. The
tab equip s an additional measure of security on your wireless network by
encryption. To prevent unauthorized wireless
Keys
used by the
Encryption
WEP Key
tab co ntains some settings as below.
Encryption (WEP)
It allows you to select
Disabled, 64 bit
or
128 bit
. When setting
64 bit
or
128 bit
, it means
WEP security is in operation.
WEP Key
You can choose
Create Keys Manually
encryption keys. It allows
four keys for 64-bit and 128-bit key
or
Create Keys with Passphrase
according to WEP function
to enter
select. The detailed descriptions will be shown as below for these two kinds of methods:
Create Key Manually
For 64-bits encryption:
- 5 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z ” and “0-9”. (e.g. MyKey)
- 10 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F” and “0-9”. (e.g. 11AA22BB33).
For 128-bits encryption:
- 13 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9”. (e.g.
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WEPencryption).
- 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of “A-F” and “0-9”. (e.g.
11AA22BB33123456789ABCDEFF)
Create Keys with Passphrase
A passphrase is a string of ASCII characters, which will be automatically converted into four different hexadecimal strings for f our keys. This saves considerable time since the same keys must be entered into each node on the wireless network.
Key1, Key2, Key3, Key4
These four columns can be used to manually enter the keys. These fields also display the keys when they are generated by a passphrase.
Use WEP
Indicate the key for encrypting sent packets.
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6.5 Survey Tab
The
Survey
radio range of the station. For any discovered device , users may press double click it to make the station immediately connect to. And the system will simultaneously change the profile to “Default” and update the content of the device’s settings. Users may also press result anytime. The
tab supports a Site -Survey tool to discover all active wireless devices within the
button or
to match such
Survey
Rescan
button to scan again and update the survey
tab contains some columns as below.
Connect
profile tab
Discoveries
Show th e total number of wireless LAN devices discovered by the current scan.
Indicate the discovered device to which the station is currently connecting.
Indicate the discovered devices to which the station is not currently connecting.
SSID
Short for
Service Set Identifier,
a unique identifier referred to as a Network Name of a
wireless network.
BSSID
Short for
Basic Service Set Identifier
, during the infrastructure mode, it represents the
MAC address of the access point.
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Mode
Show the discovered device is an access point (AP) or a peer-to-peer (p2p) station.
WEP
Show whether the discovered device is WEP enabled.
Signal Level
Display the signal strength level of the discovered device.
Channel
Display the current communication channel used by the discovered device.
Connect
Users may press this button to make the station immediately connect to the selected device. And the system will simultaneously change the profile to “Default” and update the content of the
profile tab
to match such device’s settings.
Rescan
Press this button to scan again.
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6.6 Statistics Tab
The
Statistics
network. Users can press freeze the current showed counters, they can press detailed
tab monitors the successful and failed transmission traffic of the wireless
button to restart the counter, or just want to temporarily
Reset
button to do that easily. The
Pause
Statistics
information contains some columns as below.
Bytes (Tx Counters)
The number of wireless sent transmission.
Fragments (Tx Counters)
The number of successfully delivered MPDUs of type Data or Management.
Unicast Packets (Tx Counters)
The number of wireless sent unicast packets.
Retry Exceeded
The number shows the times of failed transmitted MSDU that caused by reaching the retry limitation (7 for short frame and 4 for long frame) due to no acknowledgement or CTS received.
Deferred Tx
The number of MSDUs that one or more transmission attempt(s) was deferred to avoid a collision.
Bytes (Rx Counters)
The number of received bytes of wireless transmission.
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Fragments (Rx Counters)
The number of successfully received MPDUs of type Data or Management.
Unicast Packets (Rx Counters)
The number of received unicast packets of wireless transmission.
WEP Undercryptable
The number of received MPDUs, with the WEP subfield in the Frame Control field set to one, that were discarded because either it should not have been encrypted, or due to the receiving station not implementing the privacy option.
No Buffer Discarded
The discarded number of received MPDUs, which is because the lack of buffer space on the NIC.
Time Elapse
The timer for the accumulation of these counters
Pause/Continue
Press
Continue
butto n to freeze the display of these counters’ accumulation and timer. Press
Pause
to resume normal display.
Reset
Reset all counters and timer.
IP Address
Display the current IP Address.
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6.7 About Tab
This tab shows the Frequency Domain, Wireless Client Management Utility versions, and serial number and MAC address of the network interface card. Users need to use these version numbers when reporting their problems to technique support.
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7. Hardware Technical Specification
Standard Compliance
IEEE 802.11b standard and WECA interoperability certified FCC part 15sec.15. 247/USA
CE/ETSI 300.328300.826/Eurpoe TELEC/Japan
Electrical Specification
Parameter name Value Remark
Supply voltage range 3.0V~3.6V DC Bus powered
Average current: 290 mA typical 2% transmit, 98% receive
without power saving mode
AVERAGE CURRENT: 75 mA typical 2% transmit, 8% receive
90% standby with power saving mode
Continuous transmit mode 300 mA max
Continuous receive mode: 290 mA max
Standby mode: 51 mA max with power saving mode
Form Factor
Comply with CompactFlash Type II Form Factor.
Connectivity Specification
Comply with the CompactFlash Standardrelease 2.0
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Environmental Specification
Parameter name Value Remark
Temperature Range 0~55ºC Operation
Temperature Range -20~65ºC Storage
Relative Humidity 95% max
Vibration 15G 10 to 2000Hz, non-operating
EMI FCC class B
ESD 1500V Non-operating
Frequency Allocation
Regulatory Domain Operating
frequency range
North America 2412~2462MHZ 11channel
Europe 2412~2472MHZ 13channel
Japan 2412~2484MHZ 14channels
No. of operating channels
3 non-overlapping
3 non-overlapping
Modulation/Data rate
Data Rate Modulation
1M bps DBPSK
2M bps DQPSK
5.5M bps CCK
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Data Rate Modulation
11M bps CCK
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Antenna Specification
Antenna Type: 2 PCB Antenna for Space Diversity
Receive Sensitivity
Modulation/Rate Sensitivity Spec(dBm, Typ.) Allowed PER
DBPSK (1M bps) -87dBm 8% PER or less
DQPSK (2M bps) -85dBm 8% PER or less
CCK (5.5M bps) -84dBm 8% PER or less
CCK (11M bps) -82dBm 8% PER or less
Dynamic Range
Parameter name Value Remark
Dynamic Range 82 dB Maximum Input level is –5dBm
System LinearityInput
Input third order intercept point
IIP3 -17 dBm Min. @-28dBm input
IIP3
Value Remark
13 DBM MIN.
@-1dBm input
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Adjacent Channel Rejection
Receive Adjacent Channel Rejection shall be tested with a 25MHz Separation and the desired channel input power is –80dBm.
General Specification
Adjacent channel rejection
Value Remark
35dB.
PER<8% @25MHz jammer offset
Transmitter Power Output
Parameter name Value Remark
TXP 13±1dBm Preliminary measured
Measured at antenna port
1st side lobe < -30dBc
Ø
2nd side lobe < -50dBc
Ø
TXP RangeALC on 0dB typical
TX Carrier Suppression
25dB Min.
Preamble Length
Short/Long
Multipath Fading Equalization
w 80 ns rms at 11Mbps w 160 ns rms at 5.5Mbps
w
280 ns rms at 1M or 2M bps
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