SendFar Technology MPI-04001 Users Manual
Version:
0.9
Wireless Mini-PCI Card
User’s Manual
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 re-evaluating 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: AP, Notebook…etc.). The final end product
must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “Contains TX FCC ID:
QA5-MPI-04001”.
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
1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................3
1.1 FEATURES & BENEFITS..........................................................................................................3
1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................3
1.3 APPLICATIONS........................................................................................................................3
1.4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................4
2 INSTALL DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY ...................................................................................6
2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..............................................................................................................6
2.2 INSTALLING THE PC CARD DRIVERS ......................................................................................6
2.3 VERIFY THE INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................9
2.4 DISABLE WINDOWS SSID/WEP CONFIGURATION................................................................10
3 USING THE CLIENT UTILITY ..................................................................................................12
3.1 WIRELESS RADIO ON/OFF ...................................................................................................12
3.2 REMOVE STATUS ICON ........................................................................................................12
3.3 WIRELESS NETWORK STATUS..............................................................................................13
3.3.1 Status........................................................................................................................13
3.3.2 Configuration............................................................................................................14
3.3.3 Encryption.................................................................................................................15
3.3.4 Site Survey................................................................................................................15
3.3.5 IBSS..........................................................................................................................16
3.3.6 Rates.........................................................................................................................17
3.3.7 Domain......................................................................................................................18
3.3.8 About.........................................................................................................................19
4 CONFIGURE WPA.....................................................................................................................20
5 UNINSTALL THE CLIENT UTILITY.........................................................................................23
APPENDIX A – TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................24
APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................25
APPENDIX C – REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION..................................................26
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1 Introduction
This chapter describes the features & benefits, package contents, system
requirements, applications, and network configuration.
1.1 Features & Benefits
Feature Benefit
Up to 54Mbps high-speed data
rates
Up to 152-bit WEP Data
Encryption with TKIP
IEEE802.1x Client support
(Optional)
Multi-country Roaming
(802.11d) support
Advanced Power Management
1.2 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the Mini-PCI
card.
Desktop PC containing a 32-bit PCI slot.
Windows 98/ME/ /2000/XP operating system.
300 MHz or higher processor.
1.3 Applications
The wireless LAN products are easy to install and highly efficient. The following
list describes some of the many applications made possible through the power
and flexibility of wireless LANs:
a) Difficult-to-wire environments
There are many situations where wires cannot be laid easily. Historic
buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the
installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.
b) Temporary workgroups
Consider situations in parks, athletic arenas, exhibition centers, disasterrecovery, temporary offices and construction sites where one wants a
temporary WLAN established and removed.
c) The ability to access real-time information
Capable of handling heavy data payloads
such as MPEG video streaming.
Powerful data security.
Enhances authentication and security.
Automatically adjusts regulatory domain to
operate in different countries.
Low power consumption in power saving
mode.
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Doctors/nurses, point-of-sale employees, and warehouse workers can
access real-time information while dealing with patients, serving
customers and processing information.
d) Frequently changed environments
Show rooms, meeting rooms, retail stores, and manufacturing sites where
frequently rearrange the workplace.
e) Small Office and Home Office (SOHO) networks
SOHO users need a cost-effective, easy and quick installation of a small
network.
f) Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks
Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead
caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with
wireless LANs.
g) Wired LAN backup
Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for
mission-critical applications running on wired networks.
h) Training/Educational facilities
Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless
connectivity to ease access to information, information exchanges, and
learning.
1.4 Network Configuration
To better understand how the wireless LAN products work together to create a
wireless network, it might be helpful to depict a few of the possible wireless LAN
PC card network configurations. The wireless LAN products can be configured as:
a) Ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) for departmental or SOHO LANs.
b) Infrastructure for enterprise LANs.
a) Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers
equipped with the PC Cards that form a wireless network whenever they
are within range of one another. In ad-hoc mode, each client is peer-topeer, would only have access to the resources of the other client and
does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network. The image below depicts
a network in ad-hoc mode.
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b) Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point (AP). In this
mode, all wireless communication between two computers has to be via
the AP. It doesn’t matter if the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet
network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of
independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations. The image below
depicts a network in infrastructure mode.
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2 Install Drivers & Client Utility
This chapter describes how to install the drivers and client utility in Windows
98/ME/2000/XP.
2.1 Before You Begin
Before installing the new drivers into your PC, you need to remove all of the Wireless
LAN PC card drivers that you have installed.
During the installation, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP may need to copy systems files
from its installation CD. Therefore, you may need a copy of the Windows installation
CD at hand before installing the drivers. On many systems, instead of a CD, the
necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C:\WINDOWS
\OPTIONS\CABS directory.
2.2 Installing the PC Card Drivers
Follow the steps below in order to install the PC card drivers:
1. Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup
should run automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you
must manually select the setup.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.
2. Once the setup begins you will see the Install Shield Wizard, as the image
depicts below.
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3. Click on the Next button to continue. The Install Wizard will then copy a few
files that are necessary to install the PC card. You will then see the Welcome
screen, as the image depicts below.
4. Click on the Next button to continue. The setup will then bring you to the
Software License Agreement screen, as the image depicts below.
5. After reading the license agreement click on the Yes button to continue. The
setup will then copy the drivers into your PC. You will then see the Setup
Complete screen, as the image depicts below.
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