Gigabyte GN-WBKG, User Manual

Page 1: ...GN WBKG IEEE 802 11b g USB STICK Wireless LAN Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 First Edition ...

Page 2: ...iving 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 FCC Caution To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s...

Page 3: ...ATION WINDOWS 2000 10 2 4 DRIVER UTILITY INSTALLATION WINDOWS XP 14 CHAPTER 3 USING THE GIGABYTE WLAN CONFIGURATION UTILITY 17 3 1 THE PROFILE TAB 17 3 2 THE LINK STATUS TAB 27 3 3 THE SITE SURVEY TAB 28 3 4 STATISTICS SETTING 29 3 5 THE ABOUT TAB 30 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 31 CANNOT ENABLE 802 1X WPA OR WPA PSK 31 CANNOT ESTABLISH CONNECTION TO A WIRELESS NETWORK 31 CAN CONNECT TO AN ACCESS POI...

Page 4: ...imenional rotation of maximum 180 degree n Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 54Mbps n Dynamically scales the data rate n Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption n Built in antenna n Seamless roaming between WLAN n Supports AES Advance Encryption System enterprise class 802 1x security and multiple levels of WEP encryption 64 bit 128 bit and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access ...

Page 5: ...dicator will illuminate Scanning Data Transferring Indicator Flashing status are as below Connecting Indicator Off Internet Connector is scanning networks Connecting Indicator On Internet Connector is transferring data LED Indicator Receiver s status Scanning transferring data Connecting Signal Reception Indicator I shows poor fair Good and Excellent fou kinds of reception qualities LED Indicator ...

Page 6: ...G Wireless USB STICK Adapter successfully Please refer to the driver utility installation section that matches your operating system 2 1 Driver Utility Installation Windows 98SE Step 1 Remove the rest of the wireless Ethernet cards Step 2 Insert the GN WBKG Adapter Step 3 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel ...

Page 7: ...the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WBKG Wireless USB STICK Adapter setup screen appears Step 5 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 6 When the Welcome screen appears click Next ...

Page 8: ...Step 7 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 8 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen ...

Page 9: ...6 Step 9 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish ...

Page 10: ...G Adapter Step 3 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel Step 4 Insert the GN WBKG Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WBKG Wireless USB STICK Adapter setup screen appears Step 5 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program ...

Page 11: ...8 Step 6 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 7 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue ...

Page 12: ...9 Step 8 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen Step 9 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish ...

Page 13: ...the GN WBKG Adapter Step 3 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel Step 4 Insert the GN WBKG Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WBKG Wireless USB STICK Adapter setup screen appears Step 5 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program ...

Page 14: ...11 Step 6 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 7 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue ...

Page 15: ...12 Step 8 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish Step 9 The screen below will appear This does not mean there is a problem Click Yes to continue with installation ...

Page 16: ...13 Step 10 If the screen below appears this does not mean there is a problem Click Yes to continue ...

Page 17: ...he GN WBKG Adapter Step 3 When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel Step 4 Insert the GN WBKG Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WBKG Wireless USB STICK Adapter setup screen appears Step 5 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program ...

Page 18: ...15 Step 6 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 7 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue ...

Page 19: ...16 Step 8 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish ...

Page 20: ... WLAN Utility from the Windows Start menu selecting Programs and then Gigabyte WLAN Utility Note Modifications to WLAN configuration settings can be done when GN WBKG is in use or through the network configuration tool provided by Windows when it is inactive 3 1 The Profile Tab Click on the Profile tab in the Gigabyte WLAN Configuration Utility to view the values for each defined profile Click the...

Page 21: ...e WEP AES and TKIP Network Type Displays the wireless mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc associated with the profile Add Add the setup file see the picture 3 3 Delete Delete the setup file you have chosen Edit Edit the setup file you have chosen Apply Apply to the setup file you have chosen Signal Control To turn off transferring signals click on icon on the bottom right corner of the screen Click to t...

Page 22: ... STICK Adapter is operating in Infrastructure is the most common and is used when connecting your PC to a wireless access point or wireless router Ad Hoc mode is used to connect to another computer without the use of a wireless access point or wireless router In Ad Hoc mode the Preamble and Channel can be manually set see Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 TX Power Allows you to define the transmit power at va...

Page 23: ... setting is configured in a wireless access point or wireless router it is necessary for the Wireless USB STICK Adapter profile to match the security parameters in order to obtain access and establish a connection Both WEP Encryption and 802 1X Authentication protocols are supported ...

Page 24: ...ion type used by the SSID must be known Authentication types include OPEN SYSTEM WAP WAP PSK LEAP and SHARED Security To prevent unauthorized access to data transmitted on the network WLAN card provide a data encryption of high security The access point must have the same password and encryption to connect with you Different authentication types have different level of security Please refer to Tab...

Page 25: ...al digits or from 8 to 63 ASCII digits in length 2 Click OK to save these settings LEAP Authentication enter account number and password AP must support this function 3 1 2 2 802 1X Setting To enable 802 1X Authentication click on the Use 802 1x button see Figure 3 5 above and the 802 1X Setting window will open From the 802 1x Setting window you can configure authentication parameters such as Tun...

Page 26: ...ication PEPA and TTLS use two step authentication method The first step is that Server sets up a Tunnel with its authentication No option is need to be set for Station with WLAN card The second step is to confirm the validity of Station with assigned authentication type in the Tunnel Data needed for authentication includes Tunnel ID Tunnel Password Client Certificate or Server Authentication Proto...

Page 27: ...termediate Authentication box is checked the server certificate can be issued by one intermediate certificate issuer 2 Check that the server name of server certificate matches the name entered by the user or belongs to the same domain Server Certificate Check the Server Certificate box to indicate that the Client will confirm whether the CA server is reliable Certificate issuer Specify the CA of a...

Page 28: ...s Mode Sets infrastructure Protocols including 802 11 B G mix and 802 11 B Only Ad Hoc Wireless Mode Sets Ad Hoc Wireless Protocols including 802 11 B G mix 802 11 B Only and 802 11 G Only TX Burst The longest interval between frames is normally one DIFS while frames are transmitted When this setting is open the longest interval between frames is one SIFS that means the system is allowed to transm...

Page 29: ... each other Therefore they are hidden nodes for each other and can not detect each other This mechanism is a way to prevent data collision when WLAN equipments require transmission TX Rate This option adjusts settings of TX Rate according to the setting of Infrastructure Wireless Mode and Ad Hoc Wireless Mode ...

Page 30: ... use ONLY when GN WBKG is configured in Ad Hoc mode Link Speed Indicates the transmission data rate between associated access point and the GN WBKG Throughput Indicates the number of successfully transmitted Tx and received Rx data in bytes per second Link Quality Displays how well the GN WBKG is communicating with wireless access point wireless router or another wireless device Signal Strength Di...

Page 31: ...he hidden SSID and enter the correct name of the SSID you will be able to connect to the Application Figure 3 11 Site Survey BSSID Displays the MAC address of the access point Signal Strength Displays the access point signal strength Channel Displays the current broadcast channel used by the access point Encryption The security method used by the access point Authentication The authentication type...

Page 32: ...29 3 4 Statistics Setting The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Wireless USB STICK Adapter Figure 3 12 Statistics ...

Page 33: ...30 3 5 The About Tab The About tab displays information about current drivers and physical MAC address Figure 3 13 About ...

Page 34: ...cess point or wireless router l Make sure the security settings are the same as that of wireless access point router If WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the GN WBKG match l Check that the MAC address of the Wireless USB STICK Adapter is included in the access point router s Authorization Table u Can Connect to an Access Point but Cannot Access the Internet l Make s...

Page 35: ...ange Receive sensitivity Avg 68dBm 54Mbps 85dBm 11Mbps Antenna One internal chip antenna 3 Safety Regulation and Operating Environment FCC Part 15 USA DGT Taiwan EMC certification CE Europe Temperature Range Operating 0 55 deg C Storing 20 65 deg C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing 4 Software Support Driver Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Security WPA PSK TKIP AES 802 1X client for Windows XP 64 128 bit WEP ...