Gigabyte GN-WS33N-RH, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...1 GN WS33N RH 802 11 b g n Mini Card Quick Start Guide http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ompliance 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 For product available in the USA Canada market only channel 1 11 ...

Page 3: ...sers manual This device complies with Part 15 of 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 LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following Contains TX FCC ID JCK GN...

Page 4: ... UTILITY 10 3 1 PROFILE TAB 10 3 2 LINK STATUS TAB 20 3 3 SITE SURVEY TAB 21 3 4 STATISTICS TAB 22 3 5 QOS 24 3 6 ABOUT TAB 28 CHAPTER 4 USING GIGABYTE SOFT AP 29 4 1 START GIGABYTE SOFT AP 29 4 2 CONFIG SETTING 31 4 3 SECURITY SETTING 33 4 4 ACCESS CONTROL 35 4 5 MAC TABLE 36 4 6 EVENT LOG 37 4 7 STATISTIC 38 4 8 ABOUT 40 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 41 APPENDIX B REGULATORY INFORMATION 42 APPENDIX...

Page 5: ...imum speed of 150 300Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate Support 64 128 bit WEP encryption 802 1x WPA and WPA2 Support Quality of Service WMM Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Seamless roaming between 11b 11g and draft 11n networks 1 3 Product Specifications System Specifications System Host Interface PCI Express Mini Card v1 0 Chipset Ralink MAC BB RF RT3091 Operating Vol...

Page 6: ...EMC certification FCC part 15 USA Temperature Range Operating 0 65 degree C Storage 20 65 degree C Humidity 10 85 Non condensing Software Driver Windows 2000 XP Vista Security 64 128 bit WEP WPA and WPA2 Quality of Service QoS WMM Roaming Seamless roaming among 11b g n access points Management Utility Monitors the network situation Mechanical Weight 4 0 g 1 0g Dimension 29 85 26 7 3 3 mm 0 15mm Pa...

Page 7: ...ou can establish a bulletproof WPA WPA PSK wireless network AND configure your Internet connection Only GIGABYTE delivers this easy powerful and secure solution for your wireless network Step 1 Select the GIGABYTE wireless router from the available networks Figure 2 5 SmartSetup 3 Network Selection Step 2 Create a WPA WPA PSK Passphrase using any keyboard character Make it no less than 8 but no mo...

Page 8: ...8 Figure 2 6 SmartSetup 3 Define Passphrase ...

Page 9: ...atically open and detect your ISP type Just input the Username and Password Click Continue Figure 2 7 Auto detecting your ISP type Note If Figure2 7 Setup from the main menu which displays For more information about SmartSetup 3 please see the enclosed Quick Start Guide ...

Page 10: ...rograms Gigabyte Wireless Network Adapters GN WS33N RH and then GN WS33N RH Utility Note You may only use the utility to change wireless configurations when the GN WS33N RH is enabled and operating You have to use Windows native Zero Configuration tool provided with Windows when the Adapter is not enabled Opening the GN WS33N RH Wireless Utility you are presented with the Profile Tab There are 5 m...

Page 11: ...work Name of the wireless router or Access Point Channel Shows the current wireless channel Authentication Sever authentication types They include OPEN Shared LEAP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 and WPA2 PSK Encryption The type of encryption used in this profile None WEP AES and TKIP Network Type Informs you if an Access Point infrastructure or Ad Hoc is connected In Ad Hoc you may select a channel for each mem...

Page 12: ... OK Figure 3 3 Configuration Description of items in Figure 3 3 is as follows Profile Name Users can save different profiles names for different configurations SSID Select the AP detected by the system from the drop down menu or input a SSID Default ANY Power Saving mode Select Power Saving Mode PSM to turn off the Adapter s transceiver when not in use or select CAM to continuously turn on transce...

Page 13: ...her This mechanism is a way to prevent data collision when Adapters require transmission Default OFF Fragment Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network Default OFF 3 1 2 Authentication and Security Screen If an authentication or security setting is configured in your Access Point or router you must enable this funct...

Page 14: ... alphanumeric characters 0 9 a f example 3c29f2536bef3276d32e364a2c Note Using a Hex key is more secure than using an ASCII key and if you are connecting to a GIGABYTE Router or Access Point ASCII keys are not allowed and you must use a Hex key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK encryption WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Preshared Key uses TKIP or AES based on your choice You create a password or Passphrase as its often called an...

Page 15: ...d TTLS Check Use Client Certificate to verify the authenticity of a Client Certificate during the authentication process Clicking More will open the Client Certificate Selection Window shown in Figure 3 7 Users can select one suitable certificate as Client Certificate Default OFF Tunnel Authentication PEAP and TTLS use two step authentication method The first step is that Server sets up a Tunnel w...

Page 16: ...16 Protocol Use assigned authentication type in the safe tunnel Tunnel ID Users accounts Password Passwords for users accounts Figure 3 6 Client Certificate Selection List ...

Page 17: ...k the server name of server certificate is the same as the name entered by the user or belongs to the same domain Use certificate chain If Use certificate chain is checked it indicates that Client will confirm whether CA server is reliable Default OFF Certificate issuer CA of a server certificate can be selected from certificate issuers on the drop down list Default ANY Allow intermediate Certific...

Page 18: ...in Server Name 3 1 3 Advanced Screen The Advanced screen is the third tab in the trio of tabs under Edit Profile see Figure 3 8 It includes the 802 11b g n wireless transmission mode settings Once you have finished configuration just click OK Then you will return to the Profile Tab Figure 3 2 A reboot is not needed for changes to take effect Figure 3 8 Advanced Description of items in Figure 3 8 i...

Page 19: ...n two stations with 802 11b and 802 11g within range of the same Access Point it is necessary to set 11B G Protection This setting only functions when 802 11 B G mix is selected as Wireless Mode Three setting are available AUTO ENABLE and DISABLE This is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Note is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access P...

Page 20: ... and BSSID of a link will appear Channel The current channel number used by the Adapter Link Speed Transmission rate transferring and receiving at which data is transferred between Stations with Adapter and AP The speed will adjust according to different modes 802 11b 11g or mixed and distance Throughput Displays the transmitting Tx and receiving Rx bytes per second Link Quality Measures quality o...

Page 21: ...D that you want to connect or click the Connect button see Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Site Survey Description of items in Figure 3 10 is as follows SSID The name of the wireless network also known as Network Name BSSID Displays the MAC address of the Access Point or router Signal Strength Displays the strength of the signal from a station to the AP Channel Displays the current channel number used by ...

Page 22: ...802 11 Ad Hoc we can select a channel for all members in 802 11 Ad Hoc Rescan Rescan the available networks and then re display results Connect Connects with the highlighted Access Point Add to Profile Adds a specific Access Point into the profile 3 4 Statistics Tab The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Adapter see Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Statistics Descriptio...

Page 23: ...ll Retries Number of frames failing to receive ACK after many retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Number of RTS frames successfully received CTS Clear To Send from AP RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Number of RTS frames fail to receive CTS from AP Frames Receive Successfully Number of frames received successfully Frames Receive With CRC Error Number of frames received with CRC Errors Frames...

Page 24: ...2 11 wireless physical layer standards 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g The specification provides basic prioritization of data packets based on four categories voice video best effort and background WMM Power Save function can extend the battery life of Wi Fi devices by increasing the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission It is an addition to WMM technology that enables Quality of Service Qo...

Page 25: ...k Apply Step 3 Change to Site Survey Page And add a AP that supports WMM features to a Profile WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM power save functions Select WMM Power Save option and click Setting for further configuration which includes AC_BK AC_BE AC_VI and AC_VO ...

Page 26: ...gure 3 12 2 WMM Power Save Enable Figure 3 12 3 Power Save Setting Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable and click Setting Step 2 Pop up Power Save dialog box Select ACs you wan to enable and click Apply button ...

Page 27: ... Direct Link Setup MAC Address Specify the MAC Address of client adapter you want to direct link and click Apply to add DLS status table Please note that to before enabling Direct Link Setup function connect with the same AP that support DLS feature Timeout Value Specify the timeout value for DLS DLS Status DLS Status displays all DLS connections If you want to terminate one of connections just se...

Page 28: ...te of the Adapter Utility Driver Version Date The version number and date of the Adapter Driver EEPROM Version Hardware version number of the Adapter s EPROM IP Address The current IP Address of the Adapter Phy_Address The MAC address of the Adapter Sub Mask The current Subnet Mask of the Adapter Default Gateway The current IP Address of the Gateway typically the IP address of the AP ...

Page 29: ...uick start icon located in your system tray and select Switch to AP Mode or Switch to Station Mode Figure 4 1 Switch to AP Mode Step 2 Switch to AP mode system will display default information Figure 4 2 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility At the mean time of starting GNConfig there is also a small Gigabyteicon appears within ...

Page 30: ...taskbar as figure 4 3 You may double click it to bring up the main menu if you selected to close GNConfig menu earlier You may also use mouse right button to close GNConfig utility Figure 4 3 Gigabyte SoftAP Icon ...

Page 31: ... Mode Select wireless mode Options 802 11 B G mix 802 11B only 802 11A only 802 11G only 802 11 B G N mix and 802 11 A N mix mode are supported When your wireless card supports 802 11N the default setting is 802 11 B G N mix Otherwise default setting will be 802 11 B G mix 802 11 B G N mix selection item only exists for B G N adapter Wireless Protection Select the Wireless Protection mode Options ...

Page 32: ...channel 1 Use Mac Address Use MAC address of used wireless card to be AP name Default seting is APX X is last number of Mac Address Security Setting Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP Default setting is no authentication and encryption See further section for detail configuration of security No forwarding among wireless clients No beacon among wireless client clients c...

Page 33: ...33 4 3 Security Setting This page can configure security setting and display Soft AP detail information Figure 4 5 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Config Window ...

Page 34: ...ey This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 32 length PCI only Group Rekey Interval Only valid when using WPA PSK encryption algorithm The key will change compliance with seconds or beacon that user set PCI device only WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must matched ...

Page 35: ...el Window Description for each field Access Policy Select whether AP start the function System default is disabling Mac Address Manually force the Mac address using the function and press Add to Access List Access List Display all Mac Address Delete Delete Mac address Remove All Remove all Mac address in Access List Apply Apply the above changes ...

Page 36: ...ection Figure 4 8 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Mac Table Window MAC Address The station s Mac address of current connection AID Raise value by current connection Power Saving Mode Determine the station of current connect whether support Power Saving Mode Status Displays current AP connection status ...

Page 37: ...37 4 6 Event Log This page log and display Soft AP all event time and message Figure 4 9 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Event Log Window Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Log event time Message All event message ...

Page 38: ... Statistics Window Statistics Transmit Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retrans...

Page 39: ...ived Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames received with CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames ...

Page 40: ...Utility About Window This page display the wireless card and driver version information Connect to Gigabyte website Gigabyte Technology CO LTD Display Configuration Utility Driver and EEPROM version information Display Wireless NIC MAC address ...

Page 41: ...e sure if the MAC address of the Adapter is added in the AP Authorization Table Problem Can connect to an AP but cannot connect to the Internet Advice z Make sure the security settings are the same as that of Access Point When WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the USB Adapter and AP are the same z Make sure the network configuration IP address subnet mask gateway an...

Page 42: ... or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Europe Declaration of Conformity This device is a 2 4 GHz low power RF device intended for home and office use in EU and EFTA member states In some EU EFTA member states some restrictions may apply Please contact local spectrum management authorities for further details before putting this device into operation GIGA BYTE Technology...

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