Surecom EP-9321-g, User Manual

Page 1: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter User Manual Specifications are subject to change without notice 2004 by SURECOM Technology Corporation Allrightsreserved 3A 1...

Page 2: ...oftware Installation 7 3 1 Installing WLAN PCI Adapter Utility and Driver 7 3 2 Uninstalling the Driver and Utility 11 4 Configuration Utility 14 4 1 Using the configuration utility 14 4 1 1 Profile 1...

Page 3: ...the set up process within minutes This wireless network PCI Card has been designed for both home and business users and it also enables you to communicate seamlessly with other wireless networking pro...

Page 4: ...Bm 54Mbps Receive sensitivity Min 80dBm for 11Mbps BER 8 Min 70dBm for 54 Mbps BER 10 Antenna Type External detachable dipole antenna Current Consumption 3 3V Tx mode 400 mA Max Rx mode 250 mA Max Cer...

Page 5: ...PCI Adapter before installing the driver and utility the operating system will detect a new device and start to configure the new device Click Cancel to finish the wizard Follow the instruction step...

Page 6: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 6 2 2 Removing the PCI Card If you want to remove the PCI Card Pull the PCI Card out and to the right to remove from the chassis...

Page 7: ...lation 3 1 Installing WLAN PCI Adapter Utility and Driver Insert the setup CD into your CD ROM Drive Then the web page will pop up automatically and select the Installing Driver and Utility if it does...

Page 8: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 8 Click Next button in the following window...

Page 9: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 9 The Install Shield Wizard is copying the necessary files to the system The progress indicator shows the installing status...

Page 10: ...11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 10 If this is the first time you install the software the window below will appear Select your current country region then click Next Click Finish when the installati...

Page 11: ...ation the icon will appear in the system tray Double click the icon to configure the WLAN PCI Adapter 3 2 Uninstalling the Driver and Utility You may follow the instruction step by step to uninstall t...

Page 12: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 12 The following window should launch automatically Select Remove and click Next Select Yes to continue uninstallation...

Page 13: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 13 Click OK to finish when the uninstallation is completed...

Page 14: ...tistics Advance and About You should change all your configuration settings for your WLAN PCI adapter using this utility 4 1 Using the configuration Utility After the Configuration Utility has been in...

Page 15: ...the factory or the airport In each profile you can specify a network type network name WEP and security setting parameters required for that operating location 4 1 1 1 System Configuration Edit profi...

Page 16: ...ated Authentication Defines authentication type of the wireless networks including Open System and Share Key authentication The wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type to...

Page 17: ...uously so there is little latency for responding to messages Max_PSP Maximum Power Save Fast_PSP Fast Awake Network Type The network type of the wireless network An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of c...

Page 18: ...e reducing the apparent throughput of other network packets However the more often RTS packets are sent the quicker the system can recover from interference or collisions Refer to the IEEE 802 11 Stan...

Page 19: ...icate There are five options to choose as following Open System With this setting any station in the Wireless LAN can associate with an Access Point to receive and to transmit data You can choose non...

Page 20: ...tch keys in a different vendor s product WEP Key length The 64 or 128 bits Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm You can decide the network key to be encoded by ASCII characters or hexadecimal digitals A...

Page 21: ...N PCI Adapter 21 Share Key Is when both the sender and recipient share a secret key Both units use this key for an extended length of time sometimes indefinitely You also can choose non encryption or...

Page 22: ...sible Authentication Protocol Normally it s using on Cisco s networking devices You may need a Cisco ACS Server to do authentication After selecting LEAP another setting window will pop up as followin...

Page 23: ...I Adapter 23 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an enhanced security algorithm in comparison with WEP There are two types of encryption TKIP and AES TKIP stands for Temporal Key Integrity Protocol AES...

Page 24: ...authentication server to apply After clicking 802 1x Setting another window will pop up In the Authentication Type there are PEAP TLS Smart Card and TTLS Select the type you want PEAP stands for Prot...

Page 25: ...P When selecting PEAP the following fills will be shown Identity Type in your ID to access in authentication server Client Certificate If you use other client certification check this box Then click m...

Page 26: ...type you have to type in your ID in the Identity fill TTLS After selecting this authentication type the fills Identity Client Certificate and Tunneled Authentication also will be shown The difference...

Page 27: ...K Wi Fi Protected Access Pre shared Key The difference between WPA and WPA PSK setting is that WPA PSK allows you to set password We call Pre shared Key here And the password will use either TKIP or A...

Page 28: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 28 4 1 2 Link Status You can see the below status Status Current Channel Current TX Rate throughput Kbit sec Link Quality Signal Strength...

Page 29: ...he Site Survey you can to see the signal strength channel Encryption authentication and network type of available wireless network The AP MAC address will also be displayed at the Preferred BSSID fiel...

Page 30: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 30 4 1 4 Statistics You can see the information of transmit statistics and receive statistics in this screen...

Page 31: ...k choose b g mixed mode If all the devices in your wireless network are 802 11g ones choose 802 11g mode to get better transfer rate Tx Burst Enable this function to burst the transmit speed but it ma...

Page 32: ...EP 9321 g g1 802 11g 54M Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 32 4 1 6 About This screen shows copyright Utility Driver version and MAC Address of this wireless LAN Card...

Page 33: ...cket errors The value should remain at its default setting of 2 432 If you experience high packet error rates you can decrease this value but it will likely decrease overall network performance Only m...

Page 34: ...until the key is changed Signal Strength The signal level indicates the strength of the signal as received at the wireless network interface SSID Service Set Identifier It s the unique name shared am...

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Page 36: ...erference by one or more of the following measures 1 Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a...

Page 37: ...ducts described below will be free from material defects in workmanship and materials from the date of original retail purchase of the product for the period set forth below applicable to the product...