Wistron DCMA-86, User Manual

Page 1: ...WLAN 802 11a mini PCI Module User Manual DCMA 86 Version 1 0 Jan 2009...

Page 2: ...retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP are tr...

Page 3: ...tions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Ex...

Page 4: ...The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following Contains FCC ID NKR DCMA86 Manual Information To the End User The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information...

Page 5: ...TALLATION 6 2 2 ADDITIONAL SETUP PROCESSES 9 2 3 UNINSTALLATION 10 3 CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING NETWORK 12 4 CREATING AN AD HOC NEW NETWORK 17 5 MODIFYING A WIRELESS NETWORK20 5 1 INFRASTRUCTURE MODE A...

Page 6: ...5 APPENDIX A FAQ ABOUT WLAN 28 SPECIFICATIONS 30...

Page 7: ...ep this manual for future reference 1 1 System Requirements A laptop PC contains 32 MB memory or greater 300 MHz processor or higher Microsoft Win 2000 ME 98 Second Edition XP 1 2 Features Mini PCI ad...

Page 8: ...allation for Windows To re install the driver please first uninstall the previously installed driver See Chapter 2 3 Uninstallation in this User Manual 1 Follow the steps below to complete the driver...

Page 9: ...8 Click Next to continue or click Browse to choose a destination folder Click Next Click Yes to create a shortcut icon on your desktop...

Page 10: ...9 Click Finish You should now see a shortcut icon on your desktop...

Page 11: ...ill request the original Windows CD during the installation process When the installation is finished you ll have to restart your computer 2 4 3 5 Windows Me Please restart your computer when the inst...

Page 12: ...re uninstallation please close all running programs 1 2 2 3 Click Start Programs WLAN a mini PCI Module UnInstall WLAN a mini PCI Module 2 4 Choose Remove Click Next Click OK to start Uninstall Click...

Page 13: ...3 Connecting to an Existing Network Double click the shortcut icon of WLAN a mini PCI Module on the desktop and the Configuration window appears Click on the Refresh button to list all available netw...

Page 14: ...st 3 From the list of Available Networks choose one network by double clicking the Network Name One of the following dialog boxes appears Click Yes to continue If the chosen network has security enabl...

Page 15: ...14 If selecting WPA or 802 1X select the EAP type then click on the Configure button to select the certificate If selecting WPA PSK click on the Configure button to enter the PassPhrase...

Page 16: ...ser must enter 5 characters ex ab3 c 13 chars User must enter 13 characters ex ab3 kf08 kdk d 16 chars User must enter 16 characters ex ab3 kf08 kdk456 For WEP key please contact with MIS administrato...

Page 17: ...lick the shortcut icon to open the Utility 2 From the Windows System Tray you should see the signal icon Right click it and select Disable Zero Configuration Option 2 1 Go to Control Panel and double...

Page 18: ...17 4 Creating an Ad Hoc New Network 1 In the Configuration window click New 2 Select the Profile Editor tab...

Page 19: ...ave different regulations that affect which channels can be used You should always choose the country where you are physically located to avoid using an illegal channel 6 Click OK or Apply if using th...

Page 20: ...tings The new Network Name is listed in the Profile List The driver does not allow channel selection in Ad Hoc mode Instead the driver starts with an initial channel then checks channel status If the...

Page 21: ...ther by first going through an Access Point AP Wireless devices can communicate with each other or can communicate with a wired network When one AP is connected to wired network and a set of wireless...

Page 22: ...king the shortcut icon on the desktop Note If there s no network name listed in the Profile List click Refresh button and double click a Network Name from Available Networks The chosen Network Name is...

Page 23: ...th the best signal strength Network Connection Specifies the mode of the network Two options are Infrastructure and Ad Hoc Power Saving Minimizes power consumption while maintaining network connectivi...

Page 24: ...n Active Scan the driver sends out the probe request frames from each channel and collects the response frames from the responding In Passive Scan the driver scan each requested channel listening the...

Page 25: ...Click on the Configure button and complete the configuration information in the Define Certificate dialog WPA PSK Enables the WPA Pre Shared Key PSK Click on the Configure button and complete the conf...

Page 26: ...menu Use any Certificate Authority The Default Setting Select this radio button to use any Certificate Authority CA for authentication Choose a Certificate Authority Select this radio button to choose...

Page 27: ...xadecimal 0 9 A F or ASCII text all keyboard characters Default Encryption Key Allows you to choose one encryption key First Second Third or Fourth as the transmit key which encrypts transmissions fro...

Page 28: ...the key does not update to the previous value 8 Click OK to save the settings 9 Select TCP IP Property tab Enter the settings and click OK to save the settings If the network uses DHCP server choose...

Page 29: ...the Wireless Network Connection of WLAN a mini PCI Module and make sure this connection is Enabled 3 Right click the Wireless Network Connection of WLAN a mini PCI Module and then click Properties 4...

Page 30: ...is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS...

Page 31: ...Each node and access point for example must always acknowledge receipt of each message Each node must maintain contact with the wireless network even when not actually transmitting data Achieving the...

Page 32: ...d Science Based Industry Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan R O C Tel 886 3 666 7799 Fax 886 3 666 7711 Subject to change without notices copyrights 2009 by Wistron Neweb All rights reserved Market Specification...

Page 33: ...ower up to 30dBm 2 RoHS compliant product 3 Atheros AR5414A MAC BB Radio single chip solution supports super mode 4 RF connector 2 MMCX or 2 F UL 5 Heat sink design provide reliable high power RF perf...

Page 34: ...per ATM Mode 10 Provide seamless roaming within the IEEE 802 11 a WLAN infrastructure 11 Site survey function 12 Support MicroSoft Windows XP 2000 13 Interoperability Complying with WiFi 14 Extended r...

Page 35: ...channels 5 15 5 35 5 47 5 725 5 725 5 85 GHz Operation voltage 3 3V 10 Power consumption A Mode Cont Tx 1100mA typical 1300mA max Cont Rx 250mA typical 270mA max Stand by 280mA typical 290mA max Power...

Page 36: ...rade Storage temperature 40o 80o C Industrial Grade 10o 80o C Comercial Grade Wi Fi Alliance WECA Compliant WHQL Microsoft 2K XP Complaint FAA S W radio On Off support EMC certificate FCC part 15 USA...