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1. then your station can communicate with every other station regardless if they use WEP or not Please keep in mind that the WEP keys must be in HEX format Finally you have the option to select whether Open System Shared Key or Auto authentication will be used In order to take effect the changes you wish to make click the Submit button at the bottom of the screen Figure 3 5 Encryption GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility E x GIGABYTE GN WLEM USB Fast NET AF Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configuraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Key 1 EEEE Ekk Key 2 PEPEKE EE EEEE ORE Key 3 PEPEE EEKE EEEE Eey 4 Ronan WEF Key to use Key 1 WEF Mode Mandatory Authentication Type Open elena il 3 5 Advanced By Choosing the Advanced option in any of the two modes you can change advanced configuration settings such as the Preamble Type Fragmentation Threshold and RTS CTS Threshold Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 shows the default configuration for the advanced settings The USB adapter has an auto detection feature therefore when selecting Auto for the preamble type it automatically selects the Preamble Type depending on the Access Point Preamble type Note In order to enable the Fragmentation and the RTS CTS Threshold parameters move the slide bar with your mouse and then use the right and left arrow keys of your keyboard in order to select an exact number Figure2. Windows 98 98SE Me Windows 2000 XP Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Adapter 2 1 Installing The Driver amp Utility Applicable to any supported OS Step 1 Please make sure that you don t plug your USB adapter yet Step 2 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive the following window will pop up GIGABYTE GNWEMM1 04 Network Adapte Ma 2 E La Wireless LAN Driver Hd isit G igabyte Web Site Browse the CD s d _ a g r c 2002 Gigabyte Technology Co Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Gigabyte 02 11b Wireless LAN The Install5heldA Wizard will install Gigabyte 802 11b Wireless LON on pour computer To continue click Next Cancel Step 4 Click Next InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement License Agreement for Atmel Wireless LAN Fit This i a legal agreement between Atmel Corporation Atmel and you the end user IF you do not agree with the terme of this Agreement promptly return the unopened diskette package and the accompanying Items to Atmel for a full refund In return for acquiring a license to use the Wireless LON software related documentation and hardware peripherals Software you agree to the following terms and conditions Section 1 Grant of License Atmel grants you a limited Do you accept all the terme of th
3. About AR GIGABYTE A AAA SAA Driver 2 0 5 193 Prom ane 0 90 5 140 Application 324235 MAC Address 00 20 EO 49 E4 50 11 Chapter 4 Specification A Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835 GHz subject to local regulation Radio Technology DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Number hanna Chanel US Cara channels France A 80dBm 11 Mbps date rate 8 PER Antenna Two built in diversity antennas EMC certification FCC Part 15 USA CE Europe Temperature Range Operating O 50 deg C Storing 20 65 deg C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing Driver Windows 98 98SE Me Windows 2000 XP Roaming Supportsroaming Network Protocol TCP IP IPX NetBEUI Security 64 bit WEP 128 bit WEP optional Management Utility Monitors the network situation Dimensions 892x62x145mm Weight 45 4 g Packaging Packaging specially used by Gigabyte Host Interface USB Type B connector USB cable 80cm LED indicator Power and Link
4. e g Control Panel this application permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the adapter is operating It also offers some more configuration options Gigabyte offers the Configuration amp Monitor Utility for Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows 2000 XP It appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows every time the adapter is running see Figure 3 1 You can open it by double clicking on this icon Figure 3 1 The icon of the Configuration amp Monitor Utility Note Please keep in mind that the Configuration amp Monitor Utility can be used to change the above configuration parameters when the adapter is active When the adapter is not in use please use the Control Panel method 3 1 Info The Info tab shows you the current link status of the wireless LAN adapter and the reachable assess points and the wireless LAN adapter In the middle of the screen there is information about the status of the communication the BSSID of the access point to which the adapter is associated signal strength and link quality Figure 3 2 Current link status of the wireless LAN adapter GIGABY TE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility HE i GIGABYTE GN WLBM USB Fast HET 4E Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configuraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Link status infrastructure Mode Associated 100 7 No Other items in the table are the detailed information about the link
5. status which are available only when the wireless LAN adapter is connected to an access point or other wireless LAN adapter SSID Network name BSSID MAC address of the base station Channel The current channel used by the wireless LAN adapter TxRate The current transmission rate used by the wireless LAN adapter Reachable Access Points Stations This item will show you all of the 802 11 access points or wireless LAN adapters in your wireless environment The icon in the front of every item represents an access point or a wireless LAN adapter You can add a network easily by clicking on the desired SSID Signal It shows the signal intensity of the currently connected base station Ch The current channel used by the wireless LAN adapter 3 2 Statistics This option shows you to view the available statistic information Data Packets Management Packets and Rejected Packets In order to renew or update this list of statistics click the Clear button In order to exit click the Hide button at the bottom of the screen Figure 3 3 Statistic information available GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility E x GIGABYTE GN WLEM USB Fast NET AR Md Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configwraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Tx Ex Data Packets successful 141 169 Unsuccessful 0 O MentPacketz successful E 4451 Unsuccessful O 0 Rejected Packets T O 3 3 Configuration A
6. typical screen of the application in Infrastructure mode is shown in Figure 3 4 The configuration parameters are shown at the top of the screen Operating Mode Channel SSID TxRate Int Roaming and Radio of the USB card In order to change the configuration parameters click the Change button make your changes and then click Submit in order to save your changes Figure 3 4 A typical screen of the application in Infrastructure mode GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility oO x GIGABY TE GH WLBEM USB Fast NET 4E Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configusaiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Operate Mode Channel Change aL tiap Submit Tx Rate Auto Cancel Int Roaming Disabled Radio On 3 4 Encryption By choosing this option in any of the two modes you can set four different WEP keys and specify which one of them to use First either enable or disable encryption from the appropriate Encryption field see Figure 3 5 below If you decide to use encryption you can choose any of the available WEP keys 1 to 4 You also have the option to select the WEP mode Mandatory Optional If you select Mandatory then not only WEP will be used but also any other station needs to use WEP encryption in order to establish a communication with your station This requirement is in line with the IEEE 802 11b standard If on the other hand you choose Optional
7. 3 6 Advanced Settings GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility x GIGABYTE GN WLEM USB FastY NET OR bal Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configuraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Preamble Type Fragmentation Threshold isle 2346 RTSICTE Threshold AN Disabled 802 11 Power Save oo 3 6 Profiles This option shows you to view your current profile You can click New to create a custom profile Figure 3 7 Your current profile GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility NES xi GIGABYTE GN WLEM USB Fast YNET AR Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configuraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles About Preview of Default SID Mode Infrasbucthure Channel 10 Tx Rate Auto 802 11 Power Sav Off Encryption Disabled Authentcation T Auto Radio On Existing profiles Your curent profile is Default and it is read only Use the New command on the left to create a custom profile 10 3 7 About By choosing this option you can view basic information about the utility like the Driver Firmware and Application Version and this adapter s MAC address Figure 3 7 Version information and MAC address GIGABYTE Wireless LAN Monitor Utility NE x GIGABY TE GN WLBM USB Fast YHET 4AF Current Profile Default Info Statistics Configuraiton Encryption Advanced Profiles
8. GIGABYTE T E C H N O LOG Y GN WLBM101 IEEE 802 11b Wireless USB Network Adapter User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 First Edition Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW iii 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER cccecececcaceccccacececececeaeaceneauaeeneaeenss 1 12 BEATA e ds ee ee 1 1 3 PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS PACKAGING ccecececccccccecccececeneaeacaceteneneneauaneneneneavecaneneneneanares 1 1 4 EED INDICATING LEA ia 2 1 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS elias 2 SN E TI PT om seve Se nee 2 1 5 2 Supported OPErAallON SYSTOM oosicci dscccccsisssciacaeseeccadseveciedveseedecosaveechesdeserdeosssnedsesesredscdess 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN ADAPTER ccsssssccsssscoees 3 2 1 INSTALLING THE DRIVER amp UTILITY APPLICABLE TO ANY SUPPORTED OS 000000 3 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UT siii sass a NENE 6 SS A Te eT ne wee enn eee Tae eer ete 6 ls OTA TIS MC Sar dciretteu ene De e iO eto 7 9 CONFIGURATION tanta a ta e a os oe bd ao 8 Sl TENG RY PT ON mure tect ecee eaten a E mesunielaceseccnacueaeatan 8 Be JA VANCED vals wera alte heen tana O A A als ota nn art Oprah esd ane hea 9 BOs IP SMA AE EO a aaiae 10 E S V T ETENN OE EE E T T EE OTE EI A a ee 11 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction to The Wireless LAN Adapter This wireless LAN Local Area Network adapter is composed of the IEEE 802 11b MAC Baseband and radio component
9. e preceding License Agreement Ifyou choose No the setup will close To install Gigabyte 802 116 Wireless LAN vou must accept this agreement InstallShield Installshield Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup tyoe that best suits pour needs Click the type of Setup you prefer Description Select Typical to all components to be installed InstallShield Back Cancel Step 6 Select Typical and then click Next The wizard will ask you to provide the destination path of where the application will be installed Installshield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install Files Setup will install Gigabyte 802 116 Wireless LAN in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder EX ABigabrtes Gigabyte 80211bWirelezs LAN Browse InstallShield Installshield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Gigabyte 802 116 Wireless LAN on pour computer Back Eancel Step 8 Click Finish and then your installation is ok Chapter 3 Using The Utility The Configuration amp Monitor Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the adapter and monitor the statistics of the communication Unlike the standard method of configuring the adapter via the operating system utilities
10. s USB interface and two built in antennas This product adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS technology and the DBPSK DQPSK and CCK modulation mode to provide a very stable wireless communication quality and an excellent signal receiver capability Our product features the compact size low power consumption and power management functions and provides a high speed wireless data communication Therefore our product is ideally suitable for being integrated into the personal mobile and desktop platform 1 2 Features Conforms to IEEE 802 11b specification Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate to 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Built in diversity antenna Supports 64 bit 128 bit WEP encryption Driver supports Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows2000 XP 1 3 Physical Dimensions Packaging Dimensions 89 2mm 62mm 14 5mm This wireless LAN adapter conforms to the USB1 1 Mechanical standard There are two LED indicating lights to indicate power Link status 1 4 LED Indicating Light 2 Power The Power LED lights up when the USB wireless LAN adapter is powered on Link The Link LED lights up when the adapter has an active connection If the LED isnt on the adapter isn t interfacing with the network 1 5 System Requirements 1 5 1 Supported Platform IBM PC AT compatible computer 1 5 2 Supported Operation System
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