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1. B 5 2 o 2 a S lo co Q Q gt 802 11a 5150 5850 MHz subject to local regulation OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing 64QAM 16QAM QPSK BPSK 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps auto fallback Turbo mode 108 96 72 48 36 24 18 and 12 Mbps Doze 25 360mA Transmit 600mA 17dBm Nominal Temp Range e9SdBm 54 Mbps Internal antennas supporting diversity T zp a O JO 16 zZ p JQ 3 le c fe c 9 Dig lp o Oo 5 51 2 2 5 2 o l J 5 o 5 5 9 oH H W ae o o 9 IO J lt 5 5 o gt 5 0 T o JO 5 3 o o o x lt 5 Antenna 802 11b 2412 2484 MHz subject to local regulation DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DBPSK DQPSK CCK 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps auto fallback Doze 25mA Receive 420mA Transmit 520mA 18dBm Nominal Temp Range 85dBm 11 Mbps Internal antennas supporting diversity Output Power Minimum Receive Sensitivity Antenna 3 5 o o gt p 2 v BE g X 53 W 2 gee 5 15 Ie Q 2 C o j D Ko o x amp gt USA Europe ARIB TELEC Japan Operating 0 55 deg C Storing 20 65 deg C Max 90 Non condensing EMC certification Temperature Range 3 o Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP2. df start eG 11 00 3 1 Association Info The Association Info tab shows you the current association information about the card s connection with a wireless network In the middle of the screen you can see transmit and received signal strength for this card Figure 3 2 Current link status of the wireless LAN card Action Options Help Association Infa 902 11a b Site Survey Statistics Configuration Driver Info Association State ater S5ID Peterh Address t 20 ED 43 BC 38 BSSID 00 03 0 0 4 40 Lhannel Freq B4 11 5 320 GHA Domain US Security Infrastructure 0 5021 SEND 00 Packets sec 1 Average 0 kB 802 11 RECEIVE RAs Signal Packets sec 1 Average 4 X Ready CONNECTED Tx 54 Mbps Rx 54 Mbps If you want to turn off the card s radio click the radio icon at the bottom of the screen Fig 3 3 shows the result Just click it again to turn on the radio In order to exit click the X button at the bottom of the screen Figure 3 3 Turn off the card s radio A G EzLink 3 E E x Action Options Help B Gigabyte Wireless Network CardBus Adapter Association Info 902 11 b Site Survey Statistics Configuration Driver Info x Ll Association State Mat Joined SSID Address PO eee ee es B55ID Lh
3. U Z lt D L ES zc 5 5 CO NO gt lt 2 pers f 5 Q O o gt lt U rm m O 64 128 152 bit WEP 802 11e draft supported Quality of Service DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection TPC Transmit Power Control Seamless roaming among 802 11 0 access points JJ 2 Management Utility Monitors the network situation 15 Dimensions 120 4 1 mm 41g Packaging specially used by Gigabyte Power and Link 16
4. 4GHz devices Figure 3 7 Advance configuration screen Network Configuration Settings E A1 Advanced Scan 902 116 Preamble Long Long Only 005 Disabled Transmit Power Level 1008 Wireless Made Wireless Mode When Starting 4d Hac Network W 5 GHz 54 Mbps 5 GHz 54 Mbps 5 GHz 108 Mbps 5 GHz 108 Mbps W 2 4GHz 11 Mbps C 246Hz11 Mbps Cancel Help QoS Disable or enable the card to cooperate in a network using Quality of Service Transmit Power Level Select 100 5096 2596 12 596 or lowest transmit power 3 4 3 Encryptions This card provides three security options No security WEP encryption and 802 1x security architecture 3 4 3 1 No security Allows the communication between the WLAN card and access point without data encryption 3 4 3 2 Use WEP for authentication and encryption To prevent unauthorized user to access the data on wireless stations the WLAN Card offers a secure data encryption known as WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this item the target 802 11 device must has the same encryption keys and be configured to use encryption in order to communicate with each other To configure your WEP encryption please click Use WEP for authentication and encryption and then the following window will pop up see Figure 3 8 To configure your encryption key please follow these steps select a Key Entry Method Hex or ASCI
5. HERR E R 15 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1 1 Introduction This 802 11a b Wireless Local Area Network WLAN card is composed of the MAC Baseband and radio components CARDBUS interface and two built in antennas It operates in 2 4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands providing fast up to 108Mbps and secure support AES 802 1x amp WEP connections to both 802 11a and 802 11b networks from a single card This product features the compact size low power consumption and power management functions and provides a high speed wireless data communication Therefore this product is ideally suitable for being integrated into the personal mobile and handheld platform 1 2 Features Conforms to IEEE 802 11a 802 11b specification Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 108Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Built in diversity antenna seamless roaming between 802 11a and 802 11b networks Supports AES Advance Encryption System enterprise class 802 1x security and multiple levels of WEP encryption 64 bit 128 bit 152 bit B Driver supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 1 3 Physical Dimensions Packaging Dimensions 120 mm 54mm 5mm This WLAN card conforms to the PC card Type Il standard There are two LED indicating lights to indicate power Link status 1 4 LED Indicating Light Power The Power LED lights up when the WLAN card is powe
6. and Encryption C Tse Ehmanmic Security LEAF 802 1x etc Tee pue T WEP Eey Enable LEAF User Name Password x CONNECTED 54 Mbps Rx 54 Mbps Ad Hoc channel When the card s network mode is set to Ad Hoc you can select a channel from the AD Hoc channel drop down menu for your Ad Hoc group to use SSID This is the wireless network name expressed as text string that all members within the same network share Devices that share the same network name cannot communicate with each other If configured to any the default setting your card can communicate with any available access point If the access point isn t closed system 3 4 2 Advance setting Click Advance button to enter the advance configuration screen see Figure 3 7 Wireless Mode Specifies 802 11a 5GHz 54Mbps 802 11a Turbo 5GHz 108Mbps or 802 11b 2 4GHz 11Mbps operation The WLAN card will automatically select the optimal mode from these selected wireless modes Wireless mode When Starting Ad Hoc Network Specifies a band to establish an ad hoc network if no matching SSID is found after scanning all available modes Here you can select three different wireless modes 802 11b 802 11a 802 11a turbo for the communication link Scan Mode Specifies passive or auto scanning 802 11b Preamble Specifies Short amp Long or Long Only preamble Allows ad hoc compatibility with other 2
7. authenticated it Microsoft Windows XP supports 802 1X as part of the operation system To active this function please follow these steps 1 Click Use Dynamic Security 2 Click APPLY to save your new security setting 3 Click the networking icon in the taskbar see Figure 3 9 Figure 3 9 The networking icon Lx Lu 6 45 PM 4 Click Properties see Figure 3 10 11 Figure 3 10 Wireless Network Connection Status 7 Wireless Network Connection Status General Support Connector Status Connected Duration 00 02 11 Speed 54 0 Mbps Signal Strength Sent X Hecerved Packets 35 1 Activity 5 Click Authentication tab see Figure 3 11 Configure your 802 1X settings Figure 3 11 Authentication Screen 4 Wireless Metwork Connection Properties x Select this option to provide authenticated network access wired and wireless Ethernet networks EAP type Smart Card or other Certificate Authenticate as computer when computer information 15 available Authenticate as quest when user or computer information is uriavallable Cancel 6 Click Wireless Networks tab see Figure 3 12 12 Figure 3 12 Wireless Networks Screen Wireless Network Connection Properties General Wireless Networks Authentication Advanced Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Available network
8. GIGABYTE T E CH N O LOG Y GN WLMA101 IEEE 802 11a b Dual band Wireless LAN Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Hev 1 0 First Edition Contents CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW EK eR TERR ER EF FERE N v EXER TR EE a ETE Feo 1 LS EI 2 MEC EEUU NEUEN 1 1 25 1 1 3 PHYSICAL 1 1 4 EED INDICATING 2 1 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e RE RU cp D iR Pi 2 SHDDOe Potes ce MUS 2 1 5 2 Supported Operation System ottenere te Eran Deo ape Uere 2 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD ee eee ee eene eene e eee o eee noe eee e eee oo e eesooe 3 2 1 INSTALLING THE DRIVER amp UTILITY APPLICABLE TO ANY SUPPORTED OS 3 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY ioi heo Doo vao Rao Ceca veo E 5 Saiz ASSOCIATION INFO ENTE 5 9 2 O02 SITE SURVEY oe cred EIL E E EIE A 7 Ou STATISTICS summa ME a 8 3 4 CONFIGURATION ERI ER IX FREE ais uis civis kd 8 gt DoD MM AA MER 14 CHAPTER 4 SPECIFICATIONS iiit ea ar eara CER
9. I Enter one unique encryption key and its key length Enter one to four different shared keys and their individual key length For 64 bit encryption enter 10 digitals by Hex or 5 characters by ASCII For 128 bit encryption enter 26 digitals by Hex or 13 characters by ASCII For 152 bit encryption enter 32 digitals by Hex or 16 characters by ASCII E E EON Select only a key to encrypt your transmission data Click OK to save these settings 10 Figure 3 8 Configure WEP Key Network Configuration Settings E Security Advanced Entry Method Hexadecimal 0 9 A F C ASCII Text all keyboard characters Encryption Revs 0 9 4 F Unique 64 bit enter 10 digits C Fist po Boeitfenteri diis Second gia 54 bit enter 10 digits 7 Third 64 bit enter 10 digits 7 C Fourth E 64 bit enter 10 digits Cancel Help 3 4 3 3 Use Dynamic Security Leap 802 1X etc 802 1X is an IEEE security standard for network security access control It is used to control access to wired and wireless networks and dynamically provide keys for encryption To use this function an access point with its 802 1X function is required to act as an intermediary between WLAN card and the networks RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server The access point blocks all traffic from the card until the server has
10. N For Windows on your computer lt Back The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is na guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Gigabyte GN WLMA Wireless Network CardBus Adapter IF you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if ane iz available you want to continue the installation Info Step 8 Click Yes 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 card and monitor the statistics of the communication link Unlike the standard method of configuring the card via the operating system utilities e g Control Panel this application permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the card is operating It also offers some more configuration options It appears as an icon on the Windows system tray whenever the card is running see Figure 3 1 The icon can tell you the received signal strength by four small green lights You can open it by double clicking on this icon Figure 3 1 The icon of the Configuration amp Monitor Utility
11. anneal Freq TuS Domain U5 Security MONE Infrastructure 802 11 SEND Ts Signal Packets sec 0 Average 0 kB LILI LI Persec yAverage 802 11 RECEIVE RAs Signal Packets sec Packets _x Ready DISCONNECTED Tx 54 Mbps Rx 6 Mbps Other items reports the following information Association State The field shows you if WLAN card is communicating with an access point or peer to peer group MAC Address This card s physical address Channel Freq The current channel and center frequency used by the WLAN card Security The current security setting SSID Wireless network name BSSID Basic service set identification Domain This item shows you the country the WLAN card is allowed to operate Type The current network type 3 2 802 11a b Site Survey The 802 11a b Site Survey tab shows you the list of reachable access points and or peer to peer stations In Fig 3 4 the card found four 802 11a and three 802 11b wireless devices Figure 3 4 Reachable access points and or peer to peer stations A G EzLink Action Options Help NB Gigabyte GN WLMA Wireless Network CardBus Adapter Association Into Sz 11a b Site Survey Statistics Configuration Info Link State Infrastructure mode and Associated SSID BSSID Encryp Signal St E 5510 BSSID Encryp _ Ready 54 M
12. bps Rx 54 Mbps Other items reports the following information SSID Wireless network name BSSID Basic service set identification Mode 802 11a or 802 11b network Channel The current channel number used by the WLAN card Freq The center radio frequency occupies by the WLAN card Encryption Encrypt data or not Signal Strength It shows the received signal strength from the detected wireless device Refresh List Rescan the available network and then refresh the result 3 3 Statistics The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card Figure 3 5 The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card A G EzLink E _ x Action Options Help B Gigabyte Wireless Network CardBus Adapter Association Info 802 Site Survey Statistics Configuration Driver Infa gt A SEND RECEIWE Unicast Packets 669 Unicast Packets Multicast Packets 331 Multicast Packets send Rate 54 Mbps Recieve Rate Unicast Bytes Unicast Bytes Multicast Bytes Multicast Bytes Signal Retries tii WEP Undecryptable FIFO Underruns 8 FIFO Excessive 50 Last Frame s ASSI Last ACK RSS Duplicate Frames ACK Errors 0 Hw FCS Errors Hung Count sw FES Errors i RE Ready ICOMMECTED 54 Mbps Rx 54 Mbps 3 4 Configuration The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the d
13. red Link Ihe Link LED lights up when the WLAN card has an active connection If the LED isn t on the card 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 Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Chapter 2 Installing the WLAN Card 2 1 Installing The Driver amp Utility Applicable to any supported OS Step 1 Please make sure that you don t plug your card yet Step 2 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive the following window will pop up GIGABYTE GNWEMAT1 04 Network Adapte Lt 7 d T EL Es n gt a Install Wireless LAN Driver u n b 2 4 4 E LZ Visi Gigabyte Web Site Browse the CD _ 5 Ex _ c 2002 Gigabyte Technology Co Lt Step 3 Click Install Wireless LAN Driver Gigabyte GN WLMAI D1 Wireless Network Setup Check Setup Information Setup has enough information to begin the file transter operation IF want bo review or change any of the settings click Back IF you satisfied with the settings click Next to begin copying Files Current Settings a Cancel Installshield Step 4 Click Next Gigabyte GN WLMAI1 01 Wireless Network Setup InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Wireless LA
14. river can be viewed or changed Just click APPLY button changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reset the WLAN If you want to restore the default value click Default button 3 4 1 Basic setting Profile Name You can save various wireless settings for different environments Network Mode This field allows you to select the mode from a list of supported network mode The modes displayed have two values Ad Hoc and Infrastructure Power Saving The card supports advanced power management to extend battery life a When set to off the card does not use the power saving mechanism b When set to Normal the card enters into sleep status when it is inactive and only wakes up periodically to receive some messages from the access point c When set to Maximum This case is similar to Normal but it draws less battery power as a result of less wake up frequently This also leads to slower response to network request Figure 3 6 Configuration Acton Options Help gt Gigabyte Wireless Network CardBus Adapter Association Info 802 118 Site Survey Statistics Configuration Driver Info Baar Profile Peter Network Mode Infrastructure Adhoc channel Power Saying Normal eT Peter5G r 064 15320 MHz Encryption security C Use WEF for Authentication
15. s 4 NOTESTWEPO n Preferred networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below my nni propi Learn about setting up wireless network configuration 7 Click Configure button then the following window will pop up see Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Wireless Networks Properties Wireless Network Properties Network name 5 5101 Peterbl Wireless network key WEP This network requires for the Fallowing i m The key is provided for me automatically This is computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used 13 8 Click Data encryption WEP enabled and The key is provided for me automatically 9 Click OK twice to save these setting and exits the windows 3 5 Driver The Driver tab shows you the information of the card s driver Figure 3 14 Driver s information aG EzLink Action Options Help B Gigabyte Wireless Network CardBus Adapter GIGABYTE TEM IGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Driver Information Card Mame Gigabyte Wireless Network CardBus Adapter Version 5 0 Driver Systema DRIVERS SGN W LMA sus Driver Version 2 1 0 355 Driver Date 24 Mov 2002 23 21 28 ui X Ready ICOMMECTED 54 Mbps Rx 54 Mbps 14 Chapter 4 Specification CARDBUS 32 bit card Type ll v7 1 3 3VDC 5
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