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Acer, Gateway,

PackardBell

802.11n Adapter

Model AR5B95

802.11n Adapter

Dec 2008

Summary of Contents for Atheros AR5B95

Page 1: ...Acer Gateway PackardBell 802 11n Adapter Model AR5B95 802 11n Adapter Dec 2008 ...

Page 2: ...or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose except as expressly set forth in a written agreement signed by Acer Acer or its affiliates may have patents or pending patent applications trademarks copyrights maskwork rights or other intellectual property rights that apply to the ideas material and information expressed herein No license to such rights is provided except as expressly set ...

Page 3: ...play Example Error Unable to allocate memory for transfer Menu The Menu character tag is used for menu items Example Choose Edit Copy Within commands items enclosed in square brackets are optional parameters or values that the user can choose to specify or omit Within commands items enclosed in braces are options from which the user must choose Within commands the vertical bar separates options An...

Page 4: ...iv Acer Communications Inc Dec 2008 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Revision History Revision Description of Changes Dec 2008 Initial Release ...

Page 5: ... TCP IP Configuration 9 Configuring the TCP IP Address for the network device 9 General Tab 10 Advanced Tab 10 Security Tab 11 Using EAP TLS Security 12 Using EAP TTLS Security 12 Using PEAP EAP GTC Security 13 Using PEAP MSCHAP V2 Security 14 Using LEAP Security 15 Configuring LEAP 15 Pre Shared Encryption Keys 16 Defining pre shared encryption keys 16 Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key 16 Di...

Page 6: ... 22 Tray Icon 23 Color 24 Quality 24 RSSI 24 Ad Hoc Mode 24 Ad Hoc Mode Profile Configuration 24 Infrastructure Access Point Mode 25 Infrastructure Access Point Mode Profile Configuration 25 Uninstall an Old Driver 26 Additional Security Features 26 Message Integrity Check MIC 26 Advanced Status Information 27 Compliance 28 Industry Canada Notice 錯誤尚未定義書籤 Avis de Conformité à la Réglementation d ...

Page 7: ...different profile Remove a profile Connect to a Different Network The wireless network adapter works in either infrastructure mode which uses an access point or ad hoc mode a group of stations participating in the wireless LAN Create or Modify a Configuration Profile To add a new configuration profile click New on the Profile Management tab To modify a configuration profile select the configuratio...

Page 8: ...les 1 Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box 2 Click Move Up Move Down or Remove as appropriate The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority and the last profile has lowest priority 3 Click OK 4 Check the Auto Select Profiles box 5 Save the modified configuration file When auto profile selection is enabled by checking Auto Select Profiles on the Profile M...

Page 9: ...tton The Export Profile window appears 3 Browse to the directory to export the profile to 4 Click Save The profile is exported to the specified location TCP IP Configuration Configuring the TCP IP Address for the network device 1 After configuring the wireless network adapter properties open the Control Panel and open Network and Dial up Connections 2 Find the Local Area Connection associated with...

Page 10: ...if any messages are waiting Normal uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets Off turns power saving off thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time Network Type Specifies the network as either infrastructure or ad hoc 802 11b Preamble Specifies the preamble setting in 802 11b Th...

Page 11: ...ires IT administration Choosing 802 1x opens the 802 1x EAP type drop down menu The options include EAP FAST EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP EAP GTC PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 LEAP If the access point that the wireless adapter is associating to has WEP set to Optional and the client has WEP enabled make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association Note If the Lock c...

Page 12: ... choose the WPA WPA2 radio button OR On the Security tab choose the 802 1x radio button 2 Choose EAP TTLS from the drop down menu Enabling EAP TTLS security To use EAP TTLS security the machine must already have the EAP TTLS certificates downloaded onto it Check with the IT manager 1 If EAP TTLS is supported choose EAP TTLS from the drop down menu on the right then click the Configure button 2 Sel...

Page 13: ...name for inner PEAP tunnel authentication Check Use Windows User Name to use the Windows user name as the PEAP user name OR Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process 5 Choose Token or Static Password depending on the user database Note that Token uses a hardware token device or the Secure Computing SofToken program version 1...

Page 14: ...r name for inner PEAP tunnel authentication Check Use Windows User Name to use the Windows user name as the PEAP user name OR Enter a PEAP user name in the User Name field to use a separate user name and start the PEAP authentication process 4 Click Advanced and Leave the server name field blank for the client to accept a certificate from any server with a certificate signed by the authority liste...

Page 15: ...dows user name as the LEAP user name OR Check Manually Prompt for LEAP User Name and Password to manually login and start the LEAP authentication process Select to Use Saved User Name and Password by choosing the radio button Specify the LEAP user name password and domain to save and use 3 Enter the user name and password 4 Confirm the password 5 Specify a domain name Check the Include Windows Log...

Page 16: ...ize Defines the size for each encryption key The options include 64 bit enter 10 digits for hexadecimal 5 ASCII characters 128 bit enter 26 digits for hexadecimal 13 digits for ASCII 152 bit enter 32 digits hexadecimal 16 digits for ASCII 4 Click OK for the changes to take effect Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key 1 Click the Pre Shared Key radio button on the Security tab 2 Click on Configure...

Page 17: ...reless Network Configuration Properties dialog box 2 Select the check box Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings to set Zero Configuration When this check box is selected Windows XP takes control of these settings for all configuration profiles SSID Security keys Ad hoc settings Note that Windows XP takes control of these settings for all configuration profiles thus users can not cr...

Page 18: ...b does not require any configuration The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen Profile Name The name of the current selected configuration profile Set up the configuration name on the General tab Link Status Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network Wireless Mode Displays the wireless mode Configure the wireless mode on the Advanced tab IP Add...

Page 19: ...ation date of the wireless network adapter driver Client Name Name of the client computer Diagnostics Tab The ACU Diagnostics tab provides allows retrieval of receive and transmit statistics The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration It lists these receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted by the wireless network adapter Multicast packets transmitted and re...

Page 20: ...r of AP authentication rejects received by the wireless network adapter Standard MIC OK Standard MIC errors CKIP MIC OK CKIP MIC errors Scan Available Networks Click the Scan button on the Profile Management tab to scan for available infrastructure and ad hoc networks On this list click Refresh to refresh the list at any time Connecting to a different network Highlight a network name and click the...

Page 21: ...Acer Communications Inc xxi COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008 Ad Hoc Network Connected Ad Hoc Network Encryption Active ...

Page 22: ...ange in statistical data since the last update Cumulative displays statistical data collected since opening the profile ACU Tools Use the Action menu to access the Acer Client Utility tools Enable Disable Radio Enable or disable the RF Signal on all Acer station reference designs Enable Disable Tray Icon Enable or disable the tray icon Troubleshooting Run the optional Troubleshooting Utility Manua...

Page 23: ...isable the RF signal Manual LEAP Login Log in to LEAP manually if LEAP is set to manually prompt for user name and password on each login Reauthenticate Reauthenticate to the access point Select Profile Click a configuration profile name to switch to If no configuration profile exists for a connection add a profile Show Connection Status This window displays connection information Active Profile D...

Page 24: ...trated here All stations communicate directly with other stations without using an access point AP To connect to an ad hoc network configure the profile for ad hoc mode Ad Hoc operation may be limited by Hardware to meet regulatory requirements Ad Hoc Mode Profile Configuration To configure a profile in ad hoc mode change the Network Type in the Profile Management s Advanced tab For ad hoc mode mo...

Page 25: ...rough an AP as illustrated here To connect to an access point network configure the profile for access point mode Infrastructure Access Point Mode Profile Configuration To configure a profile in infrastructure access point mode change the Network Type in the Advanced tab For access point mode modify the settings Power Save Mode 802 11b Preamble if using 802 11b Wireless Mode 802 11 Authentication ...

Page 26: ...uninstallation remove the file ar5211 sys from the folder WINNT system32 drivers Additional Security Features These security features prevent attacks on a wireless network s WEP keys The wireless adapter automatically supports each of these features but these features must be enabled on the access point Message Integrity Check MIC MIC prevents bit flip attacks on encrypted packets In a bit flip at...

Page 27: ...the wireless adapter is associated to Associated AP IP Address Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless adapter is associated to Associated AP MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the access point the wireless adapter is associated to Power Save Mode Shows the power save mode Power management is disabled in ad hoc mode Configure the power save mode on the Advanced tab Current Power...

Page 28: ...its for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarant...

Page 29: ...adio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing Pour empecher que cet appareil cause du brouillage au service faisant l objet d une licence il doit etre utilize a l interieur et devrait etre place loin des fenetres afin de ...

Page 30: ...pliance 2 4GHz Operation 低功率電波輻性電機管理辦法第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機非經許可公司商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信經發現有干擾現象時應立即停用並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用前項合法通信指依電信規定作業之無線電信低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾 ...

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