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2.4GHz 802.11n MPCI Module 

 
 

User’s Guide 

 

Summary of Contents for DIR615A1

Page 1: ...2 4GHz 802 11n MPCI Module User s Guide ...

Page 2: ... specific organizations or environments e g airports hospitals chemical oil gas industrial plants private buildings etc is not clear please ask for authorization to use these devices prior to operating the equipment Regulatory Information disclaimers Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with ...

Page 3: ... or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the deale...

Page 4: ...In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Protection requirements for health and safety Article 3 1a Testing for electric safety according to EN 60950 has been conducted These are considered relevant and sufficient Protection requirements for electromagnetic compatibility Article 3 1b Testing for electromagn...

Page 5: ... product may be used freely Germany UK Italy Spain Belgium Netherlands Portugal Greece Ireland Denmark Luxembourg Austria Finland Sweden Norway and Iceland France except the channel 10 through 13 law prohibits the use of other channels ...

Page 6: ...integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization END PRODUCT LABELING This transmitter module is authorized only for use in device where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users for example Access point Wireless Router etc The final end product must be labeled in...

Page 7: ...6 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction 1 Overview of this User s Guide 1 Software Installation 2 Windows 98se ME 2000 XP Utility and Driver Installation 2 Wireless Utility Setting 4 Technical Specifications 14 ...

Page 8: ... wired connections at a speed of up to fifty four megabit per second 2 4GHz 802 11n MPCI Module provides users with an access to real time information anywhere in their organization The mobility provides productivity and service which are not available under wired networks The 2 4GHz 802 11n MPCI Module configuration is easy to change from peer to peer networks suitable for a small number of users...

Page 9: ...98se please reboot the system to install the driver to the system properly In some specific setting on Windows system you may need to proceed the software manually go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run type D Utility Setup exe in the dialog box D will depend on where your CD ROM drive is located and click OK 2 If you need to install the driver manually refer each Windows OS to the following...

Page 10: ...e Windows XP have its own Wireless Utility you can either use the utility of Windows XP or the provided utility 5 You will see the icon on the Windows task bar when you finish the installation When the icon in the toolbar represents in green color it is properly connected to the network and if it represents in red color then it is not connected to the network ...

Page 11: ...ty includes seven tabs Status Configuration Advanced Profile Network Statistics and About Status The Status screen shows you the status of the Wireless Adapter it shows that where the device is connected to the Network mode the Channel the transmit rate and the encryption mode There are two dialog boxes showing the data transmitted and the data received The two signal lines show the Signal Strengt...

Page 12: ...e more stations and just want to set them as local network please set themode to Ad Hoc mode z Network SSID The SSID differentiates one Wireless LAN group name from another so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific Wireless LAN group name must use the same SSID A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID If the SSID parameter ...

Page 13: ...to activate the security of the 2 4GHz 802 11n MPCI Module WEP Key WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station and a base station Access Point WEP Passphrase the Passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a group of WEP key in the Key Setting z Authentication Mode Open System with the same WEP key between the stations the stations don t need to...

Page 14: ...lect 128bit in Hex format you must type 26 values 0 F hexadecimal or 128bit in ASCII format you must type 13 values in the following range 0 9 A Z and a z Alphanumeric Be sure that the 2 4GHz 802 11n MPCI Module and the wireless station were set in the same key Note After all the settings are completed click Apply to save the setting WPA PSK WPA PSK Wi Fi Protected Access pre shared key is a simpl...

Page 15: ... rate and auto fall back when the signal is not too strong to transmit data it will auto fall back from 300Mbps to 1 Mbps z Preamble Type The usage of the preamble is to limit the packet size of the data to transmit It is recommended to choose the short preamble when the link quality is bad it is to prevent the wasting time of resending a long packet that is lost The Default is Auto which access s...

Page 16: ... resending a long packet that is lost z RTS CTS Threshold The RTS CTS Threshold is a station initiates the process by sending a RTS frame the other ends receives the RTS and responds with a CTS frame the station must receive a CTS frame before sending the data frame This is to prevent the collisions by each station Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432 bytes It is recommended limiting a l...

Page 17: ... a previously defined profile Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile click Save and then click Apply when a profile is done You can click Delete if the profile is no longer used to activate other profile choose a profile name in the Profile Name field and click Activate ...

Page 18: ...er The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID MAC Address Channels Signal the Security type and the Network mode You can click the Rescan button to find the new wireless devices and double click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with ...

Page 19: ...18 Statistics The Statistics section shows the real time transmit and receive packets of the Wireless Adapter ...

Page 20: ...19 About The About section shows the Device Name Regulatory Domain Driver Version MAC Address and the Utility version ...

Page 21: ...s OFDM 85dbm 6 Mbps OFDM 88dbm typically PER 10 packet size 1024 and 25ºC 5ºC Sensitivity for 802 11n 300 Mbps OFDM 63dbm typically PER 10 packet size 1024 and 25ºC 5ºC Frequency Range 2412 2462 MHz North America 2412 2472 MHz General Europe 2412 2484 MHz Japan Modulation Schemes DBPSK DQPSK CCK and OFDM BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM Channels 1 11 channels FCC 1 13 channels ETSI 1 14 channels Japan Medi...

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