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Chapter

PRELIMINARY

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AR5001 STA User’s Guide

Atheros Communications, Inc.

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July 2002

COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL

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Summary of Contents for AR5001

Page 1: ...AR5001 User Guide PRELIMINARY Revision July 2002...

Page 2: ...ocument may be reproduced adapted or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose except as expressly set forth in a written agreement signed by Atheros Atheros or...

Page 3: ...es output or display 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...

Page 4: ...PRELIMINARY iv AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc iv July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL DO NOT COPY Revision History Revision Description of Changes June 2002 Initial release...

Page 5: ...ument xi Audience xii Additional Resources xii 1 Introduction 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 System Requirements 1 2 2 Windows 2000 2 1 Driver Installation First Time Install 2 1 Driver Installation Previou...

Page 6: ...cting Encryption Types 3 9 Infrastructure Mode 3 12 Ad Hoc Mode 3 14 TCP IP Setup 3 16 4 Windows XP 4 1 Driver Installation First time Install 4 1 Driver Uninstallation 4 4 Device Configuration 4 7 Se...

Page 7: ...0 This guide also includes detailed instructions for configuring the PC Card device or IEEE 802 11a station STA to interact with an access point AP in infrastructure mode and with other STAs in ad ho...

Page 8: ...ndows environments Additional Resources Atheros Reference Design hardware software and documentation contain proprietary information of Atheros Communications Inc and are provided under a license agre...

Page 9: ...1a data rates 6 to 54 Mbps and 802 11b It also supports the Atheros Turbo ModeTM supporting data rates up to 108 Mbps The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7 1 standard You can find inform...

Page 10: ...002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL System Requirements Laptop PC containing 32 bit CardBus slot or Desktop PC with PC Card PCI adapter 32 MB memory or greater 300 MHz processor or higher Microsoft Windows 2000...

Page 11: ...bes the first time installation for the driver for Windows 2000 If you have a previously installed driver refer to the section Driver Installation Previous Driver Installed on page 2 6 Atheros recomme...

Page 12: ...02 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Insert the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter into a 32 bit CardBus slot and follow these steps to install the NDIS driver 1 Wait for the following dialog box to display 2...

Page 13: ...y 2002 2 3 5 Insert the Release CD in your CD ROM drive 6 Choose Specify a location under Optional search locations 7 Click Next to continue 8 Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located a...

Page 14: ...2 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 10 When you find the Atheros driver installation file net5211 inf click Next to continue 11 The Atheros NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from M...

Page 15: ...Y Chapter 2 Atheros Communications Inc Windows 2000 2 5 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 2 5 12 Click Finish to complete the driver installation See Device Configuration on page 2 17 for the device conf...

Page 16: ...er Installation Previous Driver Installed If the system already has a previous release of the Atheros NDIS installed Windows does not prompt for the device driver when the WLAN Card is inserted Follow...

Page 17: ...Manager right click Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter under Network adapters device node and click Properties 3 Click Update Driver from the Driver tab Note the Driver Version that you are updat...

Page 18: ...AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 2 8 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 4 Click Next to continue 5 Choose Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a spec...

Page 19: ...ANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 2 9 7 Insert the Release CD into your CD ROM drive Click Have Disk to continue 8 Click Browse to specify the location where the NDIS driver is located assuming D is the CD R...

Page 20: ...5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 2 10 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 10 Select Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter from the list 11 Click Next to continue 12 Click Yes to continue...

Page 21: ...11 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 2 11 13 Click Next to proceed with the installation 14 The Atheros NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft Therefore Windows...

Page 22: ...er PRELIMINARY 2 12 AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 2 12 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 15 Click Finish 16 Note that Driver Version should display 2 0 as the major revision number C...

Page 23: ...ANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 2 13 17 Click Yes to restart system 18 After the system restarts the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter will display under Network adapters in the Device Manager Procee...

Page 24: ...usly installed versions of the NDIS driver and you wish to remove the newly installed driver from the system proceed to Step 4 The NDIS driver since Release 1 0 no longer leverages the Transport Drive...

Page 25: ...er files that reside in the system a Go to the Start menu and choose Search For Files or Folders b Enter oem inf in the Search for files or folders named field and enter Atheros in the Containing text...

Page 26: ...2 Chapter PRELIMINARY 2 16 AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 2 16 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 4 To complete the uninstallation remove the file ar5211 sys from the WINNT system32 dr...

Page 27: ...properties You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in one of two modes either infrastructure mode which leverages an AP or ad hoc mode which consists of a group of stations participating in...

Page 28: ...ons Inc 2 18 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL In ad hoc mode a Wireless Network Adapter works within an independent basic service set IBSS as illustrated in Figure 2 2 All stations communicate directly...

Page 29: ...igure the AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter 1 In the Device Manager right click Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter and click Properties to access the properties of the adapter 2 Configuration addit...

Page 30: ...xample Atheros 802 11a Wireless Network This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters Network Connection This field defines whether the STA is configured for an ad hoc or infrastructure network Powe...

Page 31: ...002 2 21 4 To enter a value in the address field the check box needs to be selected Typically an LAA is not required because the driver automatically loads a unique globally administered address from...

Page 32: ...Keys This field allows you to select only a key Unique First Second Third or Fourth whose corresponding field has been completed Unique Key Defines the unique encryption key for security for the curr...

Page 33: ...n type automatically auto or manually at both the STA and AP See the set cipher command in the AR5001 AP User s Guide for information on configuring the encryption type on the AP By specifying auto th...

Page 34: ...s 802 11a Turbo Enables or disables Atheros turbo mode for 802 11a radio space Once enabled both 802 11a and 802 11a turbo modes are scanned 802 11g Pure g Enables or disables OFDM at 2 4 GHz in the 8...

Page 35: ...DO NOT COPY PRELIMINARY Chapter 2 Atheros Communications Inc Windows 2000 2 25 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 2 25 NOTE Fragmentation is currently not supported using AES...

Page 36: ...his field identifies the configuration This name must be unique Configuration names are case insensitive Network Name SSID This is the name of the IEEE 802 11a wireless network for example Atheros 802...

Page 37: ...ntained by corporate IT staff Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive da...

Page 38: ...isabled Currently shared key security is supported in ad hoc mode Future Atheros software implementations will provide unique key support In ad hoc mode a station scans the air for an existing BSS If...

Page 39: ...the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter Right click that connection and click Properties Table 2 5 Ad Hoc Mode General Dialog Field Descriptions Field Name Description Configuration Name This fiel...

Page 40: ...DO NOT COPY 2 Chapter PRELIMINARY 2 30 AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 2 30 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 3 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties...

Page 41: ...ate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access Default gateway and DNS server information is also required IP configuration information DHCP or assigned IP address Gateway and DNS server IP ad...

Page 42: ...n the DOS command prompt window 7 Type ipconfig at the C prompt to determine if the TCP IP configuration has taken effect To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode use the ping ipaddres...

Page 43: ...2 2 33 8 To map the drive on another machine to your computer right click My Computer and click Map Network Drive 9 After mapping the drive you can perform file transfers use video streaming applicati...

Page 44: ...heros NDIS driver on the PC system before installing Version 1 0 release of the NDIS driver See Driver Uninstallation on page 3 4 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases When th...

Page 45: ...ose Search for the best driver for your device Recommended a Select Specify a location b Click Browse to locate the NDIS driver The default folder is E ndis bin production ndis5 assuming E is the CD R...

Page 46: ...ros Communications Inc Windows Millennium Edition 3 3 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 3 3 4 Click Finish to continue and restart the system to complete driver installation Refer to Device Configuration...

Page 47: ...vious Atheros driver releases 1 Remove the NDIS driver from the OS a Go to Start Search For Files or Folders and search for the INF file containing the Atheros text string under the WINDOWS INF folder...

Page 48: ...f the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the Atheros NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel Similar to Windows 2000 the device can be set to work in one...

Page 49: ...allows addition modification and deletion of the configuration profiles Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify or click New to add a new configuratio...

Page 50: ...pecify a unique key Select the encryption type automatically auto or manually at both the STA and AP See the set cipher command in the AR5001 AP User s Guide for information on configuring the encrypt...

Page 51: ...Chapter PRELIMINARY 3 8 AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 3 8 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Use the Advanced tab on the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter dialog to change the e...

Page 52: ...o space Once enabled both 802 11a and 802 11a turbo modes are scanned 802 11g Pure g Enables or disables OFDM at 2 4 GHz in the 802 11b radio space 802 11b Range Selects either normal uses all four 80...

Page 53: ...configuring an Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode Refer to Device Configuration on page 2 17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Settings...

Page 54: ...on This name must be unique Configuration names are case insensitive Network Name SSID This is the name of the IEEE 802 11a wireless network for example Atheros 802 11a Wireless Network This field has...

Page 55: ...nd maintained by corporate IT staff Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensit...

Page 56: ...s section ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the Network Configuration Settings of the Atheros NIC Configuration utility Use Table 3 3 as a guideline to choose the values of eac...

Page 57: ...an existing BSS If no BSS is found the station establishes a BSS for other stations to join When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place they join that BSS to form an ad hoc...

Page 58: ...dition 3 15 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 3 15 TCP IP Configuration After configuring the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter network adapter properties the TCP IP address for the network device...

Page 59: ...etwork Adapter and click Properties Depending on the type of network the station connects to Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required IP configuration information DHCP or assigne...

Page 60: ...in the same IP subnet 4 Click OK to complete the TCP IP configuration and restart the system for the changes to take effect 5 Choose Start Programs Accessories Command Prompt to open the DOS command...

Page 61: ...To map the drive on another machine to your computer right click My Computer and click Map Network Drive Specify the path of a network shared folder 7 After mapping the drive you can perform file tra...

Page 62: ...he PC system before installing Version 1 0 release of the NDIS driver Refer to Driver Uninstallation on page 4 4 for the instructions on how to remove previous driver releases With no existing Atheros...

Page 63: ...tions choose Include this location in the search and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver When the driver location has been identified click Next to continue 3 The Atheros NDIS evaluat...

Page 64: ...ELIMINARY Chapter 4 Atheros Communications Inc Windows XP 4 3 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL July 2002 4 3 4 Click Finish to complete driver installation and refer to Device Configuration on page 4 7 for device...

Page 65: ...n provides uninstallation procedures for removing the Atheros NDIS driver from the system Uninstallation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous Atheros driver releases 1 To remove...

Page 66: ...lete the driver installation file that resides in the system a Go to Start and choose Search All files and folder enter oem inf in the All or part of the file name field b Enter Atheros in the A word...

Page 67: ...4 Chapter PRELIMINARY 4 6 AR5001 STA User s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 4 6 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 4 A file matching the search criteria is displayed Choose this file and delete it from...

Page 68: ...in Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration on page 4 18 Similar to Windows 2000 configuration of the Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the Network Control Panel NCP in ada...

Page 69: ...ications and deletions are made under the Settings tab of Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter Properties Select one of the configurations under the configuration click Modify or New and complete t...

Page 70: ...auto or manually at both the STA and AP See the set cipher command in the AR5001 AP User s Guide for information on configuring the encryption type on the AP By specifying auto the STA and AP will ne...

Page 71: ...o space Once enabled both 802 11a and 802 11a turbo modes are scanned 802 11g Pure g Enables or disables OFDM at 2 4 GHz in the 802 11b radio space 802 11b Range Selects either normal uses all four 80...

Page 72: ...ode This section defines the process of configuring an Atheros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter in infrastructure mode Refer to Device Configuration on page 2 17 for detailed descriptions of each optio...

Page 73: ...ter and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits 104 bits and 128 bits Typically the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff Table 4 2 Infrastructure Mode G...

Page 74: ...e 4 3 as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window Table 4 3 Ad Hoc Mode General Dialog Field Descriptions Field Name Description Configuration Name This field identif...

Page 75: ...join that BSS to form an ad hoc network If a specific set of stations requires ad hoc network connectivity it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring the remaining...

Page 76: ...ing on the type of network the station connects to Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required IP configuration information DHCP or assigned IP address Gateway and DNS server IP add...

Page 77: ...pt to open a command prompt window Type ipconfig to determine if the TCP IP configuration has taken effect To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode use the ping IP address command 6 Wh...

Page 78: ...IAL July 2002 4 17 7 To map the drive on another machine to your computer from the Start menu choose My Computer and right click to select Map Network Drive 8 Assign the drive letter that maps to the...

Page 79: ...ros AR5001 Wireless Network Adapter Windows XP provides zero configuration functionality that automatically tries to connect the STA to available wireless networks in the following order Infrastructur...

Page 80: ...3 to set up the station to connect to an infrastructure or ad hoc network If you want to use non default settings for power saving and turbo mode you should set those parameters through the NCP method...

Page 81: ...up automatic wireless network configuration to connect to an existing Access Point infrastructure network follow these steps 1 Click the network name under Available networks in the Wireless Networks...

Page 82: ...key from the current Atheros NCP configuration profile irrespective of the network name You may choose to enter the WEP key by clearing this check box and manually entering the network key and key len...

Page 83: ...r s Guide Atheros Communications Inc 4 22 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Ad Hoc Mode To connect to an existing computer to computer ad hoc network 1 Click the ad hoc network name under Available netwo...

Page 84: ...key is automatically provided for you The driver will then use the Default Encryption key from the current Atheros NCP configuration profile irrespective of the network name You may choose to enter t...

Page 85: ...tion to start its own ad hoc network the Computer to computer ad hoc networks only option should be selected There should be no network active from the preferred list and the Automatically connect to...

Page 86: ...and is automatically provided for you then leave Network key blank If the network key is not automatically provided for you then type the key in Network key Click Connect to establish the network con...

Page 87: ...icking Add and specifying the network name SSID in Wireless Network Properties and the wireless network key settings if needed If the network connection that you are configuring is an ad hoc network t...

Page 88: ...rk that you want to reposition on the list and then clicking Move up or Move down You can change the wireless network connection settings of a preferred network by selecting the wireless network click...

Page 89: ...4 28 July 2002 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL If a network is not defined in the preferred networks list but you know it is available and you want to automatically connect to it then click Advanced in the Wirel...

Page 90: ...hat the product AR5BCB 00013 Wireless LAN CardBus Card Complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 th...

Page 91: ...rienced radio TV technician for help Modifications made to the product unless expressly approved by Atheros Communications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF Exposure This dev...

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