MM230-M MiniCard
MM230-M
IEEE 802.11b/g Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR and GPS MiniCard
User Manual
Rev 0.1
Page 1: ...MM230 M MiniCard MM230 M IEEE 802 11b g Bluetooth 2 0 EDR and GPS MiniCard User Manual Rev 0 1...
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Page 3: ...30 M MiniCard National Communications Commission Interference Statement This equipment includes wireless RF module and must be labeled in a visible area with the following Contains NCC ID XXXyyyLPDzzz...
Page 4: ...MM230 M MiniCard ii Table of contents Introduction 1 Hardware Installation 4 Using the Wireless Utility 5 Install Bluetooth 33 Install GPS 37...
Page 5: ...de It is ready to work out of the box in any embedded device or in any computer running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP The MM230 M MiniCard is truly a must have for every productivity sensitive laptop...
Page 6: ...d area LAN Modes Wireless LANs can be configured in one of two ways Table 1 LAN modes Ad hoc Networking Also known as a peer to peer network an ad hoc net work is one that allows all workstations and...
Page 7: ...ngs WLAN cards operate within a range of 100 300 feet depending on the thickness and structure of the walls Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal If there is interference in trans...
Page 8: ...s card in your embedded system Hardware description The Wireless MiniCard has a standard Minicard interface for attaching to the Minicard connector on embedded system And this module has IPEX connecto...
Page 9: ...attributes for network type security options and protocols as well as create modify delete profiles Site Survey displays site survey information Statistics displays the statistics of the current sessi...
Page 10: ...e wireless connection Figure 4 Link Information Section Table 2 Link Information Field Description Status Status of the wireless network connection Card Unplugged Client card is not plugged in or clie...
Page 11: ...n small office or to set up a temporary wireless network for a meeting Network BSSID Network Basic Service Set Identifier The BSSID is a 48 bit identity used to identify a particular BSS within an are...
Page 12: ...rated by periods Each number can be 0 to 255 Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to An IP address has two components the network address and the host address The fir...
Page 13: ...dio on or off is to right click the Configuration Utility icon in System Tray and se lect Turn Radio Off to turn the radio off When the radio is off select Turn Radio On to turn the radio back on Figu...
Page 14: ...when the link is lost If it is not selected that profile is excluded in auto configuration The buttons associated with this window are as follows Table 4 Profile List Section Description Button Descr...
Page 15: ...lected Network SSID Network SSID label Network Type Infrastructure When an Infrastructure network is selected the Profile Setting displays the Wireless Mode field Ad Hoc When an Ad Hoc network is sele...
Page 16: ...g Ad Hoc network with the same desired SSID 3 2 2 Profile Setting Security Tab Clicking the Security tab displays the following security options Authentication Mode Encryption Mode Security off WEP TK...
Page 17: ...P LEAP CCX LEAP 3 2 2 2 1 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK SUPPORT In Infrastructure mode if WPA PSK WPA2 PSK is selected as the Authentication Mode the encryption method AES or TKIP can be selected Figure 13 Securit...
Page 18: ...Authentication Mode 2 Select TKIP or AES as the Encryption Method 3 Select EAP TLS Use Certificate as the 802 1x Authentication Protocol Figure 15 Security Tab 802 1x WPA WPA2 EAP TLS Authentication...
Page 19: ...Configuration Window with Certificate Table 6 802 1x WPA WPA2 EAP TLS RADIUS Configuration Window Description Field Button Description Login Name Login name to the RADIUS server Certificate Certifica...
Page 20: ...re 19 Security tab 802 1x WPA WPA2 PEAP RADIUS Authentication Figure 20 802 1x WPA WPA2 PEAP RADIUS Configuration Window Table 7 WPA PEAP RADIUS Configuration Window Description Field Description Logi...
Page 21: ...he 802 1x Authentication Protocol and TKIP as the Encryption Method for WPA TTLS or AES as the Encryp tion Method for WPA2 TTLS Figure 21 WPA WPA2 EAP TTLS Authentication Clicking the Configure WPA RA...
Page 22: ...S server Domain Domain name for login to the RADIUS server op tional Click OK to set the configuration 3 2 2 2 5 CCX EAP LEAP To connect to a Cisco AP through the RADIUS server select CCX EAP LEAP WEP...
Page 23: ...e RADIUS server optional Click OK to set the configuration 3 2 2 3 Encryption Methods The following encryption methods are available depending on the authentication mode Security Off WEP TKIP AES 3 2...
Page 24: ...able 10 WEP Key Configuration Window Description Field Description Key Format Either ASCII characters or hexadecimal digits Key Size 40 bit 5 character ASCII key size 40 bit 10 character hexadecimal 1...
Page 25: ...y tab displays the TKIP AES passphrase settings Enter the passphrase into the Passphrase and Confirm boxes and click OK Figure 27 TKIP AES Settings Currently only the functions WPA PSK TKIP and WPA2 P...
Page 26: ...this check box is selected the protocol setting is not changed when the profile is applied USE BELOW SETTINGS If the Do not change setting check box is not selected the protocol settings in clude the...
Page 27: ...setting is Auto Select Fragment Threshold Sets the fragmentation threshold the size that packets are fragmented into for transmission The default setting is 2346 Region Code Sets the region code Avail...
Page 28: ...t of Detected Stations Description Field Description Network SSID Network SSID label i e the Network Name The Net work Name is a text string MAC Address MAC address a hardware address that uniquely id...
Page 29: ...ty searches for the specified BSSID 3 3 3 3 Select Channel Scan all channels all channels are scanned when searching for available networks in the area Scan channel Only only the specified channel is...
Page 30: ...The color coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the client card Signal strength is reported as a percentage A signal in the red indicates a bad connecti...
Page 31: ...io to confirm that the packet was successfully received If the acknowledge is not received within a specified period of time the client card retransmits the packet Multiple Retries Reports the number...
Page 32: ...ore than one network node Duplicate Frame Reports the number of duplicate frames received Received Beacons Reports the number of beacons received after association is established Beacon Loss Reports t...
Page 33: ...ailable for the installed MM230 M client cards Figure 36 Advanced Tab Note The Advanced tab is not accessible when the Windows Zero Configuration Utility is enabled 3 5 1 Advanced Tab MM230 M Wireless...
Page 34: ...on to the checked profiles in the Profile Manager window Boost Mode Select this check box for performance enhancement Enable WMM Select this check box to enable disable the Wireless Multimedia Enhance...
Page 35: ...Appendix B Error Messages of Enabler Program 31 Figure 39 Auto Link Tab Client AutoLink is complete 3 7 Admin Tab The Admin tab allows you to import and export profiles Figure 40 Admin Tab...
Page 36: ...h and filename of the profile 3 3 Click Open 3 7 2 Admin Tab Export Profiles To export a profile proceed as follows 1 1 Click Export Profiles 2 2 Select or enter the path and filename of the profile 3...
Page 37: ...MM230 M MiniCard 33 Chapter 4 Install Bluetooth MM230 M also support Bluetooth function Below shows how to install Bluetooth device 4 1 How to install Bluetooth device...
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Page 39: ...Appendix B Error Messages of Enabler Program 35...
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Page 41: ...Connect the MM230 M and the host with RS232 to UART cable Power will be provided via the USB cable 4 2 GPS Monitor software Installation Run install program VisualGPSinstall exe It s Freeware softwar...
Page 42: ...MM230 M MiniCard 38 Then you will see the following screen and click Next Choose Destination Folder or use default folder for installation by clicking Next...
Page 43: ...e default group name Click Finish and all installations are complete You will see below icon on your desktop Double click the VisualGPS desktop icon to run software to check the GPS data and performan...
Page 44: ...MM230 M MiniCard 40 You will see below message if the right COM port is not set up Click you will see the following screen...
Page 45: ...then Communications to setup UART COM PORT You will see the following screen please setup the right Com Port and Baud Rate normally it s 4800 or 9600 Now you can start to know the GPS information by...
Page 46: ...11 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps and DBPSK 1Mbps WLAN Tx Power typical 12 5dBm 11g and 11b modes for Ch14 10dBm 11b mode WLAN Rx Sensitivity typical 68dBm for 54Mbps 10 PER 82dBm for 11Mbps 8 PER Media Access P...
Page 47: ...1 microsecond synchronized to GPS time GPS Dynamic Constrains Altitude Velocity Acceleration Jerk 18000 meters 60000 feet max 515 meters second 1000 knots max 4g max 20 meters second3 max GPS Acquisit...
Page 48: ...allation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the int...
