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Channel:

 The current channel used by the wireless LAN card. 

 

Tx Rate:

 The current transmission rate used by the wireless LAN card. 

 

AP Signal:

 It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base 

station.   

 

Available Network:

  This item will show you all of the 802.11 Access Points or Wireless 

LAN Cards in your wireless environment. The icon in the front of every item 
represents an Access Point or a Wireless LAN Card.  You can add a network easily 
by clicking on the desired SSID. 

 

Strength: 

It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base 

station. 

 

Signal Quality: 

It is which represents the quality of communication between the Wireless 

LAN Card and Access Point. 

 

Refresh(

):

 After this button is clicked, the wireless  LAN card  will rescan the wireless 

environment and show you all the updated reachable Access Points and Stations. 

 

Connect(

):

 After this button is clicked, the wireless LAN card will connect the wireless 

environment reachable Access Points or wireless LAN card. 

 

Mode(Station):

  The  WLAN  mode  You can  change  AP mode(

see 

3-8 Access Point

) by 

clicking on this button. 

 
 

3-2.  Statistics 

 

The “

Statistics

” tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card(

see 

Figure 3-3

).   

 

Figure 3-3.  

The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card 

       

 

 
 

3-3.  Configuration 

The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver 

Summary of Contents for GN-WBZB-M

Page 1: ...GN WBZB M IEEE 802 11b USB Wireless LAN Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 First Edition ...

Page 2: ... 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 dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s auth...

Page 3: ...ING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD 3 2 1 INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD FOR PC 3 2 2 INSTALLING THE DRIVER UTILITY FOR PC 3 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY ON PC 6 3 1 INFO 6 3 2 STATISTICS 7 3 3 CONFIGURATION 7 3 4 ENCRYPTION 8 3 5 ADVANCED 9 3 6 ABOUT 10 3 7 ACCESS POINT SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS XP 10 3 8 BRIDGE SETUP SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS XP 12 3 9 IP SHARING SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS 2000 14 CHAPTER 4 SPECIFICATI...

Page 4: ...b specification n Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps n Dynamically scales the data rate to 11 5 5 2 and 1Mbps n Host Interface USB 1 1 n One external antenna n Supports 64 bit 128 bit WEP encryption n Driver supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP n Free Software Access Point 1 3 Physical Dimensions Packaging Dimensions 122mm 48mm 22mm This product is only for INTEL USB2 0 Host connect...

Page 5: ... while the card is powered on Link Blinking Slow The card is scanning the network Continuously On The card is successfully connected to a network Blinking Quickly The data is being transmitted received 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 1 5 3 Software Access Point Supported Operation System Windows...

Page 6: ... Installing The WLAN Card for PC Step 1 Power Off you PC Step 2 Plug the WLAN Card to the USB Port of Mother Board and fasten it on the slot rack Step 3 Plug the Antenna to the WLAN Card Step 4 Power On you PC 2 2 Installing The Driver Utility for PC ...

Page 7: ...4 Step 1 Click Cancel Step 2 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive the following window will pop up Step 3 Click Yes and then your installation is ok ...

Page 8: ...5 Step 4 Reboot you computer Step 5 Click YES and then your installation is ok ...

Page 9: ...e 3 1 The icon of the Configuration Monitor Utility WLAN Mode AP Mode 3 1 Info The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Wireless LAN Card and the Reachable Assess Points and the Wireless LAN Card see Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 Current link states of the wireless LAN card Network Information There are three states of a Wireless LAN Card 1 Connected to Access Point The wireless LAN card is n...

Page 10: ...nal Quality It is which represents the quality of communication between the Wireless LAN Card and Access Point Refresh After this button is clicked the wireless LAN card will rescan the wireless environment and show you all the updated reachable Access Points and Stations Connect After this button is clicked the wireless LAN card will connect the wireless environment reachable Access Points or wir...

Page 11: ...rk Type This field allows you to select the network type from a list of supported Network Modes The modes displayed have two values Ad Hoc Peer to Peer and Infrastructure Access Point Ad Hoc This is the 802 11 peer to peer mode of operation All communications are done from Client to Client without using the base station Peer to Peer networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless conne...

Page 12: ...to identify up to 4 different encryption passwords and select one of them to encrypt your transmission data The password of your choice may either be For 64 bit encryption n Five alphanumeric characters in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 e g MyKey n 10 hexadecimal values in the range of 0 F e g 11AA22BB33 For 128 bit encryption n 13 alphanumeric characters in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 e g WEP encr...

Page 13: ...ber Figure 3 6 Advanced settings 3 6 About By choosing this option you can view basic information about the utility like the Driver Firmware and Application Version and this adapter s MAC address see Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Version information and MAC address 3 7 Access Point Supported under Windows XP The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Assess Points and the Wireless LAN Card see ...

Page 14: ...Equivalent Privacy by clicking on this button Figure 3 9 Configuration of the Access Point Mode Change Press this button to setting the default value in each field of the panel The Apply button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry Channel The current channel used by the Access Point Basic Rate The transmission rate for transmitting data packets at the us...

Page 15: ...g on this button Figure 3 10 MAC Address Filter Filter Type There are three status of a Access Point 1 Disable The Filter MAC Address function disable 2 Accept The Filter MAC Address wireless LAN card can connect to an Access Point 3 Reject The Filter MAC Address wireless LAN card can t connect to an Access Point 3 8 Bridge Setup Supported under Windows XP Step 1 Change to AP mode see Figure 3 8 S...

Page 16: ...to cancel the schedule and Click OK Figure 3 12 Wireless Networks Step 4 Select the network connections to be bridged Press the Ctrl key while clicking the network connection icons to select Right click on any selected network icon Select Bridge Connections see Figure 3 13 Show Network Bridge see Figure 3 14 ...

Page 17: ...Setup OK Show Network Bridge windows see Figure 3 15 and then your setup is ok Figure 3 15 Network Bridge Enabled 3 9 IP Sharing Supported under Windows 2000 Step 1 Change to AP mode see Figure 3 8 Step 2 Control Panel run Network and Dial up Connections see Figure 3 16 ...

Page 18: ...AN card see Figure 3 17 Click Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and Click OK Figure 3 17 Local Area Connection Properties Step 4 Show Local Network see Figure 3 18 Click OK and then your setup is ok Figure 3 18 Local Network ...

Page 19: ...mp Range Receive Sensitivity 80dBm 11 Mbps date rate 8 PER Antenna One external antenna with gain of 4 dB Regulatory and Environmental Compliance FCC part 15 USA DGT Taiwan EMC certification CE Europe TELEC Japan Temperature Range Operating 0 50 degree C Storage 20 65 degree C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing Software Driver Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Roaming Full mobility and seamless roaming AP Funct...

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