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GN-WMAG

IEEE 802.11b/g CardBus Wireless LAN Card

User’s Manual

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Rev. 1.0 First Edition

Summary of Contents for GN-WMAG

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

Page 2: ...iving 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...

Page 3: ...WIN98 ME 9 2 3 INSTALLING THE DRIVER UTILITY WIN 2000 12 2 4 INSTALLING THE DRIVER UTILITY WIN XP 15 CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY 17 3 1 LINK STATUS 17 3 2 SITE SURVEY 21 3 3 CONFIGURATION 22 3 4 STATISTICS 28 3 5 DRIVER INFO 29 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 YOU ARE 802 1X WPA AND WPA PSK CAN NOT BE SELECTED 30 I CANNOT CONNECT TO AN AP 30 I CAN CONNECT TO AN AP BUT I CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ...

Page 4: ...d of 108Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Built in diversity antenna Seamless roaming between 802 11b and 802 11g networks Supports AES Advance Encryption System enterprise class 802 1x security and multiple levels of WEP encryption 64 bit 128 bit 152 bit and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Driver supports Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP 1 3 Physical...

Page 5: ...ng Looking for network association the card has an active connection No power applied to card LED Blinking GIGABYTE GIGABYTE Condition of the Receiver Power Link 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 ...

Page 6: ...river Utility Win 98SE Step 1 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive Step 2 Please plug in your Gigabyte WLAN card device Step 3 Click Next and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive Step 4 Click Search for the best driver for your device and Click Next ...

Page 7: ...4 Step 5 Click Specify a location Click Browse Click CD ROM Device Select the directory Inf Win98 and Click Next Step 6 Click Next ...

Page 8: ...5 Step 7 Click Finish Step 8 Click No Step 9 Click Install Wireless LAN Utility ...

Page 9: ...6 Step 10 Click Next Step 11 Click I accept this agreement and Click Next ...

Page 10: ...7 Step 12 Click Next Step 13 Click Finish Step 14 Click OK ...

Page 11: ...8 Step 15 Click Finish and Reboot you computer ...

Page 12: ...r CDROM drive Step 2 Please plug in your Gigabyte WLAN card device Step 3 Click Specify the location of the device Click Next and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive Step 4 Click Specify a location Click Browse Click CD ROM Device Select the directory Inf WinMe and Click Next ...

Page 13: ...10 Step 5 Click Next Step 6 Click Finish Step 7 Click No ...

Page 14: ...11 Step 8 Click Install Wireless LAN Utility Step 9 Click Finish and Reboot you computer ...

Page 15: ...e Driver Utility Win 2000 Step 1 Please plug in your Gigabyte WLAN card device Step 2 Click Cancel Step 3 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive the following window will pop up Step 4 Click Install Wireless LAN Utility ...

Page 16: ...13 Step 5 Click Finish Step 6 Click Yes ...

Page 17: ...14 Step 7 Click Yes and Reboot you computer ...

Page 18: ...he Driver Utility Win XP Step 1 Please plug in your Gigabyte WLAN card device Step 2 Click Cancel Step 3 Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive the following window will pop up Step 4 Click Install Wireless LAN Utility ...

Page 19: ...16 Step 5 Click Finish and Reboot you computer ...

Page 20: ... appears as an icon on the Windows system tray whenever the card is running see Figure 3 1 The icon can tell you the received signal strength by four small green lights You can open it by double clicking on this icon Figure 3 1 The icon of the Configuration Monitor Utility You can hide or show Tray board by clicking mouse right key on this icon see Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 The icon of the Function Ut...

Page 21: ... turn off the card s radio click the radio icon at the bottom of the screen see Fig 3 4 shows the result Click Yes see Figure 3 5 Just click it again to turn on the radio Click Yes see Figure 3 6 In order to exit click the X button at the bottom of the screen see Figure 3 4 ...

Page 22: ... Turn off the card s radio Figure 3 5 Disabled WLAN Card Figure 3 6 Enabled WLAN Card Other items reports the following information Association State The field shows you if WLAN card is communicating with an access ...

Page 23: ...nter frequency used by the WLAN card Security The current security setting IP Address WLAN Card IP Address Profile various wireless settings for different environments SSID Wireless network name This is the wireless network name expressed as text string that all members within the same network share Devices that don t share the same network name cannot communicate with each other BSSID Basic servi...

Page 24: ... peer stations Other items reports the following information SSID Wireless network name BSSID Basic service set identification Security Encrypt data or not Signal Strength It shows the received signal strength from the detected wireless device Channel The current channel number used by the WLAN card Wireless Mode 2 4GHz11Mbps 802 11b or 2 4GHz54Mbps 802 11g network Refresh Rescan the available net...

Page 25: ...e driver without the need to reset the WLAN card see Figure 3 8 3 3 1 Basic setting Profile Name You can save various wireless settings for different environments Use Profile Available Profile Network Type This field allows you to select the mode from a list of supported network mode The modes displayed have two values Ad Hoc and Access Point Figure 3 8 Configuration 3 3 2 Advance setting Click Mo...

Page 26: ... the access point c When set to Maximum This case is similar to Normal but it draws less battery power as a result of less wake up frequently This also leads to slower response to network request Wireless Mode Specifies 2 4GHz 11Mbps 802 11b or 2 4GHz 54Mbps 802 11g operation The WLAN card will automatically select the optimal mode from these selected wireless modes Wireless mode When Starting Ad ...

Page 27: ...No security None Allows the communication between the WLAN card and access point without data encryption 3 3 3 2 Use WEP for authentication and encryption Pre Shared Keys To prevent unauthorized user to access the data on wireless stations the WLAN Card offers a secure data encryption known as WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy When you select this item the target 802 11 device must has the same encrypt...

Page 28: ...tion enter 32 digitals by Hex or 16 characters by ASCII 4 Select only a key to encrypt your transmission data 5 Click OK to save these settings 3 3 3 3 Use WPA PSK Security WPA Pre Shared Keys When you select this item the target 802 11 device must has the same encryption keys and be configured to use encryption in order to communicate with each other To configure your WPA PSK encryption please cl...

Page 29: ...affic from the card until the server has authenticated it please follow these steps Step 1 Download Certificate Step 2 please click WPA or 802 1x then the following window will pop up see Figure 3 14 Figure 3 14 Configure WPA or 802 1X Please follow these steps Step 1 Select a Certificate Step 2 Key in Server RADIUS Step 3 Key in Login name Step 4 Click OK to save these settings Microsoft Windows ...

Page 30: ...27 Step 3 Setup Wireless LAN card see Figure 3 16 Click Use Windows to configure to cancel the schedule and Click OK Figure 3 16 Wireless Networks ...

Page 31: ...28 3 4 Statistics The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card see Figure 3 17 Figure 3 17 The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card ...

Page 32: ...29 3 5 Driver Info The Driver Info tab shows you the information of the card s driver see Figure 3 18 Figure 3 18 Driver s information ...

Page 33: ...kXP AegisI5 exe 3 Click Install z Windows 98SE 1 Insert the CD 2 Launch the program at WPA win9x AegisI2 exe 3 Click Install z Windows ME 1 Right click on Network Place 2 Click Add 3 Select Protocol and click Add 4 Click Have Disk 5 Select the directory WPA WPA_FIX_ME 6 Reboot I cannot connect to an AP z Check if the WLAN has the some Service Set Identifier SSID as that of The AP z Check if the WL...

Page 34: ...ress subnet mask gateway and DNS of your computer are correctly set z Check the proxy settings of the WEB browser I always have poor link quality and low signal z Keep the WLAN card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects to avoid radio interference z Shorten the distance between the WLAN card and the AP or station ...

Page 35: ...M QPSK BPSK CCK DQPSK DBPSK Date Rates Base mode 54 48 36 18 12 9 11 6 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps auto fallback Turbo mode 108 96 72 48 36 24 18 and 12 Mbps auto fallback Typical Power Consumption Doze 25mA Receive 303 mA Transmit 490 mA Base mode Peak Output Power 19 dBm Nominal Temp Range Receive sensitivity Minimum 65dBm typical 67dBm 54Mbps Nominal Temp Range Antenna Internal antennae supporting diversi...

Page 36: ...33 LED indicators Two LEDs indicating Power Link Subject to Change without Notices ...

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