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GN-WMKG

IEEE 802.11b/g CardBus Wireless LAN Card

User’s Manual

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Rev. 2.0 First Edition

Summary of Contents for GN-WMKG

Page 1: ...GN WMKG IEEE 802 11b g CardBus Wireless LAN Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 2 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: ...000 9 2 4 DRIVER UTILITY INSTALLATION WINDOWS XP 13 CHAPTER 3 USING THE GIGABYTE WLAN CONFIGURATION UTILITY 15 3 1 THE PROFILE TAB 15 3 2 THE LINK STATUS TAB 22 3 3 THE SITE SURVEY TAB 23 3 4 STATISTICS SETTING 24 3 5 THE ADVANCE TAB 25 3 6 THE ABOUT TAB 26 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 CANNOT ENABLE 802 1X WPA OR WPA PSK 27 CANNOT ESTABLISH CONNECTION TO A WIRELESS NETWORK 27 CAN CONNECT TO AN ACC...

Page 4: ...1b 802 11g specification Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 54Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Built in diversity antenna Seamless roaming between WLAN Supports AES Advance Encryption System enterprise class 802 1x security and multiple levels of WEP encryption 64 bit 128 bit and WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Driver supports Wi...

Page 5: ...nk CONDITION No power applied to card Looking for network association Adapter has an active connection LED Blinking GIGABYTE GIGABYTE Condition of the Receiver Link Power 1 5 System Requirements IBM PC AT compatible computer Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP ...

Page 6: ...se refer to the driver utility installation section that matches your operating system 2 1 Driver Utility Installation Windows 98SE Step 1 Insert the GN WMKG Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WMKG Wireless CardBus Adapter setup screen appears Step 2 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program ...

Page 7: ...creen appears click Next Step 4 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 5 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen ...

Page 8: ...5 Step 6 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish Step 7 Insert the GN WMKG Adapter ...

Page 9: ...G Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WMKG Wireless CardBus Adapter setup screen appears Step 2 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next ...

Page 10: ...Step 4 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 5 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen ...

Page 11: ...8 Step 6 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish Step 7 Insert the GN WMKG Adapter ...

Page 12: ...KG Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WMKG Wireless CardBus Adapter setup screen appears Step 2 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next ...

Page 13: ...0 Step 4 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 5 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish ...

Page 14: ...elow will appear This does not mean there is a problem Click Yes to continue with installation Step 7 If the screen below appears this does not mean there is a problem Click Yes to continue Step 8 Insert the GN WMKG Adapter ...

Page 15: ...12 Step 9 When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears click Cancel to exit ...

Page 16: ...G Installation CD into the CD ROM drive The GIGABTYE GN WMKG Wireless CardBus Adapter setup screen appears Step 2 Drag your mouse over Install Wireless LAN Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Next ...

Page 17: ...k Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 5 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish Step 6 Insert the GN WMKG Adapter ...

Page 18: ...WLAN Utility from the Windows Start menu selecting Programs and then Gigabyte WLAN Utility Note Modifications to WLAN configuration settings can be done when GN WMKG is in use or through the network configuration tool provided by Windows when it is inactive 3 1 The Profile Tab Click on the Profile tab in the Gigabyte WLAN Configuration Utility to view the values for each defined profile Click the ...

Page 19: ...e wireless mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc associated with the profile 3 1 1 Add Profile Configuration Tab Figure 3 3 Add Profile Configuration Tab Profile Name Type in a unique profile name set the corresponding parameters and click the Apply button to add profile SSID Select a defined Service Set Identity detected by the system from the drop down list or input a new SSID 32 character maximum Power...

Page 20: ... transmit power at various percentage levels with 100 being the default value RTS Threshold Define the packet size the wireless node uses to determine appropriate transmission mechanism Fragmentation Threshold Define the packet length used for fragmentation Packets larger than value will be fragmented 3 1 2 Add Profile Authentication and Security If an authentication or security setting is configu...

Page 21: ...ARED Security To prevent unauthorized access to data transmitted on the network WLAN card provide a data encryption of high security The access point must have the same password and encryption to connect with you Different authentication types have different level of security Please refer to Table 3 1 WEP Encryption To activate the WEP Encryption choose WEP Encryption from the drop down menu in th...

Page 22: ...ndow you can configure authentication parameters such as Tunnel Protocol ID and Password and Client Certificate or Certificate Chain Figure 3 6 802 1X Setting Certification Tab Authentication Type Choose authentication type from the drop down menu Authentication types supported include PEAP TLS Smart Card TTLS LEAP and MD5 Challenge Identity Enter the name of the user account Password The option t...

Page 23: ...o confirm the validity of Station with assigned authentication type in the Tunnel Data needed for authentication includes Tunnel ID Tunnel Password Client Certificate or Server Authentication Protocol Use assigned authentication type in the safe tunnel Tunnel Identity Enter name of user account Password Enter the user account password Figure 3 7 Client Certificate List Figure 3 8 CA Server Setting...

Page 24: ... Server Certificate Check the Server Certificate box to indicate that the Client will confirm whether the CA server is reliable Certificate issuer Specify the CA of a server certificate from the drop down list Allow Intermediate Certificates When this option is checked the certificate issuer can be an issuer recognized by a specific certificate issuer Server name This value can be a server name or...

Page 25: ... use ONLY when GN WMKG is configured in Ad Hoc mode Link Speed Indicates the transmission data rate between associated access point and the GN WMKG Throughput Indicates the number of successfully transmitted Tx and received Rx data in bytes per second Link Quality Displays how well the GN WMKG is communicating with wireless access point wireless router or another wireless device Signal Strength Di...

Page 26: ...Figure 3 10 Site Survey BSSID Displays the MAC address of the access point Signal Strength Displays the access point signal strength Channel Displays the current broadcast channel used by the access point Encryption The security method used by the access point Authentication The authentication type used by the access point Network Type Informs you if an access point infrastructure or other wireles...

Page 27: ...24 3 4 Statistics Setting The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Wireless CardBus Adapter Figure 3 11 Statistics ...

Page 28: ...for 802 11b is compatible To prevent data collision between two stations with 802 11b and 802 11g within range of the same Access Point it is necessary to set 11B G Protection This setting only functions when 802 11 B G mix is selected as Wireless Mode Three setting are available AUTO EABLE and DISABLE This is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Note is a situation in...

Page 29: ...26 3 6 The About Tab The About tab displays information about current drivers and physical MAC address Figure 3 13 About ...

Page 30: ...reless access point router If WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the GN WMKG match Check that the MAC address of the Wireless CardBus Adapter is included in the access point router s Authorization Table Can Connect to an Access Point but Cannot Access the Internet Make sure the security settings are the same as that of wireless access point router If WEP or WPA encry...

Page 31: ...0 dBm Nominal Temp Range Receive sensitivity 68dBm 54Mbps 85dBm 11Mbps Antenna Two Printed antennas for supporting antenna diversity 3 Safety Regulation and Operating Environment FCC Part 15 USA DGT Taiwan EMC certification CE Europe Temperature Range Operating 0 55 deg C Storing 20 65 deg C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing 4 Software Support Driver Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP Security WPA PSK TKIP AES ...

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