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Super G Wireless PCI Adapter

Super G Wireless PCI Adapter

GN-WP01GT

User’s Guide

October 2004 - Revision 1.0

Summary of Contents for GN-WP01GT

Page 1: ...Super G Wireless PCI Adapter Super G Wireless PCI Adapter GN WP01GT User s Guide October 2004 Revision 1 0 1 ...

Page 2: ...Adapter 9 Hardware Installation 9 Installing the Driver and Utility 10 SmartSetup 3 15 Chapter 3 Configuration 18 Using the GIGABYTE Wireless Utility 18 Current Status Tab 18 Site Survey Tab 22 Profile Management Tab 23 Diagnostics Tab 36 Advanced Statistics 37 Adapter Information Tab 40 Appendix A FAQ 41 Appendix B Wireless Security 42 Appendix C Troubleshooting 43 ...

Page 3: ...Super G Wireless PCI Adapter Appendix D Glossary 44 Appendix E Specifications 47 Appendix F Regulatory Information 49 Appendix G Warranty 51 3 ...

Page 4: ...ving 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 5: ...loading MP3 s faster than ever The WP01GT supports 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption 802 1x RADIUS authentication and WPA support giving you complete peace of mind over data security With SmartSetup 3 built in setting up and configuring a secure wireless network has never been easier SmartSetup 3 takes all the guesswork and mystery away giving you a bullet proof WPA connection generally in less than t...

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Page 7: ...rk today 802 11g 11g 2 4GHz 54Mbps In June 2003 a third standard for Wi Fi was ratified 802 11g This version works in the 2 4 GHz band like 802 11b but operates at 54 Mbit s raw throughput like 802 11a It is fully backwards compatible with 11b and uses the same frequencies Super G The Super G is a set of technologies was invented by the Atheros Company to double the throughput of the 54Mbps promis...

Page 8: ...king for network association Random blink Random blink Associated with network Blinking increases with activity on network OFF OFF No Power Slow blink OFF Power save mode System Requirements For trouble free installation and operation please assure your PC meets the following minimum system requirements Desktop PC with a Pentium 300Mhz or higher compatible processor with an available PCI slot A CD...

Page 9: ...es Hardware Installation You will need a Phillips head screwdriver to perform the installation as described below Step 1 Power OFF your PC Step 2 Plug the PCI Adapter into an open PCI slot on the motherboard by pressing the card gently until the card edge connector is completely and firmly inserted into your motherboards PCI slot Figure 2 Insert your PCI Adapter Step 3 Once inserted attaché the an...

Page 10: ... that are included on the CD ROM rather than the default Windows drivers The GIGABYTE WMAG drivers have special features and utilities that give you more stability and security than Window s default Wireless Zero Configuration Step 1 Upon starting your PC the Windows Found New Hardware wizard will open Click Cancel to close this window Figure 4 Found New Hardware Screen 10 ...

Page 11: ... Wireless PCI Adapter Step 2 Insert the WP01GT Setup CD into the CD ROM drive The Welcome screen will automatically open Step 3 From the main menu click Install Driver Utility Figure 5 WP01GT Welcome Screen 11 ...

Page 12: ...Step 4 InstallShield will install the WP01GT drivers Click Next to proceed Figure 6 InstallShield Step 4 Setup will detect your operating system Figure 7 InstallShield Detect Windows OS 12 ...

Page 13: ... Wireless PCI Adapter Step 5 If you receive the message Windows Logo Testing click Continue Anyway Figure 8 Windows Logo Testing Step 6 Click Finish to complete installation Figure 9 InstallShield Complete 13 ...

Page 14: ...y represented by the four green bars Figure 10 New Wireless Connection Icon Congratulations Installation of your Wireless Adapter is complete The GIGABYTE WP01GT default wireless settings are Infrastructure Mode NO security accepts all 2 4GHz wireless traffic Super G mode ON and power save mode normal To change these or other settings please see Configuring the WP01GT in Chapter 3 14 ...

Page 15: ...GABYTE wireless networks If you are connecting to a GIGABYTE wireless router SmartSetup 3 will detect this and activate In three easy steps you can establish a bulletproof WPA wireless network AND configure your Internet connection Only GIGABYTE delivers this easy powerful and secure solution for your wireless network Step 1 Select the GIGABYTE wireless router from the available networks Figure 11...

Page 16: ...ccess to your network will first need to key in this Passphrase In the example below we used I love green eggs and ham Figure 12 SmartSetup 3 Define Passphrase Step 3 Your GIGABYTE router s web configuration utility will automatically open and detect your ISP type Just key in the Username and Password Done Figure 13 Auto detecting your ISP type 16 ...

Page 17: ... please type 192 168 1 254 in the address bar of your web browser and click Smart Setup from the main menu which displays For more information about SmartSetup 3 please see the enclosed Quick Start Guide Congratulations Your secure WPA wireless LAN and Internet 17 ...

Page 18: ...agnostics Displays details regarding network connection health and performance Information Displays the card name MAC ID date and versions of the driver In addition to enabling you to configure your Adapter for use in various types of networks GIGABYTE Wireless Utility provides tools that enable you to assess the performance of the Adapter and other devices on the wireless network Current Status T...

Page 19: ... frequency and rate which your current wireless connection is capable of transmitting or receiving packets Network Type Displays the network connection type options are Ad hoc and Infrastructure Server Based Authentication Indicates if an 802 1X compliant RADIUS authentication server is utilized IP Address The unique Internet Protocol ID for the Adapter Current Channel The wireless radio channel b...

Page 20: ...upon association None WEP CKIP or TKIP Authentication Type Specifies whether the client adapter must share the same WEP keys as the access point in order to authenticate or can authenticate to the access point regardless of its WEP settings Open or Shared Message Integrity Check Indicates whether your client adapter is using message integrity check MIC to protect packets sent to and received from ...

Page 21: ...ependent upon the radio band used and your country s regulatory agency 10 20 30 50 63 or 100 mW 802 11b g Current Signal Strength The signal strength for all received packets The higher the value the stronger the signal 0 to 100 or 0 to 100 dBm Current Signal Quality The signal quality for all received packets The higher the value the clearer the signal 0 to 100 Current Noise Level The level of ba...

Page 22: ...orld Click OK to close the Advanced Status window Site Survey Tab The Site Survey screen displays a list of infrastructure and Ad hoc networks available for connection in the Network Name column To connect to a network simply click on the network name and press the Activate button Note that secure networks represented by the key icon will require a Passphrase Figure 16 Site Survey Tab Network Name...

Page 23: ...figuration file This is handy if the laptop is to be used between two or more AP s There are two windows in the Profile Management Tab The top window displays all profiles with a green radio icon next to the active profile The bottom window displays a brief summary of the configuration of the selected profile Clicking Modify allows you to change the wireless connection configuration settings Figur...

Page 24: ... General Tab Clicking Modify from the Profile Management Tab will present the Profile Management Dialogs There are three tabs here General Security and Advanced Tab Figure 18 Profile Management General Tab Profile Name A user defined free form name for the new profile Client Name The Desktop PC name This field is automatically populated but can be edited as you wish Network Names You may define up...

Page 25: ...lick on the Configure button and fill in the Define Certificate dialog WPA WPA2 Passphrase Enables WPA WPA2 Pre Shared Key PSK Click on the Configure button and fill in the WPA WPA2 Passphrase 802 1x RADIUS Authentication Enables 802 1x security and is only available if a RADIUS Server is connected to the router Choosing 802 1x opens the 802 1x EAP type drop down menu The options include EAP TLS E...

Page 26: ...ure Depending on the security selected the following Configure Security Screens will appear Configure Pre Shared Key WEP Security To use WEP select if you want Hex or ASCII method enter a pre shared key select 64 bits 128 bits or 152 bits from the drop down box and click OK Note ASCII text WEP keys are not supported on GIGABYTE Routers you must choose the Hexadecimal 0 9 A F option if you are conn...

Page 27: ...AP Before you can enable LEAP authentication your network access point must be configured for LEAP authentication Perform one of the following from the Security Tab If you want to enable LEAP without WPA WPA2 choose 802 1x under Set Security Options and LEAP in the 802 1x EAP Type drop down box If you want to enable LEAP with WPA WPA2 choose WPA WPA2 under Set Security Options and LEAP in the WPA ...

Page 28: ...n occurs automatically as needed using a saved username and password which are registered with the RADIUS server User Name Enter a username Password Confirm Password Enter a password in both fields Domain If you wish to specify a domain name that will be passed to the RADIUS server along with your username enter it in the Domain field Include Windows Logon Domain with User Name If you work in an e...

Page 29: ...ntication Perform one of the following from the Security Tab If you want to enable EAP FAST without WPA WPA2 choose 802 1x under Set Security Options and LEAP in the 802 1x EAP Type drop down box If you want to enable EAP FAST with WPA WPA2 choose WPA WPA2 under Set Security Options and LEAP in the WPA WPA2 EAP Type drop down box Figure 23 EAP FAST Settings Use Temporary User Name and Password Req...

Page 30: ...PAC Provisioning for this Profile checkbox to have the system automatically provide the PAC for this profile OR To set a PAC authority choose a PAC Authority from the drop down list to use Click the Select More button to import or delete a new PAC authority Using EAP TLS EAP TTLS or PEAP Before you can enable EAP TLS EAP TTLS or PEAP authentication our network devices must meet the following requi...

Page 31: ... that supplies a certificate signed by the certificate authority listed in the Server Properties drop down list Login Name If the Login Name field is not filled in automatically enter your username in this format username domain com Enabling EAP TTLS If you want to enable EAP TTLS without WPA WPA2 choose 802 1x under Set Security Options and EAP TTLS in the 802 1x EAP Type drop down box If you wan...

Page 32: ...AP TTLS Authentication Enter your EAP TTLS username and password in the corresponding fields Enabling PEAP EAP GTC If you want to enable PEAP EAP GTC without WPA WPA2 choose 802 1x under Set Security Options and PEAP EAP GTC in the 802 1x EAP Type drop down box If you want to enable PEAP EAP GTC with WPA WPA2 choose WPA WPA2 under Set Security Options and PEAP EAP GTC in the WPA WPA2 EAP Type drop...

Page 33: ... users database User information for PEAP GTC Authentication Enter your PEAP username and password in the corresponding fields Enabling PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 If you want to enable PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 without WPA WPA2 choose 802 1x under Set Security Options and PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 in the 802 1x EAP Type drop down box If you want to enable PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 with WPA WPA2 choose WPA WPA2 under Set Secur...

Page 34: ...HAP V2 Authentication Enter your PEAP username and password in the corresponding fields Profile Management Advanced Screen The Profile Management Advanced window see Figure 28 enables you to set parameters that control how the client adapter operates within an infrastructure or ad hoc network To open this window click the Advanced tab from any Profile Management window Figure 28 Advanced Profile M...

Page 35: ...s or only long radio headers Wireless Mode Specifies the frequency and rate at which your client adapter should transmit packets to or receive packets from access points Wireless Mode when starting Ad hoc network Specifies the frequency and rate at which your client adapter should transmit packets to or receive packets from other clients in ad hoc mode Channel Specifies the channel that your clien...

Page 36: ...OK The MAC address should consist of 12 hexadecimal characters If the specified access points are not found or the client adapter roams out of range the adapter may associate to another access point Go to the next section to set additional parameters or click OK to save your changes and return to the Profile Management window Diagnostics Tab Basic transmit and receive statistics are available here...

Page 37: ...sent to a unicast address Total Bytes Total bytes transmitted Receive Multicast Packets Number of packets received as a multicast address Broadcast Packets Number of packets received as a broadcast address Unicast Packets Number of packets received as a unicast address Total Bytes Total bytes received Advanced Statistics More advanced statistics about your network are available in the Advanced Sta...

Page 38: ...wledged by the client ACK Frames Frames acknowledged by the client RTS Frames Request to Send Client sends RTS frame to AP CTS Frames Clear to Send Client receives CTS frame from AP Receive Beacons Received Beacon packets received Frames Received OK The number of frames received without errors Frames Received with Errors The number of frames not received due to errors Duplicate Frames Number of du...

Page 39: ...on Time Out The number of times the client adapter tried to associate to an access point but was unable to because the access point did not respond fast enough timed out Association Rejects The number of times the client adapter tried to associate to an access point but was rejected Standard MIC OK The number of frames that were received with the correct message integrity check MIC value Standard ...

Page 40: ...Tab Utility Version The version number of the WP01GT utility Utility Date The date of manufacture of the WP01GT utility file Driver Version The version number of the WP01GT driver Driver Date The date of manufacture of the WP01GT driver file Card Name The Make and Model name of the wireless Adapter MAC Address The MAC address of the WP01GT 40 ...

Page 41: ...ucture mode A Also referred to as Access Point Mode When a wireless network is set to infrastructure mode the wireless network is configured to communicate with a wired network through a wireless access point Q What is the IEEE 802 11g standard A The IEEE 802 11g standard specifies data rates of up to 54 Mbps in the 2 4 GHz band It uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM which is prov...

Page 42: ...nistrator account 4 Enable MAC Address Filtering 5 Change the SSID periodically 6 Use the highest encryption algorithm possible Use WPA if it is available 7 Change the WEP encryption keys periodically Don t Be a Statistic Wireless networks are easy to find Statistics show that roughly half of all wireless networks have no security in place at all i e they are open systems for anyone to freely use ...

Page 43: ...IRMLY seated into the PCI slot Uninstall the driver software from your PC and try reinstalling Try rebooting your PC Problem 2 I cannot communicate with other computers in Access Point infrastructure Mode Response Assure that the Desktop PC is powered on Assure that the WP01GT is configured with the same SSID and WEP settings as other computers in the Access Point configuration 43 ...

Page 44: ...bnet mask and default router and to provide other configuration information such as the addresses for printer time and news servers DMZ In computer networks a DMZ demilitarized zone is a computer host or small network inserted as a neutral zone between a company s private network and the outside public network It prevents outside users from getting direct access to a server that stores company dat...

Page 45: ...IP address looks like this 216 27 61 137 IPSec IPSec stands for IP Security It provides authentication and encryption over the Internet It functions at Layer 3 and thus secures everything on the network It has become a standard protocol used for virtual private networks VPNs MAC Address On a local area network LAN or other network the MAC Media Access Control address is your computer s unique hard...

Page 46: ...ommunications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet VPN Virtual private networks are secured private network connections built on top of publicly accessible infrastructure such as the Internet or the public telephone network VPNs typically employ some combination of encryption digital certificates strong user authentication and access control to provide security to the traffic they carry...

Page 47: ...tivity 85dBm 11 Mbps Nominal Temp Range Antenna External antenna with the gain of 2dBi L type 802 11g backward compatible to 802 11b Frequency Bands 2412 2484 MHz subject to local regulations Modulation Technology OFDM and DSSS Modulation Techniques 64QAM 16QAM QPSK BPSK CCK DQPSK DBPSK Date Rates Base mode 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 11 6 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps auto fallback Turbo mode 108 96 72 48 36 24 18 an...

Page 48: ... 20 65 deg C Humidity Max 90 Non condensing 4 Software Support Driver Windows 2000 XP Security WPA AES 802 1X client for Windows XP 64 128 152 bit WEP Roaming Seamless roaming among 802 11b g access points Management Utility Monitors the network situation 5 Mechanical Dimensions 120mm 121mm 20mm 120mm 81mm 20mm Weight 52 5 48 5 1 g Packaging Packaging specially used by Gigabyte 48 ...

Page 49: ...ty to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limi...

Page 50: ...e soumis à autorisation selon le départment L utilisation en extérieur est soumis à autorisation préalable et très restreint Vous pouvez contacter l Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications http www art telecom fr pour de plus amples renseignements When operating in France this device may be operated under the following conditions Indoors only using any channel in the 2 4465 2 4835 GHz band T...

Page 51: ...s damaged due to inappropriate assembling Products are damaged due to the use of illegal accessory Products are damaged due to parts disassembling without authorization Products are damaged due to exceeding environment limits Products are damaged due to unexpected external force Products are damaged due to nature disasters Products are copies or illegally smuggled goods PLEASE RECORD THE FOLLOWING...

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