manualshive.com logo in svg

Gigabyte GN-WS31N-RH, Quick Start Manual

Share
Download
Gigabyte GN-WS31N-RH Quick Start Manual Download Page 27

Chapter 3    Using Gigabyte Soft AP 

4.1  Start Gigabyte Soft AP 

 
Step 1

. To start Gigabyte Soft AP, right click the quick start icon located in your system 

tray and select “

Switch to AP Mode” 

or “

Switch to Station Mode”.

 

 

 

 

Figure 4-1.    Switch to AP Mode 

 
 

Step 2

. Switch to AP mode, system will display default information. 

 

 

 

Figure 4-2.  Gigabyte SoftAP Utility  

 

At the mean time of starting GNConfig, there is also a small Gigabyteicon appears within 

24 

 

Summary of Contents for GN-WS31N-RH

Page 1: ...GN WS31N RH AIRCRUISER N300 Mini Card Quick Start Guide http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 1 ...

Page 2: ... harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end product for any additional compliance requirements required with this module installed for example digital device emissions PC...

Page 3: ...NCC規範 第十二條 型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機 非經許可 公司 商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率 加 大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信 經發現有干擾現象時 應立即停 用 並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用 前項合法通信 指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信 低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業 科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾 1 ...

Page 4: ... 1 PROFILE TAB 5 3 2 LINK STATUS TAB 15 3 3 SITE SURVEY TAB 16 3 4 STATISTICS TAB 17 3 5 QOS 19 3 6 ABOUT TAB 23 CHAPTER 3 USING GIGABYTE SOFT AP 24 4 1 START GIGABYTE SOFT AP 24 4 2 CONFIG SETTING 26 4 3 SECURITY SETTING 28 4 4 ACCESS CONTROL 30 4 5 MAC TABLE 31 4 6 EVENT LOG 32 4 7 STATISTIC 33 4 8 ABOUT 35 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING 36 APPENDIX B REGULATORY INFORMATION 37 APPENDIX C WARRANTY 38...

Page 5: ...ata rate up to maximum speed of 150 300Mbps Dynamically scales the data rate Support 64 128 bit WEP encryption 802 1x WPA and WPA2 Support Quality of Service WMM Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Seamless roaming between 11b 11g and draft 11n networks 1 3 Product Specifications System Specifications System Host Interface PCI Express v1 0 Chipset Ralink MAC RT2790 Transceiver...

Page 6: ...perature Range Operating 0 65 degree C Storage 20 65 degree C Humidity 10 85 Non condensing Software Driver Windows 2000 XP Vista Security 64 128 bit WEP WPA and WPA2 Quality of Service QoS WMM Roaming Seamless roaming among 11b g n access points Management Utility Monitors the network situation Mechanical Weight 7 5 g 1 0g Dimension 50 8mm 29 8mm 3 65mm 0 15mm Packaging Generic Gigabyte private l...

Page 7: ...allation and operation please assure your PC meets the following minimum system requirements Notebook or Desktop PC with a Pentium 300 MHz or higher compatible processor with an available USB 2 0 A CD ROM drive 20 Mbytes of free hard disk space 4 ...

Page 8: ...rams Gigabyte Wireless Network Adapters GN WS31N RH and then GN WS31N RH Utility Note You may only use the utility to change wireless configurations when the GN WS31N RH is enabled and operating You have to use Windows native Zero Configuration tool provided with Windows when the Adapter is not enabled Opening the GN WS31N RH Wireless Utility you are presented with the Profile Tab There are 5 main...

Page 9: ...rk Name of the wireless router or Access Point Channel Shows the current wireless channel Authentication Sever authentication types They include OPEN Shared LEAP WPA WPA PSK WPA2 and WPA2 PSK Encryption The type of encryption used in this profile None WEP AES and TKIP Network Type Informs you if an Access Point infrastructure or Ad Hoc is connected In Ad Hoc you may select a channel for each membe...

Page 10: ...K Figure 3 3 Configuration Description of items in Figure 3 3 is as follows Profile Name Users can save different profiles names for different configurations SSID Select the AP detected by the system from the drop down menu or input a SSID Default ANY Power Saving mode Select Power Saving Mode PSM to turn off the Adapter s transceiver when not in use or select CAM to continuously turn on transceiv...

Page 11: ...r This mechanism is a way to prevent data collision when Adapters require transmission Default OFF Fragment Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network Default OFF 3 1 2 Authentication and Security Screen If an authentication or security setting is configured in your Access Point or router you must enable this functio...

Page 12: ...lphanumeric characters 0 9 a f example 3c29f2536bef3276d32e364a2c Note Using a Hex key is more secure than using an ASCII key and if you are connecting to a GIGABYTE Router or Access Point ASCII keys are not allowed and you must use a Hex key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK encryption WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Preshared Key uses TKIP or AES based on your choice You create a password or Passphrase as its often called and ...

Page 13: ...TLS Check Use Client Certificate to verify the authenticity of a Client Certificate during the authentication process Clicking More will open the Client Certificate Selection Window shown in Figure 3 7 Users can select one suitable certificate as Client Certificate Default OFF Tunnel Authentication PEAP and TTLS use two step authentication method The first step is that Server sets up a Tunnel with...

Page 14: ...Protocol Use assigned authentication type in the safe tunnel Tunnel ID Users accounts Password Passwords for users accounts Figure 3 6 Client Certificate Selection List 11 ...

Page 15: ...he server name of server certificate is the same as the name entered by the user or belongs to the same domain Use certificate chain If Use certificate chain is checked it indicates that Client will confirm whether CA server is reliable Default OFF Certificate issuer CA of a server certificate can be selected from certificate issuers on the drop down list Default ANY Allow intermediate Certificate...

Page 16: ...Server Name 3 1 3 Advanced Screen The Advanced screen is the third tab in the trio of tabs under Edit Profile see Figure 3 8 It includes the 802 11b g n wireless transmission mode settings Once you have finished configuration just click OK Then you will return to the Profile Tab Figure 3 2 A reboot is not needed for changes to take effect Figure 3 8 Advanced Description of items in Figure 3 8 is a...

Page 17: ...wo 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 ENABLE and DISABLE This is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Note is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Poin...

Page 18: ...d BSSID of a link will appear Channel The current channel number used by the Adapter Link Speed Transmission rate transferring and receiving at which data is transferred between Stations with Adapter and AP The speed will adjust according to different modes 802 11b 11g or mixed and distance Throughput Displays the transmitting Tx and receiving Rx bytes per second Link Quality Measures quality of t...

Page 19: ...hat you want to connect or click the Connect button see Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Site Survey Description of items in Figure 3 10 is as follows SSID The name of the wireless network also known as Network Name BSSID Displays the MAC address of the Access Point or router Signal Strength Displays the strength of the signal from a station to the AP Channel Displays the current channel number used by the...

Page 20: ... 11 Ad Hoc we can select a channel for all members in 802 11 Ad Hoc Rescan Rescan the available networks and then re display results Connect Connects with the highlighted Access Point Add to Profile Adds a specific Access Point into the profile 3 4 Statistics Tab The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Adapter see Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Statistics Description o...

Page 21: ...Retries Number of frames failing to receive ACK after many retries RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Number of RTS frames successfully received CTS Clear To Send from AP RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Number of RTS frames fail to receive CTS from AP Frames Receive Successfully Number of frames received successfully Frames Receive With CRC Error Number of frames received with CRC Errors Frames Dr...

Page 22: ...1 wireless physical layer standards 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g The specification provides basic prioritization of data packets based on four categories voice video best effort and background WMM Power Save function can extend the battery life of Wi Fi devices by increasing the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission It is an addition to WMM technology that enables Quality of Service QoS f...

Page 23: ...Apply Step 3 Change to Site Survey Page And add a AP that supports WMM features to a Profile WMM Power Save Enable Enable WMM power save functions Select WMM Power Save option and click Setting for further configuration which includes AC_BK AC_BE AC_VI and AC_VO 20 ...

Page 24: ...e 3 12 2 WMM Power Save Enable Figure 3 12 3 Power Save Setting Step 1 Click WMM Power Save Enable and click Setting Step 2 Pop up Power Save dialog box Select ACs you wan to enable and click Apply button 21 ...

Page 25: ...rect Link Setup MAC Address Specify the MAC Address of client adapter you want to direct link and click Apply to add DLS status table Please note that to before enabling Direct Link Setup function connect with the same AP that support DLS feature Timeout Value Specify the timeout value for DLS DLS Status DLS Status displays all DLS connections If you want to terminate one of connections just selec...

Page 26: ...of the Adapter Utility Driver Version Date The version number and date of the Adapter Driver EEPROM Version Hardware version number of the Adapter s EPROM IP Address The current IP Address of the Adapter Phy_Address The MAC address of the Adapter Sub Mask The current Subnet Mask of the Adapter Default Gateway The current IP Address of the Gateway typically the IP address of the AP 23 ...

Page 27: ...k start icon located in your system tray and select Switch to AP Mode or Switch to Station Mode Figure 4 1 Switch to AP Mode Step 2 Switch to AP mode system will display default information Figure 4 2 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility At the mean time of starting GNConfig there is also a small Gigabyteicon appears within 24 ...

Page 28: ...kbar as figure 4 3 You may double click it to bring up the main menu if you selected to close GNConfig menu earlier You may also use mouse right button to close GNConfig utility Figure 4 3 Gigabyte SoftAP Icon 25 ...

Page 29: ...s SoftAP 5F Wireless Mode Select wireless mode Options 802 11 B G mix 802 11B only 802 11A only 802 11G only 802 11 B G N mix and 802 11 A N mix mode are supported When your wireless card supports 802 11N the default setting is 802 11 B G N mix Otherwise default setting will be 802 11 B G mix 802 11 B G N mix selection item only exists for B G N adapter Country Region Code Eight countries to choos...

Page 30: ...anually force the Idle Time using selected value Default setting is 300 Channel Manually force the AP using the channel Default setting is channel 1 Use Mac Address Use MAC address of used wireless card to be AP name Default seting is APX X is last number of Mac Address Security Setting Authentication mode and encryption algorithm used within the AP Default setting is no authentication and encrypt...

Page 31: ...4 3 Security Setting This page can configure security setting and display Soft AP detail information Figure 4 5 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Config Window 28 ...

Page 32: ...This is the shared secret between AP and STA For WPA PSK authentication mode this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 32 length PCI only Group Rekey Interval Only valid when using WPA PSK encryption algorithm The key will change compliance with seconds or beacon that user set PCI device only WEP Key Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm The key must matched AP ...

Page 33: ...Window Description for each field Access Policy Select whether AP start the function System default is disabling Mac Address Manually force the Mac address using the function and press Add to Access List Access List Display all Mac Address Delete Delete Mac address Remove All Remove all Mac address in Access List Apply Apply the above changes 30 ...

Page 34: ...ion Figure 4 8 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Mac Table Window MAC Address The station s Mac address of current connection AID Raise value by current connection Power Saving Mode Determine the station of current connect whether support Power Saving Mode Status Displays current AP connection status 31 ...

Page 35: ...4 6 Event Log This page log and display Soft AP all event time and message Figure 4 9 Gigabyte SoftAP Utility Event Log Window Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Log event time Message All event message 32 ...

Page 36: ...atistics Window Statistics Transmit Frames Transmitted Successfully Frames successfully sent Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS Frames Retransmitted Successfully Successfully retransmit...

Page 37: ...d Successfully Frames received successfully Frames Received With CRC Error Frames received with CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Frames dropped due to resource issue Duplicate Frames Received Duplicate received frames 34 ...

Page 38: ...lity About Window This page display the wireless card and driver version information Connect to Gigabyte website Gigabyte Technology CO LTD Display Configuration Utility Driver and EEPROM version information Display Wireless NIC MAC address 35 ...

Page 39: ...sure if the MAC address of the Adapter is added in the AP Authorization Table Problem Can connect to an AP but cannot connect to the Internet Advice Make sure the security settings are the same as that of Access Point When WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the Mini Card and AP are the same Make sure the network configuration IP address subnet mask gateway and DNS of...

Page 40: ...or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Europe Declaration of Conformity This device is a 2 4 GHz low power RF device intended for home and office use in EU and EFTA member states In some EU EFTA member states some restrictions may apply Please contact local spectrum management authorities for further details before putting this device into operation GIGA BYTE Technology ...

Page 41: ...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...

Reviews:

No comments

Brands by name

Popular brands

Load more brands