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GN-WS53HN1

802.11 b/g/n Mini Card

User’s Manual

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Rev. 1.0 First Edition

Summary of Contents for GN-WS53HN1

Page 1: ...GN WS53HN1 802 11 b g n Mini Card User s Manual http www gigabyte com tw Rev 1 0 First Edition ...

Page 2: ...mpliance could void the user s authority 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 For product available in the USA Canada market only channel 1 11 c...

Page 3: ...l This device complies with Part 15 of 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 LABEL OF THE END PRODUCT The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following Contains TX FCC ID JCK GN WS53HN1 I...

Page 4: ...illage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement 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 peripheral requirements etc IMPORTANT NOTE In the event that these conditions can not be met for example certain laptop configurations or co location with a...

Page 5: ...WINDOWS ME 6 2 4 DRIVER UTILITY INSTALLATION WINDOWS 2000 8 2 5 DRIVER UTILITY INSTALLATION WINDOWS XP 10 CHAPTER 3 USING THE GIGABYTE WLAN CONFIGURATION UTILITY 12 3 1 THE PROFILE TAB 12 3 2 THE LINK STATUS TAB 19 3 3 THE SITE SURVEY TAB 20 3 4 STATISTICS SETTING 21 3 5 THE ADVANCED TAB 22 3 6 THE ABOUT TAB 23 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 24 CANNOT ENABLE 802 1X WPA OR WPA PSK 24 CANNOT ESTABLISH CO...

Page 6: ...eatures Conforms to IEEE 802 11b 802 11g and draft 802 11n specifications Wireless transmits receives data rate up to the maximum speed of 300 300Mbps Support 64 128 152 bit WEP encryption TKIP AES 802 1x WPA and WPA2 Dynamically scales the data rate PCI Express Mini Card specification v1 2 Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption Seamless roaming between 11b 11g and draft 11n netw...

Page 7: ...2 IBM PC AT compatible computer Windows 98SE Me 2000 XP ...

Page 8: ...tallation section that matches your operating system 2 1 Installing the Wireless Mini Card Adapter Step 1 Turn off your PC and disconnect the power cord Step 2 Remove the PC cover Step 3 Locate an available Mini Card slot and remove its back plate from the PC chassis Step 4 Insert the GN WS53HN1 Mini Card Adapter into the slot and fasten it to the chassis using the screws in step 3 Step 5 Power on...

Page 9: ...N Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 4 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 5 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 6 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen Step 7 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish You ar...

Page 10: ...p 10 When the AEGIS Protocol Installation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files Step 11 When the message AEGIS Protocol Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box click the Cancel button Windows 98 may or may not automatically reboot your PC ...

Page 11: ... Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 4 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 5 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 6 An information box screen appears Click OK to go to the next screen Step 7 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish You are...

Page 12: ...p 10 When the AEGIS Protocol Installation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files Step 11 When the message AEGIS Protocol Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box click the Cancel button Windows ME may or may not automatically reboot your PC ...

Page 13: ...e screen appears click Next Step 5 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 6 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish You are now ready to install 802 1x authentication software Step 7 If the screen below appears this does not mean there is a problem Click Yes to continue Step 8 Drag your...

Page 14: ...9 to begin installing program files Step 11 When the message Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box click the Close button Windows 2000 may or may not automatically reboot your PC ...

Page 15: ...N Utility and click on it to start the utility installation program Step 4 When the Welcome screen appears click Next Step 5 The Check Setup Information screen displays the Operating System of your computer If it is correct click Next to continue Step 6 After the software utility installation is complete click Finish You are now ready to install 802 1x authentication software Step 7 Drag your mous...

Page 16: ...nstallation window appears click the Install button to begin installing program files Step 10 When the message Installed Successfully appears in the dialog box click the Close button Windows XP may or may not automatically reboot your PC ...

Page 17: ...iguration Monitor Utility Icon You may also open the Gigabyte 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 WS53HN1 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 Configurati...

Page 18: ... active profile Channel Displays which channel the profile is operating on Authentication Displays authentication type associated with profile Encryption Four encryption types currently used in the profile include None WEP AES and TKIP Network Type Displays the wireless mode Infrastructure or Ad Hoc associated with the profile 3 1 1 Add Profile Configuration Tab Figure 3 3 Add Profile Configuratio...

Page 19: ...i Card Adapter is operating in Infrastructure is the most common and is used when connecting your PC to a wireless access point or wireless router Ad Hoc mode is used to connect to another computer without the use of a wireless access point or wireless router In Ad Hoc mode the Preamble and Channel can be manually set see Figure 3 4 Figure 3 4 TX Power Allows you to define the transmit power at va...

Page 20: ...2 1X Enabled None None None WEP Key Setting YES None None Shared WEP Key YES TKIP None WPA AES None YES TKIP WPA PSK Key WPA PSK AES WPA PSK Key NO 3 1 2 1 Authentication and Security Authentication Before a station connects to a SSID the authentication type used by the SSID must be known Authentication types include OPEN SYSTEM WAP WAP PSK and SHARED Security To prevent unauthorized access to dat...

Page 21: ... up to 64 hexadecimal digits or from 8 to 63 ASCII digits in length 2 Click OK to save these settings 3 1 2 2 802 1X Setting To enable 802 1X Authentication click on the Use 802 1x button see Figure 3 5 above and the 802 1X Setting window will open From the 802 1x Setting window you can configure authentication parameters such as Tunnel Protocol ID and Password and Client Certificate or Certificat...

Page 22: ... Tunnel with its authentication No option is need to be set for Station with WLAN card The second step is to 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 accou...

Page 23: ... 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 24: ...e ONLY when GN WS53HN1 is configured in Ad Hoc mode Link Speed Indicates the transmission data rate between associated access point and the GN WS53HN1 Throughput Indicates the number of successfully transmitted Tx and received Rx data in bytes per second Link Quality Displays how well the GN WS53HN1 is communicating with wireless access point wireless router or another wireless device Signal Stren...

Page 25: ...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 26: ...21 3 4 Statistics Setting The Statistics tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the Wireless PCI Adapter Figure 3 11 Statistics ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...23 3 6 The About Tab The About tab displays information about current drivers and physical MAC address Figure 3 13 About ...

Page 29: ...reless access point router If WEP or WPA encryption is enabled check if the WEP or WPA keys for the GN WS53HN1 match z Check that the MAC address of the Wireless Mini PC Adapter is included in the access point router s Authorization Table Can Connect to an Access Point but Cannot Access the Internet z Make sure the security settings are the same as that of wireless access point router If WEP or WP...

Page 30: ... 5dBm CH 2 CH 10 18dBm 54Mbps CH 1 CH 11 20dBm CH 2 CH 10 23dBm 11Mbps HT20 mode 2 4GHz CH 1 CH 11 13dBm CH 2 CH 10 17dBm MCS7 72 2Mbps HT40 mode 2 4GHz CH 3 CH 9 13 5dBm CH 4 CH 8 16dBm MCS7 150Mbps Receive Sensitivity Legacy mode 2 4GHz 79 dBm 54Mbps 95 dBm 11Mbps HT20 mode 2 4GHz 74 dBm MCS7 15 65 130Mbps HT40 mode 2 4GHz 69 dBm MCS7 15 135 270Mbps RF Interface Two RF connectors for supporting ...

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