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MM200-M MiniCard

Appendix A

Specifications

Model Number

MM200-M

Product Type

802.11b/g Daughter Board

WLAN Interface(s)

SDIO 1.0 (default) and Generic SPI

Main Chip(s)

Marvell 88W8686

Mating connector

Minicard connector (52 gold fingers)

WLAN Standard(s)

IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g

WLAN Spreading

IEEE 802.11g/b OFDM/DSSS PHY specification

WLAN Operating Frequency

2412~2484MHz ISM band

WLAN Number of Channels

11 (US), 13 (EU), 14 (Japan)

WLAN Data Rates

802.11g data rates of 6,9,12,18,24,36,48, 54Mbps
802.11b data rates of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps

WLAN Modulation Schemes

802.11g: 64QAM (54/48Mbps), 16QAM (36/24Mbps)
QPSK (18/12Mbps), BPSK (9/6Mbps)
802.11b: CCK (11/5.5Mbps), DQPSK (2Mbps) and
DBPSK (1Mbps)

WLAN Tx Power (typical)

+12.5dBm (11g and 11b modes) (for Ch14, +10dBm ,

11b mode)

WLAN Rx Sensitivity (typical)

-68dBm for 54Mbps @10% PER

-82dBm for 11Mbps @8% PER

Media Access Protocol

CSMA/CA with ACK

Operating System Support

WinCE 5.0, Windows Mobile 5.0, Linux 2.6.9 and
above, Windows XP, Windows Vista

Power Requirements

Standby mode current: 160mA

Power Saving Mode (DTIM=1): 6mA

TX mode: 265mA (continuous TX)

Rx mode: 200mA

Dimensions

30.0 × 30.0 × 3.0 mm (typical)

Regulatory Conformance (Test carried out by module
customers)

EMI: FCC Part 15b, Part 15c
Europe EN 301 489, EN 300 328
Safety : US : UL 60950-1
Europe : EN 60950-1, EN 50360-1 (SAR)
IEC60950-1

RoHS Compliance

Yes

Normal Operating Temperatures
Functional* Temperature

*Operational with reduced performance

-10

C ~ +55

-30

C ~ +70

Summary of Contents for MM200-M

Page 1: ...MM200 M MiniCard 2009 10 27 MM200 M IEEE 802 11b g MiniCard User Manual Rev 0 2 2009 10 27 ...

Page 2: ...led and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter IEEE 802 11b or 802 11g operation of this product in the U S A is firmware limited to channels 1 through 11 This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions 1 The antenna must be installed...

Page 3: ...MM200 M MiniCard Table of contents Introduction 1 Hardware Installation 4 Using the Wireless Utility 5 ii ...

Page 4: ...can provide It is ready to work out of the box in any embedded device or in any computer running Microsoft Windows Vista or XP The MM200 M MiniCard is truly a must have for every productivity sensitive laptop notebook or tablet PC user and any bandwidth sensitive embedded design Features and Benefits Standard Mini Card Connector with Multiple Interface Support Module s 30 0 mm 30 0 mm footprint an...

Page 5: ... area LAN Modes Wireless LANs can be configured in one of two ways Table 1 LAN modes Ad hoc Networking Also known as a peer to peer network an ad hoc net work is one that allows all workstations and computers in the network to act as servers to all other users on the network Users on the network can share files print to a shared printer and access the Internet with a shared modem However with ad h...

Page 6: ...s WLAN cards operate within a range of 100 300 feet depending on the thickness and structure of the walls x Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal If there is interference in transmitting through a wall it may be that the wall has reinforcing metal in its structure Install another access point to circumvent this problem x Floors usually have metal girders and metal reinforcing ...

Page 7: ...s card in your embedded system Hardware description The Wireless MiniCard has a standard Minicard interface for attaching to the Minicard connector on embedded system And this module has IPEX connector to connect to external antenna Outlook Following is the Minicard outlook Figure 1 MM200 M outlook 4 ...

Page 8: ...ttributes for network type security options and protocols as well as create modify delete profiles Site Survey displays site survey information Statistics displays the statistics of the current session Advanced used to set protocol parameters AutoLink to set AutoLink connection Admin used to import and export profiles About provides the information for the driver version number firmware version nu...

Page 9: ...e wireless connection Figure 4 Link Information Section Table 2 Link Information Field Description Status Status of the wireless network connection Card Unplugged Client card is not plugged in or client card is plugged in but not recognized Connected Client card is plugged in and connected to a wireless network No Connection Client card is plugged in but no wireless connection No Radio Client card...

Page 10: ... small office or to set up a temporary wireless network for a meeting Network BSSID Network Basic Service Set Identifier The BSSID is a 48 bit identity used to identify a particular BSS within an area In Infra structure BSS networks the BSSID is the MAC address of the AP In independent BSS or Ad Hoc networks the BSSID is generated randomly Security Reports the type and level of security set The se...

Page 11: ...rated by periods Each number can be 0 to 255 Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to An IP address has two components the network address and the host address The first two numbers represent the Class B network address and the second two numbers identify a particular host on this network Default Gateway The default node on a network that serves as an entrance to a...

Page 12: ...io on or off is to right click the Configuration Utility icon in System Tray and se lect Turn Radio Off to turn the radio off When the radio is off select Turn Radio On to turn the radio back on Figure 9 Radio On Off in the System Tray The system hot key Alt F2 can also be used to turn the radio on off When the radio is off there is no radio activity and the following tabs are disabled Profile Man...

Page 13: ...hen the link is lost If it is not selected that profile is excluded in auto configuration The buttons associated with this window are as follows Table 4 Profile List Section Description Button Description Apply Profile Applies the profile selected Apply the profile by double clicking the desired profile Move Up Down Moves the list up and down in the window All profiles with the Network Type set to...

Page 14: ...ected Network SSID Network SSID label Network Type Infrastructure When an Infrastructure network is selected the Profile Setting displays the Wireless Mode field Ad Hoc When an Ad Hoc network is selected the Profile Setting dis plays an additional Preferred Channel field Wireless Mode Auto Connects to 802 11g network or 802 11b network Infrastruc ture network only 802 11g Connects to either 802 11...

Page 15: ...Ad Hoc network with the same desired SSID 3 2 2 Profile Setting Security Tab Clicking the Security tab displays the following security options Authentication Mode Encryption Mode Security off WEP TKIP and AES WEP Key Setting Passphrase Key or Authentication Protocol Figure 12ˍ Security tab 3 2 2 1 Non EAP Authentication Modes The MM200 M Configuration Utility currently supports the following non E...

Page 16: ... LEAP CCX LEAP 3 2 2 2 1 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK SUPPORT In Infrastructure mode if WPA PSK WPA2 PSK is selected as the Authentication Mode the encryption method AES or TKIP can be selected Figure 13 Security selection Figure 14 Security Tab WPA PSK WPA2 PSK with TKIP Enter the network passphrase into the Passphrase and Confirm boxes Note WPA PSK WPA2 PSK is not supported in Ad Hoc network mode 13 ...

Page 17: ...uthentication Mode 2 Select TKIP or AES as the Encryption Method 3 Select EAP TLS Use Certificate as the 802 1x Authentication Protocol Figure 15ˍ Security Tab 802 1x WPA WPA2 EAP TLS Authentication 4 Click the Configure WPA RADIUS button to configure security settings Figure 16ˍ 802 1x WPA WPA2 EAP TLS RADIUS Configuration Window 1 5 Click Browse to activate the dialog for selecting a certificate...

Page 18: ...onfiguration Window with Certificate Table 6ˍ 802 1x WPA WPA2 EAP TLS RADIUS Configuration Window Description Field Button Description Login Name Login name to the RADIUS server Certificate Certificate selected for authentication View Shows the selected certificate Browse Selects the certificate 15 ...

Page 19: ...e 19ˍSecurity tab 802 1x WPA WPA2 PEAP RADIUS Authentication Figure 20 802 1x WPA WPA2 PEAP RADIUS Configuration Window Table 7 WPA PEAP RADIUS Configuration Window Description Field Description Login Name Login name to the RADIUS server Password Password to login to the RADIUS server Domain Domain name for login to the RADIUS server optional Inner EAP Protocol Use EAP MS CHAP V2 or EAP GTC to log...

Page 20: ... 802 1x Authentication Protocol and TKIP as the Encryption Method for WPA TTLS or AES as the Encryp tion Method for WPA2 TTLS Figure 21 WPA WPA2 EAP TTLS Authentication Clicking the Configure WPA RADIUS button displays the WPA EAP TTLS RADIUS Configuration window Enter all the required information Figure 22 WPA EAP RADIUS Configuration window 17 ...

Page 21: ... server Domain Domain name for login to the RADIUS server op tional Click OK to set the configuration 3 2 2 2 5 CCX EAP LEAP To connect to a Cisco AP through the RADIUS server select CCX EAP LEAP WEP is the Encryption Method and the key is generated automatically Figure 23 Security Tab CCX EAP LEAP Authentication If Allow Fast Roaming CCKM is selected Fast Roaming Cisco Centralized Key Management ...

Page 22: ... RADIUS server optional Click OK to set the configuration 3 2 2 3 Encryption Methods The following encryption methods are available depending on the authentication mode Security Off WEP TKIP AES 3 2 2 4 WEP Key Settings If the WEP Encryption Method is selected the Security tab displays the WEP Key Setting To configure the WEP keys select the WEP Key Setting and click the Configure WEP Keys button ...

Page 23: ...w Table 10 WEP Key Configuration Window Description Field Description Key Format Either ASCII characters or hexadecimal digits Key Size 40 bit 5 character ASCII key size 40 bit 10 character hexadecimal 104 bit 13 character ASCII key size 104 bit 26 character hexadecimal Transmit Keys There are four transmit keys The key value is in ASCII or hexadecimal depending on the format selected The WEP key ...

Page 24: ...tab displays the TKIP AES passphrase settings Enter the passphrase into the Passphrase and Confirm boxes and click OK Figure 27 TKIP AES Settings Currently only the functions WPA PSK TKIP and WPA2 PSK AES are available There is no such combi nation as WPA PSK AES or WPA2 PSK TKIP 3 2 3 Profile Setting Protocol Tab The Protocol tab allows you to set or change the protocol information Figure 28 Prot...

Page 25: ...his check box is selected the protocol setting is not changed when the profile is applied USE BELOW SETTINGS If the Do not change setting check box is not selected the protocol settings in clude the following parameters 22 ...

Page 26: ...tting is Auto Select Fragment Threshold Sets the fragmentation threshold the size that packets are fragmented into for transmission The default setting is 2346 Region Code Sets the region code Available options are FCC U S IC Canada ETSI Europe Spain France and MKK Japan RTS CTS Threshold Sets the packet size at which the AP issues a Request To Send RTS or Clear to Send CTS frame before sending th...

Page 27: ... of Detected Stations Description Field Description Network SSID Network SSID label i e the Network Name The Net work Name is a text string MAC Address MAC address a hardware address that uniquely identi fies each node of a network Security Security enabled or disabled CH Channel used by the detected device Signal Signal strength of the detected device as a percentage Icons The following icons may...

Page 28: ... searches for the specified BSSID 3 3 3 3 Select Channel Scan all channels all channels are scanned when searching for available networks in the area Scan channel Only only the specified channel is scanned when searching for available networks in the area Scan Channel to Channel a range of channels are scanned when searching for available networks in the area 3 3 4 Site Survey Refresh Button Click...

Page 29: ...he color coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the client card Signal strength is reported as a percentage A signal in the red indicates a bad connection A signal in the green indicates a good connection 3 4 2 Transmit Section The Transmit section displays the information on the packets sent Figure 33 Transmit Section 26 ...

Page 30: ... to confirm that the packet was successfully received If the acknowledge is not received within a specified period of time the client card retransmits the packet Multiple Retries Reports the number of packets that require more than one retry before the client card received an acknowledgement Failed Count Reports the number of packets that were not successfully transmitted because the client card d...

Page 31: ...re than one network node Duplicate Frame Reports the number of duplicate frames received Received Beacons Reports the number of beacons received after association is established Beacon Loss Reports the number of missing beacons after association is established 3 4 4 Protocol Section The Protocol section displays the information on the protocol status Figure 35 Protocol Section Table 15 Protocol Se...

Page 32: ...ilable for the installed MM200 M client cards Figure 36 Advanced Tab Note The Advanced tab is not accessible when the Windows Zero Configuration Utility is enabled 3 5 1 Advanced Tab MM200 M Wireless Card This section of the Advanced tab reports the type of MM200 M client card installed 29 ...

Page 33: ...n to the checked profiles in the Profile Manager window Boost Mode Select this check box for performance enhancement Enable WMM Select this check box to enable disable the Wireless Multimedia Enhancements WMM feature Worldwide regulatory domain Select this check box to set the regulatory domain 3 6 AutoLink Tab To enable AutoLink mode proceed as follows 1 Toggle the AutoLink button on the Access P...

Page 34: ...Appendix B Error Messages of Enabler Program Figure 39 Auto Link Tab Client AutoLink is complete 3 7 Admin Tab The Admin tab allows you to import and export profiles Figure 40 Admin Tab 31 ...

Page 35: ... and filename of the profile 3 3 Click Open 3 7 2 Admin Tab Export Profiles To export a profile proceed as follows 1 1 Click Export Profiles 2 2 Select or enter the path and filename of the profile 3 3 Click Save 3 8 About Tab The About tab displays information about the MM200 M Client Card Configuration Utility Figure 41 About Tab 32 ...

Page 36: ... 6Mbps 802 11b CCK 11 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps and DBPSK 1Mbps WLAN Tx Power typical 12 5dBm 11g and 11b modes for Ch14 10dBm 11b mode ʳ WLAN Rx Sensitivity typical 68dBm for 54Mbps 10 PER 82dBm for 11Mbps 8 PER Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Operating System Support WinCE 5 0 Windows Mobile 5 0 Linux 2 6 9 and above Windows XP Windows Vista Power Requirements Standby mode current 160mA Power S...

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