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Establishing WiMAX Connections

Calibration Status

Device Calibration Status is reported by the Firmware on the device.

Antenna Gain Diff

The amount of Antenna Gain provided on the device with the current
signal.

MAC Version

Version of the MAC chipset on the device.

Library Version

Version of the WiMAX Library used by this device's driver.

Driver Version

The version of the device driver currently installed on your computer.

RF Chip Version

The version of the RF chip used on the device.

Antenna Calib

The value of the calibration setting for the antenna on the device.

Antenna Gain Diff

The programmed Antenna gain differential used on the device.

USBw 100

12 MAR 2009

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Summary of Contents for USBw 100 Series

Page 1: ...User Manual User Manual Series USBw 100 ...

Page 2: ...dapter 8 Enable Disable WiMAX Adapter 8 Enable Disable Ethernet Adapter 8 Exit 8 The Tools Menu 9 User Info 9 WiMAX Info 9 WiFi Info 9 Ethernet Info 9 WiMAX ReScan for Networks 9 Always on Top 9 Transparency 9 Zoom 9 Settings 10 The Help Menu 10 Help 10 Event Manager History 10 About the Motorola Connection Manager 10 Establishing WiMAX Connections 11 How to Connect to a WiMAX Network 11 WiMAX Dev...

Page 3: ... Vendor 19 Encryption 19 Signal Strength 19 Beacon Period 19 Supported Rates 20 Time First Seen 20 Time Last Seen 20 Disabling Windows XP s Native WiFi Client 21 Manually Disabling XP s WiFi Management 21 Is this a problem on Windows Vista as well 21 Wi Fi Network Security 22 How to Access an Encrypted Network 22 What is an Encryption Key 22 How to Change an Encryption Key 22 Enabling 802 1x Authe...

Page 4: ...net 36 NT Domain 36 Must Match All Associations 36 Profile Properties WiFi 36 Profile Properties WiMAX 37 Profile Properties General 37 Profile Name 37 Connection Options 37 VPN Auto Launch 37 Enable Application Launcher 38 Disable IE s Manual Proxy Settings 38 Launch Browser Window on Connect 38 Profile Properties IP 38 Profile IP Address 38 Profile DNS server 39 Profile Properties Security 39 Th...

Page 5: ...erating systems does the Motorola Connection Manager support 48 The Motorola Connection Manager launched but no card is detected 48 Why can t the Motorola Connection Manager find a network 48 How do I connect to a network 48 How do I stop the client from launching every time I restart my PC 48 Why do I keep losing my connection 49 Why am I unable to connect to a signal that I can see in the Motoro...

Page 6: ...cific tasks and to explain the Motorola Connection Manager s functions The menu system to the left allows users to browse help topics while the Index and Search tabs provide other mechanisms to access available help topics If you need additional assistance contact your Internet Service Provider USBw 100 MAR 2009 1 ...

Page 7: ...Introduction USBw 100 2 MAR 2009 ...

Page 8: ...t processor RAM 256 MB 1GB Hard Drive Space 60 MB 100 MB Internet Explorer IE 5 5 IE 7 OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 Service Pack 0 1 XP Operating System Editions Supported XP 32 bit Support Professional Edition Home Edition Vista Operating System Editions Supported Vista 32 bit 64 bit Starter Edition Home Basic Edition Home Premium Edition Professional Edition Small Business Edition Enterprise E...

Page 9: ...ve 2 If your computer automatically starts running the CD follow the on screen instructions for installation and configuration If your PC does not automatically install the software from the CD follow these steps 1 Open the My Computer folder by double clicking the icon on your desktop 2 Find the CD ROM drive where the Motorola Connection Manager is located double click the icon to access the CD i...

Page 10: ...ly connected to a WiMAX Network it will choose the network to display in the following order 1 The last network you connected to if available 2 Any preferred network networks for which you have a profile 3 The network with the strongest signal strength You can do the following from this window Connect to the displayed network if any by clicking the Connect Disconnect button Launch a VPN network co...

Page 11: ...ich you have a profile 3 The network with the strongest signal strength You can do the following from this window Connect to the displayed network if any by clicking the Connect Disconnect button Click the networks available text to display the entire list of WiFi networks available in the area Use this list to select a different network to connect to Search for WiFi hotspots by clicking on the Lo...

Page 12: ...network utilizing the same credentials where applicable utilized for connections to WiFi hotspots You can do the following from this window Establish an Ethernet Connection by clicking the Connect Disconnect button Create and edit network profiles by clicking on the Profiles button Launch a VPN network connection that you have configured by clicking the VPN button USBw 100 MAR 2009 7 ...

Page 13: ...button to reduce the window to a button on the task bar at the bottom of the screen Click this button to close the window The File Menu Clicking File in the menu bar of the Motorola Connection Manager s main window produces a short menu with the following options Enable Disable WiFi Adapter Select this option to enable and disable your WiFi adapter Enable Disable WiMAX Adapter Selecting this optio...

Page 14: ...s window displays some technical information about the WiFi network you are connected to and your current WiFi device Ethernet Info Opens the Ethernet window this window displays some technical information about the Ethernet network and the Ethernet device WiMAX ReScan for Networks The Motorola Connection Manager will rescan all WiMAX networks Always on Top The Motorola Connection Manager will alw...

Page 15: ...nnection Manager s Main window produces a short menu with the following options Help Opens this help system Event Manager History Select this item to display a list of the most recent The Motorola Connection Manager events network connections network disconnection errors etc About the Motorola Connection Manager Displays version information for the Motorola Connection Manager software USBw 100 10 ...

Page 16: ... click Connect To view information about a WiMAX network you are currently connected to or the WiMAX device you are using to connect to that network select WiMAX Info from the Tools menu This produces a window with two tabs The Network tab contains information about the IP Settings for and the amount Activity on your current WiMAX connection The Device tab contains information about your current W...

Page 17: ...f the MAC chipset on the device Library Version Version of the WiMAX Library used by this device s driver Driver Version The version of the device driver currently installed on your computer RF Chip Version The version of the RF chip used on the device Antenna Calib The value of the calibration setting for the antenna on the device Antenna Gain Diff The programmed Antenna gain differential used on...

Page 18: ...our Internet service provider for assistance The Motorola Connection Manager will have a default WiMAX profile It is possible for your Internet Service Provider to create a new WiMAX profile To return your WiMAX Adapter to the original profile re install the software CD provided with your USB Device USBw 100 MAR 2009 13 ...

Page 19: ...Establishing WiMAX Connections USBw 100 14 MAR 2009 ...

Page 20: ...on of a profile for that network See How to access a closed network for more information 3 If the network is encrypted you will now be prompted to enter an encryption key If this is the case and you know the required encryption key enter it and click OK If you don t know the encryption key for an encrypted network you must click Cancel and select a different network See How to access an encrypted ...

Page 21: ...the Motorola Connection Manager will create a profile for this network The profile created will specify that the Motorola Connection Manager should offer to connect to this network whenever this network is detected Save settings for manual connections If this option is selected the Motorola Connection Manager will create a profile to save the settings you used to connect to this network This allow...

Page 22: ...first page of properties for the new profile appears 4 Enter the name of the network you want to add in the SSID field Be aware that the network name is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as provided by the administrator of the closed network to which you want to connect 5 Check the This is a non broadcasted network closed box to identify this as a closed network 6 Fill out the remaining f...

Page 23: ...ns for each available network Preferred A check mark is presented for any WiFi network that is currently listed in the Network Profiles window This includes network profiles that have been pre defined WiFi networks for which you have created Network Profiles and WiFi networks that you have saved using the New Network Options dialog Network This is the Network Signal Set Identifier SSID Essentially...

Page 24: ...adcasting AP Vendor The manufacturer of the wireless access point Encryption Networks that are encrypted will have the icon in this column The accompanying text indicates the encryption method See How to access an encrypted network for instructions on connecting to encrypted networks Signal Strength Displays the strength of the signal being broadcast from each network Stronger signals tend to prod...

Page 25: ...ager Time Last Seen The time of day when the Motorola Connection Manager last detected this network To view information about a WiFi network you are currently connected to or the WiFi device you are using to connect to that network select WiFi Info from the Tools menu This produces a window with two tabs The Network tab contains information about the IP Settings for and the amount Activity on your...

Page 26: ... Manually Disabling XP s WiFi Management You can tell Windows to disable its wireless network management functions manually Follow these steps Right click on any network connection icon that appears in the system tray Select Open Network Connections from the menu that appears The Windows XP Network Connections window appears Right click on the icon that corresponds to your wireless network connect...

Page 27: ...ryption Key An encryption key is a code key used to encrypt data exchanged between an encrypted network and the Motorola Connection Manager You cannot exchange data with an encrypted network without having the appropriate encryption key There are two ways to obtain an encryption key Obtain a key from the administrator of the network you are trying to access Configure 802 1x authentication accordin...

Page 28: ...nection Manager will allow you to use any authentication method that is installed on your computer Please note that authentication is only available on Windows XP and on Windows Vista To enable automatic 802 1x authentication 1 Create a network profile for the WiFi network that you wish to authenticate 2 Open the Network Profile window by clicking the Profiles button 3 Select the Network Profile y...

Page 29: ...Establishing Wi Fi Connections USBw 100 24 MAR 2009 ...

Page 30: ...cted to an Ethernet network the screen will be updated to display a Connected status message This box displays the number of packets of data that your computer has sent and received over the Ethernet connection since it was established This box contains information about the Ethernet device you are currently using Fields include the following Vendor Description This is the name of your Ethernet ne...

Page 31: ...on IP Address The Internet address your computer is using for the current network Ethernet connection Gateway The address of the device that is responsible for routing all of your network traffic onto the Internet DNS Server The address of the server your computer is using to translate verbal Internet addresses into numerical addresses and vice versa DHCP Server The address of the server that assi...

Page 32: ... You can configure any network profile to automatically connect to a Virtual Private Network whenever you connect using that profile Follow these steps 1 If you have not already done so configure the connection settings for the VPN you wish to connect to See Configuring a VPN Connection 2 Open the Network Profiles window 3 In the left pane select the profile for which you want to automate VPN conn...

Page 33: ...ings tab by selecting the Settings option from the Tools drop down menu and then clicking the VPN tab 5 If the VPN client software you are using is supported by the Motorola Connection Manager and you want to manually specify your connection information select Define VPN login info and then enter the VPN profile information in the provided fields 6 If the VPN client software you are using is suppo...

Page 34: ...la Connection Manager currently supports VPN clients from the following vendors Microsoft Cisco Nortel Checkpoint please see Using the Checkpoint VPN Client for important caveats NetMotion please see Using the NetMotion VPN Client for important caveats Using the CheckPoint VPN Client Although CheckPoint s VPN client provides a command line interface that applications such as the Motorola Connectio...

Page 35: ...owed to bypass its VPN tunnel If your VPN administrator has added the Motorola Connection Manager to this list the Motorola Connection Manager can establish connections without interrupting the operation of the NetMotion client USBw 100 30 MAR 2009 If the Motorola Connection Manager has not been added to NetMotion s bypass list the Motorola Connection Manager will detect that the NetMotion client ...

Page 36: ...ss like entering an encryption key or logging into a VPN so that you don t have to perform these actions each time you connect You must have a profile for the following You cannot connect to a closed WiFi network unless you create a closed network Network Profile You must have a network profile for each WiFi WiMAX or Ethernet network that you wish to connect to Creating a Profile for a WiFi Networ...

Page 37: ...reate an Ethernet Network Profile 1 Click the Profiles button in the main window of the Motorola Connection Manager software The Network Profiles window will now be displayed 2 Click on the Ethernet heading in the list of profiles on the left side of the window 3 Click the Add button The Ethernet page of the Add Profile Wizard appears 4 In the fields provided enter the criteria that the Motorola C...

Page 38: ...lick the Profiles button in the main window of the Motorola Connection Manager software The Network Profiles window appears 2 In the left pane select the network you wish to edit 3 Click the Edit button A tabbed interface showing all the user editable settings of the selected profile appears Depending on the type of profile you are editing the following tabs may be displayed WiFi WiMAX Ethernet Se...

Page 39: ...ve a Network Profile Follow these steps to remove a network from the Network Profiles window 1 Click the Profiles button in the main window of the Motorola Connection Manager software The Network Profiles window will now be displayed 2 Select the network that you want to remove from the list in the left pane of the window 3 Click the Remove button 4 Click Close to exit the Profile Properties windo...

Page 40: ... default WiMAX profile Profile Properties Ethernet This window contains the Ethernet specific settings for Network Profiles In the fields provided enter the criteria that the Motorola Connection Manager should use when attempting to match this profile to Ethernet networks that you connect to You must enter a value in at least one of these fields it does not matter which Additional fields are optio...

Page 41: ...n Specify the Windows NT domain that you will belong to when attached to this network Must Match all Associations When this box is checked a network you are connecting to must match ALL of the values entered above in order to use this profile When this box is NOT checked only one matching value must be found Profile Properties WiFi This window contains the security settings for WiFi Network Profil...

Page 42: ...ame for this network profile This is how the network profile will be displayed in the Network Profiles window Connection Options This setting controls what the Motorola Connection Manager will do when it detects the network you are configuring There are three options Select Automatic if you want the Motorola Connection Manager to automatically connect to this network whenever it is detected Select...

Page 43: ...ng this profile Launch Browser Window on Connect Check this box to automatically launch your browser each time you connect to this network If you want the browser to start at a particular web page each time you connect to this network enter the address of the desired web page in the box below Profile Properties IP The IP Settings page allows you to configure the Internet Protocol IP addressing to ...

Page 44: ...ose profile you are configuring to obtain appropriate values for these fields Advanced Button will configure detailed settings for DNS and WINS servers Profile Properties Security This page specifies which protocols your mobile device can use to send your password to the Mobile network Your Mobile device will be permitted to use any of the protocols that are checked on this page If multiple boxes ...

Page 45: ...Creating and Managing Network Profiles USBw 100 40 MAR 2009 ...

Page 46: ...n Manager software These settings control how the client connects to networks the sounds it produces when it retrieves updates and how it handles conflicting applications Select Settings from the Tools menu as shown below For information on the individual settings tabs see the following App Launcher Tab Application Tab Sounds Tab Updates Tab VPN Tab Hardware Tab USBw 100 MAR 2009 41 ...

Page 47: ...indow When the box is checked default the timer will be displayed When the box is unchecked the timer will not appear Reset all warning messages The Motorola Connection Manager provides various warning messages that can be disabled if you do not want to see them For example the connection software will warn you that you will lose network connectivity if you close the application These warning dial...

Page 48: ... Motorola Connection Manager software can automatically switch to a higher priority network if one becomes available The original connection is shut down when the new connection is fully established this has the potential to disrupt any activity that was relying on the original connection The Motorola Connection Manager will prompt you for permission to switch networks before it actually does so I...

Page 49: ...s box Once the feature is enabled the playing of an individual tone can be enabled by checking the box that corresponds to the tone you wish to play Click Browse to select the sound file that you wish to play a Windows WAV file You can specify sounds for the following events Connected Enables the playing of a tone when the Motorola Connection Manager successfully connects to a WiFi network Lost Co...

Page 50: ...u must choose one of the other three options and fill in the corresponding fields if you wish to do either of the following things Connect to a VPN by clicking the VPN button in the main window Automatically log into a VPN when you connect to a specific network see Automatically Launching a VPN Connection If the VPN client software you are using is supported by the Motorola Connection Manager and ...

Page 51: ...r 3rd party VPN client using a command line interface Please note that when this command line interface is used the Motorola Connection Manager application shall be unable to display and track VPN status information as is possible with pre configured VPN clients USBw 100 46 MAR 2009 ...

Page 52: ...Help Event Manager History to see the client events that have been logged The window shown below will appear You can do the following in this window Double click on any item in the list to see more information about that event Use the options in the Filter by box to limit the events displayed to a particular date range connection technology or event type Click on the Reset Event History Manager bu...

Page 53: ...Motorola Connection Manager find a network The Motorola Connection Manager will continue to scan until it finds one or more available networks or Hot Spots Wireless providers can easily update a user s local database of WLAN Hot Spots How do I connect to a network When The Motorola Connection Manager finds one or more available networks click on the Connect button If more than one network is found...

Page 54: ...anies or campuses will use wireless networking within their buildings but will not grant public access Does the Motorola Connection Manager support WEP Encryption The Motorola Connection Manager supports ASCII 64 128 and HEX 64 128 Does the Motorola Connection Manager support VPN The Motorola Connection Manager s VPN auto launch allows users to automatically initiate secure wireless connections us...

Page 55: ...MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent Trademark Office All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners 2009 Motorola Inc ...

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