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Installation and Operation Manual

PENTAGRAM horNet Wi-Fi PCI [P 6121-L7]

2010-09-08

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The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu .

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Page 1: ...EN Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNet Wi Fi PCI P 6121 L7 2010 09 08 EN The latest versions of manual drivers and applications are available on www pentagram eu ...

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Page 3: ...LLATION 7 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 8 ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY 8 MAIN WINDOW STATION MODE 9 Profile tab 11 Network tab 21 Advanced tab 25 Statistics tab 26 WMM tab 27 WPS tab 28 SSO tab 30 CCX tab 31 Radio On Off tab 32 About tab 32 Help tab 32 AP MODE WINDOWS 2000 XP VISTA 33 Starting AP mode 33 Config tab 33 Access Control tab 36 Mac Table tab 37 Event Log tab 38 Statistics tab 39 About tab 40 STA AP...

Page 4: ...m power outlet Do not modify or fix the device yourself in any way it might void the guarantee Do not drop or shake the device Information concerning waste electronic equipment The markings on the device and in the attached documentation indicate that it cannot be disposed of along with unsegregated general black bag waste when withdrawn from use The device must be recycled or processed in another...

Page 5: ...ce environments Regardless of the mode your data remain secure thanks to WEP WPA TKIP algorithm or WPA2 AES algorithm encryption protocols Adapter configuration is described in detail in the Installation and Operation Manual provided on the supplied CD and available at www pentagram eu Package Contents 1 Wireless PCI P 6121 L7 adapter 2 Manual Drivers and Utility on CD 3 Quick Installation Guide 4...

Page 6: ...om mains 2 Open the computer case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard 3 Insert the adapter into the PCI slot Ensure that the card s connector is placed securely in the slot It may be necessary to apply force to the card to ensure it is firmly seated Attach the adapter to the computer chassis with a screw Close the case 4 Attach the external antenna to the adapter s antenna connecto...

Page 7: ... Select the install option to run the installer 4 Read the license agreement and accept it by selecting the I accept the terms of the license agreement option Click Next 5 If you want to install the drivers along with the software recommended select the Install driver and Ralink WLAN Utility option If you want to install the driver alone click Install driver only Click Next 6 Windows 2000 XP only ...

Page 8: ... the adapter for operation Adapter ready for operation When you place the mouse cursor over the icon a tooltip will display with the network name that the adapter is connected to as well as the network s signal strength quality Double click the icon to open the configuration utility main window Right click the icon to display the context menu Launch Config Utility open the utility main window Use ...

Page 9: ... from that of inactive tabs Use the arrow buttons on both sides of the bar and to scroll it 2 Main panel this part contains all the basic options of the selected tab 3 Auxiliary panel this part contains the connection information or additional options related to the option selected in the main panel To show the auxiliary panel click the More button To hide it click the Less button Note Depending o...

Page 10: ...er connection with another wireless adapter Infrastructure Connection with a wireless network created with an access point or a wireless router Status Wireless network connection status IP Address Adapter IP address set or obtained from the DHCP server Sub Mask Subnet mask set or obtained from the DHCP server Default Gateway Default gateway IP address set or obtained from the DHCP server BW Transm...

Page 11: ...ork information Icons on the profile list have the following meaning Connection with the activated profile successful Connection with the activated profile unsuccessful Infrastructure type network Ad Hoc type network Protected network Besides the profile lists there is information on the profile currently selected Add Click to open the configuration of a new profile in the auxiliary panel Edit Cli...

Page 12: ...nsmission power Lower the TxPower value to improve the connection quality with a wireless network in some cases e g when the network adapter is close to the access point and there are plenty of wireless networks around that can interfere with your one Preamble only Ad Hoc mode Select the preamble length Auto automatic or Long Preamble Channel only Ad Hoc type Select the channel used for creating a...

Page 13: ... algorithms are respectively used for encryption of transmitted data They are safer than WEP encryption These modes are incompatible with the CCKM Cisco Central Key Management function which enables quick switching between wireless network access points based on Cisco network hardware WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Authentication is performed after the station submits the WPA Preshared Key The TKIP and AES ...

Page 14: ...xadecimal Hex characters or 5 ASCII characters If the WEP key is 128 bit enter 26 hexadecimal Hex characters or 13 ASCII characters OK Save the settings and close the profile configuration Cancel Close the profile configuration without saving the settings Authentication WPA CCKM capable WPA2 CCKM capable WPA WPA2 CCKM Authentication Change the authentication type Encryption Select the encryption a...

Page 15: ... the WPA2 protocol TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol uses stronger encryption algorithms and with MIC Message Integrity Check protects against hackers Default encryption algorithm for the WPA protocol WPA Preshared Key Enter the WPA Preshared Key The key should be 8 32 characters long OK Save the settings and close the profile configuration Cancel Close the profile configuration without saving ...

Page 16: ... Transport Layer Security uses certificates and two way client and network authentication TLS is based on authentication with server side and client side certificates It can also be used to dynamically generate WEP keys based on the user or the session which are used to secure subsequent communications between the wireless network client and the access point TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Security ...

Page 17: ... a token will be generated to authenticate the station on the authentication server Static Password A static password to be entered in the Password field above OK Save the settings and close the profile configuration Cancel Close the profile configuration without saving the settings Client Certification tab Use Client certificate Select this option to use the client certificate then select it from...

Page 18: ...n specified name When selected the server domain name must end with the string entered in the Server name field OK Save the settings and close the profile configuration Cancel Close the profile configuration without saving the settings EAP FAST tab Allow unauthenticated provision mode Select this option to allow receiving unauthenticated PAC Provisioning Tunnel Select the protocol used by the prov...

Page 19: ... authentication of the user s wireless station The tab is unavailable in Windows 2000 XP In those systems SSO configuration options are located on the SSO tab of the configuration utility main navigation bar see SSO tab on page 30 Enable SSO Single Sign On Turn on the SSO service Then select the way in which the user will submit the authentication data Allow Machine Authentication Select this opti...

Page 20: ... Issued To To whom the certificate has been issued Issued By By whom the certificate has been issued Expired On Certificate expiration date OK Save the settings and close the profile configuration Cancel Close the profile configuration without saving the settings AS Cert tab Use Client certificate Click the Browser button to select the file with certification information Below information on the s...

Page 21: ...e access point network type information Infrastructure or Ad Hoc and the channel used supported standards e g 802 11g security status and signal strength Double click a network on the list to display detailed information about that network in the auxiliary panel Rescan Click this button to search for available wireless networks again Add to Profile Select a wireless network from the list and click...

Page 22: ...on Type Authentication that the access point uses Encryption Type Encryption that the access point uses Channel The channel frequency that this wireless network uses Network Type Wireless network type Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Beacon Interval The frequency with which the connection keeping packets beacons are sent Signal Strength Wireless network signal strength Supported Rates Mbps Connection spee...

Page 23: ... 0x0020 Integrated NFC token 0x0040 NFC interface 0x0080 Pressing the button 0x0100 Device keyboard Device Password ID Shows the method or identifies the password that the Registrar is going to use Access point in PBC mode must show 0x0004 during the two minute Walk Time period Value Description 0x0000 Default PIN 0x0001 User defined 0x0002 Rekey 0x0003 Display 0x0004 Pressing the button PBC 0x000...

Page 24: ...ue RF Bands Shows all the radio bands made available by the access point Two band access points must deliver this information Close Close the information window 802 11n tab Detailed information on the 802 11n protocol support by the access point and the state of its individual functions FALSE means an unsupported or disabled function TRUE means a supported and enabled function 24 ...

Page 25: ...ng system regional settings in this case it is impossible to change its value Enable TX BURST Enable or disable the frame burst mode This mode may not be compatible with all network devices Enable TCP Window Size Enabling this function may improve the TCP performance in a wireless connection Fast Roaming at dBm Switching between the network access points will occur after exceeding the minimum stre...

Page 26: ...K After All Retries Frames that have not received the ACK acknowledge frame after all retries Reset Counter Click this button to reset the transmit statistics Frames Received Successfully Frames that have been received successfully Frames Received with CRC Error Frames that have been received with a CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Frames that have been dropped because of the out of...

Page 27: ...Then select individual Access Categories AC that will use it AC_BK background AC_BE best effort AC_VI video AC_VO voice Direct Link Setup Enabled Select this option to enable direct connection with another wireless network within the same wireless network DLS is based on MAC hardware addresses so you must know the MAC address of the device with which you create direct link In addition you have to ...

Page 28: ...he Registrar The subsequent columns contain Network SSID MAC hardware address authentication an encryption type If the station with adapter acts as the Enrollee the credentials are created after successful connection of each WPS If the station with adapter is the Registrar RaUI will create new credentials secured with 64 bit hexadecimal WPA2 PSK AES key which do not change until the station switch...

Page 29: ...ction start and establishment Status Bar Display the information about the WPS status Automatically select the AP Select this option to automatically add the station to the access point in the PIN method Credential information You can edit the credential settings only if the station acts as the Registrar SSID Network SSID in the credential BSSID Network BSSID in the credential Authentication Type ...

Page 30: ...system login identifier ID and password Use ID and Password in Profile Use the wireless network profile identifier ID and password in RaUI application Prompt ID and Password Dialog Display the dialogue window enabling you to enter the identifier ID and password Enable Pre Logon Connectivity When you select this option the network from the selected profile will be available for the user before logg...

Page 31: ...n the range of 0 1023 milliseconds Roaming with RF Parameters If you select this option switching the adapter between the network access points will take place based on parameters configured in those access points Voice Drastic Roaming Diagnostics of adapter switching between the network access points with the use of voice traffic test CAC Select the CAC Call Admission Control extension operation ...

Page 32: ...about the adapter driver and software RaConfig Version RaConfig RaUI application version Driver Version Version of the driver DLL Version Version of the dynamic link library Date Application driver library issue date EEPROM Version Adapter EEPROM software version Firmware Version Adapter firmware version Phy_Address Adapter hardware address MAC Help tab Click this tab to display the RaUI configura...

Page 33: ...AN Adapter window appears select the network interface with the Internet access from the WAN Adapter Name list The interface will be used by the wireless network created by the adapter as the default gateway Then click OK Config tab On this tab you can configure the basic parameters of the wireless network created by the adapter SSID Identifier name of the created wireless network Channel The chan...

Page 34: ...interval between sending the Beacon frames which are used for keeping and synchronization of the wireless network TX Power Adapter transmit signal strength in AP mode In some conditions decreasing the signal strength can improve the operation of the created wireless network Idle time 60 3600 s Allowable idle time before the authentication starts Default value is 300 No forwarding among wireless cl...

Page 35: ...ield contains and additional option BOTH which determines encryption based on the encryption that the client station uses WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Station authentication type depends on the client station WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Authentication is performed after the station submits the WPA Preshared Key The TKIP and AES algorithms are used for encryption of transmitted data They are safer than WEP encryption ...

Page 36: ... based on client MAC hardware addresses Access Policy Select the strategy for clients on the access list Disable Access list is disabled Allow All Only clients on the access list will be able to connect with the created wireless network Reject All Only clients on the access list will not be able to connect with the created wireless network MAC Address MAC address of the wireless station which is t...

Page 37: ... or have been connected to the wireless network created by the adapter The list contains the following columns MAC Address Wireless station MAC address AID Wireless station Association IDentifier Power Saving Mode Power saving mode used by the wireless station Status Additional information concerning the status of the connection with the wireless station Help Display the configuration utility help...

Page 38: ...adapter operating as the access point The event list contains the following columns Event Time yy mm dd hh mm ss Event occurrence date and time in yy mm dd hh mm ss format Message Message description related to the given event Clear Press this button to clear the event log Help Display the configuration utility help file 38 ...

Page 39: ... Receive ACK After All Retries Frames that have not received the ACK acknowledge frame after all retries Receive Statistics Statistics for receiving Frames Received Successfully Frames that have been received successfully Frames Received with CRC Error Frames that have been received with a CRC error Frames Dropped Due To Out of Resource Frames that have been dropped because of the out of resource ...

Page 40: ... of the driver Date Application driver library issue date EEPROM Version Adapter EEPROM software version Firmware Version Adapter firmware version IP Address IP address of the adapter in the created wireless network Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the adapter IP address in the created network Phy_Address Adapter hardware address MAC Default Gateway Default gateway for the created wireless network Help ...

Page 41: ...AP mode start the window below will appear It enables basic configuration of the wireless network created by the adapter SSID Name of the wireless network created by the adapter Key Material Key securing the wireless network The network created by the adapter is secured using WPA2 PSK protocol with AES encryption OK Enable STA AP mode with given parameters Cancel Cancel mode change If when startin...

Page 42: ...wireless network created by the adapter Authentication and Encryption Authentication and encryption types By default WPA2 PSK with AES encryption Key Material Key securing the wireless network IP Address IP address of the adapter operating as an access point Apply Save unsaved changes introduced on this tab BSSID Basic wireless network identifier the adapter MAC address MAC Table Table containing ...

Page 43: ...e sure the adapter is configured for operation on the same channel with the same security options as other computers operating in infrastructure mode 3 What to do if the adapter equipped computer cannot establish link with a wireless network and or the Internet Make sure that the LEDs on the service provider s modem indicate normal operating mode If not there might be a problem with the modem Make...

Page 44: ...face PCI Antenna External antenna with RP SMA connector LEDs Link Link and activity Tx Rx LEDs Security WPA WPA2 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WEP 64 128 bit 802 1x WPS Temperature operation 0ºC 40ºC storage 20ºC 70ºC Humidity operation 10 85 without condensation storage 5 90 without condensation Specifications are subject to change without prior notice In some countries or regions available channels may be fu...

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