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SysKonnect

SK-54C1

User Manual
Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter

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Page 3: ...SysKonnect SK 54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter SysKonnect SK 54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter User Manual v1 00 29 July 2005 Visit our web site http www syskonnect com...

Page 4: ...s Adapter Contents are subject to change Product and brand names are registered trademarks of their appropriate owners Please send your comments on this documentation to SysKonnect GmbH A Marvell Comp...

Page 5: ...In instructions for radio buttons and check boxes Examples The station is operated in Repeater Mode Select the Sharing radio button Select the Enable Bidirectional Support check box SMALL CAPS SMALL C...

Page 6: ...ts Terminal input to be entered by the user Terminal output issued by the system Examples Enter sk98diag If the test was successful the message passed is issued Underline Underline is used to identify...

Page 7: ...uring the Marvell Configuration Utility 24 Windows XP Users 24 Running the Marvell Configuration Utility 25 Tray Status Icons 26 Configuration Utility Window 26 Network Status Tab 27 Select Profile 27...

Page 8: ...uration Utility 56 Disabling Windows Configuration Feature 56 Network Status from Windows Tray Icon inconsistent in Windows XP 57 7 Important Information 59 Technical Support 59 Returning a Wireless L...

Page 9: ...er Icon 25 Figure 16 Tray Status Icons 26 Figure 17 Network Status Tab 27 Figure 18 Select Profile Section 27 Figure 19 Link Information Section 28 Figure 20 Signal Strength Section 29 Figure 21 Inter...

Page 10: ...5 Figure 47 Advanced Miscellaneous Section 45 Figure 48 Admin Tab 46 Figure 49 About Tab 47 Figure 50 Setup Screen for Marvell Client Configuration Manager and Odyssey Client Manager 49 Figure 51 Odys...

Page 11: ...t attempt to service this device as opening or removing the casing may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing to qualified service person nel Do not touch or move an...

Page 12: ...ially below the limits recommended by FCC This product has passed all necessary tests that classify the product as a mobile device that can be operated in close proximity to the human body The device...

Page 13: ...inimum system requirements for installing and using the adapter are as follows Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating system 400 MHz or higher CPU 128 MB of RAM 800 kB of free disk space for t...

Page 14: ...14 1 Introduction...

Page 15: ...Driver To install the Windows XP driver proceed as follows 1 After you have installed the adapter in your computer boot Windows XP Windows detects the SysKonnect Cardbus Adapter during the boot opera...

Page 16: ...rch and Installation Options 4 Select the radio button Search for the best driver in these locations 5 Select the check box Include this location in the search 6 Enter the path to the directory that c...

Page 17: ...e new Wireless LAN Client will work with a broad range of wireless hot spots allowing customers to connect seamlessly without having to install or update a third party client A new user interface also...

Page 18: ...tion Figure 4 Windows 2000 Install Hardware Device Drivers 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended 4 Click NEXT The menu Locate Driver Files is displayed Figure 5 Windows 2000...

Page 19: ...Windows 2000 Search for Driver Files 7 Enter the path to the directory that contains the driver or click the BROWSE button to locate the directory 8 Click OK The menu Driver Files Search Results is di...

Page 20: ...d 10 To continue the installation click YES The menu Hardware Install is displayed indicating that installation is in progress This process may take a few minutes The window Completing the Found New H...

Page 21: ...1 Turn on the computer 2 Navigate to the drive where the Marvell Configuration Utility files are located 3 Change to the directory Utils 4 Double click SETUP EXE Windows starts the setup wizard and di...

Page 22: ...ration Utility Figure 10 Configuration Utility InstallShield Wizard 4 Click NEXT In the same window the menu License Agreement is displayed Figure 11 License Agreement 5 Select I accept the terms in t...

Page 23: ...enter a different path The menu Ready to Install the Program is displayed 11 Click INSTALL to start the installation The menu Installing Utility is displayed The Marvell Configuration Utility is inst...

Page 24: ...the list of currently installed programs 4 Click REMOVE to uninstall the program Configuring the Marvell Configuration Utility This section describes the functions of the Marvell Wireless Client Card...

Page 25: ...ill be closed automatically by the Marvell Configuration Utility Once the user exits the Marvell Configuration Utility the Windows XP Zero Configuration Util ity is restored to manage the wireless con...

Page 26: ...ab on page 31 for details SITE SURVEY shows a list of all of the stations within range of the adapter See section Site Survey Tab on page 39 for details STATISTICS displays the statistics of the curre...

Page 27: ...tab Figure 17 Network Status Tab Select Profile The section Select Profile displays the name of the profile in use Additional information about the profile is provided in the PROFILE MANAGER tab Sele...

Page 28: ...s the information and rebroadcasts it Other devices then receive the information Acess points are strategically located within an area to provide optimal coverage for wireless clients A large WLAN use...

Page 29: ...s combine IP with a higher level protocol called TCP which estab lishes a virtual connection between a destination and a source Figure 21 Internet Protocol Section The parameters of the Internet proto...

Page 30: ...n Figure 23 Radio OFF Checkbox Another way to turn the radio on or off is to right click the CONFIGURATION UTILITY icon in the system tray and click TURN RADIO OFF to turn the radio off When the radio...

Page 31: ...e link is lost If it is deactivated that profile is excluded in auto configuration The controls associated with this window are APPLY PROFILE applies the profile selected Apply the profile by double c...

Page 32: ...required anyone within range of a wireless access point can send and receive frames as well as listen for frames being sent IEEE 802 11 defines a set of standards and protocols for use in minimizing t...

Page 33: ...SECURITY tab displays the security options Figure 27 Security Tab Authentication Mode The SECURITY tab contains the following fields Authentication Mode options are OPEN SYSTEM SHARED KEY Auto Switch...

Page 34: ...RE WEP KEYS button displays the window Configure WEP Key Figure 29 Configure WEP Key Key Format either ASCII CHARACTERS or HEXADECIMAL DIGITS Key Size 40 BIT or 104 BIT 40 BIT 5 character ASCII key si...

Page 35: ...ecurity Tab TKIP Encryption 1 Enter the network passphrase in the Passphrase field 2 For security reasons re enter the passphrase in the Confirm field WPA PSK is not supported in Ad hoc mode WPA 802 1...

Page 36: ...IFICATE 4 Click the CONFIGURE WPA RADIUS button to configure the security settings for WPA EAP TLS The window WPA EAP TLS Radius Configuration is displayed Figure 32 WPA Radius Configuration 5 Click t...

Page 37: ...rent authentication modes to connect to an access point through the radius server WPA 802 1x EAP TLS or WPA 802 1x PEAP Figure 35 Security Tab WPA 802 1x PEAP To use WPA 802 1x PEAP proceed as follows...

Page 38: ...settings are not changed when the profile is applied Use below settings If the Do not change settings checkbox is deactivated some of the protocol settings below can be changed Power Save Mode Sets t...

Page 39: ...ow Site Survey Figure 38 Site Survey Tab This tab shows a list of all of the peer to peer and access point stations within range of the adapter Networks Filter In the field Networks Filter the user ca...

Page 40: ...urity security enabled or disabled CH displays the channel used by the detected device Signal displays the signal strength of the detected device as a percentage Icons In addition the following icons...

Page 41: ...dio button is selected the utility searches for the specified SSID In the section Network BSSID Any BSSID If this radio button is selected any BSSID is used Find network with this BSSID If this radio...

Page 42: ...e color coded Signal Strength bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the adapter Signal strength is reported as a percentage A signal in the red area indicates a bad connectio...

Page 43: ...d If the acknowledgement is not received within a specified period of time the adapter retransmits the packet Multiple Retries reports the number of packets that require more than one retry before the...

Page 44: ...ceived Received Beacons reports the number of beacons received after association is estab lished Beacon Loss reports the number of missing beacons after association is established Advanced Tab Clickin...

Page 45: ...nnect Cardbus Adapter is connected to The default setting is AUTO Fragment Threshold sets the fragmentation threshold i e the size that packets are fragmented into for transmission The default setting...

Page 46: ...enable the Boost Mode for performance enhancement Admin Tab Clicking the ADMIN tab displays the window Admin This tab enables the import and export of profiles Figure 48 Admin Tab Import Profiles To...

Page 47: ...ABOUT tab displays the window About This tab contains the following infor mation the MAC address of the SysKonnect Cardbus Adapter and region code assigned the firmware version and NDIS driver versio...

Page 48: ...48 3 Marvell Configuration Utility...

Page 49: ...ication data faciliating adminis tration forwards authentification requirements to other Radius servers enabling authentification through non Windows systems Installation The Odyssey Client can be ins...

Page 50: ...50 4 Odyssey Client Figure 51 Odyssey Client InstallShield Wizard 3 Click NEXT 4 Accept the License Agreement 5 Click NEXT In the same window the menu Customer Information is displayed...

Page 51: ...ield Organization You have got the possibility to either use a 30 day trial version or a licensed version 8 If using a licenced version enter the licence number in the field License Key 9 Click NEXT T...

Page 52: ...13 Select Launch Odyssey Client Manager 14 Click FINISH When the in stallation is finished an icon symbolizing the Odyssey Client appears in the task bar If you purchased the licensed version see the...

Page 53: ...LAN connection only contains wireless clients Ad hoc mode is useful for establishing a network where wireless infrastructure does not exist or where services are not required Two or more computers can...

Page 54: ...54 5 Features...

Page 55: ...ation Utility after the adapter has already been installed under Windows 1 Verify that no previous version of the Marvell Configuration Utility is present on your sys tem Use ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS in th...

Page 56: ...54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter If there is a version of the Marvell Configuration Utility on your system that was installed for some other SysKonnect product uninstall that version be fore startin...

Page 57: ...etwork Connections icon the network status will be reported as Wireless Connection Unavailable If the Zero Configuration Utility is enabled Windows cannot determine that the connection has been establ...

Page 58: ...58 6 Troubleshooting...

Page 59: ...us by phone fax or e mail We will send you an RMA Return Material Authorization form by fax or e mail 2 Complete the form North South America Pacific Rim Europe Office hours 24 hours support via pagi...

Page 60: ...3 Click the appropriate document The PDF file is displayed SysKonnect maintains a site on the World Wide Web where you can find the latest informa tion on our product range and our customer support s...

Page 61: ...mption max 5 5 W External power adapter 5V DC LEDs 2 Temperature range Operation 0 C to 40 C Storage 10 C to 70 C Shipping 40 C to 70 C Relative humidity Operation 10 to 80 non condensing Storage 5 to...

Page 62: ...62 7 Important Information...

Page 63: ...us The 32 bit version of the PCMCIA PC Card standard In addition to support ing a wider bus 32 bits instead of 16 bits CardBus also supports bus mas tering and operation speeds up to 33 MHz CTS Clear...

Page 64: ...t Privacy A security protocol for WLANs defined in the 802 11b standard WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WPA Security standard proposed by the Wi Fi Alliance that uses additional algo rithms to furthe...

Page 65: ...ake one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes or transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk provided you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes You may not cop...

Page 66: ...e ment If you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement promptly return the unopened and unused disk package and hardware with the accompanying items including all written materials and other access...

Page 67: ...s of the Federal Republic of Germany UN Trade Laws shall not be applicable in any case Place of litigation is Karlsruhe FRG as far as this can be agreed upon operatively in this way Should individual...

Page 68: ...mpilieren und Entassemblieren der Software sind nicht gestattet Eine bertragung mu die letzte aktuelle Version Update und alle fr heren Versionen umfassen Hardware Mit der Inbesitznahme bergabe dieser...

Page 69: ...on against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accorda...

Page 70: ...70 Appendix B Compliance Statements...

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