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 VIA Technologies, Inc.

 

User's Manual

 

Revision 1.0 • February 22, 2006 

- 16 - 

Windows Utilities 

 

Figure 12. WiFiset—Auto connect 

 

4.2. WPA Networking 

VT6655 supports Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service for connecting to a Wi-Fi 
Protected Access (WPA) network. 

Step 1. Open 

Wireless Network Connection

. 

Summary of Contents for VNT6656G6A10

Page 1: ...VNT6656G6A10 VNT6656G6A40 USER S MANUAL Revision 1 0 February 22 2006 VIA TECHNOLOGIES INC ...

Page 2: ...anties implied or otherwise in regard to this document and to the products described in this document The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable as of the publication date of this document However VIA Technologies Inc assumes no responsibility for any errors in this document Furthermore VIA Technologies Inc assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of t...

Page 3: ...VIA Technologies Inc User s Manual Revision 1 0 February 22 2006 iii Revision History Revision History Release Date Revision Initials 1 0 2006 02 22 Initial release RTW ...

Page 4: ... 2 Drivers and Utilities 2 2 1 Drivers 2 2 2 Utilities for end users 2 2 3 Utilities for manufacturers 2 3 Software Package Information 3 3 1 Directory structure 3 3 2 Driver Keywords Parameters 4 4 Windows Utilities 6 4 1 WiFiset 6 4 1 1 Status 6 4 1 2 Config 6 4 1 3 Site Survey 10 4 1 4 Statistics 11 4 1 5 Signal 11 4 1 6 Profiles 12 4 2 WPA Networking 16 Appendix A Terminology 19 Appendix B Imp...

Page 5: ...lity allows the manufacturers to customize the driver packages such as changing the drivers icons and file names 1 2 Certifications Designed for Microsoft Windows Logo Wi Fi Certified 1 3 Software Packages Software package for manufacturers A complete set of drivers and utilities Evaluation package CD version for manufacturers Includes MPTOOL Winsetup and drivers for Windows only Software package ...

Page 6: ...ts Windows CE 5 0 x64 Supports AMD 64 bit CPUs 2 2 Utilities for end users UTILITY NAME DESCRIPTION Winsetup Automatic driver installation uninstallation and updating utility for Windows 95 95 OSR2 98 98 SE ME NT 4 0 2000 XP and Sever 2003 WiFiset Wireless configuration setup tool for Windows 95 95 OSR2 98 98 SE ME NT 4 0 2000 XP and Sever 2003 2 3 Utilities for manufacturers UTILITY TYPE DESCRIPT...

Page 7: ...R2 98 98 SE ME NT 4 0 2000 XP and Sever 2003 release note and other documentations XPe Driver for Windows XP Embedded WIFISET Wireless configuration setup tool for Windows WINSETUP Windows driver setup utility for Windows 95 95 OSR2 98 98 SE ME NT 4 0 2000 XP and Sever 2003 MPTOOL Mass production tool and the EEPROM layout guide Win CE CE4 2 CE5 Drivers for Windows CE 4 2 and 5 0 x64 Software for ...

Page 8: ...the ad hoc mode Antenna Diversity Enables or disables antenna diversity Connection Rate Specifies the connection rate in Mbps 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 or Auto Default Channel The user defined connection channel applicable in the ad hoc mode and AP mode Desired SSID The user defined SSID to be automatically connected at driver startup Fragment Threshold Defines the size at which packets are...

Page 9: ...cture or Ad Hoc Preamble Type Determines the acceptable preamble type Select Long to accept long preambles only select Short to support short preambles RadioControl Determines whether the radio is on or off Receive Buffers Defines the size of the internal driver buffers for received packets RTS Threshold Defines the size at which packets are sent via the RTS CTS mechanism Transmit Buffers Defines ...

Page 10: ... a Windows based application Its main features are listed below 4 1 1 Status Displays the network status of the device Figure 2 WiFiset Status 4 1 2 Config Displays and controls the link configurations for the device 1 To avoid software conflict WiFiset does not synchronize its settings with Windows Zero Configuration WZC nor vice versa ...

Page 11: ...ee preconfigured settings CAM Continuous Access Mode Highest performance with no power saving Max PSP Max Power Saving Mode Maximum power saving with reduced performance Fast PSP Fast Power Saving Mode Greater power saving than CAM and higher performance than Max PSP Operation Mode Determines the type of network or mode of operation Ad Hoc Mode For peer to peer networking with other wireless devic...

Page 12: ...ps and automatically lowers the transmission rate when necessary Channel Selects the frequency channel for the transmission in the Ad Hoc Mode or AP Mode Fragment Threshold Defines the size at which packets are fragmented The acceptable range of values is from 256 to 2312 bytes and the default value is 2312 bytes RTS Threshold Defines the size at which packets are sent via the RTS CTS mechanism Th...

Page 13: ...an be specified Each key can have a length of 40 128 or 256 bits Authentication Mode Determines the method of authentication Open System Default A null authentication algorithm is used which allows the device to be authenticated by any access point or other devices with an appropriate SSID Shared Key A WEP key is used as a means of authentication which allows the device to be authenticated only by...

Page 14: ... 2006 10 Windows Utilities 4 1 3 Site Survey Displays a list of all available networks within range Figure 5 WiFiset Site Survey Join Network Joins the device to the selected network Re Scan it Re scans to discover all currently available networks within range ...

Page 15: ...sion and reception statistics of the device Figure 6 WiFiset Statistic Pause Pauses or freezes the currently displayed statistics Clicking Pause again will resume the real time display Reset Resets all values to zero 4 1 5 Signal Displays the current and past values of signal strength SS and signal quality SQ for the connected network ...

Page 16: ...ove from one network to another without having to reconfigure the network settings 4 1 6 1 Adding a new profile Before adding the current network configuration as a new profile make sure that your device is connected to a network and that all settings are properly configured To add a profile in WiFiset please follow these steps Step 1 Click Profile in WiFiset s menu bar and then click Add to creat...

Page 17: ...echnologies Inc User s Manual Revision 1 0 February 22 2006 13 Windows Utilities Figure 8 WiFiset Adding a new profile Step 2 Enter a name for the new profile and then click OK Figure 9 WiFiset Profile Name ...

Page 18: ...tically Figure 10 WiFiset New profile added 4 1 6 2 Default profile and automatic connection You can configure your device to automatically connect to a network according to the default profile Step 1 Select a profile name from the Profile Select box Step 2 Click the Default Profile button Step 3 Select the check box for Auto Connect with Default Profile and then click the Apply Profile button ...

Page 19: ...lt Profile Note Once the device is set to automatically connect with a netowork according to the default profile most of the options under WiFiset s Config tab would become unavailable and therefore appear dimmed except for Power Save Mode and Auto connect In addition a check mark would now appear in the Auto connect check box ...

Page 20: ...0 February 22 2006 16 Windows Utilities Figure 12 WiFiset Auto connect 4 2 WPA Networking VT6655 supports Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration service for connecting to a Wi Fi Protected Access WPA network Step 1 Open Wireless Network Connection ...

Page 21: ...vision 1 0 February 22 2006 17 Windows Utilities Figure 13 Wireless Network Connection Step 2 Click a wireless network from the list of available networks and then click Connect Step 3 Enter the network key also known as WEP key or WPA key ...

Page 22: ...VIA Technologies Inc User s Manual Revision 1 0 February 22 2006 18 Windows Utilities Figure 14 Wireless Network Connection Network key ...

Page 23: ...larger than the RTS threshold CTS Clear To Send The frame type used to acknowledge receipt of a Request to Send and the second component used in the RTS CTS clearing exchange used to prevent interference from hidden nodes WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy The optional cryptographic confidentiality algorithm specified by IEEE 802 11 used to provide data confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to...

Page 24: ... the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 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 r...

Page 25: ...ever the 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 another transmitter then the FCC authorization is n...

Page 26: ...module in the users manual of the end product which integrate this module The users manual for OEM integrators must include the following information in a prominent location IMPORTANT NOTE To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or op...

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