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Signamax

 Connectivity Systems 

 
 
 

11g Wireless 54Mpbs PCI Adapter 

 

Model:065-1798 

 
 

User’s Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2006 

Summary of Contents for 065-1798

Page 1: ...Signamax Connectivity Systems 11g Wireless 54Mpbs PCI Adapter Model 065 1798 User s Manual September 2006 ...

Page 2: ...rom that to which Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help the receiver is connected FCC Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not ca...

Page 3: ...vity System 065 1798 www signamax us com www signamax eu com 2 the company Trademarks All trade names and trademarks are the properties of their respective companies Revision History Revision History V1 0 First release ...

Page 4: ... 2 Package Contents 4 1 3 LED Indicator 4 2 Install Driver Utility 5 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 5 2 2 For Windows ME and 98SE 10 3 Wireless Network Configuration Utility 15 3 1 General 15 3 2 Profile 15 3 3 Available Network 16 3 4 Advanced 19 3 5 Status 20 3 6 Statistics 20 3 7 Easy Config 21 3 8 RT Set 22 4 Glossary 23 ...

Page 5: ...ess point or router or Infrastructure mode with an access point or router the configuration of your working environment or the capabilities or limitations of your computer systems 1 1 Features Up to 54Mbps data transfer rates Supports 64 128 bit WEP data encryption function for high level of security Supports WPA PSK advanced WLAN security Supports Infrastructure mode Supports Ad Hoc mode peer to ...

Page 6: ...re please uninstall the old version first 2 1 For Windows XP and 2000 Note The following installation was operated under Windows XP Procedures will be same for Windows 2000 Step1 Turn off your PC Step2 Insert 065 1798 Wireless PCI card into the PCI slot of your computer the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver Please click Cancel to continue ...

Page 7: ...u com 6 Step3 Insert Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver Utility to begin device driver installation Step4 Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click OK to continue ...

Page 8: ...ignamax us com www signamax eu com 7 Step5 The InstallShield Wizard for Realtek Wireless Network Utility will display click Next to continue Step6 Select the country domain for which RTL8185 WLAN is authorized to use Then click Next to continue ...

Page 9: ...y System 065 1798 www signamax us com www signamax eu com 8 Step7 Click Yes to continue Step8 Please wait for a while for installing process Step9 After Wizard has finished the installing click Finish to compete the setup ...

Page 10: ...you can right click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager When Utility setup is completed the Wireless LAN utility s main page will automatically show up on your screen Also a shortcut named Realtek Wireless LAN Utility will appear in the computer s desktop Double click the shortcut and start using the WLAN PCI Card ...

Page 11: ... 065 1798 Wireless PCI card into the PCI slot of your computer the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver Please click Cancel to continue Step3 Insert 065 1798 Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter Installation CD into CD ROM drive then windows below will appear Click Install Driver Utility to begin device driver installation ...

Page 12: ...ww signamax us com www signamax eu com 11 Step4 Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click OK to continue Step5 The InstallShield Wizard for Realtek Wireless Network Utility will display click Next to continue ...

Page 13: ...amax us com www signamax eu com 12 Step6 Select the country domain for which RTL8185 WLAN is authorized to use Then click Next to continue Step7 Click Yes to continue Step8 After Wizard has finished the installing click Finish to compete the setup ...

Page 14: ...13 Step10 For complete your setup you must restart your computer before you can use the program Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click OK To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed you can right click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager ...

Page 15: ...y System 065 1798 www signamax us com www signamax eu com 14 After restart your computer and the utility setup is completely installed The Wireless LAN utility s main page will automatically show up on your screen as below ...

Page 16: ...configure 065 1798 Wireless LAN PCI Card and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process 3 1 General In the Configuration you can immediately monitor the link status 3 2 Profile In the Profile you can view the current using Available Point s You can add remove or edit the current Available Point s Also you can duplicate the AP or Set current AP as Default ...

Page 17: ...tton to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices nearby If you want to connect to any device on the list double click the item on the list and the card will automatically connect to the selected device If you want to add one Access Point to the profile click Add to Profile button The Wireless network properties windows will display You can configure your Wireless Networ...

Page 18: ...A 802 1X 802 1x authentication is required in WPA In the 802 11 standard 802 1x authentication was optional WPA2 802 1X WPA2 is the next generation Wi Fi security standard combining the most powerful authentication and encryption techniques to protect wireless networks from unauthorized use Based upon the recently ratified IEEE 802 11i standard WPA2 adds the Advanced Encryption Standard AES to the...

Page 19: ...t the 64 bit or 128 bit to encryption transmitted data Larger key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower Key Index Advanced The maximum of key index is 4 802 1X configure EAP TYPE Extensible Authentication Protocol Authentication Types Because WLAN security is essential and EAP authentication types provide a potentially better means of securing the WLAN conne...

Page 20: ...ystem 065 1798 www signamax us com www signamax eu com 19 3 4 Advanced In the Advanced you can configure Wireless LAN adapter s Power Save Wireless Mode 802 00b Preamble Mode Region Domain Fragment Threshold and RTS Threshold ...

Page 21: ...ignamax us com www signamax eu com 20 3 5 Status In the Status you can view the current link status of Wireless LAN adapter 3 6 Statistics In the Statistics you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status ...

Page 22: ...8 www signamax us com www signamax eu com 21 3 7 Easy Config In the Easy Config you can setup Realtek AP more easily There are two methods for you Touch Button Method Question Answer Method Select one of following methods to setup your AP ...

Page 23: ... or Station Mode by RT Set Wizard When you right click RTL8185 Wireless system tray icon at right bottom corner and choose RT Set Wizard There are three modes for you to choose Station Infrastructure Connect to a wireless network through the AP Station Ad hoc Connect to computer to computer network AP Setup Access Point wireless network ...

Page 24: ...nts on the network DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum The other method is frequency hopping Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range channel while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to ano...

Page 25: ...ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U S have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so called ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical band Spectrum in the vicinity of 2 4 GHz in particular is being made available worldwide This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity to place convenient high speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe Local Area Ne...

Page 26: ... the protocol suite developed by the Advance Research Project Agency ARPA It is widely used in corporate Internet works because of its superior design for WANs TCP governs how packer is sequenced for transmission the network The term TCP IP is often used generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols Transmit Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seco...

Page 27: ...otocol of the 802 1x server WPA WPA2 Personal provides this level of security in the small network or home environment It uses a password also called a pre shared key PSK The longer this password the stronger the security of the wireless network If your Wireless Access Point or Router supports WPA WPA2 Personal WPA PSK then you should enable it on the access point and provide a long strong passwor...

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