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Страница 1: ...SpaceLink B W PCI Card WL230 User s Manual ...

Страница 2: ...F SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered tradem...

Страница 3: ...w ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Support 1 502 933 8713 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Fax 49 2102...

Страница 4: ...ng the SpaceLink PCI Driver 14 2 3 Verifying Drivers 15 2 4 Installing the SpaceLink Utilities 16 2 5 Installing the SpaceLink Bluetooth 17 3 Wireless LAN Reference 19 3 1 Overview 19 3 2 Windows XP Wireless Options 20 3 3 Control Center 21 3 4 Wireless Settings 23 More than one ASUS SpaceLink Card 24 3 5 Status Status Tab 24 Association State 25 SSID 25 Network Type 25 Current Channel 25 MAC addr...

Страница 5: ...es Enable AES or WEP 34 Default Key 34 Key Length 35 Unique Key 35 Shared Key 35 Two ways to assign Shared Keys 35 3 12 Config Advanced Tab 37 Channel 37 Start Ad Hoc Network 37 Scan Mode 37 QoS 38 2 4 GHz Preamble 38 3 13 Survey Site Survey Tab 39 3 14 About Version Info Tab 40 3 15 Link Status 41 3 16 Mobile Manager 42 Main Window 43 Using New Configuration Wizard 46 Using Edit Configuration 47 ...

Страница 6: ... Bluetooth Cellular Phone 68 Dial Up Networking with Bluetooth Cellular Phone 69 5 Troubleshooting 70 6 Glossary 72 IEEE 802 11b 11Mbits sec 76 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum for 802 11b 77 IEEE 802 11a 54Mbits sec 78 COFDM for 802 11a 79 7 Safety Information 80 Federal Communications Commission Statement 80 Canadian Department of Communications 81 Regulatory information Disclaimers 81 MPE Statem...

Страница 7: ...to 11 Mbps with automatic fallback to 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps in 802 11b networks It operates in the unlicensed 2 4 GHz frequencies called the Instrumentation Science and Medical ISM band Unlicensed means free of charge to users TheASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card also supports data rates up to 54 Mbps in 802 11a networks using 5 GHz frequencies and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM technology T...

Страница 8: ... SpaceLink PC Card WL 100 is a wireless LAN adapter that fits into a PCMCIA Type II slot in a Notebook PC The SpaceLink CF Card WL 110 is a wireless LAN adapter that fits into a Compact Flash Type II slot in a Portable Digital Assistant PDA The SpaceLink Access Point WL 300 creates a wireless network using the IEEE 802 11b wireless standard The SpaceLink Gateway WL 500 creates a wireless network u...

Страница 9: ...g motherboards have the Blue Magic PCI slot A7V8X P4PE P4G8X P4GE V Please visit the ASUS Web Site for updated information The Product Package When you receive the Wireless LAN package it should contain the following items One SpaceLink Wireless PCI Card WL230 with Antenna One SpaceLink Wireless PCI Card WL230 User s Manual One Support CD tools and documentation ASUS WLAN Control Center Mobile Man...

Страница 10: ...LED Blink Receiving data packets OFF No data packets received Transmit LED Blink Transmitting data packets OFF No data packets transmitted Activity LED Status LED Meaning Fast Blink Fast Blink Associated or joined with network Slow Blink Slow Blink Associated or joined with network no activity Alternating Alternating Searching for network connection OFF Slow Blink Power save mode Power Up or Reset...

Страница 11: ...Range Up to 10 meters Architecture Piconet scatter net IEEE802 11a Operating Freq 5 15GHz to 5 35GHz 5 725GHz to 5 85GHz Data Rate 54 48 36 24 12 9 6Mbps turbo mode up to 108Mbps Range Indoor 12 meters 11Mbps 50 meters 6Mbps Outdoor 30 meters 54Mbps 150 meters 6Mbps Architecture Infrastructure and Ad Hoc IEEE802 11b Operating Freq 2 4GHz to 2 5GHz Data Rate 11 5 5 2 1Mbps Range Indoor 30 meters 11...

Страница 12: ...nk B W PCI Card 2 Install the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Driver 3 Install the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Utilities 2 1 Installing the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card 1 Turn OFF your computer and open your computer chassis 2 Locate the WPCI_USB jumpers and move them to Wireless PCI_USB P4PE P4PE WPCI_USB Setting WPCI_USB Wireless PCI_USB Default 3 5 4 6 1 3 2 4 Original PCI reserved pin This is one m...

Страница 13: ... Card into a non Blue Magic PCI slot a USB 2 0 header on the motherboard or USB 2 0 PCI card is required Connect the provided USB cable from the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card USB 2 0 IN to the USB 2 0 OUT header on the motherboard or PCI card You can still use the USB 2 0 port by connecting your USB bracket to the USB 2 0 OUT on theASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Non Blue Magic PCI Slot 3 5 4 6 USB 2 0 ...

Страница 14: ...he PCMCIA slot then the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog will appear Click Next 2 Insert the support CD that came with your ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card 3 Select Search for the best driver in Search removable media Click Next 4 When asked about driver compatibility with Windows XP Click Continue Anyway since ASUS has always tests its drivers before product shipment 5 Wait while Windows XP creates a r...

Страница 15: ...r from Start Control Panel System Hardware Aquestion mark means that no driver has been installed An exclamation mark over a card means that the driver is incorrect Verify that you are using the correct product and driver CD Try repeating the installation and contact customer support if necessary 7 You can verify the ASUS 11a b PCI Wireless NetworkAdapter driver in Device Manager 2 2 Installing th...

Страница 16: ...ink B W PCI Card support CD and an autorun menu will appear If your autorun is disabled double click SETUP EXE in the root directory of the support CD 2 From the autorun menu click Install ASUS Dual Band WLAN Card Utilities 1 Click Next on the Welcome screen 2 Click Next after reading the Information 3 Click Next to use the default Destination Folder or click Browse to select another folder 4 Clic...

Страница 17: ... installation you will find the PDF User Manual in XTNDConnect Blue Manager folder 1 Click Next to begin 2 Click Next after reading the License Agreement and selecting I accept 3 Select your computer type Desktop 4 Click Next to accept the destination folder or click Change to specify another folder 5 Click Install when ready to install the software 6 Click OK after reading the driver notice ...

Страница 18: ...18 ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Chapter 2 Installation Chapter 2 2 5 Installing the SpaceLink Bluetooth Cont 7 Click Finish when installation is complete 8 Click Yes to restart your computer ...

Страница 19: ... A convenient tool to setup and manage network location settings Site Monitor Measures the received signal strength indicator RSSI values of all wireless networks This tool is used for determining the best placement of Access Points to provide the most efficient coverage in a wireless network Troubleshooting Troubleshooting will test your settings and connec tion to try to pinpoint your problem an...

Страница 20: ... decide which interface to use with your SpaceLink B W PCI Card Only use XPwireless function Only use Windows XP wireless network settings to configure the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Only use ASUS utilities and disable XP wireless function Only use ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card utilities to configure the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card You can return to the Wireless Option setting at any time by left c...

Страница 21: ...ar Starting the Control Center manually Click the Windows Start button select Programs select ASUS Dual Band WLAN Card Utilities and then click ASUS WLAN Control Center or Double click the Control Center icon on the desktop Windows Start Menu Programs Using the Control Center Taskbar The Control Center Taskbar menu display the following information The link quality of the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Ca...

Страница 22: ...r program Wireless Status Icons on the taskbar Excellent link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Good link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Fair link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Poor link quality and connected to Internet Infrastructure Not linked but connected to Internet Infrastructure Excellent link quality but not connected to Internet Infrast...

Страница 23: ...ows you to control your ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Use Wireless Settings to View or Modify the configuration settings and monitor the operational status of your PC Card Once Wireless Settings is launched you can see the tabbed property sheet This property sheet is composed of tabbed pages each with its own group of feature specific settings Starting Wireless Settings Open the Windows Control Pane...

Страница 24: ...re than one ASUS SpaceLink Card You will be given a device selection window when you launch the Wireless Settings utility 3 5 Status Status Tab You can view the information about the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card from the general menu These fields are blank if theASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card does not exist Scanning Connected ...

Страница 25: ...k is connected but no beacon received SSID Displays the Service Set Identifier SSID that the card is either associated or intending to join Network Type Displays the type of the network that the card is in use The value is either Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Current Channel Displaystheradiochannelthatthecardiscurrentlytuned Thisnumberchanges as the radio scans the available channels MAC address Indica...

Страница 26: ...wireless radio is turned off the following icon appears in the upper left of the Settings property page Radio Off When the wireless radio is turned on the following icon appears in the upper left of the Settings property page Change SSID Click on this to set the SSID Search Connect Click on this to connect to an available network 3 6 Save as Profile Later when you make individual settings you may ...

Страница 27: ...ate Configuration Auto roaming is enabled by default and will automatically switch to stronger access points You can uncheck it if you have many access points and do not want to constantly switch to different networks If you want to use a particular profile You can also check it here ...

Страница 28: ...nsmitted Received The number of frames that were received Frame Error Transmitted The number of frames that were not successfully transmitted Received The number of frames that were not successfully received Connection Quality Signal Strength Reflects the signal level related to the Access Point or Ad Hoc node the station is currently connected to Ratings are Excellent Good Fair and Poor Overall C...

Страница 29: ...eless LAN Reference Chapter 3 Frame Statistics Frame statistics give information on data transferred though the wireless LAN You can monitor performance or trouble shoot signal quality within different location of your wireless network Connected ...

Страница 30: ...ll display all the current TCP IP configuration values including the IP address subnet mask default gateway and Windows Internet Naming Service WINS and DNS configuration Button IP Release Releases the DHCP IP address for theASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card IP Renew Renews the DHCP IP address for the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card NOTE The IP Release and IP Renew buttons can only be used on the ASUS Space...

Страница 31: ...med quickly and easily without pre planning For example share meeting notes between networked computers in a meeting room SSID Use the SSID filed to configure the SSID for the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card You can enter a new SSID or select one from the drop down list box SSID stands for Service Set Identifier which is a string used to identify a wireless LAN You will only be able to connect Access ...

Страница 32: ... for brief periods over briefly spaced time intervals when the Power Saving setting is Maximum the driver turns off power to the adapter for long periods over widely spaced time intervals Transmit Power This field allows the configuration of transmit power options The options are 100 50 25 12 5 and Lowest Wireless Mode Choose which wireless mode the wireless card will use You can enable more than ...

Страница 33: ... or auto The data rates supported for the ASUS SpaceLink WLAN Cards are Auto The adapter will adjust to the most suitable transmission rate Fix 11a Fix data rate to 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 or 54 megabits per second 11b Fix data rate to 1 2 5 or 11 megabits per second Click Apply to save and activate the new configurations ...

Страница 34: ...fy the encryption typeAES or WEP If you enable both the STAandAP will automatically negotiate the encryption type By specifying auto the STA andAPwill negotiate and attempt to useAES before exchanging data packets If the STA or AP does not support AES WEP is used If one of the check boxes is selected an encryption Key is used to encrypt your data before it is transmitted over the air If you enable...

Страница 35: ...le only if you enable WEP Encryption The WEP Key is a 64 bits 5 byte 128 bits 13 byte or 152 bits 16 byte Hexadecimal digits that is used to encrypt transmit data packets and decrypt received data packets Two ways to assign Shared Keys Manual Assignment When you click this button the cursor appears in the field for Key 1 To enable WEP encryption you are required to enter at least one shared key Fo...

Страница 36: ...his together makes 64 bits 40 24 Some vendors refer to this level of WEP as 40 bits and others refer to this as 64 bits ASUS SpaceLink products use the term 64 bits when referring to this lower level of encryption Second 104 bit WEP and 128 bit WEP are the same encryption method and can interoperate in the wireless network This higher level of WEP encryption uses a 104 bit 26 Hex character as a se...

Страница 37: ...requency channel required to communicate with anAccess Point this parameter will be fixed in Auto andcannotbechanged Inan AdHoc network youcandecidechannel number for the card The radio channels you may use depend on the regulations in your country Start Ad Hoc Network Choose which wireless mode will start an Ad Hoc network if no matching SSID is found after scanning all available modes The defaul...

Страница 38: ...rd is in listen only mode Auto Click on this radio button to specify automatic scanning The driver uses the country code to determine which type of scanning to use either active or passive QoS Specifies disable or enable the station to cooperate in a network using Quality of Service QoS 2 4 GHz Preamble Specifies Short Long or Long Only preamble mode for a 2 4 GHz 11 Mb network Long Only is used f...

Страница 39: ...rect sequence channel used by each network RSSI Views the Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI in dB Type View wireless network status information the value is either AP infrastructure or STA Ad Hoc WEP View wireless network WEP encryption information the value is either OFF disable encryption or ON enable encryption Buttons Search Scan all available wireless networks and show the scan result ...

Страница 40: ... program and ASUS SpaceLink WLAN Card version information The program version information field includes the Copyright and utility version The version information includes the ndis version driver name and driver version Network Driver Interface Specification This screen is an example only Normally you will see non zero version numbers ...

Страница 41: ...e configuration settings you will be prompted to do so 3 15 Link Status ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card connection quality icon appears on the left of the ASUS WLAN Card Settings Use the icon to view the current signal quality of the adapter Excellent Link Quality Infrastructure Good Link Quality Infrastructure Fair Link Quality Infrastructure Poor Link Quality Infrastructure Not linked Infrastructure...

Страница 42: ...n click Mobile Manager Using Mobile Manager Quick Guide 1 The first time you launch the Mobile Manager utility it will automati cally generate configurations that stores the current settings of all in stalled network devices in your system 2 Change the name of the configuration to a descriptive name like Work Meeting Room or Home ADSL 3 On the File menu click New Configuration the New Configuratio...

Страница 43: ... Manager It allows quick access tosomeofthemostusefulfeaturesofMobileManager Thecommandsprovided by the toolbar buttons are also available from the pull down menu File Menu New Configuration Select New Configuration in the File menu to open a New Configuration Wizard dialog Use the New Configu ration Wizard dialog to create a new configuration See Using New Configuration Wizard for details on this...

Страница 44: ...ill require a restart Edit Menu All these commands are also available from the context menu that appears when you right click with a configuration in the Mobile Manager window Edit Configuration Select Edit Configuration in the Edit menu to open an Edit Configuration dialog to edit selected configuration items See Using Edit Configuration for details on this command Rename Change the name of the s...

Страница 45: ...ference Chapter 3 Help Menu Contents Displays the WinHelp contents window the one you are reading now for online Help About Mobile Manager Displays the version number and copy right information for Mobile Manager Click on the logo to connect to ASUS website ...

Страница 46: ...of the following On the File menu click New Configuration or Double click New Configuration on the Main window Then the New Configuration Wizard dialog starts 2 Choose the type of configuration that you want to create and click Next Wireless Local Area Network Configuration You must have an ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card installed in your PC WiredLocalAreaNetworkConfiguration YoumusthaveaNIC LAN card...

Страница 47: ...ed Dialup Configuration Sharing settings for Wireless Wired Dialup Configuration See Using Edit Configuration for detailed information on each 5 Enter the appropriate information in the wizard After specifying the appropriate information on each page click Next to continue 6 On the final window of the New Configuration Wizard you will see a Finish button If you do not want to use this new configur...

Страница 48: ...ame for example JohnDoe Workgroup Type an existing workgroup name or create a new workgroup by typing a new name that contains up to 15 characters Use it to identify your computer group that you belong to Computer Description This information is displayed as a comment next to the computer name when the computer is seen in Details view select from the Windows pull down menu Use it to describe your ...

Страница 49: ...e character string case sensitivity and up to 32 characters long such as WIRELESS LAN Set the SSID to a null string if you wish to allow your station to connect to any Access Point it can find But you cannot use null string in Ad Hoc mode Encryption Select disable or enable AES or WEP encryption If you enable both the STAandAPwill automatically negotiate the encryption type By specifying auto the ...

Страница 50: ...k adapter that you want to use for this configuration IP Address Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server Dynamic host configu ration protocol DHCP server assigns IP addresses automatically within a specified range to devices Specify an IP address Ask your network administrator for the IP address and subnet mask that you should use Type in the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields manually ...

Страница 51: ...le S82000W Domain Enter the TCP IP domain name for your network The full domain name consists of one or more names that are separated by dots for example asus com DNS Server Search Order Specify the DNS Servers in the desired order to search for DNS information Domain Suffix Search Order Add any domain suffixes that may be valid attached to the end of Internet domain name WINS Specify the WINS ser...

Страница 52: ... Specify area code telephone number and country code for this connection Clear the Use area code and Dialing Properties checkbox if you want to ignore area code and dialing settings Server Type Type of Dial Up Server Select the server type for this connection Advanced options Select Log on to network checkbox to specify that Dial Up Networking will attempt to log on to the network you are connecti...

Страница 53: ...s an IP address from a ppp server If the ppp server does not offer an IP address the IP address specified for TCP IP Dial Up Adapter in the Network dialog box is used Specify an IP address Provides a space for you to type the preferred IP address for this connection Dial Up Networking tries to use this address first Server assigned name server addresses Specifies whether Dial Up Networking accepts...

Страница 54: ...y server If you want to connect to a computer on your Intranet make sure you type its address in this box You can use wild cards to match domain and host names or addresses for example company com 192 72 111 Bypass proxy server for local addresses Specifies whether you want to use the proxy server for all local Intranet addresses You might be able to gain access to local addresses easier and faste...

Страница 55: ...ireless network Starting Site Monitor Click the Windows Start button select Programs select ASUS Dual Band WLAN Card Utilities and then click Site Monitor or Right click the Control Center icon on the Windows taskbar and then click Site Monitor Main Screen Measures the signal to noise SNR values of all available wireless networks Some Access Points can disable broadcasting SSID to hide them selves...

Страница 56: ...d signal strength of the last received frame In principle the higher the RSSI the better your communications quality Throughput This sends a specified number of data packets to the remote host and calculates the average megabytes per second During the test the Start button toggles to Stop You can click Start button to begin the link test and click Stop button at any time to terminate the test ...

Страница 57: ...n speed and signal strength Signal strength is represented by green bars with 5 bars meaning excellent signal and 1 bar meaning poor signal 4 The Wireless Networks page will show Available networks and Preferred networks Use the Add button to add the SSID of available networks and set the connection preference order with the Move up and Move down buttons The radio tower with a signal icon identifi...

Страница 58: ... Reference Chapter 3 5 The Authentication pageallowsyoutoadd security settings Read Windows help for more information 6 The Advanced page allows you to set firewall and sharing Read Windows help for more information 3 7 Windows XP Wireless Properties Cont ...

Страница 59: ...or rejects the request is known as the server Many Bluetooth devices can act as both client and server A client Bluetooth device runs a software program that requests a connection to another device as part of its normal operation For example the program may request a connection to a remote computer a printer PDA or a Cellular Phone Becoming a Bluetooth client normally requires an action by the dev...

Страница 60: ... USB Bluetooth dongle Hardware Update Wizard will appear Select Installfromalist andclickNexttocontinue 2 Select Search removable and click Next to continue 3 Click Continue Anyway on driver warnings when installing devices using bundled drivers 4 Click Finish when the hardware update is complete When installing software for your Bluetooth device you may be asked about your device typeinordertoadd...

Страница 61: ...uetooth icon on the taskbar and choose Setup Configuration inordertobringuptheconfigurationwindow Use the Accessibility page to Let other Bluetooth devices discover this computer Enable Discovering DependingonyourWindowsfolderoptions youwill mayseedifferentsizedicons Theabovehas Show common tasks in folders enabled and view Tiles If your local Bluetooth device is not present or working you will ge...

Страница 62: ...target device is actually easier to use than using the Bluetooth Connection Wizard See Services a few pages later Launch the Bluetooth Connection Wizard from the Start menu or right click the Bluetooth icon on the taskbar You can read about Bluetooth Connection in the Online Manual Enter a password if necessary Select a service and target device Click Finish when completed ...

Страница 63: ...sktop you can right click and select Explore to view Bluetooth devices along with your entire computer in one window This is Windows Explorer utility with My Bluetooth Places selected This is Windows Explorer utility with Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood selected This is Windows Explorer utility with My Device selected Explore ...

Страница 64: ...CI Card Chapter 4 Bluetooth Reference Chapter 4 Right click and select Setup to view Bluetooth configuration options Setup Security Configuration You can read about the Security and Configuration settings in the Online Manual ...

Страница 65: ...are limited when you start a service other services may be disconnected Services Usingservicesonatargetdevicearejustastheywouldbeonyourowncomputer butyouwillbeborrowingthetargetdevice sresources Formoreinformationon those services refer to your source or target s user s manual You can also use services from the Bluetooth taskbar icon Right click the icon to bring up the Services menu See next page...

Страница 66: ...66 ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card Chapter 4 Bluetooth Reference Chapter 4 Network Access Fax Inbox Serial Port Dial Up Networking ...

Страница 67: ...open the target device s Public Folder for the first time it should be empty Notice the device name in the Address Source Drag and drop some files into the window to begin transferring files Source After copying you will see the files in the other device Notice the device name in the Address Target You will find the files in the path similar to the one shown here If the target device has a search ...

Страница 68: ...enable this function for 3 mins at a time for security reasons 2 Paired devices add Bluetooth devices to connect to 3 Discover use this to search for available Bluetooth devices 4 Operation mode set the operation mode for the Ericsson T39 Here we can see the Ericsson T39 when using a computer equipped Bluetooth Here are the available services using the Ericsson T39 Modern cellular also called mobi...

Страница 69: ...et Service Provider ISP Pairing is necessary in order to utilize anotherdevice sresources Youwillbe asked to enter a password on both devices The first device a computer in this case sets the password and the seconddevice theEricssonT39inthis case must enter the same password Since the Ericsson T39 can only enter numbers as the password make sure you also use numbers as the password on the compute...

Страница 70: ...rk or a yellow question mark in Device Manager in front of my ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card To resolve the problem you should update reinstall the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card driver In Device Manager right click ASUS 11a b PCI Wireless NetworkAdapter select Properties and select Driver tab Click on Update Driver button then follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complete the driver installation I...

Страница 71: ...set the same WEP Keys on both stations Bad link quality or bad signal strength There are two possible reasons First is radio interference keep the environment around the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card away from microwave ovens and large metal objects Then try to reorient the ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card antenna Second is the distance decrease the distance between your ASUS SpaceLink B W PCI Card and t...

Страница 72: ...ay be used simultaneously in the same volume of space with other instances of medium use on other channels by other instances of the same physical layer with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference COFDM See next few pages for detailed explanation Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum See next few pages for detailed explanation Extended Service Set ESS A set of one or more interco...

Страница 73: ...cess point In this environment the access point not only provides communication with the wired network but also mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood IP Internet Protocol The TCP IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an Internet and provides the basis for connectionless packet delivery service IP includes the ICMP contr...

Страница 74: ...Apacket usually includes routing information data and sometimes error detection information PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association The Personal Computer Memory Card InternationalAssociation PCMCIA develops standards for PC cards formerly known as PCMCIAcards These cards are available in three types and are have about the same length and width as credit cards However the dif...

Страница 75: ...device containing IEEE 802 11 wireless medium access conformity TCP Transmission Control Protocol The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex stream service on which many application protocols depend TCP allows a process or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on another Software implementing TCP usually resides in the operating system and uses the IP to transm...

Страница 76: ...ability with existing 802 11 direct sequence devices that operate only at 2 Mbps Direct sequence spread spectrum devices spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies The IEEE 802 11b specification allocates the 2 4 GHz frequency band into 14 overlapping operating Channels Each Channel corresponds to a different set of frequencies See theAppendix to determine the center frequency used by each ...

Страница 77: ...hips within the chipping sequence back into bits to recreate the original data transmitted by the Wireless PCI Card Intercepting and decoding a direct sequence transmission requires a predefined algorithm to associate the spreading code used by the transmitting Wireless PCI Card to the receiving wireless mobile client This algorithm is established by IEEE 802 11b specifications The bit redundancy ...

Страница 78: ...to 802 11b which supports data rates of up to 11 Mbps Like Ethernet and Fast Ethernet 802 11b and 802 11a use an identical MAC MediaAccess Control However while Fast Ethernet uses the same physical layer encoding scheme as Ethernet only faster 802 11a uses an entirely different encoding scheme called OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing The 802 11b spectrum is plagued by saturation from...

Страница 79: ...re used for error correction COFDM delivers higher data rates and a high degree of multipath reflection recovery thanks to its encoding scheme and error correction Each subchannel in the COFDM implementation is about 300 KHz wide At the low end of the speed gradient BPSK binary phase shift keying is used to encode 125 Kbps of data per channel resulting in a 6 000 Kbps or 6 Mbps data rate Using qua...

Страница 80: ...n If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit diff...

Страница 81: ...e connecting cables and equipment other than manufacturer specified It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such unauthorized modification substitution or attachment Manufactureranditsauthorizedresellersordistributorswillassume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failing to comply with these guidelines CAUTION To mainta...

Страница 82: ...1 standards the distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 20cm SAR Exposure This device has been tested for compliance with FCC RF Exposure SAR limits in typical laptop configurations In order to comply with SAR limits established in the ANSI C95 1 standards it is recommended when using a PC card adapter that the integrated antenna is positionedmorethan 20cm fromyourbodyor...

Страница 83: ...te 205 San Diego CA 92121 Phone 858 453 8400 Fax 858 453 5735 Email Technical Support support widcomm com Information info widcomm com BTW Configuration User s Guide April 5 2002 Document Number 011107 1006 BTW_btw1 2_docs_BTWDocs doc Version 1 2 Confidential and Proprietary Information ...

Страница 84: ...cense agreement or herein no part of the documentation accompanying this software whether provided in printed or electronic form may be reproduced in any form or stored in a database or retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without the express prior written consent of WIDCOMM Trademark s and ...

Страница 85: ...ing software 13 3 2 BLUETOOTH SERIAL PORT 14 3 3 DIAL UP NETWORKING 15 3 4 FAX 15 3 5 FILE TRANSFER 16 3 5 1 Types of File Transfer operations 16 3 6 INFORMATION EXCHANGE 17 3 7 INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION 18 4 Local Services 19 4 1 LOCAL SERVICES 19 5 Configuration Panel 20 5 1 ACCESSIBILITY TAB 20 5 1 1 Adding and Deleting Devices 20 5 2 DISCOVERY TAB 21 5 3 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 22 5 4...

Страница 86: ...urity 29 6 1 INTRODUCTION 29 6 2 AUTHENTICATION 29 6 3 AUTHORIZATION 29 6 4 ENCRYPTION 30 6 5 LEVELS OF SECURITY 30 6 6 LINK KEY 30 6 7 PAIRING DEVICES 31 6 8 PASSKEY 31 6 9 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX 32 6 10 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX ADVANCED BUTTON 32 7 Technical Support 33 8 Troubleshooting 34 9 Glossary 36 ...

Страница 87: ... accepts or rejects the request is known as the server Many Bluetooth devices can act as both client and server A client Bluetooth device runs a software program that requests a connection to another device as part of its normal operation For example the program may request a connection to a remote computer a printer or a modem Becoming a Bluetooth client normally requires an action by the device ...

Страница 88: ...vers Bluetooth devices that can act as both server and client can often do both at the same time BTW provides Clients with the means To locate other Bluetooth devices in the immediate vicinity inquiry Discover the services that those devices offer discovery Connect to use and disconnect from those services Servers with the means to include exclude individual services in the list of services they p...

Страница 89: ...nected to the Local Area Network If the client has permission user name and password for the LAN the wireless connection can be used as if the client were hardwired to the LAN All Bluetooth servers do not necessarily provide all of these services For example a network gateway may only provide access to the Local Area Network the Network Access service To determine the services provided by a Blueto...

Страница 90: ...icons for all operating systems Except Windows XP Device Icons except Windows XP see below Device Type Normal Connected Paired Cellular Telephone Desktop Computer Laptop Computer Modem Network Access Point Personal Digital Assistant Printer Unknown Devices Table 2 Device icons for Windows XP Windows XP Device Icons Device Type Normal Connected Paired Cellular Telephone Desktop Computer Laptop Comp...

Страница 91: ...ile Transfer Information Exchange Information Synchronization Network Access Services may be unavailable because they are in use or because the necessary hardware is not installed Table 4 Service icons for Windows XP Windows XP Service Icons Service Type Normal Connected Unavailable Dial up Networking Fax File Transfer Information Exchange Network Access Serial Port Information Synchronization Ser...

Страница 92: ... services remote devices and services Open and close connections Pair and un pair devices Refresh lists of devices services and folder contents Context sensitive What s This Help in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel A Relative Signal Strength Indicator Properties dialog box has been added for every connection right click the connection and select Status to display the dialog box Enhanced Windows s...

Страница 93: ...Discovery tab One of the advantages of Bluetooth is the mobility the wireless connections allow However mobility means that devices may move in or out of connection range during the time between the automatic updates performed by BTW To be certain that the displayed list of devices in the neighborhood is current or if automatic periodic inquiry is not enabled force an update of the device list usi...

Страница 94: ...reless connection that allows your computer to perform file system operations on another Bluetooth enabled device browse drag drop open print cut copy paste delete rename etc Information Exchange establishes a Bluetooth wireless connection between two devices so that they can exchange personal information manager data such as business cards calendar items email messages and notes Information Synch...

Страница 95: ...s been established displayed in hours minutes and seconds Depending on the service the connection may time out automatically disconnect after a specific period of inactivity Activity the number of bytes sent and received over the connection Signal Strength a variable scale that ranges from Too Weak through Good to Too Strong To change the power transmission level of this computer from the Bluetoot...

Страница 96: ...he selected device for example multiple Bluetooth Serial Ports then the Select Bluetooth Service dialog box appears Select the specific service to be used and then click the OK button to close the Select Bluetooth Service dialog box If only one service of the type selected in the Select a Service drop down menu above exists on the selected device the next Connection Wizard screen appears 4 If Requ...

Страница 97: ...Services and then select Connection Wizard from the submenu Exchange Business Cards with another Bluetooth Computer right click the Bluetooth icon select Services and then select Business Card Exchange from the submenu Search for and connect to a specific service right click the Bluetooth icon select Services and then select the desired service from the submenu An additional submenu will appear th...

Страница 98: ...s 2000 Server side Setup 1 From the Windows Control Panel select Network and Dial up Connections 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties 3 In the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box on the Sharing tab select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection and click OK 4 Click the YES button in the confirmation dialog box to enable Internet connection shari...

Страница 99: ...ect Specify an IP address 5 Enter an IP Address suggested value 192 168 1 1 and a Subnet Mask suggested value 255 255 255 0 6 Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes 7 Click YES to restart the computer 3 1 3 2 Configure the routing software 1 In the Windows system tray right click the WinRoute icon and select Administration 2 On the Settings tab select 2nd network adapter 3 From the Network adapt...

Страница 100: ...he dialog box that provides communications port information may not appear until after Authentication and Authorization have been accomplished The application on the server must be configured to use the correct communications port To determine the communications port being used by the service On the server in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places right click My Device and select Properties from ...

Страница 101: ... will not appear for subsequent connections to the same phone number You can now open a web browser and connect to the Internet To close a Dial up Networking connection 1 On the client in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places select highlight the device that is providing the Dial up Networking service 2 In the right pane of My Bluetooth Places right click Dial up Networking and then select Disco...

Страница 102: ...ht pane of My Bluetooth Places right click a folder item and select an option from the pop up menu A dialog box the title varies depending on the operation being carried out appears and the status line bottom of the dialog box indicates the operational step that is being carried out The types of operations that can be accomplished are Open Files are opened in the application associated with them F...

Страница 103: ...evice Receive requests an object from another device Exchange sends a client object and receives a server object The default location of your business card and the location where received items are placed can be configured in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel To send receive or exchange an object on the client in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places right click the Inbox icon of the remote devi...

Страница 104: ...ries so all duplicates may not be exchanged in the synchronization process Only Outlook s default contacts folder is synchronized Items in sub folders are not synchronized Items that are moved from the default folder to a sub folder will appear to have been deleted the next synchronization takes place To use Information Synchronization 1 On the client in the Folders pane of My Bluetooth Places sel...

Страница 105: ...es Bluetooth Configuration Panel Local Services tab double click the service name If a service is not configured to start automatically it can still be started manually right click the service and select Start from the pop up menu To stop a local service right click the service and select Stop from the pop up menu Stopped services are not available for use by clients With Local Device selected the...

Страница 106: ...nu select All devices to connect all remote devices are permitted to connect to this computer No devices to connect no remote devices are permitted to initiate a connection with this computer However this computer can still initiate connections as a client with remote Bluetooth devices Only paired devices to connect only devices that have been paired with this computer are allowed to connect to it...

Страница 107: ...ype s of device s within a class Discovered devices can be mixed and matched you can discover one or more specific devices classes of devices and types of devices within a class at the same time When BTW is configured to report only specific devices it reports ONLY those devices To report only specific devices From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel on the Discovery tab select Report only selected ...

Страница 108: ...ect Report only selected Bluetooth devices When all devices are deleted an error message will appear if Report all Bluetooth devices is not selected 5 3 GENERAL CONFIGURATION SETTINGS The settings on the General tab of the Bluetooth Configuration Panel determine device properties and basic system security settings Identity section Computer Name enter a unique name to identify this computer to othe...

Страница 109: ...s that the device is operating properly or that there is a problem conflict Device Address the Bluetooth Device Address BDA or BD_Addr programmed into this device when it was manufactured HCI Version the version number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Host Controller Interface complies with HCI Revision the revision number of the Bluetooth Specification that the Host Controller Interface co...

Страница 110: ...ialog box you can set the Country Code North America Europe except France and Japan France and China Maximum Transmission Power High Medium Low Click the Apply button to implement the changes A dialog box appears with notification that the Bluetooth device attached to this computer must be reset before the change s will take effect Click the Yes button to reset the Bluetooth device now all open Bl...

Страница 111: ...wse button and navigate to the directory that will be used as My Shared Directory 5 5 2 Send Business Card My Business Card the path to the directory on this computer that contains your electronic business card Select the Send Business Card on Request option to allow remote devices to obtain your business card Click the Browse button and navigate to the directory that contains your business card 5...

Страница 112: ...tion Synchronization Network Access 5 6 1 Property settings which are common to all of the local services Although each of these settings can be set individually for each service all local services have settings for Authentication Authorization Encryption Startup Service Name Some services have an additional setting that is specific to that service Network Access has an additional setting for the ...

Страница 113: ...nfiguration Panel Local Services tab double click the service name Make the changes by selecting or clearing the appropriate boxes and click the OK button The service properties that may be changed are Startup when enabled starts the service when BTW initializes The default setting is enabled If Startup is not enabled the service can still be started manually Authorization when enabled requires co...

Страница 114: ...Authorization for the related service must be enabled Information items Synchronization information To associate a sound with a Bluetooth event 1 From the Bluetooth Configuration Panel Notifications tab 2 In the Notify column of the Events list select the check box associated with the event 3 In the Sound area of the Notifications tab click the Browse button and navigate to the sound file wav to b...

Страница 115: ...ote device attempts access a visual and or audio warning notifies the local operator The local operator can open a dialog box that provides The user friendly name of the device attempting access A place for the local operator to enter a Bluetooth passkey The operator of the remote system must enter the identical passkey or access is denied If the notification is ignored access is denied after a pr...

Страница 116: ...tomatically turned on when Encryption is selected 3 Click the OK button to close the dialog box and apply the change 6 5 LEVELS OF SECURITY Security for local services may be configured on an individual basis The configuration options are Startup Automatic or Manual Authorization Authentication Encryption To access the security settings for a local service in the Bluetooth Configuration Panel from...

Страница 117: ...ce inquiry to update the list of devices in the area After the inquiry is complete 3 In the Found Devices pane of the dialog box click the name of the device to be paired 4 Click the Execute Pairing button 5 In the Bluetooth Passkey Request dialog box 6 Enter the Bluetooth passkey 7 Click the OK button The check box on the main screen when selected permits all services to connect without Authoriza...

Страница 118: ...ing to access Buttons for responding OK allow the connection Cancel deny the connection Advanced button see below A check box that when enabled grants authorizes the connecting device access to all of the services on this computer click the See Also button below for more information 6 10 SECURITY REQUEST DIALOG BOX ADVANCED BUTTON The check box on the main page of the Bluetooth Authorization and B...

Страница 119: ...COMM technical support 1 Go to the WIDCOMM home page on the World Wide Web and click Support 2 On the Support page click the BTW entry that is appropriate for your version of BTW 3 On the Technical Support page under BTW click Enter Password Protected Area 4 Enter your technical support user name and password and click the Submit button 5 Select from the options on the support page If you are fill...

Страница 120: ... field and select the modem that will be used to dial out Click the OK button Click the OK button to close the Bluetooth Configuration Panel 8 4 HOW DO I DETERMINE THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE ADDRESS BDA OF MY HARDWARE DEVICE In the Bluetooth Configuration Panel on the Hardware tab in the Devices section select the device you want to determine the address of In the Device Properties section of the dialog...

Страница 121: ...wired connection to ensure that the test checks the wireless connection rather than the hardwired connection If the server has access to the Internet open a browser on the client and connect to the World Wide Web You may also Ping the server from the DOS prompt 8 9 WHY DO I GET AN UNKNOWN PORT MESSAGE WHEN I ATTEMPT TO USE A BLUETOOTH SERIAL PORT The Unknown Port error message usually means an att...

Страница 122: ... a connection is established LMP Link Manager Protocol used by Bluetooth for internal communications Me Millennium Edition PAD Personal Digital Assistant Page Scan Mode A Bluetooth mode in which a server is actively listening scanning for a client to page it The server then answers the page and attempts to set up a connection with the paging device the client PIM Personal Information Manager an ap...

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