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Advantek Networks AWN-PCI-54R manual

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    1 Wireles s 5 4Mpbs PCI Ad a pter User’s M an ual Model # AWN -PCI-54R[...]

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    2 FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found t o compl y with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits are designed to provide r easonable protection a gainst har mful interf erence in a resident ial in stallation. This equipment generate s, uses, and can radia te radio frequen cy energy[...]

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    3 the compan y. Trademarks : All trade n ames and tr ademarks a re the pro perties o f their respe ctive compa nies. Revision History Revision History V1.1 Second Release[...]

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    4 Contents 1. Instruction ...................... ......................... ............. .......... 5 1.1 Features ...... ............. .................. .................... ............. ... 5 1.2 Package Contents ..................... ............. .................. ....... 5 1.3 LED Indicat or ............. ................... ...............[...]

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    5 1. Instruction Congratulati ons on pur chasing this W ireless 54Mbps PCI Adapt er. Thi s W ireless PCI Ad apter is designed to compl y with IEEE 802.1 1g Wir eless LAN standard and it is suitable for any laptop computers and provi des max imum data tr ansfer r ate up to 54 Mbps. I t pr ovides up to a 128-bit lev el of W EP security to your w irel[...]

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    6 2. Install Driver & Utility Note: If yo u hav e install ed the W ireless PCI Card driver & utility bef ore, pl ease unins tall the old ver sion first. 2.1 For Windows Vi sta Step1: Turn off the computer and ins ert the W ir eless PCI card into the PC I slot of your computer. After r estart th e com puter, insert W ireless 5 4Mbps PCI Ada [...]

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    7 Step3: Pleas e wait for while during s earching for hardw are and install ing drivers. Step4: Set up has f inished install ing W ireless LAN Driver o n your comp uter, click “ F inish ” to exit the setup wizard. Step5: To ch eck if W ireless PCI card is properl y installed, you can right- click Compu ter  choose P roperties  click Devic[...]

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    8 [Confi gure your Wirele ss LAN Card] Step6: Go to Start     All Progra ms     Contro l Panel . Step7: C lick “ Netwo rking and Sharin g Cente r ”.[...]

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    9 Step8: C lick “ Con nect to a netw ork ” to search an ava ilable networ k connection . Step9: Select a netwo rk to conne ct to and cl ick “ Con nect ”.[...]

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    10 Step10: Enter the secur ity k ey or pass phrase f or netw ork connect ion if it is ne cessar y . Step11: W ait for wh ile for network connecting.[...]

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    11 Step12: After network connection is successfu lly built, click “ Close ” to ex it the setup. Step13: Back to Ne tworking and Sharing Center se ction, you will see your n etwork is connected. A nd now you can brow se your In ternet Ex plorer to surfin g the web.[...]

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    12 2.2 For Windows XP and 200 0 Note: The followin g in stall ation was o perated und er Window s X P. ( Procedu res will b e same for W indows 200 0) Step1: Turn off your PC. Step2: Insert the Wireless PCI card into t he PC I s lot of your computer, t he sy stem will automatica lly find the d evice and search for its driver. Please click Cancel to[...]

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    13 Step4: Select t he language for t his installation from the c hoices below and click OK to continue. Step5: The InstallShield W izard for Realtek Wire less Network Utility will displa y, click Next> to continue.[...]

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    14 Step6: Sele ct the co untry do main for which RTL8185 W LAN is au thori zed t o us e. Then, click Next> to cont inue. Step7: C lick Yes to cont inue.[...]

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    15 Step8: Pleas e wait for a while for ins talling pro cess. Step9: After W iz ard ha s finished the installing, click Finish to compete the setup. Note: In Window s 2000 Operation System, it is strong recom mending that start your computer aft er the de vice driver is installed comp leted.[...]

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    16 To check if W ireless P CI card is pr operly instal led, you can right-click My Compu ter  choose P roperties  click Device Manage r . W hen Utility set up is comp leted, the W ireless LAN utilit y’s main pa ge w ill autom aticall y show up on your scree n. Also, a shortcut na med Realtek W ireless LAN Utility will appea r in the compute[...]

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    17 [Confi guring Wireless N etw ork] Step 1: O pen the W ireless Utilit y and go to “ Available Netw ork ” tab, dou ble-click the network which you want to conn ect. Step 2: The W ireless ne tw ork pro perties w ill be dis pla yed, enter t he n etwork k ey if it is necessar y. And click “ OK ” to cont inue.[...]

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    18 Step 3: I n the “ Profile ” ta b, you can see th e available ne twork is listed. Step 4: And now, you ca n brow se your Interne t Explor er to surfing t he web.[...]

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    19 2.3 For Windows ME and 98SE Step1: Turn off your PC Step2: Insert the Wireless PCI card into t he PC I s lot of your computer, t he sy stem will automatica lly find the d evice and s earch for its driver. Please click Cancel to continue. Step3: Insert W ir eless 54M bps PCI Ada pter Inst allation CD into CD-ROM drive th en window s below w ill a[...]

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    20 Step4: Select t he language for t his installation from the c hoices below and click OK to continue. Step5: The InstallShield W izard for Realtek Wire less Network Utility will displa y, click Next> to continue.[...]

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    21 Step6: Sele ct the co untry do main for which RTL8185 W LAN is au thori zed t o us e. Then, click Next> to cont inue. Step7: C lick Yes to cont inue. Step8: After W iz ard ha s finished the installing, click Finish to compete the setup.[...]

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    22 Step9: For complete t he setting, you mu st restart y our co mputer before you can use t he program. Ch oose Yes, I w ant to restart my co mputer now and click OK . To check if W ireless P CI card is pr operly instal led, you can right-click My Compu ter  choose P roperties  click Device Manage r .[...]

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    23 After re start your c omp uter and the utility setup i s completel y installed. The W ireless LAN utility’s ma in page will automaticall y show up o n your screen as below : [Confi guring Wireless N etw ork] Step 1: O pen the W ireless Utilit y and go to “ Available Netw ork ” tab, dou ble-click the network which you want to conn ect.[...]

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    24 Step 2: The W ireless ne tw ork pro perties w ill be dis pla yed, enter t he n etwork k ey if it is necessar y. And click “ OK ” to cont inue. Step 3: I n the “ Profile ” ta b, you can see th e available ne twork is listed.[...]

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    25 Step 4: And now, you ca n brow se your Interne t Explor er to surfing t he web.[...]

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    26 3. Wireless Network Configuration Utility The Conf iguration Utilit y is an applica tion that helps you to configure the W ireless LAN PCI Card and m onitor the link status an d statistics dur ing the communica tion process. 3.1 General In the “ Con figuration ”, you can imme diately mo nitor the l ink status. 3.2 Profile In the “ Prof ile[...]

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    27 3.3 Available Netwo rk The “ Av ailabl e Network ” shows a ll Access Point s, Router s o r Adapters n earby w hen operating i n Ad-Hoc mo de. Click “ Refresh ” b utton to collect the S SID and Channel information of all the wir eless d evice s nearby. If you want to conn ect to a ny device on the list, doub le-click the item on the list,[...]

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    28 [Netwo rk Authentication] -- Open S ystem: No aut hentication is ne eded amon g the wire less devic es. -- Shared Ke y: O nly W ireless device u sing a shared key (W EP Ke y id entified) is a llowed to connecting ea ch other. Setup the sa me ke y a s th e wireless de vice which the car d in tends to connect. -- W PA-PSK: It is a sp ecial modem o[...]

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    29 authenticatio n types to the ir WLAN acces s points. Some of the mo st common ly deplo yed EAP authenticatio n types inc lude MD5 , GT C , TLS , EAP , TTSL ,and PE AP . -- Tunnel: U se the drag-do wn list to choose the tu nnel. -- Username: E nter the u sername for personal c ertificat e. -- Identit y: Enter the Id entity for perso nal certifi c[...]

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    30 3.5 Status In the “ Status ” , you can view the current link status of W ireless LAN a dapter. 3.6 Statistics In the “ Sta tistics ” , you ca n g et the r eal time informa tion about the p acket tr ansmission a nd receiving st atus.[...]

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    31 3.7 Easy Config In th e “ Easy Config ” , you can setup Re altek AP more ea sily. There are tw o methods for you: Touch-Butto n M ethod & Q uestion- Ans w er Method ”. Select one of fo llowing methods to setup your AP . 3.8 RT-Set You can sele ct your oper ation mo de (work in AP or Station Mode) b y RT-Set W izard. W hen you right- cl[...]

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    32 4. Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEE E 802.11 W ire less LAN St andards subcommitt ee, whi ch is f ormulating a standar d for the industr y. A ccess Point An internetw orking de vice that seamless ly connects th e wired & wireless ne tworks to gether. A d Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each w ith a W LAN adapter conn[...]

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    33 requires a de dicated D HCP server o n the netw ork. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This i s the method the w ireless card s u se to tra nsmit data over the frequenc y spectrum. The other method is frequen cy hoppi ng. Direct sequ ence spr eads the data o ver one freq uenc y range (channel) while fre quenc y hoppi ng ju mps f rom one narrow fre[...]

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    34 2.4 G Hz, in particular, is being made availab le world wide. This pr esents a trul y revolutiona ry opportunit y to place convenient hi gh-speed w ireless ca pabilities in t he hand s of users ar ound the globe. Local Area Network (LA N) A L AN is a gro up of computers, eac h e quipped w ith the appro priate netwo rk adapter c ard connected b y[...]

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    35 used gener ically to refer to the entire suite of re lated pr otocols. Transmit/ Receive The wireless throughput in B ytes per second a veraged over tw o seconds. Wide Area Net w ork (WA N) A W AN consists of multipl e LANs t hat are tied tog ether via telephone service s and/or f iber optic cabling. W ANs may span a cit y, a state, a countr y, [...]