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LevelOne W N C-0300 11g Wireless PC I Adapter User’s Manual Version 2.0[...]

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Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Product Feature .......................................................................................... 3 1.2 System Requirement ..............................................................................[...]

1. Introduction 1.1 Pr oduct Feature ● Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards ● Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance ● Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b with wide range coverage; high performance to de liver up to 108Mbps raw data rate for 802.11g ● Strong network s[...]

2.2 Install the WNC-0300 11g W i r e less Network PC I Adapter 2.2.1 Utility Installation 1. Before insert PC I Adapter into the PC I slot of your co m puter, please install the Utility Prog r am f i rst. Make sure that the LevelOne 11g wirel e ss Network PC I Adapter is NOT inserted into the PCI slot. NOTE: all the snapped images of installa tion [...]

3. InstallShield Wizard will au tomatically start. Please c lick “Next” to continue. 5[...]

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7 4. Please click “Finish” NOW. 1. T u r n o f f y o ur com p ute r , a n d rem o v e t h e power cord from y o ur PC. 2. Open up the c o ver of y our P C . 3. R e m o ve the PCI slot c o ver from PC case. 4. Insert the 11g Wireless Network PCI Adapter into the empty PCI sl ot. 5. Place the computer case back on and plug the power cord. 6. Tu r[...]

2. Please click “Continue Anyway” 8 2.2.2 Driver Install ation 1. Please select the first option and click “Next”.[...]

4. T o make sure if the installation is successful, you coul d check it through the device management. 9 3. Please click “Finish”[...]

5. Once the installation is successful, a utility program icon will show on your desktop. T o lunch the utility , just double click the icon. 3. Configuration 3.1 Link Information The default page is as below after you lau nch the Utility program. Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows cu[...]

Frequency: Shows the current frequency used for wireless network. Wireless Mode: Shows the current wireless m o de used for wireless communication. Encryption: Shows the current encryption m ode used for wireless network. TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for trans m itting. Channel: Shows the current channel for com m unication. Link Quali [...]

Wireless Mode: There are two types available for selection ● Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other wireless clients through the use th e Access Points. ● Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wi reless communication di rectly with other wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI Adapter. AdHoc Band[...]

3.3 Advanced This is the page where you configure S ecurity settings of your 108Mbps wireless LAN P C I Adapter Encryption: 4 options are available: Disable , Enable , WPA and WPA-PSK . Select Enable or Disable for WEP data encryption featur e. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Authentication mode from the next dro[...]

If WPA is selected, configuration is enabled. Please click the configuration. The below window is pop up. Then, please select the certificate that you like to use and enter the server name and login name If WPA-PSK is selected, click the conf iguration button. The popping window is as the below. Please enter the key.(th e character length is 8) Aut[...]

The following will only be activated to allow for configuratio n when Encryption is enabled. Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use. Network Ke y : enter values to these fields, eith er in HEX or ASCII formats. You only have to enter the key that you will use Key Length : select 64 or 128 bits as the length of the keys Key Format: ASCII or HE[...]

Profile – You can create and manage the created profiles for Home, offices or public areas. By double-clicking on one of the create d profile, the setting will adapt to the configuration such as SSID, channel, a nd WEP settings saved by that particular profile. Remove : To remove the selected the prof ile Properties: To view and change its settin[...]

● Maxi m u m Power Save – the device con s u m es the least power and only operates when there is wire less network activity. ● Power Save – the device consu m es the m oderate level of power ● Data Encryption – for WEP data encryption feature. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Authentication mode from [...]

3.5 About US T h is page displa y s some i n f orma t ion abo u t t h e 108 M pbs w i reless L A N PC I Adapter u t ili t y , which includes th e version numbers for Driv er, Firmware and Utilit y. When th ere is new version of software av ailable for upgrade, you will be able to ident ify by version numbers. 4. Glossary Access Point: An internetwo[...]

two formats that you can use for entering the values for WEP key. It represents English letters as numbers from 0 to 127. Authentication Type: Indication of an authentica tion algorithm which can be supported by the Access Point: 1. Open System: Open System authentica tion is the sim plest of the available authentication algorithm s. Essentially it[...]

amount of time before retrying. If the netw ork is quiet and two devices access the line at exactly the same tim e, th eir signals collide. When th e collision is detected, they both back off and wait a random amount of time before retrying. DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuratio n Protocol, which is a prot ocol that lets network administrators manage and[...]

heavy interference caused by th e big size of transmission fram e. But if the frame size is too small, it will create the overhead during th e transmission. Gateway : a device that interconnects networ ks with different, incompatible communication protocols. HEX: Hexadecimal, HEX, consists of number s from 0 – 9 and letters from A – F. IEEE: Th[...]

PSDU: PLCP service data unit Roaming: A LAN mobile user moves around an ESS and enjoys a continuous connection to an Infrastructure network. RTS: R equest T o S end. An RS-232 signal sent f rom the transm itting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. RTS Threshold: Transmitters contending for the m edium m ay not be awa[...]

WNC-0300 Appendix Appendix A Networking Basis ...........................................25 Appendix B 802.1X Authentication Setup ...........................38[...]

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25 Go to Start menu > Control Panel > Network Connections In the menu on the left side of the window , select “ Set up a home or small office network ” Click “ Next ” to procced Click “ Next ” to continue APPENDIX A : NETWORKING BASIS This chapter will help you learn the basics of home netw orking. Using the Windows XP Network Set[...]

26 1. Enter a short description for your computer . 2. Enter a name for y o u r c o m p u t e r t o b e recognized among the network. 3. Click “ Next ” to continue. Select the option that best describes how you connect your computer to the Internet. In the case of using router in the network, choose the second option. Click “ Next ” to cont[...]

27 Enter “ Workgr oup name ” for your home network. Click “ Next ” to continue” Click “ Next ” and wait for the wizard to apply the settings.[...]

28 Yo u m a y c r e a t e a network setup disk which saves you the trouble of having to configure every PC s in your network. Select the first choice, and insert a floppy disk into you r disk drive Click “ Next ” to continue.[...]

29 Click “ Forma t Disk ” if you wish to format the disk. Click “ Next ” to copy the necessary files to the disk. Click “ Next ” to continue with the Network Setup Wizard[...]

30 NOTE: Now you ma y use the Network Setup Disk you just created in any PCs in your network that you wish to setu p. Simply insert the Netw ork Setup Disk into the disk drive of a PC, and open to browse the content of the disk wi th “My Computer” or “Windows File Ma nager” . Double-click and run the file “netsetup” f or the program to [...]

31 Checking IP Address of Your Computer in Windows XP Sometimes you will nee d to know the IP address of th e computer that you are usin g. For example, when you w ant to make sure that your computer is in the same network domain as th at of your Access Point for you can configure and access the AP . When the command prompt window appear s, type co[...]

32 If the IP address is assigned by DHCP se rver o n the network, there are chances you might have to release the IP and acqu ire it from DHCP server again. Here is how you do it. T ype command, “ipconfig /renew” in the co mmand prompt window a nd press Enter . This command releases the cu rrent IP address and acquire it from t he network, i.e.[...]

33 Dynamic IP Address V.S. Static IP Address By definition Dynamic IP addresses are the IP addresses that are being automatically assigned to a network devi ce on the network. These dynamically assigned IP addresses will expire and may be changed o ver time. Static IP addresses are the IP addresses th at users manually enter for each of the network[...]

34 Dynamically Assigned IP Address Static IP Address The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “ Obtai n an IP addr ess automatically ” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “ OK ” to close the window with the changes made Select “ Use the following IP address ” Enter the IP addr ess and subnet mask fields. Enter the IP address[...]

35 NOTE: The IP address must be within the same r a nge as the wireless route or Access P oint. Wireless Network in Windows 2000 The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “ Obtain an IP address automatically ” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “ OK ” to close the window with the changes made Go to Start menu > Settings > [...]

36 Wireless Network In Wind o ws 98 SE and Windows M E Go to Start menu > Settings > Control Panel > Doub le-click on Network Select TCP/IP of the network device Click “ Properties ” to continue Select “ Use the following IP address ” Enter the IP addr ess and subnet mask fields. Enter the IP address of the Router in the Default ga[...]

37 The TCP/IP Properties window appears. Select “ Obtain an IP address automatically ” if you are on a DHCP enabled network. Click “ OK ” to close the window with the changes made Select “ Specify an IP address ” Enter the IP addr ess and subnet mask fields. In the DNS Configuration Ta b Page, (1 ) enter the IP address o f the Ro uter i[...]

38 APPENDIX B : 802.1x Authentication Setup There are three essential components to th e 802.1x infras tructure: (1) S upplicant, (2) Authenticator and (3 ) Server . The 802. 1x security supports both MD5 and TLS Extensive Authe ntication Protocol (EAP ). The 802.1x Authentication is a complement to the current WEP encryption used in wireless netwo[...]

39 infrastructure, each of these wireless client s would have to be authenticated by the Radius serv er , which would grant the author ized client and notified the Access P oint to open up a communi cation port to be used for the gr anted client. There are 2 Extensive A uthentication Protocol (EAP) methods s upported: (1) MD5 and (2) TLS . MD5 auth[...]

40 Supplicant: Wireless Network PC Card Here is the setup for the Wireless Network PC Card under Windows XP , which is the only Operating S ystem that our driver supports for 802.1x. Microsoft is planning on supporting 802.1x securi ty in all common Windows Op er ating System including Win98SE/ME/2000 by releasing Service P ack in 2003. P l ease n [...]

41 5. Click on the “ Wireless Network ” tab. 108 M b p s Hi g h S pe e d Ne t w ork Adapter[...]

42 6. Click “ Properties ” of the available wireless network, which you wish to connect or configure. Please note that if you are going to ch ange to a different 802.1x authenti cation EAP method, i.e. switch from u sing MD5 to TLS, , you must remove the current existing wireless net work from your Preferred network s first, and add it in again[...]

43 TLS Authentication 7. Select “ The key is provided for me automatically ” option 8. Click “ OK ” to close the Wireless Ne twork Properties window .[...]

44 9. Click “ Authentication ” tab 10. Select “ Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1x ” option to enable 802.1x authentication. 11. Select “ Smart Card or other Cert ificate ” from the drop-down list bo x for EAP type. 12. Click “ OK ” to close the Wireless Network Co nnection Properties win dow , thus make the changes e f[...]

45 TLS Authentication – Download Digital Certificate from Server In most corporations, it requires internal IT or MIS staff ’s help to ha ve the certificated downloaded to your local comp uter . One of the main reasons is that each corporation uses its own server systems, and you will need t he assistance from your IT or MIS for account/p asswo[...]

46 16. Now we are connected to the Certificate Service. Select “ Request a certificate ” , and click “ Next ” to continue. 17. Select “ User Certificate request ” , and click “ Next ” to co ntinue.[...]

47 18. Click “ Submit >” to continue. 19. The Certificate Service is now pr ocessing the certificate request.[...]

48 20. The certificate is issu ed by the server , click “Install this certif icate” to down load and store the certificate to your local computer . 21. Click “ Yes ” to store the certificat e to your local computer .[...]

49 22. Certificate is now installed. All the configuration and certificate down load are now complete. Let ’ s try to connect to the Access P oint us ing 8 02.1x TLS Authentication. 23. Windows XP will prompt you to select a certificate f or wireless network connection. Click on the network con nection icon in th e system tray to continue.[...]

50 24. Select the certificate that was issued by the server (WirelessC A), and click “ OK ” to continue. 25. Check the server to make sure that it’s the ser ver that issu es certificate, and click “ OK ” to complete the authenticati on process.[...]

51 MD5 Authentication 26. Select “ Dat a encryption (WEP enabled) ” option, but leave othe r option unselected. 27. Select the key format that you wa nt to use to k ey in yo ur Network ke y . ASCII char acters: 0~9, a~z and A~Z HEX char acters: 0~9, a~f 28. Select the key length that yo u wish to use 40 bits (5 char acters for ASCII, 10 char ac[...]

52 30. Click “ OK ” to close the Wirel ess Network Properties window , thus make the changes effective. 31. Select “ Authentication ” tab. 32. Select “ Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X ” to enable 802.1x authentication. 33. Select “ MD-5 Challenge ” from the drop-down list bo x for EAP type. 34. Click “ OK ” to cl[...]

53 Unlike TLS, which uses digit al certificat e for validation, the M D-5 Authentication is based on the user account/password. Ther efore, you must have a valid account used by the server for validation. 35. WindowsXP will prompt y ou to ente r your use r name and password. Click on the network connection icon in the system tr a y to continue. 36.[...]

54 Authenticator: Wireless Network Access Point This is the web page conf iguration in the Access Point that we use. 1. Enable 802.1x secu rity by selecting “ Enable ”. 2. If MD5 EAP methods is used then you can skip step 3 and go to step 4. 3. Select the Encryption Key L ength Size rang ing from 64 to 256 Bits tha t you would lik e to use. Sel[...]

55 Radius Server: Window2000 Server This section to help those w ho has Windows 2000 Server installed an d wants to setup Windows2000 Server for 802 .1x authen tication, which incl udes setting up Certificate Service fo r TLS Authentication, and en able EAP-methods. 1. Login into y our Windows 2000 Server as Administrator , or account that has Admi[...]

56 5. Select “ Enterprise root CA ” , an d click “ Next ” to continue. 6. Enter the information th at you want for your Certificate Service, and click “ Next ” to continue.[...]

57 7. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Certificate Authority 8. Right-click on the “ Policy Setting ” , select “ new ” 9. Select “ Certificate to Issue ” 10. Select “ Authenticated Session ” and “ Smartc ard Logon ” by holding down to the Ctrl key , and click “ OK ” to continue.[...]

58 11. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Direct ory Users and Computers . 12. Right-click on domain, and select ” Properties ” to continue. 13. Select “ Group Policy ” tab and click “ Properties ” to continue.[...]

59 14. Go to “Computer Configurati on” > “Security Se ttings” > “ Public Key Policies ” 15. Right-click “ Automatic Certificate Request Setting ” , and select “ New ” 16. Click “ Automatic Certificate Request ... ”[...]

60 17. The Automatic Certif icate Request Setup Wizard will guide you throu gh the Automatic Certificate Request setup, simply click “ Next ” through to the last step. 18. Click “ Finish ” to complete the A utomatic Certificate R equest Setup 19. Go to Start > Run , an d type “ command ” and click “ Enter ” to open Command Prompt[...]

61 Adding Internet Authentication Service 21. Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Progra ms 22. Select “ Add/Remove Windows Co mponents ” from th e panel on the left. 23. Select “I nternet Authentication Service ” , and click “OK” to install.[...]

62 Setting Internet Authentication Service 24. Go to Start > Program > Administr ative T ools > Int ernet Authentication Service 25. Right-click “ Client ” , and select “ New Client ” 26. Enter the IP address of the Access P oint in the Client address text field, a memorable name for the Access P oint in the Client-Vendor text fiel[...]

63 27. Click “ Finish ” to complete adding of the Acces s Point. 28. In the Internet Authentication Service, right -click “ Remote Access Policies ” 29. Select “New Remote Access Policy” .[...]

64 30. Select “ Day-And-Time-Restriction ” , and click “ Add ” to continue. 31. Unless you want to specify the active duration for 802.1x authentication, click “ OK ” to accept to have 802.1x authen tication enabled at all times.[...]

65 32. Select “ Grant remote access permission ” , and click “ Next ” to continue. 33. Click “ Edit Profile ” to open up[...]

66 For TLS Authentication Setup (Steps 34 ~ 38) 34. Select “ Authentication ” T ab 35. Enable “ Extensible Authentication Prot ocol ” , and select “ Sm art Card or other Certificate ” for TLS authen tication[...]

67 36. Go to Start > Program > Administr ative T ools > Active Directory Us ers and Computers 37. Select “ Users ” , and double-cl ick on the user that can be newly created or currently existing , who will be configured t o have the rights to obtain digital certificate remotely . Please note that in this case, we ha ve a user called, t[...]

68 38. Go to the “ Dial-in ” tab, and check “ Allow access ” o ption for Re mote Access Permission and “ No Callback ” for Callback Options.[...]

69 For MD5 Authentication (Steps 39 ~ 54) 39. Go to Start > Program > Administr ative T ools > Active Directory Us ers and Computers . 40. Right-click on the domain, and select “ Properties ” 41. Select “ Group Policy ” tab, and click “ Edit ” to edit the Group Po licy .[...]

70 42. Go to “Computer Configuration” > “W indo ws Settings” > “Security Se ttings” > “ Account Policies” > “ Password Policies ” 43. Click “ Define this policy setting ” , select “ Enabled ” , and click “ OK ” to continue.[...]

71 44. Go to Start > Program > Administr ative T ools > Active Directory Us ers and Computers . 45. Go to Users . Right-click on the user that yo u are granting access, and select “ Properties ” 46. Go to “ Account ” tab, and enable “ Store pas sword using re versible encryption ” 47. Click “ OK ” to continue.[...]

72 48. Go to Start > Program > Administr ative T ools > Int ernet Authentication Service . 49. Go to Remote Access Policies 50. Make sure that MD 5 is moved up to Order 1 51. Right-click “ MD5 ” , and select “Properties”[...]

73 52. Go to “ Authentication ” tab 53. Enable “ Extensible Authentication Prot ocol ” 54. Select “ MD5-Challenge ” for EAP type list.[...]