WCB-GM - Wireless Network Card SMC - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL WCB-GM SMC

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the drivers.

3. Shut down the Computer and insert / plug-in the adapter into the appropriate slot.

4. Boot up the Computer and let the drivers install themselves automatically

FCC Regulatory Information 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 received; including interference that may cause

undesired operation. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement. This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. 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 different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:

1. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or

2. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled

environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body.

Chapter 2 Install Driver for Windows Series _____ 4

Chapter 1 System Requirements

Before installing the adapter and related software, make sure the computer system meets the minimum requirements described below. 1-1 Hardware The adapter can be installed in any recent-model IBM-type microcomputer with a PCMCIA on notebook or PCI slot on desktop which support CardBus or PCI interface. The CardBus adapter is a Type II CardBus card, and can be installed in a Type Il or Type III CardBus slot. 1-2 Software The drivers included with the adapter allow the adapter to be used in Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000, and XP.

Chapter 2 Install Driver for Windows

Series This section describes the installation of the 11B/G MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card driver for the Windows98/ME/2000 and Windows X P operating systems. 2-1 Set up 11B/G MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card for Windows Series Step 1: After inserting the MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card into the PCMCIA slot on notebook or PCI slot desktop, the Windows will auto-detect the MOMO WIRELESS LAN Card and a “Found New Hardware Wizard” window will show up. Select “Cancel” to install the driver from CD-Rom. Found NewHardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for: Network Controller {2)_ 1f your hardware came with an installation CD <% or floppy disk, insert it now. ‘What do you want the wizard to do? Olnstallthe software automatically (Recommended) @ Install from a list or specific lacation (Advanced) Click Next to continue.

Step 3: After installing the driver, you can check if your device is active in the device management

LAN Card This chapter will show you how to configure your MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card by using utility in the Product CD Package under Windows series Operation System 3-1 Configuration Utility

1. After finishing the install process, you can execute the utility from the Start Menu.

2. You will see the utility icon after you executing program “MiMo Wireless Utility” if your MIMO

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3. If your operation system belong to Windows XP and have update to SP1, click the right button

on the icon. Y ou will see the frame below. If you want to configure your MIMO Wireless LAN Card with “Wireless Zero Configure” supported by XP, you should choose “Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility”. LaunehConfie-Uiilitie Use Zero Configuration as Configuration utility Exit

3-2 Use the MIMO WIRELESS LAN Card with Zero Configuration Tool After installing MIMO Wireless LAN Card, the Windows XP will display a “WIRELESS Network Connection ” message. À) Wireless Network Connection 4 |* One or more wireless netwarks are available. To see a list of available networks, click here. . O1-Paint Click on the message and the “Automatic WIRELESS Network Configuration” will then appear automatically and allow users to connect to an available WIRELESS infrastructure network (A ccess Point), shown as follows. Y ou may click the Advanced button to make advanced configuration for the WIRELESS LAN Card, shown as below. Connect to Wireless Network HE] The following network(s] are available. To access a network, select it from the list, and then click Connect, Available networks: ï = À dal PA default Choose one 1_1ISRAN?? suitable server If you are having difficulty cannecting to a network, click Advanced. Ce co In order to reconfigure you WIRELESS connection, you can deal as follow procedure 1.click left button on the network icon as bellow. © %x 11:39PM

2. Click Properties to continue

Wireless Network Conne: 4 Status General | Support Connection Status Connected Duration: 0010.04 Speed 11.0 Mbps Signal Strengih: Tati] Activity Sent — Can — Received Peckets: 2 | 0 Cl Disabe

3. Click WIRELESS Networks to reconfigure the WIRELESS network connection.

(HE 4 Wireless Network Connection 4 Properties {| Wireless Networks | Authentication | Advanced! SEINS TO conique My wireless netwoik settings Genet Eu: Available networks: To connect to an available netwoik, click Configure. à defaut A| [ Confgue À wana him = Preferred networks: Automaticall connect to available networks in the arder listed below $ mason3 Move up À tidyramit Leam about setting up wireless network configuration. Advanced

4. If you need a key(WEP) to connect the WIRELESS network, you should keyin the key that

supported by the WIRELESS network router or access point

reless Network Connection 4 Properties. General} Wireless Networks | Authentication | Advanced Use Windows to configure my wireless network setings Available networks: To connect to an available network, click Configure. 4 defaut A| [ Configue à wans à rs à Preferred networks: Butomatically connect ta available networks in the order listed belour rss _ __| Leam about settinq up wireless network

Wireless Network Properties Network name (551D}: Wireless network key (WEP) This network requires à key for the following: Data enciyption (WEP enabled) LI Network Authentication (Shared mode) Network key: Key format: Hexadecimal digits Key length: [104 its (25 digits) v| Key index (advanced): 0 [1 The key is provided for me automatically @ Note: Under the Windows XP, it is recommend to use the “Automatic WIRELESS Networl Configuration” to configure your 116 WIRELESS LAN Card. The WIRELESS LAN Utility comes with the WIRELESS LAN Card is not support the Windows XP.

1. the means of item

SSID : Name of AP BSSID : Mac Address of AP Signal : Signal strength of AP Channel : AP used channel Encryption : what encrypted mechanism does A P used, the encrypted mechanism contain four ways, WEP, AES, TKIP, NOT USE Authentication : What authentication mechanism does A P used. Network Type : What Network Type does the A P belong to.

2. The connected À P

©e the system will choose the suitable AP when you start up RaConfig in the first time e _if you want to connect with another A P, double click mouse’s left button in the SSID of AP.

A : n e indicate connect successful.

3. if the connect is success, it will show the SSID of the connected A P

4. RES rescan and upgrade all the A P’s information in time

5. ESS connect with selected À P

6. RORFESCREE, Save the selected A P’s information to Profile

4-1-1 Add/Edit Profile System Configuration : as figure bellow

1. Profile Name: Different A P can be set up into different Profile Name

.… SSID: The drop-down menu can select which A P is detected by system . Power Save Mode: can select (CAM ( Constantly Awake Mode )) or (Power Saving Mode) mode. Selecting the” CAM when AC Power” means the power saving mode can automatically switch into CAM, if the computer uses the AC power, not using the batteries instead. Selecting the “Power Save Mode” can only work under the infrastructure mode. . Network Type: Can select “Infrastructure” or “802.11 Ad Hoc” mode. When set up to “Infrastructure” mode, the “Power Saving” mode will be enabled, but the “11b Preamble Type” will not; When set up to “802.11 Ad Hoc” mode, the “Power Saving Mode” will not be enabled, but “11b Preamble” will, and the channel selection in the session 7 will show up as well. . TX Power: Transmit power, the amount of power used by a radio transceiver to send the signal out. User can choose power value by sliding the bar.

6. Preamble: There are three types, Auto, Long and Short are supported.

. Ad hoc wireless mode: There are five types. 802.11B only, 802.11 B/G mixed 802.11A only,

802.11 A/B/G mixed and 802.11G only modes are supported.

8. RTS Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the value

directly. The default value is 2312.

9. Fragment Threshold: User can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key in the

value directly. The default value is 2312. Note: Channel: Only available for setting under ad-hoc mode. User can choose the channell frequency to start their ad-hoc network. Profile function is based on the needs to set up the most linkable A P in order to record the system configuration and to set up the authentication security. The function of each session is shown below

4-2 Authentication & Security As shown in picture . When the Encryption feature is enabled, the other setups are same as the said WEP setting. Add Profile x Configuration Authentication and Security | Ouinenicaion Type: Open og (2) 8021: Setting Ori: E

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1. Authentication Type: There are three type of authentication modes supported by RaConfig.

They are open, Shared, WPA-PSK and W PA system.

2. 802.1x Setting: It will display to set when user use radius server to authenticate client certificate

for WPA authentication mode. The detail operation will explain in section 5-6 Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting

3. Encryption Type: For open and shared authentication mode, the selection of encryption type are

None and WEP. For WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK authentication mode, the encryption type supports both TKIP and AES.

4. WPA Pre-shared Key: This is the shared secret between A P and STA. For WPA-PSK and

WPA2-PSK authentication mode, this field must be filled with character longer than 8 and less than 32 length.

5. WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encryption algorithm. The key must matched AP key.

There are several formats to enter the keys. i Hexadecimal, 40bits : 10 Hex characters.

4-2-1 802.1x Setting 802.1x Setting 802.1x is a authentication for TWPAs and TWPA2 certificate to server. Show as figure

1. Authentication type:

i PEA P: Protect Extensible A uthentication Protocol. PEA P transport securely authentication data by using tunneling between PEA P clients and an authentication server. PEA P can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN. äü. TLS / Smart Card: Transport Layer Security. Provides for certificate-based and

mutual authentication of the client and the network. It relies on client-side and server-side certificates to perform authentication and can be used to dynamically generate user-based and session-based WEP keys to secure subsequent communications between the WLAN client and the access point.

iii. TTLS: Tunneled Transport Layer Security. This security method provides for

certificate-based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an encrypted channel. Unlike EA P-TLS, EA P-TTLS requires only server-side certificates.

iv. LEA P: Light Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is an EA P authentication type

used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLA NS. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.

V. MD5-Challenge: Message Digest Challenge. Challenge is an EAP authentication

type that provides base-level EAP support. It provides for only one-way authentication - there is no mutual authentication of wireless client and the network.

2. Session Resumption: user can choose “ Disable ”, “ Reauthentication ”, “ Roaming ”,

3. Identity and Password: Identity and password for server.

5. Tunnel Authentication

i Protocol: Tunnel protocol, List information include “ EAP-MSCHAP ”, “EAP-MSCHAP v2 ”, “ CAHAP ” and“ MD5” ü. Tunnel Identity: Identity for tunnel. di. Tunnel Password: Password for tunnel.

6. CA Server: Certificate Authority Server. Each certificate is signed or issued by it. The detail

operation will explain in section 4-2-2 CA Server 4-2-2 CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the server or both the server and client may be authenticated and require a certificate. Server certificates identify a server, usually an authentication or RADIUS server to clients. Most EA Ps require a certificate issued by a root authority or a trusted commercial CA. Show as the figure.

1. Certificate issuer: Choose use server that issuer of certificates.

2. Allow intimidate certificates: It must be in the server certificate chain between the server

certificate and the server specified in the certificate issuer must be field.

4-3 Profile Page Profile can book keeping your favorite wireless setting among your home, office, and other public hotspot. Y ou may save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. Profile | Link Status | Site Survey | Statistics | Advance | About | rofiles List Profile [ssD [ Channel { Authentication | Encryption | Network Type OF2 WAP11 Auto Open System NotUs Infrastructure PROF3 BuffsloG Auto Open System NotUs Infrastructure FROF4 Dellli64 Auto OpenSytem NotUæ Infrastructure <&] ii 1@) (U ann | | 9 DELETE | | 9 En |

1. Definition of each field:

iii. Cannel: Channel in use for A d-Hoc mode.

iv. Authentication: Authentication mode.

V. Encryption: Security algorithm in use.

| Indicate connection is successful on currently activated profile. | Indicate connection is failed on currently activated profile. Add a new profile. Delete an existing profile. Edit Profile Activate selected profile. Du E ww

SSID and BSSID will show here. Extra Info: Display link status and current channel in use. Link Speed: Show current transmit rate and receive rate. Throughout: Display transmits and receive throughput in unit of K bits/sec. Link Quality: Display connection quality based on signal strength and TX/RX packet error rate. Signal Strength: Receive signal strength, user can choose to display as percentage or dBm format

7. Noise Level: Display noise signal strength.

4-5 Statistics Page Statistics page displays the detail counter information based on 802.11 MIB counters. This page translates that MIB counters into a format easier for user to understand. Profile | Link Status | Site Survey Statistics | Advance | About | ©: Statistics Frames Trensmitted Successfully = 208 Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry = 196 Frames Transmitted Successfully After Retry(s) = 12 Frames Fail To Receive ACK After AI Retries = 0 RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS = 0 RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS = (e) e*" Sibsbes Frames Received Successfully = 23173 Frames Received With CRC Error = 224800 Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource = 0 Duplicate Frames Received = û eo RESET COUNTERS

Frames Transmitted Successfully: Frames successfully sent. Frames Transmitted Successfully Without Retry: Frames successfully sent without any retry. Frames Transmitted Successfully A fter Retry: Frames successfully sent with one or more reties. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries: Frames failed transmit after hitting retry limit. RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS: Successfully receive CTS after sending RTS frame. RTS Frames Fail To Receive CTS: Failed to receive CTS after sending RTS.

2. Receive Statistics:

Frames Received Successfully: Frames received successfully. Frames Received With CRC Error: Frames received with CRC error. Frames Dropped Due To Out-of-Resource: Frames dropped due to resource issue. Duplicate Frames Received: Duplicate received frames.

3. RÉ RIR RSS To zero the statistic numbers of transmitting and receiving data.

4-6 Advance Page The advance setting is shown as follows. The description of each session is said as following: SMCWCB-GM MIMO Wireless Adapter Configuration Utility x| SMC Networks Profle | Link Status | Site Survey | Statistics Advanced | IP Information | About | Wireless mode: 302.11b/g mixed b/a Protection: Auto 4 Tx Rate: Auto LA 11B/aBountyRegion Code OC Miscellanequs CCx20 D TxBurst DR AUE AP on CRM FT Enable TCP Window Size D EnstleRédiomesstrement F Fast Roaming at| 70 4ëm Dion ServinaChenne Messurements Lirnit 250 Mritiseconds (0:2000) Radio Off 8pply

1. Wireless mode: Select wireless mode. 802.11B only, 802.11 B/G mixed 802.11A only, 802.11

A/B/G mixed and 802.11G only modes are supported.

2. 11B/G Protection: ERP protection mode of 802.11G definition. User can chosse from Auto, On,

i. Auto: STA will dynamically change as A P announcement.

ü. On: Always send frame with protection.

iii. Off: Always send frame without protection.

3. TX Rate: Manually force the Transmit using selected rate. Default is auto.

Enable Radio Measurement: can channel measurement every 02000 milliseconds. Tx Burst: Ralink’s proprietary frame burst mode. Wireless radio signal control Apply RADIO OFF : means to open the wireless radio signal and show simultaneously: : means to close the wireless radio signal and show simultaneously: Means the modification of session 1-4 are formally used.