(LNPAP100T)
Wireless PCI Adapter
User Guide
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Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 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.
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.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
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FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator & your body.
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LNPAP100T 108M Wireless PCI Adapter User Guide
Package Contents
The following contents should be found in your box:
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??Quick Installation Guide
??Documentation CD, including:
???Wireless Client Utility and Drivers
???User Guide
???Other Helpful Information
Note: If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the LNPAP100T Wireless PCI Adapter for assistance.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Overview of the product
The
The adapter's
It adopts 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology so that transmission distance is
It adopts 108M Super GTM WLAN Transmission Technology, which offers the highest throughput performance available on the market today, link rates of up to 108Mbps. In dynamic 108M mode, the device can attach 802.11b, 802.11g and 108Mbps Super GTM devices at the same time in an integrated environment.
1.2 Features
??Complies with IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b standards
??Adopts 108M Super GTM and 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM wireless LAN transmission technologies
??Supports WPA/WPA2 data security, IEEE802.1x authentication, TKIP/AES encryption,
??Supports 108/54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps or 11/5.5/3/2/1Mbps wireless LAN data transfer rates
??Provides
??Supports
??Supports roaming between access points when configured in Infrastructure mode
??Eases to configure and provides monitoring information
??Supports Windows 98Se, Me, 2000, XP
??Detachable reverse SMA connector antenna
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Chapter 2: Installation Guide
2.1 Hardware Installation
2.1.1 LNPAP100T Hardware Installation
To install the adapter, follow these steps listed below:
1.Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power.
2.Open your PC case and locate an available PCI slot on the motherboard. Remove the metal slot cover on the back of the PC. Check with your computer manufacturer for instructions if needed.
3.Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's contacts. Once the adapter is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your PC's chassis with a mounting screw. Then, close your PC case.
4.Reconnect your PC???s power and turn on your desktop PC.
2.2 Software Installation
2.2.1 Overview
The Adapter???s Setup Wizard will guide you through the Installation procedure for Windows 98Se, ME, 2000, XP. The Setup Wizard will install the Wireless Client Utility
and drivers.
When you install the hardware before installing the software, the system will prompt ???Found New Hardware Wizard??? window, click Cancel, and run the Setup Wizard program on the
The Setup steps for Windows 98Se, Me, 2000 and XP are very similar. The following setup steps are for Windows 2000.
2.2.2 Software Installation for Windows 2000
1.Insert the Resource CD into your
2.You can click Cancel to end the installation on the Preparing Setup screen, figure
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3.To continue, click Next on the screen, figure
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4.The Setup Wizard will ask you to choose a Setup type in figure
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5.Figure
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6.Click Browse to change the destination location for the software in figure
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7.The Setup Wizard will ask you to create a new folder name or select one from the Existing Folders list shown in figure
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8.The Setup Wizard will notify you of how to proceed with the installation, shown in figure
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9.While files are copying, you will see a warning box. Please select
YES to continue installation. Our drivers have been tested thoroughly, and are able to work with the operating system.
Note: In Windows XP, please select "Continue Anyway" to continue installation.
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10.After the files have been successfully copied, the screen in figure
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Chapter 3: Configuration
LNPAP100T can be configured by Wireless Client Utility. This chapter describes how to configure your Wireless Adapter for wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and use the data security encryption features.
After Installing the Adapter, the Adapter???s tray icon will appear in your system tray. It
appears at the bottom of the screen, and shows the signal strength using color and the received signal strength indication (RSSI).
If the icon is red, there is poor signal strength and the RSSI is less than 5dB.
If the icon is green, there is excellent signal strength and the RSSI is more than 20dB.
Wireless Client Utility.
The Wireless Client Utility provides a complete and easy to use set of tools to:
??Display current status information
??Edit and add configuration profiles
??Display current diagnostics information
The section below introduces these above capabilities.
3.1 Current Status
The Current Status tab contains general information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configurations.
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The following table describes the items found on the Current Status screen.
??Profile Name - The name of current selected configuration profile. Set up the configuration name on the General tab of Profile Management.
??Link Status - Shows whether the station is associated to the wireless network.
??Wireless Mode - Displays the wireless mode. Configure the wireless mode on the
Advanced tab of Profile Management.
??Network Type - The type of network and the station currently connected. The options include:
???Infrastructure (access point)
???Ad Hoc
Configure the network type on the Advanced tab of Profile Management.
??IP Address - Displays the computer???s IP address.
??Current Channel - Shows the currently connected channel.
??Data Encryption - Displays the encryption type the driver is using. Configure the encryption type on the Security tab of Profile Management.
??Server Based Authentication - Shows whether server based authentication is used.
??Signal Strength - Shows the strength of the signal.
Note: In the Wireless Client Utility, access the General tab, Security tab and Advanced tab by clicking New or Modify on the Profile Management tab.
Click Advanced to see advanced information about the program and its operations. For more information, please refer to the help file of the utility.
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3.2.1 Add or Modify a Configuration Profile
To add a new configuration profile, click New on the Profile Management tab. To modify a configuration profile, select the configuration from the Profile list and click Modify.
The Profile Management dialog box will display a screen similar to that shown in Figure
1.Edit the General tab
??Profile Name - Identifies the configuration profile. This name must be unique. Profile names are not
??Client Name - Identifies the client machine.
??Network Names (SSIDs) - The IEEE 802.11 wireless network name. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters.
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2.Edit the Security tab
Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode.
??WPA/WPA2 -
??WPA/WPA2 Passphrase -
??802.1x - Enables 802.1x security.
??Shared Key (Static WEP) - Enables the use of shared keys that are defined on both the access point and the station. To define shared encryption keys, choose the Shared Key radio button and click Configure to fill in the Define Shared Keys window.
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None: No security (not recommended).
Note: If the access point that the wireless adapter is associating to has WEP set to Optional and the client has WEP enabled, make sure that Allow Association to Mixed Cells is checked on the Security Tab to allow association. To complete WEP encryption configuration, you must select the 802.11 Authentication Mode as appropriate on the
Advanced tab of this Profile Management dialog.
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3.Edit the Advanced tab
??Power Save Mode -
???Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages for the wireless adapter. The adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting periodically.
???Normal - In Normal mode, the adapter will be switched to maximum mode automatically when no large packets are retrieved.
???Off - turns power saving off, thus powering up the wireless adapter continuously for a short message response time.
??802.11b Preamble - Specifies the preamble setting in 802.11b. The default setting is Short & Long (access point mode), which allows both short and long headers in the 802.11b frames. The adapter can only use short radio headers if the access point supports and uses them. Set to Long Only to override allowing short frames.
??Wireless Mode - Specifies 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, or Super G operation in an access point network. The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of the access point with which it associates
??Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network - Specifies Super G or 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes. This mode also allows the selection of the channel the wireless adapter uses. The channels available depend on the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc adapters, the channel that the adapter starts the ad hoc network with will be selected automatically. The wireless adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it associates.
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??802.11 Authentication Mode - Select which mode the wireless adapter uses to authenticate to an access point:
???Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but switches it to open authentication if shared fails.
???Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP settings. It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter and the access point match.
???
For infrastructure (access point) networks, click Preferred APs??? to specify up to four access points to the client adapter that attempts to be associated to the access points.
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3.2.2 Remove a profile
1.Go to the Profile Management tab.
2.Select the profile name to remove in the Profiles List.
3.Click Remove.
3.2.3 Switch another Profile
1.Go to the Profile Management tab.
2.Click on the profile name in the Profiles List.
3.Click Activate.
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2.Click Refresh to refresh the list at any time.
3.Highlight a network name and click Activate to connect an available network. If no configuration profile exists for that network, the Profile Management window will open the General tab. Fill in the Profile name and click OK to create the configuration profile for that network.
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3.2.7 Auto Profile Selection Management
The auto selection feature allows the wireless adapter to automatically select a profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network. To add a new profile into the Auto Selected Profiles list, please follow these steps.
1.On the Profile Management tab, click Order Profiles???.
2.The Auto Profiles Selection management window will appear, with a list of all created profiles in the Available Profiles box.
3.Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, and click Add. The profile will appear in the Auto Selected Profiles box.
4.Highlight a profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box.
5.Click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. Note: The first profile in the Auto Selected Profiles box has highest priority, and the last profile has lowest priority.
6.Click OK.
7.Check the Auto Select Profiles checkbox on the Profile Management tab.
Note: When auto profile selection is enabled by checking Auto Select Profiles on the Profile Management tab, the client adapter will scan for an available network. The profile with the highest priority and the same SSID as one of the found networks will be used to connect to the network. If the connection fails, the client adapter will try the next highest priority profile that matches the SSID until an available network is found.
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3.3 Diagnostics
The Diagnostics tab of the Wireless Client Utility provides buttons used to retrieve receiving and transmitting statistics. The Diagnostics tab does not require any configuration.
The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received or transmitted by the wireless network adapter:
??Multicast frames transmitted and received
??Broadcast frames transmitted and received
??Unicast frames transmitted and received
??Total bytes transmitted and received
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3.3.1 Check Driver Information
The Adapter Information contains general information about the wireless network adapter and the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver. Access the adapter information from the Diagnostics tab.
??Card Name - The name of the wireless network adapter.
??MAC Address - The MAC address of the wireless network adapter.
??Driver - The driver name and path of the wireless network adapter driver.
??Driver Version - The version of the wireless network adapter driver.
??Driver Date - The creation date of the wireless network adapter driver.
??Client Name - The name of the client computer.
3.3.2 Check Receive and Transmit Statistical Information
The Advanced Statistics show receiving and transmitting statistical information for the following receive and transmit diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter.
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Appendix B: Glossary
??108M Super GTM WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super GTM WLAN Transmission Technology employs multiple
??2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended RangeTM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust,
??802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using
??802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using
??
??DSSS
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an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored).
??FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) - FHSS continuously changes (hops) the carrier frequency of a conventional carrier several times per second according to a
??Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each other and to a wired network by first going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to connect the wired and wireless networks.
??Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure,
??SSID - A Service Set Identification is a
??WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a
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??WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and
associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.
??WPA
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