Alpha Networks WMP-N09C User manual

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UserManual
For
Wireless MiniPCI Adapter
(AtherosAR9223)
ModelNumber:WMP-N09C
Revision:1.3
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OperationManual
TestUtilityInstallation:
1.Unzip ART_v0_7_b27_ar928xALL
2.Theutilitymustrun on WinXP orVista
Hardware Installation:
Before insertthecard, please executethebelow instruction atfirst!!
1. WinXP OS:
Enter in thedirectory: C:\ v0_7_b27_ar928xALL \art_driver\bin\xp
Executethe uninst_old_drv.bat:
Executethe inst_new_drv_xp.bat
VistaOS:
Enter in thedirectory: C:\ v0_7_b27_ar928xALL \art_driver\bin\Vista
Executethe uninst_old_drv.bat:
Executethe inst_new_drv_xp.bat
2. Insertthecard, then install thedriver, thedriver islocated at
WinXP OSandVistaOS:
C:\ v0_7_b27_ar928xALL \art\bin
Configuration:
1. Enter theDOScommand mode, then changethedirectory to:
C:\ v0_7_b27_ar928xALL \art\bin
2. Inputtheinstruction:art\id=2091
Then press enter.
ARTTESTMODE:
1. Once utilityisexecuted, amenu with testoptionswill appear. To run atest, press thecharacter
key thatisassigned to thetestoption.
Forexample, press c”to run thecontinuoustransmittest, orpress r ”to run thecontinuous
receive test.
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Forexample:press h”to choice singlechain orboth chainsin testmode.
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2. ContinuousTransmitOptions:
a. Before thecontinuousTransmittest, need to press e”first
Thecommand will load thecalibratedatato theEPROM, and then thecard can transmitthe
targetpower.
b. Thechannel frequency, datarateand outputpower could bechanged in continuoustransmit
options. Press c”to increase theoutputpower, 11g Power (datarate6Mbps)is18dBm,
11b Power is17dBm, press ESCto return to themain TestOptionsmenu when finished.
3.ContinuousReceive Options
Continuousreceiver option will puttheradio into receive modeto allow forradio
measurement. Press ESCto return to themain TestOption menu when finished.
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1.0Scope
1.1Document
Thisdocumentistospecifytheproductrequirementsfor 802.11nDraft 2.0MiniPCI. ThismPCI isbasedon
Atheroschipthat compliedwithIEEE 802.11nDraft2.0from2.4~2.5GHz, andit isalsobackwardcompatibleto
complywithIEEE 802.11g andIEEE 802.11bstandardtoconnectyourexist802.11 b/gwireless LAN device.
1.2ProductFeatures
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11g highratestandardtoprovidewireless 54Mbpsdata rate
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11bhighratestandardtoprovidewireless 11Mbpsdata rate
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11ndraftstandardtoprovidewireless 300Mbpsdata rate
ŸOperationat 2.4~2.4835GHzfrequencybandtomeetworldwideregulations
ŸDynamicdateratescalingat 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54MbpsforIEEE 802.11g
ŸDynamicdateratescalingat 1, 2, 5.5, and11MbpsforIEEE 802.11b
ŸDynamicdaterateof IEEE 802.11nscalingfromMCS 0toMCS 15 asshowninAppendixI
ŸSupportsWEP, 802.1x, WPA andWPA2enhancedsecurity
ŸFriendlyuserconfigurationanddiagnosticutilities
ŸSupportLinux driver.
ŸSupportsMini-PCI TypeIIIAformfactor
2.0Requirements
Thefollowingsectionsidentifythedetailedrequirementsof the 802.11nDraft 2.0mPCI.
2.1FunctionalBlockDiagram
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2.2GeneralRequirements
2.2.1IEEE 802.11bSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.1.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11b
2.2.1.2 Radioand
Modulation
Schemes
ŸDQPSK, DBPSK, DSSS, andCCK
2.2.1.3 Operating
Frequency Ÿ2400 ~2483.5MHzISM band
2.2.1.4 ChannelNumbersŸ11 channelsforUnitedStates/Canada/ Taiwan
13 channelsforEuropeCountries
14 channelsforJapan
2.2.1.5 Data Rate Ÿ11, 5.5, 2, and1Mbps
2.2.1.6 Media Access
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.1.7 TransmitterOutput
Power Ÿ802.11b:24.90dBm
2.2.1.8 ReceiverSensitivity
ŸTypical Sensitivityat WhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs)ErrorRate=
8%
ŸTypical 84dBmfor11Mbps@8% PER
ŸTypical 90dBmfor2Mbps@8% PER
2.2.2IEEE 802.11g Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11g
2.2.2.2 Radioand
ModulationType ŸBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM withOFDM
2.2.2.3 OperatingFrequency
Ÿ2400 ~2483.5MHzISM band
2.2.2.4 ChannelNumbersŸ11 channelsforUnitedStates/Canada/ Taiwan
13 channelsforEuropeCountries
13 channelsforJapan
2.2.2.5 Data Rate Ÿ6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
2.2.2.6 Media Access
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.2.7 TransmitterOutput
Power Ÿ802.11g:28.41dBm
2.2.2.8 ReceiverSensitivity ŸTypical Sensitivityat WhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs)ErrorRate=
10%
Ÿ87dBmat 6Mbps
Ÿ87dBmat 9Mbps
Ÿ84dBmat 12Mbps
Ÿ82dBmat 18Mbps
Ÿ79dBmat 24Mbps
Ÿ75dBmat 36Mbps
Ÿ71dBmat 48Mbps
Ÿ70dBmat 54Mbps
2.2.3IEEE 802.11nSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.3.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11nDraft2.0
2.2.3.2 Radioand
ModulationType ŸBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM withOFDM
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# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.3.3 OperatingFrequency
Ÿ2400 ~2483.5MHzISM band
2.2.3.4 ChannelNumbersŸ11 channelsforUnitedStates/Canada/ Taiwan
13 channelsforEuropeCountries
13 channelsforJapan
2.2.3.5 Data Rate ŸFromMCS 0toMCS 15 asshowninAppendixI
2.2.3.6 Media Access
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.3.7 TransmitterOutput
Power Ÿdraft802.11n(20MHz):27.97dBm
Ÿdraft802.11n(40MHz):26.16dBm
2.2.3.8 ReceiverSensitivity ŸTypical Sensitivityat WhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs)ErrorRate=
10%
HT20
Ÿ-88dBmat MCS0
Ÿ-84dBmat MCS1
Ÿ-81dBmat MCS2
Ÿ-78dBmat MCS3
Ÿ-75dBmat MCS4
Ÿ-70dBmat MCS5
Ÿ-69dBmat MCS6
Ÿ-68dBmat MCS7
HT40
Ÿ-85dBmat MCS0
Ÿ-81dBmat MCS1
Ÿ-78dBmat MCS2
Ÿ-75dBmat MCS3
Ÿ-72dBmat MCS4
Ÿ-67dBmat MCS5
Ÿ-66dBmat MCS6
Ÿ-65dBmat MCS7
2.2.4GeneralSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.4.1 AntennaConnector
ŸTwoUFLantennaconnectors
2.2.4.2 OperatingVoltage Ÿ3.3VDC+/-10%
2.2.4.3 Current
Consumption Ÿ650mAat continuoustransmit mode(2 Txchainson)
Ÿ250mAat continuousreceivemode(2 Rxchainson)
2.2.4.4 FormFactorand
Interface ŸMini-PCI TypeIIIAformfactor
2.2.4.5 LEDs ŸExternal LEDfunctionsupported
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2.3SoftwareRequirements
TheConfigurationSoftwaresupportsLinux driver. Thisconfigurationsoftwareincludesthefollowingfunctions:
ŸInformation
Informationallowsyoutomonitornetworkstatus.
ŸConfiguration
Configurationallowsyoutoconfigureparametersforwireless networking.
ŸSecurity
SupportsenhancedsecurityWEP, 802.1x, WPA andWPA2.
2.3.1Security
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.1.1 Encryption ŸRC4 encryptionalgorithm
ŸSupport64-bit and128-bit WEPencryption
ŸSupportopensystem(OSA)andsharedkey
authentication(SKA)
2.3.1.2 WEPManagement ŸFourWEPkeyscanbeselected
ŸSTAwithWEPoff will neverassociateanyAP with
WEPenabled
ŸWEPKeyFormat: OptionforHexformat
2.3.1.3 802.1x ŸSupportEAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, andEAP-PEAP
2.3.1.4 WPA/WPA2 ŸSupportWPA/WPA2-PSK andWPA/WPA2-EAP
ŸSupportCipherModeAESandTKIP
2.4MechanicalRequirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.1 Length Ÿ60.00 mm
2.4.2 Width Ÿ51.00 mm
2.4.3 Height Ÿ3.3mm
2.5CompatibilityRequirements
Thisdevice passesthefollowingcompatibilityrequirements.
# Feature Detailed Description
2.5.1 Wi-FiŸMeetWi-FicertificationforIEEE 802.11b/g/nproduct
2.5.2 WHQL ŸMeetapplicableWHQLcertificationrequirements
2.5.3 Physical Layerand
Functionality ŸMeetALPHAEngineeringTestPlanandTestReport
2.6RequirementsofReliability, Maintainabilityand Quality
# Feature Detailed Description
2.6.1 MTBF ŸMeanTimeBetweenFailure>30,000 hours
2.6.2 Maintainability ŸThereisnoscheduledpreventivemaintenance required
2.6.3 Quality ŸTheproductqualityisfollowed-up byALPHAfactory
qualitycontrolsystem
2.7EnvironmentalRequirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.7.1 Operating
Temperature ŸTheproductiscapableof continuousreliableoperation whenoperatinginambienttemperatureof 0 to+50
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# Feature Detailed Description
Conditions .
2.7.2 Non-Operating
Temperature
Conditions
ŸNeithersubassembliesisdamagednortheoperational
performance isdegradedwhenrestoredtotheoperating
temperatureafterexposingtostoragetemperatureinthe
rangeof 20 to+75 .
2.7.3 Operating
Humidity
conditions
ŸTheproductiscapableof continuousreliableoperation
whensubjectedtorelativehumidityintherangeof 10%
and90% non-condensing.
2.7.4 Non-Operating
Humidity
Conditions
ŸTheproductisnotdamagednortheperformance is
degradedafterexposuretorelativehumidityranging
from5% to95% non-condensing
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AppendixI:
RateDependentParametersforHighThroughput. ModulationandCodingSchemes(MCS)
Theparametersinthetableare:
■Rate:RateinMbps
■NES:Numberof FECencodersused
■NSD:Numberof Data Subcarriers
■NCBPS:Numberof CodeBitsPerSymbol(total of all spatial streams)
■NSS:Numberof Spatial Streams
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Thisequipmenthasbeen tested and found tocomplywiththe limitsforaClass Bdigitaldevice,pursuant
toPart15 ofthe FCC Rules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovide reasonableprotection againstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand can radiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalled and used inaccordancewiththe instructions,maycauseharmfulinterference
toradiocommunications.However,thereisno guarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision reception,whichcan
be determined byturning the equipmentoff and on,the userisencouraged totry tocorrectthe
interferencebyone ofthe following measures:
- Reorient orrelocatethe receiving antenna.
- Increasethe separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment intoan outlet on acircuit different fromthat
towhichthe receiverisconnected.
- Consult the dealeroran experienced radio/TVtechnician forhelp.
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15 ofthe FCC Rules.Operation issubjecttothe following twoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and (2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received, including interferencethat maycauseundesired operation.
FCC Caution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapproved bythe partyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidthe user'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
IMPORTANTNOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCC radiation exposurelimitssetforthforan uncontrolled environment.
Thisequipmentshouldbe installed and operated withminimumdistance20cmbetween the radiator&
yourbody.
Thistransmittermust not be co-located oroperating inconjunction withanyotherantenna ortransmitter.
IEEE 802.11b or802.11g operation ofthisproductinthe U.S.A.isfirmware-limited tochannels1through
11.
Thisdevice isintended onlyforOEM integrators under thefollowing conditions:
1)The antenna must be installed suchthat 20 cmismaintained between the antenna
and users, and
2)The transmittermodulemaynot be co-located withanyothertransmitterorantenna,
3)Forall productsmarket inUS, OEM hastolimit the operation channelsinCH1 to
CH11 for2.4G band bysupplied firmwareprogramming tool. OEM shall not supply
anytoolorinfotothe end-userregarding toRegulatory Domainchange.Aslong as3conditions
abovearemet, furthertransmittertestwill notbe required.However,the OEM integratorisstill
responsiblefortesting theirend-productforanyadditionalcompliancerequirementsrequired withthis
moduleinstalled (forexample, digitaldeviceemissions, PCperipheralrequirements, etc.).
IMPORTANTNOTE: Inthe event that theseconditionscan not be met (forexamplecertainlaptop
configurationsorco-location withanothertransmitter), then the FCC authorization isno longerconsidered
validand the FCC IDcan not be used on the finalproduct. Inthesecircumstances, the OEM integratorwill
be responsibleforre-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining aseparateFCC
authorization.
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End ProductLabeling
Thistransmittermoduleisauthorized onlyforuseindevicewherethe antenna maybe installed suchthat
20 cmmaybe maintained between the antenna and users. The finalend product must be labeled ina
visiblearea withthe following: ContainsFCC ID: RRK-WMPN09C”.
ManualInformationTotheEnd User
The OEMintegratorhastobe awarenot toprovide information tothe end userregarding
howtoinstall orremovethisRFmoduleinthe user’smanualofthe end productwhich
integratesthismodule.
The end usermanualshall include all required regulatory information/warning asshowinthismanual.
Manual InformationThatMustbeIncluded
The OEMintegratorhastobe awarenot toprovide information tothe end userregarding
howtoinstall orremove.
ThisRFmoduleinthe user’smanualof the end product whichintegratesthismodule.
The user’smanualforOEMIntegratorsmustinclude the following information ina
prominentlocation IMPORTANTNOTE:TocomplywithFCC RFexposurecompliance
requirements.The antenna mustnotbe co-located oroperating inconjunction withany
otherantenna ortransmitter”.
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