Alpha WMP-N07 User manual

ALPHA Proprietary and Confidential Information
Product User Manual
For
802.11b/g MIMO Mini-PCI Card
(Ralink Solution)
Model Number: WMP-N07
Revision: 1.0

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Revision History
Rev. Date Author Reason for Changes
1.0 Nov 23, 2006 Roy Tsai •New released

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Contents
1.0 SCOPE.............................................................................................................................................5
1.1 DOCUMENT ....................................................................................................................................5
1.2 PRODUCT FEATURES.......................................................................................................................5
2.0 REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................................................................5
2.1 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM........................................................................................................5
2.2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................................6
2.2.1 IEEE 802.11b Section ............................................................................................................6
2.2.2 IEEE 802.11g Section ............................................................................................................6
2.2.3 High Throughput Section (HT Mode) ....................................................................................7
2.2.4 General Section......................................................................................................................7
2.3 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................8
2.3.1 Information.............................................................................................................................8
2.3.2 Configuration.........................................................................................................................8
2.3.3 Security...................................................................................................................................8
2.4 MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS .........................................................................................................9
2.5 COMPATIBILITY REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................9
2.6 REQUIREMENTS OF RELIABILITY,MAINTAINABILITY AND QUALITY ....................................................9
2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................................9

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1.0 Scope
1.1 Document
This document is to specify the product requirements for 802.11b/g MIMOMini-PCI Card. This Mini-PCI Card is
based on Ralink RT2800 chipset that complied with 802.11n draft 1.0 standard from 2.4~2.5GHz, and it can be used
to provide up to 11Mbps for IEEE 802.11b and 54Mbps for 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11g to connect your wireless LAN.
With seamless roaming, fully interoperability and advanced security with WEP standard, 802.11b/g MIMOMini-
PCI Card offers absolute interoperability with different vendors’ 802.11b/g MIMO Access Points through the
wireless LAN.
1.2 Product Features
yCompatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless 11Mbps data rate
yCompatible with IEEE 802.11g higher speed standard to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate
yOperation at 2.4 ~ 2.5GHz frequency band to meet worldwide regulations
yDynamic date rate scaling at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 for 802.11g
yDynamic date rate scaling at 1, 2, 5.5, and 11Mbps for IEEE 802.11b
yCompatible with IEEE 802.11n draft 1.0 higher speed standard in High Throughput mode from MCS-0 to
MCS-15. The HT data rate refers to Appendix A.
yMaximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching
ySupports wireless data encryption with 64/128/152-bit WEP for security
ySupports infrastructure networks via Access Point and ad-hoc network via peer-to-peer communication
ySupports WPA and AES enhanced security
ySupports VLAN tagging
yFriendly user configuration and utilities
yDrivers support Windows 98SE, ME, 2K, and XP
ySupports Mini-PCI Type IIIB form factor
2.0 Requirements
The following sections identify the detailed requirements of the 802.11g Mini-PCI Card.
2.1 Functional Block Diagram
N/A

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2.2 General Requirements
2.2.1 IEEE 802.11b Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.1.1 Standard yIEEE 802.11b
2.2.1.2 Radio and
Modulation
Schemes
yDQPSK, DBPSK, DSSS, and CCK
2.2.1.3 Operating
Frequency
y2400 ~ 2497MHz ISM band
2.2.1.4 Channel Numbers y11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
14 channels for Japan
2.2.1.5 Data Rate y11, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps
2.2.1.6 Media Access
Protocol
yCSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.1.7 Transmitter Output
Power
yIEEE 802.11b: 22.71dBm (mean EIRP)
2.2.1.8 Receiver Sensitivity
yTypical –84dBm for 11Mbps @ 8% PER
yTypical –90dBm for 2Mbps @ 8% PER
2.2.2 IEEE 802.11g Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard yIEEE 802.11g
2.2.2.2 Radio and
Modulation
Schemes
yBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, and OFDM
2.2.2.3 Operating
Frequency
y2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ISM band
2.2.2.4 Channel Numbers y11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
13 channels for Japan
2.2.2.5 Data Rate y6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
2.2.2.6 Media Access
Protocol
yCSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.2.7 Transmitter Output
Power
yIEEE 802.11g: 20.82dBm (mean EIRP)
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2.2.2.8 Receiver Sensitivity
yTypical Sensitivity at Which Frame (1000-byte PDUs)
Error Rate = 10%
y–86dBm at 6Mbps
y–86dBm at 9Mbps
y–84dBm at 12Mbps
y–82dBm at 18Mbps
y–78dBm at 24Mbps
y–75dBm at 36Mbps
y–71dBm at 48Mbps
y–70dBm at 54Mbps

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2.2.3 High Throughput Section (HT Mode)
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard yIEEE 802.11n draft 1.0
2.2.2.2 Radio and
Modulation Type
yBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM with OFDM
2.2.2.3 Operating Frequency
y2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ISM band
2.2.2.4 Channel Numbers y11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
13 channels for Japan
2.2.2.5 Data Rate yFrom MCS – 0 to MCS –15 as shown in Appendix A
2.2.2.6 Media Access
Protocol
yCSMA/CA with ACK
2.2.2.7 Transmitter Output
Power
yIEEE 802.11n HT20: 20.61dBm (mean EIRP)
yIEEE 802.11n HT40: 20.47dBm (mean EIRP)
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2.2.1.8 Receiver Sensitivity yTypical Sensitivity at Which Frame (1000-byte PDUs) Error Rate =
10%
y–88dBm at BPSK, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-0)
y–84dBm at QPSK, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-1)
y–81dBm at QPSK, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-2)
y–78dBm at 16-QAM, coding rate 1/2 (MCS-3)
y–75dBm at 16-QAM, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-4)
y–70dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 2/3 (MCS-5)
y–69dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 3/4 (MCS-6)
y–68dBm at 64-QAM, coding rate 5/6 (MCS-7)
2.2.4 General Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.3.1 Antenna Connector
yThree UFL antenna connectors
2.2.3.2 Operating Voltage
y3.3VDC +/- 10%
2.2.3.3 Current
Consumption
y800mA at continuous transmit mode (2 Tx chains on )
y450mA at continuous receive mode (3 Rx chains on )
2.2.3.4 Form Factor and
Interface
yMini-PCI Type IIIB form factor
2.2.3.5 LEDs yExternal LED function supported

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2.3 Software Requirements
The Configuration Software supports Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP. This configuration software
includes the following functions:
yInformation
Information allows you to monitor network status.
yConfiguration
Configuration allows you to configure parameters for wireless networking.
ySecurity
Supports enhanced security WEP, 802.1x,WPA.
2.3.1 Information
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.1.1 General
Information
yGeneral Information shows the name of Wireless
Adapter,Adapter MAC Address, Regulatory Domain,
Firmware Version, and Utility Version.
2.3.1.2 Current Link
Information
yCurrent Link Information shows the Current Setting
ESSID, Channel Number, Associated BSSID, Network
Type (infrastructure or Ad-hoc network), WEP Status
(enable or disable), Link Status (Connect or Dis-
connect), 802.11g Transmit Speed (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36,
48, 54Mbps), 802.11b Transmit Speed (1, 2, 5.5,
11Mbps), Signal Strength, and Link Quality.
2.3.1.3 Site survey yTo search the neighboring access points and display the
information of all access points.
2.3.2 Configuration
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.2.1 ESS ID yInput an SSID number if the roaming feature is enabled
ySupports for ASCII printable characters.
2.3.2.2 Network Type yAd-hoc Mode and 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode for network
configurations that do not have any access points
yInfrastructure Mode for network configurations with
access points
2.3.2.3 Power Save yExtend the battery life of clients by allowing the client
to sleep for short periods of time while the Access Point
buffers the messages.
2.3.2.4 RTS Threshold
ySet the number of bytes used for fragmentation
boundary for messages
2.3.2.5 Fragment
Threshold
ySet the number of bytes used for RTS/CTS boundary
2.3.2.6 Transmission Speed
yThis indicates the communication rates. Select
appropriate transmission speed to match your wireless
LAN settings
2.3.2.7 Roaming ySupport Automatic or Manual Rescan to associate with
access point.
2.3.3 Security
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.3.1 Encryption yRC4 encryption algorithm
ySupport 64/128/152 bit WEP encryption
ySupport open system and shared key authentication

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# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.3.2 WEP Management yFour WEP keys can be selected
ySTA with WEP off will never associate any AP with
WEP enabled
yWEP Key Format: Option for Hex format
2.3.3.3 802.1x ySupport EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP
2.3.3.4 WPA ySupport WPA-PSK and WPA-EAP
ySupport Cipher Mode AES and TKIP
2.4 Mechanical Requirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.1 Length y50.8mm
2.4.2 Width y59.59mm
2.4.3 Height y0.99mm
2.5 Compatibility Requirements
This device passes the following compatibility requirements.
# Feature Detailed Description
2.5.1 Wi-Fi yMeet Wi-Fi certification for IEEE 802.11 product
2.5.2 WHQL yMeet applicable WHQL certification requirements
2.5.3 Physical Layer and
Functionality
yMeet ALPHA Engineering Test Plan and Test Report
2.6 Requirements of Reliability, Maintainability and Quality
# Feature Detailed Description
2.6.1 MTBF yMean Time Between Failure > 30,000 hours
2.6.2 Maintainability
yThere is no scheduled preventive maintenance required
2.6.3 Quality yThe product quality is followed-up by ALPHA factory
quality control system
2.7 Environmental Requirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.7.1 Operating
Temperature
Conditions
yThe product is capable of continuous reliable operation
when operating in ambient temperature of 0 ℃to +55℃.
2.7.2 Non-Operating
Temperature
Conditions
yNeither subassemblies is damaged nor the operational
performance is degraded when restored to the operating
temperature after exposing to storage temperature in the
range of –20 ℃to +75 ℃.
2.7.3 Operating
Humidity
conditions
yThe product is capable of continuous reliable operation
when subjected to relative humidity in the range of 10%
and 90% non-condensing.
2.7.4 Non-Operating
Humidity
Conditions
yThe product is not damaged nor the performance is
degraded after exposure to relative humidity ranging
from 5% to 95% non-condensing

FCC statement in User's Manual (for class B)
"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.

Information for OEM integrator:
The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or
remove this RF module in the users manual of the end product which integrate this module.
The users manual for OEM integrators end users must include the following information in a prominent
location
IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna used for
this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and
must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.