Alpha WMP-ND02 User manual

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Manual
For
11nWireless LANCARD
11N 線網卡
ModelNumber:WMP-ND02

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1.0Scope
1.1Document
Thisdocumentistospecifytheproductrequirementsfor 802.11nDraft2.0MiniPCI.ThismPCI
isbasedonRalink chipsetthatcompliedwithcompliedwithIEEE 802.11nDraft2.0,anditisalso
backwardcompliedwithIEEE 802.11astandardfrom5.15~5.850GHz(uponeverycontriestouse
differentfrequencies)widebandandIEEE 802.11b/gstandardfrom2.4-2.4835GHz. Itcanbeused
toprovideup to54MbpsforIEEE802.11aandIEEE 802.11g , 11MbpsforIEEE 802.11band
300MbpsforIEEE 802.11ntoconnectyourwireless LAN.
1.2ProductFeatures
ŸAWLANintelligentNICsolutiontoahostSOCplatform
ŸHighperformance 266 MHzMIPS4Kec CPUinside
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11g highratestandardtoprovidewireless 54Mbpsdatarate
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11astandardtoprovidewireless54Mbpsdatarate
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11bhighratestandardtoprovidewireless 11Mbpsdatarate
ŸCompatiblewithIEEE 802.11ndraftstandardtoprovidewireless 300Mbpsdatarate
ŸOperationat2.4~2.4835GHzand5.15 ~5.850GHz(uponeverycontriestousedifferent
frequencies)frequencybandtomeetworldwideregulations
ŸDynamicdateratescaling at6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54MbpsforIEEE 802.11aandIEEE
802.11g
ŸDynamicdateratescaling at1, 2, 5.5,and11Mbps forIEEE802.11b
ŸDynamicdaterateofIEEE 802.11nscaling fromMCS 0toMCS 15 asshownin
AppendixI
ŸSupportswireless dataencryptionwith64/128 bitWEPforsecurity
ŸSupportWPAandWPA2enhancedsecurity
ŸDriverssupportLinux2.4.6
ŸRoHScomplaint

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2.0Requirements
Thefollowingsectionsidentifythedetailedrequirementsofthe 802.11nDraft 2.0mPCI.
2.1FunctionalBlockDiagram
2.2GeneralRequirements
2.2.1IEEE 802.11a Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.1.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11a
2.2.1.2 Radioand
Modulation
Type
ŸBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAMwithOFDM
2.2.1.3 Operating
Frequency Ÿ5.15 ~5.25GHz.,5.725~5.850 GHzforUSand Canada
Ÿ5.25 ~5.35GHz.,5.725~5.850 GHzforTaiwan
Ÿ5.15 ~5.35GHzand5.47~5.725GHzforJapan
Ÿ5.15 ~5.35GHzand5.47 ~5.725GHzfor
Europe
Ÿ5.725~5.850GHzforChina
2.2.1.4 Channel
Numbers Ÿ9channelsforUS
Ÿ8channelsforTaiwan
2.2.1.5 DataRate Ÿ6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps

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# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.1.6 MediaAccess
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.1.7 Transmitter
OutputPowerat
Antenna
Connector
ŸMaximumto23.15dBm
2.2.1.8 Receiver
Sensitivityat
Antenna
Connector
ŸTypicalSensitivityateachRFchain.Frame
(1000-bytePDUs)ErrorRate<10%atroom
Temp. 25degree Cand3.3V
Ÿ88dBmat6Mbps
Ÿ87dBmat9Mbps
Ÿ86dBmat12Mbps
Ÿ84dBmat18Mbps
Ÿ82dBmat24Mbps
Ÿ78dBmat36Mbps
Ÿ72dBmat48Mbps
Ÿ71dBmat54Mbps
2.2.2IEEE 802.11bSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.2.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11b
2.2.2.2 Radioand
Modulation
Schemes
ŸDQPSK, DBPSK, DSSS,andCCK
2.2.2.3 Operating
Frequency Ÿ2400 ~2483.5MHzISMband
2.2.2.4 Channel
NumbersŸ11channelsforUnitedStatesandCanadaandTaiwan 13 channelsforEuropeCountries
14 channelsforJapan
2.2.2.5 DataRate Ÿ11, 5.5, 2, and1Mbps
2.2.2.6 MediaAccess
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.2.7 Transmitter
OutputPower ŸMaximumto21.28dBm
2.2.2.8 Receiver
Sensitivity ŸTypicalSensitivityatWhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs) ErrorRate=8%atroomTemp. 25degree Cand3.3V
Ÿ90dBmat1Mbps
Ÿ90dBmat2Mbps
Ÿ88dBmat5.5Mbps
Ÿ85dBmfor11Mbps
2.2.3IEEE 802.11g Section
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.3.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11g
2.2.3.2 Radioand
ModulationType ŸBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAMwithOFDM
2.2.3.3 Operating
Frequency Ÿ2400 ~2483.5MHzISMband
2.2.3.4 Channel Ÿ11channelsforUnitedStatesandCanadaandTaiwan

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# Feature Detailed Description
Numbers13 channelsforEuropeCountries
13 channelsforJapan
2.2.3.5 DataRate Ÿ6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps
2.2.3.6 MediaAccess
Protocol ŸCSMA/CAwithACK
2.2.3.7 Transmitter
OutputPower ŸMaximumto24.81dBm
2.2.3.8 Receiver
Sensitivity ŸTypicalSensitivityatWhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs) ErrorRate=10%atroomTemp. 25degree Cand3.3V
Ÿ90dBmat6Mbps
Ÿ88dBmat9Mbps
Ÿ85dBmat12Mbps
Ÿ83dBmat18Mbps
Ÿ80dBmat24Mbps
Ÿ76dBmat36Mbps
Ÿ73dBmat48Mbps
Ÿ72dBmat54Mbps
2.2.4IEEE 802.11nSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.2.4.1 Standard ŸIEEE 802.11n
2.2.4.2 Radioand
ModulationType ŸBPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAMwithOFDM
2.2.4.3 Operating
Frequency Ÿ2.4~2.4835GHz,5.15~5.25GHz., 5.725~5.850GHz forUSandCanada
Ÿ2.4~2.4835GHz,5.25~5.35GHz., 5.725~5.850GHz
forTaiwan
Ÿ
Ÿ2.4~2.4835GHz,5.15~5.35GHzand5.47~5.725GHz
forJapan
Ÿ2.4~2.4835GHz,5.15~5.35GHzand5.47 ~5.725GHz
forEurope
Ÿ2.4~2.4835GHz,5.725~5.850GHzforChina
2.2.4.4 Channel
Numbers ŸUnitedStates:
For15.247(2.4GHz)
11fordraft802.11n(20MHz)
7fordraft802.11n(40MHz)
For15.247(5GHz)
5fordraft802.11n(20MHz)
2fordraft802.11n(40MHz)
ŸTaiwan:
For2.4GHz
11fordraft802.11n(20MHz)
7fordraft802.11n(40MHz)
For5GHz
8fordraft802.11n(20MHz)
3fordraft802.11n(40MHz)
2.2.4.5 DataRate ŸFromMCS 0toMCS 15 asshowninAppendixI
2.2.4.6 MediaAccess ŸCSMA/CAwithACK

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# Feature Detailed Description
Protocol
2.2.4.7 Transmitter
OutputPower ŸMaximumto27.4dBm
2.2.4.8 Receiver
Sensitivity ŸTypicalSensitivityatWhichFrame(1000-bytePDUs) ErrorRate=10%atroomTemp. 25degree Cand3.3V
HT20
Ÿ87dBmatMCS0
Ÿ85dBmatMCS1
Ÿ82dBmatMCS2
Ÿ78dBmatMCS3
Ÿ76dBmatMCS4
Ÿ72dBmatMCS5
Ÿ70dBmatMCS6
Ÿ69dBmatMCS7
HT40
Ÿ84dBmatMCS0
Ÿ81dBmatMCS1
Ÿ79dBmatMCS2
Ÿ75dBmatMCS3
Ÿ73dBmatMCS4
Ÿ68dBmatMCS5
Ÿ66dBmatMCS6
Ÿ65dBmatMCS7
2.3GeneralSection
# Feature Detailed Description
2.3.1.1 Antenna
Connector ŸThree UFLantennaconnectors
2.3.1.2 Operating
Voltage Ÿ3.3VDC+/-5%
2.31.3 Current
Consumption Ÿ1000mAatcontinuoustransmitmode(2Txchainson)
Ÿ650mAatcontinuousreceivemode(3Rxchainson)
2.3.1.4 FormFactorand
Interface ŸMini-PCIformfactor
2.3.1.5 LEDsŸExternalLEDfunctionsupported
2.4SoftwareRequirements
TheConfigurationSoftwaresupportsLinux2.4.6. Thisconfigurationsoftwareincludesthefollowingfunctions:
ŸInformation
Informationallowsyoutomonitornetworkstatus.
ŸConfiguration
Configurationallows youtoconfigureparametersforwireless networking.
ŸSecurity
SupportsenhancedsecurityWEP, 802.1x,WPAandWPA2.
2.4.1Information
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.1.1 General
Information ŸGeneralInformationshowsthenameof
WirelessAdapter,AdapterMACAddress,
RegulatoryDomain,FirmwareVersion, and

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# Feature Detailed Description
UtilityVersion.
2.4.1.2 CurrentLink
Information ŸCurrentLinkInformationshowstheCurrent
SettingESSID,ChannelNumber,Associated
BSSID, NetworkType, SecurityStatus, Link
Status, TransmitSpeed, SignalStrength, and
LinkQuality.
2.4.1.3 Sitesurvey ŸTosearchtheneighboringaccess pointsand
displaytheinformationofall access points.
2.4.2Configuration
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.2.1 ESS ID ŸInputanSSIDnumberiftheroaming featureis
enabled
ŸSupportsforASCII printablecharacters.
2.4.2.2 NetworkType ŸAd-hocModeand802.11Ad-hocModefor
networkconfigurationsthatdonothaveany
accesspoints
ŸInfrastructureModefornetwork
configurationswithaccess points
2.4.2.3 PowerSave ŸExtendthebatterylifeofclientsbyallowing
theclienttosleepforshortperiodsoftime
whiletheAccess Pointbuffersthemessages.
2.4.2.4 RTSThreshold ŸSetthenumberofbytesusedforfragmentation
boundaryformessages
2.4.2.5 Fragment
Threshold ŸSetthenumberofbytesusedforRTS/CTS boundary
2.4.2.6 Transmission
Speed ŸThisindicates thecommunicationrates. Select appropriatetransmissionspeedtomatchyour
wirelessLANsettings
2.4.2.7 Roaming ŸSupportAutomaticorManualRescanto
associatewithaccess point.
2.4.3Security
# Feature Detailed Description
2.4.3.1 Encryption ŸRC4encryptionalgorithm
ŸSupport64-bitand128-bitWEPencryption
ŸSupportopensystem(OSA)andsharedkey
authentication(SKA)
2.4.3.2 WEP
Management ŸFourWEPkeyscanbeselected
ŸSTAwithWEPoff willneverassociateanyAP
withWEPenabled
ŸWEPKeyFormat:OptionforHexformat
2.4.3.3 802.1x ŸSupportEAP-TLS,EAP-TTLS,and
EAP-PEAP
2.4.3.4 WPA/WPA2 ŸSupportWPA/WPA2-PSKand
WPA/WPA2-EAP
ŸSupportCipherModeAESandTKIP

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2.5MechanicalRequirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.5.1 Length Ÿ57.64mm(max)
2.5.2 Width Ÿ59.60mm(+-0.25)
2.5.3 Height Ÿ6mm(+-0.2.5)
2.6CompatibilityRequirements
Thisdevice passesthefollowing compatibilityrequirements.
# Feature Detailed Description
2.6.1 Wi-FiŸMeetWi-FicertificationforIEEE
802.11a/b/g/nproduct
2.6.2 WHQL ŸMeetapplicableWHQLcertification
requirements
2.6.3 Physical Layerand
Functionality ŸMeetALPHAEngineeringTestPlanandTest
Report
2.7RequirementsofReliability, Maintainabilityand Quality
# Feature Detailed Description
2.7.1 MTBF ŸMeanTimeBetweenFailure>30,000 hours
2.7.2 Maintainability ŸThereisnoscheduledpreventivemaintenance
required
2.7.3 Quality ŸTheproductqualityisfollowed-up byALPHA
factoryqualitycontrolsystem
2.8EnvironmentalRequirements
# Feature Detailed Description
2.8.1 Operating
Temperature
Conditions
ŸTheproductiscapableofcontinuousreliable
operationwhenoperatinginambient
temperatureof0 ℃to+45℃.
2.8.2 Non-Operating
Temperature
Conditions
ŸNeithersubassembliesisdamagednorthe
operationalperformance isdegradedwhen
restoredtotheoperatingtemperatureafter
exposing tostoragetemperatureintherange
of 20 ℃to+75 ℃.
2.8.3 Operating
Humidity
conditions
ŸTheproductiscapableof continuousreliableoperation
whensubjectedtorelativehumidityintherangeof 10%
and90%non-condensing.
2.8.4 Non-Operating
Humidity
Conditions
ŸTheproductisnotdamagednorthe
performanceisdegradedafterexposureto
relativehumidityranging from5%to95%
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AppendixI:
RateDependentParametersforHighThroughput. ModulationandCodingSchemes(MCS)
Theparametersinthetableare:
■Rate:RateinMbps
■NES:NumberofFECencodersused
■NSD:NumberofDataSubcarriers
■NCBPS:NumberofCodeBitsPerSymbol(totalofallspatialstreams)
■NSS:NumberofSpatialStreams