AzureWave AW-GA821 User manual

AW-GA821 802.11 b/gPCIExpress Wireless Module
User Manual

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Contents
Safetystatements............................................................................................................2-1
About thisguide...............................................................................................................2-1
AW-GA800BTIEEE 802.11 b/g PCI-Express WirelessModulespecificationsummary...............2-2
Chapter1 ProductInformation........................................................................................2-2
1.1Product overview.................................................................................................2-2
1.2Features..............................................................................................................2-2
1.3LEDand antennaport..............................................................................................
1.4Supported networksetup.....................................................................................2-3
1.4.1Ad-Hocmode.............................................................................................2-4
1.4.2Infrastructuremode...................................................................................2-4
1.4.3Softwareaccess point (Soft AP)..................................................................2-5
Chapter2 Installation.....................................................................................................2-1
2.1Systemrequirements...........................................................................................2-1
2.2HardwareInstallation...........................................................................................2-1
Chapter3 WiFi-APSoloWizard.......................................................... 誤! 尚未定義書籤。
3.1LaunchWiFi-APSoloWizard.................................................................................3-2
3.2Wi-Setup Wizard Steps.........................................................................................3-3
3.3StationModeConfiguration..................................................................................3-3
3.3.1ConfigureInfrastructuretypenetwork.........................................................3-4
3.3.2Build Ad-Hocnetworking modenetwork......................................................3-5
3.4Build Soft APnetwork..........................................................................................3-6
3.4.1NormalUser.................................................................. 誤! 尚未定義書籤。
3.4.2Advanced User.........................................................................................3-11
Chapter4 AsusWLAN: WirelessLANManagement GUI.....................................................4-1
4.1How toLaunchAsusWLAN....................................................................................4-3
4.2IntroductionofMainWindow................................................................................4-3
4.3Stationmode.......................................................................................................4-6
4.3.1InfrastructureandAd-Hoc..........................................................................4-7
4.4APmode...........................................................................................................4-12
4.5WindowsZeroConfiguration...............................................................................4-15
4.5.1Swap fromAsusWLANtoWindowsZeroConfiguration................................4-15
4.5.2RollbackfromWindowsZeroConfigurationtoAsusWLAN...........................4-16
AppendixA: Mapping ofcountryand channelplan.........................................................4-1
AppendixB: Q&A.........................................................................................................4-4
AppendixC: Release History.........................................................................................4-5

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Safetystatements
FCC RadiationExposureStatement:
Thisequipment complieswithFCC radiation exposurelimitsset forthforan uncontrolled
environment. Thistransmittermust not be co-located oroperating inconjunctionwithanyother
antenna ortransmitter.
Aboutthisguide
The userguidecontainsthe information you need toinstalland configureyour
AzureWave802.11 b/gPCI Express WLANModule.
Guideorganization
Thisguide containsthefollowing chapters:
l Chapter1: ProductInformation
Thischapterdescribesthegeneralfunctionality, featuresand configuration modesof
AzureWave802.11 b/gPCI Express WLANModule.
l Chapter2: Installation
It isrecommended that usersshouldread thischapterbeforeinstalling both
AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless Modulehardwareand software.This
chapterpresentsthe systematicinstallationofAzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express
Wireless Moduleand antenna, utilitiesanddriveron thesupport CD.
l Chapter3: W-SetWizard
Thischaptershowsyou thesetup of wireless networkinyourofficeorhome. FollowThe
step-by-step direction providedby WiFi-APSoloWizard, you can haveyourownwireless
localarea networkup andrunning veryquickly.
l Chapter4: Management GUI
Thischapterteachesyouthe properoperationsof selected mode fromW-SetWizard.The
GUI displaynetworkstatus, connectionprofilesand networktraffictohelpyou monitorand
manage the networkconfiguration.

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AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless
Modulespecificationsummary
Hostsystemconnections
Interface FullycomplieswithPCIExpress 1.0a interface.
Chapter1ProductInformation
1.1 Productoverview
Thankyoufor choosing AzureWave802.11 b/gPCI Express WLANModule.
The AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express WirelessModuleisan easy-to-usewirelesslocal
area network(WLAN)adapterwhichisdesigned forhomeorofficeuse. Direct Sequence
Spread Spectrum(DSSS), ComplementaryCode Keying (CCK),and OrthogonalFrequency
Division Multiplexing (OFDM)baseband processingareimplemented tosupport allIEEE
802.11b,and 802.11gdatarates.Differentialphaseshift keying modulation schemes, DBPSK
and DQPSK withdatascrambling capability, areavailable,along withcomplementarycode
keyingtoprovidedataratesof 1,2,5.5, and11Mbps,withlongorshort preamble.Ahigh-speed
Fast FourierTransform(FFT)/InverseFastFourierTransform(IFFT)combined withBPSK,
QPSK, 16QAMand 64QAMmodulationoftheindividualsub-carriersprovidesdataratesof 6, 9,
12, 18, 24, 36,48 and54Mbps, withrate-compatiblepuncturedconvolutioncodingwitha
codingrateof 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4.
The AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express WirelessModulealsosupportsWake-On-LAN
(WOL)function andremotewake-up giving youthe conveniencetoremoteloginfromother
placestothissystem.
Toprovide efficient securitytoyourwireless communication, thehardware-based IEEE 802.11i
encryption/decryption engine,including64-bit/128-bitWEP, TKIP, and AES, supportsWi-Fi
allianceWPA andWPA2security.
Withthesefeaturesand manymore, AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless
Moduleisreadytoconnectyou tothe worldofwirelesscommunication.
1.2 Features
Systemrequirements

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The AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express WirelessModuleisan on-boardcomponent on
ASUSmotherboardrequiring manualinstallation. Makesurethat yoursystemmeetsthe
followingrequirements.
l ASUSmotherboardwithAzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless
Moduleon-boardsolution
l Minimum64MBsystemmemory
l Operatingsystem
Stationmode :Windows®2000/XP/Server2003,WindowsXP/Server2003 x64
AP/wireless bridge mode :Windows®2000/XP/Server2003
l Opticaldriveforutilitiesand driverinstallation
Easyhardwareinstallation
Becausethe AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless Modulecomesembedded in
motherboard, no hardwareinstallationisnecessary. Just connect theantenna,installthedriver
and utilitiesfromthe motherboardsupport CDand start wireless communication immediately.
54Mbpsspeedwirelesstravel
TheAzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/g PCI-Express Wireless Moduleprovides up tofivetimes more
datatransmissionthanIEEE 802.11bstandards,andbreaksthewireless transmissionbarrierto
speed up theinternet connection.
WiFi-APSoloWizard
Easy-usewireless LANsetup wizardhelpsyoutoconnect withpresent wireless network.The
step-by-step wizardprovidesaconvenient waytofacilitatethe complexwireless LANsetup
process.
Automaticwireless establishment
The utility application ofAzureWaveAR2425 Wireless LANPCI Express Moduleautomatically
searchesand reportsthe hot spotsaroundit and the wireless signalqualityandWEPcapability
associated witheachhot spot. Then you couldconnect tothe most suitablewireless node
1.3 Supportednetworksetup
You can useAzureWaveIEEE 802.11b/gPCI-Express Wireless Moduleinvariouswireless
networkconfigurations.Werecommend you toselect the most appropriateconfiguration for
yourhomeorofficenetworkbeforesetting it up.

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1.3.1Ad-Hocmode
Ad-Hocwireless networks bring togetherworkstationsand computerstoact asserverstoall
otherusersonthe networkwithout
complexinfrastructure, setup or
administration. Userson thenetworkcan
sharefiles,printers.Wheninad hocmode,
the AzureWaveIEEE 802.11b/g
PCI-Express Wireless Moduleconnectsto
anotherwireless devicewithinits effective
range and communicateswitheachother
inthe sameLANworkgroup. Selectthis
configuration when no access pointis
presentinyourwireless network.
1.3.2Infrastructuremode
The biggest differencebetween
infrastructuremode and ad-hocmode is
thatitincludesan accesspoint. In
infrastructuremode, an accesspoint
establishesthe networkthat provides
wirelesslinks inthe validating rangefor
clientstocommunicatewitheachother
orwithawired networktothe internet.
Onan infrastructurenetwork, the access
point maymanag the bandwidthto
maximizeutilization. Infrastructure
networking hasthe following advantagesoverad-hocnetworking:
l Range Extension
Eachwireless LANenabled computerwithinthe rangeofthe access pointcan communicate
withotherwireless LANenabled computerswithinthe validrangeof signalfromthe access
point.
l Roaming
Awireless LANenabled computercan physicallymovefromthe operating rangeof one
access point toanotherwithoutlosing connection tothe LAN.Aquick association

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hand-shake”ismade between the newaccess point andthe wireless deviceasthe
computertraversesfromthe coverage of oneaccess point toanother.
l WiredtowirelessLANconnectivity
Access point establishesthe bridge between wirelessLANand otherwired counterparts.
1.3.3Softwareaccesspoint(SoftAP)
You couldconfigureAzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/g
PCI-Express Wireless Moduleasasoftware
access point(softAP). Inthismode, the
AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express
Wireless Moduleactsastheaccess point that
provideswireless links inthevalidatingrangeto
client stationstothe internet.
Yoursystemshouldsatisfythefollowing two
requirementstoapplythismode:
l The systemyou use alreadyconnectstothe
internetorintranet through anotherone
Ethernet adapter.
l You areusing Windows®2000, XPorServer2003 operation system
Notice:WindowsXP/Server2003x64 platformsarenot supportedtohavesoftwareaccesspoint
capability.

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Chapter2Installation
2.1 System requirements
Beforeinstalling theAzureWave802.11b/gPCI Express WLANModule,driverand utilities,
makesureyoursystemsatisfythe following requirements
l ASUSmotherboardwithAzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless
Modulespecificslot
l Intel®Pentium™4
l Minimum64MBsystemmemory
l Windows®Operation System
Ad-Hocand infrastructuremode:Windows®2000, XPandServer2003
SoftwareAPand Wireless Bridge:Windows®XPand Server2003
l Opticaldrivefordriverand utilitiesinstallation
2.2 HardwareInstallation
Tocompletethe hardwareinstallation of AzureWave802.11b/gPCI Express WLANModule,
you onlyneedtoinstallthe moveabledipolarantenna at the
rearof motherboard.
Installingtheantenna:
l Locatethewireless LANantenna porton themotherboard
rearpanel.
l Connect theantenna twist-onconnector(female)tothe
wirelessLANantenna port (male)
l Placetheantenna atan elevated location toenhanceyour
wirelessLANvalidcoverage.

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Chapter3WiFi-APSoloWizard
3.1 Launch WiFi-APSoloWizard
Inthissection,you willobtaindetailinstructioninsetting wireless configurationbyfollowing
WiFi-APSoloWizard. PleaserefertoChapter1.4tounderstandthe networktypesthe
AzureWaveIEEE 802.11 b/gPCI-Express Wireless Modulesupports.
Inthe first timeinstallation, WiFi-APSoloWizard isexecuted immediatelyafterinstallation to
helpyou setthe properwireless configuration.
Inaddition,you couldlaunchitfromeitherprogrammenu
orWireless LANManagement GUI.
Inthe followingsections, werepresent
the steps, theconvenient andeasy
wirelessset up,in WiFi-APSolo
Wizard.

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3.2 Wi-SetupWizardSteps
Whateverwhichwireless configurationyouwouldsetup,
the first scene of WiFi-APSoloWizard is Select
OperationMode”dialogthat showsasrightpicture.You
couldselecteitherstation orAPmode fromthefirst step.
ForAd-hocand infrastructuretype configuration, you
shouldselect Station mode.The softwareaccess point
configuration couldbe archived byselectAPmode.
l Station
Set the operation mode tobe Station”. Followsteps
insection 4.3.
l AP
Set the operation mode tobe Access Point”.Followstepsinsection 4.4.
l Next
Gotonext step of selected mode.
l Cancel
Giveup WiFi-APSoloWizard.The default wireless configuration willbe automatically
applied as Infrastructure”type ofStation mode ifuserwon’t setit uphere.
3.3 StationModeConfiguration
Twotypes, infrastructureand ad-hoctypes, ofstationmode areprovided here.
l Infrastructure
Configurethe wirelessasinfrastructuretype network.
Followstepsin4.3.1BuildInfrastructuretype network.
l Ad-Hoc
Configurethe wirelessasAd-Hoctypenetwork. Follow
stepsin4.3.2BuildAd-Hocnetworking mode network
l Back
Goback topreviousstep –SelectOperation Mode.
l Next
Gotonext stepsof selected type.

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l Cancel
Giveup WiFi-APSoloWizard and keepthe last configuration.
3.3.1ConfigureInfrastructuretypenetwork
It iseasy tobuildup infrastructuretype networkwith WiFi-APSoloWizard.Thenext step after
selectinfrastructuretypenetworkistoselectthe desiredconnection.
SelecttheBSS connectionlist
Selectvalidwireless BSS,InfrastructureBasicService
Set, connection nearbyyoursystemforconnecting.
The listedBSS aretouchableaccesspointaround you.
You havetopick onefromthe listand gotonext.
l SSIDlistbox
Fourfieldsareshowninthe list boxtoprovide
access point status.
n SSID:thenameofaccess point
n Security:thesecuritystatusofaccess point.None
meanssecurity/passwordisnotnecessary.WEPmeanstheaccess pointacquiresecurity/password
tolog in.
n Channel:thechannelthisaccess point applies.
n Signal:Thesignalstrength;highermeanbetter.
l Refresh
Rescan the IBSS list.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~Select Station
Type.Next
Gotonext step ofinfrastructuretype
configuration. It isrelativethe securitystatusof
selected access point.
n None:Setup TCP/IP.
n WEP: AWEPdialog is popedup beforeSetup
TCP/IP asbelowpicture.Youhavetoinput thepassword/networkkeytojointhis accesspoint
beforesetup TCP/IP.Thepassword/networkkeyisdefined bytheadministratorofaccess point.

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Theinvalid networkkeywill stop going tonext step.
l Cancel
Giveup WiFi-APSoloWizard and keepthe last configuration.
SetupTCP/IP
You havetosetupthe TCP/IPbyfollowing the configuration of connectaccess point. The
followingsetting shouldmatchthe configurationof access point you join. Pleasecheck the
setting ofit.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~Select the IBSS connection list
l Finish
Allsettingsofinfrastructurearefinished.
3.3.2BuildAd-Hocnetworkingmodenetwork
It iseasy tobuildup Ad-Hoc type networkwith WiFi-APSoloWizard.The next step afterselect
Ad-Hoc type networkistoselect thedesiredconnection.
SelectTheIBSS ConnectionList
Inthisstep, you couldselect thepresentAd-Hocstation tojoin. Inaddition, youcouldcreate
anotherAd-Hocstation bypress NewIBSS”button.
l SSIDlistbox
DisplayallpresentAd-Hocstation aroundthissystem.

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l New IBSS
CreateanewAd-Hocstation bythe
shown-up dialog instead of joining witha
presentAd-Hocnode.Inthisdialog, you
couldconfigurenetworkname, applied
channel, authentication andencryption rule
on thisAd-Hocnode.Aftercreating anew
Ad-Hocnode,the stepsof buildAd-Hoc
networkconnection isfinished.
l Refresh
Rescan the Ad-Hocstationsnearbythissystem.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~Select StationType.
l Next
The wizardwillshowup the contentsof profile.You shouldsetit uptomatchthe security
configuration withselected Ad-Hocstation.Then the stepsarefinished.
l Cancel
Giveup WiFi-APSoloWizard and keepthe last
configuration.
3.4 Build SoftAPnetwork
SetupaWireless Network
The settingof SoftAPcouldsettledone by Wife-APSolo
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Onlybasicsettingsareincluded infollowing steps. Less-experienceuserscouldapplythis
kind setup toarchiveaccess point setup. Fundamentalsecuritysetting isincluded.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~Select OperationMode
l Next
The next step isdependant onthe option userselect:
l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard setupand rollback topreviousconfiguration.
3.4.1SoftwareAPsetting
For SoftwareAP mode, the basicsecurityfunctiononlyrequest twotypesnetwork/password
keytoprovide WEPencryption.
Wireless NetworkProperties
l NetworkName(SSID)
The serviceserveidentifyof thisaccess
point. Thelengthof theself-naming does
not exceed 32 characters.
l WEPEncryption
n Enable:Thejoined wireless stationshould
havesamenetwork/password keywiththis
access point.
n Disable:nonetwork/password keyis
required forjoined wireless station.
l Back
Back topreviousstep ~SetupaWireless
Network
l Next
The next step isdependant onthe decision ofWEPtobe eitherEnableorDisable.
n WEPEnable:Youshouldpreparenetwork/passwordkeyforWEP.GotoWirelessNetworkSecurity.
n WEP Disable:Theaccess point isset asanopened hot-spot.Anyonecould jointhisaccess point
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l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard setupand rollback topreviousconfiguration.
Wireless NetworkSecurity
Twotypespass key,ASCII and Passphrase,
performsecuritywithdifferentlevel.
l ASCII
You shouldprovideeither5or8ASCII
characterson Networkkey editbox.
l PASSPHRASE
You couldinput wordson NetworkKey edit
box.
n 64 bits:Thegeneratedpass keyis 64-bitstobe
companywithdatapackets.
n 128 bits:Thegenerated pass keyis128-bitsto
becompanywithdatapackets.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~WirelessNetworkProperties
l Next
Gotonext step ~ShowSettingInformation
l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard setupand rollback topreviousconfiguration.
Show SettingInformation
l Back
If you do not satisfywithcurrent setting, youcouldgo backtopreviousstep~Wireless
NetworkSecurity

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l Next
Confirmthe current setting andgo to
next step ~Finish.
l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard
setup androllback toprevious
configuration.

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SelecttheInternetConnectionList
Thisstep onlyshowswithmultiplenetwork
connection system. If thereisonlyone
internet connectionavailable,thisstep is
discarded.Inthisstep, you havetoselect
one networkconnection fromthe list box.
Thisnetworkconnection shouldbe
configuredtoconnectinternet.
l NetworkListBox
Inthe list box, you couldsee allnetwork
connection thissystemprovides.You
havetopick one fromthe list.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~ShowSettingInformation.
l Next
Gotonext step,Finish, whilethe internet connection isselected.
If the statusof selectednetworkconnection isdisconnected, awarning dialogwillpop up
toinformyou that.
l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard setupand rollback topreviousconfiguration.

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Finish
l Finish
Press finishbutton toclose WiFi-AP
SoloWizard.Thewireless configuration
isgoingtobeappliedwithinfew
seconds.
3.4.2AdvancedUser
The stepsof advanced userprovide more
detailconfiguration including channeland
authentication
Wireless NetworkProperties
Inthisstep, you couldassign thechannel
numberand authentication mode forthe
access point.
If the settingofWEPtobe Disable”and
Authentication tobe Open system”, then
thisaccess pointisopened forfreejoin.
l NetworkName(SSID)
The serviceserveidentifyof thisaccesspoint. The lengthof the self-naming doesnot
exceed 32 characters.
l Channel select
You couldpickone channelfrom1to11.
l WEPEncryption
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n Enable:Thejoined wireless stationshould havesamenetwork/password keywiththisaccess
point.
n Disable:nonetwork/password keyis required forjoined wirelessstation.
l Authentication
The next generation ofWi-Fisecurity,Wi-FiProtected Access, orWPA, willuse
authenticationtoverifywhetherusershaveaccess toaparticularwireless network.
n Opensystem:Thisaccess point is without authenticationprotectionwithuser.
n Sharekey:Anystationwould jointhisaccess point should passwithkeysameasthesetting on
access point.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~SetupaWireless Network.
l Next
Gotonext step. Itdependson the settingofWEPand Authentication.
Authentication
Encryption Open system Shared key WPA-PSK
WEP WLANSecurity
WEP(Disable) ShowNetworkSetting n/a
l Cancel
Giveup current WiFi-APSoloWizard setupand rollback topreviousconfiguration.
Wireless NetworkSecurity
Twotypespass key,ASCII and Passphrase, performsecuritywithdifferentlevel.
l ASCII
You shouldprovideeither5or8ASCII characterson Networkkey editbox.
l PASSPHRASE
You couldinput wordson NetworkKey edit box.
n 64 bits:Thegeneratedpass keyis 64-bitstobecompanywithdatapackets.
n 128 bits:Thegeneratedpass keyis 128-bitstobecompanywithdatapackets.
l Back
Goback topreviousstep ~WirelessNetworkProperties
l Next