Compex IWAVEPORT WLM54GP30 User manual

IWAVEPORT WLM54GP30
USER MANUAL

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Manual Revision by Daniel
Manual Number: U-0539-V1.8C Version 1.8, May 2007
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FCC NOTICE
This device 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 device 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
device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Increase the separation between the computer and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee
of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC Compliance Statement: 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.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
IEEE 802.11b or 802.11g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited
to channels 1 through 11.
RF exposure warning
The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment.
The equipment must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
End Product Labeling
The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:
“Contains FCC ID: TK4-08-WLM54GP30”
ICES 003 Statement
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Declaration of Conformity
Compex, Inc. declares the following:
Product Name: Compex Wireless Mini-PCI Network Adapter
Model No.: Compex iWavePort WLM54GP30 conforms to the following Product
Standards:
Radiated Emission Standards:
ETSI EN 300 328-2: July 2000; FCC: 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, ANSI C63.4-1992; 47
CFR Part 15, Subpart C (Section 15.247), ANSI C63.4-1992.
Conducted Emission Standards:
ETS 300 826: Nov. 1997.
Immunity Standards:
IEC 801-2; IEC 801-3; IEC 801-4
Low Voltage Directive:
EN 60 950:1992+A1: 1993+A2: 1993+A3; 1995+A4; 1996+A11: 1997
Therefore, this product is in conformity with the following regional standards:
FCC Class B ⎯following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directive; CE Mark ⎯
following the provisions of the EC directive.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Technical Support Information
The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install
Guide.
For technical support, you may contact Compex or its subsidiaries. For your
convenience, you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor,
or from the authorized dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product
from. For technical support by email, write to [email protected].
Refer to the table below for the nearest Technical Support Centers:
Technical Support Centers
Contact the technical support center that services your location.
U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and South America
Write
Compex, Inc.
840 Columbia Street, Suite B,
Brea, CA92821, USA
Call
Fax
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
[phone] (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time)
[phone] (Ext.122 Technical Support)
[phone]

Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and the rest of the World
Write
Compex Systems Pte Ltd
135, Joo Seng Road #08-01, PM Industrial Building
Singapore 368363
Call
Fax
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
(65) 6286-1805 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time)
(65) 6286-2086 (Ext.199 Technical Support)
(65) 6283-8337
Internet
access/
E-mail:
FTPsite:
[email protected]
Ftp.compex.com.sg
Website: http://www.cpx.com or http://www.compex.com.sg
Product Overview
·Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Wireless Network Adapter. Data security is
facilitated with WPA, IEEE 802.1x Authentication and 64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). They support easy Plug and Play installation
and combine simplicity, data privacy, and reliability for your wireless network.
Chapter 1 Basic Setup
This chapter outlines the basic requirement for the installation and configuration
of the network adapter.
This network adapter is a plug-and-play device. You can plug it into the PCI slot
of your PC for auto-detection.
1.1 Hardware Installation
1. Turn off your PC and switch off the power from the main power
supply.
2. Remove the back cover of the PC.
3. Then insert the network adapter into your PCI slot as shown below.
Ensure that the network adapter is properly seated into the slot.
4. Replace the back cover.
5. Power on your PC.

WLM54AG
PCI slot

1.2 Driver & Utility Installation
1. Insert the Product CD into your computer CD-ROM drive.
2. Click on Driver & Utility section and the system will run the setup.exe
automatically.
3. Next, the Atheros Client Installation Program screen appears. Click
on the Next> button to proceed.
4. When the License Agreement screen appears, you are required to
read and accept the agreement to continue. Click on the Next>
button to proceed.

5. Select your preferred setup:
Install Client Utilities and Driver (Recommended) option
You are recommended to select this setup type. This option will
install both the driver and utility that support your PCI adapter.
Install Driver Only option (For Windows XP user only)
Select this option if you are going to use the Wireless Zero
Configuration Utility to configure your PCI adapter. Note that only
Windows XP comes with the Wireless Zero Configuration Utility.
Make Driver Installation Diskette(s)
Select this option if you wish to make a duplicate copy of the driver
and store to the diskette/s.
6. Click on the Next> button and follow the instructions stated on the
screen.

For Windows XP users
7. If you are using Windows XP as operating system, the following
screen will appear. Read the notice carefully and click on the Next>
button to proceed.
8. Select your choice of tool to assist you in configuring your adapter.
Click on the Next> button to proceed.
Atheros Client Utility (ACU) and Supplicant option
Select this option to install your network adapter. (Recommended)
Third Party Supplicant option
Select this option if you decide to use Wireless Zero Configuration
Utility to configure your wireless device. Installing this tool will only
allow you to view the status of the connected wireless device/s
through the utility; configuration using the utility will not be allowed.

If you have selected Third Party Supplicant configuration tool, a
screen similar to that below will appear, prompting you to
enable/disable the system tray icon.
9. Click on the checkbox besides
Enable Atheros System Tray Utility
and click on the Next> button to
proceed.
10. The screen below appears to inform you that the driver will be
automatically installed if you have already inserted your client
adapter into the PCI slot of your computer.
Cancel the Found New Hardware Wizard if it appears and click on
the OK button to begin the installation.
11. If a similar screen similar to the one shown below appears, click on
the Continue Anyway button to continue the installation.

12. Click on the OK button to reboot your system and this will complete
the installation.
Chapter 2 Using the System Tray Utility
This chapter will elaborate on the Atheros system
tray utility found at the right bottom corner of your
screen. Right click on the utility icon and the menu
will appear.
The following explains the different options available on the menu:

Help
Open the online help.
Exit
Exit the Atheros Client Utility application. Once you exit, the icon will disappear
from the system tray.
Open Atheros Client Utility…
Launch the Client Utility.
Wireless-G Excellent Signal Strength Example
Wireless-AG No Link Example
Manual LEAP Login
If you select this option, you will have to manually start the LEAP authentication
process to login to the network instead of being prompted for your LEAP
username and password during your windows logon.
Different signal strength indications

Reauthenticate
Reauthenticate to a LEAP-configured access point each time you login to a
LEAP network.
Select Profile
Click on a configuration profile name to switch to a particular wireless network.
If no configuration profile exists, you will need to add a profile first.
Connection Status
To view the connection status of your wireless PCI adapter.
Alternatively, you may also double click on the utility icon in the system tray.
Active Profile Displays the name of the active configuration profile.
Auto Profile Selection Shows whether auto profile selection is enabled.
Connection Status Displays whether the adapter is connected to a
wireless network.

Link Quality States the quality of the link connection.
SSID Displays the SSID of the network to which the
network adapter is associated.
Access Point Name Shows the name of the access point the wireless
adapter is connected to (if any).
Access Point IP Address Shows the IP address of the access point the wireless
adapter is connected to (if any).
Current Receive Rate Displays the data rate at which the wireless adapter
is currently receiving from the wireless network.
Current Transmit Rate Displays the data rate at which the wireless adapter
is currently transmitting to the wireless network.
Link Speed States the speed of the link connection.
Client Adapter IP Address Displays the IP address of the wireless adapter.

Chapter 3 Utility Features
This chapter shows you how to make use of the utility to view the status of your
wireless connection, to change your settings and also to monitor your wireless
performance via the network statistics.
3.1 Current Status Tab
Displays the performance of the network adapter in the wireless network.
Wireless-AG Current Status
Upon clicking on the Advanced button, you will be able to view all
information on the respective profile, e.g. the types of encryption and
authentication, the signal strength, the MAC address of the connected
AP (if you are in Infrastructure mode), etc.

3.2 Profile Management Tab
Selecting this tab displays the profiles and the details.
You only need to create a profile if you have more than one wireless
connection.
3.3 Diagnostics Tab
The Diagnostics tab lists the following receive and transmit diagnostics for
packets received by or transmitted to the network adapter.
• Multicast packets transmitted and received
• Broadcast packets transmitted and received
• Unicast packets transmitted and received
• Total bytes transmitted and received

This button shows more detailed statistical information on frames that are
either received by or transmitted by the network adapter.
This button allows you to run the diagnostic test, save the test report and
view the test results on the wireless adapter configuration and association.

Chapter 4 Utility Configuration
This chapter will elaborate on the Client Manager configuration of the network
adapter using some simple examples.
the wireless clients communicate through router, which are devices that
act as base station for all wireless communication. Data packets from the
wireless clients are transferred to the wireless router before being
transmitted to other hosts on the network. The number of wireless clients
supported depends on the router.

4.1 Configuration Mode
In this example, three work station act as wireless clients to communicate
with the wireless router. Once all configuration has been done, wireless
clients with the same SSID as the AP will be able to access wirelessly to
PC1 via the wireless router
For Router
Ensure that you have enabled the DHCP server in your router and that
your wireless clients are set to receive their IP address dynamically so that
the wireless router can assign an IP address to them. Note the wireless
configuration settings of your router as shown in the figure above.

For PC 1
1. Activate your utility.
2. Go to the Profile Management tab, click on the Scan button to look
for the wireless AP.
3. Click on the Refresh button if your system is unable to detect your
wireless AP. Once found, select the Network Name (SSID) used by
the router:wireless-router and click on the Activate button to add it
to your profile list.
Notice that the SSID has already been pre-configured in this profile.