Foxconn T60N871 User manual

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Trade Name : T60N871
802.11b/g Wireless LAN MiniPCI module
User Manual

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1. Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
Introduction
The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure
FOXCONN WLAN card and monitor the statistics of the communication status. Unlike the standard
method of configuring the card via the operating system utilities, this application permits the dynamic
modification of the configuration parameters while the card is operating. It also offers more
configuration options.
FOXCONN offers the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP.

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1.1 How to install the driver and Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
Double click the “setup” located in “\WLAN_Utility\”
Fig 1-1
The program will automatically proceed with installing. Press “Next” to continue.
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Press “I accept the terms in the license agreement” to continue the install shield. Or press “I do not accept the terms
in the license agreement” quit install process. Then, press “Next” to continue.
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Press “Install” to continue installing
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Install Shield is processing
Fig 1-5
Choose “Finish” to complete the installation
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The usage of Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
2.1 Introduction
The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows while the
card is running. You can open it by double clinking the icon (Fig 2-1) to show full screen of WLAN
Utility.
Fig 2-1 icon on the system tray
While the station is in infrastructure mode and not associated to an Access Point, the color of the
icon is “White (blank)”(Fig 2-2).
Fig 2-2 No Connection
As soon as the station associates to an Access Point, the icon color automatically turns to “Green”,
“Yellow” or “Red”. Which indicates the receiving signal strength from Access Point. “Green” (Fig
2-3) indicates the signal is “Good”. “Yellow”(Fig 2-4) indicates the signal is “Fair”. “Red”(Fig 2-5)
indicates the signal is “Poor”.
Fig 2-3 Good Connection
Fig 2-4 Fair Connection
Fig 2-5 Poor Connection
The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility is a powerful and highly integrated application include the
following options (tabs),
 Status
 Site Survey
 Statistics
 About

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2.2.1 Status
A typical screen of the application in Infrastructure mode is shown in Fig 2-6. The Wireless LAN Configuration Utility
contains the following information for Wireless LAN.
 Profile: The profile name which user selected. If there is no profile selected, it would show “default”.
 SSID: The Network Service Set Identification provided by Access Point.
 Link Status: The MAC address of Access Point.
 Network Type: Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
 Channel: Operation channel provided by Access Point.
 Tx (Transmit ion) Rate: Current transmit ion rate.
 Signal Strength: The Signal level of Wireless Network.
 Link Quality: The Signal Quality of Wireless Network.
 Network Address: shows the current Network status such as MAC address (Wireless Card), DHCP (Enable or not),
IP address, Subnet Mask address, Gateway Address and DNS server address.
Fig 2-6 Typical screen of the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility in Infrastructure mode.
Users can change the configuration by clicking the “Configuration” Button.

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2.2.2 Configuration
Users can edit Wireless Network setting by pressing “Configuration” button.
There are 3 tabs in “Configuration”.
 General
 Encryption
 Advance

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2.2.2.1 General Page
General Page include the following options, (See Fig 2-7)
 Profile Name: Name of Selected Profile. (Default profile name: default). If users want to change settings of profile,
please refer to Edit Profile option in “Site Survey” page.
 Network Type: User can choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc mode.
 SSID: Define the SSID.
 Channel: Provided by Access Point in Infrastructure mode. User can only define when choose Ad-Hoc mode in
Network Type option.
 Desired Rate: User can choose the desired rate from 1Mbps~11Mbps (associated with 802.11b Access Point) and
1Mbps~54Mbps (associated with 802.11g Access Point). (Default Setting: Automatic).
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2.2.2.2 Encryption Page
IPN2220 WLAN Utility provides powerful and intelligent setting of WEP Key. The Encryption page include the following
options, (see Fig 2-8)
 Encryption Mode: User can choose WEP On or None WEP for the Network. This option will be automatically
defined after “Site Survey”.
 Authentication: There are 2 modes of Authentication of 802.11b/g Wireless Network. Open System and Share Key.
These are defined by Access Point. IPN2220 WLAN Utility provides the “Auto Switch” option for easy to use. This
option can be also automatically defined after “Site Survey”.
 WEP Key Entry (hex): Users have 4 sets of WEP to use. Each will need to be defined by user according to Access
Point. The Key value is in Hex format (from 0~9, a~f).
 Encryption Key Length: User can choose 64bits, 128bits or 152bits encryption for the network according Access
Point.
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