Gigabyte GN-WBZB-M User manual

GN-WBZB-M
IEEE 802.11b USB Wireless LAN Card
User’s Manual
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
Rev. 1.0 First Edition

Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 withthe 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 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.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20cmbetween the radiator & your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter.

Contents
CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1
1-1. INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS LAN CARD .........................................................1
1-2. FEATURES .........................................................................................................1
1-3. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS/PACKAGING .......................................................................1
1-4. LED INDICATING LIGHTS ......................................................................................2
1-5. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD 3
2-1. INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD FOR PC...................................................................3
2-2. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY FOR PC.............................................................3
CHAPTER 3. USING THE UTILITY ON PC 6
3-1. INFO.................................................................................................................6
3-2. STATISTICS .......................................................................................................7
3-3. CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................7
3-4. ENCRYPTION .....................................................................................................8
3-5. ADVANCED........................................................................................................9
3-6. ABOUT ...........................................................................................................10
3-7. ACCESS POINT (SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS XP)...............................................10
3-8. BRIDGE SETUP (SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS XP)...............................................12
3-9. IP SHARING (SUPPORTED UNDER WINDOWS 2000)................................................14
CHAPTER 4. SPECIFICATION 16

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Chapter 1. Product Overview
1-1. Introduction to The Wireless LAN Card
This wireless LAN (Local Area Network) card is composed of the IEEE 802.11b MAC,
Baseband, and radio components, USB 1.1 interface, and one external antenna. This
product adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology and the DBPSK,
DQPSK, and CCK modulation mode to provide a very stable wireless communication
quality and an excellent signal receiver capability.
This product features the compact size, low power consumption, and power management
functions, and provides a high-speed wireless data communication. Therefore, this product
is ideally suitable for being integrated into the MotherBoard.
1-2. Features
nConforms to IEEE 802.11b specification.
nTransmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
nDynamically scales the data rate to 11, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps.
nHost Interface USB 1.1.
nOne external antenna.
nSupports 64-bit /128-bit WEP encryption.
nDriver supportsWindows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.
nFree Software Access Point.
1-3. Physical Dimensions/Packaging
Dimensions: 122mm* 48mm* 22mm
This product is only for INTEL USB2.0 Host connector
Before the installation procedures, please ensure the components are not damaged during
the shipping. The shipment of the GN-WBZB-M includes:
One GN-WBZB-M Wireless LAN Card
One Antenna
One Connect Cable
One Installation CD (including User’s Guide and Driver)
One User Guide
Please contact your local distributor or authorized reseller immediately for any missing or
damaged components. If you require returning the damaged product, you must pack it in
the original packing material or the warranty will be voided.

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1-4. LED Indicating Lights
This wireless LANcard conforms to the USB standard. There are two LED-indicating lights.
One indicates Power status. One indicates Link status.
Power:This LED is continuously onwhile the card is powered on.
Link: Blinking Slow The card is scanning the network.
Continuously On The card is successfully connected to a network.
Blinking Quickly The data is being transmitted/received
1-5. System Requirements
1-5-1. Supported Platform:
IBM PC/AT compatible computer
1-5-2. Supported Operation System:
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP
1-5-3. Software Access Point Supported Operation System:
Windows XP

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Chapter 2. Installing the Wireless LAN Card
2-1. Installing The WLAN Card for PC
Step 1:Power Off you PC
Step 2:Plug the WLAN Card to the USB Port of Mother Board and fasten it on the slot
rack.
Step 3:Plug the Antenna to the WLAN Card.
Step 4:Power On you PC
2-2. Installing The Driver & Utility for PC

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Step 1: Click “Cancel”.
Step 2: Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive, the following window will pop up
Step 3: Click “Yes”, and then your installation is ok.

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Step 4: Reboot you computer
Step 5: Click “YES”.and then your installation is ok.

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Chapter 3. Using The Utility on PC
The Configuration & Monitor Utility is a powerful application that helps you to configure the
card and monitor the statistics of the communication link. Unlike the standard method of
configuring the card via the operating system utilities (e.g. Control Panel), this application
permits the dynamic modification of the configuration parameters while the card is
operating. It also offers some more configuration options. It appears as an icon on the
Windows system tray whenever the card is running (see Figure 3-1). The icon can tell you
the received signal strength by four small green lights. You can open it by double-clicking
on this icon.
Figure 3-1. The icon of the Configuration & Monitor Utility
WLAN Mode AP Mode
3-1. Info
The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Wireless LAN Card and the
Reachable Assess Points and the Wireless LAN Card(see Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2.Current link states of the wireless LAN card
Network Information:There are three states of a Wireless LAN Card:
1. Connected to Access Point:The wireless LAN card is now connecting to an Access
Point.
2. Connected to AdHoct:The wireless LAN card is now connecting to a Peer-to-Peer
network.
3. Connecting:The wireless LAN card is now searching for an Access Point or
wireless LANcard with the same network name, or SSID for the connection.
Other items in the table are the detailed information about the link state, which are
available only when the wireless LAN card is connected to an access point or other
wireless LANcard.
SSID:Network name.

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Channel:The current channel used by the wireless LANcard.
Tx Rate:The current transmission rate used by the wireless LANcard.
AP Signal:It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base
station.
Available Network: This item will show you all of the 802.11 Access Points or Wireless
LAN Cards in your wireless environment. The icon in the front of every item
represents an Access Point or a Wireless LAN Card. You can add a network easily
by clicking on the desired SSID.
Strength:It shows the signal quality and signal intensity of the currently connected base
station.
Signal Quality:It is which represents the quality of communication between the Wireless
LAN Card and Access Point.
Refresh( ): After this button is clicked, the wireless LAN card will rescan the wireless
environment and show you all the updated reachable Access Points and Stations.
Connect( ): After this button is clicked, the wireless LANcard will connect the wireless
environment reachable Access Points or wireless LAN card.
Mode(Station): The WLAN mode You can change AP mode(see 3-8Access Point) by
clicking on this button.
3-2. Statistics
The “Statistics”tab shows you the number of packets sent and received by the card(see
Figure 3-3).
Figure 3-3.The statistic number of packets sent and received by the card
3-3. Configuration
The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver

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can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied
to the driver without resetting the wireless LANcard(see Figure 3-4).
Figure 3-4.Configuration
Profile:You can save various wireless settings for different environments.
Change: Press this button to set the configuration in each field of the panel. The “Apply”
button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and
registry.
Cancel: Press this buttonto restore the default value in each field of the panel.
SSID: It is also known as SSID and is the unique name shared among all access points
(Infrastructure)or Ad Hoc (wireless LAN card) in the wireless network. The SSID
must be identical for all points in the network for sharing information and
communication. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.
Network Type:This field allows you to select the network type from a list of supported
Network “Modes”. The modes displayed have two values: “Ad Hoc”(Peer-to-Peer)and
“Infrastructure”(Access Point).
Ad Hoc: This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. All communications are done
from Client to Client without using the base station. Peer-to-Peer networking uses the
same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
Infrastructure:This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802.11 Base Station.
All communications are done via the Base Station, which relay packets to other
wireless Clients in the BSS as well as the nodes on a connected network such as
Ethernet.
Channel:This specifies the channel used in wireless communication and should be set to
the same channel as the other points in the wireless network. This setting can only be
adjusted in Ad Hod mode.
TX Rate: The transmission rate for transmitting data packets at the user end. You may set
the transmission rate to 1Mb, 2 Mb, 5.5 Mb, 11 Mb, or Fully Automatic.
3-4. Encryption

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To prevent unauthorized user to access the data on wireless stations, the Wireless LAN
Card offers a highly secure data encryption, known as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy).
If you require high security in transmission, go to the Encryption tab and set it up as
follows(see Figure 3-5).
Figure 3-5.Encryption
Change: Press this button to set the configuration in each field of the panel. The “Apply”
button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and
registry.
Key Length: select either 64bit or 128bit encryption method.
64 Bit –Allows wireless LANcard to encrypt data with the 64-Bit encryption algorithm.
128 Bit –Allows wireless LAN card to encrypt data with the 28-Bit encryptionalgorithm.
The Encryption tab enables you to identify up to 4 different encryption passwords and
select one of them to encrypt your transmission data. The password of your choice may
either be:
For 64-bit encryption:
nFive alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z”and “0-9”(e.g. MyKey)
n10 hexadecimal values in the range of “0-F”(e.g. 11AA22BB33).
For 128-bit encryption:
n13 alphanumeric characters in the range of “a-z”, “A-Z”and “0-9”(e.g. WEP
encryption).
n26 hexadecimal values in the range of “0-F”(e.g. 11AA22BB33123456789ABCDEFF).
You have the option to select whether Open System, Shared Key, or Auto authentication
will be used. In order to take effect the changes you wish to make, click the “Apply” button
at the bottom of the screen.
3-5. Advanced
By Choosing the Advanced option in any of the two modes, you can change advanced
configuration settings, such as the Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold
(see Figure 3-6). Figure 3-6shows the default configuration for the advanced settings.

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Note: In order to enable the Fragmentation and the RTS/CTS Threshold parameters move
the slide bar with your mouse and then use the right and left arrow keys of your keyboard
in order to select an exact number.
Figure 3-6.Advanced settings
3-6. About
By choosing this option, you can view basic information about the utility like the Driver,
Firmware and Application Version and this adapter’s MAC address (see Figure 3-7).
Figure 3-7. Version information and MAC address
3-7. Access Point (Supported under Windows XP)
The Info tab shows you the current Link States of the Assess Points and the Wireless LAN
Card (see Figure 3-8).

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Figure 3-8.Current link states of the Access Point Mode
Access Point: The AP mode You can change WLAN mode(see 3-1 Info) by clicking on
this button.
More Setting: You can set the configuration Access Point(see Figure 3-9) by clicking on
this button.
WEP(ON/OFF): You can using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) by clicking onthis button.
Figure 3-9.Configuration of the Access Point Mode
Change: Press this button to setting the default value in each field of the panel. The
“Apply” button should be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and
registry.
Channel:The current channel used by the Access Point.
Basic Rate:The transmission rate for transmitting data packets at the user end. You may
set the transmission rate to 1Mb, 2 Mb, 5.5 Mb, 11 Mb.
SSID:Network name.

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Hide SSID:Access Point disable their SSID broadcasting to prevent a wireless device
from finding and accessing their networks.
Tx Power: Transmitter Output power.
MAC Address Filter: You can set the configuration MAC Address Filter(see Figure 3-10)
by clicking onthis button.
Figure 3-10.MAC Address Filter
Filter Type: There are three status of a Access Point:
1. Disable: The Filter MAC Address function disable.
2. Accept: The Filter MAC Address (wireless LAN card)can connect to anAccess
Point.
3. Reject: The Filter MAC Address (wireless LAN card)can’tconnect to an Access
Point.
3-8. Bridge Setup (Supported under Windows XP)
Step 1: Change to AP mode (see Figure 3-8).
Step 2:「Control Panel」run「Network Connections」(see Figure 3-11).

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Figure 3-11.Control Panel
Step 3:Setup Wireless LAN card(see Figure 3-12), Click ”Use Windows to configure”to
cancel the schedule and Click「OK」.
Figure 3-12.Wireless Networks
Step 4：Select the network connections to be bridged. Press the「Ctrl」key while clicking
the network connection icons to select. Right-click on any selected network icon.
Select 「Bridge Connections」(see Figure 3-13).
Show Network Bridge(see Figure 3-14).

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Figure 3-13.Bridge Connections
Figure 3-14.Network Bridge
Step 5：Setup OK，Show Network Bridge windows(see Figure 3-15)and then your setup
is ok.
Figure 3-15.Network Bridge Enabled
3-9. IP Sharing(Supported under Windows 2000)
Step 1: Change to AP mode (see Figure 3-8).
Step 2: 「Control Panel」run「Network and Dial-up Connections」(see Figure 3-16).

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Figure 3-16.Control Panel
Step 3: Setup LAN card(see Figure 3-17),Click ”Enable Internet Connection Sharing for
this connection”and Click「OK」.
Figure 3-17.Local Area Connection Properties
Step 4：Show Local Network(see Figure 3-18). Click「OK」and then your setup is ok.
Figure 3-18.Local Network

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Chapter 4. Specification
System
Standards IEEE 802.11b compliant
Host Interface USB 1.1
Modulation 1Mbps: DBPSK; 2Mbps: DQPSK; 5.5 and 11 Mbps: CCK
Data Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps
Operating Voltage 5V
Power Tx 320mA; Rx 230 mA; Sleep 50 mA
Operating Range Open space: 100 -300m; Indoor: 30 -100m
RF
Frequency Band 2.400 ~ 2.484GHz (subject to local regulation)
Radio Technology DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
11 Channels (US, Canada) 4channels (France)
Number of Channel 14 Channels (Japan) 13 Channels (Most European countries, ETSI)
Output power 20 dBm @ Nominal Temp Range
Receive Sensitivity -80dBm @ 11 Mbps date rate, 8% PER
Antenna One external antenna with gain of 4 dB
Regulatory and Environmental Compliance
FCC part 15 (USA) DGT (Taiwan)
EMC certification CE (Europe) TELEC (Japan)
Temperature Range Operating: 0 ~ 50degree C, Storage: -20 ~ 65 degree C
Humidity Max. 90% Non-condensing
Software
Driver Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Roaming Full mobility and seamless roaming
AP Function Supported under Windows XP
Security 64 and 128 bit WEP
Management Utility Link Configuration for network join and statistics.
Mechanical
Dimensions 122mm * 48mm * 22mm
Weight 61± 1 g
Packaging Generic, Gigabyte, private labeling optional
LED indicator Two LEDs indicating Link/Act status
Note: The specifications are subject to change without notice