Gigabyte GN-WIAG02 User manual

GN-WIAG02
IEEE 802.11b/g Mini-PCI 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 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 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. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF
exposure compliance.
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...........................................................................................................1
1-2. FEATURES .................................................................................................................1
1-3. PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS/PACKAGING.............................................................................1
1-4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................1
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE WLAN CARD 2
2-1. INSTALLING THE DRIVER &UTILITY (WIN98SE/ME)......................................................2
2-2. INSTALLING THE DRIVER &UTILITY (WIN2000/XP).......................................................8
CHAPTER 3 USING THE UTILITY 12
3-1. LINK STATUS............................................................................................................12
3-2. SITE SURVEY...........................................................................................................16
3-3. CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................17
3-4. STATISTICS..............................................................................................................23
3-5. DRIVER INFO............................................................................................................24
CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 25
YOU ARE “802.1X”, “WPA” AND “WPA-PSK” CAN NOT BE SELECTED...........................25
ICANNOT CONNECT TO AN AP ...................................................................................25
ICAN CONNECT TO AN AP BUT ICANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ...........................25
IALWAYS HAVE POOR LINK QUALITY AND LOW SIGNAL ..................................................26
CHAPTER 5 SPECIFICATION 27

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
1-1. Introduction
This 802.11b/g Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) card is composed of the MAC,
Baseband, and radio components, Mini-PCI interface, and two built-in antennas. It
operates in 2.4GHz frequency bands, providing fast (up to 108Mbps) and secure (support
AES, 802.1x & WEP and WAP) connections to 802.11b and 802.11g networks from a
single card.
1-2. Features
Conforms to 802.11b/802.11g specification.
Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 108Mbps.
Dynamically scales the data rate.
Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption.
Two antenna connectors for supporting antenna diversity.
Seamless roaming between 802.11b and 802.11g networks.
Supports AES (Advance Encryption System), enterprise-class 802.1x security and
multiple levels of WEP encryption (64-bit /128-bit/152-bit), and WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access)..
Driver supports Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP.
1-3. Physical Dimensions/Packaging
Dimensions: 59mm* 44mm* 4mm
1-4. System Requirements
1-4-1. Supported Platform:
IBM PC/AT compatible computer
1-4-2. Supported Operation System:
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

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Chapter 2 Installing the WLAN Card
2-1. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win98SE/ME)
Step 1: Click “Next”, and Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive.
Step 2: Click “Search for the best driver for your device”, and Click “Next”.
Win 98 SE

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Win ME
Step 3: Click “Specify a location”, Click “Browse”, Click “CD-ROM Device:”, Select
the directory “\Inf\Win98(Win Me)”, and Click “Next”.
Win 98 SE

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Win 98 SE
Step 4: Click “Next”.

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Step 5: Click “Finish”.
Step 6: Click “No”.
Step 7: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.

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Step 8: Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only).
Step 9: Click “I accept this agreement”, and Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only).

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Step 10: Click “Next” (Win 98 SE only).
Step 11: Click “Finish” (Win 98 SE only).
Step 12: Click “OK” (Win 98 SE only).

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Step 13: Click “Finish” and Reboot you computer.
2-2. Installing The Driver & Utility (Win2000/XP)
Step 1: Click “Cancel”
Win 2K

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Win XP
Step 2: Insert our setup CD into your CDROM drive, the following window will pop up.
Step 3: Click “Install Wireless LAN Utility”.

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Step 4: Click “Finish”.
Step 5: Click “Yes”. (Win 2000 only)

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Step 6: Click “Yes”. (Win 2000 only)

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Chapter 3 Using The Utility
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
You can hide or show Tray-board by clicking mouse right key on this icon (see Figure
3-2).
Figure 3-2. The icon of the Function Utility
3-1. Link Status
The “Link Status” tab shows you the current association information about the card’s
connection with a wireless network. In the middle of the screen, you can see transmit and
received signal strength for this card (see Figure 3-3).

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Figure 3-3. Current link status of the wireless LAN card
If you want to turn off the card’s radio, click the radio icon at the bottom of the screen, (see
Fig 3-4) shows the result Click “Yes” (see Figure 3-5). Just click it again to turn on the
radio. Click “Yes” (see Figure 3-6).In order to exit, click the “X” button at the bottom of the
screen (see Figure 3-4).

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Figure 3-4. Turn off the card’s radio
Figure 3-5 Disabled WLAN Card.
Figure 3-6 Enabled WLAN Card.
Other items reports the following information:
Association State: The field shows you if WLAN card is communicating with an access
point or peer-to peer group. When the card’s network mode is set to Ad Hoc, you can
select a channel from the AD Hoc channel drop-down menu for your Ad Hoc group to use.

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MAC Address: This card’s physical address.
Channel [Freq]: The current channel and center frequency used by the WLAN card.
Security: The current security setting.
IP Address: WLAN Card IP Address.
Profile: various wireless settings for different environments.
SSID: Wireless network name. This is the wireless network name expressed as text string
that all members within the same network share. Devices that don’t share the same
network name cannot communicate with each other.
BSSID: Basic service set identification.
Type: The current network type.
Country: Domain .

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3-2. Site Survey
The “Site Survey” tab shows you the list of reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer
stations. In Fig 3-7, the card one 802.11b and three 802.11g wireless devices.
Figure 3-7. Reachable access points and/or peer-to-peer stations
Other items reports the following information:
SSID: Wireless network name.
BSSID: Basic service set identification.
(Security):(Encrypt data) or not
Signal Strength: It shows the received signal strength from the detected wireless device.
Channel: The current channel number used by the WLAN card.
Wireless Mode: 2.4GHz11Mbps(802.11b) or 2.4GHz54Mbps (802.11g) network.
Refresh: Rescan the available network and then refresh the result.

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3-3. Configuration
The “Configuration” Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver
can be viewed or changed. Just click “APPLY” button, changes to any of the parameters
in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reset the WLAN card. (see
Figure 3-8)
3-3-1. Basic setting:
Profile Name: You can save various wireless settings for different environments.
: Use Profile, : Available Profile.
Network Mode: This field allows you to select the mode from a list of supported network
mode. The modes displayed have two values: “Ad Hoc” and “Access Point”.
Figure 3-8. Configuration
3-3-2. Advance setting:
Click “Modify” button (see Figure 3-9)