Hamlet Wireless PCI Card IEEE 802.11n 300Mbps User manual

Wireless PCI Card
IEEE 802.11n 300Mbps
USER MANUAL
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Table of contents
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 FEATURES & BENEFITS..............................................................................................................5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................................................5
1.3 PCI CARD DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................................5
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................... 5
2. PCI CARD ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA .......................................................... 6
2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................................................................................................................6
2.2 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ..........................................................................................................6
2.3 PROFILES................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY .............................................................................................10
2.5 NETWORK ................................................................................................................................12
2.6 SITE SURVEY............................................................................................................................13
2.7 STATISTICS ..............................................................................................................................14
2.8 WPS .......................................................................................................................................14
2.9 ABOUT .....................................................................................................................................15
2.10 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY...........................................................................15
3. PCI CARD ADAPTER FOR WINDOWS 2000/XP .................................................................... 16
3.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ................................................................................................................16
3.2 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS ........................................................................................................16
3.3 PROFILES................................................................................................................................. 17
3.4 AUTHENTICATION AND SECURITY .............................................................................................20
3.5 NETWORK ................................................................................................................................27
3.6 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ....................................................................................................29
3.7 STATISTICS ..............................................................................................................................29
3.8 WMM (WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA) ..............................................................................................30
3.9 WPS .......................................................................................................................................31
3.10 ABOUT ...................................................................................................................................32
3.11 RADIO ....................................................................................................................................32
3.12 UNINSTALL THE DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY...........................................................................33
4. APPENDIX A – GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................... 34
5. APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................44
6. APPENDIX C – FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT .............................................................45

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1. Introduction
The high-speed wireless PCI CARD is the most convenient way to let you put a
desktop/notebook computer almost anywhere without the hassle of running network cables.
Now you don’t need to suffer from drilling holes and exposed cables. Once you are connected,
you can do anything, just like the wired network. This PCI CARD operates seamlessly in 2.4GHz
frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11nwireless standards. It’s the
best way to add wireless capability to your existing wired network or simply surf the web.
To protect your wireless connectivity, the high-speed wireless PCI CARD can encrypt all
wireless transmissions through 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK and WPA-AES encryption and
authentication allowing you to experience the most secure wireless connectivity available.
The Hamlet 802.11n PCI CARD (HNW300CI) implements the latest 11n 2.0 technology which
extremely improves wireless signal for your computer than existing wireless 802.11g technology.
It supports the 1T2R architecture with fully forward compatibility with IEEE802.11n. The
incredible speed of HNW300CI PCI CARD makes heavy traffic networking activities more flexible
and takes the wireless into practical road. You could enjoy the racing speed of wireless
connection, surfing on Internet without string wires.
Adding Hamlet HNW300CI to your Computer, it provides an excellent performance and cost-
effective solution for doing media-centric activities such as streaming video, gaming, and
enhances the QoS (WMM) without any reduction of performance. It extends 3 times network
coverage and boosts 6 times transmission throughput than existing 11g product. Advanced
power management and low power consumption among 11n products.
For more security-sensitive application, HNW300CI supports Hardware-based IEEE 802.11i
encryption/decryption engine, including 64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP, and AES. Also, it supports
Wi-Fi alliance WPA and WPA2 encryption.

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1.1 Features & Benefits
Features Benefits
Racing Speed up to 300Mbps* data
rate (2.4GHz 11N technology)
Enjoy the Internet connection in crazy-
fast speed, without the bottleneck of
stringing wires
Advanced power management Low power consumption
WPA/WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i), WEP
64/128 Support
Powerful data security
Support 1Tx * 2Rx Radios With two external Antennas
WMM (IEEE 802.11e) standard
support
Wireless Multimedia Enhancements
Quality of Service support (QoS) /
enhanced power saving for Dynamic
Networking
PCI 2.2 Fits in any PCI standard slot
* Theoretical wireless signal rate based on IEEE standard of 802.11a, b, g, n chipset used. Actual
throughput may vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower actual throughput rate. All
specifications are subject to change without notice.
1.2 Package Contents
Open the package carefully, and make sure that none of the items listed below are missing. Do
not discard the packing materials, in case of return; the unit must be shipped in its original
package.
•One Wireless 802.11b/g/n PCI CARD
•One CD-ROM with Drivers and User’s Manual Included
•TWO SMA antennas
•One Quick Installation Guide and User’s Manual
1.3 PCI CARD Description
The PCI CARD support PCI 2.2 standard PCI
The PCI CARD has two LED indicators with two SMA external antennas.
1.4 System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements in order to use the PCI CARD
•The computer with a PCI 2.2 interface.
•Windows 2000/XP/Vista operating system.
•30 MB of free disk space for installing the PCI CARD driver and utility program.

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2. PCI Card Adapter for Windows 2000/XP/Vista
2.1 Before You Begin
During the installation, Vista may need to copy systems files from its installation CD. Therefore,
you may need a copy of the Windows installation CD at hand before installing the drivers.
2.2 Installing the Drivers
Follow the steps below in order to install the PCI CARD drivers:
•Insert the CD-ROM that was provided to you in this package. The setup should run
automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, then you must manually select the
Hamlet HNW300CI_v1.0.1.exe file from the CD-ROM drive.
•Once the setup begins you will see the InstallShield Wizard.
•Click on the Install button to begin the installation.

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•The installation is complete. Click on the Finish button.
•Carefully insert the PCI Card into the PCI slot. Windows will then detect and install the new
hardware.
•An Hamlet icon will then appear in the system tray. Right click on the icon and then click on
Launch Config Utilities.
Note: Click on Use Zero Configuration as Configuration Utility if you would like to use
Windows Zero Config.

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2.3 Profiles
The Profile tab is used to store the settings of multiple Access Points such as home, office, café,
etc. When adding a profile you are required to enter a profile name and SSID as well as
configure the power-saving mode, network type, RTS/fragmentation threshold and
encryption/authentication settings. A profile can be configured as Infrastructure or Ad-hoc
mode. The configuration settings for each mode are described below.
2.3.1 Infrastructure Mode
The infrastructure mode requires the use of an Access Point (AP). In this mode, all
wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP. It doesn’t matter if
the AP is stand-alone or wired to an Ethernet network. If used in stand-alone, the AP can
extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting as a repeater, which effectively
doubles the distance between wireless stations.

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•Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID.
•SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is
a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be
identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
•Network Type: Select Infrastructure from the drop-down list.
•TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your notebook is
connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not, select one of the lower
values for power saving.
•Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
2.3.2 Ad-hoc Mode
This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC
Cards that form a wireless network whenever they are within range of one another. In ad-
hoc mode, each client is peer-to-peer, would only have access to the resources of the
other client and does not require an access point. This is the easiest and least expensive
way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network.
•Profile: Enter a name for the profile; this does not need to be the same as the SSID.
•SSID: Enter the SSID of the network or select one from the drop-down list. The SSID is
a unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The SSID must be
identical for all points in the network, and is case-sensitive.
•Network Type: Select Ad-hoc from the drop-down list.
•TX Power: Select a transmit power from the drop-down list. If your notebook is
connected to external power then select 100% or auto, if not, select one of the lower
values for power saving.
•Click on the Apply button to save the changes.

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2.4 Authentication and Security
The Security tab allows you to configure the authentication and encryption settings such as:
WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK. Each security option is described in detail below.
2.4.1 WEP Encryption
The WEP tab displays the WEP settings. Encryption is designed to make the data
transmission more secure. You may select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable). WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from
the radio using one of the Keys from a panel. When you use WEP to communicate with
the other wireless clients, all the wireless devices in this network must have the same
encryption key or pass phrase. The following information is included in this tab, as the
image depicts below.
•Authentication Type: Select Open or Shared from the drop-down list.
•Encryption: Select WEP from the drop-down list.
•WEP Key: Type a character string into the field.
For 64-bit enter 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters.
For 128-bit enter 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters.
•Click on the Apply button to save the changes.
•Show Password check box. If you want to make sure the accuracy of password you
type, click the Show Password box to check it.
2.4.2 WPA, WPA2 Authentication & TKIP, AES Encryption
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to improve upon the security features of
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). The technology is designed to work with existing Wi-Fi
products that have been enabled with WEP. WPA provides improved data encryption
through the Temporal Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which scrambles the keys using a hashing
algorithm and by adding an integrity-checking feature which makes sure that keys haven’t
been tampered with. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an extension to the PPP
protocol that enables a variety of authentication protocols to be used. It passes through
the exchange of authentication messages, allowing the authentication software stored in a
server to interact with its counterpart in the client.