Hawking HWC54DA User manual

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Hawking Technology guarantees that every HWC54DAHi-Gain Wireless-G CardBus Card for
Apple Users is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for
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CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION................................................................... 1
1.1 Features ..........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Specifications .................................................................................................................1
1.3 Package Contents...........................................................................................................2
2INSTALLATION PROCEDURE.............................................. 3
3CONFIGURATION UTILITY.................................................. 7
3.1 Site Survey.....................................................................................................................7
3.2 Profile.............................................................................................................................8
3.2.1 Configure the Profile .................................................................................................9
System Configuration..............................................................................................................9
Authentication vs. Security...................................................................................................11
3.3 Link Status ...................................................................................................................13
3.4 Statistics .......................................................................................................................15
3.5 Advanced.....................................................................................................................16
3.6 About............................................................................................................................17
4TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................................................18

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1Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Hawking Technologies Hi-Gain802.11g Wireless CardBus card. This
card complies with the IEEE 802.11gstandard, which supports up to 54Mbps high-speed wireless
networking. Itis also backwards compatiblewith IEEE 802.11b devices. The HWC54D is a highquality,
high performance wireless productthathasbeen designed with Hawking’s Hi-Gain Technology for
improved distance and throughput.
For wirelesssecurity issues, this card supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption that protects your
wireless network from e avesdropping. It also supportsthe WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) security
standardthat combines IEEE 802.1x and TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)technologies. Client
users are required to authorize before accessing to APs or AP Routers, and the data transmitted in the
network is encrypted/decrypted by a dynamically changedsecretkey. This card also has built-in an
AES engine whichensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information and it is
the most advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for security in wireless networks.
The power consumption of the card is also very low. Furthermore, this card provides several levels of
power saving modes allowingthe user to optimize the battery life of their notebooks.
1.1 Features
•Works with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g products.
•Designed with Hawking Hi-Gain Technology
•Directional Hi-Gain Antenna for increased Wireless Distance and elimination of wireless
interference from laptop components
•High-speed transfer data rate -up to 54Mbps.
•High throughput allows for the transfer of data heavy multi-media files.
•Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) and AES functions for the highest
level of security.
•Designed exclusively for Apple operating systems.
•Supports themost popular operating systems: Apple OSX -10.4.
•Supports the 32-bitCardbusinterface.
1.2 Specifications
•Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g
•Interface: 32-bit Cardbus
•Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
•Modulation: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)
BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)
•Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback

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•Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA, AES and IEEE 802.1x
•Antenna: Hi-Gain Advanced Dual Phase 5/5 dBi Antenna (Fold-Up and Swivel)
•Drivers: Mac OS 10.1 –10.4 (Supports Tiger OS)
•LEDs: TX/RX, Link
•Transmit Power: 16dBm~18dBm (Before Antenna)
•Power consumption:Tx: 350mA, Rx:250mA
•Receive Sensitivity: 54Mbps OFDM, 10% PER, -70dBm, 11Mbps CCK, 8% PER, -86dBm,
1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER,-92dBm
•Dimension: 8(H) x 118(W) x 54(D) mm
•Temperature: 32~131°F (0 ~55°C)
•Humidity: Max.95%(NonCondensing)
•Certification: FCC, CE
1.3 Package Contents
Before you begin theinstallation, please check the items of your package. The package should include
thefollowing items:
•One Hi-Gain Wireless-G PC CardFor Mac Users
•One CD (Driver/Utility/User’s Manual.)
•One Quick Installation Guide
If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

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2Installation Procedure
Before you proceed with the installation,please notice following descriptions.
Note1:Please do not install the card into your laptop computer before installingthe software
program from the CD.
Note2: The following installation was operatedunderPanther OSX 10.3.(Proceduresare
similar for other operating systsems)
Note3: If you haveinstalled the WirelessPC Carddriver & utility before,please uninstall the old
version first.
A. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive. Execute one of the two setup programs
depending on which operating system you have. If you have Mac OSX 10.1 -10.3 choose the first
setup option (10.1 –10.3). If you have the new Tiger OSX 10.4 Mac OS choose the Tiger setup.
Follow the rest of the installation instructions for either selections.
B. Select the location on your computer where you wish to install the software and click “Continue.”
C. The systemwill beginto install the softwareutility for the HWC54DA. You may be prompted to enter
your administrator login information. If so please enter your user information and select “Continue.”

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D. A window will appear that informs you of a necessary restart of your computer to complete the
installation. Select continue installation.
E. When setup has completed. Click Restart to complete the driver installation.
F. When your computer has successfully restarted. Insert the Hi-Gain Wireless-G PC Card into your
available PC Card slot on the side of your PowerBook.
-Insert the card firmly into the PC Card slot to ensure a proper connection is made.

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-When the card is inserted carefully lift the antenna upright.
Note: Use caution when raising the antenna upright. Do NOT over-extend the antenna past
a 90 degree angle. You may rotate the antenna 180 degrees in a counter clockwise or
clockwise position.
-If You Have a Previously Installed Airport Card
1) Turning the Airport Card off
(a) If you have an Airport card installed on your computer you will need to turn it off to use the Hawking
Wireless PC Card. To do this, select the Airport Icon on the top right corner of your screen and select
“TURN OFF AIRPORT”
2) System Preferences and Network Settings
(a) Click the APPLE icon on the top left corner of your desktop and open the SYSTEM PREFERENCES
menu.
(b) If this is your first time using the Wireless PC Card on your computer, you will need to enable the
device before using the Wireless Utility. In the System Preferences page, locate the NETWORK icon
and double click it to access the control panel.
(c) The new PCI PC Card Slot port will automatically be detected.
Click “OK” to continue.
(d) Click “APPLY NOW” to confirm the selection.

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-If you plan on using a “Static” (Manually entered) IP address for your computer you may do so here by
double clicking the “PCI Ethernet Slot PC Card Port 1” selection and selecting TCP/IP.
-If you are using an automatically assigned IP address (MOST NETWORKS) you do not have to worry
about this. Simply close the window to proceed.
How to Change Your IP Address to Static mode
-If your wireless network uses a static IP address or requires manual configuration you
may do so by highlighting the PC Card (Shown above).
-Select “Configure” to enter the configuration menu for the PC Card.
-Select the Tab that is named TCP/IP
-Select the menu button for “Configure IPv4” and choose the appropriate selection
-You manually configure your IP Address, DNS Servers and other information here.
-Please contact a network administrator if you are uncertain of the settings that are
required to connect to your network.
-When you have finished select APPLY NOW to continue.

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3Configuration Utility
The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure theHWC54DAand monitor
the link status and statistics of your wireless connection.
Each time you insert the Hawking Hi-Gain card the Hawking Wireless Utility should
automatically load. In the case that it doesn’t you may manually load the Utility by
using “FINDER” to view your “APPLICATIONS” folder and selecting the Hawking
Wireless Utility Icon displayed on the left.
3.1 Site Survey
When you open the Configuration Utility, the system willscan all wireless channels to find all access
points/stations within theaccessible range of your card and automatically connect to the wireless
device with the highest signal strength. When using the“Site Survey”option, allnearby networks will be
listed. You can changeyour connection to another network or you may add one of the networks to your
own profile list.
Parameter Description
AP List This list
shows all available wireless networks within range of your
card. It also displays the information of thenetworks includingthe
SSID, BSSID, Signal Strength, Channel, Encryption,
Authentication and Network Type. If you want to connect to any
networks on the list, double-click the item on thelist, and the card
will automatically connect to theselected network.
RescanButton Cli

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ck “Rescan”button to collect the information of allthewireless
networks nearby.
Connect Button Click “Connect”to connect to the selectednetwork.
Add to Profile Button Add the selected network to Profiles list.
3.2 Profile
The “Profiles List”is for you to manage thenetworks you connect to frequently. You are able to
Add/Delete/Edit/Activateaprofile.
Parameter Description
Profiles List The profiles list display all the profiles and the relative information
including Profile Name, SSID, Channel, etc.
Add/Delete/EditButton Click these buttons to add/delete/edit the selected profiles.
Activate Button Click “Activate”to connect to the selected profile.

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3.2.1 Configure the Profile
System Configuration
Parameter Description
Profile Name Define a recognizable profile name for you to identify the different
networks.
SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging oftwo co-located WLANs.
You may specify a SSID for the card and then only the device with
the same SSID can interconnect to the card. If you want to add
one of the networks nearby to the profile list, pull down the menu,
all the networks nearby will be li
sted and you can add one of them
to the profile list.
Power Saving Mode
The power saving function is only available when the network type
is in Infrastructure.
CAM(Constantly Awake Mode)–The card will always set in
active mode.
Power Saving Mode –E
nable the card in the power saving mode
when it is idle.
CAM When AC Power –
Select this option to automatically switch
the card from power saving mode to CAM mode while the power
of your laptop computer is supplied by the AC power but not
battery.
Parameter Description

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Network Type Infrastructure –This operation mode
requires the presence of an
802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access
Point or Router.
Ad-Hoc –Select this mode if you want to connect to another
wireless stationin the Wireless LAN network without going
through an Access Point or Router. Peer to Peer.
Transmit Power If you wish to lower the transmit power of the card to save the
power of your system, you can select the lower percentages from
the list.
11B Preamble Type The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for
communication among
wireless stations. This option is only active
in the Ad Hoc network.
There are two modes including Auto and Long Preamble. If
“Auto“mode is selected, the card will auto switch the preamble
mode depending on the wireless stations which the card is
connecting to.
RTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS (Request To Send). For
packets smaller than this threshold, an RTS is not sent and the
packet is transmitted directly to the wireless network.Select a
setting within a range of 0 to 2312 bytes. Minor change is
recommended.
Fragment Threshold The value defines the maximum size ofpackets; any packet size
larger than the value will be fragmented. If youhave decreased
this value and experience high packet error rates, you can
increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network
performance. Select a setting within a range of256 to 2312 bytes
.
Minor change is recommended.
Channel This setting is only available for Ad Hoc mode. Select the number
of the radio channel used forthe networking. The channel setting
should be the same with the network you are connecting to.

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Authenticationvs. Security
Parameter Description
Authentication Type This setting has to be consistent with the wireless networks that
the card intends to connect to.
All security keys within a network
must match to allow successful communications.
None –No authentication is needed among the wirelessnetwork.
Shared–Only wireless stationsusing a shared key(WEP Key
identified) are allowed to connecting each other.
WPA-PSK –It is aspecial mode designed for home and small
business users who do not have access to network authentication
servers. In this mode, known as Pre-Shared Key, the user
manually enters the starting password in their access point or
gateway, as well as in eachwireless stations in the network. WPA
takes over automatically from that point, keeping unauthorized
users that don't have the matching password from joining the
network, while encrypting the data traveling between authorized
devices. The encryption methods are including TKIP and AES.
Note that this option is only availablefor Windows XP.

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Parameter Description
Encryption Mode None –Disable the WEP Data Encryption.
WEP –Enable the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is
selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Encryption keys.
TKIP –TKIP(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) changesthe
temporal key ever
y 10,000 packets (a packet is a kind of message
transmitted over a network.) This insures much greater security
than the standard WEP security.
AES –AEShas been developed to ensure the highest degree of
security and authenticity for digital information and it is the most
advanced solution defined by IEEE 802.11i for the security in the
wireless network.
Note: All devices in the network should use the same encryption
method to ensure the communication.
WPAPre-Shared Key The WPA-PSK key can be from eight to64
characters and can be
letters ornumbers. This same key must be used on all of the
wireless stations in the network.
WEPKey
(Key1~Key4) The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. There are two types of key length: 64-bit and
128-bit. Select the default encryption key from Key 1 to Key 4 by
selected the radio button.
Fill the text box by following the rules below.
64-bit –Input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f”and“0-9”
range) or 5-digit ASCII characters (including “a-z”and“0-9”) as
theencryption keys. For example: “0123456aef“or“test1”.
128-bit –Input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”,“a-f”and “0-9”
range) or 13-digit ASCII characters (including“a-z”and“0-9”) as
the encryption keys. For example:
“01234567890123456789abcdef“or“administrator”.

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3.3 Link Status
From the “Link Status”option, you can view all the information of the network you are connecting to.
You can use this tool in while at the same time repositioning the Hi-Gain antenna to find the optimal
location for antenna placement.
Parameter Description
Status Display the SSID and MAC ID of the network the card is
connecting to.
CurrentChannel Display the number of theradio channel and the frequency used
for the networking.
Parameter Description
CurrentTxRate Display the transmission rate of the network. The maximum
transmission rate is 54Mbps.
Throughput (Kbits/sec) Display the speed of data transmitted and received.
Link Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link. The higher the
percentage, the better the quality.
dBm If you want to know the signal strength in the unit of dBm, select
this check box.
Signal Strength This bar showsthe signal strength level. The higherpercentage
shown in the bar, the more radio signal been receivedbythe
card.
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device for quality network operation.
Reading the Link Status Page and Obtaining the Strongest
Connection
The Link Status page gives you information regarding your current wireless channel,
transmit rate (speed) and link/signal quality. You will use this utility to figure out which
antenna position results in the best performance and connection.
1) First you must determine where the location of your Wireless Access Point is within
your network.
2) Position the directional antenna towards the location of the Access Point.
3) While viewing your Link Status utility, rotate the antenna clockwise and
counter-clockwise slowly to figure out which position gives you the highest Link
Quality and Signal Strength. Once you have determined which position gives you
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4) When you are not using the Hi-Gain CardBus Card, fold down the antenna to its
original closed position to avoid damage when travelling.
3.4 Statistics
This option enables you to view the available statistic informationwith its Tx counts (Tx success, Tx
error, RTS Success and RTS Failed), and its Rx counts (Rx success, Rx error). You may reset the
counters by clicking ”ResetCounter”.

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3.5 Advanced
Thisoptionenables you to configure more advanced settings, for example: wireless mode, protection
modeandetc.
Parameter Description
Wireless Mode 802.11 B/G mix –If you have a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g
wireless stations in your network, it isrecommended to
setting the
card to this mode.This mode is also the default setting.
802.11 B only –This card can be compatible with both 802.11g
and 802.11b wireless stations. If there are only 802.11b wireless
stations in the network, you can set the card to this mode.
TxBURST Tx Burst enables the card todeliver thebetterthroughput in the
same period and environment.
B/G Protection If you have a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations in the
network, it is recommended that you enable the protection
mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data
collisionsbetween 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When
the protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the card will be
a little lower due to more complex data packets that must be
transmitted.
Auto–Based on the status of the network and automatically
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On–Alwaysenable the protection mode.
Off –Always disablethe protection mode.
Parameter Description
ADHOC_OFDM When the network type is in Ad Hoc mode, that the card can only
work in 11b data rate. It is defined by Wi-Fi organization. If you
want to enable the data rate up to 54Mbps (11g), select
“ADHOC_OFDM”.
TxRate There are several options including
Auto/1/2/5.5/11/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps for you to select.
When the“Auto”is selected, thedevice will choose the most
suitable transmission rate automatically.The higher data rate you
designated in the network, the shorter distance is allowed
between the card and the wireless stations.
When the wireless mode is “802.11Bonly”, the maximum data
rate is 11Mbps (11b) so that there are only “Auto/1/2/5.5/11Mbps”
options you can select.
Turn Off RF Button If you want to turn off the radio of the card temporarily, click this
button. To turn on the radio, click this button again.
3.6 About
By choosing this option, you canclick the hyperlink to connect to the website for the informationof the
wireless chipset vendor and review basic information about the Utility such as the Driver, Utilityand
EEPROM Version. The MAC Address of the card is displayed in the screen as well.