qpcom QP-W2410GP User manual

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User’s Manual
QP-W2410GP
802.11b/g
Wireless LAN PCI Card

Content
Chapter1 Introduction..........................................1
Chapter2 Specifications.........................................2
Chapter3 Installation/Uninstallation......................3
3.1 Installation.....................................................................................................3
3.2 Uninstallation...............................................................................................9
Chapter4 WirelessLAN Management GUI.............11
4.1 Introductionof MainWindow......................................................................11
4.2 RT-Set.........................................................................................................13
4.3 StationMode................................................................................................16
Chapter5 Connectto AP......................................23
Chapter6 AP Mode Usage....................................25
Chapter7 FrequentlyAskedQuestion...................30
Appendix 1: How toUse 802.1x ( StepbyStep )...31
USING THIS DOCUMENT
This document provides detailed user guidelines for Wireless LAN PCI
Card operation and settings. Though every effort has been made to ensure
that this document is up-to-date and accurate, more information may have
become available subsequent to the production of this guide.
RELEASE HISTORY

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Thankyoufor purchasing Wireless LAN PCI Card.Wireless card
is aperfect combinationproduct of performance and cost-effectiveness.
It is sincerely hoped that youcan enjoythe wireless worldthrough this
solidly profiled wireless card.
It provides afull solutionofthe IEEE 802.11b/g protocols, this solution
passed the WiFiteststhat are compatiblewithall the wireless
productswithWiFilogo. Ifyou haveawireless card onhand, it
means you canconnectto thewireless world without anydifficulty.
It provides allthedatarates inthe IEEE 802.1b/gstandards,which
confines the highestdatarate as 54Mbps.Inaddition, it rewards
customers with proprietary “Turbomode”for abetter throughput as well
as supportsboth the short and long preambles toensurethecompatibilities
withlegacy wireless products and newones, savingthepanic worksfor finding
compatibleproducts.
Since thesecurityhas became oneofthe most important issuein the wireless
society,it provides you with the fullsecuritycoveragefrom the naïve
64/128bitsWep encryptions, second generation WPA-PSK andWPA-AES
encryption,tothe mostadvanced WPA2-PSK and WPA2-AES encryption.
WPA2isthelatest securitystandardcurrentlyapproved byWiFistandard.
APmode, Saving mode,Adhoc wireless Lan,Wakeon Lan (WOL)andother
exciting featuresare alsoincludedin this Wireless LAN PCI Card.It
willguide you throughthese excitingfeatures inthe following chapters
,and it is believedthat you willbe greatly satisfied with its performance
andeaseofuse.

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Chapter 2 Specifications
Interface PCI
Standard802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11i
OS support 98Se, WinMe, Win2000, WinXP,WinXP64
Data rate 1,2,5.5,11,6,8,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps,depends on
thewireless mode
Frequencyband BG:2.4 ~2.497GHz
Operation Channel 1~11(BG)
CoverageAreaIndoors:100m (BG)
Outdoors: 400m(BG)
CompatibilityFullycompatible with IEEE 802.11 b/gdevices
OperationModeInfrastructure andAdHoc
SecurityCapacity64-bit/128-bit WEP, TKIP,WPA-AES, and
WPA2-PSK,WPA2-AES
Antenna External antenna
LED
LED0:On: link is on.Off:link is off
LED1:Blinking: data transition
WakeonWLAN Wake up systembywireless LAN (APmode)
Turbo modeActive when there is noother station around
PowerSavingmode Fast wake up and maximumpower saving
APmode Support both station mode andAPmodeoperation
Otherfeatures lDynamicallyadjust powerfor the most stable and
best throughput
lDynamicallyadjust receiving abilityfor the best
receiving
lCompiledwith all the mainradioregulations
lUser canspecifycertainwireless modesto use
lFullysupport window’shibernation and standby
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Chapter 3 Installation/ Uninstallation
3.1 Installation
Hardware Installation
Step 1:
Install Wireless LAN PCI Card (card only) into your computer PCI slot as below.
Step 2:
Install antenna to your Wireless LAN PCI Card as picture below.

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Note: Please make sure that antenna is tightly screwed to get optimal receiving
coverage area.
Driver Installation
Before you proceed with the installation, please notice the following descriptions.
Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures
are similar for Windows 98SE/Me/2000.)
Note2: If you have installed the WLAN PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall
the old version first.
1. If you insert the Wireless LAN PCI Card into your computer PCI slot before installing
the software program from the CD, then auto installation window pops up as follows:
2. Click Driver Installation
1-1. If you insert the Wireless LAN PCI Card into your computer PCI slot after
installing the software program from the CD, then the following window pops up.
2-1. Click Cancel.

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3. Choose a set up language.
4. Click OK.
5. Click Next to process the installation.

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6. The system starts software installation of the WLAN PCI Card.
7. On Windows Logo Software Installation screen, click Continue Anyway to continue. Note: Not
all the drivers will have this message box. On Found New Hardware Wizard screen, click
Cancel.

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8. Click Finish to complete the installation.

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9. After setup, restart your computer.

3.2 Uninstallation
A. Uninstall the WLAN USB Adaptor Driver from “Start”“All Programs”
From “Wireless Network Driver and Utility” or “Control
Panel””Change or Remove Programs”.
Click “Uninstall” (or “Change/Remove”) to remove
Wireless LAN PCI Card driver.
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B. Click “OK” if you want to remove Wireless LAN USB Adaptor
Driver .
C. Click “Finish” to complete the uninstallation.
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Chapter 4 Wireless LANManagement GUI
4.1Introduction of Main Window
A.Main Menu
The main menuincludes five submenus.
§Refresh
Byclicking the Refresh,you canupdate and re-enumerate the contentsof
theadapterlist area.
§RT-Set
Openawizardthathelpsyouconnecting to thewireless network.
§Mode (M)
Wireless configurationcanbe quicklyswitched to either [Station]
or[Access Point]. CurrentlysupportsStation Mode is supported.
§View (V)
Enable/disable the presenceofstatus bar.
§About (A)
The applicationversionand licenseinformation.
Main Menu
Adapter
List Area
Property
Area
Global
Control Bar
Status Bar

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B. Adapter List Area
Allenabled adapters on thissystemare displayedin
this area. Itis easyforusers to change theselectedadapter
byoneclick. Thecontents ofpropertiesarea aredependant
onwireless configurationthatthe selected adapter is setup.
Ifonlysingleadapter isinstalledon thesystem, theonly
one adapter is alwaysselected.
C. Properties Area
The contentsofthisareadepend oncurrent wireless
configuration. The current configuration is determined on previous
explanationofsubmenu “Mode”.Detailsare describedinthe following
wireless configuration sections.
D. Global Control Bar
Eachitem on this barcontrols the adapter or managementGUI.
§ShowTray Icon
Check thisitemand clicking “Close”button, themanagementGUI willbe
minimizedandstayonthe trayicon locatedatthe right bottom corner of
Windows. Otherwise,managementGUIwill be shutdown while clicking
“Close”buttonwith uncheckedbox.

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§Windows Zero Config
Transfer thecontrolto Window Default wireless tool. Ifyou wantto use this UI
to controlwireless adapter,this one should beunchecked.
§Radio Off
Turn offtheradio. While theradiois off,the links withother wirelessnetwork
nodes will belost.Nosignalwill be sentout.
§DisableAdapter
Disable thiswirelessadapter.Pleasenoticethis actionwill cause
disconnection.The wireless adapter will turn offall the HWfunction.
§Close
Closethe activeGUI window.Ifyouhave the “ShowTrayIcon”checked,the
small signal icon willbe shownat the systemtraybar.
E.Status Bar
Statusofthe management GUIis present in the statusbar.
4.2RT-Set
RT-Set is introduced inthis section, whichis awizardthatcanhelp users
to connect to awireless LANorbuildan Adhoc wireless network.
A.OpenRT-Setwizard,and chooseamode youwant toconnect to.One example
is explained to show how to connectto an infrastructurenetwork.Click
“Next”.

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B.The site surveyresultswill showup.Ittells you howmanynetworks you
canconnect to at this time. Pick up the oneyou'd like toconnect toand click
“Next”.
C. Asettingswindowpopsup, fill out correctvaluesfor this network
you'd want toconnectto. If this is anopen APwithout anysecurity,
justclick “Next”.

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D. Choosean IPsetting that fitsyour wirelessnetwork.Ifyoudon’tknow,
pleasecontact your network administrator .
E.Congratulation, you are nowconnected to the wireless network.

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4.3StationMode
The following explanationsfocuson the properties area.
GeneralPage
This page represents thegeneralinformation ofthis adapter.

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1. Status
This adapter’scurrent connectionstatus.
2. Speed
Current transition speed in Mbps(Mega-Bits-Per-Second).
3. Type
Current wireless LANconfigurationtype.
4. Encryption
Current encryption modeused.
5. SSID
Name of wireless network.
6. SignalStrength
The averagesignal strength receivedbythisadapter.
7. LinkQuality
The averagequalityofsignal.Signalto Noise ratio.
8. Throughput Diagram
Trasmitting performance.
9. Network Address
lMac Address:Aunique hardwareID for this adapter.
lIPAddress: Assigned byDHCP server or byuser manually.
lSubnet Mask: IP layer subnetmask setting. Most ofthenetwork use
255.255.255.0. Contact your network administrator for the right
setting.If youuseDHCPserver,then you don’tneed to assign this
value.
lGateway:IP address ofyourgateway.
10.Renew
Renewallthestatus onthestatus page.
ProfilePage
This page providesprofilesmanagementfunctions.
Available Profile(s)
The listboxshows all the createdprofiles.

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1. Add
Addanewaccess pointprofile.
2. Remove
Remove the selected profile.
3. Edit
Editcontentsofselected profile.
4. Duplicate
Makecopyof selectedprofile.
5. SetDefault
Set the selectedprofile asdefault selection.It will automaticallyconnectto
this profile when the cardispluginnext time.
6. Available NetworkPage
This page presentsallaccess pointsaround this system. Youcouldconnect
to oneofthesenetworks bydouble clicking onit.
Available Network(s)
Present networks aroundthis adpater.In order toconnect to anetwork, you
candouble click and connect toit.
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