Quanta Computer WiMAX WC510 User manual

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Quanta WiMAX Connection
Manager
User Guide
Version 1.01
Product name:IEEE802.16e WiMAX CardBus
Model name:WC510
Brand name:QMI

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Contents
1. Introduction...........................................................................................................................................4
2. Hardware installation............................................................................................................................4
3. Driver installation and un-installation...................................................................................................5
3.1. Un-install the previous WiMAX NDIS Driver.............................................................................5
3.2. Install WiMAX NDIS Driver .......................................................................................................6
4. WiMAX Utility installation ..................................................................................................................9
4.1. .NET Framwork 2.0......................................................................................................................9
4.2. WinPcap Library installation........................................................................................................9
4.3. Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager installation....................................................................11
5. Configure the WiMAX Card by Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager............................................13
5.1. Use Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager to setup WiMAX connection without security
configuration.................................................................................................................................................13
5.2. Use Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager to setup WiMAX connection with security
configuration.................................................................................................................................................21
6. Appendix.............................................................................................................................................30
6.1. Use Quanta Config File Editor to setup configuration file parameters ......................................30
6.2. Configuration File Parameters....................................................................................................31
6.3. Setup WCM network configuration to static IP address.............................................................35

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Revision History
Version Release Date Description
1.00 07/04/2007 1st User Guide Release
1.01 08/02/2007 Update some pictutes

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1. Introduction
The CardBus of WiMAX Connection Manager supports IEEE 802.16e-2005 state of the art Scalable
OFDMA based Technology. It provides users a seamless broadband wireless access, video streaming at home,
office or on the move. To protect information transmitting through wireless network, standard security Sublayer
PKMv2 EAP based user authorization/authentication and AES for data encryption are supported.
Easy-to-use Windows XP-based utility provide the graphic user interface is for system/link status,
configuration and firmware upgrade.
The following chapters we will show you how to install from hardware to software step by step
Hardware Installation
NDIS Driver Installation and Old driver un-installation (for previous version)
Windows Utility Installation
.Net Framework 2.0
WinPcap Library
Quanta Wimax Connection Manager
2. Hardware installation
1. Locate the available CardBus card slot on your
Laptop.
2. Then insert the CardBus Subscriber into the
CardBus card slot.
3. Remove method: To remove the CardBus
Subscriber, Please press the Eject Button of the
CardBus card slot. To make it stretch out. Then,
push the Eject Button and the CardBus
Subscriber will slide out slightly.And pull it out
of the slot.
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3. Driver installation and un-installation
3.1. Un-install the previous WiMAX NDIS Driver
1. You have to plug the WiMAX Connection
Manager card into your laptop before
unload the old WiMAX NDIS driver.
2. Right-click on “My Computer”, in the
Start menu, and choose “Properties”
3. On the “Hardware” tab, choose “Device
Manager”
4. Expand the “Network Adapters”entry
5. Right-click on “BCM CARDBUS t3
Network device”and select “Uninstall”.
6. Choose “OK” to confirm the device
removal.
7. The old WiMAX NDIS driver has been
removed.
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3.2. Install WiMAX NDIS Driver
1. Please, un-install your previous WiMAX
NDIS driver before you install the new
WiMAX NDIS driver (reference: Chapter
3.1 ).
2. Please, use WinRAR to decompress the
WiMAX_Driver.rar to your C disk.
3. It will create a WiMAX_Driver folder in
your C disk (C:\ WiMAX_Driver).
4. When first connect the CardBus Subscriber
to your laptop, the operating system
(Windows XP) will detect a new device and
start the “Found New Hardware Wizard”
automatically.
5. Please select the “No, not this time” option
6. Click the “Next >” button to continue the
installation.
7. Please select the “Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced)” option.
8. Click the “Next >” button to continue the
installation.
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9. When prompt to choose your search and
installation options, select “Don’t search. I
will choose the driver to install.” option.
10. Click the “Next >” button to continue the
installation.
11. Please click the “Have Disk…” button to
continue the installation.
12. Select C:\ WiMAX_Driver from
pull-down menu and click the ‘OK’button
to continue the installation
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13. Windows XP has found the driver in this
directory. Please click “Next >” button to
install the driver.
14. Please click on “Continue Anyway” button.
15. Please click the “Finish” button to complete
the installation.
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4. WiMAX Utility installation
4.1. .NET Framwork 2.0
In order to run Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager (WCM), the .NET Framework Version 2.0 (or higher)
must be installed. The .NET Framework 2.0 is already installed on many Windows XP computers. If you see a
Windows error message that begins ‘This application has failed to start because the application configuration is
incorrect. …’ as soon as you try running the WCM, it’s very likely that you do not have the .NET 2.0
framework installed on your computer.
To obtain the Framework, go to the Microsoft Download Center (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/),
search for “.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)”, and follow the installation
instructions given by Microsoft.
4.2. WinPcap Library installation
In order to run the Quanta WCM with EAP authentication, the WinPcap package must be installed on your
computer. WinPcap is already installed on many Windows XP computers. If you see a Windows error message
stating that the “wpcap.dll” file could not be found, you will need to install WinPCAP.
To obtain WinPCAP, go to http://www.winpcap.org/, click on “Get WinPcap” on the left frame, download
the “WinPcap auto-installer (driver + DLLs)”, and run this installer. You do not need to install the
WinDump package.
1. Download “ WinPcap_4_0.exe” from
http://www.winpcap.org/.
2. Please execute “WinPcap_4_0.exe”, and
click the “Next >” button.
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3. Please click the “Next >” button.
4. Please click the “I Agree” button.
5. Please click the “Finish” button to complete
the WinPcap library installation.
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4.3. Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager installation
1. Please, use WinRAR to decompress the
“QuantaWCM Installer.rar” to your laptop.
2. Then enter “QuantaWCM Installer/” folder
and execute “setup.exe” to install Quanta
WCM.
3. Please click “Next >” button.
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4. If you want to install the utility to a
different folder, you can click the
“Browse…” button.
5. You can choose “Just me” or “Everyone” to
change who can use the utility.
6. Please click the “Next >” button to keep
going on.
7. Please click the “Next >” button to install
the utility.
8. Please click the “Close” button to complete
the installation.
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9. You can start to use the utility, “Quanta
WCM” to setup and configure the WiMAX
subscriber (WCM).
After finished Quanta WCM installation, if Quanta WiMAX card was inserted and power on, you can
double click the “QuantaWCM” icon to lunch the WCM . Before first running the WCM, it’s necessary to
configure firmware configuration file, such that it could make it effect on your system.
You can double click the “Quanta Configuration File Editor” icon to modify the related parameters, such
as bandwidth, center frequency. Once you lunch the Quanta WCM, it will automatically connect to BS with
strongest signal and provide you service. Please, refer to chapter 6.2 to get detail information about the
configuration file parameters.
5. Configure the WiMAX Card by Quanta WiMAX Connection
Manager
5.1. Use Quanta WiMAX Connection Manager to setup WiMAX
connection without security configuration
1. Please, double click the “QuantaWCM”
icon to lunch the WCM.
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2. Please, click “Option” on the Menu to setup
the WiMAX configuration.
3. You can choose the “Enable MAC
management message logging” option to
active/de-active MAC message log to file.
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4. Please, click “Network Search” tab to setup
WiMAX configuration (Frequency,
Bandwidth, etc.)
5. You can setup “Bandwidth”, “Selection
Mode”, and “Center Frequencies”.
6. Please, click the “OK” button to complete
the networking setting.
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7. Click the “Authentication” tab.
8. Please, don’t click the “Enable
authentication” option. (We disable the
PKMv2-EAP feature)
9. When you click the “Security” tab, you can
not modify any configuration. Because, you
disable authentication feature.
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10. Please, click the “Advance” tab and don’t
modify any configuration for this current
software.
11. Then click the “OK” button to complete the
Networking setting.
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12. Now, we come back the Quanta WCM
General window and click the “Search”
button to start network searching.
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13. If it finds a BS, it will automatically
connect to this BS.
14. Please, click the “Stats” to display WiMAX
information.
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15. Please, click the “TCP/IP” tabe to display
your networking information.
16. Please, click the “Device” tab to display
WiMAX device information.
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