Sedna SE-WL-PCI-03-11G User manual

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PCI CARD DRIVERS INSTALLATION
Table of Contents
1. Introduction....................................................................2
1.1 System Requirement....................................................2
1.2 Objects Counting..........................................................2
2. Installation.......................................................................2
2.1 Install Wireless PCI Adapter..........................................3
2.2 Install Driver and Application for Wireless Adapter……3
3. The use of Application.....................................................6
3.1 Launch the Utility...........................................................7
3.2 Wireless Network...........................................................7
3.3 Link Status.....................................................................9
3.4 Advanced.......................................................................9
3.5 Statistics......................................................................10
3.6 WMM...........................................................................11
3.7 WPS............................................................................16
3.8 Configuration...............................................................25
4. Zero Configuration…………...……………………………31
5. SOFT AP …..................................................................35
5.1 Start SOFT AP.............................................................35
5.2 Configuration Page......................................................35
5.3 Access Control............................................................36
5.4 MAC List......................................................................37
5.5 Switch to working station mode...................................37
6. Product specification………….......................................38
SE-WL-PCI-03-11G

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1. Introduction
1.1 System Requirement
Please confirm that you have the following system configuration.
The computer with more than 300MHz Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The system memory should be no less than 32MB
The operation system should be Windows
Vista/XP/2000/ME/98SE
CD-ROM in order to install the driver
1.2 Objects Counting
Please confirm that the package box of the production you
purchased is intact or not, if the package is damaged or any
accessory shortage, please kindly contact with your vendor
as soon as possible.
Standard Accessories:
1Wireless Adapter
21PCS Antenna
3CD for Driver and Application
4Quick Guide and User Manual
2. Installation
This Chapter will introduce how to configure the Wireless Adapter,

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Diver and Application. The Wireless Adapter is compatible with the
operation system Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista.This guide will
explain the process of the installation through installing hardware and
software on Windows XP.
2.1 Install Wireless PCI Adapter
Turn off your desktop PC and disconnect the power cord, insert the
adapter into the PCI slot of your desktop PC carefully and make sure
that the edge connector is aligned correctly. Connect antenna to the
end of SMA of the adapter. Open your PC’s case
2.2 Install Driver and Application for Wireless Adapter
1. Once you turn on your desktop PC, the system will launch the
“Found New Hardware”wizard automatically. Click “Cancel”.

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2 Insert the Driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The setup
wizard will run automatically. If it does not, browse the CD-ROM by
double-clicking the CD-ROM drive icon, then double-click on the
“Setup.exe”file to start the installation procedure.
3 The welcome screen will appear, please read the Grant of
License in detail and accept the terms of the license agreement,
click “next”to continue.
4. Windows XP uses the “Windows Zero Configuration Tool”
to set up wireless adapter. You can choose to configure the
card by using the “Zero Configuration Tool”. Click “next”
to continue.

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5. If you need the adapter to operate with better performance, please
choose “Optimize for Performance Mode”to enable Tx Burst mode
or select “Optimize for WiFi Mode”to use the adapter in a standard
wireless network. Click “next”to continue.

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6. Click“Install”to continue, and copy the corresponding documents.
7. When the installation is complete, please click “Finish”.

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3. The use of Application
The application is a tool to manage the wireless adapter, use
it can
check and amend the configuration of the wireless adapter, or monitor
the running status of your wireless adapter.
3.1 Launch the Utility
After launching the utilities, you will see the icon
shown in the right.
Right click the icon, the four items: Launch
Configuration Utilities are appear; Use Zero Configuration as
Configuration Utility; Switch to AP Mode and Exit will appear.
To use the application offered
by Windows means to use the
defaulted wireless
management application of
Window, not Ralink application.
Chapter 4 will introduce the using of Windows wireless management
application.
Now choose “Launch the Utilities”, the main wizard of the application
will appear. There are Profile, Network, Advanced, Statistics, WMM,
WPS, related information, etc.
3.2 Wireless Network
Open the label “Network”, this page shows the status of the wireless
network of your wireless adapter. If necessary, it can be sorted by
SSID, Channel and Signal.

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SSID -- Means the adapter is connected or will be connected, the right
figure shows that the adapter is connected, SSID is the default
network.
BSSID -- Means the MAC address of connected AP or the basic
service device ID of Hoc AP.
Channel- Shows the present signal channel of the adapter. As the
signal can scan the usable channel and always change the channel,
this figure is changeable.
Encryption - Means wireless network encryption information. All the
devices in the network have to use the same encryption to ensure the
communication.
There are two network models: Infrastructure and AD Hoc.
Infrastructure-- means to get connection by AP, once
connected, AP will permit you to access wireless network or
LAN network. If the connection is infrastructure, the Channel
will display Auto.
AD Hoc-- Means to get connection not by AP, AD Hoc can be
built conveniently without any plan in advance. For example, all

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the persons in the meeting could share the meeting record in
the meeting room.
Rescan-- Make the adapter rescan the available device. If the link is
not good or the signal is too weak, the rescan will make the adapter
link to a better device which will take several seconds.
Add to Profile –Save the corresponding information of the usable
equipment which searched by wireless adapter and the corresponding
settings.
Connect-- Choose Network from Network list and click it to link.
3.3 Link Status
Click , you can browse more information, see the following tab.

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3.4 Advanced
Click “Advanced”and the following figure will appear, we suggest
you not modify any item but keep the default configurations.
3.5 Statistics
Click “Statistics”and the following figure appears, which displays
transmitting and receiving statistics. Click “Reset Counter”could
reconfigure the statistics to zero

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3.6 WMM
Click“WMM”,you can make the corresponding settings which include
the priority settings of WMM information transmitting, start Power Save
Mode and DLS settings shown as below,
3.6.1 Start WMM: Start Wi-Fi Multi-media
1.Choose“WMM Enable”shown as below,

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2 In the “Network”
page, add the AP which supports WMM
to configuration information. After setting successfully, you will
see the following figure in the function page “Profile”

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3.6.2 Start WMM Power Save Mode
1.Choose “WMM -Power Save Enable”shown as below,
2. Choose“AC_BK”,the settings is successful shown as
below,
3.6.3 Start DLS (Direct Link Setup)
1.Choose“ Direct Link Setup Enable”shown as below,,

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2 In the “Network”page, add the AP which supports WMM to
configuration information. If set successfully, you will see the following
figure in the function page “Profile”

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3 The mode of Direct Link Setup is as follow:
Fill the MAC address in a STA, the STA should meet the following two,
A. Can link AP which supports DSL.
B. Have to start DLS function.
3.7 WPS
Click “WPS”,you can make corresponding settings. WPS includes
authentication, encryption, network type, channel, Extra info, status,
version, security settings of AP, sole identification code, radio
frequency and so on shown as below,

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WPS settings--Simplify the program and configuration of the network
(Wi-Fi Protected Setup). The STA of Ralink is Enrollee or Registrar,
use PIN or PBC mode to offer online settings.
WPS wireless network-The system will scan the AP with WPS IE, and
then list every AP information with WPS IE including SSID, BSSID,
Channel, ID, Authentication, Encryption.
Rescan-rescan and update all the AP information.
Information-- Display the AP information with WPS IE, the displayed
information including: authentication, encryption, the way of online
setting, set password ID, registrar, status, version, lock the online
settings of AP, sole macrocosm identifier, radio frequency. The
detailed introduction is same as the WPS information of AP.

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Pin Code-Under the Registrar online setting mode, when you use
“PIN online setting mode”, you will be asked to input a set of PIN
code. When the STA of Ralink is Enrollee, you can use “update”
button to produce a set or PIN code again.
Online Setting Mode- The STA of Ralink plays the part of Enrollee or
Registrar.
The items of controlling Credentials:
1. Contents: Show the selected Credentials, the information about
security and encryption key.
2. Online: Connect the AP which Credentials belonged. Use the
selected Credentials same as the online settings.
3. Rotate: Connect the AP of next Credentials by rotating way.
4. Break off online: Stop WPS, and break off online, then connect the
last selected online settings. If the online setting is blank or the unused
online settings, it will choose to connect an AP which is open.
5. Remitting the online settings: Add all the Credentials to online
setting.
6. Delete: Delete the selected Credentials, and then it will connect the
AP of next Credentials. If the online setting form is in blank, then it will
connect an AP which is open
PIN Use “PIN online setting mode”to start or add an online setting.
PBC Use“PBC online setting mode”to start or add an online setting.
When you press PIN or PBC button, please don’t do any scan in two
minutes. If you want to cancel the setting, please start PIN/PBC again
or press “break off online”to stop WPS.
WPS link IE--During the period of WPS online settings, transmit an IE
with WPS IE. For STA, it is optional.

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WPS Probe IE- During the period of WPS online settings, transmit an
probe IE with WPS IE. For STA, it is optional.
Speed list-Show the speed proportion from beginning to online
success.
Status list- Show the present status of WPS.
Automatically select the AP-Choose an AP and start to be online when
use “PIN online setting mode”.
3.7.1 Connecting settings by Pin link mode
1. Enrollee gets a set of Pin passwords from STA, and types the STA
PIN into AP Registrar. In this setting, both Enrollee and Registrar have
to use PIN link setting mode. The detailed setting method is as below.
2 In the Configuration mode, choose “Enrollee”and “Rescan”to
update the usable AP.

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3. Choose an AP you want to add, and click the button “PIN”, type
PIN provided by STA into Registrar.
4. If you use shared Internet online as external Registrar, you
have to start “PIN online”at STA port firstly, then find the device
name and MAC address of WPS from Microsoft’s Registrar, and then
add a new device to Microsoft’s Registrar and type Pin code into STA.
The setting is successful shown as below,

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5. Online setting and get a set of or more sets of Credentials. The
successful online is shown as below.
6 The detailed contents of successful online setting are shown as
below,