Atmel Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual

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Installation procedure for Windows 98SE Software Installation 1. Insert DRIVER CD into your CD-ROM. Following screen will appear. If the screen d

Type in the location: F:\Driver\Win2000 and click “OK”. Window has detected the files required. Click “Next” to continue. 101

Click “Yes” to continue with installation when the digital signature screen appears. Window is installing he necessary software to support your ha

Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. Please refer to the software installation section to install Configuration an

Hardware Installation for Windows ME This section is for users that plugged in their WLAN card in before they installed the utility for the driver.

Window is installing the necessary files for your wireless LAN. Window has finished copying necessary files to run your WLAN. Click “Finish” to c

Click “Yes” to restart your computer. After the computer restart, please refer to the software installation section to instal

Hardware Re-installation Hardware Re-installation for Windows 98SE This section describes the procedure for re-install or updating your WLAN driver

To re-install and update the driver, click on “Reinstall Driver”. Click “Next” to continue. Warning: Make sure your software CD is in your CD-R

Hardware Re-installation for Windows 2000 This section describes the procedure for re-install or updating your WLAN driver. Right click on My Compu

To re-install and update the driver, click on “Reinstall Driver”. Click “Next” to start installation. 110

3. Click “Next” to continue with installation. 4. If you accept the License Agreement, click “Yes”. 12

Click “Next” to choose a suitable driver for your WLAN card. Check Specify a location check box and click “Next” Note: Please make sure that your d

Type in the location: F:\Driver\Win2000 and click “OK”. Window has detected the files required. Click “Next” to continue. 112

Click “Yes” to continue with installation when the digital signature screen appears. Window is installing the necessary software to support your ha

Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. 114

Hardware Re-installation for Windows ME This section describes the procedure for re-install or updating your WLAN driver. From “Device Manager”, ri

To re-install and update the driver, click on “Reinstall Driver”. Click “Next” to search for the WLAN driver. Note: Make sure that your driver C

Window will automatically locate the location of your driver and will automatically begin installation. Window has successfully installed your WLA

Hardware Re-installation for Windows XP This section describes the procedure for re-install or updating your WLAN driver. From “Device Manager”, ri

To re-install and update the driver, click on “Reinstall Driver”. Click “Next” to install the software for your WLAN automatically. Note: Make sure

3. Choose the path: F:\driver\winxp\netvusba.inf and click “Next” to continue with installation. Click “Continue Anyway” when the Windows compatib

5. Select “Application and USB Drivers” and click “Next”. Note: You can choose Application only if you had previously uninstall your application uti

Window is now backing up your current settings as a backup point. This can be restored if you encounter any problems with your WLAN card. Window

Your WLAN card has been installed successfully. 122

FAQ What is an Access Point (AP)? Ans: An AP is the bridge to connect two different protocols, Ethernet 802.3 and wireless 802.11b. It can be used as

How can I remove the USB Wireless LAN Monitor Utility in Windows? Ans: Use the following procedure to remove the monitor utility: i) Click on “Start

Glossary Access Point (AP) A device that transports data between a wireless network and a wired network (infrastructure). Ad-hoc network A wireles

IEEE 802.X A set of specifications for Local Area Networks (LAN) from The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Most wired network

Point Coordination Function (PCF) An IEEE 802.11 mode that enables contention-free frame transfer based on a priority mechanism. Enables time-bounded

Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement FCC Class B Certification The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is s

7. Click on Browse button to choose a path to install the software utility and click “Next”, or click on Next to accept default path. 8. Type a na

9. Confirm installation settings and click “Next” to continue, or you can click Back button to modify. 15

10. Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. Proceed to Hardware Installation to install your USB Wireless LAN card. 1

Hardware Installation 1. Plug your USB Wireless LAN card into a spare USB port. Windows will detect Wireless LAN card and the following screen wil

4. Click the Specify a location check box and then type in the path: F:\Driver\Win98 (where ‘F’ is your CD-ROM driver letter) and click “Next”. No

6. Window has successfully installed your USB Wireless LAN card. Click on “Finish” to finish installation. 7. You need to restart your computer b

Installation procedure for Windows 2000 Software Installation 1. Insert DRIVER CD into your CD-ROM. Following screen will appear. If the screen d

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3. Click “Next” to continue with installation. 4. If you accept the License Agreement, click “Yes”. 21

5. Select “Application and USB Drivers” and click “Next”. Note: You can choose Application only if you had previously uninstall your application uti

7. Click on Browse button to choose a path to install the software utility and click “Next”, or click on Next to accept default path. 8. Type a na

9. Confirm installation settings and click “Next” to continue, or you can click Back button to modify. 24

10. Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. Proceed to Hardware Installation to install your USB Wireless LAN card.

Hardware Installation 1. Plug your USB Wireless LAN card into a spare USB port. Windows will detect Wireless LAN card and the following screen will

3. Window is installing the necessary files for your WLAN card. This window will close automatically once window finishes setup. Next time when you

Installation Procedure for Windows ME Software Installation 1. Insert DRIVER CD into your CD-ROM. Following screen will appear. If the screen doe

3. Click “Next” to continue with installation. 4. If you accept the License Agreement, click “Yes”. 29

5. Select “Application and USB Drivers” and click “Next”. Note: You can choose Application only if you had previously uninstall your application uti

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7. Click on Browse button to choose a path to install the software utility and click “Next”, or click on Next to accept default path. 8. Type a na

9. Confirm installation settings and click “Next” to continue, or you can click Back button to modify. 32

10. Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. Proceed to Hardware Installation to install your USB Wireless LAN card.

Hardware Installation 1. Plug your USB Wireless LAN card into a spare USB port. Windows will detect Wireless LAN card and the following screen will

3. You can start to use your WLAN card once window finishes copying the required files into your system. You can configure your WLAN through Configu

Installation Procedure for Windows XP Software Installation Configuration and Monitor Utility software is not required to be installed onto Windows

3. Choose the path: F:\driver\winxp\netvusba.inf and click “Next” to continue with installation. 4. Click “Continue Anyway” when the Windows compa

5. Window is now backing up your current settings as a backup point. This can be restored if you encounter any problems with your WLAN card. 6. W

7. Your WLAN card has been installed successfully. Click “Finish” to start using your wireless LAN. Refer to Configuring Your WLAN Card section fo

Installing Configuration and Monitor Utility Program To install configuration and monitor utility, insert your driver CD that came with your USB WLA

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3. Click “Next” to continue with installation. 4. If you accept the License Agreement, click “Yes”. 41

5. Select “Application Only” and click “Next”. 6. Click “Next” to continue. 42

7. Click on Browse button to choose a path to install the software utility and click “Next”, or click on Next to accept default path. 8. Type a na

9. Confirm installation settings and click “Next” to continue, or you can click Back button to modify. 44

10. Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to close this window. You can then locate your utility program from the start menu. As shown b

Configuring Your WLAN Card (for Windows 98SE/2000/ME) This section describes on how you can configure your WLAN card to your needs. Double click o

Monitor Tab In the monitor tab, you can adjust the operating mode, infrastructure or ad-hoc, which channel that can be used, which host/AP (SSID)

 Ready – means that you are connected to another host through ad-hoc mode. • Signal Strength specifies the strength of your radio signal. Closer y

Operating Mode Selection There are two kind of operating mode, infrastructure and ad-hoc. If you are unfamiliar with the terms “infrastructure” a

Channel Selection You cannot change the channel selection if you are using infrastructure mode. The utility program will choose the optimal chann

Introduction USB wireless LAN adapter enables high-speed access without wires to network assets. The adapter uses the IEEE802.11b protocol to enable

Selecting SSID Type the name of the remote host or access points you want to connect to in the SSID field. If you don’t know the name of the remo

Setting the Transmission Rate Tx rate or transmission rate is the rate that your WLAN will send out the data at. Available rate to adjust are 1, 2

Selecting Power Management Modes Setting power management to Power Save will enable your wireless LAN to be in standby mode after a certain period o

Statistics Tab Statistics tab contains information about how many data packets have been send and received. • Data packets: Specifies how many su

Site Survey Tab Site survey lists all the available hosts/APs that are within your transmitting range. Site survey provides information such as ch

Encryption Tab Encryption tab allows you to enable or disable the use of encryption when sending or receiving data. Each of the setting is descri

Selecting the Encryption Type Encryption field let you specify what encryption you want to use. There are three types of encryption, 64 and 1281

Setting the Encryption Keys For 64bits encryption, 10 hexadecimal digits must be inputted in each of the 4 keys. 26 hexadecimal digits must be sup

Choosing the Encryption Key to Use Choosing the key for encrypting and your data. When choosing the key to use, make sure other hosts or access p

Selecting WEP Mode WEP mode let you specify whether other users have to have WEP enabled in order to communicate with you. Setting the mode to M

Specification Item Specification Feature  IEEE802.11b  USB 1.1  Wi-Fi Compliant Network Interface  Support OS  Network Drivers  Network

Setting the Authentication Type Authentication type determines which algorithm to be used to encrypt and decrypt data packets. Refer to the tutor

Advanced Tab Preamble helps to synchronize sender and receivers clocks and also help to identify the start of data. Setting the preamble type to

Version Tab Version tab provide information such as your driver, application and firmware versions. 63

Configuring Your WLAN Card (for Windows XP) This will give you a quick run down on how to configure and use your WLAN under Windows XP operating sys

In Wireless Networks tab, it will show all the available networks, select one then press the configure button. The network that you have chosen wi

Network Configuration When the drivers are installed, the default setting is set to obtain IP dynamically through a DHCP server. Note: All the illu

2. Under Control Panel, double click on the “Network” icon For Windows 2000 users: Under Control Panel, double click on the “Dial-up Connections” i

3. Select “TCP/IP” or “TCP/IP → USB Wireless LAN (A)” and click “Properties” Note: If you have other Ethernet card connected to your PC, then the

4. In the IP Address tab, select “Specify an IP Address” and enter an IP address. Consult your network administrator for appropriate IP settings.

5. Fill in the “New gateway” field in the “Gateway” tab and click “Add”. You can see the gateway address you just added in the “Installed gateways”

Radio Channel Selection Table Regulator domains FCC DOC ETSI MKK Channel ID Center Frequency (MHz) U.S.A Canada Most of Europe Spain France Japan 1

6. In the “DNS Configuration” tab, select Enable DNS. Enter a host name in the “Host” field and DNS IP address in the “DNS Server Search Order” fiel

Click “OK” to finish TCP/IP settings. Note: Consult your network administrator for appropriate Gateway and DNS settings. 72

Click “OK” to confirm settings. Insert your Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM when prompt and click on “OK” button. You will need to restart for

Using PING Command This section describes how you can test if you are connected to the network. 1. Under MS-DOS (command prompt) type “ipconfig” t

2. Try to ping yourself by typing the command: ping <your_IP_address> E.g. ping 192.168.1.166 If you receive replies then it means that yo

Tutorial This section explains some of the simple network concepts concerning wireless LAN’s and networking in general. Topics covered are:  Infra

Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes. • Network is in an ad-hoc state if it is only there temporarily, which means whole network is allowed to move from

Packet Fragmentation Packet fragmentation means splitting a data packet into several smaller packets. We need to fragment packets because of: o H

Encryption • All users throughout the Internet can read unencrypted data, illustrated below with a simple wired network. • B want to send some d

For 64bits encryption, 10 hexadecimal3 values must be presented in the key field. While 128 bits encryption, 26 hexadecimal values must be in the key

Wireless LAN Technology Overview Technology overview A wireless local area network (LAN) is a flexible data communications system implemented as an

Troubleshooting General: Problem: When I plug in my USB Wireless LAN card in, nothing happened. Answer: Window will remember the ID of the device i

Step – by – Step Debugging This section provides some debugging solutions for your WLAN if you are having problems in using your WLAN. i) Check yo

ii) Check your IP configurations. In command prompt, type “ipconfig” to see your IP configurations. If your IP, subnet mask or gateway address is

iii) Check if your WLAN is disabled. In device manager, if you can see a cross next to the USB device, then you need to re-enable your hardware dri

iv) Check if you have other Ethernet devices. If you have other Ethernet devices, then that device may conflict with your WLAN card. To check if yo

Enabling Hardware Devices If your hardware is disabled, you need to re-enable it. To enable your hardware, right click on the disabled device and c

Disabling Hardware Devices To enable your hardware, right click on the disabled device and click on “Disable”. Picture below illustrate this: Note:

Problems using encryption Following section discusses the problems that may arise when setting your encryption keys.  I cannot communicate with ot

Problem: I cannot communicate with other parties. This is probably the most common error when setting encryption. Try one of the suggestions below

Problem: It gives me error messages when I press the submit button. Error message type:  Invalid WEP Key. Need hexadecimal digits.  This problem

 Education: Wireless LANs in education offer a low-cost solution to high-speed Internet access with the flexibility to meet the needs of the ever-ch

Problem: I can’t connect to other hosts/APs “Association Denied. Check Capabilities.” error message This error message arise because of the followin

PING Troubleshooting This section discusses possible solutions using ping command to find your problem if you can’t connect to the network. 1. Che

Checking Valid IP Addresses There are restrictions on which IP addresses you can and cannot use. Some IP addresses are reserved for testing, multic

Hardware Troubleshooting To check if you have previously installed ATMEL Wireless LAN card, right click on “My Computer” and click on “Properties”.

Hardware Installation Hardware Installation for Windows 98 This section is for users that plugged in their WLAN card in before they installed the ut

Click “Next” to search the driver. Choose Specify a location and type in the following path: F:\Driver\Win98 or you can use the Browse button to b

Window has found the driver for your WLAN card. Click “Next” to install the software for your driver or click “Back” if Window didn’t found the spec

Window is now installing the necessary software for your WLAN. Window has finished installing. Click “Finish” to finish hardware installation.

Hardware Installation for Windows 2000 This section is for users that plugged in their WLAN card in before they installed the utility for the driver

Click “Next” to choose a suitable driver for your WLAN card. Check Specify a location check box and click “Next” 100