O6M-MW300WLAN PCI Adapter

Wireless Network PCI Adapter User’s Manual Rev 1.0 PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’ s Manual 2 Regulatory compliance FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ü Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ü Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ü Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ü Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void your authority to operate the equipment. IMPORTANT NOTE: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 3 About this manual This User’s Manual describes how to install and operate your PCI Wireless Network Adapter. Please read this manual before you install the product. This manual includes the following topics: ÿ Product description and features. ÿ Hardware installation procedure. ÿ Software installation procedure. ÿ FAQ PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 4 Table of Contents Regulatory compliance................................................................................2 About this manual........................................................................................3 Chapter 1 - Introduction..................................................5 Features................................................................................................5 What is Wireless LAN?.........................................................................6 Wireless LAN Modes.............................................................................6 Notes on Wireless LAN Configuration..................................................7 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation...................................8 Package Contents.................................................................................8 System Requirements for the Adapter..................................................8 Install the PCI Adapter..........................................................................8 LED Indicators.......................................................................................9 Connecting the adjustable Antenna to the Adapter............................10 Chapter 3 – Driver Installation for Windows...................11 Driver installation for Windows 95 OSR2............................................11 Driver installation for Windows 98.......................................................14 Driver installation for Windows 2000..................................................17 Driver installation for Windows ME.....................................................20 Driver installation for Windows NT4.0.................................................22 Driver installation for Windows XP......................................................27 Chapter 4 – Installing and Using the Wireless Utility....29 Installation in Windows........................................................................29 Firmware Upgrade........................................................................32 Using Wireless Utility In Windows XP.................................................33 Use Windows Wireless Network Configuration............................33 Use Wireless LAN Utility...............................................................36 Use Wireless LAN Utility In Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 and ME.................................................................................................39 Configuring the PCI Wireless Network Adapter..................................40 Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols......................44 Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98 and Millennium......44 Appendix A – FAQ........................................................47 Appendix B – Specifications.........................................48 PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 5 Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PCI Wireless Network Adapter. This high-speed PCI Wireless Network Adapter provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Adapter is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires! The Adapter is a network Adapter with a rate of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps operating in the ISM band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) transmission implementing the IEEE 802.11b standard. This Adapter provides Device Drivers for Windows Operating Systems. It also provides tools for the configuration of the Adapter. The tool, as well as the installation steps of the plug-and-play procedure for the Windows operating systems, is described in this document. Features The PCI Wireless Network Ad…

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PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 33 Then you will see the Wireless LAN Utility icon in the Windows taskbar: Using Wireless Utility In Windows XP Wireless LAN Utility There are two ways to configure PCI Wireless Network Adapter. One is Wireless LAN Utility; the other one is Windows Wireless Network Configuration. Use Windows Wireless Network Configuration 1. Click the right key of the mouse and Exit Wireless LAN Utility. 2. Click Windows Wireless Network Configuration icon. Windows Wireless Network Configuration 3. Click Advanced button. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 34 4. Make sure “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” and click OK. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 35 5. Click the Windows Wireless Network Configuration icon again to open the Windows Wireless Network Configuration. Windows Wireless Network Configuration 6. Select an available network and click Connect button. 7. The Windows Wireless Network Configuration will be enabled. Click the Windows Wireless Configure icon. Windows Wireless Network Configuration is enabled PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 36 8. Click Properties to start Windows Wireless Network Configuration. Use Wireless LAN Utility 1. Exit the Wireless LAN Utility. 2. Click Windows Wireless Network Configuration icon. Windows Wireless Network Configuration PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 37 3. Click Advanced button. 4. Don’t select “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” and click OK button. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 38 5. Click Start -> All Programs -> IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card then click IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card Utility to restart the Wireless LAN Utility. 6. The Wireless LAN Utility will appear, Double-click the icon to open the configuration utility. Wireless LAN Utility PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 39 7. Click Re-Scan button to start Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring the PCI Wireless Network Adapter.) Use Wireless LAN Utility In Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 and ME Wireless LAN Utility icon IconMeaning Green: indicates a connection is linked to a wireless network. Red: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an available access point. Double-click the icon to open the Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring the PCI Wireless Network Adapter.) PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 40 Configuring the PCI Wireless Network Adapter 1. This screen shows you the status of your current connection. Click Re-Scan to search for wireless connection (the adapter will search for the connection automatically when it is activated). 2. Select the “Configuration” tab. The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card. Under the Operating Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network employing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-to- wireless, peer-to-peer communication. If you choose Infrastructure, the SSID should have the same name as the Access Point. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients should share the same SSID name. You may also select which Transfer Rate you wish to use: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps or Auto Rate. Under Power Saving Mode, you can select Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the adapter doesn’t proceed the data transmission. Or select Disabled to make the adapter never go to sleep mode. Click Apply to save the settings. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 41 3. Select the “Site Survey” tab. The list on the adjacent screen shows you available Access Points and their features. Click on the desired Access Point, then click Connect to connect or Search to search for more Access Points. Click OK when you are finished. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 42 4. Click on the “Encryption” tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. For data sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128- bit. 5. Select the “Advanced” tab. You can choose the fragmentation threshold to define the maximum data frame size your adapter will transmit. When the packet error rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. By using the RTS/CTS function, you may request bandwidth from AP to allow you have better chance to send out your data. For the Security, it’s only applicable while WEP is enabled. For the Authentication Type, the current supported algorithms are Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. The algorithm will be invoked when associated to Access Point. To associate to the desired Access Point you must set the same algorithm as the one of the desired Access Point. When select Auto mode, the driver can auto detect the Authentication Type of the Access Point you are going to associate. You can also select Preamble Type, which is for framing synchronization. The possible settings are Long and Short. The setting must be the same as the setting of the Access Point you are going to associate. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 43 6. The “About” tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, the configuration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration. PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’s Manual 44 Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols Protocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows 2000 users need to check their Windows User Guides for protocol insta…

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BROMAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. No.20, Kuang Fu Road, Hsin Chu Industrial Park, Hu Kou,Hsin Chu 303, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: +886-03-597-2988*8370 FAX: +886-03-568-3414 [email protected] Inform Letter Dear Customer, According to FCC’s regulation, the following Declaration of Conformity has to be made by a company located in USA. They are: This device has been confirmed to be in compliance with the requirements of ANSI C63.4 & FCC part 15 regulations. The test result has been shown in the ADT test report with number RF910705R01. And this compliance is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and, (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This declaration can be a separate sheet and be sure that the following message will be also included in this declaration: 1) Product name, model name and trade name. 2) Company name, and address of the one who is responsible for this declaration. 3) Name, title, telephone and fax number as well as the signature of the contact person. Thanks for your attention.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference, that may cause undesired operation. FCC ID: O6M- MW300 11M Wireless LAN PCI Card

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FCC ID: O6M-MW300 ADT No.910705R01 Operational Description The transmitter of the EUT is powered by host equipment. The antenna is Dipole antenna. The antenna connector is Reversed SMA connector. Under normal use condition, the user has to keep at least 20cm separation distance between radiator and the body of the user. The other instruction, please have a look at the users manual. DSSS Information This device is Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum, the data is mixed by pseudorandom code which is an orthogonal code. The mixed data is digital modulated by BPSK and QPSK technique depends on the data rates. The CCK coding is applied for increasing the data rate, and also the processing gain will be increased. The bit rates are 1,2,5.5,11Mbps, the symbol rates are 1,1,1.375,1.375Mbps, the chip rates are always 11Mbps. So, the Chip/symbol is 11,11,8 and 8 respectively. Although is higher bit rate, the processing gain is lower than 10, but the CCK coding used in higher bit rate will provide 2.2dB coding gain.

ADT No: 910705R01 1 FCC TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: RF910705R01 MODEL NO.: MW300-BF ACCORDING: FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure IEEE C95.1 APPLICANT:BROMAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ADDRESS:No. 20, Kuang Fu Road, Hsin Chu Industrial Park, Hu Kou, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C. ISSUED BY:Advance Data Technology Corporation LAB LOCATION:47 14th Lin, Chiapau Tsun, Linko, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 0528 ILAC MRA Lab Code: 200102-0 ADT No: 910705R01 2 RF Exposure Measurement 1. Introduction 2.4GHz frequency band is regarded specially as a dangerous band for its heating harmfulness to the human body. That’s why microwave oven is operating in this frequency band. The manufacturer whose product is working in this frequency band is obligatory to prove the harmfulness of his product. In this document, we try to prove the safety of radiation harmfulness to the human body for our product. The limit for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) specified in FCC 1.1310 is followed. The Gain of the antenna used in this product is measured in a Fully Anechoic Chamber (FAC) calibrated for antenna measurement in ADT, and also the maximum total power input to the antenna is measured. Through the Friis transmission formula and the maximum gain of the antenna, we can calculate the distance, away from the product, where the limit of MPE is reached. Although the Friis transmission formula is a far field assumption, the calculated result of that is an over-prediction for near field power density. We will take that as the worst case to specify the safety range. 2. RF Exposure Limit According to FCC 1.1310: The criteria listed in the following table shall be used to evaluate the environmental impact of human exposure to radio-frequency (RF) radiation as specified in 1.1307(b) LIMITS FOR MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE (MPE) Frequency Range (MHz) Electric Field Strength (V/m) Magnetic Field Strength (A/m) Power Density (mW/cm 2 ) Average Time (minutes) (A)Limits For Occupational / Control Exposures 300-1500......F/3006 1500-100,000......56 (B)Limits For General Population / Uncontrolled Exposure 300-1500......F/15006 1500-100,000......1.030 F = Frequency in MHz ADT No: 910705R01 3 3. Friis Formula Friis transmission formula : Pd = (Pout*G) / (4*pi*r 2 ) where Pd = power density in mW/cm 2 Pout = output power to antenna in mW G = gain of antenna in linear scale Pi = 3.1416 R = distance between observation point and center of the radiator in cm Pd is the limit of MPE, 1 mW/cm 2 . If we know the maximum Gain of the antenna and the total power input to the antenna, through the calculation, we will know the distance r where the MPE limit is reached. Ref. : David K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Second Edition, Page 640, Eq. (11-133). 4 EUT Operating condition The software provided by Manufacturer enabled the EUT to transmit and receive data at lowest, middle and highest channel individually. 5 Climate Condition The temperature and related humidity: 25 deg. C and 55 % RH 6. Classification This device is used to be fixed in the slot inside the desktop PC. 20cm separation can be maintained easily. Warning statement to the user for keeping at least 20cm or more separation distance with the antenna should be included in users manual. So, this device is classified as Mobile Device. ADT No: 910705R01 4 7 Test Results 7.1 Antenna Gain The maximum Gain measured in Fully Anechoic Chamber is 5dBi or 3.16 (numeric). 7.2 Output Power Into Antenna & RF Exposure Distance : CHANNEL CHANNEL FREQUENCY (MHz) OUTPUT POWER TO ANTENNA (mW) MINIMUM ALLOWABLE DISTANCE ( r ) FROM SKIN (Centi-Meter) 1241217.022.07 6243716.372.03 11246214.591.92 The minimum allowable distance is very close to the enclosure of the antenna. So, the user has no need to worry about the harmfulness of radiation. But it is recommended to always keep, at least, 20cm separation distance with the antenna.

FCC ID: O6M-MW300 Report No.: RF910705R011Issued: July 29, 2002 FCC TEST REPORT REPORT NO.: RF910705R01 MODEL NO.: MW300-BF RECEIVED: July 05, 2002 TESTED: July 5 ~ July 25, 2002 APPLICANT: BROMAX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ADDRESS: No. 20, Kuang Fu Road, Hsin Chu Industrial Park, Hu Kou, Hsin Chu, Taiwan, R.O.C. ISSUED BY: Advance Data Technology Corporation LAB LOCATION: 47 14th Lin, Chiapau Tsun, Linko, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. This test report consists of 55 pages in total. It may be duplicated completely for legal use with the approval of the applicant. It should not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of our laboratory. The client should not use it to claim product endorsement by CNLA, NVLAP or any government agencies. The test results in the report only apply to the tested sample. 0528 ILAC MRA Lab Code: 200102-0 FCC ID: O6M-MW300 Report No.: RF910705R012Issued: July 29, 2002 Table of Contents 1CERTIFICATION ......................................................................................................4 2SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS ..............................................................................5 3GENERAL INFORMATION.......................................................................................6 3.1GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EUT.........................................................................6 3.2DESCRIPTION OF TEST MODES...........................................................................7 3.3GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF APPLIED STANDARDS ..........................................7 3.4DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT UNITS .....................................................................8 4TEST TYPES AND RESULTS ..................................................................................9 4.1CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ...........................................................9 4.1.1 LIMITS OF CONDUCTED EMISSION MEASUREMENT......................................... 9 4.1.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS.............................................................................................. 9 4.1.3 TEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 10 4.1.4 TEST SETUP ......................................................................................................... 10 4.1.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 11 4.1.6 TEST RESULTS (A) ............................................................................................... 12 4.1.7 TEST RESULTS (B) ............................................................................................... 18 4.2RADIATED EMISSION MEASUREMENT ..............................................................24 4.2.1 LIMITS OF RADIATED EMISSION MEASUREMENT............................................ 24 4.2.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS............................................................................................ 25 4.2.3 TEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 26 4.2.4 TEST SETUP ......................................................................................................... 27 4.2.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 27 4.2.6 TEST RESULTS (A) ............................................................................................... 28 4.2.7 TEST RESULTS (B) ............................................................................................... 32 4.36dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT .....................................................................36 4.3.1 LIMITS OF 6dB BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENT ................................................... 36 4.3.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS............................................................................................ 36 4.3.3 TEST PROCEDURE............................................................................................... 37 4.3.4 TEST SETUP ......................................................................................................... 37 4.3.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 37 4.3.6 TEST RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 38 4.4MAXIMUM PEAK OUTPUT POWER .....................................................................41 4.4.1 LIMITS OF MAXIMUM PEAK OUTPUT POWER MEASUREMENT...................... 41 4.4.2 INSTRUMENTS...................................................................................................... 41 4.4.3 TEST PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 42 4.4.4 TEST SETUP ......................................................................................................... 42 4.4.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 42 4.4.6 TEST RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 43 4.5POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY MEASUREMENT.................................................44 4.5.1 LIMITS OF POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY MEASUREMENT .............................. 44 4.5.2 TEST INSTRUMENTS............................................................................................ 44 4.5.3 TEST PROCEDURE............................................................................................... 45 4.5.4 TEST SETUP ......................................................................................................... 45 4.5.5 EUT OPERATING CONDITION ............................................................................. 45 FCC ID: O6M-MW300 Report No.: RF910705R013Issued: July 29, 2002 4.5.6 TEST RESULTS ..................................................................................................... 46 4.6BAND E…

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FCC ID: O6M-MW300 Report No.: RF910705R0153Issued: July 29, 2002 5 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TEST CONFIGURATION CONDUCTED EMISSION TEST FCC ID: O6M-MW300 Report No.: RF910705R0154Issued: July 29, 2002 RADIATED EMISSION TEST