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SysKonnect SK-54C1 User Manual Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter.
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SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter User Manual (v1.00 / 29 July , 2005) Visit our web site: http://www .
4 Copyright © SysKonnect GmbH, 2005. All right s reserved. This manual refers to the SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbu s Adapter. Content s are subject to change. Pro duct and brand names ar e (registered ) trademarks of their appropriate owners.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Conventions The following conventions apply in th is manual. W arnings and Notes Font S tyles applied Used to indicate a potential ly hazardous situati on which , if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury .
6 Conventions Courier : Courier is used for the following element s: • T ermina l input to be entered by the user • T ermina l output issued by the system Examples: Enter sk98diag . If the test was succ essful, the message passed is issued. Underline Underline is used to identify hyper links.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter T able of Contents Conventions 5 W arnings and Note s 5 Font S tyles applied 5 Safety Precau tions 1 1 Avoid ing Injuries 1 1 Avoid ing Damage 12 FCC Sa.
8 T able of Contents 4 Odyssey Client 49 Features 49 Installation 49 5 Features 53 Wireless Modes 53 Ad-hoc Mode 53 Infrastructure Mode 53 6 T roubleshooting 55 Removing incomplete Insta llations 55 A.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter T able of Figures Figure 1: Windows XP – Found New Hardware Wizard 15 Figure 2: Windows XP – Search and Installatio n Options 16 Figure 3: Windows X.
10 T able of Figures Figure 43: T ransmit Section 43 Figure 44: Receive Section 43 Figure 45: Advanced T ab 44 Figure 46: Advanced – Protocol Sec tion 45 Figure 47: Ad vanced – M iscellaneous Sect.
Safety Precautions Safety Precautions T o protect yourself from injuries and avoid damage of th e SysKonnect SK -54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter, al ways observe t he following safety instructions.
12 Safety Precautions Avoiding Damage T o avoid damaging the SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapte r observe the fol- lowing: • Never use force when working with the SysKonnect Cardbus Adapter. • Do not place the SysKonnect Cardbus Adapter on an unst able surface.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 1I n t r o d u c t i o n Overview This manual explains how to inst all the follo wing hardware and sof tware on a Microsoft Win - dows based compu ter w.
14 1 Introduction.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 2 Driver Installation This chapter explains how to inst all the S ysKonnect Windows driver s on a Windows based (XP or 2000) PC computer . The Windows XP or Windows 2000 adapter driv er provide s the interface between the SysKonnect Cardbus Ada pter and the computer .
16 2 Driver Installation 2. Select the radio button Inst all from a list or specific location (Advanced) . 3. Click N EXT . In the same window , the menu “Please choose your search and installatio n options” is displayed. Figure 2. Windo ws XP – Search and Installation Op tio ns 4.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Installing the Windows 2000 Driver 17 Figure 3. W indows XP – Hardware In stallation 8. T o continue the installation, click C ONTINUE A NYWAY . The menu “Please wait while the wizard installs the soft ware” is displayed.
18 2 Driver Installation Figure 4. Windows 2000 – Inst all Hardware Device Drivers 3. Select Search for a suit able driver fo r my device (recommended) .
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Installing the Windows 2000 Driver 19 5. Select Specify a location . 6. Click N EXT . The window “Upgrade Device Dr iver Wizard” is displayed.
20 2 Driver Installation Figure 8. Windows 2000 – Digit al Signature Not Found 10. T o continue the installation , click YES . The menu “Hardware In stall” is disp layed indicating that inst allation is in progress. This process ma y take a few minu tes.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 3 Marvell Configuration Utility The Marvell Wireless Client Ca rd Configuration Utility is a Microsoft Windows application that allows configuration and m anagemen t of the SysKonnect Cardbu s Adapter.
22 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Figure 10. Configuration Ut ility – InstallShield Wizard 4. Click N EXT . In the same window , the menu “License Agreement” is displayed. Figure 1 1. License Agreement 5. Select I accept the term s in the licen se ag r ee m en t .
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Installing the Marvell Configuration Uti lity 23 6. Click N EXT . The menu “Customer Information” is displayed. Figure 12. Custom er Information 7. Enter a name in the field “User Name ”. 8. Enter an organization in the fie ld “Organization”.
24 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Uninstalling the Marvell Configuration Utility T o uninstall the Marvell Configuration Utility, proceed as follows: 1. Click S TA RT > S ET TING > C ONTROL P ANEL . The window “Control Panel” is dis played.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Configuring the Marve ll Configuration Utility 25 The window “Wireless Network Conn ection Properties” is displayed. 3. Click the tab W IRELESS N ETWORKS . 4. Deactivate the checkbox Use Windows to configure my wireless settings .
26 3 Marvell Configuration Utility T ray Status Icons Different icons in the system tray indicate the status of the wir eless connection: Figure 16. T ray S tatus Icons Configuration Utility W indow T.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Network S tatus T ab 27 Network S tatus T ab The N ETWORK S TAT US tab displays the st atus of the network. When the Mar vell Configuration Utility opens, it displays the N ETWOR K S TAT US tab . Figure 17.
28 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Link Information The “Link Information” section con t ains the current informatio n about the wir eless connection . Figure 19. Link Information Sectio n • “S tatus” – the status of the wirele ss network connection: • Card Unplugged – adapter plugge d in, but not re cognized.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Network S tatus T ab 29 Signal S trength / Wi reless Mode Indicator The color-coded “Signal S t rength” bar displays the signal strength of the last packet received by the adapter: Figure 20. Signal S trength Section Signal strength is reported as a percen tage.
30 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Actual Throughput Performance This secti on of the N ETWO RK S TATU S tab displays the Cur rent T ransmit (Tx) Rate and the Cur- rent Receive (Rx) Rate of the chann el being monitored. Figure 22. Throug hput Section Radio On/Of f Box Clicking the Radio Off checkbox turns the radio of f.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Profile Manager T ab 31 Profile Manager T ab Clicking the P ROFILE M ANAGER tab displays the “Profile Mana ger” window . The Profile Manag- er displays the profiles available an d allows you to create, modify , and delete profiles.
32 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Network Info T ab The Profile Manager in itially displays the N ETWORK I NF O tab . Figure 26. Network Info T ab The N ETWORK I NFO tab cont ains the following fields: • “Profile Name” – th e pr of ile sele ct ed .
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Profile Manager T ab 33 Authentication Mo des The Marvell Configuration Utility currently supports the following Authentication modes: •W P A - P S K • 802.1x EAP/TLS • 802.1x PEAP Clicking the S ECURITY tab displays the security options.
34 3 Marvell Configuration Utility • “Encryption Method” – options ar e T KIP , W EP , or S ECURITY O FF , depending on the Authentication mode. • “WEP Key Setting” – if WEP encryption method is selected, the WEP keys can be config- ured (see fig ure 28 “Security T a b – WEP Setting s”).
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Profile Manager T ab 35 WP A-PSK Support in Infrastructure Mode In Infrastructure mode, if WP A - PSK is selected as the Authenti cation mode, TKIP is automat- ically selected as the encryption me thod. Figure 30.
36 3 Marvell Configuration Utility T o use WP A 802.1x EAP/TL S, proceed as follows: 1. In the field “Authentic ation Mode”, select 80 2.1 X . 2. In the field “Encryption Method”, select TKIP or WEP . 3. From the p ulldown menu under “802 .1x Au thentication Pro tocol” select EAP/TLS (U SE C ERTIFICATE ).
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Profile Manager T ab 37 Figure 34. WP A Radius Configur ation with Selected Certificate 8. Make sur e that the “Login Nam e” is entere d.
38 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Figure 36. WP A Radius Configuration for WP A 802.1 PEAP 5. Enter all required information (Login Name, Passw ord, Domain). Protocol On the P ROTOCOL tab the user can set or change protoc ol information related to the n etwork connection.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Site Survey T ab 39 • “Fragment Thresh old” – Sets the fragment at ion threshold (the size that pa ckets are fragmented into for transmission) .
40 3 Marvell Configuration Utility Site Survey List This window re ports information o n the Ad-h oc or access point (AP) stations dete cted. Figure 39. Site Survey List The list provides the following columns: • “Network SSID ” – the network SSID label; i.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Site Survey T ab 41 Filter Button Clicking the F ILTER button displays the window “Advanced Filter”. Figure 40. Advanc ed Filter The window provides the followi ng options: • In the section “Network SSID”: • Any SSID – If this radio button is selected, any SSID is used.
42 3 Marvell Configuration Utility S tatistics T a b Clicking the S TA T IS TI CS tab displays the st atistics of the current connect session. Figure 41. S tatistics T ab Signal S trength The color-coded Sig nal S trength bar displays th e signal strength of the last p a cket received by the adapter .
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter S tatistics T ab 43 T ransmit Section The “T ransmit” section shows the information on th e packet s sent. Figure 43. T ransmit Section • “T otal Packet” – report s the total number of p ackets tra nsmitted.
44 3 Marvell Configuration Utility • “Multicast Packet” – repo rts the nu mber of packet s received by the adapter that were destined for more than one network node. • “Duplicate Frame” – r eports the nu mbe r of duplicate frames received.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Advanced T ab 45 Protocol This section of the Advanced t ab sets the “Protocol” options . Figure 46. Ad vanced – Pr otocol Sect ion • “Power Save Mode” – set s the power mode: •C ONTINUOUS A CCESS •M AX P OWER S AVE • “Preamble (8 02.
46 3 Marvell Configuration Utility loss, auto-c onfiguration tries t o establish a connection according to the checked profiles in the Profile Manag er . • Enable Auto Link – This checkbox allows the user to enable/disable the Auto Link fea- ture.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter About T ab 47 About T ab Clicking on the A BOUT tab displays th e window “About”. This ta b contains th e following infor- mation: the M AC address .
48 3 Marvell Configuration Utility.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 4 Odyssey Client Features The Odyssey Client is a multi-platform 802.1X access client, which provides st ate-of-the-art security to protect the network.
50 4 Odyssey Client Figure 51. Odyssey Client – InstallShiel d Wizard 3. Click N EXT . 4. Accept the License Agreement. 5. Click N EXT . In the same window , the menu “Cus tomer Information” is displayed.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Installation 51 Figure 52. Odyssey Client – Cu stomer Information 6. Enter a name in the field “User Name ”. 7. Enter an organization in the fie ld “Organization”. Y ou have got the possibility to either use a 30-day-trial version or a licensed version.
52 4 Odyssey Client Figure 53. Odyssey Client – Inst allShield Wizard Completed 13. Select Launch Odyssey Client Manager . 14. Click F INISH . When the in stallation is finished, an icon sy mbolizing the Odyssey Clie nt appears in the task bar: .
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 5F e a t u r e s The SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter is compr ised of highly integrated Marvell 802.1 1g/b chipsets. The chip set s co nsis t of a radio fre quency ( RF) tran sceive r and an integrated MAC/Baseband WLAN client System- o n-Chip device.
54 5 Feature s.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 6 T roubleshooting Removing incomplete Installations When inserting th e SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter into the computer and before ru.
56 6 T roubleshooting The Marvell Configur ation Utility is also installed by runni ng the SysKonnect installation sof t- ware from the SysKonnect CD-ROM af ter completing the installation of the adapter under Windows.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Network S t atus from Windows Tray Icon inconsistent in Windows XP 57 Network S tatus from Windows Tray Icon incon- sistent in Windows XP In Windows X P.
58 6 T roubleshooting.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 7 Important Information T echnical Support If you encounter any problems, read the relevant sectio ns of the ma nual.
60 7 Important Information 3. Return the form to us. We will send you a unique reference number and inform you if the pr oduct is still under warranty . 4. Send us the faulty pro duct packed in an antist atic bag, with a copy of the comple ted form enclosed in its original pack aging (or comparable packagin g ).
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter T echnical S pecification s 61 T echnical Specifications Model SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN C ardbus Adapter Dimensions (WxDxH) 95 x 63 x 23 mm Power consumption @ max.
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SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter 8 Acronyms and Abbreviations The following t able shows a list of acronyms and abb reviations used throughout this do cu- ment. T erm Definition 802.1 1 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE fo r wireless LAN technology .
64 8 Acronyms and Abbrevi a ti on s TLS T ransport La ye r Secu r ity Tx Tr a n s m i t WEP Wired Equivalent Priv acy . A security protocol fo r WLANs define d in the 802.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Appendix A. License and W arranty Information The Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Dear Customer , if you acquired your SysKonn ect produ.
66 Appendix A. License and W arranty Information No other Warranties SysKonnect Inc. disclaims all other warrant ies or liabilities with respect to the SOFTW ARE, the HARDW ARE, the accomp anying Prod - uct Manual(s) and other written materi als and any oth er acce ssories.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Deutschland, Schweiz, Österreich, Liechtenstein 67 Limited Warranty for Ha rdware and Software Limited Warranty SysKonnect warrants tha t the SOFTWARE .
68 Appendix A. License and W arranty Information Urheberrecht Die Software ist Eig entum von SysKonnect oder deren Lieferante n und ist du rch Urheberrechtsgesetze, internationale V erträge und andere nationale Rechtsvorschrif t en gegen Kopieren geschützt.
SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wireless LAN Cardbus Adapter Appendix B. Compliance S tatements This section contains regulatory notices ap plicable to the SysKonnect Cardbu s Adapter.
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