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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 .syskonnect.com[...]

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. Please send your comment s on this documentation to : SysKonnect Gmb H A Marvell ® Comp any Info[...]

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 . Example: dangerous volt age. Used to indi cate a pote ntially haza rdous situ ati[...]

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. Example: Visit ou r web site: http: //www .sysk onne[...]

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 Safety Notices 12 1 Introduction 13 Overview 13 System Requirement s 13 Package Content s 13 2 Driver In stallation 15 Installing the Windows XP Driver [...]

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 Adapter installed, Marvell Co nfiguration Utility not found 55 Adapter does not app ear in the Marvell Configuration Utility 56 Uninstalling earlier V [...]

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 XP – Hardware Installation 17 Figure 4: Windows 2000 – Install Hardwar e Device Drivers 18 Figure 5: Windows 2000 – Locate Driver Files 18 Figure[...]

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 Section 45 Figure 48 : Admin T ab 46 Figure 49: About T ab 47 Figure 50: Setup Screen for Marve ll Client Configur ation Manager and Odyssey Client Manage[...]

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. Avoiding Injuries T o avo id po te nt ial sh oc k hazards: • Do not carry out any inst allation, maintenance, or (re)config uration work during a th[...]

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. The device may fall causing s erious dam age to the de vice. • Avoid u[...]

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 with a cardbus adapter slot: • SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wirele ss LAN Cardbus Adapter • SysKonnect SK-54C1 Wir eless LAN Cardbus Adap ter Driver for Wind[...]

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 . The following topics are cover ed[...]

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. Select the radio button Search for the best driv er in these [...]

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. 9. Click N EXT . The menu “Completing th e Fo und New Hardware Wizard”[...]

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) . 4. Click N EXT . The menu “Locate Driver Files” is displayed. Figure 5. Windows 2000 – Locate Driver Files[...]

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. Figure 6. Wind ows 2000 – Search for Driver Files 7. Enter the p ath to the directory that cont ains the driver , or click the B ROWSE butt on to locate [...]

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. The window “Completing the Fo un d New Hardware Wizard” is displayed . 1 1. Click F I[...]

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. The Marvell Con - figuration Utility sets up profiles and performs other wirele ss network managemen[...]

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”. 9. Click N EXT . The menu “Destination Folder[...]

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. 2. Double-click A DD /R EMOVE P ROGRAMS . The window “Add/Remove Prog ra ms” is displayed. Fig[...]

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 . Figure 14. Zero Co nfiguration Utility When the Marvell Configurati[...]

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 The “Configuration Utility” windo w displays the following tabs: •N ETWORK S TATUS – displays the status of the network to which the user is co[...]

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. Net wo rk St atus T ab Select Profile The section “Select Profile” d isplays the name of th[...]

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. See chapter 6 “T rou[...]

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. A signal in the red area indicates [...]

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. Deactivating the checkbox t[...]

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. Figure 25. Profile Manager T ab Profile List Window The window on [...]

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 . • “Network SSID” – the netw ork SSID label. • “Network T ype” – the type of [...]

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. Figure 27. Security T ab – Authentication Mode The S EC[...]

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”). Configure WEP Keys Clicking the C ONFIG[...]

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. Security T ab – TKIP Encryption 1. Enter the network p assphrase in the “Passphrase?[...]

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 ). 4. Click the C ONFIGURE WP A R [...]

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. 9. Click the O K button to exit the window . WP A (802.1x PEAP) Support in Infrastructure Mode In Infrastructure mode, th e user can use two dif ferent authenti[...]

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. Figure 37. Protocol T ab The tab provide s the following options: • Do not[...]

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) . The default setting is 2346. • “RTS/CTS Thresho ld” – Sets the packet size at wh ich the acce ss point issues a Request-T o-Send (or Clear-to[...]

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.e ., the network name. The ne twork na me is a text string. • “MAC Address” –[...]

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. • Find network [...]

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 . Signal strength is repor ted as a percent age. [...]

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. • “Unicast Pa cket” – repo rts the number of packets transmitted by the ad[...]

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. • “Received Beacons” – re port s the number of bea cons rece ived af ter association i[...]

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 02.1 1b)” – sets the radio preamb le (takes e[...]

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. • Boost Mode – This checkbox allows the user to enable the Boost Mode for performance enhancem[...]

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 of th e SysKonnec t Ca rdbus Adapter and region code assigned , the firmware version and NDIS driver ve rsion used on the system and the Marvell Confi[...]

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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. It is easily de ployed across all desktop and handheld de vices for the lowest ov erhead and gi ves administrat or s a superior level of control over[...]

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. 8. If using a licenced version, enter [...]

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: . If you purchased the licensed version, see the documentation of the Odyssey Client Manager to learn a[...]

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. Marvell ch ip set s oluti ons are [...]

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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 runnin g the SysKonne ct inst al lation sof twar e from th e SysKonnect CD- ROM, Win- dows will detect the new hardware and attempt to install a driv er[...]

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. Adapter does not appear in the Marvell Configu- ration Utility If the adapter is not listed when running the Marvell Configuration [...]

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 , if the Zero Co nfiguration Utility is enabled a nd the Marvell Configuration Utili- ty is running, the network st atus displayed is inconsistent wi[...]

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. If you cannot solve your problem s, consult our technical support. If you contact our techn ical support engineers, have the following information ready: • adapter typ e • driver v[...]

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 ). 5. Write the referenc e number issue[...]

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. 5.5 W External power adapter 5V DC LEDs 2 T emperature range Operation: 0°C to + 40°C S torage: -10°C to + 70°C Shipping: -40?[...]

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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 . 802.1 1b An extension to 802.1 1 for WLANS and provides 1 1 Mbps tra [...]

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 802.1 1b standard. WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WP A Security standard proposed by the Wi - Fi Alliance that uses additional algo- rithms to further enhance wireless connectivity [...]

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 product in the UNITED ST A TES, CANADA or any o ther country in the AMERICAS, AS IA, AUSTRA- LIA, NEW ZEALAND, P ACIFIC, the following license and purchase[...]

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. No Liability for Co nsequential Damages SysKonnect Inc. does not warrant th[...]

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 will pe rform substantially in accordance with the accomp anying Product Manual(s) for a period of 90 d ays from the dat e of receipt if you ha ve cre[...]

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. Wenn die Sof tware nicht mit einem technischen Schut z gegen K opieren ausgestattet ist, d[...]

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. FCC Compliance Information S tatement – Class A NOTE: This equipment has been tested and fou nd to comply with the limit s for a Class A dig- ital device , pursuant to part 15 [...]

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