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Installation and Operation Manual PENTAGRAM horNET Wi-Fi PCI 11g (P6121-L4) Wi-Fi USB 11g (P6122-12) The latest versions of manual, drivers and applications are available on www.pentagram.eu 2008-04-08...
Internet in your office or home network. Pentagram horNET wireless PCI/USB adapter connects you with 802.11g networks at up to a 54Mbps. And for added versatility, it can also interoperate with all the up to 11Mbps 802.11b products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Overview PCI adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. State Action Connected Blinking Searching for wireless network / Data transfer USB adapter The status LED indicators of the PCI wireless adapter are described in the following. State Action LNK/ACT...
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Install Wireless Adapter PCI Adapter Open your PC case and locate an available PCI on the motherboard. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot’s contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the adapter all the way in. after the adapter is firmly in place, secure its fastening Tab to your PC’s chassis with a mounting screw.
Start button and choose Run. In the field that appears, enter x:\autorun.exe (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Select Install Pentagram horNET, to start driver installation. Select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next >.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Wireless adapter configuration A configuration application is installed with adapter drivers. The application’s icon is displayed in the system tray (next to the clock), and its appearance depends on the adapter and/or connection status. The adapter is not attached The adapter is not The adapter is connected to to the PC or RF is off.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 • Disconnected – Wireless connection not esTablished. • [SSID] <--> [BSSID] – Connection esTablished to network with displayed ID’s. Extra Info – Additional information about connection. Channel – Channel (frequency) used by wireless network. Authentication – Authentication method used by wireless network. Encryption –...
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SSID – Enter a network service set identifier (SSID) or select from a list of active networks. If SSID Broadcast function of AP is disabled, SSID must be entered by hand. SSID is case sensitive, which means that pentagram and Pentagram are two different networks. Network Type – You can select two wireless network types.
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Profile configuration – Auth. \ Encry. Tab This Tab contains all Authentication and Encryption settings Authentication: • Open – With the Open method, every wireless station can request authentication. • Shared – With Shared authentication, the station requesting authentication must provide a secret key (which can be obtained from the network administrator) using a secure channel (independent of the 802.11 wireless communications channel).
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 • Authentication: LEAP Authentication – Change authentication method. Identity – Enter your identity for the LEAP authentication service. Password – Enter your password for the LEAP authentication service. Domain Name – Enter your domain name for the LEAP authentication service. Show Password –...
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 • Authentication: WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK Authentication – Change authentication method. Encryption – Select the encryption method to be used. • AES (Advanced Encryption System) uses symmetrical 128-bit data block encryption. • TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) uses stronger encryption algorithms and MIC (Message Integrity Check) to provide security against hackers.
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 • ID \ PASSWORD Tab EAP Method – Change EAP authentication method. Tunnel Authentication – Change tunnel authentication method. Session Resumption – Enable / disable session resumption. Authentication ID / Password – Identity, Password and Domain Name for server. Only EAP-FAST authentication can key in domain name.
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 • Server Certification Tab Use certificate chain – Enable this option, to enable the certification feature and select the certificate issuer. Allow intermediate certificates – Select this option to allow the use of intermediate certificates. These certificates must be located on the certification chain between the server certificate and the server selected from list.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Network Tab This Tab enables searching for and connecting to active wireless networks. Icons on list means: Connection to this network esTablished successfully Connection to this network not esTablished Infrastructure type network Ad hoc type network 802.11 standards supported by wireless station Secured network Show dBm –...
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Detailed network information • General Tab General info on network and security. SSID – Network SSID or Hidden if AP doesn’t broadcast SSID. MAC Address – MAC address of AP. Authentication Type – Authentication used by this network. Encryption Type –...
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 0x0008 Display 0x0010 External NFC Token 0x0020 Integrated NFC Token 0x0040 NFC Interface 0x0080 Push Button 0x0100 Keypad Device Password ID – Indicate the method or identifies the specific password that the selected Registrar intends to use. AP in PBC mode must indicate 0x0004 within two- minute Walk Time.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Advanced Tab This Tab can be used to change advanced wireless network adapter options. Wireless mode – Select wireless stations to which the adapter can connect: 802.11 B/G mix (802.11b and 802.11g stations) or 802.11 B only (802.11b stations only). Wireless Protection –...
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Statistics Tab This Tab shows Transmit and Receive statistics. Frames Transmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted without errors. Frames Retransmitted Successfully – shows the number of frames transmitted successfully after retrying. Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries – shows the number of frames which did not receive acknowledgement after all retries.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 WMM Tab This Tab contains settings for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which provide basic QoS (Quality of Service) for 802.11 networks. WMM prioritize traffic based on four Access Categories (AC): voice, video, best effort and background. WMM doesn’t guarantee throughput for ACs and can be used for VoIP applications.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 WPS Tab The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. Ralink STA as an Enrollee or external Registrar supports the configuration setup using PIN configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar.
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horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 WPS associate IE – Send the association request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA. WPS probe IE – Send the probe request with WPS IE during WPS setup. It is optional for STA.
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Radio On/Off Tab Click this Tab to enable or disable radio transmission. Green icon – RF ON, red icon – RF off. About Tab The About Tab contains driver, application and network adapter information. RaConfig Version – Shows the version of the RaConfig application. Driver Version –...
horNET P6121-L4 / P6122-12 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wireless PCI/USB Adapter. Read the descriptions below to solve your problems. The Wireless PCI/USB Adapter does not work properly. •...
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