VIA Technologies VNT6656AU Manuale utente

VNT6656AU

USER MANUAL

Revision 1.0

July 4, 2005

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Revision History

Release Date Revision Initials

1.0 2005-7-4 Initial release. SHC

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Table of Contents

1. Features........................................................................................................................1

1.1. Drivers and Applications.......................................................................................... 1

1.2. Certifications ........................................................................................................... 1

1.3. Software Packages ................................................................................................. 1

1.4. Programming Guide................................................................................................ 1

2. Drivers and Utilities..................................................................................................... 2

2.1. Drivers..................................................................................................................... 2

2.2. Utilities for end users............................................................................................... 2

2.3. Utilities for manufacturers........................................................................................ 2

3. Software Package Information ................................................................................... 3

3.1. Directory structure................................................................................................... 3

3.2. Driver Keywords/Parameters .................................................................................. 4

4. Windows Utilities......................................................................................................... 6

4.1. WiFiSet.................................................................................................................... 6

4.1.1. Status................................................................................................................... 6

4.1.2. Config................................................................................................................... 6

4.1.3. Site Survey......................................................................................................... 10

4.1.4. Statistics............................................................................................................. 11

4.1.5. Signal................................................................................................................. 11

4.1.6. Profiles............................................................................................................... 12

4.2. WPA Networking................................................................................................... 16

Appendix: Terminology....................................................................................................... 19

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement....................................... 20

Manual Information That Must be Included....................................................................... 22

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1. Features

1.1. Drivers and Applications

Drivers available for Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and all major

distributions of Linux.

Setup utility for automatic driver installation on Windows.

Mass-production support tool.

Mass-production application interface for custom programs.

PATCH utility for driver customization. This utility allows the manufacturers to customize

the driver packages, such as changing the drivers’ icons and file names.

1.2. Certifications

"Designed for Microsoft Windows" Logo.

Wi-Fi Certified.

1.3. Software Packages

Software package for manufacturers: A complete set of drivers and utilities.

Evaluation package (CD version) for manufacturers: Includes MPTOOL, Winsetup, and

drivers for Windows only.

Software package for end users: Includes all drivers and utilities, except MPTOOL and

PATCH.

1.4. Programming Guide

All drivers are available in the binary format. Source codes are not released..

An EEPROM layout guide is available.

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2. Drivers and Utilities

2.1. Drivers

DRIVER TYPE DESCRIPTION

NDIS 5 Supports Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003.

NDIS 4 Supports Windows NT 4.0.

NDIS 3 Supports Windows 95 and 95 OSR2.

Linux Supports Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 8.0.

(Supports kernel versions 2.2 through 2.6.)

WinCE 4.2 Supports Windows CE 4.2.

WinCE 5 Supports Windows CE 5.0.

x64 Supports AMD 64-bit CPUs.

2.2. Utilities for end users

UTILITY NAME DESCRIPTION

Winsetup Automatic driver installation, uninstallation, and updating utility for

Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever

2003.

WiFiSet Wireless configuration setup tool for Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98

SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003.

2.3. Utilities for manufacturers

UTILITY TYPE DESCRIPTION

MPTOOL Mass-production tool for Windows 2000/XP.

MP API Mass-production application interface for manufacturer-specific

programs.

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3. Software Package Information

3.1. Directory structure

DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION

/ (Root directory) Drivers for Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98 SE, ME, NT 4.0,

2000, XP, and Sever 2003; release note; and other

documentations.

/LINUX The Linux driver.

/WIFISET Wireless configuration setup tool for Windows.

/WINSETUP Windows driver setup utility for Windows 95, 95 OSR2, 98, 98

SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and Sever 2003.

/MPTOOL Mass-production tool and the EEPROM layout guide.

/Win CE

/ CE4.2

/ CE5

Drivers for Windows CE 4.2 and 5.0.

/x64 Software for supporting AMD 64.

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3.2. Driver Keywords/Parameters

Figure 1. Properties—Advanced

Adhoc Beacon Interval

Defines the beacon interval in the ad hoc mode.

Antenna Diversity

Enables or disables antenna diversity.

Connection Rate

Specifies the connection rate (in Mbps): 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54, or Auto.

Default Channel

The user-defined connection channel—applicable in the ad hoc mode and AP mode.

Desired SSID

The user-defined SSID—to be automatically connected at driver startup.

Fragment Threshold

Defines the size at which packets are fragmented.

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Network Address

The user-defined network address—overrides the network address originally set by the

hardware vendor.

Operation Mode

Determines the operation mode: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc.

Preamble Type

Determines the acceptable preamble type: Select Long to accept long preambles only;

select Short to support short preambles.

RadioControl

Determines whether the radio is on or off.

Receive Buffers

Defines the size of the internal driver buffers for received packets.

RTS Threshold

Defines the size at which packets are sent via the RTS-CTS mechanism.

Transmit Buffers

Defines the size of the internal driver buffers for packets to be transmitted.

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4. Windows Utilities

4.1. WiFiSet

The VNT WiFiset is a Windows-based application. Its main features are listed below.

4.1.1. Status

Displays the network status of the device.

Figure 2. WiFiset—Status

4.1.2. Config

Displays and controls the link configurations for the device.

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