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Acer Atheros AR5B95 Manual

802.11n adapter
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802.11n Adapter
Model AR5B95
802.11n Adapter
Dec 2008
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  • Page 1 Acer, Gateway, PackardBell 802.11n Adapter Model AR5B95 802.11n Adapter Dec 2008...
  • Page 2 Inc. All rights reserved. Acer Acer™, the Acer logo, 5-UP™, Driving the Wireless Future™, Acer Driven™, Acer Turbo Mode™, and the Air is Cleaner at 5-GHz™ are trademarks of Acer Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Notice The information in this document has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate.
  • Page 3 Example: Start > Programs > DK > wdreg_install. Notices NOTE: This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to the text. A note provides information that may apply only in special cases. Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL June 2009...
  • Page 4 Revision History Revision Description of Changes Dec 2008 Initial Release • Acer Communications, Inc. Dec 2008 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Overwriting an Existing Static WEP Key ............16 Disabling Static WEP ....................16 Using WPA Passphrase Security ................17 Zero Configuration ....................17 Wireless Network Configuration ................17 Check the Status Information or Diagnostics ............18 Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...
  • Page 6 Advanced Status Information ................27 Compliance ......................28 Industry Canada Notice: ............錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Avis de Conformité à la Réglementation d’Industrie Canada: .. 錯誤! 尚未定義 書籤。 European Community — CE Notice: ..............28 • Acer Communications, Inc. Dec 2008 COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction The Acer 802.11n Adapter supports 802.11bg operation. The card uses the Acer Client Utility (ACU) which is a user-mode utility designed to edit and add profiles for selected Acer network interface adapters. System Requirements Laptop/ PC containing: 32-bit PCI Express Bus...

  • Page 8: Remove A Configuration Profile

    Remove a Configuration Profile 1. Go to the Profile Management tab. 2. Select the profile to remove from the list of configuration profiles. 3. Click the Remove button. Auto Profile Selection Management Including a profile in the auto selection feature allows the wireless adapter to automatically select that profile from the list of profiles and use it to connect to the network.

  • Page 9: Switching To A Different Configuration Profile

    DNS server information is also required. IP configuration information (DHCP to assign the IP address, gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. 5. Click to finish. Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...

  • Page 10: General Tab

    General Tab In the Acer Client Utility, access the General tab by clicking Modify on the Profile Management tab. Edit the fields in the General tab to configure the configuration profile. Make sure to also edit the Security and Advanced tabs.

  • Page 11: Security Tab

    Security Tab In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab by clicking Modify on the Profile Management tab. Click the Security tab in the Profile Management window. Edit the fields in the Security tab of Profile Management to configure the profile. To define the security mode, select the radio button of the desired security mode.

  • Page 12: Using Eap-Tls Security

    Using EAP-TLS Security To use EAP-TLS security In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. 1. On the Security tab, choose the WPA radio button. OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button.

  • Page 13: Using Peap (Eap-Gtc) Security

    Using PEAP (EAP-GTC) Security To use PEAP (EAP-GTC) security In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. 1. On the Security tab, choose the WPA radio button. OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button.

  • Page 14: Using Peap-Mschap V2 Security

    Using PEAP-MSCHAP V2 Security To use PEAP-MSCHAP V2 security In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. 1. On the Security tab, choose the WPA radio button. OR: On the Security tab, choose the 802.1x radio button.

  • Page 15: Using Leap Security

    Using LEAP Security To use security In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. LEAP security requires that all infrastructure devices (e.g. access points and servers) are configured for LEAP authentication. Check with the IT manager.

  • Page 16: Pre-Shared Encryption Keys

    Pre-Shared Encryption Keys Defining pre-shared encryption keys: 1. Click the Pre-Shared Key (Static WEP) radio button on the Security tab. 2. Click the Configure button. 3. Fill in the fields in the Define Pre-Shared Keys dialog box: Determines the entry method for an encryption key: hexadecimal (0-9, Key Entry A-F), or ASCII text (all keyboard characters except spaces).

  • Page 17: Using Wpa Passphrase Security

    Using WPA Passphrase Security To use WPA Passphrase security In the Acer Client Utility, access the Security tab in the Profile Management window. 1. On the Security tab, choose the WPA Passphrase radio button. 2. Click on the Configure button.

  • Page 18: Check The Status Information Or Diagnostics

    Zero Configuration. When this check box is cleared, all profile settings are controlled by the configuration profile, which is set up from the ACU Profile Management tab. Check the Status Information or Diagnostics The Acer client utility includes a number of tools to display current diagnostics and status information. Check current status...

  • Page 19: Adapter Information Button

    NDIS driver. The Advanced Statistics button to shows statistics for diagnostics for frames received by or transmitted to the wireless network adapter: Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...

  • Page 20: Transmitted Frames

    Transmitted Frames Received Frames Frames transmitted Frames received OK Beacons Frames retried Frames with errors Frames dropped CRC errors No ACK frames Encryption errors ACK frames Duplicate frames RTS frames AP mismatches Clear-to-send (CTS) Data rate mismatches frames Authentication time-out No CTS frames Authentication rejects: the number of AP authentication Retried RTS frames...
  • Page 21 Ad Hoc Connected Ad Network Hoc Network Encryption Active Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...

  • Page 22: Display Settings

    Cumulative displays statistical data collected since opening the profile. ACU Tools Use the Action menu to access the Acer Client Utility tools: Enable or disable the RF Signal on all Acer station Enable/Disable Radio reference designs. Enable or disable the tray icon.

  • Page 23: Tray Icon

    IP address. Right-click on the tray icon to: Open the online help. Help Launch the Acer Client Utility (ACU). Use the ACU to Open Acer Client configure a profile or view status and statistics information. Utility Run the Troubleshooting Utility.

  • Page 24: Color

    The colors are defined as follows: Color Quality RSSI* Green Excellent 20 dB + Green Good 10-20 dB + Yellow Poor 5-10 dB Poor < 5 dB Gray No Connection No Connection *Received signal strength indication RSSI. Displayed in dB or percentage. Enable or disable the tray icon in the Action menu.

  • Page 25: Infrastructure (Access Point) Mode

    Advanced tab. For access point mode, modify the settings: Power Save Mode 802.11b Preamble (if using 802.11b) Wireless Mode 802.11 Authentication Mode Make sure to also edit the General and Security tabs. Acer Communications, Inc. • COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...

  • Page 26: Uninstall An Old Driver

    Go to the Start menu and choose Search > For Files or Folders. b. Enter oem*.inf in the Search for files or folders named: field, and enter Acer in the Containing text: field.

  • Page 27: Advanced Status Information

    Click the Advanced button on the Current Status tab of the Acer Client Utility to see advanced information about the program and its operations. The Current Status tab does not require any configuration. The following table describes the items found on the Advanced Status screen.

  • Page 28: Compliance

    Regulatory Compliance Notices USA-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) FCC Radio-Frequency Exposure & Approval Conditions: FCC ID#: HLZ-AR5BB95 1. Antennas must be installed to provide 20 cm separation distance from the transmitting antenna to the body of user during normal operating condition. This device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

  • Page 29: European Community - Ce Notice

    1999/5/EC. Such marking is indicative that this equipment meets or exceeds the following technical standards: EN 300 328 EN 301 489-17 EN 60950 Marking by the symbol: indicates that usage restrictions apply in countries listed on this product’s packaging. Acer Communications, Inc. • xxix COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Dec 2008...
  • Page 30 Taiwan DGT Radio Compliance: 2.4GHz Operation 低功率電波輻性電機管理辦法 第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使 用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。 第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發 現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信規定作業之無線電信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信 或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。...

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