Sonnet ARIA EXTREME N PCI Manual de usuario

Quick Start Guide for Mac®Users

You Should Have

The following items should be included in your product

package:

• One Aria extreme n PCI 802.11n wireless PCI adapter card

• Three antennas

• One software CD

The following may be required for installation:

• Medium Phillips screwdriver

System Requirements

Aria extreme n PCI requires the following in order to operate

in your system:

• One available PCI slot

• Mac OS®X Version 10.5 or 10.4

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in the United States and other countries. Other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice. Printed in the USA. QS-N80211-PCI-E-A-092608

ARIA™EXTREME N PCI

Draft 802.11n Wireless PCI Adapter Card

Support Notes: We recommend you make a

backup of important information on your system’s

current hard drive(s) prior to installing new hardware or

software.

When handling computer products, you must take care

to prevent components from being damaged by static

electricity. Before opening your computer or removing

parts from their packages, always ground yourself first

by touching a metal part of the computer, such as a port

access cover, and work in an area free of static electricity;

avoid carpeted areas. Handle all electronic components

by their edges, and avoid touching connector traces and

component pins.

Support Note for Windows®Users: The printed

documentation included in this package supports

the installation of the Aria extreme n PCI into Power Mac®

and equivalent Mac clone computers. If you are installing this

product into a compatible Windows PC, please refer to the

appropriate documentation included on the software CD.

Installation Preparation

Sonnet strongly recommends that you read the section

in your computer’s user manual that addresses PCI card

installation, prior to installing the Aria extreme n PCI into

your system.

1. If you are going to use your computer with with the

Aria extreme n PCI card as a client, set up or conﬁgure

your AirPort base station or other wireless router prior to

installing the Sonnet card and software

2. If you will be connecting to a closed network, get

the network’s name and password; you’ll need this

information when you conﬁgure the Wireless Utility

settings. If access to the closed network is limited to

speciﬁc users, provide the MAC number from the label

on the Aria card to your network administrator so your

computer can be added to the list of users with access

privileges.

Card Installation Steps

1. Shut down your computer, and then open it to access

the expansion card area (PCI slots); refer to your

computer’s user manual for speciﬁc information.

2. Locate an available PCI slot inside your computer and

remove its access cover.

3. Remove the Aria extreme n PCI from its packaging,

making sure to handle the card by its edges.

4. If you will be connecting to a closed network and access

is restricted to speciﬁc users, write down the MAC

(Media Access Control) number from the label on the

back of the card.

5. Install the Aria extreme n PCI into the PCI slot; make

sure the card is ﬁrmly seated and secured.

6. Close your computer and carefully replace its cover.

7. Install all three antennas included with the Aria

extreme n PCI card, making sure to screw them all the

way in. For improved reception and transmission, orient

the antennas in one of the positions shown in Figure 1.

Software Installation Steps

1. Turn on your computer, and then insert the included

CD into the computer’s optical drive.

2. Double-click the Sonnet 802.11n icon, then double-click

the N802.11n-PCI.pkg ﬁle to launch the installer; when

the Welcome window appears, click Continue.

3. When the Read Me window appears, click Continue.

Quick Start Guide for Mac Users

Figure 1

Quick Start Guide for Mac Users

Software Installation Steps (continued)

4. When the License window appears, read the license,

click Continue, and then click Agree.

5. When the Select Destination window appears, accept the

default destination or choose a new destination, and

then click Install.

6. When asked for a password, enter your password, and

then click OK.

7. While the software is installed, a progress bar appears.

When the Installation Completed Successfully screen

appears, click Restart.

Wireless Utility Configuration Steps

Prior to selecting the Aria card for use as your computer’s

wireless network card, you must connect to a network. The

Wireless Utility application installed from the CD enables you

to survey nearby wireless access points, conﬁgure the Aria

card, create proﬁles, and see additional link information.

1. Upon startup, the Wireless Utility will launch

automatically, and the Wireless Utility window will

appear (Figure 2). Note: In some cases, the Wireless

Utility application, named WirelessUtilityCardbusPCI.

app, may not have been added to the list of startup

items. Locate the application, launch it, locate and

control+click its icon in the dock, and select Open at

2. If it is not already selected, click the Site Survey tab;

local wireless networks will appear in the window

(Figure 3). Select your wireless network (the name

is located in the SSID column if it is not a private

network), note whether encryption is enabled (check

the status in the Encryption column) and then click

Add Proﬁle; a proﬁle conﬁguration window will appear

with the System Conﬁguration tab selected.

3. In the proﬁle conﬁguration window, accept the default

or change the proﬁle name (Figure 4). If the network to

which you are attempting to connect has encryption

enabled, click the Authentication and Security tab and

proceed to step 4. Otherwise, click OK and skip to step 5.

Figure 2

Figure 4

Figure 3

Support Notes: Before selecting the Aria extreme n

PCI card for use as your computer’s active network

port, you must first use the Wireless Utility to connect to a

wireless network or another computer. After configuring the

card, you may then select it in the System Preferences’

Network pane.

For a glossary of terms used in the Wireless Utility, please

go to the last page of this quick start guide.

Quick Start Guide for Mac Users

Wireless Utility Configuration Steps (continued)

4. In the proﬁle conﬁguration window with the

Authentication & Security tab selected, enter the

necessary key(s) in the empty ﬁelds and then click OK

(Figure 5).

5. The proﬁle you created will appear in the Proﬁle List

(Figure 6). Select it and then click Activate; a green

checkmark box will appear next to it within 30 seconds

showing the Aria card is connected to the network. If a

red checkmark box appears, the Aria card is not is not

connected. You may not have entered the correct key(s);

delete the proﬁle and repeat steps 2–4.

6. Once the Aria card is connected to the desired network, you

must change your computer‘s network preferences to make it

the active network port; go to page 5.

Figure 5

Figure 6

Support Note: Authentication or encryption

settings are generated by the wireless router and are

detectected by the Aria card.

Support Note: If the Aria card does not connect

to the network, you may need to choose different

authentication and encryption settings than the defaults.

Select the profile you created, click Edit, select the

Authentication and Security tab, and adjust the settings as

necessary.

System Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Version 10.5

(Leopard) Users

Listed below are the steps necessary to conﬁgure your computer

running Mac OS X Version 10.5 to use the Aria card as its active

network port.

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and then

click the Network Preferences button; a message will appear

stating a new network interface has been detected. Click OK.

2. If it is not already selected, click on the Aria card (identiﬁed

as a PCI Ethernet card) in the left panel, and then click

Apply.

3. Close System Preferences; your installation is complete.

System Configuration Steps—Mac OS X Version 10.4

(Tiger) Users

Listed below are the steps necessary to conﬁgure your computer

running Mac OS X Version 10.4 to use the Aria card as its active

network port.

1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. and

click the Network icon. If a window appears stating that

a new port is detected, click OK, and then skip to step 4.

Otherwise, go to step 2.

2. From the Show: drop-down menu, select Network Port

Conﬁgurations, and then click New.

3. From the Port: drop-down menu, select the Aria card

(identiﬁed as an Ethernet adapter), enter a name, and then

click OK.

4. From the Show: drop-down menu, select Network Port

Conﬁgurations. Locate the Aria card in the list, and then

drag it to the top of the list.

5. Click Apply Now, and then close System Preferences; your

installation is complete.

Glossary of Terms

Listed below are descriptions for some of the terms used in the

Wireless Utility application.

SSID: The Service Set IDentiﬁer is the name of the wireless access

point or device, as determined by the manufacturer (default

name), user, or network administrator.

BSSID: The Basic Service Set Identiﬁer refers to the unique

Ethernet ID (or MAC address) for a wireless access point or

device. For example, if you are in a neighborhood with several

wireless routers from the same manufacturer, the SSID may be

the same for all of them, but the BSSID for each is unique.

Signal: Signal indicates the signal strength of wireless access

points and devices.

Channel: Refers to the radio frequency the Aria card is tuned to

and using for communication with the wireless access point.

Encryption: Refers to the data encryption method (WEP, WPA,

AES, etc.) used between wireless access point or device and the

Aria card.

Authentication: Refers to the type of key used for authenticating

communication between the wireless access point or device and

Aria card.

Network Type: Infrastructure or AdHoc. Infrastructure refers to a

computer-to-wireless access point (e.g. a wireless router) network.

AdHoc refers to a computer-to-computer network or computer-

to-device link without a wireless access point between.

Quick Start Guide for Mac Users

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