Intel 3945ABG - Manual

radio on or off. Refer to your computer manufacturer's documentation for more information about this switch. Wireless Off 802.11a Radio Off This option is available only for wireless adapters that support 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g. Select to turn off the 802.11a radio. NOTE: This setting is unav...

The Tool Tips and Desktop Alerts provide feedback and interaction. To display Tool Tips, move your mouse pointer over the icon. Desktop alerts are displayed when your wireless network changes state. For example, if you are out of range of any wireless networks, a desktop alert is displayed when you ...

Intel PROSet/Wireless Main Window The Intel PROSet/Wireless Main Window allows you to: ● View the current connection status (signal quality, speed and current network name). ● Scan for available wireless networks. ● Manage profiles . ● Auto-connect profiles to available networks in a specific order ...

Use the Intel PROSet/Wireless to: ● View the current connection status (signal quality, speed and current network name). ● Scan for available wireless networks. ● Manage profiles. ● Auto-connect profiles to available networks in a specific order defined in the Profiles list. ● Connect to infrastruct...

Signal Quality The signal quality icon bars indicate the quality of the transmit and receive signals between your wireless adapter and the nearest access point or computer in Device to Device (ad hoc) mode. The number of vertical green bars indicates the strength of the transmit and receive signals....

Access Points in this Network (0-50) ● Signal Strength: The Signal strength icon bars indicate the strength of the transmit and receive signals between your wireless adapter and the nearest access point. ● Displays one of the following icons: . Indicates the band being used (802.11a, 802.11b, or 802...

Repair Renews the IP Address. If you have trouble accessing the network, verify if the IP address is valid. If it is 0.0.0.0 or 169.x.x.x, then it is probably not valid. If your network is setup for automatic network address assignment, then click Repair and request a new IP address. Close Closes th...

Close Closes the profile management window. Intel PROSet/Wireless Menus Use the File , Tools , Advanced , Profiles and Help menus to configure your network settings. Name Description File Exit: Close the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window. Use one of these options to start the Intel PROSet/Wireless S...

Auto Connect Connect to available network using profiles only: (Default) Connect the wireless adapter to an available network with a matching profile from the Profiles List . If no matching profile is found, you are notified (see Notifications ). The wireless device remains disconnected until a matc...

Exclude List Management ● Network Name: Name (SSID) of the wireless network. ● Radio: Displays the band if there is a DHCP error. ● MAC Address: The Ethernet MAC address of the device. ● Reason: Explains why this entry was excluded from automatic connection. ● Details: Provides specific information ...

manufacturer for more information about this switch. If you have Intel PROSet/Wireless installed, the current state of the radio displays in the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window and on the Taskbar . Use Intel PROSet/Wireless to Switch the Radio On or Off From Intel PROSet/Wireless, the radio can be...

alert notifies you that you are connected to the network. Refer to Intel PROSet/ Wireless Main Window and Taskbar for more information about the taskbar menu and icons. If you need to add security authentication: 1. The Profile Wizard opens and guides you through the configuration process. 2. Specif...

In addition to the Taskbar icon, Intel PROSet/Wireless also displays connection status and available networks. Refer to Intel PROSet/Wireless Main Window for more information. Other Wireless Managers If the Intel PROSet/Wireless detects another software application trying to communicate with the wir...

Configuration, you can switch back to Intel PROSet/Wireless. Click Enable Intel PROSet/ Wireless on the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window. To enable Intel PROSet/Wireless as your wireless manager, click Use Intel PROSet/ Wireless to manage Wi-Fi from the Taskbar menu. Third Party Wireless Software

Back to Contents Profile Management: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide ● What is a Profile? ● Profiles List ● Profiles List icons ● Connect to a Profile ● Create a New Profile ● Edit an Existing Profile ● Remove a Profile ● Set a Profile Password ● Export and Import Profile...

Profile List Priority Arrows ● Use the up-arrow to move the position of a selected profile up in the profiles list. ● Use the down-arrow to move the position of a selected profile down in the profiles list. Profiles List Icons The network profile status icons indicate if the adapter is associated wi...

Blue circle: The wireless adapter is associated with an access point or computer (Ad hoc mode). If a profile has 802.1x security enabled, this indicates that the wireless adapter is associated and authenticated.Indicates Network (Infrastructure) mode.Indicates Device to Device (ad hoc) mode. Indicat...

Create a New Profile Select a network from the Wireless Networks list. Click Connect . The Create Wireless Profile Wizard guides you through the necessary steps to create a profile and connect to the network. During this process, the Wizard attempts to detect the appropriate security settings for yo...

6. Select the Network Authentication and Data Encryption options. Enter the encryption key settings and configure the 802.1x settings as required. Refer to Security Settings for more information.

7. Click OK when you have completed the profile settings. The Profile Wizard ends and you are returned to the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window. To change or verify the profile settings, click Back . 8. If you are not currently connected to a network, Intel PROSet/Wireless detects that a new profile...

3. Click Properties to open the General Settings. 4. Click Next and Back to navigate through the General and Security Settings: ❍ General Settings . Refer to General Settings for more information. ❍ Security Settings . Refer to Security Settings for more information. 5. Click OK to save the current ...

NOTE: To export Administrator profiles, refer to Administrator Packages for more information. Export Profiles from the Profiles List 1. Select individual or multiple profiles from the list. 2. Select Export to export one or more profiles from the Profiles list. 3. Select the destination folder. Clic...

To select multiple profiles: 1. Use your mouse to highlight a profile. 2. Press Ctrl . 3. Click each profile that you want selected. Follow the instructions from Step 2 above to export multiple profiles. Import Profiles into the Profiles List To import profiles manually: 1. Click Import on the Profi...

your access point (for home users). Refer to Enterprise Security . For general information about security settings, refer to Security Overview . Personal Security Use Personal Security if you are a home or small business user who can use a variety of simple security procedures to protect your wirele...

Advanced Select to access the Advanced Settings to configure the following options: ● Auto-Connect : Select to automatically or manually connect to a profile. ● Auto-Import this profile (for network administrators only). ● Password Protection : Select to password protect a profile. ● Mandatory Acces...

Hex key (128-bit): Enter 26 hexadecimal characters, 0-9, A-F. With 802.11, a wireless station can be configured with up to four keys (the key index values are 1, 2, 3, and 4). When an access point or a wireless station transmits an encrypted message that uses a key stored in a specific key index, th...

1. On the Intel PROSet/Wireless main window, double-click a Device to Device (ad hoc) network in the Wireless Networks list or select the network and click Connect . When connected, a profile is added to the Profiles list. NOTE: Device to Device (ad hoc) networks are identified with a notebook image...

Set up a Client with WPA-Personal (TKIP) or WPA2-Personal (TKIP) Security Settings WPA Personal Mode requires manual configuration of a pre-shared key (PSK) on the access point and clients. This PSK authenticates users a password or identifying code, on both the client station and the access point. ...

4. Security Settings: Select WPA-Personal (AES-CCMP) to provide this level of security in the small network or home environment. It uses a password also called a pre-shared key (PSK). The longer the password, the stronger the security of the wireless network. AES-CCMP (Advanced Encryption Standard -...

Next View the next page in the Profile Wizard. If more security information is required then the next Step of the Security page is displayed. OK Closes the Profile Wizard and saves the profile. Cancel Closes the Profile Wizard and cancels any changes made. Help? Provides the help information for the...

zeelans.com). NOTE: Contact your administrator to obtain the domain name. ■ Password: Specifies the user password. The password characters appear as asterisks. This password must match the password that is set in the authentication server. ■ Confirm Password: Reenter the user password. 2. Click OK t...

two options below has been selected. Server name must match the specified entry exactly: When selected, the server name must match exactly the server name found on the certificate. The server name should include the complete domain name (for example, Servername.Domain name). Domain name must end wit...

NOTE: This option is unavailable if Pre-Logon Connect is not selected during installation of the Intel PROSet/Wireless software. Refer to Install or Uninstall the Single Sign On Feature . ● Prompt each time I connect: Select to prompt for user name and password before you connect to the wireless net...

of the two options below has been selected. Server name must match the specified entry exactly: When selected, the server name must match exactly the server name found on the certificate. The server name should include the complete domain name (for example, Servername.Domain name). Domain name must ...

Do not show this message again. A user is able to avoid this step in subsequent sessions. The choice selected is remembered for future sessions. Set up a Client with LEAP Network Authentication Cisco LEAP (Light Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an 802.1X authentication type that supports stron...

been established. ■ Domain: Name of the domain on the authentication server. The server name identifies a domain or one of its sub-domains (for example, zeelans.com, where the server is blueberry. zeelans.com). NOTE: The domain name should be obtained from the administrator. ■ Password: Specifies th...

Authenticated-TLS-Server Provisioning Mode is supported using a trusted CA certificate, a self-signed server certificate, or server public keys and GTC as the inner EAP method. Validate Server Certificate: ● Validate Server Certificate: ● Certificate Issuer: The server certificate received during TL...

Back to Contents Troubleshooting: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide ● Intel(R) Wireless Troubleshooter ● Wireless Event Viewer ● Resolve Errors Intel Wireless Troubleshooter The Intel Wireless Troubleshooter is an application that can help you resolve wireless network conne...

Troubleshooter . Click Wireless Event Viewer. Wireless Event Viewer Description Name Description File To change the storage location of the log file. 1. Click Settings to open the Wireless Event Viewer Settings . 2. Specify the default folder for saved log files: The current folder is displayed. The...

The Application Failed to Start Authentication failed due to invalid user credentials: Reenter credentials This authentication error can be caused by invalid user credentials (could be user name, password or other form of user credentials). Use the following steps to resolve this error: 1. Select a ...

Authentication failed because timer expired Authentication failed because the authentication timer expired while this mobile station was authenticating. A rogue access point or a problem with the RADIUS server could have been the reason for the problem. Recommended action: ● If a rogue access point ...

Back to Contents Administrator Tool: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide ● Set Administrator Password ● Administrator Packages ● Administrator Profiles ❍ Persistent ❍ Pre-Logon ❍ Voice over IP (VoIP) ● Administrator Tool Settings ● Application Settings ● Adapter Settings ● So...

2. Confirm Password: Reenter the password. 3. Click OK . The Open Administrator Package displays. To change the existing password: 1. Click Administrator Tool from the Tools menu. 2. Click Change Password on the password entry form. 3. Old Password: Enter the existing password. 4. New Password: Ente...

4. Click Open . Make your updates. 5. Click Close . 6. You are notified: The current package is changed. Would you like to save the changes? 7. Click Yes. Save the executable file to a directory on the local disk drive. NOTE: You can also select Open Package on the Administrator Tool File menu to ed...

Persistent Connection Persistent profiles are applied at boot time or whenever no one is logged on the computer. After a user logs off, a Persistent profile maintains a wireless connection either until the computer is turned off or a different user logs on. Persistent Connect key points: ● The follo...

password" option. ❍ Profiles that use the machine certificate to authenticate. NOTE: Intel PROSet/Wireless supports machine certificates. However, they are not displayed in the certificate listings. ❍ WPA-Enterprise profiles that do not use a user certificate. ❍ WPA-Personal profiles. ● Persiste...

❍ 802.1x MD5 , LEAP , EAP-FAST profiles that use either the "Use the Windows logon user name and password" or "Use the following user name and password" credentials when configuring the profile's security settings. ❍ 802.1x PEAP or TTLS profiles with user or machine certificates (the...

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session becomes active. Persistent and Pre-Logon or Common profiles are placed at the top of the user’s profiles list. They cannot be changed or deleted by a user. Voice over IP Enables a third-party software to use the VoIP application on a user's computer. The default setting enables this feature....

transmit power at the lowest possible level still compatible with the quality of their communication. This allows the maximum number of wireless devices to operate in dense areas and reduce interference with other devices that this radio shares radio spectrum with. NOTE: This setting takes effect wh...

connection to a wireless router. ❍ Single Sign On: Installs the Single Sign On features.This tool is used to configure common (shared) profiles. ❍ Wireless Management Instrumentation: Allows administrators who do not have Intel PROSet/Wireless installed to remotely manage clients that do have Intel ...

authentication server and generally means that the authentication server must know the issuer of your certificate as a Certificate Authority. Use the same user name you used to log in when the certificate was installed. 2. Click OK. The profile is added to the Profiles list. 3. Click the new profile...

Back to Contents Glossary of Terms: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide Glossary Numerical A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T W Term Definition 802.11 The 802.11 standard refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology. The 802.11 specifi...

Back to Contents Wireless Network Overview: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide About Wireless Network Technology ● Select a Wireless Network Mode ● Configure a Wireless Network ● Identify a Wireless Network A wireless network connects computers without network cables. Instea...

reception of wireless data. WEP encryption provides two levels of security: 64-bit key (sometimes referred to as 40-bit) or a 128-bit key (also known as 104-bit). For stronger security, use a 128-bit key. If you use encryption, all wireless devices on your wireless network must use the same encrypti...

There are different 802.1x authentication types, each provides a different approach to authentication but all employ the same 802.1x protocol and framework for communication between a client and an access point. In most protocols, upon the completion of the 802.1x authentication process, the supplic...

The second generation of WPA that complies with the IEEE TGi specification is known as WPA2. Enterprise Mode: Enterprise Mode verifies network users through a RADIUS or other authentication server. WPA utilizes 128-bit encryption keys and dynamic session keys to ensure your wireless network's privac...

Message Digest 5 (MD5) is a one-way authentication method that uses user names and passwords. This method does not support key management, but does require a pre- configured key if data encryption is used. It can be safely deployed for wireless authentication inside EAP tunnel methods. TLS A type of...

PEAP is a new Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) IEEE 802.1x authentication type designed to take advantage of server-side EAP-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS) and to support various authentication methods, including users' passwords and one-time passwords, and Generic Token Cards. Authentic...

Centralized Key Management (CCKM), an access point configured to provide Wireless Domain Services (WDS) takes the place of the RADIUS server and authenticates the client without perceptible delay in voice or other time-sensitive applications. CKIP Cisco Key Integrity Protocol (CKIP) is Cisco proprie...

Mixed-Cell Mode Some access points, for example Cisco 350 or Cisco 1200, support environments in which not all client stations support WEP encryption; this is called Mixed-Cell Mode. When these wireless network operate in "optional encryption" mode, client stations that join in WEP mode, sen...

Back to Contents Specifications: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide ● Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection ● Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection ● Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection ● Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection Intel PRO/Wireless 3...

Wi-Fi(R) Alliance certification Wi-Fi(R) certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, WPA, WPA2, WMM, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP- FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5 Cisco Compatible Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0 WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a Architecture Inf...

Wi-Fi(R) Alliance certification Wi-Fi(R) certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, WPA, WPA2, WMM, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5 Cisco Compatible Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0 WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b Architecture Infrastructure or ad h...

Wi-Fi(R) Alliance certification Wi-Fi(R) certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, WPA, WPA2, WMM, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5 Cisco Compatible Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v3.0 WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a Architecture Infr...

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Back to Contents Regulatory Information: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide Supported on the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945BG Network Connection, Intel(R) PRO/ Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG ...

Regulatory information Information for the OEMs and Integrators: The following statement must be included with all versions of this document supplied to an OEM or integrator, but should not be distributed to the end user. ● This device is intended for OEM integrators only. ● This device cannot be co...

Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Approved UAE 5 GHz interface is not allowed at this time. Ukraine 5 GHz interface is not allowed at this time. Radio approvals To determine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country, please check to see if th...

Back to Contents Warranty: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection User Guide Product Warranty Information One-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Limited Warranty Intel warrants to the purchaser of the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection PCI Card (the “Product”), that the Product, ...

Extent of Limited Warranty Intel does not warrant that the Product, whether purchased stand-alone or integrated with other products, including without limitation, semi-conductor components, will be free from design defects or errors known as "errata." Current characterized errata are availab...

this written warranty and is subject to the same limitations of liability and exclusions for ninety (90) days or the remainder of the original warranty period, whichever is longer. If Intel replaces the Product, the Limited Warranty period for the replacement Product is not extended. WARRANTY LIMITA...

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