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USERS GUIDE

WIRELESS NETWORK MODULE

WNM80

Summary of Contents for WNM80

Page 1: ...USERS GUIDE WIRELESS NETWORK MODULE WNM80 ...

Page 2: ...ormal occur turn off the power of the projector that the WNM80 module is mounted to and unplug the power cord from the outlet After making sure that there is no more smoke as the case may be ask your dealer to repair your WNM80 module UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER SHOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE WNM80 MODULE YOURSELF In the event that water or other liquid should get spilled on or in some oth...

Page 3: ...he operation of the WNM80 module if it is connected to unsupported projectors In addition connecting the WNM80 to any projector other than for that which it was designed MAY RESULT IN FIRE AND OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT DAMAGE MUTILATE OR FORCIBLY BEND THE POWER CORD In addition do not forcibly pull on the power cord or heat it up Any such damage to the power cord could result in malfunction and MAY...

Page 4: ...ess LAN card in locations where there is reinforced steel other metals and concrete may interfere with radio communication Available Channels The wireless LAN card uses the 2 4GHz radio frequency band but depending on the country or region you are in you might be limited to the channels you can use Please refer to the following table for confirming where and with what channels you may use the acco...

Page 5: ...on the corresponding drive and then select Open from the menu 5 Choose ACROBAT English AcroReader51_ENU exe to begin the installation Follow the instructions in the installation program to complete the installation To view the user guide 1 Open Adobe Acrobat Reader 2 Choose File Open and then select the drive where the CD ROM is located 3 Choose Manual English WNM80 manual en pdf and then press Op...

Page 6: ...ive license to use the accompanying Software on any computers including servers connected to the WNM80 wireless network module you purchased 3 COPYING Copying duplication or reproduction of the Software in part or whole is expressly prohibited except for making a backup copy However the Liveviewer exe program is exempt from this restriction 4 MODIFICATION You may not modify reverse engineer decomp...

Page 7: ...ction Functions 2 WNM80 Components 4 Attaching the WNM80 Module to the Projector 5 Installing the Software 9 Network Settings 11 Operations Wireless Presentations Live Mode 15 Presentation Playback Playback Mode 19 Stand Alone Presentations PC less Presentation Mode 19 Using ImageViewer 20 Using FileViewer 23 Controlling the Projector via Your Web Browser 25 Configuration Utility 29 Changing Netwo...

Page 8: ...t are equipped with the latest wireless LAN functions allow you to project images from your PC in real time 2 using wireless transmission to project a large screen with the same feel as a live broadcast No more annoying cables Not only that but you can project presentations from multiple computers at the same In addition you can now project a presentation from one computer to multiple projectors 2...

Page 9: ...ollowing types of memory cards PCMCIA compliant memory card CF memory card dedicated PCMCIA adaptor required SD card dedicated PCMCIA adaptor required Memory Stick dedicated PCMCIA adaptor required HDD card ATA compatible less than 2GB IDE compatible HDD cards can t be used Microdrive dedicated PCMCIA adaptor required ATA compatible less than 2GB IDE compatible HDD cards can t be used Print Screen...

Page 10: ...t be accessed when the wireless LAN card is in use Remove the wireless LAN card if you wish to use a cable based LAN connection Only one LAN connection at a time is allowed 5 PCMCIA card slot 6 Card eject button This is the slot for inserting the PCMCIA compatible wireless LAN card or memory cards Insert cards slowly and carefully into this slot Use this button to remove a card from the card slot ...

Page 11: ...jector by turning off its AC power switch 2 Remove the projector s filter cover Push both of the filter cover tabs down and then pull them to remove the filter cover 3 Remove the rear cover of the WNM80 module Push the rear cover tabs down and then pull the rear cover to remove it 4 Fit the WNM80 module s clasp into the projector s recess and align the module so that it can connect to the DVI port...

Page 12: ...the projector by the clasp Insert the two module locking screws into the respective DVI port 7 Tighten the screws 6 Tighten turn right the two DVI port locking screws 7 Tighten the clasp to the projector using the accompanying locking screws M3x8 8 Firmly connect the module s power cable to the projector s power port Power port 9 Reattach the projector s filter cover Filter cover ...

Page 13: ...control STANDBY ON VIDEO UP DOWN BLANK ASPECT PUSH LASER INDICATOR LASER RGB FOCUS ENTER ON OFF ESC MENU RESET POSITION MAGNIFY VOLUME MUTE WIRELESS KEYSTONE FREEZE ONE TOUCH AUTO PinP ZOOM PAGE Press the stick for ENTER move up for or down for button WIRELESS button button MENU button RESET button 3 Use the remote control or the projectors operation panel to open the WIRELESS menu refer to the pr...

Page 14: ... Back The images stored in the WNM80 module are played PC Less The WNM80 is ready to execute PC less Presentation Mode using a memory card PC Card Displays the type of PC card currently inserted into the WNM80 Speed The wireless communication speed The factory default is AUTO SSID Service Set Identity The network group name also referred to as ESSID The same name setting is used for the same netwo...

Page 15: ...stallation Procedure 1 Turn on the PC 2 Shut down all applications 3 Insert the accompanying CD ROM into the PC s CD ROM drive 4 After a moment the Welcome to WNM Utilities Setup dialog will appear as shown on the right Press Next Not required for PCs with built in 802 11b wireless LAN Depending on the type of wireless LAN card and PC you are using the WNM80 module may not be able to communicate p...

Page 16: ...n on the right Click Finish This completes the software installation 1 To confirm that the software as been properly installed press the Start button on the toolbar select All Programs and then select the WNM Utilities folder 2 WNM LiveViewer and WNM FileViewer will appear in that folder if the installation was successful The C Program Files WNM_Utilities folder will be created and the program wil...

Page 17: ...the power of the projector that the WNM80 module is mounted to and then press the STANDBY button to turn on the lamp As explained in the Introduction section of this user guide bring up the projector s WIRELESS menu and configure the network settings as necessary Refer to for information on the network configuration method 2 Wireless Settings for the PC Enable the built in wireless LAN communicati...

Page 18: ...cryption Encryption Key SSID Host Name 192 168 100 N N should be unique 1 to 254 255 255 255 0 recommended OFF not used 802 11 AD HOC 1 to 11 AUTO or a fixed speed OFF not used Unnecessary default Can be set for each PC 192 168 100 10 doesn t need to be 10 255 255 255 0 same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Same as PC Can set the projector name Local access p...

Page 19: ...mounted to with the same setting Communication Mode If you won t be using an access point Peer to Peer Set to AD HOC pseudo ad hoc or 802 11AD HOC depending on the hardware If you will be using an access point Select INFRASTRUCTURE Communication Speed This is normally set to Auto Full Automatic et al Communication Channel Depending on the country or region you are in the channels you can use may v...

Page 20: ...the Remote Control panel NOTE Next let s make sure that your PC and the WNM80 module are communicating okay Open your Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer etc and enter the following address http 192 168 100 10 projectorcontrol htm This is the factory default setting If you see the Remote Control panel as shown on the right then everything is configured okay Remote control LAN settings ...

Page 21: ... option and then press the ENTER button Startup the PC Open LiveViewer Start All Programs WNM Utilities WNM LiveViewer 2 Find the projector you wish to use for your presentation A list of projectors appears Select the one you wish to use and the press OK The names of the protectors are listed as configured on the projectors themselves If a name has not been set for a given projector its IP address...

Page 22: ... real time via the projector You may now open the application PowerPoint etc that contains the images you wish to project What can I do if Dynamic images such as PowerPoint animation are projected slower than they appear on my PC Try increasing the Capturing Performance priority level as follows Right click on the LiveViewer icon residing in the system tray Click on Settings Slide the Capturing Pe...

Page 23: ...ber of PCs set is lower than the actual number of PCs being used For example if you make the selection for four PCs and the actual number of participating PCs is four but then you change the setting to two PCs only the images of the two most recently connected PCs will remain with the image from the first one of the remaining two PCs being projected on the left and the other one being projected on...

Page 24: ...ultaneously 2 The PC can connect to projectors with the same network address However the greater number of projectors involved the greater delay in the image refresh rate Press the PROJECTOR button from the LiveViewer dialog A list of available projectors is displayed Select the names or as the case may be the IP address of the projectors you wish to use use a left mouse click while pressing the C...

Page 25: ...orage card 3 filled with your presentation data into the WNM80 module s PC card slot you can make a presentation without a PC 3 Insert the storage card into the WNM80 module s PCMCIA card slot You can use any of the following types of cards However depending on the manufacturer some cards may not work PCMCIA compliant memory card CF memory card dedicated PCMCIA adaptor required SD card dedicated P...

Page 26: ...r to do the following 1 Select one image at a time to view 2 Create a manual slideshow by arranging the images from start to end that you wish to display at full screen size and then manually switching between images to produce a presentation 3 Create an automatic slideshow by arranging the images from start to end that you wish to display at full screen size and then setting a time interval for a...

Page 27: ...t and right arrow buttons to select the SLIDESHOW ENDING IMAGE icon and then use the up and down arrow buttons to set the ending image number Use the left and right arrow buttons to select the START MANUAL SLIDESHOW icon and then press ENTER to begin displaying the images at full screen size starting from the image specified as the starting image Press ENTER again to switch to the next image Conti...

Page 28: ... from the image specified as the starting image Each time specified time interval elapses the next image is displayed This continues until the last image is reached After the last image is displayed the display returns to thumbnail view You can return to thumbnail view at any time during your presentation by pressing RESET If you press the RESET button during thumbnail view the toolbar icon select...

Page 29: ...to access the files in the projector FileViewer handles the same as Windows Explorer From the toolbar press File and then Connect to display the dialog and then press Find A list of available projectors is displayed Select a projector and then press OK As shown on the right the projector s images files and folders are displayed To delete an image file select the file you wish to delete and then pr...

Page 30: ...dit Copy Copy the selected file to the clipboard Paste Paste the file currently stored on the clipboard Delete Deleted the selected file Modify Change the name of the selected file New Folder Create a new folder Up Folder Move up one folder View Tool Bar Display hide the toolbar Status Bar Display hide the status bar Refresh Refresh the folder s contents Help Version Information Display version in...

Page 31: ... WNM80 module 2 Open LiveViewer PROJECTOR button Click on the PROJECTOR button A list of available projectors will be displayed Right click on the projector you wish to control and then select Remote Controller The WNM Projector Remote Controller panel will be displayed as shown below Click on Compact to display the links to the four main menus Compact Setting Status Wireless A description of each...

Page 32: ...your PDA as well as PC Each button functions the same as the corresponding buttons on the projector s remote control Refer to your projector s user guide for details The Setting Menu The function buttons contained in the Setting menu function just like corresponding buttons on the projector s remote control Refer to your projector s user guide for details ...

Page 33: ...r has most likely broken down Contact your local service representative FAN Indicates the status of the projector s internal fan OK The fan is fine Error The fan has errored out Check for foreign objects in the fan If the fan is free from foreign objects contact your local service representative Input Indicates the currently selected video source RGB RGB2 Component DVI S Video Composite Lamp time ...

Page 34: ...n mode you can use this menu to control the WNM80 module Setting the Operation Mode Simply click on the radio button of the desired operation mode and then click on set However please note that you will need to use a cable based LAN connection to use the Wireless menu to remote control PC less Presentation mode operations You can t use the wireless LAN card to create a wireless connection NOTE ...

Page 35: ...e displayed Right click on the projector you wish to control and then select WNM Configuration Utility The following panel will be displayed Please note that after making any changes to the WNM80 module s network settings you will need to turn the AC power of the WNM80 module off and then on again to have the settings take effect Even if you make changes using the Configuration Utility and then re...

Page 36: ...ommunication data encryption method to be used Disable No encryption used Enable The key defined in KEY will be used to encrypt the communication data KEY The key used for encrypting the communication data Set this to the same setting used on your PC If 40bit encryption is used 10 hexadecimal characters 0 9 a f characters only If 128bit encryption is used 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 a f characte...

Page 37: ...lphanumeric characters and spaces you may also use the following symbols The length of the name can be up to 255 characters long _ Press Reset to restore the current settings Once you have completed configuring the network settings press Write If the following message appears you will know that the settings have been successfully changed However you need to turn the WNM80 module off and then on ag...

Page 38: ...Press the MENU button Once the menu appears use the button to scroll down to WIRELESS 2 Press the button 4 IP ADDRESS Indicates the WNM80 module s current IP address The IP s factory default setting is 192 168 100 10 An IP address is a unique numeric address used to identify each network device Please note that each device in the same network must have a unique IP address You may not have two devi...

Page 39: ...s capable of recognizing up to four PCs at a time INFRASTRUCTURE Use this setting when you will be connecting the WNM80 module to your network via an access point to connect to a PC connection to multiple PCs possible in this mode 8 CH Channel The wireless LAN IEEE802 11b device can communicate on channels 1 to 11 The factory default is channel 10 If you are using an access point configure the cha...

Page 40: ...ing and Changing the WNM80 Module Operation Mode If you return to step 2 and scroll down using the button to choose FUNCTION and then press the button the WNM80 module operation mode menu Wireless Menu will appear WNM80 Module Operation Mode Menu The following items cannot be configured using this menu For more information on configuring these items please refer the Configuration Utility on WEP Ke...

Page 41: ...f you simply put the projector in STANDBY power mode and then turn it on again the new settings might not take effect 12 Weak radio signal Bring the PC and projector closer together Radio waves won t go through concrete and metal steel doors etc Can t communicate The module isn t in Live Mode Press the WIRELESS button on the projector s remote to make sure that it is in the correct mode 15 The ima...

Page 42: ... FileViewer to check the image volume currently stored in the projector 23 Can t communicate The wireless LAN card isn t inserted into the module or the memory card is still inserted Insert the wireless LAN card that came with your WNM80 module into the module 11 Wired LAN Can t communicate The PC and or projector s network settings are not configured correctly Check both the PC and projector s ne...

Page 43: ... Method IEEE802 3 compliant 10BASE T 100BASE TX Protocol TCP IP Supported Functions HTTP server DHCP client Data Processing Method JPEG PNG BMP Video Output Digital RGB equivalent to XGA Connectors Video Output DVI D port one Wireless LAN Card and Storage Card Compatibility PCMCIA Type II slot one Ethernet RJ 45 100BASE TX port one Power Control Mini DIN7P Power Supply 5VDC 3 3VDC Power Consumptio...

Page 44: ...em occurs with the equipment first refer to the Troubleshooting section and run through the suggested checks If this does not resolve the problem contact your dealer or service company They will tell you what warranty condition is applied 35 ...

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