M73-APO01-630
802.11b Wireless
CardBus PC Card
Quick Installation
Page 1: ...M73 APO01 630 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card Quick Installation ...
Page 2: ...etect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking Install the Driver In Windows 98 1 In Add New Hardware Wizard click Next 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next 3 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Specify a location and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D WIN98 Click Next 4 Click Next ...
Page 3: ...es to your system 4 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer click Yes In Windows 2000 1 In Found New Hardware Wizard click Next 2 In Install Hardware Device Drivers select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended click Next 3 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Specify a location click Next 4 Click Browse to pr...
Page 4: ...stem 4 Click Finish to complete the installation Verify To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Expand the Network adapters category If the 802 11b Wireless LAN CardBus Mini PCI NIC is listed here it means that your device is properly installed and enabled Install the Utility 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM into ...
Page 5: ... In Windows 98 ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that the following components are installed 802 11b Wireless LAN CardBus Mini PCI NIC IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP IP If any components are missing click on the Add button to add them in All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft ...
Page 6: ... the File and Print Sharing 6 Click the Identification tab Make up a name that is unique from the other computers names on the network Type the name of your workgroup which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network 7 Click the Access Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access c...
Page 7: ...cel button or you won t be able to log onto the network 10 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network In Windows 2000 XP 1 In Windows 2000 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Local Area Connection Properties In Windows XP Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Wireless Network ...
Page 8: ... 7 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed ...
Page 9: ... NWLink NetBIOS 802 11b EAPPkt Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 If any components are missing click on the Install button to select the Client Service Protocol required After selecting the component you need click Add to add it in ...
Page 10: ...ng for Microsoft Networks 5 When finished you must restart your computer to complete the installation CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless PC Card s Driver and Utility a Network Status icon will display in the system tray Meanwhile a Utility Shortcut icon will appear on the desktop ...
Page 11: ... 10 Accessing the Configuration Utility Double click on to open the Configuration Utility Click Advanced to enter the Configuration Window All settings are categorized into 6 Tabs ...
Page 12: ...s you to configure WEP encryption and add remove Profile s Item Description Available Wireless Network s Displays all available networks Configure Highlight an available network click Configure to set up WEP encryption see diagram below ...
Page 13: ...ks Item Description Available Profile s Displays all available profiles Add Click the button and the Wireless Network Properties window will appear In the Network Name SSID field enter your desired network name listed in the above Available Wireless Network s box and click OK ...
Page 14: ... 13 Remove Highlight the unwanted profile listed in the Available profile s box and click the button to remove it Set Default Highlight a profile click the button to set it as a default profile ...
Page 15: ...s you to change advanced configuration settings such as the Ad Hoc default channel Power Save and Radio Off Item Description Ad Hoc default channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings All devices ...
Page 16: ...nt to see if any buffered messages are waiting for it The PC card can request each message and then go back to sleep Conserves the most power but offers the lowest throughput Is recommended for devices which power consumption is the ultimate concern such as small battery powered devices Fast Power Save Mode Switched between PSP mode and CAM mode depending on network traffic This mode switched to C...
Page 17: ...epending on the Access Point Preamble type Long In a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble Short The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired In a noisy network environment the performance would be decreased Show icon in System Tray Check this box to show icon in system tray Radio Off Check Uncheck th...
Page 18: ... 17 Status Tab The Status Tab displays basic link information including Channel Set MAC Address Network Type and Power Save Mode ...
Page 19: ... 18 Statistics Tab The Statistics tab shows the available statistic information Press Reset button to renew this list of statistics ...
Page 20: ... 19 About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the Configuration Utility Exit Tab Click on the Exit tab to exit the application ...
