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at the bottom of the screen. Double click the shortcut or the icon to start using the 

miniPCI Wireless LAN Card. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    In 

the 

system 

tray 

 

Windows XP 

 

Due to Windows XP has built-in wireless network utility you may decide to use the 

system’s utility or the one provided by this adapter. 

It is strongly recommended to 

use the utility of this adapter

 

A. Using the Windows XP’s Utility 

Click the icon marked in red in the system tray and you may start using the Windows 

XP’s wireless utility. 

 

  

 

 

 

 

B. Using the Utility of this adapter 

1. Get into Windows XP’s Utility, click 

“Advanced“

 button. 

 

Summary of Contents for GMIWLGRL2

Page 1: ...MINIPCI WIRELESS LAN CARD User s Manual 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...at to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This devic...

Page 3: ...ot more than required for successful communication To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing Manual Information That Must be Included The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the en...

Page 4: ...Index Introduction 1 C H A P T E R 1 Specifications 2 C H A P T E R 2 Hardware Installation 4 C H A P T E R 3 Setup for Windows 98 2000 ME XP 5 C H A P T E R 4 Troubleshooting 19 ...

Page 5: ...nect it to any 802 11g network The IEEE 802 11b g standard allows you to connect computers and devices at speeds up to 54Mbps dependent upon the distance between wireless adapters the configuration of your working environment or the capabilities or limitations of your computer systems Package contents One miniPCI Wireless LAN Card One CD Driver Utility User s Manual NOTE If any of these items are ...

Page 6: ... WMM Packet OVERDRIVE technology Software Range OVERDRIVE technology Specification 1 Interface 32bit miniPCI V1 0 2 Mechanical Dimension 42 45 x 59 75 x 2 5mm L x W x H Function Protocol Compatible with IEEE 802 11b g Standard Modulation Technique 802 11b DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum with BPSK 1Mbps QPSK 2Mbps and CCK 5 5 and 11Mbps 802 11g OFDM Transfer data rate 802 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12...

Page 7: ... European country 13 1 13 France 4 10 13 Japan 14 1 13 or 14th Environmental Operating Ranges Operating Temperature 0 70 C Humidity 10 90 Storage Temperature 20 90 C Humidity 10 90 Power Consumption Maximum Transmit 310mA max Receive 240mA max Idle 160 mA Green Certification RoSH 2002 95 EC Certification FCC CE class B Driver support Microsoft Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP 3 ...

Page 8: ...le is installed in the Personal Computer located either under the keypad or on the bottom side of the Personal Computer see the following diagrams 2 Antennas are embedded in the top corners of the panel see the two circles shown below ...

Page 9: ...t the CD into the CD ROM device and execute the setup exe program The InstallShield Wizard box will appear click Next to continue 2 Follow the instruction of the installation program The program will install the software for this device directly ...

Page 10: ...3 Click Finish to complete the installation 4 When the Utility installation is completed a new icon will display in the system tray 6 ...

Page 11: ...twork utility you may decide to use the system s utility or the one provided by this adapter It is strongly recommended to use the utility of this adapter A Using the Windows XP s Utility Click the icon marked in red in the system tray and you may start using the Windows XP s wireless utility B Using the Utility of this adapter 1 Get into Windows XP s Utility click Advanced button 7 ...

Page 12: ...on Properties screen clear the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box If you want to enable the Windows XP built in utility select the check box again 3 Double click the shortcut or the icon in the system tray and start using the miniPCI 8 ...

Page 13: ...Wireless LAN Card Note If you don t disable the XP s Utility you can still see the link status and statistics during communication process from the adapter s utility 9 ...

Page 14: ... From the Connect to Wireless Network screen you are able to view available wireless networks within range of your computer and access to the network you intend to Available Wireless Networks This list shows the entire available wireless network within range of your computer If you want to connect to any network on the list select the network and click Connect button Network Key If the network req...

Page 15: ... Advanced Button To configure additional wireless network setting review the link status and statistics or if you have difficulty connecting to a network click Advanced button Connect Button Click the button to connect to the selected network Cancel Button Click the button to cancel the wireless network connection 11 ...

Page 16: ...te a new wireless network connection You could also define the connection order here Profile This list shows the preferred networks for the wireless connection You can add remove edit the preferred networks or set one of the networks as the default connection Add Button To configure a new profile click Add button 12 ...

Page 17: ... the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs Only the wireless devices with the same SSID can interconnect Delete Button To remove a wireless network from the available profiles list click the Delet button 13 ...

Page 18: ...entage shown in the bar the more radio signal been received by the adapter This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation Signal Quality This bar indicates the quality of the link The higher the percentage the better the quality 14 ...

Page 19: ...e further configurations Configure Button If you are unable to connect to an existing wireless network click the network name and then click this button The Wireless Network Properties will show up for you to configure the adapter and ensure the settings are correct Rescan Button To update the list of available networks click the Rescan button 15 ...

Page 20: ...ou can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen If you want to recount the statistics value please click Reset Counter button 16 ...

Page 21: ...networking The channel of all the wireless stations in the Ad Hoc network should be the same The parameter is not active in the infrastructure operation mode Note The Infrastructure operation mode requires the presence of an 802 11 Access Point All communication is done via the Access Point Turn Off RF When the setting is checked the wireless connection of the adapter will be disabled 17 ...

Page 22: ...About This screen displays the version and the designer of the Utility 18 ...

Page 23: ...802 11 functions CSMA CA plus Acknowledge Protocol Multi Channel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS CTS Feature Fragmentation Power Management 3 What is Ad hoc An Ad hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers each has a Wireless LAN adapter Connected as an independent wireless LAN Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 4 What is Infrastr...

Page 24: ...on wherever and however communicated or stored while making more efficient use of hardware and or software than previous encryption standards It is also included in IEEE 802 11i standard Compare with AES TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level 9 What is IEEE 802 1x 802 1x an IEEE standard that provides an authentication framew...

Page 25: ...re their differences Frequency hopping spread spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver Properly synchronized the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel To an unintended receiver FHSS appears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each ...

Page 26: ...ther words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Di...

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