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Using the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility: Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User's Guide

1. Open the BCM9430

wireless utility

a. From the desktop, click the

Start

button and click

Control Panel

b. If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel, click

Switch to Classic View

. If you are looking at the

Classic View of Control Panel, go to the next step.

c. Double-click the

Network Connections

icon.

d. Double-click

Broadcom BCM9430

Internal 802.11b Mini PCI Card

in the

LAN or High-Speed Internet

area.

2. Click the

Link Status

tab in the

Wireless Configuration

box.

The quality of the connection (signal strength) is indicated graphically by the color of the vertical bars in the

BCM9430

Wireless

Utility

icon and is indicated verbally by the description (in this case,

Excellent

Three vertical green bars indicate that the signal strength is

very good

excellent

Two vertical green bars indicate that the signal is

good

Two vertical yellow bars indicate that the signal strength is

marginal

Suggested action

: move closer to the access point.

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Page 1: ...or the application or use of any product or circuit described herein neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others Broadcom the pulse logo and Connecting Everything are trademarks of Broadcom Corporation and or its subsidiaries in the United States and certain other countries Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat...

Page 2: ...M94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card detects certain wireless networks that are within range Before you can connect to these and other wireless networks you must configure a profile for each network using the information you obtained from your network administrator Instructions for configuring a network profile are provided in Completing the setup WEP is a security protocol for wireless local ...

Page 3: ...oadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP intro htm 2 of 2 11 22 2002 2 16 04 PM ...

Page 4: ...the Broadcom BCM94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card already installed and set up at the factory follow the network profile configuration instructions provided below If this is not the case first verify that the Broadcom BCM94301MPL card has been properly installed in your computer according to the installation instructions Then proceed with the following instructions for configuring your netwo...

Page 5: ...uires a WEP key check with your network administrator to see if a WEP key is required NOTE Both the network name and the network key are case sensitive Configuring a profile for a listed network that does not require a WEP key Configuring a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Configuring a profile for an network that is not listed and does not require a WEP key Configuring a profi...

Page 6: ...etworks list Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 3 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 7: ...ing a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility select the network from the Available networks list and click Configure file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 4 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 8: ...automatically box 4 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 5 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 5 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 9: ...ne minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 6 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 10: ... User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and does not require a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 7 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 11: ...e Setup Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide 2 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 3 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 8 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 12: ...one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 9 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 13: ...ard User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 10 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 14: ...he key is provided for me automatically box 5 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 6 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 11 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 15: ...one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 12 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 16: ...owing instructions for configuring your network profiles The instructions explain how to open the utility and how to use it to configure a network profile NOTE For more information on how to configure a network profile and 802 1x authentication click Learn about setting up wireless network configuration at the bottom of the Wireless Networks tab of the utility Opening the utility 1 From the deskto...

Page 17: ...on set below based on whether or not the network is listed and whether or not the network requires a WEP key check with your network administrator to see if a WEP key is required NOTE Both the network name and the network key are case sensitive Configuring a profile for a listed network that does not require a WEP key Configuring a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Configuring a...

Page 18: ...tworks list Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 15 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 19: ...ring a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility select the network from the Available networks list and click Configure file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 16 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 20: ...is provided for me automatically box 4 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 5 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 17 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 21: ...e minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 18 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 22: ... User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and does not require a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 19 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 23: ...e Setup Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide 2 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 3 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 20 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 24: ...one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 21 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 25: ...Card User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and requires a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 22 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 26: ...he key is provided for me automatically box 5 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 6 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 23 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 27: ...one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the Internet file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 24 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 28: ... Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 25 of 25 11 22 2002 2 16 07 PM ...

Page 29: ...1MPL wireless utility starts automatically every time you start your computer When the system startup process is complete the utility icon appears in the system tray of the Windows task bar at the bottom right of your screen If the utility icon is not in the system tray you can have it appear by selecting Show wireless configuration icon in systray from the Wireless Networks tab in the Wireless Co...

Page 30: ...looking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View If you are looking at the Classic View of Control Panel go to the next step 3 Double click the Network Connections icon 4 Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or High Speed Internet area and click Properties file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 2 of 23 11 2...

Page 31: ...or a listed network that does not require a WEP key Windows 2000 environment in Completing the setup See Configuring a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment in Completing the setup See Configuring a profile for a listed network that does not require a WEP key Windows XP environment in Completing the setup See Configuring a profile for a listed network that r...

Page 32: ...file for a network that is not on listed and requires a WEP key Windows XP environment in the Completing the setup Viewing the link status of your wireless connection To view the link status Windows 2000 environment 1 Open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the desktop click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel b Double click the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility icon 2 Click...

Page 33: ... the LAN or High Speed Internet area 2 Click the Link Status tab in the Wireless Configuration box The quality of the connection signal strength is indicated graphically by the color of the vertical bars in the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility icon and is indicated verbally by the description in this case Excellent Three vertical green bars indicate that the signal strength is very good or excellent T...

Page 34: ...l description of the signal strength appears when you hover the cursor over the icon If the signal strength indications are anything other than very good or excellent you should take the appropriate suggested action Viewing or modifying the wireless network properties To view or modify the wireless network properties Windows 2000 environment 1 Open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the deskt...

Page 35: ...de 4 From the Wireless Network Properties box you can enable or disable WEP data encryption and change the network name and network key see the Completing the setup section for instructions file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 7 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 10 PM ...

Page 36: ...looking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or High Speed Internet area and click Properties 2 If it is not already on top click the Wireless Networks tab 3 Select the network from the Preferred networks list and click Properties file P pc My 20Doc...

Page 37: ...4 From the Wireless Networks Properties box you can enable or disable WEP data encryption and change the network name and the network key see the Completing the setup section for instructions file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 9 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 38: ...ers are called clients The host computer must be running either the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system The host computer is the only computer that connects directly to the Internet Broadcom recommends that the host computer be the desktop computer having the fastest microprocessor and the most memory NOTE Internet connection sharing requires that the host computer have either a modem or a...

Page 39: ...lick Properties 7 Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection 8 Click OK Adding an ad hoc network You can add an ad hoc network for peer to peer communicating that either requires a WEP key or does not Instructions for adding and configuring an ad hoc network for both types of ad hoc networks are provided below Adding an ad hoc network that does not requ...

Page 40: ... User s Guide 4 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 5 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 6 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 12 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 41: ...ser s Guide 7 Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a bubble on top of the icon for that network file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 13 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 42: ...e Preferred networks list open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the desktop click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel b Double click the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility icon 2 If the Wireless Networks tab is not already on top click the Wireless Networks tab 3 Click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 14 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 43: ...ox 7 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 8 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 9 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP u...

Page 44: ... s Guide 10 Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 16 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 45: ...ing at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or High Speed Internet area and click Properties 2 If the Wireless Networks tab is not already on top click the Wireless Networks tab 3 Verify that the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings bo...

Page 46: ... User s Guide 5 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 6 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 7 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 18 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 47: ... a From the desktop click the Start button and click Control Panel If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or High Speed Internet area and click Properties 2 If the Wireless Networks tab is not already on top click the Wireless Netwo...

Page 48: ...x 8 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate setting as you type the network key 9 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 10 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP u...

Page 49: ...io To enable the radio right click the utility icon and click Enable Radio Diagnostics You can run a number of diagnostics on your Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless device to verify its operational and functional status NOTE Your network connection is lost when you run the diagnostics When the test run is over your network connection is automatically reestablished Diagnostics Windows 2000 environment ...

Page 50: ...he Troubleshooting section Diagnostics Windows XP environment 1 To begin running the diagnostics open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the desktop click the Start button and click Control Panel If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility icon 2 Click the Diagnostics tab 3 To see a description of the te...

Page 51: ...ur Broadcom BCM94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card fails any of the diagnostics tests see the Troubleshooting section Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP utility htm 23 of 23 11 22 2002 2 16 11 PM ...

Page 52: ...d in Completing the setup the network name and WEP key are case sensitive Verify that the spelling and case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same on all computers on the network If you have verified that the spelling and case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same on all computers on the network and you are still unable to co...

Page 53: ...requency as the BCM94301MPL Mini PCI cards When the microwave oven or cordless phone is in use it interferes with the wireless network Therefore keep computers having the BCM94301MPL Mini PCI card at least 20 feet away from your microwave oven and any cordless telephone that operates at a frequency of 2 4 GHz Data transfer is always very slow Some homes and most offices are steel framed structures...

Page 54: ...etting help Technical support is available online from Broadcom at http support Broadcom com Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP trouble htm 3 of 3 11 22 2002 2 16 12 PM ...

Page 55: ...tes within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations These standards and recommendations reflect the consensus of the scientific community and result from deliberations of panels and committees of scientists who continually review and interpret the extensive research literature In some situations or environments the use of the Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless device...

Page 56: ... erfüllen die grundlegenden Anforderungen der RTTE Richtlinie 1999 5 EG Questa apparecchiatura è conforme ai requisiti essenziali della Direttiva Europea R TTE 1999 5 CE Este equipo cumple los requisitos principales de la Directiva 1999 5 CE de la UE Equipos de Terminales de Radio y Telecomunicaciones Este equipamento cumpre os requisitos essenciais da Directiva 1999 5 CE do Parlamento Europeu e d...

Page 57: ...o change over time allowing to use your wireless LAN card in more areas within France Please check with ART for the latest information www art telecom fr NOTE Your Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless LAN Mini PCI card transmits less than 100 mW but more than 10 mW Italia A license is required for indoor use Outdoor use is prohibited E necessaria la concessione ministeriale anche per l uso interno Verifi...

Page 58: ...ce by taking one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE This Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless network device must be installed and...

Page 59: ...differential quadrature phase shift keying A compression technique that transmits only the differences between the values of the phase of the sine wave rather than the full absolute value DSSS direct sequence spread spectrum A type of radio technology Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP A mechanism for allocating IP addresses dynamically so that addresses can be reused when hosts no longer ne...

Page 60: ...ls access to a wireless network The SSID for your wireless network card must match the SSID for any access point that you want to connect with If the value does not match you are not granted access to the network You can have up to three SSIDs Each SSID can be up to 32 characters long and is case sensitive Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP A form of data encryption You must set the WEP key information ...

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