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User’s Guide

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3.1. Installation Overview

Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection:

Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode.
Install the software using the Install CD.
Install the Wireless LAN Card (WIRELESS LAN 802.11g Adapter).
Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need
the TCP/IP protocol.

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Summary of Contents for WN558

Page 1: ...User s Guide 1 WN558 WN568 WN598 Models English Version 1 4 March 2005...

Page 2: ...o part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior...

Page 3: ...Windows platform 6 3 1 Installation Overview 7 3 2 Install Procedure for Windows XP 8 3 3 Install Procedure for Windows 98 ME 2000 10 4 Configuration Utility 18 4 1 Link Information 20 4 2 Availiable...

Page 4: ...ckage you have received should contain the following items Wireless LAN 802 11g Adapter Quick Installation Guide CD containing Wireless network adapter utility drivers and User s Guide Note if anythin...

Page 5: ...can provide LAN users with access to real time information anywhere in their organization This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks Installation Sp...

Page 6: ...software Utility and then insert attach the Wireless LAN Adapter to your system and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you...

Page 7: ...connection Install the Access Point at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Install CD Install the Wireless LAN Card WIRELESS LAN 802 11g Adapter I...

Page 8: ...ow the instruction to finish the installation 2 After complete the procedure insert your WLAN card into PCMCIA PCI slot or USB connector of your system and then system will detect new hardware Select...

Page 9: ...User s Guide 9 Once your system detected the driver Microsoft will show a warning message as below Click Continue Anyway for next step After copy the file to your system then the setup is finish...

Page 10: ...Adapter is not inserted yet 3 Insert the given Installation CD in the CD ROM then browse the CD content and find a file which be named setup exe double click it for beginning the installation At the...

Page 11: ...User s Guide 11 4 Accept the license agreement Accept the license agreement Click Yes to accept Click Yes to finish the setup...

Page 12: ...ireless LAN 802 11g Adapter to your system Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver if the system did not find the driver automatically please install the driver manually Cli...

Page 13: ...puter Properties Hardware Device Manager Check whether it has WLAN adapter in one of the sockets or not If you find Wireless Network PC Card in one of the sockets it means the card is detected properl...

Page 14: ...s properties box appears For Windows ME and 2000 please select the Local Area Connection s properties to check the following menu 9 Click on the General tab and then click on the Install button Select...

Page 15: ...ols box appears From the list of network protocols list select NetBEUI then click OK 11 The NetBEUI protocol is now installed After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box 12 Repeat t...

Page 16: ...roup name and Gateway Address values After setting these parameters appropriately click OK to return to Network Component Type and you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well for shari...

Page 17: ...ide 17 Uninstall Procedure Step 1 If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter just simply click Start Menu Program Wireless Network Uninstall it shall uninstall all related programs Step 2 Restart your...

Page 18: ...olled by user are provided by this application Usually this application starts automatically or click icon from Start Menu to start the Utility application A new icon should appear in your Icon tray I...

Page 19: ...de 19 User can navigate through sheets by clicking tabs X button will minimize window To provide more information click More button Below description explains the use and meanings of the various scree...

Page 20: ...ailable access point within range This field will also display an error message for some reason if the driver fails to initialize Network Type Infrastructure Mode The driver will scan all available ch...

Page 21: ...n Infrastructure Mode The bar graph displays the quality of the link between the node and Access Point Signal Strength The signal strength bar graph is only active when the node is in infrastructure m...

Page 22: ...rrent status of available APs within the network User may select profile or ESSID from above list click Connect to connect with the AP Click Refresh to rescan the network this utility with site survey...

Page 23: ...ype This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network Modes The modes displayed will have two values Peer to Peer and Access Point Peer to Peer This is the 802 11g peer to peer mode of...

Page 24: ...ransmission rate at which client of AP transmits the data packets You may set this to fixed 1Mbps fixed 2 Mbps fixed 5 5 Mbps fixed 11 Mbps or Automatic for 802 11b s AP and fixed 6Mbps fixed 9Mbps fi...

Page 25: ...itten to the driver and registry such as Hexadecimal format each key must consist of hex digits which means that only digit 0 9 and letters A F are valid entries If entered incorrectly program will no...

Page 26: ...tting of each wireless connection Please define if the current Profile IP setting will be assign by a DHCP Server or just assign by a fixed IP that is determinate by the Network Administrator When the...

Page 27: ...Guide 27 4 4 About About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver Application and firmware versions Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to technical s...

Page 28: ...Service you can see the status of the PC card If there is a yellow sign either on the adapter or the PC card please check the following 1 Check to see if your computer has a free IRQ If not make an I...

Page 29: ...andard has been defined after Windows XP lunch date then you should also update your current Wireless Zero Configuration utility version to the latest In order to do so you must run the patch file whi...

Page 30: ...User s Guide 30 Step2 Open the Wireless utility Click Advanced and the following screen will appear Over the WPA wireless Network click Configure...

Page 31: ...hould match the WPA setting of your Access Point Step4 Click Authentication tab to select EAP type The EAP type should match the authentication server before access the authenticated network After cli...

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