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Modifying a Wireless Network

802.11a/b/g PC Card Installation and Specifications 2-25

TCP/IP Property

This

 

section

 

describes

 

the

 

settings

 

included

 

on

 

the

 

TCP/IP

 

Property

 

tab.

After

 

accessing

 

the

 

Configuration

 

Setting

 

dialog

 

box,

 

click

 

the

 

TCP/IP

 

Property

 

tab

 

and

 

edit

 

these

 

settings

 

as

 

follows:

.

If

 

the

 

network

 

uses

 

DHCP

 

server,

 

choose

 

Obtain

 

an

 

IP

 

address

 

automatically

.

If

 

the

 

network

 

does

 

not

 

use

 

DHCP

 

server,

 

choose

 

Use

 

the

 

following

 

IP

 

address

 

and

 

specify

 

the

 

IP

 

address

,

 

Subnet

 

mask

,

 

and

 

Default

 

gateway

 

to

 

use.

 

For

 

the

 

IP

 

configuration

 

information,

 

contact

 

the

 

network

 

administrator.

To

 

select

 

a

 

DNS

 

server

 

automatically,

 

choose

 

Obtain

 

DNS

 

Server

 

Address

 

Automatically

.

To

 

specify

 

a

 

DNS

 

server,

 

choose

 

Use

 

the

 

following

 

DNS

 

server

 

address

 

and

 

specify

 

Preferred

 

and

 

Alternate

 

DNS

 

server

 

addresses.

Summary of Contents for RoamAbout RBTBG-AW

Page 1: ...RoamAbout Wireless Networking 802 11a b g Client PC Card Installation and Specifications P N 9033888 03...

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Page 3: ...TWORKS ROAMABOUT and any logos associated therewith are trademarks or registered trademarks of Enterasys Networks Inc in the United States and other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are trad...

Page 4: ...cts labeled with the CExxxx or the CE alert marking contain a radio transmitter that complies with the R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with this...

Page 5: ...to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipme...

Page 6: ...esentlichen Anforderungen und sonstigen relevanten Vorschriften der R TTE Richtlinie 1999 5 EC erf llt Eine Kopie dieser unterzeichneten Erkl rung erhalten Sie von Enterasys Networks 50 Minuteman Road...

Page 7: ...FIN 5150 to 5350 MHz 200 mW EIRP Indoors Not allowed Outdoors 5470 to 5725 MHz 1 W EIRP Indoors Outdoors 2400 to 2483 5 MHz 100 mW EIRP Indoors Outdoors France F 5150 to 5350 MHz 200 mW eirp Indoors...

Page 8: ...Not allowed Outdoors 5470 to 5725 MHz 1 W EIRP Indoors Outdoors 1 2400 to 2483 5 MHz 100 mW EIRP Indoors Outdoors 1 If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Lithuania LT 5150...

Page 9: ...5470 to 5725 MHz 1 W EIRP Indoors Outdoors 2400 to 2483 5 MHz 100 mW EIRP Indoors Outdoors Switzerland CHE Liechtenstein LI 5150 to 5350 MHz 200 mW EIRP Indoors Not allowed Outdoors 5470 to 5725 MHz N...

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Page 11: ...fying the Driver Installation 2 3 Windows XP 2 3 Windows 2000 2 3 Windows 98SE ME 2 4 Device Configuration 2 5 Configuring the Wireless Network Using Windows 2 6 Connecting to an Existing Network 2 7...

Page 12: ...x...

Page 13: ...t components RoamAbout 802 11 Wireless Networking Guide RoamAbout PCI Carrier Card RoamAbout PCI Carrier Card CD ROM Kit RoamAbout PCI Carrier Card Installation Note Calls the reader s attention to an...

Page 14: ...out cable type Network load and frame size at the time of trouble if known The device history for example have you returned the device before is this a recurring problem etc Any previous Return Materi...

Page 15: ...RoamAbout wireless web site frequently for driver updates If you download a driver from the web refer to that driver s release notes and readme file for the instructions to extract and install the dr...

Page 16: ..._______________________________ Europe 2 412 to 2 472 Ghz 5 15 to 5 35 Ghz 5 47 to 5 725 Ghz 2 400 to 2 483 GHz _______________________________________________________ Japan 2 412 to 2 484 Ghz 5 15 to...

Page 17: ...erature 20o C to 80o C 40o F to 176o F Wi Fi Alliance WECA Compliant WHQL Microsoft 2K XP Compliant FAA S W audio On Off support EMC certificate FCC part 15 USA IC RSS210 Canada Telec Japan ETSI EN301...

Page 18: ...____________________________________ 802 11b Continuous Tx 570 to 590 mA 18 dBm Continuous Rx 360 to 380 mA FTP Tx 510 to 530 mA FTP Rx 470 to 485 mA Standby mode 440 to 50 mA Power saving mode 50 mA...

Page 19: ...Bm 5 470 to 5 725 17 dBm 5 725 to 5 825 Not allowed Japan 5 150 to 5 250 18 dBm 5 250 to 5 350 Not allowed 5 470 to 5 725 Not allowed 5 725 to 5 825 Not allowed Receiver sensitivity in 802 11a mode at...

Page 20: ...dBm at 9 Mbit s 80 dBm at 6 Mbit s 83 dBm Operation distance in a semi open office environment 802 11a 25 m 54 Mbps 35 m 48 Mbps 40 m 36 Mbps _______________________________________________________ 80...

Page 21: ...d configuration procedures for the RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card Installing and configuring the 802 11a b g Client PC Card requires the following steps Installing Configuring a network to use N...

Page 22: ...alling the driver and utility Installing the PC card Verifying the driver installation Driver and Utility To install the driver and utility follow these steps 1 Insert the driver and utility CD into t...

Page 23: ...02 11a b g Client PC Card in the list 5 Right click the PC card and choose Properties The RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card Properties window appears 6 Check under Device status for the line This d...

Page 24: ...twork adapters You should see the RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card in the list 4 Right click the PC card and choose Properties The RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card Properties window appears 5...

Page 25: ...by going through an Access Point AP When an AP is connected to a wired network and a set of wireless stations it is referred to as a BSS Basic Service Set Ad Hoc mode is also called peer to peer mode...

Page 26: ...less Zero Configuration service through the RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card utility follow these steps 1 Right click the RoamAbout 802 11 a b g Client PC Card utility icon on the Windows Taskbar...

Page 27: ...Configuration 2 Double click the RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card icon on the Windows Taskbar or on the desktop The Configuration window appears 3 To connect to a network To automatically connect...

Page 28: ...ox to which you want to connect If you have not disabled Windows XP Zero Configuration a pop up appears prompting you to disable Windows XP Zero Configuration Click Yes The RoamAbout Utility displays...

Page 29: ...allation and Specifications 2 9 4 If the chosen network has security enabled the Security Setting tab displays Select the security option used by the network contact the network administrator for the...

Page 30: ...nfigure to display the appropriate dialog box to configure the selected EAP type EAP type dialog boxes shown in the following order EAP TLS EAP TTLS PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 EAP TLS Dialog Box For informati...

Page 31: ...g PC Card Installation and Specifications 2 11 PEAP EAP MSCAHP V2 Dialog Box For information on editing this dialog box see PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 on page 2 22 If you click the WPA Passphrase radio button...

Page 32: ...re Shared Key radio button then click Configure to enter the correct encryption keys 5 Click on OK when done to save settings 6 Once connected the or icons display in front of the name of the Connecte...

Page 33: ...cifications 2 13 Creating an Ad Hoc Network 1 Double click the RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card icon on the Windows Taskbar or on the desktop TheWLAN Configuration window appears 2 In the Configur...

Page 34: ...5 Click in the Configuration Name field and specify a configuration name 6 Click in the Network Connection field and choose Ad Hoc from the pick list For details of each setting refer to Modifying a...

Page 35: ...ansmit Key 10 Click OK to save the settings The new Network Name is listed in the Profile List For details of each setting refer to Modifying a Wireless Network on page 2 16 Note The driver does not a...

Page 36: ...ient PC Card Configuration by either Double click on the shortcut icon on the desktop or Right click on the shortcut icon in the Windows task bar and selecting Open Utility 2 If there is no network na...

Page 37: ...n Setting dialog box click the Profile Editor tab then the Enable Advanced Settings check box and edit these settings as follows Table 2 1 Profile Editor Settings Profile Items Description Configurati...

Page 38: ...sends out the probe request frames from each channel and collects the response frames from the responding In Passive Scan the driver scans each requested channel listening to the beacons on each chann...

Page 39: ...follows WPA Enables the use of WiFi protected Access WPA This option requires IT administration To select WPA follow these steps 1 Click the WPA radio button 2 Click the arrow in the WPA EAP Type men...

Page 40: ...ates Check with the IT manager Enable EAP TLS as follows 1 Click the Use Machine Information For Domain Logon check box if desired 2 Click the arrow in the Select a Certificate menu list to select the...

Page 41: ...TTLS certificates Check with the IT manager To enable EAP TTLS 1 Click the Use Machine Information For Domain Logon check box if desired 2 Click the arrow in the Trusted Root Certification Authority...

Page 42: ...erver has PEAP certificates and that the server properties are already set To enable PEAP EAP MSCHAP V2 1 Click the Use Machine Information For Domain Logon check box if desired 2 Click the arrow in t...

Page 43: ...bles 802 1x security This option requires IT administration To select 802 1x follow these steps 1 Click the 802 1x radio button 2 Click the arrow in the 802 1x EAP Type menu list and select one of the...

Page 44: ...0 9 A F or ASCII text all keyboard characters Transmit Key Allows you to choose one encryption key First Second Third or Fourth as the transmit key which encrypts transmissions from the PC card WEP K...

Page 45: ...the network uses DHCP server choose Obtain an IP address automatically If the network does not use DHCP server choose Use the following IP address and specify the IP address Subnet mask and Default g...

Page 46: ...ver and Utility Before uninstalling the driver and utility close all running programs 1 Click Start Programs RoamAbout 802 11 a_b_g Client PC Card Uninstall The RoamAbout 802 11a b g Client PC Card Se...

Page 47: ...Name SSID is correct If the AP has Secure Access enabled the client must specify the wireless network name which is case sensitive The client is not in range of the AP Move the client closer If using...

Page 48: ...Client Cannot Connect to the AP A 2 Troubleshooting...

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