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Flarion FPC 1000 Wireless

Network Card User Guide

Version 1.0

Date: 07-22-2004

Flarion Technologies, Inc.

Bedminster One

135 Route 202/206 South

Bedminster, NJ 07921

Web:

www.flarion.com

Email:

[email protected]

Tel: (908) 947-7000

Fax: (908) 947-2050

Flarion Proprietary and Confidential

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2004 Flarion Technologies, Inc.

Summary of Contents for FPC 1000

Page 1: ...sion 1 0 Date 07 22 2004 Flarion Technologies Inc Bedminster One 135 Route 202 206 South Bedminster NJ 07921 Web www flarion com Email info flarion com Tel 908 947 7000 Fax 908 947 2050 Flarion Propri...

Page 2: ...S COMPONENTS INTERFACES ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT ANY DOCUMENTATION AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU STRICTLY ON AN AS IS BASIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WILL FLARION OR ITS OFFICERS DIRE...

Page 3: ...000 XP 2 2 Using the FPC 1000 16 2 2 1 16 General Usage Guidelines 17 2 2 2 Using the Flarion Mobility Manager 2 2 2 1 Monitoring Connection Status and Connection Time 19 2 2 2 2 20 Monitoring Kilobyt...

Page 4: ...on Status and Connection Time Figure 14 Signal Strength and Quality Indicators Figure 16 Upgrade Available Message 26 Figure 17 Information Screen Advanced Tab 28 27 Figure 18 Downloading Update Messa...

Page 5: ...evices such as notebook PCs laptops and Personal Digital Assistants PDAs Pocket PC Figure 1 FPC 1000 Wireless Network Card The FPC 1000 is based on FLASH OFDM technology which was designed around the...

Page 6: ...onferencing 1 4 FPC 1000 Package Contents The Flarion FPC 1000 PC Card package includes the following FPC 1000 Wireless Network Card Extended Range Antenna Cable Kit Installation CD which also include...

Page 7: ...obytes sent and received o Signal strength Connection functionality o Enable o Signal quality o Disable o Exit Upgrade functionality o Manual upgrade check o Automated upgrade Help information o On li...

Page 8: ...R SOFTWARE NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED ON THE PC BEFORE INSERTING THE FPC 1000 WIRELESS CARD INTO THE PCMCIA SLOT THE APPLICATION WILL NOT WORK IF THE FPC 1000 IS INSERTED BEFORE THE SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED I...

Page 9: ...MB Disk Drive CD ROM I O Resources 1 IRQ 256 Bytes I O space Suggested Minimum Processor Speed 600 Mhz Verify that the notebook PC uses one of the following operating systems Windows 98 SE The FPC 10...

Page 10: ...tion CD into the CD ROM driver The CD Launcher Menu appears see Figure 2 Figure 2 CD Launcher Menu Note If the CD Launcher menu does not automatically appear 1 Click Start Run Open 3 Click OK The CD L...

Page 11: ...Figure 3 Mobility Manager Setup Screen 5 Follow the Mobility Manager on screen directions Click Next after each step 6 Click Finish to end the installation If the CD Launcher menu is still visible cl...

Page 12: ...oved signal quality and strength To attach the standard antenna to the FPC 1000 Antenna Graphic label facing up Figure 4 Attaching the Standard Antenna 1 Grasp the antenna with the attachment pin faci...

Page 13: ...he back of the laptop screen Make sure that the open edge is facing upwards 2 Insert the connector end of the cable into the antenna bracket The connector should snap into place 3 Slide the antenna br...

Page 14: ...tware has been installed and the antenna attached proceed to insert the FPC 1000 into the PCMCIA slot Inserting the card will cause the software drivers to load To insert the FPC 1000 and load device...

Page 15: ...nish If prompted restart your PC Note It is recommended that Windows 98 SE users check with Microsoft to upgrade to the latest Service Packs 2 1 4 2 Loading Device Drivers for Windows 2000 XP 1 When t...

Page 16: ...nctionality and effectiveness of the FPC 1000 When attaching the antenna be sure to it into the circular connector see Figure 4 click When inserting the FPC 1000 never force the card into the PCMCIA s...

Page 17: ...d connection as well as connection and upgrade functionality After installation the FMM icon appears on the PC desktop Figure 9 FMM Icon After installation and every time the FPC 1000 is inserted into...

Page 18: ...sion Connection Status Connection Time Kilobytes Received Kilobytes Sent Signal Strength Signal Quality Figure 11 FMM Indicators FMM functionality includes Monitoring connection status and connection...

Page 19: ...network When you end the session turn the computer off or disable the session this value is reset to zero Connection Status Connection Time Figure 12 Connection Status and Connection Time If Connecti...

Page 20: ...es Received Kilobytes Sent Figure 13 Kilobytes Received and Sent These indicators show the total number of bytes transmitted and received during the current session When the session ends when the PC i...

Page 21: ...are shown When it is weakest one bar is shown When the modem is searching for a signal the bars will scan from left to right Signal Quality measures the actual quality of the signal signal in relatio...

Page 22: ...eappear in the system tray Note that exiting the Flarion Mobility Manager application does not end the session Shutting down the PC ends the Flarion Wireless Broadband session To end your session with...

Page 23: ...g FPC 1000 with a Notebook PC Options Menu Exit Enable Disable Close Window does not end session Figure 15 Closing Exiting and Ending 2004 Flarion Version 1 0 Flarion Proprietary and Confidential Page...

Page 24: ...ays Disabled Disable Windows 98 SE o Enable When enabled the Flarion Mobility Manager displays Ready Searching when it is searching for a connection and Ready Connected when the connection is found o...

Page 25: ...r use Upgrades to PC Card software may include any or all of the following software components DSP Image PC Card Drivers Flarion Mobility Manager Program Upgrade software will typically be issued as o...

Page 26: ...an Over the Air OTA server The server informs the FMM software when an upgrade is available Notification typically appears in the form of the Upgrade Available message see Figure 16 Figure 16 Upgrade...

Page 27: ...ly upgrade DSP firmware without prior notification Note By default Always notify me before downloading and installing updates is not selected Therefore by default DSP Image updates will occur without...

Page 28: ...e Figure 18 and presents the Click OK to Update message see Figure 19 Figure 18 Downloading Update Message 2 In the Click OK to Update Mobility Manager message box click OK Flarion Mobility Manager in...

Page 29: ...is method enables immediate checking of upgrade availability rather than waiting for a preset polling interval To manually check for upgrades 1 From the Options menu select Check for Upgrade see Figur...

Page 30: ...f an upgrade is available whether DSP Image or full package the Update Available message appears see Figure 22 along with an Update Yes No message see Figure 23 Figure 22 Update Available Message Figu...

Page 31: ...Message Figure 25 Click OK to Update Message 4 In the Click OK to Update Mobility Manager message box click OK Flarion Mobility Manager installs the updated software Mobility manager downloads the upd...

Page 32: ...anel icon in your My Computer folder 3 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon 4 Scroll down to Flarion Mobility Manager and click it Then click on Change Remove Follow instructions Click Next and t...

Page 33: ...Windows XP require user login per configured user rights These rights affect the upgrade process as follows o Users logged in as Administrators have full rights regarding upgrade They can install soft...

Page 34: ...top A dialog box appears notifying you that it is safe to eject the card 3 Press the Ejector button at the side of the PCMCIA slot and remove the card from the slot Note To restart the device after it...

Page 35: ...ANTENNA THIS MAY CAUSE THE ANTENNA TO BREAK To remove the antenna from the FPC 1000 Figure 26 Antenna Aligned with the FPC 1000 2 Grasp the antenna by the molded antenna grips Figure 27 Antenna Grips...

Page 36: ...talled Identify possible causes and solutions to problems from the Troubleshooting Table Table 2 FPC 1000 Troubleshooting Table for Notebook Usage Card Problems Possible Causes Suggestions The card is...

Page 37: ...d Remove Programs Flarion Mobility Manager Change Remove 3 Run ft1000clean exe located on the distribution CD under the Tools directory 4 Reboot the system as instructed by the ft1000clean exe utility...

Page 38: ...ting The driver was stopped from the system tray See the section titled Removing the FPC 1000 Your computer locks up You probably ejected and re inserted the PC card while it was enabled which causes...

Page 39: ...ns A 1 Environmental Specifications 30 to 60 C Storage Temperature 30 C to 85 C Humidity 95 Operating Temperature A 2 Mechanical Specifications PCMCIA Type II Unextended Card 2004 Flarion Version 1 0...

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