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Wireless LAN

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  11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card

User's manual

4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 95(OSR2)  /98

Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN PC card

successfully.

1. Power on your computer and allow 

Windows 95 (OSR2) / 98

 to load fully.

2. Be sure that there is no 

PCMCIA

 adapter inserted yet.

3. Insert the given 

Installation CD 

in the 

CD-ROM

 and then click on the 

Setup.

4. Accept the license agreement.

5. Select  the 

SSID.  

Default ESSID is default. You can change this later also using the configuration

utility or network configuration.  Click on 

Next.

6.  Select network type and click on 

Next.  

Default is 

Infrastructure.

7.  Give the path of the destination folder.  To set the path of your choice click on 

Browse 

and then

       click 

Next.

8.  Setup will add program icon to the Program Folder. You may type a new folder name, or select one

from the existing Folder list.

9.  It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then click on Finish. Then insert 

Wireless LAN

     11 Mbps PC card 

into slot and restart PC.

10. Restart the PC and Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card.  Check whether it has PCMCIA

  card in one of the sockets or not.  If you find 

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card 

in one of the sockets,

it means the card is detected properly.

11. Check  for  the 

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card 

by right clicking on My Computer using the mouse.

Select the Device manager and then Network Adapters. If you find the 

Yellow (?)

 sign on the adapter,

it shows the installation is not successful. Select the adapter and click on 

Remove

. Restart your

computer after uninstalling the driver to make the changes effective. And refer to manual.

12. Right click on the 

Network Neighborhood

 using the mouse.

13. Select 

Properties

 from the pop up menu. The network box appears and you see three main tables:

Configuration

Identification

, and 

Access Control

.

14. Click  on  the 

Configuration

 tab and then click on the 

Add

 button. Select Network Component Type

box appears. Click on the 

Protocol

 the click the 

Add

 button.

15. Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of manufactures, click on 

Microsoft

. From the

list of network protocols list, select 

NetBEUI

, then click 

OK

.

Note: Do not insert the 

PCMCIA

 card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation

of your  

WLAN PC

 card

Summary of Contents for WL-316C

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card WL 316C User s Manual Version 1 0 Oct 29 2001 GemTek Technology Co Ltd...

Page 2: ...t statement No 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 with...

Page 3: ...rient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connec...

Page 4: ...t However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this manual and of the computer manufacturer m...

Page 5: ...2 Installation Procedure for Windows 95 98 10 4 3 Uninstall Procedure for Windows 95 98 12 4 4 Installation Procedure for Windows NT 4 0 13 4 5 Uninstall Procedure for Windows NT 4 0 14 4 6 Installat...

Page 6: ...should contain the following items 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User s manual Quick installation guide Diskette or CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note if anything is missing...

Page 7: ...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 Speed and Sim...

Page 8: ...ully You will first install software driver and then insert the Wireless LAN PC card and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that...

Page 9: ...ireless network connection Install the Access Point at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Installation Diskette or CD Install the Wireless LAN Car...

Page 10: ...C and Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card Check whether it has PCMCIA card in one of the sockets or not If you find 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in one of the sockets it means the card is de...

Page 11: ...e static IP setup then enter the IP value Subnet masking DNS Domain Workgroup name and Gateway Address values After setting these parameter appropriately click OK to return to Network Component Type a...

Page 12: ...screen Select the Programs Click on the Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card and click on Uninstaller Confirm message about removing the Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card click on Yes and all of its components appe...

Page 13: ...guration utility or network configuration Click on Next 6 Select network type and click on Next Default is Infrastructure 7 Give the path of the destination folder To set the path of your choice click...

Page 14: ...the Programs Click on the Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card Confirm message about removing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card and all of its components appear Click on Yes UninstallShield remove...

Page 15: ...and then click on Finish 10 Then insert 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into the slot wizard will found new hardware 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card click on Next 11 Choose Display a list of the known drivers...

Page 16: ...t the left bottom of your screen Select the Programs Click on the Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card Confirm message about removing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card and all of its components ap...

Page 17: ...red it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete Sometimes icon can be colored in red This can happen when driver is in Pseudo BSS mode and the radio channel which is...

Page 18: ...sly until it finds one or more Access Points that matches its SS ID At that point it will try and authenticate and associate with the Access Point 802 11Ad Hoc Mode The driver will scan for 5 seconds...

Page 19: ...mes Poor Link Quality is a measure of receives and transmits errors over the radio Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode The bar graph di...

Page 20: ...Pressing this button restores each field in the panel to its default value The Apply Changes button or OK must be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry Undo Changes P...

Page 21: ...one from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point 802 11 Ad Hoc networking use the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection Infrastructure This mode of operation requires the pres...

Page 22: ...it decrypts correctly This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter This panel allows the entry of four keys for 64 bit encryption and one set of 128 bit key according...

Page 23: ...sing a Pass phrase Default Tx Key This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key1 through Key4 The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage For 128 bit encryptio...

Page 24: ...anual ABOUT tab Figure 6 Management window with ABOUT tab open About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver Configuration Utility and NIC firmware version Users must use this ver...

Page 25: ...98 Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PC card or your PC card is non functional 1 Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card Check whether it has 11Mbps...

Page 26: ...sses are already assigned to some other devices you must change that value I O address needs 40h byte length 2 Click on the Control panel Double click on the PC Card you will see Wireless 11mbps WLAN...

Page 27: ...IP IPX Environmental Operating temperature ambient 10 C to 50 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storage Max Humidity 95 Non condensing Power specifications Operating voltage 5 V 3 3V DC 5 Nominal Temp Range 17 d...

Page 28: ...enna supporting diversity Mobility Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported bit rates 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 1 Mbps 2 Mbps Data encryption 64 128 bit WEP Encryption...

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