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Wireless LAN  

User's manual

   11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card

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Mode

 

     

This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”.  The modes displayed will

have three values:  “802.11Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”.

802.11 Ad Hoc   - 

This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation.  In 802.11Ad Hoc only one

wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID.  All communication is done 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 presence of an 802.11 Access Point.  All

communication is done via the Access Point, which relays packets to other wireless Clients in

the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.

     TX Rate – 

The transmission rate at which the data packets are transmitted by client of AP. You can

set this to fixed 1Mbps, fixed 2 Mbps, fixed 5.5 Mbps or 11 Mbps.

     PS Mode -  

Power saving mode.

 

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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