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11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Card

User's Manual

   

11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Card

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 “C

ONFIGURATION

” tab

The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating

parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed.  Changes to any of

the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the

need to reboot the Notebook.

                                         

 

Figure 4 Management window with "C

ONFIGURATION

" tab open

 

Restore Defaults

: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

:   Pressing this button reverts all fields in the panel back to their original values that

                              were present when the Configuration Utility was opened from the Task Bar.

Summary of Contents for WL-350F

Page 1: ...11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card User s Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card Page 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN MINI PCI Card WL 350F User s Manual 2001 7 19...

Page 2: ...Manual Copyright 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...

Page 3: ...ng to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device c...

Page 4: ...ll and use it 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 ma...

Page 5: ...n for Windows 98 2000 ME 8 4 1 Installation Overview 9 4 2 Installation Procedure of Wireless LAN 11 bps 10 4 3 Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 98 16 4 4 Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 W...

Page 6: ...ou have received should contain the following items 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card Card User s Manual Quick installation guide Diskette containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note i...

Page 7: ...ms 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...

Page 8: ...cessfully You will first install software driver and then insert the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card Card and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type o...

Page 9: ...your wireless network connection Install the Access Point AP at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Installation Diskette Install the Wireless Min...

Page 10: ...ert the given Installation CD in the CD ROM 4 Select ELAN P Series Driver and then click on the Setup 5 Accept the license agreement 6 It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then cli...

Page 11: ...11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card User s Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card Page 11...

Page 12: ...PCI Card User s Manual 10 Accept the license agreement 11 Select the SSID Default ESSID is Default You can change this later also using the configuration utility or network configuration Click on Next...

Page 13: ...m icon to the Program Folder You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing Folder list 15 It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then click on Finish 16 Restart the...

Page 14: ...rom the list of manufactures click on Microsoft From the list of network protocols list select NetBEUI then click OK 21 The NetBEUI protocol is now installed After clicking on OK return back to Networ...

Page 15: ...ess to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options Click on OK 25 Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up Select Yes It will sh...

Page 16: ...m of your screen Select the Programs Click on the PRISM 802 11 and click on Uninstaller Confirm message about removing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card and all of its components appear Click on Y...

Page 17: ...elect network mode 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 ico...

Page 18: ...i PCI Card Card is install properly then right click on the My Network Place using the mouse click Properties to set up local area connection 15 Set Internet protocol TCP IP either choose obtain an IP...

Page 19: ...bottom of your screen Select the Programs Click on the PRISM 802 11 and click on Uninstaller Confirm message about removing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card and all of its components appear Clic...

Page 20: ...marked with a red X it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete Sometimes icon can be colored in red This can happen when driver is in Pseudo BSS mode an...

Page 21: ...le channels continuously 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 Ad Hoc Mode The driver will scan...

Page 22: ...k Quality becomes Poor Link Quality is a measure of receive and transmit errors over the radio Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode The...

Page 23: ...o the driver without the need to reboot the Notebook Figure 4 Management window with CONFIGURATION tab open Restore Defaults Pressing this button restores each field in the panel to its default value...

Page 24: ...ss LAN Mini PCI Card User s Manual Apply Changes This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been modified Pressing this button applies the changed values to the driver and saves them t...

Page 25: ...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 Ad Hoc A non compliant mode that will allow Prism2 and only...

Page 26: ...e accepted if 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...

Page 27: ...re generated using 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...

Page 28: ...Card User s Manual 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...

Page 29: ...ion under Windows 98 Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the Mini PCI card or your Mini PCI card is non functional 1 Click on the Control Panel and then on Mini...

Page 30: ...s 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 Mini PCI Card you will see 11Mbps Wireless LA...

Page 31: ...Sensitivity 11 Mbps10 5 BER 81 dBm minimum Modulation 11Mbps and 5 5Mbps CCK 2Mbps DQPSK 1Mbps DBPSK Security 40 bit WEP Encryption Antenna UFL connector LED indicator None or optional Driver Windows...

Page 32: ...upport 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps for maximum availability and reliability of network connections The proper data rate is determined automatically based on signal strength Antenna diversity All Gemtek WLAN p...

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