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Summary of Contents for WL-375

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card WL 375 User s Manual Version 1 0 Nov 25 2001 GemTek Technology Co Ltd ...

Page 2: ...ght 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 without the prior writing of the publisher Printed in Taiwan Nov 2001 ...

Page 3: ...ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not ex...

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 manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries intended for use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria B...

Page 5: ...4 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 Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 Windows ME 15 4 7 Uninstall Procedure for Windows 2000 Windows ME 16 5 Configuration Utility 17 6 Troubleshooting 25 7 Technical specifications of Wireless LAN 27 ...

Page 6: ...ntain 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 there s anything missing please contact your local vendor or dealer The diskette or CD contains the drivers and the program Configuration Utility that is used for managing the Wireless LAN Card and establishing the wireless conne...

Page 7: ...de 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 Simplicity Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings Installation Flexibility Wireless technology allows the network to g...

Page 8: ...fully 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 you wish to install The Wireless LAN can easily be installed and used without bothering to connect cables for keeping your computer to use network resources as in case of wired LAN ...

Page 9: ... wireless 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 Card WIRELESS LAN 11Mbps PC Card Install the network protocol s required to communicate on your network Most likely you will need the TCP IP protocol ...

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 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 ada...

Page 11: ...he static IP setup then enter the IP value Subnet masking DNS Domain Workgroup name and Gateway Address values After setting these parameters appropriately click OK to return to Network Component Type and you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well as the Access to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options Click on OK 20 Screen...

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 appear UninstallShield removes the software Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card successfully Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure Important Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you ...

Page 13: ...figuration 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...

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 removes the software successfully Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the Configuration Utility Important Restart your computer to make the changes effe...

Page 15: ... and then click on Finish 10 Then insert 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into the slot wizard will found new hardware 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card click on Next 11 Choose Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver then click on Next 12 Select Hardware types Network adapters click on Next then one click 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Adapter click Have disk ...

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 appear Click on Yes UninstallShield removes the software successfully Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure Important Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the...

Page 17: ...on is in red it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card 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 used for communication is defined incorrectly Figure 1 Icon tray with a new icon Double clicking on that icon will show you the screen as shown below Figure 2 Management window with St...

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 looking for an existing 802 11Ad Hoc network using the same SS ID If one is not found the driver will start its own 802 11Ad Hoc network Current Channel and Tx Rate Shows the channel of the radio and ...

Page 19: ...omes 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 displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point ...

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 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 Apply Changes This button becomes active...

Page 21: ... is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point 802 11 Ad Hoc networking uses 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...

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 to WEP function select To be written to the driver and registry each key must consist of hex digits which means that only digit 0 9 and letters A F are valid entries If entered incorrectly program wi...

Page 23: ... 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 bit encryption this button will be invisible Apply This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key field The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage This button clears all ...

Page 24: ...nual ABOUT tab Figure 6 Management windows 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 version number when reporting their problems to tech support ...

Page 25: ... 98 Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PC card or your PC card are non functional 1 Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card Check whether it has 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC 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 If you see the Yellow sign of question mark th...

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 Card Double clicking on that will show you the Card Information driver name and the driver file You must confirm the name of the driver and the driver file as cw10 and cw10 sys If you do not find the ...

Page 27: ... Environmental Operating temperature ambient 10 C to 50 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storing Max Humidity 95 Non condensing Power specifications Operating voltage 5 V 3 3V DC 5 Nominal Temp Range 17 dBm Extended Temp Range 14 dBm min Transmit Power 2 7v to 3v 14 dBm min Radio specifications Range Per cell indoors approx 35 100 meters or more Per cell outdoors up to 100 300 meters Frequency range 2 4 2 4...

Page 28: ...ing 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 Utility Software Management utility software Physical Dimensions Extended type II PC Card 110 x 54 x 6 mm ...

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