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11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 

 

WL-379 F 

 

User's Manual 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 Dec. 26, 2001 

Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd.

Summary of Contents for WL-379 F

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card WL 379 F User s Manual Dec 26 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: ...erence by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differen...

Page 4: ...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 mus...

Page 5: ...Windows platform 8 3 1 Installation Overview 9 3 2 Install Procedure for Windows XP 10 3 3 Install Procedure for Windows 98 ME 2000 12 3 4 CE Install Procedure 23 4 Configuration Utility 29 4 1 Link I...

Page 6: ...package you have received should contain the following items 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card User s manual CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note if anything is missing please cont...

Page 7: ...Wireless LAN systems 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 net...

Page 8: ...cessfully You will first install software Utility and then insert the Wireless LAN CF Adapter and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless net...

Page 9: ...r wireless network connection Install the Access Point at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Install CD Install the Wireless LAN CF Card WIRELESS...

Page 10: ...e for Windows XP 1 Insert your CF card into PCMCIA slot of your system and then system will detect new hardware Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced then click Next to continue Giv...

Page 11: ...manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 11 Once your system detected the driver Microsoft will show a warning message as below Click Continue Anyway for next step After copy the file to your system then t...

Page 12: ...ptop PC must add additional PCMCIA adapter 1 Power on your computer and allow Windows 98 ME 2000 to load fully 2 Be sure that there is no Wireless LAN 11Mbps CF Adapter inserted yet 3 Insert the given...

Page 13: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 13 4 Accept the license agreement Accept the license agreement Click Yes to accept Setup is complete Click Finish...

Page 14: ...eless LAN CF Card 14 5 Insert Wireless LAN 11 Mbps CF Adapter into slot Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver if the system did not find the driver automatically please in...

Page 15: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 15 Click Next Click Next...

Page 16: ...ish the setup restart the computer 6 Click the right button of mouse on My Computer Properties Device Manager Check whether it has WLAN adapter in one of the sockets or not If you find Wireless LAN 11...

Page 17: ...ou see three main tables Configuration Identification and Access Control 9 Click on the Configuration tab and then click on the Add button Select Network Component Type box appears Click on the Protoc...

Page 18: ...n for setting the IP address for your computer You can select either Static or DHCP setting If you use the static IP setup then enter the IP value Subnet masking DNS Domain Workgroup name and Gateway...

Page 19: ...ireless LAN CF Card 19 15 Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up Select Yes It will shut down your computer and restart Important Restart your computer to make the changes effecti...

Page 20: ...all the WLAN adapter please follow the steps as below Step 1 From right bottom corner of system bar click right button of mouse on then will show a window as below Click Yes Step 2 From Start menu Set...

Page 21: ...ps Wireless LAN CF Card 21 Step 3 From System Properties Hardware Device Manager Network adapters Click right button of mouse on Wireless LAN 11Mbps Adapter Uninstall then will show a message Click OK...

Page 22: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 22 Step 4 Restart your Computer...

Page 23: ...PDA handhold PC We assume that you have installed Windows CE Services on your desktop PC and that you have connected the PC to PDA or handheld PC with a serial connection Note The CF card shall not be...

Page 24: ...Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 24 Accept license agreement by click Yes button If you disagree with terms of stated then press No exit the installation When software license agreement is accepted system wi...

Page 25: ...Wireless LAN User s manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card 25 Click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 26: ...page 4 In the Setting page tap on Network icon This step will open Network Connections dialog On the Network Configuration dialog select Gemtek Wireless LAN PC CF Card Driver and double tap on it this...

Page 27: ...ings Enter Domain Name Server DNS address WINS sometimes it is assigned through DHCP services automatically in appropriate tab NOTE If Domain Name Server address is not set networking using Explorer w...

Page 28: ...ss LAN CF Card 28 CE uninstall procedure Tap on the Start Menu select Settings tab Tap on System tab from the bottom of the page Tap on the on the Remove Programs Select Gemtek WL 379F and tap on the...

Page 29: ...new icon should appear in your Icon tray If the icon is in red it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN CF Card NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete Sometimes icon can be colored in red This may happen...

Page 30: ...es the driver to restart and begin its Connection Procedure The connection procedure differs depending on the Mode of the driver Infrastructure Mode The driver will scan all available channels continu...

Page 31: ...nd its Access Point A label summarizes the quality of the link over the bar graph which can take on one of the following values Poor Weak Fair Good Excellent Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar gr...

Page 32: ...s 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...

Page 33: ...one 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 pre...

Page 34: ...ectly This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter This panel allows the entry of four keys for 64 128 bit encryption according to WEP function select To be written to...

Page 35: ...hen they are 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 stora...

Page 36: ...Wireless LAN CF Card 36 4 4 ABOUT 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 th...

Page 37: ...further in this section for solutions or 2 Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the Device Manager and click on the Network Adapter You will find the WLAN 11Mbps Adapter if it is i...

Page 38: ...t value I O Address needs 40h byte length 2 Go to the Control panel Double click on the PCMCIA Card and you will see WLAN Adapter Double clicking on that will show you the Card Information driver name...

Page 39: ...uding TCP IP IPX Environmental Operating temperature ambient 10 C to 50 C Operating 20 to 70 C Storing Max Humidity 95 Non condensing Power specifications Operating voltage 3 3V DC 5 Nominal Temp Rang...

Page 40: ...ch antenna supporting diversity Mobility Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported bit rates 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Data encryption 64 128 bit WEP Encry...

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