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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card

USER MANUAL

Version 0.2, July 07, 2000

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Summary of Contents for GL-241101

Page 1: ...G GL LO OB BA AL L S SU UN N C CO OM MM MU UN NI IC CA AT TI IO ON NS S I IN NC C G GL L 2 24 41 11 10 01 1 Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card USER MANUAL Version 0 2 July 07 2000 ...

Page 2: ...ed radio TV technician for help The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Manufacturer s Disclaimer Statement The information in this document is subje...

Page 3: ... Inserting the Adapter 9 3 3 GL 241101 Driver Installation Windows 98 10 3 4 Adapter Configuration Windows 98 13 3 5 Protocol Installation Windows 98 17 3 6 GL 241101 Setup for Windows 2000 20 3 7 W 11000 Setup for Windows NT 4 0 22 3 8 GL 241101 Setup for Linux 25 Chapter 4 Installing and Navigating the PRISM Configuration Utility 30 4 1 PRISM Configuration Utility Installation 30 4 2 PRISM Confi...

Page 4: ...existing networks 5 Robust Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides secure interference resistant wireless connection 6 Wireless connections eliminate the hassle and cost of cabling 7 Supports a wide range of LAN Local Area Network Network Operating Systems NOS including Windows 98 and Windows NT 8 Easy Plug and Play installation 9 Omni directional antenna included 10 Greater flexi...

Page 5: ...O Small Office and Home Office users Perfect for users that need a small easy to install network that deploys rapidly Inter building connection Wireless building to building networks are quickly and easily installed require no monthly lease fees and provide the flexibility to reconfigure easily 1 3 PRODUCT KIT The GL 241101 product kit includes the following items Ensure that the items in the foll...

Page 6: ...prise LANs LAN Interconnection for point to point link as a campus backbone 2 1 NETWORK TOPOLOGY Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Fig 1 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one GL 241101 adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific Ad Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel Ad Hoc wireless LAN configuration...

Page 7: ...figuration extends the accessibility of a GL 241101 equipped PC to a wired LAN and doubles the effective wireless transmission range for 2 GL 241101 PCs Since the Access Point is able to forward data within its BSS the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is doubled Ad Hoc Infrastructure Fig 3 The effective Transmission Range The use of a unique ID in a BSS is essential All GL 241...

Page 8: ... between buildings possible 2 2 ROAMING Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS The continuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS All GL 241101 PCs and GL 241101SAs within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and use the same radio channel BSS1 BSS2 ESS Roaming Fig 4 Roaming...

Page 9: ... PCMCIA adapter completely into the PCMCIA slot Fig 5 Insert the GL 241101 into Notebook After properly inserting the Network Adapter into your notebook continue with the GL 241101 driver and PRISM Configuration Utility installation NOTE The PCMCIA slot allows hot swap of PCMCIA adapter You may insert or remove the GL 241101 PCMCIA adapter from the slot anytime even when the power of your computer...

Page 10: ...in the preceding section 2 Windows 98 will automatically detect the GL 241101 and prompt you to install the necessary driver Click Next to begin the installation 3 Check Search for the best driver click Next 4 Check Floppy disk drives click Browse Double click the Setup folder icon from the list double click the setup exe icon Windows will automatically enter the path click Next 5 Windows will the...

Page 11: ...ert the Windows 98 CD Select D win98 from the drop down list where D represents the CD ROM drive click OK NOTE You must insert the Windows 98 CD as the driver installation requires special files that will not be available even if you have stored a copy of Windows 98 on your hard drive 7 After Windows has finished installing the appropriate files click Finish ...

Page 12: ...12 8 You will be prompted to restart your computer click YES to complete the installation ...

Page 13: ...ion process by configuring the GL 241101 adapter properties To configure the GL 241101 Adapter complete the following steps 1 From the Control Panel double click the Network icon 2 Select PRISM2IEEE 802 11b PC Card Adapter from the list and press the Properties button 3 From the Properties menu please select the Advanced tab ...

Page 14: ...trator for information about your network communication type For more information about Infrastructure and Ad Hoc networks see Chapter 2 of this manual 6 Select Power Save Mode and choose a Value NOTE To allow uninterrupted data communication choose Disabled as the Value Choosing Enabled allows your notebook to enter sleep mode however this will interrupt data communication Consult your System Adm...

Page 15: ...e SSID 8 Select Transmit Rate and choose a Value NOTE Fixed 11 Mb s is the preferred Value for environments where the client has line of sight access and is a short distance away from the AP Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP 9 Select Use Wep and choose a Value ...

Page 16: ...your network uses Wep If your network is Wep enabled you must choose Mandatory Consult your System Administrator for more information about your network type For more information about Wep see the chapter entitled PRISM Configuration Utility in this manual 10 After the configuring the Properties click OK and continue with the Protocol Installation described in the following section ...

Page 17: ...bout your specific network To install network protocols complete the following steps 1 From the Control Panel double click the Network icon 2 Select PRISM2 IEEE 902 11 PC Card Adapter and click Add 3 Highlight Protocol and click Add 4 Select Microsoft from the list of Manufacturers and TCP IP from the list of Network Protocols click OK ...

Page 18: ...or specific information regarding your server type and for help in specifying an IP address if you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number 6 Check Obtain an IP address and click OK If you are using a DHCP server the IP address will be entered automatically 7 From the Network menu highlight Client from Microsoft Networks and click File and Print Sharing ...

Page 19: ...ick OK 10 Enter a Computer name Workgroup and Computer Description click OK 11 You will be prompted to restart your computer click Yes to complete the installation Note Please see the trouble shooting if you encounter some problem while installing the PC Card card or your PC Card is non functional ...

Page 20: ...d in the preceding section Then insert the driver CD into the CD ROM 2 Windows 2000 will automatically detect the GL 241101 and prompt you to install the necessary driver Click Next to begin the installation 3 Select Search for a suitable driver click Next 4 Computer will automatically scan the driver After acknowledge of Windows please click Next ...

Page 21: ...21 5 Show windows information dialog No carrier click Yes ...

Page 22: ...Administrator 1 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network click Adapters click Add 2 Click Have Disk 3 Insert the GL 241101 disk Windows NT will manually enter the path to the driver click OK 4 Select your adapter from the list click OK ...

Page 23: ...erties from the Network dialog At this point you may choose to manually specify an IP address or automatically obtain an IP address if you are using a DHCP server Consult your Systems Administrator for information about your server type IP address settings and DNS number 7 After the settings configuration is complete confirm that the Computer Name and Workgroup designations are correct and click O...

Page 24: ...tart your computer click yes to complete the installation 9 Upon restart open the Devices menu from the Control Panel to confirm that the driver installation was successful Your adapters driver should now be listed in the Devices menu ...

Page 25: ...n to the contents of these directories The empty README is just a trick to prevent CVS from pruning the directory 4 DISCLAIMER prism2dl This utility is used for loading firmware images into prism2 cards DO NOT USE IT UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING This utility has the capability to damage a card in a way that can only be repaired by the manufacturer This software has currently been tes...

Page 26: ... 3 0 14 package run make config and respond to the questions The defaults should be sufficient for most users make config must be run after a make clean and before make all 5 To build the package make all 6 To install the package make install 7 cd usr src linux wlan ng 0 1 5 To clean up any unwanted files accidentally included in the tar package run make clean If make clean behaves badly infinite ...

Page 27: ..._ENABLE y Download code data If you want to configure the card for station set WLAN_DOWNLOAD to n WLAN_DOWNLOAD n DLIMAGE etc wlan t10002c0 hex Enable Privacy PRIV_ENABLE n PRIV_DEFKEY 1 PRIV_EXCLUDE true Use the genstr to generate keys or set them explicitly PRIV_GENSTR 12345 PRIV_KEY0 PRIV_KEY1 PRIV_KEY2 PRIV_KEY3 Do we want to be an AP If not set IS_AP to n If you want to configure the card for...

Page 28: ...iver selection for some cards see man ifport IF_PORT Use BOOTP y n BOOTP n Use DHCP y n If your local network has DHCP you can set DHCP to y then save the file and exit If you set DHCP to n you must set the items below DHCP n Host s IP address netmask network address broadcast address It is a example to set the items for my local network You must depend on your system IPADDR 192 168 0 201 NETMASK ...

Page 29: ...n the interface stop_fn return 13 Restart pcmcia cs with the command ln s etc rc d init d pcmcia pcmcia pcmcia restart 14 Insert the card A solid LED indicates that the SSID you specified was found a bss was joined and the firmware completed the authenticate and associate processes 15 Run ifconfig and route to determine if the device WLAN0 is includes and your IP and route settings are listed as y...

Page 30: ...ATION 1 Insert the PRISM Network Configuration Utility disk into an available floppy disk drive From the Run window type A WL1100 WLU setup exe where A represents a floppy disk drive 2 Click Yes to accept the License Agreement and continue with the installation 3 Click Next 4 Enter the System ID click Next ...

Page 31: ...ert the disk and click Browse Double click the Setup folder double click again on the setup icon When the path has been automatically entered in the Setup Needs The Next Disk dialog click OK 8 After installation is complete you will be prompted to restart your computer Check Yes and click Finish to complete the installation and begin navigating the PRISM Configuration Utility ...

Page 32: ...nch menu in the lower right hand corner of the screen near the clock The PRISM Configuration Utility Double clicking the PRISM icon in the Quick Launch bar will open the PRISM Configuration Utility main menu providing quick access to all adapter settings The following image shows the PRISM Configuration Utility with the About tab selected here you will find Version Copyright and Manufacturer infor...

Page 33: ...s Infrastructure mode provides additional features such as WEP security power saving and extended range SSID An acronym for Service Set Identifier SSID is the unique name shared among all clients and Access Points in a wireless network The SSID must be identical for all clients or Access Points participating in the same network The SSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 30 characters Ethernet ...

Page 34: ...end the battery life of your laptop This setting is only implemented in a network operating in Infrastructure mode Changing the PS mode The PS Mode on your adapter is set to Disabled by default To change the setting select Enabled from the drop down list click OK and wait a few seconds The screen will then is updated and show the current Connection Status Link Quality and Signal Strength Channel T...

Page 35: ...9 2452 10 2457 11 2462 12 2467 13 2472 14 2484 Encryption Selecting the Encryption tab allows you to create new WEP keys The 40 bit WEP keys can be generated from a user defined passphrase any text string with a maximum of 32 characters To generate encryption keys for each client communicating in the wireless network complete the following steps ...

Page 36: ...Passphrase generates four 4 unique keys 3 Select the same Default Key in the drop down box for each client This is the key the clients will use to encrypt data 4 You must click Write to store the information in the registry 5 Select the Configuration tab and enable WEP by choosing Mandatory 6 Click Apply Changes 7 Click OK to close the dialog ...

Page 37: ...ll be active if the cable is properly connected For non Windows 95 98 environments ensure that a PCMCIA card service driver is installed in your computer 1 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 PRISM2 IEEE 802 11b PC Card Adapter in one of the sockets it means the card is detected properly If you see the yellow sign...

Page 38: ...start the PC and repeat the hardware and software installation steps outlined in Chapters 3 and 4 The GL 241101 station cannot communicate with other computers linked via Ethernet in the Infrastructure configuration Probable Solution Ensure that the GL 241101 with which the station is associated is powered on Confirm the station is configured with the same operating radio channel as the GL 241101 ...

Page 39: ...tended Service Set An ESS is basically a roaming domain Ethernet A popular local area data communications network originally developed by Xerox Corp which accepts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on 10 Mbps baseband transmission over shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infras...

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