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CONFIGURATION

 

SECTION 3

 

 

SECTION 3, CONFIGURATION 

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Move up and Move down buttons 

Use the Move up and Move down buttons to move a network up and 
down in the list of Preferred networks. The adapter tries to connect to 
a wireless network in the order you specify in the Preferred networks 
list.  

To move a network within the list: 

Highlight the 

network

 you want to move. 

Click either the 

Move up 

or 

Move down 

button depending on 

where you want the selected network to appear in the list. 

Advanced Selection Rules 

You can select some advanced rules for the adapter to use in 
displaying and selecting a network from the list of Preferred 
networks. 

To select an advanced rule to display and choose a network: 

On the Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window, on the 
Wireless Networks tab, click 

Advanced

. The Advanced window is 

displayed: 

 

Choose one of the three ways to display and choose networks 
from the Preferred network list. Choosing 

Access point 

networks

 

only

 or 

Computer-to-computer networks only

 will 

limit the number of networks in your preferred list. 

Summary of Contents for WN825G

Page 1: ...User Guide Wireless Notebook Adapter WN825G ...

Page 2: ...ult your dealer or local power company Upon completion of any service or repairs to this products ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in safe operating condition It is recommended that the customer install an AC surge protector in the AC outlet to which this device is connected This is to avoid damaging the equipment by local lightning strikes and o...

Page 3: ... equipment The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of the devices included with this product or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than specified by the manufacturer Correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification substitution or attachment is the responsibility of the ...

Page 4: ...erties for an Existing Wireless Network 3 7 Preferred Networks Setting up the Connection Order 3 10 Move up and Move down buttons 3 11 Advanced Selection Rules 3 11 Removing a Network From Your Preferred Network List 3 12 Viewing Site Monitor Information 3 14 Viewing Link Status 3 17 Viewing Network Statistics 3 18 Activating LEAP 3 18 Diagnostics 3 20 Viewing Adapter Product Information 3 21 Remo...

Page 5: ...creasing number of wireless Hotspots you ll be accessing the Internet and keeping up with your email in airports hotels coffee shops and convention centers Your adapter incorporates the latest technology into an easy to install upgradeable package Wireless Notebook Adapter WN825G LINK POWER HIGH PERFORMANCE 54 Mbits s DATA RATE DRAFT 802 11G COMPLIANT HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA RATE UP TO 54 Mbps 802 1...

Page 6: ...G etting Started 1 2 3 4 MotorolaWN825G Wireless NotebookAdapter Check that yourboxcontains thesei tems Use r G uide S ection1 Insert theInstal lationW izard CD ROM Use r G uide S ection2 Install thesoftw areforyourunit fromtheCD ROM Use r G uide S ection2 Insert yourcardin to theP C cardbusslot Use r G uide S ection2 MGB I 50 69 30 00 1 I f yo u ne ed as si s t a nce ca l l 1 8 77 4 66 86 46 7 da...

Page 7: ...PC to be part of the wireless network Wireless Connections Your wireless adapter card uses a radio transmission technology defined by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE called 802 11 Wireless Fidelity Wi Fi This standard is subdivided into distinct categories of speed and the frequency spectrum used designated by the lower case letter after the standard For example your ada...

Page 8: ... the top of the WN825G LINK POWER HIGH PERFORMANCE 54 Mbits s DATA RATE DRAFT 802 11G COMPLIANT HIGH PERFORMANCE DATA RATE UP TO 54 Mbps 802 11g COMPATIBLE 1 2 The WN825G has the following features Feature Description 1 Power LED Indicates that the card is powered 2 Link LED Indicates the activity of the wireless network traffic ...

Page 9: ...rola Model WN825G FCCID F2NWN825G With FCC Standards For Home Or Office Use Tested To Comply Made in Taiwan S N PPPPMMYJJJSSSSSCAABBCCCC PART NUMBER 498518 001 00 MODEL WN825G The following describes the features on the bottom of the WN825G Feature Description Label Includes the model number part number serial number and MAC Address MAC Address Location of the adapter card s MAC Address ...

Page 10: ...o its proper location for example D WIN98 4 Locate an empty CardBus slot on your notebook PC 5 With the adapter card product label and LEDs facing up insert the adapter card into the CardBus slot 6 Complete the installation instructions supplied on the CD ROM Device Configuration Setup After installing the adapter card and software you will need to connect to a network Refer to Section 3 Configura...

Page 11: ...files Setup security Monitor the wireless network environment Diagnostic discovery Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network After the adapter card is installed a red antenna icon is displayed on your computer in the system tray It is the first icon shown in the following illustration The icon is red when your PC is not connected to a wireless network or green if it is connected ...

Page 12: ...le click the antenna icon The Connect to Wireless Network window is displayed The window displays any available wireless networks detected 2 Highlight the network you want to access 3 If prompted enter a Network key Enter the network key you used to set up security on your access point 4 Click Connect ...

Page 13: ...N SECTION 3 SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3 3 Configuring a New Wireless Network To configure a new wireless network 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray The Connect to Wireless Network window is displayed ...

Page 14: ...SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 3 4 SECTION 3 CONFIGURATION 2 Click Advanced The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed ...

Page 15: ...re than 32 alphanumeric characters This is the SSID for a particular wireless access point Data encryption WEP enabled Select if the type of security encryption algorithm used on this network is WEP64 or WEP128 Network Authentication Shared mode Select if your access point requires WEP authentication Network key The security key that applies to data encryption or the network authentication This ca...

Page 16: ...h the router s key The key is provided for me automatically Select if the key will automatically be provided Most often the key is not automatically provided so you may have to un check this box and enter the network key This is a computer to computer ad hoc network Select if the network you are creating is a computer to computer ad hoc network 5 After entering the information for this network cli...

Page 17: ...FIGURATION 3 7 Configuring Properties for an Existing Wireless Network To configure network properties for an existing wireless network 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray The Connect to Wireless Network window is displayed ...

Page 18: ... The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed 3 In the Available networks list or the Preferred networks list highlight the network you want to configure In the Available networks area click Configure or in the Preferred networks area click Properties ...

Page 19: ... the list of preferred networks 6 If the network is not open and requires WEP data encryption click Data encryption WEP enabled 7 If the network is not open and requires network authentication click Network Authentication Shared mode 8 Edit the fields that you want to change for the selected wireless network For additional information about the fields on this window refer to Configuring a New Wire...

Page 20: ...red Networks Setting up the Connection Order There are two ways you can specify the order that the adapter will use to try to connect to an available network in your Preferred networks list Using the Move up and Move down buttons Using Advanced selection rules ...

Page 21: ...here you want the selected network to appear in the list Advanced Selection Rules You can select some advanced rules for the adapter to use in displaying and selecting a network from the list of Preferred networks To select an advanced rule to display and choose a network 1 On the Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window on the Wireless Networks tab click Advanced The Advanced window is disp...

Page 22: ...ON 3 CONFIGURATION Removing a Network From Your Preferred Network List To remove a wireless network from your preferred network list 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray The Connect to Wireless Network window is displayed ...

Page 23: ...IGURATION 3 13 2 Click Advanced The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed 3 In the Preferred networks list highlight the network you want to remove 4 Click Remove The network is removed from your preferred network list ...

Page 24: ...nitor tab The Visible Networks list provides information about all of the detected networks It lists the Network Name SSID Channel Signal Strength and Security 4 Highlight a network to get more information about that network in the Selected Network area of the window This area provides information about which wireless transmission standard is used on the network a graphic representation of the sig...

Page 25: ...rk click Advanced The Advanced Site Monitor window is displayed This window provides detailed information about the network you selected 6 To start a log of network activity click Start Log The Save log file as window is displayed 7 Select a drive and directory to store the networks log file 8 Click Save ...

Page 26: ...ks log file The information is sent to the file approximately every six seconds The log is a comma delimited list that can be imported to a spreadsheet to enable you to view the activity on the network over an specific time period 10 Click Stop Log to stop the log information from being sent to the networks log file 11 To freeze the display click Freeze ...

Page 27: ...TION 3 CONFIGURATION 3 17 Viewing Link Status To view link status 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray 2 Click Advanced 3 Click the Link Status tab The Link Status tab provides information about the wireless network ...

Page 28: ...ola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed 3 Click the Statistics tab The Statistics tab provides information about the wireless network Activating LEAP Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol LEAP is an authentication implementation of 802 1X by Cisco which provides a challenge response authentication mechanism and dynamic WEP key assignment 1 Double click the antenna icon in t...

Page 29: ...Advanced The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed Click the LEAP tab 3 Click Enable LEAP to activate the function 4 To add a network click Properties The LEAP Network Properties window displays 5 Enter the required information and click OK ...

Page 30: ...echnical support to isolate problems that might be occurring with your adapter 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray 2 Click Advanced The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed 3 Click the Diagnostics tab 4 Various diagnostic tests are available Select an individual test to learn more about its function 5 Click to enable the desired test and then click Run The Res...

Page 31: ...tion for the adapter installed in your PC 1 Double click the antenna icon in the system tray 2 Click Advanced The Motorola Wireless Configuration Utility window is displayed 3 Click the Information tab The Information tab provides the firmware version number and hardware and adapter details about the adapter card ...

Page 32: ...less Adapter while the PC is operating To remove the adapter 1 Locate the Device Eject icon located in your system tray In the illustration below it is the third icon from the left the picture of a card and a left pointing arrow 2 Double click the Device Eject icon The Unplug or Eject Hardware window is displayed ...

Page 33: ...ce you want to remove 4 Click STOP The Stop a Hardware device window is displayed 5 Confirm that the device listed in the window is the device you want to stop 6 Click OK After you receive a message telling you the device is stopped you can safely remove the Wireless Adapter ...

Page 34: ...r wireless adapter and access point radio signal is enabled Review your access point s documentation for further instructions Ensure that your wireless adapter for your PC and the wireless access point have the same security settings that will allow your computer to access the wireless network Refer to the Configuration section of the documentation that came with your access point Verify that the ...

Page 35: ...e Command window type ping the Router s IP address and press the Enter key The router s IP address is most likely the default gateway If you receive a reply the first word will be Reply then your computer is connected to the router Proceed to Step 4 If you do NOT receive a reply try from a different computer to verify that the first PC is not the cause of the problem 4 In the Command window type p...

Page 36: ...ablished such as through a router Also known as IBSS Independent Basic Service Set ASCII The American Standard Code for Information Interchange refers to alphanumeric data for processing and communication compatibility among various devices normally used for asynchronous transmission B Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a medium in terms of a range of frequencies Greater bandwidth indicates th...

Page 37: ...ervice provider Also called a client Crossover Cable A crossover cable is a cable that is used to interconnect two computers by crossing over reversing their respective pin contacts A crossover cable is sometimes known as a null modem D Default Gateway A routing device that forwards traffic not destined to a station within the local subnet DHCP A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server dynamica...

Page 38: ...logy used in WLAN transmissions where a data signal at the sending station is combined with a higher data rate bit sequence or chipping code that divides the user data according to a spreading ratio The chipping code is a redundant bit pattern for each bit that is transmitted which increases the signal s resistance to interference If one or more bits in the pattern are damaged during transmission ...

Page 39: ...rotocol for exchanging files between computers FTP is commonly used to download programs and other files to a computer from web pages on Internet servers G Gateway A device that enables communication between networks using different protocols See also router GUI Graphical User Interface H Hexadecimal A base sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential numbers 0 to 9 and the letters A to F...

Page 40: ...nterconnected networks using TCP IP IP Internet Protocol is a set of standards that enable different types of computers to communicate with one another and exchange data through the Internet IP provides the appearance of a single seamless communication system and makes the Internet a virtual network IP Address A unique 32 bit value that identifies each host on a TCP IP network TCP IP networks rout...

Page 41: ... bits per second megabits per second A rate of data transfer MTU The Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest amount of data that can be transmitted in one discrete message on a given physical network The MTU places an upper bound on the size of a message that can be transferred by the network in a single frame Messages exceeding the MTU must be fragmented before transmission and reassembled at th...

Page 42: ...ity by sending a small packet to the host and waiting for a reply If you PING a computer IP address and receive a reply you know the computer is reachable over the network It also stands for Packet Internet Groper Port Triggering A mechanism that allows incoming communication with specified applications PPP Point to Point Protocol is used to transport other protocols typically for simple links ove...

Page 43: ...one AP to another AP seamlessly ROM Read Only Memory Router On IP networks a device connecting at least two networks which may or may not be similar A router is typically located at a gateway between networks A router operates on OSI network layer 3 It filters packets based on the IP address examining the source and destination IP addresses to determine the best route on which to forward them A ro...

Page 44: ... bridge A switch is more advanced because it can connect more than two segments T TCP Transmission Control Protocol on OSI transport layer four provides reliable transport over the network for data transmitted using IP network layer three It is an end to end protocol defining rules and procedures for data exchange between hosts on top of connectionless IP TCP uses a timer to track outstanding pack...

Page 45: ...sfer rates of 12 Mbps and plug and play installation You can connect up to 127 devices to a single USB port V VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol is a method to exchange voice fax and other information over the Internet Voice and fax have traditionally been carried over traditional telephone lines of the PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network using a dedicated circuit for each line VoIP enables call...

Page 46: ...on protects the privacy of data transmitted over a wireless LAN WEP uses keys to encrypt and decrypt transmitted data The access point must authenticate a client before it can transfer data to another client WEP is part of IEEE 802 11b Wi Fi Wireless fidelity pronounced why fy brand name applied to products supporting IEEE 802 11b g WLAN Wireless LAN WPA Wi Fi Protected Access A security regimen d...

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