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Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card 

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(i)  Figure 4: New/Rename Profile Dialogs 

 

The New Profile and Rename Profile dialogs are actually the same dialog.  Only the 
instructional texts differ depending upon whether the user is creating a new profile or 
renaming an existing one. 

This dialog is displayed in response to the “New” button and the “Rename” button on the 
Configuration screen. 

 

2.  Controls on the New/Rename Profile Dialogs 

 

Field 

Description 

Profile Name 

Edit field used to specify the new name for the 
profile. 

OK button 

Submits the profile name for validation and, if 
valid, completes the new/modify profile operation. 

Cancel button 

Cancels the “New” or “Rename” operation. 

 

3.  New/Rename Profile Input Validation 

An error message is displayed, and the user is prevented from leaving the New/Rename 
Profile dialog (except via Cancel button) under the following conditions: 

(1)  A profile already exists with the name specified.  

(2)  No profile name is specified 

 

 

 

 

F.  S

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1.  Screen Layout 

 

Summary of Contents for PH11107-B

Page 1: ...Quick Installer Guide for 802 11a b g miniPCI Card July 2 2003 Version 0 1 PH11107 X PH12127 X where X could be either B or E ...

Page 2: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 2 ...

Page 3: ...taller Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 1 Driver Installation Install Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card Laptop is turn off during installation Once the card is installed turn on the laptop 1 Wait for the following dialog box to display and click Next to continue ...

Page 4: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 4 2 Choose Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and click Next ...

Page 5: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 5 3 Insert the CD in your CD ROM drive Choose Specify a location under Optional search locations and click Next to continue ...

Page 6: ...niPCI 802 11a b g card 6 4 Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located assuming D is the CD ROM drive the default folder is D Click OK to continue 5 When you find the driver installation file net5211 inf click Next to continue ...

Page 7: ...The evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft There Windows shows a warning message Click Yes to proceed with the driver installation 7 Click Finish to complete the driver installation See Section 2 0 for the device configuration ...

Page 8: ...n adapter properties You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in one of two modes either infrastructure mode which leverages an AP or ad hoc mode which consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN In infrastructure mode the Wireless Network Adapter participates in a basic service set BSS as a station and communicates with the other stations through an AP as illustrated below ...

Page 9: ... distinct icon to indicate that the radio is currently turned off The system tray icon has an associated context menu which allows users to turn the radio on and off and to launch directly into various screens in our Control Panel application The menu items are described below 2 System Tray Menu Items Wireless Radio On Turns the radio on If the radio is already on an adjacent dot indicator is disp...

Page 10: ...us screen displayed Product Information Launches our Control Panel Application to the About screen displaying copyright and version information for our product Remove Status Icon Removes our icon from the Windows system tray and also closes our system tray application To restart our system tray app the user must double click the Wireless Configuration program icon on the Windows Start Menu or in t...

Page 11: ...isplays status information about the 802 11a b g card including the connection state the associated server MAC address if any transmit and receive rates Current Channel Security Mode link quality and signal strength The information is automatically updated on a regular basis The user can also turn the radio on or off from this screen A Rescan button is also provided to refresh the values ...

Page 12: ...specific radio parameters Disable Radio Allows users to turn the radio on or off The button is labeled Disable Radio or Enable Radio depending on the current radio state Rescan The Rescan button allows the user to update the screen contents immediately 3 Interaction of Status Screen Controls 1 Other than the two push buttons all controls on this screen are display only Display only values are upda...

Page 13: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 13 D CONFIGURATION SCREEN 1 Screen Layout Figure 3 Main Configuration Screen ...

Page 14: ...difiable on the Configuration Security and Power screens Therefore selecting a profile from the Profile Name list will determine the contents of the Configuration screen as well as those other three screens When the user presses the OK button or the Apply button from any screen in the control panel application all changes the user has made are saved If changes were made to the active profile or if...

Page 15: ...smit Rate Displays the Transmit Rate The default value is Auto OK Button From any screen in control panel app submits changes made during session and exits the Application Cancel Button From any screen in control panel app cancels all changes made during session Apply Button From any screen in control panel app submits changes made during session 3 Interaction of Configuration Screen Controls 1 Se...

Page 16: ...a new active profile is selected then the 802 11a b g driver will be unloaded and reloaded Upon reload the new settings will take effect This button is active from any screen in the control panel application 8 The Cancel button will back out any and all changes made during this invocation of the control panel application This includes any change made to any profile on any screen This button is act...

Page 17: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 17 E NEW PROFILE AND RENAME PROFILE DIALOGS 1 Screen Layout ...

Page 18: ...n 2 Controls on the New Rename Profile Dialogs Field Description Profile Name Edit field used to specify the new name for the profile OK button Submits the profile name for validation and if valid completes the new modify profile operation Cancel button Cancels the New or Rename operation 3 New Rename Profile Input Validation An error message is displayed and the user is prevented from leaving the...

Page 19: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 19 Figure 5 Security Screen Main Screen ...

Page 20: ...o view and modify security settings for the selected profile Up to four encryption keys may be specified Two types of Key Entries are possible hexadecimal and alphanumeric The available maximum Key lengths for Hexadecimal keys are 10 26 and 32 while the available maximum Key lengths are 5 13 and 16 for alphanumeric keys In addition user can disable the security or can select 802 1x or leap securit...

Page 21: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 21 Figure 6 Security Screen Hexadecimal Keys ...

Page 22: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 22 Figure 6 Security Screen Alphanumeric Keys Figure 6 WPA Passphrase Entry Screen ...

Page 23: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 23 Figure 6 Security Screen Dynamic Security Options ...

Page 24: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 24 Figure 7 User Information TLS Figure 7 User Information PEAP ...

Page 25: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 25 Figure 7 Advanced User Information PEAP ...

Page 26: ...x digits Each key s length is specified in the drop list to its right Key 1 4 length drop lists Used to select the length of the corresponding key field There are three choices 10 26 or 32 hex digits 3 Interaction of Security Screen Controls 1 Checking of Disable radio button causes Security to be disabled and causes all other screen controls to become disabled 2 Selecting Leap radio button will e...

Page 27: ...bove 11 If the user changes the Key type between Hexadecimal and Alphanumeric the Key values entered will be cleared 12 By default the Hexadecimal Key Entry will be selected in Pre Shared Keys 13 Upon selection of Leap radio button the user name and password files have to be entered And also the Confirm password field also to be entered 14 Upon selection of the 802 1x the user doesn t have to ente...

Page 28: ...for the selected profile Currently the only available settings are the Power Saving mode and Transmit Power level 2 Controls on the Power Screen Field Description Power Saving Used to specify the Power Saving Mode for the selected profile Offers three choices Off Normal or Maximum Transmit Power Used to specify the Transmit Power level for the selected profile Offers five choices Full Power 50 Pow...

Page 29: ...eraction between controls on the Power screen H ABOUT SCREEN 1 Screen Layout Figure 10 About Screen The About Screen is the last tab of the Control Panel Application This screen shows the Network Driver version the MAC Address of the machine the version of the Configuration utility Application and the Current Regulatory Domain details ...

Page 30: ...Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802 11a b g card 30 2 Controls on the About Screen Not Applicable 3 Interaction of Power Screen Controls Not Applicable ...

Page 31: ...ul interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gene...

Page 32: ...z frequency range FCC requires this product to be used indoor for the frequency range 5 15 5 25 GHz to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co channel Mobile Satellite Systems Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Philips Components may void the user s authority to operate the equi...

Page 33: ...pain The radio spectrum authorities in these countries do not currently allow operation of this radio device in the 5GHz bands Operation of this device in the U K currently requires the end user or installer to contact the U K Radiocommunications Agency phone 0207 211 0181 to request a Temporary Use License for 5GHz operation The Temporary Use License requirement will be removed once pending U K l...

Page 34: ...AN device est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999 5 CE French Par la présente Philips Components déclare que ce Radio LAN device est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions de la directive 1999 5 CE qui lui sont applicables Swedish Härmed intygar Philips Components att denna Radio LAN device står I överensstämmelse ...

Page 35: ...questo Radio LAN device è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999 5 CE Spanish Por medio de la presente Philips Components declara que el Radio LAN device cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999 5 CE Portuguese Philips Components declara que este Radio LAN devic...

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