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IEEE802.11g 

Wireless PCI Card 

WL-8310 

 

User Manual 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 802.11g Wireless PCI Card WL-8310

Page 1: ...IEEE802 11g Wireless PCI Card WL 8310 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...demarks and or registered trademarks of their respective holders Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses a...

Page 3: ...ecognition of their conformity R TTE The R TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity whe...

Page 4: ...REQUIREMENTS 4 1 6 SAFETY PRECAUTION 5 1 7 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 5 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 6 2 1 CONFIGURATION UTILITY INSTALLATION 6 2 2 WINDOWS 98 ME 2000 XP SERVER 2003 DRIVER INSTALLATION 8 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 11 3 1 LINK INFO 11 3 2 CONFIGURATION 12 3 3 ADVANCED 13 3 4 SITE SURVEY 14 3 5 ABOUT 14 APPENDIX 15 ...

Page 5: ...work connections The driver and utility supports most popular operating systems Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Server 2003 With advanced features and high performance capability the WL 8310 is an excellent choice for constructing a wide range of wireless solutions 1 1 Features l Fully compliant with wireless LAN IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b standards l Wireless connection without the difficulty and cost of c...

Page 6: ...independent BSS must be configured with a BSS ID cor responding to the WL 8310 used in the BSS Check your WL 8310 for its BSS ID or use the Site Survey function on Configuration Utility program to determine the BSS ID The Infrastructure Wireless LAN configuration is appropriate for enterprise scale wire less access to a central database or as a wireless application for mobile users Infrastructure ...

Page 7: ...stallations and open area where wiring is diffi cult to employ 3 Frequently changing environments Retailers manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location 4 Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites need temporary setup for a short time period Retailers airline and shipping companies need additional workstati...

Page 8: ...orking Mode Ad Hoc Infrastructure Power 3 3 5 Volt Dimension mm 133 x 121 x 22 mm Humidity 0 95 non condensing Operating and storage Temperature 0 55 degree C Operating 10 70 degree C Storage Compatibility Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP Server 2003 Management Utility or Windows XP built in management interface Electromagnetic Compatibil ity FCC Part 15 class B CE Mark ETS 300 328 1 4 Package Contents Bef...

Page 9: ... reduce your wireless cover range form 3 90 feet Position your Access points Residential Gateways and computers so that the number of walls or ceilings is minimized l Building materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a negative effect on range Try to position Access Points and computers with wireless adapters so that the signal passes through drywall or open doorwa...

Page 10: ...owing steps to complete the installation 2 1 Configuration Utility Installation Please install the configuration utility before insert WL 8310 into the PCI slot of the computer 1 Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive to initiate the autorun program Once completed a menu screen will appear as follows 2 Click on Configuration Utility hyper link in WL 8310 field to initiate the installation If the ...

Page 11: ...install the configuration utility Or you can keep the default setting and click Next to continue 4 Select the program folder you want to install this utility to Or you can keep the default setting and click Next to continue 5 Click Finish to complete the installation procedures ...

Page 12: ...on the computer 2 The Found New Hardware Wizard screen will appear Please select Install from a specific location Advanced option and click Next to continue 3 Insert Driver and User s Manual CD into CD ROM drive Select Include this location in the search and then click Browse to find out WL 8310 driver location to install driver Assume E is your CD ROM drive you can find out WL 8310 driver in E Dr...

Page 13: ...9 4 A dialogue box will pop up Click Continue Anyway to continue 5 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

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Page 15: ...nt SSID which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order to establish the communication Frequency Shows the current frequency used for wireless network Wireless Mode Shows the current wireless mode used for wireless communication Encryption Shows the current encryption mode used for wireless network TxRate Shows the current data rate used for transmitting Channel Shows the current ch...

Page 16: ... Shows the number of the radio channel used for the networking u Tx Rate 11B G Shows the Data Transfer Rate If Auto Mode is selected the device will choose the best transfer rate automatically u Power Mode Shows Power Management modes There are two optional selections for this mode Ø Continuous Access Mode WL 8310 will always set in active mode Ø Maximum Power Save WL 8310 will enter power saving ...

Page 17: ...he keys entered from this panel u Encryption Enable or disable WEP encryption u Auth Mode Ø Open Authentication With this setting the station in the WLAN can receives and transmits data from Access Point null authentication Ø Shared Authentication With this setting allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings Ø Auto Switch With this setting stations can communicate with...

Page 18: ...me time Click Refresh to collect the BSSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices around you If you wish to connect to any device on the Available Network list select the device on the list and click Connect then WL 8310 will connect to the selected device and create a profile for the selected device automatically You can configure profile with those buttons Ø Add Add a new profile Ø ...

Page 19: ...is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation ü What is Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration Infra structure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers ü What is BSS ID A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS mu...

Page 20: ...pears to be short duration impulse noise Direct sequence spread spectrum DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted This bit pattern is called a chip or chipping code The longer the chip the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission statistical techniques embedded in the radio can ...

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