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WL-3501

WireFree

USER'S MANUAL

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Page 1: ...WL 3501 WireFree USER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...f and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more 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 different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The user should not...

Page 3: ...uential or indirect damages arising from the installation maintenance use performance failure or interruption of Planet s products whatever caused and on any theory of liability This limitation will apply even if Planet has been advised of the possibility of such damage CE Mark Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the u...

Page 4: ... FOR WINDOWS 95 98 5 3 2 SETUP WIREFREE FOR WINDOWS NT 3 51 OR 4 0 9 3 3 SETUP WIREFREE FOR NETWARE CLIENT USING ODI DRIVER DOS WINDOWS 3 X 13 3 4 SETUP WIREFREE FOR DOS TCP IP APPLICATIONS 16 CHAPTER 4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 18 4 1 INSTALLATION OF WLU UTILITY 18 4 2 USING THE WIREFREE UTILITY 20 CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 APPENDIX A NETWORK CONFIGURATION AND PLANNING 32 A 1 NETWORK TOPOLOGY 32 A...

Page 5: ...nt and point to multipoint access 4 Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN s augments existing networks quickly and easily 5 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connection 6 Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling 7 Supports a wide range of LAN NOS Win95 98 NT NetWare client DOS 8 Support...

Page 6: ...rs nurses retailers white collar workers need access to database while being mobile in the hospital retail store or office campus 6 SOHO Small Office and Home Office users SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network 7 Inter building connection The wireless building to building network installs quickly requires no monthly lease fees and provides the flexibility to reconf...

Page 7: ...or installing driver and utility program 2 2 Hardware Installation for WL 3501 To install WL 3501 wireless LAN PCMCIA adapter please follow these steps Step1 Insert the PCMCIA Adapter 1 Find an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot in your computer 2 With the PCMCIA adapter s 68 pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot and its WL 3501 PCMCIA label facing up slide the PCMCIA adapter completely into...

Page 8: ... the PCMCIA specification are required Please check the documents of your PCMCIA driver to install WireFree WL 3501 For applicable drivers please refer to CardSoft CardWizard published by SystemSoft Card Manager by Phonex AMI Card Manager Pro by AMI etc Then continue the installation steps in next chapter Software Installation ...

Page 9: ...Insert the WL 3501 PCMCIA adapter into a standard type II PCMCIA slot in your notebook 2 Windows 95 98 will automatically detect the new hardware and will prompt you to install the driver needed 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA adapter ...

Page 10: ...devices insert the diskette labeled WireFree WL 3501 Driver Utility Diskette into any 3 1 2 floppy drive in your computer then click Next 5 Windows 95 98 will find WireFree WL 3501 PCMCIA Adapter now click Next WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA adapter A WPCMCIA INF ...

Page 11: ...Set parameters for WL 3501 Please refer to 4 2 C for the definition of each parameter WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter Properties 7 Click Finish to complete the hardware installation WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter ...

Page 12: ...uter 9 Open the Control Panel folder double click System and Adapters to see if any error message appears If no that means your WL 3501 is working well WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter Fig 3 1 Chick OK if WL 3501 works properly ...

Page 13: ...9 3 2 Setup WireFree for Windows NT 3 51 or 4 0 1 Login as Administrator 2 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network go to the Interface Card tab and then click the Add button ...

Page 14: ...ts supported adapters Select OTHERS or click Have Disk to continue 4 Windows NT will ask for the drive path containing the WireFree WL 3501 Windows NT drivers Insert the WL 3501 Driver and Utility diskette into the floppy drive and then type A A ...

Page 15: ...ze the selection WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter Fig 3 2 Choose device model 6 A WireFree WL 3501 Wireless LAN Adapter Setup dialog box will show up Please select the Default Channel B Network Type B RTS Threshold and ESSID manually according to the setting in the following fig Your WL 3501 adapter will thereafter work on this configuration under Windows NT Press OK to continue WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Ada...

Page 16: ... proceed to the next step Network Setup Please specify each parameter required the network to work on WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter 8 Restart the system 9 To ensure whether the WL 3501 adapter works fine or not go to Control Panel and double click Devices WLAN WPCMCIA Adapter Driver ...

Page 17: ...river files into your workstation if not yet installed Follow the installation procedure described in the NetWare installation manual 2 The suggested way to install a NetWare Client workstation is to use the NetWare Client Install program to install all necessary files Please follow its prompted screens to accomplish the installation procedure and select the WireFree ODI driver as the network driv...

Page 18: ...ms the following commands SET NWLANGUAGE ENGLISH Set NetWare 4 X to English Language LSL Link Support Layer Module provided by Novell WPCMCIA Hardware Specific Module For PCMCIA uses WL 3501 IPXODI IPX Protocol Stack Module provided by Novell VLM DOS Support Module provided by Novell L Change current drive to connected device L for example LOGIN Issue login command to login to file server ...

Page 19: ...15 You may run STARTNET BAT to access logon the Novell NetWare server WPCMCIA COM Fig 3 4 Configure STARTNET BAT Fig 3 5 Login NetWare Server NWServer ...

Page 20: ... DOS environment please install WireFree Packet Driver 2 First setup the configurations of WL 3501 Type A PACKET PKTCFG COM Fig 3 6 Configure WL 3501 3 Please select the Wireless LAN Net work type B ESSID and Default Channel manually Press F10 after setting properly Fig 3 7 Save current parameters ...

Page 21: ...nstall packet driver packet_int_no The software interrupt vector number used by the packet driver program which can be from 96 0x60 to 128 0x80 Example To load packet driver for the WL 2400 card which will be found first by the driver on packet interrupt vector 0x60 A PACKET WLACFG COM h 0x60 Fig 3 8 Packet driver works properly ...

Page 22: ...Installation of WLU utility 1 Insert WireFree WL 3501 Driver Utility Diskette into floppy drive and then execute A WLU setup exe Fig 4 1 Step1 of Wireless LAN Utility setup 2 Click Next to continue Fig 4 2 Step2 of Wireless LAN Utility setup ...

Page 23: ...19 Fig 4 3 Step3 of Wireless LAN Utility setup Fig 4 4 Step4 of Wireless LAN Utility setup ...

Page 24: ...see current adapter configuration information that is the MAC address firmware version frequency domain BSS joined current channel and ESS ID of the adapter that you installed in your desktop or notebook computers The Main Menu screen shows all main functions of the WireFree Utility Network Configuration WireFree Utility provides a screen for you to configure parameters of the WireFree wireless LA...

Page 25: ...21 1 Click Start point to Programs and run WLA Utility 2 Main menu appears WLAN WPCMCIA PCMCIA Adapter ...

Page 26: ...ORK TYPE PARAMETERS Station Operation Mode Set the station operation mode to Ad Hoc without Access Point or Infrastructure with Access Point default setting Ad Hoc Default Channel Select the channel number as your operating radio channel C 3 RTS Threshold If you aren t concerned with the Hidden Node Problem please select the Disable item NOTE All parameters you modified on the wireless LAN adapter...

Page 27: ...ol are as follows l Site Survey When Site Survey screen is displayed the channel quality of all 14 radio channels will be displayed These channel quality measurements are shown on each gauge for the 14 radio channels The higher bar means the radio channel having better quality i e less interference The channel quality is scanned channel by channel repeatedly You may see some of the gauges changing...

Page 28: ...ality between two wireless LAN stations Or if you use the Infrastructure wireless LAN configuration you can test the transmission quality between your wireless LAN station and the WAP 1000 Access Point When Link Quality Test Screen is displayed you may choose one of the roles that this wireless LAN station should perform WireFree Utility Site Survey ...

Page 29: ...g status statistical information during the Link Quality Test session Slave Test Address The physical address of the destination slave test station Self physical address will be displayed while performing Access Point loopback test Packet Sent Total test packets have been sent Packet Received Total responding packets have been received Elapsed Time Total testing time Signal level The signal level ...

Page 30: ...ing status statistical information during the Link Quality Test session Fig 4 10 Act as Slave test station My Address The slave test station s physical address Packet Received Total test packets received Elapsed Time Total testing time Signal Level The signal level when receiving last test packet The signal level is calculated as the percentage of its signal level measurement relative to the full ...

Page 31: ...al testing time Signal level The signal level when receiving last responding packet The signal level is calculated as the percentage of its signal level measurement relative to the full signal level The Access Point Loopback Test window will be displayed after pressing the Start button This window contains same status statistical information in the Master Test Station window It works only in Infra...

Page 32: ...el browser screen E Firmware Upgrade WireFree WL 3501 Utility provides the function of upgrading the firmware in the wireless adapter to newer version Choose the Firmware Upgrade button in Main Menu and follow the directions on the screen N CAUTION Improper operation of firmware upgrade could damage your adapter We strongly suggest that the firmware upgrade is done by experienced computer personne...

Page 33: ...mware to do firmware upgrade After firmware being upgraded please read the documentation of the new firmware to determine if you need to upgrade your WLU program and drivers l How to Operate the Firmware Upgrade Tool Fig 4 13 Firmware Upgrade Firmware filename The firmware of WL 3501 Flash type The type of current flash bios It will take about 5 seconds to finish the installation and verification ...

Page 34: ... 3 2 Hardware Installation for WL 3501 l WL 2400 WL 3501 WAP 900 station cannot communicate with computer in the Ethernet when the Infrastructure mode is configured Probable Causes Solution a Make sure the WAP 1000 which the station associated with is powered on b Make sure the station is configured with the same operating radio channel as the WAP 1000 c Start the Site Survey Utility to make sure ...

Page 35: ...31 Tel 886 2 22199518 Fax 886 2 22199528 Direct any of your questions to the sales support department d Check Planet s Web site at www planet com tw for FAQ and updated information ...

Page 36: ...ss LAN 1 Desktop PC WL 2400 Notebook PC WL 3501 Desktop PC WL 2400 Notebook PC WL 3501 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN 2 Desktop PC WL 2400 Desktop PC WL 2400 Notebook PC WL 3501 Notebook PC WL 3501 Desktop PC WL 2400 Notebook PC WL 3501 Notebook PC WL 3501 Fig a 1 An Example of Ad Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one WireFree adapter connected as an independe...

Page 37: ... A group of WireFree PC users and a WAP 1000 Access Point construct a Basic Service Set BSS Each WireFree PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the WAP 1000 Access Point Infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of a WireFree PC to the wired LAN but also doubled the effective wireless transmission range for 2 WireFree PCs Since WAP 1000 i...

Page 38: ... this independent BSS must be configured with BSS ID of that WAP 1000 Check your WAP 1000 for its BSS ID or use the Access Point Browser Utility program described in next section Roaming Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers ...

Page 39: ...to a wireless backbone between buildings A 2 Roaming An Infrastructure configuration also supports roaming capability for mobile workers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS On account of a continuous connection to the network users within this ESS could roam freely All WireFree PCs and WAP 1000s within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and at the same r...

Page 40: ... places for Access Points WireFree provides Site Survey and Access Point Browser utilities for the above purposes Site Survey and Access Point Browser are functions of the WireFree Utility program WLU which can be found in the WL 2400 WL 3501 Driver and Utility Diskette Before utilizing Site Survey and Access Point Browser a PC with WireFree WL 2400 WL 3501 adapter and Utility program installed is...

Page 41: ...displays the quality of all 12 radio channels in your environment Generally the higher the bar is the better the quality will be Choose the radio channel with the best quality as your operating radio channel If you are setting up an ESS for roaming configure all the WireFree PCs and WAP 1000s within this ESS with that channel u Access Point Browser WAP 1000 WAP 900 or WL 3501 WAP 1000 Fig a 7 Acce...

Page 42: ...ength Indicator then the mobile station connects to the Access Point with the highest i e best signal value Signal level is the indicator of the radio signal coverage of an Access Point Access Point Browser displays all the beacons received and its signal level in the current physical location Use a notebook PC running the Access Point Browser to walk around the coverage area of your ESS The cover...

Page 43: ... ETSI 2 484 GHz Japan RF Technology Spread Spectrum Direct Sequence Transceiver RF Output Power 50 mW Data Rate 2 Mbps Media Access Protocol CSMA CA 802 11 Ready No of Channels 12 Channels Range 800 ft Host Bus Interface PCMCIA Type II Driver ODI NDIS Packet Driver Regulatory Approval FCC Part 15 CE Mark ETS 300 328 ...

Page 44: ...net A popular local area data communications network originally developed by Xerox Corp that accepts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on 10 Mbps baseband transmitting over shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration PCMCIA PCMCIA stands for Personal Compu...

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