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Freedom to roam while staying connected 

11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate 

Rich  diagnostic  LED  indicators  with  built-in  An-

tenna 

Lower power consumption and power save mode 

Easy to install and configure

 

Wireless Network Options 

The Peer-to-Peer Network 

This network installation lets you set a small wire-

less workgroup easily and quickly.    Equipped with 

Wireless CompactFlash Cards or wireless PCI, you 

can share files and printers between each PC and 

laptop. 

 

Or  you  can  use  one  computer  as  an  Internet 

Server  to  connect  to  a  wired  global  network  and 

share  files  and  information  with  other  PCs  via  a 

wireless LAN.

 

Summary of Contents for WL-3600

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Page 2: ...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 resi dential installation This equ...

Page 3: ...that to which the receiver is con nected CAUTION 1 To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device...

Page 4: ...NSTALLATION 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 7 NETWORK CONNECTION 8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY 11 Network Status Icon Icon Menu 11 The Status Icon 11 Icon Menu 12 Link 13 Configuration 14 Encryption 16 Site Survey...

Page 5: ...CONFIGURATION 35 Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility 35 Use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Utility 44 SPECIFICATIONS 49...

Page 6: ...11Mbps in a wireless LAN environment It is a high speed wireless network card that connect directly to your PDA or Notebook with included PC card adapter just plug it in and you re ready to share dat...

Page 7: ...ireless Network Options The Peer to Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wire less workgroup easily and quickly Equipped with Wireless CompactFlash Cards or wireless PCI you can...

Page 8: ...Internet access much more conven iently With Wireless CompactFlash Cards you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global net work via an Access Point LED Indicators Link Orange On Blink Access Point M...

Page 9: ...e On forming a Basic Service Set or joining to a Basic Service Set Blink searching for other wireless LAN cards in the wireless network Act Green On Off On transmitting receiving wireless data Off no...

Page 10: ...make an active connection Caution DO NOT insert WL 3600 into the PDA BEFORE installing the configuration utility 1 Insert the device driver CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Open E DRIVER WL 3600 WINCE3 0 f...

Page 11: ...6 Click Next to continue Click OK Click Finish...

Page 12: ...ert WL 3600 into the PDA Then use the Settings on your Windows CE to configure the network settings Hardware Installation Insert WL 3600 into the Windows CE based PDA by aligning the Wireless CF card...

Page 13: ...ction Once the driver has been installed you must make some changes to your network settings 1 Go to Start Settings Connections Click on Network Adapters 2 Highlight PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter...

Page 14: ...address The IP address and other information will be automatically assigned Then click ok Use specific IP address If your network does not support DHCP select Use specific IP address You may need to...

Page 15: ...10 If you forget to click OK your settings will not take effect A message as below may appear saying you must remove and re insert WL 3600 to have the changes take affect Click OK...

Page 16: ...essfully go to Start Programs Click on PRISM Settings the Network Status icon will appear in the task bar Network Status Icon Icon Menu The Status Icon Icon Link Status Green indicates a strong link Y...

Page 17: ...disable the wireless radio Remove Status Icon Removes the Utility icon from the PDA s system tray Each time you power on your PDA the icon will reappear Wireless Network Status Advanced Configuration...

Page 18: ...re 14 channels available depends on the country Enable Radio Disable Radio Click this button to enable disable the wireless radio WL 3600 will con nect disconnect with the wireless network Rescan Sear...

Page 19: ...Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of the connection between WL 3600 and the Access Point or Peer to Peer type it connects Configuration The Configuration tab allows setting parameters fo...

Page 20: ...etwork Name simply enter a new name in the field Network Type It displays the type of BSS Access Point allows the Adapter to communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point Peer to Pe...

Page 21: ...hm Under the drop down box you can choose to have WEP encryption Dis abled 64 bit or 128 bit Create Keys with Passphrase A Passphrase can be entered to gen erate four keys used for WEP For the easiest...

Page 22: ...setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless net work via WEP encryption Use WEP Key The default key field can be used for specifying which of the four encryption keys to transmit d...

Page 23: ...mpting to connect to the same network BSSID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID Channel It shows the selecte...

Page 24: ...ess Point it connects Rescan Search for all available networks Clicking on the button the device will start to rescan and list all available sites Connect To connect with a new access point highlights...

Page 25: ...ng into a conventional PCMCIA type II PC Card 2 Align the PC Card toward the PC Card slot with brand label facing upward as shown below Software Installation In Windows 98 1 Once WL 3600 is connected...

Page 26: ...21 2 Insert the device driver CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Click Next 3 Select CD ROM drive and click Next 4 Click Next...

Page 27: ...Click Finish to complete the installation 7 Click Yes to restart your computer In Windows ME 1 Once WL 3600 is well connected to your computer Windows ME will automatically detect the new device Sele...

Page 28: ...23 2 Insert the device driver CD ROM into your CD ROM drive on your system Select Removable Media Floppy CD ROM and click Next 3 Click Next...

Page 29: ...rs click Finish 5 Click Yes to restart your computer In Windows 2000 1 Once WL 3600 is well connected to your computer Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new device Click Next 2 Select Search...

Page 30: ...25 3 Insert the device driver CD ROM into your CD ROM drive Select CD ROM drive and click Next 4 Click Next to continue 5 In Digital Signature Not Found window click Yes to continue...

Page 31: ...ssfully completed In Windows XP 1 Once WL 3600 is well connected to your computer Windows XP will automatically detect the new device Click Install from a list and click Next 2 Insert the device drive...

Page 32: ...27 Search removable media floppy CD ROM and click Next 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed 4 Click Finish The software installation for this network device is now completed...

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Page 34: ...stalled you must make some changes to your network settings In Windows 98 ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed Wireless LAN...

Page 35: ...nent you need click Add 4 Highlight Microsoft and then double click on the item you want to add Click OK 5 For making your computer visible on the net work enable the File and Print Sharing 6 Click th...

Page 36: ...l access control is se lected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access control 8 When finished reboot your computer to acti vate the new device 9 Once the computer...

Page 37: ...click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network In Windows 2000 XP 1 For Windows 2000 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network...

Page 38: ...icrosoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 If any components are missing click on the Install button to select the Cli ent Service...

Page 39: ...4 4 For making your computer visible on the network make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Net works 5 When finished you must restart your com puter to complete installati...

Page 40: ...iguration Please go to Use Windows XP s Wireless Configuration Utility section to use the con figuration Use Manufacturer s Configuration Utility After installing WL 3600 s driver successfully the Net...

Page 41: ...s allows you to enable or disable the wireless radio Remove Status Icon Removes the icon from the taskbar Each time you power on your PC the icon will re appear Wireless Network Status Advanced Config...

Page 42: ...o WL 3600 will disconnect with the wireless network Rescan Search for all available networks Click ing on the button the device will start to rescan Throughput It displays the transferring Tx and rece...

Page 43: ...es contain the parameters configured at installation Once the demands for switching be tween different networking environments are required you can also set the addi tional profiles to eliminate the c...

Page 44: ...eer to Peer Channel To communicate with other Wireless PC you must specify the same channel Click the up and down arrow at the right of the Peer to Peer Channel to set the desired channel The field is...

Page 45: ...d 64 bit or 128 bit Create Keys with Passphrase A Passphrase can be entered to gen erate four keys used for WEP For the easiest configuration the Passphrase method is recommended Create Keys Manu ally...

Page 46: ...r encryption keys to transmit data on the wireless network OK Click OK to save your changes Cancel Click Cancel to ignore the previous setting Apply Click Apply to activate the settings Site Survey Th...

Page 47: ...e with a wired network which employing an Access Point Peer to Peer allows PC to PC sta tion to station communication without employing an Access Point WEP Encryption It displays the status of WEP Enc...

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Page 49: ...Start Control Panel Network Connections 2 In Network Connections window right click the Wireless Network Connections icon and select Properties Note Double click the Wireless Network Connection icon a...

Page 50: ...the Wireless Networks tab Use Windows to configure Use Windows to configure Note Once you enable windows configuration there will be only two tabs Status and About You can only use Windows XP s Wirel...

Page 51: ...gu ration utility to configure the wireless settings make sure the check box is not enabled then click the Network Status icon in the taskbar Available networks Displays all available networks Configu...

Page 52: ...Preferred networks From available network s listed above you can select preferred one s in an order that you can arrange The marked one is the currently used network Move up Move the selected network...

Page 53: ...after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Con nection Properties window Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Pre ferred networks box and click the button to re move it Properties H...

Page 54: ...ons Operating Temperature 0 65 ambient temperature Storage Temperature 20 75 ambient temperature Operating humidity 95 maximum non condensing Storage humidity 95 maximum non condensing Frequency Range...

Page 55: ...50 Supported OS For Notebook PC Windows 95 OSR2 98 ME 2000 XP NT For Handheld Pocket PC Windows CE EMC Certification FCC Part 15 in US EN300328 and EN300826 301489 17 in Europe...

Page 56: ...1 EM WL3600V1...

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