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Wireless LAN

User manual

Quanta Computer Inc.

BCM94309MP

Mini-PCI Card

User's Manual

Jun. 26, 2003 (Draft 1.0)

Summary of Contents for BCM94309MP

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN User manual 1 Quanta Computer Inc BCM94309MP Mini PCI Card User s Manual Jun 26 2003 Draft 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Printed in Taiwan Jun 2003 ...

Page 3: ...form 7 3 1 Installation Overview 8 3 2 Install Procedure for Windows XP 9 3 3 Install Procedure for Windows 98 ME 2000 11 4 Configuration Utility 18 4 1 Link Status 19 4 2 Connections 20 4 3 Profile Setting 22 4 4 About 24 4 5 Windows XP Zero Configuration 25 5 Troubleshooting 27 Troubleshooting Continued 28 ...

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Page 5: ...edure The package you have received should contain the following items User manual CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note if anything is missing please contact your vendor The CD contains drivers and Configuration Utility program that is used for managing the Wireless LAN Card and establishing the wireless connection with your Local Area Network ...

Page 6: ...ystems can provide LAN users with access to real time information anywhere in their organization This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks Installation Speed and Simplicity Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings Installation Flexibility Wireless technology allows ...

Page 7: ...m The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully You will first install software Utility and then set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install ...

Page 8: ...n establishing your wireless network connection Install the Access Point at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Install CD Install the network protocol s required to communicate on your network Most likely you will need the TCP IP protocol ...

Page 9: ...D in the CD ROM and then click on the Setup Follow the instruction to finish the installation Select Install the software automatically Recommended and then click Next to continue Once your system detected the driver Microsoft will show a warning message as below Click Continue Anyway for next step ...

Page 10: ...Wireless LAN User manual 10 After copy the file to your system then the setup is finish ...

Page 11: ...00 Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the software successfully 1 Power on your computer and allow Windows 98 ME 2000 to load fully 2 Insert the given Installation CD in the CD ROM and then click on the Setup At the Welcome window click Next ...

Page 12: ...Wireless LAN User manual 12 3 Accept the license agreement Accept the license agreement Click Yes to accept Click Yes to finish the setup ...

Page 13: ... LAN User manual 13 Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver if the system did not find the driver automatically please install the driver manually Click Yes to finish the installation ...

Page 14: ...ter in one of the sockets or not If you find Wireless LAN 11Mbps Adapter in one of the sockets it means the card is detected properly 5 Click right button of mouse on the Network Neighborhood 6 Select Properties from the pop up menu The network box appears and you see three main tables Configuration Identification and Access Control ...

Page 15: ... click on the Add button Select Network Component Type box appears Click on the Protocol the click the Add button 8 Select Network Protocols box appears From the list of manufactures click on Microsoft From the list of network protocols list select NetBEUI then click OK ...

Page 16: ...up then enter the IP value Subnet masking DNS Domain Workgroup name and Gateway Address values After setting these parameters appropriately click OK to return to Network Component Type and you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well as the Access to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options Click on OK 13 Screen message do want...

Page 17: ...User manual 17 Uninstall Procedure Step 1 If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter just simply click Start Menu Program File Wireless Uninstalled it shall uninstall all related programs Step 2 Restart your Computer ...

Page 18: ...rt the Utility application A new icon should appear in your Icon tray If the icon is in red it means that Wireless LAN 11 Mbps NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete Sometimes icon can be colored in red This may happen when communication is defined poor connection or incorrectly Figure 1 Icon tray with a new icon User can navigate through sheets by clicking tabs X button will minimize window B...

Page 19: ...cate and associate with the Access Point Ad Hoc Mode The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SSID Current Channel and Transmit Rate Shows the channel of the radio and transmit rate are being currently used for an active connection This value has no meaning when the radio is Scanning Link Quality The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the nod...

Page 20: ...twork User may select profile or ESSID from above list click Connect to connect with the AP Click Refresh to rescan the network this utility with site survey function it will detect and list all available APs within network Place a check mark in the field if you wish attempt Auto connect to ANY network in the range ...

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Page 22: ... 4 3 Profile Setting Profile Setting allow user to create profiles for different network environments Click New button to create new profiles Edit for edit current exist profile Click Delete button if you wish to delete profiles ...

Page 23: ... the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet Transmit Rate The transmission rate at which client of AP transmits the data packets You may set this to fixed 1Mbps fixed 2 Mbps fixed 5 5 Mbps or 11 Mbps Encryption WEP You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network which can be achieved by using WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption When an encrypted f...

Page 24: ...N User manual 24 4 4 About About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver Application and firmware version Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support ...

Page 25: ...work icon to see a list of available networks Configuring Automatic Network Connections To configure one or more wireless networks for auto connection follow these steps 1 Right click a Network icon in the notification area at the bottom of the screen to display a pop up menu Click the Open Network Connections option 2 Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties in the Po...

Page 26: ...o the next network that you want to configure 7 If you are setting up an ad hoc mode wireless connection click the last check box in the dialog Otherwise if you are configuring a connection to an AP leave the check box uncheck and click OK Windows XP adds the network to the list of preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box 8 When you finish adding all wireless net...

Page 27: ...is section for solutions or 2 Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the Device Manager and click on the Network Adapter You will find the WLAN 11Mbps Adapter if it is installed successfully If you see the Yellow sign the resources are conflicting Click on the PCMCIA Card and then on the PCMCIA Card Service you can see the status of the PC card If there is a yellow sign either on ...

Page 28: ...wever there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between t...

Page 29: ...wever special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this manual and of the computer manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries intended for use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark F...

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