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WLAN 802.11g mini-PCI Module

User Manual

Version: 1.0

Sep. 2003

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Page 1: ...WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module User Manual Version 1 0 Sep 2003 ...

Page 2: ...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 Windows 98SE 2000 ME XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pentium is trademark of Intel All copyright reserved ...

Page 3: ...erence by one 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 FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables w...

Page 4: ...UNINSTALLATION 7 3 1 SETUP WIZARD INSTALLATION 7 3 2 ADDITIONAL SETUP PROCESSES 9 3 3 DISABLE WINDOWS XP ZERO CONFIGURATION 11 3 4 UNINSTALLATION 12 4 USING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY 14 4 1 OVERVIEW 14 4 2 ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY 14 4 3 LINK STATUS 18 4 4 SITE MONITOR 19 4 5 STATISTICS 20 4 6 DIAGNOSTICS 21 4 7 INFORMATION 22 APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING23 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY 26 APPENDIX...

Page 5: ...ur e mail access the Internet and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network wherever you wander At home you can surf the web or use instant messaging to chat with friends while sitting out on the patio You ll also be able to connect with any of the growing number of public wireless hotspots springing up in coffee shops airport lounges ...

Page 6: ...ommunicating directly with each other Choosing between these two modes depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or peripherals with a wired network or not If the computers on the wireless network need to be accessed by a wired network or need to share a peripheral such as a printer with the wired network computers the wireless network should be set up in infrastructure mo...

Page 7: ...ipped with wireless transmitters and receivers to communicate directly with each other eliminating the need for an access point The drawback of this mode is that in Ad Hoc mode wireless equipped computers are not able to communicate with computers on a wired network And of course communication between the wireless equipped computers is limited by the distance and interference directly between them...

Page 8: ...led driver See Chapter 3 2 Uninstallation section in this User Manual 3 1 Setup Wizard Installation Follow the steps below to complete the driver utility installation 1 Insert the Installation Software CD into the CD Rom Drive 2 Click Next Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module The InstallShieldR Wizard will install WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module on your computer To con...

Page 9: ...oose a destination folder Setup will install WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder C Program Files WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module 5 Click Next WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module ...

Page 10: ...he Adatper 8 You may now see the WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module shortcut on windows system tray 3 2 Additional Setup Processes During software installation procedure each operating system may prompt different specific options Mostly you will be asked to add some necessary protocols and to edit some networking settings 1 Windows 98SE The system may request the original Windows CD during the installat...

Page 11: ...00 Please check with the network administrator for the values of the settings Select Install the software automatically when the window with this option appears and then click Next to continue installation 4 Windows XP Select Install the software automatically when the window with this option appears and then click Next to continue installation Note that before using the WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Modu...

Page 12: ...g the Utility please follow the steps below to disable the Windows XP Zero Configuration 1 Go to Control Panel and double click Network Connections 2 Right click Wireless Network Connection of WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module and select Properties 3 Select Wireless Networks tab and uncheck the check box of Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings and then click OK ...

Page 13: ...tart Programs WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module Uninstall WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module 2 Choose Remove Click Next Welcome to the WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module Setup Maintenance program This program lets you modify the current installation Click one of the options below 3 Click OK to start Uninstall ...

Page 14: ...13 4 Click Finish Uninstall is now completed InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module ...

Page 15: ...ystem tray In Windows XP please first close the XP Zero Configuration function Please refer to chapter 3 3 Doubleclick the icon 2 This Tab will appear with listing the available network Please select the appropriate network and click Connect to connect to the wireless network You may click Advanced to have advanced setting as next page Fig 4 1 Note If the network you choose is WEP enable please co...

Page 16: ...ction on system tray menu Available networks List all the available networks and you can choose the appropriated network and click Configure The selected network will be listed in Preferred networks Click OK to connect to the wireless network Fig 4 2 4 Click Advanced button in Fig 4 2 5 You may select Automatically connect to non preferred network in Fig 4 3 to activate this function if needed It ...

Page 17: ...16 Fig 4 3 6 Click Properties in Fig 4 2 7 If the selected Network is WEP enabled you need to enter Network Key in Fig 4 4 Contact with the Network Administrator for Network Key Fig 4 4 ...

Page 18: ...17 8 Select the chosen item in Fig 4 5 to switch the network to ad hoc mode Fig 4 5 ...

Page 19: ...he Link Status tab shows information of Linked Network Name Current Channel Current TransmissionRate Own MAC Address Current Connection State Wireless Network Adapter IP Address Network Connection Type and Signal Strength ...

Page 20: ...available Access Points in the network such as their signal strength and WEP status so that you can select the Access Point with the strongest signal for better performance You may select the appropriated Network Name and click Advanced to see the detailed information ...

Page 21: ...20 4 5 Statistics This tab describes the Current Activity of the connection such as Packet Sent and Received ...

Page 22: ...6 Diagnostics Click Run button to check errors in hardware firmware and software of your WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module In case of any errors occur please print it out to present to your dealer or distributor ...

Page 23: ...22 4 7 Information This tab provides you the version information of Firmware Driver and Utility WLAN 802 11g mini PCI Module Network Utility ...

Page 24: ...gnal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS 4 What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that...

Page 25: ...ode and access point for example must always acknowledge receipt of each message Each node must maintain contact with the wireless network even when not actually transmitting data Achieving these functions simultaneously requires a dynamic RF networking technology that links access points and nodes In such a system the user s end node undertakes a search for the best possible access to the system ...

Page 26: ...reless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe 10 What is the IEEE 802 11g standard Approved in June 2003 as an IEEE standard for wireless local area networks WLANs 802 11g offers wireless transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 megabits per second Mbps compared with the 11 megabits per second of the 802 11b Wi Fi standard Like 802 11b 802 11g operates in the 2 4 GHz r...

Page 27: ...t Ad hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set IBSS or as peer to peer mode and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation CTS Clear To Send An RS 232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data Default Gateway The router used to forward all traffic that is not addressed to a station within the local s...

Page 28: ... without the need for retransmission To an unintended receiver DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected ignored by most narrowband receivers However to an intended receiver i e another wireless LAN endpoint the DSSS signal is recognized as the only valid signal and interference is inherently rejected ignored Dynamic IP Address An IP address that is automatically assigned to a clien...

Page 29: ...t an HTML page or send e mail the Internet Protocol part of TCP IP includes your IP address in the message actually in each of the packets if more than one is required and sends it to the IP address that is obtained by looking up the domain name in the Uniform Resource Locator you requested or in the e mail address you re sending a note to At the other end the recipient can see the IP address of t...

Page 30: ...mode wireless network this refers to the ability to move out of one access point s range and into another and transparently reassociate and reauthenticate to the new access point This reassociation and reauthentication should occur without user intervention and ideally without interruption to network connectivity A typical scenario would be a location with multiple access points where users can ph...

Page 31: ... a suite or group of protocols and not only TCP and IP UDP User Datagram Protocol A method protocol used along with the IP Internet Protocol to send data in the form of message units datagram between network devices over a LAN or WAN While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data routing UDP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data called packets that a message ...

Page 32: ...1channels 2 412 2 417 2 422 2 472 432 2 437 2 442 2 447 2 452 2 457 2 462GHz 5 Bandwidth of each channel 11g 16 44MHz 11b 11 12MHz 6 L O frequency of receiver 2412 2462MHz 7 Transmitter or Transceiver Transceiver 8 Power Rating DC AC Volt rating 3 3Vdc 550mA Max 9 Maximum output power to Antenna 11b 17 57dBm 11g 19 78dBm 10 Duty Cycle 100 test mode 11 Basic function of product Wireless data commun...

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