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Wireless 11G Series

RaLink-PCI Card

Manual

Summary of Contents for 11G Series

Page 1: ...Wireless 11G Series RaLink PCI Card Manual...

Page 2: ...tions 24 Selecting the Connection Type 25 Disabling the Radio 25 Advance Settings 25 About 25 INSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND WLAN UTILITY 26 BEFORE YOU START 27 INSTALLING THE WLAN DRIVER ONLY IN WINDOWS...

Page 3: ...ork running Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows 98SE in either Ad Hoc mode without an Access Point or Infrastructure mode with an Access Point This manual provides a quick introduction to wi...

Page 4: ...lti path environment x Supports AES enhanced security x Supports DFS TPC for European operation x Requires an available Card Bus 32 bit Type II PC Card Slot for PC Card PCI Local Bus 2 2 Standard for...

Page 5: ...sh in unison but much more dimly When the WIRELESS LAN CARD is disabled only the Power LED flashes The following chart describes the full functions of the two LEDs The two LEDs are labeled POWER and A...

Page 6: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 4 Hardware Install PCI Install PCI procedure Step1 Install PCI card Step2 Install WLAN Utility Step3 Install PCI Driver...

Page 7: ...rovide wireless access to the LAN and then to the WAN Infrastructure and Ad hoc Please see the section titled Wireless Networking Basics below You must install the provided drivers and the WLAN utilit...

Page 8: ...nd then double click on the file setup exe Click the file setup exe This will start The Wireless 54Mbps PCI Card Utility Install Shield Click Next Click Next You can choose a destination folder for th...

Page 9: ...enter the name of folder that is different from the default name or accept the default name of the folder as shown on the screen above Click Next Click YES to install WLAN Utility A Microsoft digital...

Page 10: ...an available 32 bit PCI slot Installation of Your WIRELESS LAN CARD Second Part When you install the WIRELESS LAN CARD into your computer the Found New Hardware Wizard will begin by showing the scree...

Page 11: ...the signal strength indicator to the right of the antenna appears a steady green then your WIRELESS LAN CARD has been successfully installed and has contacted your Wireless Access Point You are now r...

Page 12: ...lled in a location that is different from the default click the Browse button to select a folder Otherwise accept the default location and click Next You can then choose a Program Folder that the Wiza...

Page 13: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 11 Click Next to install WLAN Utility A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WLAN Utility or the supplied software...

Page 14: ...N Utility installation Once your computer has restarted you can begin the second part of the installation by simply inserting the WIRELESS LAN CARD into an available 32 bit Cardbus PCI slot Installati...

Page 15: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 13 You can select Recommended or Advanced We select Advanced to installed the 32 bit card in here Select Ralink 54Mbps driver for your file Then chick OK...

Page 16: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 14 Chick Continue Anyway to continue install the device...

Page 17: ...ure is not required for the proper operation of your new WIRELESS LAN CARD for the supplied software Once you have completed the Found New Hardware wizard you will see the WLAN utility icon in the tas...

Page 18: ...e Configuration Utility program for the WIRELESS LAN CARD is called Wireless Network Utility Once you have installed WLAN Utility the configuration utility you can read this section of the manual to f...

Page 19: ...taskbar Only show Network icon when connected And you want to use WLAN Utility 1 Double click the Network icon 2 click Properties 3 click the Wireless Networks 4 If you select this the windows will co...

Page 20: ...reless Utility as shown below The field below the Available WLANs shows all of the Wireless Access Points that your WIRELESS LAN CARD could detect On your LAN you will probably only see one AP unless...

Page 21: ...ARD and enter the necessary wireless encryption keys on this screen You will need to know the length of the keys that will be entered The drop down menu allows you to specify the key length from 64 bi...

Page 22: ...also have a Wireless Access Point at home you will need a different set of settings to connect to that Access Point For each of the WLAN links that are listed in the Preferred WLANs field of the Conf...

Page 23: ...ous values Click the Apply button to make the settings current You can now make the IP address and proxy server settings required for each of the WLAN links you want to make Click the Configuration ta...

Page 24: ...LAN If your LAN has such a server you will need to configure your WIRELESS LAN CARD to be able to connect to it You will need to obtain the necessary connection information from your network administ...

Page 25: ...ted to The BSSID is the MAC or hardware address of the WLAN Access Point or WLAN peer that the WIRELESS LAN CARD is currently connected to Network Type displays either Infrastructure if the WIRELESS L...

Page 26: ...plays whether the radio is on or off and whether the Turbo Mode is enabled or not Click OK to exit the WLAN Utility Clicking Cancel will not exit the WLAN Utility Options Clicking the Option tab will...

Page 27: ...nt while ad hoc networks use only WLAN network adapters to establish a peer to peer network Disabling the Radio Clicking the Disable Radio click box and then clicking the Apply or OK button will disab...

Page 28: ...C The drivers and WLAN utility will then be automatically activated The installation software provided with your new Card includes a Utility to configure and manage a WLAN link The WLAN utility is not...

Page 29: ...SS LAN CARD or you are not sure which software you want to use follow the instructions for installing the driver and WLAN Utility given for Windows 2000 and other Windows versions given in the section...

Page 30: ...uter The Found New Hardware Wizard will begin by showing the screen below Windows XP will automatically search your computer s CD ROM drive for the PC PCI Card driver Select Install the software autom...

Page 31: ...PCI Card 29 Click OK Click Continue Anyway to install the WIRELESS LAN CARD driver software A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WIRELESS LAN CARD or the...

Page 32: ...30 When Windows XP has completed the PC PCI Card driver installation the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears as shown below Click Finish to complete the installation of the PC PCI...

Page 33: ...ernet another one like AP responsible for Wireless station Step Restart Windows When Windows Restart it will display ANICSWAP Click Config Bridge When you install complete and restart your windows if...

Page 34: ...ct both interface and right click on the icon It will display the menu please Select Birdge Connections from the menu and then double click it This is LAN or High Speed Internet Please select both Net...

Page 35: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 33 Now it will Create a new Network Bridge produce...

Page 36: ...54 Mbps PCI Card 34 Restart the Utility You will see the menu that you can select AP Mode click OK Another one is use to connect with WLAN This Card will become Wireless Station AP Click this AP Util...

Page 37: ...y provide 54Mbps for user Connected SSID Service Set Identifier SSID is the name designated for a specific wireless Local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default setting is default The SSID can b...

Page 38: ...n your client MAC Address and Allow All you key in Address Reject All Key in your client MAC Address and Reject All you key in Address WDS Wireless Distribution System The Ralink card can use Repeat b...

Page 39: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 37 Mac Table To watch all client Mac Address in the wireless environment...

Page 40: ...CI Card 38 Event Log To see All event log that you easily and effective to control your Wireless Station Statistics That you watch all Frames transmitted Received About About this Utility Driver Versi...

Page 41: ...n in the Windows XP Task Tray The Wireless Connection Status window will open The Wireless Connection Status window will open as shown above Click the Properties button The Wireless Connection Propert...

Page 42: ...Wireless 54 Mbps PCI Card 40 Click on the Driver tab Click on the Update Driver button This will open the Hardware Update Wizard the first screen of which is shown below...

Page 43: ...as your new WIRELESS LAN CARD The WLAN Utility supplied with your PC PCI Card are intended for previous versions of Windows and do not have to be installed if you are using Windows XP The first step...

Page 44: ...Advanced button to modify the default settings In most cases especially in wireless networks that do not use Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption this is all that is required to gain network access...

Page 45: ...nge of the PC PCI Card Access point infrastructure networks only will allow a connection to an Access Point only Computer to computer ad hoc networks only will allow only an 802 11 Ad Hoc peer to peer...

Page 46: ...WEP key unclick the The key is provided for me automatically check box and enter the key in the Network key field The Key format field allows the choice of ASCII characters normal numbers and letters...

Page 47: ...s Access Point your WIRELESS LAN CARD will automatically contact the server and be assigned an IP address subnet mask and the IP address of the default gateway If your network does not have a DHCP ser...

Page 48: ...e TCP IP setup dialog box can be accessed by clicking the Alternate Configuration tab Click the User configured and the TCP IP entry fields will open Enabling the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility for Wi...

Page 49: ...r the WIRELESS LAN CARD WLAN Utility under Windows 2000 WLAN Networking Basics To begin select the type of wireless network you will be building We will discuss the following types of networks in this...

Page 50: ...ese steps 1 Connect the Router Gateway to a Broadband connection e g a Cable modem or a DSL modem 2 Connect the 802 11g Access Point to the router 3 Install The Wireless 54Mbps PC PCI Card into a lapt...

Page 51: ...ation 1 Connect the Wireless Access Point to a Broadband connection i e a Cable modem or a DSL modem 2 Install The Wireless 54Mbps PC PCI Card in the computer s on your wireless network 3 Check the De...

Page 52: ...0 0 0 then the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of 10 0 0 3 with a Subnet Mask of 255 0 0 0 etc 3 Check the Device Manager to confirm that the wireless adapter is installed correctly Plea...

Page 53: ...rectly 3 Install your Internet Sharing Software 4 If required by the software set the static IP Address for the wireless adapter Note The IP Address for all the computers on the network must be in the...

Page 54: ...the installation and operation of your WIRELESS LAN CARD Read the following descriptions if you are having problems 1 Checking the Installation of the Drivers for the Wireless Adapter Go to Start Righ...

Page 55: ...ties to check that the drivers are installed properly Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly Click OK 2 The computer does not recognize the WIRELESS LAN CARD x Make sure...

Page 56: ...essary to restart the computer after installing the drivers x In Windows XP go to Start Control Panel System Hardware tab click on the Device Manager tab click on Network Cards double click on Wireles...

Page 57: ...quential like 10 0 0 3 and 10 0 0 4 The subnet mask must be the same for all the computers on the network To check the IP Address assigned to the wireless card double click on the Network Connection i...

Page 58: ...2483 5 MHz ISM band IEEE 802 11b x 2400 2472MHz Ism band IEEE 802 11g Data Rates x 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps IEEE 802 11b x 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps IEEE 802 11g Modulation Techniques IEEE 802 11g x BPSK x Q...

Page 59: ...Channels x Thirteen channels for European countries IEEE 802 11b x Thirteen channels for European countries IEEE 802 11g MTBF Mean Time Between Failure x 30 000 hours Temperature x Operating 0 C to 5...

Page 60: ...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 d...

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