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Chapter 1 Introduction 

 

This chapter describes the package contents, PC Card description, 
system requirements, features & benefits, applications and network 
configurations of our wireless LAN products. 

 

1-1 Package Contents 

The PC Card package contains the following items as shown in   

Figure 1-1

 

1.  One PC Card 
2.  One Installation CD 
3.  One Quick Installation Guide 

Wireless LAN 

PC Card

Installation CD

IEEE  8 02 .11b

Wirel ess LAN  PC Card

Quick I nstallation  Guide

Figure 1-1 

1- 2 PC Card Descriptions 

The PC Card is a standard PC Card that fits into any PCMCIA Card 
Type II slot. The PC Card has a LED indicator and two antenna 
connectors as shown in 

Figure 1-2

   
 
 
 
 

Figure 1-2 

1. Two antenna connectors 

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2

2. Link LED 

 

802.11 AdHoc mode – Blinking, no matter the wireless is connected or not 

 

Infrastructure – Solid GREEN when the wireless is connected 

 

Off – No wireless activity 

 

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Summary of Contents for NL-2511CD PLUS EXT2

Page 1: ...er guide is fit for both Wireless LAN Card and Long Range Wireless LAN Card NL 2511CD PLUS EXT2 Before operating the unit please read this manual User Guide and retain it for future Wireless LAN Card...

Page 2: ...king after Installation 10 2 4 Wireless LAN Client Utility 12 2 5 Uninstalling Driver and Utility 17 3 Connecting to a Network 18 3 1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks 18 3 2 Checking...

Page 3: ...One Quick Installation Guide WirelessLAN PCCard Installation C D IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN PC Card Quick Installation Guide Figure 1 1 1 2 PC Card Descriptions The PC Card is a standard PC Card that f...

Page 4: ...nge up to 1200 meters in open space Wireless connectivity for all your computers Advanced Power Management Extended battery life Plug and Play PC Card Interface Easy installation Significantly improve...

Page 5: ...n wired networks 8 Training Educational Facilities Training sites at corporations and students at universities use wireless connectivity to ease access to information information exchanges and learnin...

Page 6: ...ll wireless communications between two computers have to be via the AP no matter the AP is wired to Ethernet network or stand alone If used in stand alone the AP can extend the range of independent wi...

Page 7: ...e a finite range on the order of 50 meters indoor and 100 meters outdoors In a very large facility such as an enterprise a warehouse or on a college campus it will probably be necessary to install mor...

Page 8: ...n Figure 1 7 You don t have to buy an expensive router Nor you have to buy several modems and setup phone lines Just share one AP one Modem single dial up account and one phone line dozens of network...

Page 9: ...ws 95 98 ME 2000 installation diskette or CD ROM at hand before installing the driver On many systems instead of a CD the necessary installation files are archived on the hard disk in C WINDOWS OPTION...

Page 10: ...ntical Figure 2 2 6 Select the Network Mode in which your wireless client will operate as shown in Figure 2 3 If you are unfamiliar with Network Mode refer to Chapter 1 6 Network Configurations for de...

Page 11: ...e proper Device Driver 3 Insert your Wireless LAN Installation CD into your CD ROM device and specify the installation path at D winxp where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive 4 A warning message wo...

Page 12: ...lation procedure for Windows XP Uninstallation Procedure 1 Insert the Wireless LAN PC Card into the PCMCIA slot 2 Right click My Computer Select Properties 3 On the Hardware tab choose Device Manager...

Page 13: ...Device status as shown in Figure 2 5 5 If you find the Yellow sign on the adapter or the above message is not displayed it shows the installation is not successful or the wireless LAN PC Card is not o...

Page 14: ...r in your Icon tray If the icon change to red icon it means the wireless is disconnection After finishing installing the driver and utility the client utility will automatically be executed and show a...

Page 15: ...t is searching for an available access point in infrastructure mode Disconnected means there are no access points or other wireless clients if communicating in Ad hoc mode or the PC Card is unplugged...

Page 16: ...ngth level The higher blue bar is the more powerful radio signal is received by the PC Card 2 Configuration Mode Selects one of the following network mode as shown in Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 802 11 AdHo...

Page 17: ...ets are transmitted by the client You can set this to Fully Automatic 1Mbps 2Mbps Auto 1 or 2Mbps 5 5Mbps or 11Mbps Default setting is Fully Automatic PS Mode Power saving management disabled or enabl...

Page 18: ...consist of hex digits it means that only digit 0 9 and letters A F are valid entries If entered incorrectly program will not write keys to a driver 4 About About tab shows the product driver utility P...

Page 19: ...may be to completely uninstall the PC Card and its software and repeat the installation procedure again 1 Click the Start button select Program Wireless LAN PC Card and then click Uninstaller to unins...

Page 20: ...her Microsoft Windows computers and servers and use the files and printers shared on them If you works on Microsoft network environment you need to set up Client for Microsoft Networks 1 After finishi...

Page 21: ...or LAN Manager servers If you work on Microsoft network environment you need to set up NetBEUI protocol 1 Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3 1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks 2 Se...

Page 22: ...dd button Select Protocol and click the Add button 3 Select Microsoft for Manufacturer and TCP IP for Network Protocol and then click OK 4 If yes double click TCP IP Wireless LAN PC Card to open TCP I...

Page 23: ...ow select what you need and click OK File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks and then click OK 3 5 Checking and Adding Computer Name Workgroup Name Windows uses the computer name and workgroup...

Page 24: ...d slot Check whether the computer has a Plug and Play BIOS Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP might not detect the PC Card if a previous installation of the PC Card was cancelled before it was finished Remove t...

Page 25: ...ddress or IRQ values If you know which device is conflicting with the PC Card you have the option of changing that device s I O address or IRQ instead of changing the PC Card No resource conflicts wer...

Page 26: ...ry reorienting the antenna The PC Card antenna is attached to the end of the PC Card For best use of the antenna Keep the area around the antenna clear from materials that could block radio transmissi...

Page 27: ...ture communications to wired Ethernet networks via Access Point Drivers Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP Access Protocol CSMA CA Roaming IEEE802 11b compliant Security 64 128 bit WEP data encryption Radio Fre...

Page 28: ...Humidity non condensing 5 to 95 typical Physical Specifications Form Factor PCMCIA Type II PC Card Dimensions 100 L mm 54 W mm 7 5 H mm Weight 35 g 26...

Page 29: ...e designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and use...

Page 30: ...operate this equipment 28...

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