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AN-WC11B

OPERATION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...For Windows Wireless LAN PC Card AN WC11B OPERATION MANUAL Make sure to read this manual thoroughly in order to correctly use this product ...

Page 2: ...ing the Wireless LAN PC Card 8 8 Installing 9 8 1 Install Procedure for Windows 98 Me 2000 XP 9 8 2 Removing the Software 16 9 Transmission via a Wireless LAN 17 9 1 Transmitting via a Wireless LAN PC Card 17 10 Configuration Utility 20 10 1 Status Tab 21 10 2 Configuration Tab 22 10 3 Encryption Tab 25 10 4 About Tab 27 11 Troubleshooting 28 In Windows 98 28 In Windows 2000 28 Unable to Communica...

Page 3: ... nuclear aerospace or transportation equipment or facilities as well as equip ment or facilities in which high reliability is necessary Do not use near people with pacemakers as this product may cause electromagnetic interference Do not use this product near medical equipment as this product may cause electromag netic interference ...

Page 4: ...b to discharge any static electricity in your body The Wireless LAN PC Card may become hot after long hours of usage Take care when removing the card so as to avoid burns Make sure that chemical agents or harmful gases do not come in contact with the card This may corrode the card or cause harm to humans Do not use in wet places or places with high humidity and places where dew can easily form Doi...

Page 5: ...pying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of the author Microsoft Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the registered trademarks or the trademarks of their respective owners The explanations in this manual may va...

Page 6: ...Windows 2000 Professional 160 MB or more Windows XP Home Edition XP Profes sional Edition Hard Disk Space 50 MB or more of free hard disk space Interface PC card slot PCMCIA TYPE II CD ROM Drive Others Internet Explorer 4 01 or later Wireless LAN PC Card Supports the AN WC11B 5 Parts Names and Functions Face of Card PCMCIA connector Connector for PC card slot on computers or wireless LAN access po...

Page 7: ...play without connecting the PC and projector 6 2 Exchange Data via a Wireless Connection You can exchange the data without using wires or cables PCs installed with Wireless LAN PC Cards can exchange data and share printers Peer to Peer 6 3 Connect to the Internet via a Wireless Connection If you use a commercially available wireless LAN access point you can connect to the Internet even if your wir...

Page 8: ...alling the software Detecting the Wireless LAN PC Card Configuring the transmission mode or operations Configurations for connecting to the Network Automatic configuration Manual configuration 8 Installing on page 9 See the Wireless Reality Soft OPERATION MANUAL 9 Transmission via a Wireless LAN on page 17 10 Configuration Utility on page 20 ...

Page 9: ... the wireless LAN PC card into the PC card slot on the computer until indicated by the instructions on the screen 1 Make sure that the computer you are using supports this software For details see 4 System Requirements on page 6 2 Turn on the computer If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows XP log on using an account that has Administrators permission 3 Make sure to close all other app...

Page 10: ...x is displayed Depending on the operating system the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box may not be displayed In this case restart your computer 9 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to re start the computer If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows XP the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box may not be displayed In this case restart your computer ...

Page 11: ...LAN is displayed on the task tray If this icon is not displayed on the status bar the driver is not properly installed See If the unit does not function properly on page 14 to uninstall and then reinstall the driver 12From the Start menu click Settings Control Panel and then double click PC Card 13Check if there is a Sharp AN WC11B Wireless LAN PC Card in one of the sock ets If Sharp AN WC11B Wire...

Page 12: ...dialog box is displayed click Yes Check if the Configuration Utility for Wireless LAN is displayed on the task tray If this icon is not displayed on the status bar the driver is not properly installed See If the unit does not function properly on page 14 to uninstall and then reinstall the driver 12From the Start menu click Settings and then Control Panel 13Double click the System icon 14Click the...

Page 13: ...t may vary depending on your computer For details refer to the documentation that comes with your computer 11Follow the instructions displayed on the screen below When the Hardware Installation dialog is displayed click Continue Anyway Check if the Configuration Utility for Wireless LAN is displayed on the task tray If this icon is not displayed on the status bar the driver is not properly install...

Page 14: ...nstallation has failed Refer to 11 Troubleshooting on page 28 If the unit does not function properly or is displayed on the Sharp AN WC11B Wireless LAN PC Card icon indicates that the Wireless LAN PC Card driver is not functioning The following can be probable causes for the error The Sharp AN WC11B Wireless LAN PC Card is not properly installed Another wireless LAN PC card is already installed Dr...

Page 15: ... WC11B Wireless LAN PC Card and then click Uninstall 5 Click OK 6 Make sure that the PC card adapter icon has disappeared from the status bar and remove the Sharp AN WC11B Wireless LAN PC Card from the computer s PC card slot Depending on the operating system the LINK indicator on the Wireless LAN PC Card may stay lit This does not indicate a malfunction For information about how to remove the PC ...

Page 16: ...out installation refer to 8 Installing on page 9 8 2 Removing the Software If you want to uninstall Wireless LAN PC Card driver please follow the steps as below 1 Close all applications that are currently running 2 Remove the Wireless LAN PC Card from the computer 3 Click the Start menu Settings and then Control Panel 4 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon 5 Select Sharp Wireless LAN PC Card and ...

Page 17: ...ey or WEP key when using Encryption WEP security When sending data between Wireless LAN PC cards make sure to set channel 5 or over as inter ference may occur if another Wireless LAN PC cards is used nearby For example if Wireless LAN PC cards are communicating already on channel 1 then set channel 6 If no Wireless LAN PC Card is used you do not have to change the default settings of the transmis ...

Page 18: ...168 150 1 5 Click Close to close Wireless Network Connection Properties 6 Click at the above of the display to close Wireless Network Connection Sta tus 7 Click on the task bar then click Advanced Configuration If is not on the task bar it will appear by double clicking Sharp W LAN Settings on Control Panel 8 Click the Configuration tab ...

Page 19: ...the SS ID field When setting the encryption key refer to 10 3 Encryption Tab on page 25 11Click Apply 12 Click on the upper right of the screen to close the Configuration Utility dialog box To communicate again with the access point When setting in the following way you will be able to communicate again with the access point Check the Windows Network Settings For more information about the setting...

Page 20: ...the installation of the Wireless LAN PC Card Configuration Utility the Configuration Utility icon appears in the task bar The Configuration Utility icon The color behind the icon indicates the transmission status Due to weak signals transmission may not be possible Transmission Speed becomes slower even if transmission has been enabled Transmission can be done normally You can also view the status...

Page 21: ... scans the available channels Rescan You can click the Rescan button to force the transmitter to rescan all available channels If your Link Quality or Signal Strength is Poor rescanning can be used to push the transmitter away from a weak Access Point and search for a better link with another Access Point Throughput Shows the short term transmission and reception throughput in bytes second and is ...

Page 22: ...lick the pull down button on the right of the Profile Name box The profiles that can be selected are displayed 2 Select the profile from the list and click Apply The settings in the profile are modified at once Right after installation the profile is only Default Creating a new profile 1 Change the values for the new profile 2 Click next to the Profile Name box and enter the profile name 3 Click A...

Page 23: ...are used to exchange data directly without an Access Point In this case the PC s can establish an AdHoc network in which they are the only members and over which they can exchange data 1 Click the pull down menu on the right of the Network Type box 2 Select Peer to Peer and click Apply The mode is changed to Peer to Peer To exchange data using Peer to Peer each computer connected to the AdHoc netw...

Page 24: ...ent by the Wireless LAN PC Card Setting the Transmit Rate 1 Click the pull down button on the right of the Transmit Rate box The transmit rates that can be selected are displayed in a list 2 Select the transmit rate you want to set and click Apply The speed is changed to the selected Transmit Rate The transmit rate can be set to Fully Automatic your Wireless LAN PC Card chooses the highest availab...

Page 25: ...ys Disabling Encryption 1 Click the pull down button on the right of the Encryption WEP security box The encryption methods that can be selected are displayed in a list 2 Select Disabled and click Apply Encryption is now disabled Enabling Encryption 1 Click the pull down button on the right of the Encryption WEP security box The encryption methods that can be selected are displayed in a list 2 Sel...

Page 26: ... Key 4 boxes When 64 bits has been selected as the encryption method select from Alphanumeric 5 char acters or Hexadecimal 10 digits 0 9 A F If you select Alphanumeric 5 characters enter 5 letters in each of the Key 1 to Key 4 boxes If you select Hexadecimal 10 digits 0 9 A F enter 10 hexadecimal digits in each of the Key 1 to Key 4 boxes 3 Click Apply The encryption key is created When you click ...

Page 27: ...the wireless LAN 1 Click the pull down button on the right of the Use WEP Key box The WEP keys that can be used are displayed in a list 2 Select the key number you want to use and click Apply The selected WEP key is set Any key can be used as a WEP key if the same key is in the same location on the transmitter s access point or Wireless LAN PC Card 10 4 About Tab The Version Tab provides informati...

Page 28: ...ve installed the proper driver In Windows 2000 1 Click the Windows 2000 Diagnostics See if there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I O address IRQ allocations If you find that the IRQ or I O addresses are already assigned to some other devices you must change that value I O address needs 40h byte length 2 Go to the Control Panel then double click PC Card You will see Wireless LAN P...

Page 29: ...ner Wireless LAN PC Card Change the configuration of the transmit channel Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Is the Transmit Rate configured correctly Generally select the Fully Automatic Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Is the Power Save Mode active Under the Power Save Mode the Transmit Rate is reduced Deactivate the Power Save Mode Æ Æ Æ Æ Æ Is the Encryption function being used If you use the Encryption function the Transmit Rate is reduced...

Page 30: ...t Windows XP Start All Programs Accessories Command Prompt 2 After the Command Prompt window has opened enter the ipconfig all command C ipconfig all ENTER ipconfig example C ipconfig Displays how to use ipconfig exe C ipconfig Displays the set IP address C ipconfig all Displays all information related to the set TCP IP If the value of the received IP address is 169 254 XXX XXX The reception of th...

Page 31: ...he Command Prompt window has opened enter the PING command Example C ping XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX is the Host IP Address 3 The following will be displayed if a successful connection is made The screen image may appear slightly different depending on the operating system Example When the Host IP Address 192 168 150 150 4 If a connection cannot be made Request timed out is displayed Recheck ...

Page 32: ...tion allows for automatically receiving IP addresses from DHCP servers connected to the same network This function is found in most computers If the computer is connected to the DHCP server on the network it is also possible to automatically get an IP address for the computer DHCP server This server allows automatically assigning IP addresses subnet masks and gateway addresses to devices connected...

Page 33: ...ess SS ID Service Set Identification An ID extension for grouping multiple wireless LAN devices An SS ID equal to other devices must be set to communicate with them A maximum of 32 single byte alphanumeric characters can be used Letters are categorized as capital and lower case TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Standard protocol for using the Internet or LANs WEP Wired Equival...

Page 34: ... 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Auto Switch Transmit Power 10 dBm Normal Temp Range 13 dBm Max Modulation 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps CCK 2 Mbps DQPSK 1 Mbps DBPSK Security WEP 64 bit 128 bit not compatible with the projector Standards IEEE802 11b Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Environmental Conditions Temperature Range 32 to 131 F 0 to 55 C Operating Humidity Max 95 Non condensing Operating Range Op...

Page 35: ... Radio 21 Enable Radio 21 Encryption 25 Encryption key 25 Infrastructure Access Point mode 23 Install 9 IP address 18 LINK indicator 6 Link Quality 21 MAC address 21 PCMCIA connector 6 Profile 22 Rescan 21 Signal strength 21 SS ID 23 State 21 Subnet mask 18 Throughput 21 Transmission mode 23 Transmission Status 21 Transmit Rate 21 24 Uninstall 16 WEP 25 Wireless LAN 21 ...

Page 36: ...ttp www sharplcd com Canada Sharp Electronics of Canada Ltd 905 568 7140 http www sharp ca Mexico Sharp Electronics Corporation Mexico Branch 525 716 9000 http www sharp com mx Latin America Sharp Electronics Corp Latin American Group 305 264 2277 www servicio sharpsec com http www siempresharp com Germany Sharp Electronics Europe GMBH 01805 234675 http www sharp de U K Sharp Electronics U K Ltd 0...

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