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After all the necessary drivers are installed, you can open the Utility. On the system tray, 
you can find that a PCMCIA adapter icon and the utility icon and the Power LED on the 
adapter is flashing. Now, you have completely finished the whole installation procedure. 

 

                                               

(Under Windows 98)                                           

 

2.2 

Installation Procedures In WindowsME 

 

The Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Windows driver ships with the Wireless CardBus 
Configuration Utility. If you have connected the Wireless CardBus Adapter to your 
computer, please remove it, cancel any hardware wizard that may show up, and start here. 

 

Before you start: 

 

Obtain this Utility CD. 

 

Please do not attach or physically connect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into 
PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program. 

 

 

2.2.1   Installing the Wireless LAN Card Driver and 
Configuration Utility 

 

Close any open programs and insert the utility CD into your CD-ROM Drive. The Autorun 
function will automatically start and the following main screen will be pop-up. Double-click on 
the

 Install Driver and Utility

 item to start the software installation. (If the Autorun function 

does not automatically start, please open the Installation CD to find the Setup.exe file and 
double click the Setup.exe icon to continue.) Click the “

View User’s Manual

” to view the user’s 

manual and click “

Install Acrobat Reader

” to install software to view the user’s manual. If you 

Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter

 

Summary of Contents for 802.11 g 54Mbps Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter

Page 1: ...IEEE 802 11 g 54Mbps Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter User s Manual...

Page 2: ...24 2 6 2 VERIFYING YOUR INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS2000 28 2 6 3 TCP IP SETUP IN WINDOWS 2000 31 2 6 4 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Utility And Driver In Windows 2000 34 2 7 INSTALLATION...

Page 3: ...rticular 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 co...

Page 4: ...network segment You can configure this network card in Ad Hoc mode without an access point or Infrastructure mode with an access point Currently we provide device drivers and configuration utility fo...

Page 5: ...8 for Europe and RCR STD 33A and ARIB STD T66 for Japan 1 4 Wireless CardBus Adapter Specification Specification RF Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Operating Frequency 2400 2497MHz ISM band...

Page 6: ...n LED flashes to indicate a data frame transmission or reception Hardware Diagram 1 6 Ejecting the Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter LED Indicator You are advised to always disable the WLAN CardBus adapter...

Page 7: ...Click OK to confirm that you are going to stop the adapter The following screen prompts that you can remove the adapter Click OK button to close the dialog box Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 8: ...Push the lever of your notebook to eject the adapter now Note Don t eject the wireless LAN adapter when data transmission is taking place Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 9: ...onnect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program In Windows98SE you have to manually install the CardBus driver 2 1 1 Installing the Wireless LAN CardBus A...

Page 10: ...lity and drivers Click Next In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software If you would like you may change the destination folder to ano...

Page 11: ...Select a program folder and click Next The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 12: ...in Windows98SE After your computer reboot Plug in the wireless CardBus adapter into the PCMCIA slot and the New Hardware Found Wizard will appear During driver installation you will be asked to speci...

Page 13: ...Utility CD Please do not attach or physically connect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program 2 2 1 Installing the Wireless LAN Card Driver and Configur...

Page 14: ...n screen The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility and drivers Click Next In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the appl...

Page 15: ...location as the directory Click Next Select a program folder and click Next The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 16: ...Windows desktop Click OK to reboot your computer and insert the adapter CAUTION Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the adapter After reboot the system automatically in...

Page 17: ...y 2 2 2 Verifying the Wireless LAN Adapter Driver In Windows98SE ME Verifying a Wireless LAN Driver in Windows 98 ME To check if user has installed the driver successfully please follow the following...

Page 18: ...adapters Right click mouse button on Wireless 802 11g CardBus MiniPCI Adapter 31G1 42G2 and select Properties 3 Click the General tab if the Device Status field reports that This device is working pro...

Page 19: ...card to operate in infrastructure mode and to have the Internet access So after the configuration utility and WLAN adapter driver are installed the TCP IP address for the wireless LAN card must be co...

Page 20: ...Adapter 31G1_41G2 and click Properties 3 From TCP IP Properties choose IP Address and select Specify an IP address Input an IP address and subnet mask Click OK to complete the TCP IP configuration and...

Page 21: ...4 Choose Start Programs MS DOS Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window Type ipconfig all to determine if the TCP IP configuration has taken effect Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 22: ...pter 31G1_41G2 Uninstall Wireless 80211g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configuration utility from the OS Click OK to confirm that you are going to uninstall the utility Click the radio b...

Page 23: ...he utility CD into your CD ROM Drive The Autorun function will automatically start and the following main screen will be pop up Double click on the Install Driver and Utility item to start the softwar...

Page 24: ...asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software If you would like you may change the destination folder to another location as the directory Click Next 3 Select a program folder a...

Page 25: ...4 The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility 5 Click YES button if you want to create a shortcut icon on your Windows desktop Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 26: ...al signature is not required at this moment 7 Click Finish to finish the Utility installation Continue to complete the whole installation 1 Insert the wireless network adapter now and click OK You sys...

Page 27: ...the LED on the wireless adapter lights up The whole installation is completed You can find the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon resides on the system tray Open the utility and the utility icon will resid...

Page 28: ...Network adapters and see if an item labeled Wireless 802 11g CardBus MiniPCI Adapter 34G1 41G2 is visible If you don t see the item below the network adapter icon but a or symbol is displayed it mean...

Page 29: ...4 Click the General tab if the Device Status field reports that This device is working properly it means that the driver has been installed successfully Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 30: ...WLAN adapter driver are installed the TCP IP address for the wireless LAN card must be configured 1 Right click mouse button on the My Network Places and highlight Properties from the pop up menu 2 F...

Page 31: ...mask allows stations to operate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access Default gateway and DNS server information is also required IP configuration information DHCP or assigned IP address...

Page 32: ...sk of 255 255 255 0 then the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of 10 35 1 4 with a Subnet Mask of 255 255 255 0 etc 5 After obtaining IP configuration information from the appropriate IT s...

Page 33: ...the TCP IP configuration has taken effect To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode use the ping ipaddress command 2 6 4 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Utility And Drive...

Page 34: ...31G1_41G2 Uninstall Wireless 802 11g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configuration utility from the OS Click OK to confirm that you are going to uninstall the application Click Finish to...

Page 35: ...connect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program 2 7 1 Installing the Wireless LAN Adapter Driver and Utility Close any open programs and insert the util...

Page 36: ...on utility and driver In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software If you would like you may change the destination folder to another l...

Page 37: ...Select a program folder and click Next The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 38: ...Click Yes if you want to create the shortcut on your Windows desktop Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 39: ...ess LAN CardBus adapter firmly without forcing until it seats snugly CAUTION Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the adapter Click the radio button of Install the softwa...

Page 40: ...alog box could appear at this point in the installation A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver installation Click Continue Anyway to continue Click Finish to complete the hardwar...

Page 41: ...and start to configure the network adapter 2 7 2 Verifying Your Installation In Windows XP To check if you have installed the driver successfully please follow the following steps Right click mouse bu...

Page 42: ...Under Hardware tab click Device Manager Double click Network adapters Right click mouse button on Wireless 802 11g CardBus MiniPCI Adapter 31G1 41G2 and select Properties Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 43: ...Click the General tab if the Device Status field reports that This device is working properly it means that the driver has been installed successfully Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 44: ...CardBus Adapter Utility And Driver In Windows XP From the Windows Start menu Programs Wireless 802 11g Adapter 31G1_41G2 Uninstall Wireless 802 11g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configur...

Page 45: ...Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 46: ...ck on this icon and the wireless LAN adapter utility window will be pop up on screen Right click mouse button on the utility icon and you can select option from the pop up menu Open Utility Open the u...

Page 47: ...ect to BSSID xx xx xx xx xx xx Indicating the adapter is connected with an access point or other wireless LAN adapter and the associated device s MAC address is displayed in the form of hex digits ESS...

Page 48: ...Click this button and then the card will start to re scan other wireless devices in service range 3 3 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility Configuration Tab Click the Configuration Tab and the following infor...

Page 49: ...will be saved for further use Click the drop down menu select one profile you have created and click Save then the profile you select will be applied to the current connection 3 3 1 Configuration Tab...

Page 50: ...his field in order to establish the link with an access point or other computer equipped with a wireless LAN adapter If you leave this field blank and then the wireless LAN adapter will try to build t...

Page 51: ...in some countries 11 channels for United States 13 channels for Europe countries 14 channels for Japan Radio Click the drop down menu to enable or disable the wireless LAN adapter When you select the...

Page 52: ...f the box is not checked then you can t change WEP related parameters Key Length Click the drop down menu to select 64 bits or 128 bits The 128 bits gives a higher level of security The selection must...

Page 53: ...nvenient and useful function when you want to match the WEP keys with different vendor s products After you have set the WEP keys for specific AP or wireless LAN card instead of entering the WEP key e...

Page 54: ...ge is from 0 to 3000 Preamble There are two options in this field The Short Preamble option improves throughput performance The default setting is Long Power Save This field provides three options for...

Page 55: ...between these connected devices If you select Auto mode the driver will auto detect the authentication type of the access point you are going to associate Open With this setting any station in the Wi...

Page 56: ...ss point and WLAN adapter operates and whether or not WEP encryption is used You can highlight the access point or WLAN adapter you want to associate and click Connect or double click on your choice a...

Page 57: ...e you can view the instantaneous wireless receive and transmit data information 3 6 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility Device Info Tab Click the Device Info tab and the following screen will be displayed Wi...

Page 58: ...page you can view the copyright and the product version including the diver version and utility version The MAC address of the wireless LAN adapter and the regulatory domain are also shown on this pa...

Page 59: ...use the wireless network configuration utility Windows XP provides 4 1 Open the Local Area connection dialog box Right click mouse button on the network connection icon resides on the system tray and...

Page 60: ...vide you have to clear the check of Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings item 4 2 Infrastructure Mode Setup Procedure From the Wireless Network tab click Refresh button to update all...

Page 61: ...uration and the Wireless Network Connection Properties will be closed When the network connection you have configured is available the following bubble message will be shown on the system tray Right c...

Page 62: ...the wireless networks in the Preferred networks For Windows XP it will always choose the first one in the Preferred networks to connect To remove a wireless network from the list of preferred network...

Page 63: ...work adapter you want to connect has enabled the WEP function and then the Data encryption WEP enabled check box is checked You can select the The key is provided for me automatically check box if the...

Page 64: ...operties dialog box Right click mouse button on the network icon on the system tray and open the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box again Click Advanced button and you can see that there is a blue...

Page 65: ...s done you can share data between these wireless devices Open Windows Explorer and type the connected wireless network adapter IP address in the Address field The folder that remote WLAN adapter share...

Page 66: ...4 4 Network Operating Mode Selection Click Advanced button from the Local Area Connection dialog box and you can select network operating mode you want to use Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter...

Page 67: ...Access point infrastructure networks only and only the available access points in range will be displayed in the available networks box You can click the radio button of Any available network access...

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