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11Mbps High Speed Wireless LAN PC Card 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Date of Issue: Jan. 16th, 2002

 

 

Summary of Contents for 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card

Page 1: ...11Mbps High Speed Wireless LAN PC Card Date of Issue Jan 16th 2002...

Page 2: ...If you have difficulty resolving the problem while installing or using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card please contact the supplier for support About This Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User s Man...

Page 3: ...er there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tur...

Page 4: ...11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card 4 Chapter 3 Install Driver for Windows 6 3 1 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows XP 6 3 2 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows 2000 11 3 3 Set up Wireless LAN PC Car...

Page 5: ...IEEE 802 11b compatible 2 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connection 3 Supports 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps data rate 4 Working range...

Page 6: ...on 4 Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time C1 Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network will be practical C2 Retailers airline and shipping companies need add...

Page 7: ...Card Software and Documentation CD or Floppy Diskette x 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual x 1 1 4 About Wireless LAN PC Card LED Indicators The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card has two LED indicat...

Page 8: ...ill also need the following in order to install the adapter 1 A computer equipped with a Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot and a PCMCIA card and socket services compliant with revision 2 10 of the PCMCI...

Page 9: ...Mbps PC Card into the notebook CAUTION Do not force the client adapter into the slot Forcing it will damage both the client adapter and the slot If the client adapter does not go in easily remove the...

Page 10: ...se go to 3 3 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows NT for Windows 98 ME refer to 3 4 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows 98 ME Note Before you start the installation you are advised to keep the...

Page 11: ...e CD ROM drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the driver Step 3 The windows will find IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card 5V and start copying corresponding file...

Page 12: ...t Properties go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any error icon appears next to the Network Adapter IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card If no your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC...

Page 13: ...ick on the message and the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration will then appear automatically and allow users to connect to an available wireless infrastructure network Access Point shown as foll...

Page 14: ...ons Installation of the WLAN Utility and Usage of the WLAN Utility Note To use the WLAN utility under Windows XP you need to disable the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first Steps are descri...

Page 15: ...r Windows 2000 Step 1 After inserting the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into the PCMCIA slot on your notebook Windows will auto detect the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Step 2 A Found New Hardware Wizard...

Page 16: ...ep 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Step 4 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the d...

Page 17: ...13 Step 5 The windows will find IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card 5V Click on Next to continue Step 6 Click Finish to complete the installation...

Page 18: ...ppears If no your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is working well 3 3 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows NT Step 1 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network go to the Adapters tab an...

Page 19: ...Have Disk to continue Step 3 Windows NT will ask for the path containing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card driver for Windows NT Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and then click OK to cont...

Page 20: ...stallation Step 6 To ensure whether the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card works fine or not go to Control Panel double click Devices then verify whether the 11Mbps PC Card driver has started Check whether t...

Page 21: ...rting the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into the PCMCIA slot on your notebook Windows will auto detect new hardware and will display an Add New Hardware Wizard window Click Next to continue Step 2 Selec...

Page 22: ...3 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select the CD ROM drive check box and click on Next to install the driver Step 4 The Windows will find IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card Click Next to...

Page 23: ...CD ROM ME CD ROM and then click OK window appears inset enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK Usually these files can be found at C Windows or C Windows system Step 6 Cl...

Page 24: ...N PC Card If you do not need the wireless connectivity of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card it is advised that you remove the card from its slot as described below Note When removing the 11Mbps Wireles...

Page 25: ...Card slot which will extend battery life for mobile computers To stop using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card do the following steps 1 Click once on the PC Card icon on the right side of the Windows tas...

Page 26: ...T 98 ME 4 1 Install the WLAN Utility To install the WLAN Utility follow these steps Step 1 Insert the Product CD ROM or floppy disk again Step 2 Go to the utility folder and run setup exe Step 3 The I...

Page 27: ...our task bar Clicking on the icon will open the configuration window When you minimize the window the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again The color behind the system tray icon ind...

Page 28: ...igure the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Configuration Link Test AP Browser Site Survey and About Configuration The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the 11Mbps Wir...

Page 29: ...choose the profile by right clicking the system tray icon on the task bar making the configuration more friendly and efficient Network Type There are 3 network types for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Ca...

Page 30: ...ID check box and enter the MAC address of the Access Point you desire to connect to Check here before entering the BSS ID Transmit Rate The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card provides various data rate optio...

Page 31: ...fy the encryption keys There are two methods to set the WEP keys as described below Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase To create encryption keys by using a passphrase click the Create Key wi...

Page 32: ...nging from a z A Z and 0 9 e g MyKey12345678 Hexadecimal 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 00112233445566778899AABBCC After entering the WEP keys in the key field select one ke...

Page 33: ...g as well so that the communication can be established RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Node is a situation in which two stations are wi...

Page 34: ...cket size The RTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set It is highly recommended that you set the value ranging from 0 to 1500 The default value is Disable Note Enabli...

Page 35: ...continuously updated Link Quality Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon There are 5 states of link quality 100 80 Excellent link 80 60 Good link quality 60 40 Fair lin...

Page 36: ...rify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point The Refresh button is used for setting the counters back to 0 AP Browser By clicking the Rescan button the AP Browser can...

Page 37: ...ated the channel quality is clear and good The higher the blue bar is the better quality you have i e less interference The yellow bar indicates the channel quality is fair and the red bar indicates t...

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Page 39: ...se during part of the warranty period Your formal Warranty Statement including the warranty applicable to our Wireless LAN products appears in the Quick Installation Guide which accompanies your produ...

Page 40: ...along with your products Name Title Company Telephone Fax Email City State Zipcode Country Product Name Serial Number MAC Address Invoice Date Product Description If you have any further questions pl...

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