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Wireless LAN Card

User Guide

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Wireless LAN Card

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Page 1: ...rd User Guide Before operating the unit please read this manual and retain it for future The user guide is fit for both Wireless LAN Card and Long Range Wireless LAN Card Wireless LAN Card Long Range Wireless LAN Card ...

Page 2: ...tallation 15 2 3 Wireless LAN Client Utility 17 2 4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility 30 3 Connecting to a Network 31 3 1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks 31 3 2 Checking and Adding NetBEUI 32 3 3 Checking and Adding TCP IP 33 3 4 Checking and Adding File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 34 3 5 Checking and Adding Computer Name and Workgroup Name 34 4 Troubleshooting 35 Ap...

Page 3: ...llation 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 an integrated built in diversity antenna as shown in Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 1 Integrated with built in diversity Antenna 2 Link LED z Peer to Peer Blinking no matter the wireless is connected or not z Access Point Solid GREEN when the wi...

Page 4: ...g at 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps Optimized throughput range And connectivity Improved 64 128 bit WEP Engine Significantly improved throughput Wide coverage range up to 600 1200 Long Range PC Card only 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 improved indoor multipath dis...

Page 5: ...llation of a small network 6 Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead caused by moves extensions to networks and other changes with wireless LANs 7 Wired LAN backup Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission critical applications running on wired networks 8 Training Educational Facilities Training sites ...

Page 6: ... This is the easiest and least expensive way for the SOHO to set up a wireless network Figure 1 3 A wireless Ad hoc network Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode requires the use of an access point AP In this mode all 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 ra...

Page 7: ...rves as a bridge and provides the link between the server and the wireless clients The wireless clients can move freely throughout the coverage area of the AP while remaining connected to the server Since the AP is connected to the wired network each client would have access to server resources as well as to other clients Figure 1 5 Single AP bridge ...

Page 8: ...e connectivity Wireless clients can roam seamlessly between different coverage areas and remain connected to the network Figure 1 6 Multiple AP and roaming Wireless Router and IP Sharing In infrastructure mode in addition to acting as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless network the AP can be configured as a wireless router and IP sharing device for Internet access as shown in Figure 1 7 You ...

Page 9: ...7 Figure 1 7 Wireless router and IP Sharing ...

Page 10: ...g this new driver in your computer you need to remove all of the Wireless LAN PC Card s drivers that you had installed in your computer Please refer to page 9 Please follow the installation procedures below Install Wireless PC Card Driver 1 Turn on the computer 2 Be sure that there is no Wireless LAN PC Card has been inserted yet 3 Insert the Wireless LAN Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 4 T...

Page 11: ...etwork protocol parameters are set correctly for your computer These include the IP address Subnet mask Gateway and DNS If you are unfamiliar with how to set network protocol parameters refer to Chapter 3 Connection to Network for details ...

Page 12: ...o open up Add Remove Programs window then choose the tab Install Uninstall pick up the utility that you have install for Wireless LAN PC Card and press the button Add Remove 9 The dialog box will show up to confirm if you want to remove the driver and all of its components Please click on OK button to complete the uninstallation procedures of the old driver 10 Restart the computer and remove the W...

Page 13: ...11 Figure 2 1 2 c Click Update Driver button from the Driver tab as shown in Figure 2 1 3 Figure 2 1 3 ...

Page 14: ...ialog box The Install Hardware Device Driver dialog window will be showed up as shown in Figure 2 1 4 Figure 2 1 4 e Choose Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose the specific driver and click Next as shown in Figure 2 1 5 Figure 2 1 5 ...

Page 15: ...ext as shown in Figure 2 1 6 Figure 2 1 6 g Select the network adapter for 802 11b Wireless LAN PC Card and then click Next The Start Device Driver Installation dialog window will show up click Next to enter the Digital Signature Notice window as shown in Figure 2 1 7 Figure 2 1 7 ...

Page 16: ...14 h Click Yes to continue the installation procedure as shown in Figure 2 1 8 Figure 2 1 8 i Click Finish to complete the installation procedure as shown in Figure 2 1 9 Figure 2 1 9 ...

Page 17: ...ettings and then click Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the System icon and then select the Device Manager tab 3 Double click Network adapters then select Wireless LAN PC CARD as shown in Figure 2 2 1 Figure 2 2 1 4 Click the Properties button and then check the message This device is working properly is displayed for Device status as shown in Figure 2 2 2 ...

Page 18: ...n 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 operating properly Uninstall and re install the driver referring to Chapter 2 6 Uninstalling Driver and Utility ...

Page 19: ...he Figure 2 3 1 and Table 2 3 1 Figure 2 3 1 Green indicates good or excellent link status Yellow indicates fair link status Red indicates no or poor link status Table 2 3 1 After finishing installing the driver and utility the client utility will automatically be executed and show a small green radio icon at the right corner of Taskbar whenever the PC Card is inserted into the PC Card slot of you...

Page 20: ...18 Figure 2 3 2 1 Menu of System Icon Right click on the system tray icon the icon menu will display as shown in Figure 2 3 3 Below is the introduction to this icon menu Figure 2 3 3 ...

Page 21: ... 3 1 Figure 2 3 4 z Remove Status Icon This item allows you to set the System Tray Icon to appear or disappear Once you choose this item the system will display the dialog box to confirm if you want to remove the System Tray Icon You can also set the System Tray Icon to disappear permanently by checking the box Remove Status Icon Permanently as shown in the Figure 2 3 5 When the computer is restar...

Page 22: ...tion This item launches the PC Card Utility with the tab WEP Encryption that allows users to set up the Encryption Key which is used in their network environment z SITE Survey This item launches the PC Card Utility with the tab Site Survey that allows users to browser the available active access points which users can connect to by pressing the Connect button z Version Information This item launch...

Page 23: ...ient is searching for an available access point in infrastructure mode z Disconnected means there are no access points or other wireless clients if communicating in Ad hoc mode or the PC Card is unplugged in your computer Current Tx Rate Mbits s The data speed that wireless client is transmitting Current Channel The operation radio frequency channel that wireless client is using in infrastructure ...

Page 24: ...e signal strength level The higher bar is the more powerful radio signal is received by the PC Card Disable Enable Radio This button is used like a switch that allows users to turn off the wireless radio by clicking this button and turn it on again Rescan The radio will rescan all available channels by pressing this button You can push this button to rescan the channels for better link quality whe...

Page 25: ...network settings In this case this user just needs to setup two profiles for the two offices and simply selects the proper profile when the user switches to the different office Network Name For infrastructure mode you need to type in the SSID of the access point to which your computer connects For Ad Hoc peer to peer mode you need to type in the virtual SSID of the Ad Hoc network to which your co...

Page 26: ...to Peer Channel This option is just for Peer to Peer Ad Hoc mode You need to specify a channel on which the communications are established Each station in a Peer to Peer Ad Hoc network must specify the same channel and network type SSID Power Save Mode Power Save function as shown in figure 2 3 9 This function can conserve more battery energy and extend the battery life This function has three opt...

Page 27: ...e specified in this drop down list as shown in Figure 2 3 10 Below are the available transmission rates Full Automatic PC Card chooses the highest available transmission rate 11 Mbps Allows only 11 Mbps operation 5 5 Mbps Allows only 5 5 Mbps operation Auto 1 or 2 Mbp Allows only 1 or 2 Mbps operation Table 2 3 2 ...

Page 28: ...mmunicate with the other wireless clients all the wireless devices in this network must have the same encryption key or passphrase Choose one of the encryption key 64 bit or 128bit from the Encryption WEP Security drop down list to create encryption key Click either on Create Keys Manually radio button or on Create Keys with Passphrase radio button There are two ways Alphanumeric and Hexadecimal t...

Page 29: ...u want to use z Create Keys with Passphrase Type a character string in the field Passphrase z Disabled Select Disabled item in the Encryption WEP security drop down list allows you to disable the encryption function Data Mode Alphanumeric Hexadecimal 64 bit 5 10 128 bit 13 26 Table 2 3 3 Figure 2 3 11 ...

Page 30: ...n Figure 2 3 12 SSID The Network Type SSID of an access point RSSID The MAC address of an access point Channel The operating channel number of an access point Link Quality The quality of link status WEP Y indicates the WEP function enabled in an access poin N indicates the WEP function disabled in an access point Mode Indicates which mode does the access points use Infrastructure or Peer to Peer F...

Page 31: ...6 About About tab shows the product driver utility PC Card firmware version as shown in Figure 2 3 13 Users have to use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support Figure 2 3 13 ...

Page 32: ...mputer Select Properties 3 On the Hardware tab choose Device Manager and click Network Adapter 4 Choose Wireless LAN PC Card and remove it 5 After removing the Wireless LAN PC Card restart your computer 6 Click the Start button select Control Panel from Settings Double click the Add Remove Programs icon on the Control Panel In the Change or Remove Programs dialog window choose the 802 11b Wireless...

Page 33: ...to other Microsoft Windows computers and servers and use the files and printers shared on them If you work on Microsoft network environment you need to set up Client for Microsoft Networks 1 After finishing installing the driver utility and rebooting the computer as described in Chapter 2 The computer will show a dialog box titled Enter Network Password dialog box Enter your password if it had bee...

Page 34: ...oups 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 Select Configuration tab to check NetBEUI Wireless LAN PC Card is installed If no click the Add button Select Protocol and click the Add button 3 Select Microsoft for Manufacturer and NetBEUI for Ne...

Page 35: ...he Add 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 IP properties as shown in Figure 3 2 Due to different network applications there are many different settings here You can select either Obtain an IP address automatically or specify an IP address I...

Page 36: ...int Sharing window 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 name to identify your computer on the network Please enter a unique name for your computer the workgroup it will appear in and a short description of the computer 1 Repeat the step 2 ...

Page 37: ...installation again Driver fails to load A resource conflict could exist For Windows 98 ME 2000 XP use the Device Manager to resolve resource conflicts Select System from the Control Panel then click on the Device Manager tab Device conflict on a Windows system A device conflict under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP may be related to the PC Card For Windows 98 ME 2000 XP use the Computer properties to identi...

Page 38: ... the driver from loading Actions y Verify that a driver has been installed y Determine if there is a conflict with another device Weak signal or intermittent connection Try 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 transmission such as metal objects elect...

Page 39: ...Operating Voltage 3 3V 5V Regulation Certifications FCC Part 15 UL ETSI 300 328 CE Compatibility Fully interoperable with IEEE802 11b compliant products LED Indicator RF Link activity Network Information Network Architecture Support ad hoc peer to peer networks and infrastructure communications to wired Ethernet networks via Access Point Drivers Windows 98 ME 2000 XP CE3 0 Access Protocol CSMA CA ...

Page 40: ...ance RF Output Power 15 dBm 20 dBm Long Range PC Card for CE 23 dBm Long Range PC Card for FCC Antenna Integrated with built in diversity Sensitivity FER 0 08 11 Mbps 85dBm 87dbm Long range PC Card 5 5 Mbps 88dBm 90dbm Long range PC Card 2 Mbps 91dBm 93dbm Long range PC Card 1 Mbps 93dBm 95dbm Long range PC Card Environmental Temperature Range 0 to 50 C operating 20 to 80 C storage Humidity non co...

Page 41: ...39 Physical Specifications Form Factor PCMCIA Type II PC Card Dimensions 118 L mm x 54 W mm x 7 5 H mm Weight 40 g ...

Page 42: ...s equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However 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 turning the...

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