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Samsung Electronic Co., LTD 
 

 BCM94306MP 

Mini-PCI Adapter 

 

User's Manual 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 

                                                                           

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mar. 20, 2003 (Draft 1.0) 

 

 

User manual                                                                 Wireless LAN 11 Mbps  

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Summary of Contents for BCM94306MP

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN Samsung Electronic Co LTD BCM94306MP Mini PCI Adapter User s Manual Mar 20 2003 Draft 1 0 User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 1 ...

Page 2: ...may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Printed in Taiwan April 2003 User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 2 ...

Page 3: ...l Procedure for Windows XP 8 3 3 Install Procedure for Windows 98 ME 2000 10 4 Configuration Utility 17 4 1 Link Stauts 24 4 2 CONNECTIONS 25 4 3 PROFILE SETTING 26 4 4 ABOUT 28 4 5 Win XP Zero Configuration 29 5 Hardware installation 31 6 Troubleshooting 33 7 Technical specifications of Wireless LAN 35 User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 3 ...

Page 4: ...e received should contain the following items User manual CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note if anything is missing please contact your vendor The CD contains drivers and Configuration Utility program that is used for managing the Wireless LAN Card and establishing the wireless connection with your Local Area Network User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 4 ...

Page 5: ...sers with access to real time information anywhere in their organization This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks Installation Speed and Simplicity Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings Installation Flexibility Wireless technology allows the network to go where ...

Page 6: ...ill assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully You will first install software Utility and then set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 6 ...

Page 7: ...less network connection Install the Access Point at first AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode Install the software using the Install CD Install the network protocol s required to communicate on your network Most likely you will need the TCP IP protocol User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 7 ...

Page 8: ...click on the Setup Follow the instruction to finish the installation Select Install the software automatically Recommended and then click Next to continue Once your system detected the driver Microsoft will show a warning message as below User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 8 Click Continue Anyway for next step ...

Page 9: ...Wireless LAN After copy the file to your system then the setup is finish User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 9 ...

Page 10: ...by one in order to install the software successfully 1 Power on your computer and allow Windows 98 ME 2000 to load fully 2 Insert the given Installation CD in the CD ROM and then click on the Setup At the Welcome window click Next 3 Accept the license agreement User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 10 ...

Page 11: ...t Click Yes to accept Click Yes to finish the setup Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver if the system did not find the driver automatically please install the driver manually User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 11 ...

Page 12: ... right button of mouse on My Computer Properties Device Manager Check whether it has WLAN adapter in one of the sockets or not If you find Wireless LAN 11Mbps Adapter in one of the sockets it means the card is detected properly User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 12 ...

Page 13: ...ht button of mouse on the Network Neighborhood 6 Select Properties from the pop up menu The network box appears and you see three main tables Configuration Identification and Access Control User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 13 ...

Page 14: ...Select Network Component Type box appears Click on the Protocol the click the Add button 8 Select Network Protocols box appears From the list of manufactures click on Microsoft From the list of network protocols list select NetBEUI then click OK User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 14 ...

Page 15: ... Subnet masking DNS Domain Workgroup name and Gateway Address values After setting these parameters appropriately click OK to return to Network Component Type and you can select the File and Printer Sharing options as well as the Access to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options Click on OK 13 Screen message do want to restart your Computer ...

Page 16: ...ocedure Step 1 If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter just simply click Start Menu Program File Wireless Uninstalled it shall uninstall all related programs Step 2 Restart your Computer I User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 16 ...

Page 17: ... A new icon should appear in your Icon tray If the icon is in red it means that Wireless LAN 11 Mbps NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete Sometimes icon can be colored in red This may happen when communication is defined poor connection or incorrectly Figure 1 Icon tray with a new icon User can navigate through sheets by clicking tabs X button will minimize window Below description explains ...

Page 18: ...he Access Point Ad Hoc Mode The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SSID Current Channel and Transmit Rate Shows the channel of the radio and transmit rate are being currently used for an active connection This value has no meaning when the radio is Scanning Link Quality The Link Quality bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mo...

Page 19: ...file or ESSID from above list click Connect to connect with the AP Click Refresh to rescan the network this utility with site survey function it will detect and list all available APs within network Place a check mark in the field if you wish attempt Auto connect to ANY network in the range User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 19 ...

Page 20: ...ile Setting allow user to create profiles for different network environments Click New button to create new profiles Edit for edit current exist profile Click Delete button if you wish to delete profiles User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 20 ...

Page 21: ...des on a wired network such as Ethernet Transmit Rate The transmission rate at which client of AP transmits the data packets You may set this to fixed 1Mbps fixed 2 Mbps fixed 5 5 Mbps or 11 Mbps Encryption WEP You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network which can be achieved by using WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption When an encrypted frame is received it will ...

Page 22: ...t About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver Application and firmware version Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 22 ...

Page 23: ...f available networks Configuring Automatic Network Connections To configure one or more wireless networks for auto connection follow these steps 1 Right click a Network icon in the notification area at the bottom of the screen to display a pop up menu Click the Open Network Connections option 2 Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties in the Pop up menu Windows XP disp...

Page 24: ...u want to configure 7 If you are setting up an ad hoc mode wireless connection click the last check box in the dialog Otherwise if you are configuring a connection to an AP leave the check box uncheck and click OK Windows XP adds the network to the list of preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box 8 When you finish adding all wireless networks to which you expect ...

Page 25: ...BCM94306MP mini PCI also can be installed in Access Point or Router as an RF module p s this is only for OEM vendor not for public end users 1 Insert the mini PCI module into the socket of AP Router platform User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 25 ...

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Page 27: ...r 2 Right click on My Computer and select Properties Select the Device Manager and click on the Network Adapter You will find the WLAN 11Mbps Adapter if it is installed successfully If you see the Yellow sign the resources are conflicting Click on the PCMCIA Card and then on the PCMCIA Card Service you can see the status of the PC card If there is a yellow sign either on the adapter or the PC card...

Page 28: ...th 2 Go to the Control panel Double click on the PCMCIA Card and you will see WLAN Adapter Double clicking on that will show you the Card Information driver name and the driver file You must confirm the name of the driver and the driver file as prismnic inf and prismnds sys If you do not find the names listed above there are some problems and the driver is not installed properly Reinstall the driv...

Page 29: ...ng 20 to 70 C Storing Max Humidity 95 Non condensing Power specifications Transmit Power 2 7v to 3v 12 00 dBm min Radio specifications Range per cell indoors approx 35 100 meters or more per cell outdoors up to 100 300 meters Frequency range 2 4 2 4835 GHz direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels Europe 13 1 13 US 11 1 11 France 4 10 13 Japan 14 1 14 Antenna system Internal patch antenna...

Page 30: ...s 11 Mbps 5 5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Data encryption 64 128 bit WEP Encryption Utility Software Management utility software User manual Wireless LAN 11 Mbps 30 Samsung declared that BCM94306MP is limited in CH1 CH11 by specified firmware controlled in USA ...

Page 31: ...nect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance coul...

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Page 33: ...r then the FCC authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not be used on the final product In these circumstances the OEM integrator will be responsible for re evaluating the end product including the transmitter and obtaining a separate FCC authorization End Product Labeling This transmitter module is authorized only for use in devices where the antenna may be installed such t...

Page 34: ...or 2 The use of this device is limited to notebook 3 Antenna should be the antenna used in FCC s authorization for ID A3L BCM94306MP and it should be the integral part of the notebook with the installation configuration shown in the following diagram Allowed Antenna Locations ...

Page 35: ...st be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this manual and of the computer manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries intended for use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France with Frequen...

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