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TEW-221PC

802.11b Wireless

CardBus PC Card

User Manual

Summary of Contents for TEW-221PC

Page 1: ...TEW 221PC 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card User Manual ...

Page 2: ...nd 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 off and on the user is encourag...

Page 3: ...nt Network 3 LED INDICATORS 4 Link Green On Off 4 Act Orange Blink 4 INSTALLING THE UTILITY 5 INSTALLING THE DEVICE 9 AUTOMATICALLY 9 MANUALLY 10 Under Windows 98 10 Under Windows ME 13 Under Windows 2000 15 Under Windows XP 18 VERIFY 20 NETWORK CONNECTION 21 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS 98 ME 21 ...

Page 4: ...GURATION UTILITY 28 NETWORK STATUS ICON 29 The Status Icon 29 Link Info 30 Configuration 32 Encryption 34 Site Survey 37 Info 39 CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS XP 40 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE 48 UNINSTALL THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY 48 UNINSTALL THE DEVICE 49 SPECIFICATIONS 51 ...

Page 5: ...ide privacy and noninterference by the use of separate radio frequency The 802 11b Wireless 32bit TEW 221PC allows you to take full advantage of your notebook s mobility with access to real time information and online services anytime and anywhere Plus with the network installation simplicity and flexibility you can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings and allow the network ...

Page 6: ...d transfer rate Rich diagnostic LED indicators with Integrated Antenna Complies with Window 98 2000 ME XP Lower power consumption Easy to install and configure Wireless Network Options The Peer to Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly Equipped with wireless PC Cards or wireless PCI you can share files and printers between each PC and lapt...

Page 7: ...and share files and information with other PCs via a wireless LAN The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files printers and Internet access much more conveniently With wireless PC Cards you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point ...

Page 8: ... 4 LED Indicators Link Green On Off Glow linking to an Access Point or Peer to Peer mode Act Orange Blink Blink Transmitting receiving wireless data ...

Page 9: ... choose Follow below instructions to install the utility Skip this section Go to Installing the Device Manually Under Windows XP section to install the device and then you can use the built in utility in Windows XP 1 Insert the Setup Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and double click on Setup exe to install the Wireless LAN Utility 2 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ...6 3 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility Click Next to continue 4 Follow the instruction to select the program folder Click Next to continue ...

Page 11: ... 7 5 In Start Copying Files click Next to continue 6 In Setup Status the InstallShield Wizard will begin copying the files ...

Page 12: ... 8 7 After the Wireless LAN Utility has been successfully installed select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to restart ...

Page 13: ...puter Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking For Windows 98 users As you perform the installation have your Windows 98 CD ROM at hand You may be asked to insert the Windows 98 CD ROM for the system to download a specific driver For Windows 2000 users When Digital Signature Not Found screen appears click Yes to continue For Windows XP...

Page 14: ... your system 2 Align the Wireless PC Card toward the CardBus slot Push evenly and steadily until it is seated After the device has been connected to your computer Windows will detect the new hardware automatically Under Windows 98 1 In Add New Hardware Wizard click Next 2 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended Click Next ...

Page 15: ... the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM and Specify a location and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win9xMe Click Next 4 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 5 Insert Windows 98 CD ROM and then click OK ...

Page 16: ... 12 6 Click Finish to complete the installation 7 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer clickYes ...

Page 17: ... the location of the driver Advanced click Next 2 Insert the device driver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win9xMe Click Next ...

Page 18: ... 14 3 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 4 Click Finish to complete the installation 5 When Windows prompts you to restart your computer clickYes ...

Page 19: ... 15 Under Windows 2000 1 In Found New Hardware Wizard click Next 2 In Install Hardware Device Drivers select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended click Next ...

Page 20: ...ver CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select CD ROM drivers and Specify a location click Next 4 Click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win2kXP Click OK 5 Click Next Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system ...

Page 21: ... 17 6 In Digital Signature Not Found window click Yes to continue 7 Click Finish to complete the installation 8 Restart your computer ...

Page 22: ... will automatically detect the new device Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced and clickNext 2 Insert the Setup Utility CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select Include this location in the search and click Browse to provide the appropriate path e g D Win2kXP Click Next ...

Page 23: ... 19 3 Click Continue Anyway to proceed Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system 4 Click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 24: ...evice exists in your computer and is enabled go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Click the Device Manager tab If the 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card is found it means that your device is properly installed and enabled ...

Page 25: ...ke some changes to your network settings Configuring the Network Protocols for Windows 98 ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI ...

Page 26: ...ovides all the protocols and clients required and listed above 5 After clicking Add highlight the component you need click Add 6 Highlight Microsoft and then double click on the item you want to add Click OK 7 For making your computer visible on the network enable the File and Printer Sharing ...

Page 27: ...es on the network Type the name of your workgroup which should be the same name used by all of the other PCs on the network 9 Click the Access Control tab Make sure that Shared level access control is selected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access control ...

Page 28: ...up a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password Make up a username and password and click OK Do not click the Cancel button or you won t be able to log onto the network 12 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network ...

Page 29: ... to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Local Area Connection Properties For Windows XP Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections Wireless Network Connection Enabled 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card Properties ...

Page 30: ... Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP 3 If any components are missing click on the Install button to select the Client Service Protocol required After selecting the component you need click Add to add it in ...

Page 31: ... 27 4 For making your computer visible on the network make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 5 When finished you must restart your computer to complete installation ...

Page 32: ...ouble clicking on this icon If the icon doesn t appear automatically go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility Wireless LAN Utility it will appear in the task bar Note Except for the following configuration utility using Windows to configure the wireless network settings in the Windows XP is recommended Please skip to the Configuration for Windows XP section ...

Page 33: ...Status Icon Icon Link Status Access Point mode Please refer to below table for the exact link quality Peer to Peer mode No connection Icon Signal Strength Excellent link quality Good link quality Poor link quality Bad link quality ...

Page 34: ...ication the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter Tx Rate It shows the current transfer rate 1 2 5 5 11Mbps or Auto ...

Page 35: ... on the country Link Quality It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point Data Rate It displays the current transmitting and receiving rate ...

Page 36: ...your wireless network It must be identical for all points in the network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters Make sure that all points in the network are set to the same SSID Operating Mode It displays the current operating mode Access Point or Peer to Peer Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings All devices in the ...

Page 37: ...ing Synchronization and Start frame delimiter Auto Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type Long Preamble In a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble Short Preamble The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired In a noisy n...

Page 38: ... 34 Encryption WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network ...

Page 39: ... Open Authentication If the Access Point is using Open Authentication then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication mode Shared Authentication Shared Authentication is when both the sender and the recipient share a secret key Auto Select Auto for the network adapter to select the Authentication mode automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication mode Key Leng...

Page 40: ... 36 Cancel Click Cancel to exit the application Note You must use the same value phrase or WEP key settings for all wireless computers in order for the wireless network to function well ...

Page 41: ...rk Adapter WEP It displays the status of WEP Encryption Channel It displays the selected channel that is currently used Signal It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point BSSID IBSSID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID ...

Page 42: ...ays the type of Basic Service Set Access Point or Peer to Peer Re Scan Search for all available networks By clicking on the button the device will start to rescan and list all available sites Connect Select one from the list to connect ...

Page 43: ... 39 Info You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver and Utility Version ...

Page 44: ...ght click the Wireless Network Connections icon and select Properties Note Double click the Wireless Network Connection icon and you can see the status of the wireless PC Card as described below 3 In Wireless Network Connection Properties window select the General tab Click Configure to enable Windows configuration ...

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Page 46: ...he country Data Rate Select 1 2 5 5 11Mbps or Auto from the drop down list to change the transfer rate Network Type Select the appropriate Network Type from 802 11 AdHoc Mode Active 802 11 AdHoc Mode Passive or Infrastructure In AdHoc mode Active mode is recommended since it can generate pass beacon packet automatically Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize th...

Page 47: ...e recommended Select Sharedkey Index Select from 1 2 3 4 or No selection Sharekey1 Sharekey2 Sharekey3 Sharekey4 This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption Fill in the appropriate value phrase SSID SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network It must be identical for all points in the network It is case sensitive and ...

Page 48: ...ect the Wireless Networks tab Use Windows to configure Check the box to enable windows configuration Note Once you enable windows configuration then the Network Status in the taskbar will disappear You cannot use this utility to configure the wireless settings ...

Page 49: ...on to configure the wireless settings Make sure the check box is not enabled then click the Network Status icon in the taskbar Available networks Displays all available networks Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below ...

Page 50: ... for all available networks Preferred networks From available network s listed above you can set preferences in an order that you can arrange The marked one is the currently used network Move up Move the selected network forward one position Move down ...

Page 51: ...ttings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred networks box and click the button to remove it Properties Highlight the network listed in the above Preferred networks box and click the button to display its properties Once network configuration is done make sure to click OK The new p...

Page 52: ...ote In case you need to uninstall the Utility or device please refer to below section Uninstall the Configuration Utility 1 Go to Start Programs 802 11 Wireless LAN Uninstall Configuration Monitor Utility 2 Click OKto continue ...

Page 53: ...k Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure Uninstall the device 1 Right click My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager 2 Select or right click 802 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card then click Remove Click OK ...

Page 54: ... 50 3 The system will prompt you to restart your computer Click Yes ...

Page 55: ...A Max RX consumption 300mA Max Operating Frequency Range 2 412GHz 2 4835GHz Number of Selectable Channels USA Canada 11 channels Europe 13 channels Japan 14 channels Modulation Technique Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum CCK DQPSK DBPSK Security 0 64 128 bit WEP Spreading 11 chip Barker sequence Bit Error rate Better than 10 5 Media Access Protocol CSMA CA Collision Avoidance with ACK Supported OS W...

Page 56: ...nt Specifications Operating Temperature 0 65 32 149 F ambient temperature Storage Temperature 20 75 4 167 F ambient temperature Operating humidity 95 maximum non condensing Storage humidity 95 maximum non condensing ...

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