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802.11g 

Wireless LAN Card 

 

User’s Manual 

Doc. No.:120903-01 

 

Summary of Contents for Wireless LAN Card

Page 1: ...802 11g Wireless LAN Card User s Manual Doc No 120903 01 ...

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: ... CARD 3 Power Indicator Orange LED 3 Act Indicator Green LED 3 INSTALLATION 4 INSTALL THE DRIVER UTILITY 4 INSTALL THE DEVICE 7 Note for Windows 98 users 7 Note for Windows 2000 users 8 Note for Windows XP users 8 Verify Device Installation 9 NETWORK CONNECTION 11 IN WINDOWS 98 ME 11 IN WINDOWS 2000 XP 14 CONFIGURATION 17 THE NETWORK STATUS ICON 17 ...

Page 4: ...ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY 18 MAIN TAB 19 ADVANCED TAB 24 PRIVACY TAB 24 STATISTICS TAB 28 ABOUT TAB 28 UNINSTALLATION 30 ...

Page 5: ...his card also allows you to take full advantage of your computer s mobility with access to real time information and online services anytime and anywhere In addition this device eliminates the bother of pulling cable through walls and under furniture It even allows you to place your system in locations where cabling is impossible Modifying and augmenting networks has never been so easy Wireless Ne...

Page 6: ...d share files and information with other computers 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 LAN Cards you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point ...

Page 7: ... Indicators For Wireless CardBus Card Power Indicator Orange LED This LED will illuminate when the driver is well installed Act Indicator Green LED This LED flickers when transmitting receiving wireless data ...

Page 8: ...en performed Install the Driver Utility 3 Exit all Windows programs Insert the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of your computer If the CD ROM is not launched automatically go to your CD ROM drive e g drive D and double click on Setup exe 4 The main screen of the CD ROM opens Click Driver Utility Installation to start the installation 4 ...

Page 9: ...5 When the Welcome screen appears click Next to continue 6 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility Click Next to continue 5 ...

Page 10: ...7 Follow the instruction to select the program folder Click Next to continue 8 Click Finish to complete the installation 6 ...

Page 11: ... the card screwed securely in place 3 After the device has been connected to your computer turn on your computer Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking Recover your expansion slot cover if you are using the Wireless PCI Card Note for Windows 98 users Before installation of the device make sure you have your operating system CD ROM at...

Page 12: ...Windows 2000 users During the installation when the Digital Signature Not Found screen appears click Yes to continue Note for Windows XP users 1 Select Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next ...

Page 13: ...to complete the installation Verify Device Installation To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled go to Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Expand the Network adapters item If ...

Page 14: ...the 802 11g Wireless PCI CardBus PC Card is listed it means that your device is properly installed and enabled 10 ...

Page 15: ...ll need to make adjustments to your network settings In Windows 98 ME 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network 2 Make sure that you have all the following components installed 802 11g Wireless PCI CardBus PC Card IPX SPX compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP IP 11 ...

Page 16: ...u need click Add 4 Highlight Microsoft and then double click on the item you want to add Click OK After returning to the Network screen you can make your computer is visible on the network by enabling the File and Print Sharing 5 Click the Identification tab Enter a name that is unique on the network Type the name of your workgroup which should be the same name used by all of the other PCs on the ...

Page 17: ... 13 6 Click the Access Control tab Make sure that Share level access control is selected If connecting to a Netware server share level can be set to User level access control ...

Page 18: ...tton or you won t be able to log onto the network 9 Double click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network In Windows 2000 XP 1 In Windows 2000 Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Local Area Connection Properties In Windows XP Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Wireless Network Connect...

Page 19: ...r Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP If any components are missing click on the Install button to select the Client Service Protocol required 3 After selecting the component you need click Add to install ...

Page 20: ...l return you to the Local Area Connections Properties window 5 To allow your computer to be visible on the network make sure you have checked off the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 6 When finished you must restart your computer to complete the installation ...

Page 21: ... access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon If the icon doesn t appear automatically go to Start Programs 802 11g WLAN 802 11g WLAN Utility it will appear in the task bar The Network Status Icon The Network Status Icon will display on the task bar of your desktop and show the current network connection status of your system 17 ...

Page 22: ...er not loaded Disconnected from network Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is accessed by clicking on the Network Status Icon All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs Main Tab Advanced Tab Privacy Tab Statistics Tab About Tab 18 ...

Page 23: ...ain tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter Item Description External Configuration To Enable or Disable the manufacturer s configuration utility Enable Check this item to use Windows XP build in ...

Page 24: ...o Peer Ch Displays the channel that is currently in use Signal Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to BBS ID 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 Current Configuration Pref SSID It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless ...

Page 25: ... rescan and list all available sites Preferred SSID Type in the SSID name of the device you want to connect BSS Type You can select Peer to Peer Access Point or Auto Mode of the device you to connect Tx Rate You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull down menu Channel Select the channel depends on your country Power Mode No Power Save Select this function the adapter will be in...

Page 26: ...Based 4x function Mode You can select IEEE 802 11b B Only 802 11b B Plus 802 11g G Only standard or B G Mode If you choose this option the device will automatically convert the suitable standard Profile Enter the profile name and click the Save button to save your configuration To open the profiles you saved select the profile from the pull down menu and then click the Load button To delete the pr...

Page 27: ...ication The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards You may choose between Open System Shared Key and Auto Switch Open System If the Access Point is using Open System authentication then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication type Shared Key Shared ...

Page 28: ...the Privacy Tab to configure your WEP and CCX settings WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy and CCX Cisco Compatible Extension encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network If you left External Configuration unchecked in the Main tab see page 9 functions in the following figure will be enabled ...

Page 29: ... 25 If you checked External Configuration in the Main tab see page 10 functions in the following figure will be disabled ...

Page 30: ...wired equivalent privacy WEP session keys Press the Select button to change CCX configuration A new dialog window will be opened see page 27 WEP Configuration Encryption 1 4 To configure your WEP settings WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network Select one Key and Key Size then fill in the appropriate value phrase in Encryption field Note ...

Page 31: ...adecimal characters 0 9 A F is required if a 256 bit Key Length was selected Key size 40 Bit 128 Bit or 256 Bit CCX Configuration Network Security Type None Choosing it will enable the WEP Select button As described in Page 26 LEAP Choosing it will enable the LEAP security External Select this item to use the external CCX configuration utility LEAP User Network administers have been taking advanta...

Page 32: ...ic information including Receive packets Transmit packets Association reject packets Association timeout packets Authentication reject packets Authentication timeout packets About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version Utility Version Driver Version Firmware Version and EEPROM Version ...

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Page 34: ...to below steps As you uninstall the utility the driver will be uninstalled as well 1 Go to Start Programs 802 11g WLAN Uninstall 802 11g WLAN Utility 30 2 Click OK to continue 3 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and then click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure ...

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