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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card

User’s Guide

Version 1.45

Содержание Wireless LAN PC Card 11Mbps

Страница 1: ...11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User s Guide Version 1 45...

Страница 2: ...e user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference an...

Страница 3: ...he Auto Driver Utility Installation 8 Inserting the adapter 10 Chapter 4 Configuration Utility 12 Using the configuration utility 12 Chapter 5 Installation Procedure Under Windows NT 4 0 19 About Wind...

Страница 4: ...reless home and office networking products Using radio frequency RF technology WLANs transmit and receive data over the air minimizing the need for wired connections Thus WLANs combine data connectivi...

Страница 5: ...D ROM User Guide on CD Quick Installation Guide System Requirements One PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot PCMCIA revision 2 10 compliant card and socket services Operating System Windows 98 ME NT 2000 o...

Страница 6: ...onfigured to share the same radio channel Fig 2 1 Fig 2 1 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Notebook with PCMCIA WLAN Card Notebook with PCMCIA WLAN Card Desktop with USB WLAN Adapter The WLANs supports legacy Ethe...

Страница 7: ...s BSS the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is double Fig 2 3 The use of a unique ID in a BSS is essential All WLAN equipped PCs configured without roaming options in independent B...

Страница 8: ...one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID Before enabling an ESS with roaming capability it is recommended to select a feasible radio channel and optimum Access Point position Proper Access Poin...

Страница 9: ...this screen doesn t appear automatically you can access the installation by clicking the Start button and choosing Run In the drop down box provided type D Setup exe where D is the letter of your CD R...

Страница 10: ...lect package individually If you choose Typical The 3 packages will be installed in your system Fig 3 5 The 3 packages mean Application PCMCIA card driver and USB adapter driver Fig 3 6 Fig 3 2 Instal...

Страница 11: ...ytime even when the power of your computer is on NOTE Windows 98 requires that the Network card and socket services must be compliant with the PCMCIA revision 2 10 specification Please check the docum...

Страница 12: ...utomatically then click Next Fig 3 10 The screen in Windows XP Fig 3 11 will appear click Continue Anyway The Win dows has finished installing software for the device Click Finish to finish the instal...

Страница 13: ...e Network Properties section in your Control Panel 12 Status The Status screen Shown in Fig 4 2 provides information about the current link between the Network PC Card and Wireless Access Point When i...

Страница 14: ...he Operating Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless network select Ad Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your network type The Ad Hoc mode is used for sample peer to peer netwo...

Страница 15: ...t performance and longest range The Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless communication and should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network The setting c...

Страница 16: ...s in line with the IEEE 802 11b standard If on the other hand you choose Option then your station can communication with every other station regardless if they use WEP or not The Disabled setting prev...

Страница 17: ...ons of this value are recom mended Fig 4 6 For Authentication Type you may choose between Open System or Shared Key Shared Key is when both the sender and recipient share a secret key Both units this...

Страница 18: ...e the information correctly when the data transmission starts The Preamble Type should be set to Short if the network environment is noisy or Long if the environment is clear Click Submit to complete...

Страница 19: ...Configuration Monitor Utility from Windows 9X ME 2000 XP you can RUN Setup utility again then you will see Fig 4 9 then step by step remove all installed components It is recommended to stop the WLAN...

Страница 20: ...s how these operating systems handle the User Profiles feature Windows 2000 handle User Profiles in the same way as Windows NT 4 0 In Windows 95 98 ME the User Profiles are use only in order to custom...

Страница 21: ...utton Windows NT Networking Setup will determine the type of network adapter card that you are going to use Fig 5 1 Fig 5 1 Fig 5 2 Fig 5 3 Fig 5 4 4 Click Have Disk Fig 5 2 Select D WLAN USB PCMCIA N...

Страница 22: ...e I O base and IRQ resource information In order to find out which values to use go to Start XProgramsXAdministrative Tools XWindows NT DiagnosticsXselect the Resources tab Xpress the IRQ button Selec...

Страница 23: ...he system tray of your machine as long as the card is inserted into your system and permits you to change the parameters of the card on the fly To uninstall the WLAN adapter from Windows NT 4 0 you mu...

Страница 24: ...tically install the driver Furthermore WinXP supports Hot Swapping with this feature you can remove and reinsert the card whenever you want Installing the Driver Utility The following selection please...

Страница 25: ...My computer icon Then under the Hardware tab select the Device Manager and expand the Network Adapters After you right click on the WLAN 11 Mbps PCMCIA ADAPTER E option press Uninstall Finally on the...

Страница 26: ...tly Network Connection Problems If the LED on the PC Card does not light or if you can not access any network resources from the computer Check the following Make sure the correct software driver is i...

Страница 27: ...security database Dividing LANs into domains improves perfor mance and security DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum is very widely known and the most used of the spread spectrum types owing most of...

Страница 28: ...length and width as credit cards but range in thickness from 3 3mm Type I 5 0mm Type II to 10 5mm Type III These cards can be used for many functions including memory storage as landline modems and as...

Страница 29: ...Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Rate 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Output Power 15dBm 10mW MHz for Japan Receive sensitivity Min 80dBm for 11Mbps BER 10E 5 Min 84dBm for 5 5 2 1 Mbps BER 10E 5 Antenna Type Bu...

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