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Contents: Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802.11b Mini PCI Card User's Guide

Broadcom BCM9430

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 Internal 802.11b Mini PCI Card User's Guide

Introduction
Completing the Setup
Using the Broadcom BCM9430

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 Wireless Utility

Specifications
Regulatory Information
Troubleshooting

 

Glossary

 

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Preliminary Release: November 2002

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Страница 1: ...r the application or use of any product or circuit described herein neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others Broadcom the pulse logo and Connecting Everythin...

Страница 2: ...94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card detects certain wireless networks that are within range Before you can connect to these and other wireless networks you must configure a profile for each networ...

Страница 3: ...adcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP intro htm 2 of 2 11 22...

Страница 4: ...he Broadcom BCM94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card already installed and set up at the factory follow the network profile configuration instructions provided below If this is not the case first ve...

Страница 5: ...ires a WEP key check with your network administrator to see if a WEP key is required NOTE Both the network name and the network key are case sensitive Configuring a profile for a listed network that d...

Страница 6: ...tworks list Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble...

Страница 7: ...ng a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility select the network from the Available networks list and click Configure file P pc My 20Do...

Страница 8: ...utomatically box 4 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the...

Страница 9: ...e minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to ac...

Страница 10: ...User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and does not require a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User...

Страница 11: ...Setup Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide 2 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 3 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 8 of 25 11 22 20...

Страница 12: ...ne minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to acce...

Страница 13: ...rd User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Gui...

Страница 14: ...e key is provided for me automatically box 5 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings au...

Страница 15: ...ne minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to acce...

Страница 16: ...wing instructions for configuring your network profiles The instructions explain how to open the utility and how to use it to configure a network profile NOTE For more information on how to configure...

Страница 17: ...n set below based on whether or not the network is listed and whether or not the network requires a WEP key check with your network administrator to see if a WEP key is required NOTE Both the network...

Страница 18: ...works list Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble d...

Страница 19: ...ing a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility select the network from the Available networks list and click Configure file P pc My 20Doc...

Страница 20: ...s provided for me automatically box 4 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatic...

Страница 21: ...minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the selected network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to acc...

Страница 22: ...User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and does not require a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20...

Страница 23: ...Setup Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide 2 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 3 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 20 of 25 11 22 2...

Страница 24: ...ne minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to acce...

Страница 25: ...ard User s Guide Configuring a profile for a network that is not listed and requires a WEP key Windows XP environment 1 After opening the utility click Add file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guid...

Страница 26: ...e key is provided for me automatically box 5 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings au...

Страница 27: ...ne minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network If the bubble does not appear try to acce...

Страница 28: ...Broadcom BCM94301MPL Mini PCI Card User s Guide Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Working User 20Guides 94306MP setup htm 25 of 25 1...

Страница 29: ...MPL wireless utility starts automatically every time you start your computer When the system startup process is complete the utility icon appears in the system tray of the Windows task bar at the bott...

Страница 30: ...ooking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View If you are looking at the Classic View of Control Panel go to the next step 3 Double click the Network Connections icon 4 Righ...

Страница 31: ...r a listed network that does not require a WEP key Windows 2000 environment in Completing the setup See Configuring a profile for a listed network that requires a WEP key Windows 2000 environment in C...

Страница 32: ...ile for a network that is not on listed and requires a WEP key Windows XP environment in the Completing the setup Viewing the link status of your wireless connection To view the link status Windows 20...

Страница 33: ...the LAN or High Speed Internet area 2 Click the Link Status tab in the Wireless Configuration box The quality of the connection signal strength is indicated graphically by the color of the vertical ba...

Страница 34: ...description of the signal strength appears when you hover the cursor over the icon If the signal strength indications are anything other than very good or excellent you should take the appropriate su...

Страница 35: ...e 4 From the Wireless Network Properties box you can enable or disable WEP data encryption and change the network name and network key see the Completing the setup section for instructions file P pc M...

Страница 36: ...ooking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or Hi...

Страница 37: ...From the Wireless Networks Properties box you can enable or disable WEP data encryption and change the network name and the network key see the Completing the setup section for instructions file P pc...

Страница 38: ...rs are called clients The host computer must be running either the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system The host computer is the only computer that connects directly to the Internet Broadcom re...

Страница 39: ...ick Properties 7 Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection 8 Click OK Adding an ad hoc network You can add an ad hoc network for peer to peer communicatin...

Страница 40: ...User s Guide 4 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 5 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 6 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents...

Страница 41: ...er s Guide 7 Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a bubble on top of the icon for that network file P pc My 20Docume...

Страница 42: ...Preferred networks list open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the desktop click the Start button point to Settings and click Control Panel b Double click the BCM94301MPL Wireless Utility icon...

Страница 43: ...x 7 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate set...

Страница 44: ...s Guide 10 Wait up to one minute for the network connection to be made Your computer is connected to the added network when you see a blue bubble on top of the icon for that network file P pc My 20Doc...

Страница 45: ...ng at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Right click Broadcom BCM94301MPL Internal 802 11b Mini PCI Card in the LAN or High S...

Страница 46: ...User s Guide 5 Type the network name in the Network name SSID box 6 Select the This is a computer to computer ad hoc network wireless access points are not used box 7 Click OK file P pc My 20Documents...

Страница 47: ...a From the desktop click the Start button and click Control Panel If you are looking at the Category View of Control Panel click Switch to Classic View b Double click the Network Connections icon c Ri...

Страница 48: ...8 Type the network key in the Network key box NOTE You do not need to select the Key format or the Key length before typing the network key These settings automatically change to the appropriate sett...

Страница 49: ...o To enable the radio right click the utility icon and click Enable Radio Diagnostics You can run a number of diagnostics on your Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless device to verify its operational and fun...

Страница 50: ...e Troubleshooting section Diagnostics Windows XP environment 1 To begin running the diagnostics open the BCM94301MPL wireless utility a From the desktop click the Start button and click Control Panel...

Страница 51: ...r Broadcom BCM94301MPL internal 802 11b Mini PCI card fails any of the diagnostics tests see the Troubleshooting section Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information fi...

Страница 52: ...in Completing the setup the network name and WEP key are case sensitive Verify that the spelling and case of these parameters are correct and that the settings are exactly the same on all computers o...

Страница 53: ...equency as the BCM94301MPL Mini PCI cards When the microwave oven or cordless phone is in use it interferes with the wireless network Therefore keep computers having the BCM94301MPL Mini PCI card at l...

Страница 54: ...tting help Technical support is available online from Broadcom at http support Broadcom com Back to top Back to Contents Please read copyright and trademark information file P pc My 20Documents Workin...

Страница 55: ...es within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations These standards and recommendations reflect the consensus of the scientific community and result from deliberatio...

Страница 56: ...te erf llen die grundlegenden Anforderungen der RTTE Richtlinie 1999 5 EG Questa apparecchiatura conforme ai requisiti essenziali della Direttiva Europea R TTE 1999 5 CE Este equipo cumple los requisi...

Страница 57: ...change over time allowing to use your wireless LAN card in more areas within France Please check with ART for the latest information www art telecom fr NOTE Your Broadcom BCM94301MPL wireless LAN Min...

Страница 58: ...e by taking one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circui...

Страница 59: ...ifferential quadrature phase shift keying A compression technique that transmits only the differences between the values of the phase of the sine wave rather than the full absolute value DSSS direct s...

Страница 60: ...s access to a wireless network The SSID for your wireless network card must match the SSID for any access point that you want to connect with If the value does not match you are not granted access to...

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