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16  CardBus Enhanced Wireless Network Adapter

 

 

 

Figure 14. Preferences

 

#"

Launch InstantWave

 

Utility on startup

 automatically starts the 

utility at each system boot. 

#"

Show Icon on the Taskbar

 displays an icon on the taskbar (

Figure 

15

). 

 

Figure 15. Lamp Icon 

The color of the icon indicates the wireless adapter’s current status: 
 

Color Status 

Red 

The wireless adapter or the driver is not 
working properly 

Yellow 

Fair signal quality 

Green 

Good signal quality 

#"

Pop-up message dialog

 is used to display a warning message in 

case of abnormal conditions. 

#"

Play sound

 is used to generate an alert sound in case of abnormal 

conditions. 

Содержание NWH1022

Страница 1: ...mm Corporation 4th Fl No 24 2 Industry East Road IV Science based Industrial Park Hsinchu Taiwan R O C Technical Support E mail techsupt ndc com tw NDC World Wide Web http www ndclan com tw CardBus En...

Страница 2: ...ct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet...

Страница 3: ...hould contain the following items One InstantWave NWH1022 CardBus enhanced wireless network adapter with integrated antenna Four floppy disks one containing drivers two containing the InstantWave High...

Страница 4: ...ninstalling the Driver from Windows Me 10 INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS 2000 10 Uninstalling the Driver from Windows 2000 11 INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS XP 11 Uninstalling the Driver from Windows XP 11 THE INST...

Страница 5: ...CardBus Enhanced Wireless Network Adapter v NDC LIMITED WARRANTY 32 SPECIFICATIONS 34 APPENDIX 36 INDEX 37...

Страница 6: ...1 8 FIGURE 9 ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD 2 9 FIGURE 10 ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD 3 9 FIGURE 11 CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION 13 FIGURE 12 INSTANTWAVE HIGHRATE UTILITY 14 FIGURE 13 TOOLBAR 15 FIGURE 14 PREFER...

Страница 7: ...tWave 11 Mbps Wireless Workgroup Bridge NWH6210 InstantWave 11 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Client NWH2210 InstantWave 11 Mbps Wireless Secure Router NWH8010 InstantWave 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card NWH1010 Ins...

Страница 8: ...y would on a regular wired network The wireless operation of the network is totally transparent Figure 1 depicts a typical ad hoc network scenario Figure 1 An Ad Hoc Network Infrastructure Network An...

Страница 9: ...bnet of a large network and may be made up of overlapping wireless cells Wireless nodes can roam freely within the same domain without disconnecting from the network Figure 3 depicts a common wireless...

Страница 10: ...s slot Insert the adapter with its 68 pin connector facing the slot and the label facing up step2 Repeat the above procedure for each of the other computers to be networked LEDs The adapter has two li...

Страница 11: ...sked to insert the Windows installation CD ROM during installation of the driver A message about certification of the driver may appear during installation in some versions of Windows This message can...

Страница 12: ...4 Choose Search for the best driver for your device Figure 5 Click Next to open the following window Figure 6 Figure 6 Add New Hardware Wizard 3 step5 Insert the driver disk Check Floppy disk drives c...

Страница 13: ...ly remove the adapter and driver from your system you will need to physically remove the adapter with the system powered off The hardware removal procedure is the reverse of the hardware installation...

Страница 14: ...ollowing procedure to install the driver in Windows Me step1 Turn on the power and start Windows Me step2 Windows Me will detect the adapter The Add New Hardware Wizard will open Figure 8 Figure 8 Add...

Страница 15: ...arch for the best driver for your device and check Specify a location Assuming the floppy drive is drive A type a win98 the driver is the same as that for Windows 98 step5 Insert the adapter driver di...

Страница 16: ...lick the Network icon then highlight the entry TI ACX100 WLAN Adapter step2 Click the Remove button to remove the adapter driver step3 Click OK The system will ask you to restart the PC Click Yes Inst...

Страница 17: ...e adapter The hardware removal procedure is the reverse of the hardware installation procedure on page 4 Installation in Windows XP step1 Turn on the power to the PC and start the Windows XP operating...

Страница 18: ...ntry TI ACX100 WLAN Adapter in the Network Adapters section step3 Click the right mouse button and select Uninstall step4 Click OK to confirm the device removal step5 Click OK to close Device Manager...

Страница 19: ...d security WEP The Site Survey tool allows users to view existing groups domain name SSID of wireless cells in a domain It provides the option to manually join a particular group in the network Tools...

Страница 20: ...lity setup screen step5 Click OK to complete the installation Using the HighRate Utility The InstantWave HighRate Utility toolbar appears in the top right corner of the screen whenever the computer is...

Страница 21: ...fic Monitor Site Survey step5 Right click the InstantWave toolbar s title bar Four functions are available Move is used to move the toolbar to a suitable screen position Close is used to close the too...

Страница 22: ...e taskbar Figure 15 Figure 15 Lamp Icon The color of the icon indicates the wireless adapter s current status Color Status Red The wireless adapter or the driver is not working properly Yellow Fair si...

Страница 23: ...eferences and Help Adapter Properties Click the Adapter Properties icon on the InstantWave utility toolbar to open the Adapter Properties window Figure 16 Adapter Properties allows the user to view th...

Страница 24: ...ive and should not contain any spaces Empty SSID Clears the SSID list Transmission Rate The speed at which the data packets are transmitted by the client or AP You can set this to 1Mb that is 1 megabi...

Страница 25: ...17 Figure 17 Adapter Properties Advanced Information The window is divided into three sections as described below Type and Version This section shows the driver and firmware version numbers and the k...

Страница 26: ...shows whether the client is connected to an AP or not If connected it also shows the BSSID Basic Service Set ID address of the AP This is also the AP s MAC address Current Channel Channel number is th...

Страница 27: ...current wireless transmission rate Signal Strength Displays the signal strength level Rescan Clicking Rescan forces the client to rescan for an access point with the same domain name on a different ch...

Страница 28: ...work access In order to decode transmissions each wireless client on the network must use exactly the same key Disabled default Stations and APs communicate without any data encryption 40 bit WEP Stat...

Страница 29: ...Key 2 Key 3 and Key 4 You must select the key currently being used on the network If you do not select a key Key 1 will be selected For 128 and 256 bit WEP a single key will be generated The second w...

Страница 30: ...d using the Troubleshooting section of this manual click the Troubleshooting tab Figure 20 Figure 20 Troubleshooting A diagnosis program will run and display a diagnostic message Follow the on screen...

Страница 31: ...lick the Scan button The Signal Strength column shows either green strong signal or yellow average signal Figure 21 Site Survey Scan Click Scan to obtain and display updated BSSID information You may...

Страница 32: ...tor Station Traffic Monitor This tool lets you monitor the throughput of the wireless station Figure 23 Figure 23 Station Traffic Monitor The tool shows the amount of data transmitted received from to...

Страница 33: ...latest releases To upgrade the InstantWave adapter driver or utility you need to uninstall the current driver or utility first See the index last pages in this guide to find the location of detailed...

Страница 34: ...n the computer s CardBus slot 2 Uninstall and reinstall the adapter to see if the error persists If it does uninstall the adapter and reinstall it in another slot and if possible try the adapter in an...

Страница 35: ...to have the same security setting Disabled 40 bit WEP 128 bit WEP or 256 bit WEP and WEP key if WEP is enabled See Encryption page 21 The wireless network is often interrupted the InstantWave Lamp ico...

Страница 36: ...e NWH1022 adapter under Windows 98 SE on my IBM ThinkPad X20 There was no problem while installing the driver or utility but when I reboot the notebook it seems hung frozen The IBM ThinkPad X20 and so...

Страница 37: ...s if applicable Support from NDC If you have any problems that you cannot resolve with the information in troubleshooting or the FAQs at http www ndc com tw support faq htm Please note the following i...

Страница 38: ...f the initial warranty period whichever is longer NDC shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect in the product does not exist or was cause...

Страница 39: ...r diagnosis or repair Services after Warranty Period After the warranty period expires all products can be repaired for a reasonable service charge The shipping charges to and from the NDC facility wi...

Страница 40: ...ompliant Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Data Rate 22 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps with auto fallback Communication Method Half duplex Security 40 128 256 bit WEP data encryption LED In...

Страница 41: ...America Europe and Extended Japan Band 2445 to 2475 MHz Spain 2446 5 to 2483 5 MHz France Transmitter RF Output Power 15 dBm typical Data Modulation Type BPSK 1 Mbps QPSK 2 5 5 11 Mbps PBCC 22 Mbps Da...

Страница 42: ...numbers channel center frequencies and regulatory domains are shown in the table Channel Number Center Frequency MHz FCC Canada ETSI Spain France Japan 1 2412 O O O 2 2417 O O O 3 2422 O O O 4 2427 O...

Страница 43: ...13 I Icons 15 Infrastructure Network 2 Installation 4 HighRate Utility 13 in Windows 2000 10 in Windows 98 5 in Windows Me 8 in Windows XP 11 J Join 25 L Launch Utility on Startup 16 LEDs 4 Link Info...

Страница 44: ...on Rate 18 Troubleshooting 28 Type and Version 19 U Uninstalling from Windows 2000 11 from Windows 98 7 from Windows Me 10 from Windows XP 11 the InstantWave Utility 26 Upgrades 27 Using the Utility P...

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