Quick Installation Guide
This Installation Guide will lead you through the installation of Cardbus/PCI Adapter and
the software.
To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed.
1.
Install the software using the installation CD.
2.
Configure the Wireless Configuration Utility.
The product is designed to operate in, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP. And the installation procedure for each operating system is about the same.
Install the Driver and Wireless Utility for
Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP
1.
Insert the Cardbus/PCI Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’s
CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver
and the utility. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to
proceed the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run,
type “D:\Utility\Setup.exe” in the dialog box (D:\ will depend on where your
CD-ROM drive is located) and click OK.
2.
The InstallShield Wizard screen will appear. Click Next to continue.
3.
After finish the installation, plugged in the Cardbus/PCI Adapter, you will see the
Wireless Configuration Utility icon on the Windows task bar.
Wireless Utility
With the Wireless Utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the Wireless
Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar.
The Utility includes seven tabs: Status, Configuration, Advanced, Profile, Network,
Statistics and About.
In Ad Hoc mode, the Channel and SSID must be the same among stations so that the
computers can communicate within the local LAN properly. Moreover, all connected
computers should have the same net ID and subnet ID, you can follow the procedure
below to check whether you have the same net ID and subnet ID among stations:
1.
Right-click on the Network Neighborhood on your desktop and then click on
“Properties”.
2.
In Configuration, click on “TCP/IP -> IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus/PCI
Adapter” and then click on “Properties”.
3.
Click on “IP Address”.
4.
Click on “Specify an IP Address” and make sure having the same net ID and
subnet ID of all the connected computers.
Status
The Status screen shows you the status of the Cardbus/PCI Adapter, it shows that where
the device is connected to, the Network mode, the Channel, the transmit rate and the
encryption mode.
Configuration
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Network
Mode:
If you want to connect with Access Point, please set the mode as” Infrastructure”
mode. If you have more stations and need to link these stations each other without
using an Access Point, set the network type as ” Ad-Hoc” mode.
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Network
SSID:
SSID is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network .All
the SSID must be the same among stations so that computers can communicate within the
local LAN properly.
The default setting for the SSID will be “ANY”, it will detect the strongest signal of the AP
around you.
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Channel:
It shows radio channel numbers that used for networking. The Channel number must
be the same among stations, so that computers can communicate within the local LAN.
It can be changed only under the Ad-Hoc mode. If the Mode was set to Infrastructure
mode, this parameter will not be active.
Encryption
You may desire an additional measure of security in your wireless network, which
can be achieved by using the Encryption function, WEP-Key, WEP-Passphrase
and WPA-PSK.
WEP-Key:
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) relies on a secret key that is shared
between a mobile station and a base station (Access Point).
WEP-Passphrase:
the Passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a group
of WEP key in the Key Setting.
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Default Key, Key Length and Key Format:
You can type the key that you want to use from Key#1 to Key #4, and the key that
you type will be the encryption between the station that you connected with, if you
select 64bit in Hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F,
hexadecimal), or 64bit in ASCII format, you must type 5 alphanumeric values in the
field. Besides, if you select 128bit in Hex format, you must type 26 values (0~F,
hexadecimal), or 128bit in ASCII format, you must type 13 alphanumeric values in
the field.
Be sure that the Wireless Adapter and the wireless station were set in the same
key.
WPA-PSK:
WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler version
that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for mutual
authentication.
Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This passphrase must be the
same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network.
! Caution:
WEP Key needs to be the same for all IEEE802.11b/g
stations.
Advanced
The Advanced settings help you to control the Cardbus/PCI Adapter to adjust with
wireless devices in certain environment.
Profile
The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a
previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile,
click Save and click Apply when a profile is done. You can click Delete if the profile
is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in the Profile
Name field and click Activate.
Network
The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Cardbus/PCI Adapter. The
information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels,
Signal, the WEP type and the Network mode.
You can click the Rescan button to find the new wireless devices, and double-click
the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connected with.
Statistics
The Statistic section shows the real-time transmit and receive packets of the
Wireless LAN.
About
The About section shows the Device Name, Regulatory Domain, Driver Version,
Firmware Version, MAC Address and the Utility version of the Wireless LAN.
Checking you connection
1.
Check the LED indicators of the Cardbus/PCI Adapter.
2.
Check the icon that appears in the Windows taskbar.
3.
Check if the SSID is the same between the linking stations.
4.
Check if the security key is the same between the linking stations.
5.
Check between the linking stations if it is set on the same the IP network.
Notice: Check the User’s Guide attach in the CD-ROM for detail
information.
