Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WL11A+ Compex Systems
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ii Copyrights © 2002 Com pex S ystem s Pte Ltd All Rights Reserv ed This doc ume nt contains inform ation, w hich is protecte d by copy right. Reproduc tion, a daptation or translation w ithout prior perm iss ion is prohibited, e xce pt as a llowe d under the c opy right laws .
iii FCC NOTICE This dev ice has bee n tested a nd found to com ply w ith the lim its f or a Cla ss B dig ital de vice , pursu ant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rul es. These limits are design ed to provid e reasonab le protection ag ainst harm ful interf ere nce in a reside ntial insta llation.
iv Technical Support Info rmation The w arranty information a nd registration f orm are found in the Q uick Install G uide. For technical support, you m ay contac t COMPEX or its subsidiarie s.
v About This Document The product desc ribed in this docume nt, Compe x iWave Port Series, WL11A+ is a licen sed product of Compex Syst em s Pte Ltd. This docum ent contains ins tructions f or installing, conf iguring and using the WL11A +.
Table of Contents Copyright s © 2002 Com pex Systems Pte Ltd ........................................................... ii Trademark Inform ation ............................................................................................. ii Disclaim er .
Table of Contents Chapter 4 Client Manager Configuration ................................................ 12 4.1 Installing th e Wireles s Client Manager ......................................................... 12 4.2 Functions of the Wireless Client Man ager .
Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introdu ction Wir eless ne tworking is a conve nient way of sett ing up a ne twork bo th at home and in the off ice. The lack of phy sical infrastru cture such as LAN cables increases the cost of implementing a network e nviro nment.
Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 2 1.3.3 W ired Equivalent Pri vacy (WEP) 64/128-bit data encrypti on For data privacy , the Com pex iWave Port WL11A+ us es a 64-bit or 128-bi t privat e encryption key to cod e your data. This ensures that only wireless clien ts configured with the same WEP key are able to g ain access to the data.
Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 3 The follow ing figu re show s an exam ple of how a C o mpex WL11A+ can work in an Ad-Hoc arch itecture. In an A d-Hoc architecture, there is no lim it to the number of w ireless clients you can connect. In an In frastructure arch itecture, the n um ber of wirel ess cli ents supported depen ds on the access poin t.
Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 4 1.5 Technical Specifications Model iWavePort WL11A + Indus try Standards IEEE 802.11 & 802.11b DSSS CE Mark, FCC Class B, Go st, C-T ick Radio T echnology Direct Sequence Spread Sp ectrum (DSSS) Frequen cy Band 2400 ~ 2483.
Chapter 2 Getting Started 5 Chapter 2 Getting Starte d This chapter outlines the basic requiremen ts before y o u begin any in stallation and configur ati o n of the Compex W L11 A+.
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 6 Chapter 3 Ha rdwa re and Softw are Installation The Compex WL 11A+ is a Plug and Play device. You can plug it into y our PCMCIA slot for auto-detection. If th e device cannot be detected, please refer to C hapter 6, Appendix for m ore inform ation.
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 7 2. The LED will light up indicating that the WL11A+ is receiving p ower from you r laptop. 3. Your laptop will detect the new h ardware an d prompt for the device driver as shown in the following screen .
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 8 5. Insert the CD i nto your co mputer CD-ROM dr ive. Select Specify a locati on: , Enter text sho wn belo w accord ing t o your op eratin g system. Click Nex t . Figure 3.1d Add New Hardwa re Wizard Screen 3 6.
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 9 For Window s XP: To be gi n: 1. Insert the Com pex WL11A + into the PCMC IA slot of y our laptop. 2. T he LED will lig ht up indicating that the Compex WL 11A+ is receiving pow er from y our laptop. 3. Your laptop w ill d etect the new hardware and prompt f or the d evice driver.
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 10 5. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Include this location in the search: , enter x:Win_XP and click Nex t as sh own in Figure 3.1.1b. Note: x refers to the drive letter of your CD- ROM drive.
Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 11 7. Go to My Co mputer , right mouse c lick a nd go t o Properties . Select Hardware and then click De vice Manager . Select Network adap ters . You will be able to find Com pex iW ave Port WL11A + if it has been successf ully inst alled.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 12 Chapter 4 Client Manager Configuration This chapter explains the config uration of th e Compex WL11A+ u sing the Client Manager program th at you will in stalled. 4.1 Installing the Wireless Client M ana ger 1.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 13 Figure 4.1b Client M anager Utility Setup 2. Click on Next and a License Agreem ent screen w ould be displayed.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 14 3. Enter the destination folder y o u w a nt y our Client Manager to be installed in and Click Next . Figure 4.1d Ch oose Destin ation Folder 4. Enter the folder that y ou want th e Client Manager to appear in y o ur Start Menu and cli ck Next .
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 15 5. Che ck on t he langua ge of your c hoic e and clic k Next . Figure 4.1f Select L anguage 6. Check the box and click on Finish.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 16 7. Once the installation is completed, you w ill be ab le to see the utility icon lik e the one below appearing on the sy stem tray , which can be found at th e bottom right of the computer screen. Click o n the icon to pull up the Wireless Client Manager.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 17 Close Window: Closes the Wireless Client Manager w indow and mini mizes it into the sy stem tray . Figure 4.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 18 Add/Edit Configura tion Pro file: The Add/Edit Configuration Profile allows th e user to set the PCMCIA card as an Access Point, Residential G a teway, Peer to Peer Group or Act as a Base station , accordingly .
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 19 Figure 4.2.2c Peer to Peer Group Mode Figure 4.2.2d Act as Base Station Mode WL11A+ WL11A + WL11A + WL11A+ WL11A+ WL11A+ Base Sta tion.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 20 Select Add/Edit Configura tion Pro file to display the followi ng screen. You can add a new profile by clickin g the Add Button or ed it the profile by clicking the Edit Button. You can also delete the profile by clickin g on the Delete b utton.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 21 Type in the Network Nam e (ESSID) or press Scan to allow au tomatic scann ing of all available netw or ks. Note: The Network Nam e is case sensitive. Ensure y our Netw ork Name is exactly the sam e as your access poin t’s n etw ork nam e.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 22 Note: Selecting On (Low er po wer consumption and performance) enables y our laptop to use less battery power to pow er your WL11A+,th us increasing th e battery duration. Figure 4.2.2i Profil e Configuration Done Click Finish to end the conf iguration process.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 23 Select Configura t io n Profile: This enables y ou to select pre-program med profiles th at you have already setu p, to avoid the ha ssle of ch anging the s ettings once y ou reach a differen t n etw ork or change to a d iffer ent func tio n.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 24 This allows the us er to test the card to verify th at the various parameters as shown in the fig ure below are w orking. Click on Test Ca rd Now button to start the diagnosis. The self test results w o u ld be show n on the sam e screen.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 25 Figure 4.2.3c Tes t Results Test Results: This d iagnostic tool helps indicate the signal strength an d the noise level between the test partner (acces s points , another WL11A+…) an d the Com pex WL11A+ on your laptop.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 26 Figure 4.2.3d T est History Test Hi st ory : This d iagnostic tool allows the users to monitor the sig nal strength an d noise of Com pex WL11A+ and t he test partner ov er a period of tim e.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 27 Figure 4.2.3e Log S ettings Log Sett ings: This feature allo ws users to log in data on the performance of the Com pex WL11A+. To save the log file, input the file n ame and click on Browse t o navigate a round your computer’ s hard disk to find a folder to store your log file.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 28 Figure 4.2.3f AP Nam es Selection: This feature allow s users to m onitor the netw orks detected by th e Compex W L11A+ that WL11A+. To redetect all available networks in th e rad ius of operation, sim p ly click Scan Now .
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 29 Figure 4.2.3g Site Monitor Site M o nitor: Every networ king pro duc t has a uniq ue MAC ad dr ess. T he Site M onito r feature allows u sers to sort out all networking d evices the Com p ex W L11A+ is able to detect, according to specif ic criterias.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 30 Figure 4.2.3h L og Settings Log Sett ings: This enables the user to log in the results from the tests in Site Monito r.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 31 Figure 4.2.3i AP Nam es AP Names: AP Names show the access points (APs) that is detected by the Com p ex WL11A +. The user is also able to en ter MAC address for oth er netw orking products by entering their MAC addresses an d AP nam es in the blank f ields available on the rig ht.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 32 Figure 4.2.4a Wireless Client Mana g er Under Help Config uration Contents: Clic king on Contents w ill br in g up a Help file with an in dex of w ord s and instructions.
Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 33 Version Info: Displays th e Utility Version , the Driver Version , the Card Specifications of the C o mpex WL11A+, an d the Firmware that is currently load ed onto the WL11A +. Please refer to Compex ’s w ebsite at www.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 34 Chapter 5 T CP/IP Configuration This chap ter d iscusses t he co nfigurat ion o f your TCP /IP connec tion of your Compex WL11A +. Upon the successful installation of the Com p ex WL11A+, the Com p ex WL11A+ netw o rk adapter will be added to your netw ork folder.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 35 3. Go thro ugh the list of Net work Compo nents in t he Net work window Configuration tab. If TCP/IP is not installed, click on Add to start the installation 4. Select Protocol and click Add . Figure 5. 1 b Select Netw ork Com ponent Type 5.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 36 6. After TCP/IP is installed, go back to the Network screen an d select TCP/IP in the list of Netw o rk Components.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 37 7. Click Properties , an d configure the settin gs in each of the TCP/IP Properties w indow. Fig ure 5 .1 e IP A ddress C onfig urati on Note: Please check w ith your s ys tem adm inistrator or Intern et Service Provider for m o re information on the T CP/IP parameters.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 38 5.2 TCP/IP network pr otocol configurati o n for Windows XP For Window s XP users, y ou do not n eed to add the TCP/IP prot ocol as it is already setup w hen a netw ork card is installed. T herefore only the configuration for TCP/IP is needed.
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 39 Figure 5.2b WL 11A+ Network Connection 2. Right click o n the Wireless Network Connections with the Compex iWave Port WL11A + and clic k on Properties . Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties .
Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 40 Figure 5.2c IP Ad dress Con figuration 3. Config ure your IP address and th e rest of the parameters so that y ou can be connected to the n etwork. If your access point is conf igured as a DHCP server, y ou have to select Obtain an IP addr e ss auto matica lly .
Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 41 Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Window s XP 6.1 Conf ig uring wireless co nnection prof iles in Windo ws XP 1. Look for the i con like the F igure 6.1a sh own below on y our task bar and right click on it.
Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 42 Figure 6.1c Availab le Networks 3. A screen like Figure 6.1c wou ld appear w ith the available netw orks show n. Highligh t the appropriate network and click on Connect . You should be conne c ted to t he network o f your c ho ice .
Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 43 Figure 6.1d Wirel ess Network Configuration 4. A sc reen lik e Figure 6.1d w ould be show n. Click on Configure and enter the network SSID . Click o n Refresh and y our netw ork shoul d be shown .
44 NOTES.
An important point after buying a device Compex Systems WL11A+ (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Compex Systems WL11A+ yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Compex Systems WL11A+ - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Compex Systems WL11A+ you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Compex Systems WL11A+ will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Compex Systems WL11A+, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Compex Systems WL11A+.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Compex Systems WL11A+. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Compex Systems WL11A+ along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
