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1 1Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.45.
1 INFORMA TION T O USER Federal Communication s Commission State ment This equi pment ha s been tested a nd f ound to comply with the li mits for a Cla ss B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These li mits are designed to provide rea son able prote ction against harmful interference in a residenti al installation.
T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................................................3 The 1 1Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card...................................................................3 Features.....
Chapter 1: Introduction The 1 1Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card The 1 1Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card now has a new , higher-powered antenna that provides a greater range than ever . The increased sensitivity helps filter out interference and notice to keep your signal clear .
Package Contents One 1 1Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card. One setup Utility CD-ROM (User Guide on CD). Quick Installation Guide. System Requirements One PCMCIA T ype II or T ype III slot. PCMCIA revision 2.10 compliant card and socket services.
Chapter 2: Network Configuration and Planning Network T opology Wireless LAN Basic 5 An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one WLAN adapter , connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel.
6 The adapter provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. A group of WLAN PC users and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each WLAN PC in a BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
Roaming Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS. All WLAN PCs and Access Point within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID.
Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers and Con- figuration Utility for Windows 9X, ME, 2000 Running the Auto Driver & Utility Installation 1. Click “ Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP Driver & Utility - PCMCIA ” to install driver/utility for your PCMCIA WLAN Card.
9 3. The installation provides you to install package Custom or T ypical . (Fig 3-4) 4. If “Custom” be chosen, you can select package individually . If you choose “T ypical” , 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 3-7 Select Program Folder 10 5. Y ou can specify a folder name of this program. (Fig 3-7) 6. After copying files, you will finish the installation. (Fig 3-8) Inserting the adapter After properly inserting the Network Adapter into your notebook, continue with the WLAN driver and configuration utility installation.
After installing PCMCIA WLAN Card driver and utility . Please insert the WLAN Card. Y ou will see Found New Hardware. Please select “Install the software automatically” then click “Next>” (Fig 3-10). The screen in Windows XP (Fig 3-1 1) will appear click “Continue Anyway” .
Chapter 4: Configuration Utility Using the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the WLAN PC Card and your wireless network.
Fig 4-2 The Signal Strength field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent, of the strength of the signal. The higher the percentage, the stronger the signal. The Link Quality field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent, of the quality of the link.
An acronym for Service Set Identifier , SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. The Tx Rate field shows the current transfer rate for the Network PC Card.
Encryption On the Encryption screen, show in Fig 4-5, you can set the level of security with which you will be using the WLAN PC Card. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled , 64-Bit , or 128- Bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme use to protect wireless data communi- cation.
Advanced The Advanced screen (Fig 4-6) allows you to set Fragmentation Threshold , the RTS/CTS Threshold , and the Preamble T ype . The Fragmentation Threshold V alue indicates how much of the network resources is devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2,346.
The About screen (Fig 4-8) shown the release information for the Driver V ersion, Firmware V ersion, Application V ersion, and MAC Address. Use the “Exit” button in order to exit the application. About 17 The RTS Threshold V alue should remain at its default setting of 2,347.
Fig 4-8 18 How to Uninstall the Configuration & Monitor Utility In order to uninstall the 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.
Chapter 5: Installation Procedure Under Windows NT 4.0 About Windows NT 4.0 Use the procedures described in this section to install and configure the WLAN adapter under MS Windows NT 4.0. Although Windows NT 4.0 are similar in appearance wit Windows 95/98/ME, and Windows 2000, they have different philosophy when installing a new hardware.
20 3. In the “Network” settings window you will be prompted to install Windows NT Networking in case no network has been installed yet. Click “Y es” and follow the instruction on the screen. If networking had been already installed, you will see a dialog with several tabs.
NOTE: If the card is not working properly , after a restart procedure, you should make sure that your system has free resources ever it may shows them as being available. 3 3 3 3 3 21 7. Finally , when the installation has been completed, (Fig 5-6). you will need to restart your computer .
Configuration / Uninstall In order to configure the card, please use the Configuration and Monitor Utility described in a different section of this document. This application lies on the 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”.
23 Chapter 6: Installation Procedure Under Windows XP About Windows XP Use the procedures described in this section to install and configure the WLAN adapter under MS Windows XP Throughout this section it is assumed that you have a basic working knowledge of WinXP .
24 Uninstall Procedure Under WinXP In order to uninstall the WLAN adapter from WinXP , you must right click on the “Properties” option under “My computer” icon. Then, under the “Hardware” tab, select the “Device Manager” and expand the “Network Adapters”.
25 Appendix A: T roubleshooting Adapter Installation Problems If your computer can not find the WLAN PC card or the network driver doesn’t install correctly , check the following: Make sure the adapter is securely seated in the PCMCIA slot.
26 Appendix B: Glossary Access Point- An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together . Ad-Hoc- An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
27 Fragmentation- Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot support the original size of the packet. Infrastructure- An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. IRQ- Interrupt ReQuest, A hardware interrupt on a PC.
Appendix C: Specifications Radio: Complies with IEEE 802.1 1b Frequency Ba nd: 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ( for US, Ca na da, a nd ETSI) 2400 ~ 2497MHz (f or Ja pa n) Modulation TYPE: CCK,BPSK,QPSK Operating Cha nnels: IEEE 802.
PCMCIA-03-05-010.
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