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IBM OP T I ONS by I BM H i gh - R at e Wi r e l e s s LAN PC Ca r d Us er ’ s Gu ide 19K4543.
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IBM H i gh - R at e Wi r e l e s s LAN PC Ca r d Us er ’ s Gu ide 19K454 3.
Note: Before using this info rmation and the produ ct it supports, be sure to read the info rm ation under Appendix D, “Product w arranties and notices” on page D-1 . First E dition (M ay 2000) © COPYRIGHT I NTERNA TIONA L BUSINESS MACH INES CORPORA TION , 2000.
© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 iii Cont ent s Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 v Safety Inf ormation Before installin g this produc t, read the Saf ety Information bo ok. Antes de in st alar este produto , leia o Manual de In formações sobre Seguran ça. Læs hæftet med sikkerh edsforskrifter, før du installerer dette produkt.
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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 ix About this book This manual contains instructions for inst alling and using the IBM High-Rate WIreless LAN PC Card. The manual is di vided into tw o parts: Part 1: I.
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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 1-1 1. Part 1: Installation and user’ s guide This section pr ovides the produc t and software desc riptions, an d the installat ion and user’ s guide. Product description The High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Card is a standard PC Card that fit s into any PC Card T ype II sl ot.
1-2 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Softwar e descript ion The High-Rate Wireless LAN software CD contains s oftw are and d o cumentation for all High-Rate W ireless LAN produc ts that support roaming functio nality in indoor en viron ments.
Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-3 Conf iguring the High-Rate Wi reless LAN network Y o u can use the High-Ra te W ireless LAN PC Card Kit to: • Conn ect your compu t er to a Peer-to-Peer.
1-4 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Note: If Aut o run is not en ab led on your comp uter , you can start Clien t M a na ger by running th e .EXE fi le located in the root d irectory of th e High-Rate W ireless LAN software CD; then follo w i ng the on-sc reen instructions.
Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-5 T o install the High-Rate W ireless LAN P C Card in W indows 95 or W indo ws 98, do the follo wing: 1. Insert the High-Rate W irele ss L AN PC Card into your computer . 2. Turn on your co mpu ter . 3. Insert the High-Rate W irele ss L AN software CD into the CD-R OM driv e of your comput er .
1-6 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide 6. Cont inue with “Settin g basic param eters” on page 1-8 to com plete the i nstallation of your High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card. Note: In some o ccasions, your operat i ng syst em might not detect t he new hardware.
Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-7 Note: If you are prompted to id entify the location o f f iles, type th e correct driv e letter and direc t o ry; the n clic k OK . W indows starts to copy files from your installation disks or CD and the High-Rate W ireless LAN software CD.
1-8 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Setting ba sic parameters After installin g the de vice dri vers, the Add/E dit Conf iguration Pr ofile wind ow open s.
Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-9 Note: The Network Name c an be any alp h anumeric strin g up to 3 2 characters, and in the range of a to z, A to Z, and 0 to 9. The ne tw ork name is case- sensiti ve. For more information on netwo rk names, press F1 or clic k Help .
1-10 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide V erifying inst allation: Y o u can use o ne of the following method s to v erify whether t he installation of the de vice driv ers was suc cessful: • V erify that the PC Card icon is in th e task ba r .
Part 1: Inst al lation and user ’s guide 1-11 Removing the PC Card If you d o not need th e wir eless conne cti vit y of your High-R at e W ire l ess LAN PC Ca r d, you can remove the PC Card from its slot. Attention: If you rem o v e the High-Rate W ir eless LAN PC Card from your computer, you will l ose your connect i on to the network.
1-12 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide Attention: T o av oid damage to the PC Card, do not clean it with abrasiv e materials or rinse it with liquids. V iewing ot her computers in the netwo rk T o displa y the other Hig h-Rate W ire l ess LAN stations in th e netwo rk, do the fo llowing: 1.
Part 1: Inst al lation and user ’s guide 1-13 V iew ing wirele ss link qua lity Y ou can use th e Client Ma nager ic on on the W indo ws taskba r to v erify the lin k qua lity of your netw ork conn ec tio n. An ov ervie w of all possible ic ons is pro vided in the fo llowing table.
1-14 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide If yo ur Cli ent Manager icon is not visibl e , start the Cl ient Manag er program aga in b y doing the follo wing: 1. Clic k Start → Programs → High-Rate W ireless LAN workgroup 2. Select Client Manager .
© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 A-1 A ppendix A. Product specif ications This appendi x provides the specifications f or the High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card. Phys ical specif ications Po wer chara cterist ics Form factor PC Card T ype-II Exte nde d Dime nsio ns (LxWxH) 11 7.
A-2 High-Rate Wi reless LAN PC Card User’s Gui de Netwo rking characte ristics Radio charac teristics Radio cha r acteristics may vary according to: • The coun try where th e product was purcha sed • The type of product t hat wa s purcha sed W ireless communic ation is often subject to lo cal radio re gulations.
Appendix A. Prod uct spec ificati ons A-3 Wir eless LAN Range RF fr equency band 2.4 GHz (2400 to 2500 MHz) Numb er of s electab le sub- chann els Nort h Ameri ca (FCC ): 11 Europe (E T S): 13 France .
A-4 High-Rate Wi reless LAN PC Card User’s Gui de 1 In an open office environment, ant enn as can "see" each ot h er . There are no ph ysi cal obstruct ions between the m. 2 In a semi - open of fice environmen t , w or k spa ce is divided by shoulde r -hei ght , hollow wall elements .
Appendix A. Prod uct spec ificati ons A-5 When insta lling High-Rate Wire less LAN PC Cards, the ch annel conf iguration is managed as follo ws: • For wire less clients that op erate in a High-Rate W ireless LAN Infrastructu re, the High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card automatically starts operation at th e channel identi fied by the acce ss points.
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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 B-1 A ppendix B. T roubleshooting This sectio n prov ides informatio n on trou bleshooting pr ocedures. T r oubleshooti ng the LEDs If you ha ve dif ficulty us ing or i.
B-2 H igh-Rate Wirel ess L AN PC Card User’s Gu ide If both LEDs a re off, then the PC Card is not turned on and it c annot recei ve or transmit data.
Appendix B. Trou bleshooting B-3 T r oubleshoo ting the netw ork connect ion If you ca nnot connec t to the network, v erif y that your net w ork name is correct. The High- Rate W ireless LAN Netw ork Name is case-sensiti ve. W hen you ente r this name, type the name between q uotation marks, f or ex ample, “My W ireless Ne twork” .
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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 C-1 A ppendix C. Help and service inf ormation This section con ta ins inform ati on on ho w to ob ta in on lin e and tele ph on e technic al supp ort. T echnical support T echnica l support is available during the life of your product.
C-2 High-Rate Wir el ess LAN PC Card User’ s Guid e Canada (a ll others) 1-800-56 5-3344 U.S.A. / Puerto Ric o 1-800-77 2-2227.
© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 D-1 A ppendix D. Pr oduct warranties and notices The follo wing section pro v id es product w arranty in formation an d lega l notices. W arr anty St a tement s The warranty st at ements consist of two pa rts : Part 1 and Part 2.
D-2 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide the type of service designate d for the Mac hine and will man age and install en gineering changes t hat apply to the Mac hine.
Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-3 Any feature, conv ersion, or upgr ade IBM or yo ur resel l er serv ices must be installed on a Machine wh ich is 1) for certain Machines , the designated, serial -n umbered Machine and 2) at an eng i neering-change level compatible wi th the feature, conv ersion, or upgrade.
D-4 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide UNDER NO CIRCUMST ANCES IS IBM LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLO WING: 1) THIRD-P ARTY CLAIMS A GAINST YO U FOR DAMA GES (O THER THAN THOSE UNDER THE FIR.
Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-5 The warranty do es not cov er the repai r or e xchan ge of a Mach ine resulting from misuse, accide nt, modification, u nsu itable physical or op erating en viro nment, improper mainte na n ce b y you, or f a ilu r e ca u sed by a p rod uc t for whic h IB M is n ot r esp on s ibl e.
D-6 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide Y ou also agree to 1. ensure th at the Mach ine is free of an y le g al ob lig a tio ns or restric tio ns th at pre vent its exc han ge; 2. obta in authorizati on from the o wner to h ave IBM or your reseller service a Machine that you do n ot ow n; and 3.
Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-7 D AMA GES, SO THE ABO VE LIMIT A TION OR EXCLUSION MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU . Part 2 - W orld wide Country-Unique T erms ASIA P A CIFIC A USTRALIA: .
D-8 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide The fo llowing terms apply to all EMEA countries. The terms of thi s Sta temen t of W arra nty ap ply t o Mach ines p urch ased f rom a n IBM reseller . If you p urchased this M achine from IBM, th e terms and c onditions of th e applicab l e IBM agreement pre vail over this w arranty stat ement.
Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-9 W arra nty Service: The follo wing is added to this Section: During the w a rra nty p eriod , t ransportatio n for deli v ery of t he f a ilin g Ma c hine to IBM will be at IBM’ s expense.
D-10 High -R ate Wireless LA N PC Ca rd User’s Guide nonperformance by IBM in respect of the subject matter of this Statement of W arranty will be limi ted to the cha r ge pai d by you for the in divid ual Machine that i s th e subject of your claim from IB M.
Appendi x D. Pro duct warranties an d notices D- 11 North Castle Drive Armonk , NY 10504-178 5 U.S. A. The f ollowin g paragr aph doe s not ap ply to the Uni ted Ki ngdom or any c ountry where such p .
D-12 High -R ate Wireless LA N PC Ca rd User’s Guide • Conn ect the equip ment into a n outlet on a circuit dif ferent from tha t to which the receiver is connected.
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D-14 High -R ate Wireless LA N PC Ca rd User’s Guide Union Europea - Normativa EMC.
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