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Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN USB Device User’s Guide.
ii Intel® PRO/Wireless 201 1B LAN USB Device User’s Guide Product Model Intel ® PRO/Wire less 20 11B LAN U SB Device product mo dels: WUD2011 BWW WUD2011 BSG Copyright Copyrigh t © 2001, Int el Corpora tion. All rights reserv ed. Intel Cor poration , 5200 N.
About This Document Intel® PRO/Wireless 2 011B LAN USB Device User’s Guide iii About This Document Reference Documents This referen ce guide refers to the following documents : Conventio ns Keystrokes are ind icated as follows: T ypeface co nventions used include.
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Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Users Guide 1 Chapter 1. Intr oduction to wir e less networking The Intel® PRO/W ireless 2011 B LAN USB Device is an 802. 1 1 b wireless networking dev ice that connects to a USB port on your comput er . Intel® PRO/W ireless 201 1B LAN netwo rk produ cts are based on the IEEE 802.
Chapter 1. Introduction to wireless networking 2 Int el® PRO/Wirel ess 2011B LA N USB Device Users Guide 1.3 Identifying a WL AN All the devices on a WLAN use a Network Name, or Service Set Identifier (SSID) to identify the WLAN. In peer -to-peer mode, an Indep endent Basic Service Set Id entifier (IBSSID) identifies a WLAN.
Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Users Guide 3 IEEE 802.1 1 devices use frequency modulat ion (FM) t o transm it digita l data from o ne device t o another . The radio s ignal propagates into the air as electromagnetic waves. Th e receiving device demodulates the signal, which results in the original di gital data.
Chapter 2. Using the Wireless LAN Configuratio n Utility 4 Int el® PRO/Wirel ess 2011B LA N USB Device Users Guide Chapte r 2. Usi ng th e Wir eless L AN Con figurat ion Ut ility The W i reless LAN Configuration Utility allo ws you to configure wireless clients, evaluate performance, and display the current status o f a wireless network device.
Chapter 2. Using the Wireless LAN Conf iguration Utility Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Us ers Guide 5 2.2 V iewing Informati on about the Network Connection T o view deta iled stat us about your w ireless network connect ion, doub le-click the status icon on the W indows T askbar .
Chapter 2. Using the Wireless LAN Configuratio n Utility 6 Int el® PRO/Wirel ess 2011B LA N USB Device Users Guide Link Qua lity : A measure o f the data quality . Both low signal strength and interfer ence can adversely af fect the data qu ality . Signal str ength: The power of the received s ignal.
Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Users Guide 7 T o configure t he Device to commu nicate w ith an acc ess po int 1. In the Mode field, select Infras tructur e . 2. In the SSID field, enter the SSID. The SSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 30 characters.
Chapter 2. Using the Wireless LAN Configuratio n Utility 8 Int el® PRO/Wirel ess 2011B LA N USB Device Users Guide 2.4 Implementing Security The Encryption tab al lows you to set up WEP encr yption t o protect y our wir eless net work.
Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Users Guide 9 T o use 128-bit WEP E ncryption 1. Select 12 8-bit f rom the Encr yptio n (WEP) drop dow n box. 2. Enter a key . The WEP key values are hexadecimal and can only con tain the num bers 0 thro ugh 9 and the letters a through f.
Chapter 3. Troub lesh ooting 10 Intel® PRO/W ireless 20 11B LAN U SB Device Users G uide Chapter 3. T r oubleshooting Intel® PRO/W ireless 201 1B LAN USB Device is similar to a wired network adapter except that the connection is wire less. The tr oubleshooting techniq ues that apply to a wired netwo rk adapter also apply to this wireless device.
Chapter 3. Trou bleshoo ting Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Us ers Guide 11 Windows ME Insta llation S t ep 1 - In stal l the so ftwa re 1. Insert the Intel® PR O/W ireles s LAN USB So ftware CD into your CD-ROM drive and wait for your comp uter to displ ay the fol lowing : 2.
Chapter 4. Cust omer Su pport 12 Intel® PRO/W ireless 20 11B LAN U SB Device Users G uide Chapter 4. Customer Supp ort 4.1 Intel Automated Customer Support Y ou can reach I ntel automated supp ort services 24 hours a day , every day at no char ge. The services contain the mos t up-to-d ate information abou t Intel produ cts.
Chapter 4. Customer Support Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Us ers Guide 13 4.2 Intel Softwar e License Agr eement IMPORT ANT - READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE COPYING , INS T AL LING OR USING .
Chapter 4. Cust omer Su pport 14 Intel® PRO/W ireless 20 11B LAN U SB Device Users G uide LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT SHALL INTEL OR ITS SUPPL IERS BE LI ABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHA TSOEVE R (.
Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Users Guide 15 4.3 Limited Hardwar e W arranty Intel warrants to the original owner that th e hardware product delivered in this packag e will be free from defects in material and workmanship. This warranty does not cover the product if it is damaged in the process of being inst alled.
Chapter 4. Cust omer Su pport 16 Intel® PRO/W ireless 20 11B LAN U SB Device Users G uide 4.3.1 Limitation of Liability and Remedies INTEL ’S S OLE LIABIL ITY HEREUNDE R SHALL BE LI MITED TO DIRECT , OBJECTIVEL Y MEASURABLE DAMA GES.
Chapter 5. Regulato ry Compliance In formation Intel® PRO/Wi reless 2011B LAN USB Device Us ers Guide 17 Chapter 5. Regulat ory Compliance Informat ion For U.
Chapter 5. Regu latory Complia nce Information 18 Intel® PRO/W ireless 20 11B LAN U SB Device Users G uide French Ce produit est con forme aux exig ences de la Directive Euro péenne 19 99/5/EC. German Dieses Produkt entspricht den Bes timmungen der Europäischen Rich tlinie 1999/5/EC.
Index Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011 B LAN USB Device User’s Guide 19 Numerics 128-bi t WEP enc ryptio n , 9 64-bit WEP encryption , 8 A Ad Hoc , 7 C changin g settings , 6 channel , 5 custom er support .
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