Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WPCI-100 ViewSonic
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User Guide W ir eless 802.11g PCI Adpter Vi e w S o n i c ® WPCI-100 W ireless PCI Adapter.
T able of Conten t s Chapter 1: Getting S tart ed Product Reg istration ......... ............. .................... ............. ............. ........ 1 Welcome ........ ................... ............. .................... ............. .........
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 1 Copyri ght © ViewSonic Corporat ion, 20 04. Al l rights res erved. ViewSonic and the th ree bir ds logo are regi stered trademar ks of ViewS onic Corporati on. Microso ft and Wind ows are eit her regi stered trademar ks or t rademar ks of Microso ft Corporatio n in the Un ited S tates and/or o ther cou ntrie s.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 2 Chapter 1: Gettin g S t art ed We l c o m e Congratu lations o n your pur chase of a ViewSonic WP CI-100 802 .1 1g Wire le ss P CI A dapt er . This PCI Card sup ports both 802.1 1b an d 802.1 1g wirele ss networ ks. Package Conten t s Features • Up to 54Mbps s ignal rate at a frequ ency of 2 .
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 3 Chapter 2: Inst allation System Requirements • Microsoft Windows XP , Windows 2 000, Wind ows ME , or Windows 98 Seco nd Edit ion (SE ) • Available PCI s lot •.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 4 Inst all ation NOTE: The inst allation instructions below apply to W i ndows XP . Instruc tions for Window s 98 SE, ME, and 200 0 are noted where applicable, and configuration instructions for these three operating systems are located in the Appendix.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 5 3. From the ne xt sc reen s hown below, click WPCI-100 Drive r Inst allation. 4. Complete the Inst allShield Wizar d instru ction s starting with t he scr een shown below . 5. After compl eting the o n-scr een inst ructions restart y our PC.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 6 NOTE for Windows 98 SE: After restarting your PC, you may be asked to restart your PC aga in and/or insert the Windows 98 SE CD. Please follow these instructions. 6. With yo ur PC powe red o f f, pl ug in WP CI-100 Wireless PCI Ad apter into an avail able PCI s lot.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 7 8. Complete th e Wirel ess Co nfiguration p rocedur e for you r operating syste m: • If you are u sing Window XP , complete the instructi ons in th e next sect ion, Wir eless Co nfigurat ion. • If you are u sing Windows 98SE, ME, or 2000 , see th e Appe ndix f or configur ation in struc tions.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 8 2. In the Available wireless networks list , click the ne twor k name ( SSID) that you wa nt to jo in. • If you s elect ed an SS ID without a network key (WEP or WP A) asso ciated with i t, clic k Allow me to c onnect t o the sel ected wireles s network, even though it is not secure , then clic k Connect .
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 9 NOTE: Th e WPCI -100 Wir eless 8 02.1 1g PCI Adapter reads th e Networ k Name (SSID) from access ible access poi nts and/or the router or gateway connec ted to your wireless ne twork.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 10 V erifying a Successf ul Inst allation The sim plest way to verify a successful installation is to try openin g your Internet brows er . If i t opens, i nstallation is co mplete. For a more throug h way t o verify a su ccessf ul installa tion, do the follo wing: 1.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 11 Chapter 3: Appendix Wireless Configurat ion for Windows 98SE, ME, and 2000 SUGGES TION: T o configur e your WP CI-100, yo u will ne ed the configu ration s ettings (N etwork Name , secur ity settings , etc.) of y our wirele ss rou ter or gateway .
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 12 The Wireless Mo nitor utilit y scre en disp lay s. 2. Click the Profile Setting tab (shown abov e), then click Add . 3. Enter the wireles s co nfiguration settin gs tha t are con sistent w ith yo ur router , gateway , etc.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 13 T rou bleshoo ting For the fastes t solution to an installation probl em, please refer to the solutions below before cont acting V iewSonic Customer Supp ort for assistance. The setup wizar d does not launch af ter I insert the Networ king Companion CD.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 14 The WPCI-100 does not work properly af ter inst allation. • Make su re that the W PCI-100 is c orrectly installed. V e rify th at the WPCI-100 i s firmly plu g in the PC I slot ins ide you r comput er . • V erify that you ar e using the correct w ireless s ettings .
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 15 My wireless desktop PC cannot connect to the Internet. • V erify that you can acc ess the In ternet fro m anoth er PC in your wireless network. If other compute rs also cannot access the Int ernet, the problem mi ght be with yo ur router or gateway , broa dband mo dem, or Internet s ervice p rovider ( ISP).
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 16 Custom er Supp ort Before con tacting ViewSonic Cus tomer Suppor t, chec k the Troubles hooting section for pos sible solution s to any setup proble ms you have. NOTE: For Custo mer Suppor t or product se rvice you wil l need to provi de the prod uct’s serial number ( on the back of t he unit ).
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 17 Specifications WLAN S tan dards: 802.1 1g: 54, 48, 36, 2 4, 18, 12, 9, 6 M bps 802.1 1b: 1 1, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbp s Interface PCI Interfac e Modula tion 802.1 1g: OFDM; 802.1 1b: CCK (1 1 Mbps, 5 .5 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), DBPSK (1 M bps) Network Architectu res Infrastruc ture and a d hoc Operati ng Frequen cies 2.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 18 Limite d W arranty Wireless Network Adapt er Product s What the wa rran ty co vers : Vi ewSonic® warra nts it s Wireless Network Adapter prod uct s to be free from defect s in materi al and workmans hip du ring the war ranty period.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 19 How to get service: For informa tion abo ut receivi ng service und er warranty , contac t Vie wSonic Cus tomer Support.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 20 Regulatory Informatio n FCC St atemen t This equ ipment has been tested and found t o comp ly with th e limits for a Class B digital devi ce, pursuan t to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Ru les. Th ese limits are des igned to pr ovide rea sonable p rotec tion again st harmful interfer ence in a resi dential i nstallation.
ViewSonic Wireles s PCI Adapte r 21 This devi ce compli es with FCC RF Exposure l imits set forth for an uncontr olled en vironme nt, unde r 47 CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)( 2). This tra nsmit ter must no t be co-loca ted or oper ating in conj uncti on with any other an tenna o r transmit ter .
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