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1. Cancel Help 3 Limited Warranty This Warranty constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of any buyer or reseller s equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the supplier in connection with the products and is in heu of all other warranties express implied or statutory including but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular use and all other obligations or liabilities of the supplier In no even will the supplier or any other party or person be liable to your or anyone else for any damages including lost profits lost savings or other incidental or consequential damages or inability to use the software provided on the software media even if the supplier or the other party person has been advised of the possibility of such damages The following are special terms applicable to your hardware warranty as well as services you may use during part of the warranty period Your formal Warranty Statement including the warranty applicable to our Wireless LAN products appears in the Quick Installation Guide which accompanies your products Duration of Hardware Warranty One Year Replacement Repair or Refund Procedure for Hardware If your unit needs a repair or replacement return it to your dealer distributor in its original packaging When returning a defective product for Warranty always include the following documents E The Warranty Repair Card E A copy of the invoice proof2. Action view e fe il amp SS g F a computer EE Disk drives S Display adapters Eii OYOICO ROM drives eS Floppy disk controllers FS Floppy disk drives EE IDE ATAVATAPT controllers fee Keyboards Eg Mice and other pointing devices T Monitors a etan Check if there is any iY Accton EN1207D TX PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 2 2 BG Wireless LON PCI Adapter i Smo error icon next to the lif Ports COM amp LPT al Sound video and game controllers Wi re ess LAN PCI Ada pte r cz System devices H Universal Serial Bus controllers 3 3 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows NT Step 1 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network go to the Adapters tab and then click the Add button Network Ei Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters Select Network Adapter Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then click OF Ifyou have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk f Network Adapter Com 30508 54 16 bit Ethernet Adapter EE 3Com Etherlink I Adapter alzo I 16 and 116 TP BY Com Etherlink I SA PCM CA Adapter Sef Com EtherLink I PEI Bus Master Adapter 30590 dA Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter A Cae Cnt Creel inl OCLANAONOACE T Adanka OCEOE Havp pisk OK Cancel Ste p 2 Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters Windows NT will present a li
3. Files Where do you wank Windows to search for driver files Search for diver tiles for the following hardware device Hetwork Controller The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Nest IF you are searching on a floppy disk or CO ROM drive Insert the floppy disk or CO before clicking Next Optional search locations Floppy disk drives M CD ROM dives MW Specify a location D Microsoft Windows Update 11 Step 5 The windows will find Network Controller Click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for Your hardware device The wizard found a driver for the following device oy Network Controller Windows found a driver tor this device To install the driver Windows found click Mert Flann int Cancel Step 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard gt Wireless LON PCI Adapter Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish Back Eancel Step 7 Open Control PaneVSystem Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if 12 any error icon appears If no your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is working well 01 x
4. There are two methods to set the WEP keys as described below Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase To create encryption keys by using a passphrase click the Create Key with Passphrase check box and type a character string in the Passphrase field As you type the utility uses an algorithm to generate 4 keys automatically Select either the 64bit or 128bit encryption first and type a string in the Create Key with Passphrase field Select one key from the 4 WEP keys and click OK Then click the Apply button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect Encryption Encryption EF 1 abit Create Key with PassPhrase WirelessLAhtywEPEncryptiany 2 Create Keys with Manual mca Cancel Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase 128bit De Create Encryption Keys Manually You can also create encryption keys manually by clicking the Create Keys Manually check box For 64bit encryption you may choose E Alphanumeric 5 characters case sensitive ranging from a z A z and 0 9 e g MyKey E Hexadecimal 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 11AA22BB33 For 128bit encryption you may choose E Alphanumeric 13 characters case sensitive ranging from a z A Z and 0 9 e g MyKey12345678 E Hexadecimal 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 e g 00112233445566778899AABBCC After enter
5. started 15 3 4 Set up Wireless LAN PC Card for Windows 98 ME Step 1 Insert the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter into the PCI slot on your desktop and start Windows Windows will auto detect new hardware and will display an Add New Hardware Wizard window Click Next to continue Add Hew Hardware Wizard This wizard searches for new drivers for PEI Network Controller A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work C Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driwer you want Cancel 16 Step 3 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Select the CD ROM drive check box and click on Next to install the driver Add New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for new drivers in its diver database on your hard drive and in any of the following selected locations Click Next to start the search Floppy disk drives PCy Microsoft Windows Update Specify a location Ee x Browse Cancel Step 4 The Windows will find Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Click Next to continue Add New Hardware Wizard Windows driver file search for the device Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Windows is now ready to install the best driver for this device Click Back to select a different driver or click Next to continue Location of driver OA GAWLANNIC INF pay Cancel 1
6. 00 please see 3 2 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows 2000 for Windows NT please go to 3 3 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows NT for Windows 98 ME refer to 3 4 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows 98 ME Note Before you start the installation you are advised to keep the Windows CD ROM in case you might need certain system files 3 1 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows XP Step 1 Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter into the PCI slot on your desktop and start Windows Windows will auto detect the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and a Found New Hardware Wizard window will show up Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced to install the driver Found Hew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Hetwork Controller fe If your hardware came with an installation CD lt or floppy disk insert it now What do wou want the wizard to do gt Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 5 Step 2 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the driver Found New Hardware Wizard Please choose your search and installation options Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the defa
7. 11Mbps High Speed Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Date of Issue Jan 16th 2002 Technical Support The firmware version of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is displayed on the utility About window Users could download and upgrade the most recent software version from the supplier s web site or refer to the selling contact for the latest software information If you have difficulty resolving the problem while installing or using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter please contact the supplier for support About This Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter User s Manual is first published on April 2002 The manual includes procedures for the setup of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter under Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 98 or Windows ME Take a moment to read through this manual and familiarize yourself with wireless technology FCC Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation T
8. 7 Step 5 Once the Please nsert the disk labeled Windows 98 Second Edition CD ROM ME CD ROM and then click OK window appears inset enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK Usually these files can be found at C Windows or C Windows system Insert Disk Ez x Please insert the disk labeled Windows 98 Second Edition CO ROM and then click OK Step 6 Click Finish to complete the software installation Add New Hardware Wizard EE Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires Cancel Step 7 Restart the computer System Settings Change Ea 2 To finish setting up your new hardware you must restart your computer i Do you want to restart your computer now 18 Step 8 Open Control Panel System Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if any error icon appears next to the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter If no your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is working well System Properties Ez General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance f View devices by type C View devices by connection m Computer af El CDROM H E Disk drives m Display adapters H Floppy disk controllers Hard disk controllers iif Infrared devices Fe Keyboard a Monitors og ta Mouse i 4 Network adapters _ B Accton EN1207D Series PCI Fat Ef Check if there is any error BES E ireless LAN PCI Adap
9. N PCI Adapter is able to communicate with any 802 11 and 802 11b compliant products 1 1 Features and Benefits 10 11 Fully IEEE 802 11b compatible Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connection Supports 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps data rate Working range up to 800 ft in an open environment Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN s augments existing networks quickly and easily Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs Wireless connection without the cost of cabling Easy to install and user friendly just Plug and Play Supports a variety of operating systems Win98 ME NT 2000 XP 64 bit and 128 bits WEP encryption capable Provides Window based Diagnostic Tools most notably Site Survey Link Quality Test and Access Point Browser 1 1 2 Applications 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter offers a fast reliable cost effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these 1 Remote access to corporate network information E mail file transfer and terminal emulation Difficult to wire environments Historical or old buildings asbestos installations and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy Frequently changing environme nts Retailers manufacturers and those who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location Temporary LANs for special project
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11. ck Advanced For more information on using the automatic wireless network configuration please refer to Windows XP Help file wales Wireless Network Connection 6 Properties DETE REE Af eT AM 3 7 General Wireless Networks Authentication Advanced Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings If you desire to use our WLAN Utility you need to disable the Windows XP Automatic Wireless WirelessLAN A Available networks To connect to an available network click Configure Lonhigure Network Configuration first by moy si gilbert un checking this check box Pi Preferred networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed eS arne memore Learn about setting up wireless network configuration However the WLAN Utility which comes with the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter provides you more tools to configure the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and monitor the wireless connection For more information on installing and using the WLAN Utility please refer to the following sections Install the WLAN Utility and Use the WLAN Utility Note To use the WLAN utility under Windows XP you need to disable the Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first Steps are described as follows Right click the Network Connections icon Select Properties HM Goto the Wireless Networks tab M Uncheck the Use W
12. g Green Not connecting to the Access Point or Ad Hoc wireless workstation 3 Getting Started This chapter describes the instructions that guide you through the proper installation of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for the Windows XP 2000 NT 98 ME operating systems The complete installation of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter consists of the following steps STEP 1 Insert the PCI adapter into the PCI slot STEP 2 Install the corresponding driver and utility STEP 3 Set basic settings STEP 4 Finish Installation 2 1 Before Installation In addition to the items shipped with the client adapter you will also need the following in order to install the adapter 1 A computer equipped with a PCI slot 2 Windows XP 2000 NT 98 ME with a Windows installation CD ROM diskettes for use during installation 3 Minimum 500 Kbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program 2 2 Insert the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter To install the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter please do the following 1 Kind an available PCI slot on your computer 2 Insert the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot 4 Install Driver for Windows This section describes the installation of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter driver for the Windows 98 ME NT4 0 2000 and Windows XP operating systems The mstallation procedures for Windows XP refer to 3 1 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows XP for Windows 20
13. gnal Strength Excellent 8622 TTTTITITTITTT I Rescan State When operating in Infrastructure mode this field shows the MAC address of the Access Point with which the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is communicating When operating in Ad Hoc mode it shows the virtual MAC address used by computers participating in the Ad Hoc network Current Channel Shows the channel on which the connection is made Current Tx Rate Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association Throughput Shows the short term transmit and receive throughput in bytes second and is continuously updated Link Quality Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon There are 5 states of link quality 100 80 Excellent link 80 60 Good link quality 60 40 Fair link quality Under 40 Poor or no connection Signal Strength Based on the received signal strength measurement of the baseband processor of the Beacon signal Same as link quality there are 5 states of signal strength 100 80 Excellent signal strength 80 60 Good signal strength 60 40 Fair signal strength Under 40 Poor or no signal strength You can click the Rescan button to force the radio to rescan all available channels If your link quality or signal strength is poor rescanning can be used to push the radio off a weak Access Point and search for a better link with another Access Point 29 Link Test The Link Test tool helps you exam
14. gram Keeni folder and click Admini Ne xt Games Startup J me Question You may add a Shortcut in the 2 Do you want bo add a shortcut in the startup Folder Startup folder as desired Upon completion go to Program Files and run the WLAN Utility and its icon will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your task bar Clicking on the icon will open the configuration window When you minimize the window the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again The color behind the system tray icon indicates the link status Blue indicates a good or excellent link Red indicates no or very poor link quality When you minimize the window the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again 21 4 2 Use the WLAN Utility The WLAN Utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user level diagnostics on your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter in the Windows XP 2000 NT 98 ME operating system environments The WLAN Utility consists of window with 5 items for you to monitor and configure the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Configuration Link Test AP Browser Site Survey and About Configuration The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter such as Profile Network Type Ad Hoc Channel Transmit Rate ESSID WEP RTS CTS Fragment Threshold and Power Save mode Furthermore you may monitor the cu
15. his equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement 1 This Transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 2 This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body Table of Contents Chapter 1 About Wireless LAN PCI Adapter cccssssssssssssssees 1 FAF eanes and Ben eis canere E E E A 1 TE APP OM ONS e EE E E E OE A E 2 ED E E E IN E I T E I E AOE E A E a 3 1 4 About Wireless LAN PCI Adapter LED Indic
16. indows to configure my wireless network settings check box and click the OK button see the above picture 3 2 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Adapter for Windows 2000 Step 1 Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter into the PCI slot on your desktop and start Windows Windows will auto detect the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Found Sew Hardware Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps vou install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 10 Step 3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers A device diver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device Network Controller A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for pour new device To locate driver files and complete the Installation click Nest What do vou want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device zo that can choose a specific driver lt Back Cancel Step 4 Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Specify the location where the driver is placed Click on Next to install the driver Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver
17. ine data transmission quality between your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and any workstation on the network By entering IP address of 2 remote station setting ping interval and packet size you may know whether communication has been made successfully or not Additionally you may run the loopback test by clicking the Look back button to verify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point The Refresh button is used for setting the counters back to 0 0019 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Configuration Link Test AP Browser Site Survey About m IF Layer Remote Address 1 2 166 168 254 hs Packet Count E Local address 192 168 170 11 Ee Failure Count Ping Interval 1000 0 00 Packet Size 32000 Percent reply from 192 168 168 254 bytes 32 time ms TTL 255 fing MAC Layer i Remote Address JU GU Go ib eb Packet Count in Test Interval jooo Failure Count SSS Packet Size 25600 Percent ooo Facket Sequence 11 Time 20ms Loop Back Refresh Cancel Help AP Browser By clicking the Rescan button the AP Browser can display Access Points around the working environment Besides showing the ESSID of each Access Point it also displays BSSID Channel Signal Quality and Supported Rates To join any of the displayed Access Points highlight the Access Point you desire to connect and then click the Jom BSS when there are more than 2 Access Points with the same ESSID or J
18. ing mode is enabled the Access Points you use need to support power saving as well so that the communication can be established RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the Hidden Node problem Hidden Node is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Point but are not within range of each other The following figure illustrates an example of the Hidden Node problem Both stations STA are within range of the Access Point however they cannot hear each other Therefore they are hidden nodes for each other When a station starts data transmission with the Access Point it might not notice that the other station is already using the wireless medium When these two stations send data at the same time they might collide when arriving simultaneously at the Access Point The collision will most certainly result in a loss of messages for both stations 27 _RTS Range Oe SO __ TS Range E 7 A e do pot hear each other Eut th aliea r the AP Thus the RTS Threshold mechanism provides a solution to prevent data collisions When you enable RTS Threshold on a suspect hidden station this station and its Access Point will use a Request to Send Clear to Send protocol RTS CTS The station will send an RTS to the Access Point informing that it is going to transmit the data Upon receipt the Access Point will respond with a CTS message to all
19. ing the WEP keys in the key field select one key as active key click the OK button and then click the Apply button on the Configuration tab to make the setting take effect Encryption Encryption EF 64 Bit C Create Rey with PassPhrase Create keys Manually C Alohanumeric 5 characters f Hexadecimal 0 characters 0 9 4 F f keyi C Key 2 C Key 3 C Key 4 Create Encryption Keys Manually 64bit Note The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points If you set MyKey for the Wireless LAN PC Card the same WEP Key MyKey must be assigned to the Access Point or other Stations 26 Advanced The WLAN Utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter under certain network environment These advanced options include Power Management RTS CTS and Fragmentation Threshold To enable the advanced configuration go to the Configuration tab and click the Advance button Advanced Configuration Advanced Contig Power Save Enabled RTS Threshold Disable C Enable Frag Threshold Disable C Enable IO Address RONO Cancel Power Management The Power Save option is designed to conserve battery life of you computer When Power Save is enabled your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption gt Note When power sav
20. nter the MAC address of the Access Point you desire to connect to ss ID Check here before entering the BSS ID O0 60 B3 61 12 27 Transmit Rate The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter provides various data rate options for you to select Data rates options include Fully Auto 2 Mbps 1 or 2 Mbps 5 5 Mbps and 11 Mbps In most networking scenarios you will see that the factory set default Fully Auto will prove the most efficient This setting will allow your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter to operate at the maximum data rate When the communications quality drops below a certain level the PCI Card will automatically switch to a lower data rate Transmission at lower data speeds are usually more reliable However when the communications quality improves again the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter will gradually increase the data rate again until it has reached the highest available transmit rate Transmit Rate Full Auto r Fully Auto 24 WEP To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network the WLAN Utility offers highly secure data encryption known as WEP making your data transmission over air more secure To activate the WEP Encryption check the WEP Enabled check box An Encryption window will then appear The instructions are as follows gt Pull down the Encryption WEP menu and select either 64bit or 128bit encryption method gt Specify the encryption keys
21. of purchase and E The RMA Report Form To receive a Return Materials Authorization form RMA please contact the party from whom you purchased the product Upon proof of purchase we shall at its option repair or replace the defective item at no cost to the buyer This warranty is contingent upon proper use in the application for which the products are intended and does not cover products which have been modified without the reseller s approval or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical demands or damaged in any way 3 Please complete the information below and include it along with your products Title Company Telephone x City State Zipcode Country Product Name Serial Number MAC Address Invoice Date Product Description If you have any further questions please contact your local authorized reseller for support AJ
22. oin ESS button to join the group 0019 Wireless LAN PC Adapter Conliguiation Link Tag AP Brower Site Suap Abou Essio B5510 Cherne Capability Signel Neise Astes Tares DDGG6 16 24 78 11 85 TEE 1257 1F 2200 DRGCBS TOBE FS 1 BS5AvEP a gt H STI 21500 6DRBOBI16 20 F0 1 855 31x HAS SYTT ORBGB21e2eOd 155 Se VS Pv ST ladi ODDE 58 00 0544 E 2a STI RAescan Jon 855 Jon ES5 3 Site Survey When the Site Survey screen is displayed the channel quality of all 14 radio channels will be displayed These channel quality measurements are shown on each gauge for the 14 radio channels The blue bar indicated the channel quality is clear and good The higher the blue bar is the better quality you have 1 e less interference The yellow bar indicates the channel quality is fair and the red bar indicates the channel is busy or having severe interference 0019 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter E Good Fair D Poor 1 3 5 T 5 11 13 Channel Cancel Help About The About item shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility driver firmware of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Also the MAC address and frequency domain are displayed 0019 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Wireless NIC Utility Configuration Utility Version 40 7 Date Apr 24 2002 Network Driver Version 1 07 29 Date Jan16 2002 MIC Firmware Yersion 1 03 06 MAC Address 00 60 63 00 00 03 Frequency Domain ARIB
23. py disk drives E 4 IDE ATAJATAFI controllers Keyboards E Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Network adapters E9 Accton EN1207D TX PCI Fast e Check if there is any error g Jwireless LAN PCI Adapter Pee icon next to the Wireless P Ports COM amp LPT LAN PCI Adapter 2 Sound video and game controllers D 2 System devices E E E Universal Serial Bus controllers 7 After installing the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter the Windows XP will display a Wireless Network Connection message i Wireless Network Connection 6 One or more Wireless networks are available To see a list of available networks click here lows AP Professional valuation copy Build 2600 we 11 39AM Click on the message and the Automatic Wreless Network Configuration will then appear automatically and allow users to connect to an available wireless infrastructure network Access Point shown as follows You may click the Advanced button to make advanced configuration for the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter shown as below Connect to Wireless Network The following network s are available To access a network select It from the list and then click Connect Available networks i hechurng i demolab Thi network requires the use of a network hey WEP this remark hoe the key and then click Connect Hehwork Rew IF you are haying difficulty connecting to a network cli
24. rrent status of the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter such as State Current Channel Current Tx Rate Throughput Link Quality and Signal Strength 0019 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Configuration Link Test AP Browser Site Survey About Adapter Select 0019 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter iy Profile lt Network Type Infrastructure AdHoc Channel Transmit Rate Fully Auto ess 1D JAN WEP Enabled Advance Statue State Associated default 00 06 4 8 00 05 44 Current Channel f Current Tx Aate fi Mbps Throughput bytes sec TH 323 Fix 305 Link Quality Excellent 100 TTITT ITI Signal Strength Excellent 1004 TIITII Rescan OF Cancel Help 22 Profile The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile To create the profile go to the Profile field type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters If one of the profiles is no longer used you may remove it by clicking the Delete button After changing parameters save the profile and click the Apply button to take effect You can have multiple profiles and modify the profile at any time Profile a Save Ad Hoc Delete E ore Infrastructure aay Alternatively you may choose the profile by right clicking the system tray icon on the task bar making the configuration more friendly and efficient 0022 IEEE G02 11 Wireless LANIPG Gardiau A A e tt
25. s a You may right click w Home the WLAN system tray icon to choose the pre set profiles Network Type There are 3 network types for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter to operate If you need to access company network or Internet via Access Point select Infrastructure To set up a group of wireless stations for file and printer sharing select Pseudo AdHoc or 802 11 AdHoc without Access Point If Pseudo Ad Hoc without access point is selected you need to set wireless stations with the same channel For 802 11 AdHoc the same ESS ID is required to the Network Type Infrastructure Pseudo 4d Hoc 002 11 4d Hac Infrastructure wireless stations Channel Tranemit P ate 23 ESSID The ESS ID is the unique ID used by Access Points and stations to identify a wireless LAN Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same ESSID The default setting is ANY which allows your Wireless LAN PCI Adapter to automatically associate to any Access Point Infrastructure mode in the vicinity of your wireless adapter Alternatively you may check the ESS ID check box to specify the ESS ID It will then attempt to associate with Access Points or stations with the same ESS ID The ESS ID can be set up to 32 characters and is case sensitive Es iD WirelessLAN Check here before entering the ESS ID If there two Access Points with the same ESSID you may check the BSS ID check box and e
26. s or peak time C1 Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network will be practical C2 Retailers airline and shipping companies need additional workstations during peak period C3 Auditors requiring workgroups at customer sites Access to database for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers accessing their database while being mobile in the hospital retail store or office campus SOHO Small Office and Home Office users SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network High security connection The secure wireless network can be installed quickly and provide flexibility Please refer to page 25 for encryption configuration 2 1 3 Product Kit 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter comes with the following items Please go through each item below If any of listed items appears to be damaged or missing please contact your local dealer 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Ce eee ee ee xI 2 11Mbps PCI Card Software and Product CD 0 cece cence eens x 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter User Manual 0 cece cece cece ec ceee es x 1 4 About Wireless LAN PC Card LED Indicators The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter has a LED indicator The behavior of the indicators is described as below Link LED E Solid Green Associated with the Access Point or Ad Hoc wireless workstation E Blinkin
27. st 13 of all its supported adapters Click Have Disk to continue Step 3 Windows NT will ask for the path containing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter driver for Windows NT Insert the Product CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and then click OK to continue Insert Disk Insert disk with software provided by the software or g hardware manufacturer If the files can be found at a Lok _ different location for example on another drive type a C By new path to the fles below oe m Step 4 The Windows will find Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Click OK and Windows will then copy the necessary files into the system iSelect OEM Option IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAMPE Card UMireless LAN PEI Adapter Step 5 Restart the Windows to finish the installation i System Settings Change 2 To finish seling Up your new hardware yo must restart your computer Do vou want to restart your computer now Step 6 To ensure whether the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter works fine or not go to Control Panel double click Devices then verify whether the 11Mbps PCI Card driver has started Devices Device Status Startup VigaS ave Started System VoaStart System Stan wWwidaac3a Disabled wdd0c24a Disabled Op widyiga Disabled sas weitekp9 Disabled ee WINS Chent TCP IP Started Automatic Check whether the Awireless LAN PCI Ada pter Driver Started Automatic aga Disabled driver is successfully installed and
28. station within its range to notify all other stations to defer transmission It will also confirm the requestor station that the Access Point has reserved it for the time frame of the requested transmission If the Hidden Node problem is an issue please specify the packet size The RTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set It is highly recommended that you set the value ranging from O to 1500 The default value is Disable Note Enabling RTS Threshold would cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy Frag Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network If your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter often transmit large files in wireless network you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold by clicking the Enable button and the mechanism will split the packet The value can be set from 256 to 1500 The default value is Disable IRQ NOAIO Address To avoid device conflict you may modify the IRQ No and IO Address for your device Only available under Windows NT 28 Status The Status field on the Configuration menu provides the following information ShatLs State Associated aa 00 60 65 3 145044 Current Channel i Current Ts Rate 15 5 Mbiks sec Throughput bytessecl T 0 Ax Hal Link Quality Excellent 100 TTT tT TT Si
29. ter cm a PCMCIA socket og F Ports COM amp LPT ca sen devices ih ee aie I er ee E a os ere E L Properties Refresh Remove Print icon next to the Wireless LAN PCI Adapter 19 Configure the Wireless LAN PC Card This chapter gives you assistance with detailed configuration for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter under Windows XP 2000 NT 98 ME 4 1 Install the WLAN Utility To install the WLAN Utility follow these steps Step 1 Insert the Product CD ROM or floppy disk again Step 2 Go to the utility folder and run setup exe Ste P 3 The InstallShield Wizard will show up and guide you through the rest of the setup process InstallShield Wizard sap Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide Run the Setup you through the rest of the setup process Please wait Utility TTT TTT TT Cancel InstallShield Wizard Wireless LAN Utility Setup will install WLAN in the following folder To install to this folder click Mest To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Choose Destination Location and click Next to continue Destination Folder C Program Files tw LAM VLAN Browse 5 q Cancel 30 InstallShield Wizard Wireless LAN Utility Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below ou may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Nest to continue Select a pro
30. ult search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CO AOM Include this location in the search O Don t search will choose the driver to install Choose this option to select the device driver from a lish Windows does not guarantee that the driver vou choose will be the best match for your hardware Cancel Step 3 The windows will find Wireless LAN PCI Adapter and start copying corresponding files into the system Click on Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software Bai Wireless LAN PCI Adapter ER wlan SB sys To DAWINDOWw S Systema AA OAMWERS Step 4 Click Finish to complete the installation Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for go Wireless LAN PCI Adapter eel Pi i Click Finish to close the wizard lt Back Step 5 Right click My Computer from Start select Properties go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any error icon appears next to the Network adapters Wireless LAN PCI Adapter f no your Wireless LAN PCI Adapter is working well Device Manager BAE File Action wiew Help E E 5 Computer Es Disk drives ee a Display adapters lk DYDICD ROM drives Floppy disk controllers E A Flop
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