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1. Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish Open Control Panel System Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if any error icon appears If no your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card is working well oe EF oe haste Manage z 7 aloj x iin yw l a a Batteries HM compute E Dish dhs i Mil Display sdapiers FJ CDDADM chives FS Floppy dick controfers H Floors dick eras IDE ATAIAT OPT controllers eos T Keyboards Gh Mine and other pointing devices F T i otos etek adapters MEP EEE B24 SWirdless LAN PC Card Sy dihar deres PCHICLA adapters i F Ports 204 amp LPT EJ cf Sound videco and game controler s H E System devices Unreal Serial Be controllers 15 Chapter 4 Parameter Configuration This chapter gives you assistance with detailed installation procedures of the WLU utility for setting the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card 4 1 Installation of WLU utility 1 Insert the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Software and Documentation CD or floppy diskette into the corresponding drive and execute the WLU setup exe Then Follow the on screen instructions guiding you through the process of installation Cheose Destination Location xj Gatup al retal ViMbps wiraha Lan Uiii in He foliosa hedom i i To retal to thi directory cick Het To reali a dilerent diectoy click B2. hrde HE Fig An Example of Ad Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one wireless adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific Ad Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation 30 Infrastructure Server Ethene Boer a HEC bitebook wrth x a i a uh palin Witeless HIC i Wireless MIC I i bs i k all Hpk wath De krop with i j Acu Fank a mie Direless EIZ Accars Point Wireless MIC 1 EEA Pa 1 BSS 1 BES T De ghtes mji m irla ie F an K 9 Tecktop wit a z Heia ath pi a Dodit gp Bath otathostk with Wareless HIZ i a Wireless HES Wida HIC Wiralars HIS Fig An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN The 11Mbps Wireless LAN devices provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration A group of wireless LAN PC users and an Access Point construct a Basic Service Set BSS Each wireless equipped PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point Infrastructure configuration will extend the accessibility of a wireless station to the wired LAN Multiple Access Points will allow roaming and it will increase the transmission range Access Point is also able to forward
3. in an open environment 3 Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN s augments existing networks quickly and easily 4 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connection 5 Wireless connection without the cost of cabling 6 Supports a wide range of LAN NOS Win95 98 ME NT Win2000 NetWare client DOS Linux 7 Support high security WEP encryption 40 bit and 128 bit 8 Supports Plug and Play 9 Easy installation 10 Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs a 1 2 Applications 11Mbps Wireless PC Card 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 environments Retailers manufacturers and those who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location Temporary LANs for special projects 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 work
4. 2346 The default value is Disable B 6 IRQ NO IO Address To avoid device conflict you may modify the IRQ No and IO Address for your device Only available under Windows NT B 7 Power Save The Power Save option is designed to conserve battery life of you computer When Power Save is enabled your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption NOTE When power saving mode is enabled the Access Points you use need to support power saving as well so that the communication can be established 20 B 6 Use WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card offers highly secure data encryption known as WEP If you require high security in transmission please select the Enable item and click the Key List button ES Wireless LAN Utility Encomption Encryption Rey Length i 40 Bits C 128 Bits Please edit keys and select a key ID The Wireless LAN PC Card supports two types of Encryption Key length 40 Bits and 128 Bits You may need to enter 4 different encryption keys and select one of them to encrypt your transmission data The key value of your choice may either be For 40 Bits encryption E Five alphanumeric characters in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 e g MyKey or mM 10 digit hexadecimal values in the range of A F and 0 9 preceded by the
5. characters Ox values e g Ox11AA22BB33 For 128 Bits encryption mM 13 alphanumeric characters in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 e g WEPencryption mM 26 digit hexadecimal values in the range of A F and 0 9 preceded by the characters Ox values e g Ox11AA22BB33123456789ABCDEFFP NOTE To allow encrypted data communications you must set the same encryption key values on all wireless stations and or Access Points For example if you use Key 1 on your PC card and the value is e g MyCar the same value must be assigned to Key 1 for all other client stations The values you enter on the encryption tab will only be visible the first time you enter the keys After closing this tab all key values will be displayed as xXxxxxxxxxxx every time the tab is displayed again 21 C Diagnostics Tools Screen The Diagnostics Tools helps you diagnose the wireless LAN environment The following explains each tool and details instructions of how to perform diagnostics tools Wireless LAN Utility Diagnostic 7 sll x iagnostic Tools Inspect Frequency availability of your site Test the point to point communication Link Quality Test quality Show all active Access Points in your site freee Poi Re BREINER Cancel Fig Diagnostic Tools O Site Survey Check wireless channel quality for your wireless network environments O Link Quality Test Test point to point com
6. data within its BSS The effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is doubled 31 a a avi Datti with Wireless HIG Daiki wiih Wirel ers Ii Ad Hoc amp i 2 a et Ve Airida that T Theskbop with Acan Pant Thir ele es HE Tieektop with Wireless HIC an I Infrastructure Fig The effective Transmission Range 32 Appendix B Specifications 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Operating Channels 11 for N America 14 Japan 13 Europe ETSD 2 Spain 4 France 2 412 2 462 GHz N America 2 412 2 484 GHz Japan 2 412 2 472 GHz Europe ETSI 2 457 2 462 GHz Spain 2 457 2 472 GHz France R 11M 460 feet 140m In open environment ange 5 5M 656 feet 200m 2M 885 feet 270m 1M 1311 feet 400m RF Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Operating Frequency Power Consumption Tx power consumption lt 350mA Rx power consumption lt 250mA PER lt 0 08 11Mbps lt 83 dBm 5 5Mbps lt 86dBm 2Mbps lt 89dBm Sensitivity 1Mbps lt 91dBm Media Access Protocol CSMA CA 802 11 Compliant Support OS Windows 95 98 ME NT4 0 2000 Linux FreeBSD Az Appendix C 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 Backbone The core infr
7. of the Access Point Browser session This item only shows in the Single Channel browser screen Supported Rates The data rates that the PC card will support For the 1 1Mbps product the supported rates are 11M 5 5M 2M and 1M Capacity This is information from the beacon of the Access Point When communicating with any Access Point it will display ESS This means that the Access Point is capable of infrastructure mode When the device is in Ad Hoc mode you will not see any information in this column Signal Level This signal level is in the range from 27 to 154 A high number means that you have a strong signal This information is for engineering purposes Please use the diagnostic tool to determine your signal strength Refer to page 24 for information Noise Level This measurement is the actual amount of noise within your area This information is for engineering purposes Please use the diagnostic tool and make sure you are above 70 percent There may be situations where you are close to your access point but your signal is below 70 percent This may indicate high noise Refer to page 24 for information 27 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 1 Problem Solving 11Mbps Wireless PC Card cannot work properly Solutions a Installation Insert the PCMCIA adapter into Notebook s slot again The Power and Link LED should be on if the adapter is properly inserted Make sure the antenna is installed on the 11Mbps Wirele
8. this configuration under Windows NT Press OK to continue 10 Infrastructure T Pewa sd Ey i Fully Auto 7 7 Now the drivers have been properly copied Go to Control Panel double click Network go to the Adapters tab and then click the Properties button Please specify each parameter required the network to work on such as IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Micensoft PF Properties DLF E 8 Restart the system System Settings Change Q To finish setting up your new hardware you must restart your computer Do you want to restart pour computer now 9 To ensure whether the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card works fine or not go to Control Panel double click Devices then verify whether the 11Mbps PC Card driver has started Status Device Startup veYvTaM Disabled Vigat ave Started System VgaStart System tet Widasc93 Disabled wd90c24a Disabled top wdyqa Disabled weltek od Disabled WINS Chent T CPP Started Automatic PLANT A dapter Driver Started Automatic ga Disabled Close Pi ila Startup Hw Profiles En 12 3 3 Setup 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 2000 1 Insert the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card into a standard type II PCMCIA slot in your notebook 2 Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed Found Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome t
9. 11Mbps High Speed Wireless PC Card Date of Issue Jun 1 2002 Technical Support The firmware version of this wireless PC Card is displayed on the utility main 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 Access Point please contact the supplier for support About This Manual 11Mbps Wireless PC Card User s Manual is first published on May 2000 This revision is for 11Mbps PC Card Version 3 0 0 issued on June 2001 The manual includes procedures for the setup of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN USB Adapter under Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT or Windows 2000 Take a moment to read through this manual and familiarize yourself with wireless technology Table of Contents Chapter 1 About 1IMbps Wireless PC Card cssscccccssssscccccssssccccessceees 1 PTT COLUGESHANIG DCI CII S cients 52 cs A A UD AD DCO ONS erar A E E eG sane E 2 Fo ee gach E r eT Perr eae ere CEES ee err er ee rerraear 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ccscscssssssccsssscccsssscccsssscccsssccccssccossees 4 2 1 System REGUIlCINEIUS enirar aE EEE A E d 4 2 2 Hardware Installation for 11Mbps Wireless PC Card ccccccccccceseeeeeneeeees 4 Chapter 3 Software Installation cccscocssssocsssosscsssscccessscosessccvsssscnessssovsess
10. 11Mbps Wireless PC Card into a standard type H PCMCIA slot in your notebook 2 Windows 95 98 ME will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to install the driver needed dd Mew Hardwste Wizard This wizard searches for re drivers Fos EEE B02 17 widere LANJPC Cond Aden drak a mbras pogan that maker a Faia derie silk 3 l d Hew Hardware Wiad C Cepl afsta althe dirsi in s3peqic location 30 you can select the diver you Mark Select the location where the corresponding driver is placed either from Floppy disk devices or Select a location then click Next Add New Hardware Wizard 5 Windows 95 98 ME will find IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card Now click Next Add New Hardware Wizard 6 6 Set parameters for the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Please refer to Chapter 4 2 for the definition of each parameter IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card 5 A a 2 x Advanced The following properties must be set to use this network adapter Click the setting you want to change on the lett and then select its value on the right Property Value oan oe E Authentication Algorithm Channel JESSID Fragmentation Threshold Network Type Power Save Mode Preamble Mode RTS Threshold Transmit Rate Use WEP AltRetry This parameter defines the number of times a packet will be resent if the initial transmission is unsuccessful The maximum number o
11. Fiale 8 SSID ita TPA al Bal ai Brome Haket Tyne w nhteetacturs bath erac poni r Adhedhasar pard 6211 adhe ri Tirarieson Fate Fully ante ATE Thrace Power 5 orem i Dbable GC Dkable fo Ensi LERTETECI CI a fh Fraatla pag Frag Thi ezhodd Lisa WEP iF Diablo F Disable i Enah p Enable B 1 SSID The SSID is a unique ID given to the Access Point Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same SSID Select Specify SSID as and enter a specific SSID Access Point you desire to connect with Alternatively you may select Use Non Specified SSID default setting This allows your wireless adapter to automatically associate to any Access Point in the vicinity of your wireless adapters You can leave Use Non Specified ESSIS filed blank or enter the name ANY all characters in upper case It is recommended you select the Specify SSID option This will prevent your computer from unintentionally connecting to a different wireless network If there are more than two Access Points using the same SSID you may specify the one you want to connect with by entering its MAC address in the Preferred BSSID field By clicking the Browse button you may select the MAC address of the Access Point you desire to connect to When moving your computer to another location within the network environment and it is out of range of the current Access Point the roaming functionality will automatically connect yo
12. ange a id E i TS eae e is ae oo Stahosus die yoi JN a other Eut But thf tho AF 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 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 packet size exceeds the value you set It is highly recommended that you set the value ranging from 0 to 1500 NOTE Enabling RTS Threshold would cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy B 5 Frag Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network If your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card 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
13. astructure of a network The portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location where it is unloaded onto a local system Base Station In mobile telecommunication a base station is the central radio transmitter receiver that maintains communication with the mobile radio telephone sets within its range In cellular and personal communications applications each cell or microcell has its own base station each base station in turn is interconnected with other cells base stations BSS Stands for Basic Service Set An Access Point associated with several wireless stations ESS Stands for Extended Service Set More than one BSS can be configured to be an Extended Service Set An ESS is basically a roaming domain Ethernet A popular local area data communications network originally developed by Xerox Corp that accepts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on 10 Mbps baseband transmitting over shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration PCMCIA PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association which develops standards for PC cards formerly known as PCMCIA cards They are available in three types that are about the same length and width as credit cards but range in thickness from 3 3 mm Type I to 5 0
14. auses amp Solution a b Make sure the Access Point with which the station associated is powered on Start Site Survey Utility to verify the operating radio channel is in good quality Or change the Access Point and all the stations within the BSS to another radio channel Make sure the station is configured with the same security option with the Access Point either turn off or turn on with the same security key Make sure the BSS ID is the same as the Access Point for a roaming disabled station or the ESS ID is the same as the Access Point for a roaming enabled station 29 Appendix A Network Configuration The 11Mbps Wireless LAN products support the same network configuration options of the legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802 standard committee The 11Mbps Wireless LAN products can be configured as Ad Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs Infrastructure for enterprise LANs LAN Interconnection for point to point link as a campus backbone A 1 Network Topology Ad Hoc ei m s Dacktop with Desktop with fy een re Wireless HIC 1 i EISEIN Motebook with Notebook wath 7 i a ie pre A ieless E i Wireless HIC lo 7 Ad Hoc Wireless i Ad Hoc Wireless i ne LAN l i LANI m j is i amp x l Mutt i gba Jj K Desking with Wirelecs HIT i Desktop miih i Wireless WIC T a D sktop wath Wireles TO in oe ee Hotebcak with
15. driver and utility program 2 2 Hardware Installation for 11Mbps Wireless PC Card To install the 11Mbps Wireless PC card please do the following Find an available Type II or Type II PCMCIA slot in your notebook computer 2 With the PCMCIA adapter s 68 pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot and its label facing up slide the PCMCIA adapter completely into the PCMCIA slot Fig Insert the 11Mbps PC Card into the notebook NOTE The PCMCIA slot allows hot swap of PCMCIA adapter You may therefore insert or remove your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card from the slot whenever you like even when the power of your computer is on However you are advised to always disable the PC card prior to removing the card from the PC card slot This will allow the Windows operating systems to log off from the network server Disable the driver properly and disconnect the power to the PC card slot 4 Chapter 3 Software Installation This chapter describes the installation of the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card driver for the Windows 95 98 ME Windows NT 3 51 4 0 and Windows 2000 operating systems The installation procedures for Windows 95 98 ME refer to 3 1 Set up 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 95 98 ME for Windows NT4 0 please see 3 2 Set up 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows NT 3 51 4 0 for Windows 2000 please see 3 3 Set up 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 2000 3 1 Set up 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 95 98 ME 1 Insert the
16. e Test Station window will be displayed after pressing Start The Slave Test Station window contains following status statistical information during the Link Quality Test session Wireless LAN Utility Link Quality Test Ox hoose the role of this station i i Act as master test station Slave address Stark OO 00 00 00 00 00 Shop My Address 00 50 53 00 12 23 Loopback through the access point Cancel tee Test Result My Address 00 60 53 00 12 23 Test Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Packet Sent a Packet Received fa Time Elapsed 00 00 00 Signal Level 0 Fig Act as Slave test station My Address The slave test station s physical address Packet Received Total test packets that have received Elapsed Time Total test time Signal Level The signal level when receiving last test packet The signal level is calculated as the percentage of its signal level measurement relative to the full signal level 25 3 OOddQ Loopback through Access Point Infrastructure If you use the infrastructure wireless LAN configuration you may select the Access Point loopback test to verify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point To run the loopback test select the Loopback through the access point item and click Start Note that it only works in the infrastructure mode Wireless LAN Utility Link Quality Test lel
17. er data speeds are usually more reliable However when the communications quality improves again the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card will gradually increase the data rate again until it has reached the highest available transmit rate If you wish to balance speed versus reliability you can also select any of the above options Fixed 11Mb s or Fixed 5 5Mb s is used in a networking environment where you are certain that all wireless devices can communicate at the highest data rate Fixed 1Mb s Fixed 2Mb s Auto Select 1M or 2M are used often in networking environments where the range of the wireless connection is more important than speed B 4 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 19 RDS R
18. ers 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 22 for encryption configuration 2 1 3 Product Kit 11Mbps Wireless PC Card comes with the following items Please go through each item below If any listed item is not included or found damaged please contact your local dealer 11Mbps Wireless PC Card 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card POE AE E A T EEIE E x 4 N a 11Mbps PC Card Software and Documentation CD or Floppy Diskette x 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 0 0 ccccceeeeeee eee eee x A Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter describes the instructions that guide you through the proper hardware installation of your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card 2 1 System Requirements In order to use the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card your computer must be equipped with the following 1 A PCMCIA Type II slot and a PCMCIA card and socket services compliant with revision 2 10 of the PCMCIA specification or higher 2 Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 with a Windows installation CD ROM diskettes for use during installation 3 Minimum 500 Kbytes free disk space for installing
19. es hoose the role of this station Sct as master test station Slave address Start OO 00 00 00 00 00 Oct as slave test station stop My Address 00 60 63 00 12 23 f Loopback through the access point Cancel walle Test Result My Address 00 50 53 00 12 23 Lal Test Address no Connection Packet Sent a Packet Received fa Time Elapsed 00 02 17 Signal Level 0 Fig Loopback through Access Point Packet Sent Total test packets sent Packet Received Total responding packets received Elapsed Time Total test time Signal level The signal level when receiving last responding packet The signal level is calculated as the percentage of its signal level measurement relative to the full signal level 26 C 3 Access Point Browser Select the Access Point Browser and you will see a screen shown as below Choose Go and all the active Access Points will be displayed on the screen OH DFLDISH POMDGROLE Fig Access Point Browser Each row of the Access Point information contains the following columns O 00g BSS_ID The BSS ID MAC address of the Access Point ESS_ID The ESS ID of the Access Point Channel The operating channel number of the respective access point Beacon Each Access Point broadcasts beacon periodically The wireless station will process these beacons to keep in touch with the network It counts the beacons cumulatively from the beginning
20. f retry is 7 Authentication Algorithm The 11Mbps Wireless PC Card provides two types of authentication services WECA Compliant always use and Must be Shared with WEP The default value is WECA Compliant always use Preamble Mode The Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card supports three preamble modes Long Tx Preamble Short Tx Preamble and Auto Long Tx headers ensure compatibility with older models of client adapters Short Tx headers improve throughput performance The default value is Long Tx Preamble For other parameters definition and further configuration please go to Chapter 4 2 Using the WLA Utility on page 18 E 7 Click Finish to complete the software installation ddi Mow Handkwara af rei 8 Restart the computer Suchen Sasi hrs LPs ge 9 Open Control Panel System Device Manager and check Network Adapters to see if any error icon appears If no your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card is working well BE System deere 8 3 2 Setup 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows NT 4 0 1 Login as Administrator 2 From the desktop select Control Panel double click Network go to the Adapters tab and then click the Add button Hetero k Idendicalign Sarmis Protaoak Adapters Birding Hareak Aoier 3 Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters Select OTHERS or click Have Disk to continue Select Network Adapter Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then Ha
21. j click OF Ifyou have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter eg lor SLSUS 15A 16 bit Ethermet Adapter EF 3Com Etherlink Adapter also 11 16 and 11 16 TP BY 3Com Etherlink Il ISA PCMClA Adapter EF 3Com EtherLink Ill PCI Bus Master Adapter 30590 BF 3Com Etherlink 16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter HA Cae Cen Creel Gel OCL ACA OND ACO T AAR CEOE Have Disk 4 Windows NT will ask for the drive path containing the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Windows NT drivers Insert the 11Mbsp PC Card Driver and Utility CD ROM or diskette into the corresponding drive and then type the location where it is placed Insert Disk Insert disk with software provided by the software or oF hardware manufacturer Ithe files can be found at a different location for example on another drive type a meee new path to the files below m 5 Windows NT will attempt to locate an INF file in the specified path If you have entered the path name correctly Windows NT should copy the appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system Select OEM Option Choose a software supported by this hardware manufacturer s disk Ls Cancel Help Fig Choose device model 6 A 11Mbps Wireless PC Card setup dialog box will show up Please select the Default Channel Network Type and SSID manually according to the setting in the following fig Your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card will thereafter work on
22. mm Type IJ to 10 5 mm Type III These cards provide many functions including memory storage and acting as landline modems and as wireless LAN Roaming A function that enables one to travel with his mobile end system wireless LAN mobile station for example throughout a domain an ESS for example while being continuously connected to the infrastructure RTS Threshold Transmitters contending for the medium may not hear each other RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled 34
23. munication quality O Access Point Browser Display all active Access Points at your site The instructions of performing each diagnostic tool are as follows C 1 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 higher the blue bar is the better quality you have i e less interference The channel quality is scanned channel by channel repeatedly You may see some of the gauges changing their height occasionally To determine the channel quality in a longer time span you can refer to the average channel quality measurement from the small shaped dot in each channel quality gauge 22 Wireless LAN Utility Site Survey aloj xj hannel Quality 00 N 2z 3 4 6 E7 8 39 UW tt 14 Channel Wo Fig Site Survey C 2 Link Quality Test Link Quality Test is a useful diagnostic tool for you to test point to point data transmission quality between two wireless LAN stations Or if you use the Infrastructure wireless LAN configuration you can test the transmission quality between your wireless LAN station and Access Point When Link Quality Test Screen is displayed you may choose one of the roles that this wireless LAN station should perform 23 Act as Master test station Ad Hoc Input the MAC address of the destination slave test station before pre
24. nmected nth ease Cum TAa Ehee ESS 1D fip hawk Conigure the adapa to openste m pou Minen network Hawak rl Dech the status of pour he network Deonosoc Tadi Fimaas ogada A Main Menu When Main Menu shows up the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card hardware information will display on the top of the screen in real time You will see current adapter configuration information in terms of the MAC address firmware version frequency domain BSS joined current channel and ESS ID of the adapter that you installed in your desktop or notebook computers At the bottom of the Main Menu screen it shows all main functions of the WLA utility O Network Configuration Allows you to change the configuration parameters of your currently installed 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for your wireless network environment O Diagnostic Tools The Site Survey Link Quality Test and Access Points Browser help you assess the wireless network environment and performance of the RF links O Firmware Upgrade Allows you to upgrade firmware of the Wireless PC Card 17 B Network Configuration The Network Configuration menu provides allows you to view and modify current configuration of the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card more easily and simply The configuration settings include SSID Network Type RTS Threshold Frag Threshold Transmission Rate and Use WEP hae 550 m Uss Horbpenied G0 a i Specty SSID ar hy hheshesca
25. o the Found New Hardware Wizard Thi wierd Felpe you install a device drer lor a hadas chev ices To continue cick Mest 5 Found New Hardware Wizard 3 E Install Hardware Device Drivers A device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device o _IEEE_802 11_Wireless_LAN PC_Card A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device Ta locate driver files and complete the installation click Hert What do pou want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver l i lt Back Cancel 13 Select the location where the corresponding driver is placed then click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files Where do you want Windows to search for driver files Windows Update 5 Windows 2000 will find IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card Now click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Driver Files Search Results The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device 14 7 8 Click Finish to complete the software installation Found New Hardware Wizard completing the Found New Hardware Wizard O IEEE 802 11 Wireless LAN PC Card 54
26. rowrs and sea another dietan You can choose nol bo instal Mbps wires LOM Uli by dik ng Cancel bo ert Sebo Destination Directoy Es THbpe Wineest LAH Dikiy BO He maiek 2 Click Finish to complete the installation Proceed to the next section Using the WLA Utility to configure your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Sein Cones Setup has finished intaling the enckcafion on your campider You may launch the applicebon by selecting the icons rebaled 4 2 Using the WLA Utility The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is a ready to use device Its default settings can set for the typical Infrastructure Wireless LAN Simply install the PC Card onto your computer and it is ready to use In special situations however you may change to adjust configuration settings depending on how you would like to manage your wireless network The WLA utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user level diagnostics on your 11Mbps Wireless PC Card in the Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 operating system environments When you minimize the window a system tray icon will be loaded in the toolbar Clicking on the icon will open the configuration window again 1 Click Start point to Programs and run WLA Utility 2 Main Menu appears Confignrbon Diagnostic payadi Aboi Information Eo Wiebo LAH Adso LAN Escece 1 300 PC Card Fv Frrmeans Yra pao Fisqvency Donan ARIE MAC Adder QOU GRBSF 1 FEA Gant Channel i BSS no
27. sosees 5 3 1 Set up 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 95 98 ME 10ccceeeeees 3 3 2 Setup 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows NT 4 0 cccccccccccveceeeneeeees 9 3 3 Setup 11Mbps Wireless PC Card for Windows 2000 cccccccceccceeeeeeeeees 13 Chapter 4 Parameter Configurration sssccccssssssccsssssscccssssssccsssssssccsssessees 16 4 4 dnstalianon o7 lt WEU UML nist ees eee 16 4 2 USING Te WEA UNN Yenisi E E 17 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting scssescsescsceccssecsscesccecoccccecsecessccoscscessseeccceosssecsssses 28 Appendix A Network Configuration essssseecssseccosscccccsssecccssecossseecssseeesssssesseo 30 Appendix B Specifications sssescsssecccssecccssccessseceoososesccssecosssecesssesesssssessssseesso 33 Appendix C GIOSSaT Yosri ne usueenseens cance seen ve mere iteeeaeeotea eats 34 Chapter 1 About 11Mbps Wireless PC Card The 11Mbps IEEE 802 11b PC Card is a standard PCMCIA adapter that fits into any standard PCMCIA Type II slot in a notebook computer Its 11Mbps data rate gives equivalent Ethernet speed to access corporate network or the Internet in a wireless environment In addition a detachable antenna version is specifically designed for system integrator application When installed 11Mbps Wireless PC Card is able to communicate with any 802 11 and 802 11b compliant products 1 1 Features and Benefits 1 Supports 1 2 5 5 and 11 Mbps data rate 2 Working range up to 800 ft
28. ss PC Card correctly Check if the I O and IRQ for the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card has conflict problem with other devices For Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 system make sure a PCMCIA card service driver is installed on your computer See Chapter 2 Hardware Installation for 11Mbps Wireless PC Card on page 4 b Configuration Mismatch Use the utility Loopback Test to check the link status with the AP associated with Infrastructure Mode Use the utility Master Slave Test to check the link status between the cards Ad Hoc Mode Use the utility Site Survey to check whether there is high interference around the environment Ensure you set the correct IP address for the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Use the Ping command to ping the unit itself If Netbeui is installed and relevant parameters are set properly you can go to Neighborhood to check if you can see your PC a Check the Settings for the Access Point Make sure the Access Point is powered on and all the LEDs are working normally Use the Ping command to ping any other host If the host does not respond your Access Point might not be connected to the network Re configure and reset the Access Point Use Web Management Telnet of the Access Point to check whether all the Access Points are connected to the network 28 The 11Mbps Wireless PC Card station cannot communicate with the computer on the Ethernet when the Infrastructure mode is configured Probable C
29. ssing the Start button The slave MAC address can be found from the slave test station s screen The Master Test Station window will be displayed after pressing Start 25 Wireless LAN Utility Link Quality Test hoose the role of this station i Act as master test station Slave Address foo o0 00 00 00 00 Act as slave test station My Goddess OMA Bon 3 Loopback through the access point Test Result My Address o0 60 83 00 12 23 cal Test Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Packet Sent fo Facket Received i Time Elapsed 00 00 00 Signal Level 0 Fig Act as Master test station The Master Test Station window contains the following status statistical information during the Link Quality Test session O OOdd Slave Test Address The physical address of the destination slave test station The physical address of your own wireless station will be displayed while performing Access Point loopback test Packet Sent Total test packets that have been sent Packet Received Total responding packets that have been received Elapsed Time Total test time Signal level The signal level when receiving last responding packet The signal level is calculated as the percentage of its signal level measurement relative to the full signal level 24 OOO oO Act as Slave test station Ad Hoc You can press the Start button to start the slave test station The Slav
30. ur computer to the newest Access Point This is so called Roaming functionality For further description see the following page and the Appendix A on page 30 18 B 2 Network Type To connect your wireless station to a local network infrastructure as described in Appendix A Network Configuration on page 30 set the station operation mode to Infrastructure with Access Point default setting In case you do not wish to connect to a network infrastructure but prefer to setup a small wireless workgroup also described on page 30 you can enable the Ad Hoc without Access Point or 802 11 Ad Hoc tick box and set your wireless stations with the same channel Be aware that when the 802 11 Ad Hoc mode is selected be sure to set your wireless stations with the same SSID NOTE The 11Mbps Wireless PC Card works with any IEEE802 11 and 802 11b compliant Access Points B 3 Transmission Rate The 11Mbps Wireless PC Card provides various data rate options for you to select Data rates options include Fully Auto Fixed 1Mb s Fixed 2Mb s Auto Select 1M or 2M Fixed 5 5Mb s and Fixed 11Mb s 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 PC Card to operate at the maximum data rate When the communications quality drops below a certain level the PC Card will automatically switch to a lower data rate Transmission at low
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