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LA-5030 & LA-5033 Wireless Networker PC Card & PCI Adapter User Guide[...]

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LA-5030 & LA-5033 Wireless Networker PC Card & PCI Adapter User Guide 72E-67970-01 Revision A May 2004[...]

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Contents About This Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er User Guide iv LA-5033 PCI Adapter and LA-5030 PC Card LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 WPA-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

v Configuration Utility Task Tray Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Status Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A -4 WLAN Profiles Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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About This Guide Introduction The LA-5030 PC Card & LA-5033 PCI Adap ter User Guide provides genera l instructions for installing and config uring the adapter in the Windo ws 2000 and XP operatin g systems for use with either the Symbol supplied Configuration Ut ility of the Windows supp lied Zero Config utility . Notational Conventions The fol[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er User Guide viii • Sequential lis ts (those that describe step-by-step pro cedures) appear as numbered lists. • Icons indicate n otes, cautions and wa rnings. Before working on any equip ment, be aware of the hazards associated with its installation and use . Also, become familiar with standard practi[...]

ix Contacting Symbol Support For service informatio n, warranty information or technical assistance contact or call the Symbol Support Center in: United States Symbol T echnologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza Holtsville , New Y ork 11 742-1300 1-800-65 3-5350 Canada Symbol T echnologies Ca nada, Inc. 2540 Matheson Boulevard East Mississauga , Ontario, C[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide x Germany/Deutchland Symbol T echnologies GmbH W aldst rasse 6 6 D-63128 Die tzenbach, Germ any 6074-49020 (Inside Germa ny) +49-6074 -49020 (Out side Germa ny) Italy/Ital ia Symbol T echnologies It alia S.R.L. Vi a Cristoforo Columbo, 49 20090 T rezzano S/N Navigilo Mila no, Ita ly 2-484441 ([...]

xi If you purchased a Symbol product from a Sy mbol Business Partner , conta ct that Business Partner for service. Sweden/Sverige “Letter” address: Symbol T echnologies A B Box 1354 S-171 26 SOLNA Sweden Visit/ship ping address: Symbol T echnologies A B Solna Strandvä g 78 S-171 54 SOLNA Sweden Switchboard: 08 445 29 0 0 (domestic) Call Center[...]

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Introduction The Wireless Networker LA-5030 PC Card and LA- 5033 PCI Adapter allow PC Card slot and PCI slot equipped devices to con nect to a Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a, b or g wireless local area network (LAN), or communicate directly with o ther mobi le device s enabled for wire less LAN connectivity . • LA-5030 and LA-5033 adapters support the IEEE [...]

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About the PC Card & PCI Adapter Use the LA-5030 PC Card & LA-5033 PCI Adapter to connect to a Symbol wire less network. Features Include: • Operating mode option s for access point or peer -to-peer associations • Low-power operation for battery-p owered devices with PC Card slot s • Standard NDIS (Network Driver Interface Sp ecificati[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 2-2 2.1 Installation Prerequisites Keep the adapter serial number in a safe place. The Support Cen ter uses the information to reference warranty and service contract data. V erify the model indicated on the adapter befo re use. Contact the Symbol Support Center if an item is missing or not fu[...]

About the P C Card & PCI Adapter 2-3 T o comply with FCC and Industry Canada exposure re quirements, this hand-held device is approv ed for operation nea r a user's ha nd when there is 20 cm or more between the antenna and the user's body . 2.2 Operating Modes The Symbol Wirele ss Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility installs wi[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 2-4 2.3 54Mbps Operation and Frequency Bands The LA-5033 PCI adapter and LA-503 0 PC Card support a maximum 54Mbps data rate. Th e adapter automatically shifts data rates when unable to maintain a high quality con nection at 54Mbps. Whe n the WLAN adapter detects im proved signal strength, it [...]

About the P C Card & PCI Adapter 2-5 Several factors can dynamically alter adapter data rate: • signal strength between the ac cess point and adapter • the ratio of good transmitted packets vs attempted packets transmitted, but not received • the MU finds a higher transmit rate with another AP . Physical obstructions an d numerous devices[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 2-6 2.4 Power Management The LA-5033 PCI adapter and LA-503 0 PC Card have flexible power saving mechanisms usin g the Advanced Page within the Symbol Wireless Netwo rker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility . There are three power saving modes : • Disabled - The dev ice does n ot conserve pow e[...]

About the P C Card & PCI Adapter 2-7 2.6 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) Wi-Fi Protected Ac cess (WP A) is a security s tandard for systems operating with a Wi-Fi certified wireless connec tion. WP A is an upgrade from WEP (a sec urity standard quickly becoming outda ted). Compared to WEP , WP A provides superior data encryption and user auth ent[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 2-8 By adding the TPC and DCS fun ctionality , the LA-5 033 PCI adapter an d LA-5030 PC Card minimize interference to broadcasts and other systems. 2.8 Rogue AP Detection The LA-5033 PCI adapter and LA-503 0 PC Card can interoperate with the Symbol AP-4131 acc ess point to detect other devices[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Adapter Installations The installation of the LA-5033 PCI adapter requ ires the physical installation of the adapter , the device driver and the Symbo l Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility . If there is a version of the LA-5033 Symbo l Wi reless Networker 802.1 1 a/g Configuration Utility and driver in the computer [...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-2 3.1 Windows 2000 Configur ation Utility and Driver Installation T o install the Configuration Util ity and driver in Windows 2000: 1. Ensure the previously installed Symbol Wire less Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility and driver have be en removed (if necessary). 2. Download the dr[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-3 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the Install device driver and configuration utility checkbox. Click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11a/g Installer window displays. 7. Click Next to continue the Windows 200 0 driver and Symbol Wir[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-4 A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license agreeme nt . Click Next . A Select Hardware window displays.[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-5 9. Select Symbol L A-5033 PCI Adapter . Click Next.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-6 A Choose Destination Location window displays prompting the us er to confirm the destination fold er for the application software. 10. Click Next to continue, or clic k Browse to specify a different location for the software. The InstallShield Wizard beg ins installi ng the Configuration U[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-7 16. T ake the antenna with extended cab le pass through the bracket hole first and secure it on the cradle. The user can select a best position for the cradle. 17. Align the adapter with the slot and insert firmly . V erify the adap ter seats in the slot evenly . 18. Secure the adapter to the chass is wi[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-8 3.2 Installing the LA-5033 PCI Ad apter and Driver for use with Windows 2000 Zero Config Use the Windows 2000 Zero Config utility as the adapter management tool if usin g the LA- 5033 PCI adapter without the Symbol Configuration Utility or if using a 3rd party software supplicant. The Symb[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-9 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the Install device driver only ch eckbox . Click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11ag driver - InstallShield Wizard displays.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-10 7. Click Next to continue the Windows 200 0 driver installation. A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license ag reement . Click Next.[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-11 A Ready to Install the Program window displays. 9. Click Install . An InstallShield Wizard Complete window displays. 10. Click Finish to complete the driver in stallation. Ensure the system is powered off before removing the computer cover to reduce the risk of electric shock . 11. Power off the c omput[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 3-12 15. T ake the antenna with extended cab le pass through the bracket hole first and sec ure it on the cradle. The user can select a best position for the cradle. 16. Align the adapter with the slot and insert firmly . V erify the adap ter seats in the slot evenly . 17. Secure the adapter t[...]

Windows 2000 PCI Ad apter Installat ions 3-13 3.3 Removing the PCI Adapter Driver in Windows 2000 If an existing version of the LA-5033 driver exists in the sy stem, remove it and install the latest version from the Symbol Web site (http://www .symbol.co m/services/downloads/wn_a bg_drivers.html) . If the LA-5033 PCI Adapter driver and so ftware pa[...]

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Windows XP PCI Adapter Installations 4.1 Installing the LA-5033 PCI Adapter Driver and Configuration Utility in Windows XP Installing the LA-5033 driver in Windows XP re quires the user to replace the Symbol LA-5033 driver provided by the Windows XP operatin g system with a newer version of the driver downloaded fro m the Symbol Website. If there i[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-2 T o install the Configuration Utility and driver in Windows XP: 1. Ensure the previously installed Symbol Wire less Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility and driver has bee n removed (if necessary ). 2. Download the driver and Symbo l Wireless Networker 802.11 a /g Configuration Utili[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-3 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the I nstall device driver and configuration utility checkbox. Click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11a/g Installer window displays. 7. Click Next to continue the Windo ws XP driver and Symbol Wirele[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-4 A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license ag reement . Click Next . A Select Hardware window displays.[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-5 9. Select Symbol L A-5033 PCI Adapter . Click Next . A Choose Destination Location window dis plays prompting the user to confirm the destination folder for the application software.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-6 10. Click Next to continue, or clic k Brows e to specify a different lo cation for the software. The InstallShield Wizard beg ins installi ng the Configuration Utility and driver . 11. Click Finish to comple te the Configuration Utility and driver installation. Ensure the system is powered[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-7 16. T ake the antenna with extended cab le pass through the bracket hole first and secure it on the cradle. The user can select a best position for the cradle. 17. Align the adapter with the slot and insert firmly . V erify the adap ter seats in the slot evenly . 18. Secure the adapter to the chass is with[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-8 4.2 Installing the Driver in Windows XP For Use With the Zero Config Utility Windows XP PCI driver only installations require t he physical installation of the PCI adapter and the installation of the device driver . Use the Windows XP Zero Config utility as the ad apter manage ment tool if[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-9 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the Install device driver only checkbox. Click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11a /g driver Installer window displays.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-10 7. Click Next to continue th e Windows XP drive r installation. A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license ag reement . Click Next. A Ready to Install the Program window displays.[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-11 9. Click Install. 10. Click Finish to complete the driver in stallation. 11. Power off the c omputer before installin g the PCI adapter . Ensure the system is powered off before removing the computer cover to reduce the risk of electric shock . 12. Remove the c omputer cove r . 13. Locate an available PCI[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 4-12 15. T ake the antenna with extended cab le pass through the bracket hole first and sec ure it on the cradle. The user can select a best position for the cradle. 16. Align the adapter with the slot and insert firmly . V erify the adap ter seats in the slot evenly . 17. Secure the adapter t[...]

Windows XP PCI A dapter Installa tions 4-13 4.3 Removing the PCI Adapter Driver in Windows XP If an existing version of the LA-5033 driver exists in the sy stem, remove it and install the latest version from the Symbol Web site (http://www .symbol.co m/services/downloads/wn_abg_drivers.html). If the LA-5033 PCI Adapter driver and so ftware package [...]

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Windows 2000 LA-5030 PC Card Installations Symbol supports two different install options for the LA-5030 PC Card in Windows 2000. Use th e adapter with the Symbol drive r and recommended Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility for optimal feature availability . Refer to Installing the LA-5030 PC Card Driv er and Configuration Uti[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-2 5.1 Installing the LA-5030 PC Card Driver and Configuration Utility in Windows 2000 If there is a ve rsion of the LA-50 30 Symbol Wire less Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility and driver in the c omputer , remove it from th e system. Select Start->Program-> Symbol Wireless Net[...]

Windows 2000 LA-5 030 PC Card In stallations 5-3 5. Select the Install Software option. 6. Select the Install device driver and configuration utility checkbox an d click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Insta ller window displays.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-4 7. Click Next to continue with the driver and Sym bol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility installation. A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license agreeme nt . Click Next . A Select Hardware window displays.[...]

Windows 2000 LA-5 030 PC Card In stallations 5-5 9. Select Symbol L A-5030 Cardbus Adapter . Click Next .[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-6 A Choose Destination Location window displays prompting the us er to confirm the destination folder for the application so ftware. 10. Click Next to continue, or clic k Brows e to specify a different location for the software. The InstallShield Wizard beg ins installi ng the Configuration [...]

Windows 2000 LA-5 030 PC Card In stallations 5-7 Once the driver has b een installed su ccessfully , the link LED o n the PC card illumin ates. The Unplug or Eject Hardware icon and the Con figuration Utility icon display in the ta sk tray . Double-click on th e Configuration Utility ic on to display the utility . Select the Find WL ANs tab and sel[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-8 5.2 Installing the Driver in Wi ndows 2000 For Use With the Zero Config Utility Use the Windows 2000 Zero Config utility as the PC Card management tool if using the Wireless Networker LA-5030 PC Card withou t the Symbol Conf igura tion Utility or if using a 3rd party software supplicant. T[...]

Windows 2000 LA-5 030 PC Card In stallations 5-9 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the Install device driver only checkbox and click OK .[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-10 A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11a g driver - InstallShield Wizard displays. 7. Click Next to continue with the Windows 2000 driver installation. A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license agreeme nt . Click Next. A Ready to Install the Program win[...]

Windows 2000 LA-5 030 PC Card In stallations 5-11 9. Click Install . An InstallShield Wizard Complete window displays. 10. Click Finish to complete the driver installa tion. 11. Align the card properly before putting it in the slot. Insert the card firmly without forcing until it seats snugly . The Windows Found New Hardware window displays. The sy[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 5-12 5.3 Removing the PC Card Driver in Windows 2000 If an existing version of the LA-503 0 driver exists in the sys tem, remove it and install th e latest version from the Symbol Web site (http://www .symbol.co m/services/ downloads /wn_abg_drivers.html) . T o remove a LA-5030 driver from the[...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installations Symbol supports two different install options for the LA-5030 ada pter in Windows XP . Use the adapter with the Symbol driv er and recommended Symbol Wireless Ne tworker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility fo r optim al feature av ailability . This installation option disables the us er from using the Windows X[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-2 6.1 Installing the LA-5030 PC Card Driver and Configuration Utility in Windows XP Installing the LA-5030 driver in Windows XP require s the user to re place the Symbol LA-5030 driver provided by the Windows XP operating system with a newer version of the driver downloaded from the Symbol W[...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installation s 6-3 5. Select the Install Software option. The Symbol Wireless Networker Setup Wizard displays. 6. Select the Install device driver and configuration utility checkbox and click OK . A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Insta ller window displays.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-4 7. Click Next to continue with the driver and Sym bol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Util ity installation . A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license agreeme nt . Click Next . A Select Hardware window displays.[...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installation s 6-5 9. Select Symbol L A-5030 Cardbus Adapter . Click Next .[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-6 A Choose Destination Location window displays prompting the us er to confirm the destination fold er for the application software. 10. Click Next to continue, or clic k Browse to specify a different lo cation for the software. The InstallShield Wizard beg ins installi ng the Configuration [...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installation s 6-7 14. Click Finish to close the wizard and complete the instal lation. Once the driver has been installed succe ssfully , the link LED on the PC card illuminates and the Configuration Utility icon displays in the task tra y . Double-click on th e Configuration Utility icon to disp lay the utility . S elec[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-8 6.2 Installing the Driver in Windows XP For Use With the Zero Config Utility Use the Windows XP Zero Config Utility as the PC Ca rd management tool if using th e LA-5030 PC Card without the Symbol Wireless Networke r 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility . If a version of the Symbol Wirele ss N[...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installation s 6-9 5. Select the Install Software option. 6. Select Install device driver on ly . Click OK.[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-10 A Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11a /g driver Installer window displays. 7. Click Next to continue the Windows XP driver installation. A License Ag reement window displays. 8. Select I accept the terms of th e license agreeme nt . Click Next . A Ready to Install the Program window displa [...]

LA-5030 PC Card Windows XP Installation s 6-11 9. Click Install . 10. Click Finish to complete the driver in stallation. 11. Align the card properly before putting it in the slot. Insert the card firmly without forcing until it seats snugly . The system detects the new hardware. 12. Click the Install the software automatically (Recommended) checkbo[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Ada pter User Guide 6-12 6.3 Removing the PC Card Driver in Windows XP If an existing version of the LA-503 0 driver exists in the sys tem, remove it and install th e latest version from the Symbol Web site (http://www .symbol.co m/services/downloads/w n_abg_drivers.html). T o remove a driv er from the system in [...]

Using the Configuration Utility A.1 Installing the Configuration Utility The Symbol Wirele ss Networker 802.11 a/g C onfiguratio n Utility comes bundled with the adapter . The driver and Symbol Wireless Networker 802.11 a/g Configuration Utility are availabl e from the Symbol W eb site at http://www .symbol.com/service s/downloads/wn_abg_drivers .h[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-2 A.2 About the Configuration Utility Use the Configuration Utility to configure the Symb ol Wireless Networker and monitor its connection status. Once installed, the Symbol Wireless Networker 802 .11 a/g Configuration Utility starts automatically and a ppears as an icon in the task tray . Th e status [...]

A-3 The Wireless Networker associates with a network device and the link quality is very good . The Wireless Networker associates with a network device and the link quality is good . The Wireless Networker associates with a network device and the link quality is fair . The Wireless Networker associa tes with a network device but the link quality is[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-4 A.4 Status Page Double-click the Configuration Utility icon to disp lay the Con figuration Utility window . The window displays related in formation about the Status page. The Status page provides information ab out the current link between the adapter and its wireless network connection. Th e Status[...]

A-5 ESS ID - The Extended Service Set Identifier (ESSID) of the wireless network us ed by the a dapter . Use the ESSID to determine the wireless network a wireless card can connect to. The nam e is case- sensitive and cannot exc eed 32 characters. Link Status - The current connection status of t he card. There are two po ssibilities: • Connected [...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-6 Signal Quality - Signal Quality is a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) indication displayed in percen tage. It demonstrates how “noisy” the current environment is. A higher value indicates a better wireless environment. A.5 WLAN Profiles Page Use the WLAN Profile Page to configure the adapter and wirel[...]

A-7 Profile Selection - The profile selection setting allows the user to save different configurations for different working enviro nments. The default profile contains the configuration setting s when the card is initially installed. Cre ate a new profile by selecting the Create New button. An Input Dialog box displays prompting for the profile na[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-8 Encryption T ype - Select the same encryption scheme used by the access point. Association T ype - Includes Open and Sh ared mode. • Open Mode : With this setting any station in the wireless network dev ices can associate with an Access Point to receive and to transmit data. • Shared Mo de : With[...]

A-9 WEP keys are used for packet enc ryption. The Passphrase is used to save time. If a Passphrase is entered, the keys are ge nerated in real time. ASCII - The user can configure the WEP key by se lecting the checkbox of ASCII and types th e WEP key in key 1 -4 fields manually . T ransmit Key - There are 4 WEP Keys available. Specify which key to [...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-10 WP A-PSK - WP A-PSK is another pre-shared key encryption method. In order to use this method, obtain the passphrase used by the target access poin t. Packets are encrypted base d on the passphrase used. Encryption T ype - TKIP and AES (Advanced Encryptio n Standard) are the encryptio n algorithms us[...]

A-11 TLS - TLS requires a login name and a certificate issu ed by the target Radius server . The login name and the certifica te allow the Radius server to aut he nticate user identity . The user can choose to authenticate the ide ntity of the Radius se rver by selectin g the V alidate Server Certificate checkbox. TTLS - TTLS requires a login name,[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-12 Encryption T ype - TKIP an d AES are the encryption algorith ms used on the packets Radius - Radius is similar to WP A-Radi us a uthentication; howeve r , the user is not required to perform WP A encry ption. Click OK when finished to sav e the changes. Updates to WP A-Radius Configuration Dialog no[...]

A-13 A.6 Find WLANs Page Use the Find WLANs page to display a list of access poin ts and wireless adapters available to the wireless card. Click the scroll bar to right to extend the information for each AP . Displayed AP information inc ludes:[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-14 • ESSID - The name of access p oint or wireless adap ter . • Signal - The signal is defined in percentag es or dbm. Switch between these two units by right clicking on the column head ing for Signal. • Channel - The frequency the Access Point o r wireless adapte r uses • Security - None, WEP[...]

A-15 A.7 Advanced Page Click the Advanced tab to display the network band, power cons umption mode and country of operation in formation available to the adapter . Network Band - Click the pull-down menu to select Mixed, 2.4Ghz Band or 5Ghz Band. If Mixe d is selected, it takes more time for the adapter to fin d wireless devices supp orting both ba[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er A-16 Power Saving Mode - There are 3 o ptions: Disabled , Dynamic and Maximum . If selecting Disabled, the device does not conserve power . Select Maximum, to conserve as much powe r as possible. If Dyn amic is selected, the d evice constantly switches b etween the power -saving state and awake state. 80[...]

A-17 A.8 Info Page The Info (information) page provides non-configura b le adap ter information. T he page displays the product version including the driver version , utility version and firmware versio n. The hardware information includes board version, chipset and MAC addres s. The software details are he lpful when updating the pro duct driver a[...]

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WLAN Adapter Specifications B.1 LA-5033 PCI Adapter Phy sical The LA-5033 PCI Ada pter has the following specifications: Dimensions (less an tenna) 121-mm(L) x122mm(W) x 18.5mm(H) W eight (with antenna) 203g Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 20 to 70 C Humidity 95% maximum non-condensing Altitude 2.4k m(8000 feet)/4 hours (Operati[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-5033 P CI Adapt er USer Guide B-2 B.2 LA-5030 PC Card Phy sical The LA-5030 PC Card has the following spe cifications: Shock 20C~+80C/ 3 0minutes, 100cycles ESD meets CE-Mark Dimensions 115-mm(L) x54mm(W) x 7.5mm(H) W eight (with antenna) 41g Operating temperature 0 ° to 50 ° C Storage temperature 20 ° to 70 ° C Humidi[...]

B-3 B.3 Radio Frequency Range Country dependent. T ypically 2412 MHz to 2484 MHz, 4.90GHz to 5.85GHz) Radio Data Rate 11Mbps 5.5 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps 54 Mbps 48 Mbps 36 Mbps 24 Mbps 18 Mbps 12 Mbps 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Power Input LA-5030 PC Card - 3.3V LA-5033 PCI Adapter - 5V Range Open environment 1000 ft (at 54Mbps). T ypical office or retail environmen[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-5033 P CI Adapt er USer Guide B-4 TX Max. Radiated EIRP US: FCC part 15.247, Europe: ETS 300 328 Japan: RCR STD-31,33 TX Out-of-Band Emissions US: FCC part 15.247, 15.205, 15.209 Europe: ETS 300 328 Japan: RCR STD-33, 31[...]

Customer Support Symbol T echnologies prov ides its customers with prompt and ac curate customer support. Use the Symbol Support Center as the primary c ontact for any technical proble m, question or support issue invo lving Symb ol produc ts. If the Sy mbol Cus tomer Su pport spe cialists canno t solve a proble m, access to al l techni cal discipl[...]

LA-5030 PC Ca rd & LA-503 3 PCI Adapt er C-2 North American Contacts Inside North America, contact Symbol by: Symbol T echnologies, In c. One Symbol Plaza Holtsville, New Y ork 11742-1300 T elephone: 1-631-738-2 400/1-800-SCAN 234 Fax: 1-631-738-5990 Symbol Support Center (fo r warranty and service information): telephone: 1-800-653-535 0 fax: [...]

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