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    ii Copyrights © 2002 Com pex S ystem s Pte Ltd All Rights Reserv ed This doc ume nt contains inform ation, w hich is protecte d by copy right. Reproduc tion, a daptation or translation w ithout prior perm iss ion is prohibited, e xce pt as a llowe d under the c opy right laws . Tradem ark In form ation Compex ® , ReadyLINK ® and Mic roHub ® are[...]

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    iii FCC NOTICE This dev ice has bee n tested a nd found to com ply w ith the lim its f or a Cla ss B dig ital de vice , pursu ant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rul es. These limits are design ed to provid e reasonab le protection ag ainst harm ful interf ere nce in a reside ntial insta llation. T his dev ice genera tes, use s and can radiate rad io frequ [...]

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    iv Technical Support Info rmation The w arranty information a nd registration f orm are found in the Q uick Install G uide. For technical support, you m ay contac t COMPEX or its subsidiarie s. For your conv enience, y ou may also seek t echnical assistan ce from the lo cal distri buto r, o r from the auth orized deale r/rese ller that you ha ve pu[...]

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    v About This Document The product desc ribed in this docume nt, Compe x iWave Port Series, WL11A+ is a licen sed product of Compex Syst em s Pte Ltd. This docum ent contains ins tructions f or installing, conf iguring and using the WL11A +. It also gives a n overview of the ke y applica tions and the netw orking concepts with respec t to the produc[...]

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    Table of Contents Copyright s © 2002 Com pex Systems Pte Ltd ........................................................... ii Trademark Inform ation ............................................................................................. ii Disclaim er .............................................................................................[...]

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    Table of Contents Chapter 4 Client Manager Configuration ................................................ 12 4.1 Installing th e Wireles s Client Manager ......................................................... 12 4.2 Functions of the Wireless Client Man ager .................................................... 16 4.2.1 Under File Heading ........[...]

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    Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introdu ction Wir eless ne tworking is a conve nient way of sett ing up a ne twork bo th at home and in the off ice. The lack of phy sical infrastru cture such as LAN cables increases the cost of implementing a network e nviro nment. Ho wever, with w ir ele ss networking, a netw orking st[...]

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    Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 2 1.3.3 W ired Equivalent Pri vacy (WEP) 64/128-bit data encrypti on For data privacy , the Com pex iWave Port WL11A+ us es a 64-bit or 128-bi t privat e encryption key to cod e your data. This ensures that only wireless clien ts configured with the same WEP key are able to g ain access to the data. 1.3.4 E xternal Anten[...]

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    Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 3 The follow ing figu re show s an exam ple of how a C o mpex WL11A+ can work in an Ad-Hoc arch itecture. In an A d-Hoc architecture, there is no lim it to the number of w ireless clients you can connect. In an In frastructure arch itecture, the n um ber of wirel ess cli ents supported depen ds on the access poin t. Figu[...]

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    Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 4 1.5 Technical Specifications Model iWavePort WL11A + Indus try Standards IEEE 802.11 & 802.11b DSSS CE Mark, FCC Class B, Go st, C-T ick Radio T echnology Direct Sequence Spread Sp ectrum (DSSS) Frequen cy Band 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz (US, C anada) 2400 ~ 2497MHz (Europe, Japan ) Ope r ating Cha nnels 11 Cha nnels Media A[...]

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    Chapter 2 Getting Started 5 Chapter 2 Getting Starte d This chapter outlines the basic requiremen ts before y o u begin any in stallation and configur ati o n of the Compex W L11 A+. 2.1 Package Content Thank y ou for purchasin g the Compex WL11A+. The package shou ld contain th e following : • Com p ex WL11A+ Adapter • Quick Install Gu id e wi[...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 6 Chapter 3 Ha rdwa re and Softw are Installation The Compex WL 11A+ is a Plug and Play device. You can plug it into y our PCMCIA slot for auto-detection. If th e device cannot be detected, please refer to C hapter 6, Appendix for m ore inform ation. For Win dows 98, y ou w ould n eed your Win dow s 98[...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 7 2. The LED will light up indicating that the WL11A+ is receiving p ower from you r laptop. 3. Your laptop will detect the new h ardware an d prompt for the device driver as shown in the following screen . Click Next . Figure 3.1b Add New Hardwa re Wizard Screen 1 4. Select Search for the best driver [...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 8 5. Insert the CD i nto your co mputer CD-ROM dr ive. Select Specify a locati on: , Enter text sho wn belo w accord ing t o your op eratin g system. Click Nex t . Figure 3.1d Add New Hardwa re Wizard Screen 3 6. Once W indows dete ct y our drivers, Clic k Nex t and your driv ers would be installe d. F[...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 9 For Window s XP: To be gi n: 1. Insert the Com pex WL11A + into the PCMC IA slot of y our laptop. 2. T he LED will lig ht up indicating that the Compex WL 11A+ is receiving pow er from y our laptop. 3. Your laptop w ill d etect the new hardware and prompt f or the d evice driver. A screen w ould appe[...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 10 5. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Include this location in the search: , enter x:Win_XP and click Nex t as sh own in Figure 3.1.1b. Note: x refers to the drive letter of your CD- ROM drive. Alternativ ely, you can click on Browse to lo ok for the Win_XP folder. Figure 3.1.1b Wind ow s[...]

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    Chapter 3 Hardw are and Softw are Installation 11 7. Go to My Co mputer , right mouse c lick a nd go t o Properties . Select Hardware and then click De vice Manager . Select Network adap ters . You will be able to find Com pex iW ave Port WL11A + if it has been successf ully inst alled. (See Fi gure 3.1.1d) Figure 3.1.1d Ch eckin g Status o f WL 11[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 12 Chapter 4 Client Manager Configuration This chapter explains the config uration of th e Compex WL11A+ u sing the Client Manager program th at you will in stalled. 4.1 Installing the Wireless Client M ana ger 1. . Put your installation CD into y o ur CD-rom and a start page in a brow ser format lik e t[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 13 Figure 4.1b Client M anager Utility Setup 2. Click on Next and a License Agreem ent screen w ould be displayed. Read th e Licens e Agreem ent. To agree, click on Yes . Figure 4.1c License Agreem ent[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 14 3. Enter the destination folder y o u w a nt y our Client Manager to be installed in and Click Next . Figure 4.1d Ch oose Destin ation Folder 4. Enter the folder that y ou want th e Client Manager to appear in y o ur Start Menu and cli ck Next . Figure 4.1e Select Program Folder[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 15 5. Che ck on t he langua ge of your c hoic e and clic k Next . Figure 4.1f Select L anguage 6. Check the box and click on Finish. The Client Manager w ill start up automatically . Figure 4.1g In stallation Com plete[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 16 7. Once the installation is completed, you w ill be ab le to see the utility icon lik e the one below appearing on the sy stem tray , which can be found at th e bottom right of the computer screen. Click o n the icon to pull up the Wireless Client Manager. Figure 4.1h Wireless Client Manager Icon 4.2 [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 17 Close Window: Closes the Wireless Client Manager w indow and mini mizes it into the sy stem tray . Figure 4.2.1a Wireless Client Manager Under File Configuration 4.2.2 U nder Action s Heading Under Actions , there are 2 options : • Add/Edit Configuration Profile • Select Configuration Profile Figu[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 18 Add/Edit Configura tion Pro file: The Add/Edit Configuration Profile allows th e user to set the PCMCIA card as an Access Point, Residential G a teway, Peer to Peer Group or Act as a Base station , accordingly . Note: The Add/Edit Configuration Profile is not available for Windows XP. The net working [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 19 Figure 4.2.2c Peer to Peer Group Mode Figure 4.2.2d Act as Base Station Mode WL11A+ WL11A + WL11A + WL11A+ WL11A+ WL11A+ Base Sta tion[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 20 Select Add/Edit Configura tion Pro file to display the followi ng screen. You can add a new profile by clickin g the Add Button or ed it the profile by clicking the Edit Button. You can also delete the profile by clickin g on the Delete b utton. Figure 4.2.2e Add /Edit C onfiguration Profi le Click Ad[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 21 Type in the Network Nam e (ESSID) or press Scan to allow au tomatic scann ing of all available netw or ks. Note: The Network Nam e is case sensitive. Ensure y our Netw ork Name is exactly the sam e as your access poin t’s n etw ork nam e. Figure 4.2.2g Set Secu rity Keys If you w ant data security ,[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 22 Note: Selecting On (Low er po wer consumption and performance) enables y our laptop to use less battery power to pow er your WL11A+,th us increasing th e battery duration. Figure 4.2.2i Profil e Configuration Done Click Finish to end the conf iguration process. Ch eck Renew IP Address w hen selecting [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 23 Select Configura t io n Profile: This enables y ou to select pre-program med profiles th at you have already setu p, to avoid the ha ssle of ch anging the s ettings once y ou reach a differen t n etw ork or change to a d iffer ent func tio n. Note: Under W indows XP, the A dd/Edit Configuration Profil[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 24 This allows the us er to test the card to verify th at the various parameters as shown in the fig ure below are w orking. Click on Test Ca rd Now button to start the diagnosis. The self test results w o u ld be show n on the sam e screen. If more help is n eed ed, click on the Advice bu tton. If y ou [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 25 Figure 4.2.3c Tes t Results Test Results: This d iagnostic tool helps indicate the signal strength an d the noise level between the test partner (acces s points , another WL11A+…) an d the Com pex WL11A+ on your laptop. You can also Freeze the r ead ings b y clicking o n the Freeze butto n found on [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 26 Figure 4.2.3d T est History Test Hi st ory : This d iagnostic tool allows the users to monitor the sig nal strength an d noise of Com pex WL11A+ and t he test partner ov er a period of tim e. Graphs plotted can ha ve differen t parameters as the u ser chooses under th e options Type of Display an d Ti[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 27 Figure 4.2.3e Log S ettings Log Sett ings: This feature allo ws users to log in data on the performance of the Com pex WL11A+. To save the log file, input the file n ame and click on Browse t o navigate a round your computer’ s hard disk to find a folder to store your log file. Under Site Mo nitor t[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 28 Figure 4.2.3f AP Nam es Selection: This feature allow s users to m onitor the netw orks detected by th e Compex W L11A+ that WL11A+. To redetect all available networks in th e rad ius of operation, sim p ly click Scan Now .[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 29 Figure 4.2.3g Site Monitor Site M o nitor: Every networ king pro duc t has a uniq ue MAC ad dr ess. T he Site M onito r feature allows u sers to sort out all networking d evices the Com p ex W L11A+ is able to detect, according to specif ic criterias. T h e Freeze button is able to capture the signal [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 30 Figure 4.2.3h L og Settings Log Sett ings: This enables the user to log in the results from the tests in Site Monito r. It also allows the user to s pecify the recording form at.[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 31 Figure 4.2.3i AP Nam es AP Names: AP Names show the access points (APs) that is detected by the Com p ex WL11A +. The user is also able to en ter MAC address for oth er netw orking products by entering their MAC addresses an d AP nam es in the blank f ields available on the rig ht. Click Add to Table [...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 32 Figure 4.2.4a Wireless Client Mana g er Under Help Config uration Contents: Clic king on Contents w ill br in g up a Help file with an in dex of w ord s and instructions. Figure 4.2.4b Cli ent M anager Help Ind ex[...]

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    Chapte r 4 Cl ient M anager Confi gur atio n 33 Version Info: Displays th e Utility Version , the Driver Version , the Card Specifications of the C o mpex WL11A+, an d the Firmware that is currently load ed onto the WL11A +. Please refer to Compex ’s w ebsite at www.c o mp e x . c o m. s g or www. c p x. c o m for the latest release of n ew er dr[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 34 Chapter 5 T CP/IP Configuration This chap ter d iscusses t he co nfigurat ion o f your TCP /IP connec tion of your Compex WL11A +. Upon the successful installation of the Com p ex WL11A+, the Com p ex WL11A+ netw o rk adapter will be added to your netw ork folder. To configure TCP/IP connection settings for t[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 35 3. Go thro ugh the list of Net work Compo nents in t he Net work window Configuration tab. If TCP/IP is not installed, click on Add to start the installation 4. Select Protocol and click Add . Figure 5. 1 b Select Netw ork Com ponent Type 5. Select M icrosoft and TCP/IP in the Manufacturers and Network Protoc[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 36 6. After TCP/IP is installed, go back to the Network screen an d select TCP/IP in the list of Netw o rk Components. Figure 5.1d Sele ct TCP/I P pro tocol[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 37 7. Click Properties , an d configure the settin gs in each of the TCP/IP Properties w indow. Fig ure 5 .1 e IP A ddress C onfig urati on Note: Please check w ith your s ys tem adm inistrator or Intern et Service Provider for m o re information on the T CP/IP parameters.[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 38 5.2 TCP/IP network pr otocol configurati o n for Windows XP For Window s XP users, y ou do not n eed to add the TCP/IP prot ocol as it is already setup w hen a netw ork card is installed. T herefore only the configuration for TCP/IP is needed. 1. From the Window s XP Start menu, click Control P anel , follow [...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 39 Figure 5.2b WL 11A+ Network Connection 2. Right click o n the Wireless Network Connections with the Compex iWave Port WL11A + and clic k on Properties . Select the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties .[...]

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    Chapte r 5 T CP /IP Co nfi gurati on 40 Figure 5.2c IP Ad dress Con figuration 3. Config ure your IP address and th e rest of the parameters so that y ou can be connected to the n etwork. If your access point is conf igured as a DHCP server, y ou have to select Obtain an IP addr e ss auto matica lly . If y our access point (AP) has a certain IP add[...]

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    Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 41 Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Window s XP 6.1 Conf ig uring wireless co nnection prof iles in Windo ws XP 1. Look for the i con like the F igure 6.1a sh own below on y our task bar and right click on it. Figure 6.1a Network Icon on T askbar Figure 6.1b Network Options on Tas kb[...]

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    Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 42 Figure 6.1c Availab le Networks 3. A screen like Figure 6.1c wou ld appear w ith the available netw orks show n. Highligh t the appropriate network and click on Connect . You should be conne c ted to t he network o f your c ho ice . If ho wever your ne twork is no t shown, clic k o n Advance[...]

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    Chapter 6 Wireless Network Configuration in Windows XP 43 Figure 6.1d Wirel ess Network Configuration 4. A sc reen lik e Figure 6.1d w ould be show n. Click on Configure and enter the network SSID . Click o n Refresh and y our netw ork shoul d be shown . If your network is no t shown, it c ould be so me network co nfigura tio n p ro ble ms. Ca l l [...]

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