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  • Page 1

    Instant Wireless TM Series P C I Adapter User Guide Use this Guide to install the: WDT11[...]

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wire l es s ™ i s a registered trade- mark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo ar e registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names ar e the property of their respective pr oprietors. LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys g[...]

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    Network PC Card and PCI Adapter T roub leshooting 55 Common Problems and Solutions 55 Frequentl y Asked Questions 56 Appendix 60 Specif ications for the PCI Adapter 60 En vironmental Information for the PCI Adapter 60 W ar ranty Information 61 Contact Information 62 T able of Contents Intr oduction 1 The Instant W ireless TM Netw ork PC Card and PC[...]

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    Instant Wireless TM Series Introduction Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing with the Linksys Instant W ireless ™ Netw ork PC Card and PCI Adapter! Whether y ou’ re at your desk or in the boardroom, the Linksys Instant W ireless™ Netw ork PC Card and PCI Adapter allo w you to share printers, f iles, and more anyw here within your w[...]

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    3 Instant Wireless TM Series Pac • One Instant W ireless TM PCI Adapter • One Setup CD-R OM with User Guide • One Quick Installation • P entium 90 or F aster • Minimum 16MB of RAM • PCI Local Bus 2.1 compliant 2 Network PC Card and PCI Adapter Planning Y our Wireless Network Network T opology A wireless LAN is exactly like a re gular LA[...]

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    PCI Adapter 1. Once you boot up your PC, W indo ws 98 will automaticall y identify the PCI Adapter and prompt you to install the necessary driv er . Insert the Setup Utility CD (included) into your CD-R OM dri ve and click the Ne xt button to proceed. 2. Make sure Sear ch for the best dri ver f or y our device is selected and click the Ne xt button[...]

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    PCI Adapter 5. During the installation, W indo ws ma y ask you for y our W indo ws 98 CD- R OM. When prompted , place your W indo ws 98 CD-R OM in the CD-R OM driv e and click the Next button. If W indo ws does not f ind the f ile, enter C:windo wsoptionscabs in the drop do wn bo x that will appear . 6. W indo ws is now ready to install the dri [...]

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    PCI Adapter 3. At this point you will be returned to the Add New Hardw are W izard screen. Make sure that the correct folder is selected to install the driver . Click the Next button to continue. 4. This screen will appear when the installation is f inished. Click the Finish button. 5. W indo ws will no w ask you to restart your computer . Click th[...]

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    PCI Adapter 3. Installation will begin and you will reach the screen sho wn belo w . Y ou will want to select the bo x that reads Wir ed to the netw ork since you are adding netw ork hardware. Then, click the Next button to continue. 4. The next screen will not sho w any Netw ork Adapters installed on your sys- tem, which signif ies that no netw or[...]

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    PCI Adapter 8. On the next screen, make sure there is a check mark in the bo x beside Instant Wir eless - Netw ork PCI Card . Then, click the Next button to continue. 9. The next screen will sho w a list of netw ork protocols. While the TCP/IP Pr otocol is already selected by default, you should check with y our net- w orked computers before instal[...]

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    PCI Adapter 12.W indo ws NT ma y request further f iles at this point. T ype “ D:WPC11- WDT11Driv erWinNT” in the f ield pro vided and click the Continue button. If f iles are still requested , insert your Windo ws NT CD into your CD-R OM driv e and type “ D:i386 ” (where “D” represents y our CD-R OM driv e). Then, click the Continu[...]

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    PCI Adapter 17. V erify that the cor rect infor mation is presented on this screen, w hich will appear next. T o make an y corrections, click the Back button. T o continue, click the Next button. 8. W indo ws NT has now completed installing the netw ork. Click the Finish button to continue and then restart your computer . Once y our computer has re[...]

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    PCI Adapter 3. A list of adapters will appear on the next screen. Y ou will not want to select one of these, ho w ev er , as your installation disk ( Setup Utility CD ) has all of the appro- priate driv ers. Click the Ha v e Disk button to continue. 4 . On the Insert Disk screen, type “ D:WPC11- WDT11Driv erWinNT” in the f ield pro vided (wh[...]

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    PCI Adapter 1. W indows 2000 will automaticall y identify the Netw ork PC Adapter , once it is connected to the PC, and prompt you to install the necessary driv er . Make sure that the Setup Utility CD (included) is inserted into your CD-R OM driv e and click the Next button on the F ound New Har d war e Wizard screen to proceed. 2. Select Sear ch [...]

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    PCI Adapter 5. The Digital Signatur e Not F ound screen is a notif ication b y W indo ws 2000. Ho w ev er , this does not mean that there is a problem. Click the Ye s button to continue. 6. W indows will no w install the dri ver f iles. The installation is no w complete. Click the Finish button when completed and restart your computer . Then, see t[...]

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    PCI Adapter 25 Instant Wireless TM Series 24 3. W indows will notify y ou that the dri ver has not passed W indo ws logo test- ing. Since this product has been tested to w ork with W indows XP , click the Continue An yw a y button. 4. W indows will tell y ou when it has f inished installation of the ne w driv er . Click the Finish button. The Hard [...]

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    PCI Adapter 27 26 2. Select Channel from the list pro vided and select a V alue , from the drop do wn menu on the right, betw een 1 and 11. This Channel must be the same for all wireless devices on your netw ork. Click Netw ork T ype to continue or the OK button to f inish. If you choose to f inish no w , continue to the Installing Netw ork Pr otoc[...]

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    PCI Adapter 29 Instant Wireless TM Series 28 6. A preamb le is a signal used to synchronize the transmis- sion timing betw een tw o or more systems. A series of transmission pulses is sent before the data to indicate that "someone is about to transmit data". This ensures that systems receiving the information cor rectly inter- pret when t[...]

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    PCI Adapter 31 Instant Wireless TM Series 30 The Resources and Pr operties screen allo ws you to mak e modif ications to your Netw ork PC Card , optimizing performance. Check with your other wireless PCs before making any changes and then follo w these steps when conf iguring the Resour ce and Properties Fields: 1. The I/O Base setting should be un[...]

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    PCI Adapter 33 Instant Wireless TM Series 32 4. The SSID depends on what Mode is selected. If the Mode is Infrastructur e , it should ha ve the same SSID name as the Access P oint. If the Mode is Ad-Hoc , all clients should share the same SSID name. 5. The DS Channel setting must be the same for all wireless points in the netw ork. Use the settings[...]

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    PCI Adapter 35 Instant Wireless TM Series 34 8. Select P o w er Sa v e Mode and select either “ Enab led ” or “ Disab led ”. “Disabled” will allo w for uninter rupted data communication. Selecting “Enabled” allo ws y our note- book to enter “sleep” mode and could inter rupt data com- munication. F or further infor- mation about [...]

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    PCI Adapter 37 Instant Wireless TM Series 36 12. The TX Rate setting should remain Fully A uto as set by default. Changing this to a different transfer rate will lock in that rate and ma y result in dropped connections. Y ou may choose betw een 1, 2, 5.5, 11, or Fully Auto. Click the OK button to continue. 10. The A TIM Windo w should remain Disab [...]

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    PCI Adapter 39 Instant Wireless TM Series 38 4. On the Pr operties screen, click the Conf igure button to conf ig- ure your card. 5. The next screen that y ou will see will be the General tab . This will giv e you information on the status of the Netw ork PC Card. Click the Adv anced tab to conf igure your card. From this point forw ard , the conf [...]

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    PCI Adapter 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button. 4. Select Micr osoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Netw ork Protocols” and click the OK button. 5. At this point, y ou must restar t y our computer . Installation is complete. 41 Instant Wireless TM Series Installing Network Protocols Protocols are n[...]

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    PCI Adapter 3. The W elcome screen appears next. After reading this screen, click the Ne xt button to continue. 4. The next screen that appears will be the W arranty P olicy . Read the entire policy b y pressing the P age Do wn button on y our keyboard. Click on the Ye s button if you agree, or No if you disagree. Clicking No will ter minate the in[...]

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    PCI Adapter 45 Instant Wireless TM Series 44 Unlike wired netw orks, wireless netw orks ha ve tw o dif ferent modes in which they ma y be set up: Infrastructur e and Ad-Hoc . Choosing betw een these tw o modes depends on whether or not the wireless netw ork needs to share data or peripherals with a wired netw ork or not. If the computers on the wir[...]

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    PCI Adapter 47 Instant Wireless TM Series 46 3. The follo wing screen will appear , indicating that all of the appropriate f iles are being copied onto your dri ve. Click the Cancel button if y ou need to stop the installation for any reason. 4. Once W indo ws has f inished copying the necessary f iles, the follo wing screen will appear . In order [...]

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    PCI Adapter 49 Instant Wireless TM Series 48 2. The follo wing screen should appear . Y ou will be prompted to enter an SSID value in the bo x pro vided. All SSID v alues on your wireless netw ork must match. If you are unsure, use the default v alue of “linksys”. Then, click the Next button. 3. The next screen to appear will be the Revie w Set[...]

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    PCI Adapter 51 Instant Wireless TM Series 50 After you start up the utility from the Program F older as specif ied in the previous section, you will see the W ireless LAN Conf iguration Utility screen. This utility is divided into four parts: Link Inf o , Conf iguration , Encryption , and About . Each part will be explained here. It is r ecommended[...]

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    PCI Adapter 53 Instant Wireless TM Series 52 ENCR YPTION The 40-bit or 128-bit WEP keys can be generated from a user-def ined passphrase or entered manuall y . An acronym for W ired E qui valent P r iva cy , WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 40-bit or 128-bit keys to pro vide ac[...]

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    PCI Adapter 55 Instant Wireless TM Series 54 Troubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems usuall y occurring during the instal- lation and operation of the Netw ork PC Card. Read the description belo w to solve y our problems. If y ou can’ t f ind an answ er here, check the Linksys w eb- site at www .linksys.com. 1. My computer do[...]

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    PCI Adapter What is Roaming? Roaming is the ability of a portable computer user to communicate continu- ously w hile mo ving freel y throughout an area g reater than that co v ered by a sin- gle Access P oint. Before using the roaming function, the w orkstation must make sure that it is the same channel number with the Access Point of dedicat- ed c[...]

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    PCI Adapter 59 Instant Wireless TM Series What is ISM band? The FCC and their counter parts outside of the U .S. hav e set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the ISM (Industrial, Scientif ic and Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4 GHz, in par ticular , is being made a vailab le w orldwide. This presents a truly re volutionary oppor tu[...]

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    PCI Adapter 61 Instant Wireless TM Series Appendix Standards: PC97/98/99 SUPPOR T PCI Local Bus 2.1 compliant PC Card-16 bit Standard Specif ication Card T ype: 32-bit PCI Dimensions: 6” x 4.75” x .75” (152mm x 121mm x 19mm) Unit W eight: 3 oz. (0.09 kg) P o w er Requir ed: 5V Certif ications: FCC Class B, CE Mark Commercial Operating T emp.:[...]

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    PCI Adapter 63 62 Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T ech Suppor t 866-242-8558 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 F ax 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com W eb http://www .lin[...]

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    © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. http://www .linksys.com[...]