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StarTech.com PCI555WG manual

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  • Page 1

    Wireless 802.1 1g PCI Network Card PCI555WG Instruction Guide The Professionals’ Source For Hard-to-Find Computer Parts W I R E L E S S C A R D * Actual product may vary from photo[...]

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    FCC COMPLIANCE ST A TEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a r esidential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency ene[...]

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    1 T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing the Car d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a StarT ech.com W ireless 802.1 1g PCI network card. This network card will allow you to connect to r outers, access points, and other devices that comply with the 802.1 1g wireless standard at blistering speeds of up to 54 Mbps. This card is also backwar d compatible with the 802.1 1b standard and supports s[...]

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    3 Installation This section will guide you through the installation of your PCI car d and the related software. Please r ead through the instr uctions carefully and complete each step in the order listed. Installing the Card 1. Make sur e that your system is unplugged and you ar e grounded. 2. Remove the cover of your system (see your computer&apos[...]

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    4 10. At this time, you will be prompted to selected between two options: Use R T2500 Configuration Utility or Use W indows XP Zero Configuration . If you select Use W indows XP Zero Configuration , you will have to use the W indows Network Settings to configure the PCI555WG. In order to access all the features of the card, it is str ongly r ecomme[...]

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    5 the A vailable Networks window . Connect : Allows you to connect to the network device highlighted in the A vailable Networks window . Add to Profile : Adds the network highlighted in the A vailable Networks window to the Profiles list (see below). Profile This area pr ovides an easy way to manage the wireless networks that you access frequently [...]

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    6 the drop-down menu to choose its SSID fr om the list of available devices. Power Saving Mode : This option manages the power consumption of the PCI555WG. CAM (Constantly A wake Mode): Does not restrict the power use of the network car d. Power Saving Mode: Automatically reduces the power used by the network car d when it is not in use. CAM When A[...]

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    7 None: No authentication is needed. Shared: Only wireless devices using a shared key ar e allowed to connect to the network. WP A: W i-Fi Protected Access. Designed for businesses that use a Radius server for client authentication, a WP A-enabled router or access point, and WP A- enabled clients. Once enabled, all wireless clients must use WP A to[...]

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    8 text box. 64-bit: 10 digit hexadecimal value (from A-F , a-f and 0-9 ranges) OR a 5 digit ASCII text value: 0123456aef or test1 are examples of valid keys. 128-bit: 26 digit hexadecimal value (from A-F , a-f, and 0-9 ranges) OR a 13 digit ASCII text value: 01234567890123456789abcdef or administrator are examples of valid keys. Other Settings and [...]

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    9 Advance This tab allows you to further optimize the settings of the PCI555WG for your environment. NOTE: Use caution when changing these settings. While adjusting these settings from their default values may allow you to improve the performance of your connection with the PCI555WG, they may impair or disable the connection under some circumstance[...]

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    10 r ecommended. 1/2/5.5/1 1/6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54Mbps: Forces the card to use only the transmission speed selected. If Wir eless Mode is set to 802.11 B only the only speeds available for this setting will be 1/2/5.5/1 1Mbps . Note that the ability to make a successful connection at a particular speed is affected by both distance and envir onmenta[...]

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    11 connection given your environment. 4) If no signal is present, adjust your encryption, authentication and other settings to match your network. Problem: The card connects to my wireless access device and network, but I cannot see or browse other computers on my network or access the Internet. Cause: There may be softwar e (i.e. firewall) that is[...]

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    12 Specifications Interface 32-bit PCI Frequency Band 2.3000 ~ 2.4835GHz (Industrial/Scientific/Medical Band) Modulation OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (1 1g) BPSK, QPSK, CCK (1 1b) Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/1 1/9/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps Supports auto fallback Security 64/128-bit WEP , WP A, AES, 802.1x Antenna Detached external dipole antenna, RP-SMA[...]

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    13 T echnical Suppor t The following technical resour ces are available for this StarT ech.com product: On-line help: We ar e constantly adding new information to the T ech Support section of our web site. T o access this page, click the T ech Support link on our homepage, www .startech.com . In the tech support section there ar e a number of optio[...]

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    Revised: May 27, 2004[...]