Abocom WP2000 manual

M73-APO01-600 802.11b Wireless PCI Card Quick Installation[...]

REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device [...]

INSTALLATION Caution: Do not insert the Wireless PCI Card into your computer un til the procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” has been performed. Install the Driver & Utility 1. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the CD-ROM is not launched automatically, g o to your CD-ROM dr[...]

differences in the installation process between the d ifferent Windows oper ating systems.) 4. When the Welc ome screen appea rs, click Next to conti nue. 5. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destinatio n chosen by the utility. Click Next to c ontinue. 6. Follow the instruction to select the pro gram folder. Click Nex[...]

7. In Start Copying Files , click Next to continue. 8. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now . Click Finish . Install the Device Note : Make sure the procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” has been p erformed. 1. Before instal ling the devi ce, make sure the computer is turned off. 2. R emove the e xpansion slot cover from t[...]

Note for Windows 98 users: Before instal lation of the device, m ake sure you have your ope rating system CD-ROM at hand. You may be asked t o insert th e OS CD-ROM in order to download specific drivers. Note for Windows 2000 users: When the Digital Signature Not F ound message appears, click Yes to continue. Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select In[...]

2. Select Include this location in the se arch: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e .g. D:Drive r ). Click Next . 3. Click Continue Anyway. - 5 -[...]

- 6 - 4. Click Finish to complete the installation . Verify Device Installation To verify tha t the device has been properly installed in y our com puter and is e nabled, go t o Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System ( Æ Hardware) Æ Device M anager . Ex pand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11b Wireless PCI Card is listed, it means tha[...]

CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless PCI Card’s driver, a Networ k Status icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility thro ugh the Network Status icon. If the icon doesn’t app ear automatically, go to Start Æ Programs Æ Wireless LAN Utility Æ Wireless LAN Utility , it will ap[...]

- 8 - Icon Link Status Access Point mode . (Green) (Please refer to below table for t he exact link quality) Peer-to-Peer mode . ( White) No connection . (Red) Icon Signal Strength Excellent link quality. Good link quality. Fair link quality. Poor link quality. Drag your cursor to the n etwork status icon, you will see the link status.[...]

- 9 - Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is accessed by double-clicking on the Network Status Icon . All settings are categorized into 6 Tab s: Link Info Tab Configuration Tab Encryption Ta b Site Survey Tab Profiles Tab About Tab Link Info Tab The Link Info tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter.[...]

- 10 - Item Description Status Displays the information about the status of the communication (the BSSID of the Access Point to which the c ard is associated). SSID The SSID is the unique n ame shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. It shows [...]

- 11 - Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab allo ws you to cha nge advanced con figuration sett ings, such as the SSID, Operation Mode, Tx Rate, Prea mble Type and Radio . Item Description SSID SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network. It is case-sensitive and mu[...]

- 12 - Item Description share the same radio channel in order to function properly. Channel button is enabled only in Peer-to-Peer mode. (There are 14 ch annels availab le, depending on the countr y.) Tx Rate Select ( 1 , 2 , 5.5 , or 11Mbps or Auto ) from the pull-down list to change the current transfer rate . Preamble A preamble is a signal used[...]

- 13 - Encryption Tab Use the Encryption Tab to configur e your WEP settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to e nsure the securi ty of your wireless networ k. Item Description Data Encryption WEP is a data security mechanism based on a 64 Bit/12 8 Bit shared ke y algorithm. Check this box to enable WEP encryption. Auth. Mod[...]

- 14 - Open Authentication If the Access Point is using " Open Authentication ”, then the wireless adapter will need to b e set to the same authentication mode. Shared Authentication Shared Authentication is when both the sender and the recipien t share a secr et key. Auto Select Auto for the network adapter to select the Authentication mode[...]

use the same Default key and Network Key settings for the bo th sides of the wireless network to connect. Apply Click Apply to save the changes. Cancel Click Cancel to exit th e application. Site Survey Tab The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points/Peer-to-Pee r Modes and their features. Item Description SSID Display s the current S[...]

Item Description Signal Displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to. BSSID /IBSSID A set of wireless stati ons is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BS S). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. Type Displays the type of Basic Service Set. ( Access Poi[...]

- 17 - Profiles Tab The Profiles tab allows you to save any of your configuration settings by settin g up a Profile. Item Description Connect Select one item from the available profiles to connect. Add Add the selected item to Profiles. Click OK to save the n ew profile. Click Cancel to ignore adding the profile. Delete Click Delete to delete the s[...]

- 18 - About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the Driver and Configuration Utility . N N o o t t e e f f o o r r W W i i n n d d o o w w s s X X P P u u s s e e r r s s If you want to use Windows XP’s built-in Wireless Configuration Utility to configure th e device, right -click the Network Stat us Icon appeared [...]