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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................... ............................................................................ ............. 1 Local Area Network (LAN) ..................................................................................................... ......... ............ ................ . 1 Ad Hoc Network .......[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Setting Power Save Mode ........................................................................................ .......................... ...................... .. 3 8 Checking Link Quality (Infrastructure Mode Only) ........................................................................... ........[...]

Contents Append ix C Setting Up TCP/IP...................................................................... .................................. 53 Glossary ............................................................................................................ ....................... ........... 5 4 Index .......................................[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction This User’s Manual contains information on how to install and configure your Wireless LAN Card. Your Wireless LAN Card will allow you to con nect your computer to other Wireless LAN Card equipped computers. Local Area Network (LAN) Simply put, a LAN is a network that exists in a relatively limited area. A network is two or [...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Ad Hoc Network The Ad Hoc network offers peer to peer connections between workstations, allowing communication between computers within range that have an 802.11 DSSS compatible PC card installed. A wireless Ad Hoc network can also access a wired LAN’s TCP/IP service (such as e - mail and the Interne[...]

Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card System Requirements To use the Wireless LAN Card, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements: . Windows 98(SE)/Me /2000/XP . 16 MB of RAM, additional memory recommended . A vailable (Type II) PC card slot Installing the Hardware The Wireless LAN Card can be inserted into your computer’s P[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Insert the end of the Wire Insert the end of the Wireless LAN Card into the PCMCIA slot of our computer with the printed label facing up, and slide it in until it is firmly seated. Wireless LAN Card Status LEDs The two LEDs on the Wireless LAN Card indicate connection status and data transfer operation[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card Installing the Device Driver Windows will automatically start the device driver installation when the Wireless LAN Card is installed or when Windows starts. For Windows 98(SE) 1. When the wizard appea rs, click Next . Then select Search for the best driver. And click Next . 5 Have your Windows 98(SE) /Me[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD - ROM drive. Check Specify a location and click Browse to specify the path to D: Driver Win9x where D is the CD - ROM drive letter and click Next . 3. When the driver is found, click Next to continue. 6[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card NOTE: If prompted, insert you r Windows 98(SE) installation CD and then click OK . 4. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. 5. When prompted to restart your computer, click No and continue to the next task. 7[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual For Windows Me 1. When the wizard appears, select Specify the location . and click Next . 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD - ROM drive. Select the check boxes for both Search for the best driver . and Specify a locatio n. Click Browse to specify the path to D: Driver WinME where D is the [...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 3. When the driver is found, click Next to continue. 4. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. 9[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual For Windows 2000 1. Wh en the wizard appears, click Next. 10[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 2. Insert the Installation CD into your CD - ROM drive. Select Search for a suitable driver. and click Next . 11[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual 3. Check Specify a location and click Next . 4. Click Browse to specify the path to D: Driver W2K where D is the CD - ROM drive letter. and click OPEN . and click OK . 12[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual 5. Wh en the driver is found, cli ck Next to c ontinue. 14[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 6. W hen the Digital Signature Not Found message appears, click Yes . 7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. 15[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual For Windows XP 1. When the wizard appears, Select Install the software automatically (Recommended). 2. Inser t the Installation CD into your CD - ROM drive and click Next . 16[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 3. c lick the file under Location called d: driver winxp netc w10.inf . ( where D is the CD - ROM drive letter ) and click Next . 17[...]

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Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 4. When the Hardware Installation message appears, click Continue Anyway. 19[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual 5. Click Finis h to complete the driver installation. 20[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card Installing the Wireless LAN Card Software 1. Close all Windows program s that are running. 2. Run Setup.exe from the D : Utility folder of the Wireless LAN Card Installation CD - ROM where D is the CD - ROM drive letter, and then click Next . 3. Click Yes to accept the Software Licensing Agreement. 21[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual 4. In the SSID box, enter t he Service Set ID name of your wireless network , and then click Next . 5. Write down the Service Set ID name exactly as you have entered it (for use in a later installation step), and then click OK . 6. Click the Infrastructure if you want your wireless computer to be assoc[...]

Chapter 2 - Installing the Wireless LAN Card 7. To install the software to the default destination folder, click Next . To install to a different folder, click Browse , select another folder, and then click Next . 8. Click Next to continue. 23[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Ca rd User's Manual 9. After Windows copies the Setup files from the Wireless LAN Card CD - ROM, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now , and then click Finish . 24[...]

Chapter 3 Configuring the Wireless LAN Card You can connect your computer to a network in one of two ways: Ad Hoc Connecting to other Wireless LAN Card equipped computers, forming a wireless network. Infrastructure Connecting to a wired network through an Access Point. When the Wireless LAN Card is installed and your computer is turned on, one of t[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Connecting to Other Computers with WLAN (Ad Hoc) To connect your computer to an Ad Hoc network, complete the following steps: 1. In the systray area, click the Wireless LAN Link Status icon to display the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility dialog box. 2. Click the Configuration tab. 3. In the Mode list[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Quick Connecting to Other Computers with WLAN (Ad Hoc) 28[...]

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11Mbp s Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Connecting to Access Points (Infrastructure) To connect your computer to an Infrastructure network, complete the following steps: 1. In the systray area, click the Wireless LAN Link Status icon to display the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility dialog box. If the wireless icon does not display in the s[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Quick Connecting to any unknown Access Points (Infrastructure) 32[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Quick Connecting to a known Access Points (Infrastructure) 34[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Setting Security Your encryption settings must match those of your network, or your computer will be unable to communicate. To es tablish a secure wireless network, complete the following steps: 1. In the taskbar, click the Wireless LAN Link Status icon to display the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility[...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Setting Power Save Mod e Power Save Mode is recommended for devices where power consumption is a major concern, such as battery - powered devices. While in Power Save Mode the Access Point stores incoming messages in a memory buffer. The Wireless LAN Card wakes up periodically from Power Save Mode and [...]

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11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Checking Link Quality (Infrastructure Mode Only) To check the quality of your computer’s wireless link to an Access Point, compl ete the following steps: 1. Click the Link Info tab. The State box shows the MAC address for the Access Point. 2. Link Quality and Signal Strength are displayed as percenta[...]

Chapter 4 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card Removing the Wireless LAN Card The Wireless LAN Card complies with the PCMCIA standard that allows devices to be inserted into and removed from the computer’s PCMCIA socket when the computer is on. It is recommended that you follow the standard Windows procedure for disconnecting a PCMCIA device from y[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card Software If you need to uninstall the Wireless LAN Card and application software for any reaso n, complete the following steps: 1. Close all programs that are currently running. 2. Remove the Wireless LAN Card from the computer. 3. Click the Windows Start button, poin[...]

Chapter 5 – Updating the Device Driver 4. Click Yes to proceed with the software procedure. 5. When the uninstallation is completed, click OK . 43[...]

Chapter 5 Updating the De vice Driver To update the device driver, you have to remove the old driver first and then install a new one. For the latest driver, please visit our web site for more information. When you have finished the download procedure, please follow as below to up date the device driver. 1. Uninstall the Wireless LAN Card as descri[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Radio Interference You may be able to eliminate any interference by trying the following: . Reseat the Wireless LAN Card. . Incre ase the distance between the wireless computers and the device causing the radio interference. . Plug the computer equipped with the Wireless LAN Card into an outlet on a different branch circui[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Card Not Detected If the Wireless LAN Card is not detected by Windows, try the following: . Make sure the Wireless LAN Card is properly inserted in the PCMCIA slot. . Make sure the PCMCIA slot in your computer is workin g. . Contact your dealer for additional testing if there is a hardware problem with[...]

Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting Poor Link Quality If the Link Quality display stays in the Poor range, it could be due to one of the following reasons: . Radio interference. . Distance between Wireless LAN Card and Access Point is too far. Decrease the d istance between the Wireless LAN Card and Access Point (or another card). Cannot Connect to Acces[...]

Appendix A Limited Warranty Wireless LAN Hardware The seller warrants to the end user (.Customer.) that this hardware product will be free from defects in workmanship and materi als, under normal use and service, for 1 year from the date of purchase from the seller or its authorized reseller. The seller’s sole obligation under this express warran[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Wireless LAN Software The seller warrants to Customer that each software program licensed from it , except as noted below, will perform in substantial conformance to its program specifications, for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase from the seller or its authorized reseller. The seller warra[...]

Appendix B Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Declaration of Conformity (DoC) The following equipment: Product Name: Wireless PC LAN Card is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements of FCC Part 15 rules. The operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must acce[...]

Appendix B FCC Rules and Regulations - Part 15 Warning: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commissions Rules and Regulation. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operate[...]

Appendix C Setting Up TCP/IP 1. On the taskbar, click the Start - > Settings - > Control Panel , double click the Network icon. 2. Click the Configuration tab of the Network dialog box. 3. In the network components list, click TCP/IP - > PRISM2 IEEE 802.11 PC CARD Adapter , and then click Properties . 52[...]

Appendix C 4. On the IP Address tab, click Specify an IP address . In the IP Address box, enter a valid four - component IP address, either a public or private one as required. If private IP address is used, the followin g three blocks of IP addresses are available for private networks: 10. 0 . 0. 0 . 10.255.255.255 172. 16. 0. 0 . 172. 31.255.255 [...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Glossary 10BaseT An IEEE standard (802.3) for operating 10 Mbps Ethernet networks (LANs) with twisted p air cabling and a wiring hub. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of mul[...]

Glossary Ethernet The most widely used medium access method, which is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN; i.e., all the devices on the network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps using CSMA/CD to run over 10BaseT cables. Gateway A network component that acts as an entrance to a[...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual ISP Internet Service Provide r. An organization that provides access to the Internet. Small ISPs provide service via modem and ISDN while the larger ones also offer private line hookups (T1, fractional T1, etc.). LAN Local Area Networ k. A communications network that serves users within a defined geogr[...]

Glossary Radio R F, Terms: GHz, MHz, Hz .The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz (Hz), Frequency equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second. One megahertz (MHz) is one Mil lion - Hertz. One giga hertz (GHz) is one Billion - Hertz. The standard U.S. electrical power frequency is 60 Hz, the AM broadcast radio frequency band is [...]

Index 1 10BaseT, 37 A Access Point, 1, 2, 4, 11, 14, 18, 20, 29, 37, 38 Ad Hoc, 1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 28, 37 AdHoc, 8, 12 B battery - powered devices, 18 BSS, 37 C Cannot connect to Access Point troubleshooting, 29 Cannot connect to another Wireless LAN Card troubleshooting, 28 Card not detected Troubleshooting, 28 Channel, 12, 28, 37 58 Che cking link [...]

Index H Hardware, 31, 32 installing, 3 problem, 28 I Icons status, 11 IEEE, 35, 37, 38 Infrastructure, 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 20, 38 Installing hardware, 3 Wi reless LAN Card, 3 IP Address, 28, 36, 38 ISP, 39 L LAN, i, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40 LED, 4 Link Quality checking, 20 N NAT, 39 [...]

11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User's Manual Power Save Mode, 18 security, 16 Setting Up TCP/IP, 35 Setup.exe, 7 Software installing, 7 uninstalling, 22 Software Licensing Agreement, 7 SSID, 8, 12, 14, 28, 29, 40 Status icons, 11 Subnet Mask , 28, 36, 40 T Taskbar, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 35 TCP/IP, 2, 28, 35, 38 Troubleshooting cannot connect to[...]