IBM 19K4543 manual

IBM OP T I ONS by I BM H i gh - R at e Wi r e l e s s LAN PC Ca r d Us er ’ s Gu ide 19K4543[...]

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IBM H i gh - R at e Wi r e l e s s LAN PC Ca r d Us er ’ s Gu ide 19K454 3[...]

Note: Before using this info rmation and the produ ct it supports, be sure to read the info rm ation under Appendix D, “Product w arranties and notices” on page D-1 . First E dition (M ay 2000) © COPYRIGHT I NTERNA TIONA L BUSINESS MACH INES CORPORA TION , 2000. All rights reserved. Note to U. S. Go vernme nt Use rs — Docume ntation relate d[...]

© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 iii Cont ent s Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v About this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Part 1: Installation and user ’ s guide . . . .[...]

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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 v Safety Inf ormation Before installin g this produc t, read the Saf ety Information bo ok. Antes de in st alar este produto , leia o Manual de In formações sobre Seguran ça. Læs hæftet med sikkerh edsforskrifter, før du installerer dette produkt. Lue Saf ety Information -kirjanen, ennen kui n asennat täm än [...]

vi High-Rate Wi reless LAN PC Card User’s Gui de Prima di in stallare questo prodotto, le ggere l’ opuscolo contenente le in formazioni sulla sicurezza. Lees v oor d at u dit produ ct insta llee rt eer st het bo ekje met v e ilig heid sv oorschriften. Les heftet om sikkerh etsinformasjon (Safety Information) før du installerer de tte prod ukte[...]

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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 ix About this book This manual contains instructions for inst alling and using the IBM High-Rate WIreless LAN PC Card. The manual is di vided into tw o parts: Part 1: Ins tallati on and user’s guide This gu ide co ntains th e prod uct de scription , hardw a re and so ftwa re inst allation instructions, an d pro duc[...]

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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 1-1 1. Part 1: Installation and user’ s guide This section pr ovides the produc t and software desc riptions, an d the installat ion and user’ s guide. Product description The High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Card is a standard PC Card that fit s into any PC Card T ype II sl ot. The High-Rat e W ireless LAN PC Card has [...]

1-2 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Softwar e descript ion The High-Rate Wireless LAN software CD contains s oftw are and d o cumentation for all High-Rate W ireless LAN produc ts that support roaming functio nality in indoor en viron ments. The High-Ra te W ireless LAN softw are CD is di vided int o two section s: • X :Manuals: [...]

Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-3 Conf iguring the High-Rate Wi reless LAN network Y o u can use the High-Ra te W ireless LAN PC Card Kit to: • Conn ect your compu t er to a Peer-to-Peer wo r kgroup of wir el ess computin g device s • Connect yo ur computer to a local area network (LAN) infrastru ct ure that includes IBM High-Rate W[...]

1-4 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Note: If Aut o run is not en ab led on your comp uter , you can start Clien t M a na ger by running th e .EXE fi le located in the root d irectory of th e High-Rate W ireless LAN software CD; then follo w i ng the on-sc reen instructions. For instr uctions on how to use Client Manager , see “Usi[...]

Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-5 T o install the High-Rate W ireless LAN P C Card in W indows 95 or W indo ws 98, do the follo wing: 1. Insert the High-Rate W irele ss L AN PC Card into your computer . 2. Turn on your co mpu ter . 3. Insert the High-Rate W irele ss L AN software CD into the CD-R OM driv e of your comput er . W ind ows [...]

1-6 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide 6. Cont inue with “Settin g basic param eters” on page 1-8 to com plete the i nstallation of your High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card. Note: In some o ccasions, your operat i ng syst em might not detect t he new hardware. This might h appen w hen: • The no tebo o k co mpu te r in to whic h y ou [...]

Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-7 Note: If you are prompted to id entify the location o f f iles, type th e correct driv e letter and direc t o ry; the n clic k OK . W indows starts to copy files from your installation disks or CD and the High-Rate W ireless LAN software CD. • W indows system fi les are usuall y on the W indo ws insta[...]

1-8 High-Rate Wireles s LAN PC Ca rd User’s Guide Setting ba sic parameters After installin g the de vice dri vers, the Add/E dit Conf iguration Pr ofile wind ow open s. In the Add/Ed it Conf iguration Pro file window , you can spec ify one or more network connect ion profiles to enable you to dy namically swi t ch your prefer red network connect[...]

Part 1: Instal lation and user’s guid e 1-9 Note: The Network Name c an be any alp h anumeric strin g up to 3 2 characters, and in the range of a to z, A to Z, and 0 to 9. The ne tw ork name is case- sensiti ve. For more information on netwo rk names, press F1 or clic k Help . 2. Click OK to conf irm the netw ork name a nd return to the Add/Ed it[...]

1-10 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide V erifying inst allation: Y o u can use o ne of the following method s to v erify whether t he installation of the de vice driv ers was suc cessful: • V erify that the PC Card icon is in th e task ba r . • Check the LEDs on yo ur PC Card. — If the green power LED is a steady g r een, the[...]

Part 1: Inst al lation and user ’s guide 1-11 Removing the PC Card If you d o not need th e wir eless conne cti vit y of your High-R at e W ire l ess LAN PC Ca r d, you can remove the PC Card from its slot. Attention: If you rem o v e the High-Rate W ir eless LAN PC Card from your computer, you will l ose your connect i on to the network. Before [...]

1-12 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide Attention: T o av oid damage to the PC Card, do not clean it with abrasiv e materials or rinse it with liquids. V iewing ot her computers in the netwo rk T o displa y the other Hig h-Rate W ire l ess LAN stations in th e netwo rk, do the fo llowing: 1. Doub le-click My Computer . 2. Doub le-cl[...]

Part 1: Inst al lation and user ’s guide 1-13 V iew ing wirele ss link qua lity Y ou can use th e Client Ma nager ic on on the W indo ws taskba r to v erify the lin k qua lity of your netw ork conn ec tio n. An ov ervie w of all possible ic ons is pro vided in the fo llowing table. V iewing and m odifying P C Card settin gs If you wa nt to view o[...]

1-14 High -Ra te Wireles s LA N PC Card Us er’s Guide If yo ur Cli ent Manager icon is not visibl e , start the Cl ient Manag er program aga in b y doing the follo wing: 1. Clic k Start → Programs → High-Rate W ireless LAN workgroup 2. Select Client Manager .[...]

© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 A-1 A ppendix A. Product specif ications This appendi x provides the specifications f or the High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card. Phys ical specif ications Po wer chara cterist ics Form factor PC Card T ype-II Exte nde d Dime nsio ns (LxWxH) 11 7.8 x 53.95 x 8.7 mm (4.6 x 2. 1 x .3 4 in. ) W eight 45 gram s Mode T e mper[...]

A-2 High-Rate Wi reless LAN PC Card User’s Gui de Netwo rking characte ristics Radio charac teristics Radio cha r acteristics may vary according to: • The coun try where th e product was purcha sed • The type of product t hat wa s purcha sed W ireless communic ation is often subject to lo cal radio re gulations. Alth ough High-Rat e W irel es[...]

Appendix A. Prod uct spec ificati ons A-3 Wir eless LAN Range RF fr equency band 2.4 GHz (2400 to 2500 MHz) Numb er of s electab le sub- chann els Nort h Ameri ca (FCC ): 11 Europe (E T S): 13 France (FR): 4 Japan (JP): 1 Other countr ies: FCC: 11 ETS: 13 Modulat ion tech nique Direct seq uence spread spectrum (DS SS) • CCK for hi gh and medium t[...]

A-4 High-Rate Wi reless LAN PC Card User’s Gui de 1 In an open office environment, ant enn as can "see" each ot h er . There are no ph ysi cal obstruct ions between the m. 2 In a semi - open of fice environmen t , w or k spa ce is divided by shoulde r -hei ght , hollow wall elements . Anten nas are at desktop level. 3 In a closed o ffic[...]

Appendix A. Prod uct spec ificati ons A-5 When insta lling High-Rate Wire less LAN PC Cards, the ch annel conf iguration is managed as follo ws: • For wire less clients that op erate in a High-Rate W ireless LAN Infrastructu re, the High-Rate W ireless LAN PC Card automatically starts operation at th e channel identi fied by the acce ss points. W[...]

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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 B-1 A ppendix B. T roubleshooting This sectio n prov ides informatio n on trou bleshooting pr ocedures. T r oubleshooti ng the LEDs If you ha ve dif ficulty us ing or installin g your High -Rate W ireless LAN prod uct, the error may be due to v ariou s causes: • A component o f th e Hi gh-Ra te W ireless LAN system[...]

B-2 H igh-Rate Wirel ess L AN PC Card User’s Gu ide If both LEDs a re off, then the PC Card is not turned on and it c annot recei ve or transmit data. This can be because: • There is no dev ice dri ver installe d • The card an d device d r i vers are mism atched, preventing the device dri ver from loading • There is a device conf lict , pre[...]

Appendix B. Trou bleshooting B-3 T r oubleshoo ting the netw ork connect ion If you ca nnot connec t to the network, v erif y that your net w ork name is correct. The High- Rate W ireless LAN Netw ork Name is case-sensiti ve. W hen you ente r this name, type the name between q uotation marks, f or ex ample, “My W ireless Ne twork” . If you omit[...]

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© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 C-1 A ppendix C. Help and service inf ormation This section con ta ins inform ati on on ho w to ob ta in on lin e and tele ph on e technic al supp ort. T echnical support T echnica l support is available during the life of your product. Assistance can be obtained through the Personal Computing Su pport W eb site and [...]

C-2 High-Rate Wir el ess LAN PC Card User’ s Guid e Canada (a ll others) 1-800-56 5-3344 U.S.A. / Puerto Ric o 1-800-77 2-2227[...]

© Cop yrig h t IB M Corp. 2000 D-1 A ppendix D. Pr oduct warranties and notices The follo wing section pro v id es product w arranty in formation an d lega l notices. W arr anty St a tement s The warranty st at ements consist of two pa rts : Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 varies by country . Part 2 is t he same for both statement s. Be sure to read bot[...]

D-2 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide the type of service designate d for the Mac hine and will man age and install en gineering changes t hat apply to the Mac hine. If a M achin e does not func tion as warran ted dur ing the warra nty pe riod, a nd IBM or your reseller a re unable to either 1) make it do so or 2) repl ace it with on[...]

Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-3 Any feature, conv ersion, or upgr ade IBM or yo ur resel l er serv ices must be installed on a Machine wh ich is 1) for certain Machines , the designated, serial -n umbered Machine and 2) at an eng i neering-change level compatible wi th the feature, conv ersion, or upgrade. Many featur es, con [...]

D-4 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide UNDER NO CIRCUMST ANCES IS IBM LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE FOLLO WING: 1) THIRD-P ARTY CLAIMS A GAINST YO U FOR DAMA GES (O THER THAN THOSE UNDER THE FIRST ITEM LISTED ABO VE); 2) LOSS OF , OR DAMA GE TO, Y OUR RECORDS OR D A T A; OR 3) SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL, O R INDIRECT D AMA GES OR FOR ANY ECONOMIC C[...]

Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-5 The warranty do es not cov er the repai r or e xchan ge of a Mach ine resulting from misuse, accide nt, modification, u nsu itable physical or op erating en viro nment, improper mainte na n ce b y you, or f a ilu r e ca u sed by a p rod uc t for whic h IB M is n ot r esp on s ibl e. The warranty[...]

D-6 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide Y ou also agree to 1. ensure th at the Mach ine is free of an y le g al ob lig a tio ns or restric tio ns th at pre vent its exc han ge; 2. obta in authorizati on from the o wner to h ave IBM or your reseller service a Machine that you do n ot ow n; and 3. where applicab le, before service is pro[...]

Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-7 D AMA GES, SO THE ABO VE LIMIT A TION OR EXCLUSION MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU . Part 2 - W orld wide Country-Unique T erms ASIA P A CIFIC A USTRALIA: The IBM W arranty for Machines: The follo wing para graph is added t o this Section: The wa rranties speci fied in th is Section ar e in addit ion to [...]

D-8 High -Rate Wirel ess LAN PC Card Us er’s Guide The fo llowing terms apply to all EMEA countries. The terms of thi s Sta temen t of W arra nty ap ply t o Mach ines p urch ased f rom a n IBM reseller . If you p urchased this M achine from IBM, th e terms and c onditions of th e applicab l e IBM agreement pre vail over this w arranty stat ement.[...]

Appe nd ix D. Produc t wa rr anties and not i ces D-9 W arra nty Service: The follo wing is added to this Section: During the w a rra nty p eriod , t ransportatio n for deli v ery of t he f a ilin g Ma c hine to IBM will be at IBM’ s expense. Prod uction S tatus: The fol lowin g paragr aph rep laces t his Secti on: Each Machine is newly manufa ct[...]

D-10 High -R ate Wireless LA N PC Ca rd User’s Guide nonperformance by IBM in respect of the subject matter of this Statement of W arranty will be limi ted to the cha r ge pai d by you for the in divid ual Machine that i s th e subject of your claim from IB M. TURKIYE: Pro duction Status: The follo win g re pla ces thi s Sec tion : IBM fulfills c[...]

Appendi x D. Pro duct warranties an d notices D- 11 North Castle Drive Armonk , NY 10504-178 5 U.S. A. The f ollowin g paragr aph doe s not ap ply to the Uni ted Ki ngdom or any c ountry where such p r ovisions ar e inconsistent with lo cal law: INTERN A TION AL BUSINESS MA CHINES CORPORA TION PRO VIDES THIS PUBLICA TION "AS IS" WITHOUT W[...]

D-12 High -R ate Wireless LA N PC Ca rd User’s Guide • Conn ect the equip ment into a n outlet on a circuit dif ferent from tha t to which the receiver is connected. • Consult an IBM auth orized dealer or service represen tati ve for help. Properl y shielded and gro u nded cables and con nectors must be used i n order to meet FCC emission l i[...]

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IBM P art Number : 19K4543 File Number: D4Q7A Printed in the United Stat es of America on recycled paper conta ining 10& recovere d post-consum er fiber. 19K4543 *0719K4543* 19K4543 0419K4543[...]