ViewSonic WPCC100 manual

User Guide WPCC100 W ireless 802.11g PC Card Adapter Front Cover.fm Page 1 Tuesday, August 1 0, 2004 3:18 PM[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2004. All rights reserved. ViewSonic and the three birds logo are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United S tates and/or other countries. Broadcom and the 125 High[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter T able of Content s Chapter 1: Getting Started Welcome 1 Package Contents 1 Features 2 LED Indicators 3 Chapter 2: Installation System Requirements 5 Wireless Network Overview 5 Installation 6 Wireless Configuration 9 Verifying a Successful Installati on 12 Uninstalling the Driv ers 12 Chapter 3: Appendix Wireless[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 1 Chapter 1: Getting Started We l c o m e Congratu lations on your purc hase of a ViewSonic WPCC100 802.1 1g Wir eless PC Card Adapt er . This PC Card supports both 802. 1 1b and 802.1 1g wir eless networks. P acka g e Contents Networking Comp anion CD (with Setup W izard and User Guide) User Guide ViewSonic W PCC[...]

2 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter Features • Up to 54Mbps signal rat e at a frequenc y of 2.4GHz • Wireless secu rity using WEP or WP A with TKIP encrypti on and EAP-type Au thenticat ion • Supports both 802.1 1 b and 802.1 1g wirele ss networks • 32 bit Cardbus Interface • Plug & Play Inst allation • Support s 125 High S peed Mo[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 3 LED Indicators Power LED - This indicator will lig ht up when the PC Card Adapter is powered on. Link LED - This indic ator will show the amoun t of network traffi c. The more this indic ator blinks, the more network traffic there is. Pow e r L E D Link LED PC Card UG.book Page 3 Friday, Jul y 23, 2004 2:39 PM[...]

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ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 5 Chapter 2: Installation System Requirements • Microsoft Windows XP , Windows 2000, Win dows ME, or Windows 98 Secon d Edition (SE) • Avai lable PCMCIA slot (PC Card slot) • 300MHz pr ocessor or higher • Minimum 5MB free disk space • Minimum 32MB RAM • CD-ROM drive Wireless Netw ork Over view Modem In[...]

6 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter Installation NOTE: The installation instructions below apply to Windows XP . Instructions for Windows 98 SE, ME, and 2000 are noted where ap plicable, and conf iguration instructio ns for these thr ee operating sy stems are located in the Appe ndix. T o install your ViewSonic WPCC100 Wireless 802.1 1g PC Car d A[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 7 3 From the next sc reen shown belo w , click WPCC 100 Driver Inst allation . 4 Complete the Inst allShield Wizard in structions st arting with the scre en shown belo w . 5 After co mpleting the on-screen inst ructions restart your PC. PC Card UG.book Page 7 Friday, Jul y 23, 2004 2:39 PM[...]

8 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter NO TE for Windo ws 98 SE: After restarting your PC, yo u may be asked to restart your PC again and/or i nsert the Windows 98 SE CD. Please follow t hese instr uctions. 6 With your PC power ed on, insert t he WPCC100 Wireless PC Adapter int o an available PC Ca rd slot with the ViewSonic bird logo fa cing up. NOT[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 9 8 Complete the Wire less Configu ration proc edure for your operating s ystem: • If you are using Window XP , compl ete the instruction s in the next se ction, Wireles s Configurati on . • If you are using Windows 98SE, ME, or 2000 , see the Appendix for configurati on instruct ions. Wireless Configuration S[...]

10 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter The Wireless Network Co nnection screen displa ys. 2 In the Availa ble wireless networks list , click the network name (SSID) tha t you want to join . • If you select ed an SSID witho ut a network ke y (WEP or WP A) associated wi th it, click Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network, even tho ugh[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 11 NOTE: The WPCC100 Wireless 802.1 1g PC Card Adapter reads the Network Name (SSID) from accessible access points and/or the router or gateway connected to your wireless network. If you want to change/add an SSID or network key , change the configuration settings on your wireless router or gateway , repeat the WP[...]

12 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter V erifying a Successful Installation The simplest way to verify a succ essful installa tion is to try opening your Internet br owser . If it opens, installa tion is complete. For a more th o rou gh way to verify a su ccessful install ation, do the following : 1 Click Start , click Cont rol Panel , select Clas [...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 13 Chapter 3: Appendix Wireless Configuration f or Windows 98SE, ME, and 2000 SUGGESTION: T o configure your WPCC100, you will need the configuration settings (Network Name, security settings, etc.) of your wireless router or gateway . For your convenience, w rite down these settings for later reference. Before yo[...]

14 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter 2 Click the Profile Setting tab ( shown above), th en click Add . 3 Enter the wirel ess configur ation settin gs that are consi stent with your ro uter , ga teway , etc. This includes Pr ofile Name (optional) , SSID (network name), Network T y pe , T ra nsfer Rate , WEP or WP A security settings, et c. 4 Click[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 15 T roub leshooting For the fas test solution to an inst allation problem, please refer to the solut ions below before contacting ViewSonic Customer Support for assistance. The setup wizard does not launch after I insert the Networking Companion CD. • If the CD do es not auto-sta rt, right-click Start , select [...]

16 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter 5 Click the Authent ication tab, un-check the Enable IEEE 802.1X for thi s network (if it is selected). If you can not select thi s check box, the n you are not using 802.1x authenti cation. The WPCC100 does not work pr operly after installation. • Make sure that the WPCC100 is corr ectly insta lled. V erify[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 17 After installing m y WPCC100, m y PC goes into Safe Mode when Windo ws star ts. Y ou might h ave a resource conflict in Wind ows. Resolve any de vice confli cts in the Windows opera ting system. Y ou can use Windows Troubl eshooting to ensu re that your WPCC10 0 is not trying to us e computer resources al ready[...]

18 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter • Reset your bro adband modem. Turn of f the modem for 5 to 10 seconds. Restart the modem, and wa it for it to connect to y our ISP . After the stat us lights on you r modem indicate th at it is connected, and the status lights on your router or gat eway show that you have a working wi de area network (WAN) [...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 19 Customer Support Before c ontacting V iewSonic Cu stomer Support, check the Troubleshooting sectio n for possi ble solutions to any setup problems you ha ve. NOTE: For Customer Support or product service you will need to provide the product’s serial number (on the back of the unit). The websites s hown above [...]

20 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter Specifications WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.1 1g IEEE 802.1 1b 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps bit rat e 11, 5.5, 2, 1 M bps bit rate Frequency Range 2.4GHz~2.4 835 Hz (subject to loca l regulation s) Interface 32 Bit Cardb us LED Status Indicator P ower and wireless li nk/activity Antenna Internal antenna with [...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 21 Limited W arranty Wireless Network Adapter Product s What the warranty covers: ViewSonic ® warrants its Wireless Network Adapter products to be free from defects in material and workmanship during the warranty period. If a ViewSonic Wireless Network Adapter product proves to be def ective in material or workma[...]

22 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter Use of supplies or par ts not meeting ViewSonic's specifications. Normal wear and tear. Any other cause which does not relate to a product defect. Removal, installation, and set-up service charges. How to get service: For inf orma tion about receiving service u nder warranty , contact ViewSonic Customer S[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 23 Regulatory Information FCC Statement This equipme nt has been tested and f ound to compl y with the limits for a Class B digi tal device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to provid e reasonable protectio n against har mful interf erence in a res idential installation. This equip[...]

24 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter IMPORT ANT: FCC Radiation Exposure Statements This equipmen t complies with FC C radiation e xposure limi ts set forth fo r an uncontro lled enviro nment. This device complies with FCC RF Exposure limits set forth for an unc ontrolled envir onment, under 47 C FR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2 ). This transmit ter must[...]

ViewSonic Wireless PC Card Adapter 25 Canada IC Compliance St atement Low Power License- Exempt Radio commun ication Devices (RSS-210) 1. Warning Note: Operation i s subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause interferen ce, and (2) this devi ce must ac cept any int erference, including interferen ce that may cause undes[...]

26 ViewSonic Wireless PC Card A dapter PC Card UG.book Page 26 Friday, Ju ly 23, 2004 2:39 PM CE Conf ormity for Eur ope The device comp lies with the requirement s of the EEC direc tive 89/336/E EC as amended by 92/31/EEC an d 93/68/EEC Art. 5 with regard to “Electromagn etic compatibility , and 73/23/EEC as amende d by 93/68/EEC Ar t.13 with re[...]

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