ZyXEL Communications WLAN PCI Card IEEE802.11b manual

IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card User’s Manual Rev 1.0[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Regulatory compliance FCC W arning This equip ment has been teste d and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digit al device, pur suant to p art 15 o f the FCC Rules. Thes e limit s are desig ned to provi de reasonable protection agai nst harmf ul interfere nce in a res idential ins tallati on. This equi p[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual A bout this manual This User ’s Manual describes h ow to instal l and oper ate your IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card. Please read this manual before you i nstall the product. This manual includes the follow ing topics:  Product description and features.  Hardw are installation procedur e.  Software install ation[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Table of Contents Regulator y com plianc e ............................................................. 2 A bout this manual ..................................................................... 3 Chapter 1 - Introdu ction ........................................................... 5 Features ......................[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the IEEE802.1 1b W LAN PCI Card. This high-speed IEEE802.1 1b WLAN PCI Card provi des you w ith an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is eas y to set up and use. W ith this innovative wireless te chnology , you can share files and pr inters on the netw[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual What is Wireless LA N? W i reless Local Area N etwork ( W LAN) systems o ffer a great nu mber of advant ages ov er tradit ional wi red systems. W LA N is flexible and easy to s etup and manage. They are also more economi cal than wi red LAN systems. Using radio freque ncy (RF) technology , WLAN trans mit and r eceiv[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual bandwidth utiliz ation. Additional ly, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to acc ess an existi ng wired network , allow ing wireless user s to take a dvantage o f the wi red networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer shar ing. Infrastruct ure networ king has the follow ing [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation This chapter covers connecti ng your IEEE80 2.1 1b W LAN PCI Card to PCI sl ot of desktop PC. Package Contents Please make sure that items below are included on packag e.  One IEEE802.11b W LAN PCI Card  One Driver / Utility CD-ROM (this user’s manual included)  One Quick[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 1. Turn off the computer‚ unplug the pow er cord and remove t he computer's cover. 2. Pick a free PCI expansion slot and remover th e protective bracket. 3. Insert the Card into the slot until it is fully seat ed. 4. Secure the Card bracket with t he screw from step 2. 5. Replace the computer’s cover. 6. Re[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Connecting the adjustable A ntenna to the Card After installing the Card on computer , connect e xternal Antenna to the Card from the SMA connector . Ho ld the antenna in the desired orient ation and then turn the lock nut clockwise until snug (do not over ti ghten the nut) . T o adjust the antenna direction, turn t[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 3 – Driver Installation for Windows Th e fo ll ow i ng s e ct io ns co v er IEEE802.1 1b W LAN PCI Card dr i ve r in s ta l la ti o n i n t h e W indows Operati ng Sy stems. Note: Y ou have to inst all y our hardware firs t before y ou begin to inst all the driv ers. Driv er inst allation for Window s 98 F[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. Ensure that th e CD-ROM drive is selected. Inserts the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and clicks Next to continue. 5. The follow ing screen app ears show ing the driv er search result. C lick Next to continue the instal lation. 12[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. Window s 98 copies fil es to your har d disk. The follow ing screen will appear t o inform you when the software inst allation has finished. Click Finish to finish the installation. 7. The follow ing screen will ask y ou to rest art your computer to finish th e instal lation. Click Ye s to rebo ot the system. Aft[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual NOTE: In most cases, Windows will automatically cop y all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you f or the files and prom pts y ou to input the p ath to the files. Follow the instr uctions on your screen, and then click OK to conti nue. Driv er installation for Window s 2000 Follow the steps bel ow t[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. A scr een appear s prompting you to sel ect an ins tallati on method. Select Se arch for a suit able driv er for my device (recommended) and cl ick Next to continue. 4. Ensure that the CD-ROM driv er is selected and insert th e driver CD -ROM into your C D-ROM dri ve and click Next to continue. 15[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. The follow ing screen app ears show ing the driv er search result. C lick Next to continue the instal lation. 6. T he f ollowing screen appears. Click Y es to continue 7. The W indows has finishe d installing software for the device. Click Finish to fin ish the install ation. 16[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Then system will start to install W irel ess LAN Utility . Ple ase refer to proce dures at Chapter 4. Driv er insta llation for Window s ME Follow the steps bel ow to i nstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card driver s for W indows ME. 1. Insert th e IEEE802.11 b WLAN PCI Card to PCI slot of desktop P C first. (Refer to[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. T he system will find the setup files and fo llow the instru ction to copy files to your hard disk. The following screen w ill appear w hen the softw are installa tion has finished. Click Finish to finish the installati on. 4. The following screen will ask you to restar t your computer to finish the hardw are set[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual NOTE: In most cases, Windows will automatically cop y all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you f or the files and prom pts y ou to input the p ath to the files. Follow the instr uctions on your screen, and then click OK to conti nue. Driv er insta llation for Window s XP Follow the steps bel ow to[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Click Continue A ny w ay to continue the installati on. 4. The Windows has finished installing software for the d evice. Click Fini sh to finish the install ation Then system will start to install W irel ess LAN Utility . Ple ase refer to proce dures at Chapter 4. 20[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 4 – Installing and Using the Wireless Utility The follow ing sections cover the IEEE8 02.11b W LAN PCI Card uti lity i nstallation and configuration. Installa tion in Window s After you have installed driver , system will start to install W ireless LAN Utility . P lease follow the steps be lo w to install [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 2. The scree n will show you the defau lt destination chosen by the utility . Click Next to continue or click the Browse button to select an alternate destination. 3. The follow ing screen will add pr ogram ico ns to the Pr ogram Fol der . Y ou may type a new folder name or select one from t he existi ng folders lis[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. T he followi ng screen shows the cur rent set tings, click Next to continue or click Back to change the Destination Folder in step 3. 5. The f ollow ing screen show s you the Setup status by percentag e. 23[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. T h e W i ndows has fin ished inst alling W ir eless LAN Utility . Click Finish to finish the installation. Using Wireless Utility In Window s XP W ireless L AN Utility There are tw o way s to configure IEEE80 2.1 1b WLAN PCI C ard. One is W irel ess LAN Utility; the other one is W indows W i reless Network Confi[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 2. Click the W indows W ireless Netw ork Configurati on icon. W indows W ireless Netw ork Configurati on 3. T he C onnect to W i reless Netw ork window pop up as follow ing, the cli ck the A dv anced button. 4. Make sure “ Use W indows to configure my wireless network settings” has been selected, and then click [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Click the W ind ows W ireless Netw ork Configur ation icon again t o open the Conn ect to W ireless Networ k window . W indows W ireless Netw ork Configurati on 6. Select an avai lable network and cl ick Connect button. 26[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 7. The W indows W irel ess Network Config uration has been enabled. W indows W ireless N etwork Configur ation is enabled Use Wireless LA N Utility 1. Exit the W ireless LAN Utility . 2. Double click W indows W irel ess Network Configur ation icon. W indows W ireless Netw ork Configuration 27[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Click A dv anced button. 4. Di sable “ Use Windows to configure my wireless net work settings ” and cli ck OK button. 28[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Select St art - > A ll Programs -> IEEE802.1 1b WLA N PCI Card then click IEEE802.1 1b WLAN PC I Card Utility to start the W ireless L AN Utility . 6. T he W ireless LAN Utility will be enabled. W ireless L AN Utility 29[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Use Wireless LA N Utility In Window s 98, 2000 and ME W ireless L AN Utility icon Icon Meaning Green: indicates a connection is linked to a wireless network. Red: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an av ailable access point. Double-click the icon to open the W ireless LAN Utility . Configurin g th [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual configurati ons in differ ent profiles for di fferent working environments. The de fault profile will contain the initial configuratio n setting w hen you install the Card . Under the Operating Mode drop-box , you may choose either In frastructure or Ad-Hoc. The In frastructure mode allow s a wi reless adapter to co[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. Click on the “ Encry ption” tab. Under the drop- box, you can ch oose to hav e WEP encrypti on Disabled, 64- Bit, or 128-Bit. W i red Equi valent Pr ivacy ( WEP) is an encrypti on scheme used t o protect w ireless data c ommunicatio n. The Disa bled setting prev ents the sharing of data w ith other computers [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Select the “ Ad va n ce d ” ta b. You ca n choos e the fragmentation threshold to define the max imum data frame siz e your adapt er will transmit. When the pack et error r ate is high, y ou may set the threshol d value to transmi t shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to de fine when will your ad[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. The “A bout” tab shows y ou copyright and v ersion inform ation about the driver , the configuration utility , and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configurati on. 34[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols Protocols ar e necessar y for computer s to be recogni zed on y our network. W ind ows 2000 users need to check their W indow s User Guides for protocol i nstallation. Installing the Ne tw ork Protocols for Window s 98 a nd Millennium 1. From t he St a rt Menu, select Setti[...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button. 4. Select Microsof t from the list o f “Manufactur ers” and TCP/IP fr om the list of “Netw ork” Protocols” and cl ick the OK button to finish the installati on. 36[...]

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WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Appendix A – FAQ 1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?  T he IEE E 802.11 is a w ireless LAN industr y standard, a nd the obje ctive of IEEE 8 02.11 is to make sure tha t differ ent manu factures’ wir eless LAN devi ces can communicate to each other. 2. What is WEP?  As described in the IEEE 8 02.11 standar d, [...]

WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 39 Appendix B – Specifications St andards: IEEE 802.1 1b PCI Local Bus 2.1 Compliance Channels: 1 1 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) A ntenna: D ipole antenna wi th reversed SM A C onnector Frequency : 2.4 to 2.4835GHz ( Industrial Scientific Medi cal Band) Dat a Ra te: up to 1 1Mbps [...]