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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 may not cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. CAUTION 1. To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons. 2. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS ...............................................................................1 The Peer-to-Peer Network .........................................................................1 The Access Point Network ........................................................................2 INSTALLATION ..............................................................
INTRODUCTION The 802.11b/g Wireless Mini PCI Card is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.
You can also use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless LAN Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
INSTALLATION Hardware Installation 1. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. 2. Carefully slide the Wireless Mini PCI Card into the Mini PCI slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated. 3. After the device has been connected to your computer, turn on your computer. Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. Software Installation 1. Exit all Windows programs.
3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 4. Click Finish to complete the software installation.
Device Installation Verification To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System (Æ Hardware) Æ Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11b/g Wireless Mini PCI Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.
CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless Mini PCI Card’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon. If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start Æ Programs Æ 802.11b/g Wireless Mini PCI Card Utility Æ Wireless Mini PCI Card Utility, it will appear in the task bar.
Accessing the Configuration Utility All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs: Main Tab Profile Manager Tab Advanced Tab Info Tab About Tab Easy Config 1. In the Main tab, click Easy Config on the right down corner to start a quick configuration.
2. Select the wireless connection type- Infrastructure. Then click Next to continue. 3. Select a wireless station on the list, and click Next to configure its settings.
The following screen will appear for you to configure, for detailed configuration, please refer to Profile tab in the later selection. 4. Configure the network TCP/IP, you may select DHCP to obtain an IP address automatically or select Manual to set an IP address. Click Next to continue.
5. Select DNS Auto to obtain DNS automatically or select Manual to set the primary and secondary DNS. Click Finish to complete the Easy Config procedure. Main Tab The main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection.
Status Shows the current connection status. Speed Shows the connection speed. Type Shows the wireless connection type. Authentication Shows the authentication type. Encryption Shows the encryption type. SSID The SSID is the unique name 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. Signal Strength The signal strength from the network Access Point or station.
Network Address MAC Address The MAC address of this wireless adapter. IP Address The IP address of this wireless adapter. Subnet Mask The subnet mask of this wireless adapter. Gateway The default gateway address of the adapter. □ Show Tray icon Place a check in the check box to show the utility icon in the tray. □ Radio Off Place a check in the check box to disable the radio function.
Profile Tab The Profile tab enables you to connect, rescan, configuration, add, remove and edit the profiles that the station uses to connect to WLAN networks. Connect Select a wireless device that you want to connect with and click Connect button to make a connection. The wireless device you have connected will be added into the Available Profile(s) field below. Rescan Click Rescan button to refresh the wireless device list. Configure Click Configure to set up the detailed configuration.
Wireless Network Properties The Wireless Network Properties screen will appear if you just click Connect, Configure or Add buttons. Profile Name You may enter the preferred profile name in this column. Network Name (SSID) The SSID for the current profile. Wireless Network Security Network Authentication The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards.
z WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: In the Passphrase field, enter the key (8~63 characters, case sensitive.) that you are sharing with the network for the WLAN connection. By default, the key that you type is masked with asterisks (*). To view the key that you entered, uncheck the Mask Key box. If WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is selected from Data encryption pull-down menu, enter the Passphrase in the column to setup the wireless network security.
Data encryption Select the data encryption from the pull-down menu, either TKIP or AES. WEP Key Format z ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), the standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the Roman alphabet and typographic characters. z HEX (Hexadecimal): numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. z Generate Key: Check the Generate Key box and enter WEP keys in the Generate WEP Key blank, then the system will generate keys automatically.
fill in the appropriate value/phrase in Encryption field. Note: You must use the same Key and Encryption settings for the both sides of the wireless network to connect. KEY 1 ~ KEY 4：You can specify up to 4 different keys to decrypt wireless data. Select the Default key setting from the radio button. Encryption：This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. A key of 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 64-bit Key Length was selected.
Username Type in the user name assigned to the certificate. Certificate Please query your network manager about the certificate, select the same certificate as the certification server. OK Click OK to save the configuration. Cancel Click Cancel to exit the configuration screen. Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the Wireless Mini PCI Card.
Threshold Fragment Threshold The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Adapter often transmits large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2432. The default value is 2432. RTS Threshold RTS/CTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem.
Connection Wireless Mode: Select 802.11b or 802.11g/b from the pull-down menu. Preamble Mode: A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu to change the Preamble type into Auto, Long or Short. Apply Click to save current changes. Set Default Click to restore default settings.
About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version.
UNINSTALLATION In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ (All) Programs Æ802.11b/g Wireless Mini PCI Card Utility Æ Uninstall. 2. Click OK to complete remove the selected application and all of its features.
3. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.
