Preliminary Installation Manual Chung Nam Electronics (CNE) IEEE 802.11a/b/g MiniPCI WLAN Card Installation Manual Version 0.
Preliminary Installation Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................3 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure................................4 2.1 Installing the software drivers on MS Windows platform ...............4 2.2 Configuration ..............................................................................................7 2.3 Wireless LAN Installation Guidelines and Authorization for Use ...................................................
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The CNE 802.11a/b/g WLAN NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC). It conforms to the IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g protocol and operates in both the 2.45GHz and 5GHz ISM frequency bands. It provides a complete reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software to system providers or integrators requiring wireless data communications capability and is ideal for integration into computer platforms.
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 2 Installation Procedure 2.1 Installing the software drivers on MS Windows platform The driver installation procedure on MS Windows platform is described as follows. Windows XP is used as the example. It is similar in other Windows platform (e.g. Windows 2000). 1. Make sure that the miniPCI card has been inserted in your machine properly. 2. Switch on your machine and boot up to Windows XP. 3.
Preliminary Installation Manual 4. Load the appropriate driver file (Install\PRISMA00.inf) from the folder of the driver you just unzipped to (e.g. C:\driver) as shown below. Click “Next” button. Fig. 2 5. A warning dialog may appear as below. Click “Continue Anyway” button to continue the installation. Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 6. The driver installation starts. Fig. 4 7. After the installation, click “Finish” button to exit the installation wizard. Fig. 5 8. Restart Windows.
Preliminary Installation Manual 2.2 Configuration 1. After the driver is installed, the network icon of the Wireless Connection will appear in the system tray on the bottom right of the screen Fig. 6 2. Right click the WLAN icon and select “Properties” to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties, the following window will appear Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 3. Click the “Configure…” button to enter the miniPCI Adaptor Properties pages. Fig. 8 4. Click on the Advanced tab and change the settings for the wireless connection (e.g. configuration profile, nitro mode settings etc.) Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 5. Click on the Status tab to monitor the connection status Fig. 10 6. Click on the Bands tab to select the frequency band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) and channels. Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 7. Click on the Domain tab to select the Countries/Domain setting Fig. 12 8. Click on the About tab to see the software drivers versions and MAC address Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 2.3 Wireless LAN Installation Guidelines and Authorization for Use Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product. Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Chung Nam Electronics (CNE) may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 3 Regulatory Information 3.1 FCC Information to User This product does not contain any user serviceable components and is to be used with approved antennas only. Any product changes or modifications will invalidate all applicable regulatory certifications and approvals. 3.
Preliminary Installation Manual 3.4 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 4 Technical Specifications Radio Technology IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b/g Turbo (DSSS and OFDM) Operating Frequency 2400-2497MHz and 4.9GHz-5.9GHz ISM bands Modulation Schemes DQPSK, DBPSK, CCK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM RF Channel Availability IEEE 802.11b/g: 11 channels for US (2412MHz to 2462MHz) 13 channels for Europe (2412MHz to 2472MHz) 13 channels for Japan (2412MHz to 2472Mhz), channel 14 only available in DSSS mode (11Mbps max) IEEE 802.
