CF Wireless LAN Card PW250 User’s Manual Rev 0.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Regulatory compliance FCC Warning 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 in a residential installation.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual About this manual This User’s Manual describes how to install and operate your CF Wireless LAN Card. Please read this manual before you install the product. This manual includes the following topics: " Product description and features. " Software installation procedure. " Hardware installation procedure.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Table of Contents Regulatory compliance About this manual Chapter 1- Introduction Features What is Wireless LAN? Wireless LAN Modes Notes on Wireless LAN Configuration 5 5 6 6 7 Chapter 2 - Installation and Configuration of the PCI adapter for Windows 8 What You Will Need Software and Driver Installation Uninstall Procedures Chapter 3 – Hardware Installation Package Contents System Requirements for the Card Install the PCI Card LEDs Indicators Connecting External
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the CF Wireless LAN Card. This high-speed CF Wireless LAN Card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires! The Card is a network card with a rate of 1, 2, 5.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual What is Wireless LAN? Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over traditional wired systems. WLAN is flexible and easy to setup and manage. They are also more economical than wired LAN systems. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLAN transmit and receive data through the air. WLAN combine data connectivity with user mobility.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual point can manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Chapter 2 - Installation and Configuration of The CF wireless Card for Windows Use the procedures described in this chapter to install and configure the CF Wireless LAN Card under Windows 98, Millennium, and 2000. Throughout this chapter it is assumed that you have a basic working knowledge of Windows and of how to install new network cards on them.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual 2. Once you see the following screen, click Next to continue. 3. After reading the Software License Agreement, click Yes if you agree, or No to end the installation.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual 4. The InstallShield Wizard will ask you if you will use the default application install directory, click Yes to continue, or No to change the directory. 5. The InstallShield Wizard will begin the application installation. After the application download is complete, the following screen appears. Click OK to continue and check your mobile device to see if additional steps are necessary to complete the installation. 6.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Configuring the CF Wireless LAN Card 1. After installing the CF Wireless LAN Card Driver, the following Configuration Utility screen will appear automatically. Under the Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network employing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-to-wireless, peer-to-peer communication.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual 2. Click on the Encryption tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. For data sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128-bit.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual 3. Click on the Link tab. This screen shows you the status of your current connection.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual 4. The About tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, the configuration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation This chapter covers connecting your CF Wireless LAN Card to CF interface of PDA. Package Contents Please make sure that items below are included on package.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual LED Indicators The following table describes the meaning of LED indicators: LED MEANING LINK Indicates link status. The LED lights up while the wireless connection is linked. If the light is blinking, it means there is data sending or receiving via wireless.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Appendix A – FAQ 1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard? " 2. What is WEP? " 3. As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm. My desktop PC cannot recognize the PCI Wireless Network Card. " " 4. The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective of IEEE 802.
CF Wireless Network Card User’s Manual Appendix B – Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b CF TypeII Interface Channels: 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Antenna: Build-in strip Antenna Frequency: 2.4 to 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Data Rate: up to 11Mbps Operating Ranges: Indoor: Up to 50M @ 11Mbps Up to 80M @ 5.5Mbps Outdoor: Up to 150M @ 11Mbps Up to 300M @ 5.
