Wireless LAN Card User Manual Rev 0.
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This transmitter must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Notes on wireless LAN configuration................................................... 4 CHAPTER 2 .................................................................................................... 5 Hardware installation 5 What’s in the package .......................................................................... 5 Hardware description .......................................................................... 5 Inserting the Wireless LAN card .........................................................
Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN card. This high-speed Wireless LAN card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is easy to set up and use.
Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data through the air. WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility. For example, users can roam from a conference room to their office without being disconnected from the LAN. Using WLANs, users can conveniently access shared information, and network administrators can configure and augment networks without installing or moving network cables.
the network. Users on the network can share files, print to a shared printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. However, with ad-hoc networking, users can only communicate with other wireless LAN computers that are in the wireless LAN workgroup, and are within range. Infrastructure Networking Infrastructure networking differs from ad-hoc networking in that it includes an access point.
the distance between access points is not too far. In most buildings, WLAN cards operate within a range of 100 ~ 300 feet, depending on the thickness and structure of the walls. • Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal. If there is interference in transmitting through a wall, it may be that the wall has reinforcing metal in its structure. Install another access point to circumvent this problem.
This chapter covers inserting your Wireless LAN card in the PCMCIA slot of notebook, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your package. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
Follow the procedure below to install the Wireless LAN card. 1. With 68-pin connector of the card facing the PCMCIA slots on notebook, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. 2. Connect to a network. Note! 6 For information on connecting your Card to the LAN, contact your system administrator.
LED MEANING PWR Indicates that the Card is powered on. LINK Indicates link status. It is normally blinking. When blinking, indicates that the card is scanning the channels, and the link is not active. When lit, indicates that the card is locked to a channel, and the link is active. Ejecting the Wireless LAN card After disconnecting from the LAN, you can eject the Wireless LAN card from the PC Card slot of notebook.
Warning! To prevent data loss, do not eject the Wireless LAN card when a data transmission is taking place. Exit your communications program normally, stop the card if necessary, and then remove the card. This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers driver installation for Windows 2000/ME/98/95/NT operating systems.
The following sections cover Wireless LAN card driver installation in the Windows 2000/ME/98/95/NT operating systems. Driver installation for Windows 95 There are two popular versions of Windows 95, one is for retail version (ver 4.00.950), and the other is OEM Service Release 2 (ver 4.00.950B). To know which version you are using, click to run the System icon in Control Panel. You will see the following window pops up.
Inserting the wireless LAN card). 2. After Windows 95 detects the card, the Update Device Driver Wizard window appears: 3. Insert the driver disc and click Next to continue the installation.
4. Click Other Locations to bring up the following window: 5. Type K: where K is your CD-ROM drive letter. Then click OK.
6. Click Finish to continue. Windows may prompt you the following window to ask you insert the disc. 7. Click OK to continue.
OSR2 from your hard drive, Windows will prompt you to input the path to the Windows 95 CD-ROM. Follow the instructions on your screen, then click OK to continue. 9. After you rebooted the computer, system will start to install wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4. Install Drivers on the Windows 95 Retail version 1. Insert the LAN Modem card into an available PCMCIA slot in your notebook (refer to page ! Inserting the LAN Modem card). 2.
3. Click OK. The Windows prompt you to give the path of driver files. 4. Type K: where K is your CD-ROM drive letter. Insert the driver disc into CD-ROM drive. Then click OK. 5. The windows will start copying files from disc and install the drivers. After the step, the installation is complete and you should reboot the system. After you rebooted the computer, system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
slot on your notebook (refer to page Inserting the Wireless LAN card). ! - 2. After Windows 98 detects the Wireless LAN card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears: 3. Click Next to continue the installation.
4. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and click Next. The following screen appears: 5. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive box is checked. 6. Insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next.
7. Click Next. Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 8. Click Finish. You should reboot your system to finish the installation.
Chapter 4. Driver installation for Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to install the Wireless LAN card drivers for Windows 2000. 1. Insert the Wireless LAN card into an available PCMCIA slot on your notebook (refer to page ! Inserting the Wireless LAN card). 2.
4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next.
6. Click Next to continue. The following screen appears: 7. Click Yes to continue.
8. Click Finish to complete the installation. 9. Then system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
ble click the Network icon in the Control Panel. If it has not been installed, refer to the Windows NT 4.0 installation guide for instructions on installing the component. Follow the steps below to install the driver. 1. Insert the Wireless LAN card into an available PCMCIA slot on your notebook (refer to page ! Inserting the Wireless LAN card). 2. Log in to NT 4.0 as Administrator. 3.
5. Click Have Disk. The following screen appears: 6. Type K:\ Winnt40 where K is your CD-ROM drive letter. Insert the driver disk, and click OK. After finding the installation file, the Select OEM Option window is displayed.
7. Select PCMCIA WLAN Card v2.5 and Click OK. Windows will configure the Wireless LAN card. You are returned to the Network window. 8. Click Close to exit the Network window. Windows NT 4.0 will bind the adapter with the network component and you will be prompted to restart the system. When Windows NT is finished binding the adapter to the network component, you are prompted to restart the system.
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slot on your notebook (refer to page Inserting the Wireless LAN card). ! - 2. After Windows ME detects the Wireless LAN card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears: 3. Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and insert the driver disc into CD-ROM drive. Click Next to continue. 4. The system will find the setup files and follow the instruction of the setup file to copy drivers.
5. Click Finish. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Note! Windows ME may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue. After you have rebooted the computer, system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
The following sections cover the Wireless LAN card utility installation and usage. Installation in Windows After you have installed the wireless LAN card driver and have rebooted the computer. Please follow the steps below. 1. Execute SETUP.EXE in your CD-ROM drive. 2.
3. Select PCMCIA 11M WLAN Card v2.5 and click Next, the following screen appears: 4. Click Next.
5. Read the End User License Agreement and click Yes. The following screen appears: 6. Type in a System ID name for your wireless LAN. This system ID identifies all computers in the wireless LAN. Then click Next.
7. Choose the Network Mode for your wireless node. 8. Click Next. The following screen appears: 9. Select the default path for the wireless utility or browse to an alternate path. Then click Next.
10. Type in a Program Folder name or select the default name and click Next. Setup installs the software and the following screen appears: 11. Click Finish to finish the utility installation.
FreePort utility icon Icon Meaning Green: indicates a connection is active. Red: indicates no connection is active. Yellow: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an available access point. Double-click the icon to open the configuration utility.
State: displays the connection status. Current Channel: displays the channel. Current Tx Rate: displays the wireless bandwidth in megabits per second. Throughput: displays the transfer and receive rates in bytes per second. Link Quality: when connected to the wired LAN, displays the connection integrity. Signal Strength: when connected to the wired LAN, displays the signal strength. Note: Link quality and signal strength are not available when using a peerto-peer connection.
Mode: displays the current LAN mode, either 802.11 AdHoc or Infrastructure. SSID: displays a list of Service Set Identifications. Tx Rate: displays a list of transfer rates. PS Mode: allows you to enable or disable power saving mode. Channel: enables you to select a transmission channel.
Note: 128 bit encryption requires mo re system resources than 64-bit encryption. Use 64-bit encryption for better performance. This screen displays the version number of the Wireless LAN card and the Configuration Utility.
to the LAN, contact your system administrator. 1. Insert a Wireless LAN card into the PCMCIA slots of two Notebook PCs. 2. Install the card drivers on both notebook computers (refer to Chapter 3). 3. Install the software on both notebook computers (refer to page ! ). 4.
6. Select 802.11 AdHoc from the Mode dropdown list. The SSID should be the same as the one that you entered when installing the software. Leave the other settings at their default values. 7. Perform steps 1 through 3 on another notebook PC.
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Q&A These guidelines give you tips to deal with some problems you may encounter while using the Wireless LAN card. If the problems remain unsolved, contact your dealer for assistance. Problem: Windows can not recognize the card. Solution: Please check if PC Card support is installed. Double-click the PC Card icon on Control Panel. If PC Card support is not activated, you should activate it now. Problem: Ejecting the card from the PCMCIA socket hangs or reboots the computer.
Wireless LAN card does not have such a digital signature, however it is fully compatible with Windows 2000. Question: The Wireless Utility icon on system tray is always red. Answer: Please make sure that all clients have the same SSID. The SSID is case sensitive. And set all clients to the same wireless channel and make sure you are within range of an Access Point or client. Question: Can not connect to one of the clients in the network.
Standards Compliance: IEEE802.11b WLAN Standard, PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 Standard Socket Interface: 68-pin 16-bit PCMCIA socket connector Card Size: PCMCIA extended Type II Frequency: 2.412 to 2.462GHz ( Industrial Scientific Medical Band ) Antenna: Built-in strip Antenna Roaming: 802.11 compliant Data Rate: 11Mbps / 5.5Mbps / 2Mbps / 1Mbps Modulation Technique: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum BPSK / QPSK / CCK Coverage Area: Indoor : 50m @ 11Mbps, 80m @ 5.
