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Regulatory notes and statements Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile phones. Wireless LAN devices are safe for use frequency safety standards and recommendations.
The radiated output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, this device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized. When nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance, in order to comply with RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95.1 standards, the distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 2.5cm.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 2.5cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating 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. Protection requirements for health and safety – Article 3.
TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction .........................................................................................1 Overview of this User’ s Guide ..........................................................1 Unpacking and Setup...........................................................................2 Unpacking..........................................................................................2 Setup .................................................................................................
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the Wireless Cardbus Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a Wireless (IEEE 802.11g) Cardbus Adapter, a laptop computer or a station can communicate with another computer in a wireless way.
UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the Wireless Cardbus Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the Wireless Cardbus Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: One 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter One Driver & Utility with User’ s Guide CD-ROM If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION LED Indicator LNK (LINK) The LNK indicator will blinks green while the Wireless Cardbus adapter is connecting to the networking, it will lights green when the Wireless Cardbus Adapter is connected to the networking, otherwise, it is off. ACT (Activity) The ACT indicator blinks green when the Wireless Cardbus Adapter is connected to a network successfully and transmitting data. Otherwise the LNK indicator is off whiles the Wireless LAN is stand by.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the Wireless Cardbus Adapter. Windows 98se/ME/2000/XP Utility and Driver Installation 1. Insert the Wireless Cardbus Adapter Driver & Utility CD-ROM into computer’ s CD-ROM Drive and it will automatically run a setup menu and install the driver and the utility. In some specific setting on Windows system, you may need to proceed the software manually, go to your Windows Start menu and choose Run, type “D:\Utility\Setup.
5. After finish the installation, plugged in the Wireless Cardbus Adapter, you will see Wireless Configuration Utility Country Selector, select the country where you are using this Wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of these countries. . Warning: Be noted that selecting the incorrect region may result in a violation of applicable law; you will need to select the correct domain. 6.
Wireless Utility Setting With the Wireless Cardbus Adapter utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the Wireless Monitor Utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar. The Wireless Monitor Utility includes seven tabs: Status, Configuration, Advanced, Profile, Network, Statistics and About.
Configuration The Configuration function helps you to configure the Network and the Security. Network: the setting of the Network mode, the SSID and the Channels. ¾ Network Mode: If you want to connect with an Access Point, please set to “Infrastructure” mode. If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, please set the mode to “Ad-Hoc” mode.
Security: the setting of the Network Encryption. This function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network, and it can be achieved by using the Encryption function. ¾ Encryption Mode: There are two kinds of encryption mode, WEP encryption and WPA-PSK. Click the Enable Encryption to activate the security of the Cardbus Adapter.
WPA-PSK: WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access pre-shared key) is a simpler version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate RADIUS server for mutual authentication. Enter a Passphrase in the WPA-PSK dialog box. This passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wireless network.
Advanced The Advanced settings help you to control the Cardbus Adapter to adjust with wireless devices in certain environment. ¾ Wireless Mode: You can choose one of the wireless mode; IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b and Auto. IEEE 802.11g: select this mode to use IEEE 802.11g wireless mode. IEEE 802.11b: select this mode to use IEEE 802.11b wireless mode. Auto: select this mode to choose either the IEEE 802.11g or the IEEE 802.11b wireless mode automatically.
¾ Country Domain: This is the channel selection of each country regulatory domain, select the country where you are using this wireless device, users are responsible for ensuring that the channel set configuration is in compliance with the regulatory standards of these countries. ¾ Fragment Threshold: Fragmentation Threshold is a way of transmitting the packets that will be fragmented. Choose a setting within a range of 256 to 2432.
Profile The Profile section allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Type a name in the Profile Name field to create a profile, click “Save” and click “Apply” when a profile is done. You can click Delete if the profile is no longer used, to activate other profile, choose a profile name in the Profile Name field and click Activate.
Network The screen shows all the Wireless devices around your Wireless Cardbus Adapter. The information of the wireless devices includes the SSID, MAC Address, Channels, Signal, the Security type and the Network mode. You can click the Rescan button to find the new wireless devices, and double-click the device to choose the wireless station that you want to connect with.
Statistic The Statistic section shows the real-time transmit and receive packets of the Cardbus Adapter.
About The About section shows the Device Name, Regulatory Domain, Driver Version, Firmware Version, MAC Address and the Utility version.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) IEEE 802.11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Interface CardBus Type II specification 32bit data bus Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps: Typical -73dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Rate) 11Mbps: Typical -85dBm @ 8% PER (Packet Error Rate) 802.11g: 12dBm typically 802.
APPENDIX A This appendix lists the IEEE 802.11g channels supported by the world’ s regulatory domains. Regulatory Domains Channel 802.
