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Table of Content CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 PACKAGE CONTENT .................................................................................................... 5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT .............................................................................................. 5 WIRELESS LAN CARDBUS ADAPTER FEATURES...........................................................
Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the 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. 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.
Ch a pt e r 1 I n t r odu ct ion This 802.11g wireless network adapter is a plug and play 32-bit CardBus PCMCIA adapter and offers high-speed wireless connection up to 54Mbps. It shares the same 2.4GHz radio band with 80.11b products so it can interoperate with existing 802.11b networking products. With the wireless network adapter installed, you can connect to wireless-B (802.11b) and Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) networks.
communicate with other manufacturers’ wireless devices that support this standard. The followings are the main distinguishing features of this wireless adapter. Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless speeds of 54Mbps data rate with OFDM modulation. Backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless speeds of 11Mbps data rate with CCK modulation Dynamic date rate scaling at 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 Mbps in OFDM mode Dynamic date rate scaling at 11, 5.
1.5 Wireless Description CardBus Adapter Hardware The LED illuminates to indicate that the card is functioning. Please refer to the hardware diagram below. The upper solid red LED indicates this card is associated with an access point and power on. If the LED is off, it means that the network adapter doesn’t associate an access point. If the LED is blinking, it means that the network adapter is connecting with access points or transmitting or receiving data. Hardware Diagram 1.
Click OK to confirm that you are going to stop the adapter. The following screen prompts that you can remove the adapter. Click OK button to close the dialog box.
Push the lever of your notebook to eject the adapter now. Note: Don’t eject the wireless LAN adapter when data transmission is taking place.
Ch a pt e r 2 I n st a lla t ion a n d Con figu r a t ion Pr oce du r e s 2.1 Installation Procedures In Windows98 This wireless LAN CardBus adapter driver and utility are contained in the utility CD we provide. Insert the utility CD into your CD-ROM drive and the Autorun function will automatically guide you to start the installation process of configuration utility and drivers. If the Autorun function does not automatically start, please open this utility CD to find the SETUP.
The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility and drivers. Click Next. In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software. If you would like, you may change the destination folder to another location as the directory. Click Next.
Select a program folder and click Next. The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility.
Click Yes if you want to create the shortcut icon on your Windows desktop. Click OK to reboot your computer and insert the adapter. 2.1.2 Completing to Install the Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter in Windows98SE After your computer reboot, Plug in the wireless CardBus adapter into the PCMCIA slot and the New Hardware Found Wizard will appear. During driver installation, you will be asked to specify the directory of Windows 98 source files path during installation.
After all the necessary drivers are installed, you can open the Utility. On the system tray, you can find that a PCMCIA adapter icon and the utility icon and the Power LED on the adapter is flashing. Now, you have completely finished the whole installation procedure. (Under Windows 98) 2.2 Installation Procedures In WindowsME The Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Windows driver ships with the Wireless CardBus Configuration Utility.
don’t want to install right now you can click “Browse This CD” to view the CD files and click Exit to close the main screen. The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility and drivers. Click Next. In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software.
location as the directory. Click Next. Select a program folder and click Next. The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility.
Click Yes if you want to create the shortcut icon on your Windows desktop. Click OK to reboot your computer and insert the adapter. CAUTION: Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the adapter. After reboot, the system automatically installs the hardware drivers.
Click Yes to reboot your computer. After reboot your computer, you can find the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon and the Utility icon reside on the system tray. 2.2.2 Verifying the Wireless LAN Adapter Driver In Windows98SE & ME Verifying a Wireless LAN Driver in Windows 98/ME To check if user has installed the driver successfully, please follow the following steps. 1. Right-click mouse button on the My Computer icon on your windows desktop and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. From the Device Manager tab, click the + in front of Network adapters to extend all network adapters. Right-click mouse button on Wireless 802.11g CardBus/MiniPCI Adapter(31G1/42G2), and select Properties. 3. Click the General tab, if the Device Status field reports that “This device is working properly”, it means that the driver has been installed successfully.
2.2.3 TCP/IP Configuration Procedure In Windows98/ME Configuring the TCP/IP setup allows the desktop or laptop equipped with a wireless LAN card to operate in infrastructure mode and to have the Internet access. So after the configuration utility and WLAN adapter driver are installed, the TCP/IP address for the wireless LAN card must be configured. 1. Right-click mouse button on the My Neighborhood icon on your windows desktop and select Properties.
2. From the Configuration tab, scroll to TCP/IP Wireless 802.11g CardBus/MiniPCI Adapter(31G1_41G2) and click Properties. 3. From “TCP/IP Properties”, choose “IP Address” and select “Specify an IP address”. Input an IP address and subnet mask. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration, and restart the system for the changes to take effect.
4. Choose Start > Programs > MS-DOS Prompt to open the DOS command prompt window. Type “ipconfig/all” to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect.
2.2.4 Removing the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility And Driver In Windows98/ME From Windows Start menu -> Programs -> Wireless 802.11g Adapter(31G1_41G2)-> Uninstall Wireless 80211g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configuration utility from the OS. Click OK to confirm that you are going to uninstall the utility. Click the radio button of Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click OK to make your configuration take effect.
2.6 Installation Procedures In Windows2000 The Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Windows driver ships with the Wireless CardBus Configuration Utility. If you have connected the Wireless CardBus Adapter to your computer, please remove it, cancel any hardware wizard that may show up, and start here. Before you start: Obtain this Utility CD. Please do not attach or physically connect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program. 2.6.
2. In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software. If you would like, you may change the destination folder to another location as the directory. Click Next. 3. Select a program folder and click Next.
4. The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility. 5. Click YES button, if you want to create a shortcut icon on your Windows desktop.
6. Click Yes from the Digital Signature dialog box. A Microsoft digital signature is not required at this moment. 7. Click Finish to finish the Utility installation. Continue to complete the whole installation: 1. Insert the wireless network adapter now and click OK. You system will start to install the drivers.
CAUTION: Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the adapter. 2. The Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found dialog box could appear at this point in the installation. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver installation. Click “Yes” to continue. 3. After the drivers have been installed successfully, you can find that the LED on the wireless adapter lights up. The whole installation is completed.
2. The System Properties screen will be pop-up. Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager…. 3. After clicking Device Manager…, the following screen will be shown. Click on the + symbol in front of “Network adapters” and see if an item labeled Wireless 802.11g CardBus/MiniPCI Adapter (34G1/41G2) is visible. If you don’t see the item below the network adapter icon but a”?” or “!” symbol is displayed, it means that the driver installation was unsuccessful. Highlight “Wireless 802.
4. Click the General tab, if the Device Status field reports that “This device is working properly”, it means that the driver has been installed successfully.
2.6.3 TCP/IP Setup In Windows 2000 Configuring the TCP/IP setup allows the desktop or laptop equipped with a wireless LAN adapter to operate in infrastructure mode and to have the Internet access. So after the configuration utility and WLAN adapter driver are installed, the TCP/IP address for the wireless LAN card must be configured. 1. Right-click mouse button on the My Network Places and highlight Properties from the pop-up menu. 2.
4. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and Subnet mask allows stations to operate in infrastructure mode and to have Internet access. “Default gateway” and “DNS server” information is also required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff.
Note: The IP Address you assign for all computers must be in the same IP Address range, and the Subnet Mask must be the same for all computers on your network. For example: If the first computer is assigned an IP Address of 10.35.1.3 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0, then the second computer can be assigned an IP Address of 10.35.1.4 with a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0,.. etc. 5.
7. Type “ipconfig” at the F:\> prompt to determine if the TCP/IP configuration has taken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping ” command. 2.6.
From Windows Start menu -> Programs -> Wireless 802.11g Adapter(31G1_41G2) -> Uninstall Wireless 802.11g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configuration utility from the OS. Click OK to confirm that you are going to uninstall the application. Click Finish to complete the un-installation.
2. 7 Installation Procedures In Windows XP The Windows XP provides a built-in wireless LAN configuration application. No matter you want to use the Windows Zero Configuration utility or the utility we provide, you still have to click the Install Driver and Utility icon below to install the necessary drivers and the utility. Before you start: Obtain this Utility CD. Please do not attach or physically connect the wireless LAN CardBus adapter into PCMCIA slot prior to executing the setup program. 2. 7.
The InstallShield Wizard is preparing to install the configuration utility and driver. In the Destination Folder screen you are asked to confirm the Destination Folder for the application software. If you would like, you may change the destination folder to another location as the directory. Click Next.
Select a program folder and click Next. The InstallShield Wizard is installing utility.
Click Yes if you want to create the shortcut on your Windows desktop. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation.
Click Finish to complete the utility installation. Please insert the wireless LAN CardBus adapter firmly without forcing until it seats snugly. CAUTION: Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the adapter. Click the radio button of Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next.
The Microsoft Digital Signature Not Found dialog box could appear at this point in the installation. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the driver installation. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue. Click Finish to complete the hardware installation.
The bubble message on the system tray indicates that the network adapter is ready to use. You can click on the bubble message and start to configure the network adapter. 2.7.2 Verifying Your Installation In Windows XP To check if you have installed the driver successfully, please follow the following steps. Right-click mouse button on the My computer icon on your windows desktop and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager. Double-click Network adapters. Right-click mouse button on “Wireless 802.11g CardBus/MiniPCI Adapter (31G1/41G2)” and select “Properties”.
Click the General tab, if the Device Status field reports that “This device is working properly”, it means that the driver has been installed successfully.
Note: As for how to do TCP/IP setup in Windows XP, please refer to the TCP/IP setup procedure in Windows 2000 section. 2.7.3 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Utility And Driver In Windows XP From the Windows Start menu -> Programs -> Wireless 802.11g Adapter(31G1_41G2) -> Uninstall Wireless 802.11g Adapter Configuration Utility to remove the configuration utility. Click OK to confirm that you are going to uninstall the utility. Click Finish to complete the un-installation.
Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter
Ch a pt e r 3 W ir e le ss LAN Ca r dBu s Ada pt e r Ut ilit y 3.1 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility The user-friendly wireless LAN CardBus Adapter Utility helps you to configure this WLAN adapter and monitor its connection status. You can change configuration parameters while the adapter is active. You can open the utility for the utility from the Windows Start menu -> Programs -> Wireless 802.11g Adapter (31G1_41G2) -> Wireless 802.
Link Info Tab Item Description Adapter Displaying the name of the adapter. State Displaying the working status of the adapter. Scanning: Indicating the adapter is searching other wireless devices in service range. Not Associated: Indicating that the adapter is not connected with any wireless device yet. Connect to BSSID: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Indicating the adapter is connected with an access point or other wireless LAN adapter and the associated device’s MAC address is displayed in the form of hex digits.
Channel Signal Strength Link Quality Re-Scan WEP function. Enable: It means that the connected device uses WEP function. In infrastructure mode, it indicates the channel number the associated access point uses. In Ad hoc mode, it indicates the channel number the adapter uses. The blue bar indicates the signal is weak or strong. The longer the blue bar is, the stronger the signal is. The blue bar indicates the link quality is good or bad. The longer the blue bar is, the better link quality is.
Create or remove a profile. Configure your adapter. Profile: Creating a profile will save your time to re-configure network links you have established. Remove – Click the Remove button, and then the selected profile will be deleted. Save – Click the Save button, and then the profile will be saved for further use. Click the drop-down menu, select one profile you have created and click Save, then the profile you select will be applied to the current connection. 3.3.
Connection Tab Item Network Type ESSID TxRate Description This wireless LAN adapter supports two network types – Infrastructure and Ad hoc. You can click the down-arrow button to select one network type. Infrastructure – This type of network connection needs an access point in range. All communication is done through this access point. Ad hoc – A peer-to-peer mode of operation. This type of link is established from client to client without any access point.
Channel Radio Apply the highest possible rate for the WLAN condition. It’s recommended that you select the Auto option. If there is an 802.11g access point in the radio range, the Tx Rate will be changed to 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and Auto. This field shows the channel number the current link uses. In infrastructure mode, this field shows the channel that the connected access point uses. So you can’t modify this field in infrastructure mode.
Encryption tab Item Description Click the box in front Data Encryption of Data Encryption (WEP) to enable the (WEP) WEP function. You can set four different WEP keys in WEP Key Entry and specify one of them to use. If the box is not checked, then you can’t change WEP related parameters. Key Length Click the drop-down menu to select 64 bits or 128 bits. The 128 bits gives a higher level of security. The selection must be the same between these two connected devices.
Key Format This utility supports both Hexadecimal and ASCII key formats. Click the drop-down menu to choose one format. Only digits 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries if you select hexadecimal format. PassPhrase PassPhrase function is used as a seed to randomly generate the WEP encryption keys. If you use a key generated from a PassPhrase, you must use the same PassPhrase and keys on each station.
Advanced tab Item Description Threshold This field is to define Fragmentation the maximum data frame size this wireless LAN adapter will transmit and to improve the efficiency of data transmitting. Threshold This field is to define when will the wireless RTS/CTS LAN adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. Type the value in this field and the effective range is from 0 to 3000. There are two Preamble options in this field.
represents the fast power saving mode. This power mode provides the best combination of network performance and power usage. Authentication Click the pull-down menu to select Auto, Type Shared or Open type. The authentication function is invoked when associated to access point. The authentication type you select should be the same between these connected devices. If you select Auto mode, the driver will auto detect the authentication type of the access point you are going to associate.
3.4 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility – Site Survey Tab Click the Site Survey tab and the following screen will be displayed. From the Site Survey page, you can search all access points and wireless LAN adapters that are within the service range of the wireless LAN adapter. The service range the wireless LAN card supports is up to 100 meters indoor or 300 meters outdoors. Click Search button, and the wireless LAN card will start to search access points and WLAN adapters and show the result in the list.
From the Statistics tab page, you can view the instantaneous wireless receive and transmit data information. 3.6 Wireless LAN Adapter Utility – Device Info Tab Click the Device Info tab and the following screen will be displayed.
From the Device Info (information) page, you can view the copyright and the product version including the diver version and utility version. The MAC address of the wireless LAN adapter and the regulatory domain are also shown on this page.
Ch a pt e r 4 Usin g W in XP Bu ilt - in W ir e le ss N e t w or k Con figu r a t ion Ut ilit y There are two ways to configure the wireless LAN adapter under Windows XP operating system. One is wireless LAN utility we provide and the other one is the Windows wireless network configuration utility Windows XP provides. If you want to use the configuration utility we provide, please refer to Chapter 3. The following section guides you how to use the wireless network configuration utility Windows XP provides.
Properties dialog box. Select the box of “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” to enable automatic wireless network configuration. Note: If you want to use the configuration utility we provide, you have to clear the check of “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings” item. 4.2 Infrastructure Mode Setup Procedure From the Wireless Network tab, click Refresh button to update all the available network devices in range.
If the network you select requires WEP key, then the “Data encryption (WEP enabled)” check box is selected by default. Select the “The key is provided for me automatically” check box if the WEP key is automatically provided for you. The driver will then use the Default Encryption key. If not, you have to clear the check and manually enter the network key. In this example, you have to type the WEP keys.
Furthermore, you can highlight a network connection and click Move up or Move down to change the order of the wireless networks in the Preferred networks. For Windows XP, it will always choose the first one in the Preferred networks to connect. To remove a wireless network from the list of preferred networks, select the wireless network that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
4.3 Ad-hoc Mode Setup Procedure Click Refresh button to update all available devices in range from Wireless Network Connection. Select the ad hoc network name under “Available networks” in the Wireless Networks tab, and click Configure. In the Wireless Network Properties dialog box, the “This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used” check box is selected by default.
Click OK to save your configuration and close the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. Right-click mouse button on the network icon on the system tray and open the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box again. Click Advanced button, and you can see that there is a blue circle on the wireless network adapter icon.
You may refer to how to do TCP/IP setup in Windows 2000 section to configure you wireless LAN adapter in Windows XP. After the TCP/CP configuration is done, you can share data between these wireless devices. Open Windows Explorer and type the connected wireless network adapter IP address in the Address field. The folder that remote WLAN adapter share will be displayed. Now , you can share data between these two desktop or laptop equipped with a wireless network adapter.
4.4 Network Operating Mode Selection Click “Advanced” button from the Local Area Connection dialog box, and you can select network operating mode you want to use.
If you want to connect to an ad hoc network only, you can click the radio button of “Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) networks only”. Click the radio button of “Access point (infrastructure) networks only”, and only the available access points in range will be displayed in the available networks box. You can click the radio button of “Any available network (access point preferred)”, and then both access points and wireless network adapters will be displayed in the available networks box.
