Preliminary Installation Manual Chung Nam Electronics (CNE) IEEE 802.11g MiniPCI WLAN Card Installation Manual Version 0.
Preliminary Installation Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...............................................................3 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure................................4 2.1 Host PC Notebook .....................................................................................4 2.2 Installing the software drivers on MS Windows platform ...............4 2.3 Configuration ..............................................................................................7 2.
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction The CNE 802.11g WLAN NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network Interface Card (NIC). It conforms to the IEEE 802.11g protocol and operates in the 2.45GHz 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. Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.
Preliminary Installation Manual Chapter 2 Installation Procedure 2.1 Host PC Notebook The CNE 802.11g WLAN MiniPCI Card is authorized to be installed into the following host PC notebooks: eMachines M5310 2.2 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.
Preliminary Installation Manual Fig. 1 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.
Preliminary Installation Manual 5. A warning dialog may appear as below. Click “Continue Anyway” button to continue the installation. Fig. 3 6. The driver installation starts. Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 7. After the installation, click “Finish” button to exit the installation wizard. Fig. 5 8. Restart Windows. 2.3 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.
Preliminary Installation Manual 2. Right click the WLAN icon and select “Properties” to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties, the following window will appear Fig. 7 3. Click the “Configure…” button to enter the miniPCI Adaptor Properties pages. Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 4. Click on the Advanced tab and change the settings for the wireless connection (e.g. configuration profile, nitro mode settings etc.) Fig. 9 5. Click on the Status tab to monitor the connection status Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 6. Click on the IBSS tab to select the IBSS channel Fig. 11 7. Click on the Domain tab to select the Countries/Domain setting Fig.
Preliminary Installation Manual 8. Click on the About tab to see the software drivers versions and MAC address Fig. 13 2.4 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.
Preliminary Installation Manual The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some situations or environments for example: On board airplanes, or In an explosive environment, or In case the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified as harmful. In case the policy regarding the use of Wireless LAN devices in specific organizations or environments (e.g. airports, hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial plants, private buildings etc.
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 802.11g Turbo (DSSS and OFDM) Operating Frequency 2400-2497MHz ISM band Modulation Schemes DQPSK, DBPSK, CCK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM RF Channel Availability 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) Data Rate Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.
