User’s Guide 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Version 1.
INFORMATION TO USER Federal Communications Commission 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 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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................................................3 The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card...................................................................3 Features..............................................................................................................3 Package Contents...............................................................................................4 System Requirements........................
Chapter 1: Introduction The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card The 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card now has a new , higher-powered antenna that provides a greater range than ever. The increased sensitivity helps filter out interference and notice to keep your signal clear. Improved error correction in the chipset keeps you operating at higher transmission rates for longer distances. And since you only need one Type II or III PCMCIA slot, you’re free to use your other slots for additional accessories.
Package Contents One 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card. One setup Utility CD-ROM( User Guide on CD). Quick Installation Guide. System Requirements One PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot. PCMCIA revision 2.10 compliant card and socket services. Operating System: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, or XP. 2M bytes free disk space for utility and driver installation.
Chapter 2: Network Configuration and Planning Wireless LAN Basic The WLANs supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802.11b standards committee. The WLAN Card can be configured as: Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs. Infrastructure for enterprise LANs. LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as campus backbone.
Desktop PC Server Access Point 1 Notebook with PCMCIA WLAN Card Access Point 2 Desktop with USB WLAN Adapter Fig 2-2 Infrastructure Wireless LAN The adapter provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. A group of WLAN PC users and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each WLAN PC in a BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
Roaming Desktop PC Server Access Point 1 Notebook I USB WLAN Adapter Access Point 2 Notebook I BSS1 USB WLAN Adapter ESS BSS2 Fig 2-4 Roaming in an Extended Service Set (ESS) Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS. All WLAN PCs and Access Point within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID.
Chapter 3: Installing the Drivers and Configuration Utility for Windows 9X, ME, 2000 Running the Auto Driver & Utility Installation Before installing your card, insert the AutoInstall CD into your CD-ROM driver. Unless you have deactivated the autorun feature of Windows, the screen shown in Fig 3-1 should appear automatically. If this screen doesn’t appear automatically, you can access the installation by clicking the Start button and choosing Run. In the drop-down box provided type D:\Setup.
Fig 3-3 Componets Version Fig 3-2 Install WLAN Driver / Utility 3. The installation provides you to install package Custom or Typical. (Fig 3-4) 4. If “Custom” be chosen, you can select package individually. If you choose “Typical”, The 3 packages will be installed in your system. (Fig 3-5) The 3 packages mean Application, PCMCIA card driver, and USB adapter driver. (Fig 3-6).
5. You can specify a folder name of this program. (Fig 3-7) 6. After copying files, you will finish the installation. (Fig 3-8) Fig 3-8 Finish Fig 3-7 Select Program Folder Inserting the adapter To insert the wireless LAN Card into a notebook computer, do the following: 1. Locate an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot. 2. With the PCMCIA adapter’s 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot and the “Brand Name of PCMCIA” label facing up side the PCMCIA adapter completely into the PCMCIA slot.
After installing PCMCIA WLAN Card driver and utility. Please insert the WLAN Card. You will see Found New Hardware. Please select “Intall the software automatically” then click “Next>” (Fig 3-10). The screen in Windows XP (Fig 3-11) will appear click “Countine Anyway”. The Windows has finished installing software for the device. Click “Finish” to finish the installation.(Fig 312).
Chapter 4: Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the WLAN PC Card and your wireless network. Using the configuration Utility After the Configuration Utility has been installed, an icon will placed in the system tray (next to click button of your screen) when the WLAN PC Card is inserted, as shown in Fig 4-1. Fig 4-1 The utility is divided into six parts: Status, Statistics, Site Survey, Encryption, Advanced, and Info.
Fig 4-2 3 NOTE: When in Ad-Hoc mode, Signal Strength and Link Quality indicators will not be available. The Signal Strength field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent, of the strength of the signal. The higher the percentage, the stronger the signal. The Link Quality field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent, of the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the better the link.
An acronym for Service Set Identifier, SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. The Tx Rate field shows the current transfer rate for the Network PC Card. To optimize performance and range, the Tx Rate should be set to Auto, which will automatically adjust the transfer speed for best performance and longest range.
