Wireless LAN GemTek Technology Co., Ltd. 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card WL-316C User's Manual Version 1.0 – Oct.
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Wireless LAN Federal Communication Commission 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 in a residential installation.
Wireless LAN R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
Wireless LAN Contents 1 Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 2 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 3 Wireless LAN Basics………………………………………………………………………………….7 4. Installation for Windows Plateform…………………….…………………………………………….8 4.1 Installation Overview ………………………….…………………………………………….…9 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 95 / 98 ………………………..……………….….... 10 4.3 Uninstall Procedure for Windows 95 / 98 ………………………………………….……………... 12 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows NT 4.
Wireless LAN 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card • User's manual • Quick installation guide • Diskette or CD containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note: if anything is missing, please contact your local dealer.
Wireless LAN 3. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
Wireless LAN 4. Installation for Windows platform The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the Wireless LAN PC card, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.
Wireless LAN 4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Installation Diskette or CD. Install the Wireless LAN Card (WIRELESS LAN 11Mbps PC Card). Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
Wireless LAN 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 95(OSR2) /98 Note: Do not insert the PCMCIA card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN PC card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN PC card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 95 (OSR2) / 98 to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no PCMCIA adapter inserted yet. 3.
Wireless LAN 16. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box. 17. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add IPX/SPX protocol. 18. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add TCP/IP protocol. 19. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then enter the IP value, Subnet masking, DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values.
Wireless LAN 4.3. Uninstall Procedure for Windows 95(OSR2) /98 If you want to uninstall the PCMCIA/PCI card under Win 95 (OSR2)/98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card and click on Uninstaller. Confirm message about removing the " Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card ", click on Yes and all of its components appear. UninstallShield removes the software " Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card " successfully.
Wireless LAN 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows NT4.0 1. Power on your computer. Please make sure Windows NT networking is already installed: 2. Insert 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into PC card slot. 3. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM and then click on the Setup. 4. Accept the license agreement. 5. Select the SSID. Default ESSID is default. You can change this later also using the configuration utility or network configuration. Click on Next. 6. Select network type and click on Next.
Wireless LAN 4.5. Uninstall Procedure for Windows NT4.0 If you want to uninstall the Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card under Win 2000, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card. Confirm message about removing the "11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card" and all of its components appear. Click on Yes. UninstallShield removes the software successfully. Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure.
Wireless LAN 4.6. Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 / Windows ME Note: Do not insert the PC card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN PC card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the Wireless-LAN 11Mbps PC Card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 2000 / ME to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no PC Card inserted yet. 3.
Wireless LAN 4.7. Uninstall Procedure for Windows 2000/Windows ME If you want to uninstall the Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card under Win 2000, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PC Card. Confirm message about removing the "11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card" and all of its components appear. Click on Yes. UninstallShield removes the software successfully. Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure.
Wireless LAN 5. Configuration Utility 11Mbps Wireless LAN Wireless LAN adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, Use Start, Programs, 11Mbps Wireless LAN Wireless LAN to start the Manager application. A new icon - should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is in red, it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in red.
Wireless LAN Link Info - State This field is used to display the current state of the driver. When the state is “Associated “ means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits. Networking is available. A state of “Scanning ” means that the node is searching for available access point and can not detect the SSID for an access point within range.
Wireless LAN The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measure of receives and transmits errors over the radio. - Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point.
Wireless LAN “CONFIGURATION” tab The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reboot the PC. Figure 4 Management window with "CONFIGURATION" tab open Restore Defaults:Pressing this button restores each field in the panel to its default value.
Wireless LAN - Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”. 802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc networking use the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
Wireless LAN “ENCRYPTION” tab Figure 5 Management window with “Encryption” tab open You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter.
Wireless LAN - Key 1 – Key 4 These four fields can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you wish this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product. These fields also display the keys when they are generated using a Pass-phrase. - Default Tx Key This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key1 through Key4. The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage. For 128 bit encryption, this button will be invisible.
Wireless LAN “ABOUT” tab Figure 6 Management window with "ABOUT" tab open About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support.
Wireless LAN 6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of Wireless LAN Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 4 and section 5. Still you encounter some problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.
Wireless LAN For the Card under Windows NT: Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PCMCIA card or your PCMCIA card is non-functional. 1. Check the Windows NT Diagnostics. You should find out whether there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O addresses are already assigned to some other devices, you must change that value. I/O address needs 40h byte length. 2. Click on the Control panel.
Wireless LAN 7. Technical specifications of Wireless LAN Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II Driver support − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 − WindowsME − Windows NT 4.0 and higher Standards supported − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including TCP/IP, IPX) Environmental Operating temperature (ambient): − -10°C to 50°C (Operating),-20 to 70°C (Storage) − Max .
Wireless LAN Antenna system: − External monopole/dipole antenna supporting diversity. Mobility: − Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.
