GLOBAL SUN COMMUNICATIONS INC. GL-241101 Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card USER MANUAL Version 0.
Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. 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.
Contents Chapter 1 About the GL-241101 PCMCIA Card ........................................................ 4 1-1 Features .............................................................................................................................................. 4 1-2 Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1-3 Product Kit .......................................................................
Chapter 1 About the GL-241101 PCMCIA Card The GL-241101 IEEE 802.11b PCMCIA PC Card is compatible with any standard, notebook computer Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot. As a Plug-and-Play device, Windows 95/98 will automatically recognize the GL-241101 PCMCIA card and initiate the installation process. Upon successful installation, the GL-241101 PCMCIA card will communicate seamlessly with other GL241101 wireless home and office networking products. 1-1 FEATURES 1.
Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites that employ temporary networks. Retailers, airline and shipping companies that need additional workstations for a peak period and Auditors that require workgroups at customer sites. Access to database for mobile workers Medical, Technical and Retail specialists that require roaming access to a database or other network resources.
Chapter 2 Network Configuration and Planning The GL-241101 supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802 standards committee. The GL-241101 can be configured as: Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs Infrastructure for enterprise LANs LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone 2-1 NETWORK TOPOLOGY Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Fig.
Infrastructure Wireless LAN Infrastructure Wireless LAN Fig. 2 - Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration The GL-241101 provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
The Infrastructure Wireless LAN configuration is appropriate for enterprise-scale wireless access to a central database, or as a wireless application for mobile users. A point-to-point LAN configuration is possible when two access points are linked with an optional directional antenna (the directional antenna is an optional accessory, please contact your dealer for information). The optional directional antenna makes LAN-Interconnection to a wireless backbone between buildings possible.
Chapter 3 Adapter Installation and Configuration – Windows® 98 3-1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS In order to install and use the GL-241101 PCMCIA card your PC system must meet the following requirements: A PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot PCMCIA revision 2.
3-3 GL-241101 DRIVER INSTALLATION -WINDOWS® 98 Note: Before proceeding, have the Windows® 98 CD ready, as it will be required during the software installation process. 1. Insert the GL-241101 A adapter into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. 2. Windows® 98 will automatically detect the GL-241101 and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. Check “Search for the best driver…” click “Next”. 4.
Windows® will now install the driver As the driver files are being copied to the appropriate location, you will be prompted to insert the Windows® 98 CD. 6. Insert the Windows® 98 CD. Select “D:\win98” from the drop down list (where “D” represents the CD-ROM drive), click “OK” NOTE: You must insert the Windows 98®CD as the driver installation requires special files that will not be available even if you have stored a copy of Windows® 98 on your hard drive. 7.
8. You will be prompted to restart your computer, click "YES" to complete the installation.
3-4 ADAPTER CONFIGURATION – WINDOWS® 98 After successful installation of the GL-241101 and its driver, continue the installation process by configuring the GL-241101 adapter properties. To configure the GL-241101 Adapter complete the following steps : 1. From the Control Panel, double-click the “Network” icon 2. Select "PRISM2IEEE 802.11b PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 3. From the “Properties” menu please select the “Advanced” tab.
4. Select “Channel” from the list, and choose a “Value” from the drop down list. FCC regulations require a “Value” between 1 and 11. 5. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure” or “Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. Note: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” mode allows wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type.
7. Select “SSID”; enter a “Value” of “PRISM2”. NOTE: The SSID can have any value, but should have the same value as the Access Point (AP). In Ad-Hoc mode, all clients should share the same SSID. 8. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a “Value”. NOTE: Fixed 11 Mb/s is the preferred “Value” for environments where the client has line of sight access and is a short distance away from the AP.
NOTE: Wired Equivalent Privacy (Wep) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. Selecting “Disabled” will prevent you from sharing data with other computers if your network uses Wep. If your network is Wep enabled, you must choose “Mandatory”. Consult your System Administrator for more information about your network type. For more information about Wep, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 10.
3-5 PROTOCOL INSTALLATION – WINDOWS® 98 Before continuing with the Protocol installation consult your System Administrator for details about your specific network. To install network protocols complete the following steps. 1. From the “Control Panel” double-click the “Network” icon. 2. Select “PRISM2 IEEE 902.11 PC Card Adapter” and click “Add”. 3. Highlight “Protocol” and click “Add” 4.
5. Select “TCP/IP “ and click “Properties”. Repeat step 2 – 5 to install other protocols such as NetBeui or IPX/SPX. NOTE: The following steps apply to DHCP servers. Consult your system administrator for specific information regarding your server type, and for help in specifying an IP address if you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number. 6. Check “Obtain an IP address…” and click “OK”. If you are using a DHCP server the IP address will be entered automatically.
8. Check both boxes and click “OK”. 9. Enter a “Computer name”, “Workgroup” and “Computer Description”, click “OK” 10. Enter a “Computer name”, “Workgroup” and “Computer Description”, click “OK” 11. You will be prompted to restart your computer, click “Yes” to complete the installation. Note: Please see the trouble shooting if you encounter some problem while installing the PCCard card or your PC-Card is non-functional.
3-6 GL-241101 DRIVER INSTALLATION -WINDOWS® 2000 1. Insert the GL-241101 A adapter into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. Then insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM. 2. Windows® 2000 will automatically detect the GL-241101 and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. Select “Search for a suitable driver…” click “Next”. 4. Computer will automatically scan the driver.
5. Show windows information dialog , No carrier , click “Yes”.
3-7 GL-241101 SETUP FOR WINDOWS® NT 4.0 Login as Administrator 1. From the desktop, select “Control Panel”, double-click “Network”, click “Adapters”, click “Add” 2. Click “Have Disk” 3. Insert the GL-241101 disk; Windows NT will manually enter the path to the driver click “OK”. 4. Select your adapter from the list click “OK”.
5. Click “Close” from the “Network” dialog, Windows NT will auto-bind the new adapter with any network protocols already installed on the system. 6. After the auto-binding procedure is complete, select “Properties” from the “Network” dialog. At this point you may choose to manually specify an IP address, or automatically obtain an IP address if you are using a DHCP server. Consult your Systems Administrator for information about your server type, IP address settings and DNS number. 7.
8. You will be prompted to restart your computer, click yes to complete the installation 9. Upon restart, open the “Devices” menu from the “Control Panel”, to confirm that the driver installation was successful. Your adapters driver should now be listed in the “Devices” menu.
3-8 GL-241101 SETUP FOR LINUX 1. Description The Linux-wlan-ng package is a Linux device driver and subsystem package that is designed to provide the full range of IEEE 802.11b MAC management capabilities for use in user-mode utilities and scripts. The package currently supports the Prism2 11Mb/s reference design PCMCIA wireless LAN (WLAN) card. For a list of elements that are still undone, see the TODO file in this directory. 2. License See the COPYING and LICENSE files.
Copy Linux-wlan-ng-0.1.3.tar.gz and PCMCIA-CS-3.0.14.tar.gz into the /usr/src directory. # cd /usr/src # tar -zxvf pcmcia-cs-3.0.14.tar.gz # tar -zxvf linux-wlan-ng-0.1.3.tar.gz 2) Make sure you have Linux sources on your system. 3) # cd /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.0.14 To clean up any unwanted files accidentally included in the tar package, run 'make clean'. If make clean behaves badly (infinite loop, for example), you may have a date/time mismatch. Run the command: find . -type f -exec touch {} \; to fix the d
9) To build the package. # make all 10) To install the package. # make install 11) Edit the /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opts file for configuration. These options are set every time you insert a card. # cd /etc/pcmcia # vi /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.opts ; Do we want to enable the card at all? It always sets to 'y'. ; Set to 'n' if you wish to load the flash. WLAN_ENABLE=y ; Download code/data? ; If you want to configure the card for station,set WLAN_DOWNLOAD to 'n'. WLAN_DOWNLOAD=n DLIMAGE=/etc/wlan/t10002c0.
APDTIMINT=3 APCFPOLLABLE=false APCFPOLLREQ=false APCFPPERIOD=3 APCFPMAXDURATION=100 APPROBEDELAY=100 APCHANNEL=6 APBASICRATES="2 4" APOPRATES="2 4 11 22" ; Station Settings (SSID is all we have for now) ; Set the DESIRED_SSID to the SSID of the AP which you want to link. DESIRED_SSID="WLAN_PRISM2" 12) Edit your network.opts file to set up your IP settings. # vi /etc/pcmcia/network.
DNS_1="140.118.7.125" DNS_2="" DNS_3="" ; You can save the file and exit now if you don't care the other options. ; NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab MOUNTS="" ; For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number IPX_FRAME="" IPX_NETNUM="" ; Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface start_fn () { return; } ; Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface stop_fn () { return; } 13) Restart pcmcia-cs with the command # ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia pcmcia # .
Chapter 4 Installing & Navigating the PRISM Configuration Utility 4-1 PRISM CONFIGURATION UTILITY - INSTALLATION 1. Insert the PRISM Network Configuration Utility disk into an available floppy disk drive. From the "Run" window type "A:\WL1100\WLU\setup.exe" (where "A" represents a floppy disk drive). 2. Click “Yes” to accept the License Agreement and continue with the installation. 3. Click “Next”. 4. Enter the System ID click “Next”.
5. Choose the Network Mode, click “Next” 6. Browse to install the utility in another folder, or confirm the installation and click “Next”. 7. You will be prompted to insert Disk 2. Insert the disk and click “Browse”. Double-click the “Setup” folder; double-click again on the “setup” icon. When the path has been automatically entered in the “Setup Needs The Next Disk” dialog, click “OK”. 8. After installation is complete, you will be prompted to restart your computer.
4-2 PRISM CONFIGURATION UTILITY- NAVIGATION The following section describes and defines the various functions of the PRISM Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access to all adapter settings. PRISM Quick-Launch Icon: After installation is complete, a PRISM utility icon will appear in the “Quick-Launch” menu in the lower right hand corner of the screen, near the clock.
Configuration: Selecting this tab opens the “Configuration” menu. Here you will find options for configuring your adapter. Description of Settings Following is an explanation of each adapter setting presented by the “Configuration” menu. Mode: The Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless LAN. Choose Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your network type. A brief explanation of each mode follows: Ad-Hoc: This mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network.
WEP: An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 40-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each wireless client on the network must use an identical 40-bit key. NOTE: This feature is only available in Infrastructure Mode and must also be enabled on the Access Point.
Regulatory Channel Frequency Channel Frequency FCC Canada ETSI France Spain Japan (MHZ) 1 2412 2 2417 3 2422 4 2427 5 2432 6 2437 7 2442 8 2447 9 2452 10 2457 11 2462 12 2467 13 2472 14 2484 Encryption: Selecting the Encryption tab allows you to create new WEP keys.
1. Type the exact same case sensitive text in the Passphrase entry field for each client. 2. Click, “Generate” to create the encryption keys. The Passphrase generates four (4) unique keys. 3. Select the same Default Key in the drop-down box for each client. This is the key the clients will use to encrypt data. 4. You must click “Write” to store the information in the registry. 5. Select the “Configuration” tab and enable WEP by choosing “Mandatory”. 6. Click “Apply Changes”. 7.
Appendix A Troubleshooting Problem Solving My computer does not recognize the GL-241101. Probable Solution: The GL-241101 is not properly inserted into the PCMCIA slot. Ensure that the GL-241101 has been inserted into an available PCMCIA slot. The GL-241101 does not work properly. Probable Solution: Insert the PCMCIA adapter into Notebook’s slot again. A beep should be heard if the adapter is properly inserted. Check the I/O cable that connects the RF module and the PCMCIA adapter.
PCMCIA card and then on PCMCIA Card service, you can see the status of PCMCIA card. If there are yellow sign either on adapter or PCMCIA card, please check followings. 2-1) Check if your Notebook supports 3.3V card. 2-2)Check if your Notebook has a free IRQ 2-3) Check that you have inserted the right card and have installed the proper driver. If the GL-241101 does not function after attempting the above steps, remove the PCMCIA adapter, and do the following: From the run window enter, c:\win
Appendix B Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location. The information is then off-loaded onto a local system.
