GL2411V1-A Version 1.1, Nov.
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.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement The equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled Environment This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 Centimetres between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Contents Chapter 1 About the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA Card ..................................................... 5 1-1 Features............................................................................................................................................... 5 1-2 Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 5 1-3 Product Kit .........................................................................
Chapter 1 About the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA Card The GL2411V1-A 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 95/98/2000/ME will automatically recognize the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA card and initiate the installation process. Upon successful installation, the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA card will communicate seamlessly with other GL2411V1-A 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 GL2411V1-A supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802 standards committee. The GL2411V1-A 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 Fig.
Fig. 2 - Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration The GL2411V1-A provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
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. 2-2 ROAMING Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS).
Chapter 3 Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS In order to install and use the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA card your PC system must meet the following requirements: !" A PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot !" PCMCIA revision 2.10 compliant card and socket services !" Windows® 95,98,ME.
3-3 GL2411V1-A DRIVER INSTALLATION -WINDOWS® 95 Note: Before proceeding, have the Windows® 95 CD ready, as it will be required during the software installation process. 1. Insert the GL2411V1-A Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. 2. Windows® 95 will automatically detect the GL2411V1-A and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. Check “Other Locations…“ and click “Next”. 4.
6. As the driver files are being copied to the appropriate location, Windows® 95 may want you to relocate the driver. Then you browse the “D:\pc-oem\driver\\win9x” location and click “OK” to continue. (where “D” represents the CD-ROM drive) 7. 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® 95 CD. Insert the Windows® 95 CD. Select “C:\win95” from the drop down list (where “C” represents the Windows® 95 set
10. Select "PRISM25 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 11. From the “Properties” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab. 12. Select “Adhoc STA – ATIM Windows” and set up the default value 0 from a range between 0 and 100 (See Appendix B Glossary).
13. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up the default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 14. Select “Channel” from the list, and choose a “Value” from the drop down list. FCC regulations require a “Value” between 1 and 11 and ETSI between 1 and 13. 15. Select “Fragmentation Threshold” and set up the default value: 2432 (See Appendix B Glossary).
16. Select “Infrastructure STA – Listen Interval” and set up default value: 3 (See Appendix B Glossary). 17. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. NOTE: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allow wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type.
NOTE: To allow uninterrupted data communication, choose “Disabled” as the ”Value”. Choosing “Enabled” allows your notebook to enter “sleep” mode, however, this will interrupt data communication. Consult your System Administrator to find out the best setting for your network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 19. Select “Preamble Mode” and set up the default value: Long Tx Preamble (See Appendix B Glossary). 20.
22. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a default value as “Fully Auto”. 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. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP. 23. Select “Use Wep”, and choose a “Value” for “128 bit”, “64 bit” or “Disabled”. (See Chapter 4-2 and Appendix B Glossary). 24.
NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed. Never install the same protocol twice. 26. Select “Protocol” and click “Add” button. 27. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “TCP-IP” from the list of “Network Protocols”, then click “OK” 28. Select “TCP/IP “ and click “Properties”. 29. Please select the “IP Address” tab. If you are using a DHCP server, you can click “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP from the DHCP sever.
30. If you use DHCP sever, please click “OK” and jump to step 31. If you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number. Please select the “Gateway” tab and key in your gateway. Then select the “DNS Configuration” tab and key in the DNS sever IP address which is near your PC. Then click “OK”. 31. From the “Network” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab. Enter a “Computer name”, “Workgroup” and “Computer Description”, then click “OK”. 32.
3-4 GL2411V1-A 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 GL2411V1-A Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. 2. Windows® 98 will automatically detect the GL2411V1-A and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. Check “Search for the best driver… “ and 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.
9. After successful installation of the GL2411V1-A and its driver, continue the installation process by configuring the GL2411V1-A PC Card properties. From the Control Panel, doubleclick the “Network” icon. 10. Select "PRISM25 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 11. From the “Properties” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab. 12. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up a default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary).
13. Select “Fragmentation Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 (See Appendix B Glossary). 14. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. NOTE: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allow wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type.
NOTE: To allow uninterrupted data communication, choose “Disabled” as the ”Value”. Choosing “Enabled” allows your notebook to enter “sleep” mode, however, this will interrupt data communication. Consult your System Administrator to find out the best setting for your network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 16. Select “Preamble Mode” and set up a default value: Long Tx Preamble (See Appendix B Glossary). 17.
19. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a default value as “Fully Auto”. 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. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP. 20. Select “Use Wep”, and choose a “Value” for “128 bit”, “64 bit” or “Disabled”. (See Chapter 42 and Appendix B Glossary). 21.
NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed. Never install the same protocol twice. 23. Select “Protocol” and click “Add” button. 24. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “TCP-IP” from the list of “Network Protocols”, then click “OK” 25. Select “TCP/IP “ and click “Properties”.
26. Please select the “IP Address” tab. If you are using a DHCP server, you can click “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP from the DHCP sever. Otherwise, you must click “Specify an IP address” and key in your IP address and subnet mask. 27. If you use DHCP sever, please click “OK” and jump to step 31. If you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number. Please select the “Gateway” tab and key in your gateway.
29. 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 or your PCI-Card is non-functional.
3-5 GL2411V1-A DRIVER INSTALLATION -WINDOWS® 2000 1. Insert the GL2411V1-A PC Card 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 GL2411V1-A and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Click “Next” to begin the installation. 3. Select “Search for a suitable driver…” and click “Next” to find the GL2411V1-A driver. 5. Select “Specify a location” and click “Next”.
6. Insert the driver disk into the floppy. Then key in “A:\driver” and click “OK”. 7. Windows® 2000 will automatically scan the driver. After acknowledge of Windows® 2000, please click "Next". 8. Windows® 2000 will show a windows information dialog. Click “Yes”. 9. Windows® 2000 will install the driver. As the driver files are being copied to the appropriate location, you will be prompted to insert the Windows® 2000 CD. Then Windows® 2000 will show a windows information dialog. Click “Finish”.
10. After the successful installation of the GL2411V1-A, continue the installation process by configuring the GL2411V1-A adapter properties. First, from the Control Panel, double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon. 11. Move the mouse to the local area connection which the GL2411V1-A generates and rightclick the mouse. Then click the “Properties”. 12. Click “Install…” and “Add” to add protocols. NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed.
14. The system will show a windows information dialog. Click “No” to skip. 15. Repeat step 11. Then click “NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Protocol” and “OK” to install the protocol. 16. The system will also show the windows information dialog above. Click “No” to skip. 17. Click “Configure” to configure the adapter. 18. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up a default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 19.
20. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. Note: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allow wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type. For more information about Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc networks, see Chapter 2 of this manual 21.
network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 22. Select “Preamble Mode” and set up a default value: Long Tx Preamble (See Appendix B Glossary). 23. Select “RTS Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 ( See Appendix B Glossary ) 24. 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. 25.
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. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP. 26. Select “Use Wep”, and choose a “Value” for “128 bit”, “64 bit” or “Disabled”. (See Chapter 4-2 and Appendix B Glossary). 27. After configuration, please click “OK”. 28.
in your IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Then you may also key in the DNS sever IP address which is near your PC. After keying in all IPs, click “OK” 30. Click “Close”. 31. Windows® 2000 will show a windows information dialog. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation.
3-6 GL2411V1-A DRIVER INSTALLATION -WINDOWS® ME NOTE: Before proceeding, have the Windows® Me CD ready, as it will be required during the software installation process. 1. After inserting the GL2411V1-A PCMCIA card into a standard type II or type III PCMCIA card slot and powering on the PC under Windows® Me, Windows® Me will automatically detect the GL2411V1-A and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Check “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” and click “Next” to begin the installation. 2.
6. From the desktop, move the mouse to “My Network Places”. Click-right the button and select “Properties” 7. Click “Add” to add complete protocols. NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed. Never install the same protocol twice. 8. Select “Protocol” and click “Add”. 9. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol” from the list of “Network Protocols”. Then click “OK”.
10. Repeat step 8 to 10. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “NetBEUI” from the list of “Network Protocols”. Then click “OK”. 11. Select "PRISM25 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 12. From the “Properties” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab. 13. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up a default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 14.
15. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure” , “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. Note: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allow wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type. For more information about Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc networks, see Chapter 2 of this manual 16.
network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 17. Select “Preamble Mode” and set up a default value: Long Tx Preamble (See Appendix B Glossary). 18. Select “RTS Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 (See Appendix B Glossary). 19. 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. 20.
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. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP. 21. Select “Use Wep”, and choose a “Value” for “128 bit”, “64 bit” or “Disabled”. (See Chapter 4-2 and Appendix B Glossary). 22. After the configuring the “Properties”, click “OK”. 23.
24. From the “TCP/IP Properties” menu, please select the “IP Address” tab. If you are using a DHCP server, you can click “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP from the DHCP sever. Otherwise, you must click “Specify an IP address” and key in your IP address and subnet mask. 25. If you use DHCP sever, please click “OK” and jump to step 32. If you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number. Please select the “Gateway” tab and key in your gateway.
27. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation. 3-7 GL2411V1-A SETUP FOR WINDOWS® NT 4.0 Login as Administrator 1. Insert the GL2411V1-A Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. 2. Power on the PC under Windows® NT4.0 and login as Administrator and double-click “Network” from Control Panel.
3. From the Network menu, select “Adapters” tab and click “Add…”. 4. Click “Have Disk” 5. Insert the driver CD and key in the path of the driver. Then click “OK”. (where “D” represents the CD-ROM drive) 6. Select “PRISM25 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter” and click “OK”. 7. Windows® NT4.0 will show a configuration dialog and you may click “OK”.
NOTE: A. You many change the I/O Base and IRQ Level which setting should be unique and avoid any possible conflicts with other system devices. B. Mode : “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network by connecting with an Access Point, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allows wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type.
9. After the auto-binding procedure is complete, Windows® NT4.0 will show the “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” dialog. If you are using a DHCP server, you can check “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP sever” to get IP from the DHCP sever. Otherwise, you must check “Specify an IP address” and key in your “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway”. Then click “OK”. 10. From the “Microsoft TCP/IP Properties” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab.
12. You will be prompted to restart your computer and click “Yes” to complete the installation. 13. Upon restart, open the “Devices” menu from the “Control Panel” to confirm that the driver installation was successful. Your adapter driver should now be listed in the “Devices” menu. Click “Start” to start the device.
3-8 GL2411V1-A 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 Prism25 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.
Build Instructions: (Login as root. You may follow the mark '#' to type the command.) 1) untar the package using the command: Copy Linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7.tar.gz and PCMCIA-CS-3.1.8.tar.gz into the /usr/src directory. # cd /usr/src # tar -zxvf pcmcia-cs-3.1.8.tar.gz # tar -zxvf linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7.tar.gz 2) Make sure you have Linux sources on your system. 3) # cd /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.8 To clean up any unwanted files accidentally included in the tar package, run 'make clean'.
8) # make config. To configure the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7 package, run 'make config.' and respond to the questions. The defaults should be sufficient for most users. 'make config.' must be run after a 'make clean' and before 'make all'. 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.
dot11DesiredSSID="linux-wlan" ; Download code/data? ; If you want to configure the card for station,set WLAN_DOWNLOAD to 'n'. WLAN_DOWNLOAD=n WLAN_DOWNLOADER=/sbin/prism2dl WLAN_DLIMAGE=/etc/pcmcia/APFW.hex ; Do we want to be an AP? Set IS_AP to 'n' because it will not work. IS_AP=n # y|n 12) Edit your network.opts file to set up your IP settings. # vi /etc/pcmcia/network.
; 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 # ./pcmcia restart 14) Insert the card.
Chapter 4 Installing & Navigating the Configuration Utility 4-1 PRISM CONFIGURATION UTILITY - INSTALLATION 1. Insert the Configuration Utility CD into an available CD-ROM. Run "D:\PC-OEM\ Utility\setup.exe" (where "D" represents a CD-ROM). 2. It will show a wizard windows and then Click “Next”. 3. You may click “Browse…” to change the install folder. Click “Next”. 4. You may change the program folder. Click “Next”. 5. The system will install utility files to the appropriate location.
4-2 CONFIGURATION UTILITY- NAVIGATION The following section describes and defines the various functions of the Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access to all adapter settings. Quick-Launch Icon: After installation is complete, launch the program and a 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 and 802.11b Ad-Hoc: This mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network.
Changing the PS mode: The PS Mode on your adapter is set to “Disabled” by default. !" To change the setting, select “Enabled” from the drop-down list, click “OK” and wait a few seconds. The screen will then is updated and show the current Connection Status, Link Quality and Signal Strength. Channel: This setting specifies the default 802.11b channel used by the Wireless LAN communication.
Encryption: Selecting the Encryption tab allows you to create new WEP keys. NOTE : An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-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 64bit or 128-bit key.
About : The “About” displays the information about Driver, Utility and firmware version of the PC Card.
Appendix A Troubleshooting Problem Solving My computer does not recognize the GL2411V1-A. Probable Solution: !" The GL2411V1-A is not properly inserted into the PCMCIA slot. !" Ensure that the GL2411V1-A has been inserted into an available PCMCIA slot. The GL2411V1-A does not work properly. Probable Solution: !" Insert the PCMCIA Card 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 Card.
!" 2-3) Check that you have inserted the right card and have installed the proper driver. If the GL2411V1-A does not function after attempting the above steps, remove the PCMCIA Card, and do the following: !" From the run window enter, c:\windows\system, locate and delete the cw10.sys file !" Open the “Control Panel” double-click “System” and delete PRISM25 IEEE 802.11 PCcard Adapter. !" Restart the PC and repeat the hardware and software installation steps outlined in Chapters 3 and 4.
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 without an access point to make point-to-point wireless communication. ATIM – It means "Announcement Traffic Indication Message".
III). These cards can be used for many functions, including memory storage, as landline modems and as wireless LAN. Preamble Mode – Preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std 802.
