Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Step 3. Click Install and the program will copy the necessary files to the system. The progress indicator shows the installing status. You may be asked to insert the Windows Setup CD during the installation. Please insert the Setup CD by the onscreen instruction to continue the installation.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Step 4. When the installation is completed, click Finish. Click The system will restart. Click Yes when prompted to reboot the system. Click After rebooting, the MSI Wireless LAN icon* appears in the status area. * For more information of the MSI Wireless LAN icon, please see section 4-1.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 3.2 Installing on Windows® 2000/XP Step 1. Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Setup program should launch automatically. The card should be installed into your computer before installing the driver and utility. If the Autorun program doesn’ t launch, click Start at the taskbar and select Run...; type E:\setup.exe in the Open box and click OK, where E is your CD-drive. Click Windows XP Click the Install Software button.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Step 2. The welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard appears. Click Next. Click Read and accept the License Agreement; then, click Next.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Enter the user’s information (User Name, Organization) in the respective fields; then, click Next. Enter the user’s information Click Step 3. Click Install. When the installation is completed, click Finish.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Click The MSI Wireless LAN icon* appears in the status area. * For more information of the MSI Wireless LAN icon, please see section 4-1.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide MSI Wireless Network Utility >>> 4.1 Introduction After installing the driver, MSI MP54G provides a convenient and powerful utility that allows you to set up, configure, and know your networking status easily and clearly. The MSI Wireless LAN icon Not connected to the network. Connected to the network. Receiving/transmitting data from/to the network. When you move the mouse over the icon, it shows the current connection information.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Language You can select language according to your operating system. Switch to AP Mode This function allows you to use your MSI wireless adapter as a virtual access point. For details, see Appendix, MSI Software AP. Open Network Connections Select to open the Network Connections window. View Available Wireless Networks Launch the utility to configure your network settings. Exit Close the program.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 4.2 Networking Since the wireless NIC is installed in your computer, you have to configure the settings for communication to start working in your network environment. 4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode Infrastructure mode allows your computer to communicate with the other computers in the network through an Access Point. The following tasks should be done before you configure the settings: The Access Point must be turned on.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 2. The Available Networks field contains a list of available Access Points in your network. Choose one network by highlighting it in the list, and click Configure to set up the selected network. You can click Refresh to search the available Access Points in the network again. Click 3. Setup the Network Key (if needed) in the Wireless Network Key (WEP) field according to the network’s settings.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4. Click OK. The selected network will appear in the Preferred Networks field. If it contains two or more networks in the list, you can use Move up/Move down to set the priority. Click 5. Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network will appear in the status area.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4.2.2 Ad-hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode allows your computer to communicate directly with any computer installed with compatible wireless NIC. If you want to use the network in Ad-Hoc mode: All the computers connected should be set to Ad-hoc mode. The computers have the same SSID (network name) setting. To configure the settings: 1. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window. Then, click Advanced.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 2. You can build up the Ad-Hoc network by clicking Add... in the Preferred Networks field. 3. Set up the Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (if needed) for the network. Then, check the "This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network; wireless access points are not used" option and click OK to enable the Ad-Hoc mode. Click Enter a Network Name (SSID) Check this option and cancel the bottom option IMPORTANT Check this to enable Ad-Hoc mode.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4. The computer set up with this Ad-Hoc network in step 3 is the designated administrator of the network. Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Network Connection window. Click 5. Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 4.3 Encryption To setup the Network Key, check Encryption option first, then cancel The key is provided for me automatically option. In the wireless network environment, the administrator can set up password (Network Key) to protect the network from being attacked or unauthorized access.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 4.4 Status In Status tab, you can configure more network settings. Signal Strength: shows the received signal strength level. Link Quality: shows the measured signal level and connection status. Channel Specify the operating radio frequency channel in Ad-hoc mode, which should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network. Speed This field sets the current transmitting rate.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide Click Advance, and you can get more information about the LAN traffic status and more detailed settings. It is not recommended to change these settings if you are not familiar with the advanced configuration. Fragmentation Threshold You may set the length of the fragment in this field. Please note that each fragment should not be larger than the Fragmentation Threshold. RTS/CTS Threshold You may set the length threshold.
Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide >>> 4.5 Information In Information tab, you can get some information about the manufacturer, hardware and software.
