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ORINOCO PC Card - User’s Guide

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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - View Other Computers

View Other Computers 3

When multiple ORiNOCO stations are up-and-running in your wireless

network, you can use the procedure described below to display the other

computers:

1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Scroll down the list of files and folders to look for the item

Network

Neighborhood

3. Double-click the

Network Neighborhood

item to display all stations in

your Microsoft Networking Group.

4. To display other workgroups in the network environment, double-click the

Entire Network

icon.

If you cannot find other (ORiNOCO) networked computers, verify whether

the other ORiNOCO computers are:

■

Powered up and logged on to the network.

■

Configured to operate with identical Microsoft Network settings

concerning:

— Networking Protocol.

— Wireless Network Name

— Workgroup Name

Summary of content (14 pages)

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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - View Other Computers View Other Computers 3 When multiple ORiNOCO stations are up-and-running in your wireless network, you can use the procedure described below to display the other computers: 1. Start Windows Explorer. 2. Scroll down the list of files and folders to look for the item Network Neighborhood. 3. Double-click the Network Neighborhood item to display all stations in your Microsoft Networking Group. 4.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - View Other Computers To view or modify the Station Name or Workgroup of your computer, proceed as follows: 1. Click the button from the Windows task bar. 2. Click on Settings, and then on Control Panel. 3. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Network icon. 4. In the Network Settings window, select the Identification tab. You can verify and change the Station Name or Workgroup parameters.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - Using the Client Manager Using the Client Manager 3 If you installed the ORiNOCO Client Manager as described in “Installing the Client Manager Software” on page 2-3, you can use the Client Manager to: ■ Verify the quality of your wireless connection to the network. ■ View/Modify the configuration settings of your wireless PC Card. The Client Manager will start automatically every time you power up your computer.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - Using the Client Manager Table 3-1 Icon Client Manager Icon Description Excellent radio connection Color Green Good radio connection Green Marginal radio connection: Yellow The radio signal is weak. Move closer to the: ■ ORiNOCO AP-1000, or ■ ORiNOCO Base Station Poor radio connection: Red The radio signal is very weak.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - Using the Client Manager View/Modify PC Card Settings 3 If you would like to view or modify ORiNOCO parameters, for example because you would like to connect to another network or type of network, proceed as follows: 1. Right-click on the Client Manager icon on the Windows task bar. 2. From the menu, select Configuration Profile (see Figure 3-2) and select: ■ Add/Edit Profile to add a new profile or to modify an existing profile.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - Using the Client Manager If your Client Manager icon is not visible, you have to start the Client Manager program again: 1. Click the button from the Windows task bar. 2. Select Programs, and then select the ORiNOCO workgroup. 3. Next select Client Manager to start the Client Manager program. Alternatively you can to change the PC Card configuration via the Control Panel: 1. Click the button from the Windows task bar. 2. Click on Settings, and then on Control Panel. 3.
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Using ORiNOCO and Windows - Finding More Information Finding More Information 3 If you are looking for more information than contained in this manual, please consult one of the following options: ■ The online “ORINOCO PC Card - User’s Guide” - for more information about the Client Manager program and for information about installing the ORiNOCO PC Card in other operating systems, such as: — MS Windows NT — MS Windows CE — MS DOS — Apple Macintosh The online “ORINOCO PC Card - User’s Guide” can b
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4 Advanced Configurations Introduction 4 Although your ORiNOCO PC Card will work fine in most network environment with the Basic Parameters as described on page 2-11, you may wish to explore the advanced parameters options as displayed on the ORiNOCO PC Card’s Edit Configuration windows. Only if connected to an existing network advanced parameters can be specified for an ORiNOCO PC Card. Consult your LAN Administrator for information about whether these parameters apply to your situation.
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Advanced Configurations - Introduction Figure 4-1 Setup ORiNOCO Encryption Parameters You can identify up to 4 different key values to decrypt wireless data, and select one of these keys to encrypt wireless data transmissions. For more information consult your LAN Administrator. You can also refer to the helpfile and the “ORiNOCO Manager Suite User’s guide”.
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Advanced Configurations - Introduction Advanced Parameters Tab 4 On the Advanced parameters tab of the Edit Configuration window you can adjust a number of parameters.
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Advanced Configurations - Introduction ■ ■ ■ Card Power Management Interference Robustness RTS/CTS Medium Reservation To extend the battery life of (mobile) wireless devices. Can be activated in exceptional cases when troubleshooting slow performance of the ORiNOCO network that could be related to in-band interference from e.g. microwave ovens.
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Advanced Configurations - Introduction Figure 4-3 Setup ORiNOCO Admin Parameters ■ Distance between Access Points ■ MAC Address Depending on the number of access points in a ORiNOCO network this parameter controls the network performance. Can be activated in exceptional cases when troubleshooting slow performance of the ORiNOCO network that could be related to inband interference from e.g. microwave ovens. For more information consult your LAN Administrator.
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