Wi r el ess LAN Car dBus Car d User Manual Version: 1.0 (September.
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Wireless LAN CardBus Card 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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, (with Frequency channel restrictions) Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not intended for use None.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Manual Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ……………………………………………… 1 Chapter 2 Initial Installation ……………………………………………… 2 Chapter 3 Upgrade the Driver ……………………………………………… 3 Chapter 4 System Tray Icon ……………………………………………… 6 Chapter 5 Icon Menu ……………………………………………… 7 Chapter 6 Configuration Utility ……………………………………………… 8 Chapter 7 Settings ……………………………………………… 9 7.3 Encryption Menu ……………………………………………… 9 ……………………………………………… 11 ……………………………………………… 13 7.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 1 Introduction The equipment enables high-speed access without wires to network assets. This adapter uses the IEEE 802.11 protocol to enable wireless communications between the host computer and other computers, in the same way that the computer would use an Ethernet adapter.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 2 Initial Installation Note: Do not insert the WLAN Adapter until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful install of your WLAN device. Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN Adapter successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98/Me/2000/XP to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no Wireless LAN Adapter inserted yet. 3. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM and then click on the Setup.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 3 Upgrade the Driver 1. Uninstall the Adapter Driver Note: Please jump to Step 3 if you do not install old WLAN driver before On the Windows desktop, right-click on the My Computer icon, move the mouse pointer to Properties, and click the left mouse button to display the System Properties window. Next click on the Device Manager tab (and the View devices by type radio button if it is not already selected).
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Once the operating system removes the device, a dialog box appears asking if you want to restart your computer. Click on the No button, close the System Properties window, and proceed to the next section to remove the driver for your adapter. Do not physically remove the PRISM adapter from your computer. 2. Uninstall the Configuration Utility Next you must remove the old driver for your PRISM adapter.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 4. Restart the Operating System After installing the new driver, you must restart the operating system. Click the Start button in the taskbar, choose the Shut Down... command in the command menu, click the Restart radio button in the dialog box, and then click the OK button. Once Windows starts, it displays the New Hardware Found wizard, followed immediately by the Configuration menu of the PRISM Configuration utility.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 4 System Tray Icon The Configuration Utility is installed simultaneously with the driver. The following sections describe operation of the utility. After the installation of the adapter Configuration Utility, its icon appears in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your desktop. The color behind the logo indicates the link status: Red indicates no or very poor link quality. Yellow indicates a usable but weak link. Green indicates a good or excellent link.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 5 Icon Menu Clicking on the System Tool Tray Icon displays a menu similar to the following illustration: The first three items in this menu are present for adapters. The first two items let you turn the wireless radio on or off. When the wireless radio is turned off, the following icon appears in the system tray.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 6 Configuration Utility You can launch the Configuration Utility by clicking on the Configuration Utility icon and selecting one of the last four commands in the pop-up menu. If the Configuration Utility icon is not displayed in the System Tray, you can restart the Configuration Utility from the Start Menu by selecting Programs and PRISM Wireless LAN Configuration. The Configuration Utility consists of a window with a number of tabs.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 7 Settings 7.1 Status Menu The Status menu displays information on the current status of your connection to the wireless LAN. You can display this menu by choosing the Wireless Network Status... command from the pop-up menu, or by clicking on the Status tab when the Configuration Utility is displayed on your desktop. The fields in this menu provide the following information: • State: shows the association state of your computer with the wireless LAN.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card • Hardware Radio Switch OFF: moving the hardware radio switch to the off position has disabled the radio. Note that not all adapters have a hardware switch. • Current Tx Rate: shows the current transmit rate of the current association. • Current Channel: shows the channel on which the connection is made. In Infrastructure mode, this number changes as the radio scans the available channels.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 7.2 Configuration Menu The Configuration menu lets you specify the operating parameters for your adapter. You can display this menu by choosing the Advanced Configuration ... command from the pop-up menu, or by clicking on the Configuration tab when the Configuration Utility is displayed on your desktop. Profile Name A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your PRISM WLAN Interface adapter.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card also have a network in your home (with a wireless Access Point) for sharing an Internet connection and a printer between several computers. Suppose also that you have another office within your business which also has WLAN capability, but which is configured differently than your main office. In this situation, you can create a different profile for each of these three environments. Each profile specifies the parameters used on a single network.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 7.3 Encryption Menu The Encryption menu lets you enable encryption and set the encryption keys. To see the available encryption methods, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption (WEP security) field. There are two encryption methods available. The IEEE 802.11 specification defines Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) using a 64-bit key. This capability was extended by the industry to allow a 128-bit key.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 5 alphanumeric or 10 hexadecimal characters in each of the four key fields; for 128-bit encryption, you must type exactly 13 alphanumeric or 26 hexadecimal characters. You then click the Apply button to create your encryption keys. After you click the Apply button, the Configuration Utility uses asterisks to mask your keys. The Use WEP Key field lets you specify which of the four encryption keys you use to transmit data on your wireless LAN.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 7.4 IBSS Menu IBSS Channel Selection When communicating in a peer-to-peer network, you may specify a channel on which you prefer communications to take place. To see the available channels, click the up or down arrow or move the box in the scroll bar at the right of the Channel Selection field. When the channel you want to set appears, click on the channel to select it, and then click the Apply button.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card same for nodes in the peer-to-peer network but they have different preferred channels, a network can still be established. In this case, if it cannot find a network with the specified network name on the preferred channel, a station will scan other channels until it finds a peer-to-peer network with the specified network name on which to communicate.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 7.5 Domain Menu A domain refers to a territory in which radio frequency transmissions must conform to the standards set by a single regulatory agency. For example, in the United States, the FCC sets the allowed frequencies and channels for wireless data communications. Every country is free to set its own standards, although in practice many countries may use the same standards.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card 7.6 About Menu The About menu provides information on the version of the Network Driver, the Configuration Utility, and the firmware in the PRISM WLAN Interface adapter. You can display this menu by choosing the Version Information... command from the pop-up menu, or by clicking on the about tab when the Configuration Utility is displayed on your desktop.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 8 Advanced Properties Tab The Advanced Properties tab provides access to operating parameters for the PRISM adapter, which are not controlled by the configuration utility. These properties are accessed through the Windows hardware device manager. The following steps describe how to access these properties under Windows 2000.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card You can see the value for any of these properties by clicking on a property in the list in this display. If a value has been set for the property, it appears in the Value field to the right of the list. To disable a value, click in the Not Present radio button below the Value field. Moving the mouse pointer to the Value field and clicking once with the left mouse button allows you to change the value for the highlighted property.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card • Auto Maximum – specifies Disable mode when on AC power and Maximum mode when on battery Note: Auto Dynamic and Auto Maximum require NDIS 5.1 or later, typically available only on Windows XP.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Chapter 9 Glossary A Ad-Hoc Mode - A client setting that provides independent peer-to-peer connectivity in a wireless LAN. An alterative setup is where PCs communicate with each other through an access point. An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN adapter, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card E Encryption - A security method that applies a specific algorithm to data in order to alter the data's appearance and prevent other devices from reading the information. Ethernet - The most widely used LAN access method, which is defined by the IEEE 802.3 standard. Ethernet is normally a shared media LAN meaning all devices on the network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbp using CSMA/CD to run over 10Base T cables.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building). M MAC Address - 12-digit hexadecimal number that identifies a networking product on the network. Mbps (Megabits per second) - One million bits per second; unit of measurement for data transmission.
Wireless LAN CardBus Card Signal Strength - The signal level indicates the strength of the signal as received at the wireless network interface. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - A standard network protocol that can be used to manage networks locally, or worldwide via the Internet. Spread Spectrum - Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems.
