Wireless Multimedia LAN PCMCIA Card User Manual P/N:3010WP222M01
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Wireless Access Point 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 PCMCIA Card Manual Contents Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Package Content ......................................................1-1 1.2 System Requirement .................................................1-1 1.3 Feature ………………………….……………………… 1-2 Chapter 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware/OS requiements .......................................2-1 2.2 Installing the hardware ..............................................2-1 2.3 Installing the hardware drivers ..................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless Multimedia PCMCIA Card. It offered a unprecedented multimedia wireless solution and provided the simultaneous multimedia audio and video stream without any other network activity. You may use the device to extends Cable/DSL connection and existing Ethernet network without any wires. This manual guides you on how to install and properly use the Wireless Access Point in order to take full advantage of its features. 1.
x x 1.3 One PCMCIA Slot Interface Windows 9x/ME/NT4.0/2000 Operating System with TCP/IP protocol Features Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) Certification and Interoperability with Wireless LAN Standards IEEE 8021.b & IEEE 802.
Better Range and Fade Margin for Coverage Throughout The Home Open Enrollment for Easily Adding Devices to The Network Coordinator Redundancy to Prevent Single Point of Failure Delayed Acknowledgement Improves Payload Efficiency and Minimizes Overhead for Network Access 1.4 Specification ΘʳStandard Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11b) and QoS Θʳ ( IEEE802.
ΘʳTransmit Power Guaranteed 15 dBm , Typically 18 dBm ΘʳReceive Sensitively Guaranteed –76 dBm , Typically –80 dBm LED Indicators Link Status Power Host Power ΘʳTemperature Operating :0Ƭ to 55Ƭ, Storage : -20к to 70к, ΘʳHumidity 95% Non-Condensing ΘʳDimensions 110x54x6mm 1-4 Introduction
Chapter 2 Installation Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessary that you have enough information about the Wireless PCMCIA Card 2.1 Hardware/OS requirements Θʳ Pentium II PC Θʳ 64 MB RAM Θʳ Windows 98/ME/2000 2.2 Installing the hardware NOTE: Before installing, please remove any prior versions using the instructions under “Uninstall.” (See Uninstall on page 5-1) ¾ The PCMCIA card (a.k.a.
2.3 Installing the hardware drivers The examples shown reflect a Windows 2000 operating system. The actual installation screens may be slightly different on different Windows OS versions. Perform the following steps to install the wireless adapter. You may need your Windows CD during the configuration. ¾ Before installation, it is recommended to close all applications first. ¾ Once the PCMCIA Adapter is inserted, Windows will detect the new hardware with a pop up window.
¾ Windows 2000 may display a “Digital Signature Not Found” message because the PCMCIA adapter does not contain a Microsoft digital signature. This does not affect the wireless functionality. Click on “Yes” to continue. ¾ Windows 2000 will prompt for Driver source CD. Insert the installation CD into your CDROM drive and click “OK”. ¾ At the “Files Needed” panel, click on “Browse” to select the “\NIC\install on W2K” folder location on the CD.
browse to the exact location of the Windows drivers for you operating system (i.e Windows 98, 2000 or Millennium). Do not use the automatic search option to locate the drivers, as it will automatically default to the wrong Windows driver which will cause installation to fail. ¾ Windows hardware wizard will confirm that PCMCIA wireless driver has been installed. ¾ When completed click ‘Finish’. You will next be asked to reboot the computer. Click ‘Yes’.
Note: If the system does not shut down (or restart) within 2 minutes manually power down the computer and then power it back up again This completes the hardware portion of the installation. Note: If this is the first time a network device as been installed, after re-starting the system, you may need to enter a Windows network ‘User name’ and ‘Password’.
Chapter 3 Installing the Network Manager software This section covers the installation of the network management, device management and Bridge Manager software. Do not proceed with this section until you have installed the appropriate hardware as described in the previous sections. ¾ The Network Management Setup starts automatically when the computer reboots. Click ‘Next’ to start the Network Management Software installation.
¾ The next screen in this installation (not shown) is a placeholder for the licensing agreement. To continue click “Yes” to agree to the license agreement. ¾ In the registration screen enter your Name, Company, and ‘ShareWave’ as the Serial number.Click ‘Next’ to continue. ¾ Here you are given the opportunity to select the Destination of where you wish to install the program files. It is recommended that you keep the default path.Click ‘Next’ to continue.
¾ Enter a Network ID (name) for the wireless network security identification. This name is used to generate a security ID for enrollment into the local wireless network. Note: all nodes enrolled into the wireless network must have the same Network ID Click ‘Next’ to begin the process of installing the Network Management software. ¾ The below message box will indicate that the system configuration parameters entered during the installation have been successfully uploaded to the flash memory. Click ‘OK’.
Chapter 4 Using the Network 4.1 Device Management If the icon does not appear in the system tray, double-click the icon on the desktop. The icon in the system tray offers additional information by a right click option ‘Open Device management Dialog’.
The Bodega Device Manager introduces the “Profiles” concept. Profiles allow a user to store specific settings for a particular situation or environment. A user may have an “Office” profile in which the node operates in Wi-Fi mode and a “Home” profile for Multimedia mode, for instance. Profiles will help the user manage the appropriate settings including network IDs, WEP, and operating mode.
ΘʳFigure 3 Creating a WiFi Profile Figure 3 shows the WiFi profile “create” screen. The WiFi-unique options that can be set on this screen are the Network and Node type settings in addition to Data Rate and Power Management settings. Once two or more profiles are created, the user can switch between these profiles using the Profiles menu in the main device manager screen.
Figure 4 displays the Manage Profiles screen in which previously created profiles can be edited, deleted,renamed and copied. The Copy command is useful in creating multiple profiles that are similar without having to reset all options manually. 4.2 Bridge Access Point As described in the previous paragraph, nodes can be switched from Wi-Fi to multimedia mode (and vice versa) using the device manager software.
when the Network is in Multimedia mode. Double clicking on the icon in the system tray brings up the network management utility in your browser. Note: This utility requires Microsoft’s Internet Explorer with Java™ technology enabled. If TCP/IP is not installed, you will not be able to use network management utilities. The ‘Node Information’ page in network management utility displays a diagram of the active Multimedia network.
“group” is based on the network identification (or ‘Network ID’) entered during installation. If the Network ID of a node matches the master’s Network ID, the node will be automatically enrolled into the group. To add a Wireless Bridge to the network or add a new node which is configured to be in an open enrollment mode, click on the ‘Add A New Node’ button in the Network Management page from any node in the system.
Refer to paragraph 7.6 for instructions on how to manually configure the Bridge Access Point. Manual configuration will give you more control over the BAP settings including network names, SSID and WEP settings. 4.5 Adding additional nodes To add a node to the network the designated Master node (typically the first node installed) must first allow the client to be enrolled into its secured network group.
operation. After the application starts, it will display a general information screen which provides information for the current Multimedia and Wi-Fi settings. To edit these settings, select either the “Multimedia profile” or the “Wi-Fi profile. As shown below, all relevant settings for both Wi-Fi and Multimedia mode can be set or modified. Note that the separate profiles allow for unique settings (i.e. different SSID or network names) in each mode.
4.7 Using WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a industry standard algorithm for encryption of wireless data streams. WEP was designed to prevent “eavesdropping” and is often used when the transmitted data is of a sensitive nature. Note that when WEP is enabled, you may notice decreased throughput. This can be contributed to the WEP overhead on the network and is common to all WEP implementations. The Bodega platform supports 40-bit WEP in both Multimedia and Wi-Fi modes.
In both Device Management (for the nodes) and Bridge Manager (for the BAP) four WEP keys can be entered.(using up to 10 characters) The WEP keys are used to encrypt data prior to transmission. Provided the othernodes in the network use the same WEP key, they will be able to decrypt the data. NOTE: Do not use the “Automatic” WEP key feature. Instead pick an individual WEP key in the drop-down menu to be used. 4.
For example, use a range between 192.168.1.001 to 192.168.1.200 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Note: If you are using a DHCP service with a Wireless Bridge you should not use assigned IP’s. Next, to assure that the ‘fast read’ feature is automatically used when using TCP/IP protocols verify that the only protocols selected for the network adapter are TCP/IP and WhiteCap protocols.
For example, if NetBEUI is selected un-check the box and click OK Re-start the system to activate the current changes. Note: If the system does not shut down (or restart) within 2 minutes manually power down the computer and then power it back up again. Trouble playing MPEG streams… If you encounter problems playing MPEGs from one node to another, remember the stream or file may be too large/fast for your CPU to use a software-decode player utility.
Chapter 5 Uninstall 5.1 Windows 98 , Me, and Windows 2000 z To completely Un-install the Wireless Network adapter from your Windows operating system use the Windows Add/Remove Programs Properties feature located in the Start /Settings/Control Panel menu. z Select the Wireless Network Adapter and click on the ‘Add/Remove…’ button. NOTE: The uninstall program UnInstall.exe can also be invoked by using the Windows Start/Run option and then using the Browse feature to point to the utility on CD ROM.
z Next click the ‘UnInstall’ button. z Click ‘Exit’ z Now use the Windows Device Manager to uninstall the wireless adapter as illustrated below. This completes the removal of the adapter. If you wish to re-install the card reboot your system. If you wish to completely remove the adapter shut down your computer and remove the hardware.
Warning x x This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet) during wireless modes of operation. Optional vehicle mounted antenna must not exceed 10 dBi antenna gain and should be professionally installed.
