Wireless 54Mpbs PCI Adapter User’s Manual (For SOHO Users) September, 2005
FCC Warning 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
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1. Instruction Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter. This Wireless PCI Adapter is designed to comply with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard and it is suitable for any laptop computers and provides maximum data transfer rate up to 54 Mbps. It provides up to a 128-bit level of WEP security to your wireless data transfers.
2. Install Driver & Utility Note: If you have installed the Wireless PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first. 2.1 For Windows XP/2000 Note: The following installation was operated under Windows XP. (Procedures will be same for Windows 2000) Step1: Turn off your PC. Step2: Insert the Wireless PCI card into the PCI slot of your computer, the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver. Please click Cancel to continue.
Step3: Insert Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter Installation CD into CD-ROM drive then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver & Utility to begin device driver installation. Step4: Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click OK to continue.
Step5: The InstallShield Wizard for Realtek Wireless Network Utility will display, click Next> to continue. Step6: Select the country domain for which RTL8185 WLAN is authorized to use. Then, click Next> to continue.
Step7: Click Yes to continue. Step8: Click Continue Anyway. Step9: Click Continue Anyway.
Step10: After Wizard has finished the installing, click Finish to compete the setup. To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed, you can right-click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager.
When Utility setup is completed, the Wireless LAN utility’s main page will automatically show up on your screen. Also, a shortcut named Realtek Wireless LAN Utility will appear in the computer’s desktop. Double click the shortcut and start using the WLAN PCI Card.
2.2 For Windows ME Step1: Turn off your PC Step2: Insert the Wireless PCI card into the PCI slot of your computer, the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver. Please click Cancel to continue. Step3: Insert Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter Installation CD into CD-ROM drive then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver & Utility to begin device driver installation.
Step4: Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click OK to continue. Step5: The InstallShield Wizard for Realtek Wireless Network Utility will display, click Next> to continue.
Step6: Select the country domain for which RTL8185 WLAN is authorized to use. Then, click Next> to continue. Step7: Click Yes to continue. Step8: After Wizard has finished the installing, click Finish to compete the setup.
Step10: For complete your setup, you must restart your computer before you can use the program. Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click OK. To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed, you can right-click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager.
After restart your computer and the utility setup is completely installed. The Wireless LAN utility’s main page will automatically show up on your screen as below:. 2.3 For Windows 98SE Step1: Turn off your PC Step2: Insert the Wireless PCI card into the PCI slot of your computer, the system will automatically find the device and search for its driver. Please click Cancel to continue.
Step3: Insert Wireless 54Mbps PCI Adapter Installation CD into CD-ROM drive then windows below will appear. Click Install Driver & Utility to begin device driver installation. Step4: Select the language for this installation from the choices below and click OK to continue.
Step5: The InstallShield Wizard for Realtek Wireless Network Utility will display, click Next> to continue. Step6: Select the country domain for which RTL8185 WLAN is authorized to use. Then, click Next> to continue.
Step7: Click Yes to continue. Step8: Click Ok to direct the driver path for Realtek RTL8185 Wireless LAN Network Adapater. Step9: Browse the correct path from the Installation CD (:\DRIVER\WIN98) and click OK to continue. Step10: Insert the Disk labeled “Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM”, and click OK to continue.
Step11: Browse the correct path from Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM, and click OK to continue. Step12: After Wizard has finished the installing, click Finish to compete the setup. Step13: For completely the device driver and utility installation, you must restart your computer. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click OK to restart your system.
To check if Wireless PCI card is properly installed, you can right-click My Computer Æ choose Properties Æ click Device Manager. After restart your computer and the utility setup is completely installed. The Wireless LAN utility’s main page will automatically show up on your screen as below:.
Also, a shortcut named Realtek Wireless LAN Utility will appear in the computer’s desktop. Double click the shortcut and start using the WLAN PCI Card.
3. Wireless Network Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is an application that helps you to configure the Wireless LAN PCI Card and monitor the link status and statistics during the communication process. 3.1 General In the “Configuration”, you can immediately monitor the link status. 3.2 Profile In the “Profile”, you can view the current using Available Point(s). You can add, remove or edit the current Available Point(s). Also you can duplicate the AP or Set current AP as Default.
3.3 Available Network The “Available Network” shows all Access Points, Routers or Adapters nearby when operating in Ad-Hoc mode. Click “Refresh” button to collect the SSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices nearby. If you want to connect to any device on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the card will automatically connect to the selected device. If you want to add one Access Point to the profile, click “Add to Profile” button.
[Data Encryption] -- Disabled: Disable the WEP Data Encryption. -- WEP: Enabled the WEP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the WEP Key Length & the key Index. -- TKIP: Enable the TKIP Data Encryption. When the item is selected, you have to continue setting the Network Key & Confirm network key. -- Network Key: The keys are used to encryption data transmitted in the wireless network.
3.5 Status In the “Status”, you can view the current link status of Wireless LAN adapter. 3.6 Statistics In the “Statistics”, you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status.
4. Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects the wired & wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
Gateway A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration.
SSID A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation.
