Wireless 54Mpbs PCI Adapter User’s Manual (For SOHO Users) September 2006
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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Contents 1. Instruction............................................................................... 4 1.1 Features.................................................................................................. 4 1.2 Package Contents ................................................................................. 4 1.3 LED Indicator ......................................................................................... 4 2. Install Driver & Utility ............................................
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 and 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: Please wait for a while for installing process. Step9: 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 and 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: 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.
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.
[Network Authentication] -- Open System: No authentication is needed among the wireless devices. -- Shared Key: Only Wireless device using a shared key (WEP Key identified) is allowed to connecting each other. Setup the same key as the wireless device which the card intends to connect. -- WPA-PSK: It is a special modem of WPA for home users without an enterprise authentication server and provides the same strong encryption protection.
authentication types to their WLAN access points. Some of the most commonly deployed EAP authentication types include MD5,GTC,TLS,EAP,TTSL,and PEAP. -- Tunnel: Use the drag-down list to choose the tunnel. -- Username: Enter the username for personal certificate. -- Identity: Enter the Identity for personal certificate. -- Password: Enter the password in advance. -- Certificate: Click drag-down list to choose certificate that you want to use. 3.
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.
3.7 Easy Config In the “Easy Config”, you can setup Realtek AP more easily. There are two methods for you: Touch-Button Method & Question-Answer Method”. Select one of following methods to setup your AP. 3.8 RT-Set You can select your operation mode (work in AP or Station Mode) by RT-Set Wizard. When you right-click RTL8185 Wireless system tray icon at right-bottom corner and choose “RT-Set Wizard”.
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.
requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per seconds. ESSID An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers.
2.4 GHz, in particular, is being made available worldwide. This presents a truly revolutionary opportunity to place convenient high-speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around the globe. Local Area Network (LAN) A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card connected by cable/air, that share applications, data, and peripherals. All connections are made via cable or wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephone services.
used generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols. Transmit/ Receive The wireless throughput in Bytes per second averaged over two seconds. Wide Area Network (WAN) A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and/or fiber optic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world.
