Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................2 1-1 PACKAGE CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................2 1-2 PC CARD DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................2 1-3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction The Dual-Band Wireless A/G Cardbus Adapter operates seamlessly and simultaneouslyin both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency spectrum supporting the 802.11b (2.4GHz, 11Mbps) and the newer, faster 802.11a (5GHz, 54Mbps/108Mbps turbo mode) and 802.11g (2.4GHz, 54MHz) wireless standards. It’s the best way to add wireless capability to your existing wired network, or to add bandwidth to your wirless installation.
1-3 System Requirements Installation of the PC Card requires: Laptop PC containing : – 32-bit CardBus slot (or Desktop PC with PC Card-PCI adapter) – 32 MB memory or greater – 300 MHz processor or higher Microsoft Windows 2000/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition/Windows XP/Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 6) 1-4 Features and Benefits 2.4GHz IEEE802.11b/g (draft) standard and 5GHz IEEE802.11a standard compliant Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11a/b/g (draft) compliant products.
6. Wireless extensions to Ethernet networks Network managers in dynamic environments can minimize the overhead caused by moves, extensions to networks, and other changes with wireless LANs. 7. Wired LAN backup Network managers implement wireless LANs to provide backup for mission-critical applications running on wired networks. 8.
communications between two computers have to be via the AP no matter the AP is wired to Ethernet network or stand-alone. If used in stand-alone, the AP can extend the range of independent wireless LANs by acting a repeater, which effectively doubling the distance between wireless stations as shown in Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-5 Multiple-AP and roaming Wireless Router and IP Sharing In infrastructure mode, in addition to acting as a bridge between an Ethernet and wireless network, the AP can be configured as a wireless router and IP sharing device for Internet access as shown in Figure 1-6. You don’t have to buy an expensive router. Nor you have to buy several modems and setup phone lines.
98/ME/2000/XP. 2-1 Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP This section describes the first-time installation for the driver installation under Windows 98SE/ME/2000. For a previously installed driver, we provides the InstallShield Wizard, which includes an application for upgrading the present driver and the Utility. Installation Procedure: 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Be sure that there is no PCMCIA adapter inserted yet. 3. Insert the Wireless LAN Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Figure 2-2 6. Insert the PC Card into the PCMCIA slot of your computer and wait for the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box to display. 7. During the installation, the driver and utility will both been installed into the system, so please select Install the software automatically (Recommended) as shown in Figure 2-3 and click Next to search the driver installation file. Figure 2-3 8. Then the system will find the driver and start to install as shown in Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4 9. The driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000/XP will show a warning message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver installation as shown in Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 10. Click Finish to complete the driver installation as shown in Figure 2-6.
2- 2 Checking after Installation After installing the driver and utility, follow the steps below to check that the PC Card is operating correctly. 1. Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon, then select the Device Manager tab. 3. Double-click Network adapters, then select Wireless Network Adapter as shown in Figure 2-7. Figure 2-7 4. Right mouse and click the Properties button, then check the message.
2- 3 IEEE 802.11 WLAN NIC Client Utility Use the WLAN NIC Client Utility to configure the device driver. Access the Utility by clicking the Start button and choosing Programs > IEEE 802.11 > ACU. The ACU tray icon is displayed in the right side of the Toolbar. Launch the ACU by double-clicking the tray icon, or by rightclicking the tray icon and selecting Launch Client Utility … WLAN Client Utility is used to display or change the PC Card information about Current Status, Profile Management and Diagnostics.
Figure 2-10 2. Profile Management In Profile Management, it provides function to New, Modify, Remove or Activate an Profile settings as shown in Figure 2-11. With default status, the profile will be empty and you have to click New button to add an profile settings and if there exist Profile file, we can use Modify button to change settings or use Remove button to erase file or Activate button to activate another profile settings.
Figure 2-12 3. Diagnostics In Diagnostics, it provides statistics of Multicast Frames, Broadcast Frames. Unicast Frames and Total Bytes for Transmit and Receive as shown in Figure 2-13. Figure 2-13 In Advanced Statistics, it provides more advanced information for reference as shown in Figure 2-14. Figure 2-14 In Driver Information, it provides information of Card Name, MAC Address, Driver, Driver Version and Driver Date as shown in Figure 2-15.
Figure 2-15 2- 4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility If the PC Card installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the PC Card and its software and repeat the installation procedure again. 1.Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2.In the Control Panel window, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon, then select the 802.11 Wireless LAN item and remove the driver and utility as shown in Figure 2-16.
Figure 2-17 Chapter 3 Connecting to a Network This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to network after install the PC Card drivers and utility. The following is required for all computers if you want to connect to a network. 1. Check Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. 2. Check NetBEUI -> Wireless LAN PC Card installed. 3. Check TCP/IP -> Wireless LAN PC Card is installed. 4. Check file and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. 5. Check computer name and workgroup name.
Figure 3-1 Select Microsoft for Manufacturer and Client for Microsoft Networks for Network Client, and then click OK. 3-2 Checking and Adding NetBEUI NetBEUI is a protocol you can use to connect to Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, or LAN Manager servers. If you work on Microsoft network environment, you need to set up NetBEUI protocol. Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks. Select Configuration tab to check NetBEUI -> Wireless LAN PC Card is installed.
connecting to Internet. Figure 3-2 3-4 Checking and Adding File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks gives you the ability to share your files or printers with Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups computers. If you want to share your files or printers with Microsoft networks, you need to set up this service. Repeat the step 2 and 3 of Chapter 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks.
Figure 3-3 Then click Change… button to rename the computer or join a domain or a Workgroup as shown in Figure 3-4.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the problems and corresponding solutions that may occur when installing a PC Card. Symptom Solution Verify that the PC Card is properly inserted into the PC Card slot. Check whether the computer has a Plug and Play BIOS. Windows does not detect the PC Card when installed. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP might not detect the PC Card if a previous installation of the PC Card was cancelled before it was finished.
A device conflict under Windows 98/ME/2000 may be related to the PC Card. For Windows 98/ME/2000, use the Computer properties to identify the used I/O port addresses and IRQ values. Device conflict on a Windows system If there is a device conflict, select alternative settings for I/O Base Address or IRQ values. If you know which device is conflicting with the PC Card, you have the option of changing that device’s I/O address or IRQ instead of changing the PC Card.
computer a few inches to find a better signal. Use the Signal Strength display in the Client Utility to determine the best location and orientation for a network connection.
Appendix A Product Specifications 1. General Radio Data Rate (Auto-rate capable) Network Standards Security Network Architecture Drivers Access Protocol Roaming Operating Voltage Regulation Certifications LED Indicator 802.11a : 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 & 108Mbps turbo mode 802.11g : 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 & 54Mbps 802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps WECA (Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi5 Compliant), IEEE802.11, IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11g draft, IEEE802.11b, draft IEEE802.11e, f, h and I standards, IEEE802.
Appendix B Regulatory Compliance Information Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules and Canada RSS-210. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3.
