Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Wireless LAN Overview The wireless LAN is a new way to extend the reach of local area networks (LAN). Instead of plugging into a LAN wall outlet, you connect wirelessly to a wireless LAN access point. All you need is a wireless LAN card for the user and a wireless LAN access point connected to the Ethernet LAN. This enables truly wireless access to the LAN and the Internet.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 equipment. Education: Wireless LANs in education offer a low-cost solution to high-speed Internet access with the flexibility to meet the needs of the ever-changing educational landscape. Finance: In the fast-paced world of finance, access to real-time information is crucial. Financial traders employ wireless solutions to receive up-to-the-minute pricing information and real-time data anywhere on the trading floor.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide @ 11 Mbps DQPSK (CCK) @ 5.5 Mbps DQPSK (CCK) @ 2 Mbps DQPSK @ 1 Mbps DBPSK Feb 12, 2001 OUTPUT POWER USA +18 dBm Europe +18/ +2 dBm Approvals of compliance FCC part 15.247,15.249, ETSI 300-328 CONFIGURATION & MANAGEMENT Configuration and setup Utility for configuration and monitor; Utility for Device firmware Upgrade (DFU).
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Installing Your WLAN Card (Windows 98) 1. Before you install your WLAN card, make sure that you have removed other network devices (e.g., PCI Ethernet card). If you have other network devices, please turn off your computer and remove the device. 2. Plug in your WLAN card to a USB port. Click “Next” in the following dialog box. 3. Instruct the Windows to “Search for the best driver for your device” and click “Next”.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 4. In the following box, specify the directory where your driver is located (e.g., “A:\” if the driver file is on a floppy disk). 5. A dialog box which shows “WINMATE USB WIRELESS LAN CARD” will appear. Click “Next” to proceed or “Back” to change the location of the driver.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 6. A dialog box “WINMATE USB WIRELESS CARD Properties” shows up. This dialog box allows you to set up the wireless options of your card. In this box you usually need to configure the following properties: select a channel (1 through 14), the ESSID which is used to enroll the station to an AP, the operating mode (ad-hoc or infrastructure), rate (1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps), and the WEP key.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 7.. After you click “Finish” in the following box, you will be asked to restart your computer. Click “No” because we need to set up more network properties. Click No.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 8. From the Control Panel, use the right button of the mouse to click “Network” and select “Properties”. The following dialog box appears. Click TCP/IP (or, if you have installed other network devices before, select TCP/IP-WINMATE USB WIRELESS LAN CARD). 9. Set up the IP address. We recommend users to use “Specify an IP address” instead of the default “Obtain an IP address automatically”.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 10. Click OK and save the changes you made for the network properties. Windows will request to restart your computer. After the system restarts, you can use your USB WLAN card.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Installing Your WLAN Card (Windows 2000) 1. Plug in your WLAN card to a USB port. Click “Next” in the following dialog box. 2.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 3. Specify the directory where your driver is located 4. A dialog box which shows “WINMATE USB WIRELESS LAN CARD” will appear. Click “Next” to proceed or “Back” to change the location of the driver.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 5. Click OK to continue the installation and neglect the “Digital Signature”. 6. Now Windows copies necessary files to the system. Click Finish. You still need to configure the network properties before your WLAN card can be used..
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 7. Use the right button of the mouse to click “My Network”, and select “Properties”.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 8. Click TCP/IP and configure your IP as in the following. You may need to consult your system administrator to acquire an appropriate IP address. After you finish the network setting, you are able to use your WLAN card.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Installing Your WLAN Card (Windows ME) 1. Before you install your WLAN card, make sure that you have removed other network devices (e.g., PCI Ethernet card). If you have other network devices, please turn off your computer and remove the device 2. Plug in your WLAN card to a USB port. Select “Specify the location of the driver” and click “Next”. 3. Give the location of the directory that contains the device driver.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 4. Windows find the driver for the WLAN card. Click “Next.” 5. You can simply leave all the wireless settings as they are at this moment, and configure them later in the configuring/monitor utility. Click “OK” here.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 6. Click “Finish” in the following dialog box. You do not need to restart your computer at this moment because you need to configure the network properties. Say “No” to the following dialog box.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 7. From the Control Panel, use the right button of the mouse to click “Network” and select “Properties Configuration TCP/IP”. The following dialog box appears. Configure your IP as in the following. You may need to consult your system administrator to acquire an appropriate IP address and the gateway address. After you finish these network configuration and restart the computer, you are able to use your USB WLAN card.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Configuring Your WLAN card We offer a convenient utility which allows users to configure all the WLAN parameters and to monitor the current signal quality. Run the SETUP.EXE under the UsrCfg directory, and follow the instruction to complete the installation. Then reboot your computer.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 If the card is associated to an AP, a message “Associated to AP with BSSID xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx” will appear, where the 12 digit HEX number is the MAC address of the AP. The signal strength will show up in the middle of the box as a blue bar. The Successful and unsuccessful Tx and Rx frames also show up. You can select the communication mode between Ad-hoc mode and Infrastructure mode by click “change” button to make changes.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 specify ESSID up to 32 characters. Please note that it is case sensitive (i.e., WINMATE is different from Winmate or winmate). If you want your station to connect to the wired network through an AP, you should obtain the ESSID of that AP from your system administrator. You can enter “ANY” (which is also the default value) as the ESSID, and the WLAN card will search for an available AP, if there is any, to associate with. Select the Transmission rate.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 FAQ Q1. What is an AP (Access Point )? Ans: An AP is the bridge to connect two different protocols, Ethernet 802.3 and wireless 802.11b. It can stand alone as the center of a wireless infrastructure, providing connections to your wired networks. Or, it can act as a repeater, increasing wireless communication range. The maximum communication range is based on how you configure your wireless infrastructure.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Ans: Our device driver uses NDIS 5, which support Windows 98 and Windows 2000. Linux driver will be ready soon. Q6. Does the radio wave emitting from a WLAN card have any threat to human health? Ans: To date, scientific studies have been unable to attribute adverse health effects to WLAN transmissions. As with other wireless technologies, WLANs must meet stringent government and industry standards for safety.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 WLAN Glossary Access Point (AP) A device that transports data between a wireless network and a wired network (infrastructure). ad-hoc network A wireless network composed only of stations (no access point). Also known as peer to peer network application layer The top layer of OSI seven layers. It establishes communications with other users and provides such services as file transfer and electronic mail to the end users of the network.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) An error-detection process that (at the transmitting station) divides the data being sent by a particular polynomial and appends the resulting remainder to the transmitted data. Data link layer The bottom second layer of the OSI layers. It provides synchronization and transmission error control to packets. In 802.11 LANs, it encompasses the logical link control (LLC) and medium access control (MAC) layers.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 at least two wireless stations. This type of network is often referred to as an ad hoc network because it can be constructed quickly without much planning. Industrial, Scientific, and Medicine bands (ISM bands) Radio frequency bands that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized for wireless LANs. The ISM bands are located at 902 MHz, 2.400 GHz, and 5.7 GHz. Infrastructure network A wireless network centered about an access point.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 network, was adopted by Microsoft, and has since become a de facto industry standard. It is not routable across a WAN. open system authentication The IEEE 802.11 default authentication method, which is a very simple, two-step process. First the station wanting to authenticate with another station sends an authentication management frame containing the sending station’s identity.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz (Hz), which is equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second. One Mega-Hertz (MHz) is one million Hertz. One Giga-Hertz (GHz) is one billion Hertz. For reference: the standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz, the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0.55 -1.6 MHz, the FM broadcast radio frequency band is 88-108 MHz, and microwave ovens typically operate at 2.45 GHz.
Winmate Communication Inc. User Guide Feb 12, 2001 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 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 the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
