Wireless LAN Wireless LAN 11Mbps Series User Manual Version 1.2.1 – Aug.
Wireless LAN Copyright statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Printed in Taiwan, May. 2002 STATEMENTS REGARDING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD RADIATION EXPOSURE STATEMENT The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using low power wireless devices.
Wireless LAN .Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................4 2. Wireless LAN Basics ..................................................................................5 3. Installation for Windows platform................................................................6 3.1. Installation Overview………………………………………………………………...7 3.2. Install Procedure for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP………………………….8 3.3. Win CE 3.
Wireless LAN 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Adapter. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure.
Wireless LAN 2. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
Wireless LAN 3. Installation for Windows platform The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (Utility) and then insert / attach the Wireless LAN Adapter to your system, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.
Wireless LAN 3.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Install CD. Install the Wireless LAN Card (WIRELESS LAN 11Mbps Adapter). Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
Wireless LAN 3.2. Install Procedure for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Note: Do not insert the WLAN Adapter until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN device. Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN Adapter successfully. Note: Install WLAN CF card on your laptop PC must add additional PCMCIA adapter. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98/ME/2000/XP to load fully. 2.
Wireless LAN 4.Select your model. 5.Choose Your Operation System.
Wireless LAN 6.When you click win98/ME/2000/XP you will see below At the “ Enter your target path ” window, click Next.
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Wireless LAN 4. Insert / attach Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Adapter to your system Windows will recognize the WLAN adapter and auto detect the driver, if the system did not find the driver automatically, please install the driver manually. . Click Yes to finish the installation.
Wireless LAN 5. Click the right button of mouse on My Computer Properties Device Manager. Check whether it has WLAN adapter in one of the sockets or not. If you find Wireless LAN 11Mbps Adapter in one of the sockets, it means the card is detected properly. 6. Click right button of mouse on the Network Neighborhood . 7. Select Properties from the pop up menu. The network box appears and you see three main tables: Configuration, Identification, and Access Control.
Wireless LAN 8. Click on the Configuration tab and then click on the Add button. Select Network Component Type box appears. Click on the Protocol the click the Add button. 9. Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of manufactures, click on Microsoft. From the list of network protocols list, select NetBEUI, then click OK. 10. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box.
Wireless LAN 11. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add IPX/SPX protocol. 12. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add TCP/IP protocol. 13. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then enter the IP value, Subnet masking, DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values.
Wireless LAN Uninstall Procedure Step 1: If you want to uninstall the WLAN adapter, just simply click Start Menu Program File SparkLAN Wireless Uninstalled, it shall uninstall all related programs. Step 2: Restart your Computer.
Wireless LAN 3.3. Win CE 3.0 Install Procedure Please be note that the current version of driver only supports Strong ARM processor. Note: Be sure that your PC or Notebook has installed software such as Active Sync for transmit data to your PDA / handhold PC. We assume that you have installed Windows CE Services on your desktop PC and that you have connected the PC to PDA or handheld PC with a serial connection. Note: The CF/PC card shall not be plugged into PDA/handheld PC if not stated.
Wireless LAN Accept license agreement by click “Yes” button. If you disagree with terms of stated, then press “No” & exit the installation. When software license agreement is accepted, system will bring you user info dialog.
Wireless LAN Click Finish to complete the installation. 2) Plug-in the Wireless LAN CF/PC card into the card slot of your PDA/handhold PC . 3) Go to the Start menu, select Settings subfolder. Then select Connections tab from the bottom of the page. 4) In the Setting page, tap on Network icon.
Wireless LAN On the Network Configuration dialog select 11Mbit PC Card Driver and double tap on it, this will bring you to IP Settings dialog. 5) If your network supports DHCP server, select the first button. Otherwise enter static IP in the field. If you are not sure about the values of these fields, ask your Internet Service Provider for detail. 6) Select “Name Servers” page for DNS settings.
Wireless LAN Win CE uninstall procedure Tap on the Start Menu, select Settings tab. Tap on System tab from the bottom of the page, Tap on the on the Remove Programs. Select WL-379F and tap on the Remove button will uninstall the program.
Wireless LAN 4. Configuration Utility Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Wireless LAN adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, or click icon from Start Menu to start the Utility application. A new icon should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is in red, it means that Wireless LAN 11 Mbps NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in red.
Wireless LAN 4.1 Link Status - Status This field is used to display the current status of connection. When the state shows “Connected to SSID“means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access point. Networking is available. A state of “Scanning” means that the node is searching for available access point and unable detects the SSID for an available access point within range. This field will also display an error message for some reason if the driver failed to initialize.
Wireless LAN 4.2 Connections The Connections Tab shows current status of available APs within the network. User may select profile or ESSID from above list, click “Connect” to connect with the AP. Click “Refresh” to rescan the network, this utility with site survey function, it will detect and list all available APs within network. Place a check mark in the field if you wish attempt Auto-connect to ANY network in the range. .
Wireless LAN 4.3 Profile Setting Profile Setting allow user to create profiles for different network environments. Click “New” button to create new profiles. “Edit” for edit current exist profile. Click “Delete” button if you wish to delete profiles.
Wireless LAN - Network Type This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have two values: “Ad Hoc” and “Infrastructure”. Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
Wireless LAN 4.4 About About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Application and firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support.
Wireless LAN 5. Troubleshooting If you encounter any problems during the installation, or to confirm that the WLAN 11Mbps device is installed properly, please read the following troubleshooting section. In Windows 98: To check that the WLAN 11Mbps device is installed properly, please do the following: 1. Go to START>SETTINGS>CONTROL PANEL>NETWORK. Choose the Configuration Tab. If you find the WLAN 11Mbps Adapter, it means the card is installed properly.
