IEEE 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Module Date of Issue: June.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 3 FEATURES AND BENEFITS .......................................................................................................... 3 APPLICATIONS............................................................................................................................... 3 PACKAGE CONTENTS...................................................................................................
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION IEEE 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter is a up to 54Mbps Cardbus PC Card. Being able to operate at both 5GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency band, the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter can communicate with other mobile devices enabled for IEEE 802.11a, or 802.11b standard-based, and 802.11g standard wireless LAN connectivity. Using this card in conjunction with the Wireless Access Point of 802.11a, 802.11b or 802.
5. SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users SOHO users needing easy and quick installation of a small computer network Package Contents The product package should contain: IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter Product CD (Driver and Utility and Manual inside) Quick Installation Guide If any of the above items are not included or damaged, please contact your local vendor for support.
CHAPTER 2: Install IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter System Requirements Before installing the IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter, please make sure that these equipments have been met: 1. 2. 3. A computer with a Cardbus slot. Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP (Have the Windows Installation CD-ROM ready for use during installation. There should be at least 5Mbytes disk space for installing driver and utility program. LED Indicators The Wireless LINK LED on the IEEE 802.
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Installation 1. 2. Turn on the computer. With the LED indicators facing up, properly insert the IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter into the Cardbus slot on your computer as shown below. 3. The Windows will automatically detect the IEEE802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears for the driver (only applies to Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 and XP. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver for the IEEE 802.
Verifying Driver Installation under Windows ME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Windows Me desktop, double-click My Computer. Double-click Control Panel. Double-click the System icon. Click on the Device Manager folder tab. Double-click Network Adapter. There should be no yellow exclamation mark or red cross-sign on the IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter selection. Double-click IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter. The Device Status windows should indicate that the PC Card is working properly.
CHAPTER 3: Install the Utility for Windows98SE/ME/2000/XP 1. 2. 3. Power ON your computer. Insert the Driver and Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. Click Start, Run and type ‘d:\utility’ if ‘d’ is the designation of your CD drive Then double-click the file to execute the installation procedures. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next. The Choose Destination Location screen displays the default Destination Folder.
4. The Select Program Folder screen appears. Accept or change the default folder name and click Next to continue. 5. Accept to add shortcut of this utility and click Next to continue.
6. The windows will find “Wireless WLAN Adapter Utility” and start copying corresponding files into the system. 7. Completing the utility installation. The IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter Configuration Utility installation is now complete. Proceed to configuring the wireless parameters.
CHAPTER 4: Wireless LAN Configuration WLAN Configuration Utility A wireless LAN configuration utility program is provided to give you information on your wireless network such as signal quality and link conditions, and to let you modify the various configurable wireless parameters.
For more information on using the XP Wireless Network Configuration utility please refer to Windows XP Help file. If you desire to use WLAN Configuration Utility, you need to disable the Windows XP Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first by unchecking this check box.
WLAN Utility Parameter Modification Go to Program Files -> MY_FOLDER_NAME and click the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility. You can click on any of the folder tabs in the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility dialog box to modify the operational parameters. . Status Network SSID Network Mode Channel/frequency Transmit Rate Receive Rate WEP Encryption Signal Strength Indicates the SSID and MAC address of the associated access point when the IEEE 802.
Configuration Profile Network Configuration Network SSID Channel Radio Band Wireless Mode Start AdHoc Network 11g Turbo Mode Transmit Power 2.4GHz preamble The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create a profile, go to the Profile field, type in a Profile Name. After changing parameters, Save the profile and click the Apply button to put it into effect.
Security (WEP) To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the Wireless LAN Adapter Utility offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP, making your data transmission over air more secure. To activate the WEP Encryption, check the Enable WEP Encryption check box. An Encryption window, as shown above, will appear. The instructions are as follows: 1. Check the box in Enable WEP Encryption (WEP Key) 2.
After entering the WEP keys in the key field, click the Apply button and then click the OK button to make the setting take effect. Important: The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points. Security Enable WEP Encryption Key Length First Second Third Fourth Enables the data encryption for the wireless node. To disable the data encryption (by unchecking the box) is to not use any encryption; this is also called Open System data encryption.
About The About item shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility, driver, firmware of the IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter. Also, the MAC address and frequency domain are displayed. About About Indicates the release information of the wireless LAN configuration utility software, and driver.
CHAPTER 5: WIRELESS NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS Wireless Network Configuration Ad-hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standard for wireless LANs (WLANs), 802.11, offers two methods for configuring a wireless network — ad-hoc and infrastructure. In an ad-hoc network, computers are brought together as needed; thus, there is no structure, nor are there fixed points to the network — each node can generally communicate with any other node.
Service Set Identification (SSID) The Service Set Identification (SSID) is a thirty-two alphanumeric character (maximum) string identifying the wireless local area network. Some vendors refer to the SSID as network name. For stations to communicate with each other, all stations must be configured with the same SSID. A wireless LAN consisting of nodes operating in ad-hoc configuration without an access point is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Regulatory Compliance Information Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range. High power radars are allocated as primary users of the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz bands. These radar stations can cause interference with and/or damage this device. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We declare under our sole responsibility that the product IEEE 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Network Adapter complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
FCC Statements: 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3.
Information for OEM integrator: The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end product which integrate this module.
