1Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Date of Issue: Aug.
Technical Support The firmware version of the Wireless LAN PCI Card is displayed on the utility About window. Users could download the most recent software version from the supplier’s web site or refer to the selling contact for the latest software information. If you have difficulty resolving the problem while installing or using the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card, please contact the supplier for support. About This Manual 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card User Manual was first released on August, 2003.
FCC Information This device, IEEE 802.11b WLAN PCI Card, 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. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 About Wireless LAN PCI Card ..........................................1 1-1 Features and Benefits................................................................................... 1 1-2 Applications.................................................................................................. 2 1-3 Product Kit ................................................................................................... 3 1-4 About Wireless LAN PCI Card LED Indicators ...................
About Wireless LAN PCI Card 1 The 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card is a standard PCI adapter that fits into any standard PCI slot in a desktop. The 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card is an enhanced high-performance, that supports high-speed wireless networking at home, or at office. 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card is able to communicate with any 802.11b and 802.11g compliant products. 1-1 Features and Benefits 1. Fully IEEE 802.11b compatible. 2. Supports 1, 2, 5.5, and up to11 Mbps data rate. 3.
1-2 Applications The 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card offers a fast, reliable and cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these: 1. Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation. 2. Difficult-to-wire environments Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy. 3.
1-3 Product Kit The 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card comes with the following items. Please go through each item below. If any of listed items appear to be damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer. 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card………………………………………….…… x 1 Software and Documentation CD…………………………………x 1 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Start Guide…………………………… x 1 1-4 About Wireless LAN PCI Card LED Indicators The 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card has one LED indicator.
2 Getting Started This chapter describes the instructions that guide you through the proper installation of your 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card for the Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE operating systems. The complete installation of the Wireless LAN PCI Card consists of the following steps: STEP 1: Insert your Wireless LAN PCI Card into the connector of any free PCI Bus Master expansion slot on your desktop computer. STEP 2: Install the corresponding driver and utility. STEP 3: Set basic settings.
2-2 Insert the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card To install the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card, please do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the case of your desktop computer. Find an available PCI slot on your computer. Insert the PCI adapter into the PCI slot. Close the case of the computer and start Windows. CAUTION: Do not force the client adapter into the slot. Forcing it will damage both the client adapter and the slot. If the client adapter does not go in easily, remove the card and reinsert it.
Install Driver for Windows 3 This section describes the installation of the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card driver for the Windows 98SE/ME/2000 and Windows XP operation systems. The installation procedures for Windows XP refer to 3-1 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Card for Windows XP, for Windows 2000 please see 3-2 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Card for Windows 2000, and for Windows 98SE/ME refer to 3-3 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Card for Windows 98SE/ME.
Step 2: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Check the “Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…)” check box and click on Next to install the driver. Step 3: The windows will find “IEEE 802.11b PCI Wireless LAN Card” and start copying corresponding files into the system. Click on Next to continue.
Step 4: Click on Finish to complete the installation. Step 5: Right click “My Computer” from Start, select Properties, go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any exclamation mark appears next to the Network Adapter/IEEE 802.11b PCI Wireless LAN Card. If no, your Wireless LAN PCI Card is working well. Check if there is an exclamation mark next to the PCI Wireless LAN Card.
After installing the Wireless LAN PCI Card, the Windows XP will display a “Wireless Network Connection # ” message. Click on the message and the “Automatic Wireless Network Configuration” will appear automatically. You may select “Allow me to connect to the selected wireless network, even though it is not secure” and click on Connect button to allow you to connect to an available wireless infrastructure network (Access Point).
Warning: You must choose one way to configure Wireless LAN PC Card either of using our WLAN Utility by un-checking this check box or using Windows XP Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first by checking this check box. However, the WLAN Utility, which comes with the Wireless LAN PCI Card, provides you more tools to configure the Wireless LAN PCI Card and monitor the wireless connection.
3-2 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Card for Windows 2000 Step 1: After inserting the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card into the PCI slot on your computer, Windows will auto-detect the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card. Step 2: A “Found New Hardware Wizard” window shows up. Click on Next to proceed.
Step 3: Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”and click on Next to proceed. Step 4: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Specify the location where the installation driver is placed. Click on Next to install the driver.
Step 5: The windows will find “PCI Device”. Click on Next to continue. Step 6: Click on Finish to complete the installation.
Step 7: Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager, and check Network Adapters to see if there is an exclamation mark appears. If no, your Wireless LAN PCI Card is working well.
3-3 Set up Wireless LAN PCI Card for Windows 98SE/ ME Step 1: After inserting the IEEE802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card into the PCI slot on your computer, Windows will auto-detect new hardware and will appear an “Add New Hardware Wizard” window. Click on Next to continue. Step 2: Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and click Next to proceed.
Step 3: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select the “CD-ROM drive” or “specify a location” check box to search the proper installation driver and click on Next to install the driver. Step 4: The Windows will find “IEEE 802.11b PCI Wireless LAN Card”. Click on Next to continue.
Step 5: Once the [Please insert the disk labeled “Windows 98SE/ME CD-ROM”, and then click OK] window pops up, enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click on OK to proceed. Usually these files can be found at C:\Windows or C:\Windows\system. Step 6: Click on Finish to complete the driver installation. Step 7: Click on Yes to reboot the computer. Step 8: Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager, and check Network Adapters to see if exclamation mark appears next to the IEEE 802.
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Configure the Wireless LAN PCI Card 4 This chapter gives you assistance with detail configuration for the Wireless LAN PCI Card under Windows XP/2000/98SE/ME. 4-1 Install the WLAN Utility To install the WLAN Utility, follow these steps: Step 1: Insert the Product CD-ROM. Step 2: Go to the utility folder and run setup.exe. Step 3: The InstallShield Wizard will show up and guide you through the rest of the setup process.
Choose Destination Folder and click on Next to continue. Select a program folder and click Next. Change the Folder Name upon your desire.
Select where a shortcut is added and click on Next to proceed. Click on Finish to complete the installation. Upon completion, double click the WLAN Utility icon on the desktop or go to Program Files and run the WLAN Utility by clicking its icon in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your task bar. Click on the icon will open the configuration window. When you minimize the window, the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again.
The color behind the system tray icon indicates the link status: Blue indicates a good link or an excellent link. (Good / Execellent) Yellow indicates a usable but weak link. (Low) Red indicates no or very poor link quality. (Unavaliable) When you minimize the window, the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again.
4-2 Use the WLAN Utility The WLAN Utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user-level diagnostics on your 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card in the Windows XP/2000/98SE/ME operating system environments. The WLAN Utility window consists of 3 tabs for you to monitor and configure the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card: Configuration, Site Survey and About. 4-2-1 Configuration The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the 802.
Profile The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create the profile, go to the Profile field, type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters. If one of the profiles is no longer used, you may remove it by clicking on the Delete button. After changing parameters, click on the Save button to save the profile and click on the Apply button to take effect. You can have multiple profiles and modify the profile at any time.
access company network or Internet via a wireless Access Point, select “Infrastructure”. If standard “Ad-Hoc” mode is selected to communicate with multiple computers directly with each other, you need to set wireless stations with the same ESSID and with the same channel as well. Ad-Hoc Channel Wireless LAN PCI Card provides various data rate options for you to select. When the Ad-Hoc mode is selected, there are 13 channels enable to choose as needed. Transmit Rate The 802.
rate. When the communications quality drops below a certain level, the Card will automatically switch to a lower data rate. The Transmission at a lower data speed is usually more reliable. However, when the communication quality improves again, the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card will gradually increase the data rate again, until it has reached the highest available transmit rate.
Fig. Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase (128-bit) Create Keys Manually You can also create encryption keys manually by clicking the Create Keys Manually check box. For 64-bit encryption you may choose: Alphanumeric: 5 characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (e.g. MyKey) Hexadecimal: 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g.
Fig. Create Encryption Keys Manually – Hexadecimal (64-bit) Warning: The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points. If you set “MyKey” for the Wireless LAN PCI Card, the same WEP Key “MyKey” must be assigned to the Access Point or other stations. Note: Different factories would have some different WEP setting. Therefore, before setting access point or PCC WEP, please refer to manual respectively.
participating in the Ad-Hoc network. Current Channel: Shows the channel on which the connection is made. Current Tx Rate: Shows the highest transmit rate of the current association. Throughput: Shows the short term transmit and receive throughput in bytes/second, and is continuously updated. Link Quality: Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon. There are 5 states of link quality: 100%~80%: Excellent link. 80%~60%: Good link quality. 60%~40%: Fair link quality.
4-2-3 About The About tab shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility, driver, firmware of the 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card. Also, the MAC address and frequency domain are displayed.
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Please complete the information below and include it along with your products. Name: Title: Company: Telephone: Fax: Email: City/State/Zipcode: Country: Product Name: Serial Number: MAC Address: Invoice Date: Product Description: If you have any further questions, please contact your local authorized reseller for support.
