IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Version 5.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide REGULATORY INFORMATION Federal Communications Commission Interference Statement The 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.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CE NOTICE Marking by the symbol CE indicates compliance of this equipment to the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/CE.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction...........................................................................................................5 2 Wireless LAN basics.............................................................................................6 3 Installation ............................................................................................................6 4 3.1 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows 98 ..................................
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Wireless LAN PC Card. You are about to install a networking system that is not only fast and powerful, but also easy to set up and simple to maintain. In a short time you and those in your network will be able to share a local printer and files, access the Internet, and roam about the office wire-freely.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 2 Wireless LAN basics Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be configured as: • Ad Hoc wireless LAN, or • Infrastructure wireless LAN. Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN PC cards, called a BSS (Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN PC cards to communicate with each other directly.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP and WinCE operating systems. Before You Start Before installation, please check your system in advance and ensure it meets the minimum requirements as described below.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Note: If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually. You can find five buttons in this menu: 1. Windows XX Driver. Where the XX can be 98, ME, 2000 or XP, the auto-run installation application will detect the Operating System you are using automatically. Please select this button to install the PC Card when you are using any one of these four Operating Systems.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 3.1 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows 98 Step 1. Insert the Installation/Documentation CD, and the installation menu will appear. If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually. You can choose Windows 98 Driver to install the driver. It opens the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as shown below. Click NEXT to continue.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 2. Software License Agreement, click Yes to accept, then start copying files.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 3. Start copying files. Step 4. Click Finish to complete Setup and then the PC will restart.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 5. After the computer restarts, hold the PC card with the logo facing up, and insert the card into the PC Card slot, applying just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. Windows 98 will automatically detect the PC card, briefly opens a New Hardware Found window, and starts collecting information for a driver information database. When Windows 98 is ready to configure the new hardware, it opens the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box as shown below.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 7. Type the “C:\WINDOWS\INF” into the Specify a Location box. Then click the Next button. Step 8. After the hardware wizard finds the installation files in the windows, it displays the search results:” Windows driver file search for the device: “11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card”. Click Next to copy the required files. 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Step 9. Starting Copy.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 10. The Add New Hardware Wizard window appears stating that Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires. Click Finish. 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Step 11. The System Settings Change window states:” To finish setting up your new hardware, you must restart your computer. Do you want to restart your computer now?” Remove the software CD and click Yes to restart the computer.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 12. After the computer restarts, double click the My Computer icon on your desktop. In My Computer window, double click the Control Panel icon. In Control Panel window, double click the Network icon. Step 13. Select the TCP/IP->11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card for setting the IP address. Click Properties.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 14. Set IP address and Subnet Mask. You can select either Static or Dynamic setting. If you use the static IP setup, please enter the IP address and Subnet mask. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then type it into the blank boxes as below. Then click OK to return to Step 13 Network dialog box. Then click OK button to set the value.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 3.2 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows ME Step 1. Insert the Installation/Documentation CD, and the installation menu will appear. If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually. You can choose Windows ME Driver to install the driver. It opens the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as shown below. Click NEXT to continue.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 2. Software License Agreement, click Yes to accept.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Setup Status window will pop up. Step 3. Click Finish to complete Setup. Step 4. After the computer restarts, hold the PC card with the logo facing up, and insert the card into the slot, applying just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. Windows ME will automatically detect the PC card, and opens a New Hardware Found window.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Then click YES to restart the computer. Step 5. After the computer restarts, double click the My Computer icon on your desktop. In My Computer window, double click the Control Panel icon. In Control Panel window, double click the Network icon. Step 6. Select the TCP/IP->11Mbps Wireless PC Card for setting the IP address. Click Properties.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 7. Set IP address and Subnet Mask. You can select either Static or Dynamic setting. If you use the static IP setup then please enter the IP address and Subnet masking. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then type it into the blank boxes as below. Then click OK to return to Step 6 Network dialog box.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 3.3 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows 2000 Step 1. Insert the Installation/Documentation CD, and the installation menu will appear. If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually. You can choose Windows 2000 Driver to install the driver. It opens the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as shown below. Click NEXT to continue.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 2. Software License Agreement, click Yes to accept.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Setup Status window will pop up. Step 3. Click Finish to complete Setup. Step 4. After the computer restarts, hold the PC card with the logo facing up, and insert the card into the PC Card slot, applying just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the PC Card, opens a New Hardware Found window for a while.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Click Yes in the Digital Signature dialog box. Step 5. Then click Start menu and select Control Panel. Double click the Network Connections icon in the Control Panel.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 6. Click the local area connection icon. Step 7. Double click Properties to configuration network protocol.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 8. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties Step 9. Set IP address and Subnet Mask. You can select either Static or DHCP settings. If you use the static IP setup, please enter the IP address and subnet mask. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then type it into the blank boxes as below. Then click OK to return to step 8. Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
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Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 3.4 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows XP Step 1. Insert the Installation/Documentation CD, and the installation menu will appear. If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually. You can choose Windows XP Driver to install the driver. It opens the InstallShield Wizard dialog box as shown below. Click NEXT to continue.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 2. Software License Agreement, click Yes to accept.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Setup Status window will pop up. Step 3. Click Finish to complete Setup.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 4. After restarting the computer, hold the PC card with the logo facing up, and insert the card into the slot, applying just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. Windows XP will automatically detect the PC card, briefly opens a New Hardware Found window, and starts collecting information for a driver information database.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 5. Click Continue Anyway. Step 6. The Found New Hardware Wizard window appears stating that Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires. Click Finish.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 7. After the computer restarts, the Network Setup Wizard appears. Click Next. Step 8. Make sure that your computer connects to the internet, then click Next.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 9. If communication to and from the Internet to all the computers on your network is sent through this computer, you can choose This computer connects directly to the Internet.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 11. Type the Workgroup name then click Next. Step 12. Click Next. Then wait a few minutes.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 13. Select the Just finish the wizard and click Next. Step 14. Click Finish. Step 15. Restart the computer.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 16. After the computer restarts, click Start menu and select Control Panel. Double click the Network Connections icon in the Control Panel. Step 17. Double click the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card local area connection icon.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 18. Double click Properties to configuration network protocol. Step 19. Select Wireless Networks and cancel Use Windows to configure my Wireless network settings. Then press the OK button. Otherwise, there will be only two function tabs (instead of four) in your utility.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 20. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Step 21. Set IP address and Subnet Mask. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then please enter the IP address and Subnet masking. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then type it into the blank boxes as below. Then click OK to return to Step 20.
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Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 3.5 Install Wireless LAN PC Card under WinCE Step 1. Before you install the driver, please make sure that ActiveSync application has been installed in your computer and your PDA is connected to your computer. Insert the Installation/Documentation CD, and the installation menu will appear. If the auto-run installation menu window doesn’t appear automatically, you can utilize the Windows Explorer to browse CD content and run install.exe manually.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Then click Next to continue. Step 2. Click Yes to accept the Software License Agreement.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Setup is starting. Step 3. The Application installation process will load the data to the default directory. Please click OK . Please wait until the process is finished.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 4. Check your PDA and then click OK. Step 5. Click Finish to complete Setup.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 6. Hold the PC card with the logo facing up, and insert the card into the slot. Apply just enough pressure to make sure it is fully seated. If the PDA shows the dialog message: “ Unable to connect to the Wireless Net Card. Is it inserted ? “ then press the OK button and reset the PDA. After the PDA restarts, click the Start menu and select Settings on your PDA. Step 7. Then choose Connections and double click the Network Adapters. Step 8.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Step 9. Set IP address and Subnet Mask. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you choose to use DHCP, the DHCP server will assign an IP address to your PDA. If you use the static IP setup, please enter the IP address and subnet mask. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then type it into the blank boxes as below. When this process is finished, click OK. Then the new settings will take effect immediately.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 4 Configuration Utility 4.1 Configuration Utility under Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP WLAN PC Card uses its own management software. All functions controlled by users are provided by this application. When you insert the WLAN PC Card into the PC Card , should appear in the Windows System Tray slot, a new icon, automatically. If the icon is in red, it means that WLAN PC Card configuration is invalid or incomplete.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Rescan When the Rescan button is clicked, the PC Card will restart the process of finding an Access point. Tx / Rx Rate Information This displays the instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit throughput in bytes per second. These values are updated every two seconds. Link Quality / Signal Strength The Link Quality and Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without a need to restart the computer. Profile Name Each Profile represents specific settings of the PC Card. You can set the settings for each profile. Next time when you want to change the PC Card settings, you can just select the profile you want to use.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Peer to Peer -This is the 802.11b Ad Hoc mode of operation. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc network uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection. In this mode you have to set the Channel number you want to use. Peer-to-Peer Channel When you choose Peer-to-Peer as the Network Type, you have to set the channel number you want to use.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Encryption Tab You may want an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered in this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the same WEP Key used by the transmitter.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Enter Passphrase to Generate Keys Automatically– 64 bit/128bit You can type a string that you can remember easily in the blank and the WEP Keys will be generated automatically. There are two options: 64 bit and 128 bit. You can choose any WEP Key from Key 1 to Key 4.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Create Keys Manually – 64bit / 128bit When you want to entering Keys Manually, there are four fields can be used and user can choose to use Alphanumeric or Hexadecimal. In Alphanumeric, you can type the keys between A-Z and numbers arbitrarily. But in the Hexadecimal, you must type the Hexadecimal symbols. In 64 bit, the Alphanumeric has 5 characters and the Hexadecimal has 10 digits. And in the 128 bit, the Alphanumeric has 13 characters and the Hexadecimal has 26 digits.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Apply This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key field. The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide About Tab About Tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems for technical support.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 4.2 Configuration Utility under WinCE WLAN PC Card uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Double click the icon in the System Tray as shown below, then the configuration window will appear. If the icon is in red, it means that WLAN PC Card configuration is invalid or incomplete. User can navigate through “tabs” by clicking or tapping them with a stylus.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Link Tab State The field shows the association state to available Access Point with BSSID-MAC address of the Access Point. When the state is “Associated” , it means normal operation in infrastructure mode and the PC Card is connected to the Access Point. Disable Radio The PC Card’s RF radio function can be disabled by clicking this Disable Radio button. Rescan When the Rescan button is clicked, the PC Card will restart the process of finding an Access point.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measurement of receiving and transmitting errors over the radio. Configuration Tab The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without a need to restart the PDA.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Peer to Peer - This is the 802.11b Ad Hoc mode of operation. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc network uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection. In this mode you have to set the Channel number you want to use. Peer-to-Peer Channel When you choose Peer-to-Peer as the Network Type, you have to set the channel number you want to use.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Encryption Tab You may want an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered in this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the same WEP Key used by the transmitter.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Enter Passphrase to Generate Keys Automatically– 64 bit/128bit You can type a string that you can remember easily in the blank and the WEP Keys will be generated automatically. There are two options: 64 bit and 128 bit. You can choose any WEP Key from Key 1 to Key 4.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Create Keys Manually–64bit/128bit When you want to entering Keys Manually, there are four fields can be used and user can choose to use Alphanumeric or Hexadecimal. In Alphanumeric, you can type the keys between A-Z and numbers arbitrarily. But in the Hexadecimal, you must type the Hexadecimal symbols. In 64 bit, the Alphanumeric has 5 characters and the Hexadecimal has 10 digits. And in the 128 bit, the Alphanumeric has 13 characters and the Hexadecimal has 26 digits.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide About Tab About Tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems for technical support.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 5 Technical Specifications of WLAN PC Card Product Name WLAN PC Card Standard IEEE802.11b Frequency Band 2.400GHz ~ 2.4835GHz unlicensed ISM band Spread Spectrum DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation method DQPSK/DBPSK/CCK Data Rate 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 6 Troubleshooting Symptom: The LED is off. Possible Remedy: Make sure the PC Card is inserted properly. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom: The LED is always on not blinking. Possible Remedy: Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD. Otherwise contact your vendor. Symptom: The LED is blinking but the PC Card icon does not appear in your icon tray. Possible Remedy: Make sure that you have installed the Utility from attached CD.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Symptom: The PC Card icon is green, but can’t access wired-LAN Possible Remedy: 1. Make sure there is any 802.11b AP in your LAN. 2. Make sure the PC Card is configured as infrastructure mode. 3. Make sure the Network setting is proper. You could check and modify through My Computer → Control Panel → Network → TCP/IP / NetBEUI → PRISM2 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adaptor → Content. Symptom: The PC Card icon is green, but can’t share files with others.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide 7 Glossary IEEE 802.11 Standard The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry. Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad Hoc An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. ISM Band The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use in the so-called ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band.
Wireless LAN PC Card User’s Guide Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Control information about each device is maintained in a structure known as a management information block. Static IP Addressing A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network.
