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NDC Instant Wave High Speed User Manual

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High Speed

USB Adapter

11Mbps Wireless LAN
User's Guide
P/N: 85-506300-00
Rev. X1
August 2001
National Datacomm Corporation
4F, No. 24-2, Industry East 4th road
Science Park, Hsin-Chu
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Technical Support
E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw
NDC World Wide Web
www.ndc.com.tw

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  • Page 1: Usb Adapter

    High Speed USB Adapter 11Mbps Wireless LAN User’s Guide P/N: 85-506300-00 Rev. X1 August 2001 National Datacomm Corporation 4F, No. 24-2, Industry East 4th road Science Park, Hsin-Chu Taiwan, R.O.C. Technical Support E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw NDC World Wide Web www.ndc.com.tw...

  • Page 2: Fcc Warning

    NDC provides this document “as is,” without warranty of any kind, neither expressed nor implied, including, but not limited to, the particular purpose. NDC may make improvements and/or changes in this manual or in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this manual at any time.

  • Page 3: Fcc Rf Radiation Exposure Statement

    FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. InstantWave High Speed USB Adapter...
  • Page 4 P a c k i n g L i s t The package contents vary depending on whether you have purchased the PnP USB Adapter: The USB Adapter package should contain the following items: • One USB Adapter • One Diskette for Windows driver •...

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    T a b l e O f C o n t e n t s I n t r o d u c t i o n Congratulations on choosing an InstantWave High Speed wireless networking family product. InstantWave High Speed was designed with a “Maximizing the convenience of networking”...

  • Page 6: Wireless Network

    G l o s s a r y Wireless Network In the IEEE 802.11 definition, a wireless network is classified as an Ad-Hoc network or an Infrastructure network. Ad-Hoc Network An Ad-Hoc network is formed by a number of wireless stations (without an Access Point) communicating via radio waves.
  • Page 7 Group ID BSSID A Group ID (the 802.11 standard uses the term BSSID) is the ID of a wireless cell. A wireless cell is usually made up of stations in an area that the radio signal can comfortably cover. In other words, any wireless station in the cell can communicate with any other within reach of the radio signal (Figure 3).

  • Page 8: Access Point

    find the correct frequency band to use. All InstantWave High Speed products are supplied preset to the country of sale’s frequency band. Access Point An Access Point (AP) provides a transparent bridged connection between a wired network and a wireless network and allows wireless stations to communicate with devices attached to a wired network.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    G e t t i n g S t a r t e d This section explains how to quickly setup a wireless station. Hardware Installation USB Adapter Installation The USB Adapter fits into a USB slot. The antenna is encased in a plastic case, in line with the main body of the USB Adapter, such that it extends outside the USB slot when the card is inserted.

  • Page 10: Driver Installation/Uninstallation

    Driver Installation/Uninstallation For Windows 95 see the following section, for Windows 98 go to page 9, for Windows NT 4.0 go to page 11. Installation in Windows 95 You should begin by identifying your version. The original version of Windows 95 (old version) is not supported by the adapter.
  • Page 11 Figure 6. Update Device Driver Wizard-1 step3. Insert the InstantWave High Speed driver disk and click Next step4. The Update Device Driver Wizard will indicate that Windows 95 found the driver in the root directory (Figure 7). Click Finish Figure 7. Update Device Driver Wizard-2 step5.
  • Page 12 Figure 9. Copying Files step6. Click OK on each screen. After the driver files have been copied, setup is complete step7. Depending on your current installation of Windows 95, the setup program may ask you to insert the Windows 95 disk step8.

  • Page 13: Installation In Windows 98

    Installation in Windows 98 Driver installation and uninstallation in Windows 98 is basically the same as that of Windows 95 OSR2. Complete the following procedure to install the driver program for Windows 98. step1. Turn on the power and start Windows 98 step2.
  • Page 14 Figure 12. Add New Hardware Wizard-3 step5. Insert the InstantWave High Speed disk and click Next step6. The Add New Hardware Wizard will indicate that Windows 98 found the driver in the root directory (Figure 13). Click Next Figure 13. Add New Hardware Wizard-4 step7.

  • Page 15: Installation In Windows Nt

    Installation in Windows NT 4.0 : Before installing the driver in Windows NT 4.0, check that in the Important computer’s BIOS on the PnP and USB Settings page, “PnP OS Installed” is set to NO. step1. Double-click My Computer, double-click Control Panel step2.
  • Page 16 step12. step13. The InstantWave High Speed Adapter will now be shown on the Adapters card in the Network configuration box. Click Close step14. If the user needs to bind the adapter to TCP/IP, then the TCP/IP protocols must be added step15.

  • Page 17: Installation In Windows 2000

    Installation in Windows 2000 A final release Windows 2000 may be slightly different. Updated installation procedures will be found at www.sohoware.com or on a loose sheet inside the package. step1. Turn on the power to the PC and start the Windows 2000 operating system Figure 16.
  • Page 18 step6. Click Next when Windows finds a driver for this device step7. Click Yes to begin copying the necessary driver files step8. On the Completing the Found New Hardware screen, click Finish step9. Restart the computer Uninstalling the Adapter from Windows 2000 step4.
  • Page 19 T h e I n s t a n t W a v e H i g h S p e e d W i n d o w s U t i l i t y P r o g r a m The InstantWave High Speed Utility program is a Windows-based application that allows users to monitor and configure the wireless adapter.
  • Page 20 step3. From the Choose Destination Location dialog box, click Next to copy the program files to the default location, C:\Program Files\InstantWaveHighSpeed, or click Browse to choose another location step4. The setup program will copy the necessary files into the specified directory.
  • Page 21 Figure 20. Toolbar step4. Click the icon for the task you wish to perform. The functions provided by the utility program are, reading from left to right on Figure 20: • Adapter Properties • Network Watcher • Signal Quality Indicator •...

  • Page 22: Adapter Properties

    Green Good signal quality Pop up message dialog is used to display a warning message in case of abnormal conditions Play sound is used to generate an alert sound in case of abnormal conditions Right-click on the icon to open a popup menu for fast access to the Utility program, Preferences, and Help.
  • Page 23 (Extended Service Set ID). Having the same Domain Name allows all wireless nodes in the same Domain (or Cell) to communicate with each other. The default setting is Wireless. InstantWave High Speed USB Adapter...
  • Page 24 • Transmission Rate – The transmission rate at which the data packets are transmitted by the client or AP. You can set this to Auto select 1 or 2 Mbps, Fixed 1 Mbps, Fixed 2 Mbps, Fixed 5.5 Mbps, Fixed 11Mbps or Full Auto(1 to 11 Mbps).
  • Page 25 In a multiple cell network topology, overlapping and/or adjacent cells using different channels can operate simultaneously without interference if the frequency distance between the center frequencies is at least 30MHz. For example channel 1, 7 and 13 are non-overlapping frequency channels. •...
  • Page 26 • Adapter Status - Displays the adapter’s working status Link Information Click the Link Information tab to view the Adapter Link Properties (Figure 24). Figure 25. Wireless Adapter Link Properties • State - Link State explains whether the client is connected to ESSID or not. It also shows the identification MAC address of the ESS to which this is connected currently.
  • Page 27 Click the Encryption tab to view the Adapter WEP Properties (Figure 24). Figure 26. WEP Security • Use WEP - The WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is an encryption scheme that provides the secure wireless data communications to the users.
  • Page 28 ‘Troubleshooting’ section of this manual, click the Troubleshooting tab (Figure 27). A diagnosis program will run and report the message. Send the diagnostic message together with a description of the symptoms to NDC’s technical support via email. Figure 27. Troubleshooting Wave High Speed...
  • Page 29 Network Watcher (Infrastructure) In an Infrastructure network, Network Watcher scans for all existing wireless cells in range and displays the AP names, the MAC address, the Domain Name, the Signal Strength, the number of stations currently connected to each AP, and the connection status.

  • Page 30: Signal Quality Indicator

    Refresh Click Refresh to obtain and display updated data. You may need to wait a short time depending on the number of replies received. Signal Quality Indicator Signal Quality Indicator dynamically displays the present radio signal quality (Figure 30). The quality level is indicated by colors. Green means the signal is good, Yellow indicates the signal is fair, Red denotes the signal is poor.
  • Page 31 S o f t w a r e U p g r a d e P r o c e d u r e s Windows NDIS Driver Upgrade Follow the instructions below to install a new NDIS USB driver release. step1.

  • Page 32: Installation Problems

    T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g Windows 95/98 Installation Problems Windows could not find the adapter • The adapter is not properly inserted in the slot 1. Power off the computer 2.

  • Page 33: Windows Nt

    There are more than one wireless adapter entries shown in the Control Panel/Network folder. You do not know which one is the current one • A previously installed wireless adapter entry for a different card was not removed 1. Remove all wireless LAN adapter entries from the Network window 2.

  • Page 34: Operational Problems

    General Utility Error Messages Cannot find the Wireless adapter • The Wireless adapter driver is installed, but the wireless adapter is not in the computer slot If you are using the wireless USB Adapter, you will only need to re-insert the USB adapter into the USB slot to re-enable the driver.
  • Page 35 • The connected AP is too far away 1. Use Network Watcher to find an AP with a stronger signal Move your PC closer to the connected AP • The adapter antenna is not connected, or its signal path is blocked by metal casing, e.g.
  • Page 36 T e c h n i c a l S u p p o r t If you are having a problem using an NDC product and cannot resolve it, please note the following information and contact NDC Technical Support: •...
  • Page 37 Should a product fail to be in good working order during the applicable warranty period, NDC will, at its option and expense, repair or replace it, or deliver to the purchaser an equivalent product or part at no additional charge except as set forth below.

  • Page 38: Limitation Of Liability

    NDC or an authorized NDC distributor/dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party.
  • Page 39 EN 300 826 (November 1997) En 60950:1992 + A1:1993 + A2:1993 + A3:1995 + A4:1996 + A11:1997 The manufacturer/importer is responsible for this declaration: Company Name : NDC (EUROPE) CO., LTD Company Address : 1, EARLSFORT CENTRE, HATCH STREET, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND...

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