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- Page 1 11a/g Wireless Notebook Adapter CPWNA100 CPWNA100 Instructions for use Table of Contents VERSION 1.0...
- Page 3 1999/5/CE. Spanish Por medio de la presente, Philips Consumer Electronics, BLC P&A CC, declara que el CPWNA100 cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction of the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g...6 What are wireless network connections?...6 Factors determining your network range and network speed ...6 Securing your wireless network...7 Packaging contents...7 Your Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g...8 Important information...9 Safety Precautions ...9 Environmental information...9 Disclaimer...10 Installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g ...11... -
Page 6: Introduction Of The Wireless Notebook Adapter 11A/G
Chapter 1 - Introduction of the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g CPWNA100 Thank you for purchasing the Philips Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g.This Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g is a WiFi (IEEE 802.11a/g) compatible Notebook device. It fully supports high data rates up to 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to lower speeds for secure operation at lower data rates in even the most difficult of wireless environments. -
Page 7: Securing Your Wireless Network
Please check whether all of the following items are present in the box of the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g.These are provided to help you set up and use your Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g. Contact your Philips retailer if any items are missing. -
Page 8: Your Wireless Notebook Adapter 11A/G
ENGLISH Your Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g 1 Connector to PC For connecting the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g into a PC Card slot of your laptop. 2 Integrated antenna Built-in antenna for establishing wireless connections. 3 Indicator LED Displays the network status. Power 4 Label with MAC address The designation consisting of 12 characters (e.g. -
Page 9: Important Information
• Allow a sufficient amount of free space all around the product for adequate ventilation. • Do not open this product. Contact your Philips retailer if you experience technical difficulties. Environmental information All redundant packing material has been omitted. We have done our utmost... -
Page 10: Disclaimer
ENGLISH Disclaimer This product is provided by "Philips" "as is'' and without any express or implied warranty of any kind of warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. -
Page 11: Installing The Wireless Notebook Adapter 11A/G
Wireless Base Station or Wireless Access Point . A Philips Wireless Base Station is used to provide the computers in its wireless network with wireless access to the Internet or to each other. -
Page 12: Ad Hoc Wireless Network
Should there appear any error messages or requests for additional information on the screen, then please read the "Troubleshooting" section. Please visit our web site www.philips.com/support if you need further assistance. IMPORTANT: By installing the Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g and... -
Page 13: Checking And Changing Settings: Cpwna Monitor
• Profiles (e.g. DEFAULT and others in the top part of this menu) For choosing one of your profiles.The active profile is marked.You need to open (click Show) the Philips Wireless Network Manager if you want to add or delete a profile. - Page 14 ENGLISH • Hide Hides the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your laptop, without disabling the wireless network adapter. • Exit Disables the wireless network adapter and removes the system tray icon from the system tray until you restart your laptop.
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Page 15: 4.2 - What Do The Settings Mean
ENGLISH 4.2 - What do the settings mean The Wireless Network Manager program (CPWNA Monitor) has five main tabs with information and settings. Note:The Wireless On/Off button appears on the bottom of every tab to give you control over enabling and disabling the wireless link. •... - Page 16 Network Name – Input a wireless network name for the wireless network to which you want to connect. Alternatively, use the Site Survey tab to choose from the list of available Network Names. (Default: philips.) Operating Mode – Set the operation mode to Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer) for network configurations that do not have a Wireless Base Station , and to Infrastructure for configurations with a wireless base station.
- Page 17 ENGLISH • Configuration - sub-tab Security First, click the Security ON/OFF button to enable or disable wireless security. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA) are implemented in the adapter to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WPA (WiFi Protected Access) implemented in this Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g uses an alphanumeric password between 8 and 63 characters long.This password may include symbols and spaces.
- Page 18 ENGLISH Apply. Key Type – If the Key Type is set to Hex, the security keys are four 10 digit keys for the 64-bit WEP setting and four 26-digit keys for the 128-bit WEP setting. (The hexadecimal digits can be 0~9 & A~F, e.g. D7 0A 9C 7F E5.) –...
- Page 19 • Link information The Link information tab displays information on the wireless network name (Network Name) to which there is a wireless connection, the signal strength and link quality, the connection speed, the channel and the number of transmitted/received (Tx/Rx) fragments. •...
- Page 20 ENGLISH • Site Survey Selecting the Site Survey tab displays a list of available wireless network access points. Next, click Rescan to update the list. It shows you the following information: • The name of the wireless connection (Network Name, or SSID) •...
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Page 21: General Network And Security Related Information
ENGLISH Chapter 5 - General network and security related information The DOs and DON'Ts of securing your wireless network Note: For an example of how to encrypt your wireless network, please see the chapter on "An example of how to secure your wireless network." Enable the highest encryption key level that your hardware provides for. -
Page 22: Securing Your Network From Internet Access
ENGLISH on your screen, decreased system performance, missing data, and inability to access your hard drive. If you notice any of these problems on your computer, run your anti-virus program immediately to minimise the chances of losing data. Do not connect your home network to broadband Internet without taking security measures: If you do not have a wireless base station installed on your network and you are sharing Internet access through one of the computers, you may want to consider installing firewall software. -
Page 23: Example Of How To Secure Your Wireless Network
ENGLISH Chapter 6 - Example of how to secure your wireless network This is an example of how to secure your wireless network using the Philips Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g Monitor program. Double-click the CPWNA Monitor icon in the lower right corner of the screen. - Page 24 ENGLISH Select ‘ASCII' as your Key Type.This enables you to enter an encryption key in normal text. After ‘Key 1’, enter a code in text and numbers that will be hard to guess. IMPORTANT: – You need to make a difference between upper case and lower case characters.
- Page 25 ENGLISH Set the Default Key to be used to ‘1’. Click ‘Apply changes’.
- Page 26 ENGLISH The ‘Link information’ tab appears in which you can check the status of the wireless network connection. Next, click the ‘Configuration’ tab. Click 'Save' to save the changes you made to the wireless network profile. Finally, click ‘Exit’ to close CPWNA Monitor program. Note:The encryption key you entered will be replaced by asterisks for security reasons.
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Page 27: Example Of Use: How To Set-Up A Computer Network
Chapter 7 - Example of use: how to set-up a computer network? After installing the Philips Wireless Notebook Adapter 11a/g and establishing a wireless network connection with another wireless network device, you are ready to start using the network for the application you want to use the network for. - Page 28 ENGLISH Double-click the "Network and Internet connections" icon. Click in the list to the left on "Setting-up a home network or small business network".
- Page 29 The Wizard Network Setup appears. Click ‘Next’ to continue. Wizard Network Settings 1 Please, carefully read the instructions the Wizard gives you, and adapt your choices to the type of network you want to set-up. Use the Help feature within the Wizard if you need more information while using the Wizard.
- Page 30 ENGLISH 1 Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. 2 Enter a name that is different for each computer. 3 Click ‘Next’ to continue. Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network, then click ‘Next’ to continue.
- Page 31 ENGLISH Choose to make a networking setup disk.Then click 'Next'. Click ‘Finish’ to close the Wizard, and then use the disk you made to set-up your other computers.
- Page 32 ENGLISH To share folders with the network: Start Windows Explorer and right-click the folder you wish to share with the network. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help.
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Page 33: For Windows 98Se And Windows Me
ENGLISH For Windows 98SE and Windows Me See earlier on in this chapter for Windows XP and Windows 2000. Click the Windows Start button, click "Settings", and click "Control Panel" from the list. Double-click the "Network" icon. - Page 34 ENGLISH Click the ‘Identification’ tab. 1 Enter a name that is different for each computer. 2 Enter the same workgroup name for all computers in the network. 3 Enter a description that helps you recognize the computer. 4 Click on the ‘Configuration’ tab to continue.
- Page 35 ENGLISH Click the ‘Sharing files and printers’ button. Select the access options you want, and click ‘OK’ to continue. Click ‘OK’ to accept the changes.
- Page 36 ENGLISH To share folders with the network: Start Windows Explorer and right-click the folder you wish to share with the network. Click the ‘Sharing’ tab and adapt the settings. To explore the network: Double-click the Network Environment icon on the desktop. If you need more information, consult Windows Help.
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Page 37: Network Terminology
Chapter 8 - Network terminology Read this chapter if you want to know how to interpret the terminology used in this manual. A network provides a means of communication between two or more computers (and other devices) that are connected to each other through wired or wireless means. - Page 38 ENGLISH In a network, the computers need to be able to connect to each other physically.Therefore, another important network property is how the computers connect to each other, either directly or through a central device. ONE-ON-ONE WIRED NETWORK also known as: Direct connection (max.
- Page 39 Central devices, like a hub, switch, router or wireless access point may be stand-alone devices or built into a computer. • A hub has multiple ports and serves as a central connection point for communication lines from all computers on a wired network. It copies all data arriving at one port to the other ports.
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Page 40: Technical Specifications
ENGLISH Chapter 9 - Technical specifications Radio IEEE 802.11a/g Radio Technology Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Antenna Type Built-in antenna Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 6 / 9 / 11 /12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54 / 72 / 96 / 108 Mbps Host interface Cardbus PC Card type II Power consumption... -
Page 41: Troubleshooting
Chapter 10 - Troubleshooting Please, check the following troubleshooting items and our web site www.philips.com/support before contacting our technical support. Problem Possible cause ADAPTER INSTALLATION PROBLEMS Your PC cannot find Notebook Adapter the wireless Notebook not connected Adapter or the... - Page 42 ENGLISH Problem Possible cause NETWORK CONNECTION PROBLEMS If the Link LED on PC or other network the Wireless Notebook devices switched off. Adapter11a/g does not light, or if you cannot access any network resources from the computer. No access to a Service unavailable.
- Page 43 Naam, adres en handtekening v.d. handelaar Nombre, direccion y firma del distribudor Nome, indirizzo e firma del fornitore www.philips.com/support Go to www.philips.com/support for your guarantee. Data subject to change without notice 9082 100 03013 Certificat de garantie Certificado de garantia...