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Page 1: Wireless Network
Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network CF Card Use this Guide to install: WCF11 User Guide... - Page 2 Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products, software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individ- ual or entity.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction The Instant Wireless Wireless Network CF Card Features Package Contents System Requirements Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology Roaming Ad-Hoc Versus Infrastructure Mode Installing the Drivers Before You Start Driver Installation Installing the Wireless PCI Card Configuration Utility Using the Configuration Utility Troubleshooting... -
Page 4: Package Contents
Package Contents • One Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card • One Setup CD-ROM with Drivers and User Guide • One Registration Card (not shown) System Requirements • Windows 9x or higher PC with CD-ROM (to load drivers) • PDA with available Type II CompactFlash Slot •... -
Page 5: Ad-Hoc Versus Infrastructure Mode
Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode Unlike wired networks, wireless networks have two different modes in which they may be set up: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Choosing between these two modes depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or peripherals with a wired network or not. - Page 6 2. The first tab across the top of the screen, labeled Install, should now be high- lighted. Click the Install button. The following screen should appear, indi- cating that Windows is preparing the installation. If, for whatever reason, you need to abort or terminate the installation, click the Cancel button at any time during the installation.
- Page 7 7b. On the following screen, enter your wireless network’s SSID name. The SSID must be identical for all points in the network. To join any available SSID, type ANY. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase). Enter this information and click the Next button.
- Page 8 9. The following screen will ask if you wish to install the driver in the default directory. Click the Yes button to continue. 10. When you see the following screen, check your PDA to see if additional steps are required. Follow the steps requested by your PDA. Once this is done, or if none are requested, click the OK button.
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Page 9: Configuration Utility
Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the Network CF Card in your wireless network. Using the Configuration Utility Once the Configuration Utility has been installed, an icon will be placed in two places on your PDA, under Programs and settings under the System tab in Settings. - Page 10 ENCRYPTION The 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys can be generated here from a user-defined passphrase or entered manually. An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64- bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission.
- Page 11 The Signal Strength field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0 and 100 percent, of the strength of the signal. The higher the percentage, the stronger the signal. Wireless Network CF Card Instant Wireless Series ABOUT The About screen shows the release information for the Driver Version, Configuration Utility Version, and Firmware Version.
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Page 12: Troubleshooting
This chapter provides solutions to problems usually occurring during the instal- lation and operation of the Network CF Card. Read the description below to solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the Linksys web- site at www.linksys.com. - Page 13 What is ESS ID? An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could Roam freely between BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and the same radio channel.
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Page 14: Glossary
Glossary Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a wireless network or other small net- work in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communications session while in some close proximity to the rest of the network. - Page 15 Passphrase - Used much like a password, a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products. PC Card - A credit-card sized removable module that contains memory, I/O, or a hard disk.
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Page 16: Specifications
sumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks like background noise. -
Page 17: Warranty Information
CALL LINKSYS FOR MORE DETAILS. Wireless Network CF Card Instant Wireless Series Contact Information For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information Tech Support RMA Issues... - Page 18 © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved.