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- Page 1 MSI CB54G2 (MS-6835) Wireless 11g CardBus Card User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Fcc Caution
FCC Caution 1. The device 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. - Page 3 Important Safety Precautions Always read and follow these basic safety precautions carefully when handling any piece of electronic component. Keep this User’s Guide for future reference. Keep this equipment away from humidity. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating.
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Page 4: How To Use This Guide
MIS staff for help. Technical Support Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide, driver and software updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw/. Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.tw. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
1. Introduction ... 1 1.1 CB54G2 - Wireless 11g CardBus Card ... 1 1.2 How CB54G2 Works ... 2 1.3 Specifications ... 4 1.4 System Requirements ... 6 1.5 Package Contents ... 6 1.6 Product View ... 7 2. Hardware Installation ... 8 2.1 Connecting the CB54G2 ... -
Page 6: Introduction
48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps (IEEE 802.11g), or 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps (IEEE802.11b). With CB54G2, you can roam between conference room and office without being disconnected the LAN cables; in addition, sharing files and printers can be easy tasks. -
Page 7: How Cb54G2 Works
>>> 1.2 How CB54G2 Works Ad-hoc Mode : An Ad-hoc network is a local area network or other small network, especially one with wireless or temporary plug-in connections, in which some of the network devices are part of the network only for the duration of a communications session. - Page 8 Internet, email, file transfer, and printer sharing. The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking. CB54G2 PC54G2 Wireless 11g CardBus Card Wireless 11g PCI Card...
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Page 9: Specifications
Modulation Types Operating Channels Media Access Protocol Security / Encryption Range Antenna Transmitter Output Power 14±1 dBm 32-bit CardBus 3.3 V IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz IEEE 802.11b (Auto-Fallback): - CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps - DQPSK @ 2 Mbps - DBPSK @ 1 Mbps IEEE 802.11g (Auto-Fallback):... - Page 10 Operating System Environmental EMI Compliance Dimensions (WxDxH) Weight Microsoft Windows 98SE/ ® ® ME/2000/XP - Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 55 - Operating Humidity: 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing FCC, CE, Wi-Fi 115 x 54 x 6.7 mm 40 g...
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Page 11: System Requirements
>>> 1.4 System Requirements Before installing the CB54G2, your PC should meet the follow- ing items: - One notebook PC with PC Card slot, or desktop PC with PC Card slot module. - Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system. ® - Minimum 5MB free disk space for installing the driver and utilities. -
Page 12: Product View
Power LED - Solid GREEN, indicating that the CB54G2 is power on. Link LED - GREEN, indicating the networking status by: ON - CB54G2 is connected. Flash -CB54G2 is searching for available Access Point or receiving/transmitting data over the wireless network. Golden Finger... -
Page 13: Hardware Installation
Locate the PC card slot on your notebook computer. If there is the dummy card in the slot, remove it first; then, insert the CB54G2 into the slot (usually with its label facing up) and push it until it is firmly seated. -
Page 14: Removing The Cb54G2
>>> 2.2 Removing the CB54G2 Press the Eject Button to make it stretch out. Push the Eject Button and the CB54G2 will slide out slightly. Then, pull it out of the slot. Before removing the CB54G2, you should stop the device in Windows operating system. -
Page 15: Software Installation
Setup CD to copy files during the installation. Please NOTE that the CB54G2 should be installed into your computer before installing the driver and utility. Then, the operating system will detect a new device and start to configure the new device. - Page 16 1 1 1 1 1 Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the Setup STEP program should launch automatically. If the Autorun program doesn’t launch automatically, click Start at the taskbar and select Run... Type your CD-drive) in the Open box and click OK to launch the Setup program manually.
- Page 17 Windows Setup CD during the installation. Please insert the Setup CD by the on-screen instruction to continue the installation. 4 4 4 4 4 Click Finish when the installation is completed. The MSI Wire- STEP less LAN icon will appear in the status area. MSI Wireless LAN icon...
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Page 18: Wireless Network Utility
Wireless Network Utility After installing the driver, MSI CB54G2 provides a convenient and powerful utility that allows you to set up, configure, and know your networking status easily and clearly. >>> 4.1 Introduction 4.1.1 The MSI Wireless LAN icon - Not connected to the network. - Page 19 If your MSI wireless LAN adapter supports Software AP function, you can see this item in the sub-menu, and which allows you to use your MSI wireless adapter as a virtual access point. For details, refer to the MSI Software AP/ Gateway User’s Guide.
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Page 20: Changing The Control Setting (For Windows Xp Only)
4.1.2 Changing the Control Setting (for Windows XP only) If you use Windows XP, the wireless LAN is controlled by the operating system (default). To take full advantage of your MSI wireless adapter, it is recommended to use the MSI Wireless Network Utility to control your wireless LAN. - Page 21 Click Advanced , and the Properties window will appear as below. Uncheck this option Uncheck the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings option. Then, click OK . Now, you can use MSI Wireless Network Utility to configure your network. Click...
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Page 22: Networking
>>> 4.2 Networking Since the CB54G2 is installed in your computer, you have to configure the settings for communication to start working in your network environment. 4.2.1 Infrastructure Mode Infrastructure mode allows your computer to communicate with the other computers in the network through an Access Point. - Page 23 If you want to configure the network settings: Only the network administrator can change the SSID and WEP settings in the Association window; if you have problem of accessing the network, please ask the administrator for help. WEP settings Click Advanced in the Wireless Network Connection window.
- Page 24 Click OK . The selected network will appear in the Preferred Networks field. If it contains two or more networks in the list, you can use Move up / Move down to set the priority. Click Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network will appear in the status area.
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Page 25: Ad-Hoc Mode
- All the computers connected should be set to Ad-hoc mode. - The computers have the same SSID (network name) setting. To configure the settings: Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up the Wireless Network Connection window. Then, click Advanced . Click Click... - Page 26 You can build up the Ad-hoc network by clicking Add... in the Preferred Networks field. Click Set up the Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (if needed) for the network. Then, check the This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc] network; wireless access points are not used option and click OK to enable the Ad-hoc mode.
- Page 27 The computer set up with this Ad-hoc network in step 3 is the designated administrator of the network. Any computer can access the network by selecting Connect in the Wireless Network Connection window. Click OK to complete the configuration, and an icon indicating connected to the network appears in the status area.
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Page 28: Encryption
>>> 4.3 Encryption In the wireless network environment, the administrator can set up password (Network Key) to protect the network from being attacked or unauthorized access. When building the network, you can set up 4 sets of WEP keys, which can be 5 characters (10 hex-adecimal digital) or 13 characters (26 hex-adecimal digital) and specify one of them to use. -
Page 29: Status
>>> 4.4 Status In the Status tab, you can configure more network settings. Signal Strength: shows the received signal strength level. Link Quality: shows the measured signal level and connection status. Click Advance , and you can get more information about the LAN traffic status and more detailed settings. -
Page 30: Fragmentation Threshold
It is not recommended to change these settings if you are not familiar with the advanced configuration. Fragmentation Threshold You may set the length of the fragment in this field. Please note that each fragment should not be larger than the Frag- mentation Threshold. -
Page 31: Information
>>> 4.5 Information In the Information tab, you can get some information about the manufacturer, hardware and software. Your Wireless LAN adapter model... -
Page 32: Networking Basics
Networking Basics This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to net- work and some basic outline of networking basics, including shar- ing files, printing from a computer on the network, or accessing the Internet on multiple computers with one connection. >>>... - Page 33 Under Windows 2000/XP Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. The Wireless Network Connection Properties window appears to show the current network settings of the system.
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Page 34: Computer Identification
>>> 5.2 Computer Identification Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previously given your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers names. Under Windows 98SE/ME Open the Network window as described in previous section, and choose Identification tab. Type a name for the computer In the Computer name box. - Page 35 Under Windows 2000/XP Right-click My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, and click Properties from the shortcut menu. Right-click The System Properties window appears; choose Computer Name tab. Enter some information for reference. Your computer’s name. Your computer will belong to this workgroup.
- Page 36 To rename the computer and join a workgroup/ domain, click Change . The Computer Name Changes window appears as below. Enter a Computer Name, select Workgroup and enter the name of your workgroup. Please NOTE that each computer’s name must be unique on a particular network to avoid confusion.
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Page 37: Configuring A Dynamic/Fixed Ip Address
>>> 5.3 Configuring a Dynamic/Fixed IP Address When the drivers are installed, the default setting here is set to obtain IP dynamically through a DHCP server. If you want to change the settings, please follow the steps below: Under Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start ->... - Page 38 Check this 4.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask Click OK . Then, click Yes when prompted to reboot the computer. Check this 4.b Configuring a fixed IP address...
- Page 39 Click Start and choose Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. Double-click the Network Connection icon to open the Network Connection window. Right-click the IEEE802.11g Wireless CardBus Adapter icon and click Properties from the shortcut menu. When the Wireless Network Connection Proper-...
- Page 40 Check this 5.a Configuring a dynamic IP address Check this Enter a fixed IP address and Subnet Mask 5.b Configuring a fixed IP address Click OK to complete the configuration.
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Page 41: Checking Tcp/Ip Address
>>> 5.4 Checking TCP/IP Address Under Windows 98SE/ME Go to Start -> Run... Type Type winipcfg here. The IP Configuration screen will appear, click More Info to bring up a screen containing detail information of your wireless network adapter. Check the configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are correct. - Page 42 Under Windows 2000/XP Go to Start -> Run... Type Type here. A DOS prompt window appears. Type and press [Enter] to display IP information. in the Open box and click OK . Your Wireless LAN adapter model Check the configuration of IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are correct.
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Page 43: Checking Connection By Pinging
>>> 5.5 Checking Connection by Pinging Go to Start -> Run... Type command (Windows 2000/XP) in the Open box and click OK . A DOS prompt window appears. Type 59.147.160 address of the Gateway in this case, and press [Enter]. You will get reply if the pinging is successful. -
Page 44: Sharing Files
>>> 5.6 Sharing Files You may now open and save files on other computers once your computers are connected together on a network. You will also be able to specify particular folders or disk drives to share and even password to protect them. Please verify that each computer has a unique name and common workgroup name, if you had previ- ously given your Windows names. - Page 45 Select the I want to be able to give others access to my files option, and click OK . Check this Click OK in the Network dialog box. Provide the Windows Setup CD or direct the path to the proper location of the installation files if prompted.
- Page 46 Select the Share As option to set the parameters for sharing this particular disk drive or folder. Share Name This is used to identify the disk drive or folder you are sharing to other computers in the network, which can be helpful as more resources in your network for others.
- Page 47 Password This option allows you to apply a level of security to your shared disk drive and folder. Any other computer (user) will be asked to enter the password you set here before accessing the disk drive or folder. Two passwords are used to give two levels of security (or access) to others in the network using the Depends on Password setting.