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WLCBGMO
MISO Wireless Cardbus Adapter

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    WLCBGMO MISO Wireless Cardbus Adapter User Manual...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents WLCBGMO Manual ......................1. Preface 1.1 Features ................2 ..1.2 Packing Content ...............2 ..1.3 Hardware description .............3 ..1.4 Installation Steps .............3 ..................4 2. Software Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation............4 2.2 Utility and Driver Installation ........5 ..2.3 Verify the Hardware Status ...........7...
  • Page 4: Preface

    802.11g standard products. Moreover, it supports TX-Burst technology, and can effectivly improve transmit speed. It also spends less power from laptop. In sum, these outstanding features make CG-WLCBGMO a great companion for no Centrino laptop users. 1.1 Features •...
  • Page 5: Hardware Description

    WLCBGMO Manual - User Manual 1.3 Hardware description 1. Link LED ON: network connected. OFF: network disconnected. 2. Act LED Indicates the connection status Blink: transmitting or receiving data OFF: not transmitting or receiving data 1.4 Installation Steps Please confirm the following steps before installing the product.
  • Page 6: Software Installation

    Software Installation WLCBGMO Manual 2.1 Hardware Installation Please plug corega WLCBGMO into the Cardbus slot of the lap- top. After you plug it in, please install the software and driver. When the following pages appear, please click [cancel]. <Windows XP>...
  • Page 7: Utility And Driver Installation

    WLCBGMO Manual 2.2 Utility and Driver Installation 1. Put Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Please select [English] 3. Click [Install Software]...
  • Page 8 WLCBGMO Manual 4.The [corega Wireless Adapter Setup] page. 5. Click [Continue Anyway].
  • Page 9: Verify The Hardware Status

    WLCBGMO Manual 6. Click [Finish] to finish setup. 2.3 Verify the Hardware Status 1. Open [Control Panel]=>Double-click [System]. 2. Select [Hardware] tab=>Click [Device Manager].
  • Page 10 WLCBGMO Manual 3. Select and double-click [CG-WLCBGMO]. 4. Verify the device status of CG-WLCBGMO is [This device is working properly]->Click [OK] to close this page. 8 8 8...
  • Page 11: Setting Tcp/Ip

    Setting TCP/IP WLCBGMO Manual 1. Enter [Start Menu]=>select [Control panel]=>select [Network]. 2. Right-click [Local Area Connections] icon=>select [proper- ties]。 3. Select [Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)]=>Click [Properties]. 4. Select the [General] tab. a. If your Wireless Router has [DHCP] function, please select both [Obtain an IP address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address automatically].
  • Page 12: Setting Wireless Network

    Setting Wireless Network WLCBGMO Manual User can use corega Wireless Utility to configure wireless net- work. After finishing configuration, please check if the connec- tion works. Please confirm that user’s computer is in the wireless radio wave range. If the computer is out of the radio range, the setup will not be seccessful.
  • Page 13 AP. When the connection failed,[Disconnected] will appear. If the AP has set up the encryption, please setup the the same keys on CG-WLCBGMO (refer to chapter 5) before you click [OK]. 11 11...
  • Page 14: Networksecuritysetting

    If your AP/Router have setted network security function, your cardbus needs to have the same security setting.The details of network security setting are described below. Please open corega Wireless Utility before you start to setup network secu- rity: Double click the icon in the system tray to open the Utility page.
  • Page 15 WLCBGMO Manual 2. Please follow the instructions: a. [Authentication Type]: indicates the authentication type of the AP/Router. Please confirm the setting of the AP/Router. *[Open]: WEP open system is based on request and grant. It is essentially no authentication. *[Shared]: WEP shared key is based on request, challenge, challenge response, grant/deny.
  • Page 16: Setting Wpa

    《WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK》 1. Select an AP with [WPA-PSK] or [WAP2-PSK] authentication and press [Connect]. Here we use corega A for example.Thus the following settings must correspond with corega A. 2. Setting the [Authentication and Security] Page:...
  • Page 17: Wpa And Wpa2

    Enter the password in [WAP Preshared Key] box and click [OK]. 《WPA and WPA2》 1. Select an AP with [WPA] or [WAP2] authentication and press [Connect]. Here we use corega A02 for example.Thus the fol- lowing settings must correspond with corega A02. 2. Setting the [Authentication and Security] Page:...
  • Page 18 WLCBGMO Manual a. Authentication Type: select [WPA]. b. Encryption: select [TKIP] or [AES](Same as AP) c. If the AP/router has [802.1x Setting] function, click it for advance setting. Please consult your MIS for details. d. Click [OK] to finish setting.
  • Page 19: Utility Introduction

    Utility introduction WLCBGMO Manual Chapter 6 will briefly introduce the sections in the setup utility. 6.1 Site Survey 1. The discription of these sections • SSID : Name of AP (or called ESSID). • BSSID : Mac Address of AP •...
  • Page 20: Add One Profile

    WLCBGMO Manual 4. Click [Rescan] to rescan and upgrade all the AP’s information in time 5. Click [Connect] to start connecting the selected AP. 6. Save the selected AP’s information to profile. For more details, please refer to 6.1.1. 6.1.1 Add one profile 1.
  • Page 21: Profile

    WLCBGMO Manual mend you to select [Infrastructure]. • Transmit power: the amount of power used by a radio trans- ceiver to send the signal out. User can choose power value by sliding the bar. • [RTS Threshold] and [Fragment Threshold] : We recommend you to use the default value.
  • Page 22: Link Status

    WLCBGMO Manual 6.3 Link Status This tab displays the information of the link status. • Status: Displays the linked AP name and Mac address. When [Disconnect] appears in this box, the connection is failed. • Extra Info: link status and strength.
  • Page 23: Statistics

    WLCBGMO Manual 6.4 Statistics Statistics page displays the detail counter information. • Transmit Statistics: Statistic of transmitted frames . • Receive Statistics: Statistic of received frames. • [Reset Counters]: Click [Reset Counter] to zero the statistic numbers of transmitting and receiving data.
  • Page 24 WLCBGMO Manual • Wireless mode: Select wireless network mode(speed) - 802.11b/g mixed: Automatically detect 11b or 11g - 802.11b only: Frequency only 11b - 802.11g only: Frequency only 11g • 11b/g Protection: In order to keep the connention stable, please select [Auto] to automatically confirm which mode the wireless network is in.
  • Page 25: Ip Information

    WLCBGMO Manual 6.6 IP Information The MAC Address and the IP information are displayed in this tab. Click[Release] to release IP address, click [Renew] to renew IP information. 6.7 About The About tab displays the information of the utility version and...
  • Page 26: Faq

    (4) Vertify the security setting is correct. (5) Vertify the ESSID setting of AP router correspond to that of WLCBGMO. (6) Vertify the channel if under Ad-Hoc mode. (7) Vertify the wireless Standard of AP is the same as WLCBGMO. 24 24 24...
  • Page 27 Q4.What should I do when there is troubleshooting Informa- tionthe of network adapter? A: The below symbols indicates that your product installation has failed. Please remove the driver and utility of WLCBGMO and configure the product again. *Displays [Other devices] in the hardware tree with a black exclamation point “!”...
  • Page 28 [Hardware] tab=>Click [Device Manager]=>Right-click [CG- WLCBGMO]=>select [enable] Q6. How to get the latest driver and Utility? A: Please go to http://www.corega-asia.com, then click supports=>download =>select “driver” or “Utility” , =>select and click the model which you want to upgrade. 26 26 26...
  • Page 29: Specification

    Secification WLCBGMO Manual Compliance IEEE802.11, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g Standard LAN Interface 32bit CardBus Protocol CSMA/CA Transmission DS-SS, OFDM Method Network Type Infrastructure/802.11 Ad-Hoc Frequency Band/ IEEE802.11b/g: 2.412GHz~2.472GHz Channel Transmission Rate IEEE802.11b: 11/5.5/2/1Mbps IEEE802.11g: 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps Transmitter 18.98dBm@11b, 16.38dBm@11g Output Power Coverage Area IEEE802.11b: Indoors 150M, Outdoors 375M(MIMO...

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