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Linksys WMP11 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card Use this Guide to install the following: WMP11 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing! Whether you’re at your desk or Features Package Contents in the boardroom, the Linksys Instant Wireless™ Wireless PCI Card allows you System Requirements to share printers, files, and other resources anywhere within your LAN infra- structure, increasing your productivity and keeping you “in touch.”...

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each computer in the LAN uses an Instant Wireless™ Wireless PCI Card to connect to the network using no wires.

  • Page 5: Installing The Drivers And Configuration Utility For Windows 95, 98, Me And 2000

    Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card Installing the Drivers and 2. The first tab across the top of the screen, labeled Install, should now be high- lighted. Click on the Install button. The following screen should appear, indicating that Windows is preparing the installation. Configuration Utility for Windows 95, 98, ME and 2000 Before You Start...
  • Page 6 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card 4. The next screen that appears will be the Warranty Policy. Read the entire 6. When the following screen appears, choose either Infrastructure mode or policy by pressing the Page Down button on your keyboard. Click on the Ad-Hoc mode, depending on your needs.

  • Page 7: Ad-Hoc Versus Infrastructure Mode

    All SSID values on your wireless network must match. If ing range, and you are unsure, use the default value of “linksys”. Then, click the Next but- can be set up to ton. Note: All characters are case-sensitive.

  • Page 8: Ad-Hoc Mode

    Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card 3. The following screen will appear, indicating that all of the appropriate files Ad-Hoc Mode are being copied onto your drive. Click the Cancel button if you need to stop the installation for any reason. 1.
  • Page 9 All SSID values on your wireless network must are being copied onto your drive. Click the Cancel button if you need to match. If you are unsure, use the default value of “linksys”. Then, click the stop the installation for any reason.

  • Page 10: Installing The Wireless Pci Card

    Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series Installing the Wireless PCI Card Installing the Drivers and Configuration Utility for Windows NT Installing the Wireless PCI Card In Your Desktop PC Overview 1. Turn off your desktop PC. The installation of the Wireless PCI Card is different for users of Windows NT 2.
  • Page 11 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card 2. Windows will notify you that Networking is not installed. Click the Yes but- 4. The next screen will not show any Network Adapters installed on your sys- ton to continue. (If Networking is already installed, proceed to “If You Have tem, which signifies that no network hardware has been previously installed.
  • Page 12 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card 7. The Select OEM Option screen will display all available adapters. Make 9. The next screen will show a list of network protocols. While the TCP/IP sure that Instant Wireless PCI Card is highlighted and click the OK Protocol is already selected by default, you should check with your network button to continue.
  • Page 13 Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series 11. At this point, Windows NT will be ready to start installing Networking 13. You will now reach the screen shown here. This is called the Resources & Components. After verifying your selections, click the Next button to con- Properties screen.
  • Page 14 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card 15. Now, the network components will finish installing. If a screen similar to 17. On this screen, you will enter your Computer Name, which is how your that shown here appears, be sure to check with your network administrator computer will be identified on the network.
  • Page 15 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card Make sure that the Instant Wireless™ Wireless PCI Card appears in the 2. To add the Wireless PCI Card, Adapter window. Then, unless you need to assign a static IP address, select you will want to click the Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and click the OK button.
  • Page 16 Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series 4. On the Insert Disk screen, type “D:\WINNT” in the field provided. Then, 7. The Wireless PCI Card has click the OK button to continue. now been installed. You will see it added onto this screen. Click the Close button to continue and then restart your computer.

  • Page 17: Installing The Configuration Utility For Windows Nt

    Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card If the window does appear, make sure that the Instant Wireless™ Wireless Installing the Configuration Utility for Windows NT PCI Card appears in the Adapter window. Then, unless you need to assign a static IP address, select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and Once you have restarted your computer, the drivers for the Card should load click the OK button.

  • Page 18: Configuration Utility

    Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card Configuration Utility LINK INFO The Link Info screen provides information about the current link between the The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of Wireless PCI Card and the wireless Access Point. the Wireless PCI Card and your wireless network.
  • Page 19 Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series CONFIGURATION The Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless communication and should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless network. The Configuration screen allows you to customize the settings for the Wireless This setting can only be adjusted in Ad-Hoc mode.
  • Page 20 Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series ADVANCED The Default Key can then be set by selecting any of the four keys that have been entered in the Manual Entry fields. That key will then be the one used auto- The Advanced tab allows you to set the Fragmentation Threshold, the matically by the Wireless PCI Card.

  • Page 21: Installing Network Protocols

    The About screen shows the release information for the Driver Version, Configuration Utility Version, and Firmware Version. You can also connect directly to the Linksys web site with your active internet connection by click- ing the button showing the internet address at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    This chapter provides solutions to problems usually occurring during the instal- lation and operation of the Wireless PCI 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 23 Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series Can I play multiplayer games with other members of the wireless network? factors as signal strength and quality, as well as the message load currently Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area net- being carried by each Access Point and the distance of each Access Point to the work).

  • Page 24: Glossary

    Wireless PCI Card Instant Wireless Series Glossary What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences? Frequency-Hopping Spread-Spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a wireless network or other small net- an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise.
  • Page 25 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card DSSS - Also known as “Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum”, this is a variety of IP Address - In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP) radio transmission methods that continuously change frequencies or signal pat- today, an IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or terns.
  • Page 26 Instant Wireless Series Wireless PCI Card RJ-45 - A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight UTP - Unshielded twisted pair is the most common kind of copper telephone wires, used for connecting Ethernet devices. wiring. Twisted pair is the ordinary copper wire that connects home and many business computers to the telephone company.

  • Page 27: Specifications

    RETURN REQUESTS CANNOT BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE. 14 Channels (Japan) Operating Range: IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’ LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDEN- Indoors: up to 30M (100 ft.) @ up to 11 Mbps TAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE up to 50M (165 ft.) @ up to 5.5 Mbps...

  • Page 28: Contact Information

    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 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 866-242-8558 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com...
  • Page 29 © Copyright 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved.

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