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  • Page 2 Regulatory notes and statements Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example mobile phones.
  • Page 3 The radiated output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits. Nevertheless, this device shall be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized. When nearby persons has to be kept to ensure RF exposure compliance, in order to comply with RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95.1 standards, the distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 20 cm.
  • Page 4 The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction ....................1 Overview of this User’s Guide..............1 Unpacking and Setup.................. 2 Unpacking ....................2 Setup......................2 Identifying external components ..............3 LED Indicator................... 3 Software Installation................... 4 Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Installation..........4 Wireless Utility Setting ................14 Appendix A....................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of this IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the Wireless Cardbus Adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a Wireless (IEEE 802.11g) Cardbus Adapter, a laptop computer or a station can communicate with another computer in a wireless way.

  • Page 7: Unpacking And Setup

    UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter. Unpacking Open the box of the IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: One IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter One Driver &...

  • Page 8: Identifying External Components

    IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL COMPONENTS LED Indicator LNK (LINK) The LNK indicator will blinks green when the Wireless Cardbus adapter is connecting to the wireless network. It will light green when the Wireless Cardbus Adapter is connected to the networking, otherwise, it is off. ACT (Activity) The ACT indicator blinks green when the Wireless Cardbus Adapter is connected to a network successfully and transmitting data.

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION This section describes how to install the driver and utility for the IEEE 802.11g Wireless Cardbus Adapter. Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Installation 1) Insert the Utility and Driver CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM Drive and then click Install Utility. 2) Follow the InstallShield Wizard Instructions 3) Click Finish.
  • Page 10 4) Select the appropriate country domain and then click ok. Warning: Selecting the incorrect country domain may result in a violation of applicable law. 5) Shutdown your computer. 6) Insert PC Card firmly into an available PC Card slot of notebook PC and then turn ON the computer and wait until the Windows desktop appears.
  • Page 11 8) Select the Windows XP drivers and then click Next. 9) Click Finish.
  • Page 12 Windows 2000 10) Click Next. 11) Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and then click Next.
  • Page 13 12) Click Next. 13) Click Next.
  • Page 14 14) Click Finish. Windows ME 15) Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and then click Next.
  • Page 15 16) Click OK. 17) Click Finish. 18) Click Yes.
  • Page 16 Windows 98SE 19) Click Next 20) Select Search for the best driver for your device(Recommended) and then click next.
  • Page 17 21) Click Next. 22) Click Next. 23) Put in your Windows 98SE CD-ROM drive into your CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
  • Page 18 24) Click Finish. 25) Click Yes.

  • Page 19: Wireless Utility Setting

    Wireless Utility Setting I. Link Information Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established. Frequency: Shows the current frequency used for wireless network.
  • Page 20 II. Configuration This is the page where changes the basic settings of the PC card with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network.
  • Page 21 demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperate with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std 802.11b).
  • Page 22 Auto – depend on the communication to establish, and automatically use the proper authentication mode. The following will only be activated to allow for configuration when Encryption is enabled. Network Key: enter the password in the blank space. Key Length: select 64- or 128-bit as the length of the key Default Key: select one of the 4 keys to use.
  • Page 23 IV. Site Survey This page allows user to enable the Site Survey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and establish wireless communications with one. Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients and Access Points) that are in signal range.
  • Page 24 Add: To add a profile. Then, the following screen would appear. User can enter the necessary information required for accessing Access Points or Wireless Router. V. About This page displays some information about the 54Mpbs wireless LAN PC card utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, users will be able to identify by version numbers.

  • Page 25: Regulatory Domains

    APPENDIX A This appendix lists the IEEE 802.11g channels supported by the world’s regulatory domains. Regulatory Domains Channel 802.11b Regulatory Domains Identifier Frequency FCC (North ETSI France Israel America) (Europe) (Japan) 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467...

  • Page 26: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) IEEE 802.11g Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Interface CardBus Type II specification 32bit data bus Data Transfer Rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps (auto sense) 54Mbps: Typical -73dBm @ 10% PER (Packet Error Receiver Sensitivity...

  • Page 27: Limited Warranty

    Three years If a product does not operate as warranted above during the applicable warranty period, TRENDnet shall, at its option and expense, repair the defective product or deliver to customer an equivalent product to replace the defective item. All products that are replaced will become the property of TRENDnet.

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