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- Page 1 TwinMOS Laputa MiniPCI (B100) 11b Mini-PCI Wireless LAN Adapter User’s Manual ® TwinMOS...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Laputa MiniPCI Contents PACKAGE CONTENTS……............1 INTRODUCTION................2 WIRELESS NETWORK OVERVIEW..........3 LAPUTA MINIPCI WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS………..6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS..........…..9 CONFIGURATION UTILITY............…..19 TROUBLESHOOTING............…..25 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS........…..26 PHYSICAL SIZE……………….….........…..27 TwinMOS Page 1... -
Page 3: Package Contents
Laputa MiniPCI PACKAGE CONTENTS Unpack your Laputa MiniPCI kit and verify that all items are present. Laputa MiniPCI Wireless LAN Adapter Coaxial Cable of Antenna (Option) External Antenna (Option) User’s Manual (on CD) Driver (on CD) If any of the items described appear to be damaged or missing, please contact your reseller. -
Page 4: Introduction
Laputa MiniPCI INTRODUCTION The Laputa MiniPCI adapter is a wireless network client that complies with the IEEE 802.11b standard on wireless LANs. The IEEE 802.11b standards compliance means this adapter gives you the flexibility to connect it to any 802.11b network. The IEEE802.11b Ethernet standard allows you to connect computers and devices at... -
Page 5: Wireless Network Overview
Designed to go up to 300 feet (100 meters) indoors and up to 900 feet (273 meters) outdoors, Laputa MiniPCI lets you access your network from virtually anywhere you want. Keep in mind, however, that the number and thickness of walls, ceilings or other objects that the wireless signals must pass thru may limit range. - Page 6 Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the access point and your receiving device to a minimum - Each wall or ceiling can reduce your TwinMOS Laputa Wireless product’s range from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) For some businesses or for a large residential home deployment, it may be more beneficial to have more than one access point with overlapping coverage.
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Page 7: Laputa Minipci Wireless Network Scenarios
Laputa MiniPCI Laputa MiniPCI WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS The Laputa MiniPCI enables you to: Connect your computer to a Peer-to-Peer workgroup of wireless computing devices (see Figure 1-1 on page 7). Connect your computer to a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network that includes a Residential Gateway (RG) access point (see Figure 1-2 on page 8). - Page 8 Laputa MiniPCI Home Networking With the TwinMOS Laputa MiniPCI, wireless access to the Internet or other computers is at your fingertips. All you need to do is connect the wireless computers to an external cable, an xDSL or a ISDN modem and you are ready to：...
- Page 9 Where an Ethernet card requires a cable connection to a hub and/or patch panel, the cable physically ties you down to the location of the wired connection. Laputa MiniPCI allows you to connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) system from anywhere within the wireless coverage area. Expanding or re-designing your network is easy: Add or relocate access point, power-up your (new) wireless computers, and you’re done!
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Page 10: Installation For Windows
PRISM for Windows (2-0-9).exe file to replace the existing driver with the latest version. After the new driver is installed, maybe you must restart the operating system (depend on the Windows’ OS). Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the Laputa MiniPCI adapter successfully. TwinMOS... - Page 11 Laputa MiniPCI For Windows XP Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM. Select CD-ROM drives to locate driver files. Run the program〝PRISM for Windows(2-0-9).exe〞file to set up configuration utility and driver. Follow the instruction and click Continue then Next.
- Page 12 Laputa MiniPCI Accept the license agreement. Takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and driver to your computer. Finished. TwinMOS Page 11...
- Page 13 Laputa MiniPCI Connecting to the wireless network To connect to your wireless network, please do the following: ◎Double-click on the icon in the task bar. The window on the next page will appear showing the current status of your connected network.
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- Page 15 Laputa MiniPCI For Windows 2000 Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM. Select CD-ROM drives to locate driver files. Run the program〝PRISM for Windows(2-0-9).exe〞file to set up configuration utility and driver. Follow the instruction and click Continue then Next.
- Page 16 Laputa MiniPCI Accept the license agreement. Takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and driver to your computer. Finished. TwinMOS Page 15...
- Page 17 Laputa MiniPCI For Windows 98/98SE/ME Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM. Select CD-ROM drives to locate driver files. Run the program〝PRISM for Windows(2-0-9).exe〞file to set up configuration utility and driver. Follow the instruction and click Continue then Next.
- Page 18 Laputa MiniPCI Accept the license agreement. Takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and driver to your computer. Finished. TwinMOS Page 17...
- Page 19 Laputa MiniPCI Restart the computer. Plug in the Laputa MiniPCI card into the computer, the system will detect new hardware and auto install the driver. Once installation is complete, the utility will be pops up. TwinMOS Page 18...
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Page 20: Configuration Utility
Clicking on the utility icon will start the Configuration Utility. If the icon is in red, it means that the Laputa MiniPCI wireless adapter configuration is invalid or incomplete. A “red” icon may indicate that the adapter is set to an incorrect channel or the communication mode is set incorrectly. -
Page 21: Configuration Tab
Profile A profile is a named set of operating parameters for your Laputa MiniPCI WLAN adapter. The Profile field lets you set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. Click the down arrow at the right of the Profile field to display the available profiles for your Laputa MiniPCI WLAN adapter. -
Page 22: Encryption Tab
SSID. Transmit Rate The Transmit Rate field specifies the rate at which the radio in your Laputa MiniPCI WLAN adapter transmits and receives data. You can set this to the following fixed rates: 1 Mbps; 2Mbps; 5.5 Mbps or 11 Mbps. - Page 23 Laputa MiniPCI Disabling Encryption To disable encryption, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption field, select , and click the button. Disabled Apply Disabling Encryption To enable encryption, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption field, select...
- Page 24 Laputa MiniPCI Link Tab The Link Info Tab displays the current state of your wireless adapter. The fields in this menu provide the following information: State Shows the association state of your computer with the wireless LAN. When operating in Infrastructure mode, this field shows the MAC address of the Access Point with which you are communicating.
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Page 25: About Tab
Laputa MiniPCI About Tab The About menu provides information on the version of the Network Driver, the Configuration Utility, and the firmware in the PRISM WLAN Interface card. In addition, this menu also provides the MAC address of the PRISM card, as shown in the following illustration. -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
If you see the Yellow Question-mark (?), the resources are conflicting. If your resources are conflicting, please check the following. a. Check that you have installed the Laputa MiniPCI into the Mini-PCI port and check that you have installed the proper driver. -
Page 27: Technical Specifications
Laputa MiniPCI TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Physical Specification Dimensions 59.75 x 50.95 x 4.7 mm (wxhxt) Weight 13 g Cable Length Option Host Interface MiniPCI Type IIIA Temperature & Humidity Operation 0℃ to 55℃ maximum humidity 95% Transit -20℃ to 65℃ humidity 15% to 95% Storage -20℃... -
Page 28: Fcc Caution
Laputa MiniPCI 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. (2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 29: Physical Size
Laputa MiniPCI PHYSICAL SIZE A. Antenna Connector B. LED Lamp Connector TwinMOS Page 28...
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