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Proxim B11FNF-USB User Manual

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  • Page 1 Wireless USB Dongle Card User Manual...
  • Page 2 Chapter 1 About the Wireless PCMCIA Card......3 1-1 Features................3 1-2 Applications................. 3 1-3 Product Kit................4 Chapter 2 Network Configuring and Planning......5 2-1 Network Topology.............. 5 2-2 Roaming................7 Chapter 3 Installation ..............8 3-1 System Requirements............8 3-2 Inserting the Wireless Card..........

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 About The Wireless Pcmcia Card

    Chapter 1 About the Wireless PCMCIA Card This IEEE 802.11b Wireless PCMCIA Card is compatible with notebook computer Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot. As a Plug-and-Play device, Windows 98/2000/ME/XP will automatically recognize the wireless PCMCIA Card and initiate the installation process.

  • Page 4: Product Kit

    Difficult-to-wire environments Historic or older buildings without Ethernet wiring. Buildings with asbestos insulation Open areas where wiring is difficult to employ Re-layout frequently environments Retailers, manufacturers or other organizations that frequently rearrange the workplace or relocate Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time usage Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites that employ temporary networks.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 Network Configuring And Planning

    Chapter 2 Network Configuring and Planning The wireless PCMCIA card supports legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802.11b. The wireless PCMCIA card can be configured . Ad-Hoc mode for no Access Point wireless environment. . Infrastucture mode for wireless environment with Access Point. 2-1 Network Topology Desktop PC with Not e book wi t h...
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  • Page 7: Roaming

    2-2 Roaming Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allows users to roam freely within ESS. All wireless PCMCIA cards and Access Point within one ESS must be configured with the same ESSID in order to utilize roaming function.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Installation

    Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 System Requirements In order to install and use the wireless PCMCIA card in your notebook computer. Your notebook system must meet the following requirements: A PCMCIA Type II Slot Compact Disk Device 3-2 Inserting the Wireless Card 1.
  • Page 9 It displays a License Agreement dialog. Press ‘Next’ to continue. Select the destination folder that you want to place the files.
  • Page 10 Wait for the install program to do the installation. Congratulations! AMBIT Wireless LAN has been installed successfully. Please click ‘Finish’ to go to the next step.
  • Page 11 Please remove any disks from any drives before your click ‘finish’. Then click ‘Finish’ to complete setup.
  • Page 12 Uninstall Wireless LAN (Windows 98/2K/ME/XP) One can remove the AMBIT Wireless LAN via the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ in the ‘Control Panel’. Select ‘AMBIT Wireless LAN’ and click ‘Add/Remove’ button, the dialog as below displays. Select ‘Remove’ and then click the ‘Next’ button to perform the un-installation. Click ‘OK’...
  • Page 13 Wait for the un-installation to do its work. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the un-Installation.
  • Page 14 5 If you want to restart your computer now. Please remove any disks from any drives before your click ‘finish’. Then click ‘Finish’ to complete uninstallation.

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Wireless Utility And Configuration

    Chapter 4 Wireless Utility and Configuration The following sections describe the Wireless Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access and friendly interface to configure the card setup. 4-1 Windows 98/ME/2000 Wireless Utility After installation is completed, a Wireless LAN Utility icon will appear in Desktop screen.
  • Page 16 identical for all clients or Access Points participating in the same network. The ESSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Press ‘Rescan’ it will scan the specific ESSID that your profile set. If your profile set the ESSID to be ANY, then while you press ‘Rescan’, it will scan AP in the nearby area and choose the stronger one.
  • Page 17 If you want to change this Card configuration, then select Profile Name as PROFILE1, then you can start changing these columns. There are two network types: Ad-Hoc: This mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network. It offers file sharing between wireless clients without a wireless Access Point (AP).

  • Page 18: Site Survey

    KEY1~4: If you choose 40-bit keys, then you must enter 5 ASCII Characters or 10 Hexadecimal numbers. If you choose 128-bit keys, then you must enter 13 ASCII Characters or 26 Hexadecimal numbers. Site Survey Use the Site Survey Tool. You can identify each AP or Adapter Card’s current usage channel , with WEP key or not, Network Type and their signal strength.
  • Page 19 About You will find the Network Driver, Configuration driver and NIC Firmware at About.

  • Page 20: Windows Xp Wireless Utility

    4-2 Windows XP Wireless Utility 1. To configure the wireless card setting, you can select Start\Settings\Network Connection in the Windows XP. Choose the wireless network connection, then you will see below screen. From this screen, you can see wireless connection status and wireless signal level.
  • Page 21 In ‘General’ page, Wireless LAN card information and networking protocol have been displayed. Extra networking protocol can be installed in this page.
  • Page 22 3. Select Wireless Networks page, you can see available wireless networks in your nearby area. You can add your preferred wireless Access Point to your list, so your wireless card will search for specific wireless networks. Configure To connect to an existing access point (infrastructure) network, under Available networks, click the network name, and then click ‘Configure’...
  • Page 23 Advanced *If your network are configuring to a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, select ‘Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network only’. *If you want to connect to a computer-to-computer and access point (infrastructure) networks are within range of your computer, click ‘Access point (infrastructure)network only’.
  • Page 24 Define your network name (SSID) in the following windows, so your can join a specific wireless network. Check AP has WEP on or not. You wireless network will need to have same WEP setting with AP in order to communicate. If your wireless network don’t have any AP, check the ‘This is computer-to computer (ad-hoc) network;...
  • Page 25 This window provides authentication via 802.1X. 802.1X, an IEEE standard that provides an authentication framework for 802-based LANs. 802.1X takes advantage of an existing authentication protocol known as the Extensible Authentication Protocol. 802.1x, giving someone secure, encrypted, wireless access on a Microsoft network will be as easy as setting a flag on the users domain account.
  • Page 26 The ‘Advanced’ window offers Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing functions. Depends on your networking environment, you can select below functions.

  • Page 27: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    Appendix A Troubleshooting Problem Solving 1. My computer does not recognize the wireless network card. Solution: The wireless network card is not properly inserted into the PCMCIA slot. Ensure that the wireless network card has been inserted into an available PCMCIA slot.

  • Page 28: Appendix B Glossary

    Appendix B Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - Ad-Hoc is a peer- to-peer wireless network without Access Point. A group of wireless clients consistent an independent wireless LAN. Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location.

  • Page 29: Appendix C Specifications For Wireless Card

    Appendix C Specifications for Wireless Card Frequency Band: 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz (for US, Canada, and ETSI) 2400 ~ 2497MHz (for Japan) Modulation TYPE: CCK, BPSK, QPSK Operating Channels: 11 channels (US, Canada) 13 channels (ETSI) 14 channels (Japan) Radio Technology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Rate: 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11 Mbps Output Power: >...
  • Page 30 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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