3. A tray icon shown as below should be seen at this time. 4. The icon of WL5020i should be in green when the PC card is connecting to a 802.11b Access Point. Double click the icon first from right to bring up TECOM WLAN Utility...
TECOM WLAN Utility Tool After clicking the icon second from left on the above icon-tray, TECOM WLAN Utility Tool window will be shown as following, Please click on the tabs on the top of the screen to configure. 1. General Tab Network Type: There are two types of Network you can set Infrastructure (Access Point) –...
Link Quality Network Address: This section shows the current Network status such as MAC address (Wireless Card), DHCP (Enable or not), IP address, Subnet Mask address, Gateway Address and DNS server address. 2. Advanced Tab: Choosing the Advanced option, you can change advanced configuration settings, such as the Power Saving mode, Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold.
3. Statistics Tab: This option enables you to view the available statistic information (Total Packet Number, Error Packet Number, FER-Frame Error Rate, Throughput). In order to reset or update this statistics list, press the “Reset” button.
4. Site Survey Tab: By choosing the Site Survey option, you can scan all channels to find all access points within the range of your card. In order to update this list, press the “Rescan” button. If you want to link to an AP in this list, Double-click on it. The application will jump over to General screen and show all the parameters of the connection newly established.
5. Encryptions Tab: This section let you set specify one WEP key to use. If you decide to use encryption, choose one of the available 4 WEP keys and the “Encryption Key Length”. You also have the option to select the “Authentication Type (Open system/Shared key)”.
Troubleshooting 1. Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot find the TECOM Wireless Cardbus Adapter or the network driver is not installed correctly, check the followings, Make sure the adapter is securely inserted in the Cardbus slot. when you insert the wireless adapter into the notebook’s slot, a click should be heard if the adapter is...
If you are still experiencing problems after reading Product User’s Guide and the Troubleshooting section, either contact technical support support@tecom.com.tw. OR, simply click our URL address www.tecomproduct.com to go to our company website and check the latest version and other information about the product and/or software.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, no change to the antenna or the device is permitted. Any change to the antenna or the device could result in the device exceeding the RF exposure requirements and void user’s authority to operate the device.
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