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Gemtek WL-280 User Manual

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WL-280
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Version 1.0 – Sep 2000

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  • Page 1 User Manual WL-280 USB Card Version 1.0 – Sep 2000...
  • Page 2 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 3 FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance between your body and the antenna as shown in the table below: Integrated USB Antenna 20cm (7 inches)

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting … … .… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .… … … … … … 18 Technical specifications of WL-280..… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .… … … … … … … … 19...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    • Diskette containing Wireless LAN Management utility and drivers Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor The diskette contains the drivers and the program Gtutil that is used for managing the WL-280 USB Card and establishing the wireless connection with your Local Area Network.

  • Page 6: Wireless Lan Basics

    3. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
  • Page 7 WIN98 Notebook For PC Card WIN 2000 AP-550 WINNT SERVER WX-1150 Access Point AP-1100 WinCE NT Workstation...

  • Page 8: Installation For Windows 95 (Osr2)/98

    The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the WL-280 wireless LAN card, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.

  • Page 9: Installation Overview

    Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. l Install the software using the Installation Diskette. l Install the Wireless LAN Card (WL-280). l Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need...

  • Page 10: Card

    5. It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then click on Finish to complete the installation. 6. Insert the WL-280 USB Card into USB slot , windows will then prompt the required driver 7. Locate the driver path Ex. A:\ and install the driver 8.
  • Page 11 18. Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart. Important: Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver. Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the Configuration Utility.

  • Page 12: Configuration Utilit

    Icon tray. If the icon is marked with a red “X”, it means that GemTek NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in red. This can happen when driver is in Pseudo BSS mode, and the radio channel, which is used for communication is defined incorrectly.
  • Page 13 (if communicating in AdHoc mode), or that the GemTek NIC card is plugged out of PC. Scanning for access point – driver scans wireless network searching for available access point in Infrastructure mode.
  • Page 14 Figure 4 Management window with "C " tab open ONFIGURATION Five changeable fields in this field show desired GemTek NIC configuration. The fields are following: Station ESS ID Extended Service Set Identifier (Wireless Network Identifier) is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network.
  • Page 15 Encapsulation shows one of two different network packet forming modes • None or Encapsulated This setting takes the entire Ethernet frame, including the Ethernet Header, and puts it into an 802.11 frame. This setting is here for compatibility with some older 802.11 implementations and should not normally be used.
  • Page 16 “E ” tab NCRYPTION Figure 5 Management window with “Encryption” tab open You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly.
  • Page 17 Default Key : This pop-up field defines one of the four keys which will be used by the driver to encrypt frames it will be transmitting. This field does not affect decryption, as the driver can decrypt any frame that it receives which was encrypted with one of the four keys. Enable : This checkbox enables or disables encryption operation.
  • Page 18 “A ” tab BOUT Figure 6 Management window with "A " tab open BOUT About tab shows a software version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of Wireless LAN Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 4 and section 5. Still you encounter some problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.

  • Page 20: Technical Specifications Of Wl-280

    7. Technical specifications of WL-280 Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a USB port Driver support NDIS 4.0 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 Standards supported − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including TCP/IP, IPX)
  • Page 21 Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.5 Mbps − 1 Mbps − 2 Mbps Data encryption: − 40 bit WEP Encryption, 128-bit key length optional Utility Software: − Link Config™ User setup & diagnostics tool Key Management: − Automatic Dynamic Key Allocation (ADKA) through public key Physical Dimensions −...
  • Page 22 For the following equipment: USB WIRELESS LAN CARD (Product Name) WL-280 (Model Designation) is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (72/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC).

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