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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Wireless LAN PC Card WP320 User Manual Version 1.0 Mar. 2003...
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation as stipulated by the United States Copyright ACT of 1976.
Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Contents 1. Introduction:...................5 1.1 Features ................5 1.2 Specifications ..............5 1.3 General Application ............6 1.4 Minimum System Requirements .......7 2. Installation Procedure................8 2.1 Install the Driver ..............8 2.2 Configuration Utility Installation ......9 2.3 Using the Wireless Lan Utility ........
Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 1. Introduction: Thank you for purchasing WP320 Cardbus Wireless LAN PC Card. This wireless adapter is fully compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard and operates in 2.4GHz unlicensed ISM band in the home or office environment. This card features the latest innovation wireless technology, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) which are advanced WLAN security technology included in the IEEE 802.11i standard, and...
Transmit Power: 18.23dBm (Typical) ² Receive Sensitivity: -83dBm (Typical) ² 1.3 General Application WP320 offers a reliable solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these: Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal ² emulation.
Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 1.4 Minimum System Requirements Before installation, please check the following requirements with your equipment. Operating System: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP ² PC with CD-ROM drive ² One PCMCIA slot ²...
² OS system) and the system will complete the driver installation automatically. Plug WP320 into your PC’ s Cardbus slot. Power on the PC and insert Drivers and User’ s manual CD into CD-ROM drive. Windows will automatically detect this wireless card and ask the user to install driver.
Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 2.2 Configuration Utility Installation 1. Run “s etup.exe” under “E:\Utility\WP320\” directory, or click the “Start” button and choose “Run”. When the dialog box appears, enter “E:\Utility\WP320\setup.exe” (Assume “E” is your CD-ROM drive). You will see the dialog box as the picture. Please click “Next”...
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 3. When the setup is finished ,click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4. When you complete the Utility installation, a shortcut named “Rtl8180“ will appear on the computer’ s desktop and a new icon will be displayed on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual 2.3 Using the Wireless Lan Utility Click the icon marked in red in the taskbar and you may start using the wireless utility After enter the wireless utility ,then you can: “1” Select one available wireless network in the sub-window. “2B”...
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Signal Strength : This bar shows the signal strength level. The higher percentage shown in the bar, the more radio signal been received by the adapter. This indicator helps to find the proper position of the wireless device for quality network operation. Signal Quality : This bar indicates the quality of the link.
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter. WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users ² against eavesdropping. WEP has been found that it has some security problems. The security setting must be the the same on the wireless devices within the network.
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual Rescan : Click this button to scan the Access Point or Adapter which the adapter connected before or intends to connect. Ad Hoc default channel : Shows the frequency of each channel used in the wireless connection If you click “Status”...
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Wireless LAN PC Card User Manual If you click “Status” ,then a window popup as following In the “Statistics”, you can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status.
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