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  • Page 1 Wireless 11G Series RaLink-PCI Card Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents ..............1 ACKAGE ONTENTS ................1 NTRODUCTION ..............1 RODUCT EATURES 2000, 98, NT, ME.......5 IRST ETUP INDOWS WLAN ...........5 NSTALLING THE DRIVERS AND UTILITY ..............5 EFORE YOU START ............6 ETTING TARTED IRST WIRELESS LAN CARD ......8 NSTALLATION OF ECOND XP ..............9 ETUP INDOWS WIRELESS LAN CARD...

  • Page 3: Package Contents

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Package Contents Contents of Package: Wireless 54Mbps PCI Manual and Drivers on CD Hardware Installation Guide If any of the above items is missing, please contact your reseller. System Requirements: A laptop/desktop computer with an available 32-bit PCI slot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows 98 SE At least 32 MB of memory and a 300 MHz processor or higher An 802.11g Access Point for Infrastructure Mode or another 802.11g wireless adapter for...
  • Page 4 Wireless Mbps PCI Card communication Built-in dual diversity antenna for reduction of interference in a multi-path environment Supports AES enhanced security Supports DFS/TPC for European operation Requires an available Card Bus (32-bit) Type II PC Card Slot for PC Card/ PCI Local Bus 2.2 Standard for PCI Card User-friendly configuration and diagnostic utilities Drivers to support Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP...
  • Page 5 Wireless Mbps PCI Card LEDs Your new Wireless 54Mbps PC/PCI Card has two LEDs on the antenna housing, so they can be seen when the card is inserted into a PCI Card slot in your notebook computer. The two LEDs operate in concert to inform you about the status and activity of your WIRELESS LAN CARD.
  • Page 6 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Hardware Install - PCI Install PCI procedure Step1. Install PCI card Step2.Install WLAN Utility Step3.Install PCI Driver...

  • Page 7: Installing The Drivers And Wlan Utility

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1- 11 only First Time Setup Windows 2000, 98, NT, and ME You must install the provided drivers and the WLAN utility for your 802.11g Wireless Card After install the card itself.

  • Page 8: Getting Started First Part

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Getting Started First Part Turn on your computer and insert the WIRELESS LAN CARD Driver CD into your CD- ROM drive. Open My Computer and right-click on the icon for your CD-ROM drive. Select Explore from the drop-down menu, and then double-click on the file setup.exe. Click the file setup.exe.
  • Page 9 Wireless Mbps PCI Card You can then choose a Program Folder that the Wizard can add program icons to. You can enter the name of folder that is different from the default name or accept the default name of the folder, as shown on the screen above. Click Next.

  • Page 10: Installation Of Your Wireless Lan Card Second Part

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click Finish and restart your computer. This completes the first part your WLAN Utility installation. Once your computer has restarted, you can begin the second part of the installation by simply inserting the WIRELESS LAN CARD into an available 32-bit PCI slot. Installation of Your WIRELESS LAN CARD Second Part When you install the WIRELESS LAN CARD into your computer, the Found New...

  • Page 11: Setup Windows Xp

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click to install WIRELESS LAN CARD Utility software. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WIRELESS LAN CARD for the supplied software. Once you have completed the Found New Hardware wizard, you will see the WLAN utility icon in the task tray (at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen), as shown below.
  • Page 12 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click Next. You can choose a destination folder for the 54Mbps Wireless Utility, or simply accept the default location. If you want the software to be installed in a location that is different from the default, click the Browse button to select a folder. Otherwise. accept the default location and click Next.
  • Page 13 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click Next to install WLAN Utility. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WLAN Utility or the supplied software.

  • Page 14: Wireless Lan Card S Econd P Art

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Please select your present location chick menu then chick “ “ Click Finish and restart your computer. This completes the first part your WLAN Utility installation. Once your computer has restarted, you can begin the second part of the installation by simply inserting the WIRELESS LAN CARD into an available 32-bit Cardbus/PCI slot.
  • Page 15 Wireless Mbps PCI Card You can select Recommended or Advanced. We select Advanced to installed the 32-bit card in here. Select Ralink 54Mbps driver for your file. Then chick “ “...
  • Page 16 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Chick “ Continue Anyway “ to continue install the device...
  • Page 17 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click Finish to install driver. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WIRELESS LAN CARD for the supplied software. Once you have completed the Found New Hardware wizard, you will see the WLAN utility icon in the task tray (at the bottom right-hand corner of your screen), as shown below.

  • Page 18: Configuring Your Wireless Lan Card Windows Series

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card If the signal-strength indicator to the right of the antenna appears a steady green, then your WIRELESS LAN CARD has been successfully installed and has contacted your Wireless Access Point. You are now ready to configure your WIRELESS LAN CARD. Double-click the Utility icon to use the configuration utility.
  • Page 19 Wireless Mbps PCI Card If you’re WLAN Utility didn’t show in the taskbar Only show Network icon when connected And you want to use WLAN Utility ….. icon . Double-click the Network . click “ Properties . click the “ Wireless Networks “ If you select this ,the windows will control wireless card ,else the WLAN Utility will control the WLAN Utility...
  • Page 20 Wireless Mbps PCI Card The pop-up window shown below will appear. Click Wireless Network. Alternatively, you can simply double-click the WLAN Utility icon in the task tray to open the 54Mbps Wireless Utility, as shown below. The field below the Available WLANs shows all of the Wireless Access Points that your WIRELESS LAN CARD could detect.

  • Page 21: Authentication Modes

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card The Wireless network name field must contain the SSID of the AP you are configuring a connection for. This SSID is entered by default and in the case shown above, is default. Authentication Modes There are four available types of user authentication supported by your WIRELESS LAN CARD Open System, Shared, WPA, and WPA-PSK.

  • Page 22: Setting The Ip Address And Proxy Server

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Setting the IP Address and Proxy Server The WIRELESS LAN Card’s WLAN Utility allows you to make IP address and proxy server settings for each of the WLAN links you want to connect to. This allows you to have multiple IP address and proxy server settings for multiple WLAN Access Points.
  • Page 23 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Under the General Setting field, click the Enable IP Setting and Proxy Setting in Profile click-box. This will allow you to use the IP address and proxy server settings that are associated with each WLAN profile to be used. If this box is unchecked, the IP address and proxy server settings made in the Windows networking dialog boxes will be used.

  • Page 24: Using A Proxy Server

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Configuration Host Protocol (DCHP) server. You may also set the DNS server address settings and WINS address settings. If the network you are using is a computer-to-computer (or ad-hoc) network, no access points are used. You may check the box This is a computer to computer (ad-hoc) network; no access points are used to enable this option.

  • Page 25: Checking The Wireless Card's Status

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Once you have entered the appropriate proxy settings, you will need to click the Apply button on the lower right-hand corner of the main menu, to make the settings current. Checking the Wireless Card’s Status Clicking the Status tab on the main menu will open the following page. Connection Status will display Connected or Disconnected depending on the status of the WLAN link.

  • Page 26: Options

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Authentication State will display Connected if you have provided either the correct authentication information, or if authentication is disabled on the current WLAN link. Signal Strength displays a bar graph representation of the relative strength of the signal used to maintain the current WLAN link.

  • Page 27: Selecting The Connection Type

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card server settings you entered for this WLAN profile will be used for the connection. When you terminate the WLAN link, the saved IP address and proxy server settings will be restored to their previous values. Selecting the Connection Type Clicking the Automatically connect to non-preferred networks click-box will allow your WIRELESS LAN CARD to attempt to connect to any WLAN network it detects.

  • Page 28: Installing The Drivers And Wlan Utility

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Setup Access Point with Windows XP You must install the provided the WLAN utility and drivers for your Card After install the card itself. Installation is a two-step process first Install The Card in an available PCI slot THEN install the WLAN utility and drivers and reboot your PC.

  • Page 29: Before You Start

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Before you start You will need a computer with an available 32-bit PCI Slot to install your Wireless Lan Card. If you want to use the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) to authenticate access to your wireless network, you will need the WEP keys that are in use for your network.
  • Page 30 Wireless Mbps PCI Card sections above. You will then need to review the section titled Enabling the WLAN Utilities in Windows XP, below. Start your PC normally. Insert the WIRELESS LAN CARD into an available 32-bit PCI slot and put the Installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 31 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click OK. Click Continue Anyway to install the WIRELESS LAN CARD driver software. A Microsoft digital signature is not required for the proper operation of your new WIRELESS LAN CARD or the supplied software.
  • Page 32 Wireless Mbps PCI Card When Windows XP has completed the PC/PCI Card driver installation the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears as shown below. Click Finish to complete the installation of the PC/PCI Card driver for Windows XP.
  • Page 33 Wireless Mbps PCI Card The AP Mode need two interface , one is become to connected WLAN or Ethernet another one like AP responsible for Wireless station . Step. Restart Windows , When Windows Restart it will display “ ANICSWAP” Click ”Config Bridge”...
  • Page 34 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click “ “ to Continue This is LAN or High-Speed Internet Please select both Network interface Please Select “ Birdge Connections “ from the menu Please select both interface and right-click on the icon. It will display the menu ,please Select “...
  • Page 35 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Now it will Create a new Network Bridge produce...
  • Page 36 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Another one is use to connect with WLAN This Card will become Wireless Station ( AP) Restart the Utility, You will see the menu that you can select “ AP Mode “,click “ OK” Click this AP Utility icon...
  • Page 37 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Wireless Mode: 802.11b/g - >The 11Mbps & 54Mbps both together for user Connected 802.11b - > Only provide 11Mbps for user Connected 802.11g - > Only provide 54Mbps for user Connected SSID: Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a specific wireless Local area network (WLAN).
  • Page 38 Reject All: Key in your client MAC Address and Reject All you key-in Address WDS ( Wireless Distribution System ): The Ralink card can use Repeat, bridge mode connecting to other Station to transmission Data , Easy to set up your Wireless environment...
  • Page 39 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Mac Table: To watch all client Mac Address in the wireless environment...
  • Page 40 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Event Log: To see All event log , that you easily and effective to control your Wireless Station Statistics: That you watch all Frames transmitted & Received About: About this Utility / Driver Version and MAC Address...

  • Page 41: Updating A Wlan Driver In Windows Xp

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Updating a WLAN Driver in Windows XP To update an existing WLAN driver in Windows XP: Click the LAN Connection icon in the Windows XP Task Tray. The Wireless Connection Status window will open. The Wireless Connection Status window will open, as shown above. Click the Properties button.
  • Page 42 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Click on the Driver tab. Click on the Update Driver button. This will open the Hardware Update Wizard the first screen of which is shown below.

  • Page 43: Configuring The Wlan Adapter In Windows Xp

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Follow the instruction given by the Hardware Update Wizard to install an updated Windows XP driver for you PC/PCI Card. Configuring the WLAN Adapter in Windows XP Setting Up a Connection Note: Windows XP contains support for the management of Wireless Lan Card PC adapter cards such as your new WIRELESS LAN CARD.

  • Page 44: Selecting A Wireless Network

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Windows XP will use your PC/PCI Card to scan the local area for networks. The local networks it detects are displayed by their SSID. In the case above, the PC/PCI Card is to connect to the network with the SSID “tld3-504w”.

  • Page 45: Select A Wireless Network Type

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Select a Wireless Network Type Clicking the Advanced button opens the following dialog box, which allows you to select the type of wireless network you want to connect your PC/PCI Card to. The Advanced dialog box allows you to choose the type of WLAN connection you need. Any available network (access point preferred) will attempt to make a connection to an Access Point first, but will allow a 802.11 Ad Hoc peer to peer connection if no Access Point is within range of the PC/PCI Card.
  • Page 46 Wireless Mbps PCI Card This dialog box allows you to enter the network’s SSID (this field contains the SSID of the network you chose in the Wireless Network Properties dialog box, if the network was detected). WEP can also be configured by clicking the Data encryption (WEP enabled) check box. If your WEP configuration uses a shared key, click the Network Authentication (Shared mode) click box.

  • Page 47: Ip Address Assignment

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card IP Address Assignment Your WIRELESS LAN CARD needs to be assigned an IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway before connecting to a LAN. The default setting is to use the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to obtain the appropriate network addressing information.

  • Page 48: Enabling The Wireless Lan Card Wlan Utility For Windows Xp

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card The PC/PCI Card’s default is to Obtain an IP address automatically and to Obtain DNS server address automatically using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). If your network does not have a DHCP server, or if you need to assign your computer an IP address that is different than the one assigned by your network’s DHCP server, click the Use the following IP address click box.

  • Page 49: Wlan Networking Basics

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Windows XP Network WLAN Utility Connection icon connection icon Double-click the Windows XP Network connection icon to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, as shown below. Click here if you want to use the Windows XP built- in WLAN utility to configure manage...
  • Page 50 Wireless Mbps PCI Card 1. A Home Internet Network with A Residential Gateway/Router (Network administrators with Dynamic IPs can also follow these instructions.) If you have two or more computers (laptops or desktops) and want to share files, printers, and Internet access using a DHCP-capable Residential Gateway/Router – or - if you want to connect to an Ethernet network that uses Dynamic (DHCP) IP addresses, then follow the instructions on the next page.
  • Page 51 Wireless Mbps PCI Card 2. A Home Internet Network with Multiple IP Addresses (Network administrators with Static IPs can also follow these instructions.) If you have two or more computers (laptops or desktops) and want to share files, printers, and Internet access using multiple IP addresses that you have purchased from your Internet Service Provider -or- you want to connect to an Ethernet network that uses Static IP Addresses, then follow the instructions on the next page.
  • Page 52 Wireless Mbps PCI Card If you have two or more computers (desktops or laptops) and want to share files and printers, but no Internet connection, please complete the following instructions. When your Ad Hoc network is complete it may look similar to this: (Requirements: Wireless network adapters for all computers in the ad-hoc network.) To complete this installation, please follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 53 Wireless Mbps PCI Card To share an Internet connection with Internet Sharing software you will need to purchase Internet Sharing software or use the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) utility provided with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME or Windows 98SE. Please follow your software documentation to properly configure the Internet sharing software after you install your wireless networking adapters.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of your WIRELESS LAN CARD. Read the following descriptions if you are having problems. 1. Checking the Installation of the Drivers for the Wireless Adapter Go to Start.
  • Page 55 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Right-click on 54Mbps Wireless PC/PCI Card. Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly. Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly. Click OK. 2. The computer does not recognize the WIRELESS LAN CARD. Make sure that WIRELESS LAN CARD is properly seated in the computer’s 32-bit Cardbus/PCI slot.
  • Page 56 Wireless Mbps PCI Card If Windows does not detect the WIRELESS LAN CARD upon insertion of the Adapter make sure to completely remove drivers that were previously installed. To remove the drivers, do the following: A. Under Tools, select Folder Options…>View> Hidden files and folders>Show hidden files and folders.
  • Page 57 Wireless Mbps PCI Card Check that the IP Address assigned to the wireless card is within the same IP Address range as the access point and gateway. (For example, if one computer has an IP Address of 10.0.0.2, the other computers should have IP Addresses that are sequential, like 10.0.0.3 and 10.0.0.4.

  • Page 58: Technical

    Wireless Mbps PCI Card Technical Specifications Standards IEEE 802.11b (up to 11 Mbps) IEEE 802.11g (up to 54 Mbps) Card Type Cardbus Type II for Wireless PC Card or PCI Local Bus 2.2 Standard for A Wireless PCI Card Supported OS Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME...
  • Page 59 Wireless Mbps PCI Card 5V -10% Network Architecture Ad-Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer without Access Point) Infrastructure Mode (Communications to wired networks via Access Points with Roaming) Antenna Type Integrated Printed-PCB antennas with dual diversity function Available Channels: Thirteen channels for European countries (IEEE 802.11b) Thirteen channels for European countries (IEEE 802.11g) MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) 30,000 hours...
  • Page 60 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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