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SENAO SL-2511MP User Manual

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  • Page 1 Wireless Mini-PCI Card User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................1 1.1 Features and Benefits.................1 1.2 Package Contents ................2 Chapter 2 Installing Drivers & Client Utility ..........4 2-1 Installation for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP........4 2- 2 Checking after Installation ...............12 2- 3 Wireless LAN Client Utility ...............14 2- 4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility............22 Chapter 3 Connecting to a Network ............23 3-1 Checking and Adding Client for Microsoft Networks ......23 3-2 Checking and Adding NetBEUI............24...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an IEEE 802.11b Wireless Mini-PCI Card that uses a standard Type ⅢA interface which integrated with wireless LAN technology. It provides an easy and fast way to access the Internet via wireless network. This Wireless Mini-PCI Card allows the users to install on NB or PC (with an adapter) with Mini-pci interface, Wireless Access Point/Bridge/Router and other devices equipped with a Type ⅢA slot.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Wireless Solutions and Application Access existed networks for mobile workers Allow doctors, nurses, sales access their database while keeping mobility in the hospitals, retail stores, office campus or other buildings. Difficult-to-wire environment There are many situations where wires cannot or cannot easily be laid. Historic buildings, older buildings, open areas and across busy streets make the installation of LANs either impossible or very expensive.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Installing Drivers & Client Utility

    Chapter 2 Installing Drivers & Client Utility This chapter describes how to install the Mini-PCI Card drivers and client under Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP. If you want to install this Wireless Mini-PCI Card in another device such as Wireless Access Point/Bridge/Router and other devices equipped with a Type ⅢA slot.
  • Page 7 Figure 2-1-1 1. The setup program should start automatically as shown in Figure 2-1-1. If it does not start, you can run it manually by selecting RUN from the Start menu and running Setup.htm from CD-ROM drive. 2. From Wireless LAN Installer, select Utility & Driver Install. The driver and utility of Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Card will be installed automatically.
  • Page 8 ◎ Remove Wireless Mini-PCI Card Driver Turn on your computer. Right-click on My Computer icon on the Windows desktop to choose Properties and then System Properties window will pop out. Click on the tab Device Manager and then move the mouse to Network Adapters node to expend the tree list by clicking on the plus sign.
  • Page 9 Click Update Driver button from the Driver tab as shown in Figure 2-1-3.
  • Page 10 Figure 2-1-3 Click next of the Welcome to Upgrade the Device Driver Wizard dialog box. The Install Hardware Device Driver dialog window will be showed up as shown in Figure 2-1-4. Figure 2-1-4 Choose Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose the specific driver and click Next as shown in Figure 2-1-5.
  • Page 11 Figure 2-1-5 In the Network Type dialog window, choose Network adapters and then click Next . Figure 2-1-6 Select the network adapter for 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Card and then click Next. The Start Device Driver Installation dialog window will show up, click Next to enter the Digital Signature Notice window.
  • Page 12 Figure 2-1-7 Click Yes to continue the installation procedure. Figure 2-1-8 Click Finish to complete the installation procedure.
  • Page 13 Figure 2-1-9...

  • Page 14: Checking After Installation

    2- 2 Checking after Installation After installing the driver and utility, follow the steps below to check that the Mini-PCI Card is operating correctly. Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon, and then select the Device Manager tab.
  • Page 15 Figure 2-5 Figure 2-2-2...

  • Page 16: Wireless Lan Client Utility

    2- 3 Wireless LAN Client Utility Wireless LAN Client Utility is used to display or change the Mini-PCI Card information about link, configuration, encryption, and utility/driver/firmware version information. The client utility will also help you with site selection. The client utility will be installed automatically after installing the driver and utility. The Mini-PCI Card Utility icon will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right corner on your screen as shown in the Figure 2-3-1 and Table 2-3-1.
  • Page 17 Figure 2-3-3 Wireless Radio On/ Wireless Radio Off The first two items in the icon menu are used to turn on/off the wireless radio. When the wireless radio is turned off, a red cross is placed on the system tray icon as shown in Figure 2-3-4. When the wireless radio is turned on, the icon will vary in colors depending on the link quality as described in the Table 2-3-1.
  • Page 18 Advanced Configuration This item launches the Mini-PCI Card Utility with the tab Configuration that allows users to configure Mini-PCI Cards to suit their specific network settings. WEP Encryption This item launches the Mini-PCI Card Utility with the tab WEP Encryption that allows users to set up the Encryption Key which is used in their network environment.
  • Page 19 The operation radio frequency channel that wireless client is using in infrastructure mode. In infrastructure mode, wireless client will always operate in the same channel as their Access Point. Throughput (Bytes/sec) Tx: shows the outgoing (sent) data speed. Rx: shows the incoming (received) data speed. Link Quality In infrastructure mode, this bar displays the transmission quality between a WLAN station (Access Point) and Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Card.
  • Page 20 type in the virtual SSID of the Ad-Hoc network to which your computer attaches. Network Type There are two types of network modes in this drop-down list as shown in Figure 2-3-8, Peer-to-Peer and Access Point (Infrastructure). Figure 2-3-8 Peer to Peer: If two or more stations exchange data directly without an access point, you need to select Peer-to-Peer mode.
  • Page 21 Auto 1 or 2 Mb : allows only 1 or 2 Mbps operation Table 2-3-2 Figure 2-3-9 Defaults Once this button is pressed, all the settings will be set back to the default settings. Encryption Encryption is designed to make the data transmission more secure. you can select 64 or 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key to encrypt data (Default setting is Disable) as shown in Figure 2-3-10.
  • Page 22 Data Alphanumeric Hexadecimal Mode 64 bit 128 bit Table 2-3-3 Figure 2-3-10 Site Survey Browse the available access points in your network environment by clicking the Rescan button and make a connection to one of them by pushing the Connect button in the Site Survey tab as shown in Figure 2-3-11. The Network Type (SSID) of an SSID access point...
  • Page 23 Figure 2-3-11 6. About About tab shows the product/driver/utility/Mini-PCI Card firmware version as shown in Figure 2-3-12. Users have to use this version number when reporting their problems to technical support. Figure 2-3-12...

  • Page 24: Uninstalling Driver And Utility

    2- 4 Uninstalling Driver and Utility If the Mini-PCI Card installation is unsuccessful for any reason, the best way to solve the problem may be to completely uninstall the Mini-PCI Card and its software and repeat the installation procedure again. 1.

  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Connecting To A Network

    Chapter 3 Connecting to a Network This chapter describes how to prepare for connection to network after install the Mini-PCI Card drivers and utility. The following is required for all computers if you want to connect to a network. Check Client for Microsoft Networks is installed. Check NetBEUI ->...

  • Page 26: Checking And Adding Netbeui

    Figure 3-1 Select Microsoft for Manufacturer and Client for Microsoft Networks for Network Client, and then click OK. 3-2 Checking and Adding NetBEUI NetBEUI is a protocol you can use to connect to Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, or LAN Manager servers. If you work on Microsoft network environment, you need to set up NetBEUI protocol.
  • Page 27 Subnet Mask, Gateway IP address, and DNS Server IP address for connecting to Internet. Figure 3-2...

  • Page 28: Checking And Adding File And Printer Sharing For Microsoft Networks

    3-4 Checking and Adding File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks File and printer sharing for Microsoft networks gives you the ability to share your files or printers with Windows NT and Windows for Workgroups computers. If you want to share your files or printers with Microsoft networks, you need to set up this service.

  • Page 29: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the problems and corresponding solutions that may occur when installing a Mini-PCI Card. Symptom Solution Verify that the Mini-PCI Card is properly inserted into the Mini-PCI Card slot. Check whether the computer has a Windows does not Plug and Play BIOS.
  • Page 30 Verify that the SSID of the Mini-PCI Card No resource conflicts matches that of the access point. Use the Network Configuration Properties were detected, but Application in the Control Panel to the wireless station modify the SSID. Verify that the Network Mode of the does not attach to the Mini-PCI Card is configured correctly.

  • Page 31: Appendix A Product Specifications

    Appendix A Product Specifications General Radio Data Rate 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps, Auto Fall-Back 11 Mbps –250m Range (open 5.5 Mbps –300m environment with high 2 Mbps – 600m supply current) 1 Mbps –800m Operating Voltage 3.3V Fully interoperable with IEEE802.11b compliant Compatibility products Network Information...
  • Page 32 1 Mbps <-92dbm Power Consumption Tx Current ≦ 750 mA(used in AP/Bridge/Router) ≦ 500mA (used in NB/PC) Rx Current ≦ 240 mA Sleep Mode ≦ 200 mA Environmental Temperature Range 0 to 50 C (operating) -20 to 80 C (storage) Humidity 5% to 95% typical (non-condensing)

  • Page 33: Appendix B Regulatory Compliance Information

    Appendix B Regulatory Compliance Information Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules and Canada RSS-210. Operation is subject to the following conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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