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- Page 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card WL-360F User's Manual 2001/10/19 User's Manual Page 1 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card...
- Page 2 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Copyright statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Printed in Taiwan, 2001/10/19 Page 2 User's Manual...
- Page 3 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 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.
- Page 4 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Contents Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………..…...… 5 Introduction……………………………………………………………………….…...………………… 6 Wireless LAN Basics……………………………………………………………………….……...…….7 Installation for Windows 98/2000/ME…..………………………………………………………..…….8 4.1 Installation Overview……………………………….……………………………………………..…9 4.2. Installation Procedure of Wireless LAN 11 bps…………………..……..………….….……..10 4.3. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 98………………………..……………………………16 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 / Windows ME……………………………………17 4.5. -
Page 6: Introduction
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. •... -
Page 7: Wireless Lan Basics
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 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. -
Page 8: Installation For Windows 98/2000/Me
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4. Installation for Windows platform The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI 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
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Access Point (AP) at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Installation Diskette. Install the Wireless PCI Card (11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card). -
Page 10: Installation Procedure Of Wireless Lan 11 Bps
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 98 Note: Do not insert the PCI card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the PCI card successfully. - Page 11 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card User's Manual Page 11 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card...
- Page 12 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Accept the license agreement. Select the SSID. Default ESSID is Default. You can change this later also using the configuration utility or network configuration. Click on Next. 12. Select network type and click on Next. Default is Infrastructure. Page 12 User's Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card...
- Page 13 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 13. Give the path of the destination folder. To set the path of your choice click on Browse and then click Next. 14. Setup will add program icon to the Program Folder. You may type a new folder name, or select one from the existing Folder list.
- Page 14 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 17. Right click on the Network Neighborhood using the mouse. 18. Select Properties from the pop up menu. The network box appears and you see three main tables: Configuration, Identification, and Access Control. 19. Click on the Configuration tab and then click on the Add button. Select Network Component Type box appears.
- Page 15 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Printer Sharing options as well as the Access to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options. Click on OK. 25. Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart.
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Page 16: Uninstallation Procedure For Windows 98
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.3. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 98 If you want to uninstall the PCI card under Win 98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select PRISM 802.11 the Programs. Click on the and click on Uninstaller. -
Page 17: Installation Procedure For Windows 2000 / Windows Me
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 / Windows ME Note: Do not insert the PCI card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card successfully. - Page 18 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 13 Complete the installation and the restart your computer. 14 If your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card is install properly, then right click on the My Network Place using the mouse, click Properties to set up local area connection. 15 Set Internet protocol (TCP/IP), either choose obtain an IP address automatically or set your own IP address.
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Page 19: Uninstallation Procedure For Windows 2000/Windows Me
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.5. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 2000/Windows ME If you want to uninstall the PCI card under Win 98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select PRISM 802.11 the Programs. Click on the and click on Uninstaller. -
Page 20: Configuration Utilit
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 5. Configuration Utility 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card adapter uses own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, Use Start, Programs, 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card to start the Manager application. A new icon - should appear in your Icon tray. - Page 21 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Link Info State This field is used to display the current state of the driver. When the state is “Associated “ means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The Notebook is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits.
- Page 22 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measure of receive and transmit errors over the radio. Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point.
- Page 23 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “C ” tab ONFIGURATION The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reboot the Notebook.
- Page 24 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Apply Changes: This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been modified. Pressing this button applies the changed values to the driver and saves them to the registry for the next time the Notebook boots up. Page 24 User's Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card...
- Page 25 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11Ad Hoc”, “ Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”. 802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell”...
- Page 26 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “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.
- Page 27 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Key 1 – Key 4 These four fields can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you wish this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product. These fields also display the keys when they are generated using a Pass-phrase.
- Page 28 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “A ” tab BOUT Figure 6 Management window with "A " tab open BOUT About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support. Page 28 User's Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card...
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Page 29: Troubleshooting
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI 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 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not;... - Page 30 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card For the Card under Windows 2000: Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PCI card or your PCI card is non-functional. 1. Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics. You should find out whether there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O address, IRQ allocations.
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Page 31: Technical Specifications Of Wireless Lan
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 7. Technical specifications of 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card WL-360F Specifications Product Name 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Model Number WL-360F Host Interface Standard PCI Dimensions 122 x 65 x 3.8 mm Weight 60 g Frequency Band 2.400 ~ 2.4835GHz (subject to local regulations) - Page 32 The proper data rate is determined automatically, based on signal strength. Antenna diversity All Gemtek WLAN products feature antennae with signal diversity. Each product has two antennae to improve the likelihood of strong signal reception Standards-based IEEE802.11b- and -Wi-Fi –compliant...
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