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- Page 1 Wireless LAN 11Mbps Wireless PC Card WL-613F User's Manual Draft 1.0 – Apr. 2002 User's manual 11Mbps Wireless PC Card Page 1...
- Page 2 Wireless LAN 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, Apr.
- Page 3 Wireless LAN 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 Wireless LAN 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
Wireless LAN Contents Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 Wireless LAN Basics………………………………………………………………………………….7 4. Installation for Windows Plateform…………………….…………………………………………….8 4.1 Installation Overview ………………………….…………………………………………….…9 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 95 / 98 ………………………..……………….…..10 4.3 Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 95 / 98 ……………………………………………... 12 4.4. -
Page 6: Introduction
Wireless LAN 2. Introduction Thank you for your purchasing 11Mbps Wireless PC Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • 11Mbps Wireless PC Card • User's manual •... -
Page 7: Wireless Lan Basics
Wireless LAN 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 8: Installation For Windows Plateform
Wireless LAN 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 Wireless LAN PC 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
Wireless LAN 4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Acess Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Installation Diskette or CD. Install the Wireless LAN Card (11Mbps Wireless PC Card). -
Page 10: Installation Procedure For Windows 95 / 98
Wireless LAN 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 95(OSR2) /98 Note: Do not insert the PCMCIA card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN PC card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the WLAN PC card successfully. - Page 11 Wireless LAN 16. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box. 17. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add IPX/SPX protocol. 18. Repeat the step 15 and 16 to add TCP/IP protocol. 19.
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Page 12: Uninstallation Procedure For Windows 95 / 98
Wireless LAN 4.3. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 95(OSR2) /98 If you want to uninstall the PCMCIA/PCI card under Win 95 (OSR2)/98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card and click on Uninstaller. Confirm message about removing the "... -
Page 13: Installation Procedure For Windows Nt4.0
Wireless LAN 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows NT4.0 1. Power on your computer. Please make sure Windows NT networking is already installed: 2. Insert 11Mbps Wireless PC Card into PC card slot. 3. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM and then click on the Setup. 4. -
Page 14: Uninstallation Procedure For Windows Nt4.0
Wireless LAN 4.5. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows NT4.0 If you want to uninstall the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card under Win 2000, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the Uninstaller of 11Mbps Wireless PC Card. Confirm message about removing the "11Mbps Wireless PC Card "... -
Page 15: Installation Procedure For Windows 2000/ Windows Me
Wireless LAN 4.6. Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 / Windows ME Note: Do not insert the PC card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN PC card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the Wireless-LAN 11Mbps PC Card successfully. -
Page 16: Uninstallation Procedure For Windows 2000/Windows Me
Wireless LAN 4.7. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 2000/Windows ME If you want to uninstall the 11Mbps Wireless PC Card under Win 2000, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the Uninstaller of 11Mbps Wireless PC Card. Confirm message about removing the "11Mbps Wireless PC Card "... -
Page 17: Configuration Utility
Wireless LAN 5. Configuration Utility Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Wireless LAN adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, Use Start, Programs, Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Wireless LAN to start the Manager application. A new icon - should appear in your Icon tray. - Page 18 Wireless LAN 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 PC is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits.
- Page 19 Wireless LAN The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measure of receives and transmits 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 20 Wireless LAN “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 PC. Figure 4 Management window with "C "...
- Page 21 Wireless LAN Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11Ad 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 22 Wireless LAN “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 23 Wireless LAN 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 24 Wireless LAN “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 24 11Mbps Wireless PC Card User's manual...
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Page 25: Troubleshooting
Wireless LAN 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 26 Wireless LAN For the Card under Windows NT: Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PCMCIA card or your PCMCIA card is non-functional. 1. Check the Windows NT 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 27: Technical Specifications Of Wireless Lan
Wireless LAN 7. Technical specifications of Wireless LAN Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II Driver support − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 − Windows ME − Windows NT 4.0 and higher Standards supported −... - Page 28 Wireless LAN − Internal patch antenna supporting diversity. Mobility: − Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.5 Mbps − 1 Mbps − 2 Mbps Data encryption: − 64 /128 bit WEP Encryption Utility Software: −...
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