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- Page 1 802.11g Wireless LAN Card Quick Installation Guide M73-APO01-810...
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Page 2: Installation
INSTALLATION Caution: Do not insert the Wireless PC Card into your computer until the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed. Install the Driver & Utility Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. - Page 3 The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. Click Next to continue. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue. - 2 -...
- Page 4 Click Finish to complete the installation - 3 -...
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Page 5: Install The Device
Install the device Note: Make sure the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed. 1. If you are using the Wireless PCI Card, before installing the device, make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. - Page 6 Note for Windows 2000 users: During the installation, when the “Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click “Yes” to continue. Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. - 5 -...
- Page 7 3. Click Continue Anyway. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation. Verify Device Installation To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11g Wireless - 6 - Control Panel System...
- Page 8 PCI/CardBus PC Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless LAN Card’s driver, a Network Status icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon.
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Page 9: The Network Status Icon
The Network Status Icon The Network Status Icon will display on the task bar of your desktop and show the current network connection status of your system. Icon Connected to network Connecting Driver not loaded Link Status - 8 -... -
Page 10: Accessing The Configuration Utility
Disconnected from network Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is accessed by clicking on the Network Status Icon. All settings are categorized into 5 Tabs: Main Tab Advanced Tab Privacy Tab Statistics Tab About Tab Main Tab The Main tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. - Page 11 Item Description External Configuration manufacturer’s configuration utility： Enable ： Check this item to use Windows XP build-in utility or other manufacturers’, such as Odyssey client utility. Disable ：Left this item unchecked to use the utility we provide. Status Displays the information about the status of the communication.
- Page 12 Item Description Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to. BBS ID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. Current Configuration Pref.
- Page 13 Preferred Type in the SSID name of the device SSID you want to connect. BSS Type You can select Peer-to-Peer, Access Point or Auto Mode of the device you to connect. Tx Rate You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull-down menu.
- Page 14 802.11b +(B-Plus) ,802.11g (G-Only)standard or B&G Mode (If you choose this option the device will automatically convert the suitable standard ). Profile Enter the profile name and click the Save button to save your configuration, To open the profiles you saved, select the profile from the pull-down menu and then click the Load button.
- Page 15 of this value are recommended. Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless synchronize timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. (Note: If you want to change the Preamble type into Long or Short, please check the setting of AP.) Authentication The authentication type defines...
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Page 16: Advanced Tab
Advanced Tab The Advanced tab displays the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. Privacy Tab Use the Privacy Tab to configure your WEP and CCX settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) and CCX （ Cisco Compatible Extension ） encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. - Page 17 If you checked External Configuration in the Main tab(see page 10), functions in the following figure will be disabled. Privacy Mode Configure your NONE 、 WEP or CCX settings： NONE：No security defined. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data security mechanism based on a 40 Bit/128 Bit/256 Bit shared key algorithm.
- Page 18 Extension centralized authentication, as well as per-user wired equivalent privacy (WEP) session keys. Press the Select button to change CCX configuration. A new dialog window will be opened. (see page 27) WEP Configuration Encryption To configure your WEP settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network.
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Page 19: Statistics Tab
(0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Length was selected. A key of 58 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 256-bit Key Length was selected. Key size 40 Bit, 128 Bit or 256 Bit. CCX Configuration Network None –... -
Page 20: About Tab
timeout packets, Authentication reject packets, Authentication timeout packets. About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version. - 19 -...
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