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- Page 1 Wireless LAN User Manual WL-211 PC Card Version 1.0 – February 1999 User manual WL-211 PC Card Page 1...
- Page 2 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GemTek Technology Co., Ltd. GemTek Technology assumes no responsibility for any error that may appear in this document.
- Page 3 Wireless LAN FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance between your body and the antenna as shown in the table below: Integrated PCMCIA Antenna 20cm (7 inches) User manual...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Wireless LAN 1. Contents Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Wireless LAN Basics………………………………………………………………………………….6 Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98………………….………………………………………….7 4.1 Installation Overview……………………………….……………………………………………8 4.2. Installation Procedure of WL-211 PC Card…………………………………………….……..9 Configuration Utilit …………………………………..………………………………………………11 Troubleshooting …….……………………………………………………………….………………18 Technical specifications of WL-211..………………………………………….……………………19 Page 4 WL-211 PC Card User manual... -
Page 5: Introduction
Wireless LAN 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, WL-211 PC Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • WL-211 PC Card • User manual •... -
Page 6: 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 7 Wireless LAN W I N 98 N ot ebook For PC Car d W I N 2000 H ub A P-550 W I N N T SERVER W X - 1150 A ccess Poi nt A P-1100 W i nCE N T W or ks t at i on User manual WL-211 PC Card...
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Page 8: Installation For Windows 95 (Osr2)/98
Wireless LAN 4. Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98 The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the WL-211 wireless LAN 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. ! Install the Wireless LAN Card (WL-211). -
Page 10: Installation Procedure Of Wl-211 Pc Card
9. restart the PC and Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card. Check whether it has PCMCIA card in one of the sockets or not. If you find Gemtek IEE802.11PC Card in one of the sockets, it means the card is detected properly. - Page 11 Wireless LAN 18. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then enter the IP value, Subnet masking , DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values.
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Page 12: Configuration Utilit
Icon tray. If the icon is marked with a red “X”, it means that GemTek NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in red. This can happen when driver is in Pseudo BSS mode, and the radio channel, which is used for communication is defined incorrectly. - Page 13 (if communicating in AdHoc mode), or that the GemTek NIC card is plugged out of PC. Scanning for access point – driver scans wireless network searching for available access point in Infrastructure mode.
- Page 14 Figure 4 Management window with "C " tab open ONFIGURATION Five changeable fields in this field show desired GemTek NIC configuration. The fields are following: Station ESS ID Extended Service Set Identifier (Wireless Network Identifier) is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network.
- Page 15 Wireless LAN Encapsulation shows one of two different network packet forming modes • None or Encapsulated This setting takes the entire Ethernet frame, including the Ethernet Header, and puts it into an 802.11 frame. This setting is here for compatibility with some older 802.11 implementations and should not normally be used.
- Page 16 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 17 Wireless LAN Default Key : This pop-up field defines one of the four keys which will be used by the driver to encrypt frames it will be transmitting. This field does not affect decryption, as the driver can decrypt any frame that it receives which was encrypted with one of the four keys. Enable : This checkbox enables or disables encryption operation.
- Page 18 Wireless LAN “A ” tab BOUT Figure 6 Management window with "A " tab open BOUT About tab shows a software version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support. Page 18 WL-211 PC Card User manual...
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Page 19: Troubleshooting
1. Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card. Check whether it has PCMCIA card in one of the sockets or not. If you find GemTek IEEE 802.11 PC CARDd in one of the sockets, it means the card is detected properly. If you see the Yellow sign of Question-mark (?), the resources are conflicting. -
Page 20: Technical Specifications Of Wl-211
Wireless LAN 7. Technical specifications of WL-211 Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II Driver support NDIS 3.1 − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows NT 4 and higher − Linux − WinCE(x86,SH4,MIPS) Standards supported −... - Page 21 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: − 40 bit WEP Encryption, 128-bit key length optional Utility Software: −...
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