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  • Page 1 Wireless-G CardBus PC Card User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1The Wireless-G CardBus PC Card 1.2 Key Feature 2. Planning Your Wireless Network 2.1 Network Topology 2.2 Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode 3. Getting to Know the Wireless-G CardBus PC Card 4. Installing Driver, Configuration Utility and Hardware for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP 5.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 The Wireless-G CardBus PC Card The Wireless-G CardBus PC Card can be installed in most notebooks and provides true mobility almost anywhere in the building without the cost and hassle of running network cables. Using the Wireless-G CardBus PC Card, you don't have to worry about drilling holes in your walls and climbing through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network.

  • Page 4: Planning Your Wireless Network

    2. Planning Your Wireless Network 2.1 Network Topology A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the network. Computers in a WLAN share the same frequency channel and SSID, which is an identification name for wireless devices.

  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Wireless-G Cardbus Pc Card

    3. Getting to Know the Wireless-G CardBus PC Card Wireless-G CardBus PC Card installs into notebooks like any other CardBus PC Card. The two indicator lights on the card are: Ready LED Green. The Ready LED will light up when the card links to a wireless device. ACT LED Green.

  • Page 6: Installing Driver, Configuration Utility And Hardware For Windows 98Se/Me/2000/Xp

    4. Installing Driver, Configuration Utility and Hardware in Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP 4.1 Driver Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP 4.1.1 Running the Auto Install CD Before installing your Wireless-G CardBus PC Card, insert the Auto-Install CD into your CD-ROM drive. Unless you have disabled the auto-run feature of Windows, the screen shown in Fig 4-1 should appear automatically.
  • Page 7 4.1.2 Click Install Wireless-G CardBus PC Card Driver and Utility to install driver/utility for your Wireless-G CardBus PC Card. Click Yes >. ( Fig 4-2) 4.1.3 During the installation, a message pops up asking for the wireless card to be plugged in (Fig 4-3).
  • Page 8 Fig 4-4 Fig 4-5...
  • Page 9 4.2 Insert the Wireless-G CardBus PC Card 4.2.1 To insert the Wireless-G CardBus PC Card into a notebook, please follow the steps below: Turn off your notebook. Locate an available CardBus slot on your Notebook Insert the Adapter with the label side facing up, so the Adapter fits snugly in the CardBus slot Restart your Notebook 4.2.2 Windows will automatically detect the PC card.

  • Page 10: Overview

    5. Using the Configuration Utility for 98SE/ME/2000/XP 5.1 Overview The wireless Configuration Utility can be used to check link information, search for available wireless networks, or to create profiles that hold different configuration settings. 5.2 Access the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility icon will appear in your system tray. Double-click the icon. (Fig 5-1) The utility is divided into six parts: Profile, Link Status, Site Survey, Statistics, Advance, and About.
  • Page 11 Fig 5-3 C. Double Click on Wireless Zero Configuration to go into its properties (Fig 5-4). For Startup type, choose Disable to disable the Wireless Zero Configuration then click Apply and OK to make the changes effective. Now you can use our Configuration Utility rather than Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Utility.

  • Page 12: Profile

    Fig 5-4 5.3 Profile The Profile screen (Fig 5-5) allows configuring and saving different configuration profiles for different network setups.

  • Page 13: Create A New Profile

    Fig 5-5 Profile Name – Connection profile name. SSID – SSID used for this profile. Channel – The channel which the wireless network devices are set on. Authentication – The Authentication method used in this profile. Encryption – The Encryption type used for this profile. Network Type –...
  • Page 14 1- Enter the Profile Name. 2- Fill in the page with the following information. SSID: Enter the SSID for the wireless network. Network Type: There are two wireless modes. (A) Infrastructure - This mode allows wireless and wired networks to communicate through an access point.
  • Page 15 Authentication Type: There are seven type of authentication modes: Open, Shared, LEAP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 and WPA2-PSK system. A. LEAP Light Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is an EAP authentication type used primarily in Cisco Aironet WLANs. It encrypts data transmissions using dynamically generated WEP keys, and supports mutual authentication.
  • Page 16 Fig 5-8 C. WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 or WPA2-PSK 1. Select Authentication type: WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2 or WPA2-PSK 2. Select Encryption type: TKIP or AES. Please see Fig 5-9 3. Enter WPA Preshared Key, only valid for WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK. This key should be between 8 and 32 characters in length.
  • Page 17 Fig 5-9 4- 802.1x Setting A. Click “802.1x Setting” button. Please see the Fig 5-10...
  • Page 18 802.1x is an authentication for 『WPA』and 『WPA2』. 802.1x Authentication type： PEAP: Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transports authentication data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication server. PEAP can authenticate wireless LAN clients using only server-side certificates, thus simplifying the implementation and administration of a secure wireless LAN.

  • Page 19: Link Status

    1. Certificate issuer: Choose to use server that is the issuer of certificates. 2. Allow intermidiate certificates: It must be in the server certificate chain between the server certificate and the server specified in the certificate issuer be field. 3. Server name: Enter the authentication server name. 4.

  • Page 20: Site Survey

    The Channel field shows the channel which the wireless network devices are currently using. The Link Speed: Tx(Mbps) field shows the transfer rate in megabits per second. Rx(Mbps) field shows the receive rate in megabits per second. The Throughput (Kbps) field is the amount of data moved successfully form one place to another in a given time period.

  • Page 21: Statistics

    Information: SSID – Service Set ID of the Wireless Network. BSSID – Basic Service Set ID of the Wireless Network. Signal – Signal Strength status. Channel – The channel used by Wireless Network. Encryption - Encryption type. Authentication – Authentication type used. Network Type - Wireless Network mode.

  • Page 22: Advanced

    Statistics. You can reset counters if you need, otherwise click OK. Fig 5-14 5.8 Advanced The Advanced screen (Fig 5-15) shows settings for Wireless Mode, Ad hoc wireless mode, TX BURST, B/G Protection, Tx Rate and RF On/Off.
  • Page 23 1. Wireless mode: Select wireless mode. 802.11b only and 802.11 b/g mixed mode are supported. 2. Ad hoc wireless mode: Select ad hoc wireless mode. 802.11b only, 802.11g only and 802.11 b/g mixed mode are supported. 3. 11B/G Protection: ERP protection mode of 802.11G definition. User can choose from Auto, On, and Off.

  • Page 24: About

    9. “Turn off RF” and “Turn on RF” for FAA requirement. 10. If you finished the changes, please click the “Apply” button. 5.9 About The About screen (Fig 5-16) shows release dates as well as driver/utility versions and the MAC/IP address of the card. Fig 5-16...

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