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Gigafast WE721-AEX User Manual

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User's Guide
Wireless LAN PC Card
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Information to User......................................
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Windows Installation....................................
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Install Utility........................................
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Configuration Utility.............................
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    User’s Guide Wireless LAN PC Card 11 Mbps Version 2.0 Table of Contents Information to User……………………………….. Introduction………………………………………... Wireless LAN basics……………………………… Windows Installation……………………………… Install the Wireless LAN PC Card……….. Install Utility…………..…………………... Configuration Utility……………………….. Technical Specifications of WLAN PC Card…… Glossary…………………………………………… Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 2: Information To User

    INFORMATION TO USER FCC INFORMATION FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment shoul d be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. The 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.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing Wireless Local Area Net (WLAN) PC Card. You are about to install a networking system that is not only fast and powerful, but also easy to set up and simple to maintain. In a short time you and those in your network will be able to share a local printer and files, access the Internet, and roam about the office wire -free.

  • Page 4: Windows Installation

    3. Windows Installation This section describes the procedures for installing the Wireless LAN PC Card under Windows 98 SE operating system. Before You Start To use the WLAN PC card with a computing device, the device must be equipped with an internal or external PCMCIA Card Type II or Type III slot.
  • Page 5 Step 3. Select Specify a location , insert the documentation CD, and click Browse to select WLAN PC Card folder from CD Drive. Step 4. Select the folder that contains driver in CD -ROM, then click OK returns to previous menu and click Next. Step 5.
  • Page 6 Step 7. The Add New Hardware Wizard window appears stating that Windows has finished installing the software that your new hardware device requires. Click Finish. Step 8. The System Settings Change window states: ” To finish setting up your new hardware, you must restart your computer.
  • Page 7 Step 11. Set IP address and Subnet Mask . You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then please enter the IP address and Subnet masking. You should ask your network administrator for an address, and then t ype it into the blanket boxes as below.
  • Page 8 Step 14. Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of manufactures, click on Microsoft. From the list of network protocols list, select NetBEUI, then click OK . Step 15. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. After clicking on OK return back to Network Component Type box, then click OK .

  • Page 9: Install Utility

    3.2 Install Utility Step 1. Double click the MY Computer icon on your desktop. In my computer window, double click the CD Drive icon. Choose WLAN PC Card folder and double click Step icon to execute Setup.exe. It opens the Welcome dialog box as shown then click Next.
  • Page 10 Step 4. Choose the Network Mode in which your wireless Mode will operate, click Next. Step 5. Choose Destination Location , click Next. Step 6. Click Next Step 7. Starting Copy. Step 8. Click Finish to restart your computer.

  • Page 11: Configuration Utility

    3.3 Configuration Utility WLAN PC Card uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. When you insert the WLAN PC card into the PCMCIA slot, a new icon - should appear in your icon tray automatically wait a while.
  • Page 12 Configuration 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 a need to restart the PC. Network Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”.
  • Page 13 Encryption 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. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly.
  • Page 14 Encryption WEP – 64 bit / 12 8bit In Manual Entry, there are four fields can be used to manually enter 2 Hex digital in each blanket boxes. This may be necessary if you wish this node to match keys in different vendor’s product. About About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version.

  • Page 15: Technical Specifications Of Wlan Pc Card

    Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum. The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band to another many times per second.
  • Page 16 Gateway A gateway is a hardware and soft ware device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router. Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet. IEEE Institute of Electrical and El ectronics Engineers Infrastructure...
  • Page 17 Wireless LAN (WLAN) A wireless LAN does not use cable to transmit signals, but rather uses radio or infrared to transmit packets through the air. Radio Frequency (RF) and infrared are the commonly used types of wireless transmission. Most wireless LANs use spread spectrum technology.

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