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Intermec Card11 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide P/N 071789-001 MobileLAN card 11 ™...
  • Page 2 The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and/or service Intermec manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Warranty Information v Safety Summary v Cautions and Notes vi About This Manual vi Other Intermec Manuals vii Learning About the MobileLAN card 11 About the MobileLAN card 11 1-3 Features 1-4 Using the MobileLAN Products in Your Network 1-5...
  • Page 4 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions 3-3 Enabling the PC Card and Socket Services 3-5 Verifying a PC Card Socket and Service Driver Is Installed 3-6 Fixing Conflicting Resources 3-7 Updating the MobileLAN card 11 Driver 3-8 Uninstalling CORE and the MobileLAN card 11 Module 3-10 Specifications and Default Configuration Specifications A-3...

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this book before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions.

  • Page 6: Cautions And Notes

    MobileLANcard 11 User’s Guide Cautions and Notes The cautions and notes in this manual use the following format. Caution A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption or loss of data.

  • Page 7: Other Intermec Manuals

    You may need additional information when working with the MobileLAN card 11 in a data collection system. Please visit our Web site at www.intermec.com to download many of our current manuals in PDF format. To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.
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  • Page 9: Learning About The Mobilelan Card 11

    Learning About the MobileLAN card 11...
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  • Page 11: About The Mobilelan Card 11

    This chapter describes the MobileLANcard 11 and explains how it works in your network. About the MobileLAN card 11 The MobileLAN card 11 is an IEEE 802.11b High Rate (HR) PC card. It functions like any standard wired Ethernet card, but it does not need any wires. When you insert this card into your client, you make it a wireless client in your network.

  • Page 12: Features

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Features The MobileLAN card 11 is a Type II PC card that fits into any standard Type II or Type III PC card slot. 68-pin connector The MobileLAN card 11 has one amber LED. Use this table to understand what the different LED states mean.

  • Page 13: Using The Mobilelan Products In Your Network

    Using the MobileLAN Products in Your Network Intermec MobileLAN products support legacy Ethernet LAN network configuration options as defined by the IEEE 802 standards committee. The MobileLAN card 11 offers a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for obtaining wireless client access to the network in these applications and environments: •...

  • Page 14: About Infrastructure Configurations

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide About Infrastructure Configurations When the MobileLAN card 11 is installed in a client, it extends the existing wired Ethernet LAN using access points. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure. This configuration is appropriate for enterprise-scale wireless access to a central database, or as a wireless application for mobile users.

  • Page 15: About Roaming Environments

    About Roaming Environments The Infrastructure configuration also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. The continuous network allows wireless clients to roam freely within an environment. You need to install multiple access points to establish coverage areas or cells, similar to those of a cellular telephone network.

  • Page 16: Inserting The Pc Card Into The Client

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Inserting the PC Card Into the Client Before you insert the PC card into the client, you must install the driver and the MobileLAN card 11 module software on the client. For help, see Chapter 2, “Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11.”...

  • Page 17: Installing And Configuring The Mobilelan Card 11

    Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11...
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  • Page 19: Client Requirements

    • Available Type II or Type III PC card slot • CD-ROM drive (to install software from CD) • 5MB free disk space for the driver, the Intermec CORE application, and the MobileLAN card 11 module Software Requirements • Windows Note: If your client is running Windows 95, the Windows 95 version must be OSR 2 or higher and it must be running Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher.

  • Page 20: Installing The Software

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Installing the Software These instructions explain how to install the MobileLAN card 11 driver and the MobileLAN card 11 utility from the MobileLAN card 11 CD. To install the software 1. Insert the MobileLAN card 11 CD in your CD-ROM drive. The CD should start automatically and you should see the CD home page with menu buttons.
  • Page 21 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 2. Click Install Software. The File Download dialog box appears. 3. Click Run this program from its current location if you want to run the installation from the CD and then click OK. You may see a Security Warning message box. Click Yes to continue the installation.
  • Page 22 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 4. Click Next. The Choose Destination Location screen appears. 5. To accept the destination of where the software will be installed, click Next. Or, click Browse and select a new destination and then click Next. The Select Program Manager Group screen appears.
  • Page 23 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 6. To accept the name of the Program Manager Group, click Next. Or, enter select from the list or enter a new name and then click Next. The Start Installation screen appears. 7. Click Next. The software is copied to your client. 8.
  • Page 24 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 9. When the installation is complete, the Installation Complete dialog box appears. 10. Click Finish. You have finished copying the software to your client. 11. (Windows 95 only) Reboot the client. Continue following the instructions in one of these sections, “Configuring the PC Card for Windows 95/98/ME,”...

  • Page 25: Configuring The Pc Card For Windows 95/98/Me

    Building Driver Information Database message box appear. 5. Another message box appears stating, “Please insert the disk labeled ‘Intermec MobileLAN card 11 Driver’ and then click OK.” Click OK. The New Hardware Found dialog box appears.
  • Page 26 Note: Windows 95 cannot show long file names. In the Copy files from field, you will see tildes (~) instead of the full directory names. 7. Click OK twice. The Intermec MobileLAN card 11 Properties dialog box appears. 8. Click OK. You will configure these properties later using the Intermec CORE application and the MobileLAN card 11 module.

  • Page 27: Verifying And Installing The Pc Card's Network Protocols

    1. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box appears. 2. In the Network dialog box, click the Configuration tab. You should see the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 in the list of network components. 3. Scroll down the list to verify that TCP/IP->Intermec MobileLAN card 11 was added.
  • Page 28 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 4. Select Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click Add. The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears. 5. Select Protocol and then click Add. The Select Network Protocol dialog box appears. 6. In the Manufacturers box, select Microsoft and in the Network Protocols box, select TCP/IP.

  • Page 29: Configuring The Pc Card's Tcp/Ip Properties

    To configure the PC card’s TCP/IP properties 1. In the Network dialog box, click the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP->Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box appears. 2-13...
  • Page 30 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 3. Click the IP Address tab. 4. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and click OK. If you are using a DHCP server, the IP address will be entered automatically. Or, choose Specify an IP address to manually enter the TCP/IP information. When you are done, click OK.
  • Page 31 8. Click Yes to restart your computer to complete the installation. You now need to start the Intermec CORE application and use the MobileLAN card 11 module to configure the card’s IEEE 802.11b HR radio parameters. For help, see the online help.

  • Page 32: Configuring The Pc Card For Windows

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Configuring the PC Card for Windows NT 4.0 Before you run the setup for Windows NT 4.0, you must log in as an Administrator. You may need the Windows NT 4.0 CD. To configure the PC card 1.
  • Page 33 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 4. Verify that the PCMCIA Card Not Configured dialog box appears. 5. Choose Do not install any driver for this card and click OK. 6. Open the Control Panel and then double-click the Network icon. 7.
  • Page 34 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 8. Click Have Disk. The Path not found dialog box appears. 9. In the Path name field, enter the directory where the driver was installed and then click OK. The default directory is c:\Program Files\MobileLAN card 11\Driver. The Select Card dialog box appears.
  • Page 35 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 10. Select the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click OK. The PC card is added to the Network Adapters box. 11. Click Close. Windows will auto-bind the new card with any network protocols already installed on your client.

  • Page 36: Configuring The Pc Card's Tcp/Ip Properties

    1. In the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties dialog box in the Adapter field, click the down arrow on the right side of the field. Select Intermec MobileLAN card 11. 2. Choose Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and then click OK. If you are using a DHCP server, the IP address will be entered automatically.
  • Page 37 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 3. If the wireless client will need to connect to a Microsoft network, click the Identification tab and then click Change. The Identification Changes dialog box appears. Fill in the Computer Name field and any other required fields. Click OK. 4.
  • Page 38 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 7. Verify that the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 Driver is in the Device box. You have completed the initial installation. You now need to start the Intermec CORE application and use the MobileLAN card 11 module to configure the card’s IEEE 802.11b HR radio parameters.

  • Page 39: Configuring The Pc Card For Windows 2000

    Configuring the PC Card for Windows 2000 Before you run the setup for Windows 2000, you must log in as an Administrator. You may need the Windows 2000 CD. To configure the PC card 1. Install the MobileLAN card 11 driver. 2.
  • Page 40 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 5. Click Next. 6. Choose Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next. 7. Check Specify a location and then click Next. 2-24...
  • Page 41 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 8. In the Copy manufacturer’s files from field, enter the directory where the driver was installed and then click OK. The default directory is c:\Program Files\MobileLAN card 11\Driver. 9. Click Next. Windows 2000 installs the driver. 2-25...

  • Page 42: Configuring The Pc Card's Tcp/Ip Properties

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Installing the MobileLAN card 11 Driver (continued) 10. When Windows 2000 is finished installing the appropriate files, click Finish. You have successfully installed the MobileLAN card 11 driver. Continue with the next section, “Configuring the PC Card’s TCP/IP Properties.” Configuring the PC Card’s TCP/IP Properties Before you configure your PC card’s TCP/IP properties, consult your system administrator for details about your network.
  • Page 43 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 3. Click Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears. 4. Choose Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click Properties. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box appears. 5. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and then click OK. If you are using a DHCP server, the IP address will be entered automatically.
  • Page 44 MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide 7. Click Network Identification. 8. Click Properties. The Identification Changes dialog box appears. 9. Fill in the Computer Name field and the Workgroup field and then click OK. 2-28...
  • Page 45 Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11 10. Click Yes to restart your client. You have completed the initial installation. You now need to start the Intermec CORE application and use the MobileLAN card 11 module to configure the card’s IEEE 802.11b HR radio parameters.
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  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting...
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  • Page 49: Problems And Solutions

    Right-click My Computer and then select Properties. Click the Device Manager tab and then click Network adapters. You should see the Intermec MobileLAN card 11. If Intermec MobileLAN card 11 is under Other devices, you need to uninstall the driver and software and reinstall them.
  • Page 50 Make sure that the access points are powered on. Make sure that the wireless client is within range of an access point. You can use the signal indicator in the Intermec CORE application to check the strength of the radio connection.

  • Page 51: Enabling The Pc Card And Socket Services

    1. Open the Control Panel and then double-click PC-Card. The PC Card Properties dialog box appears. 2. Click the Socket Status tab. 3. Double-click the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 socket. A message box appears explaining that it is finalizing the PC card socket installation. 4. Click OK.

  • Page 52: Verifying A Pc Card Socket And Service Driver Is Installed

    1. Open the Control Panel and then double-click PC-Card. The PC Card Properties dialog box appears. 2. Click the Socket Status tab. 3. If you see a yellow question mark (?) in front of the Intermec MobileLAN card 11, the resources are conflicting. 4. Click OK. You return to the Control Panel.

  • Page 53: Fixing Conflicting Resources

    If you also see a yellow sign, the resources are conflicting. 3. Choose the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click Properties. You can see the status of the PC card. If you see a yellow sign in front of the PC card, check the following: •...

  • Page 54: Updating The Mobilelan Card 11 Driver

    2. Click the Device Manager tab and then click Network adapters. You will see the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 if it is installed successfully. 3. Choose the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and then click Properties. The Intermec MobileLAN card 11 Properties dialog box appears. In the Device status box, verify...
  • Page 55 Troubleshooting Intermec MobileLAN card 11 Properties Dialog Box 4. If the Device status box says that the driver is not installed or that there is a system failure, then click Driver.

  • Page 56: Uninstalling Core And The Mobilelan Card 11 Module

    2. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Network icon. The Network dialog box appears. 3. In the Network dialog box, click the Configuration tab. You should see the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 in the list of network components. 4. Select the Intermec MobileLAN card 11 and click Remove and then click OK.
  • Page 57 Intermec-MobileLAN_Card_11-344B • Intermec-MobileLAN_Card_11-C140 13. Reboot your client. Intermec CORE and the MobileLAN card 11 module are removed from your client. To reinstall the application, follow the instructions in Chapter 2, “Installing and Configuring the MobileLAN card 11.” Troubleshooting Windows NT 4.0/2000...
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  • Page 59: Specifications And Default Configuration

    Specifications and Default Configuration...
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  • Page 61: Specifications

    This appendix provides the specifications for the MobileLANcard 11. Specifications Physical Specifications Package: Dimensions (LxWxH): Weight: Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) Storage Temperature: Operating Humidity: Storage Humidity: Radio Specifications Frequency Band: Operating Channels: Radio Technology: Data Rate: Output Power: Receive Sensitivity:...

  • Page 62: Default Configuration

    MobileLAN card 11 User’s Guide Default Configuration Parameter SSID WEP Key Encryption Enable Power Management TX Rate Distance between access points RTS Threshold Fragmentation Default INTERMEC (blank) Disabled Clear Fully Auto Large 2432 2346...

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