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Multitech RouteFinder RF802WLC Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 2: Installation

    Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 3 Furthermore, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. to notify any person or organization of such revisions or changes.
  • Page 4 Technical Support Country By Email France: support@multitech.fr India: support@multitechindia.com U.K.: support@multitech.co.uk U.S. and Canada: support@multitech.com Rest of the World: support@multitech.com Internet Address: http://www.multitech.com By Phone (33) 1-64 61 09 81 91 (124) 6340778 (44) 118 959 7774 (800) 972-2439 (763) 717-5863...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents INTRODUCTION... 2 LAN B ... 3 IRELESS ASICS ... 4 AFETY ARNING ELCOM INSTALLATION ... 5 ... 5 NSTALLATION VERVIEW 95/98/NT/2000/ME I INDOWS NSTALLATION 95/98 U INDOWS NINSTALLATION NT4.0 I ... 8 INDOWS NSTALLATION NT4.0 U INDOWS NINSTALLATION 2000/ME I INDOWS NSTALLATION 2000/ME U...
  • Page 7 The RF802WLC wireless LAN card is an 802.11b standard, high- speed 11M bps wireless network adapter that plugs into the PCMCIA slot on your notebook PC. It provides mobile users, temporary work sites and other wireless applications the ability to share broadband access to the Internet as well as other network devices when using the RF802EW wireless access point.
  • Page 8 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 wired networks. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
  • Page 9 1. Never install telephone wiring during an electrical storm. 2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 3. This product is to be used with UL and cUL listed computers. 4. Never touch insulated wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface.

  • Page 10: Windows 95/98/Nt/2000/Me Installation

    This section covers installing and uninstalling the RF802EW. The RF802EW is easily installed and is used without cables for using network resources, as with a wired LAN. Below are the general steps to perform in establishing a wireless network connection: •...

  • Page 11: Configuration Utility

    1. Be sure that there is no PCMCIA adapter inserted in your computer. 2. Start your computer. 3. Insert the System CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive and click Setup 4. Accept the license agreement. 5. Select . The default is SSID ESSID using the Configuration utility or network configuration.
  • Page 12 16. The box displays. From the list of Select Network Protocols manufacturers, click . From the Microsoft select , and then click NetBEUI 17. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. Click OK to return to box. Network Component Type 18. Repeat steps 15 and 16 to add IPX/SPX and TCP/IP protocols. 19.
  • Page 13 1. With Windows NT networking installed, start your computer. 2. Insert the RF802WLC card into an open PCMCIA card slot. 3. Insert the System CD in the CD-ROM drive and double-click the icon. Setup 4. Accept the license agreement. 5. Select .
  • Page 14 Folder list. 9. It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files. Click 10. Insert RF802WLC card into the slot, the Wizard will find the new hardware Wireless LAN 11 Mbps PCMCIA Card 11.
  • Page 15 To uninstall the RF802WLC under Windows 2000, click , point Start , then Programs click Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PCMCIA . Confirm the message about removing Card the "Wireless LAN 11 " and all of its components. Click Mbps PCMCIA Card UninstallShield removes the software.
  • Page 16 Pseudo BSS mode and the radio channel, which is used for communication, is defined incorrectly. If the icon appears in green, the RF802WLC card configuration is valid. Double-click that icon to display the PC Card Utility dialog box as shown below.

  • Page 17: Link Info Tab

    The Link Info tab provides RF802WLC connection information. Management window Link Info tab State Displays the current state of the driver. When the state is “Associated “ means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits.
  • Page 18 Rescan Pressing the rescan button causes the driver to restart and begin its Connection Procedure. The connection procedure differs depending on the Mode of the driver. Infrastructure Mode: The driver will scan all available channels continuously until it finds one or more Access Points that matches its SS ID.

  • Page 19: Onfiguration Tab

    The Configuration tab contains several operating parameters of the driver. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without rebooting the PC. Management window with " " tab open ONFIGURATION Restore Defaults: Click to restores each configuration option to its default value.
  • Page 20 Mode Select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11 Ad Hoc”, “ Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”. 802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID.

  • Page 21: Encryption Tab

    Management window Encryption tab 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 22 since the same keys must be entered into each node on the wireless network. Key 1 – Key 4 These can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you want this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product.
  • Page 23 Management window with tab open About tab shows the product version including details of the About Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Use this version number when reporting problems to tech support.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    To make the installation of Wireless LAN Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 4 and section 5. If you still encounter problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.
  • Page 25 For the Card under Windows NT: Check the following if you encounter problems while installing the PCMCIA card or if your PCMCIA card does not function. Check the Windows NT Diagnostics. You should find out whether there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O address, IRQ allocations.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PCMCIA Card Type II Driver support − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 − Windows ME − Windows NT 4.0 and higher Standards supported − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN −...
  • Page 27 Radio specifications Range: − per cell indoors approx. 35-100 meters or more − per cell outdoors up to 100-300 meters Frequency range: − 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels: − Europe: 13 (3 non-overlapping) − US: 11 (3 non-overlapping) −...
  • Page 28 Multi-Tech Warranty & Repair Policies Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., (hereafter “MTS”) warrants that its products will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two years from date of purchase, or if proof of purchase is not provided, two years from date of shipment.
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