Ambit T60H813 User Manual

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Model Name: T60H813

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  • Page 1 Wireless Card User Manual Model Name: T60H813...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 About the Wireless MiniPCI Card ......3 1-1 Features ................3 1-2 Applications..............3 1-3 Product Kit ..............4 Chapter 2 Network Configuring and Planning ......4 2-1 Network Topology............5 2-2 Roaming ................. 6 Chapter 3 Installation ..............7 3-1 System Requirements .............
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 About The Wireless Minipci Card

    Chapter 1 About the Wireless Mini-PCI Card This IEEE 802.11g Wireless Card is compatible with notebook computer Mini-PCI slot. As a Plug-and-Play device, Windows 98/2000/ME/XP will automatically recognize the wireless Mini-PCI Card and initiate the installation process. Upon successful installation, the wireless Mini-PCI Card will communicate seamlessly with other IEEE 802.11g wireless products.
  • Page 4: Product Kit

    workplace or relocate Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time usage Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites that employ temporary networks. Retailers, airline and shipping companies that need additional workstations for a peak period and auditors that require workgroups at customer sites. Access to database for mobile workers Medical, technical and retail specialists that require roaming access to a database or other network resources.
  • Page 5: Network Topology

    2-1 Network Topology Desktop PC with Notebook with T60L198/T60L244 T60L198/T60L244 Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN Desktop PC with T60L198/T60L244 Notebook with T60L198/T60L244 Fig.1 Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers. Each computer equipped with a wireless Mini-PCI card that configure to same radio channel in order to communicate with others.
  • Page 6: Roaming

    A group of wireless users and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Wireless clients can talk to any computer in both wired and wireless LAN network via the Access Point. 2-2 Roaming Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS).
  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Installation

    File Server Desktop PC Desktop PC 乙太網路 Desktop PC with Desktop PC with T60L198/T60L244 Access Point Access Point T60L198/T60L244 BSS2 BSS1 Notebook with Notebook with T60L198/T60L244 T60L198/T60L244 Fig.4 Roaming in an Extended Service Set (ESS) Chapter 3 Installation 3-1 System Requirements In order to install and use the wireless Mini-PCI card in your notebook computer.
  • Page 8: Inserting The Wireless Card

    3. After properly inserting the wireless card, you can continue with wireless driver and utility installation. 3-3 Installation and Uninstall Process Install AMBIT Wireless LAN (Windows 98/2K/ME/XP) Execute the program ‘Setup.exe’ in the CD. Windows displays the dialog as below. Press ‘Next’ button to continue.
  • Page 9 Select the destination folder that you want to place the files. Wait for the install program to do the installation.
  • Page 10 Congratulations! AMBIT Wireless LAN has been installed successfully. Please click ‘Finish’ to go to the next step. Please remove any disks from any drives before your click ‘finish’.
  • Page 11 Then click ‘Finish’ to complete setup.
  • Page 12 Uninstall Wireless LAN (Windows 98/2K/ME/XP) One can remove the AMBIT Wireless LAN via the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ in the ‘Control Panel’. Select ‘AMBIT Wireless LAN’ and click ‘Add/Remove’ button, the dialog as below displays. Select ‘Remove’ and then click the ‘Next’ button to perform the un-installation.
  • Page 13 Wait for the un-installation to do its work. Click ‘Finish’ to complete the un-Installation.
  • Page 14 5 If you want to restart your computer now. Please remove any disks from any drives before your click ‘finish’. Then click ‘Finish’ to complete uninstallation.
  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Wireless Utility And Configuration

    Chapter 4 Wireless Utility and Configuration The following sections describe the Wireless Network Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access and friendly interface to configure the card setup. 4-1 Windows 98/ME/2000 Wireless Utility After installation is completed, a Wireless LAN Utility icon will appear in Desktop screen.
  • Page 16 identical for all clients or Access Points participating in the same network. The ESSID is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Press ‘Rescan’ it will scan the specific ESSID that your profile set. If your profile set the ESSID to be ANY, then while you press ‘Rescan’, it will scan AP in the nearby area and choose the stronger one.
  • Page 17 If you want to change this Card configuration, then select Profile Name as PROFILE1, then you can start changing these columns. There are two network types: Ad-Hoc: This mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer network. It offers file sharing between wireless clients without a wireless Access Point (AP).
  • Page 18 KEY1~4: If you choose 40-bit keys, then you must enter 5 ASCII Characters or 10 Hexadecimal numbers. If you choose 128-bit keys, then you must enter 13 ASCII Characters or 26 Hexadecimal numbers. Site Survey Use the Site Survey Tool. You can identify each AP or Adapter Card’s current usage channel , with WEP key or not, Network Type and their signal strength.
  • Page 19 About You will find the Network Driver, Configuration driver and NIC Firmware at About.
  • Page 20: Windows Xp Wireless Utility

    4-2 Windows XP Wireless Utility 1. To configure the wireless card setting, you can select Start\Settings\Network Connection in the Windows XP. Choose the wireless network connection, then you will see below screen. From this screen, you can see wireless connection status and wireless signal level.
  • Page 21 In ‘General’ page, Wireless LAN card information and networking protocol have been displayed. Extra networking protocol can be installed in this page.
  • Page 22 3. Select Wireless Networks page, you can see available wireless networks in your nearby area. You can add your preferred wireless Access Point to your list, so your wireless card will search for specific wireless networks. Configure To connect to an existing access point (infrastructure) network, under Available networks, click the network name, and then click ‘Configure’...
  • Page 23 Advanced *If your network are configuring to a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network, select ‘Computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network only’. *If you want to connect to a computer-to-computer and access point (infrastructure) networks are within range of your computer, click ‘Access point (infrastructure)network only’.
  • Page 24 Define your network name (SSID) in the following windows, so your can join a specific wireless network. Check AP has WEP on or not. You wireless network will need to have same WEP setting with AP in order to communicate. If your wireless network don’t have any AP, check the ‘This is computer-to computer (ad-hoc) network;...
  • Page 25 This window provides authentication via 802.1X. 802.1X, an IEEE standard that provides an authentication framework for 802-based LANs. 802.1X takes advantage of an existing authentication protocol known as the Extensible Authentication Protocol. 802.1x, giving someone secure, encrypted, wireless access on a Microsoft network will be as easy as setting a flag on the users domain account.
  • Page 26 The ‘Advanced’ window offers Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing functions. Depends on your networking environment, you can select below functions.
  • Page 27: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    Appendix A Troubleshooting Problem Solving 1. My computer does not recognize the wireless network card. Solution: The wireless network card is not properly inserted into the Mini-PCI slot. Ensure that the wireless network card has been inserted into an available Mini-PCI slot.
  • Page 28: Appendix B Glossary

    Appendix B Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - Ad-Hoc is a peer- to-peer wireless network without Access Point. A group of wireless clients consistent an independent wireless LAN. Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location.
  • Page 29: Appendix C Specifications For Wireless Card

    Appendix C Specifications for Wireless Card Frequency Band: 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz (for US, Canada, and ETSI) 2400 ~ 2497MHz (for Japan) Modulation TYPE: CCK, BPSK, QPSK Operating Channels: 11 channels (US, Canada) 13 channels (ETSI) 14 channels (Japan) Radio Technology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Rate: 1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11 Mbps Output Power: >...
  • Page 30 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 31 This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna.

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