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IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless
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Date of Issue: APR. 25th, 2003
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  • Page 1 IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card Date of Issue: APR. 25th, 2003...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 About IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card...3 1-1 Features and Benefits... 3 1-2 Applications ... 3 1-3 Product Kit... 5 1-4 About IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card LED Indicators ... 5 Chapter 2 Getting Started...6 2-1 Before Installation ... 6 2-2 Insert the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 About Ieee802.11G Cardbus Wireless Lan Card

    Chapter 1 About IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card The IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is a standard PCI adapter that fits into any standard PCI slot in a desktop. The IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is an enhanced high-performance, that supports high-speed wireless networking at home, or at office. IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is able to communicate with any 802.11b and 802.11g compliant products.
  • Page 4 Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy. 3. Frequently changing environments Retailers, manufacturers and those who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location. 4. Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time - Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network will be practical.

  • Page 5: Product Kit

    1-3 Product Kit IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card comes with the following items. Please go through each item below. If any of listed items appears to be damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer. IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card….…………….………………….….…..

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter describes the instructions that guide you through the proper installation of your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card for the Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE operating systems. The complete installation of the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card consists of the following steps: STEP 1: Insert your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card into your notebook.

  • Page 7: Chapter 3 Install Driver For Windows

    Chapter 3 Install Driver for Windows This section describes the installation of the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card driver for the Windows 98SE/ME/2000 and Windows XP operating systems. The installation procedures for Windows XP refer to 3-1 Set up IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card for Windows XP;...
  • Page 8 Step 2: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. Click on Next to install the driver. Step 3: The windows will appear the message about the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Click on Continue Anyway button to continue installing.
  • Page 9 Step 4: The windows will find “IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card” and start copying corresponding files into the system. Click on Next to continue. Step 5: Click Finish to complete the installation.
  • Page 10 Step 6: Right click “My Computer” from Start, select Properties, go to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button to see if any exclamation mark appears next to the Network Adapter/IEEE 802.11g Wireless Network Cardbus Adapter. If no, your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is working well.
  • Page 11 For more information on using the automatic wireless network configuration please refer to Windows XP Help file. Warning : You must choose one way to configure Wireless LAN PCI Card either of using our WLAN Utility by un-checking this check box or using Windows XP Automatic Wireless Network Configuration first by...
  • Page 12 However, the WLAN Utility, which comes with the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card, provides you more tools to configure the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card and monitor the wireless connection. For more information on installing and using the WLAN Utility, please refer to the following sections “Installation of the WLAN Utility” and “Usage of the WLAN Utility”.

  • Page 13: Set Up Ieee802.11G Cardbus Wireless Lan Card For Windows 2000

    3-2 Set up IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card for Windows 2000 Step 1 : After inserting the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card into the PCI slot on your notebook, Windows will auto-detect the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card. Step 2 : A “Found New Hardware Wizard”...
  • Page 14 Step 3: Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”. Step 4: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. Click on Next to install the driver.
  • Page 15 Step 5: The windows will find “IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card”. Click on Next to continue. Step 6: The windows will appear the message about the Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has not been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested.
  • Page 16 Step 7: Click Finish to complete the installation. Step 8: Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager, and check Network Adapters to see if any exclamation mark appears. If no, your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is working well. Check if there is exclamation mark next to the IEEE802.11g Wireless Network Cardbus Adapter...

  • Page 17: Set Up Ieee802.11G Cardbus Wireless Lan Card For Windows 98Se/ Me

    3-3 Set up IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card for Windows 98SE/ ME Step 1: After inserting the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card into the PCI slot on your notebook, Windows will auto-detect new hardware and will display an “Add New Hardware Wizard”...
  • Page 18 Step 3: Insert the Product CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. Click on Next to install the driver. Step 4: The Windows will find “IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card”. Click Next to continue.
  • Page 19 Step 5: Once the [Please insert the disk labeled ‘Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM/ME CD-ROM”, and then click OK] window appears, insert and enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK. Usually these files can be found at C:Windows or C:Windows\system.
  • Page 20 Step 8: Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager, and check Network Adapters to see if any exclamation mark appears next to the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card. If no, your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card is working well. Check if there is exclamation mark next to the IEEE802.11g Wireless Network Cardbus Adapter...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Configure The Ieee802.11G Cardbus Wireless Lan Card

    Chapter 4 Configure the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card This chapter gives you assistance with detailed configuration for the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card under Windows XP/2000/98SE/ME. 4-1 Install the WLAN Utility To install the WLAN Utility, follow these steps: Step 1: Insert the Product CD-ROM.
  • Page 22 Select a program folder and click Next Add shortcut of this utility to and click Next Click on Finish to complete the installation...

  • Page 23: Use The Wlan Utility

    Upon completion, go to Program Files and run the WLAN Utility and its icon will appear in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your task bar. Clicking on the icon will open the configuration window. When you minimize the window, the system tray icon will be loaded in the System Tray again.
  • Page 25 Profile The Profile field allows you to set values for all parameters by selecting a previously defined profile. To create the profile, go to the Profile field, type a profile name and set the corresponding parameters. If one of the profiles is no longer used, you may remove it by clicking the Delete button.
  • Page 26 Transmit Rate The IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card provides various data rate options for you to select. Data rates options include 1Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 11Mbps, 6Mbps, 9Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps, 54Mbps and, Fully Auto. In most networking scenarios, you will see that the factory-set default “Fully Automatic”...
  • Page 27 Create Encryption Keys Using a Passphrase (128bit) Create Encryption Keys Manually You can also create encryption keys manually by clicking the Create Keys Manually check box. For 64bit encryption you may choose: Alphanumeric: 5 characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (e.g.
  • Page 28 Warning: The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless LAN stations as they are on the wireless Access Points. If you set “MyKey” for the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card, the same WEP Key “MyKey” must be assigned to the Access Point or other stations.
  • Page 29 Link Quality: Based on the quality of the received signal of the Access Point beacon. There are 5 states of link quality: 100%~80%: Excellent link. 80%~60%: Good link quality. 60%~40%: Fair link quality. Under 40%: Poor or no connection. Signal Strength: Based on the received signal strength measurement of the baseband processor of the Beacon signal.

  • Page 30: Advance Setting

    The About item shows the versions of the Wireless LAN Utility, driver, firmware of the IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card. Also, the MAC address and frequency domain are displayed. Advance Setting Advance Options The Advance configuration provides advance function about network environment if you want to know more detail of the Advanced configuration.
  • Page 31 Power Management The Power Save option is designed to conserve battery life of you computer. When Power Save is enabled, your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption. Warning: When power saving mode is enabled, the Access Points you use need to support power saving as well so that the communication can be established.
  • Page 32 Frag. Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your IEEE802.11g Cardbus Wireless LAN Card often transmit large files in wireless network, you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold by clicking the Enable button and the mechanism will split the packet.

  • Page 33: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty This Warranty constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of any buyer or reseller’s equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the supplier in connection with the products and is in lieu of all other warranties, express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular use and all other obligations or liabilities of the supplier.
  • Page 34 Please complete the information below and include it along with your products. Name: Title: Company: Telephone: Fax: Email: City/State/Zipcode: Country: Product Name: Serial Number: MAC Address: Invoice Date: Product Description: If you have any further questions, please contact your local authorized reseller for support.

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