Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 Version History Version Description Date Editor V1.0 Johnny Lee Create the file 26, Nov, 2004 Jessica Yang GST Confidential...
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 1. Overview 1.1 Product Feature ● Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards ● Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance ● Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b with wide range coverage;...
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 2. Getting Start 2.1 LED Indicators The Power LED will be ON when the unit is powered up. The Link LED will be Blinking indicates a WLAN connection. 2.2 Install the 108Mbps Wireless Network PCI Adaprte 2.2.1...
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 If user wants to change the installation folder, press “Brower” to change the directory or press “Next” to continue. Users can also rename the installation folder, type the name in the column, or press “Next” to continue.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 Click “Finish” to finish the installation. Restart computer to make the settings effective. 2.2.2 Driver Installation 1. After restarting the computer, insert the PCI Adapter into PCI slot. Few seconds later, there will be a window popup as the following picture.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 2. Click “Continue Anyway” to keep installation going. 3. Click “Finish” to finish the driver installation. GST Confidential...
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 4. To make sure if the installation is successful, user could check it through the device management as below. 5. Once the installation is successful, a utility program icon will show on the desktop.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 3. Configuration 3.1 Link Information The default page is as below after launching the Utility program. Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 3.2 Configuration This is the page where changes the basic settings of the PCI Adapter with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 ●Power Save – the PCI Adapter consumes the moderate level of power. Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 3.3 Advanced This is the page to configure Security settings of 108Mbps wireless LAN PCI Adapter. Encryption: 4 options are available: Disable, Enable, WPA and WPA-PSK. Select Enable or Disable for WEP data encryption feature. If one of the two options is selected, it is required to select the Authentication mode from the next dropping list.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 If WPA-PSK is selected, click the configuration button. The popping window is as the below. Please enter the key. Auth. Mode: There are three modes available to choose. Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for ...
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 3.4 Site Survey This page allows user to enable the Site Survey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and establish wireless communications with one.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 Add: To add a profile. Then, the following screen would appear. User can enter the necessary information required for accessing Access Points or Wireless Router. GST Confidential...
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 3.5 About US This page displays some information about the 108Mpbs wireless LAN PCI Adapter utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, users will be able to identify by version numbers.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 4. Glossary Access Point: An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc: An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers, each with a network adapter.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 BSS: BSS stands for “Basic Service Set”. It is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs that associated with it. Channel: The bandwidth which wireless Radio operates is divided into several segments, which we call them “Channels”.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 to become Extended Service Set. LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS. ESSID: The unique identifier that identifies the ESS. In infrastructure association, the stations use the same ESSID as AP’s to get connected.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 Multiple Bridge – One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 54Mbps Access Point, which allows a group of APs that consists of two or more APs to connect two or more Ethernet networks or Ethernet enabled clients together.
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 users set up with direct access to the Internet, computer is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other computer that user may send messages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP/IP.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 (05) Regulatory Section of User Manual The following wording will appear in the user manual provided with all products placed on the market in the European Community: Declaration of Conformity Marking by the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC).
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Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 This device may be operated indoors or outdoors in all countries of the European Community using the 2.4GHz band: Channels 1 – 13, except where noted below: België/ For private usage outside buildings across public grounds over less than 300m no Belgique: special registration with IBPT/BIPT is required.
1999/5/EG Bij deze GLOBAL SUN Technology, INC. dat deze Radio LAN device voldoet aan de essentiële eisen en aan de overige relevante bepalingen van Richtlijn 1999/5/EC. French Par la présente GLOBAL SUN Technology, INC.
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è conforme ai requisiti essenziali ed alle altre disposizioni pertinenti stabilite dalla direttiva 1999/5/CE. Spanish Por medio de la presente GLOBAL SUN Technology, INC. declara que el Radio LAN device cumple con los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE Portuguese GLOBAL SUN Technology, INC.
Product: 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter Model: WL VP 2454 26A0 (06) Test Reports The following reference Test Reports will be provided by Atheros Communications, Inc. upon request: Please contact: Michael Green, Regulatory Manager, mgreen@atheros.com. Atheros Communications, Inc., 529 Almanor Ave, Sunnyvale CA, 94085 RF test report: Filename: AR5BCB-00051 300 328 Report 04U2587-3.pdf...
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This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. GLOBAL SUN declares that the WL VP 2454 26A0 (FCC ID: O7J-WLVP2454-26A) is limited in CH1~CH11 by specified firmware controlled in the USA. GST Confidential...
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