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EW-7126

User Manual

Version: 2.0
(June, 2003)

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    EW-7126 User Manual Version: 2.0 (June, 2003)
  • Page 2 COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2002/2003 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any...

  • Page 3: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    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 FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1 INTRODUCTION ... 1 ... 1 EATURES ... 1 PECIFICATIONS ACKAGE ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE ... 3 98SE/M INDOWS 2.1.1 Install the Driver ... 3 2.1.2 Install the Utility ... 3 XP ... 4 INDOWS 3 CONFIGURATION UTILITY ... 7 ONNECT TO THE ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless LAN PCI Card. This card features the latest innovation wireless technology. IEEE 802.1x which request wireless stations to pass the authorization by entering a unique user name and password designated by the authorization server before connecting to the wireless devices such as Access Point or Router.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following items: One PCI Card One Antenna One Quick Guide One CD (Driver/Utility/Manual) If any of the above items is missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

  • Page 8: Installation Procedure

    2 Installation Procedure Windows 98SE/Me/2000 Before you proceed with the installation, please notice following descriptions. Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows 2000. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 98SE/Me.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless LAN PCI Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the old version first.

  • Page 9: Window Xp

    3. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. 4. When you complete the Utility installation, a shortcut named “Rtl8180“ will appear in the computer’s desktop and a new icon will display in the system tray at the bottom of the screen. Double click the shortcut or the icon and start using the WLAN PCI Card. In the Desktop Windows XP The installation process in Windows XP is similar with the process in windows...
  • Page 10 B. Using the Utility of this card 1. Get into Windows XP’s Utility, click “Advanced“ button. 2. On the “Wireless Networks“ tab in the “Wireless Network Connection Properties“ screen, clear the “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings“ check box. If you want to enable the Windows XP built-in utility, select the check box again.
  • Page 11 Note: If you don’t disable the XP’s Utility, you can still see the link status and statistics during communication process from the card’s utility.

  • Page 12: Configuration Utility

    3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless LAN PCI Card and monitor the link status and the statistics during the communication process. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active.

  • Page 13: Configuration

    Parameter Connect Button Cancel Button Configuration This screen is for you to make advanced setting in order to connect to an available network or create a new wireless network connection. You could also define the connection order here. Parameter Profile Available Wireless Network(s) This list shows all available wireless network within range of your Description Click the button to connect to the selected network.
  • Page 14 Parameter Available Wireless Network(s) Configure Button Refresh Button Available Profile(s) Add Button Remove Button Set Default Button Signal Strength Signal Quality Description If you are unable to conect to an existing wireless network, click the network name and then click this button. The “Wireless Netowrk Properties“...
  • Page 15 Parameter Network Name(SSID) Wireless Network Key(WEP) Data Encryption(WEP Enabled) Network Authenticaton (Shared Mode) Description The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Only the wireless devices with the same SSID can interconnect.

  • Page 16: Advanced Configuration

    Parameter Wireless Network Key(WEP) Network Key Confirmed Network Key Enter the same network key again to cofirm the key. Key Index(Advanced) Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network This is a comupter-to- computer(ad hoc) network; wireless access points are not used Advanced Configuration This screen allows you to do some advanced configuration including Power Save Mode,...
  • Page 17 Parameter Ad Hoc Default Channel Encryption Algorithm Description Select the number of the radio channel used for the Ad Hoc networking. The channel of all the wireless stations in the Ad Hoc network should be the same. The parameter is not active in the infrastructure operation mode.

  • Page 18: Status

    Parameter Preamble Mode Show Icon in System Tray Radio Off Power Save Rescan Button Status This screen shows the information of manufacturer, driver version, settings of the wireless network the card is connecting to, linking time and link status. If you don’t ensure the status of the card and the network you are connecting, please go to the screen for more details.

  • Page 19: Statistics

    Statistics You can get the real time information about the packet transmission and receiving status during wireless communication from the screen. If you want to recount the statistics value, please click “Reset“ button.

  • Page 20: About

    About This screen displays the version and the designer of the Utility.

  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the card. 1. What is the IEEE 802.11b standard？ The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate.
  • Page 22 8. What is AES? AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been developed to ensure the highest degree of security and authenticity for digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored, while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is also included in IEEE 802.11i standard.
  • Page 23 12. What is DSSS？What is FHSS？And what are their differences？ Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise.

  • Page 24: Appendix A Antenna Specification

    Appendix A Antenna Specification Part Number Electrical Properties Frequency Range Impedance V.S.W.R. Return Loss Max. Gain Polarization Admitted Power Electrical Wave Mechanical Properties Connector Cable Antenna Body Operating Temperature Storage Temperature W111-094-D200 2.4~2.5GHz 50 Ohms nominal 2.0 (Max.) -10.0dB(Min.) 0.5dBi Vertical 1/4λ...

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