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WL630PCI Wireless B/G
1 INTRODUCTION TO WL630PCI WIRELESS B/G PCI CARD...................................................3
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2 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................................5
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3 NETWORK CONNECTION ............................................................................................................11
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4 IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................................14
5 CONFIGURATION UTILITY...........................................................................................................15
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6 EXAMPLE OF CONNECTION TO AN ACCESS POINT...........................................................23
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Summary of Contents for Aztech WL630PCI
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card User Manual Version 1.1 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION TO WL630PCI WIRELESS B/G PCI CARD...........3 1.1 P ........................3 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 F .............................3 EATURES 1.3 LED I ..........................4 NDICATORS 2 INSTALLATION ..........................5 2.1 S ......................5 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 2.2 S... -
Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause... -
Page 3: Introduction To Wl630Pci Wireless B/G Pci Card
1 Introduction to WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card The WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card is designed for creating a wireless workstation for desktop computer. The WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card is compliant with both Wireless-G (802.11g) and Wireless-B (802.11b). WL630PCI is based on Texas Instruments’ (TI) G++ Turbo mode (125Mbps equivalent) performance enhancing technology. -
Page 4: Led Indicators
1.3 LED Indicators Power Indicator (Green LED): The LED will light up when the device is connected to a network (an AP or Peer-to-Peer). The LED will blink when the device is scanning for all available networks. Act Indicator (Green LED): The LED will flicker when there is transmitting/receiving of wireless data. -
Page 5: Installation
2 Installation 2.1 System Requirements • Desktop PC • Pentium® 233 processor or higher • 128MB RAM • A free PCI-Bus slot • 20MB hard disk space (system files and modem driver only) • CD-ROM drive • Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me / Windows® XP / Windows® 2000 2.2 Step 1: Install the Driver &... - Page 6 The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue. Click Here 3. The below screen will be shown. Click “Next” to continue and the installation program will start running automatically. Click Here...
- Page 7 4. For Windows 2000 Windows XP, you may be prompted for Digital Signature not found. Just click “Yes” or “Continue Anyway” to continue with the installation. Click Here . When the below screen is shown, click “Finish” to restart the system.
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Page 8: Step 2: Install The Device
2.3 Step 2: Install the Device Note: Before you install the device to your computer, make sure you have installed the driver and utility as described in the previous section. Shut down the PC and remove the power cord from the PC. Locate your PCI slot and then insert the Wireless B/G PCI Card into the slot For Windows 98SE/ME 4. - Page 9 For Windows XP 4. Windows may ask to connect to Windows Update to search for software. Select “No”. When below is prompted, click “Next” to continue the installation. Click Here 5. When the “Hardware Installation” screen appears, click “Continue Anyway” to continue the installation.
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Page 10: Verify Installation
Hardware Device Manager. Expand the Network Adapters category. If the WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card is listed here, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. .5 Uninstallation 1. To uninstall the drive r and utility, go to the Control Panel of your system. -
Page 11: Network Connection
3 NETWORK CONNECTION Once the device driver is well installed, a network setting described in the following should be also established. 3.1 In Windows 98SE/ME 1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing, click on the “Add”... - Page 12 3. Click the “Identification” tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network. 4.
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Page 13: I Nwindows 2000/Xp
Start Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connection Wireless Network Connection Enabled WL630PCI Wireless B/G PCI Card. 2. Make sure that all the required components are installed. If any components are missing, click on the “Install…” button to add them in. -
Page 14: Ip Address
4 IP Address 1. To configure a dynamic IP address check the “Obtain an IP Address Automatically” option. 2. To configure a fixed IP, check the “Use the following IP address” option. Then enter an IP address into the empty field. For example, enter 192.168.1.1 in the IP address field and 255.255.255.0 for the Subnet Mask. -
Page 15: Configuration Utility
To activate the Configuration Utility, you may go to Start Program WL630PCI Wireless WL630PCI Wireless B+G Utility. There is also a Configuration Utility icon created on the desktop. You can also open the Configuration Utility by clicking the icon. fter you have activated the Configuration Utility icon on the desktop, there will be also a Configuration Utility icon appeared in the taskbar (as in the red circle). -
Page 16: Main Tab
5.1 Main Tab Open up the Configuration Utility and the below screen will display the current status of the WL630PCI Wireless PCI Card. Item Description Configure External Configuration Checkbox (Windows XP only): A checkbox that using Windows enables you to disable the WLAN Station Configuration Utility Zero Config. - Page 17 Item Description Tx Rate /Rx The actual instantaneous transmit and receive rates, in Mbps. Rate Signal quality The signal strength from the network Access Point or station. The strength is displayed in three formats: a signal quality level (one of five levels, from Bad to Best), a numerical value in dBm, and a signal quality bar graph with a scale of –82 to –10.
- Page 18 Item Description Select Hexadecimal (Hex) if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive). ASCII characters are: 0,1,2,...8,9 and a,b,c,d,...x,y,z. 10 Hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP used;...
- Page 19 Item Description To supply a Personal Certificate: In the User Name field, type in the user name assigned to the certificate. Select a certificate by clicking Browse. The standard Windows Select Certificate window is displayed: Select a certificate from the list, and click OK. The name of the certificate is displayed in the textbox in the middle of the Personal Certificate window.
- Page 20 Item Description You are supplying a user name and password now. The utility prompts you for them each time you try to connect to a network. 2. To provide a user name and password now, enter them in the fields provided.
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Page 21: Profile Manager Tab
5.2 Profile Manager Tab Profile Manager enables you to create, modify and delete the profiles that the station uses to connect to WLAN networks, to activate and de-activate profiles, and to raise and lower a profile’s priority. ll profiles are displayed in one of the following lists: Profiles Pool: A list of inactive profiles, that is, profiles that cannot currently be used for making a connection. -
Page 22: Information Tab
5.3 Information Tab Information tab displays information maintained by the driver, such as the number of packet errors and the total number of bytes received or transmitted. The tab also displays information about the current connection, as well as network information about the station. The statistics are for the period starting when you last connected to a network. -
Page 23: Example Of Connection To An Access Point
6 Example of connection to an Access Point 1. At the Main tab, highlight one of the devices from the list area that you wish to connect and then press the Connect button to access it. 2. The Profile Configuration window will be displayed so that you can create a profile. - Page 24 7. The WEP Configuration screen will be shown. Select Hexadecimal (Hex) if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). 10 Hexadecimal digits are needed if 64-bit WEP is used; 26 Hexadecimal digits are needed if 128-bit WEP is used; 58 Hexadecimal digits are needed if 256-bit WEP...
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