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  • Page 1 WL-8000 Series Wireless LAN Card Adapter User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Regulatory Statements

    REGULATORY STATEMENTS 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................1 ................1 IRELESS ETWORK PTIONS The Peer-to-Peer Network .................1 The Access Point Network ................2 LED I ..........2 NDICATORS IRELESS Power Indicator: (Orange LED)..............2 Act Indicator: (Green LED)...............2 INSTALLATION ....................3 & U ................3 NSTALL THE RIVER TILITY ....................6 NSTALL THE DEVICE Note for Windows 98 users: ..............6...
  • Page 4 ..................25 ROFILE ANAGER ....................26 NFORMATION ......................28 BOUT UNINSTALLATION.....................29...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION AirLive WL-8000PCI/PCM is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN allows your system to use wireless Radio Frequency (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The Wireless protocols that come with this product ensure data security and isolation from interference generated by other radio frequencies.

  • Page 6: The Access Point Network

    With Wireless LAN Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point. LED Indicators For Airlive WL-8000PCM Power Indicator: (Orange LED) The power LED will appear as solid orange when the Wireless PC card is connected with an AP.

  • Page 7: Installation

    INSTALLATION Caution: Do not insert the Wireless LAN Card into your computer until the procedures in “Install the Driver & Utility” has been performed. Install Driver & Utility 3. Exit all Windows programs. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If the CD-ROM is not launched automatically, go to your CD-ROM drive (e.g.
  • Page 8 7. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click Next to continue. 9. Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete the software installation.

  • Page 10: Install The Device

    For Wireless CardBus users, please locate your CardBus slot. Carefully slide the Airlive WL-8000PCM/PCI into the PCI/CardBus slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated. For WL-8000PCI, you may have to use the mounting screw to have the card screwed securely in place.

  • Page 11: Note For Windows Xp Users

    Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click Next. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation.

  • Page 12: Verify Device Installation

    To verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to Start Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters item. If the AirLive WL-8000PCM/PCI is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled.

  • Page 13: Network Connection

    Once the driver has been installed, you will need to make adjustments to your network settings. In Windows 98/ME Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. AirLive WL-8000PCI_PCM IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol NetBEUI TCP/IP...
  • Page 14 If any components are missing, click on the Add button to install them. All of the protocols and clients required (listed above) are provided by Microsoft. 3. Next, highlight the specific network component you need, click Add. 4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add.
  • Page 15 6. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.” 11 -...

  • Page 16: I N Windows 2000/Xp

    AirLive WL-8000PCI_PCM...
  • Page 17 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. 3.
  • Page 18 4. Select the network protocol you wish to add and click OK. This will return you to the Local Area Connections Properties window. 5. To allow your computer to be visible on the network, make sure you have checked off the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.

  • Page 19: Configuration

    CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the WL-8000PCM/PCI’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the Network Status icon. If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility...

  • Page 20: Main Tab

    Main Tab The main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection, or set up your station for Ad Hoc connection. 16 -...
  • Page 21 Note：Only one configuration utility can be active at a time. When the ZCU is set to be the active utility, opening the TI utility－by double-clicking on the utility icon in the system tray or right-clicking the icon and selecting Open－launches the ZCU inserted of the TI utility.
  • Page 22 broadcasting its SSID. The SSID for such networks are listed as <Hidden Network>. In order to connect to such a network, you must know the network’s SSID. BBS ID The MAC address for the Access Point or station. It displays the currently connected rate. Current Tx Rate Channel The channel that is currently connected.
  • Page 23 Band：The band on which to make a connection. Super Profile ： Determines the security settings available to you, and can be one of the following: Personal: Enables only the basic security settings that you are likely to need at home. Enterprise: Enables all security settings, including more complex certificate-based settings that you may need in an office.
  • Page 24 A key of 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Size is selected. A key of 58 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 256-bit Key Size is selected. WPA2 & Any WPA ： （WiFi Protected Access） is more secure than WEP, and should be used if possible.
  • Page 25 LEAP (only with CCX mode enabled) The Personal Certificate window enables you to supply a personal certificate for use with TLS and PEAP – MS-CHAP-V2 authentication. This window is only applicable with Enterprise security. ： Personal Certificate To supply a personal certificate: 1.
  • Page 26 the middle of the Personal Certificate window. 4. To view the certificate, click View. The certificate is displayed: The Password window enables you to supply a login name and password for use when selecting LEAP or PEAP – GTC authentication. To specify a user name and password: 1.Select the appropriate radio button to indicate whether:...
  • Page 27 for all Security settings. Enable CCX mode：Enables connections in CCX mode. When checked, additional authentication modes are available. This checkbox is only enabled when Super Profile is set to Enterprise. Configure ： Click Configure open configuration window. Open Advanced Mode：Click Open Advanced Mode to configure the following screen：...
  • Page 28 RTS Threshold: The minimum packet length for sending an RTS frame, in bytes. The value must be greater than 0 (default is 4096). Preamble: Either short or long Retry limits: The number of retries to attempt, if necessary, when sending a frame. There are two Retry limits fields: Short: For frames without an RTS frame Long: For frames with an RTS frame...

  • Page 29: Profile Manager Tab

    Profile Manager Tab The 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 profiles’s priority. All 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 30: Information Tab

    priority. If the station cannot connect using the first profile, the station tries to connect using the next-highest profile, and so forth. To move a profile up one spot in the Active Profiles list, select the profile by clicking on it, and then click To move a profile down one spot in the Active Profiles list, select the profile by clicking on it, and then click Click New to create a new profile.
  • Page 31 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. The statistics are refreshed at least twice a second. Connection Status Indicates whether the station is currently connected to a network.

  • Page 32: About Tab

    About Tab Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the OS Version, Utility Version, Driver Version, Firmware Version and EEPROM Version. 28 -...
  • Page 33 UNINSTALLATION In case you need to uninstall the Utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (As you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility. 2.

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