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...
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS CE3.0 Connect your PDA to your PC. Make sure you have the Microsoft ActiveSync Utility installed on your PC to make an active connection. Caution: DO NOT insert the Wireless CompactFlash Card into the PDA BEFORE installing the configuration utility.
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4. Click Next to continue. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Finish.
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7. You insert Wireless CompactFlash Card into the PDA. Then use the Settings on your Windows CE to configure the network settings.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION For PDA Insert the Wireless CF card into the Windows CE-based PDA by aligning the Wireless CF card toward the CF slot. For Notebook PC Note: This section is only for users who had CF to PCMCIA Adapter. Please refer to the manual for more details.
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NETWORK WINDOWS CE3.0 Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. Go to Start Click on Network Adapters. Highlight PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter, click Properties. CONNECTION Settings Connections.
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Use server-assigned IP address If your network supports DHCP, select Use server-assigned IP address. The IP address and other information will be automatically assigned. Then click ok. Use server-assigned IP address If your network does not support DHCP, select Use specific IP address. You may need to enter the IP address and other information.
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4. A message as below may appear saying you must remove and re-insert the Wireless CompactFlash Card to have the changes take affect. Click OK.
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CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR WINDOWS CE3.0 After installing the Wireless CompactFlash Card’s driver successfully, go to Start Programs. Click on PRISM Settings, the Network Status icon will appear in the task bar. Network Status Icon & Icon Menu The Status Icon Icon Green indicates a strong link.
Icon Menu After clicking on the icon, the icon menu as displayed below will prompt you to configure the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Items Wireless Radio On Wireless Radio Off Remove Status Icon… Removes the Utility icon Wireless Network Status Advanced Configuration…...
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All settings are categorized into 5 tabs: Link Configuration Encryption Site Survey About Link The Link tab provides you the status of the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Item State Description It displays the connection state of the Wireless CompactFlash Card with the wireless network. 11 -...
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Item Current Channel Enable Radio / Disable Radio Rescan Current Tx Rate Throughput Link Quality Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of Configuration The Configuration tab allows to set parameters for the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Description It displays the selected channel that is currently used.
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Item Description Saves values for all previous setting Profile parameters. contain the parameters configured at Name installation. Once the demands for switching between environments are required, you can also set the additional profiles to eliminate the configuration time. To save the current parameters, highlight the Profile field, type a new name, and click on the Apply button.
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Item Network Type Peer-to-Peer Channel Transmit Rate Default Undo Apply Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Description It displays the type of BSS. Access Point: allows the Adapter to communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point.
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Item Encryption (WEP) Create Keys with Passphrase Create Keys Manually Alphanumeric: 5 characters Hexadecimal: 10 digits (0-9, A-F) Description WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you choose encryption Disabled, 64 bit, or 128 bit.
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Key 1: Key 2: Key 3: Key 4: Use WEP Key Apply You must use the same value/phrase and WEP key settings for all wireless computers in order for the wireless network to function well This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption.
Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points or Peer-to-Peer types and their features. Item Network Name BSSID Channel Network Type Description The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS).
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Item Encryption Signal Level Rescan Connect About The About tab shows the information and version of the Configuration Utility. Description It displays the status of WEP Encryption. It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless CompactFlash Card and the Access Point it connects.
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