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  • Page 1 SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2000 Farallon Communications, Inc. v.0400 All rights reserved. This manual and any associated artwork, software, and product designs are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws this manual, artwork, software, and product designs may not be copied, in whole or part, without the written consent of Farallon.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction .................1 SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card features ............2 Package contents ...................2 System requirements ...................3 Macintosh ....................3 Windows ....................3 Infrastructure network requirements ............3 Network configuration ..................4 Ad Hoc network ..................4 Infrastructure network ................4 Chapter 2 - Installation ..................5 Macintosh installation ..................6...
  • Page 4 Chapter 4 - Farallon Technical Support ............33 Appendix A - Specifications & Regulations ...........35 Technical specifications ................35 Regulatory notices ..................36 DSSS PHY frequency channel plan ..............38 Appendix B - Macintosh configurations ............39 Infrastructure with Macintosh and Lucent ..........39 Ad Hoc with Macintosh and Lucent ............40 Glossary ......................41 Warranties ....................43 Index ......................47...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    LAN access point. An access point (such as Apple’s AirPort Base Station) links wireless computers to an Ethernet network. Farallon’s SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card uses a radio frequency modulation technology called Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), which provides up to 11 Mbps bandwidth. The card’s compliance with the 802.11b standard ensures compatibility with...

  • Page 6: Skyline 11Mb Wireless Pc Card Features

    Requires no external circuitry or AC power, and uses low power consumption to preserve computer battery life ACKAGE CONTENTS Your SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card package should include the following: SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card Farallon software CD-ROM for Mac and Windows...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    802.11 DSSS compliant wireless LAN access points. When the network is configured properly, a portable computer with the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card installed can access a number of different brands of access points when they are in use on a network.

  • Page 8: Network Configuration

    ETWORK CONFIGURATION Computers with Farallon’s SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card installed can join a wireless LAN configured as an Ad Hoc or Infrastructure network. OC NETWORK The Ad Hoc network offers peer to peer connections between workstations, allowing communication between computers within range that have an 802.11 DSSS compatible PC card installed.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 - Installation

    Installing the card Configuring the card and networking software The SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card can be configured for use with wireless networks using Ad Hoc mode or Infrastructure mode. During configuration you also set the card to the Address mode (Translation or Encapsulation of Ethernet packets) of your network.

  • Page 10: Macintosh Installation

    LINE NSTALLING SOFTWARE The SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card requires Mac OS 7.5.5 or higher. 1. With your computer’s power on, insert the Farallon CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer. 2. Double-click the Installer icon. The Easy Install dialog box appears.

  • Page 11: Installing Skyline Hardware

    NSTALLING HARDWARE 1. After installing the driver and restarting your computer, insert the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card into a PCMCIA slot on your PowerBook. 2. The Farallon Wireless icon will appear on your desktop. Continue with “Configuring the SkyLINE Card for Macintosh” on the...

  • Page 12: Configuring The Skyline Card For Macintosh

    Chapter 2 LINE C ONFIGURING THE ARD FOR ACINTOSH Use the Wireless Configuration Control Panel to configure your card for use with a wireless network. All devices on the network, including any access points, must be set to the same configuration settings. Click the Save Changes button to establish the wireless connection after you have finished setting up or making changes to your Wireless Configuration.

  • Page 13: Configuring Your Card For Your Network

    ONFIGURING YOUR CARD FOR YOUR NETWORK If you have access points installed on your network you will need the following information to configure your SkyLINE 11Mb Card: SSID (Service Set Identification): the name of the access point Address mode: how wireless packets are being converted to...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 DDRESS Next you must set your Address Mode. The address mode determines how the Ethernet packets on your network are addressed. All devices on the network, including any access points, must be set to the same address mode setting. The default setting for Address Mode is Translation-Apple/Lucent, which is compatible with Apple AirPort products.
  • Page 15 Installation of the access point with the strongest signal will appear in the Status window at the top of the configuration panel. SSID Select from list This method opens a window displaying a list of available wireless access points. The panel shows the data rate of each access point and whether WEP (encryption) is enabled on that access point.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 ATA RATE Use the Max Data Rate pop-up menu to set the rate of data transmission to 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps or 11 Mbps. A higher data rate allows higher throughput, a lower data rate allows better performance at a greater distance from the access point.
  • Page 17 Installation AirPort’s password into the first panel. The software will automatically transform your password into a numerical key code. If you are connecting to another brand of access point that uses WEP, you can manually enter as many as four keys (provided by your network manager) and switch between them as desired.

  • Page 18: Configuring Macintosh Networking Software

    Chapter 2 ONFIGURING ACINTOSH NETWORKING SOFTWARE After you have configured the Wireless Control panel, you will need to configure the AppleTalk and TCP/IP Control panels of your Macintosh. 1. Open the Wireless Control Panel. The Windows menu allows immediate access to the Information and Statistics panels as well as your computer’s AppleTalk and TCP/IP Control Panels.

  • Page 19: Card Ejection

    Installation ARD EJECTION To properly eject the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card, drag the Wireless desktop icon into the Trash. Manual ejection without first trashing the desktop icon can freeze your system. Do not attempt to eject the card by pulling on it.

  • Page 20: Windows Installation

    Farallon website at www.farallon.com. A disk image is also available on the Faral- lon CD-ROM included in your SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card package. This disk image can be used to create an installer diskette on a desktop machine with a CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 21 LINE NSTALLING HARDWARE 1. With your computer powered down, insert the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card into a PCMCIA slot on your notebook. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. In Windows 95/98 you will see a found new hardware message when the system detects the card.
  • Page 22 Chapter 2 95/98 ONFIGURING INDOWS NETWORKING SOFTWARE If you plan to use Windows 95/98 peer to peer networking, you must have the Client for Microsoft Networks, NetBEUI and TCP/IP protocols in your Network Control Panel. If your Network configuration is already complete, skip to “Network identification:”...
  • Page 23 Installation To add the TCP/IP protocol: 1. Open the Network Control Panel. 2. Click the Add button, select Protocol and click Add. 3. Select Microsoft > TCP/IP and OK. Network identification: 1. Click on the Identification tab in the Network Control Panel. 2.

  • Page 24: Windows Nt 4.0 Installation

    Chapter 2 NT 4.0 INDOWS INSTALLATION 1. Insert the SkyLINE Wireless Card into a PCMCIA slot on your notebook and start up the computer. 2. Insert the SkyLINE CD into your notebook’s CD-ROM slot. The software installer should start. If the CD does not autostart, select Run from the Start menu, and type x:setup.exe (where x is the designation of your CD ROM drive).

  • Page 25: Configuring The Skyline Card For Windows

    Installation LINE C ONFIGURING THE ARD FOR INDOWS Use the configuration utility to modify the card’s configuration after software installation. All devices on the network, including any access points, must be set to the same configuration settings. 1. Open the Configuration Utility by double clicking on the SkyLINE monitor icon located on the Windows taskbar.
  • Page 26 Chapter 2 Using WEP: If you are using Ad Hoc mode with another Windows machine that has the SkyLINE driver installed, enter the same passphrase in each computer’s configuration panel and click the Generate key. If you are setting the computer up for an Infrastructure network using an access point with WEP enabled, you will need to set up the Keys in the WEP panel.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 - Operation And Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 Operation and Troubleshooting This chapter covers SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card operation and troubleshooting for Mac OS and Windows in the following sections: “SkyLINE card operation” covers operation of the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card, including: “Macintosh card operation” on page 24 “Windows card operation”...

  • Page 28: Skyline Card Operation

    Chapter 3 LINE CARD OPERATION When properly installed, Farallon’s SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card will be recognized automatically by Mac OS and Windows 95/98. These systems will disable the driver and disconnect power to the card slot when the card is removed, and then reload the driver and restore the network connection when the card is re-inserted.

  • Page 29: Windows Card Operation

    Windows NT 4.0 does not support plug-and-play operation. In order to eject or re-install the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card, follow these steps: 1. Power off your computer. 2. Insert or re-insert the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card into the PCMCIA slot. 3. Restart the computer.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 ROUBLESHOOTING If you have trouble with your card, there are some basic troubleshooting steps you can try. For more information, see the user guide for any access points you are using with your wireless network. CD-ROM DRIVE ON YOUR COMPUTER If you do not have a CD-ROM drive in your computer, you can download the driver software from the Farallon website at www.farallon.com.

  • Page 31: Macintosh Troubleshooting

    Operation and Troubleshooting ACINTOSH TROUBLESHOOTING PERATION CHECKLIST For proper card operation, verify the following: The LED on the card is lit. If the LED is not lit at all, it may not be securely seated in its PCMCIA slot. The card’s LED is lit solid when the card has link, and blinks when searching for a network.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 F YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARD Make sure the SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card is selected in the AppleTalk and TCP/IP Control Panels. Make sure you open the AppleTalk Control Panel and turn on AppleTalk each time you insert the wireless card.

  • Page 33: Checking Installed Files

    Operation and Troubleshooting HECKING INSTALLED FILES Check to make sure the Wireless application installed all of the correct files into the System Folder. 2400 - G3 X SYSTEMS OWER OOKS AND NEWER “Wireless” Control Panel “Wireless drvr (3.x11)” Extension “Wireless PC Card Enabler 11” Extension “Wireless 11_prefs”...

  • Page 34: Windows Troubleshooting

    Chapter 3 INDOWS TROUBLESHOOTING PERATION CHECKLIST For proper card operation, verify the following: The LED on the card is lit. If not, check that the card is securely seated in its PCMCIA slot. The Farallon driver is installed. The SkyLINE Wireless card appears in the Control Panel when the card and driver are installed.
  • Page 35 Operation and Troubleshooting The default Advanced Properties settings are: Fragmentation Threshold ......2,432 Infrastructure STA ........3 Network Type .........Infrastructure Power Save Mode........Disabled RTS Threshold ........2,432 SSID .............(name of your network) Transmit Rate ........Fully Auto Use Wep ..........Disabled F YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CARD Check all configuration settings.

  • Page 36: Windows Nt Diagnostics

    Chapter 3 NT D INDOWS IAGNOSTICS If you have trouble when using your card with Windows NT, you can use Windows NT Diagnostics to check the following items. 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar. 2. Select Programs > Administrative Tools. 3.

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 - Farallon Technical Support

    Farallon is committed to providing its customers with reliable products and excellent technical support. We encourage you to register your SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card (please see the registration card included in your package). Please look in this user’s guide for possible solutions to any problems you come across, and be sure to read any paper release notes or electronic Read Me files that you receive from...
  • Page 38 ARALLON NTERNET INFORMATION RESOURCES Please visit our website at www.farallon.com for Farallon product information, support resources and home networking information. UTSIDE OF THE NITED TATES AND ANADA If you are not located in the United States or Canada, you can get service locally by contacting your nearest Farallon reseller or distributor.

  • Page 39: Appendix A - Specifications & Regulations

    Appendix A & R PECIFICATIONS EGULATIONS ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Frequency band 2.4 GHz to 2.4835 GHz Modulation Spread Spectrum CCK/DBPSK/DQPSK Number of channels 11 USA & Canada, 13 Europe, 4 France, 14 Japan Data rate 11 Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, 1Mbps Bus interface PCMCIA Type-II Operating Voltage 3.3V, 5V...

  • Page 40: Regulatory Notices

    Appendix A EGULATORY NOTICES FCC C OMPLIANCE TATEMENT FCC Rules and Regulations - Part 15 . This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reason- able protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 41 VCCI This product is VCCI Class B compliant. - EU D UROPE ECLARATION OF ONFORMITY This device complies with the specifications ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826, following the provisions of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. (IC) NDUSTRY CANADA This Class B device meets all requirements of the Canadian interference- causing equipment regulations.

  • Page 42: Dsss Phy Frequency Channel Plan

    Appendix A DSSS PHY FREQUENCY CHANNEL PLAN Channel Frequency FCC ETSI France MKK Canada Europe France Japan 2412 Mhz 2417 Mhz 2422 Mhz 2427 Mhz 2432 Mhz 2437 Mhz 2442 Mhz 2447 Mhz 2452 Mhz 2457 Mhz 2462 Mhz 2467 Mhz 2472 Mhz 2484 Mhz...

  • Page 43: Appendix B - Macintosh Configurations

    Appendix B - Macintosh configurations This appendix describes how to set up your SkyLINE 11Mb Wireless PC Card to work with Apple’s AirPort Base Station as an access point, and with an Ad Hoc network using Lucent cards. NFRASTRUCTURE WITH...

  • Page 44: Ad Hoc With Macintosh And Lucent

    Appendix B WEP: If the AirPort is set up to use WEP (with the Enable encryption box checked in the AirPort Utility panel), click the Encryption button on the SkyLINE Wireless Configuration window and enter the password used by the AirPort Base station in the space provided. 17.

  • Page 45: Glossary

    Glossary 802.11 ......... This is the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) standard for wire- less networking, comparable to the 802.3 standards for wired Ethernet LANs. IEEE standards ensure interoperability between systems of the same type. 802.11b........ An extension of the 802.11 specification that supports speeds of 11Mbps and 5.5Mbps as well as 2Mbps and 1Mbps.
  • Page 46 DSSS ........Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum is a method of radio frequency modulation that spreads its signal continuously over a wide frequency band. Encapsulation mode ....An address mode that encapsulates an entire Ethernet packet (along with the source and destination header) inside an 802.11 frame, and adds a new header to the packet.

  • Page 47: Warranties

    Warranties IMITED ARDWARE ARRANTY AND IMITATION OF EMEDIES Farallon warrants to you, the end user, that the accompanying Farallon hardware product, which may include third party products or technology (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for three years after purchase.
  • Page 48 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT WILL FARALLON, ITS LICENSOR(S) AND THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THEM BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EVEN IF FARALLON OR ITS LICENSOR(S) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  • Page 49 EXPORT LAW ASSURANCES. You agree that neither the Software nor any direct product thereof is being or will be acquired, shipped, transferred, or reexported, directly or indirectly, into any country prohibited by the United States Export Administration Act and the regulations thereunder or will be used for any purpose prohibited by the same.
  • Page 50 REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, IN NO EVENT WILL FARALLON OR ITS LICENSORS, OR THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS OF ANY OF THEM BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY DATA SUPPLIED WITH IT, EVEN IF FARALLON OR ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

  • Page 51: Index

    Infrastructure network ......4 Index Infrastructure network requirements ..3 installation Numerics Macintosh......... 6 Windows ......... 16 802.11 (definition) ......... 41 Windows NT ........20 802.11b (definition) ........ 41 SkyLINE software for Windows ..16 Macintosh software ......6 Access point (definition) ......41 Installing the SkyLINE card Ad Hoc..........
  • Page 52 removal and insertion of card ....24 SkyLINE taskbar icon ......21 SkyLINE Wireless PC Card LEDs ....24 software configuration Mac OS ..........8 Windows 95/98 ......18 SSID ............. 42 SSID (definition) ........42 System requirements ....... 3 TCP/IP ..........

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