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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card
USER MANUAL
Version 1.0, Dec. 20, 2000

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  • Page 1 Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card USER MANUAL Version 1.0, Dec. 20, 2000...
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 About the GL-241101 PCMCIA Card ............4 1-1 Features............................... 4 1-2 Applications ............................4 1-3 Product Kit ............................5 Chapter 2 Network Configuration and Planning ............6 2-1 Network Topology..........................6 2-2 Roaming .............................. 8 Chapter 3 Adapter Installation and Configuration ........... 9 3-1 System Requirements .........................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 About The Gl-241101 Pcmcia Card

    10. Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PC’s 1-2 A PPLICATIONS GL-241101 products offer a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network the following applications and environments: Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation...

  • Page 5: Product Kit

    1-3 P RODUCT The GL-241101 product kit includes the following items. Ensure that the items in the following list have been included. If any of the listed items are missing, please contact your local dealer. 1 X GL-241101 PCMCIA Type II Adapter 1 X Driver 1 X User Manual &...

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Network Configuration And Planning

    GL-241101 Fig. 1 - Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one GL-241101 PC Card, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel.
  • Page 7 LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of GL-241101 PC users and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each GL-241101 PC in a BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.

  • Page 8: Roaming

    Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS. All GL-241101 PCs and GL-2411APs within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and use the same radio channel.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Adapter Installation And Configuration

    Chapter 3 Adapter Installation and Configuration 3-1 S YSTEM EQUIREMENTS In order to install and use the GL-241101 PCMCIA card your PC system must meet the following requirements: A PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot PCMCIA revision 2.10 compliant card and socket services Windows 95,98,ME.2000 or NT (with the Windows...

  • Page 10: Gl-241101 Driver Installation -Windows ® 95

    95 CD ready, as it will be required during the ® software installation process. Insert the GL-241101 Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. Windows 95 will automatically detect the GL-241101 and prompt you to install the ®...
  • Page 11 “OK” You will be prompted to restart your computer and click "Yes" to complete the installation. After successful installation of the GL-241101 and its driver, continue the installation process by configuring the GL-241101 PC Card properties. From the Control Panel,...
  • Page 12 10. Select "PRISM2 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 11. From the “Properties” menu, please select the “Advanced” tab. 12. Select “Adhoc STA – ATIM Windows” and set up the default value 0 from a range between 0 and 100 (See Appendix B Glossary).
  • Page 13 13. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up the default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 14. Select “Channel” from the list, and choose a “Value” from the drop down list. FCC regulations require a “Value” between 1 and 11 and ETSI between 1 and 13. 15.
  • Page 14 16. Select “Infrastructure STA – Listen Interval” and set up default value: 3 (See Appendix B Glossary). 17. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. NOTE: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc”...
  • Page 15 NOTE: To allow uninterrupted data communication, choose “Disabled” as the ”Value”. Choosing “Enabled” allows your notebook to enter “sleep” mode, however, this will interrupt data communication. Consult your System Administrator to find out the best setting for your network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility”...
  • Page 16 22. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a default value as “Fully Auto”. NOTE: Fixed 11 Mb/s is the preferred “Value” for environments where the client has line of sight access and is a short distance away from the AP. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP.
  • Page 17 NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed. Never install the same protocol twice. 26. Select “Protocol” and click “Add” button. 27. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “TCP-IP” from the list of “Network Protocols”, then click “OK”...
  • Page 18 30. If you use DHCP sever, please click “OK” and jump to step 31. If you do not use a DHCP server and must manually enter the IP address and DNS number. Please select the “Gateway” tab and key in your gateway. Then select the “DNS Configuration” tab and key in the DNS sever IP address which is near your PC.

  • Page 19: Gl-241101 Driver Installation -Windows ® 98

    98 CD ready, as it will be required during the ® software installation process. Insert the GL-241101 Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. Windows 98 will automatically detect the GL-241101 and prompt you to install the ®...
  • Page 20 Windows will then acknowledge that it has found the appropriate driver, click “Next” ® Windows will now install the driver ® As the driver files are being copied to the appropriate location, you will be prompted to insert the Windows 98 CD.
  • Page 21 You will be prompted to restart your computer and click "Yes" to complete the installation. After successful installation of the GL-241101 and its driver, continue the installation process by configuring the GL-241101 PC Card properties. From the Control Panel, double-click the “Network” icon.
  • Page 22 12. Select “Adhoc STA – ATIM Windows” and set up a default value 0 from a range between 0 and 100 (See Appendix B Glossary). 13. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up a default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 14.
  • Page 23 15. Select “Fragmentation Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 (See Appendix B Glossary). 16. Select “Infrastructure ATS – Listen Interval” and set up a default value: 3 (See Appendix B Glossary) 17. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”.
  • Page 24 18. Select “Power Save Mode” and choose a “Value” for “Enabled” or “Disabled”. NOTE: To allow uninterrupted data communication, choose “Disabled” as the ”Value”. Choosing “Enabled” allows your notebook to enter “sleep” mode, however, this will interrupt data communication. Consult your System Administrator to find out the best setting for your network type.
  • Page 25 21. The SSID can have any value, but should have the same value as the Access Point (AP). In Ad-Hoc mode, all clients should share the same SSID. 22. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a default value as “Fully Auto”. NOTE: Fixed 11 Mb/s is the preferred “Value”...
  • Page 26 24. After the configuring the “Properties”, click “OK” and continue with the Protocol Installation. 25. Please check your protocol. If it lacks TCP/IP, click “Add” to install the protocol. NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed. Never install the same protocol twice.
  • Page 27 29. Please select the “IP Address” tab. If you are using a DHCP server, you can click “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP from the DHCP sever. Otherwise, you must click “Specify an IP address” and key in your IP address and subnet mask. 30.
  • Page 28 32. You will be prompted to restart your computer, click “Yes” to complete the installation. Note: Please see the trouble shooting if you encounter some problem while installing the PC- Card or your PC-Card is non-functional.

  • Page 29: Gl-241101 Driver Installation -Windows ® 2000

    RIVER NSTALLATION INDOWS Insert the GL-241101 PC Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. Then insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM. Windows 2000 will automatically detect the GL-241101 and prompt you to install the ®...
  • Page 30 Windows 2000 will show a windows information dialog. Click “Finish”. ® After the successful installation of the GL-241101, continue the installation process by configuring the GL-241101 adapter properties. First, from the Control Panel, double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon.
  • Page 31 10. Move the mouse to the local area connection which the GL-241101 generates and right- click the mouse. Then click the “Properties”. 11. Click “Install…” and “Add” to add protocols. NOTE: Before installing any protocol, please make sure that the protocol has been installed.
  • Page 32 14. Repeat step 11. Then click “NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Protocol” and “OK” to install the protocol. 15. The system will also show the windows information dialog above. Click “No” to skip. 16. Click “Configure” to configure the adapter. 17. From the menu, please select “Advanced” tab and it will show the “Property” and “Value”. First, Select “...
  • Page 33 19. Select “Channel” from the list, and choose a “Value” from the drop down list. FCC regulations require a “Value” between 1 and 11 and ETSI between 1 and 13. 20. Select “Fragmentation Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 (See Appendix B Glossary ).
  • Page 34 22. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure”, “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. Note: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc” and “802.11b Ad-Hoc” mode allow wireless-to-wireless communication. Consult your System Administrator for information about your network communication type. For more information about Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc networks, see Chapter 2 of this manual 23.
  • Page 35 25. Select “RTS Threshold” and set up a default value: 2432 ( See Appendix B Glossary ) 26. The SSID can have any value, but should have the same value as the Access Point (AP). In Ad-Hoc mode, all clients should share the same SSID. 27.
  • Page 36 28. Select “Use Wep”, and choose a “Value” for “128 bit”, “64 bit” or “Disabled”. (See Chapter 4-2 and Appendix B Glossary). 29. After configuration, please click “OK”. 30. Click “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and “Properties” to initialize the TCP/IP Protocol. 31.

  • Page 37: Gl-241101 Driver Installation -Windows ® Me

    Me CD ready, as it will be required during the ® software installation process. 1. After inserting the GL-241101 PCMCIA card into a standard type II or type III PCMCIA card slot and powering on the PC under Windows Me, Windows Me will automatically detect ®...
  • Page 38 6. After successful installation of the GL-241101 and its driver, continue the installation process by configuring the GL-241101 adapter properties. To configure the GL-24110P Adapter completes the following steps. 7. From the desktop, move the mouse to “My Network Places”. Click-right the button and select “Properties”...
  • Page 39 11. Repeat step 8 to 10. Select “Microsoft” from the list of “Manufacturers” and “NetBEUI” from the list of “Network Protocols”. Then click “OK”. 12. Select "PRISM2 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter" from the list and press the “Properties” button. 13.
  • Page 40 15. Select “Authentication Algorithm” and set up a default value: WECA Compliant (See Appendix B Glossary). 16. Select “Channel” from the list, and choose a “Value” from the drop down list. FCC regulations require a “Value” between 1 and 11 and ETSI between 1 and 13. 17.
  • Page 41 18. Select “Infrastructure ATS – Listen Interval” and set up a default value: 3 (See Appendix B Glossary). 19. Select “Network Type”, and choose “Infrastructure” , “Ad-Hoc” or “802.11b Ad-Hoc” as the “Value”. Note: “Infrastructure” mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network, while “Ad-Hoc”...
  • Page 42 data communication. Consult your System Administrator to find out the best setting for your network type. For more information about Power Save Mode, see the chapter entitled “PRISM Configuration Utility” in this manual. 21. Select “Preamble Mode” and set up a default value: Long Tx Preamble (See Appendix B Glossary).
  • Page 43 24. Select “Transmit Rate”, and choose a default value as “Fully Auto”. NOTE: Fixed 11 Mb/s is the preferred “Value” for environments where the client has line of sight access and is a short distance away from the AP. Fully Auto is the recommended setting for clients that are farther away from the AP and where there may be interference between the client and the AP.
  • Page 44 28. From the “TCP/IP Properties” menu, please select the “IP Address” tab. If you are using a DHCP server, you can click “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP from the DHCP sever. Otherwise, you must click “Specify an IP address” and key in your IP address and subnet mask.
  • Page 45 31. You will be prompted to restart your computer. Click “Yes” to complete the installation.

  • Page 46: Gl-241101 Setup For Windows ® Nt 4.0

    ETUP FOR INDOWS Login as Administrator Insert the GL-241101 Card into a standard Type II or Type III PCMCIA card slot, as described in the preceding section. Power on the PC under Windows NT4.0 and login as Administrator and double-click ®...
  • Page 47 Select “PRISM2 IEEE 802.11 PC Card Adapter” and click “OK”. Windows NT4.0 will show a configuration dialog and you may click “OK”. ® NOTE: A. You many change the I/O Base and IRQ Level which setting should be unique and avoid any possible conflicts with other system devices.
  • Page 48 Click “Close” from the “Network” dialog, Windows NT will auto-bind the new adapter with any network protocols already installed on the system. After the auto-binding procedure is complete, Windows NT4.0 will show the “Microsoft ® TCP/IP Properties” dialog. If you are using a DHCP server, you can check “Obtain an IP address from a DHCP sever”...
  • Page 49 12. You will be prompted to restart your computer and click “Yes” to complete the installation. 13. Upon restart, open the “Devices” menu from the “Control Panel” to confirm that the driver installation was successful. Your adapter driver should now be listed in the “Devices” menu.

  • Page 50: Gl-241101 Setup For Linux

    3-8 GL-241101 S ETUP FOR INUX 1. Description The Linux-wlan-ng package is a Linux device driver and subsystem package that is designed to provide the full range of IEEE 802.11b MAC management capabilities for use in user-mode utilities and scripts. The package currently supports the Prism2 11Mb/s reference design PCMCIA wireless LAN (WLAN) card.
  • Page 51 Build Instructions: (Login as root. You may follow the mark '#' to type the command.) untar the package using the command Copy Linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7.tar.gz and PCMCIA-CS-3.1.8.tar.gz into the /usr/src directory. # cd /usr/src # tar -zxvf pcmcia-cs-3.1.8.tar.gz # tar -zxvf linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7.tar.gz Make sure you have Linux sources on your system # cd /usr/src/pcmcia-cs-3.1.8 To clean up any unwanted files accidentally included in the tar package, run 'make clean'.
  • Page 52 # make config To configure the linux-wlan-ng-0.1.7 package, run 'make config.' and respond to the questions. The defaults should be sufficient for most users. 'make config.' must be run after a 'make clean' and before 'make all'. To build the package # make all To install the package # make install...
  • Page 53 dot11DesiredSSID="linux-wlan" ; Download code/data? ; If you want to configure the card for station,set WLAN_DOWNLOAD to 'n'. WLAN_DOWNLOAD=n WLAN_DOWNLOADER=/sbin/prism2dl WLAN_DLIMAGE=/etc/pcmcia/APFW.hex ; Do we want to be an AP? Set IS_AP to 'n' because it will not work. IS_AP=n # y|n Edit your network.opts file to set up your IP settings # vi /etc/pcmcia/network.opts ;Transceiver selection, for some cards -- see 'man ifport'...
  • Page 54 ; NFS mounts, should be listed in /etc/fstab MOUNTS="" ; For IPX interfaces, the frame type and network number IPX_FRAME="" IPX_NETNUM="" ; Extra stuff to do after setting up the interface start_fn () { return; } ; Extra stuff to do before shutting down the interface stop_fn () { return;...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Installing & Navigating The Configuration Utility

    Chapter 4 Installing & Navigating the Configuration Utility 4-1 PRISM C ONFIGURATION TILITY NSTALLATION Insert the Configuration Utility CD into an available CD-ROM. Run "D:\PC-OEM\ Utility\setup.exe" (where "D" represents a CD-ROM). It will show a wizard windows and then Click “Next”. You may click “Browse…”...
  • Page 56 The system will install utility files to the appropriate location. After the installation is completed, the system shows a windows dialog. If you want to run the utility, select “Yes, Launch…” and click “Finish”. Otherwise, click “Finish”.

  • Page 57: Configuration Utility- Navigation

    4-2 C ONFIGURATION TILITY AVIGATION The following section describes and defines the various functions of the Configuration Utility. This utility provides quick access to all adapter settings. Quick-Launch Icon: After installation is complete, launch the program and a utility icon will appear in the “Quick-Launch”...
  • Page 58 Configuration: Selecting this tab opens the “Configuration” menu. Here you will find options for configuring your adapter. Description of Settings Following is an explanation of each adapter setting presented by the “Configuration” menu. Mode: The Mode setting determines the architecture of your wireless LAN. Choose Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure Mode depending on your network type.
  • Page 59 Changing the PS mode: The PS Mode on your adapter is set to “Disabled” by default. To change the setting, select “Enabled” from the drop-down list, click “OK” and wait a few seconds. The screen will then is updated and show the current Connection Status, Link Quality and Signal Strength.
  • Page 60 Encryption: Selecting the Encryption tab allows you to create new WEP keys. NOTE : An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption security for every data transmission.
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  • Page 62: Appendix A Troubleshooting

    My computer does not recognize the GL-241101. Probable Solution: The GL-241101 is not properly inserted into the PCMCIA slot. Ensure that the GL-241101 has been inserted into an available PCMCIA slot. The GL-241101 does not work properly. Probable Solution: Insert the PCMCIA Card into Notebook’s slot again. A beep should be heard if the adapter is properly inserted.
  • Page 63 Ensure that the GL-241101 with which the station is associated is powered on. Confirm the station is configured with the same operating radio channel as the GL-241101. If the IDs are different, change the GL-241101 and all the stations within the BSS to another radio channel.

  • Page 64: Appendix B Glossary

    Appendix B Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN without an access point to make point-to-point wireless communication. ATIM –...
  • Page 65 III). These cards can be used for many functions, including memory storage, as landline modems and as wireless LAN Preamble Mode – Preamble is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. Two different preambles and headers are defined: the mandatory supported Long Preamble and header, which interoperates with the 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std 802.11), and an optional Short Preamble and header (as described in IEEE Std 802.11b).

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