User's Manual

Wireless Mini-PCI Card Version: 0.9
Page 2 of 26
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
1.1 FEATURES & BENEFITS..........................................................................................................3
1.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................3
1.3 APPLICATIONS........................................................................................................................3
1.4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................4
2 INSTALL DRIVERS & CLIENT UTILITY ...................................................................................6
2.1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..............................................................................................................6
2.2 INSTALLING THE PC CARD DRIVERS ......................................................................................6
2.3 VERIFY THE INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................9
2.4 DISABLE WINDOWS SSID/WEP CONFIGURATION................................................................10
3 USING THE CLIENT UTILITY ..................................................................................................12
3.1 WIRELESS RADIO ON/OFF ...................................................................................................12
3.2 REMOVE STATUS ICON ........................................................................................................12
3.3 WIRELESS NETWORK STATUS..............................................................................................13
3.3.1 Status ........................................................................................................................13
3.3.2 Configuration ............................................................................................................14
3.3.3 Encryption.................................................................................................................15
3.3.4 Site Survey................................................................................................................15
3.3.5 IBSS ..........................................................................................................................16
3.3.6 Rates.........................................................................................................................17
3.3.7 Domain......................................................................................................................18
3.3.8 About.........................................................................................................................19
4 CONFIGURE WPA.....................................................................................................................20
5 UNINSTALL THE CLIENT UTILITY.........................................................................................23
APPENDIX A – TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................24
APPENDIX B – SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................................................25
APPENDIX C – REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION..................................................26