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[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 2 Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Pentium is trademark of Intel. Nortel Networks and the Nortel Networks logo are trademarks of Nortel Networks, Inc. All copyright reserved.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 3 Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Package Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 4 Contents Default Settings Windows XP Zero-Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Appendix A Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 5 Figures Figure 1 InstallShield Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Figure 2 InstallShield Wizard setup dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Figure 3 Choose Destination Location dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Figure 4 Select Program Folder dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 6 Figures Figure 30 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager - Station Configuration tab . . . . . . 30 Figure 31 Network Configuration Settings dialog box - General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Figure 32 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Figure 33 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab, LEAP Enabled . . . . . . . . 32 Figure 34 Encryption Key dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 7 Tables Table 1 Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Table 2 Network Configuration Settings - General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Table 3 Network Configuration Settings - Security tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Table 4 Network Configuration Settings - Advanced tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Table 5 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . .
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[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 9 Preface Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Nortel Network Wireless LAN Mobile Adapter 2201 (Mobile Adapter 2201) that provides the easiest way to wireless networking. This User Manual contains detailed instructions in the operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 10 Preface Status LEDs There are two Status LEDs on the Mobile Adapter 2201. You can check your network connectivity status by looking at the LEDs. Table 1 Status LEDs 214695-A Status Description Off Power is off. Slow Blink A connection is made. There is no activity yet. Fast Blink There are activities in a connected network. Alternate Blink between LEDs Look for a network association. One LED Blink Power Saving Mode is on.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 11 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation Warning: The Installation Section in this User Manual describes the first-time installation for Windows. To re-install the driver, please first uninstall the previously installed driver. See “Uninstallation” on page 20.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 12 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation Figure 1 InstallShield Wizard 2 The InstallShield Wizard dialog box appears (Figure 2). Click “Next.” Figure 2 InstallShield Wizard setup dialog box 3 214695-A The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears (Figure 3). Click “Next” to continue using the default destination folder or click “Browse” to choose a different destination folder.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 13 Figure 3 Choose Destination Location dialog box 4 The Select Program Folder dialog box appears (Figure 4). Click “Next” to accept the default program folder name, or enter a custom name in the Program Folders text box and then click “Next” to continue. Figure 4 Select Program Folder dialog box 5 The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box appears (Figure 5). Click “Finish.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 14 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation Figure 5 InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box The Mobile Adapter 2201 software is now installed. 6 Insert the Mobile Adapter 2201 into the Cardbus slot, and the Windows Operating System will find the new hardware and launch the Found New Hardware wizard. (For Windows 98SE or Windows Me, please restart your computer before inserting the Adapter). Figure 6 Inserting the adapter Laptop computer t en e Cli 1b Mo 2.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 7 15 The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch (Figure 8). Click “Next” to install the driver. Figure 8 Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box 8 The Install Hardware Device Drivers dialog box appears (Figure 9). Select the option to search for a suitable driver and click “Next.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 16 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 9 The Locate Driver Files dialog box appears (Figure 10). Check the option to Specify a location and click “Next.” Figure 10 Locate Driver Files dialog box 10 Browse to the appropriate location on the CD where the drivers for your particular operating system are located (Figure 11) and click “OK.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 17 Figure 12 Digital Signature Not Found dialog box The driver files are copied to your system (Figure 13). Figure 13 Copying Files... dialog box The installation completes (Figure 14). Click “Finish to close the Found New Hardware Wizard. The drivers are now installed.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 18 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation Figure 14 Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box Additional Setup During software installation procedure, each operating system may prompt different specific options: • • • Windows 98SE: The system will request the original Windows CD during the installation process. When the installation is finished, you will have to restart your computer. Windows Me: Please restart your computer when the installation is finished.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 19 2 Select “Device Manager” tab and open “Network adapters.” You should see your Mobile Adapter 2201 in the list. Highlight it and click “Properties.” 3 From the “Device status”, you should see the line “This device is working properly.” If, instead, you see error messages displayed, please remove this Mobile Adapter 2201 (highlight this Mobile Adapter 2201 and click “Remove”).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 20 Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation Uninstallation Note: Before uninstallation, please close all running programs and make sure that the Mobile Adapter 2201 is inserted in the Cardbus slot. 1 Click Start>Nortel Networks>Uninstall Mobile Adapter 2201 (Figure 15). Figure 15 Uninstall Mobile Adapter 2201 2 The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears (Figure 16). Click “OK” to start Uninstall.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 1 Driver/Utility Installation 21 Figure 17 Maintenance Complete dialog box Installing and Using the Nortel Networks Wireless LAN Mobile Adapter 2201
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[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 23 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration Connecting to an Existing Network 1 Click Start>Nortel Networks>Mobile Adapter 2201 (Figure 18), and the Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager window will appear (Figure 19).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 24 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration Figure 19 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager 2 Click the Site Survey tab to bring up a list of the available access points and ad hoc networks (Figure 20). An icon next to the Network Name indicates that the Mobile Adapter 2201 is associated with an access point.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 25 3 To connect to a different access point, select the Network Name (SSID) for that access point and click on “Activate.” (For more information on this material, refer to Chapter 3.) 4 If you do not already have a configuration profile created for this association, you will be prompted to create one. The Network Configuration Settings dialog box will launch (Figure 21).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 26 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration Figure 22 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab 6 If you select Use Dynamic Security and check the box to Enable LEAP, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password (Figure 23). Figure 23 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab, LEAP Enabled If you select Define Static Encryption Keys, you will be prompted to enter the encryption key(s) (Figure 24).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 27 Figure 24 Encryption Key dialog box. 7 Once all of the profile settings have been entered, click OK. The newly created profile will be displayed in the Station Configuration tab (Figure 25).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 28 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 8 Once you have created the proper profile for the network that you are trying to join, your Mobile Adapter 2201 will associate with the proper access point. When you click on the Site Survey tab, the association icon will appear before the Network Name (SSID) that you selected (Figure 26).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 29 Figure 27 Windows system tray signal icon Or 1 Go to “Control Panel” and double click “Network Connections.” 2 Right-click “Wireless Network Connection” of “802.11a/b Plus Cardbus,” and select “Properties.” Figure 28 Cardbus context menu 3 Select “Wireless Networks” tab, and uncheck the check box of “Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings,” and then click “OK.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 30 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration Create a New Network Profile 1 To create a new Network Configuration profile, click the Station Configuration tab (Figure 30). Figure 30 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager - Station Configuration tab 2 Click New. The Network Configuration Settings dialog box will launch (Figure 31). Enter the correct SSID and Network Type for the network that you are going to join.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 31 Figure 31 Network Configuration Settings dialog box - General Tab 3 Click on the Security tab (Figure 32). The Security dialog box appears. Enter the appropriate settings for your network. Figure 32 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab 4 If you select Use Dynamic Security and check the box to Enable LEAP, you will be prompted to enter a user name and password (Figure 33).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 32 Chapter 2 Utility Configuration Figure 33 Network Configuration Settings - Security Tab, LEAP Enabled If you select Define Static Encryption Keys, you will be prompted to enter the encryption key(s) (Figure 34). Figure 34 Encryption Key dialog box.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 2 Utility Configuration 5 33 Once all of the profile settings have been entered, click OK. The newly created profile will be displayed in the Station Configuration tab (Figure 35).
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[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 35 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Device Configuration You can set the Wireless Network Adapter to work in either “infrastructure” mode or “ad hoc” mode. Infrastructure Mode In infrastructure mode, devices communicate with each other by first going through an Access Point (AP). Wireless devices can communicate with each other or can communicate with a wired network.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 36 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Ad Hoc Mode Ad-hoc mode is also called “peer-to-peer mode” or “Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS).” In ad hoc mode, devices communicate directly with each other without using an Access Point (AP).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 3 Network Configuration 37 Figure 39 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager 1 Click the Station Configuration tab (Figure 40). Figure 40 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager - Station Configuration tab 2 Click New. The Network Configuration Settings dialog box will launch (Figure 41).
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 38 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Enter the correct SSID and Network Type for the network profile that you are creating. Table 2 shows the items on the Network Configuration Settings General tab. Figure 41 Network Configuration Settings dialog box - General Tab Table 2 Network Configuration Settings - General tab Item Description Configuration Name This name identifies the configuration. This name should be unique. SSID The name of the wireless network.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 3 Network Configuration 39 Figure 42 Network Configuration Settings - Security tab Installing and Using the Nortel Networks Wireless LAN Mobile Adapter 2201
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 40 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Table 3 Network Configuration Settings - Security tab Item Description Encryption Type Three options are “Use Dynamic Security (LEAP, 802.1X, etc.”, “Use Static Keys” and “Disabled.” Enable LEAP If ‘Use Dynamic Security” is selected and this box is checked, you may enter the User Name and Password information used for Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol (LEAP) authentication.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Chapter 3 Network Configuration 41 Figure 43 Network Configuration Settings - Advanced tab Table 4 Network Configuration Settings - Advanced tab Item Description Scan Mode Two options are “Auto” and “Passive.” 802.11b Preamble Two options are “Short & Long” and “Long Only.” QoS Stands for Quality of Service. Disables or enables the Adapter to cooperate in a network using QoS. Transmit Power Level Options are “100%,” “50%,” “25%” and “12% Power.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 42 Chapter 3 Network Configuration Figure 44 Mobile Adapter 2201 Client Manager - Station Configuration tab Default Settings Windows XP Zero-Configuration You may also choose the default parameters and directly proceed to Windows XP zero-configuration through the steps below: 1 Go to “Control Panel” and open “Network Connections.” 2 Right-click the Wireless Network Connection of “802.11a/b Plus Cardbus,” and make sure this connection is Enabled.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 43 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Check the following troubleshooting items before contacting Technical Support. Table 5 Troubleshooting Problems Possible Solutions My computer cannot find the • Adapter • • • • Cannot access any network resources from the computer. • • • • • • Make sure the Adapter has no physical damage. Make sure the Adapter is properly inserted in the Cardbus slot. Try the Adapter in other Cardbus slots.
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[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 45 Appendix A Specifications This appendix provides technical specifications for the Nortel Network Wireless LAN Mobile Adapter 2201. Frequency Range U-NII: 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35 GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.825 GHz Europe: 2.412 ~2.484 GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.35 GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725 GHz Japan: 2.471 ~ 2.497 GHz, 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz China: 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.85 GHz Modulation Technique DSSS (CCK, BPSK, QPSK) for 2.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 46 Appendix A Specifications 5.15 ~ 5.35 GHz, 5.725 ~ 5.825 GHz Europe: 19 non-overlapping channel 5.15 ~ 5.35 GHz, 5.47 ~ 5.725 GHz Japan: 4 non-overlapping channels 5.15 ~ 5.25 GHz China: 5.725 ~ 5.85 GHz Operation Voltage 3.3V +/- 5% Power Consumption Transmission mode 1155 mW (estimated) Receive mode 1221 mW (estimated) Standby mode 297 mW (estimated) Power saving mode 39.6 mW (estimated) Output Power Worldwide US 2.4 GHz: 17 dBm (50 mW) peak power 5 GHz a.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] Appendix A Specifications 47 a. 5.150 ~ 5.250: 200 mW EIRP (23 dBm) b. 5.250 ~ 5.350: not allowed c. 5.470 ~ 5.725: not allowed d. 5.725 ~ 5.825: not allowed China 5 GHz: 10 mW Operation Distance 802.11a Up to 1320 feet 802.11b Up to 1650 feet Operation System Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP Dimension 23mm (L) x 54mm (W) x 10.4 (H) Security 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, 152-bit WEP Encryption 802.
[Final Draft—Nortel Confidential] 48 Appendix A Specifications 5 GHz 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps, auto-fallback 108,96,72,48,36,24,18,12 Mbps by using turbo mode Operation Temperature 0 ~ 70 °C Storage Temperature 20 ~ 80 °C Wi-Fi & Wi-Fi5 WECA Compliant WHQL Microsoft 2000, XP Complaint FAA S/W audio On/Off support EMC Certificate FCC part 15 (USA) IC RSS210 (Canada) Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK architecture 32-bit MAC 214695-A
