AmbiCom WL1100B-CF / WL1100C-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter User Manual Version 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. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................... 1 1-1 Features and Benefits ................................................................................ 1 1-2 Applications............................................................................................... 2 1-3 Product Kit ................................................................................................ 3 1-4 System Requirements .....................
Chapter 1 Introduction The AmbiCom WL1100X-CF (including WL1100B-CF and WL1100C-CF) Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter is a standard CF interface adapter integrated with wireless LAN technology. It provides you the easiest, fastest, way to access your wireless and wired network. The Wireless Compact Flash Adapter, which utilizes the latest advancement of PC industry – Compact Flash technology, allows you to install and use the card reader easier than ever before.
1-2 Applications AmbiCom Wireless LAN products offers a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these: 1. Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation. 2. Difficult-to-wire environments Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy. 3.
1-3 Product Kit AmbiCom Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter comes with the following items. Please go through each item below. If any listed item is not included or found damaged, please contact your local dealer. 11Mbps Wireless LAN Compact Flash Kit Includes: l l WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash……..…….………………………… x 1 Software and Documentation CD or Floppy Diskette……..………………………. x 1 l WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Quick Start Guide………………….
Chapter 2 Installing Wireless Compact Flash Adapter This chapter describes the installation of the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Compact Flash driver for the CE 2.x/3.0 Handheld/Pocket PC. 2-1 Install the Setup Utility 1. Establish a connection between host PC and PDA device by Microsoft Active Sync. 2. Insert AmbiCom WL1100X Installation CD and click on Install “Wave2Net Products”. Following menu selection will show up, click on “Install WL1100X-CF for WinCE”. 3. Setup file will start automatically. 4.
5. Follow on-screen instructions to install the Setup Utility. Click Finish to complete the installation. Restart your PDA.
2-2 Install WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter 1. Connect the AmbiCom Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter to your PDA. The PDA will auto-detect the WL1100X-CF Compact Flash Adapter and bring up the configuration utility. 2. Check IP settings of your Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter. You may either set the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter to obtain an IP address from your DHCP server, or to be assigned with a fixed IP address. Click on “IP Status” button to check your current IP settings.
3. Upon completion of installation, the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter will start to look for an Access Point with Green LED blinking. The Green LED will stay steady once the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter successfully associates with an Access Point. To configure the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter please proceed to the next chapter “ Using WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter”.
3 Using WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter This chapter gives you assistance with detailed description of setting the AmbiCom WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter with the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility under Pocket/Handheld PC. 3-1 Configure your WL1100X-CF with Wireless LAN Configuration Utility The AmbiCom WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter is a ready-to-use device. Its default settings perform for a typical Infrastructure Wireless LAN.
2. Or on some older WinCE system, if the Configuration Utility did not show up, user can go to Program group and click the “WL1100” icon. The above Configuration Utility windows will be brought up. 3. When the Configuration Utility window appears, it will provides following selection items for you to configure and monitor the WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter.
Status The Status tab displays the current status of the WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter. Connected to - Displays the Access Point the WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter associates with. AP MAC Addr - Shows MAC Address of the Access Point that the WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter associates with. Mode - Displays the current network mode settings, can be Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc modes. Channel - Displays the current channel that the Wireless Compact Flash is using.
Configuration The Configuration tab contains several fields where the current parameters of the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter can be viewed and changed. You will see current configuration information in terms of Network Mode, Network SSID, Link Rate and Channel number (in Ad-Hoc mode). Upon modification of parameters for the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter, click the Connect button to make the changes take effect.
Network Mode To connect your wireless station to a local network infrastructure as described in Appendix A “ Network Configuration” on page 16, set the station operation mode to Infrastructure (with Access Point, default setting). In case you do not wish to connect to a network infrastructure, but prefer to setup a small wireless workgroup, you can enable the Ad-Hoc or 802.11 Ad-Hoc modes. When the Ad-Hoc mode is selected, be sure to set your wireless stations with the same channel. To use the 802.
will prove the most efficient. This setting will allow your WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter to operate at the maximum data rate. When the communications quality drops below a certain level, the Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter will automatically switch to a lower data rate. Transmission at lower data speeds is usually more reliable.
Site Monitor AmbiCom WL1100X-CF Configuration Utility provides “Site Monitor” feature for users to find out surrounding Access Points and 802.11 Ad-Hoc networks available. Site survey results such as Signal strength, MAC address and other useful information will bring users comprehensive wireless site overview.
Advanced To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter offers highly secure data encryption, known as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). If you desire to use WEP encryption, please select the 40 bit WEP or 128 bit check box and set the following values. There are three types of WEP encryption described as follows: None – There won’t be data encryption in wireless communication.
Packet Fragmentation – When the packet size is larger than the number, packet will be split into fragmentations before transmission. Power Management –When Power Management is enabled, WL1100X-CF Wireless LAN Compact Flash Adapter will go into Power Management mode to minimize power consumption. NOTE: When Power Management is enabled, the Access Points you use need to support Power Management as well so that the communication can be established.
Caveat n Due to WinCE's nature of the first application at power-on resuming to that at power-off, if you are stuck at the utility program, you may use the PDA's reset bottom to terminate it. And activate it again when needed. n If your wireless connection to AP might disconnect, you can reset and force a connection request by going to utility program, then select "Configuration", check parameters, then select "Connect" to force a re-scan.
Appendix A Network Configuration The AmbiCom WL1100X Wireless LAN products support the same network configuration options of the legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802 standard committee. The AmbiCom WL1100X Wireless LAN products can be configured as: u Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs u Infrastructure for enterprise LANs u LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone.
u Infrastructure Fig An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN The AmbiCom WL1100X Wireless LAN devices provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN PC users and an Access Point construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless-equipped PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point.
Fig The effective Transmission Range -20-
