GPRS with WLAN PC Card W11 User’s Manual Version 1.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ...................................................................... 1 1.1. Product Kit ........................................................................................... 2 1.2. System Requirements ............................................................................. 2 1.3. Mechanical Description.......................................................................... 2 Chapter 2. Installation ....................................................
Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing a BENQ W11 GPRS with WLAN PC Card. The W11 offers GSM/GPRS tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz and IEEE 802.11b WLAN 2.4GHz connectivity in a single PC Card, ensuring that you can connect quickly and easily to the Internet wherever you are in more than 160 countries on five continents. The W11 provides both data and voice communications, giving you the freedom to send and receive e-mail and make voice calls with same device, and even simultaneously.
1.1. Product Kit Before installation, make sure that you have the following items: ! ! ! ! ! W11 GPRS with Wireless LAN PC Card Hands-Free Software CD containing user manual and utility Quick Start Guide Warranty card 1.2. System Requirements Before using your W11, please check that you have the following required items: ! Notebook PC with PCMCIA Type II slot and CD-ROM drive ! Microsoft Windows 2000/XP operating system (recommend), Windows 98 SE/ ME. 1.3.
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Chapter 2. Installation 2.1. Installing your SIM card to W11 To successfully use your W11, you have to insert your SIM card supplied by your network operator. 1. Push the SIM card holder out and slide it in the direction shown. 2. Place your SIM card to the W11 SIM card holder in the direction shown. Note that the gold contact part of the SIM card faces outside.
3. Please make sure the SIM card is firmly fixed in the SIM card holder as below shows. 4. Insert the SIM card holder (with the SIM card inside) back to W11 in the direction shown. Then, you are ready to use full functions of W11.
2.2. Removing your SIM card from W11 Please follow the instructions below to remove your SIM card from W11 after using it. 1. Push the SIM card holder out and slide it in the direction shown. 2. Use your fingers to bend the middle part of the W11 SIM card holder as the follow picture shows in order to remove your SIM card from the holder.
2.3. Driver Installation Please insert the W11 auto-run installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive of your laptop. The CD have installation program and operation manual. Please select “” to start the installation. Then CD will start the installation process automatically. Select a setup language you wish to install and press OK button. The W11 driver is activated to prepare the InstallShield Wizard. Please wait while copying files.
Select a location to install W11 files. The default location is C:\Program Files\BENQ Corporation\W11. To install W11 files to this folder, click Next. If you want to install to another folder, click Browse and select another folder.
Please wait while installing files. Press Yes and restart your computer.
After installing the W11 driver, please insert W11 PCMCIA Adapter into your notebook. The system will show “Found New Hardware” message and start the hardware configuration. (If your Operating System is Windows XP, the system will ask if you are willing to continue the installation. Please click “Start to install”.) The system will then show a warning message as follows. W11 has been tested in stringent conditions. Please feel free and comfortable to click “Yes” to continue the installation.
W11 provides dual module functions and the system will continue to find a new hardware “GPRS+Wireless LAN Modem Primary”, please feel free to continue the installation. (If your Operating System is Windows XP, the system will ask again if you are willing to continue the installation. Please click “Yes” to start the installation process.) The system will then show a warning message as follows. The reason is the same as described above. Please feel comfortable to click “Yes” to continue the installation.
The W11 installation is now completed and after finishing all these steps, you are able to find the W11 Wireless Settings utility icon (as circled below) on the system tool bar. This means the installation is done successfully. Now you may start to enjoy your W11. 2.4. Using and Removing your W11 from your laptop W11 has smart function “Plug & Play”. Once you plug your W11 into the laptop, you can start using W11 right away. If you finish using W11, you may just directly remove and no need to stop it.
Chapter 3. W11 Wireless Settings As illustrated below, you are able to launch W11 Wireless Settings utility by clicking the icon on the tool bar. 3.1. UI Functions The UI functions are implemented in individual dialog box. 3.1.1. System Tray When the 56W11 PC Card is inserted into PCMCIA slot, a small icon is shown on the system tray to indicate the card insertion. After you click that icon with right-button of mouse, a menu will be shown. # “Main” is for the function selection region.
3.1.2. Main Function Bar When the Main Function Bar appears on the screen, users can have 5 choices. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. WLAN/GPRS/GSM Network Configuration Phone Short Messages Service (SMS) Phone Book Phone Setting When the mouse pointer crosses over the button, the color of button will be changed to show which function has been selected. These functions could not operate at the same time except thw phone wizard. 3.1.2.1.
3.1.2.1.1. GSM connection When users choose network configuration, the submenu will pop up. Left click the mouse on the GSM item and the GSM control panel will pop up. New (Setup a new connection) When you setup a new GSM profile, a Windows dialup modem setup page will show up. Please follow the regular dialup modem setup process to setup the GSM internet connection. $ Profile The current profile name and status of the GSM configurations are displayed in this screen.
Edit Edit an existing setting you select in the dialup profile list. Delete Delete an existing setting you select in the dialup profile list. $ Status In this page, the Internet connection status will be shown up in this page. 3.1.2.1.2 GPRS connection When users choose network configuration, the submenu will pop up. Left click the mouse on the GPRS item and the GPRS control panel will pop up. The current profile name and status of the GPRS configuration is displayed in this screen.
3.1.2.1.2.1 GPRS Connection setting Please select networking-> GPRS to bring up the GPRS Connection panel. $ 3. 4. 5. First time User 1. If this is the first time you using W11 connecting GPRS，you need to create one new connection profile. Please press “New” in the control panel of GPRS connection. 2. After selecting “New”, the sub-menu will pop-up. (Please inquire the operator of your SIM card provider about the GPRS configuration.) a. Name your GPRS connection at the Profile Name, ex. GPRS. b.
3.1.2.1.3. WLAN When users choose network configuration, the submenu will pop up. Left click the mouse on the WLAN item and the WLAN control panel will pop up. $ Status - Network Adapter You can select from a list of supporting network adapter in this field. (Please kindly select BenQ W11 GPRS with WLAN PC Card - State The current state of the driver is displayed in this screen. If the state reveals “Associated,“ it means that the normal flow of operation is in Infrastructure mode.
- Channel This field shows the current radio channel, which is being used for an active connection. - Tx Rate This field shows the current transmit rate, which is being used for an active connection. - Security This field tells if you have opened your WEP security. - IP Address The field shows the IP Address of the current Internet adapter. - Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph only becomes active, when the node is in Infrastructure Mode.
$ Configuration In this page, you can configure your WLAN settings. - New In the beginning, there is no default settings. A new WLAN setting profile can be set up by press “New” and one configuration menu will pop up. - Modify You could modify the existing WLAN setting profile by pressing the button. The configuration menu of the existing profile will pop up. - Remove You may remove your existing profile anytime.
Network Type You can select from a list of supporting network types in this field. The network types displayed will have two values as following: “Infrastructure” and “Ad-Hoc”. Channel This field shows the current radio channel, which is being used for an active connection. In “Ad-Hoc” mode, please select your channel responding to other WLAN adapters you would like to associate with. This is a non-compliant mode, which will allow W11 cards to talk to one another without an AP regardless any SSID.
$ Site Survey - Rescan This button will scan all available Access Points in your neighborhood and then list their SSID, channel, BSSID and signal respectively. - Join Select the SSID you want to be associated with, and then press this Join button to join this network.
3.1.2.2. Phone When user click phone service button in the W11 main menu bar, a phone-shaped dialog box will be popped up. Users can use the keypad on this dialog as they use a normal mobile phone. Or they can use keyboards on their notebook or PC to enter numbers or do other operations. Users can easily access phone book records for the numbers they want dial. They also can retrieve call records from this scenario, which facilitate quick redial or reply.
Adjusting the Ringing Volume Users can press the “volume adjust” key to adjust the ringing volume.
3.1.2.3. Short Message Service (SMS) When users choose “SMS” service, a Microsoft Outlook-shaped dialog box will be popped. A full view for all received or sent short messages. If users click some message item, you can see the content in the below area. Users can edit, save, delete, reply, and create messages in this scenario. The messages can be stored in the SIM or Laptop. I. Inbox: Reading received messages.
I. Message in the SIM: Click this button, only the messages stored at SIM card will be shown at dialog box. II. Message in the Laptop: Click this button, only the messages stored in the laptop will be shown at dialog box. III. Create New Short Message: Click this button and the following frame appears, fill in the recipient’s phone number in the “Tel No” column and enter the message text you desire to send. Then, click the “Send Message” button to send the message.
3.1.2.4. Phone Book When users choose “Phone Book”, a full view of all phone book records are shown in the dialog box. Users can create new records, edit or delete records. Users can search records for names too. It’s convenient for users to dial a number, send a short message from the phone book scenario. When users select one record on the list, and choose to send a short message, the “Short Message” service dialog will be popped up for sending messages. I.
Phone Book Tool Bar: 1. Make a Call: Users can select a number from the phone book record list and press the “Make a Call” key to make a call. 2. Send SMS: Users can select a number from the phone book record list and press the “Send SMS” key to send a short message. 3. New: Press this key to add a new record to the phone book list. 4. Edit: Users can select a record from the phone book list and press the “Edit” key to revise the content of the record. 5.
7. Outlook Synchronize: Press this key and a dialogue box will be popped up. Users could synchronize the telephone book information in the outlook to the telephone book in W11 utility stored in PC . This button will be active only at PC button is on, which means telephone book could only be synchronized from your Outlook to phone book info stored in the Laptop, instead of in the SIM card . Setting for function, Synchronize. (See the picture on the right.) Press this button and a panel will pop up.
Press this button, the phone book will be synchronized automatically the phone books from Outlook to W11. it means that the information is not listed at the other side, Outlook or W11. it means the information is listed or synchronized at both side, Outlook and W11. 8. Copy message: This function could let you copy the selected phone book from SIM card to PC (Laptop) or PC (Laptop) to SIM card. Please select the phone you would like to be copied.
3.1.2.5. Setting The settings are phone related settings, which include audio setting, call related setting, network setting, and security related settings. Users can reach all dialog by click the tab. 8. Audio Setting - Ringer type selection Users can customize their favorite ringers sound types. (The Host must have multimedia capability or a sound output device built-in) - SMS alert selection Users can customize their favorite alert sound types.
When Busy: Incoming calls are sent to a designated number when user’s phone is busy. No Reply: When an incoming call is not replied, it will be send to a designated phone number. Not Reachable: When user’s phone is off or located outside the network service area, incoming calls will be sent to a designated number. - Call waiting When users are speaking over their phones and another call comes in, an incoming call number and a call-waiting message will appear to remind them.
10. Network Setting - Current registered operator name - Network registration style User can select “Automatic” way when searching the GSM network, or select “Customization” to select a specific operator from neighboring available operators. 11. Security Setting PIN1 check PIN (Personal Identification Number) is a password provided by your network operator.
you power on and enter the PIN. Press the left soft key and the SIM lock code will be requested. If the incorrect code is entered when a new SIM card has been inserted into your phone, "Insert Correct SIM" will be displayed again, and the phone will not be enabled until the correct SIM lock code is entered. If the correct code is entered the SIM card will be recognized and you can use the phone as normal.
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Question 1 What should the users do when the signal icon Cable Disconnected appeared right after pressing the ReScan or Disable Radio button under Peer-to-Peer (Ad-hoc) mode? Answer 1 Please remove the BenQ W11 PC Card from the PCMCIA slot and re-insert the device again, and then it will connect the user back on line.
