1Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card WL-360F User's Manual 2001/10/19 User's Manual 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Page 1
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 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.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Contents 1 Contents …………………………………………………………………………………………..…...… 5 2 Introduction……………………………………………………………………….…...………………… 6 3 Wireless LAN Basics……………………………………………………………………….……...…….7 4. Installation for Windows 98/2000/ME…..………………………………………………………..…….8 4.1 Installation Overview……………………………….……………………………………………..…9 4.2. Installation Procedure of Wireless LAN 11 bps…………………..……..………….….……..10 4.3. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 98………………………..……………………………16 4.4.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 3. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4. Installation for Windows platform The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: Install the Access Point (AP) at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. Install the software using the Installation Diskette. Install the Wireless PCI Card (11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card). Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.2. Installation Procedure for Windows 98 Note: Do not insert the PCI card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the PCI card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98 to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no PCI adapter inserted yet. 3. Insert the given Installation CD in the CD-ROM. 4.
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11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 10. Accept the license agreement. 11. Select the SSID. Default ESSID is Default. You can change this later also using the configuration utility or network configuration. Click on Next. 12. Select network type and click on Next. Default is Infrastructure.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 13. Give the path of the destination folder. To set the path of your choice click on Browse and then click Next. 14. Setup will add program icon to the Program Folder. You may type a new folder name, or select one from the existing Folder list. 15. It takes a few seconds for copying the utility files and then click on Finish. 16. Restart the PC and Click on the Control Panel and then on PC Card. Check whether it has PCI card in one of the sockets or not.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 17. Right click on the Network Neighborhood using the mouse. 18. Select Properties from the pop up menu. The network box appears and you see three main tables: Configuration, Identification, and Access Control. 19. Click on the Configuration tab and then click on the Add button. Select Network Component Type box appears. Click on the Protocol the click the Add button. 20. Select Network Protocols box appears. From the list of manufactures, click on Microsoft.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Printer Sharing options as well as the Access to your computer like other users connected to that network by setting the computer sharing options. Click on OK. 25. Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart. Important: Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.3. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 98 If you want to uninstall the PCI card under Win 98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the PRISM 802.11 and click on Uninstaller. Confirm message about removing the " 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card " and all of its components appear. Click on Yes. UninstallShield removes the software " 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card " successfully. Click on OK to finish the uninstall procedure.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.4. Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 / Windows ME Note: Do not insert the PCI card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card. Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 2000 / ME to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no PCI Card inserted yet. 3.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 13 Complete the installation and the restart your computer. 14 If your 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card is install properly, then right click on the My Network Place using the mouse, click Properties to set up local area connection. 15 Set Internet protocol (TCP/IP), either choose obtain an IP address automatically or set your own IP address. Then click OK. 16 Restart your Computer Important: Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 4.5. Uninstallation Procedure for Windows 2000/Windows ME If you want to uninstall the PCI card under Win 98, click on the Start at the left bottom of your screen. Select the Programs. Click on the PRISM 802.11 and click on Uninstaller. Confirm message about removing the " 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card " and all of its components appear. Click on Yes. UninstallShield removes the software " 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card " successfully.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 5. Configuration Utility 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card adapter uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, Use Start, Programs, 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card to start the Manager application. A new icon - should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is marked with a red “X”, it means that 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Link Info - State This field is used to display the current state of the driver. When the state is “Associated “ means normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The Notebook is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits. Networking is available. A state of “Scanning ” means that the node is searching for available access point and can not detect the SSID for an access point within range.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card The driver will start looking for a better Access Point if the Link Quality becomes “Poor”. Link Quality is a measure of receive and transmit errors over the radio. - Signal Strength The Signal Strength bar graph is only active when the node is in Infrastructure Mode. The bar graph displays normalized signal strength as reported by the radio, averaged over all frames over 100 bytes long that are received from the Access Point.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “CONFIGURATION” tab The Configuration Tab contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reboot the Notebook. Figure 4 Management window with "CONFIGURATION" tab open Restore Defaults:Pressing this button restores each field in the panel to its default value.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Apply Changes: This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been modified. Pressing this button applies the changed values to the driver and saves them to the registry for the next time the Notebook boots up.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card - Mode This field allows you to select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11Ad Hoc”, “ Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”. 802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “ENCRYPTION” tab Figure 5 Management window with “Encryption” tab open You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card - Key 1 – Key 4 These four fields can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you wish this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product. These fields also display the keys when they are generated using a Pass-phrase. - Default Tx Key This button updates the driver with the four keys displayed in Key1 through Key4. The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage. For 128 bit encryption, this button will be invisible.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card “ABOUT” tab Figure 6 Management window with "ABOUT" tab open About tab shows the product version including the detail of Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card 6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 4 and section 5. Still you encounter some problems while installing the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not; we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.
11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card For the Card under Windows 2000: Please check the followings if you encounter some problem while installing the PCI card or your PCI card is non-functional. 1. Check the Windows 2000 Diagnostics. You should find out whether there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O addresses are already assigned to some other devices, you must change that value. I/O address needs 40h byte length. 2.
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11Mbps Wireless LAN PCI Card Features Benefits Reliable Performance Without Wires Load balancing Dynamic rate shifting Antenna diversity PC Cards, PCI cards, USB cards and PCI cards automatically switch to the best available Access Point when the current Access Point becomes congested or the signal weakens. This ensures uninterrupted access to network services and optimum data rates. Points dynamically support 11,5.5,2,and 1 Mbps for maximum availability and reliability of network connections.
