Installation Guide for GemTek Wireless LAN WL-201 PC Card WL-205 PC Card WL-301 ISA Card
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CONTENTS Introduction …………………………………………………………. 3 - Wireless PC/ISA Card feature System requirement Product specification Network system configuration Hardware Installation ...........................……………………………… 7 - Description - Installation procedure Software Installation .......................................….…………………… 8 - Description - Installation procedure Configuration ......................................................................
Introduction The GemTek WL-201 WL-205 and WL-301 ISA Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) PC/ISA Cards are a devices that provides connectivity between mobile stations in a wireless Local Area Network (LAN). The mobile station can be a portable computer, laptop, notebook computer or Personal Computer that is equipped with a PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) Type-II /or an ISA slot.
Complies with FCC (U.S.) and ISC (Canadian) regulation Integration package. System Requirements: Installation of the GemTek WL-201/205/301 PC/ISA card requires: Computer with PCMCIA type-II slot/ISA slot WIN95/WIN98 or NT 4.0 Free memory capacity to load a LAN operating system, consult the relevant LAN documentation for the exact memory requirements. AMD PC/ISA card driver utility GemTek wireless PC/ISA card WL-201/205/301 Product Specification: - RF specification Frequency band: 2.412GHz to 2.
- 174(L) x 125(W) x 19(H) mm (6.8 in x 4.9 in x .75in) Weight: 116g (4 oz) Network system configuration: The GemTek WL-201/205/301 wireless PC/ISA card can be configured for peer to peer work group, it also can be used with access point to extend the range of a network to an Ethernet LAN. A wireless Peer to Peer workgroup with shared resources, running is shown below. A Wireless and Wired network environment is shown below.
Hardware Installation Description The driver supports the WL-201 /WL-205 and the WL-301 card to run under Windows 95/98, as well as Windows NT. Installation procedure 1. Shut down your computer 2. Insert the WL-201/WL-205/WL-301 into the PCMCIA slot /ISA slot on your notebook /PC mainboard or adapter properly. 3. Turn on your computer.
Software Installation Description This procedure must be performed after the PC card or the ISA card is installed on to the computer. There are two ways for software installation. Normally, Windows will find the WL-201/WL-205 or WL-301 automatically. Just follow the instructions to install driver. If not, please refer to the second way listing in troubleshooting information. Installation procedure 1. After the computer enters into WIN98/95, the WIN98/95 will recognize the card automatically.
software will be copied from original WIN98/95 CD, so just follow the instructions displayed on the screen, and type in the source driver or directory which contains the WIN95 CD. (You must make sure where the WIN98/95 source disk is located) 4. After finishing loading, the computer will display a dialog box titled “System Settings Change”. Draw out the Utility floppy disk from disk driver A. Click “Yes” to restart the computer.
Configuration Description The IEEE802.11 standard defines two operating mode; “ad-hoc” mode and “Infrastructure” mode. The concept of “ad-hoc” is that several wireless stations (such as notebooks) can get together in a local area (such as conference room) to form a wireless network. This would enable the sharing of documents and collaborative working using applications (such as Microsoft’s NetMeeting). In “ad-hoc” mode all the operations are peer to peer and no access point is required.
2. Double clicking “start\settings\control panel\network” to open network wizard where you can configure and setup network settings (such as windows, netware, and internet settings). 3. Select “identification” to give your computer a unique name and a working group name. If you want to share data with other person, you have to make sure you have the same workgroup name.
4. Select “configuration” and double click “Access Point Pcmcia Adapter” for WL-201/WL-205 card or “Access Point ISA PnP Adapter” for WL-301 card to setup “property”, Network mode ( Infrastructure is default), Encapsulation Mode (RFC1042 is default ) and PHY_ parameters ( 3 is default). In Ad-hoc mode, the APs and stations that want to share data are supposed to set the same channel. In “Infrastructure” mode, at least an AP is requisite and the ESS ID has to be set as the same as AP’s.
5. If your network work on TCP/IP protocol environment (usually, for connecting to Internet), you have to add TCP/IP protocol. Click “add” button to open “select network component type” wizard. Double clicking “Protocol” and choose manufactures “Microsoft”. Then double clicking “TCP/IP” to get this protocol. 6. Double clicking “TCP/IP” to open “TCP/IP properties”. Due to different network applications there are many different settings here.
7. For Microsoft network environment, you need to setup “client for Microsoft networks”. The “Windows NT domain” is the same name as “workgroup” under “identification”.
8. File sharing is another function of Windows. Click “file and print sharing” and choose what you need. 9. Click “OK” button and restart your computer by pressing “yes” to take all setting effect. 10. After restarting your computer, you can test it by double clicking the “Network Neighborhood” icon on the screen. Then you will see the other computers on your workgroup.
Remark: If you are setting the GemTek WL-201/WL-205/WL-301 with Access Point which provides the extension from wireless LAN peer-peer 802.11 environment to Ethernet 802.3 environment. Please refer to both Access Point and WL201/WL-205/WL-301 WLAN Card Installation Manual.
Troubleshooting Description The resources (such as I/O, IRQ, DMA …) of the computer are very limited. This will not allow any more drivers or hardware to be installed, when the resources are not available. The only resolution is to remove one device and insert the new one instead. Problems solving 1. The LED labeled “PWR” on WL-201/WL-205/WL-301 card doesn’t light, after the computer is switched on.. SOL: There are two possible reasons for this: (1) Ascertain that the card is inserted properly.
