22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card User Manual Model:GL242201-MT version 2.
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Table of Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS: ......................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................5 PRODUCT FEATURES .............................................................................................................................5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................
INTRODUCTION The 22Mbps Wireless PC Card delivers enhanced IEEE 802.11b high performance for up to 22Mbps, which is double of that offered by most of the current wireless products in the market. The 22Mbps high data rate is made possible by the latest advanced TI wireless technology, which incorporates the new PBCC modulation method. Unlike the ordinary CCK modulation, not only the new PBCC modulation method offers double data rate for up to 22Mbps, but also it gives 20% more distance coverage.
System Requirements ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Windows 95, 98, 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP computers PC with Pentium III 600MHz system or above is recommended Equipped with at least one PC Cardbus socket or PC Cardbus adapter.
GETTING STARTED Getting To Know The 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card’S LEDs ¾ ¾ Power LED ON when the unit is powered up WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN connection; blink indicates wireless activity Setting Up The Wireless Network There two wireless network topologies that you can setup your wireless card with. One is called “Ad-Hoc”, and the other is “Infrastructure”.
Network is rather simple. All the wireless station are set to use the same BSS ID and channel to establish communication linkage with each other to form a point-to-point network for data transmission and reception. Setting Up Infrastructure Network Internet Wireless Station Wireless Network ADSL/Cable Modem Wireless Station 22Mbps Access Point SOHO Router Mobile PDA In order to setup an Infrastructure of a wireless network such as the example shown above, you will need the following: 1.
Installing Your 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card 1 Installing Utility Program Make sure that the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card is NOT inserted into the Cardbus slot. Turn on the computer. Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM Drive. Please note that the installation screens in this quick guide are captured from WindowsXP. The other Windows systems will have similar screen for the installation procedure. Click on the “PC Card/PCI Card” option on the left selection menu.
Click on “Install” button to start Utility installation. InstallShield Wizard starts. Click “Next” to continue. Click “Next” to install the program files in the default folder.
Select the second option, and click “Finish” to complete the installation. - Turn off your computer - Insert the 22Mbps Wireless Network PC Card into the CardBus slot in your notebook - Turn on your computer - Continue with Driver Installation. 2 Installation of Driver Files Select the second option and click “Next” to continue.
Select first option then click on the checkbox click “Browse” button to specify the driver file folder. Go to D:\Driver\WinXP Click “OK” Please note that letter “D:\” represents the CDROM driver letter, and select folder “Win98” when installing under Windows 98 O/S or WinME2000 for Windows ME or 2000 O/S.
Click “Continue Anyway” to continue Click “Finish” to complete new hardware installation. After successful installation, an utility program icon will appear on your desktop screen. Simply, double-click the icon to launch the utility.
CONFIGURING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK PC Card Link Info. Page This is the default page when the utility starts up. Status: Shows the BSSID associated, which can be used to identify the wireless network. SSID: Shows current SSID, which must be the same for the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established. TxRate: Shows the current data rate used for transmitting. Channel: Shows the current channel for communication.
Configuration Page This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point with the minimum amount of effort to adjust a secure wireless network. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in the wireless network.
processed to aid in demodulation and delivery of the PSDU. The Short Preamble and header may be used to minimize overhead and, thus, maximize the network data throughput. However, the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802.11b (High-Rate) standard and not from the original IEEE 802.11. That means that stations using Short-Preamble cannot communicate with stations implementing the original version of the protocol.
Security Page This is the page where you configure Security settings of your 22Mbps wireless PC Card. Data Encryption: Click the box to enable Data Encryption feature. Aut. Mode: There are three modes available to choose from. z Open Authentication – the sender and receiver do not share secret Key for communication. Instead, each party generates its own key-pairs and ask the other party to accept it. The key is regenerated when the connection is established every time.
SiteSurvey Page This page allows to utilize the SiteSurvey function to scan for the available wireless network (wireless clients and Access Points) and select one to establish wireless communication. 1 2 1 Available Network – displays the wireless networks (wireless clients and Access Points) that are in your signal range. Select any one of them and establish communication by simply mouse double-click or a single click on the “Connect” button.
All the detail information about each settings and configuration item are described in previous Configuration and Security Page sessions. Please refer to those two sessions for more information. When you finish enter the setting for this profile, click “OK” to add a new profile.
About Page This page displays some information about the 22mpbs PC Card utility, which includes the version numbers for Driver, Firmware and Utility. When there is new version of software available for upgrade, you will be able to identify by version numbers.