WLAN 54Mbps MiniPCI Card USER MANUAL Version 0.
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.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions: 1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and 2) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna. As long as 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter test will not be required.
PCI CARD DRIVER INSTALLATION 1. Insert the WLAN 54MBPS miniPCI CARD into the miniPCI slot of notebook PC, as described in the preceding section. Then insert the driver CD into the CD-ROM. 2. Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced),” and click Next to continue. 3. Under “Search for the best driver in these locations,” choose “Include this location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver.
6. Go to Device Manager, right-click “Wireless Network Adapter,” and select Properties to access to the properties of the adapter. 6. Configuration additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of “Wireless Network Adapter Properties.”Select one of the configurations under the configuration, click Modify or New and complete the steps in “Infrastructure Mode” or “Ad Hoc Mode”to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode, respectively.
Atheros supports two encryption types; Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and Advanced Encryption Security (AES). By default, the STA is set to auto and will first attempt to use AES and will only use WEP if AP only supports, or is configured for WEP only. 1. Use the Advanced tab on the “ Wireless Network Adapter” dialog to change the encryption type. Infrastructure mode 1. Under the“General”tab, make sure the“Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked.
2. Usually, infrastructure mode is used in an enterprise environment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The Wireless Network Adapter and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are supplied by the corporate IT staff.
2. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. 3. Click “Use the following IP address” and input an IP address and Subnet mask. Depending on the type of network the station connects to, Gateway and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the station is assigned a static IP address. 4.
7. Assign the drive letter that maps to the network-shared folder and specify the shared folder information. Click Finish to map the drive. 8. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data transfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.
