TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Wireless LAN PC Card TWL-C11 User’s Manual Rev. 1.0 Tellus Group Corporation 4F, No.15, Industry E. Rd. IX, SBIP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: +886 3 5780275 Fax: +886 3 578027 1/1 Rev. 1.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 Copyright © 2000 by Tellus Group Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from the copyright owner. All the other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statement of Conditions Tellus Group Corp.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 Typographical Conventions It is important to understand the symbol and formatting conventions used in the documentation. The following symbols are used in the guide. Note: Indicates a note which contains important information. Caution: Indicates procedures which, if not observed, could result in loss of data or damage to the equipment. Tellus Group Corporation 4F, No.15, Industry E. Rd. IX, SBIP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 Table of Contents 1 2 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................5 1.1 FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................................5 1.2 APPLICATIONS .......................................................
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 1 INTRODUCTION Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PC’s or other network devices without wires or cables. Wireless LAN configurations include independent networks, suitable for small or temporary peer-to-peer configurations, and infrastructure networks, offering fully distributed data connectivity via micro cells and roaming.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 Hospitals/Medical offices - Doctors, nurses, and white-collar workers need access to database while being mobile in the hospital. Warehouse (inventory) Security huts Exhibition centers Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time - Trade shows, exhibitions, retailers, airline and shipping companies need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors require workgroups at customer sites. 1.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 2 DRIVER/UTILITY INSTALLATION 2.1 System Requirements Below lists the minimum requirement to use TWL-C11 PC card: 1. A computer with a PCMCIA Type II slot which comply with revision 2.10 of the PCMCIA specification. 2. Win95/98/2000/NT or Linux operating system. 3. Minimum 5 Mbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program. 2.2 Driver installation 2.2.1 Windows 95/98/2000 1.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 2.3 Configuration Utility Installation 1. Once your system has booted and is idle, insert TWL-C11 Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM Drive. Run the SETUP.exe on CD-ROM. 2. Click Next>. 3. Click Yes if you agree with the statements. Tellus Group Corporation 4F, No.15, Industry E. Rd. IX, SBIP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 4. Click Next> if you don’t want to change the name for SSID. 5. Select Ad Hoc or Infrastructure then click Next>. Please refer to the on-line description or Section 3 of this manual to understand the difference between Ad Hoc and Infrastructure. You can change this setting at any time. 6. Click Next> if you don’t want to change the directory. Tellus Group Corporation 4F, No.15, Industry E. Rd. IX, SBIP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 7. Click Next> if you don’t want to change the Program Folder. 8. Select Yes or No then click Finish. 9. After you finish installation and boot again, the driver icon should appear in the system area on the desk-top (computer monitor with antenna) while TWL-C11 is inserted into PCMCIA slot. The color of driver icon will depend on the operation mode and link status.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 10. Double clicking the icon in the Quick Launch bar will open the TWL-C11 Configuration Utility main menu, providing quick access to all adapter settings. The Configuration Utility provides detail on-line help to instruct you for each setting, please refer to them for detail description. Tellus Group Corporation 4F, No.15, Industry E. Rd. IX, SBIP, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 3 OPERATING THE PC CARD 3.1 Application 3.1.1 Ad-hoc configuration An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one TWL-C11 adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel. Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. Two Access Points could be used as a point-to-point link between two LANs. LAN-Interconnection is applicable to a wireless backbone between buildings. File Server Desktop PC Notebook with TWL-C11 Desktop PC Notebook with TWL-C11 Desktop PC with TWL-U11 Desktop PC with TWL-U11 ... .. ... ..
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 CAUTION: Align the card properly before putting it into the slot. Insert the card firmly without forcing. Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the card. 2. The LED of TWL-C11 shows the operation status of the card. LED Mode Blank Flash Green Ad Hoc No power Powered Infrastructure No power No link Linked 3.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 4 SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING 1 Weak signal or intermittent connection. 1 The PC Card antenna is attached to the end of the PC Card. For best use of the antenna: - Keep the area around the antenna clear from materials that could block radio transmission, such as metal objects, electronic devices, and cordless telephones. - Change the direction of the antenna slightly. - Move your notebook computer a few inches to find a better signal.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 5 SPECIFICATION General Standards compliance Security Hardware RF Data rate Modulation Coding Number of channels Host interface Transmit power Receive sensitivity Power consumption Software Driver support Utility Mechanical Antenna system Indicator Environmental Package Dimensions Weight Certificate EMC IEEE 802.11b standard for wireless LAN WEP 128 bit, encryption MD5 Frequency range: 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz Supported bit rates: 11 Mbps / 5.
TWL-C11 User’s Manual TGC PROPRIETARY Rev. 1.0 12/18/2000 6 GLOSSARY Access Point - Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations. Ad-Hoc - A network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium (WM). An ad hoc network is typically created in a spontaneous manner.
