IEEE 802.11b WLAN PC Card WarpLink 2411 User’s Guide Version:1.08 Please install the Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA Card.
FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 2 Installation .................................................................................................................................2 2.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver........
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing our IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card. It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other manufacturers and allows you to build a wireless LAN. Besides, you can use your PC to connect with an access point wirelessly to share the wired network resource: a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection b. Share printers and other peripheral devices c. Share data and image files between networked PCs d.
2 Installation 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will cover how to install the IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the software using the installation CD 2. Install the wireless LAN card. 3. Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network. Most likely, you will need the TCP/IP protocol. The product is designed to operate in Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT4.
3. Please carefully read the “ Software License Agreement. “ If you accept the contract, click “ Yes “ to move to the next screen. If not, click “ No “ to exit. 4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click “ Next “ . If you select “ Browse User Manual “ system will prompt a message to suggest you installing Acrobat Reader.
5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click “ Next “ . 6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the default folder you can click “ Browse “ to set the destination folder. Click “ Next “ to go to the next screen.
7. Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and click “ Next “ . 8. You will be asked if you want to add an IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop. Click “ Yes “ . 9. The user manual is published in Portable Document Format (PDF); we suggest you install Acrobat Reader to read it. If Acrobat Reader doesn’t exist in your system, a “ Question “ dialog box will prompt as follows. Select “ Yes “ to install Acrobat for browsing user manual.
. If you are sure to install Acrobat, click “ Yes “ and then system will guide you to enter the Acrobat Reader 3.0 setup program. Follow the setup procedure to complete the Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation. 11. The following page will remind you to install Microsoft network protocols for IEEE802.11b WLAN to work properly. If the network protocol has existed in your system, click “ No “ to the next page, otherwise click “ Yes “ to go to the network setting and add the necessary protocols.
12. The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system. Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation. Then select “ Yes “ and click “ Finish “ to complete the installation. It’s recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system. 13. To install the PCMCIA card, please refer to the chapter 2.3. “ Install the PCMCIA card.
Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows 98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98. 1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to choose the unused I/O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent system resource conflict. 2. If the Ndis 3.
4. The Network properties page will appear automatically in the screen if you click “ Yes “ in the last step. You should choose “ AWLAN 11 Mb IEEE802.11b Adapter “ in the Network Adapter of upper menu and add necessary protocols, then click OK. 5. The Microsoft TCP/IP setting page will be prompted. You can use DHCP or manual set the IP address. The related Microsoft Networking setting is like Windows 98. 6. Click “ Yes “ and insert IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card before system reboot.
Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol You should add Packet Protocol under Windows 2000If the Packet Protocol doesn’t exist in your system. The installation procedure will be a little different from Windows 98. A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet Protocol. Follow the on–screen instructions as listed below to complete the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and driver installation. 1. Please insert 802.11b adapter (refer to section 2.3) .
3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete. 4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. Click “ OK “ to continue next step. 5. System will give you an on-screen instruction as follows to install the Packet Protocol. Remember and follow the procedure to complete the Packet Protocol installation and then click “ OK “ .
2.3 Install the PCMCIA card The IEEE802.11b WLAN driver and utilities are included on the accompanying installation CD. Please follow the installation procedures in Section 2.2. (Your PCMCIA card will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly.) Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card. Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA card. 1. Insert the PCMCIA Card and then the system will automatically start.
2.4 Utility Startup Configuration IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Adapter/Card has its own management software. Users can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut on your desktop. The definition of the color of the Utility icon is as follows: Connected (Green) low quality (Yellow) disconnected (Red) Double click the icon and the IEEE802.11b Utility will be opened. 2.4.
Configuration • It displays the configuration items that you can change under the AdHoc mode: Power Saving Mode, Ethernet Conversion and Data Transmission Rate. If the mode is Infrastructure, The Tx Rate will be fixed in “ Fully Auto “ and users can’t change it. Wired Equivalent Privacy • If you would like to enable WEP, the system will prompt a message to suggest that you contact with your network administrator.
Country • Every country has different legal frequency range. Please choose proper country setting. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the Access Point and can’t be set by users. 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood • The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode. Your Station Name and MAC Address will appear if you choose the Ad Hoc Mode. (Please refer to the 2.4.1 Setting to set your network mode.
Link Information • The link information, including the Current Channel, Transmission Rate, Transmission State, is revealed here. About • From this dialog box, you can get the details such as the MAC address and the version information of each S/W.
2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver 1. First you should remove the IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card. To safely remove your PC card, we suggest you should follow the procedure below. Click the Start Menu, choose Settings – Control Panel, and click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon. You will enter the PC Card (PCMCIA) Properties page as follows, choose “ IEEE802.11b Wireless LAN Adapter “ and then click the “ Stop “ button to disable PCMCIA socket.
2. To exit the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility, you should click the right bottom on the Utility icon in the working bar and select “ Exit “ . 3. To uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and Driver, you can move to Start – Programs – IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility, and click “ IEEE802.11b Un-Installation “ . 4. You will be asked if you want to uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and all of its components. Click “ Yes “ to start to uninstall or click “ No “ to exit. 5. Now the un-installation is completed.
Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The additional pages will be prompted as follows under the un-installation procedure on Windows NT 4.0 operating system. 1. A un-installation guide will be prompted as follows, just click “ OK “ and follow the steps on it. 2. The network properties page will be prompted automatically as follows, select “ AWLAN 11Mb IEEE 802.11b Adapter “ and then click on “ Remove “ button. If the step is finished press “ OK “ . 3.
4. Make sure the AWLAN 11Mb IEEE 802.11b Adapter has been removed and click on “ Close “ , and then system will restart. Additional Note for Windows 2000 The following items should be noted: 1. Please don’t remove your PC card unless the IEEE802.11b WLAN un-installation is completed. 2. Make sure to exit the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility before uninstalling. 3. If you are sure to uninstall the IEEE802.
3 Application To enable the sharing of the Internet access, you should set your IEEE802.11b WLAN mode as “ Infrastructure “ and connect to the access point (please refer to the chapter 2.4.1 “ Setting “ ). When the procedure is completed, an access point will appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood of IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. Double click it to enter the Network Neighborhood folder. This folder contains the links to all computers in your workgroup on the entire network. 3.
• If “ Read-Only “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network can only copy files from your folder. Copying files into your folder is not allowed. • If “ Full “ is selected, the other users in the wireless network have full access into your folder. They can copy to and from your folder as well as modify files. • You can also set the option to “ Depends on Password “ wherein the user in the wireless network can access to your folder through a set password.
Sharing files in the IEEE802.11b WLAN wireless network will be like sharing files on a wired LAN.
3.2 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 In order for a printer to be shared across the network, it has to be set as the network printer. Follow the instructions below to set a printer as a network printer: 1. Click the “ Start “ button, point to the “ Settings “ , and then click “ Printers “ . 2. In the Printers window, click the printer you want to share. 3. Click “ Sharing… “ on the “ File “ menu. 4. Click the Sharing tab, then click “ Shared As “ , and if necessary, enter a password.
3.3 Using the shared folder 1. Double click the “ Network Neighborhood “ icon, and then double click the computer where the shared folder is located. 2. Double click the folder you want to connect to. 3. You may want to assign a drive letter for shared folder that you connect to. 4. In the “ Network Neighborhood “ , double click the computer where the shared folder is located. 5. Click the folder you want to connect, and click “ File “ menu, and then click “ Map Network Drive “ . 6.
4 Troubleshooting If you encounter some problems installing the IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, refer to below the procedure after you have installed the card. 4.1 Check the Various Properties of the Card • Click the “ Control Panel “ and then the “ PC Card “ . Check whether there is a PCMCIA card in one of the sockets or not. • If you find an IEEE802.11b WLAN Adapter (PCMCIA) in one of the sockets, it means a card is detected.
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If any of these items are missing, please follow the instructions below to install them properly: Set up the Network Protocols: • Click “ Add “ and select “ Protocol “ on Network “ Configuration “ . • Click “ Add “ and then choose the network protocol. Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and “ NetBEUI “ , “ TCP/IP “ , and “ IPX/SPX-compatible “ for the network protocols. Then click “ OK; “ • Now your network protocol should be set.
• Select “ Microsoft “ as the manufacturer and choose “ File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks “ for network service; • Click “ OK “ to set the network service. 4.3 Others Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) If you set the WEP Pass phrase, which is the same as the Access Point (AP) in your IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card, but still can’t connect with the AP.
Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 1. If you are not the first time to install WLAN IEEE 802.11b Utility and driver under Windows NT4.0, the following message will be prompted during installation: “ NDIS3.0 Packet Driver has existed in the system. “ Click “ Yes “ to update the new driver. 2. If your WLAN Utility and driver can’t work properly, make sure the setting of I/O address and IRQ are correct.
