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IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card User’s Manual Rev 1.0.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Regulatory compliance FCC W arning This equip ment has been teste d and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digit al device, pur suant to p art 15 o f the FCC Rules. Thes e limit s are desig ned to provi de reasonable protection agai nst harmf ul interfere nce in a res idential ins tallati on.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual A bout this manual This User ’s Manual describes h ow to instal l and oper ate your IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card. Please read this manual before you i nstall the product. This manual includes the follow ing topics: Product description and features.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Table of Contents Regulator y com plianc e ............................................................. 2 A bout th is manual ..................................................................... 3 Chapter 1 - Introdu ction .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 1 - Introduction Thank you for purchasing the IEEE802.1 1b W LAN PCI Card. This high-speed IEEE802.1 1b WLAN PCI Car d p rovi des y ou with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is ea sy to set up and use.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual What is Wireless LA N? W i reless Local Area N etwork ( W LAN) systems o ffer a great nu mber of advant ages ov er tradit ional wi red systems. W LA N is flexible and easy to setup and manage. They are also mor e economical than wi red LAN systems.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual bandwidth utiliz ation. Additional ly, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existi ng wired network , allow ing wireless user s to take a dvantage o f the wi red networks resources, such as Internet, email, file transfer, and printer shar ing.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation This chapter covers connecti ng your IEEE80 2.1 1b W LAN PCI Card to PCI sl ot of desktop PC. Package Contents Please make sure that items bel ow are included on packag e. One IEEE802.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 1. Turn off the computer‚ unplug the pow er cord and remove t he computer's cover. 2. Pick a free PCI expansion slot and remover t he protective bracket. 3. Insert the Card into the slot until it is fu lly seated.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Connecting the adjustable A ntenna to the Card After installing the Card on computer , connect external Antenna to the Card from the SMA connector . Ho ld the antenna in the desired orient ation and then turn the lock nut clockwise until snug (do not over ti ghten the nut) .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 3 – Driver Installation for Windows Th e fo ll ow i ng se cti on s c ov er IEEE802.11b WLAN PCI Card d ri ve r i ns t al l at io n in th e W indows Operati ng Sy stems. Note: Y ou have to inst all your hardware firs t before you begin to inst all the drivers.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. Ensure that th e CD-ROM drive is selected. Inserts the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and clicks Next to continue. 5. The following scr een appears sh owing the dr iver search r esult. Click Next to continue the instal lation.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. Window s 98 copies fil es to your har d disk. The follow ing screen will appear t o inform you when the software inst allation has finished. Click Finish to finish the installation. 7. The follow ing screen will ask y ou to rest art your computer to finish th e instal lation.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual NOTE: In most cases, Windows will automatically cop y all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you f or the files and prom pts you to input t he path to the files. Follow the i nstructions on your screen, and then click OK to conti nue.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. A screen a ppears pro mpting you to select a n inst allation m ethod. Sel ect Search for a suit able driver for my device (recommended) and click N ext to continue. 4. Ensure that the CD-ROM driv er is selected and insert th e driver CD -ROM into your C D-ROM dri ve and click Next to continue.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. The following scr een appears sh owing the dr iver search r esult. Click Next to continue the instal lation. 6. T he f ollowing screen appears. Click Y es to continue 7. The W indows has fin is he d inst allin g softw are f or the device.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Then system will start to install W irel ess LAN Utility . P lease refer to proce dures at Chapter 4. Driv er installation for Window s ME Follow the steps below to i nstall the IEEE802.11 b WLAN PCI Card driv ers for W indows ME.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. T he system will find the setup files and fo llow the instru ction to copy files to your hard disk. The following screen w ill appear w hen the softw a re i nstallation has finished. Click Finish to finish the installati on.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual NOTE: In most cases, Windows will automatically cop y all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you f or the files and prom pts you to input t he path to the files. Follow the i nstructions on your screen, and then click OK to conti nue.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Click Continue A ny w ay to continue the install ation. 4. The Windows has finished installing software f or the d evice. Click Fini sh to finish the install ation Then system will start to install W irel ess LAN Utility .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 4 – Installing and Using the Wireless Utility The follow ing sections cover the IEEE8 02.11b W LAN PCI Car d utili ty instal lation and configuration. Installa tion in Window s After you have installed driver , system will start to install W ireless LAN Utility .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 2. The scree n will show you the defau lt destination chosen by the utility . Click Next to continue or click the Browse button to select an alternate destination. 3. The follow ing screen will add pr ogram ico ns to the Pr ogram Fol der .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. T he followi ng screen shows the cur rent set tings, click Next to continue or click Back to change the Destination Folder in step 3.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. The Windows has fin ished inst alling W ir eless LAN Utility . Click Finish to finish the installation. Using Wireless Utility In Window s XP W irele ss L AN Utility There are tw o way s to configure IEEE80 2.1 1b W LAN PCI Card.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 2. Click the W indows W ireless N etwork Configur ation icon. W indows W ireless Netw ork Configurati on 3. The Connect to W ire less Network w indow pop up as fol lowing, th e click th e A dvanced button.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Click the W ind ows W ireless Netw ork Configur ation icon again t o open the Conn ect to W ireless Networ k window . W indows W ireless Netw ork Configurati on 6. Select an avai lable network and click Connect button.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 7. The W indow s W ireless Netw ork Configuration has been enabl ed. W indows W ireless N etwork Configur ation is enabled Use Wireless LA N Utility 1. Exit the W ireless LAN Utility . 2. Double click W indows W irel ess Network Configur ation icon.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Click A dvanced button. 4. Di sable “ Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings ” an d click OK button.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Select St art -> A ll Programs - > IEEE802.1 1b WLA N PCI Card then click IEEE802.1 1b WLAN PC I Card Utility to start the W ireless LAN Utility .
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Use Wireless LA N Utility In Window s 98, 2000 and ME W irele ss L AN Utility icon Icon Meaning Green: indicates a connection is linked to a wireless network. Red: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an av ailable access point.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual configur ations in differ ent profiles for di fferent working environments. The de fault profile will contain the initial configuratio n setting w hen you install t he Card. Under the Operating Mode drop-box, y ou may ch oose either Infrastruct ure or Ad-H oc.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 4. Click on the “ Encry p tion” tab. U nder the dr op-box, y ou can choose to h ave W E P encrypti on Disabled, 64- Bit, or 128-Bit. W ired Eq uivalent Privacy ( W EP) is an encrypti on scheme used t o protect w ireless dat a communicatio n.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 5. Select the “ Ad va n ce d ” ta b. You c an choo se the fragm entation threshold to define the max imum data frame siz e your adapt er will transmit. W hen th e packet error r ate is high, y ou may set the threshol d value to transmi t shorter frames.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 6. The “A bout” tab shows y ou copyright and v ersion inform ation about the driver , the configuration utility , and the firmware.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols Protocols ar e necessa ry for computer s to be recogni zed on y our network. W indow s 2000 users need to check their W indow s User Guides for protocol i nstallation. Installing the Ne tw ork Protocols for Window s 98 a nd Millennium 1.
WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button. 4. Select Microsof t from the list o f “Manufactur ers” and TCP/IP fr om the list of “Netw ork” Protocols” and cl ick the OK button to finish the install ation.
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WLA N PCI Card User ’ s Manual Appendix A – FAQ 1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard? T he IEE E 802.11 is a wireless LAN industr y standard, a nd the obje ctive of IEEE 8 02.11 is to make sure tha t differ ent manu factures’ wir eless LAN devi ces can communicate to each other.
WLA N PCI Card User ’s M anual 39 Appendix B – Specifications St andards: IEEE 802.1 1b PCI Local Bus 2.1 Compliance Channels: 1 1 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Jap an) A ntenna: Dipole antenna w ith rev ersed SMA Connector Frequency : 2.
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