Wireless LAN Mini PCI AWL-200 User Manual Version 1.1 Oct.
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Notice II FCC Warning The AWL200 compiles with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: The AWL200 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Table of Contents Wireless LAN Mini PCI ...............................i Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................................................... 1 Chapter 2. Installation ............................................................................. 2 Chapter 3. AWL200 Wireless Settings.................................................... 3 3.1 Status ..............................................................................................................................5 3.
Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing a BENQ AWL200 Wireless LAN PC Card. The AWL200 Wireless LAN PC Card lets you connect to your network and the Internet without needing to be tethered to a fixed location by a physical cable, while still getting the same data transfer rates as with traditional Ethernet.
Chapter 2. Installation 1. Insert AWL200 Mini-PCI into your PC, and then Windows will show the dialog – Add New Hardware Wizard. 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended). and press Next button. 3. Select Specify a location and browse the BenQ Wireless LAN CD to find AWL200. For example, if your CD-ROM has a drive D and you want to install the English version of driver, the location is D:\AWL200\English. 4. Windows has found AWL200 Mini-PCI. Press Next button. 5.
Chapter 3. AWL200 Wireless Settings You can launch AWL200 Wireless Settings utility by clicking the icon or from Control Panel.
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3.1 Status Status The current state of the driver is displayed in this screen. If the state reveals “Associated,“ it means that the normal flow of operation is in Infrastructure mode. This shows that the PC is already connected to access point and BSSID is also shown in the form of hex digits. At the same time, the networking is available for the device. In “Scanning ” state, it means that the node cannot detect the SSID to an access point within range and is searching for an available access point.
Enable / Disable Radio This button is used to enable or disable the radio of AWL200. Current Tx Rate This field shows the current transmit rate, which is being used for an active connection. Current Channel This field shows the current radio channel, which is being used for an active connection. Throughput The instantaneous wireless Receive and Transmit throughput are displayed in bytes per second in this field. Every two seconds, these values are updated.
description should be placed in this field. 3.2 Configuration NOTE Several fields illustrated as following are offered by the Configuration Tab. Operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed here. Under the circumstances, changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without the need to reboot the PC. Defaults: Apply: It restores each field in the panel to its default value by pressing this button.
Profile Name These settings will be stored by the given name. Network Name This field shows the network name or called SSID, which your AWL200 will be associated with. If “ANY” is the name showed, it means any network name could be associated with. Network Type You can select from a list of supporting network types in this field. The network types displayed will have two values as following: “Access Point” and “Peer-to-Peer”.
3.3 Encryption According to WEP function select, this page allows the entry of four keys for 64-bit and 128-bit encryption. Each key must consist of hex digits to be written to the driver and registry. This means that only digit number 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries. Therefore, if entered incorrectly, the program will not write keys to a driver. You can also use Alphanumeric or Passphrase to create keys. - Key 1 – Key 4 When you want to enter the keys manually, you may use these four fields.
3.4 Site Survey Rescan This button will scan all available Access Points in your neighborhood and then list their SSID, channel, BSSID, signal, WEP state and network type, respectively. Join Select the SSID you want to be associated with, and then press this Join button to join this network.
3.5 About You may learn the product version including the detail of Network Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version from this “About” tab. When users wish to report their problems to our technical support, they must have this version number.
Chapter 4. Trouble Shooting Question 1 What should the users do when the signal icon Cable Disconnected appeared right after pressing the ReScan or Disable Radio button under Peer-to-Peer (Ad-hoc) mode? Answer 1 Please remove the BenQ AWL200 from the MINI-PCI slot and re-insert the device again, and then it will connect the user back on line.
