User Manual Part 2

PCI Wireless Network Adapter User’ s Manual
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Appendix A – FAQ
1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?
Ø The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective
of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless LAN
devices can communicate to each other.
2. What is WEP?
Ø As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm.
3. My desktop PC cannot recognize the Wireless Network PCI Adapter.
Ø Please make sure that the Adapter is inserted into the PCI slot of your
desktop PC properly (check this when the PC is powered off).
Ø And also make sure that the PCI controller is enabled in the BIOS of your
desktop PC.
Ø Try installing the card in a different PCI slot.
4. In Infrastructure mode, my desktop PC cannot communicate with the
others PCs on the network.
Ø First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others PC.
Ø Check if the WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set your
Adapter’ s WEP the same as the Access Point.
Ø Also check the Access Point’ s Authentication Type and Preamble Type
and match those settings.
5. In ad-hoc mode, my desktop PC cannot communicate with the others
PCs on the network.
Ø Make sure the SSID and the Channel number are the same as other
wireless stations.
Ø Check if WEP settings are the same in all wireless stations.
Ø Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installed
and File and Printer Sharing is enabled.