54G Wireless LAN CardBus Card User Manual Rev 1.
Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the 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.
CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. About this manual This manual describes how to install and operate your Wireless LAN card. Please read this manual before you install the product. This manual includes the following topics: Product description, features and specifications. Hardware installation procedure. Software installation procedure.
Table of contents CHAPTER 1 .................................................................................................... 1 Introduction 1 Features ............................................................................................... 1 What is Wireless LAN?......................................................................... 2 WLAN Modes ....................................................................................... 3 Notes on wireless LAN configuration..........................
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the 54G WLAN card. This high-speed Wireless LAN card provides you with an innovative wireless networking solution. The Card is easy to set up and use. With this innovative wireless technology, you can share files and printers on the network—without inconvenient wires! Features • • • • • • • • • 54Mbps solution in the 2.4GHz band, compliant with the IEEE 802.11b and draft 802.11g standards Wi-Fi certifiable for IEEE 802.
What is Wireless LAN? Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems offer a great number of advantages over traditional wired systems. WLANs are flexible and easy to setup and manage. They are also more economical than wired LAN systems. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data through the air. WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility. For example, users can roam from a conference room to their office without being disconnected from the LAN.
WLAN Modes Wireless LANs can be configured in one of two ways: Ad-hoc Networking Also known as a peer-to-peer network, an ad-hoc network is one that allows all workstations and computers in the network to act as servers to all other users on the network. Users on the network can share files, print to a shared printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem.
Notes on wireless LAN configuration When configuring a wireless LAN (WLAN), be sure to note the following points: • Optimize the performance of the WLAN by ensuring that the distance between access points is not too far. In most buildings, WLAN cards operate within a range of 100 ~ 300 feet, depending on the thickness and structure of the walls. • Radio waves can pass through walls and glass but not metal.
Chapter 2 Hardware installation This chapter covers inserting your Wireless LAN card in the CardBus slot of notebook, and connecting the card to a network. What’s in the package Please ensure that the following items are included in your package. If any items are missing, contact your dealer.
Inserting the 54G WLAN card Note! These instructions apply to most notebook computers. For detailed information on inserting PC cards into your notebook, consult the notebook manual. Follow the procedure below to install the 54G WLAN card. 1. With 68-pin connector of the card facing the CardBus slots on notebook, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. 2. Connect to a network. Note! 6 For information on connecting your Card to the WLAN, contact your system administrator.
Status LEDs The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: LED Def. Color Description POWER Green Indicates that the card is powered on when the LED lights up. LINK Green Indicates link status. The LED lights up while the wireless connection is linked. If there is wireless data transmitting / receiving, the light is blinking.
Ejecting the 54G WLAN card After disconnecting from the WLAN, you can eject the 54G WLAN card from the PC Card slot of notebook. Note! In Win XP/2000/ME/98 operating systems, you do not have to power down the notebook to remove the card. The card is hot-swappable—you can remove the card when the notebook is powered on. However, Microsoft recommends that you stop the card. Refer to your Windows XP/2000/ME/98 online help for information on stopping the 54G WLAN card.
Chapter 3 Driver installation for Windows The following sections cover Wireless LAN card driver installation in the Windows XP/2000/ME/98 operating systems. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the 54G WLAN card drivers for Windows 98. 1. Insert the 54G WLAN card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 - Inserting the 54G WLAN card). 2.
3. Click Next to continue the installation. A screen appears prompting you to select an installation method: 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and click Next.
5. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive box is checked. 6. Insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next. The following screen appears: 7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Note! Windows 98 may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue. After you have rebooted the computer, system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
Driver installation for Windows 2000 Follow the steps below to install the 54G WLAN card drivers for Windows 2000. 1. Insert the 54G WLAN card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 - Inserting the 54G WLAN card). 2. After Windows 2000 detects the 54G WLAN card, the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears: 3. Click Next to continue the installation.
4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and click Next. The following screen appears: 5. Ensure that the CD-ROM drivers box is checked and insert the driver disc into CD-ROM drive. Click Next to continue.
6. Click Next to continue. The following screen appears: 7. Click Yes to continue.
8. Click Finish to complete the installation. 9. Then system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
Driver Installation for Windows ME Follow the steps below to install the 54G WLAN card drivers for Windows ME. 1. Insert the 54G WLAN card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 - Inserting the 54G WLAN card). 2. After Windows ME detects the 54G WLAN card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears: 3. Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and insert the driver disc into CD-ROM drive. Click Next to continue. 4.
5. Click Finish. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Note! Windows ME may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue. After you have rebooted the computer, system will start to install Wireless utility automatically. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
Driver installation for Windows XP Follow the steps below to install the 54G WLAN Card drivers for Windows XP. 1. Insert the 54G WLAN card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 - Inserting the 54G WLAN card). 2. After Windows XP detects the 54G WLAN Card, the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears. Select Install the software automatically [Recommended] and insert the driver CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive and click Next to continue. 3.
4. 20 The Windows has finished installing software for the device.
Then system will start to install Wireless LAN Utility. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4.
Chapter 4 Using the Wireless Utility The following sections cover the 54G WLAN card utility installation and usage. Installation in Windows After you have installed the 54G WLAN card driver and have rebooted the computer. Please follow the steps below. 1. Execute WLSetup.exe in your CD-ROM drive. 2.
3. Click Next to continue. 4. Select the default path for the wireless utility or browse to an alternate path. Then click Next.
5. Type in a Program Folder name or select the default name and click Next. Setup installs the software and the following screen appears: 6. Click Next to continue.
7. Click Finish to restart your computer. After you have installed the utility and have restarted your computer, you will see the wireless utility icon in the Windows taskbar: Wireless 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 available access point. You can double-click the icon to open the wireless LAN card utility.
Configuring the WLAN Card 1. The Link Info screen shows you the status of your current connection. Click Re-Scan to search for wireless connection (the Card will search for the connection automatically when it is activated). 2. Select the “Configuration” tab. The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card.
ing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wirelessto-wireless, peer-to-peer communication. If you choose Infrastructure, the SSID should have the same name as the Access Point. Under Power Saving Mode, you can select Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the Card doesn’t proceed the data transmission. Or select Disabled to make the Card never go to sleep mode. 3. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients should share the same SSID name and should use the same channel.
maximum speed on the Ad-Hoc mode, but no 802.11g users will be allowed on the network. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select the “Site Survey” tab. The list on the adjacent screen shows you available Access Points and their features. Click on the desired Access Point, then click Connect to connect or Search to search for more Access Points. Click OK when you are finished.
5. Click on the “Encryption” tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. For data sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128-bit.
6. Select the “Advanced” tab. You can choose the fragmentation threshold to define the maximum data frame size your adapter will transmit. When the packet error rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. By using the RTS/CTS function, you may request bandwidth from AP to allow you have better chance to send out your data.
When select Auto mode, the driver can auto detect the Authentication Type of the Access Point you are going to associate. You can also select Preamble Type, which is for framing synchronization. The possible settings are Long and Short. The setting must be the same as the setting of the Access Point you are going to associate. 7. The “About” tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, the configuration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration.
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Appendix A Troubleshooting Q&A Problem: Windows can not recognize the card. Solution: Please check if PC Card support is installed. Double-click the PC Card icon on Control Panel. If PC Card support is not activated, you should activate it now. Problem: Ejecting the card from the CardBus socket hangs or reboots the computer. Solution: To prevent this phenomenon from occurring, stop the card by using the PC Card tool in the Control Panel or the PC Card icon on the taskbar before you remove the card.
Question: What is the Microsoft digital signature? Answer: Drivers that pass Microsoft Windows XP/2K/ME certification receive a digital signature file from Microsoft. The 54G WLAN card does not have such a digital signature, however it is fully compatible with Windows XP/2K/ME. Question: The Wireless Utility icon on system tray is always red. Answer: Please make sure that all clients & AP have the same SSID. The SSID is case sensitive. And make sure you are within range of an Access Point or client.
Appendix B Specifications Product Name 54Mbps Wireless LAN CardBus Card Type 3.3V 32-bit CardBus Standards IEEE802.11b standard and IEEE802.11g draft Standard Network Architectures Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc Mode Operating Frequencies 2.412-2.497GHz 802.11b : 11 Channels (North America) Draft 802.11g : 11 Channels (North America) Operating Channels 802.11b : 13 Channels (Europe) Draft 802.11g : 13 Channels (Europe) Data Rate Security Operating Temperature 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps 802.
