Wireless LAN User Manual WL-211 PC Card Version 1.
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Wireless LAN FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Wireless LAN 1. Contents 1 Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 2 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 3 Wireless LAN Basics………………………………………………………………………………….6 4. Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98………………….………………………………………….7 4.1 Installation Overview……………………………….……………………………………………8 4.2. Installation Procedure of WL-211 PC Card…………………………………………….……..9 5. Configuration Utilit …………………………………..………………………………………………11 6. Troubleshooting …….……………………………………………………………….………………18 7.
Wireless LAN 2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, WL-211 PC Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure.
Wireless LAN 3. Wireless LAN Basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs (WLANs) are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
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Wireless LAN 4. Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98 The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the WL-211 wireless LAN card, and finally set the network properties to accommodate resource sharing and select the type of wireless network that you wish to install.
Wireless LAN 4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: ! Install the Acess Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. ! Install the software using the Installation Diskette. ! Install the Wireless LAN Card (WL-211). ! Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
Wireless LAN 4.2. Installation Procedure of WL-211 PC Card Note: Do not insert the PCMCIA card until you are asked to do so, failure of which may result in unsuccessful installation of your PCMCIA WLAN card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the PCMCIA card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 95 (OSR2)/98 to load fully. 2. Be sure that there is no PCMCIA adapter inserted yet. 3. Insert the given Installation Diskette and then click on the A:\disk1\ setu
Wireless LAN 18. Click on the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select either Static or DHCP setting. If you use the static IP setup then enter the IP value, Subnet masking , DNS, Domain/ Workgroup name, and Gateway Address values.
Wireless LAN 5. Configuration Utility GemTek Inc PC Card Wireless LAN adapter (GemTek NIC) uses his own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically, Use Start, Programs, GemTek Wireless LAN to start the Manager application. A new icon - should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is marked with a red “X”, it means that GemTek NIC configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes icon can be colored in red.
Wireless LAN The first three fields show your wireless network card state. Link status – indicates link accesibility. There are several values, that can be shown in this part of the window: Connected - BSSID=… – normal flow of operation in Infrastructure mode. The PC is connected to access point. BSSID is shown in the form of hex digits. Networking is available. No status… - the manager is retrieving information from the driver.
Wireless LAN “CONFIGURATION” tab You can change the configuration by clicking on the Change Configuration. When you click on the Change Configuration, you see the screen given below. Figure 4 Management window with "CONFIGURATION " tab open Five changeable fields in this field show desired GemTek NIC configuration. The fields are following: Station ESS ID Extended Service Set Identifier (Wireless Network Identifier) is the group name that will be shared by every member of your wireless network.
Wireless LAN Encapsulation shows one of two different network packet forming modes • None or Encapsulated This setting takes the entire Ethernet frame, including the Ethernet Header, and puts it into an 802.11 frame. This setting is here for compatibility with some older 802.11 implementations and should not normally be used. • RFC1042 where the DIX Ethernet frames are converted using SNAP header based on RFC1042.
Wireless LAN “ENCRYPTION” tab Figure 5 Management window with “Encryption” tab open You may desire an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered from this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the WEP Key used by the transmitter.
Wireless LAN Default Key : This pop-up field defines one of the four keys which will be used by the driver to encrypt frames it will be transmitting. This field does not affect decryption, as the driver can decrypt any frame that it receives which was encrypted with one of the four keys. Enable : This checkbox enables or disables encryption operation. When it is checked, encryption is enabled, and when unchecked – encryption is disabled. The corresponding action is written to a driver immediately.
Wireless LAN “ABOUT” tab Figure 6 Management window with "ABOUT" tab open About tab shows a software version. Users must use this version number when reporting their problems to tech support.
Wireless LAN 6. Troubleshooting To make the installation of Wireless LAN Card more users friendly, we have suggested following the installation steps one by one as listed in the section 4 and section 5. Still you encounter some problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly or not, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.
Wireless LAN 7. Technical specifications of WL-211 Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II Driver support NDIS 3.1 − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows NT 4 and higher − Linux − WinCE(x86,SH4,MIPS) Standards supported − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including TCP/IP, IPX) Environmental Operating temperature (ambient): − -10°C to 50°C (Operating),-20 to 70°C (Storing) − Max .
Wireless LAN − Internal patch antenna supporting diversity. Mobility: − Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.
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