User Manual WL-280 USB Card Version 1.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
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.
2. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Wireless LAN, WL-280 USB WLAN Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure.
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. Thus, WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility, and, through simplified configuration, enable movable LANs.
WIN98 Notebook For PC Card WIN 2000 Hub AP-550 WINNT SERVER WX-1150 Access Point AP-1100 WinCE NT Workstation
4. Installation for Windows 98/2000 The following section will assist you to in installing wireless LAN Adapter successfully. You will first install software (driver) and then insert the WL-280 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. The WL-280 can easily be installed and used, without bothering to connect cables for keeping your computer to use network resources, as in case of wired LAN.
4.1. Installation Overview Here are some steps you will perform in establishing your wireless network connection: l Install the Access Point at first. AP is needed in case of Infrastructure network mode. l Install the software using the Installation Diskette. l Install the Wireless LAN Card (WL-280). l Install the network protocol(s) required to communicate on your network. Most likely you will need the TCP/IP protocol.
4.2. Installation Procedure of WL-280 USB WLAN Card Please follow the following steps one by one in order to install the USB card successfully. 1. Power on your computer and allow Windows 98/2000 to load fully. 2. Insert the given Installation Diskette and then click on the A:\disk1\ setup.exe. 3. Accept the license agreement. 4. Give the path of the destination folder. To set the path of your choice click on Browse and then click Next. 5.
18. Screen message do want to restart your Computer will pop up. Select Yes. It will shut down your computer and will restart. Important: Restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver. Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the Configuration Utility.
5. Configuration Utility GemTek Inc USB 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.
The first three fields show your wireless network card state. Link status – indicates link accessibility. 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.
“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.
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.
“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.
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.
“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.
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.
7. Technical specifications of WL-280 Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a USB port Driver support NDIS 4.0 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 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 . Humidity:95% Non-condensing Power specifications Operating voltage: − +5 V ,+3.
Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.
EC-Conformity Declaration For the following equipment: USB WIRELESS LAN CARD (Product Name) WL-280 (Model Designation) is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (72/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC). For the evaluation regarding the electromagnetic compatibility, the following standards were applied: ETS 300 328 : Nov.
