Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 CP-108 Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card User’s Manual Inventec @ppliances Corp. IMPORTANT This document contains important Information, please read it carefully before using this product. Copyright Inventec @ppliances Corp.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Date 01/15/2002 By Danny Shih Revision History Revision Comments Draft Initial Draft 1.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 1. Introduction The CP-108 is a wireless PCMCIA NIC Card. 2.4GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Wireless PCMCIA NIC Card, Type II, Plug and Play PC Card 2.1 Compliant. Supports ad -hoc (peer to peer) and infrastructure (communication to wired networks via Access Points), the Firmware implements the full IEEE8.2.11b wireless LAN MAC Protocol. It supports BSS and IBSS operation under Function (PCF).
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Ifyou wantto installthe PCCard into a desktopcomputer,usean ISA Adapter or PCI Adapter. 3. Install Drivers 1. Before You Start the Installation 2 Beforeyou startthe installation,you areadvisedto keep theWindows CD-ROM or software diskettes close at hand. If your computer came with a factory-installed Windows operating s ystem, these files will be stored on your computer’s hard disk, in the form of cabinet (*.cab) files.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 PC Card kit and. — If you downloaded the drivers from the Inventec website navigate to the folder that matches your Operating system. Windows 95:D:\Drivers \Win_95 Windows 98:D:\Drivers \Win_98 Windows 2000:D:\Drivers\Win_2000 When finished installing the drivers, Windows automatically opens the Add/Edit Configuration Profile window. 2. Continue with setting the basic parameters. 4. PRISM WLAN Configuration 1.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 3. System Tray Icon After the installation of the PRISM WLAN Configuration Utility, its icon appears in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your desktop. The color behind the Inte rsil logo indicates the link status. Red indicates no or very poor link quality. Yellow indicates a usable but weak link. Green indicates a strong link.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Icon Menu Clicking the left mouse button on the System Tool Tray Icon displays a menu similar to the following illustration: The first two items in this menu let you turn the wireless radio on or off. When the wireless radio is turned off, the following icon appears in the system tray. ?? Advanced Configuration… launches the Configuration Utility with the Configuration menu displayed, as discussed in the following section.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Configuration Utility from the Start Menu by selecting Programs and PRISM Wireless LAN Configuration. The Configuration Utility consists of four menus: Configuration, Encryption, Link, and About. The following sections describe these menus in detail. 5. Configuration Menu The Configuration menu lets you specify the operating parameters for your PRISM WLAN Interface card.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 profile. You can then switch between profiles by clicking the down arrow at the right of the Profile field, selecting a profile from the drop-down list, and clicking the Apply button. The following example describes a situation in which you would want to create multiple profiles.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 exchange data, each computer participating in the AdHoc network must also specify the same SSID and AdHoc Channel in this menu. Infrastructure Mode The second mode defined by the IEEE 802.11 standard is called infrastructure mode, and is the primary application for WLAN operation. In this mode all data on the wireless network is directed to an Access Point, which then routes the data to the appropriate wireless station.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Setting the Transmit Rate The Transmit Rate field specifies the rate at which the radio in your PRISM WLAN Interface card transmits and receives data. You can view the available rates by clicking the down arrow at the right of the Transmit Rate field.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 For Access Points that support power save mode and for stations equipped with WLAN cards, enabling this mode can significantly reduce power consumption, which is particularly important if the host computer is operating on battery power. However, be aware that power save mode also results in lowered transmission and reception speed on the wireless LAN.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 Disabling Encryption To disable encryption, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption field, select Disabled, and click the Apply button. Enabling Encryption To enable encryption, click the down arrow at the right of the Encryption field, select either 64 bit or 128 bit, and click the Apply button. After enabling an encryption method, you must then specify encryption keys, as described in the following sections.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 When you finish typing your character string and click the Apply button, the Configuration Utility uses asterisks to mask both your passphrase and the keys it generates. Using a passphrase to generate the four keys makes it easy to set the same keys for all members of your wireless LAN.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 The fields in this menu provide the f ollowing information: ?? State: shows the association state of your computer with the wireless LAN. The above illustration shows that your computer is associated with an Access Point and gives the Access Point’s MAC address. ?? Current Channel: shows the channel on which the connection is made. In Infrastructure mode, this number changes as the radio scans the available channels.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 5. 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.
Revision: 0.1 CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Date:01/15/2002 (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiat ion exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
