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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.
RF802WLC Wireless PCMCIA Card Quick Start Guide PN S0000180, Revision A This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission from Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2001, by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
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Contents INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 2 W IRELESS LAN BASICS .......................................................................... 3 SAFETY W ARNING TELCOM...................................................................... 4 INSTALLATION ........................................................................................ 5 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW ........................................................................
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,QWURGXFWLRQ The RF802WLC wireless LAN card is an 802.11b standard, highspeed 11M bps wireless network adapter that plugs into the PCMCIA slot on your notebook PC. It provides mobile users, temporary work sites and other wireless applications the ability to share broadband access to the Internet as well as other network devices when using the RF802EW wireless access point. In addition, users can create a wireless peer-to-peer (Ad-hoc) network with a group of computers all using wireless LAN adapter cards.
:LUHOHVV /$1 %DVLFV 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 wired networks. 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.
6DIHW\ :DUQLQJ 7HOHFRP 1. Never install telephone wiring during an electrical storm. 2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 3. This product is to be used with UL and cUL listed computers. 4. Never touch insulated wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. 5. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. 6.
,QVWDOODWLRQ This section covers installing and uninstalling the RF802EW. The RF802EW is easily installed and is used without cables for using network resources, as with a wired LAN. ,QVWDOODWLRQ 2YHUYLHZ Below are the general steps to perform in establishing a wireless network connection: • Install the RF802EW Wireless Access Point (WAP). The WAP is needed if using Infrastructure network mode. • Install the software using the System CD. • Install the RF802EW card in your laptop computer.
:LQGRZV 17 0( ,QVWDOODWLRQ 1. Be sure that there is no PCMCIA adapter inserted in your computer. 2. Start your computer. 3. Insert the System CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive and click Setup. 4. Accept the license agreement. 5. Select SSID. The default is ESSID. You can change this later using the Configuration utility or network configuration. Click Next. 6. Select the network type and click Next. The default is Infrastructure. 7. Click Next to accept the default destination folder.
16. The Select Network Protocols box displays. From the list of manufacturers, click Microsoft. From the Network Protocols list, select NetBEUI, and then click OK. 17. The NetBEUI protocol is now installed. Click OK to return to Network Component Type box. 18. Repeat steps 15 and 16 to add IPX/SPX and TCP/IP protocols. 19. Click the TCP/IP option for setting the IP address for your computer. You can select Static or DHCP.
:LQGRZV 17 ,QVWDOODWLRQ 1. With Windows NT networking installed, start your computer. 2. Insert the RF802WLC card into an open PCMCIA card slot. 3. Insert the System CD in the CD-ROM drive and double-click the Setup icon. 4. Accept the license agreement. 5. Select SSID. (The default is ESSID; you can change this later using the Configuration utility or network configuration. Click Next. 6. Select network type and click Next. The default is Infrastructure. 7. Give the path of the destination folder.
:LQGRZV 0( ,QVWDOODWLRQ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Note: Do not insert the PCMCIA Card until you are asked to do so. This may result in unsuccessful installation of your WLAN PC card. Follow the steps below (in the order shown) to install the RF802WLC card successfully. Verify that there is no PCMCIA Card inserted yet. Start your computer. Insert the System CD in the CD-ROM drive and click Setup. Accept the license agreement. Select SSID.
:LQGRZV 0( 8QLQVWDOODWLRQ To uninstall the RF802WLC under Windows 2000, click Start, point to Programs, then click Uninstaller of Wireless LAN 11Mbps PCMCIA Card. Confirm the message about removing the "Wireless LAN 11 Mbps PCMCIA Card" and all of its components. Click Yes. UninstallShield removes the software. Click OK to finish the uninstall procedure. Important: restart your computer to make the changes effective before you reinstall the driver.
&RQILJXUDWLRQ 8WLOLW\ The RF802WLC card uses its own management software. All functions controlled by user are provided by this application. Usually this application starts automatically. Use Start, Programs, Wireless LAN 11 Mbps Wireless LAN to start the Manager application manually. A new icon should appear in your Icon tray. If the icon is red, it means that the RF802WLC card configuration is invalid or incomplete. Sometimes the icon can be red.
/LQN ,QIR WDE The Link Info tab provides RF802WLC connection information. Management window Link Info tab State Displays the current state of the driver. When the state is “Associated “ means 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. A state of “Scanning” means that the node is searching for available access point and can not detect the SSID for an access point within range.
Rescan Pressing the rescan button causes the driver to restart and begin its Connection Procedure. The connection procedure differs depending on the Mode of the driver. Infrastructure Mode: The driver will scan all available channels continuously until it finds one or more Access Points that matches its SS ID. At that point it will try and authenticate and associate with the Access Point. Ad Hoc Mode: The driver will scan for 5 seconds looking for an existing Ad Hoc network using the same SS ID.
&RQILJXUDWLRQ WDE The Configuration tab contains several operating parameters of the driver. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without rebooting the PC. Management window with "CONFIGURATION" tab open Restore Defaults: Click to restores each configuration option to its default value. Click Apply Changes or OK must be pressed before the default values are saved to the driver and registry.
Mode Select from a list of supported Network “Modes”. The modes displayed will have three values: “802.11 Ad Hoc”, “ Ad Hoc”, and “Infrastructure”. 802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless “cell” is supported for each different SSID. All communication is done from Client to Client without the use of an Access Point. 802.11 Ad Hoc networking use the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.
(QFU\SWLRQ WDE Management window Encryption tab 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.
since the same keys must be entered into each node on the wireless network. Key 1 – Key 4 These can be used to manually enter the keys. This may be necessary if you want this node to match keys in a different vendor’s product. These also display the keys when they are generated using a pass-phrase. Default Tx Key Click to update the driver with the four keys displayed in Key1 through Key4. The keys are also written to the registry for permanent storage. For 128-bit encryption, this button will be invisible.
$ERXW WDE Management window with About tab open The About tab shows the product version including details of the Driver, Configuration Utility, and NIC firmware version. Use this version number when reporting problems to tech support.
7URXEOHVKRRWLQJ 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. If you still encounter problems while installing the WLAN Card or you want to confirm whether your card is installed properly, we have listed the procedure for checking the various components after you have installed the card.
For the Card under Windows NT: Check the following if you encounter problems while installing the PCMCIA card or if your PCMCIA card does not function. 1. Check the Windows NT Diagnostics. You should find out whether there is any conflict in the resource allocation or the I/O address, IRQ allocations. If you find that the IRQ or I/O addresses are already assigned to some other devices, you must change that value. I/O address needs 40h byte length. 2. Open the Control panel.
6SHFLILFDWLRQV Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PCMCIA Card Type II Driver support − Windows 95 OSR2 − Windows 98 − Windows 2000 − Windows ME − Windows NT 4.0 and higher 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.
Radio specifications Range: − per cell indoors approx. 35-100 meters or more − per cell outdoors up to 100-300 meters Frequency range: − 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels: − Europe: 13 (3 non-overlapping) − US: 11 (3 non-overlapping) − France: 4 (1 non-overlapping) − Japan: 14 (4 non-overlapping) Antenna system: − 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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