High Speed PCI/PC Card 11Mbps Wireless LAN User’s Guide P/N: 85-506300-10 Rev. X1 March 2000 National Datacomm Corporation 4F, No. 24-2, Industry East 4th road Science Park, Hsin-Chu Taiwan, R.O.C. Technical Support E-mail: techsupt@ndc.com.tw NDC World Wide Web www.ndc.com.
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.
• One Diskette for Windows NT • This User’s Guide The PC Card package should contain the following items: • One PC Card • One CD ROM (Windows Driver and Utility program) • One Diskette for Windows NT • This User’s Guide FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body.
GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................... 6 HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................................... 6 PCI Card Installation....................................................................................... 6 PC Card Installation ........................................................................................ 6 LEDS ...................................................................
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InstantWave Family The InstantWave PCI and PC Card are part of the InstantWave family of easy to use high performance wireless communication products. The family products include: • InstantWave High Speed PC Card (NWH610) • InstantWave High Speed PCI Card (NWH630) • InstantWave High Speed Access Point (NWH660) System Requirements Hardware Platform A station must be an x86 compatible PC with a PCI bus or PCMCIA interface.
wireless network appear exactly as they would on a regular wired network. The wireless operation of the network is totally transparent. Figure 1 depicts a typical Ad-Hoc network scenario. Wireless Stations FIGURE 1. AN AD-HOC NETWORK Infrastructure Network An Infrastructure network is formed by several stations and one Access Point(AP), with the stations within range of the AP. Figure 2 depicts a typical Infrastructure network topology.
FIGURE 3. A WIRELESS CELL (GROUP) Domain Name/ESSID A domain is usually defined by the network administrator as a segment/subnet of a large network and may be made up of overlapping wireless cells. Wireless nodes can roam freely within the same domain without disconnecting from the network. Figure 4 depicts a common wireless network setup. Server Access Point FIGURE 4. ROAMING IN THE SAME DOMAIN Roaming The convenience of a mobile PC is the ability to move freely.
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step2. power cord from the wall socket Remove the computer’s cover step3. Select a free PCI Bus expansion slot and remove the slot cover step4. Carefully install the card in the expansion slot by firmly pressing until the card is snugly seated. Be sure the card is fully home. Fasten the retaining bracket with the screw from the slot cover step5. Replace the computer cover and reconnect the previously disconnected cables step6. Screw the antenna into the InstantWave card (Figure 5). FIGURE 5.
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Check the version number FIGURE 6. SYSTEM PROPERTIES On the General card you will find the Windows 95 version number: • If the version number is 4.00.950 or 4.00.950a you are running the original version of Windows 95. The InstantWave driver is not supported • For version 4.00.950 B or later, go to procedure A Procedure A (For Windows 95 4.00.950 B and 4.00.950 C) step1. Turn on the power and start Windows 95 step2.
FIGURE 7. UPDATE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD-1 step3. step4. Insert the InstantWave CD-ROM in the CD drive and click Next The Update Device Driver Wizard will indicate that Windows 95 found the driver in the root directory of the CD-ROM (Figure 8). Click Finish . FIGURE 8. UPDATE DEVICE DRIVER WIZARD-2 step5. The installer will copy the driver files into the system. There is a known problem with the Windows 95 OSR2 device installer. The installer may default to the wrong source location.
FIGURE 10. COPYING FILES step6. Click OK on each screen. After the driver files have been copied, setup is complete step7. After the InstantWave Utility files have been copied, the Network Identification dialog box will open. Enter a unique computer name and the Domain Name (ESSID) of the network to which the wireless adapter will connect step8. Click Next. The Network Properties dialog box will open. step9. Select the Network Type.
2. the adapter again You want to remove the device The uninstallation process is as follows: To completely remove the adapter and driver from your system you will need to physically remove the adapter (with the system powered off). The removal procedure is the reverse of the Hardware Installation procedure on page 6. Restart the computer and then proceed as follows: step1. In Control Panel click the Network icon step2. Highlight the InstantWave adapter driver entry step3.
step3. step4. FIGURE 11. ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD-1 Click Next FIGURE 12. ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD-2 Choose Search for the best driver for your device (Figure 12).
step5. step6. step7. Insert the InstantWave CD-ROM and click Next The Add New Hardware Wizard will indicate that Windows 98 found the driver in the root directory of the CD-ROM (Figure 14). Click Next FIGURE 14. ADD NEW HARDWARE WIZARD-4 Go to step 7, and follow steps 7 to 13 The default network protocol for Windows 98 is TCP/IP. If other network protocols are required they can be added via Control Panel/Network. Uninstalling the Adapter from Windows 98 step1.
step5. Insert the Windows NT driver diskette into drive a (or b) and then type a:\winnt (or b:\winnt) step6. Click OK. The Select OEM Option dialog box will open. step7. Select the correct adapter and click OK. If PC Card is selected, the dialog box for setting the Interrupt number and I/O address will be shown. Users can specify a different Interrupt number and I/O address for this adapter if there is a conflict with an existing card in the computer step8. Click OK.
step14. If the user needs to bind the adapter to TCP/IP, then the TCP/IP protocols must be added step15. The Network Settings Change dialog box will ask you to restart the computer. Remove the floppy disk from the floppy drive and click Yes to complete the installation step16. Owing to Windows NT constraints, the InstantWave Windows Utility Program will not be automatically installed.
capability (Enable/Disable). The Network Watcher tool allows users to view existing groups (Group ID/BSSID. See an explanation of this term on page 4) of wireless cells in a Domain. It provides the option to join a particular group in the network. Tools are also provided for viewing the network in terms of radio signal quality, and for monitoring the station data throughput. InstantWave Utility Installation Insert the InstantWave Utility program setup CD-ROM step1.
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After removing the old InstantWave adapter driver, follow the installation procedure for your operating system. For Windows 95 4.00.950 B and 4.00.950 C go to page 8, for Windows 98 go to page 12, and for Windows NT 4.0 go to page 14. InstantWave Utility Upgrade step1. step2. Click Control Panel.
1. 2. 3. • Power off the computer Remove and reinsert the wireless adapter Reboot the computer and re-install the adapter driver A previous adapter installation was aborted by the user, or by Windows 1. 2. 3. Look in Control Panel/System/Device Manager/?Unknown Devices for a Wireless adapter entry If an entry exists, delete it from the list, and exit the Control Panel/System folder Reboot the computer and re-install the adapter driver The InstantWave adapter driver cannot be started.
Installation Problems Windows NT 4.0 could not find the adapter • The adapter is not properly inserted in the slot 1. Power off the computer 2. Remove and reinsert the wireless adapter 3. Reboot the computer and re-install the adapter driver • A previous adapter installation was aborted by the user, or by Windows NT 4.0 1. Look in Control Panel/Network/Adapters 2. If an InstantWave adapter entry exists, remove it from the list and exit the Control Panel/Network dialog box 3.
power down the PC and insert the PCI card, then reboot the computer Adapter is not responding • The card is in the system. The wireless adapter driver is not functioning. Follow the Installation Problems section of troubleshooting to resolve driver startup problems • The green PC feature is setup to cut the system power to the adapter slot when it is in ‘PC Sleep’ mode.
2. Arrange the antenna position to get the best radio signal quality Transmission or reception throughput is low during network file accessing • Many stations are connected to the same group and heavily utilizing the network 1. On an Infrastructure wireless network, use Network Watcher to find, and connect to, a different AP with only a few PC connections 2.
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Manufacturer’s : NATIONAL DATACOMM CORPORATION Name Manufacturer’s : 2F, NO. 28, INDUSTRY EAST 9TH ROAD Address SCIENCE PARK, HSINCHU, TAIWAN, R.O.C. is hereby 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).
Glossary.......................................... 3 Group ID ........................................ 4 Infrastructure Network ................... 3 Installation in Windows 95............................ 8 in Windows 98.......................... 12 in Windows NT 4.0................... 14 PC Card....................................... 6 from Windows NT 4.0 .............. 15 the Utility Program.................... 17 Upgrades....................................... 18 InstantWave Utility ...................
