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Table of Contents 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................1 2. Installation ...................................................................................................................2 2.1 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 INSTALL THE IEEE802.11B WLAN UTILITY/DRIVER.....................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing our IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card. It will be interoperable among IEEE 802.11b standard compliant products from other manufacturers and allows you to build a wireless LAN. Besides, you can use your PC to connect with an access point wirelessly to share the wired network resource. After install IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card, you can: a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection b. Share printers and other peripheral devices c.
2. Installation 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will cover how to install the IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card. To establish your wireless network connection, the following steps should be executed. 1. Install the software using the installation CD 2. Install the wireless LAN card. 3. Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network. Most likely, you will need the TCP/IP protocol. The product is designed to operate in Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT4.
2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver Please install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Card. Insert IEEE802.11b WLAN Installation CD ↓ Welcome (Click “ Yes” ) ↓ Software License Agreement (Click “ Yes” ) ↓ Choose IEEE802.11 WLAN Adapter (Click “ Next” ) ↙ ↘ Use Default Destination Click Browse to Set Up Folder to Store Driver and the Destination by Yourself Utility ↘ ↙ Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.
Additional Note for Windows NT4.0 The installation procedure under Windows NT4.0 will be a little different from Windows 98 shown below. It will be change after step10 refer to the installation of Windows 98. 1. Click “ OK “ and system will auto-select I/O address and IRQ and remind you to choose the unused I/O address and IRQ from Windows NT Diagnosis to prevent system resource conflict. 2. If the Ndis 3.
2.3 Install the PCMCIA card The IEEE802.11b WLAN driver and utilities are included on the accompanying installation CD. Please follow the installation procedures in Section 2.2. (Your PCMCIA card will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly.) Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card. Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA card. 1. Insert the PCMCIA Card and then the system will automatically start.
2.4 Utility Startup Configuration IEEE802.11b WLAN PCMCIA Adapter/Card has its own management software. Users can control all functions provided by the application named IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility. The Utility icon will appear in the working bar by clicking the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut on your desktop. The definition of the color of the Utility icon is as follows: Connected (Green) (Red) Low quality (Yellow) Disconnected To open IEEE802.11b Utility, double click the icon in the working bar. 2.4.
2.4.2 Advanced Settings Please note that the advanced parameters of this IEEE802.11b PCMCIA card can be specified only when it is connected to an existing network. Click “ Advanced “ and then the following advanced setting about your IEEE802.11b WLAN will be displayed. 2.4.2.1 Configuration It displays the configuration items that you can change: Transmission Rate, Power Saving Mode, and WEP Required Mode. 2.4.2.
2.5 How to use your card 2.5.1 Wireless LAN Neighborhood If you want to know the connecting status in Infrastructure Mode or Ad Hoc Mode, choose Wireless LAN Neighborhood in IEEE802.11b Utility window. 1. Infrastructure Mode: • The SSID and MAC of the Access Point, which your computer connects to, will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode. (Please refer to 2.4.1.1 to set your Infrastructure mode.
• Clicking “ More “ will spread the following information about your network: 2.5.1.1 Link Information You may check the link information, showed as the pic below, in this dialog box. 2.5.1.2 About Show you the details, the MAC address and the version information, of each S/W. 2.5.1.3 Site Survey In this dialog box, you may get all the information of each Access Point within the communication range of your PC Card. 2.5.1.
2.5.2 Remove your PCMCIA Card If you do not need the wireless connectivity of your IEEE802.11b PCMCIA Card, you can follow the procedures mentioned below to remove the PC Card from its slot. ! Caution: • When removing the IEEE802.11b PCMCIA Card you will lose your connection to the network. Prior to removing the PC Card, make sure you have closed all files and network applications (such as e-mail).
2.5.3 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver 1. First you should remove the IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card. To safely remove your PC card, we suggest you should follow the procedure below. Start Menuà Settingsà Control Panel àPC Card (PCMCIA) iconàPC Card (PCMCIA) Properties à IEEE802.
