Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN
PC Card
User's Guide
Version:1.08
Please install the Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA Card.
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FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1. 2. 3. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
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Notice 1:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Notice 2:
Shielded interface cables, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits.
Notice 3:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. The operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
CAUTION: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 2.5cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons."
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Table of Contents
1 2 Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1 Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Overview......................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Install the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility/Driver .............................................................................. 2 2.3 Install the PCMCIA card............................................................................................................... 12 2.4 Utility Startup Configuration ........................................................................................................ 13 2.4.1 Setting .................................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood................................................................................................. 15 2.5 Uninstall the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility / Driver...................................................................... 17 3 Application...................................................................................................................................... 21 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 4 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 ......................................................................................... 21 Printer Sharing in Windows 98 ..................................................................................................... 24 Using the shared folder ................................................................................................................. 25 Using the shared network printer .................................................................................................. 25
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................. 26 4.1 Check the Various Properties of the Card ..................................................................................... 26 4.2 Microsoft Networking Checklist................................................................................................... 26 4.3 Others............................................................................................................................................ 28
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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: a. Share your Internet access by using just one connection b. Share printers and other peripheral devices c. Share data and image files between networked PCs d. Play multi-player games IEEE802.11b WLAN can wirelessly transmit and receive data, minimizing the need for wired connections, at a speed of up to eleven megabit per second. With IEEE802.11b WLAN you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires and cables. IEEE802.11b WLAN provide LAN users with great mobility, which are not available under wired network, for real-time information access at anywhere within a reasonable distance. The IEEE802.11b WLAN configuration is easy to change from peer-to-peer networks, suitable for a small number of users, to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a broad area. Please read this manual to get familiar with the IEEE802.11b WLAN. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference.
Kit Contents
The IEEE802.11b WLAN PC Card kit includes the following items: a. A PCMCIA Card b. A CD including:IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility & Driver software, Acrobat Reader3.0 and user manual PDF file. c. The User's Guide (this document)
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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 NT4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later and Windows 2000. And the installation procedure is about the same. Please follow up the installation wizard that provided by your system to install the software. The example here is based on Window 98SE.
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.
1. Insert the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The setup program will then automatically start. 2. The setup program will start and the setup screen will appear on your monitor. Select " Next " to go to the next screen.
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3. Please carefully read the " Software License Agreement. " If you accept the contract, click " Yes " to move to the next screen. If not, click " No " to exit.
4. Please select the applications you would like to install, and click " Next " . If you select " Browse User Manual " system will prompt a message to suggest you installing Acrobat Reader.
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5. Please choose your wireless device adapter, and click " Next " .
6. The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog box. To change the default folder you can click " Browse " to set the destination folder. Click " Next " to go to the next screen.
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7. Select the Program Folder for IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and click " Next ".
8. You will be asked if you want to add an IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop. Click " Yes " .
9. The user manual is published in Portable Document Format (PDF); we suggest you install Acrobat Reader to read it. If Acrobat Reader doesn't exist in your system, a " Question " dialog box will prompt as follows. Select " Yes " to install Acrobat for browsing user manual.
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10. If you are sure to install Acrobat, click " Yes " and then system will guide you to enter the Acrobat Reader 3.0 setup program. Follow the setup procedure to complete the Acrobat Reader 3.0 installation.
11. The following page will remind you to install Microsoft network protocols for IEEE802.11b WLAN to work properly. If the network protocol has existed in your system, click " No " to the next page, otherwise click " Yes " to go to the network setting and add the necessary protocols. Please refer to the session 4.2 Microsoft Networking Checklist for the detailed Microsoft network setting. If you add the necessary protocols and finish the network setting, system will prompt a reboot request and then click " No " to go to the next page.
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12. The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system. Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802.11b WLAN installation. Then select " Yes " and click " Finish " to complete the installation. It's recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system.
13. To install the PCMCIA card, please refer to the chapter 2.3. " Install the PCMCIA card. "
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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 3.0 packet driver has already existed in your system, the setup message will be prompted as follows, just click " OK " .
3. A prompt of networking setting will appear as follows. It's the same as Windows 98 operating system.
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4. The Network properties page will appear automatically in the screen if you click " Yes " in the last step. You should choose " AWLAN 11 Mb IEEE802.11b Adapter " in the Network Adapter of upper menu and add necessary protocols, then click OK.
5. The Microsoft TCP/IP setting page will be prompted. You can use DHCP or manual set the IP address. The related Microsoft Networking setting is like Windows 98.
6. Click " Yes " and insert IEEE802.11b WLAN PC card before system reboot.
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Additional Note for Windows 2000 to install Packet Protocol
You should add Packet Protocol under Windows 2000If the Packet Protocol doesn't exist in your system. The installation procedure will be a little different from Windows 98. A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet Protocol. Follow the onÂscreen instructions as listed below to complete the IEEE802.11b WLAN Utility and driver installation.
1. Please insert 802.11b adapter (refer to section 2.3) .If the adapter installation completed, click on " Yes " .
2. If your wireless adapter installed successfully, you will enter " Packet Protocol Auto Installation " frame, click on " OK " and system will auto-install Packet Protocol.
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3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802.11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete.
4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. Click " OK " to continue next step.
5. System will give you an on-screen instruction as follows to install the Packet Protocol. Remember and follow the procedure to complete the Packet Protocol installation and then click " OK " .
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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.
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Insert the PCMCIA Card and then the system will automatically start.
If you're asked to insert a " Windows 98 CD-ROM " during the installation, insert your " Windows 98 CD-ROM " and click " Yes " . Once the setup task is completed, the " Microsoft Internet Explorer " should start up. Please close it.
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When the PCMCIA card setup task is completed, you can start up the IEEE 802.11b WLAN Utility. To start up the utility, please refer to the chapter 2.4 " Utility Start up Configuration " .
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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 ...
