Wireless PCI Adapter TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome....................................................................................1 Features..................................................................................1 Installation of the PCI Adapter to your Desktop Computer .2 Hardware Installation..............................................................2 Driver Installation .....................................................................3 Windows 98 Driver Installation ...............................................3 Windows ME Driver Installation..............................................7 Windows 2000 Driver Installation .........................................10 Windows NT Driver Installation ............................................14 If You Have Never Installed Network Hardware On Your Desktop Computer ............................................................14 If You Have Installed Network Hardware On Your Desktop Computer ..........................................................................24 Windows XP Driver Installation ............................................29 Configuration Utility...............................................................33 Using the Configuration Utility ..............................................34 Status ................................................................................34 Configuration.....................................................................36 Encryption .........................................................................39 About.................................................................................41 The Configuration Utility for Windows XP ............................42 Legal Notice ............................................................................44 IC Notice:.................................................................................44 FCC Information .....................................................................44 Precautions!............................................................................46 One Year Limited Warranty ...................................................49 Appendix: Glossary ...............................................................51 ii Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the PCW200 802.11b PCI Adapter. This adapter is designed and engineered to exacting standards for reliability, long life and outstanding performance. Installation of the PCI Adapter to your Desktop Computer Hardware Installation § § Turn Off your desktop computer. Open your desktop computer's case and locate an available PCI slot in the motherboard. Slide the PCI Adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure that all of its pins are touching the slot's contacts. You may have to apply a bit of pressure to slide the card all the way in. After the card is firmly in place, secure its fastening tab to your computer's chassis with a mounting screw and close your computer's case. Power On your desktop computer. Insert the driver CD into your CD drive. The hardware installation is complete. Features § § § § § § § 11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-compliant equipment Plug-and Play operation provides easy setup. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum compatible to prevent lost connections Rugged metal design with external antenna Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 64-bit or 128-bit data encryption Driver Supports Windows 98, Millennium, NT V4.0 SP6, 2000 and XP § § § § Uniden® is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation. and Your Gateway To The EvolutionTM are a trademarks of Uniden America Corporation. Windows® 98/2000, Millennium, and XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft® in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. 1 2 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter Driver Installation Windows 98 Driver Installation 1. Turn On your desktop computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 98 automatically recognizes a new PCI Network Controller device. Click the Next button to continue. 3. Make sure "Specify a location" is selected and click the Browse button. At this point, Windows will ask you to browse for the folder. Simply select the CD-ROM drive in which the driver is located, click on the WIN98 folder and click the OK button or you can type in "E:\WIN98" (where "E" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click the Next button to continue. 2. Select "Search for the best driver for your device" and click the Next button to continue. 4. Windows is now ready to install the driver. Next button to continue. Click the 3 4 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Click the Finish button to continue. 7. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, after your desktop computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW200 802.11b Wireless LAN PCI Adapter if it is installed successfully. The PCI adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen. 6. To finish installing the PCI adapter, you must restart your desktop computer. Click the Yes button to restart your desktop computer. 5 6 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter Windows ME Driver Installation 1. Turn On your desktop computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows automatically recognizes a new PCI Network Controller. Select "Automatic search for a better driver". Click the Next button to continue. 2. Windows will indicate that the installation has been completed. Click the Finish button to continue. 3. To finish installing the new hardware, you must restart your desktop computer. Click the Yes button to restart your desktop computer. 7 8 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 4. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, after your desktop computer restarts, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW200 Wireless 802.11b LAN PCI Adapter if it is installed successfully. The PCI adapter driver installation is complete. Click Cancel to dismiss this screen. Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1. Turn On your desktop computer and insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows 2000 automatically recognizes the new hardware. Click the Next button to continue. 2. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device" and click the Next button to continue. 9 10 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 3. Windows will search for the driver. Once the driver is located, the following screen will appear. Click the Next button to continue. 4. The Digital Signature Not Found screen is a notification by Windows 2000. However, this does not mean that there is a problem. The PCW200 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows 2000. Click the Yes button to continue. 5. Windows has completed installing the driver. Finish button to continue. Click the 11 12 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 6. To verify the drivers were setup correctly, place the cursor over the My Computer icon and right click your mouse. Select Properties then select Hardware then Device Manager and double click on Network adapters. You will find the PCW200 Wireless 802.11b PCI adapter if it is installed successfully. The PCI adapter driver installation is complete. Windows NT Driver Installation Windows NT will setup the PCI adapter differently depending upon whether you've previously installed network hardware or not. Please follow the instructions appropriate for you. If You Have Never Installed Network Hardware On Your Desktop Computer 1. Windows NT is not a Plug-and-Play Operating System and will not automatically identify the PCI adapter. To begin setup, select Settings from the Start Menu and select Control Panel. Then double click on the Network icon. 2. Windows will notify you that Networking is not installed. Click the Yes button to continue. 13 14 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 3. Make sure "Wired to the network" is selected. Click the Next button to continue. Your Wireless PCI card follows wired protocols and the network cannot tell whether you are connected wirelessly or wired. 5. A list of adapters will appear on the screen. You should not select one of these, as your installation CD has all of the appropriate drivers. Click the Have Disk button to continue. 4. The next screen will not show any Network Adapters installed on your system, which signifies that no network hardware has been previously installed. Click the "Select from list" button to continue. 6. On the Insert Disk screen, type the driver path in the field provided. Then, click the OK button to continue. 15 16 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 7. The Select OEM Option screen will show the PCW200 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter. Click the OK button to continue. 9. On the screen showing the Network Services, the selections are automatically made. Click the Next button to continue. 8. This screen will show a list of Network Protocols. While the TCP/IP Protocol is already selected by default, you should check with your network administrator before installing any network protocols. Click the Next button to continue. 10. At this point, Windows is ready to start installing networking components. Click the Next button to continue. 17 18 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 11. Windows may request further files at this point. Insert the Windows NT CD into your CD-ROM drive. Type "E:\i386" ("E" represents the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Click on the Continue button. 13. At this point, Windows NT will begin installing the network components you previously selected. You may be asked if you would like to configure the protocols with a DHCP server on your network. If this screen appears, check with your network administrator before clicking the Yes or No button to continue. 12. If files are still requested, insert your driver CD into your CD-ROM drive and type the path. Then, click the Continue button. 14. Windows will bring you to the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screen. Set the fields on this screen as needed, and then click the OK button to continue. 19 20 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 15. Now, the network components will finish installing. You may then see a screen similar to that shown here asking you if you'd like to disable any network bindings. Be sure to check with your network administrator before making ANY changes. Click the Next button to continue. 17. On this screen, you will enter your unique desktop computer name, which is how your desktop computer will be identified on the network. You will also assign the desktop computer to either a Workgroup or to a Domain, whichever is appropriate. (For most home networking environments, Workgroup is the appropriate selection.) Click the Next button to continue. 16. At this point, Windows NT will let you know that it is ready to start the network. Click the Next button to continue. 21 22 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 18. Windows NT has completed installing the network. Click the Finish button to continue. If You Have Installed Network Hardware On Your Desktop Computer 1. Turn On your desktop computer and insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, if you have not done so already. Windows NT is not a Plug-and-Play Operating System and will not automatically recognize the PCI adapter. To begin setup, select Settings from the Start Menu and select Control Panel. Then double click on the Network icon. 2. To add the Network Adapters, click the Adapters tab and then click the Add button to continue. 19. Windows will ask you to restart your desktop computer. Click the Yes button to restart your desktop computer. 23 24 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 3. A list of adapters will appear on the screen. You should not select one of these, as your installation CD has all of the appropriate drivers. Click the Have Disk button to continue. 5. The Select OEM Option screen will show the PCW200 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter. Click the OK button to continue. 4. On the Insert Disk screen, type the driver path in the field provided. Then click the OK button to continue. 25 26 Wireless PCI Adapter Wireless PCI Adapter 6. Windows NT has completed installing the network. Click the Close button to continue. 7. Windows will bring you to the Microsoft TCP/IP Properties screen. Set the fields on this screen as needed, and then ...