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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card
Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card
User Manual
Version: 1.1
(Aug, 2002)
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Copyright Copyright 2001 by this company All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company This company makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card 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 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
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE) The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000. Safety This equ
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Manual Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ………………………………………… ……………… … …………… .… .… 6 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure … ...……………………………………………… ..………… .7 Chapter 3 Configuring Utility … ..………………………………………… .………………… …..10 3.1 Status …………………………………………………………………………………… ..…10 3.2 Statistic …………………………………………………………………………………… ..…11 3.3 Site Survey …………………………………………………………………………………… ..…12 3.4 Encryption …………………………………………………………………………………… ..…12 3.5 Advanced ………………… …………
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Wireless PCMCIA Card. This device features the latest innovation wireless technology and will help you build the world of wireless networking. This manual will give you step-by-step instructions of the installation to help you use the Wireless PCMCIA Card properly. Package Contents Before you begin the installation, please check the items of your package. The package should include the following ite
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Chapter 2 Installation Procedure If you are using Windows 98/2000/ME, please read the following instructions. Before you proceed with the installation, it is important for you to know… Note1: The following installation was operated under Windows 98. (Procedures will be the same for Windows 2000/ME. If you are using Windows XP, please turn to page 9.) Note2: If you have installed the Wireless PCMCIA Card driver & utility before, please uninstall the o
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card C. Click “Next” to install the driver. If you want to install this to a different folder, click “Browse”, and select another folder. Then click “Next.” D. Click “Next” to begin copying the files to your hard disk. E. Click “Finish” to complete the installation. F. You must restart the computer now. Then insert the Wireless PCMCIA Card in your computer. Please wait for 2-3 minute
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card If you are using Windows XP, please read the following instructions. Before you proceed with the installation, it is important for you to know… Note1: Windows XP has built-in support for wireless networking utility. Note2: Do not execute the “Setup.exe” under the “Driver” folder. A. Please insert the Wireless PCMCIA Card in your computer. B. The system will find the device and search for its driver. Please select the “Driver & Utility/Drivers/WinXP” folder
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Chapter 3 Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the Wireless PCMCIA Card and monitor the statistics of the communication process. Double-click the icon on the system tray to view the configuration mode. This utility can be used to change the following configuration parameters when the device is active. Please continue to read the following instructions. Note: Click “Exit” to leave the
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card u Tx Rate: Shows the Data Transfer Rate. There are 1 Mbps, 2M bps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps, and auto mode. If you select “auto mode”, the device will choose the most suitable rate automatically. u Power Mgmt Mode: Shows the Power Management mode. There are two optional selections for this mode. Ø Active – Adapter will always set in active mode. Ø Power Save – Adapter will enter power saving mode when it is idle. u Signal Strength: This bar shows the signal st
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card 3.3 “Site Survey” This screen shows all the Access Points or Adapters nearby when operating in Ad-Hoc mode. Click “Re-Scan” to collect the BSSID and Channel information of all the wireless devices near by. If you want to connect to any device on the list, double-click the item on the list, and the adapter will automatically connect to the selected device. 3.4 “Encryption” Additional
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card 3.5 “Advanced” There are Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold setting under this mode. u Preamble Type (Short/Long): Preamble is the first subfield of PPDU, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to PHY (Physical layer). There are two options, Short Preamble and Long Preamble. The Short Preamble option improves throughput performance. u Fragmentation Threshold: The size at which pac
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Chapter 4 Technical Specification l Standard: IEEE802.11b l Frequency Band: 2.400 GHz ~2.4835GHz l Data Rate: Up to 11Mbps l Interface: PCMCIA l Transmission Range: Outdoor: 100~300M, Indoor: 30~100M l LED Indicator: Link l Power consumption: 3.3V DC, 500mA Tx, 230mA RX l Operating Temperature : 0 to 55 l Storage Temperature : -20 to 70 l Operating Humidity: 0% to 70% Non-Condensing l Storage Humidity: 0% to 95% Non-condensing l Data Encrypt
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of this Wireless PCMCIA Card. Read the description below to solve your problems. ü What is the IEEE 802.11b standard The IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN standard subcommittee which formulates the standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate. ü What does IE
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Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card ü What is DSSS What is FHSS And what are their differences Frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-sequence spread- spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmi
