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Wireless LAN Client
Quick Setup Guide
PCMCIA WLC030
USB WLL013
This Quick Set-Up Guide provides you with the basic
instructions for setting up these wireless adaptors on
your computer. The complete user manual that
includes an illustrated step-by-step guide can be
found on this CD.
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Introduction A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) serves the same purpose as a conventional 1 wired Ethernet network (LAN) but without the wires. Computers are linked together by radio waves. The wireless adaptor is your “wireless network card”. It turns your computer into a wireless station, allowing it to connect to other wireless stations or wireless access points to share network resources including Internet access. Your wireless adaptor is Wi-Fi certified to the IEEE 802.11b standard. This
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WLAN PCMCIA Card/USB Adaptor Quick Set-up Guide 2.1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 1. Exit from all currently running programs. 2. Insert the provided manufacturer’s CD into your drive. A menu will launch. If it fails to load automatically, click Start - Run and enter d:\run.exe (substitute d: with your CD drive letter) then OK. 3. Select Install Driver and Utility from the menu. 4. Then Next. Select One Click Installation - OK. The program will look after the install automatically. 5. Click Finish to
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Configuring Wireless Adaptor Properties Before you start you need to know: 3 1. The type of network you are connecting to, infrastructure or ad-hoc. 2. The SSID of the network you are connecting to. The SSID is already determined on an existing network by the network administrator. You will have to set up your adaptor in order to comply with the network. Only when you are setting up a new network, is there an option on the SSID. 3.1 WINDOWS 98, 98SE, ME & 2000 Pages 17-33 of the User’s Manual
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WLAN PCMCIA Card/USB Adaptor Quick Set-up Guide 4. In SSID, enter the SSID. All wireless clients must use the same SSID in order to communicate with each other. 5. Click Submit. The wireless link quality indicators are not available for this mode. 3.2 WINDOWS XP ONLY Pages 34-42 of the User’s Manual on CD describe every individual function of the utility. Please refer to these pages for all the details as required. Your wireless adaptor uses the Windows built in Wireless Network Connection util
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Setting Up Wireless Privacy 4.1 WEP 4 WEP is for protection against eavesdropping and prevention of access from unauthorised wireless stations. Both 64 and 128 bit encryption are supported. The 128 bit option is more secure but it impacts more on the effective throughput of the network than the 64 bit option. The WEP setting is determined on an existing network by the network administrator. Only if you are setting up a new network there is the option on the WEP setting. Before you start you shou
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WLAN PCMCIA Card/USB Adaptor Quick Set-up Guide supply the MAC address of your adaptor to the network administrator for inclusion into the access point’s list of authorised users. The MAC address of your adaptor is printed on a barcode label affixed to the product. The label reads MAC:009096- xxxxxx. 009096 is the first half of the address. Uninstalling the device and software Removing adaptor hardware from computer 5 It is recommended that you follow the standard Windows procedure for disconnec
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Troubleshooting 1. Cannot connect to access point (infrastructure mode) or 7 other wireless stations (ad-hoc mode) Check that the POWER light on the adaptor is on. Make sure the adaptor and access points/wireless stations are using the same SSID. If MAC address filtering (see section 4.2) is enabled at the access point, contact the network administrator to include your adpator’s MAC address into the list of authorised clients. If WEP is used, make sure the same encryption (64- or 128-bit) is sel
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WLAN PCMCIA Card/USB Adaptor Quick Set-up Guide If the radio interference source is known, increase the separation between the wireless computers and the device causing the interference. Do not share the same AC power socket between the computer and the device generating the interference. Stay away from microwave sources (including microwave oven) and large metal objects.
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Warranty Dynalink warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve months from the original date of purchase. We will, at our discretion, repair or replace the faulty unit, free of charge, provided it is returned to us with proof of purchase from an authorised dealer within the warranty period. Return delivery after repair will be paid for by Dynalink. We reserve the right not to repair or replace goods that: have been mishandled, abused or not installed
