Abocom Systems WB2K5 User Manual

WB2500
802.11b Wireless
CardBus PC Card
User Manual
Doc. No.: 022103-02
FCC Certification
The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment.
Part15, Class B
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and
2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
CAUTION:
1) This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth
for an uncontrolled environment.
2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with
any other antenna or transmitter.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1
FEATURES ................................................................................................. 1
WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS ................................................................. 2
The Peer-to-Peer Network............................................................ 2
The Access Point Network........................................................... 3
LED INDICATORS ..................................................................................... 3
Link: Green (On/Off) ................................................................... 3
Act: Orange (Blink)...................................................................... 3
INSTALLATION....................................................................................... 4
INSTALL THE DEVICE ................................................................................ 4
INSTALL THE DRIVER................................................................................ 4
In Windows 98 ............................................................................. 4
In Windows ME ........................................................................... 7
In Windows 2000 ......................................................................... 9
In Windows XP.......................................................................... 11
Verify ......................................................................................... 13
INSTALL THE UTILITY ............................................................................. 14
NETWORK CONNECTION.................................................................. 16
IN WINDOWS 98/ME............................................................................... 16
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N WINDOWS 2000/XP............................................................................ 19
CONFIGURATION................................................................................. 22
ACCESSING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY ............................................. 22
Config Tab ................................................................................. 23
Advanced Config Tab ................................................................ 26
Status Tab................................................................................... 28
Statistics Tab .............................................................................. 29
About Tab .................................................................................. 30
Exit Tab...................................................................................... 31
UNINSTALLATION ............................................................................... 32
UNINSTALL THE UTILITY ........................................................................ 32
UNINSTALL THE DRIVER ......................................................................... 34
SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................. 35

INTRODUCTION

The 802.11b Wireless 32bit CardBus PC Card is a high-speed 11
Megabits per second (Mbps) Ethernet wireless network adapter that plugs into any CardBus enabled PC. Once connected with other networked PC’s, it allows you to share hard disk drives, DVD drives, CD drives, printers, and the likes. It also provides shared access to a modem for Internet access. Based on radio frequency (RF) technology, a wireless LAN transmits and receives data over the air, along with the guarantee to provide privacy and noninterference by the use of separate radio frequency.
The 802.11b Wireless 32bit CardBus PC Card allows you to take full advantage of your PC’s mobility with access to real-time information and online services anytime and anywhere. Plus, with the network installation simplicity and flexibility, you can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings and allow the network to go where wires cannot go. Exploring WWW and augmenting networks can never be done more easily.

Features

Complies with IEEE 802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN Complies with PC Card standard
Supports PC Card hot swap and true Plug & Play
Works with all existing network infrastructure
Complies with specific wireless products and services
Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption
Freedom to roam while staying connected
11 Mbps high-speed transfer rate
Rich diagnostic LED indicators with Integrated Antenna
Supports Window 98/2000/ME/XP
Lower power consumption
Easy to install and configure
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Wireless Network Options

The Peer-to-Peer Network

This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with wireless PC Cards or wireless PCI, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop.
Or you can use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other PCs via a wireless LAN.
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The Access Point Network

The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With wireless PC Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.

LED Indicators

Link: Green (On/Off)

Glow – linking to an Access Point or Peer-to-Peer mode.

Act: Orange (Blink)

Blink – Transmitting/receiving wireless data.
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INSTALLATION

Install the Device

1. Locate the CardBus slot of your system.
1. Align the Wireless PC Card in the CardBus slot. Push evenly and slowly until it is seated.
2. Once the device has been connected to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware and then automatically copy all of the files needed for networking.

Install the Driver

In Windows 98

1. In Add New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
2. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended).
Click Next.
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3. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify
a location: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\WIN98). Click Next.
4. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.
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5. Insert Windows 98 CD-ROM, and then click OK.
6. Click Finish to complete the installation.
7. When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes.
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In Windows ME

1. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), click Next.
2. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Search
for the best driver for your device (Recommended) and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\WINME.) Click Next.
3. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.
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4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
5. When Windows prompts you to restart your computer, click Yes.
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In Windows 2000

1. In Found New Hardware Wizard, click Next.
2. In Install Hardware Device Drivers, select Search for a suitable
driver for my device (recommended), click Next.
3. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify
a location, click Next.
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4. Click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\WIN2000).
Click OK.
5. Click Next, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.
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6. In Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue.
7. Click Finish to complete the installation.

In Windows XP

1. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click
Next.
2. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Include this location in the search: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e.g. D:\WINXP). Click Next.
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3. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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Verify

To verify if the device exists in your computer and is enabled, go to Start
Settings Control Panel System ( Hardware) Device Manager. Expand the Network adapters category. If the 802.11b Wireless CardBus PC Card is listed here, it means that your device is
properly installed and enabled.
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Install the Utility

1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Double click on Setup.exe to install the Wireless LAN Utility.
2. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue.
3. In License Agreement, click Yes to accept the terms.
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4. Click Finish to complete the installation.
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NETWORK CONNECTION

Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings.

In Windows 98/ME

1. Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network.
Make sure that the following components are installed.
2.
802.11b Wireless CardBus PC Card
IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
NetBEUI
TCP/IP
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If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft.
3. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add.
4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. Click OK.
5. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Print Sharing.
6. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network.
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7. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Share-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.”
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8. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device.
9. Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up, a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network.
10. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network.

In Windows 2000/XP

1. (In Windows 2000)
Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial-up Connections Local Area Connection Properties.
(In Windows XP) Go to Start Control Panel Network Connections Wireless
Network Connection Enabled 802.11b Wireless CardBus PC Card Properties.
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2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.
Client for Microsoft Networks
NWLink NetBIOS
NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
3. If any components are missing, click on the Install… button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add… to add it in.
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4. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks.
5. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete the installation.
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CONFIGURATION

After successful installation of the Wireless PC Card’s Driver and Utility, a Network Status icon (see Fig.1) will display in the system tray. Meanwhile, a RTL8180 Shortcut icon (see Fig.2) will appear on the desktop.
Fig1 Fig2

Accessing the Configuration Utility

The Configuration Utility is accessed by double-clicking on the Shortcut icon.
Click Advanced to enter the Configuration Window.
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All settings are categorized into 6 Tabs:
Config Tab
Advanced Config Tab
Status Tab
Statistics Tab
About Tab
Exit Tab
Config Tab
The Config tab allows you to configure WEP encryption and add/remove Profile(s).
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Item Description
Available Wireless Network(s)
Configure
Refresh
Displays all available networks.
Highlight an available network, click Configure to set up WEP encryption (see diagram below).
Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks.
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Item Description
Available Profile(s) Displays all available profiles.
Add
Remove
Set Default
Click the button and the Wireless Network
Properties window will appear. In the Network Name (SSID) field, enter your desired network name
listed in the above Available Wireless Network(s) box, and click OK.
Highlight the unwanted profile listed in the Available profile(s) box, and click the button to remove it.
Highlight a profile, click the button to set it as a default profile.
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Advanced Config Tab
The Advanced Config Tab allows you to change advanced configuration settings, such as the Ad Hoc default channel, Power Save and Radio
Off.
Item Description
Ad Hoc default channel
Power Save
CAM
(Constantly
Awake Mode)
Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All devices in the wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel in order to function properly.
Keeps the PC card powered up continuously so there is little lag in message response time.
Consumes the most power but offers the highest throughput. Is recommended for desktop computers and devices that use AC power.
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Item Description
Max PSP
(Power Save
Mode)
Fast PSP
(Power Save
Mode)
Channel Channel button is enabled only in Peer-to-Peer mode.
Show icon in System Tray
Dedicate Probe
Causes the access point to buffer incoming messages for the client adapter, which wakes up periodically and polls the access point to see if any buffered messages are waiting for it. The PC card can request each message and then go back to sleep.
Conserves the most power but offers the lowest throughput. Is recommended for devices which power consumption is the ultimate concern (such as small battery-powered devices).
Switched between PSP mode and CAM mode, depending on network traffic. This mode switched to CAM when retrieving a large number of packets and switches back to PSP after the packets have been retrieved.
Is recommended when power consumption is a concern but you need greater throughput than that allowed by Max PSP.
(There are 14 channels available, depending on the country.)
Check this box to show icon in system tray.
Radio Off
Rescan
Check/Uncheck this box to disable/enable the radio module function of the Wireless PC Card.
Searches for all available networks. Click this button to rescan and issue an updated list of all available sites.
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Status Tab
The Status Tab displays basic link information, including Channel Set, MAC Address, Network Type and Power Save Mode.
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Statistics Tab
The Statistics tab shows the available statistic information. Press Reset button to renew this list of statistics.
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About Tab
Click on the About tab to view basic version information about the Configuration Utility.
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Exit Tab
Click on the Exit tab to exit the application.
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UNINSTALLATION

In case you need to uninstall the Utility or Driver, please refer to below sections.

Uninstall the Utility

1. Go to Start (Settings ) Control Panel Add or Remove Programs.
2. Highlight RTL8180, Click Change/Remove.
3. Click Next to continue.
4. Click OK to continue.
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5. Click Finish to complete the uninstalled procedure.
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Uninstall the Driver

1. Right-click My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager.
2. Right-click 802.11b Wireless CardBus PC Card then click Uninstall (or Remove).
3. Click OK.
4. The system may prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes
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SPECIFICATIONS

Standards IEEE 802.11b,Wi-Fi compliant
Host Interface 32-bit CardBus
Antenna Patch Antenna
Physical Specifications
LED Indicators
Power Requirement
Operating Frequency Range
Number of Selectable Channels
Modulation Technique
Security 0/64/128 bit WEP
Spreading 11 chip Barker sequence
Media Access Protocol
Supported OS Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
EMC Certification
Environment Specifications
Weight: 40 g Dimension: 119(L) x 53.94 (W) x 6.88(H) mm LINK: Green (ON) ACT: Orange (Blink) Operating Voltage: 3.3V TX consumption: 320mA (Max) RX consumption: 150mA (Max)
2.412GHz-2.4835GHz
USA, Canada: 11 channels Europe: 13 channels Japan: 14 channels Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK)
CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK
FCC Part 15 in US EN300328 and EN300826 (EN301489-17) in Europe Operating Temperature: 0~65 ambient temperature Storage Temperature: -20~75 ambient temperature Operating humidity: 95% maximum (non-condensing) Storage humidity: 95% maximum (non-condensing)
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