Abocom Systems WP2000 User Manual

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802.11b Wireless

PCI Card

User Manual

Doc. No.: 102202-02

REGULATORY STATEMENTS

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 model 802.11b Wireless PCI Card (WP2000) must be installed and used

in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product.

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.

Warring:

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by party responsible for compliance could void the user the user authority to operate the equipment.

CAUTION:

1)To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons.

2)This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1

EATURES

IRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS

LED I

INSTALL THE UTILITY .........................................................................4

NDICATORS

.................................................................................................1

..................................................................2

The Peer-to-Peer Network ............................................................2

The Access Point Network ...........................................................3

......................................................................................3

Link: Green (On/Off)....................................................................3

Act: Green (Blink)........................................................................3

INSTALL THE DEVICE...........................................................................8

UTOMATICALLY

ANUALLY

In Windows 98 .............................................................................9

In Windows ME .........................................................................12

In Windows 2000........................................................................14

In Windows XP ..........................................................................17

ERIFY

NETWORK CONNECTION .................................................................. 20

....................................................................................................19

...............................................................................................9

......................................................................................8

IN W

INDOWS

98/ME ...............................................................................20

N WINDOWS

2000/XP ............................................................................23

CONFIGURATION .................................................................................26

SE MANUFACTURER’S CONFIGURATION UTILITY

ETWORK STATUS ICON

The Status Icon...........................................................................27

Link Info.....................................................................................28

Configuration..............................................................................29

Encryption ..................................................................................30

Site Survey..................................................................................32

About ..........................................................................................33

.........................................................................27

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SE WINDOWS

UNINSTALLATION................................................................................40

NINSTALL THE MANUFACTURER’S CONFIGURATION UTILITY

NINSTALL THE DEVICE

SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................43

XP’S W

IRELESS CONFIGURATION UTILITY

..........................................................................41

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Introduction

A wireless LAN links network users to LAN services without the use of a cabled connection to attach them to the network infrastructure and gives mobile workers the freedom to stay connected to the network while roaming around a building or multiple buildings, maintaining access to the Internet, e-mail, networked applications, and print services.

The 802.11b Wireless PCI Card

is a powerful 32bit PCI Card that install quickly and easily into Desktop PC for your wireless network applications and based on the IEEE 802.11b standard offering a data rate of 11Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. It is a high-speed wireless network card that plugs into your desktop PC and accesses to the LAN or peer-to-peer networking easily without wires or cables. 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.

Features

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Compliant with IEEE 802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN Compliant with PCI Standard Works with all existing network infrastructure.

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Compatible with specific wireless products and services Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption Protocol Freedom to roam while staying connected 11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate Rich diagnostic LED indicators. 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 PCI or wireless PC Cards, 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 PCI Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an

LED Indicators

Link: Green (On/Off)

Access Point

Glow

Act: Green (Blink)

Blink

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

– Transmitting/receiving wireless data.

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Install the Utility

Precaution

: Installing the Adapter's utility before installing the device is

highly recommended for saving your time.

Precaution for Windows XP users

There are two options for you to choose:

Follow below instructions to install the utility.



Skip this section. Go to Installi the Device



XP section to install the device, and then you can use the built-in utility

in Windows XP.

1. Insert the

click on

Setup Utility CD-ROM

Setup.exe

to install the

into the CD-ROM drive and double

Wireless LAN Utility

– Manually - In Windows

2. When the Welcome screen appears, click

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to continue.

3. The

destination chosen by the utility. Click

Choose Destination Location

screen will show you the default

to continue.

4. Follow the instruction to select the program folder. Click

continue.

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5. In

6. In

Start Copying Files

Setup Status

, click

to continue.

, the InstallShield Wizard will begin copying the files.

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7. Click

Finish

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Install the Device

Automatically

Once the Application setup in completed, follow below steps to install the device.

1. Before installing the device, make sure the computer is turned off.

2. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer.

3. Carefully slide the wireless PCI card into an available PCI slot, push it

evenly and firmly and ensure it is screwed securely in place using the mounting screw.

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.

For Windows 98 users

system operating CD-ROM at hand. You may be asked to insert the OS

: As you perform the installation, have your

Install the Utility

section has been

CD-ROM for the system to download a specific driver.

For Windows 2000 users

appears, click

For Windows XP users

1. Select

Next.

2. Click

3. Click

Install the software automatically (Recommeded)

Continue Anyway.

Finish

to continue.

Yes

to complete the installation.

: When

Digital Signature Not Found

screen

and click

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Manually

If you want to install the device before installing the utility, please follow below sections.

1. Before installing the device, make sure the computer is turned off.

2. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer.

3. Carefully slide the wireless PCI card into an available PCI slot, push it

evenly and firmly and ensure it is screwed securely in place using the mounting screw.

Once the device has been connected to your computer, Windows will detect the new hardware automatically.

In Windows 98

1. In

2. Select

Add New Hardware Wizard

Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)

, click

Click

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3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select

CD-ROM

appropriate path (e.g.

4. Click

and

Specify a location:

D:\Win9xMe

and click

). Click

Browse

to provide the

, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.

5. Insert

Windows 98

CD-ROM, and then click

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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

2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select

Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended

) and click Click

3. Click

Browse Next

, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.

to provide the appropriate path (e.g.

D:\Win9xMe

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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

2. In

, click

Install Hardware Device Drivers

, select

Search for a suitable

driver for my device (recommended),

click

3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select

CD-ROM drivers

and

Specify a location

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, click

4. Click Click

5. Click

Browse

, Windows will copy all the necessary files to your system.

to provide the appropriate path (e.g.

D:\Win2kXP

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6. In

7. Click

Digital Signature Not Found

Finish

to complete the installation.

8. Restart your computer.

window, click

Yes

to continue.

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In Windows XP

1. Once the device is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Select

specific location (Advanced)

and click

Next.

Install from a list or

2. Insert the device driver

Include this location in the search:

appropriate path (e.g.

D:\Win2kXP

CD-ROM

into the CD-ROM drive. Select

and click

). Click

Browse

to provide the

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3. Click necessary files to your system.

Continue Anyway

to proceed. Windows will copy all the

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

Settings



Manager

. Expand the

Control Panel



Wireless PCI Card

System (



Network adapters

Hardware)



category. If the

is listed here, it means that your device is properly



Device

802.11b

installed and enabled.

Start

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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

Go to

Make sure that you have all the following components installed.

Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network



802.11b Wireless PCI 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

add. Click

, and then double click on the item you want to

5. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the

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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File and

7. Click the

control

” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level

can be set to “

Access Control

tab. Make sure that “

User-level access control

Share-level access

.”

8. When finished, restart your computer to activate the new device.

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9. Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up, a window will appear and require you to enter a username and password. Make up a username and password and click 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

. Do not

desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network.

In Windows 2000/XP

1. (In

Windows 2000

Go to

Connections  Local Area Connection  Properties

(In Go to

Start Settings  Control Panel  Network and Dial-up

Windows XP

Start  Control Panel  Network Connections  Wireless

)

Logon

Network Connection Enabled 802.11b Wireless PCI Card  Properties

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2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.



3. If any components are missing, click on the

Client for Microsoft Networks

NWLink NetBIOS

NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

the

Client/Service/Protocol

you need, click

Add…

required. After selecting the component

to add it in.

Install…

button to select

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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

Note:

Wireless settings:

Please go to Step 4 of

Utility

Windows XP's Wireless Configuration Utility

configuration.

For Windows XP users, you have two options to configure the

Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility

Use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration

section to disable the Windows XP's wireless configuration.

Use Windows XP's Wireless Configuration

. Please go to

section to use the

Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility

After installing the Wireless PCI Card’s driver successfully, the

Status

icon will appear in the task bar. You can open it by double-clicking

Use

Network

the icon.

If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to

Wireless LAN Utility  Wireless LAN Utility

bar.

, it will appear in the task

Start

Programs 



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Network Status Icon

The Status Icon

Icon Link Status

Access Point mode. (Green)

refer to below table for the exact link quality)

Peer-to-Peer mode

No connection. (Red)

. (

White)

(Please

Icon Signal Strength

Excellent link quality.

Good link quality.

Fair link quality.

Poor link quality.

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Link Info

The

Link Info

Adapter.

tab will display the current status of the Wireless Network

Item Description

Status It displays the information about the status of the communication

(the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated).

SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your

wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network.

It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter.

Tx Rate It shows the current transfer rate. (1, 2, 5.5, or 11Mbps or Auto)

Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used. (There are 14

channels available, depends on the country.)

Link Quality

It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects.

Signal Strength

Data Rate It displays the current transmitting and receiving rate.

It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects.

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Configuration

You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the

Operation Mode, Tx Rate

and

Preamble Type

SSID,

Item Description

SSID SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your

wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure that all points in the network are set the same.

Operating Mode It displays the current operating mode. (Access Point or

Peer-to -Peer).

Channel 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 work correctly. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.)

Tx Rate Select (1, 2, 5.5, or 11Mbps or Auto) from the pull-down

list to change the current transfer rate.

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Item Description

Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to

synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. (Note: If you want to change the Preamble type into Long or Short, please check the setting of AP. Some Access Points do not support Auto Preamble.)

 Auto Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble

type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type.

 Long Preamble

Short



Preamble

Radio Select On/Off from the pull-down list to enable/disable the

If in a "noisy" network environment, the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble.

The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired. If in a "noisy" network environment, the performance would be decreased.

Radio Module function of the Wireless Network Adapter.

Encryption

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

security of your wireless network.

encryption can be used to ensure the

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Item Description

Data Encryption WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64

Bit/128 Bit shared key algorithm. Check this box to enable WEP encryption.

Auth. Mode The authentication mode defines configuration

options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming wireless network cards.

You may choose between Open Authentication,

Shared Authentication, and Auto.

Open Authentication If the Access Point is using "Open Authentication”,

then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication mode.

Shared Authentication Shared Authentication is when both the sender and

the recipient share a secret key.

Auto Select Auto for the network adapter to select the

Authentication mode automatically depending on the Access Point Authentication mode.

Key Length 64 Bit or 128 Bit.

WEP Key

 1  2

  4

Apply Click Apply to save the changes. Cancel Click Cancel to exit the application.

You must use the same value/phrase or WEP key settings for all

Note

This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption.

Fill in the appropriate value/phrase.

wireless computers in order for the wireless network to function well

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Site Survey

The

Site Survey

features.

tab shows all the available Access Points and their

Item Description

SSID

WEP

Channel

Signal

BSSID/IBSSID

Type

Re-Scan

It displays the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter.

It displays the status of WEP Encryption.

It displays the selected channel that is currently used.

It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects.

A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.

It displays the type of Basic Service Set. (

Peer-to-Peer)

Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan and list all available sites.

Access Point or

Connect

Select one from the list to connect.

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About

You can view basic information about the Utility like the Driver and Utility

Version.

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Use Windows XP’s Wireless Configuration Utility

1. Go to

2. In

Start  Control Panel  Network Connections

Network Connections

Connections

Note

: Double-click the

window, right-click the

icon, and select

Wireless Network Connection

Properties

Wireless Network

icon and you

can see the status of the Wireless PCI Card as described below.

3. In

General

Wireless Network Connection Properties

tab. Click

Configure

to enable Windows configuration.

window, select the

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Property Description

Antenna

Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to

Data Rate

Network Type

(Diversity, Antenna A or Antenna B): These settings determine which antenna will be used to transmit or receive.

correspond with your network settings. All devices in the wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel in order to work correctly.

(There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.) Select (1, 2, 5.5, or 11Mbps or Auto) from the pull-down list

to change the current transfer rate.

Select the appropriate Network Type from 802.11 AdHoc

Mode (Active), 802.11 AdHoc Mode (Passive) or Infrastructure.

In AdHoc mode, Active mode is recommended since it can generate/pass beacon packets automatically.

Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to

synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. (Note: Please check the setting of AP first.)

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 Auto Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble

type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type.

 Long Preamble

Short



Preamble

RTS Threshold

Select SharedKey Index Sharekey1 Sharekey2 Sharekey3 Sharekey4

If in a "noisy" network environment, the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble.

The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired. If in a "noisy" network environment, the performance would be decreased.

This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended.

Select from

This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption.

Fill in the appropriate value/phrase.

1, 2, 3, 4 or No selection.

SSID

WEP

4. In

Wireless Networks

SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your

wireless network. It must be identical for all points in the network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Make sure that all points in the network are set the same.

WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64 Bit/128 Bit shared key algorithm.

Select WEP key 128bit or WEP key 64bit to enable WEP encryption.

Wireless Network Connection Properties

tab.

window, select the

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Use Windows to configure…



* Use Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility

Note

configure the wireless settings. Make sure the check box is

: If you want to use the manufacturer’s configuration utility to

NOT

enabled (please refer to below figure), and then the Network Status icon will appear in the taskbar. You can open it by double-clicking the icon.

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* Use Windows to configure

Note

Utility

: Right-click the Network Status icon in the taskbar, click

. The Network Status icon in the taskbar will disappear, and then

you can use Windows to configure the wireless settings.

Available networks

Displays all available networks.

Configure

Disable

Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below.

Refresh

Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks.

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Preferred networks

From available network(s) listed above, you can select preferred one(s) in an order that you can arrange.

The marked one is the currently used network.

Move up

Move the selected network forward one position.

Move down

Move the selected network back one position

Add…

Click the button and the appear. In the listed in the above

Note

: The new settings will be active only after you click on

Network name

Available networks

Wireless Network Connection Properties

Wireless Network Properties

field, enter your desired network name

box, and click

window.

Remove

Highlight the unwanted network listed in the and click the button to remove it.

Properties

Highlight the network listed in the above

Preferred networks

click the button to display its properties.

window will

in the

Preferred networks

box, and

box,

Once network configuration is done, make sure to click parameters will be saved and active only after doing so.

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. The new

Uninstallation

In case you need to uninstall the Utility or device, please refer to below

sections.

Uninstall the Manufacturer’s Configuration Utility

1. Go to

Wireless LAN Utility

Start

Programs  Wireless LAN Utility  Uninstall



2. Click

This step is only for Windows XP users:

Make sure the Wireless LAN Utility is closed prior to clicking

to continue.

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Yes

(To close the Wireless LAN Utility: right-click the Network Status icon in the taskbar, and then click

4. Select

Finish

Exit

Yes, I want to restart my computer now

to complete the uninstalled procedure.

, and then click

Uninstall the device

1. Right-click

Manager

2. Right-click

Remove)

My Computer → Properties → Hardware → Device

802.11b Wireless PCI Card

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then click

Uninstall (or

3. Click

4. The system will prompt you to restart your computer. Click

Yes

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Specifications

Standard IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant

Host Interface PCI 2.2

Antenna Dipole Antenna

LINK: Green (ON)

LED Indicators

Frequency Range 2.412GHz-2.4835GHz

Number of Selectable Channels

Data rate 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps



ACT: Green (Blink)



USA, Canada: 11 channels



Europe: 13 channels



Japan: 14 channels



Modulation Technique

Security 0/64/128 bit WEP

Bit Error rate Better than 10-5

Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK

Power Requirement

Physical Specifications

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK)

Operating Voltage: 5V

TX consumption: 430mA (Max)



RX consumption: 300mA (Max)



Sleep Mode: 25mA



Weight: 50g



Dimension: 119.9 (L) x 46.7(W) mm



Operating Temperature: 0~65



temperature

ambient

℃

Environment Specifications

Storage Temperature: -20~75



temperature

Operating humidity: 95% maximum



(non-condensing)

Storage humidity: 95% maximum



(non-condensing)

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ambient

℃

Windows 98



Supported OS

EMC Certification

Windows ME



Windows 2000



Windows XP



FCC Part 15 in US



EN300328 and EN300826 (EN301489-17) in



Europe

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Abocom Systems WP2000 User Manual

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