Abocom Systems WP2000 User Manual

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.

Technical Support

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Head office :
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Table of Contents

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

F

EATURES

W

IRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS

LED I

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

NDICATORS

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

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

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

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

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

A

UTOMATICALLY

M

ANUALLY

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

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

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

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

V

ERIFY

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

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IN W

INDOWS

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

I

N WINDOWS

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

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

U

SE MANUFACTURER’S CONFIGURATION UTILITY

N

ETWORK STATUS ICON

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

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

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

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

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

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

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U

SE WINDOWS

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

U

NINSTALL THE MANUFACTURER’S CONFIGURATION UTILITY

U

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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1 -

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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2 -

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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3 -

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.

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Skip this section. Go to Installi the Device

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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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4 -

Next

to continue.

3. The

destination chosen by the utility. Click

Choose Destination Location

screen will show you the default

Next

to continue.

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

continue.

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5 -

Next

to

5. In

6. In

Start Copying Files

Setup Status

, click

Next

to continue.

, the InstallShield Wizard will begin copying the files.

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6 -

7. Click

Finish

.

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7 -

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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8 -

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

Next

.

.

Click

Next

.

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9 -

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

CD-ROM

appropriate path (e.g.

4. Click

Next

and

Specify a location:

D:\Win9xMe

and click

). Click

Browse

Next

to provide the

.

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

5. Insert

Windows 98

CD-ROM, and then click

10 -

-

OK

.