Alpha Networks ISL38000M User Manual
MiniPCI WLAN Card
OEM installation Manual
Version 0.1
0-Introduction
The Intersil ISL38000M WLAN NIC is a complete wireless high speed Network
Interface Card (NIC) utilizing the Intersil PRISM GT ® chip set. It conforms to the IEEE
802.11g protocol and operates in the 2.45 GHz ISM frequency bands.
It provides a complete reference design evaluation platform of hardware and software to
system providers or integrators requiring wireless data communications capability and is
ideal for integration into computer platforms.
• Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.11g WLAN standards
• FCC Certified Under Part 15 (pending) to Operate in the 2.45 Bands
• Support for 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and 6 Mbps OFDM, 11 and 5.5 Mbps CCK and
legacy 2 and 1 Mbps data rates
• Driver Supports Microsoft Windows ® 98/SE, ME, XP and 2000 (SR1)
1-OEM Installation procedure
1.1 Installing the miniPCI card into the host PC Notebook
a-open miniPCI slot cover of host PC Notebook housing
b-insert miniPCI card into miniPCI slot
c-connect the host PC notebook antennas to the miniPCI card antenna connectors (Hirose
type UFL connector)
d-close miniPCI slot cover of host PC Notebook housing
1.2 Installing the software drivers
a-Start windows
b-When windows detects new hardware and asks for drivers, point to directory where the
Intersil driver is located (for example floppy drive, cdrom , harddisk) to install.
c-after drivers are installed, restart windows
d-the Intersil WLAN icon will appear in system tray on the bottom right of the screen
(see yellow arrow in fig. 01)
fig, 01: Intersil WLAN icon
e-double click the Intersil WLAN icon to open the WLAN settings, the following
window will appear (see fig.02)
f-click on configuration tab and select which type of network is required (access point or
Peer-to-peer mode), see fig. 03.
g-select what TX rate is required (default setting is fully automatic) see fig. 04.
h-select what encryption type is required, 64 or 128 bit WEP (default setting is disabled)
see fig. 05.
i-click on the status tab to see the connection status (fig.06).
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