Askey Computer WLL0010 User Manual

11Mbps Wireless LAN Card

User ’s Manual

11Mbps Wireless LAN Card User's Manual

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Contents

About This Manual........................................................................................................................................................V

Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 1

Wireless LAN Basics................................................................................................................................................... 2

Local Area Network (LAN) .......................................................................................................................................................2

Ad-Hoc Mode............................................................................................................................................................................3

Infrastructure Mode..................................................................................................................................................................4

Roaming....................................................................................................................................................................................5

Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card............................................................................................................ 7

System Requirements................................................................................................................................................. 8

Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software .............................................................................................................. 9

Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Utility .................................................................................................................... 13

Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility.................................................................................................................. 14

Notice When Assessing Wireless LAN Utility under Windows XP..........................................................................................16

Configuration............................................................................................................................................................. 18

Available Wireless Networks...................................................................................................................................................18

Available Profiles....................................................................................................................................................................20

WEP Settings...........................................................................................................................................................................21

Advanced Configuration............................................................................................................................................ 24

Status ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26

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Statistics.................................................................................................................................................................... 27

About......................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Chapter 5 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Utility ............................................................................... 31

Connecting to an Access Point or Wireless LAN Card............................................................................................. 31

Viewing Wireless Connection Status ........................................................................................................................ 34

Configuring Your Wireless Propert ies....................................................................................................................... 35

Chapter 6 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card..................................................................................................... 41

Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card Software........................................................................................................... 41

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................................45

Appendix A Limited Warranty................................................................................................................................. 49

Wireless LAN Hardware............................................................................................................................................ 49

Wireless LAN Software ............................................................................................................................................. 50

Appendix B Setting Up TCP/IP................................................................................................................................ 51

For Windows 98/ME.................................................................................................................................................. 51

For Windows 2000/XP .............................................................................................................................................. 54

Glossary....................................................................................................................................................................... 57

About This Manual

This manual was written for the following type of wireless adapter:

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For brevity, throughout this manual Wireless LAN Card is used to indicate the wireless adapter. Also, the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably:

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This User’s Manual contains information on how to install and configure your Wireless LAN Card. From now on, we will guide you through the correct configuration step s to get your device up and run.

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Mini-PCI Wireless Adapter

Access Point – AP Peer-to-Peer – Ad Hoc Wireless LAN – WLAN Ethernet networ k – LAN – network

Chapter 1 Introduction

This Wireless LAN Card is an IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN (Mini-)PCI adapter. It allows your computer to connect to a wireless network and to share resources, such as files or printers without being bound to the network wires. Operating in 2.4GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) radio transmission, the Wireless LAN Card transfers data at speeds up to 11Mbps. Both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure mode are supported. For network security concern, 40/104-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm is used. In addition, its standard compliance ensures that it can communicate with any 802.11b networks.

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Wireless LAN Basics

This section contains some Wireless LAN basics to help you better understand how the product work together to create a wireless network.

Local Area Network (LAN)

Simply put, a LAN is a network that exists in a relatively limited area. A network is two or more computers connected together sharing files and peripheral devices such as printers.

The Wireless LAN Card allows you to interact with other computers without having to run cables normally associated with networks. This lets you move your computer around while staying connected t o your network.

There are two ways to use the Wireless LAN Card. One way is to connect directly to one or more Wireless LAN Card equipp ed computers, forming an Ad-Hoc wireless ne twork. The second way is to connect to an Access Point that gives you access to an existing wired LAN, forming an Infrastructure wireless network.

Chapter 1 Introduction

Ad-Hoc Mode

The Ad-Hoc Group offers peer-to-peer connections between workstations, allowing communication between computers within range that have a Wireless LAN Card installed. A wireless Ad-Hoc network can also access a wired LAN’s TCP/IP service (such as e-mail and the Internet) by using a TCP/IP software router on an Ethernet equipped PowerBook or notebook.

Figure 1-1 Ad-Hoc Mode

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Infrastructure Mode

The Infrastructure network uses an AP or several APs a s a gateway, linking the wireless network to a wired LAN. As a result, portable workstations or desktops on your wireless network have access to all of the features of your wired LAN including e-mail, Internet access, network printers and file server.

Figure 1-2 Infrastructure Mode

Chapter 1 Introduction

Roaming

Multiple Access Points can be installed to extend the wireless service coverage area for seamless wireless access. Within an extended service area, all Access Points and wireless clients must have the same Service Set Identity (SSID). Roaming among different Access Points is controlled automatically to maintain the wireless connectivity at all times.

Figure 1-3 Roaming Across Multiple Access Points

Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card

This chapter describes the installation process of the driver and software for the Wireless LAN Card. Proper driver installation is to allow the device to operate on your host computer while the utility software, Wireless LAN Utility, is to help you configure and monitor your Wireless LAN Card.

In case you need to install the driver and software for any reason, follow the instructions described in this chapter.

Note: The installation procedures are basically the same in Windows operating system. The following description uses Windows XP as the example environment.

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System Requirements

To use the Wireless LAN Card, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:

Pentium-class PC, 300MHz or better recommended 64 MB of RAM, additional memory recommended Hard disk space at least 30 Mbytes Windows 98(SE)/Me/2000/XP UL listed I.T.E. computers

Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software

This section describes how to install the wireless adapter driver and software. Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP use the same setup program; however, operation system-specific situation may occur during or after the installation process.

Follow these steps to install the wireless adapter driver and software.

1. Run Setup.exe from D:\Utility&Driver folder of the Software Utility CD where D is the drive letter. When the welcome screen pops up, click Next.

Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card

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2. When the License Agreement screen appears, click Next.

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For Windows XP users, if Windows logo compatibility message appears, click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation.

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For Windows 2000 users, if you are prompted with the Digital Signature not Found alarm message, click Yes.

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For Windows 98se users

- When prompted to insert the installation disk, click OK. The Insert Disk screens pops up, click the Browse button to locate the driver from D:\Utility&Driver\Win98 of the Software Utility CD where D is the drive letter.

- When prompted for Windows 98(SE) CD-ROM, click OK. Then enter the path to your Windows 98(SE) original files, and click OK. If Windows 98(SE) original files are not on your computer, you will need to remove the Software Installation CD and then insert your Windows 98(SE) installation CD. Otherwise just locate the Windows 98 CAB files on your computer.

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3. Click Finish.

4. Different situations will occur according to your OS. Follow the OS-specific instructions to complete the installation.

For Windows 2000 and XP

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The installation process is complete.

For Windows ME

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You will be prompted to restart your computer, click OK.

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When prompted to restart your computer again, click Yes.

For Windows 98se

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When prompted to restart your computer, click OK.

Note: If you need to set up the TCP/IP address or the subnet mask, refer to “Appendix B

Setting Up TCP/IP” for details.

Chapter 3 Using Wireless LAN Utility

Once your wireless adapter driver and software is properly installed, the provided Wireless LAN Utility is ready for use. You should be able to find the wireless icon on your system tray. See the ensuing subsections for instructions on using the vendor-provided wireless utility.

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Accessing Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility

To access vendor-provided Wireless LAN Utility:

1. Double-click the wireless icon on the system tray.

2. Click the Advanced button.

3. The vendor-provided utility is launched. You may click the menu on the left to execute corresponding tasks.

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Notice When Assessing Wireless LAN Utility under Windows XP

Aside from using the vendor’s WLAN utility for configuration, Windows XP includes a Wireless Zero Configuration Utility for you to configure your wirel ess adapter. By default, your wireless adapter is managed by Windows XP-included wireless utility. Under this circumstance, you will be prompted with the “You are in “Windows Config” mode” message if you try to access vendor-provided utility by double-clicking vendor’s wireless icon in the system tray.

You can choose to configure your wireless network via either the vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility or Windows XP-included wireless utility.

Using Vendor’s Wireless LAN Utility

To use the vendor’s WLAN utility for configuration purposes, you should disable the Windows XP-included wireless utility by these steps:

4. Double-click the Windows XP wireless tray icon and then click Properties (or Advanced). Then select Wireless Networks tab.

Windows XP wireless icon

Vendor’s wireless icon

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