Askey Computer WLL070 Users Manual
11Mbps Wireless LAN Card
User’s Manual
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Date: April 2003
Part No. A196XPRev02
Contents
About This Manual....................................................................................................................................................... III
Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless LAN Basics................................................................................................................................................... 2
Local Area Network (LAN)........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Ad-Hoc Mode ............................................................................................................................................................................2
Infrastructure Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................3
Roaming ....................................................................................................................................................................................4
Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card............................................................................................................ 5
System Requirements................................................................................................................................................. 5
Installing Wireless LAN Card Driver and Software ..................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility ................................................................................................................. 13
Accessing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility .............................................................................................................. 13
Note to Windows XP Users .....................................................................................................................................................14
Status Tab ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Configuration Tab...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Encryption ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Advanced.................................................................................................................................................................................20
Profile Tab ................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Site Monitor Tab........................................................................................................................................................ 23
About Tab.................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Chapter 4 Using Wireless Tray Icon Functions .................................................................................................... 27
Viewing Signal Strength and Speed ......................................................................................................................... 27
Tray Icon Color Indication ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Other Functions......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 5 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Utility ............................................................................... 31
Connecting to an Access Point or Wireless LAN Card ...........................................................................................................31
Viewing Wireless Connection Status.......................................................................................................................................33
Configuring Your Wireless Properties ....................................................................................................................................33
Chapter 6 Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card..................................................................................................... 39
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Uninstalling the Wireless LAN Card Software........................................................................................................... 39
Removing the Wireless LAN Card (For PCMCIA Adapter)....................................................................................... 41
Chapter 7 Updating the Device Driver and Software............................................................................................ 43
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Appendix A Limited Warranty................................................................................................................................. 47
Wireless LAN Hardware............................................................................................................................................ 47
Wireless LAN Software ............................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix B Regulatory Compliance...................................................................................................................... 49
FCC Part 15 Declaration of Conformity (DoC).......................................................................................................... 49
FCC Rules and Regulations - Part 15....................................................................................................................... 50
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement......................................................................................................................... 50
Appendix C Setting Up TCP/IP................................................................................................................................51
For Windows 98/ME.................................................................................................................................................. 51
For Windows 2000/XP .............................................................................................................................................. 52
Appendix D Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 55
Glossary....................................................................................................................................................................... 59
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Ad-Hoc Mode .......................................................................................................................................2
Figure 1-2 Infrastructure Mode..............................................................................................................................3
Figure 1-3 Roaming Across Multiple Access Points .............................................................................................4
Figure 3-1 Wireless LAN Monitor Tray Icon Menu ..............................................................................................14
Figure 3-2 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – Status ................................................................................................16
Figure 3-3 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – Configuration.....................................................................................19
Figure 3-4 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – Domain selection...............................................................................21
Figure 3-5 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – Profile ................................................................................................22
Figure 3-6 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – Site Monitor .......................................................................................24
Figure 3-7 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility – About.................................................................................................25
Figure 4-1 Windows XP Configuration Utility-Connect to Wireless Network ......................................................31
Figure 4-2 Windows XP- Connection Status.......................................................................................................33
Figure 4-3 Windows XP Connection Properties -General...................................................................................34
Figure 4-4 Windows XP Connection Properties-Wireless Networks...................................................................35
Figure 4-5 Windows XP-Add Preferred Networks...............................................................................................35
Figure 4-6 Windows XP Configuration Utility-Set up Network to Aceess ...........................................................36
Figure 4-7 Windows XP Connection Properties -Authentication.........................................................................37
Contents
About This Manual
This manual was written for the following types of wireless adapter:
For brevity, throughout this manual Wireless LAN Card is used to indicate the 11Mbps Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card/ PCMCIA Wireless LAN
Card. Also, the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably:
• Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card
• PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card
• Base Station – Access Point – AP
• Peer-to-Peer – Ad Hoc
• Wireless LAN – WLAN
• Ethernet network – LAN – network
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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 steps to get your device up and run.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
This Wireless LAN Card is an IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN 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 Peer-to-Peer Group (also referred to as Ad-Hoc mode) and Base Station connection
(also referred to as Infrastructure mode) are supported. For network security concern, 64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Protection (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 conations 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 to 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 equipped computers, forming a
Peer-to-Peer (Ad-Hoc) wireless network. The second way is to connect to a Base Station (Access Point) that gives you access to an existing wired LAN,
forming an Infrastructure wireless network.
Ad-Hoc Mode
Ad-Hoc mode offers peer-to-peer connections between workstations, allowing communication between computers within range that have an 802.11b
DSSS compatible PC card installed. A wireless Peer-to-Peer Group 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 a Base Station (access point) or several Base Stations as 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 files server.
Figure 1-2 Infrastructure Mode
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Roaming
Multiple Base Stations (Access Points) can be installed to extend the wireless service coverage area for seamless wireless access. Within an extended
service area, all Base Stations 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
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Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card
This chapter describes the installation process for 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 Monitor Utility, is to help you configure and monitor your Wireless LAN
Card.
After completing the steps listed above, if you need to set up the TCP/IP protocol for the Wireless LAN Card to communicate with your network, refer
to “
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Appendix C Setting Up TCP/IP” for details.
System Requirements
To use the Wireless LAN Card, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:
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Pentium-class PC, 300MHz or better recommended
64 Mbytes recommended
Hard disk space at least 30 Mbytes
PCMCIA slot (for PCMCIA type Wireless LAN Card)
UL listed I.T.E. computers
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Installing Wireless LAN Card Driver and Software
Follow these steps to install the Wireless LAN Card driver and software.
Notes:
For Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card:
a. Your notebook is probably shipped with Wireless LAN Card and its driver and software properly installed. If this is the case, ignore this chapter and
proceed with the configuration steps in the next chapter.
b. If your system has not been installed with the driver, the Windows PnP function will detect the wireless adapter and issue a dialog box requesting for
its driver. Click Cancel to quit the wizard at this point.
For PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card:
Do not insert the Wireless LAN Card device to your laptop’s PCMCIA slot before installing its driver. If this happens, the Windows PnP function will
detect the PCMCIA device and issue a dialog box requesting for its driver. Click Cancel to quit the wizard and remove the Wireless LAN Card.
1. Close all Windows programs that are running.
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2. Insert the provided Software Utility CD into your CD-ROM drive and select Utility&Driver. Or, run Setup.exe from D:\Utility&Driver folder of
3. For quick installation, select Typical and click Next. Then skip to step 10.
the Software Utility CD where D is the drive letter. When the welcome screen pops up, click Next.
For custom installation (to select the parameters that you would like to use), select Custom and click Next to go to next step.
4. To install the software to the default destination folder, click Next. If you are to install the software to a different folder, click Browse to select
another folder, and then click Next.
5. If required, you may type a new folder name for the program icons to be added to the Program Folder. Then click Next to continue.
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6. Select the network type you prefer and then click Next.
7. Enter the SSID of the wireless network you wish to connect to. Then click Next.
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8. This step is for Ad Hoc network type only. For Ad Hoc mode network, specify a channel number for the Wireless LAN Card.
9. If the settings listed are correct, click Next. Otherwise, click Back to modify your settings.
10 For PCMCIA wireless adapter only, the following screen will pop up asking you to insert your wireless adapter into the PCMCIA slot of your
computer. Please do as the dialog request.
For Windows 98(SE)
The system will find the Wireless LAN Card and you will be prompted for Windows 98 CD. Click OK. Then enter the path to your Windows
98(SE) CD files (if Windows 98 CD files are not in you host computer, remove the Software Utility CD and insert the Windows 98 CD into your
CD-ROM at this step) and click OK.
11. Click Finish.
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For PCMCIA adapter users, the installation is complete.
For Mini PCI adapter users, just follow the instructions below to complete the installation process.
For Windows XP and 2000 users, the installation is complete.
For Windows 98(SE) and Windows ME users, the system will reboot after you click Finish at step 11. Just follow the on-screen instructions as
described below to complete the installation.
Windows 98(SE)
1. After reboot, the system will find the Wireless LAN Card and you will be prompted for Windows 98 CD. Click OK. Then enter the path to your
Windows 98(SE) CD files (if Windows 98 CD files are not in you host computer, remove the Software Utility CD and insert the Windows 98 CD
into your CD-ROM at this step) and click OK.
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2. You will be prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Windows ME
After reboot, Windows will continue the installation process and you will be prompted to restart your computer again, click Yes.
Note: If you need to set up the TCP/IP address or the subnet mask, refer to “
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Appendix C Setting Up TCP/IP” for details.
Now you are done with the installation procedure. You should be able to see the Wireless LAN Monitor icon appearing on the right side of the taskbar.
Proceed to next chapter to configure or fine-tune your Wireless LAN Card settings.
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Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Monitor Utility
The configuration of the Wireless LAN Card is done through the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility. This utility also includes a number of tools to display
current statistics and status information pertaining to your Wireless LAN Card and to perform link test. See the appropriate subsection as required.
Accessing the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility
The Wireless LAN Monitor Utility is launched automatically with its monitor icon located on the system tray. If the utility is not launched, manually
start it by selecting Start > Programs > IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN > IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Utility.
To access the Wireless LAN Monitor Utility, you can take any of the following methods:
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Double-click the Wireless LAN Monitor icon on the system tray
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