Benq 56W11 Users Manual

GPRS with WLAN PC Card W10 (W11) User’s Manual

Version 1.0 April 2003

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Notice II FCC Warning

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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 the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

This device complies with FCC RF Exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment, under 47 CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2).

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

Note: The W10 (W11) has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential environment. 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.

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Table of Contents

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

1.1. Product Kit...........................................................................................2

1.2. System Requirements............................................................................. 2

1.3. Mechanical Description.......................................................................... 2

Chapter 2. Installation ........................................................................ 4

2.1. Installing your SIM card to W10 (W11) ...................................................4

2.2. Removing your SIM card from W10 (W11)..............................................6

2.3. Driver Installation .................................................................................7

2.4. Using and Removing your W10 (W11) from your laptop.........................12

Chapter 3. W10 (W11) Wireless Settings............................................. 13

3.1. UI Functions.......................................................................................13

3.1.1. System Tray...................................................................................................13

3.1.2. Main Function Bar.........................................................................................15

3.1.2.1. Network Configuration ........................................................................15

3.1.2.1.1. GSM connection........................................................................16

3.1.2.1.2 GPRS connection........................................................................17

3.1.2.1.2.1 GPRS Connection setting..........................................................18

　 First time User..................................................................................18

3.1.2.1.3. WLAN......................................................................................19

3.1.2.2. Phone.................................................................................................24

3.1.2.3. Short Message Service (SMS)................................................................. 26

3.1.2.4. Phone Book.........................................................................................28

3.1.2.5. Setting................................................................................................32

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting............................................................... 36

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a BENQ W10 (W11) GPRS with WLAN PC Card. The W10 offers GSM/GPRS tri-band 900/1800/1900 MHz, (W11: 850/1800/1900 MHz) and IEEE 802.11b WLAN 2.4GHz connectivity in a single PC Card, ensuring that you can connect quickly and easily to the Internet wherever you are in more than 160 countries on five continents. The W10 (W11) provides both data and voice communications, giving you the freedom to send and receive e-mail and make voice calls with same device. The W10 (W11) also includes a phone book, and SMS capabili ties, providin g the full function ality of a cell phone on your la ptop. The W10 (W11)'s specially designed user-friendly utility helps you easily manage all functions. With the W10 (W11), you can save thousands of messages and phone numbers on your laptop. The W10 (W11) is the best solution for enterprises, SOHO users, and households that need to expand their networking environments easily and that need to access the Internet anytime, anywhere. With the W10 (W11), no matter where you are, you can stay in touch with customers and other important people by phone or e-mail. In addition to allowing you to enjoy the wonders of wireless networking, the W10 (W11) provides two operating modes—ad-hoc mode (peer-to-peer) and infrastructure mode (station-to-AP)—to meet to your varying needs at different purposes.

Note: GPRS/ GSM and WLAN cannot be activated at the same time.

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1.1. Product Kit

Before installation, make sure that you have the following items:

W10 (W11) GPRS with Wireless LAN PC Card

Hands-Free

Software CD containing user manual and utility

Quick Start Guide

Warranty card

1.2. System Requirements

Before using your W10 (W11), please check that you have the following required items:

Notebook PC with PCMCIA Type II slot and CD-ROM drive

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP operating system (recommend), Windows 98 SE/

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1.3. Mechanical Description

Top panel of the PCMCIA The following table provides an overview of each LED activity:

Ear Phone Jack

WLAN LED GPRS LED

WLAN LED

SIM card holder

GPRS LED

Color Blue Blue Red Power On Stable On Off On Signal Searching Slow flash Fast flash Off No Signal Off Off On Data RF activity On On

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Ring Tone NA On/switching flash

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Chapter 2. Installation

2.1. Installing your SIM card to W10 (W11)

To successfully use your W10 (W11), you have to insert your SIM card supplied by your network operator.

1. Push the SIM card holder out and slide it in the direction shown.

2. Place your SIM card to the W10 (W11) SIM card holder in the direct ion shown. Note that the gold contact part of the SIM card faces outside.

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3. Please make sure the SIM card is firmly fixed in the SIM card holder as below shows.

4. Insert the SIM card holder (with the SIM card inside) back to W10 (W11) in the direction shown. Then, you are ready to use full functions of W10 (W11).

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2.2. Removing your SIM card from W10 (W11)

Please follow the instructions below to remove your SIM card from W10 (W11) after using it.

1. Push the SIM card holder out and slide it in the direction shown.

2. Use your fingers to bend the middle part of the W10 (W11) SIM card holder as the follow picture shows in order to remove your SIM card from the holder.

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2.3. Driver Installation

Please insert the W10 (W11) auto-run installation CD into your CD-ROM Drive of your laptop. The CD have installation program and operation manual. Please select “” to start the installation. Then CD will start the installation process automatically.

Select a setup language you wish to install and press OK button.

The W10 (W11) driver is activated to prepare the InstallShield Wizard. Please wait

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while copying files.

Select a location to install W10 (W11) files. The default location is C:\Program Files\BENQ Corporation\W10 (W11). To install W10 ( W11) files to this folder, click Next. If you want to install to another folder, click Browse and select another folder.

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