Benq AWL200 Users Manual

Wireless LAN Mini PCI

AWL-200
User Manual

Version 1.1
Oct. 2002

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Notice I

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BenQ Corporation reserves the right to change this manual and the
specifications to improve products without prior notice. So you can get the
most recent software and user documentation for all BenQ Wireless LAN
products on our web site.

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Notice II

FCC Warning

The AWL200 compiles with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions.
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Note:

The AWL200 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 o
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

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

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

Chapter 3. AWL200 Wireless Settings....................................................3

3.1 Status..............................................................................................................................5

3.2 Configuration...........................................................................................................7

3.3 Encryption..................................................................................................................9

3.4 Site Survey...............................................................................................................10

3.5 About............................................................................................................................11

Chapter 4. Trouble Shooting.................................................................12

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a BENQ AWL200 Wireless LAN PC Card. The
AWL200 Wireless LAN PC Card lets you connect to your network and the
Internet without needing to be tethered to a fixed location by a physical cable,
while still getting the same data transfer rates as with traditional Ethernet. In
addition to allowing you to enjoy the wonders of wireless networking, the
AWL200 provides two operating modes—ad -hoc mode (peer-to-peer) and
infrastructure mode (station-to-AP)—t o meet to your varying needs at
different purposes.

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