BenQ W11 User Manual

GPRS with WLAN PC Card
W11
User’s Manual

Version 1.0
April 2003

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Notice I

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permission of BenQ Corporati on.

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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Contents subject to change without prior notice. BenQ is a registered trademark of
BenQ Corporation. All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors.

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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 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 W11..............................................................4

2.2. Removing your SIM card from W11........................................................6

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

2.4. Using and Removing your W11 from your laptop ...................................12

Chapter 3. W11 Wireless Settings....................................................... 13

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

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

3.1.2. Main Function Bar.........................................................................................14

3.1.2.1. Network Configuration ........................................................................14

3.1.2.1.1. GSM connection........................................................................15

3.1.2.1.2 GPRS connection........................................................................16

3.1.2.1.2.1 GPRS Connection setting..........................................................17

　 First time User..................................................................................17

3.1.2.1.3. WLAN......................................................................................18

3.1.2.2. Phone.................................................................................................23

3.1.2.3. Short Message Service (SMS)................................................................. 25

3.1.2.4. Phone Book.........................................................................................27

3.1.2.5. Setting................................................................................................31

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting............................................................... 35

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a BENQ W11 GPRS with WLAN PC Card. The W11 offers
GSM/GPRS tri-band 900/1800/1900 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 W11
provides both data and voice communications, giving you the freedom to send and
receive e-mail and make voice calls with same device, and even simultaneously. The
W11 also includes a phone book, and SMS capabilities, providing the full
functionality of a cell phone on your laptop. The W11's specially designed
user-friendly utility helps you easily manage all functions. With the W11, you can save
thousands of messages and phone numbers on your laptop. The 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 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 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.

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1.1. Product Kit

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

W11 GPRS with Wireless LAN PC Card

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Hands-Free

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Software CD containing user manual and utility

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Quick Start Guide

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Warranty card

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1.2. System Requirements

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

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

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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

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

WLAN LED GPRS LED

WLAN LED

SIM card holder

GPRS LED

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 W11

To successfully use your 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 W11 SIM card holder in the direction 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 W11 in the direction
shown. Then, you are ready to use full functions of W11.

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2.2. Removing your SIM card from W11

Please follow the instructions below to remove your SIM card from 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 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 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 W11 driver is activated to prepare the InstallShield Wizard. Please wait while
copying files.

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Select a location to install W11 files. The default location is C:\Program Files\BENQ
Corporation\W11. To install 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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