Broadcom BRCM1014 User Manual

Boadcom 802.11ag WLAN Card User's Guide, BCM94309MPC0

The Solution

BCM94309MPC0 enables access to wireless local area networks (WLANs), enables the sharing of a local printer and files with others

in the network, enables Internet connection sharing, and enables roaming about the office—wire-free. This wireless LAN solution is
designed for both the home user and businesses—and it is scalable so that users can be added and new network features can be
enabled as networking needs grow.

Configuring a Network Profile in Infrastructure Mode (Windows® XP
Environment)

Before you can connect to a wireless network, you must configure a network profile for that network on your notebook computer. If
you purchased your notebook computer with the Boadcom WLAN Card already installed and set up at the factory, follow the
network profile configuration instructions provided below. If this is not the case, first verify that the Boadcom WLAN Card
has been properly installed in your computer according to the installation instructions. Then proceed with the following instructions
for configuring your network profiles.

To begin configuring a network profile, open Wireless Network Connection Properties.

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network Connections.

2. Click Wireless Network Connection.

3. Under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.

NOTE—For more information on how to configure a network profile and IEEE 802.1x authentication, click Learn about setting up
wireless network configuration.

You can configure a network profile for networks that are listed under Available networks as well as those that are not listed. When
you have completed configuring a network profile, the network name and icon appear at the top of the list under Preferred networks.
Your computer automatically connects to the network at the top of the list. Follow the applicable instruction set below, based on
whether or not the network is listed and whether or not the network requires network key information (check with your network
administrator or access point (AP) installer to see if network key information is required). NOTE—Both the network name and the
network key information are case-sensitive.

❍ Configuring a Profile for a Listed Network That Does Not Require Network Key Information
❍ Configuring a Profile for a Listed Network That Requires Network Key Information
❍ Configuring a Profile for a Network That Is Not Listed and Does Not Require Network Key Information
❍ Configuring a Profile for a Network That Is Not Listed and Requires Network Key Information

Configuring a Profile for a Listed Network That Does Not Require Network

Key Information (Windows XP Environment)

1. Click the network name under Available networks and click Configure.

2. Click OK. The network name and icon appear at the top of the list under Preferred networks.

3. Click OK to activate the network connection. To verify that the network connection has been made, reopen Wireless
Network Connection Properties. The computer is connected to the selected network when a blue bubble appears on top of

the icon

for that network. If the bubble does not appear, click Refresh. If it still does not appear, try to access a Web

page to verify that you are connected to the Internet.

Configuring a Profile for a Listed Network That Requires Network Key
Information (Windows XP Environment)

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Security

2. Clear the The key is provided for me automatically check box.

3. From the Network Authentication list, select Open.

4. From the Data encryption list, select WEP.

5. Type the network key in the Network key box and again in the Confirm network key box.

6. Click OK. The network name and icon appear at the top of the list under Preferred networks.

1. Click the network name under Available networks and then click Configure.

7. Click OK to activate the network connection. To verify that the network connection has been made,
reopen Wireless Network Connection Properties. The computer is connected to the selected network

when a blue bubble appears on top of the icon

for that network. If the bubble does not appear, click

Refresh. If it still does not appear, try to access a Web page to verify that you are connected to the
Internet.

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Security

Encryption