CC and C Technologies WL1402 Users Manual

User’s Manual

IEEE 802.11b

WLAN MiniPCI Card

Version2.0

2004/02/16

Table of Contents

Information to User……………………………….. 3

1 Introduction………………………………………... 6
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Wireless LAN basics……………………………… 7

Windows Installation……………………………… 8

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Install Driver/Utility………………………………..

3.1

Configuration Utility………………………………………….

3.2

3.2.1 Configured at “Windows XP configuration”……..

3.2.2 Configured at “Realtek advanced configuration”

Technical Specifications of WLAN MiniPCI Card… 21

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Troubleshooting…………………………………… 22

Glossary…………………………………………… 23

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INFORMATION T O USER

•This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an 
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with 
minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.

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

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.

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.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

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This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following
conditions:

1 ) The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or
antenna.

As long as conduction above is met, further transmitter test will not be required.
However, the OEM integrator is still responsible for testing their end-product for any
additional compliance requirements required with this module installed (for example,
digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

IMPORTANT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for example
certain laptop configurations or co-location with another transmitter), then the FCC
authorization is no longer considered valid and the FCC ID can not

be used on the
final product. In these circumstances, the OEM integrator will be responsible for
re-evaluating the end product (including the transmitter) and obtaining a separate
FCC authorization.

End Product Labeling

The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following:

“Contains TX FCC ID: PANWL1402”.

Manual Information That Must be Included

The OEM integrator has to be aware not to provide information to the end user
regarding how to install or remove this RF module in the users manual of the end
product which integrate this module.
The users manual for OEM integrators must include the following information in a

prominent location “ IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure
compliance requirements. The antenna must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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REGULATORY INFORMATION

WLAN MiniPCI Card must be installed and used in strict accordance with the
instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety
standards.

USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This device complies with Part 15 of 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 that may cause undesired operation.

Europe - R&TTE Directive

This device complies with the specifications listed below

• ETS 300-826 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment.

• ETS 300-328 Technical requirements for Radio equipment.

• EN60950 Safety Requirements for Radio equipment

The channel identifiers, channel center frequencies, and regulatory domains of each
22-MHz-wide channel are shown in following Table.

Channel

Center

Frequency

Identifier

(MHZ)
1 2412
2 2417
3 2422
4 2427
5 2432
6 2437
7 2442
8 2447
9 2452

10 2457
11 2462
12 2467

Regulatory Domains

North

Japan ETSI

America

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Israel France Mexico

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13 2472
14 2484

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1. Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Wireless Local Area Net (WLAN) MiniPCI Card.
You are about to install a networking system that is not only fast and
powerful, but also easy to set up and simple to maintain. In a short time you
and those in your network will be able to share a local printer and files,
access the Internet, and roam about the office wire-free.

Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data
over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections. Thus, WLANs
combine data connectivity with user mobility, and, through simplified
configuration, enable movable LANs.

This wireless networking solution has been designed for both large and
small businesses, and it is scalable so that you can easily add more users
and new network features as your business grows.

This manual will assist you in the installing WLAN MiniPCI Card.

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2. Wireless LAN basics

Wireless LAN network defined by IEEE 802.11b standard committee could be
configured as:

• Ad Hoc wireless LAN, or

• Infrastructure wireless LAN.

Ad Hoc network is a group of notebooks with wireless LAN PC card called a
BSS (Basic Service Set). These notebooks use their wireless LAN PC cards to
communicate with each other, and notebooks cannot connect to the Internet.

STA 1

STA 2

STA 3

Figure 2-1 Ad Hoc wireless network

The most obvious differentiation between Infrastructure wireless network and
Ad Hoc wireless network is that the notebooks in Infrastructure wireless
network can make use of the resource in the Internet through Access Point.

Access Point

STA 1

STA 2

STA 3

Figure 2-2 Infrastructure wireless network

Internet

To set up your notebook’s network as the type of “Ad Hoc” or “Infrastructure”
wireless network depends completely on your requirement. Generally, if your
network environment has an Access Point, we recommend that you set it as
“Infrastructure” to connect to the Internet.

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3. Windows Installation

Before You Start

To use the WLAN MiniPCI Card with a computing device, the WLAN MiniPCI
Card must be equipped with an MiniPCI Interface. All drivers and supporting
software for the WLAN MiniPCI Card must be loaded and configured.

Ask your system administrator for the following information, which you may
need to provide during driver installation:

• Your Wireless Client Name

• Your Wireless SSID

• Your computer’s unique client name and workgroup name

• For your network account, your user name and password.

• Your IP address, gateway address, and subnet mask if you’re not using a

DHCP server.

Every computer on a network is identified by a unique network address. There
are two methods of assigning network addresses to computer on a TCP/IP
network:

• Static IP addressing

• Dynamic IP addressing (DHCP)

In networks with static IP addressing, the network administrator manually
assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a static IP address is assigned,
a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the
network. You may manually change the IP address in the Network Properties
dialog box. Networks using static IP addresses are easy to set up and do not
require additional network management software.

In networks with dynamic IP addressing, a DHCP server in the network
dynamically assigns IP addresses to all clients every time they log on to the
network. Network using dynamic IP addresses require setting up and running a
DHCP Server or installing the Wingate software package.

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