Corega 108M User Manual

User Manual

108M Wireless Cardbus Adapter

WLCB54GS

WLCB54GS Manual

1. Preface............................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Features.................................................................................... 2

1.2 Packing Content..................................................................... 2

1.3 Hardware description........................................................... 3

1.4 System Requirements.......................................................... 3

1.5 Wireless LAN Modes.............................................................. 4

A. Infrastructure mode............................................. 4

B. Ad-Hoc mode......................................................... 5

2. Software Installation................................................................................... 6

2.1 Before You Start.. .................................................................... 6

2.2 Install Software....................................................................... 6

3. Driver Installation.......................................................................................10

4. Setting Network Protocol.........................................................................12

5. Wireless conﬁguration..............................................................................14

5.1 Connect to AP (Infrastructure Mode)............................. 14

5.2 Connect to network adapter (Ad-Hoc Mode).............. 16

5.3 If no available AP for connecting................................... 19

6. Security Conﬁguration............................................................................. 21

6.1 Setting ESSID........................................................................ 22

6.2 Setting WEP........................................................................... 23

6.3 Setting WPA.......................................................................... 25

[WPA-PSK]................................................................. 25

[WPA-Enterprise]..................................................... 26

7. Utility Introduction................................................................................... 28

7.1 Conﬁguration....................................................................... 28

7.2 Status...................................................................................... 29

7.3 Option.................................................................................... 30

7.4 About...................................................................................... 30

8. FAQ................................................................................................................ 31

9. Speciﬁcation............................................................................................... 33

10. About corega........................................................................................... 34

WLCB54GS Manual

corega WLCB54GS gives you both freedom of movement and ﬂexibility of access! Designed to the IEEE802.11g speciﬁcation, this versatile PC card offers speeds up to nearly ﬁve times faster than widely deployed IEEE 802.11b wireless networks found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the world. With Atheron Super G mode, the transmission rate can even speed up to 108Mbps!

1.1 Features

• Works with both IEEE802.11b & IEEE802.11g

• Speeds up to 108Mbps

• Ofﬁce roaming for notebook PC users

• 64&128&152bit WEP, WPA encryption

• Shared broadband Internet access and resources

1.2 Packing Content

Before installation, please make sure the packing content is completed. If something loss please contact your local vender.

- Wireless 108 Mbps Access Point

- Power Adapter

- Ethernet Cable

- Product Stand

- Detachable antenna

- Quick Installation Guide

- Manual

Preface

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1.3 Hardware description

1. Power LED Indicate power status.

2. Link LED Blink: searching for wireless signal On: connected Off: disconnected

1.4 System Requirements

• A laptop or notebook computer with an available 32-bit cardbus slot

• Windows XP/2000/Me/98SE

• At least 32 MB of memory and a 300 MHz processor

• An 802.11g or 802.11b access point (for Infrastructure mode), or another 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for Ad-Hoc, Peer-to-Peer networking mode).

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1.5 Wireless LAN Modes

There are two basically modes of networking for setting:

A. Infrastucture mode

Infrastructure networking differs from ad-hoc networking in that it includes an access point. Unlike the ad-hoc structure where users on the LAN contend the shared bandwidth, on an infrastructure network the access point can manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless users to take advantage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet, email, ﬁle transfer, and printer sharing. Infrastructure networking has the following advantages over ad-hoc networking:

• Extended range: each wireless LAN computer within the range of the access point can communicate with other wireless LAN computers within range of the access point.

• Roaming: the access point enables a wireless LAN computer to move through a building and still be connected to the LAN.

• Wired to wireless LAN connectivity: the access point bridges the gap between wireless LANs and their wired counterparts.

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Notebook with installed WLCB54GS

Wirless Access Point

Connect to Internet

Modem

Notebook with installed WLCB54GS

B. Ad-Hoc mode

Also known as a peer-to-peer network, an ad-hoc network is one that allows all workstations and computers in the network to act as servers to all other users on the network. Users on the network can share ﬁles, print to a shared printer, and access the Internet with a shared modem. However, with ad-hoc networking, users can only communicate with other wireless LAN computers that are in the wireless LAN workgroup, and

are within range.

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Software Installation

2.1 Before You Start..

1. Hardware Installation: please insert corega WLCB54GS into the carbus slot in your notebook ﬁrst, and when it appears following screen please click [Cancel] to ignore it.

2. Please prepare OS installation driver CD (Windows 98/Me) before the installation.

3. Please notice next section is taken Windows XP OS for instance, and some screens will differ from others.

2.2 Software Installation

1. Please put installed CD into CD-ROM.

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2. Please select [English].

3. Please select [Install Software].

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4. Click [Next].

5. Please conﬁrm the path, if no changes please click [Next].

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6. Click [Next].

7. Finished, please choose [Yes]=>computer restart.

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1. After restarting the computer, it will show up [Found New Hardware] screen, if not, please re-insert corega WLCB54GS again.

2. When it shows up below screen, please click [Continue Anyway] (or [Yes] in Windows 2000 OS) directly without worries.

[In Windows XP]

Driver Installation

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