D-Link WMP-A12 User Manual

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WMP-A12

User’s Manual

First Edition (May, 2002)

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Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise

1. Bitte lesen Sie sich diese Hinweise sorgfältig durch.

2. Heben Sie diese Anleitung für den spätern Gebr uch  uf.

3. Vor jedem Reinigen ist d s Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen. Vervenden Sie keine Flüssig- oder

Aerosolreiniger. Am besten dient ein  ngefeuchtetes Tuch zur Reinigung.

4. Um eine Beschädigung des Gerätes zu vermeiden sollten Sie nur Zubehörteile verwenden, die vom Hersteller

zugel ssen sind.

5. D s Gerät is vor Feuchtigkeit zu schützen.

6. Bei der Aufstellung des Gerätes ist  uf sichern Stnd zu  chten. Ein Kippen oder Fllen könnte Verletzungen

hervorrufen. Verwenden Sie nur sichere St ndorte und bechten Sie die Aufstellhinweise des Herstellers.

7. Die Belüftungsöffnungen dienen zur Luftzirkultion die d s Gerät vor Überhitzung schützt. Sorgen Sie dfür,

d ß diese Öffnungen nicht bgedeckt werden.

8. Be chten Sie beim Anschluß  n d s Stromnetz die Anschlußwerte.

9. Die Netz nschlußsteckdose muß  us Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit einen Schutzleiterkontkt h ben.

10. Verlegen Sie die Netz nschlußleitung so, d ß niem nd d rüber f llen knn. Es sollete  uch nichts  uf der

Leitung  bgestellt werden.

11. Alle Hinweise und W rnungen die sich m Geräten befinden sind zu bechten.

12. Wird d s Gerät über einen längeren Zeitr um nicht benutzt, sollten Sie es vom Stromnetz trennen. Somit

wird im Flle einer Übersp nnung eine Beschädigung vermieden.

13. Durch die Lüftungsöffnungen dürfen niem ls Gegenstände oder Flüssigkeiten in ds Gerät gel ngen. Dies

könnte einen Brnd bzw. Elektrischen Schl g  uslösen.

14. Öffnen Sie niem ls ds Gerät. D s Gerät d rf  us Gründen der elektrischen Sicherheit nur von  uthorisiertem

Serviceperson l geöffnet werden.

15. Wenn folgende Situ tionen  uftreten ist ds Gerät vom Stromnetz zu trennen und von einer qulifizierten

Servicestelle zu überprüfen:

 – Netzk bel oder Netzstecker sint beschädigt.

b – Flüssigkeit ist in ds Gerät eingedrungen.

c – D s Gerät wr Feuchtigkeit  usgesetzt.

d – Wenn ds Gerät nicht der Bedienungsnleitung ensprechend funktioniert oder Sie mit Hilfe dieser Anleitung

keine Verbesserung erzielen.

e – Ds Gerät ist gef llen und/oder d s Gehäuse ist beschädigt.

f – Wenn d s Gerät deutliche Anzeichen eines Defektes ufweist.

16. Bei Rep rturen dürfen nur  rginlers tzteile bzw. den  rgin lteilen entsprechende Teile verwendet werden.

Der Eins tz von ungeeigneten Erstzteilen k nn eine weitere Beschädigung hervorrufen.

17. Wenden Sie sich mit  llen Frgen die Service und Rep rtur betreffen n Ihren Servicep rtner. Somit stellen

Sie die Betriebssicherheit des Gerätes sicher.

18. Zum Netz nschluß dieses Gerätes ist eine geprüfte Leitung zu verwenden, Für einen Nennstrom bis 6A und

einem Gerätegewicht großer 3kg ist eine Leitung nicht leichter  ls H05VV-F, 3G, 0.75mm2 einzusetzen

Limited Warranty

Hardware:

D-LINK WARRANTS EACH  F ITS HARDWARE PR DUCTS T BE FREE FR M DEFECTS IN W RKMANSHIP AND

MATERIALS UNDER N RMAL USE AND SERVICE F R A PERI D C MMENCING  N THE DATE  F PURCHASE FR M

D-LINK  R ITS AUTH RIZED RESELLER AND EXTENDING F R THE LENGTH  F TIME STIPULATED BY THE

AUTH RIZED RESELLER  R D-LINK BRANCH  FFICE NEAREST T THE PLACE  F PURCHASE.

THIS WARRANTY APPLIES  N THE C NDITI N THAT THE PR DUCT REGISTRATI N CARD IS FILLED  UT AND

RETURNED T A D-LINK  FFICE WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS  F PURCHASE. A LIST  F D-LINK  FFICES IS

PR VIDED AT THE BACK  F THIS MANUAL, T GETHER WITH A C PY  F THE REGISTRATI N CARD.

IF THE PR DUCT PR VES DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERI D, D-LINK WILL PR VIDE

REPAIR  R REPLACEMENT  F THE PR DUCT. D-LINK SHALL HAVE THE S LE DISCRETI N WHETHER T REPAIR

 R REPLACE, AND REPLACEMENT PR DUCT MAY BE NEW  R REC NDITI NED. REPLACEMENT PR DUCT

SHALL BE  F EQUIVALENT  R BETTER SPECIFICATI NS, RELATIVE T THE DEFECTIVE PR DUCT, BUT NEED N T

BE IDENTICAL. ANY PR DUCT  R PART REPAIRED BY D-LINK PURSUANT T THIS WARRANTY SHALL HAVE A

WARRANTY PERI D  F N T LESS THAN 90 DAYS, FR M DATE  F SUCH REPAIR, IRRESPECTIVE  F ANY EARLIER

EXPIRATI N  F  RIGINAL WARRANTY PERI D. WHEN D-LINK PR VIDES REPLACEMENT, THEN THE DEFECTIVE

PR DUCT BEC MES THE PR PERTY  F D-LINK .

WARRANTY SERVICE MAY BE  BTAINED BY C NTACTING A D-LINK  FFICE WITHIN THE APPLICABLE

WARRANTY PERI D, AND REQUESTING A RETURN MATERIAL AUTH RIZATI N (RMA) NUMBER. IF A

REGISTRATI N CARD F R THE PR DUCT IN QUESTI N HAS N T BEEN RETURNED T D-LINK , THEN A PR  F  F

PURCHASE (SUCH AS A C PY  F THE DATED PURCHASE INV ICE) MUST BE PR VIDED. IF PURCHASER’S

CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRE SPECIAL HANDLING  F WARRANTY C RRECTI N, THEN AT THE TIME  F

REQUESTING RMA NUMBER, PURCHASER MAY ALS PR P SE SPECIAL PR CEDURE AS MAY BE SUITABLE T THE

CASE.

AFTER AN RMA NUMBER IS ISSUED, THE DEFECTIVE PR DUCT MUST BE PACKAGED SECURELY IN THE  RIGINAL

 R  THER SUITABLE SHIPPING PACKAGE T ENSURE THAT IT WILL N T BE DAMAGED IN TRANSIT, AND THE

RMA NUMBER MUST BE PR MINENTLY MARKED  N THE  UTSIDE  F THE PACKAGE. THE PACKAGE MUST BE

MAILED  R  THERWISE SHIPPED T D-LINK WITH ALL C STS  F MAILING/SHIPPING/INSURANCE PREPAID. D-

LINK SHALL NEVER BE RESP NSIBLE F R ANY S FTWARE, FIRMWARE, INF RMATI N,  R MEM RY DATA  F

PURCHASER C NTAINED IN, ST RED  N,  R INTEGRATED WITH ANY PR DUCT RETURNED T D-LINK

PURSUANT T THIS WARRANTY.

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ANY PACKAGE RETURNED T D-LINK WITH UT AN RMA NUMBER WILL BE REJECTED AND SHIPPED BACK T

PURCHASER AT PURCHASER’S EXPENSE, AND D-LINK RESERVES THE RIGHT IN SUCH A CASE T LEVY A

REAS NABLE HANDLING CHARGE IN ADDITI N MAILING  R SHIPPING C STS.

Software:

WARRANTY SERVICE F R S FTWARE PR DUCTS MAY BE  BTAINED BY C NTACTING A D-LINK  FFICE WITHIN

THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERI D. A LIST  F D-LINK  FFICES IS PR VIDED AT THE BACK  F THIS MANUAL,

T GETHER WITH A C PY  F THE REGISTRATI N CARD. IF A REGISTRATI N CARD F R THE PR DUCT IN

QUESTI N HAS N T BEEN RETURNED T A D-LINK  FFICE, THEN A PR  F  F PURCHASE (SUCH AS A C PY  F

THE DATED PURCHASE INV ICE) MUST BE PR VIDED WHEN REQUESTING WARRANTY SERVICE. THE TERM

“PURCHASE” IN THIS S FTWARE WARRANTY REFERS T THE PURCHASE TRANSACTI N AND RESULTING

LICENSE T USE SUCH S FTWARE.

D-LINK WARRANTS THAT ITS S FTWARE PR DUCTS WILL PERF RM IN SUBSTANTIAL C NF RMANCE WITH THE

APPLICABLE PR DUCT D CUMENTATI N PR VIDED BY D-LINK WITH SUCH S FTWARE PR DUCT, F R A

PERI D  F NINETY (90) DAYS FR M THE DATE  F PURCHASE FR M D-LINK  R ITS AUTH RIZED RESELLER. D-

LINK WARRANTS THE MAGNETIC MEDIA,  N WHICH D-LINK PR VIDES ITS S FTWARE PR DUCT, AGAINST

FAILURE DURING THE SAME WARRANTY PERI D. THIS WARRANTY APPLIES T PURCHASED S FTWARE, AND T

REPLACEMENT S FTWARE PR VIDED BY D-LINK PURSUANT T THIS WARRANTY, BUT SHALL N T APPLY T

ANY UPDATE  R REPLACEMENT WHICH MAY BE PR VIDED F R D WNL AD VIA THE INTERNET,  R T ANY

UPDATE WHICH MAY  THERWISE BE PR VIDED FREE  F CHARGE.

D-LINK ’S S LE  BLIGATI N UNDER THIS S FTWARE WARRANTY SHALL BE T REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE

S FTWARE PR DUCT WITH PR DUCT WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY C NF RMS T D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PR DUCT

D CUMENTATI N. PURCHASER ASSUMES RESP NSIBILITY F R THE SELECTI N  F APPR PRIATE APPLICATI N

AND SYSTEM/PLATF RM S FTWARE AND ASS CIATED REFERENCE MATERIALS. D-LINK MAKES N WARRANTY

THAT ITS S FTWARE PR DUCTS WILL W RK IN C MBINATI N WITH ANY HARDWARE,  R ANY APPLICATI N

 R SYSTEM/PLATF RM S FTWARE PR DUCT PR VIDED BY ANY THIRD PARTY, EXCEPTING  NLY SUCH

PR DUCTS AS ARE EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED, IN D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PR DUCT D CUMENTATI N AS BEING

C MPATIBLE. D-LINK ’S  BLIGATI N UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE A REAS NABLE EFF RT T PR VIDE

C MPATIBILITY, BUT D-LINK SHALL HAVE N  BLIGATI N T PR VIDE C MPATIBILITY WHEN THERE IS FAULT

IN THE THIRD-PARTY HARDWARE  R S FTWARE. D-LINK MAKES N WARRANTY THAT  PERATI N  F ITS

S FTWARE PR DUCTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED  R ABS LUTELY ERR R-FREE, AND N WARRANTY THAT ALL

DEFECTS IN THE S FTWARE PR DUCT, WITHIN  R WITH UT THE SC PE  F D-LINK ’S APPLICABLE PR DUCT

D CUMENTATI N, WILL BE C RRECTED.

D-Link Offices for Registration and Warranty Service

THE PRODUCT’S REGISTRATION CARD, PROVIDED AT THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL, MUST BE SENT TO A D-LINK

OFFICE. TO OBTAIN AN RMA NUMBER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE AS TO A HARDWARE PRODUCT, OR TO OBTAIN

WARRANTY SERVICE AS TO A SOFTWARE PRODUCT, CONTACT THE D-LINK OFFICE NEAREST YOU. AN

ADDRESS/TELEPHONE/FAX/E-MAIL/WEB SITE LIST OF D-LINK OFFICES IS PROVIDED IN THE BACK OF THIS MANUAL.

LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES

IF THE D-LINK PR DUCT D ES N T  PERATE AS WARRANTED AB VE, THE CUST MER’S S LE REMEDY SHALL

BE, AT D-LINK ’S  PTI N, REPAIR  R REPLACEMENT. THE F REG ING WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE

EXCLUSIVE AND ARE IN LIEU  F ALL  THER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED  R IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT  R BY

 PERATI N  F LAW, STATUT RY  R  THERWISE, INCLUDING WARRANTIES  F MERCHANTABILITY AND

FITNESS F R A PARTICULAR PURP SE. D-LINK NEITHER ASSUMES N R AUTH RIZES ANY  THER PERS N T

ASSUME F R IT ANY  THER LIABILITY IN C NNECTI N WITH THE SALE, INSTALLATI N MAINTENANCE  R USE

F D-LINK ’S PRDUCTS

D-LINK SHALL N T BE LIABLE UNDER THIS WARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMINATI N DISCL SE THAT THE

ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE PR DUCT D ES N T EXIST  R WAS CAUSED BY THE CUST MER’S  R ANY THIRD

PERS N’S MISUSE, NEGLECT, IMPR PER INSTALLATI N  R TESTING, UNAUTH RIZED ATTEMPTS T REPAIR,  R

ANY  THER CAUSE BEY ND THE RANGE  F THE INTENDED USE,  R BY ACCIDENT, FIRE, LIGHTNING  R  THER

HAZARD.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN N EVENT WILL D-LINK BE LIABLE F R ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING L SS  F DATA, L SS  F PR FITS, C ST  F

CVER R THER INCIDENTAL, CNSEQUENTIAL R INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING UT THE INSTALLATIN,

MAINTENANCE, USE, PERF RMANCE, FAILURE  R INTERRUPTI N  F A D- LINK PR DUCT, H WEVER CAUSED

AND  N ANY THE RY  F LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATI N WILL APPLY EVEN IF D-LINK HAS BEEN ADVISED  F THE

P SSIBILITY  F SUCH DAMAGE.

IF Y U PURCHASED A D-LINK PR DUCT IN THE UNITED STATES, S ME STATES D N T ALL W THE LIMITATI N

 R EXCLUSI N  F LIABILITY F R INCIDENTAL  R C NSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, S THE AB VE LIMITATI N MAY

N T APPLY T Y U.

Trademarks

Copyright 2000 D-Link Corporation. Contents subject to change without prior notice. D-Link is a registered trademark of D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors.

No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems Inc., as stipulated by the United States Copyright Act of 1976

FCC Warning

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.

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 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 equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more 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.

RF Exposure Requirements

To ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements, the antenna used for this device must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or radio transmi tter . Instal l ers an d end- user s mus t foll ow the installation instructions provided in this user guide.

This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the foll ow ing conditions:

1) The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maint ained between the antenna and users, and

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

As long as the 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter testing will not be required. However, the OEM integrator is still respons ibl e f or t est ing t heir end-product for any additional compliance requirements required with thi s module installed (for example, digital device emissions, PC peripheral requirements, etc.).

IMPORTA NT NOTE: In the event that these conditions can not be met (for example certain laptop configurations or co-locatio n with another transmitter), then t he FCC authorization is no lo nger considered valid and th e FCC ID can not be used on the final product. In these circumstances, t h e OEM integrator will be responsible for re-ev al uat i ng t he end product (including the transmitter) and Obtaining a separate FCC authorization.

This product limit antenna type to use KWF-144-120 ,KWF-613C-120 and KN-813A-120-1

End Product Labelling

This transmitter module is a ut horized only for use in devices where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for examp le acc ess points, routers, wireless ASDL modems, and si mil ar equipment). The final end product must be l abeled in a visible area with the following: “ Cont ai ns TX FCC ID: KA22002020 012-1 ”.

Manual Information That Must be Included The users manual for end users must include the following in formation in a prominent locat io n “ IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirem ent s, t he antenna used for this transmitter must be inst alled to provide a separation d istance of at least 20 cm from all person s and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter.”

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

VCCI Class B Warning

Remark：

：

：：

The module has been pass ed t he module approval testing by FCC. It's can only used with t he antenna that we tested in oth er system. The host system should have a label on the outside that shows the module's FCC ID.

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Notices

NOTE:

important points to the text . A not e provides information that may apply only in special cases.

CAUTION:

damage or data corruption, to a lesser degre e t han w arnings.

WARNING:

system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death.

This message denotes neut ral or positive information t hat calls out

Cautions call special att ent i on to hazards that can cause system

Warnings call special att ention to hazards that can cause

Contents

List of Figures........................................................xv

List of Tables........................................................xvii

Preface...................................................................xix

About this Document ..................................................................................... xix

Audience......................................................................................................... xx

Additional Resources...................................................................................... xx

1 Introduction...........................................................1-1

Package Contents .........................................................................................1-1

System Requirements ...................................................................................1-2

Hardware Installation.............................................................................................1-2

2 Windows 2000.......................................................2-1

Driver Installation (First-time Install)..............................................................2-1

Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)................................................2-5

Driver Uninstallation ....................................................................................2-14

Device Configuration ...................................................................................2-17

Infrastructure Mode ...............................................................................2-22

Ad Hoc Mode.........................................................................................2-23

TCP/IP Setup ........................................................................................2-24

3 Windows Millennium Edition............................... 3-1

Driver Installation ..........................................................................................3-1

Driver Uninstallation...................................................................................... 3-5

Device Configuration ....................................................................................3-7

Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................ 3-9

Ad Hoc Mode........................................................................................3-10

TCP/IP Configuration............................................................................3-12

4 Windows 98 Second Edition ............................... 4-1

Driver Installation ..........................................................................................4-1

Driver Uninstallation...................................................................................... 4-5

Device Configuration ....................................................................................4-8

Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................ 4-9

Ad Hoc Mode........................................................................................4-11

TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................ 4-13

5 Windows XP.......................................................... 5-1

Driver Installation (First-time Install)............................................................. 5-1

Driver Uninstallation...................................................................................... 5-6

Device Configuration ..................................................................................5-10

Infrastructure Mode .............................................................................. 5-12

Ad Hoc Mode........................................................................................5-13

TCP/IP Setup........................................................................................ 5-15

Windows XP Wireless Network Configuration ...........................................5-20

Infrastructure Mode .............................................................................. 5-22

Ad hoc mode ........................................................................................5-24

Connect to an Available Wireless Network.......................................... 5-26

6 Windows NT 4.0.................................................... 6-1

Driver Installation and TCP/IP Setup............................................................ 6-1

Device Configuration ....................................................................................6-7

Infrastructure Mode .................................................................................6-8

Ad Hoc Mode.........................................................................................6-11

Verify Connection..................................................................................6-13

Driver Uninstallation ....................................................................................6-15

7 LinkMon.................................................................7-1

Installation......................................................................................................7-1

Features.........................................................................................................7-5

8 RFSilent.................................................................8-1

System Requirements ...................................................................................8-1

Windows 98SE Environment...................................................................8-1

RFSilent Setup ..............................................................................................8-2

Operation.......................................................................................................8-2

9 Country Code Selector.........................................9-1

10 Troubleshooting..................................................10-2

List of Figures

Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode ...............................................................2-17

Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode.........................................................................2-18

Figure 8-1. RFSilent Icon...........................................................................8-2

Figure 8-2. RFSilent Menu Selections.......................................................8-2

List of Tables

Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions....................................................8-3

Preface

This user’s guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to successfully install the D-L ink Network Driver Interface Specif ication (NDIS) driver, for the purpose of evaluating and/or operating the D-Link WMP- A12 Station Reference Design in a Microsoft Windows environment. This guide also provides informat ion for users who wish to upgrade the D-Link NDIS driver from previous releases.

This guide describes t he steps required to install N DIS drivers for the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Netw ork mini PCI Card in Window s 2000, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows XP, and Windows NT 4.0. This guide also includes detailed instructions for configuring the PC Card device, or IEEE 802.11a stat ion (STA), to interact with an access point (AP) in infrastructure mode and w ith other STAs in ad hoc mode. I nst ructions for installing or upgrading t he diagnostic utility Lin kMon are also included. You should also read this before proceeding to install th e D-Li nk WMP-A12 Wireless Network min i P CI Card and NDIS driver in the target ed operating system (OS) environment.

About this Document

The document consists of the f ol lowing chapters and appendixes: Chapter 1 Introduction— Hardware, Software, and System

Requirements need ed t o set up D - Link WMP-A12 Station Reference Design.

Chapter 2 Windows 2000—Installation/Uninstallatio n Procedures and

Device/Network Configurations for Windows 2000.

Chapter 3 Windows Millennium Edition—Installation/Uninstallation

Procedures and Device/ Netw o rk Configurations for Windows Millennium Edition.

Chapter 4 Windows 98 Second Edit i on—Installation/Uninstallation

Procedures and Device/ Netw o rk Configurations for Windows 98 Second Edition.

Chapter 5 Windows XP—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and

Device/Network Configurations for Window s XP.

Audience

Chapter 6 Windows NT 4.0—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures

and Device/Network Configurations for Windows N T 4. 0.

Chapter 7 LinkMon—Graphical User Interface for Oper at ional Status

and Statistics of D-Link WMP-A12 Station Re ference Design.

Chapter 8 RFSilent—RFSilent application th at all ows you to enable or

disable the RF Signal (radio) o n all D-Link STA Reference Designs.

Chapter 9 Country Code Selector—Utility for sele ct ing countries’

regulatory domains, FCC (US A and Canada) and TELEC (Japan).

Chapter 10 Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common

Installation/Unins t allation and Device/Netw ork Configurations issues.

This document is intende d for D-Link customers who wish to inst al l and evaluate the D-Link WMP-A12 Station Reference Design in the supported Microsoft Windows environments.

Additional Resources

D-Link STA Reference Design hardware, software, and documentation contain proprietary information of D-Link Communications, Inc., and are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure, and are also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of this hardware, software, or docu me nt at ion is prohibited.

The following resources shou ld be referenced regarding topics that are not addressed in this document:

AR5111 Radio-on-a-Chip for 5-GHz Wireless LANs data sheet

AR5211 MAC/Base band Processor for IEEE 8 02.11a 5-GHz Wireless

LAN data sheet AP User’s Guide

STA Reference Design F unctional Specification

The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card is an IEEE 802.11a twochip solution reference design based on the Atheros AR5111 and AR5211 chipset. This reference design implements a half-duplex, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) baseband processor supporting all IEEE 802.11a data rates (6 to 54 Mbps). It also supports the D-Link Turbo Mode data rates up to 108 Mbps. The host interface is compatible with the PC Card 7.1 standard. You can find information regarding the D-Link Station Reference Designs in the detailed D-Link STA Refere nce D esign Func tiona l Specification.

Package Contents

Introduction

supporting

Make sure the following materials are available before you begin:

One 802.11a PCI Card

One Installation CD-ROM containing software and utilities and this user’s

guide

One 802.11a PCI Card Quick Start Guide

One warranty registration card

System Requirements

A computer that meets the follow i ng specifications:

-Windows 2000,Windows ME, or Windows 98SE PCI expansion slot

At least 64 MB of memory

A 300 MHz processor or higher

At least one other IEEE 802.11a-compliant device

Hardware Installation

Follow these steps to insta ll the 802.11a PCI Card in a comput er’s PCI slot:

1. Turn off your computer and unplu g it s pow er cord from the wall outlet for safety purposes.

2. Remove the computer cover.

3. Locate an unused PCI slot and refer to your PC ’s manual for instructions on how to remove t he pl at e t hat covers the slot (if applicable).

4. Align the Harmony 802. 11a PCI Card over the empty slot .

5. Firmly insert the card into t he sl ot, as illustrated below.

6. Secure the card’s metal brac ket t o t he computer following the direct ions provided in your PC’s manual.

7. Replace the computer cover.

8. Plug the computer’s power cor d back into the wall outlet.

9. Place the antenna with the lo nger cable on top of your desk, computer, or monitor.

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Windows 2000

Driver Installation (First-time Install)

Insert the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot and follow t hese st eps to install the NDIS dr iver:

1. Wait for the following di alog box to display, and click Next to continue.

2. Choose “Search for a suita ble driver for my device (recommended),” and

click Next.

3. Insert the installation C D in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a

location” under “Optional se arch l ocations,” and click Next to continue.

4. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is locat ed (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the defa ult folder is D:\ndis\bin\prod uct ion\ndis5. Click OK to continue.

5. When you find the D-L ink driver installation f il e (net5210b.inf), click Next to continue.

6. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a w arni ng message. Click Yes to proceed wit h driver installation.

7. Click Finish t o complete the driver installation. See Section “Device Configuration” for the device configuratio n.

Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)

If the system already has a previous release of the D-Link NDIS inst alled, Windows does not prompt for the dev ice driver when the WLAN Card is inserted. Follow the steps below to update the NDIS driver:

1. Start System Properti es from Control Panel. Under Hardware tab, click

Device Manager.

2. Within Device Manager, right -click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Net w ork mini PCI Card” under “Networ k adapt ers” device node, and click Properties.

3. Click “Update Driver…” from the Driver tab. Note the Driver Version that

you are updating from. You may need t o verify this field again after driv er update completes to make sure Release 1.3 driver has bee n updated correctly.

4. Click Next to continue.

5. Choose “Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver,” and click Next to continue.

6. Insert the Release 1. 3 C D into your CD-ROM drive. Click “Have Disk…” to continue.

7. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is loca t ed (assuming D is

the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is “D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5”. Click OK to continue.

8. Select “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from the list

and click Next to cont inue.

9. Click Yes to contin ue when Windows displays t he w arning message.

10. Click Next to proceed with instal lat ion.

11. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driv er current ly does not have a digital

signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows 2000 shows a w arni ng message. Click Yes to proceed wit h driver installation.

12. Click Finish.

13. Note that Driver Version should display 1.3 as the major revision number. Click OK to continue.

14. Click Yes to restart system.

15. After system restarts, the “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI

Card” now displays under “Network adapters” in the Device Manager. Proceed to Section “Device Configuration” for device configuration information.

Driver Uninstallation

This section provides information about uninstallation procedure s required for upgrading the NDIS driver from previ ous D-Link software releases. If the system does not have previo usly installed versions of the N DIS driver and you wish to remove the newly installed driver from the system, proc eed t o Step 4.

The NDIS driver since Release 1.0 no longer leverages the Transport Driver Interface (TDI) protocol to provide t he LinkMon programming interface. The TDI protocol should be uninstalled. Follow t hese st eps to uninstall the TDI protocol:

1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, rightclick “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini P CI Card,” and choose Uninstall.

2. Click OK to uninst all the device.

3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and

delete the driver files that reside in the system. To do so, go to the Start menu and choose Search For Fi les or Folders…, enter “oem*.inf” in the “Search for files or folders named:” field, and ent er “D-Li nk” in the “Containing text:” fie ld. Click Search Now. A few fi les matching these criteria are possible, if previo us drivers have not been removed properly. Choose the files that have been found and delete them from the system.

4. To complete the uninsta llat io n, “ar5210b.sys” should also be removed from the “\WINNT\system32\drivers” folder.

Device Configuration

Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Net w ork mini PCI Card can be done through the Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter pr operties. You can set the Wireless Network mini PCI Card to wor k in one of two modes, either infrastructure mode (which leverages an AP) or ad hoc mode (which consists of a group of stations p art icipating in the WLAN).

In infrastructure mode, the Wireless Network mini PCI Card participates in a basic service set (BSS) as a statio n, and communicates with the other stations through an AP, as illustrated in Figure 2-1.

STA1

Figure 2-1. Infrastructure Mode

STA2

Ethernet

In ad hoc mode, a Wireless Network mini PCI Card works within an independent basic service set (IBSS), as illust r at ed in Figure 2-2. All stati ons communicate directly w it h ot her st at ions without an AP.

STA1

STA3

STA5

STA2

STA4

Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Mode

To configure the WMP-A12 Wireless Networ k mini PC I Card:

1. In the Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and click Properties to access the properties of the adapter.

2. Configuratio n additions, modifications, and deletions are made under the

“Settings” tab of the “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” properties.

3. Select one of the configurations under the config urat ion list, and click

Modify to show the “Network Configuration Settings” scre en. This property sheet has two pages: General and Security. The General page has the following fields :

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies the configuration. This name must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

− Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the I EE E 802.11a wireless network, for example, “D-Lin k 802. 11a Wireless Network.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 charact ers.

− Network Connection: This field defines whether the STA is configured for an ad hoc or infrastructure network.

− Power Saving: This field al l o w s the configuration of power management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Max i mu m. Power management is disabled when ad hoc mode is selected in the Network Connection field. When the Power Saving setting is Off, the adapter receives full power fro m the P C. When the Power Saving setting is Normal, the driv er turns off power to the adapter for brief periods over briefly-spaced ti me i nt ervals. When the Power Saving setting is Maximum, the driver turns off pow er t o the adapter for longer periods over more wide ly - spaced time intervals.

− Turbo Mode: This field ena bles or disables D-Link turbo mode.

− Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally

administered MAC address (LA A). To ent er a value in the address field, the check box needs to be s elected. Typically, an LAA is not required, because the driv er automatically loads a un ique, globally administered address from the EE PROM.

4. The next tab on this property sheet allows for the selection of security features. The fields on this page are as follows:

− Enable Security: This field completely enables or disables the IEEE

802.11 wired equivalent privacy (WEP) security feature.

− Default Encryption Key: This field defines the type of encryption key

to use (either Unique Key or Shared Keys). This field allow s you to select only a key (Unique, First, Second, Third, or Fourth) whose corresponding field has been c ompleted.

− Unique Key: This fie ld de f ines the unique encryption key for security for the current network configuration. I n ad hoc mode, this encryption key type is not used. To enabl e security using a Unique K e y, this field must be populated.

− Shared Keys: These fields define a set of shared encryption key s. To enable security usin g Shared Keys, at least one Share d Key field must be populated.

− Key Length: This field defines t he length for each encryption key. As the Key Length is changed, t he number of available characters in the field is changed automat ically. If after a key is entered the length is adjusted to a smaller number, t he key is automatically t r uncat ed t o fit. If the length is increased again, the field is not automatically updated to its previous value.

All encryption key fiel ds are displayed only when in itially entered. On subsequent entry into the security property page, the fields are masked. The keys must be entered as hex adecimal digits.

Infrastructure Mode

To configure an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Networ k mini PCI Card in infrastructure mode:

1. Ensure that the “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked.

2. Choose the follow ing settings:

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

− Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the I EE E 802.11a wireless network, for example, “D-Lin k 802. 11a Wireless Network.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 c haract ers. I f t his field is left blank, the STA connect s t o t he AP with the best signal strength.

− Network Connection: AP (infrastructure).

− Power Saving: This field al l o w s the configuration of power

management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Max i mu m.

− Turbo Mode: This field ena bles or disables D-Link turbo mode.

− Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally

administered MAC address (LA A). To ent er a value in the address field, the check box needs to be sel ect ed.

Ad Hoc Mode

Usually infrastructure mo de i s used in an enterprise envir onment where APs are installed and maintained by corporate IT staff. Much of the d at a in t he enterprise network is confidential. It is important to configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The DLink WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriate encryption and decryption keys are suppli ed by the corporate IT staff.

An ad hoc network usually is a short-lived netw ork with a small number of stations. The network is usually created for a special pur pose such as exchanging data betwee n friends, or between customer and client. Because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited, Power Saving and Security features are not ty pical ly a requirement. For ad hoc network activity , the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently , shared key security is supported in ad ho c mode. Future D-Link software implementations wi ll provide unique key supp ort.

In ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS i s found, the station establi shes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find a n est ablished BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc network. If a specific set of stations requires a d hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station est ablish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents t he scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, wh ich can result in multiple singular BSS s being established, rather t han a single BSS with multiple stations.

Configuration Na me: This field identifies the configuration. This name

must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive. Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is mandat ory for ad hoc mode.

The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc network must be the same. Network Connection: Ad Hoc.

Power Saving: Power saving mode is not current ly supported in an ad

hoc network. Turbo Mode: All station s part icipating in the ad hoc networ k must have

the same rate setting. Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered

MAC address (LAA). To enter a value i n t he address field, the check box needs to be selected.

TCP/IP Setup

After configuring the D-Li nk WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device must be configured.

1. Open the “Control Panel” and click “Network and Dial-up Connections.”

2. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Ri ght -cl ick that connection, and click Properties.

3. Select “Internet Protocol (T CP/IP)” and click Properties.

4. Click “Use the foll owing IP address” and input an I P address and Subnet

mask. Assigning an IP addres s and Subnet mask allows stati ons t o operate in infrastructure mod e and t o have Internet access. “Defau lt gateway” and “DNS server” infor mation is also required. IP configuration information (DHCP or ass ig ned I P address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained fr om the corporate IT staff.

5. After obtaining IP configuration informat ion from the appropriate IT staff,

click OK in both “Internet Protocol (TCP/ I P) Pro pert i es” and “Local Area Connection Properties” to compl et e t he I P configuration.

6. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prom pt t o open t he DOS command prompt window . Type “ipconfig” at the C:\> pro mpt t o determine if the TCP/IP con figuration has taken effect. To test I P connectivity in ad hoc or infrast r uct ure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is established, the LinkMon utility (See Chapter 7) can be used to monit or t he D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.

7. To map the drive on anot her machine to your computer, right-click “My

Computer” and click “Map Netw ork Drive….”

8. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, use video

streaming application s, and al l ot her network data transfers that are normally performed with w ired 10/100 Ethernet conne ctions.

Windows Millennium

Driver Installation

D-Link recommends that you remov e any existing D-Link NDIS driver on the PC system before insta lling new Version of the NDIS dr iver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 3-5 for the instructions on how to re move previous driver releases. When the system no longer has the D-Li nk NDIS driver installed, insert t he WMP - A12 Wireless Networ k mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and fo llow these steps to install the NDIS driver:

Edition

1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Choose “Spe cify the location

of the driver (Advanced),” and c l ick Next to continue.

2. Choose “Search for the best driv er for y our device. (Recommended)” and

select “Specify a location.” Click Browse to locate the NDIS driver. The default folder is “E:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5” (assuming E: is the CDROM drive). Click Next to contin ue.

3. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5 210B.INF) has been found,

click Next to continue.

4. Click Finish to cont i nue, and restart the system to complete driver installation. Refer to Section “Device Config uration” on page 3-7 for device configuration.

Driver Uninstallation

This section provides uninst al lat i on procedures for removing the D-Link NDIS driver from the system. Uninst allation is recommended for upgrading the NDIS driver from previous D-Link driver releases.

1. To remove the NDIS driv er from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files

or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDO WS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria. When “D-Lin knet 5210b.inf” has been found, del et e it by right-clicking the file and choose Delete.

2. From Control Panel, l aunch the System Properties w in dow. Select “DLink WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from Device Manager, and click Remove t o uninstall the device.

3. Click OK to confir m the removal of the device. Restart t he system to complete un-inst allation.

Device Configuration

Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Net w ork mini PCI Card can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration uti lit y found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar t o Win dows 2000, the device can be set to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 f or more details on these network connection types.

To launch the configur ation utility, go to Cont rol Panel and double-clic k on the D-Link NIC Configur atio n icon .

The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 3-9 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 3-10 to set up the station t o work in infrastructure mode an d ad hoc mode.

Infrastructure Mode

This section defines the proc ess of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in infrastructure mod e. See Section “Dev ice Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 for detailed descriptions of each option in the Network Configuration Sett ings.

1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”

checkbox is unchecked. Use t he following informat ion as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window :

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name

− Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the I EE E 802.11a

− Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure)

− Power Saving: This field al l o w s the configuration of power

must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength.

management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Max i mu m.

− Turbo Mode: This field ena bles or disables D-Link turbo mode.

2. Usually, infrastr uct ure mode is used in an enterprise env ironment where APs are installed and maint ained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is imp ort ant t o configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless N et work mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriat e encryption and decryption key s are supplied by the corporate IT staff.

Ad Hoc Mode

This section defines the proc ess of configuring an D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in ad hoc or IBSS mode. See Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 2-23 for descriptions of ad hoc operation.

1. Similar to the set-up of AP Infrast r ucture mode described in the prev ious section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the Network Configuration Settings of the D-L ink NIC Configuration utility. Use the following in formation as a guideline t o choose the values of each field in the configuration w in dow:

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name

must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

− Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is ma ndat ory for ad hoc

mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc networ k must be the same.

− Network Connection: Ad Hoc.

− Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad

hoc network.

− Turbo Mode: All station s part icipating in the ad hoc networ k must have the same rate setting.

− Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LA A). To ent er a value in the address field, the check box needs to be sel ect ed.

2. You can optionally set up ot her properties, but because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be li mit ed, Power Saving and Security features are not typically a requirement. For ad hoc network activity, the Power Saving and Security features can be disabled. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad ho c mode. Future D-Link software implementations wi ll provide unique key supp ort.

3. Click OK when the propert i es are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

Note that in ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the statio n est ablishes a BSS for other stations t o join. When other stations scan the air and f ind an established BSS in p lace, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc networ k. I f a spe ci fi c set of stat i ons requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station est ablish a BSS first before configuring the re mai ning stations. This prevents t he scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, wh ich can result in multiple singular BSS s being established, rather t han a single BSS with multiple stations.

TCP/IP Configuration

After configuring the D-Li nk WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card network adapter properties, the T C P/ I P address for the network device needs to be configured.

1. From Control Panel, l aunch the Network properties w indow. Select “TCP/IP → D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on t he t ype of network the station connects t o, Gateway and DNS Co nf iguration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usua lly obtained from the corporate IT sta ff. For a simple demonstration, the st at ion is assigned a static IP address. From “TCP/IP Properties,” choose “I P Address” and select “Specify an IP address.” Input an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and subnet mask allows the stat i on to interact with the AP or other stations in the same IP subnet. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration, and restart the sy st em for the changes to take effect.

2. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt t o open the

DOS command prompt window . Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuratio n has t aken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is est ablished, the LinkMon uti lit y (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.

3. To map the drive on anot her machine to your computer, right-click “My Computer” and click “Map Netw ork Drive….” Specify t he pat h of a network-shared folder.

4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming, and all other network data tr ansfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

Windows 98 Second

Driver Installation

D-Link recommends that you remov e any existing D-Link NDIS driver on the PC system before insta l ling Version 1.3 release of the NDIS driver. See Section “Driver Uninstallation” on page 4-5 for the instructi ons on how to remove previous driver releas es. When the system no longer has the D-Li nk NDIS driver installed, insert the WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and f ollow these steps to install t he N DIS driver:

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1. Wait for the following di al og box to appear, and click Next t o cont inue.

2. Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended),”

and click Next.

3. Insert the D-Link Software Release CD in your C D-ROM drive. Choose

“Specify a location” and browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located. The default fo lder is D:\ndis\bin\product i on\ndis5 (assuming D: is the CD-ROM drive). Cl ick Next to continue.

4. When the D-Link driver installation file (NET5 210B.INF) has been found, click Next to continue.

5. Click Finish t o cont inue.

6. Click Yes to restart the sy st em a nd complete driver installation.

See Section “Device Configuration” on page 4-8 for dev ice configuration.

Driver Uninstallation

1. To remove the NDIS driv er from the OS, go to Start > Search > For Files

or Folders…, and search for the INF file containing the “D-Link” text string under the \WINDO WS\INF folder. Be sure to include subfolders in the search criteria.

2. When “D-Linknet52 10b.inf” has been found, delet e it by right-clicking the file and choose “Delete.”

3. From Control Panel, l aunch the Network properties w indow. Select “D-

Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” from t he list, and click Remove to uninstall the device.

4. Click OK to confir m the removal of the device. Restart t he system to

complete uninstal lat ion.

Device Configuration

Configuration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Net w ork mini PCI Card can be done through the D-Link NIC Configuration utility found in the Windows Control Panel. Similar t o Windows 2000 the device can be s et t o work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. Please refer to Section “Device Configuration” beginning on page 2-17 f or more details on these network connection types.

To launch the configur ation utility, go to Cont rol Panel and double-clic k on the D-Link NIC Configur atio n icon .

The configuration utility allows addition, modification, and deletion of the configuration profiles. Select one of the existing configuration profiles under the configuration list to modify, or click New to add a new configuration profile. Follow Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 4-9 and Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 4-11 to set up the station t o work in infrastructure mode an d ad hoc mode.

Infrastructure Mode

1. Under the “General” tab, make sure the “Locally Administered Address”

checkbox is unchecked. Use t he following informat ion as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window :

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name

− Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the I EE E 802.11a

− Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure)

− Power Saving: This field al l o w s the configuration of power

must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

wireless network. This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. I f this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best signal strength.

management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Max i mu m.

− Turbo Mode: This field ena bles or disables D-Link turbo mode.

2. Usually, infrastr uct ure mode is used in an enterprise env ironment where APs are installed and maint ained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is imp ort ant t o configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless N et work mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits, and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriat e encryption and decryption key s are supplied by the corporate IT staff.

Ad Hoc Mode

1. Similar to the setup of the A P infrastructure mode described in the

previous section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the Network Configuration Settings of the D-L ink NIC Configuration utility. Use the following in formation as a guideline t o choose the values of each field in the configuration w in dow:

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive.

− Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is ma ndat ory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc networ k must be the same.

− Network Connection: Ad Hoc.

− Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad

hoc network.

− Turbo Mode: All station s part icipating in the ad hoc networ k must have the same rate setting.

− Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LA A). To ent er a value in the address field, the check box needs to be sel ect ed.

3. Click OK when the propert i es are set correctly. The system needs to reboot in order for the changes to take effect.

Note that in ad hoc mode, a station scans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is found, the statio n est ablishes a BSS for other stations t o join. When other stations scan the air and f ind an established BSS in p lace, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc networ k. I f a spe ci fi c set of stat i ons requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station est ablish a BSS first before configuring the remaining stations. This prevents t he scenario of several stations trying to form a BSS at the same time, wh ich can result in multiple singular BSS s being established, rather t han a single BSS with multiple stations.

TCP/IP Setup

After configuring the D-Li nk WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card network adapter properties, the T C P/ I P address for the network device needs to be configured.

1. From Control Panel, l aunch the Network properties w indow. Select

“TCP/IP → D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” and click Properties. Depending on t he t ype of network the station connects t o, Gateway and DNS Co nf iguration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or assigned IP address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usua lly obtained from the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the st at ion is assigned a static IP address. From “TCP/IP Properties,” choose “I P Address” and select “Specify an IP address.” Input an IP address and subnet mask. Assigning an IP address and subnet mask allows the stat i on to interact with the AP or other stations in the same IP subnet. Click OK to complete the TCP/IP configuration, and restart the sy st em for the changes to take effect.

2. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prom pt t o open t he DOS command prompt window . Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/IP configuratio n has t aken effect. To test IP connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <ipaddress>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is est ablished, the LinkMon uti lit y (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card operating status.

3. To map the drive on anot her machine to your computer, right-click “My

Computer” and click “Map Netw ork Drive….” Specify t he pat h of a network-shared folder.

4. After mapping the drive, you can perform file transfers, video streaming,

and all other network data tr ansfers that are normally performed with wired 10/100 Ethernet connections.

Windows XP

Driver Installation (First-time Install)

D-Link recommends that you remov e any existing D-Link drivers on the P C system before installing Versio n 錯誤! 找不到參照來源。 release of the NDIS

driver. See Section “Driv er Uni nst allation” on page 5-6 for the instructions on how to remove previous driv er releases. With no existing D-Lin k NDIS driver installed, insert the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network m ini PCI Card into a 32-bit CardBus slot, and follow these steps to install t he NDIS driver:

1. Wait for the following dialog box to appear. Choose “Insta ll from a list or

specific location (Advanced),” and click Next to cont inue.

2. Under “Search for the best driv er in t hese locations,” choose “Include this

location in the search” and click Browse to find the location of the NDIS driver. When the driver locat i on has been identified, click Next to continue.

3. The D-Link NDIS evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from Microsoft. Therefore, Windows XP shows a warni ng message. Click Continue Anyway to proceed with driver inst al lation.

4. Click Finish to complete driver installation, and refer to Section “Device Configuration” on pa ge 5-10 for device configuration.

Driver Uninstallation

1. To remove the NDIS driver from the OS, go to Device Manager, right click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini P CI Card,” and choose Uninstall.

2. Click OK to uninst all the device.

3. When the device is uninstalled from Device Manager, search for and delete the driver installati on file that resides in the system. To do so, go t o Start and choose Search > Al l f iles and folder, enter “oem*.inf” in t he “Al l or part of the file name” field, and enter “D-Link” in the “A w ord or phrase in the file” field. Enter “C:\WINNT\INF” in the “Look in” field, where C: is the drive letter of where Windows XP is installed. Click Search to find the driver installation file.

4. A file matching the se arch criteria is displayed. Choose this file and delete it from the system.

Device Configuration

Windows XP zero-configuration functionality allows the user to select and join a wireless network without having to configure the device separately. You can decide to choose the default parameters and directly proceed to zeroconfiguration in Section “Windows XP Wireless Networ k Configuration” on page 5-20.

Similar to Windows 2000, con f iguration of the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card c an be done through the Networ k Cont rol Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set t he Wireless Network mini PCI Card to work in one of two modes: infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode. See Section “Device Conf iguration” beginning on pa ge 2-17 for more details on these network connection t ypes.

To launch NCP go to Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card,” and select Properties to access to the propert ies of the adapter.

Configuration add it ions, modifications, and deletions are made under the “Settings” tab of “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card Properties.” Select one o f the configurations under the con f iguration, click Modify or New and complete the steps in Section “Infrastructure Mode” on page 5-12 or Section “Ad Hoc Mode” on page 5-13 to set up the station to work in infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode, respectively.

Infrastructure Mode

1. Under the “General” tab, make sure t he “Locally Administered Address” checkbox is unchecked. Use t he following informat ion as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window :

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name

− Network Name (SSID): This is the name of the I EE E 802.11a

− Network Connection: AP (Infrastructure).

− Power Saving: This field al l o w s the configuration of power

must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive, for example, “Infrastructure.”

wireless network, for example, “AP_ N et w ork.” This field has a maximum limit of 32 characters. If this field is left blank, the STA connects to the AP with the best si gnal strength.

management options. The options are Off, Normal, and Max i mu m.

− Turbo Mode: This field ena bles or disables D-Link turbo mode.

2. Usually, infrastr uct ure mode is used in an enterprise env ironment where

APs are installed and maint ained by corporate IT staff. Much of the data in the enterprise network is confidential. It is imp ort ant t o configure security to make sure only stations with appropriate keys can receive sensitive data. The D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless N et work mini PCI Card and NDIS driver support key lengths of 40 bits, 104 bits and 128 bits. Typically, the appropriat e encryption and decryption key s are supplied by the corporate IT staff.

Ad Hoc Mode

1. Similar to the setup of AP Infrastructure mode described in t he previous

section, ad hoc mode is also configured by changing the options in the “Network Configurat ion Settings” window. Use the following inform at ion as a guideline to choose the values of each field in the configuration window:

− Configuration Na me: This field identifies t he configuration. This name must be unique. Conf iguration names are case insensitive, for example, “Ad Hoc.”

− Network Name (SSID): A Network Name is ma ndat ory for ad hoc mode. The SSID for all stations in a single ad hoc networ k must be the same.

− Network Connection: Ad Hoc.

− Power Saving: Power saving mode is not currently supported in an ad

hoc network.

− Turbo Mode: All station s part icipating in the ad hoc networ k must have the same rate setting.

− Locally Administered Address: This field defines the locally administered MAC address (LA A). To ent er a value in the address field, the check box needs to be sel ect ed.

2. You can optionally set up security features, but it is not typically a requirement because the duration of the ad hoc network tends to be limited. Currently, shared key security is supported in ad hoc mod e. Future D-Link software implementations will provide unique key support.

TCP/IP Setup

3. In ad hoc mode, a station sc ans the air for an existing BSS. If no BSS is

found, the station establi shes a BSS for other stations to join. When other stations scan the air and find an established BSS in place, they join that BSS to form an ad hoc networ k. I f a spe ci fi c set of stat i ons requires ad hoc network connectivity, it is recommended to have one station establish a BSS first before configuring t he remaining stations. Thi s prevents the scenario of several statio ns t r ying to form a BSS at the same time, whi ch can result in multiple singular BSSs being established, rather than a single BSS with multip le stations.

After configuring the D-Li nk WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card through the Network Control Panel, the TCP/IP address for the network device needs to be configure d.

1. From the Start menu, choos e Programs > Accessories >

Communications > Network Connections. Find the “Local Area Connection” that is associated with the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card. Right-click that conne ct ion and click Properties.

2. Select “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click Properties. Click “Use the following IP address” an d input an IP address and Subnet mask. Depending on the type of n etwork the station connects t o, G a t ew ay and DNS Configuration information can also be required. IP configuration information (DHCP or ass ig ned I P address, Gateway and DNS server IP addresses) is usually obtained fr om the corporate IT staff. For a simple demonstration, the st at ion i s assigned a static IP address. Cli ck OK in both “Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) Properties” and “Local Area Connection Properties” to complete the IP configurat i on.

3. Choose Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prom pt t o open a

command prompt window. Type “ipconfig” to determine if the TCP/ I P configuration has taken effect. To t est I P connectivity in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, use the “ping <IP address>” command. When a TCP/IP connection is est ablished, the LinkMon uti lit y (see Chapter 7) can be used to monitor the operating stat us of D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card.

4. To map the drive on anot her machine to your computer, from the Start menu, choose My Computer and right -click to select “Map Network Drive….”

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