D-Link WMP-A12 User Manual
WMP-A12
5GHz Wireless LAN mini PCI Card
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 Flüssigoder 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:
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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 REPAIRR 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 RIGINALR 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- |
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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
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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 USEF 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.
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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.
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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.
Copyright Statement
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.
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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 transmitter. Installers and end-users must follow the installation instructions provided in this user guide.
This device is intended only for OEM integrators under the following conditions:
1)The antenna must be installed such that 20 cm is maintained between the antenna and users, and
2)The transmitter module may not be co-located with any other transmitter or antenna.
As long as the 2 conditions above are met, further transmitter testing 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.
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 authorized only for use in devices where the antenna may be installed such that 20 cm may be maintained between the antenna and users (for example access points, routers, wireless ASDL modems, and similar equipment). The final end product must be labeled in a visible area with the following: “ Contains TX FCC ID: KA22002020012-1 ”.
Manual Information That Must be Included
The users manual for end users must include the following information in a prominent location “ IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna used for this transmitter 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 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 passed the module approval testing by FCC. It's can only used with the antenna that we tested in other system. The host system should have a label on the outside that shows the module's FCC ID.
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Notices
NOTE: This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to the text. A note provides information that may apply only in special cases.
CAUTION: Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage or data corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings.
WARNING: Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage, data corruption, personal injury, or death.
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Contents
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Preface................................................................... |
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About this Document ..................................................................................... |
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Audience......................................................................................................... |
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Driver Installation .......................................................................................... |
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Device Configuration .................................................................................... |
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Device Configuration .................................................................................... |
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List of Tables
Table 8-1. RFSilent Menu Descriptions.................................................... |
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Preface
This user’s guide provides the necessary information for first-time users to successfully install the D-Link Network Driver Interface Specification (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 information for users who wish to upgrade the D-Link NDIS driver from previous releases.
This guide describes the steps required to install NDIS drivers for the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card in Windows 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 station (STA), to interact with an access point (AP) in infrastructure mode and with other STAs in ad hoc mode. Instructions for installing or upgrading the diagnostic utility LinkMon are also included. You should also read this before proceeding to install the D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card and NDIS driver in the targeted operating system (OS) environment.
About this Document
The document consists of the following chapters and appendixes:
Chapter 1 Introduction—Hardware, Software, and System
Requirements needed to setup D-Link WMP-A12 Station
Reference Design.
Chapter 2 Windows 2000—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows 2000.
Chapter 3 Windows Millennium Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows
Millennium Edition.
Chapter 4 Windows 98 Second Edition—Installation/Uninstallation
Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows
98 Second Edition.
Chapter 5 Windows XP—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows XP.
Chapter 6 Windows NT 4.0—Installation/Uninstallation Procedures and Device/Network Configurations for Windows NT 4.0.
Chapter 7 LinkMon—Graphical User Interface for Operational Status and Statistics of D-Link WMP-A12 Station Reference Design.
Chapter 8 RFSilent—RFSilent application that allows you to enable or disable the RF Signal (radio) on all D-Link STA Reference Designs.
Chapter 9 Country Code Selector—Utility for selecting countries’ regulatory domains, FCC (USA and Canada) and TELEC (Japan).
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting—Hints on fixing common
Installation/Uninstallation and Device/Network
Configurations issues.
Audience
This document is intended for D-Link customers who wish to install 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 documentation is prohibited.
The following resources should 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/Baseband Processor for IEEE 802.11a 5-GHz Wireless LAN data sheet
"AP User’s Guide
"STA Reference Design Functional Specification
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Introduction
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 ModeTM supporting 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 Reference Design Functional Specification.
Package Contents
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 following 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 install the 802.11a PCI Card in a computer’s PCI slot:
1.Turn off your computer and unplug its power 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 the plate that covers the slot (if applicable).
4.Align the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card over the empty slot.
5.Firmly insert the card into the slot, as illustrated below.
6.Secure the card’s metal bracket to the computer following the directions provided in your PC’s manual.
7.Replace the computer cover.
8.Plug the computer’s power cord back into the wall outlet.
9.Place the antenna with the longer 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 these steps to install the NDIS driver:
1. Wait for the following dialog box to display, and click Next to continue.
2.Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended),” and click Next.
3.Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” under “Optional search locations,” and click Next to continue.
4.Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the CD-ROM drive), the default folder is D:\ndis\bin\production\ndis5. Click OK to continue.
5.When you find the D-Link driver installation file (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 warning message. Click Yes to proceed with driver installation.
7.Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See Section “Device Configuration” for the device configuration.
Driver Installation (Previous Driver Installed)
If the system already has a previous release of the D-Link NDIS installed, Windows does not prompt for the device driver when the WLAN Card is inserted. Follow the steps below to update the NDIS driver:
1.Start System Properties from Control Panel. Under Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
2.Within Device Manager, right-click “D-Link WMP-A12 Wireless Network mini PCI Card” under “Network adapters” device node, and click Properties.
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