Gigabyte GN-WLMM101 User Manual

GN-WLMM101

IEEE 802.11b PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card

User’s Manual

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Rev. 1.0 First Edition

Contents

CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW.......................................................................................... 1

1-1. INTRODUCTION TO THE WIRELESS LAN CARD..............................................................1

1-2. FEATURES.................................................................................................................1

1-3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................1

1-3-1. Supported Platform........................................................................................................ 1

1-3-2. Supported Operation System....................................................................................... 1

CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE WIRELESS LAN CARD....................................................... 2

2-1. INSTALLING THE DRIVER & UTILITY (APPLICABLE TO ANY SUPPORTED OS).....................2

CHAPTER 3. USING THE UTILITY.............................................................................................. 3

3-1. HOW TO INSTALL THE CONFIGURATION & MONITOR UTILITY ........................................3

3-2. USING THE CONFIGURATION & MONITOR UTILITY........................................................ 3

CHAPTER 4. SPECIFICATIONS….…...…………………………………………………………7

Chapter 1. Product Overview

1-1. Introduction to The Wireless LAN Card

This wireless LAN (Local Area Network) card is composed of the IEEE 802.11b MAC,
Baseband, and radio components, PCMCIA interface, and two built-in antennas. This
product adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology and the DBPSK,
DQPSK, and CCK modulation mode to provide a very stable wireless communication
quality and an excellent signal receiver capability.
Our product features the compact size, low power consumption, and power management
functions, and provides a high-speed wireless data communication. Therefore, our
product is ideally suitable for being integrated into the personal mobile and handheld
platform.

1-2. Features

 Conforms to IEEE 802.11b specification.
 Transmits data rate up to the maximum speed of 11Mbps.
 Dynamically scales the data rate to 11, 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps.
 Automatic power management to reduce battery consumption.
 Built-in polarized antenna.
 Supports 64-bit /128-bit WEP encryption.
 Driver supports Windows 98/98SE/Me and Windows2000/XP.

1-3. System Requirement

1-3-1. Supported Platform
IBM PC/AT compatible computer

1-3-2. Supported Operation System
Windows 98/98SE/Me

Windows 2000/XP

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