Inventec CP-108 User Manual
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CP-108 Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual
Date:01/15/2002
CP-108 Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card
User’s Manual
Inventec @ppliances Corp.
IMPORTANT
This document contains important Information, please read it carefully before using this
product.
Copyright Inventec @ppliances Corp. 2002
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Date By Revision Comments
01/15/2002 Danny Shih Draft Initial Draft
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1. Introduction
The CP-108 is a wireless PCMCIA NIC Card. 2.4GHz Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS) Wireless PCMCIA NIC Card, Type II, Plug and Play PC Card 2.1
Compliant. Supports ad-hoc (peer to peer) and infrastructure (communication to
wired networks via Access Points), the Firmware implements the full IEEE8.2.11b
wireless LAN MAC Protocol. It supports BSS and IBSS operation under Function
(PCF). The low level protocol function such as RTS/CTS generation and
acknowledgment, fragmentation and de-fragmentation, and automatic bacon
monitoring are handled without host intervention. Active scanning is performed
autonomously once initiated by host command. Host interface command and
status handshakes allow additional firmware function specific to Access Point
applications are also available.
2. Hardware Installation
Insert your CP108 PC Card 2
1. Unpack your CP108 PC Card kit and verify that all items are present,
as described in “Kit Contents”.
If any of the items described appear to be damaged or missing, please
contact your supplier.
2. Insert the CP108 PC Card into the PC Card slot of your computer.
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Ifyou wantto installthe PCCard into a desktopcomputer,usean
ISA Adapter or PCI Adapter.
3. Install Drivers
1. Before You Start the Installation 2
Beforeyou startthe installation,you areadvisedto keep theWindows
CD-ROM or software diskettes close at hand. If your computer came with a
factory-installed Windows operating system, these files will be stored on
your computer’s hard disk, in the form of cabinet (*.cab) files.
NOTE:
If you are upgrading from an earlier version of the CP108
Miniport driver, please read Appendix B of the CP108 PC Card -User’s
Guide provided on the CP108 Software CD-ROM.
2. WhatYou Need to Know 2
Installing a CP108 PC Card requires the same level of expertise that you
would need to install a standard Ethernet network adapter card. It is
assumed that you have a working knowledge of standard Windows 95/98
operations and of installing network adapter cards. Refer to the Windows
Help when necessary (on the Windows task bar, press the Start button and
3. Driver Installation for Windows 95/98
Windows 95/98 operating systems support “Plug & Play” for PC Cards. Once
you insert the CP108 PC Card into your computer, these operating
systems will automatically:
n Detect the card, and enable the CP108 Driver, or
n Start the Add New Hardware wizard and prompt you to install the driver,
when the operating system cannot find the required driver.
This would typically occur when inserting the CP108 PC Card into
your computer for the very first time.
To install the driver proceed as follows:
1. IfWindows starts theAdd New Hardware wizard follow the instructions of
the New Hardware Found wizard to installthe drivers.
n When you are prompted to locate the driver installation files:
— Select the CP108 CD-ROM that was included with your
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PC Card kit and.
— If you downloaded the drivers from the Inventec website
navigate to the folder that matches your Operating system.
Windows 95:D:\Drivers\Win_95
Windows 98:D:\Drivers\Win_98
Windows 2000:D:\Drivers\Win_2000
When finished installing the drivers, Windows automatically opens the
Add/Edit Configuration Profile window.
2. Continue with setting the basic parameters.
4. PRISM WLAN Configuration
1. Introduction
The “Wireless NIC”, model WL271, is a PC peripheral that designed for PC user to
extend the PC’s capability of mobile communication in office environment. The
form factor is small to adapt for the PCMCIA type II socket that most of notebook
PC had. With the cooperation with AP201, Wireless LAN Access Point, notebook
PC user can communicate with those PCs user already existed in IEEE 802.3
networking environment in comfortable mobility.
The WL271 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Interface card enables highspeed access to Internet and intranet assets without wires. This card uses the
IEEE 802.11 protocol to enable communications between the host computer and
either another host computer or a network, using the 2.4GHz ISM Radio Band for
the communications medium. The host computer uses the WL271 Wireless LAN
card for communications in the same way that it would use an Ethernet Network
Interface Card.
2. Utility Installation
The PRISM WLAN Configuration Utility is installed simultaneously with the driver
by executing the ‘PRISM for Windows.exe ’file.
The following illustration shows this program’s initial screen: When you click the
Finish button in this screen, both the driver and the Configuration Utility are
installed on your computer.
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3. System Tray Icon
After the installation of the PRISM WLAN Configuration Utility, its icon appears in
the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your desktop.
The color behind the Intersil logo indicates the link status.
Red indicates no or very poor link quality.
Yellow indicates a usable but weak link.
Green indicates a strong link.
You can also view the status of the link by placing the cursor over the
Configuration Utility icon, as shown in the following illustration. This illustration
indicates that the PRISM WLAN Card is able to communicate, but that the signal to
the radio is weak.
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