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Quanta Computer WF100 MSBU Users manual

WF-100
CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card
User Manual
August 8, 2002 Revision 0.2
WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
Federal Communications Commission Statement
This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 . Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. 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 equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If this equipment is not installed and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, it 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 during the 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 to 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. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
Manufacturer's Disclaimer Statement
The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular purpose of this document. The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the content of this document and/or the products associated with it at any time without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes. In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. This document contains materials protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means or for any purpose without expressed written consent of its authors. Product names appearing in this document are mentioned for identification purchases only. All trademarks, product names or brand names appearing in this document are registered property of their respective owners.
Printed in Taiwan
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1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................4
VERVIEW
1.1 O
EATURES
1.2 F
2. WIRELESS LAN APPLICATION................................................................................................................................5
2.1 AD-H
NFRASTRUCTURE TOPOLOGY
2.2 I
3. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS...................................................................................................7
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.1 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.2 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS ME
3.3 I
NSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS
3.4 I
NINSTALLATION
3.4 U
4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE FOR POCKET PC...............................................................................................25
NSTALLATION FOR POCKET
4.1 I
NINSTALLATION
4.2 U
5. WIRELESS CLIENT MANAGEMENT UTILITY FOR WINDOWS .....................................................................29
TATUS ICON
5.1 S
TATUS TAB
5.2 S
ROFILE TAB
5.3 P
NCRYPTION TAB
5.4 E
URVEY TAB
5.5 S
TATISTICS TAB
5.6 S
BOUT TAB
5.7 A
6. WIRELESS CLIENT MANAGEMENT UTILITY FOR POCKET PC....................................................................46
TATUS ICON
6.1 S
TATUS TAB
6.2 S
ROFILE TAB
6.3 P
NCRYPTION TAB
6.4 E
URVEY TAB
6.5 S
TATISTICS TAB
6.6 S
BOUT TAB
6.7 A
7. HARDWARE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION........................................................................................................60
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WF-100 CompactFlash Wireless LAN Card User Manual
1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
This user manual describes the detail functions of the CompactFlash Type II wireless LAN card (model name: WF-100) driver and utility , as well as the installation and un -installation deliberately. WF-100 complies with full IEEE 802 .11b standards with bit rate up to 11Mbps and the interface complies with CompactFlash specifications. The WF-100 software can be installed with the WF-100 CompactFlash wireless LAN card on various Windows platforms include Pocket PC to provide the wireless LAN access functionality; it also contains utility allowing users to configure and monitor the status of the wireless LAN card easily.
1.2 Features
* Fully IEEE 802.11b and Wi-Fi compatible * Working range up to 300 meters in an open environment * Seamless roaming under 802 .11b WLAN infrastructure * Automatically Support basic rate at 11M/5.5M/2M/1M fall back functionality * WEP 64/128 bits encryption provided * Supply User-friendly installation: hardware auto-detection and software easy-
without manual configuration. * The power ful utility operates and communicates other WLAN devices * Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust,
interference-resistant and wireless communication security. * Compatible with any computer under the OS of Microsoft Windows series:
Windows 98/ME/2000 /XP and Windows CE 3.0 (Pocket PC)
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2. Wireless LAN Application
Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) systems offer a great number of advantages over the traditional wired system. And these systems support the same network configuration options of the legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802.3 standard committee. In general, wireless LAN products can be configured as “Ad Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)” or “Infrastructure (Access Point)” for the LANs of departmental, SOHO or enterprise.
2.1 Ad -Hoc Topology
“Ad-Hoc” is the peer -to-peer mode of network operation without access point. An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, which equipped with the wireless adapters and connected each together as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad -Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel and SSID for establishing the wireless connection. Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is ideally applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
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2.2 Infrastructure Topology
Infrastructure mode of network operation requires the presence of an access point at least. In this mode, all wireless LAN client devices need to build the communication with the access point first and then access to a wired LAN such as Ethernet. Therefore, an integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN client users and an access point construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless LAN client device in this BSS can talk to any device in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point. In this infrastructure configuration, wireless LAN systems will extend the accessibility to the wired LAN. On the other hand, infrastructure mode also supports ro aming capability for mobile wireless LAN users. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). The continuous network allow s wireless LAN users to roam freely within an ESS. The premise to build an ESS is that all wireless LAN client devices and access points within the ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID.
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3. Installation Procedure for Windows
3.1 Installation for Windows XP
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Please put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then click
button to continue.
Next
2. Select the driver file “wlannic.inf”. Click
button to continue.
Next
3. Now, it ’s time to install the software of this card. Please choose the language for the following installation instructions.
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4. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
5. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
to
continue.
6. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
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7. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
8. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and this will take a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will r equest you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take . Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.2 Installation for Windows 2000
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Click
2. Select the option “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”, and click
button.
Next
to continue.
Next
3. Check the “CD-ROM drives” only, and put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Then click
Next
button.
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4. Then the driver file “wlannic.inf” of the device will be found by the system. Click
Next
button to continue.
5. Now, it ’s time to install the software of this card. Please choose the language for the following installation instructions.
6. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
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7. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
Next
to
continue.
8. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
9. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
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10. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will request you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take effect. Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.3 Installation for Windows Me
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. And the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Then put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Similarly, the system will automatically detect the driver files on the CD and perform the driver installation.
2. The first phase of driver installation is finished. Please click
Finish
to continue.
3. Please restart your computer right away to get into the second phase of installation.
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4. After restarting the system, you may choose the language for the following installation instructions.
5. If there is no Acrobat Reader on the system, you may install it right away. With Acrobat Reader you can read the user manual of the utility in PDF format.
6. A wizard begins to guide you through all the following installation steps. Click
to
Next
continue.
7. You may specify the destination location of the utility. Click
to continue.
Next
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8. You may specify the program folder name. Click
to continue.
Next
9. Then the wizard starts to perform setup operations including copying files, and it takes a few seconds. When finished, click
to complete the software installation.
Finish
Sometimes the system will request you, if necessary, to restart your computer right away to make the installation take effect. Just follow the on-screen instructions to finalize the installation.
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3.4 Installation for Windows 98
1. Insert the WF-100 CompactFlash card into a CompactFlash slot of a computer. Then the system will automatically detect the new hardware and prompt you to start the installation of the driver. Click
to continue.
Next
2. Select the option “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”, and click
button.
Next
3. Put the device driver CD into the CD-ROM and check the “Specify a location ”. Where choose the folder “Drivers ” of the CD-ROM drive as the location.
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4. Then the driver file “wlannic.inf” of the device will be found by the system. Click
Next
button to continue.
5. The first phase of driver installation is finished. Please click
Finish
to continue.
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