Tecom Co WL502X User Manual

WL5020i

WLAN Cardbus Adapter

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

TECOM CO., LTD.

March 2003

©2003 by TECOM CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

Printed in Taiwan

Table of Contents

Package Contents and Trademark(s)--------------------- 3
Software Installation ---------------------------------------- 3
TECOM WLAN Utility Tool -------------------------------4

1. General -------------------------------------------------- 4

2. Advanced ------------------------------------------------ 5

3. Statistics ------------------------------------------------- 6

4. Site Survey ---------------------------------------------- 7

5. Encryption ---------------------------------------------- 8

Troubleshooting ---------------------------------------------- 9
Specifications ------------------------------------------------- 10
Technical Support ------------------------------------------- 10

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Package Contents
The package you have received should contain the following items:

 Wireless LAN PC Card
 CD ROM containing Driver, Utility Software and User’s Manual
 Quick Installation Guide

Trademark(s)

TM

and Registered Trademark(s)®
TECOM and the TECOM logo are trademarks of TECOM CO., LTD.
Microsoft, Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective holders.

Software Installation

1. Insert the original CD (packed with the product) into CD-ROM reader, wait for

automatic pop-up window and then double-click “setup” to proceed with the
installation.

2. After the installation process is complete, re-start your notebook PC. Insert TECOM

WLAN PC card into Cardbus slot. A new hardware wizard will pop up and guide you
to install drivers in your system.

3. A tray icon shown as below should be seen at this time.

4. The icon of WL5020i should be in green when the PC card is connecting to a 802.11b

Access Point. Double click the icon first from right to bring up TECOM WLAN Utility
Tool.

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TECOM WLAN Utility Tool

After clicking the icon second from left on the above icon-tray, TECOM WLAN Utility
Tool window will be shown as following,

Please click on the tabs on the top of the screen to configure.

1. General Tab

Network Type

: There are two types of Network you can set

Infrastructure (Access Point) – this will work only with an existing AP
Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer) – this is an 802.11 compatible ad-hoc mode. All stations with

the same SSID are connected peer-to-peer. No AP is needed.

SSID

: Stations which link together should be set to the same SSID

Desired Rate

: Unless you definitely know the rate you can get, always select

“Automatic Rate”.
Profile

: To save the above setting into a profile, change the profile name and click

“Save” button. Or press “Delete" button to delete a profile.
Status

: This section shows the current link information of Network, Signal Strength and

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