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802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
User’ s Guide
802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
User’ s Guide
First Edition (May 2003)
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Contents
Preface ...............v
Registering your option ..........v
Installation guide ...........1
Product description ............1
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter .....1
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in
Windows XP Professional .........1
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in
Windows 2000 .............3
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in
Windows NT .............4
Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your
wireless network under Windows XP, Windows
2000, and Windows NT 4.0 ........9
Uninstalling the Wireless CardBus Adapter ....19
Uninstalling the IBM Client Utility ......19
Appendix A. LED information .....23
Appendix B. Specifications ......25
Appendix C. Troubleshooting .....27
Appendix D. Service and Support . . . 29
Online technical support ..........29
Telephone technical support .........29
Appendix E. IBM Statement of Limited
Warranty - Z125-4753-07 - 11/2002 . . . 31
Part 2 - Country-unique Terms ........34
Part3-Warranty Information ........
43
Appendix F. Notices .........47
Trademarks ..............48
Electronic emission notices .........48
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
statement ..............48
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Preface
In addition to this User’s Guide, the option package includes the following:
v IBM®802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
v Installation and User’s Guide CD containing device drivers
v IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter warranty and regulatory notices
flyer
v Program License Agreement
As you examine these items, look for any physical damage. Retain your proof of
purchase and packaging material in the event you need to return your CardBus
Adapter.
Registering your option
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Installation guide
This guide provides information on the IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus
Adapter.
Product description
The IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter contained in this package has the
following features:
v Conforms to IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g (draft) standards.
v Up to 54 Mbps data rate for high-capacity, fast operation
v Driver support for:
– Microsoft
– Microsoft Windows XP
– Microsoft Windows NT
v Advanced security features including AES, 128, 64, 0 bit Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP), and 802.1x authentication.
v Interoperable with IEEE 802.11a- and 802.11b-compliant wireless devices.
v 32-bit CardBus performance.
v Supports PC Card hot-swapping with true plug and play connectivity.
v Lower power consumption.
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Windows®2000 Professional
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4.0 Workstation
Note: The Wi-Fi Alliance is scheduled to certify IEEE 802.11g in mid-2003. This
may affect current 802.11g technology. If the certification affects the operation of
the CardBus Adapter, IBM will upgrade it to ensure that you have the most
current product available.
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter
This section provides information on installing the 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus
Adapter.
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in Windows XP Professional
To install the cardbus adapter in Microsoft Windows XP Professional, do the
following:
1. Make sure that the cardbus adapter is not inserted in the CardBus slot. If it is,
eject it from the slot.
2. Insert the Installation and User’s Guide CD into the computer CD-ROM drive.
An IBM welcome window opens automatically.
3. Click Software.
4. Click Install Device Drivers. Continue with Step 5.
If the Welcome window does not open, do the following:
a. Click Start → Run.
b. Click Browse and navigate to your computer CD-ROM drive; then
double-click the SETUP.EXE file on the Installation and User’s Guide CD.
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c. Click OK and the Welcome window will appear, as shown below.
Continue with Step 5.
5. Click Next.
6. Choose Destination Location and click Next.
Driver and Client Utility files are copied from the CD-ROM onto your
computer hard disk drive. After setup has finished copying the files to where
they belong on your system, a window opens notifying you that the
installation is complete.
7. Click Finish.
8. Locate an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA CardBus slot on your
computer.
9. Hold the CardBus Adapter so that its 68-pin connector is facing the computer
PCMCIA CardBus slot and that its label is facing up.
10. Slide the CardBus Adapter completely into the PCMCIA CardBus slot.
Windows XP will detect new hardware and install the Wireless CardBus
Adapter automatically.
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11. Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network
under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0” on page 9.
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in Windows 2000
To install the adapter in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, do the following:
1. Make sure that the CardBus Adapter is not inserted in the CardBus slot. If it
is, eject it from the slot.
2. Insert the Installation and User’s Guide CD into the computer CD-ROM drive.
An IBM welcome window opens automatically.
3. Click Software.
4. Click Install Device Drivers. Continue with Step 5.
If the Welcome window does not open, do the following:
a. Click Start → Run.
b. Click Browse and navigate to your computer CD-ROM drive; then
double-click the SETUP.EXE file on the Installation and User’s Guide CD.
c. Click OK and the Welcome window will appear, as shown below.
Continue with Step 5.
5. Click Next.
6. Choose Destination Location and click Next.
Driver and Client Utility files are copied from the CD-ROM onto your
computer hard disk drive. After Setup has finished copying the files to where
they belong on your system, a window opens notifying you that the
installation is complete.
7. Click Finish.
8. Locate an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA CardBus slot on your
computer.
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9. Hold the CardBus Adapter so that its 68-pin connector is facing your
computer PCMCIA CardBus slot and that its label is facing up.
10. Slide the CardBus Adapter completely into the PCMCIA CardBus slot. When
the CardBus Adapter is properly inserted, Windows 2000 finds the new
hardware and a beep will be emitted indicating that the installation is
complete.
11. Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network
under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0” on page 9.
Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in Windows NT
The Windows NT installation consists of two procedures:
v Installing the Setup program
v Installing the Windows NT driver
Installing the setup program for Windows NT
To install the setup program for Windows NT, do the following:
1. Make sure that the CardBus Adapter is not inserted in the CardBus slot. If it
is, eject it from the slot.
2. Insert the Installation and User’s Guide CD into the computer CD-ROM drive.
3. Click Start → Run.
4. Click Browse and navigate to your computer CD-ROM drive.
5. Double-click the SETUP.EXE file on the Installation and User’s Guide CD.
6. Click OK. The InstallShield wizard starts and the Welcome window opens.
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7. Click Next. The following window opens displaying the destination where
setup will install the files.
If you do not want to accept the default location that is displayed, click
Change, specify a new location, and then click OK.
8. Click Next. Setup installs the files to the destination that you specified. After
all of the files have been copied, the following window opens.
9. Click Finish.
10. Continue with “Installing the Windows NT 4.0 device driver (with networking
installed”.
Installing the Windows NT 4.0 device driver (with networking installed
To install the Windows NT 4.0 device driver, do the following:
1. Click Start → Settings → Control Panel.
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2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window displays.
3. Click the Adapters tab. The window will display adapters currently installed
on your computer.
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4. Click Add. The Select Network Adapter window opens.
5. Click Have Disk. The Insert Disk window opens.
6. Replace the drive letter shown with the path where the NDIS device driver is
located on the Installation and User’s Guide CD. Specify D:\NDIS4 (where D is
the letter of your CD-ROM drive). The Select OEM Option window opens,
displaying the name of the device driver.
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7. Click OK to copy the files to the computer hard disk drive. The Network
window opens again displaying the name of the Wireless CardBus Adapter.
8. Click Close. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window opens, as shown below.
9. Assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address by selecting Obtain an IP address
from a DHCP server or Specify an IP address. If you select Specify an IP
address, type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway in the
appropriate fields.
10. Complete any required information in the other tabs in the Microsoft TCP/IP
window.
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11. Click OK.
12. Click Ye s to restart the computer.
13. After the computer restarts, hold the CardBus Adapter so that its 68-pin
connector is facing the computer PCMCIA CardBus slot and that its label is
facing up.
14. Slide the CardBus Adapter completely into the PCMCIA CardBus slot. When
the CardBus Adapter is properly inserted, Windows NT finds the new
hardware and a beep is emitted that indicates that installation is complete.
Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network
under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0”.
Enabling hot swap capability with Windows NT and CardWizard
To enable hot swap, do the following:
1. Click Start → Programs → CardWizard for Windows NT.
2. Select AR5001-0000-0000 network card.
3. Click the Wizard box.
4. Click Test.
5. Click OK to begin test.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Exit to complete. You now have hot swap capability and can perform
suspend/resume using the wireless CardBus adapter.
Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0
You can use the included IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network under
Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0.
Note: Before setting up the wireless network, be sure that
v you have installed the Setup program.
v the CardBus Adapter has been inserted into the computer CardBus slot.
v You have your wireless access points set up and configured.
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Software description
The IBM Client Utility enables you to:
v View status information
v Define, modify, and delete profiles
v View diagnostic information
Accessing the IBM Client Utility
When your CardBus Adapter is inserted into the computer CardBus slot, the IBM
Client Utility device driver loads automatically and a device driver icon displays in
your system tray, as shown below.
The device driver icon appears as a series of four vertical bars. These bars provide
the following color coded indications of the received signal strength:
v Red indicates poor quality (<5 dB)
v Yellow indicates average quality (5 to 10 dB)
v Green indicates from good (10 dB) to excellent (20 dB) quality
If you hold your mouse pointer over the icon, the transmit and receive rates
display, along with the name of the current configuration profile.
The IBM Client Utility icon also provides a right-click menu that lets you:
v Launch the IBM Client Utility.
v Access the IBM Client Utility online help facility.
v Enable or disable the radio-frequency signal.
v Add, edit, and select profiles.
v Exit the IBM Client Utility.
Launching the IBM Client Utility
The IBM Client Utility provides a graphical way to:
v View the current status of your wireless network.
v Add, modify, remove, and activate profiles.
v View status and statistical information.
To launch the IBM Client Utility, do the following:
1. Move your mouse pointer over the IBM Client Utility icon in the system tray.
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2. Press the right mouse button and click Launch Client Utility. The following
window opens.
Understanding the IBM Client Utility menu commands
The IBM Client Utility window contains menus at the top and tabs below. You use
these menus and tabs to perform various operations. You can use the menus to
perform the following actions:
v The Action menu lets you enable or disable the radio frequency signal, display
or remove the IBM Client Utility icon in your System Tray, and exit the IBM
Client Utility.
v The Options menu lets you view and change display settings.
v The Help menu lets you access the online help facility, and display the build
date and product version of the IBM Client Utility.
The IBM Client Utility window menus contains the following tabs:
v The Current Status tab is a read-only tab that shows general information about
your wireless network.
v The Profile Management tab lets you add, edit, remove, and activate profiles.
v The Diagnostics tab is a read-only screen that displays transmit and receive
statistics and device driver information.
Enabling or disabling the radio frequency signal
You can select Disable Radio in the Action menu to turn off the radio-frequency
signal from the CardBus Adapter to the nearest access point so that all
communication to and from your CardBus Adapter is stopped. To resume
radio-frequency signals from the Cardbus Adapter, select Enable Radio.
Enabling or disabling the tray icon
Select Disable Tray Icon in the Action menu, to prevent the IBM Client Utility
from displaying in your System Tray. If you disable the tray icon, you can access
the IBM Client Utility by clicking the Start button in the Windows taskbar,
pointing to Programs, pointing to IBM 11abg Wireless, and then clicking
Configuration Utility. Click the Enable Tray icon to redisplay the icon in the
system tray.
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