Z Com 06250 User Manual

11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter

Quick Installation Guide

I. Network Configuration

The 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter is an IEEE802.11/802.11b-compliant PCI Type DSSS wireless LAN adapter. It fully supports wireless networking under Windows XP/2000/98/ME.

 The 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter can be operated in Infrastru cture and Ad-Hoc network

configurations. Infrastructure mode allows 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter users to join an Extended Basic Service Set (i.e., connect to access point). Ad-Hoc mode allows 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter users to join a Basic Service Set (i.e., peer-to-peer mode, without access point).

Wireless

d-hoc

Infrastructure

Version 1.0.0

ccess Point

Wired

II. Package Content

The 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 Product CD-ROM or Floppy Diskette x 1

III. Installation of the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows XP

1. Insert the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and start

Windows. Windows will auto-detect the MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and a “Found New Hardware Wizard” window will show up.

2. Select “Install from a list or specific (Advanced)” and insert the Product CD-ROM or

floppy disk into the appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click on Next to install the driver.

3. The windows will find “ MiniPCI W ireless Adapter”. Click on Next to continue.

4. Click Finish to complete the installation.

Installation of the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows 2000

1. Insert the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and

start Windows. Windows will auto-detect the MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and a “Found New Hardware Wizard” window will show up. Click Next to proceed.

2. Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”. Insert the Product

CD-ROM or floppy disk into the appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click on Next to install the driver.

3. The windows will find “ MiniPCI Wireless Adapter”. Click on Next to continue.

4. Click Finish to complete the installation.

Installaton of the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter under Windows 98/ME

1. Insert the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter into the MiniPCI slot in your notebook and

start Windows. Windows will auto-detect new hardware and will display a “Add New Hardware Wizard” window.

2. Select “Search for a best driver for your device (recommended)”. Insert the Product

CD-ROM or floppy disk into the appropriate drive. Specify the location where the driver is placed. Click on Next to install the driver.

3. The Windows will find “MiniP CI W ir eless Adapter ”. Click on Next to continue.

4. Once the [Please insert the disk labeled “Windows 98/ME CD-ROM”, and then click OK] window appears, enter the path corresponding to the appropriate drives and click OK.

5. Click Finish to complete the installation. Restart Windows.

IV. Installation of the Wireless LAN Utility

1. Insert the Product CD-ROM or floppy disk again.

2. Go the utility folder and run setup.exe.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Wireless LAN Utility.

4. Upon completion, go to Program Files and run the Wireless LAN Utility. The utility

interface will then appear and at the same time its icon appears in the System Tray in the bottom right corner of your task bar.

V. Usage of the Wireless LAN Utility

The Wireless LAN Utility consists of window with 5 items for you to monitor and configure the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter: Configuration, Loop Back, AP Browser, Site Survey and About.

Configuration:

The Configuration item allows you to modify the configuration parameters for the 11Mbps MiniPCI Wireless Adapter such as Profile, Network Type, Channel, Transmit Rate, ESSID, WEP, RTS/CTS, Fragment Threshold, and Power Save mode. Furthermore, you may monitor the current status of the MiniPC I Wireless Adapter such as State, Current Channel, Current Tx Rate, Throughput, Link Quality and Signal Strength.

Look Back:

The Look Back tool helps you examine point-to-point data transmission quality between the your MiniPCI Wireless Adapter and any work station on the network. By entering IP address of the remote station, set ping interval and packet size, you may know whether communication has been made successfully or not. Additionally, if you use the infrastructure wireless LAN configuration, you may run the loopback test by click the Look back button to verify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point.

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