Abocom Systems CWB1K 802.11b Wireless CompactFlash card User Manual manual

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Doc. No.: 090402-02 IEEE802.11b 11Mbps CompactFlash Card User Guide

REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification The United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the Canadian Department of Communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, Class B This model 802.11b Wireless CompactFlash card (CWB1000) must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product. This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2) This device must accept any interface received, including interface 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, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 turning 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 distance between the equipment and receiver. ◗ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Warring: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by party responsible for compliance could void the user the user authority to operate the equipment.

CAUTION: 1) This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limitset forth for an uncontrolled environment, under 47 CFR 2.1093paragraph (d) (2). 2) This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. U.S Service Center D-LINK CORPORATION 53 DISCOVERY DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92618, USA TEL: 714-788-0805 Technical Support AboCom Systems, Inc. 300 1F, No.21, R&D Rd.II, SBIP, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan , R.O.C. Head office : Tel: 886-3-5789090 Fax:886-3-5789520 Technical Support: Tel: 0800-079-123 E-Mail: support@abocom.com.tw Website: www.abocom.com.tw

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .............................................1 FEATURES.........................................................1 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS.........................2 The Peer-to-Peer Network ...................2 The Access Point Network...................3 LED INDICATORS.............................................3 Link: Orange (On/Blink) .....................3 Act: Green (ON/OFF)..........................4 FOR WINDOWS CE3.0....................................5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...............................5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..............................7 NETWORK CONNECTION...................................8 CONFIGURATION UTILITY...............................11 Network Status Icon & Icon Menu ....11 The Status Icon ..................................11 Icon Menu..........................................12 Link....................................................13 Configuration.....................................14 Encryption..........................................16 Site Survey.........................................18

About .................................................19 FOR NOTEBOOK PC ....................................20 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............................20 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................20 Under Windows 98 ............................20 Under Windows ME..........................22 Under Windows 2000 ........................24 Under Windows XP...........................26 NETWORK CONNECTION.................................28 Under Windows 98/ME.....................28 Under Windows 2000/XP..................31 CONFIGURATION ............................................34 Use Manufacturer’s Configuration and Monitor Utility...................................34 Network Status Icon & Icon Menu ....34 Use Windows XP Wireless Configuration Utility..........................43 SPECIFICATIONS .........................................48

- 1 - INTRODUCTION A wireless LAN is like a regular LAN, except that you can share information without looking for a place to plug in, and augment networks without installing or moving wires. Based on radio frequency (RF) technology, a wireless LAN transmits and receives data over the air, along with the guarantee to provide privacy and noninterference by the use of separate radio frequency. The 802.11b Wireless CompactFlash Card is the perfect solution for your wireless network applications and based on the IEEE 802.11b standard offering a data rate of 11Mbps in a wireless LAN environment. It is a high-speed wireless network card that connect directly to your PDA or Notebook (with a passive adapter)—just plug it in and you’re ready to share data, printers, or high speed Internet access over your existing wireless network. User-friendly software makes it simple to set up. Features  Compliant with IEEE 802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN  Compliant with Compact Flash Type I Standard  Compatible with Windows CE 3.0  Compatible with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP (with a passive adapter)  Plug-and-play operation provides easy setup  Works with all existing network infrastructure

- 2 -  Compatible with specific wireless products and services  Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption  Freedom to roam while staying connected  11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate  Rich diagnostic LED indicators with built-in Antenna  Lower power consumption and power save mode  Easy to install and configure Wireless Network Options The Peer-to-Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with Wireless CompactFlash Cards or wireless PCI, you can share files and printers between each PC and laptop. Or you can use one computer as an Internet Server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other PCs via a wireless LAN.

- 3 - The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With Wireless CompactFlash Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point. LED Indicators Link: Orange (On/Blink) Access Point Mode Glow – linking to an Access Point. Blink – searching for Access Points in the networks.

- 4 - Peer-to-Peer Mode Glow – forming a Basic Service Set or joining to a Basic Service Set. Blink – searching for other wireless LAN cards in the wireless network. Act: Green (ON/OFF) Transmitting/receiving wireless data.

- 5 - FOR WINDOWS CE3.0 Software Installation Connect your PDA to your PC. Make sure you have the Microsoft ActiveSync Utility installed on your PC to make an active connection. Caution: DO NOT insert the Wireless CompactFlash Card into the PDA BEFORE installing the configuration utility. 1. Insert the device driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the WINCE3.0 folder. 3. Inside the WINCE3.0 folder, click on PrismForPocketCE. For Handheld PC users: Please select PrismForHandHeldCE.

- 6 - 4. Click Next to continue. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Finish.

- 7 - 7. You can now insert the Wireless CompactFlash Card into the PDA. Then use the Settings on your Windows CE to configure the network settings. Hardware Installation Insert the Wireless CF card into the Windows CE-based PDA by aligning the Wireless CF card toward the CF slot.

- 8 - Network Connection Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. 1. Go to Start  Settings  Connections. Click on Network Adapters. 2. Highlight PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN Adapter, click Properties.

- 9 - 3.  Use server-assigned IP address If your network supports DHCP, select Use server-assigned IP address. The IP address and other information will be automatically assigned. Then click ok.  Use server-assigned IP address If your network does not support DHCP, select Use specific IP address. You may need to enter the IP address and other information. When you have finished entering settings, click OK. If you forget to click OK, your settings will not take effect!

- 10 - 4. A message as below may appear saying you must remove and re-insert the Wireless CompactFlash Card to have the changes take affect. Click OK.

- 11 - Configuration Utility After installing the Wireless CompactFlash Card’s driver successfully, go to Start  Programs. Click on PRISM Settings, the Network Status icon will appear in the task bar. . Network Status Icon & Icon Menu The Status Icon Icon Link Status Green indicates a strong link. Yellow indicates a weak link. Red indicates no or a very poor link.

- 12 - Icon Menu After clicking on the icon, the icon menu as displayed below will prompt you to configure the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Items Description Wireless Radio On Wireless Radio Off These two items allows you to enable or disable the wireless radio. Remove Status Icon… Removes the Utility icon from the PDA’s system tray. Each time you power on your PDA, the icon will reappear. Wireless Network Status Advanced Configuration… WEP Encryption… Version Information… Clicking these items will launch the Wireless Settings window, as described below. All settings are categorized into 5 tabs: Link Configuration Encryption Site Survey About

- 13 - Link The Link tab provides you the status of the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Item Description State It displays the connection state of the Wireless CompactFlash Card with the wireless network. Current Channel It displays the selected channel that is currently used. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.) Enable Radio / Disable Radio Click this button to enable/disable the wireless radio. The Wireless CompactFlash Card will connect/disconnect with the wireless network. Rescan Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan.

- 14 - Item Description Current Tx Rate It displays the current transfer rate. Throughput It displays the transferring (Tx) and receiving (Rx) data rate in bytes per second. Link Quality It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless CompactFlash Card and the Access Point or Peer-to-Peer type it connects. Signal Strength It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless CompactFlash Card and the Access Point or Peer-to-Peer type it connects. Configuration The Configuration tab allows to set parameters for the Wireless CompactFlash Card.

- 16 - Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. Item Description Encryption (WEP) WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64 bit, or 128 bit. Create Keys with Passphrase A Passphrase can be entered to generate four keys used for WEP. For the easiest configuration, the Passphrase method is recommended. Create Keys Manually These four fields can be used to enter WEP keys manually. The method is required to match the keys of other wireless devices on the existing network.

- 17 -  Alphanumeric: 5 characters Click Alphanumeric if you are using an alphanumeric phrase.  Hexadecimal: 10 digits (0-9, A-F) Click Hexadecimal if you are using a hexadecimal number. Key 1: Key 2: Key 3: Key 4: This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. Use WEP Key The default key field can be used for specifying which of the four encryption keys to transmit data on the wireless network. Apply Click Apply to activate the settings. You must use the same value/phrase and WEP key settings for all wireless computers in order for the wireless network to function well.

- 18 - Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points or Peer-to-Peer types and their features. Item Description Network Name The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. BSSID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used. Network Type It displays the type of BSS. Access Point: allows the Adapter to communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point. Peer-to-Peer: allows PC-to-PC, station-to-station communication without employing an Access Point.

- 19 - Item Description WEP Encryption It displays the status of WEP Encryption. Signal Level It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless CompactFlash Card and the Access Point it connects. Rescan Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan and list all available sites. Connect To connect with a new access point, highlights the desired one in the left list box and clicks on the Connect button. Wait a while and the selected one will be marked as a current used access point. About The About tab shows the information and version of the Configuration Utility.

- 21 - 2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click Next. 3. Select CD-ROM drive and click Next. 4. Click Next.

- 22 - 5. Insert Windows 98SE CD-ROM, and then click OK. 6. Click Finish to complete the installation. 7. Click Yes to restart your computer. Under Windows ME 1. Once the Wireless LAN Adapter is well connected to your computer, Windows ME will automatically detect the new device. Select Specify the Location of the driver… and click Next.

- 23 - 2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive on your system. Select Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next. 3. Click Next.

- 24 - 4. When the following window appears, click Finish. 5. Click Yes to restart your computer. Under Windows 2000 1. Once the Wireless LAN Adapter is well connected to your computer, Windows 2000 will automatically detect the new device. Click Next. 2. Select Search for a suitable driver… and press Next.

- 25 - 3. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Select CD-ROM drive and click Next. 4. Click Next to continue. 5. In “Digital Signature Not Found” window, click Yes to continue.

- 26 - 6. Click Finish. The software installation is successfully completed. Under Windows XP 1. Once the Wireless LAN Adapter is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Click Install from a list… and click Next. 2. Insert the device driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive on your system. Select Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next.

- 27 - 3. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. 4. Click Finish. The software installation for this network device is now completed.

- 28 - Network Connection Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. Under Windows 98/ME 1. Go to Start  Settings  Control Panel  Network. 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.  Wireless LAN Adapter  IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol  NetBEUI  TCP/IP

- 29 - If any components are missing, click on the Add button to add them in. All the protocols and clients required and listed above are provided by Microsoft. 3. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add. 4. Highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. Click OK. 5. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Print Sharing. 6. Click the Identification tab. Make up a name that is unique from the other computers' names on the network. Type the name of your workgroup, which should be the same used by all of the other PCs on the network.

- 30 - 7. Click the Access Control tab. Make sure that “Shared-level access control” is selected. If connecting to a Netware server, share level can be set to “User-level access control.” 8. When finished, reboot your computer to activate the new device. 9. Once the computer has restarted and Windows has booted up, a Logon window will appear and require you to enter a username and password. Make up a

- 31 - username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network. 10. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon on the windows desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network. Under Windows 2000/XP 1. (For Windows 2000) Go to Start Settings  Control Panel  Network and Dial-up Connections  Local Area Connection  Properties. (For Windows XP) Go to Start  Control Panel  Network Connections  Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless LAN Adapter  Properties. 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.

- 32 -  Client for Microsoft Networks  NWLink NetBIOS  NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol  Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 3. If any components are missing, click on the Install…button to select the Client/Service/Protocol required. After selecting the component you need, click Add…to add it in.

- 33 - 4. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. 5. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete installation.

- 34 - Configuration Use Manufacturer’s Configuration and Monitor Utility After installing the Wireless CompactFlash Card’s driver successfully, the Network Status icon will appear in the task bar. Network Status Icon & Icon Menu The Status Icon Icon Link Status Green indicates a strong link. Yellow indicates a weak link. Red indicates no or a very poor link. To view the exact link quality of the Wireless CompactFlash Card, move the cursor over the status icon, as shown below. Icon Menu After clicking on the icon, the icon menu as displayed below will prompt you to configure the Wireless CompactFlash Card.

- 35 - Items Description Wireless Radio On Wireless Radio Off These two items allows you to enable or disable the wireless radio. Remove Status Icon… Removes the icon from the taskbar. Each time you power on your PC, the icon will reappear. Wireless Network Status Advanced Configuration… WEP Encryption… Version Information… Clicking these items will launch the Wireless Settings window, as described below. Note: For Windows XP users, you may use either manufacturer’s configuration Utility or Windows XP's wireless configuration. If you choose to use manufacturer’s Configuration Utility, please disable Windows XP’s wireless configuration first. (Please skip to the Using Windows XP Wireless Configuration Utility section)

- 36 - Status The Status tab provides you the status of the Wireless CompactFlash Card. Item Description State It displays the connection state of the Wireless CompactFlash Card with the wireless network. Current Tx Rate It displays the current transfer rate. Current Channel It displays the selected channel that is currently used. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country.) Disable Radio Click this button to disable the wireless radio. The Wireless CompactFlash Card will disconnect with the wireless network. Rescan Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan. Throughput It displays the transferring (Tx) and receiving (Rx) data rate in bytes per second.

- 39 - Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or Manual Entry methods. Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all wireless devices must share the identical encryption key on the same network. Item Description Encryption (WEP security)WEP is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. Under the drop-down box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64 bit, or 128 bit. Create Keys with Passphrase A Passphrase can be entered to generate four keys used for WEP. For the easiest configuration, the Passphrase method is recommended.

- 40 - Create Keys Manually These four fields can be used to enter WEP keys manually. The method is required to match the keys of other wireless devices on the existing network.  Alphanumeric: 5 characters Click Alphanumeric if you are using an alphanumeric phrase.  Hexadecimal: 10 digits (0-9, A-F) Click Hexadecimal if you are using a hexadecimal number. Key 1: Key 2: Key 3: Key 4: This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. Use WEP Key The default key field can be used for specifying which of the four encryption keys to transmit data on the wireless network. OK Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to ignore the previous setting. Apply Click Apply to activate the settings. Site Survey The Site Survey tab shows all the available Access Points and their information. Highlight the access point displayed in the left list box, and you can see its features illustrated in the following fields.

- 41 - Item Description Available Networks It displays all available networks. Network Name The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. SSID It displays the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter. BSSID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. Channel It shows the selected channel that is currently used. Network Type It displays the type of BSS. Access Point: allows the Adapter to communicate with a wired network which employing an Access Point. Peer-to-Peer: allows PC-to-PC, station-to-station communication without employing an Access Point.WEP Encryption It displays the status of WEP Encryption.

- 42 - Item Description Signal Level It displays the signal strength of the connection between the Wireless PC and the Access Point it connects. Rescan Search for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to rescan and list all available sites. Connect To connect with a new access point, highlights the desired one in the left list box and clicks on the Connect button. Wait a while and the selected one will be marked as a current used access point. About The About tab shows the information and version of the Configuration Utility.

- 43 - Use Windows XP Wireless Configuration Utility 1. Go to Start  Control Panel  Network Connections. 2. In Network Connections window, right-click the Wireless Network Connections icon, and select Properties. Note: Double-click the Wireless Network Connection icon and you can see the status of the Wireless CompactFlash Card as described below.

- 44 - 3. In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the Wireless Networks tab. Use Windows to configure… * Use Windows to configure Note: Once you enable windows configuration, there will be only two tabs, Status and About. You can use Windows XP Wireless Configuration Utility to configure the wireless settings.

- 45 - * Using Manufacturer’s Configuration and Monitor Utility Note: If you want to use manufacturer’s configuration utility to configure the wireless settings, make sure the check box is not enabled then click the Network Status icon in the taskbar. Available networks Displays all available networks. Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below.

- 46 - Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks. Preferred networks From available network(s) listed above, you can select preferred one(s) in an order that you can arrange. The marked one is the currently used network. Move up Move the selected network forward one position. Move down Move the selected network back one position Add…

- 47 - Click the button and the Wireless Network Properties window will appear. In the Network name field, enter your desired network name listed in the above Available networks box, and click OK. Note: The new settings will be active only after you click on OK in the Wireless Network Connection Properties window. Remove Highlight the unwanted network listed in the Preferred networks box, and click the button to remove it. Properties Highlight the network listed in the above Preferred networks box, and click the button to display its properties. Once network configuration is done, make sure to click OK. The new parameters will be saved and active only after doing so.

- 48 - SPECIFICATIONS Standards IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compliant Host Interface CompactFlash Type I Physical Weight: 15 g Dimension: 68.77(L) x 42.8(W) x 6.4(H) mm Antenna Internal Chip Antenna LED Indicators Link: Orange; Act: Green Power Requirement Operating Voltage: 5V or 3.3V  TX consumption: 300mA (Max)  RX consumption: 200mA (Max)  Sleep Mode: 50mA Environment Specifications  Operating Temperature: 0~65℃ ambient temperature  Storage Temperature: -20~75℃ ambient temperature  Operating humidity: 95% maximum (non condensing)  Storage humidity: 95% maximum (non-condensing) Frequency Range 2.412GHz-2.4835GHz Number of Selectable Channels USA, Canada: 11 channels Japan: 14 channels; Europe: 13 channels Data rate 1/2/5.5/11 Mbps Modulation Technique Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK) Security 0/64/128 bit WEP Spreading 11 chip Barker sequence Bit Error rate Better than 10-5 Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK

- 49 - Supported OS For Notebook PC: Windows 95(OSR2)/98/ME/2000/ XP/NT For Handheld/Pocket PC: Windows CE EMC Certification - FCC Part 15 in US - EN300328 and EN300826 (301489-17) in Europe

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