Abocom Systems WB1K5 WLAN PCMCIA Card User Manual manual EMC

Abocom Systems Inc WLAN PCMCIA Card manual EMC

Users Manual Revised

M73-APO01-xxx 802.11b Wireless 16bit PC Card User Manual
REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC Certification This model 802.11b Wireless PC Card (WB1500) must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product. 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 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: 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
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...........................................1 WIRELESS BASICS ............................................1 802.11B WIRELESS 16BIT PC CARD .................1 FEATURES.........................................................2 WIRELESS NETWORK OPTIONS.........................3 The Peer-to-Peer Network ...................3 The Access Point Network...................4 LED INDICATORS .............................................5 Link: Orange (On/Blink) .....................5 Act: Green (ON/OFF)..........................5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ....................6 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .....................7 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 (OSR2) .......7 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 98...................11 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS ME.................15 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000...............18
INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP..................22 NETWORK CONNECTION ........................26 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS 95 (OSR2)/98/ME/2000 ...............26 CONFIGURING THE NETWORK PROTOCOLS FOR WINDOWS XP.................................................29 CONFIGURATION UTILITY .....................32 NETWORK STATUS ICON & ICON MENU.........32 The Status Icon ..................................32 Icon Menu..........................................33 STATUS...........................................................34 CONFIGURATION ............................................35 ENCRYPTION ..................................................38 SITE SURVEY ..................................................40 ABOUT............................................................41 CONFIGURATION FOR WINDOWS XP ..............42 SPECIFICATIONS .........................................48
- 1 - Introduction Wireless Basics Compliant with IEEE 802.11b, the 802.11b Wireless 16bit PC Card provides an ideal solution for users to enjoy the instant connectivity via a wireless local area network (LAN). A wireless LAN is like a regular LAN, except that you can share information anywhere 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 ensure privacy and noninterference by the use of separate radio frequency. 802.11b Wireless 16bit PC Card The 802.11b Wireless 16bit PC Card lets you take full advantage of your PC’s mobility with access to real-time information and online services anytime and anywhere. Plus, with the network installation’s simplicity and flexibility,
- 2 - you can eliminate the needs to pull cable through walls and ceilings and allow the network to go where wires cannot go. Exploring WWW and augmenting networks can never be done more easily. Features  Compliant with IEEE 802.11b standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN  Compliant with PCMCIA Type II  Supports PC Card hot swap and true Plug & Play  Works with all existing network infrastructure  Compatible with specific wireless products and services  Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption Protocol  Freedom to roam while staying connected  11 Mbps High-Speed Transfer Rate  Rich diagnostic LED indicators with Integrated Antenna  Compatible with Window 95(OSR2)/98/ 2000/ME/XP  Lower power consumption  Easy to install and configure
- 3 - Wireless Network Options The Peer-to-Peer Network This network installation lets you set a small wireless workgroup easily and quickly. Equipped with wireless PC 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.
- 4 - The Access Point Network The network installation allows you to share files, printers, and Internet access much more conveniently. With wireless PC Cards, you can connect wireless LAN to a wired global network via an Access Point.
- 5 - LED Indicators Link: Orange (On/Blink) Access Point Mode Grow – linking to an Access Point. Blink – searching for Access Points in the networks. Peer-to-Peer Mode Grow – 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
- 6 - Hardware Installation 1. Locate the PCMCIA slot of your system. 2. Align the Wireless PC Card toward the PCMCIA slot. Push evenly and steadily until it is seated. 3. You are now ready to continue the software installation.
- 7 - Software Installation Installation for Windows 95 (OSR2) 1. Once the Wireless LAN Adapter is connected to your computer, Windows 95 (applicable for Windows OSR2 only) will automatically detect the new hardware device as shown below. Click Next. 2. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy drive. 3. Windows will find the driver for this device automatically. Click Finish.
- 8 - 4. While copying the necessary files into your system, Windows prompt a message asking for the Wireless LAN Install Disk. Click OK to proceed. Note that you have to direct Windows to copy the needed files from the root directory (A:).
- 9 - 5. When copying files is done, click OK when the following figure appears.
- 10 - 6. The Wireless LAN PC Card Properties window will appear. The modification of default settings may result in network errors. It is recommended to remain the default settings. Click OK. Note: For the detailed ways to configure the wireless PC Card, please refer to the Configuration Utility section. 7. Windows may prompt you to insert Windows 95 CD-ROM in the selective drive. Please do so to have Windows copy all the necessary files to your system.
- 11 - 8. Click Yes to restart your computer. Installation for Windows 98 1. Once the Wireless LAN Adapter is connected to your computer, Windows 98 will automatically detect the new hardware device as shown below. Click Next.
- 12 - 2. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy drive. Click Next. 3. Select Floppy disk drives and click Next.
- 13 - 4. Click Next. 5. The Wireless LAN PC Card Properties window will appear. The modification of default settings may result in network errors. It is recommended to remain the default settings. Click OK. Note: For the detailed ways to configure the wireless PC Card, please refer to the Configuration Utility section.
- 14 - 6. Windows may prompt you to insert Windows 98 CD-ROM in the selective drive. Please do so to have Windows copy all the necessary files to your system. . When the following window appears, click Finish.
- 15 - 7. Click Yes to restart your computer. Installation for 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. 2. Insert the device driver disk into the floppy disk drive on your system. Select Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next.
- 16 - 3. Click Next. 4. The Wireless LAN PC Card Properties window will appear. The modification of default settings may result in network errors. It is recommended to remain the default settings. Click OK. Note: For the detailed ways to configure the wireless PC Card, please refer to the Configuration Utility section.
- 17 - 5. Windows may prompt you to insert Windows ME CD-ROM in the selective drive. Please do so to have Windows copy all the necessary files to your system. . When the following window appears, click Finish.
- 18 - Installation for 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.
- 19 - 3. Insert the device driver diskette into your floppy drive. Select Floppy disk drives and click Next. 4. Click Next to continue.
- 20 - 5. Click Yes to continue. 6. The Configuration window will appear and prompt you to configure the Network PC Card’s driver software, but the modification of default settings may result in network errors. It is recommended to remain the default settings. Click Next to proceed. Note: For the detailed ways to configure the wireless PC Card, please refer to the Configuration Utility section.
- 21 - 7. Click Finish. The PC Card driver installation is successfully completed.
- 22 - Installation for 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 Disk into the floppy disk drive on your system. Select Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…) and click Next.
- 23 - 3. Click Continue Anyway to proceed.
- 24 - 4. After windows XP copies the appropriate driver to your system, the Configuration window will appear and prompt you to configure the Network PC Card’s driver software, but the modification of default settings may result in network errors. It is recommended to remain the default settings. Click Next to proceed. Note: For the detailed ways to configure the wireless PC Card, please refer to the Configuration Utility section. 5. Click Finish. The software installation for this network device is now completed.
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- 26 - Network Connection Configuring the Network Protocols for Windows 95 (OSR2)/98/ME/2000 1. Once the driver has been installed, you must make some changes to your network settings. Click StartSettingsControl Panel Network and make sure that you have all the following components installed.  Wireless LAN PC Card  IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol
- 27 -  NetBEUI  TCP/IP 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. After clicking Add, highlight the component you need, click Add, highlight Microsoft, and then double click on the item you want to add. For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Printer Sharing. 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. 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.”
- 28 - When finished, reboot your computer to activate the new device. 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 username and password and click OK. Do not click the Cancel button, or you won’t be able to log onto the network. Double-click the Network Neighbourhood icon on the windows desktop, and you should see the names of the other PCs on the network.
- 29 - Configuring the Network Protocols for Windows XP Once the driver has been installed, you must check if some necessary network components are well setup in your computer. Click Settings Control Panel  Network Connections  Wireless Network Connection Enabled Wireless LAN PC Card  Properties. Make sure that you have all the following components installed.  Client for Microsoft Networks
- 30 -  IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol  TCP/IP If any components are missing, click on the Install…button to select the clients/service/ protocols required. After selecting the component you need, click Add…to add it in.
- 31 - For making your computer visible on the network, enable the File and Printer Sharing. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete installation.
- 32 - Configuration Utility After installing the Wireless PC Card’s driver successfully, the Network Status icon will appear in the taskbar. Note: Except for the following configuration utility, using Windows to configure the wireless network settings in the Windows XP is recommended. (Please skip to the Configuration for Windows XP section) 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.
- 33 - To view the exact link quality of the wireless PC 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 PC 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 icon from the taskbar. Each time you power on your PC, the icon will reappear. Wireless Network Status Clicking these items will launch the Wireless
- 34 - Advanced Configuration… WEP Encryption… Version Information… Settings window, as described below. Status The Status tab provides you the status of the wireless PC Card. State Displays the connection state of the wireless PC Card with the wireless network.
- 35 - Current Tx Rate Displays the current transfer rate. Current Channel Displays the channel that is currently used by the wireless PC Card. Disable Radio Disables the wireless radio. The wireless PC Card will disconnect with the wireless network. Rescan Forces the radio to rescan all available channels. While the link quality is poor, clicking on the button to search for a better connection. Throughput Displays the transferring (Tx) and receiving (Rx) data rate in bytes per second. Link Quality and Signal Strength Displays the quality and strength of the connection between the wireless PC Card and the Access Point it connects. Configuration The Configuration tab allows to set parameters for the wireless PC card.
- 36 - Profile Name Saves values for all previous setting parameters. The default values contain the parameters configured at installation. Once the demands for switching between different networking environments are required, you can also set the additional profiles to eliminate the configuration time. To save the current parameters, highlight the Profile field, type a new name, and click on the Apply button. Network Name (SSID) A specific name shared among connected wireless PC Card, Access Points and other wireless stations on the wireless network. The
- 37 - name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. The default name is ANY. To change the Network Name, simply enter a new name in the field and click on the Apply button. Network Type The Network Type setting determines the arrangement of your wireless network. The supported modes displayed are Access Point and Peer-to-Peer.  Access Point – The default settings. This mode lets you connect the wireless LAN to a wired and existed network via an Access Point.  Peer-to-Peer – The mode is used for sharing information between wireless PC Cards without Access Points. Note: For the detailed illustration about Access Point and Peer-to-Peer modes, please refer to the Wireless Network Options section. Transmit Rate The default setting is Fully Automatic. There are other options, 5.5Mb, 11Mb, Auto 1Mb or
- 38 - 2Mb. For best performance, it is recommended to remain the Fully Automatic setting. Peer-to-Peer Channel To communicate with other wireless PC Card, you must specify the same channel. Click the up and down arrow at the right of the Peer-to-Peer Channel to set the desired channel. The field is grayed out in Access Point mode. Defaults Clicks the button to restore to the default settings. 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.
- 39 - 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. 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.
- 40 - Apply Once you set up the encryption (WEP), click on the Apply button 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 - Rescan Searches for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the PC Card will start to rescan and list all available sites in the left box. 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.
- 42 - Configuration for Windows XP 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 PC Card as described below.
- 43 - 3. In Wireless Network Connection Properties window, select the Wireless Networks tab.
- 44 - Use Windows to configure… Check the box to enable windows configuration. Note: Once you enable windows configuration, there will be only two tabs, Status and About, left in the Configuration Utility. You cannot use this utility to configure the wireless settings.
- 45 - Available networks Displays all available networks. Configure Click the button to set up a new network or WEP configuration as illustrated as below. Refresh Click the button to refresh and search for all available networks.
- 46 - 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… 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.
- 47 - 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 PC Card Type II slot Physical Weight: 40 g Dimension: 119(L) x 53.94 (W) x 6.88(H) mm Antenna Built in the card LED Indicators Link: Orange Act: Green Power Requirement Operating Voltage: 5V  TX consumption: 300mA (Max) RX consumption: 200mA (Max)  Sleep Mode: 17 mA Frequency Range 2.412GHz-2.4835GHz Number of Selectable Channels USA, Canada: 11 channels Japan: 14 channels Europe: 13 channels 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 ProtocolCSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK
- 49 - Protocol ACK Range (meter) Standard Speed (2 Mbit/s) High Speed (11 Mbit/s)  Open Environment 320m 220m Supported OS Windows 95(OSR2)/98/ ME/ 2000/XP EMC Certification - FCC Part 15, Class B in US - EN300328/826 (301489-17) in Europe- JATE-Telec in Japan

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