BroMax Communications WE302 PCMCIA 11 M Wireless LAN Radio Card User Manual Part 3

BroMax Communications Inc PCMCIA 11 M Wireless LAN Radio Card Users Manual Part 3

Users Manual Part 3

PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual387. Click Re-Scan button to start Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring thePCMCIA Wireless LAN Card.)Use Wireless LAN Utility In Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT4.0 and MEWireless LAN Utility iconIcon MeaningGreen: indicates a connection is linkedto a wireless network.Red: indicates that the wireless LANcard is looking for an available accesspoint.Double-click the icon to open the Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring thePCMCIA Wireless LAN Card.)
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual39Configuring the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card1. This screen shows you the status of your current connection. Click Re-Scan tosearch for wireless connection (the adapter will search for the connectionautomatically when it is activated).2. Select the “Configuration” tab. The profile setting allows you to saveconfigurations in different profiles for different working environments. The defaultprofile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card. Underthe Operating Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wirednetwork employing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-to-wireless, peer-to-peer communication. If you choose Infrastructure, the SSIDshould have the same name as the Access Point. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clientsshould share the same SSID name. You may also select which Transfer Rate youwish to use: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps or Auto Rate. Under Power Saving Mode, you canselect Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the adapter doesn’tproceed the data transmission. Or select Disabled to make the adapter never go tosleep mode. Click Apply to save the settings.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual403. Select the “Site Survey” tab. The list on the adjacent screen shows you availableAccess Points and their features. Click on the desired Access Point, then clickConnect to connect or Search to search for more Access Points. Click OK whenyou are finished.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual414. Click on the “Encryption” tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEPencryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is anencryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabledsetting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. Fordata sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128-bit.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual425. Select the “Advanced” tab. You can choose the fragmentation threshold todefine the maximum data frame size your adapter will transmit. When the packeterror rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. Youmay select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send outRTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. By using the RTS/CTSfunction, you may request bandwidth from AP to allow you have better chance tosend out your data. For the Security, it’s only applicable while WEP is enabled. Forthe Authentication Type, the current supported algorithms are Open System,Shared Key, and Auto. The algorithm will be invoked when associated to AccessPoint. To associate to the desired Access Point you must set the same algorithm asthe one of the desired Access Point. When select Auto mode, the driver can autodetect the Authentication Type of the Access Point you are going to associate. Youcan also select Preamble Type which is for framing synchronization. The possiblesetting are long and Short. The setting must be the same as the setting of theAccess Point you are going to associate.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual436. The “About” tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, theconfiguration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual44Chapter 5 – Installing Network ProtocolsProtocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows2000 users need to check their Windows User Guides for protocol installation.Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98 andMillennium1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From theControl Panel, double-click on the Network icon.Note: Before adding any network protocols, verify that the protocol is not alreadyinstalled. Never install duplicate protocols.2. Select IEEE802.11b WLAN PC Card v3.0 from the list and click the Add button.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual453. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button.4. Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of“Network” Protocols” and click the OK button to finish the installation.
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PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual47Appendix A – FAQ1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard?Ø The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objectiveof IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless LANdevices can communicate to each other.2. What is WEP?Ø As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired EquivalentPrivacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared keyalgorithm.3. Windows cannot recognize the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card.Ø Please make sure that the LAN Card is inserted into the PCMCIA slot ofyour notebook properly (check this when the notebook is powered off).Ø Please check if PC Card support is installed. Double-click the PC Cardicon on Control Panel. If PC Card support is not activated, you shouldactivate it now.4. In Infrastructure mode, my notebook cannot communicate with theothers notebooks on the network.Ø First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others notebook.Ø Check if the WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set yourAdapter’s WEP the same as the Access Point.Ø Also check the Access Point’s Authentication Type and Preamble Typeand match those settings.5. In ad-hoc mode, my notebook cannot communicate with the othersnotebooks on the network.Ø Make sure the SSID and the Channel number are the same as otherwireless stations.Ø Check if WEP settings are the same in all wireless stations.Ø Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installedand File and Printer Sharing is enabled.
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual48Appendix B – SpecificationsStandards: IEEE 802.11bPCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 StandardChannels: 11 Channels (US, Canada)13 Channels (Europe)14 Channels (Japan)Antenna: Built-in strip AntennaFrequency: 2.4 to 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)Data Rate: up to 11MbpsOperating Ranges: Indoor (varies depends on the environment):Up to 50M @ 11MbpsUp to 80M @ 5.5MbpsOutdoor (varies depends on the environment):Up to 150M @ 11MbpsUp to 300M @ 5.5MbpsTemperature: Operating: 0° ~ 55° CStorage: -25° ~ 70° CHumidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)

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