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
Contents
- 1. DoC Statement
- 2. Users Manual Part 1
- 3. Users Manual Part 2
- 4. Users Manual Part 3
Users Manual Part 3
PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 7. Click Re-Scan button to start Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card.) Use Wireless LAN Utility In Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0 and ME Wireless LAN Utility icon Icon Meaning Green: indicates a connection is linked to a wireless network. Red: indicates that the wireless LAN card is looking for an available access point. Double-click the icon to open the Wireless LAN Utility. (Refer to Configuring the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card.) 38 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Configuring the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card 1. This screen shows you the status of your current connection. Click Re-Scan to search for wireless connection (the adapter will search for the connection automatically when it is activated). 2. Select the “Configuration” tab. The profile setting allows you to save configurations in different profiles for different working environments. The default profile will contain the initial configuration setting when you install the Card. Under the Operating Mode drop-box, you may choose either Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless adapter to communicate with a wired network employing an Access Point, while the Ad-Hoc mode allows wireless-towireless, peer-to-peer communication. If you choose Infrastructure, the SSID should have the same name as the Access Point. If you choose Ad-Hoc, all clients should share the same SSID name. You may also select which Transfer Rate you wish to use: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps or Auto Rate. Under Power Saving Mode, you can select Enabled to allow your adapter to go to sleep mode while the adapter doesn’ t proceed the data transmission. Or select Disabled to make the adapter never go to sleep mode. Click Apply to save the settings. 39 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 3. Select the “Site Survey” tab. The list on the adjacent screen shows you available Access Points and their features. Click on the desired Access Point, then click Connect to connect or Search to search for more Access Points. Click OK when you are finished. 40 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 4. Click on the “Encryption” tab. Under the drop-box, you can choose to have WEP encryption Disabled, 64-Bit, or 128-Bit. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. The Disabled setting prevents the sharing of data with other computers on the WEP network. For data sharing to be enabled, select the level of encryption desired, either 64 or 128bit. 41 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 5. Select the “Advanced” tab. You can choose the fragmentation threshold to define the maximum data frame size your adapter will transmit. When the packet error rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. By using the RTS/CTS function, you may request bandwidth from AP to allow you have better chance to send out your data. For the Security, it’ s only applicable while WEP is enabled. For the Authentication Type, the current supported algorithms are Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. The algorithm will be invoked when associated to Access Point. To associate to the desired Access Point you must set the same algorithm as the one of the desired Access Point. When select Auto mode, the driver can auto detect the Authentication Type of the Access Point you are going to associate. You can also select Preamble Type which is for framing synchronization. The possible setting are long and Short. The setting must be the same as the setting of the Access Point you are going to associate. 42 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 6. The “About” tab shows you copyright and version information about the driver, the configuration utility, and the firmware. Click OK to complete the configuration. 43 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Chapter 5 – Installing Network Protocols Protocols are necessary for computers to be recognized on your network. Windows 2000 users need to check their Windows User Guides for protocol installation. Installing the Network Protocols for Windows 98 and Millennium 1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel. From the Control Panel, double-click on the Network icon. Note: Before adding any network protocols, verify that the protocol is not already installed. Never install duplicate protocols. 2. Select IEEE802.11b WLAN PC Card v3.0 from the list and click the Add button. 44 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 3. 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. 45 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual 46 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Appendix A – FAQ 1. What is IEEE 802.11 standard? Ø 2. What is WEP? Ø 3. Ø Please make sure that the LAN Card is inserted into the PCMCIA slot of your notebook properly (check this when the notebook is powered off). Please check if PC Card support is installed. Double-click the PC Card icon on Control Panel. If PC Card support is not activated, you should activate it now. In Infrastructure mode, my notebook cannot communicate with the others notebooks on the network. Ø Ø Ø 5. As described in the IEEE 802.11 standard, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm. Windows cannot recognize the PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card. Ø 4. The IEEE 802.11 is a wireless LAN industry standard, and the objective of IEEE 802.11 is to make sure that different manufactures’ wireless LAN devices can communicate to each other. First, make sure that the SSID is same as the others notebook. Check if the WEP is enabled on the Access Point, if it is, set your Adapter’ s WEP the same as the Access Point. Also check the Access Point’ s Authentication Type and Preamble Type and match those settings. In ad-hoc mode, my notebook cannot communicate with the others notebooks on the network. Ø Ø Ø Make sure the SSID and the Channel number are the same as other wireless stations. Check if WEP settings are the same in all wireless stations. Check the Network Properties, make sure proper protocol is installed and File and Printer Sharing is enabled. 47 PCMCIA Wireless LAN Card User’s Manual Appendix B – Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 Standard Channels: 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) Antenna: Built-in strip Antenna Frequency: 2.4 to 2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Data Rate: up to 11Mbps Operating Ranges: Indoor (varies depends on the environment): Up to 50M @ 11Mbps Up to 80M @ 5.5Mbps Outdoor (varies depends on the environment): Up to 150M @ 11Mbps Up to 300M @ 5.5Mbps Temperature: Operating: Storage: Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) 0° ~ 55° C -25° ~ 70° C 48
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