Micro Star MS6802 Wireless 11b Card Bus User Manual 8801
Micro Star International Co Ltd Wireless 11b Card Bus 8801
users manual
MS-6802
Users Guide
Version 1.0
Feb. 2003
G52-W6802X1
Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B
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provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Op-
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in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
1.1 What is Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B ................................................. 1
1.2 How Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B works .......................................... 2
1.3 Specifications .......................................................................................... 4
1.4 System requirements ................................................................................ 6
1.5 Package content ...................................................................................... 6
1.6 Layout ..................................................................................................... 7
2. Hardware installation .............................................................................. 8
3. Software installation ................................................................................ 9
3.1 Installing on Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP ......................................... 9
4. MSI wireless network utility .................................................................. 13
4.1 In wireless network tab ........................................................................ 13
4.2 Encryption ............................................................................................18
4.3 In status tab ........................................................................................... 19
4.4 In information tab .................................................................................. 22
4.5 Using Windows XP as Access Point ................................................... 23
5. Network connection ................................................................................ 27
5.1 Computer identification ........................................................................ 27
5.2 How to install TCP/IP .......................................................................... 29
5.3 Configuring a dynamic IP address ........................................................ 31
5.4 Configuring a static IP address ............................................................ 33
5.5 Checking TCP/IP address ..................................................................... 36
5.6 Checking the connection by pinging ................................................... 38
5.7 Sharing files .......................................................................................... 39
6. Troubleshooting ...................................................................................... 43
7. Technical Support ................................................................................... 45
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1. introduction1. introduction
1. introduction1. introduction
1. introduction
1.1 What is Wireless 11b Card Bus
CB11B
Wirelss 11b Card Bus CB11B, compliant with IEEE802.
11b, is a high-efficiency wireless adapter for wireless
networking at home, in office or in public places. The
data transfer rate can be auto-negotiated to 1, 2, 5.
5Mbps or up to 11Mbps and is compatible with any
existing IEEE802.11b devices.
With the Wirelss 11b Card Bus CB11B, you can roam
between conference room and office without being dis-
connected the LAN cables; in addition, sharing files and
printers can be easy tasks.
The Wirelss 11b Card Bus CB11B is available to Microsoft
Windows operating systems (Windows XP/2000/ME/
98SE) and can be integrated into networking with either
Ad-hoc mode (without an Access Point) or Infrastruc-
ture mode (with an Access Point).
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NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
1.2 How Wirelss 11b Card Bus CB11B
works
Ad-hoc Networking Mode --- An Ad-hoc (or
"spontaneous") network is a local area network or other
small network, especially one with wireless or tempo-
rary plug-in connections, in which some of the network
devices are part of the network only for the duration of
a communications session. Users on the network can
share files, print to a shared printer, and access the
Internet with a shared modem. In this kind of network,
new devices can be quickly added; however, users can
only communicate with other wireless LAN computers
that are in the wireless LAN workgroup, and are within
range.
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
wireless
wireless
wireless
Laptop PC with
CB11B
Laptop PC with
CB11B
Desktop PC with
CB11B
(The PCI to
PCMCIA module
is optional)
Modem / DSL
Internet
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Infrastructure Networking Mode--- Infrastructure net-
working differs from Ad-hoc networking is that it in-
cludes an access point. In an Infrastructure networking,
the access point can manage the bandwidth to maxi-
mize bandwidth utilization. Additionally, the access point
enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing
wired network, allowing wireless users to take advan-
tage of the wired networks resources, such as Internet,
email, file transfer, and printer sharing. The scale and
range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and
wider than that of the Ad-hoc networking.
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
Laptop PC with
CB11B
Modem / DSL
Internet
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
Laptop PC with
CB11B
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
Laptop PC with
CB11B
wireless
wireless
wireless wireless
Access
Point
Router
Desktop PC with
CB11B
(The PCI to
PCMCIA module
is optional)
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1.3 Specifications
Form Factor CardBus
Standard IEEE 802.11b
Frequency Range 2.4GHz to 2.4835 GHz,
Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum (DSSS)
Data Rate 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps, Auto
Fall-Back
Operating Channels US & Canada:11 channels,
Europe: 1 to 13 channels,
France: 4 channels,
Spain: 2 channels,
Japan: 14 channels
Modulation DBPSK @ 1 Mbps,
DQPSK @ 2Mbps,
CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps
Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK (Half-
Duplex)
Antenna Internal diversity with
connectors
Security / Encryption 64-/128-bit WEP key
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Range
Open Space 11 Mbps @ 150m (490ft),
5.5 Mbps @ 250m (820ft),
2 Mbps @ 300m (985ft),
1Mbps @ 350m (1150ft)
Operation voltage 3.3V
Power Consumption
Tx 450mA
Rx 290mA
Standby N/A
Operating Temperature 0 to 70
Operating Humidity 0 to 95% (non-condensing)
Operating system Windows 98/ME/2K/XP,
Dimensions (W x D x H) 54 X 115 X 5 mm
Weight 45g
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Unpack the package and check all the items carefully.
If any item contained is damaged or missing, please
contact your local dealer as soon as possible. Also,
keep the box and packing materials in case you need to
ship the unit in the future. The package should contain
the following items:
Laptop PC with cardbus slot or desktop PC with PCMCIA
slot module.
Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating system.
Minimum 5M bytes free disk space for installing the
driver and utilities.
CD-ROM drive, double speed or higher
1.4 System requirements
Before Installing the Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B,
you PC should meet the following:
1.5 Package content
Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B
Users Guide
CD title including drivers and utilities
NET DANCER
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11Mb
p
s WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
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1.6 Layout
NETDANCER
+**
11Mbps WIRELESS LAN PCMCIA CARD
Power LED --- Solid green, indicates that the Wireless
11b Card Bus CB11B is powered on.
Status LED --- Blinking green, indicates that the Wire-
less 11b Card Bus CB11B is receiving or transferring
data.
Golden Finger
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2. hardware inst2. hardware inst
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The installation drawing below is suitable for most laptop
computers. For more information about the cardbus
slot, please refer to your laptop computer manual.
The installation of Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B to the
desktop computer will not be introduced here, because
an optional PCI to PCMCIA module will be needed.
Do not hold the Wireless 11b Card Bus CB11B on the
golden finger because it may cause interference or
damage.
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Installation Procedure:
1. Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and
then the setup program should start automatically. If
it doesnt start, click the Start button at the Taskbar
and then select Run. Enter E:\setup.exe if E is your
CD-drive. Then click the driver option to continue.
This part provides the procedures to install drivers and
the utilities. Each installation procedure comes with a
drawing and instruction. Follow the instruction step by
step to finish the installation. During the installation,
Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP may need to copy Win-
dows system files from the Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/
XP installation disk/CD. Therefore, please prepare a
copy of the Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP installation
disk/CD at hand before installing the driver if possible.
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2.1 Installing on Windows® 98SE/ME/
2000/XP
The card should be inserted into your computer while
installing the driver.
Click here
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2. Then click Next to read the License Agreement and
click Yes to agree with and continue, or No to end the
installation. Enter users information and then click
Next.
Check here
Click here
Click here
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4. InstallShield Wizard may ask you to restart your
computer. Choose Yes to restart your computer.
5. After restarting your PC, you will find a icon indicated
MSI Wireless LAN on your taskbar. Just double-
click on it for configuration.
3. Click Install to start installation, then click Finish to
continue as you are notified the installation has been
completed.
Click here
Click here
Click here
MSI Wireless LAN icon
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Note
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If you are going to use the wireless network in Infra-
structure mode, please follow the steps:
4. 4.
4. 4.
4. msi wireless network utilitymsi wireless network utility
msi wireless network utilitymsi wireless network utility
msi wireless network utility
1. Double click the MSI Wireless LAN icon on the task
bar to lunch the network configuration window.
Double click the MSI
Wireless LAN icon
2. The window appears. Click Advanced.
Click here
4.1 In wireless network tab
Enter network key if
the wireless adminis-
trator has set a net-
work key in advance
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3. All available networks will show in the Available
Networks list, and you can click Refresh button to
refresh or search for the available networks. Click
Configure to configure the existing networks.
All available
networks list
Click here
4. As an administrator, you can change the network
name (SSID) and network key which is encoded by
5/13 characters (10/26 hex-adecimal digital).
Network name
(SSID)
Network key
settings
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5. You may also choose the networks you prefer from
the Available Networks list and use the Move up/
Move down to set the priority of your preferred
networks.
Preferred net-
work list
6. Click OK, and you can use the wireless network in
Infrastructure mode.
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If you are going to use the wireless network in Ad-hoc
mode, please follow the steps:
1. Double click the MSI Wireless LAN icon on the task
bar to lunch the network configuration window.
Double click the MSI
Wireless LAN icon
2. The window appears. Click Advanced.
Click here
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3. Click Add to add a new network.
4. As an administrator, you can change the network
name (SSID) and network key which is encoded by
5/13 characters (10/26 hex-adecimal digital).
Enter a network
name(SSID) for this
ad-hoc network
Add a new net-
work
Check here to en-
able Ad-hoc net-
work
Check Encryption
and cancel This key
is provided for me
automatically to
enable web key
settings. Also refer to
4.2 Encryption.
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5. Click OK to finish the Ad-hoc network for the first
computer (administrator).
6. Any one who wants to use the Ad-hoc network should
repeat step 1 to 3. In step 3, you will see the network
set by the first computer (administrator); then choose
it and click OK. You can use the wireless network in
Ad-hoc mode.
4.2 Encryption
In this window, you can set up 4 sets of WEB keys
which can be 5 characters (10 hexadecimal digitals) or
13 characters (26 hexadecimal digitals) and specify
one of them to use.
!Network key --- Enter a key for the network.
!Key format --- You can decide the network key to be
encoded by ASCII characters or hexadecimal digitals.
!Key length --- In ASCII characters format, it can be 5
or 13 characters. In hexadecimal digitals format, it
would be 10 or 26 digitals.
!Key index --- There can be up to 4 sets of WEB keys,
from 0 to 3.
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Channel:
Specify the operating radio frequency channel in Ad-
hoc mode, which should be set to the same channel as
the other points in the wireless network.
Speed:
This field sets the current transmitting rate. There are
four fixed rates: 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11
Mbps. The speed should be set to Auto rate to optimize
performance and range, which will adjust the transfer
speed for best performance and longest range
automatically.
Radio:
Set to On to activate the radio.
Click here
In Status tab, you can further configure the network
settings.
4.3 In status tab
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Click Advance, you can get some information about
the LAN traffic status and more detailed settings.
SSID:
Means Service Set Identifier, an unique name shared
among all points in a wireless network. It must be iden-
tical for all points in the network. Then the card will be
able to connect to an access point with the same SSID.
Status:
It shows status information about the radio link.
!Signal Strengh --- This bar shows the received signal
strength level. The higher the blue bar is, the more
power the radio signal is received by the the card.
!Link Quality --- This bar shows the measured signal
level and connection status. The higher the blue bar
is, the better the radio signal is received by the card.
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Fragmentation Threshold:
You may set the length of the fragment in this field.
Please note that each fragment should not be larger
than the Fragmentation Threshold.
RTS/CTS Threshold:
You may set the length threshold.
Preamble Type:
You may set the length of preamble in this field. Setting
options: Long, Short, Auto.
!Long --- It is set to 144 bits.
!Short --- It is set to 72 bits.
!Auto ---The card supports an auto-detection feature, it
automatically selects the Preamble Type depending
on the Access Point Preamble Type if this option is
selected.
Country:
Select the country that you are in.
Power save:
The card will turn into power save mode when idle.
Changing the settings here is not recommended unless
you are familiar with those advanced configurations.
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In Information tab, you can get some information about
the manufacturer, hardware and software.
4.4 In information tab
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Windows® XP provides a feature in the Control Panel
to help to link two networks.
1. In the Control Panel, select Network Connections
and the window below will appear.
2. Select Wireless Network Connection and Local
Area Connection simultaneously, and right click
to select Bridge Connections.
4.5 Using Windows® XP as Access
Point
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3. Then go to Start -> Run. Enter cmd in the Open box,
the click OK. A DOS prompt window appears.
4. Then type net bridge show adapter.
5. Then type netsh bridge set adapter X
forcecompatmode=enable, where X is your ethernet
identifier.
6. Then type netsh bridge set adapter Y
forcecompatmode=enable, where Y is your wire-
less identifier.
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7. Right click the Wireless Network Connection icon
in the right bottom of system bar, choose View
Available Wireless Network ---> Advanced. You
will get Wireless Network Connection Properties
window. Click Add to add a new wireless network
connection.
Click here
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8. Enter a name for this new network in the Network
name (SSID):, and put a check mark next to This is
a computer-to-computer (Ad-hoc) network; wire-
less access point are not used. In this case, this
computer will function as an access point, while other
computers can use this network name (which is aaa
in the picture below) to connect to. Once they con-
nect successfully, they could access the ethernet
LAN via Network Neighborhood.
Click here
Check here
Please also refer to Windows® XP help files for more
information.
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This part describes how to prepare for connection to
network and some basic outline of networking basics,
including sharing files, printing from an computer on the
network, or accessing the Internet on multiple comput-
ers with one connection.
The following in Control Panel -> Network -> Con-
figuration is required for all computers if you want to
connect to a network:
!Check Client for Microsoft Network is installed.
!Check TCP/IP -> MSI NetDancer Wireless Network
Adapter is installed.
!Check File and printer sharing for Microsoft
Networks.
Please verify that each computer has a unique name
and common workgroup name, if you had previously
given your Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP computers
names.
1. On your Desktop, right-click the icon My Network
Places select Properties from the context menu.
5. network connection5. network connection
5. network connection5. network connection
5. network connection
5.1 Computer Identification
2. Click the Identification tab in the dialog box.
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3. In the Computer name box, type a unique, identify-
ing name for this particular computer. This will be the
name of this computer used by other computers on
your network to communicate with. Each computers
name must be unique on a particular network to avoid
confusion. Please note that the computers name
should not be more than 15 characters without space.
4. Type the workgroup name which this computer will
belong to in the Workgroup box. All the computers
on your network should have an identical Workgroup
name.
5. The Computer Description box is optional. You
may enter a description that helps to identify this
computer on your network. Then click Close.
6. Repeat this process for each computer on your net-
work to ensure that they all have unique Computer
Name and identical Workgroup.
Enter a name for
your computer
Your computer will
belong to this
workgroup
Enter some infor-
mation for refer-
ence
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5.2 How to install TCP/IP
By default, Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP will install TCP/
IP automatically.
1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network icon.
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3. If you do see the TCP/IP network as the following
screen, plese select MSI NetDancer Wireless Net-
work Adapter and click Add.
4. Select Protocal, and click Add.
Click here
Click here
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5. Select Microsort, then scroll down to select TCP/IP.
Click Have Disk to install TCP/IP from a spicified
drive (for Windows® 98SE/ME) or click OK (for Win-
dows® 2000/XP).
Now TCP/IP installation is finished.
Click here
Click here
Please prepare a copy of the Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/
XP installation disk/CD at hand if needed.
5.3 Configuring a dynamic IP address
When the drivers are installed, the default setting here
is set to obtain IP dynamically through a DHCP server.
If youd like check or change the settings, please follow
the steps below:
1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
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2. Double-click Network icon.
3. Select TCP/IP and then click Properties.
Click here
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4. When the TCP/IP Properties window appears, choose
IP Address tab and check Obtain an IP Address
Automatically.
5. When the Network properties window comes back
up, click OK. Then click Yes to reboot the computer.
Check here
5.4 Configuring a static IP address
1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
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2. Double-click Network icon.
3. Select TCP/IP and then click Properties.
Click here
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IP Addresses must be signed uniquely to each network
adapter .
4. When the TCP/IP Properties window appears, choose
IP Address tab and select Specify an IP Address.
5. Enter an IP address into the empty field. Suggested
IP Range is 172.16.0.2 to 172.16.0.254, and sug-
gested Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 Then click
OK. When the Network Properties window comes
back up, click OK. Then click Yes to reboot the
computer.
Check here
Enter static IP
address
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5.5 Checking TCP/IP address
For Windows® 98SE/ME:
1. Go to Start -> Run.
2. Enter command in the Open box. Click OK.
3. A DOS prompt window appears.
4. Enter winipcfg in the Open box. Click OK.
5. The IP Configuration screen will be displayed, and
the IP address will be displayed in the IP Address
box. Please make sure the configuration of IP
Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway is
correct.
Enter com-
mand here
Click here
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1. Go to Start -> Run.
2. Enter command in the Open box. Click OK.
3. A DOS prompt window appears.
4. Enter ipconfig /all to display IP information.
6. Click on More Info to display additional IP information.
For Windows® 2000/XP:
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1. Go to Start -> Run.
2. Enter command in the Open box. Click OK.
3. A DOS prompt window appears.
4. Type ping 172.16.0.1, which is the the IP address of
the Gateway in this case , and press Enter key.
5.6 Checking the connection by pinging
Then youll get replies if the pinging is successful.
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5.7 Sharing files
You may now open and save files on other computers
once your computers are connected together on a
network. You will also be able to specify particular fold-
ers or disk drives to share and even password to
protect them. Please verify that each computer has a
unique name and common workgroup name, if you had
previously given your Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP
computers names. Follw the steps below to share spe-
cific files and folders with other computers on your
network.
1. On your Desktop, right-click the My Network Places
icon and select Properties from the context menu.
2. You will configure your computers network settings in
this dialog mostly. It is also available through the
Network icon in the Control Panel.
3. Click File and Print Sharing.
Click here
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4. Check the box next to I want to be able to give
others acccess to my files.
5. Then click OK on the File and Print Sharing dialog
box.
6. Click OK on the Network dialog box.
7. Provide the Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP CD or di-
rect Windows to the proper location of the installation
files if prompted. Then reboot if prompted.
8. Now you can identify a particular folder or disk drive
to share, which means you can share a folder that
both you and your family member/colleaque needs
to access occassionally. You can also share your
CD-ROM drive for others to use if your other com-
puters do not have CD-ROM. Both of these proc-
esses are the same.
Only the disk drives and
folders that you specifi-
cally identify as shared
will be accessible to
other computers on
your network.
9. Locate the disk drive or
folder you want to share
in Windows Explorer or
the My Computer icon
on your desktop.
10. Right-click the disk
drive or folder and se-
lect Sharing.
Check here
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12. The Share Name: box is used to identify the disk
drive or folder you are sharing to other computers
on the network, which can be helpful as more re-
sources on your network for others.
13. The Comment: box is optional, which can be used
to further describe the disk drive or folder for oth-
ers on the network.
14. Access Type: allows you to designate how much
someone else can do with this disk drive or folder.
Read-Only only allows others to look at or open
the files on the disk drive or in the folder. Full
allows others to read, write, open, save, copy,
move, and even delete files on the disk or in the
folder. Depends on Password gives other com-
puters access conditional on the password they
provide.
11. Select Share As: to set the parameters for sharing
this particular disk drive or folder.
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15. Passwords: allow you to apply a level of security
to your shared disk drives and folders. Any other
computer (user) will be asked to enter the password
you designate here before accessing the disk drive
or folder. Two passwords are used to give two
levels of security (or access) to others on the
network using the Depends on Password setting.
Leaving the Password boxes empty will give eve-
ryone on the network access to the disk drive or
folder.
16. Click OK to continue. You will be prompted to enter
the password(s) you provided for verification. Type
the password(s) just as you entered them again.
17. Now you may access this disk drive or folder from
another computer on your network. You may do so
by double-clicking the My Network Places icon on
your desktop or inside Windows Explorer.
18. Navigate to the computer with the shared disk drive
or folder (recognized by the Computer Name you
provided) and double-click. Now you should see
the disk drive or folder, and double-click. If you
specified a password when sharing this disk drive
or folder, you will be asked for the password.
19. You can access a disk drive or folder shared over
the network from most Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP
applications. You can map these disk drives and
folers to a drive letter on another computer to make
this process easier. For example, on a computer
where you are accessing a shared folder from an-
other computer, inside Windows Explorer right-click
and select Map Network Drive. Now you are able
to assign an available drive letter. Checking Re-
connect at logon allows Windows to map this net-
work drive each time when you start your computer.
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6. troubleshooting
This part describes the problems and corresponding
solutions of driver installation.
To check if the wireless network adapter drivers are
loaded properly:
1. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double-click System icon.
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3. Click the Device Manager Tab.
4. Click the + symbol in front of Network Adapters.
5. Highlight MSI NetDancer Wireless Network
Adapter.
6. Click Properties.
7. Check under Device Status to see if the card is
working properly.
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Micro-Star International provides free technical support.
If a problem arises with your system and no solution
can be obtained from this users manual, please con-
tact your place of purchase or local distributor.
Alternatively, please try the following help resources
for further guidance.
Visit the MSI website for FAQ, technical guide,
driver and software updates, and other information:
http://www.msi.com.tw/
Contact our technical staff at: support@msi.com.
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