No Wires Needed 10330209 WLAN PCMCIA Card User Manual Installation Userguide Connecttm

No Wires Needed WLAN PCMCIA Card Installation Userguide Connecttm

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Swallow 1100 user manual v212

No Wires NeededSwallow 1100 PC Card/Falcon 1100 ISA CardUser ManualVersion 2.1.1 – October 1999
User manualSwallow 1100 PC Card/Falcon 1100 ISA CardNo Wires NeededJan Steenlaan 3-5a3723 BS BilthovenThe Netherlandswww.nwn.comVersion 2.1.1 – October 1999
Trade marksCopyright © No Wires NeededThe publisher reserves the right to revise this publicationand to make changes to any or all parts of this manual atany time, without obligation to notify any person or entityof such revisions or changes.Swallow, Parrot, Pelican, AirLock, APCenter, ASBF andConnect are trademarks of No Wires Needed. Otherproduct and company names are registered trademarksor trademarks of their respective holders.Copyright statementNo part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by anymeans, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of thepublisher.Printed in Amsterdam, October 1999
Free Repair PeriodNWN undertakes a Free Repair Period of 12 months fromthe date of Invoice. Within the Free Repair Period NWNrepairs a faulty device free of charge or replaces it incase of irreparable damage.Excluded from the Free Repair Period are malfunctionscaused by operation outside the intended usage; bymisuse or abuse; by service modifications or repairsperformed by unauthorized persons or by otherconditions not arising from defects in Product materials orworkmanship.The costs associated with physically replacing thedefective part and re-installing are to be borne by theBuyer.
Statement of Year 2000 ComplianceDetailed information about our statement is published onour website.http://www.nwn.com
FCC Radiation Exposure StatementThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposurelimits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. Theantenna for this transmitter should be installed andoperated with the minimum distance of 20 centimeters (8inches) between your body, excluding hands, wrists, feetand ankles.Integrated PCMCIA Antenna 20cm (8 inches)Optional PC Card 2dBi antenna 20cm (8 inches)
Declaration of ConformityThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)this device must accept any interference received,including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.No Wires Needed Swallow 1100Tested To ComplyWith FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 9 of 441 Contents1 Contents ..............................................................92 Introduction........................................................103 Wireless LAN basics..........................................114 Series 1100 installation......................................134.1 Falcon 1100 ISA Card installation......................144.2 Swallow 1100 Windows 95 installation...............154.3 Swallow 1100 Windows 98 installation...............184.4 Swallow 1100 Windows NT4 installation ............204.5 Installation of the external antenna.....................245 Connect™..........................................................265.1 Appearances .....................................................275.2 Establishing a connection ..................................296 Network protocols..............................................327 Troubleshooting.................................................337.1 Windows 95/98..................................................347.2 Windows NT4 ....................................................377.3 Connect™..........................................................408 Technical specifications Swallow 1100...............41
No Wires NeededPage 10 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual2 IntroductionThank you for purchasing your No Wires NeededSwallow 1100 PC Card / Falcon 1100 ISA Card. Thismanual will assist you with the installation procedure.The package you have received should contain thefollowing items:• Swallow 1100 PC Card• ISA Card (only by Falcon 1100 ISA Card)• External antenna (only by Falcon 1100 ISA Card)• User manual• Diskette containing Connect utility and driverslabeled Swallow 1100Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendorThe diskette contains the drivers and the programConnect™ that is used for managing the Swallow 1100PC Card and establishing the wireless connection withyour Local Area Network.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 11 of 443 Wireless LAN basicsWireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer agreat number of advantages over a traditional, wiredsystem. Wireless LANs are more flexible, easier to setupand manage and often more cost effective than theirwired equivalence.Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmitand receive data over the air, minimizing the need forwired connections. Thus, WLANs combine dataconnectivity with user mobility, and, through simplifiedconfiguration, enable movable LANs.With wireless LANs, users can access shared informationwithout looking for a place to plug in and networkmanagers can set up or augment networks withoutinstalling or moving wires. Wireless LANs offer thefollowing productivity, convenience and cost advantagesover traditional wired networks:• Mobility - Wireless LAN systems can provide LANusers with access to real-time informationanywhere in their organization. This mobilitysupports productivity and service opportunities notpossible with wired networks. • Installation Speed and Simplicity - Installing awireless LAN system can be fast and easy and caneliminate the need to pull cable through walls andceilings.
No Wires NeededPage 12 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual • Installation Flexibility - Wireless technology allowsthe network to go where wires cannot go. • Reduced Cost-of-Ownership - While the initialinvestment required for wireless LAN hardwaremight be higher than the cost of wired LANhardware, overall installation expenses and life-cycle costs will be significantly lower. Long-termcost benefits are greatest in dynamic environmentsrequiring frequent moves, adds, and changes. • Scalability - Wireless LAN systems can beconfigured in a variety of topologies to meet theneeds of specific applications and installations.Configurations are easily changed and range frompeer-to-peer networks suitable for a small numberof users to full infrastructure networks of thousandsof users that allows roaming over a broad area.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 13 of 444 Series 1100 installationThis manual will assist you with the installation of the NoWires Needed Series 1100 products.For a quick installation, insert the PC Card, click troughall the Windows screens and use the drivers from theinstallation disk to finish the installation.Follow the paragraph of the operating system you areusing for detailed installation guidelines.If you are using the Falcon 1100 ISA Card please alsopay attention to Paragraph 4.5 (Installation ofexternal antenna).
No Wires NeededPage 14 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual4.1 Falcon 1100 ISA Card installationImportant: before inserting the Swallow 1100 PC Cardin the PC Card Adapter, you should install the PC Cardadapter.1. Shut Down the computer2. Remove the metal casing of the computer3. Place the PC Card adapter in a free ISA slot.(without the Swallow 1100 PC Card)4. Replace the metal casing from the computer5. Switch on the computerFor Windows 95/98 some extra steps are required tocomplete the installation.6. A window will appear, the SCM Plug and play SwapBox will be automatically installedThe SCM Swap Box is disabled by default.Enabling:7. Go to Control Panel -> PC Card (PCMCIA) andanswer <Next>, <Next> and <Finish> to completethe installation of the PC Card adapterInstallation of the PC Card adapter is completed.Proceed to one of the next chapters for the Swallow 1100PC Card installation.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 15 of 444.2 Swallow 1100 Windows 95 installationThis chapter will give you assistance with the installationof the Swallow 1100 PC Card on a computer with theWindows 95 operating system.Insert the Swallow 1100 PC Card in a free PC Card slot.After a few seconds, a window will appear, indicating youthat new hardware has been found, for which softwaremust be installed.Windows starts looking for the drivers for the Swallow1100 PC Card. Insert the diskette in the drive and click<Next>.
No Wires NeededPage 16 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manualA window will appear with the drivers that are found onthe disk. Click <Finish> to continue.Windows will prompt for the Windows95 Disk 1, lookingfor the file “connect2.cpl”. Enter the location of the driverfiles. Typically this is “A:\”.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 17 of 44Windows starts copying the necessary files. You will beasked for the Windows 95 CD-ROM. On pre-installedlaptops, the CD-ROM files can often be found inC:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS.In most cases, you will have to reboot your computernow.Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card iscompleted.Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the programConnect™.
No Wires NeededPage 18 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual4.3 Swallow 1100 Windows 98 installationThis chapter will give you assistance with the installationof the Swallow 1100 PC Card on a computer with theWindows 98 operating system.Insert the Swallow 1100 PC Card in a free PC Card slot.After a few seconds, a window will appear, indicating thatnew hardware has been found, for which software mustbe installed.Let Windows look for the best suitable driver for thishardware and click <Next>.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 19 of 44Windows starts looking for the drivers for the Swallow1100 PC Card. Insert the floppy disk in the drive checkthe box “Floppy disk drives” and click <Next>.A window will appear with the drivers that are found onthe disk. Click <Next> to continue.In most cases, you will have to reboot your computernow.Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card iscompleted.Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the programConnect™.
No Wires NeededPage 20 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual4.4 Swallow 1100 Windows NT4 installationYou need administrator privileges to be able to install theSwallow 1100 PC Card.1. Make sure that the PC contains a PC Card drive.2. Go to Control Panel -> Devices and look for Pcmcia3. If the Status column indicates ‘Started’ and theStartup column indicates either ‘Boot’ or ‘Automatic’,proceed with step 5.4. Click the Startup button and select the Boot radiobutton.5. Go to Control Panel -> Network and go to theAdapters tab.6. Click <Add>
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 21 of 447. A list of network adapters appears. Click the <HaveDisk> button.8. Indicate the path of the Swallow 1100 InstallationDisk (typically A:\)9. Click <OK>, in the dialog box containing “Swallow1100 Wireless LAN Adapter”.
No Wires NeededPage 22 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual10. Now you must select an IRQ Number and an I/OBase. Windows NT can not see if the default valuesare conflicting with other hardware. To make sure,look in Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools ->Windows NT Diagnostics and select the Resourcestab. Here you see which IRQs are already used.When clicking the <I/O Port> button below, you alsosee which I/O ports are already used. Select anunused IRQ and unused I/O base for the Swallow1100. Note that the Swallow 1100 requires 8 I/Oports, so it will occupy the I/O Base + 7 ports. Whenyou selected both, click <OK>.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 23 of 4411. You see the Swallow 1100 listed as a networkadapter. Click <Close>.12. If you have other protocols installed, they will reviewtheir bindings and ask some questions. TCP/IP forexample will ask you whether you want to useDHCP or give a static IP address.13. You are asked to reboot. Insert the Swallow 1100and reboot.14. After rebooting, the lower-right corner of your screenshould contain an icon for Connect™. Double-clickon this icon to configure the Swallow 1100, whennecessary.Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card iscompleted.Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the programConnect™.
No Wires NeededPage 24 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual4.5 Installation of the external antennaPlug the extender into your PC Card and connect theother end to your screen.Right-mouse-click on the Connect™ icon in the icon-trayClick “Advanced Properties”
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 25 of 44- Default internal antenna usage is switched on.- Change the settings in the pull-down-menu andclose the dialog box with OK.- You do not have to restart your computer. The newsettings will be accepted automatically.Installation of the external antenna is completed.Warning: if you remove the external antenna, you shouldadjust the settings to the use of the internal antenna.Sending over an empty antenna-port might effect thelifetime of the card.
No Wires NeededPage 26 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual5 Connect™Now that you have successfully installed your Swallow1100 PC Card you can establish a connection with anetwork.Connect™ is an application that shows the user thecurrent situation of the network connection. UsingConnect™ you can diagnose your connection andchoose a wireless network to establish a connection with.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 27 of 445.1 AppearancesWhen you have successfully installed the drivers and theConnect™ software on your computer the taskbar willshow a new icon.This icon can give you informationabout the status of your computer inrelation to the wireless networks inyour environment.The wireless network icon can have three differentappearances; each appearance gives you the status ofthe connection of your computer with the wirelessnetwork. There are three possibilitiesThere is no Swallow 1100 PC Card inserted in thePC Card slot of your computer.Everything is installed but you don’t have aconnection with a wireless network.Your hard- and software is ok and you have aconnection with a wireless network.
No Wires NeededPage 28 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manualBy clicking the icon once with your right mousebutton apop-up menu appears with the next options:General info and Session infowill open the dialog box ofConnect™ with the respectivetabsheet.The About Connect™ option willopen a box with informationabout the version and the copyrights.The <Exit> option will end the program that keeps theicon in the taskbar. The icon will therefore disappear fromthe taskbar if you select this option. This option does notdisconnect from a network (if you are connected).Remark: when there is no icon in the taskbar, Use Start -> Settings -> Control panel -> Wireless network thancheck <Show icon in taskbar>, to display the icon.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 29 of 445.2 Establishing a connectionBy double clicking on the icon in the taskbar with the leftmousebutton the following dialog window will appear:This window gives youinformation about theadapter you are using. Italso displays the driver- andsoftware versions.By clicking the <Show iconin taskbar> checkbox youcan show or hide the icon inthe taskbar.Regulatory domain givesinformation about were thisproduct can be used.By clicking the <Session>tab the next window willappear:This window is divided intotwo parts: one that givesinformation about thecurrent session, anotherthat is displaying theavailable sessions.
No Wires NeededPage 30 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manualIf you have not established a network connection yet thenthe text “Currently not joined with a network” is shown.In the lower half of the screen you can establish aconnection to a wireless network.First, you have to select the network you want to join. Theselected network will be highlighted. If you don’t see thenetwork you are looking for you can use the “Rescan”button. The Connect™ program will then again scan forthe available networks. Tojoin with the selectednetwork just click the<Join> button.After joining the networkthe “Current SessionStatus” will change into, forexample “Current joinednetwork ‘default’ usingIEEE 802.11 security”.Dependent on the optionsset by the NetworkManager.At this moment a connection with the wireless networkhas been established. If you click the <Diagnose> buttonConnect™ will diagnose various aspects of theconnection. If everything is OK, checkmarks will appearin front of each item.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 31 of 44When you are connected to a network you can use the<Leave> button to disconnect.By clicking the <OK> button the dialog window willdisappear and you continue working on the network.Configuration information about the network you join willbe saved in the registry. There is no configurationinformation stored in the Swallow 1100.
No Wires NeededPage 32 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual6 Network protocolsCheck with your System Administrator for additionalnetwork settings.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 33 of 447 TroubleshootingThe following paragraphs describe the troubleshootingtips for the various operating systems and the Connect™utility.• Windows 95/98• Windows NT4• Connect™If these tips are not sufficiently supporting you pleasecontact your vender.
No Wires NeededPage 34 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual7.1 Windows 95/98Q: I inserted the Swallow 1100 but windows did notrecognize the PC Card.A: Proceed along the following steps1. Check if PC Card support is installed: Start ->Settings -> Control Panel -> PC Card. If there is aPC Card icon in the Control Panel, double click thisicon. When PC Card support is not activated, youwill get the opportunity to activate this now.2. If PC Card support is available, a window willappear with the status of the PC Card slots. If youcannot find a PC Card icon in the Control Panel, try“New Hardware” to detect your PC Card controller.Q: I Installed the Swallow 1100 but it does not work.A: Proceed along the following steps:1. First, Check the lower right corner of the screen andlook for the Connect icon in the taskbar. If it is there,and it does not show a red exclamation mark,proceed with step 3.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 35 of 442. Something went wrong during the installation of theadapter.• Go to Control Panel -> System and select the‘Device Manager’ tab. Check the status of theSwallow 1100 adapter under NetworkAdapters. Double click this item to see thestatus of the adapter. Check the resource tabto see if there is a resource conflict.• Also in Control Panel -> System, check if thereis a reference to the Swallow 1100 under‘Other Devices’. If so, remove this reference.• Make sure the Swallow 1100 is detected by thePCMCIA socket. Go to Control Panel ->PCMCIA and see if the Swallow 1100 is listedthere. If it is not, check your PCMCIA socketconnections and eject and insert the Swallow1100 again.3. Double click the Connect icon and see if Connectprovides information about the adapter in theGeneral tab. If so, the Swallow 1100 wassuccessfully installed on Windows 954. Now go to the Session tab and select Diagnose todetermine your problem. If no problems were found,the connection with the Access point is alsofunctioning correctly. If you can not use yournetwork now, you should check your client andprotocol settings in Control Panel -> Network suchas the NT domain, your workgroup and IP address.
No Wires NeededPage 36 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have aconnection with an Access Point, you must first joina network. Click one of the networks listed on theSessions tab and press the Join button. If nonetworks are listed, check if there is an AccessPoint in your neighborhood and if it has beenswitched on. Also there should be no red lightsblinking on the Access Point.Q: The label of the second tab of Connect containsnonsense.A: Use a newer version of the Microsoft CommonControls DLL. Contact your vendor for a software patch.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 37 of 447.2 Windows NT4Q: I inserted the Swallow 1100 before it was installed andI rebooted the system. I also have another network card.Now my other network card does not work correctly.A: You should insert the Swallow only after you haveinstalled it via the Network Control Panel.Q: I installed the Swallow 1100 but it does not work. Whatcan I do?A: Proceed along the following steps:1. First, check the lower-right corner of the screen andlook for the Connect icon in the taskbar. If it isthere, proceed with step 3.2. If the Connect icon is not there, there is somethingwrong with the NT installation. Go to Start ->Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Windows NTDiagnostics -> Event Viewer. Make sure you arelooking at the System Log. Otherwise, go to theLog menu item and select System. Look at therecent entries by double clicking.− If the description indicates there is a resourceconflict, you must adjust the IRQ or I/O Basesettings. To do this, go to Control Panel ->Network, select the Adapters tab and selectProperties of the Swallow 1100 Wireless LANAdapter.
No Wires NeededPage 38 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual− If NT did not detect a resource conflict but you usedI/O Base 0x278 for the Swallow 1100, there maybe an undetected conflict with the Plug-and-Playfeatures of the ISA bus. Try another I/O base.− Make sure the Swallow 1100 is detected by thePCMCIA drive. Go to Control Panel -> Pcmcia andsee if the Swallow 1100 is listed there. If it is not,check your PCMCIA socket connections, eject andinsert the Swallow 1100 again and reboot.3. Double click on the Connect icon and see ifConnect provides information about the adapter inthe General tab. If so, the Swallow 1100 wassuccessfully installed on NT.4. Now go to the Session tab and select Diagnose todetermine your problem. If no problems werefound, the connection with the Access Point is alsofunctioning correctly. If you can not use yournetwork now, you should check your client andprotocol settings in Control Panel -> Network.5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have aconnection with an Access Point, you must first joina network. Click one of the networks listed on theSession tab and press the Join button. If nonetworks are listed, check if there is an AccessPoint in your neighborhood and if it has beenswitched on. Also, there should be no red lightsblinking on the Access Point.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 39 of 44Q: At first it seemed to work, but I ejected the Swallow1100 and inserted it again and now it does not work anymore.A: PCMCIA hot swapping capabilities as available inWindows 95 and Windows 98 are not available in NT 4.0.Reboot your system with the Swallow inserted.
No Wires NeededPage 40 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual7.3 Connect™Q: No icon in the taskbar although the checkmark is “om”.A: Select “Run” from the start menu and type “connect2”.Press the <OK> button and in a few seconds the icon willappear on the taskbar.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 41 of 448 Technical specifications Swallow1100Hardware compatibility− IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type IIDriver supportNDIS 3.1− Windows 95− Windows 98− Windows NT 4 and higher− LinuxStandards supported− Compliant with ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826 (CEmarked)− IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN− All major networking standards (including IP, IPX)EnvironmentalOperating temperature (ambient):− 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)Humidity:− 95%Power specificationsOperating voltage:− +5 V DC ±5%Active transmitting:− 400 mAActive receiving:− 250 mAIdle status:− 50 mA
No Wires NeededPage 42 of 44 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manualRadio specificationsRange:− per cell indoors approx. 50 meters (150 ft) or more− per cell outdoors up to 300 meters (1000 ft)Transmit power:− +11.5 dBmFrequency range:− 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrumNumber of Channels:− Europe: 13 (3 non-overlapping)− US: 11 (3 non-overlapping)− France: 4 (1 non-overlapping)Antenna system:− One integrated antenna.− One miniature coaxial connector for externalantenna (optional).Mobility:− Seamless roaming across cell boundaries withhandoverSpecific featuresSupported bit rates:− 11 Mbps− 5.5 Mbps− 1 Mbps (IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant devices,using ASBF™ )− 2 Mbps (IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant devices,using ASBF™ )Data encryption:− AirLock™ security, 128-bit key lengthUtility Software:− Connect™ User setup & diagnostics tool
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 43 of 44Key Management:− Automatic Dynamic Key Allocation (ADKA) throughpublic keyPhysical Dimensions− Extended type-II PC Card 117.8 x 54.0 x 8.4 mm

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