No Wires Needed 10330209 WLAN PCMCIA Card User Manual 1100 V211

No Wires Needed WLAN PCMCIA Card 1100 V211

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Swallow User Manual revised

No Wires Needed Swallow 1100 PC Card/ Falcon 1100 ISA Card User Manual Version 2.1.1 – October 1999
User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card/ Falcon 1100 ISA Card No Wires Needed Jan Steenlaan 3-5a 3723 BS Bilthoven The Netherlands www.nwn.com Version 2.1.1 – October 1999
Trade marks Copyright © No Wires Needed The publisher reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to any or all parts of this manual at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. Swallow, Parrot, Pelican, AirLock, APCenter, ASBF and Connect are trademarks of No Wires Needed. Other product and company names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Printed in Amsterdam, October 1999
Free Repair Period NWN undertakes a Free Repair Period of 12 months from the date of Invoice. Within the Free Repair Period NWN repairs a faulty device free of charge or replaces it in case of irreparable damage. Excluded from the Free Repair Period are malfunctions caused by operation outside the intended usage; by misuse or abuse; by service modifications or repairs performed by unauthorized persons or by other conditions not arising from defects in Product materials or workmanship. The costs associated with physically replacing the defective part and re-installing are to be borne by the Buyer.
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FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance of 20 centimeters (7 inches) between your body, excluding hands, wrists, feet and ankles. Integrated PCMCIA Antenna 20cm (7 inches) Optional PC Card 2dBi antenna 20cm (7 inches)
Declaration of Conformity This 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 undesired operation. No Wires Needed Swallow 1100 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 9 of 9 1 Contents 1 Contents..................................................................9 2 Introduction ...........................................................10 3 Wireless LAN basics.............................................11 4 Series 1100 installation ........................................13 4.1 Falcon 1100 ISA Card installation........................14 4.2 Swallow 1100 Windows 95 installation................15 4.3 Swallow 1100 Windows 98 installation................18 4.4 Swallow 1100 Windows NT4 installation .............20 4.5 Installation of the external antenna......................24 5 Connect™ .............................................................26 5.1 Appearances.........................................................27 5.2 Establishing a connection.....................................29 6 Network protocols.................................................32 7 Troubleshooting....................................................33 7.1 Windows 95/98 .....................................................34 7.2 Windows NT4........................................................37 7.3 Connect™ .............................................................40 8 Technical specifications Swallow 1100................41
No Wires Needed Page 10 of 10 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your No Wires Needed Swallow 1100 PC Card / Falcon 1100 ISA Card. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following 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 drivers labeled Swallow 1100 Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor The diskette contains the drivers and the program Connect™ that is used for managing the Swallow 1100 PC Card and establishing the wireless connection with your Local Area Network.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 11 of 11 3 Wireless LAN basics Wireless LAN (Local Area Networks) systems offer a great number of advantages over a traditional, wired system. Wireless LANs are more flexible, easier to setup and manage and often more cost effective than their wired equivalence. Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive data over the air, minimizing the need for wired connections. Thus, WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility, and, through simplified configuration, enable movable LANs. With wireless LANs, users can access shared information without looking for a place to plug in and network managers can set up or augment networks without installing or moving wires. Wireless LANs offer the following productivity, convenience and cost advantages over traditional wired networks: • Mobility - Wireless LAN systems can provide LAN users with access to real-time information anywhere in their organization. This mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not possible with wired networks. • Installation Speed and Simplicity - Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings.
No Wires Needed Page 12 of 12 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual • Installation Flexibility - Wireless technology allows the network to go where wires cannot go. • Reduced Cost-of-Ownership - While the initial investment required for wireless LAN hardware might be higher than the cost of wired LAN hardware, overall installation expenses and life-cycle costs will be significantly lower. Long-term cost benefits are greatest in dynamic environments requiring frequent moves, adds, and changes. • Scalability - Wireless LAN systems can be configured in a variety of topologies to meet the needs of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of users to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allows roaming over a broad area.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 13 of 13 4 Series 1100 installation This manual will assist you with the installation of the No Wires Needed Series 1100 products. For a quick installation, insert the PC Card, click trough all the Windows screens and use the drivers from the installation disk to finish the installation. Follow the paragraph of the operating system you are using for detailed installation guidelines. If you are using the Falcon 1100 ISA Card please also pay attention to Paragraph 4.5 (Installation of external antenna).
No Wires Needed Page 14 of 14 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 4.1 Falcon 1100 ISA Card installation Important: before inserting the Swallow 1100 PC Card in the PC Card Adapter, you should install the PC Card adapter. 1. Shut Down the computer 2. Remove the metal casing of the computer 3. Place the PC Card adapter in a free ISA slot. (without the Swallow 1100 PC Card) 4. Replace the metal casing from the computer 5. Switch on the computer For Windows 95/98 some extra steps are required to complete the installation. 6. A window will appear, the SCM Plug and play Swap Box will be automatically installed The SCM Swap Box is disabled by default. Enabling: 7. Go to Control Panel -> PC Card (PCMCIA) and answer <Next>, <Next> and <Finish> to complete the installation of the PC Card adapter Installation of the PC Card adapter is completed. Proceed to one of the next chapters for the Swallow 1100 PC Card installation.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 15 of 15 4.2 Swallow 1100 Windows 95 installation This chapter will give you assistance with the installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card on a computer with the Windows 95 operating system. Insert the Swallow 1100 PC Card in a free PC Card slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear, indicating you that new hardware has been found, for which software must be installed. Windows starts looking for the drivers for the Swallow 1100 PC Card. Insert the diskette in the drive and click <Next>.
No Wires Needed Page 16 of 16 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual A window will appear with the drivers that are found on the disk. Click <Finish> to continue. Windows will prompt for the Windows95 Disk 1, looking for the file “connect2.cpl”. Enter the location of the driver files. Typically this is “A:\”.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 17 of 17 Windows starts copying the necessary files. You will be asked for the Windows 95 CD-ROM. On pre-installed laptops, the CD-ROM files can often be found in C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS. In most cases, you will have to reboot your computer now. Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card is completed. Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the program Connect™.
No Wires Needed Page 18 of 18 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 4.3 Swallow 1100 Windows 98 installation This chapter will give you assistance with the installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card on a computer with the Windows 98 operating system. Insert the Swallow 1100 PC Card in a free PC Card slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear, indicating that new hardware has been found, for which software must be installed. Let Windows look for the best suitable driver for this hardware and click <Next>.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 19 of 19 Windows starts looking for the drivers for the Swallow 1100 PC Card. Insert the floppy disk in the drive check the box “Floppy disk drives” and click <Next>. A window will appear with the drivers that are found on the disk. Click <Next> to continue. In most cases, you will have to reboot your computer now. Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card is completed. Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the program Connect™.
No Wires Needed Page 20 of 20 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 4.4 Swallow 1100 Windows NT4 installation You need administrator privileges to be able to install the Swallow 1100 PC Card. 1. Make sure that the PC contains a PC Card drive. 2. Go to Control Panel -> Devices and look for Pcmcia 3. If the Status column indicates ‘Started’ and the Startup column indicates either ‘Boot’ or ‘Automatic’, proceed with step 5. 4. Click the Startup button and select the Boot radio button. 5. Go to Control Panel -> Network and go to the Adapters tab. 6. Click <Add>
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 21 of 21 7. A list of network adapters appears. Click the <Have Disk> button. 8. Indicate the path of the Swallow 1100 Installation Disk (typically A:\) 9. Click <OK>, in the dialog box containing “Swallow 1100 Wireless LAN Adapter”.
No Wires Needed Page 22 of 22 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 10. Now you must select an IRQ Number and an I/O Base. Windows NT can not see if the default values are conflicting with other hardware. To make sure, look in Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Windows NT Diagnostics and select the Resources tab. Here you see which IRQs are already used. When clicking the <I/O Port> button below, you also see which I/O ports are already used. Select an unused IRQ and unused I/O base for the Swallow 1100. Note that the Swallow 1100 requires 8 I/O ports, so it will occupy the I/O Base + 7 ports. When you selected both, click <OK>.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 23 of 23 11. You see the Swallow 1100 listed as a network adapter. Click <Close>. 12. If you have other protocols installed, they will review their bindings and ask some questions. TCP/IP for example will ask you whether you want to use DHCP or give a static IP address. 13. You are asked to reboot. Insert the Swallow 1100 and reboot. 14. After rebooting, the lower-right corner of your screen should contain an icon for Connect™. Double-click on this icon to configure the Swallow 1100, when necessary. Installation of the Swallow 1100 PC Card is completed. Proceed to chapter 5 for the explanation of the program Connect™.
No Wires Needed Page 24 of 24 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 4.5 Installation of the external antenna Plug the extender into your PC Card and connect the other end to your screen. Right-mouse-click on the Connect™ icon in the icon-tray Click “Advanced Properties”
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 25 of 25 - Default internal antenna usage is switched on. - Change the settings in the pull-down-menu and close the dialog box with OK. - You do not have to restart your computer. The new settings will be accepted automatically. Installation of the external antenna is completed. Warning: if you remove the external antenna, you should adjust the settings to the use of the internal antenna. Sending over an empty antenna-port might effect the lifetime of the card.
No Wires Needed Page 26 of 26 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 5 Connect™ Now that you have successfully installed your Swallow 1100 PC Card you can establish a connection with a network. Connect™ is an application that shows the user the current situation of the network connection. Using Connect™ you can diagnose your connection and choose a wireless network to establish a connection with.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 27 of 27 5.1 Appearances When you have successfully installed the drivers and the Connect™ software on your computer the taskbar will show a new icon. This icon can give you information about the status of your computer in relation to the wireless networks in your environment. The wireless network icon can have three different appearances; each appearance gives you the status of the connection of your computer with the wireless network. There are three possibilities There is no Swallow 1100 PC Card inserted in the PC Card slot of your computer. Everything is installed but you don’t have a connection with a wireless network. Your hard- and software is ok and you have a connection with a wireless network.
No Wires Needed Page 28 of 28 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual By clicking the icon once with your right mousebutton a pop-up menu appears with the next options: General info and Session info will open the dialog box of Connect™ with the respective tabsheet. The About Connect™ option will open a box with information about the version and the copyrights. The <Exit> option will end the program that keeps the icon in the taskbar. The icon will therefore disappear from the taskbar if you select this option. This option does not disconnect from a network (if you are connected). Remark: when there is no icon in the taskbar, Use Start -> Settings -> Control panel -> Wireless network than check <Show icon in taskbar>, to display the icon.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 29 of 29 5.2 Establishing a connection By double clicking on the icon in the taskbar with the left mousebutton the following dialog window will appear: This window gives you information about the adapter you are using. It also displays the driver- and software versions. By clicking the <Show icon in taskbar> checkbox you can show or hide the icon in the taskbar. Regulatory domain gives information about were this product can be used. By clicking the <Session> tab the next window will appear: This window is divided into two parts: one that gives information about the current session, another that is displaying the available sessions.
No Wires Needed Page 30 of 30 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual If you have not established a network connection yet then the text “Currently not joined with a network” is shown. In the lower half of the screen you can establish a connection to a wireless network. First, you have to select the network you want to join. The selected network will be highlighted. If you don’t see the network you are looking for you can use the “Rescan” button. The Connect™ program will then again scan for the available networks. To join with the selected network just click the <Join> button. After joining the network the “Current Session Status” will change into, for example “Current joined network ‘default’ using IEEE 802.11 security”. Dependent on the options set by the Network Manager. At this moment a connection with the wireless network has been established. If you click the <Diagnose> button Connect™ will diagnose various aspects of the connection. If everything is OK, checkmarks will appear in front of each item.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 31 of 31 When you are connected to a network you can use the <Leave> button to disconnect. By clicking the <OK> button the dialog window will disappear and you continue working on the network. Configuration information about the network you join will be saved in the registry. There is no configuration information stored in the Swallow 1100.
No Wires Needed Page 32 of 32 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 6 Network protocols Check with your System Administrator for additional network settings.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 33 of 33 7 Troubleshooting The following paragraphs describe the troubleshooting tips for the various operating systems and the Connect™ utility. • Windows 95/98 • Windows NT4 • Connect™ If these tips are not sufficiently supporting you please contact your vender.
No Wires Needed Page 34 of 34 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 7.1 Windows 95/98 Q: I inserted the Swallow 1100 but windows did not recognize the PC Card. A: Proceed along the following steps 1. Check if PC Card support is installed: Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> PC Card. If there is a PC Card icon in the Control Panel, double click this icon. When PC Card support is not activated, you will get the opportunity to activate this now. 2. If PC Card support is available, a window will appear with the status of the PC Card slots. If you cannot 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 and look 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 35 2. Something went wrong during the installation of the adapter. • Go to Control Panel -> System and select the ‘Device Manager’ tab. Check the status of the Swallow 1100 adapter under Network Adapters. Double click this item to see the status of the adapter. Check the resource tab to see if there is a resource conflict. • Also in Control Panel -> System, check if there is a reference to the Swallow 1100 under ‘Other Devices’. If so, remove this reference. • Make sure the Swallow 1100 is detected by the PCMCIA socket. Go to Control Panel -> PCMCIA and see if the Swallow 1100 is listed there. If it is not, check your PCMCIA socket connections and eject and insert the Swallow 1100 again. 3. Double click the Connect icon and see if Connect provides information about the adapter in the General tab. If so, the Swallow 1100 was successfully installed on Windows 95 4. Now go to the Session tab and select Diagnose to determine your problem. If no problems were found, the connection with the Access point is also functioning correctly. If you can not use your network now, you should check your client and protocol settings in Control Panel -> Network such as the NT domain, your workgroup and IP address.
No Wires Needed Page 36 of 36 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have a connection with an Access Point, you must first join a network. Click one of the networks listed on the Sessions tab and press the Join button. If no networks are listed, check if there is an Access Point in your neighborhood and if it has been switched on. Also there should be no red lights blinking on the Access Point. Q: The label of the second tab of Connect contains nonsense. A: Use a newer version of the Microsoft Common Controls DLL. Contact your vendor for a software patch.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 37 of 37 7.2 Windows NT4 Q: I inserted the Swallow 1100 before it was installed and I 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 have installed it via the Network Control Panel. Q: I installed the Swallow 1100 but it does not work. What can I do? A: Proceed along the following steps: 1. First, check the lower-right corner of the screen and look for the Connect icon in the taskbar. If it is there, proceed with step 3. 2. If the Connect icon is not there, there is something wrong with the NT installation. Go to Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Windows NT Diagnostics -> Event Viewer. Make sure you are looking at the System Log. Otherwise, go to the Log menu item and select System. Look at the recent entries by double clicking. − If the description indicates there is a resource conflict, you must adjust the IRQ or I/O Base settings. To do this, go to Control Panel -> Network, select the Adapters tab and select Properties of the Swallow 1100 Wireless LAN Adapter.
No Wires Needed Page 38 of 38 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual − If NT did not detect a resource conflict but you used I/O Base 0x278 for the Swallow 1100, there may be an undetected conflict with the Plug-and-Play features of the ISA bus. Try another I/O base. − Make sure the Swallow 1100 is detected by the PCMCIA drive. Go to Control Panel -> Pcmcia and see if the Swallow 1100 is listed there. If it is not, check your PCMCIA socket connections, eject and insert the Swallow 1100 again and reboot. 3. Double click on the Connect icon and see if Connect provides information about the adapter in the General tab. If so, the Swallow 1100 was successfully installed on NT. 4. Now go to the Session tab and select Diagnose to determine your problem. If no problems were found, the connection with the Access Point is also functioning correctly. If you can not use your network now, you should check your client and protocol settings in Control Panel -> Network. 5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have a connection with an Access Point, you must first join a network. Click one of the networks listed on the Session tab and press the Join button. If no networks are listed, check if there is an Access Point in your neighborhood and if it has been switched on. Also, there should be no red lights blinking on the Access Point.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 39 of 39 Q: At first it seemed to work, but I ejected the Swallow 1100 and inserted it again and now it does not work any more. A: PCMCIA hot swapping capabilities as available in Windows 95 and Windows 98 are not available in NT 4.0. Reboot your system with the Swallow inserted.
No Wires Needed Page 40 of 40 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual 7.3 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 will appear on the taskbar.
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 41 of 41 8 Technical specifications Swallow 1100 Hardware compatibility − IBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II Driver support NDIS 3.1 − Windows 95 − Windows 98 − Windows NT 4 and higher − Linux Standards supported − Compliant with ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826 (CE marked) − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including IP, IPX) Environmental Operating temperature (ambient): − 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Humidity: − 95% Power specifications Operating voltage: − +5 V DC ±5% Active transmitting: − 400 mA Active receiving: − 250 mA Idle status: − 50 mA
No Wires Needed Page 42 of 42 Swallow 1100 PC Card User manual Radio specifications Range: − per cell indoors approx. 50 meters (150 ft) or more − per cell outdoors up to 300 meters (1000 ft) Transmit power: − +18 dBm Frequency range: − 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum Number 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 external antenna (optional). Mobility: − Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handover Specific features Supported 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 length Utility Software: − Connect™ User setup & diagnostics tool
No Wires Needed User manual Swallow 1100 PC Card Page 43 of 43 Key Management: − Automatic Dynamic Key Allocation (ADKA) through public key Physical Dimensions − Extended type-II PC Card 117.8 x 54.0 x 8.4 mm

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