No Wires Needed 10430200 WLAN PCMCIA Card User Manual NWN9901 1100PC

No Wires Needed WLAN PCMCIA Card NWN9901 1100PC

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NoWiresNeeded11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card-11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA CardUser ManualVersion 3.0.x - March 2000Important Notice:This device is a 2.4 GHz low power RF device intended fornormal use in all EU member states except in France whererestrictive use applies.Please refer to page 9 in this manual for further details
User Manual11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card -11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Cardwww.nwn.comVersion 3.0.x - March 2000
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 5 of 42Table of contentsTrade Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Copyright statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . .7R&TTE Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Restriction of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Intended use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9EU countries intended for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9EU Countries not intended for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Potential restrictive use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Declaration Of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Wireless LAN basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Series 1100 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143.2 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card installation . . . .143.3 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows 95 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163.4 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows 98 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183.5 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows NT4 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
NoWiresNeededPage 6 of 42 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual4 Connect.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=244.1 Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254.2 Establishing a connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274.3 LED indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295 Network protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316.1 Windows 95/98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326.2 Windows NT4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346.3 Connect=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=367 Technical Specifications11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 7 of 41Trade MarksCopyright © NoWiresNeededThe publisher reserves the right to revise this publication and tomake changes to any or all parts of this manual at any time, withoutobligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.AirLock, APCenter, ASBF and Connect are trademarks ofNoWiresNeeded. Other product and company names are registeredtrademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.Copyright statementNo part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whetherelectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of the publisher.FCC Radiation Exposure StatementThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forthfor an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installedand operated with the minimum distance of 20 centimeters (8 inches)between your body, excluding hands, wrists, feet and ankles (seetable below).Antenna Minimum DistanceIntegrated PCMCIA antenna 20 cm (8 inches)
NoWiresNeededPage 8 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualR&TTE Compliance StatementThis equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THECOUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on Radio Equipment andTelecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognitionof their conformity (R&TTE).The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in full the Directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and SatelliteEarth Station Equipment) as of April 8, 2000.SafetyThis equipment is designed with utmost care for the safety of thosewho install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to thedangers of electric shock and static electricity when working withelectronical equipment. All guidelines of this manual and of thecomputer manufacturer must therefore be followed at all times toensure the safe use of the equipment.Restriction of useThe NoWiresNeeded 11Mbps WLAN PC Card is a passive scanningdevice. Passive scanning means that it will never start to transmitbefore it has detected an active IEEE 802.11 Access Point. In orderto avoid illegal use of channels, please check if the Access Point youwant to connect to has legal regulatory settings. Please checkchapter 7 for an overview of regulatory settings.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 9 of 41Intended useThis product is a low power 2.4 GHz WLAN PC Card transceiverintended for home and office use.EU countries intended for useThis device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium,Denmark, Finland, France (with frequency channel restrictions),Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.This device is also authorized for use in EFTA member statesIceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.EU Countries not intended for useNone.Potential restrictive useFrance: only channels 10, 11, 12 and 13.
NoWiresNeededPage 10 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualDeclaration Of Conformity
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 11 of 411 IntroductionThank you for purchasing your NoWiresNeeded 11 Mbps WirelessLAN PC Card/11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card. This manual willassist you in the installation procedure.If you have purchased the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card only, thepackage you received contains the following items:• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card• CD containing User Manual, Connect utility and driverslabeled 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardIf you have purchased the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card/11 MbpsWireless LAN ISA Card combination, the package you receivedcontains the following items:• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card• CD containing User Manual, Connect utility and driverslabeled 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardIf anything is missing, please contact your vendorThe CD contains the User Manual, the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCCard drivers and the Connect program. These are used formanaging the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card and establishing thewireless connection with your Local Area Network (LAN).
NoWiresNeededPage 12 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual2 Wireless LAN basicsWireless Local Area Network systems (WLANs) offer a great numberof advantages over a traditional, wired system. WLANs are moreflexible, easier to setup and manage and more cost effective thantheir wired equivalence.Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receivedata through the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.Thus, WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility, and,through simplified configuration, enable movable LANs.Through wireless LANs, users can access shared informationwithout looking for a place to plug in and network administrators canset up or augment networks without installing or moving wires.Wireless LANs offer the following productivity, convenience and costadvantages over traditional wired networks:• Mobility - WLANs can provide LAN users with access toreal-time information anywhere in their organization. Thismobility supports productivity and service opportunities notpossible with wired networks.• Installation Speed and Simplicity - Installing a WLAN is fastand easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable throughwalls and ceilings.• Installation Flexibility - Wireless technology allows thenetwork to go where wires cannot go.• Reduced Cost-of-Ownership - After an initial investment inwireless LAN hardware, overall installation expenses andlife-cycle costs will be significantly lower than is the casewith wired networks. Long-term cost benefits are mostsignificant in dynamic environments requiring frequentmoves, additions and changes.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 13 of 41• Scalability - WLANs can be configured in a variety oftopologies to meet the needs of specific applications andinstallations. Configurations are easily changed and rangefrom peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number ofusers to full infrastructure networks of thousands of usersroaming over a broad area.
NoWiresNeededPage 14 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual3 Series 1100 installation3.1 Hardware installationFor detailed information on how to add new hardware to your specificcomputer configuration, please follow the guidelines of yourcomputer manufacturer.3.2 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card installationThe 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card is used as an adapter for the11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in systems without a free PCMCIAslot, but with a free ISA slot. Important: always install the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Cardfirst before inserting the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into it.Please follow the procedure below to install the 11 Mbps WirelessLAN ISA Card in your computer.1. Shut down the computer.2. Remove the computer’s metal casing.3. Place the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card in a free ISAslot (the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card should not beinserted in the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card at thistime).4. Replace the computer’s metal casing.5. Switch on the computer.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 15 of 41Some extra steps are required to complete the installation underWindows 95/98:6. When starting Windows 95/98, a window will appear,indicating that new hardware has been found. The SCMPlug & Play Swap Box will be installed automatically.The SCM Swap Box is disabled by default. To enable it, you shoulddo the following:7. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click onPC Card (PCMCIA). Click <Next>, <Next> and <Finish> tocomplete the installation.The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISACard is now completed. Depending on your operating system,you should proceed to one of the following paragraphs for the11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card installation.
NoWiresNeededPage 16 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual3.3 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows 95 installationThis chapter will assist you in installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LANPC Card under the Windows 95 operating system.1. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in a free PCCard slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear,indicating that new hardware has been found, for whichsoftware must be installed.2. Insert the CD that is included with the package in the driveand click <Next>. Windows will start looking for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card drivers.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 17 of 413. A window will appear, indicating that the drivers are foundon the CD. Click <Finish> to continue.4. Windows will now prompt for the Windows 95 CD-ROM,which contains some driver files, like "connect2.cpl". Enterthe location of your Windows 95 cab files and click <OK>.Windows will start copying the necessary files.5. In most cases, you will now have to reboot your computer. The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCCard under the Windows 95 operating system is nowcompleted. Please proceed to chapter 4 of this manual for anexplanation of the Connect program.
NoWiresNeededPage 18 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual3.4 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows 98 installationThis chapter will assist you in installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LANPC Card under the Windows 98 operating system.1. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in a free PCCard slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear,indicating that new hardware has been found, for whichsoftware must be installed.2. Use the recommended setting and click <Next> tocontinue.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 19 of 413. A window will appear which indicates the locations in whichWindows will search for the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCCard driver files. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardCD and make sure the "CD-ROM drive" box is checked.Click <Next> to continue.4. When Windows reports that the necessary drivers arefound, click <Next> to continue.5. In most cases, you will now have to reboot your computer.The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCCard under the Windows 98 operating system is nowcompleted. Please proceed to chapter 4 of this manual for anexplanation of the Connect program.
NoWiresNeededPage 20 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual3.5 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC CardWindows NT4 installation1. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click on’Devices’.2. Look for ’PCMCIA’ in the list that appears. If the Statuscolumn indicates ’Started’ and the Startup column indicateseither ’Boot’ or ’Automatic’, proceed to step 4. If this is notthe case, you should continue with step 3 first.3. Click on the Startup button, check the ’Boot’ radio buttonand click on <OK>.4. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click onNetwork.5. In the window that appears, go to the Adapters tab andclick on <Add>.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 21 of 416. A list of network adapters appears. Insert the 11 MbpsWireless LAN PC Card CD and click on the <Have Disk>button.7. Indicate the path of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Cardinstallation CD (typically D:\) and click on <OK>.8. A dialog box appears, containing "1100 Wireless LANAdapter". Click <OK> to select this item.
NoWiresNeededPage 22 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual9. Now you must select an IRQ number and an I/O Base.Select an unused IRQ and an unused I/O base for the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card and click <OK>.Note: Windows NT cannot see whether the default valuesare conflicting with other hardware. You can see whichIRQs are already in use by following these steps:• Go to the Administrative Tools folder in the WindowsProgram menu and run Windows NT Diagnostics.• Select the Resources tab. Here, all IRQs in use will belisted.• Click on the <I/O Port> button to see which I/O ports arealready in use (The 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Cardrequires 8 I/O ports, so it will occupy the I/O base + 7ports).
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 23 of 4110. The 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is now listed as anetwork adapter. Click on <Close>.11. If you have other network protocols installed, these willreview their bindings and ask some questions to completethe process. TCP/IP, for example, will ask you whether youwould like to use DHCP or give a static IP address.12. You are asked to reboot. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LANPC Card and reboot.13. After rebooting, the icon for Connect should be visible inthe right-hand corner of the taskbar. Double-click on thisicon to configure the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card, ifnecessary.The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PCCard under the Windows NT4 operating system is nowcompleted. Please proceed to chapter 4 of this manual for anexplanation of the ConnectTM program.
NoWiresNeededPage 24 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual4 ConnectNow that you have successfully installed your 11 Mbps Wireless LANPC Card you can establish a connection with a network.Connect is an application that shows the user the current status ofthe network connection. Using Connect, you can diagnose yourconnection and choose a wireless network to establish a connectionwith.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 25 of 414.1 AppearancesWhen you have successfully installed the drivers and the Connectsoftware on your computer, the taskbar will show a new icon:This icon will give you information on the status of your computer inrelation to the wireless networks in your environment.The wireless network icon can have three different appearances.Each appearance shows the status of the connection between yourcomputer and the wireless network:There is no 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card present in thePC Card slot of your computer.Everything is installed but there is no connection with awireless network.Hard- and software are okay and there is a connectionwith a wireless network.
NoWiresNeededPage 26 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualBy clicking on the icon once with the right mouse button, a pop-upmenu appears, providing the following options:• General Info and Session Info: these options will open thedialog box of Connect with the respective tab sheet.• About Connect: this option will open a box with informationabout the version and the copyrights.• Exit: this option will remove the icon from the taskbar, but willnot disconnect you from a network (if you are connected; checkfor disconnecting paragraph 4.2, note 3).Note: To display the icon again, go to Wireless Network in theWindows Control Panel and check the Show icon in taskbarbox.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 27 of 414.2 Establishing a connectionBy double-clicking on the icon in the taskbar with the left mousebutton, the following dialog window will appear:This window provides informationon the adapter you are using. Italso displays the driver andsoftware versions.• Check the Show icon intaskbar box to display theicon in the taskbar. If thisbox is not checked, the iconwill be invisible.’Regulatory Domain’ providesinformation on where this productcan be used.This window appears whenclicking on the Session tab.• The upper part of the win-dow provides information onthe current session.• The lower part of the win-dow displays the availablesessions.
NoWiresNeededPage 28 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualIf you have not yet established a network connection, the text:"Currently not joined with a network" will be displayed in the CurrentSession Status box.In the lower part of the screen a connection to a wireless network canbe established. Follow the procedure below to establish a networkconnection:1. Select the network you want to join. The selected networkwill be highlighted. Use the <Rescan> button if the networkyou are looking for is not displayed. The program will thenscan again for available networks. Click on <Join> to jointhe selected network.2. Click on the <Diagnose> button to diagnose variousaspects of the connection. If everything is okay,checkmarks will appear in front of each item.3. Click on the <Leave> button to disconnect from thenetwork.• After joining the network the"Current Session Status"will change into, e.g. "Cur-rent joined network ’default’using 802.11 security". Thisdepends on the options setby the Network Administra-tor.• At this moment, a connec-tion with the wireless net-work can be established.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 29 of 414. Click on the <OK> button to have the window disappearand to continue working on the network.Configuration information on the network you are joining will besaved in the registry. No configuration information is stored in the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card.4.3 LED indicatorIn addition to the information provided by the icon in the taskbar, the11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is equipped with a green LEDindicator. This indicator shows the status of the network connection:• off - No wireless activity• blinking - Receiving/transmitting wireless data
NoWiresNeededPage 30 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual5 Network protocolsPlease contact your system administrator for additional networksettings.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 31 of 416 TroubleshootingThe following paragraphs describe the troubleshooting tips for thevarious operating systems and the Connect utility:• Windows 95/98• Windows NT4• Connect If these tips do not provide sufficient support, please contact yourvendor.
NoWiresNeededPage 32 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual6.1 Windows 95/98Q: I inserted the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card but Windowsdidn’t recognize it.A: Please follow the steps below:1. Go to the Windows Control Panel to check if PC Cardsupport is installed. If there is a PC Card icon in the ControlPanel, double-click this icon. When PC Card support is notactivated, you will get the opportunity to activate it now.2. If PC Card support is available, a window will appearshowing the status of the PC Card slots. If you cannot finda PC Card icon in the Control Panel, try "New Hardware" todetect your PC Card controller.Q: I installed the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card but it does notwork.A: Please follow the steps below:1. Look for the Connect icon in the right-hand corner of thetaskbar. If it is there and it does not show a redexclamation mark, proceed with step 3.2. Something went wrong during the installation of theadapter.• Double-click on "System" in the Windows Control Paneland select the Device Manager tab. Check the status of the11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card adapter under "NetworkAdapters". Double-click this item to check the status of theadapter. Check the Resource tab to see if there is aresource conflict.• Double-click on "System" in the Windows Control Panel tocheck if there is a reference to the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 33 of 41PC Card under "Other Devices". If so, remove thisreference.• Make sure the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is detectedby the PCMCIA socket. Double-click on "PCMCIA" in theWindows Control Panel and check if the 11 Mbps WirelessLAN PC Card is listed there. If it is not, check your PCMCIA socket connections and re-insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card.3. Double-click the Connect icon and see if Connect providesinformation on the adapter in the General tab. If so, the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card was successfully installedunder Windows 95.4. Now, go to the Session tab and select <Diagnose> todetermine your problem. If no problems were found, theconnection with the Access Point is also functioningproperly. If you still cannot use your network now, youshould check your client and protocol settings by double-clicking on "Network" in the Windows Control Panel (e.g.NT domain, your workgroup and IP address).5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have a connectionwith an Access Point, you must join a network first. Clickone of the networks listed under the Session tab and pressthe <Join> button. If no networks are listed, you shouldcheck if there is an Access Point in your neighborhood andif it has been switched on. Also, there should be no redlights 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.
NoWiresNeededPage 34 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual6.2 Windows NT4Q: I inserted the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card before it wasinstalled and I rebooted the system. I also have another networkcard. Now my other network card does not function properly.A: You should insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card only afteryou have installed it via the Network Control Panel.Q: I installed the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card but it does notwork. What can I do?A: Please follow the steps below:1. Look for the Connect icon in the right-hand corner of thetaskbar. If it is there, proceed with step 3.2. If the Connect icon is not there, there is something wrongwith the NT installation. Run the Event Viewer in Administrative Tools (Windows Program menu). Select theSystem Log in the Log menu. Look at the recent entries bydouble-clicking.• If the description indicates a resource conflict, the IRQ or I/O base settings must be adjusted. Double-click on"Network" in the Windows Control Panel and select theAdapters tab. Select <Properties> of the 11 Mbps WirelessLAN PC Card Adapter.• If NT did not detect a resource conflict but you used 0x278for the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card, there may be anundetected conflict with the Plug-and-Play features of theISA bus. Try another I/O base.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 35 of 41• Make sure the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card is detectedby the PCMCIA drive. Double-click on "PCMCIA" in theWindows Control Panel and see if the 11 Mbps WirelessLAN PC Card is listed there. If it is not listed, check yourPCMCIA socket connections, re-insert the 11 MbpsWireless LAN PC Card and reboot.3. Double-click on the Connect icon and see if Connectprovides information about the adapter in the General tab.If so, the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card was successfullyinstalled under NT.4. Now go to the Session tab and select <Diagnose> todetermine your problem. If no problems were found, theconnection with the Access Point is also functioningproperly. If you still cannot use your network now, youshould check your client and protocol settings by double-clicking on "Network" in the Windows Control Panel.5. If Diagnose revealed that you do not have a connectionwith an Access Point, you must first join a network. Clickone of the networks listed under the Session tab and pressthe <Join> button. If no networks are listed, you shouldcheck if there is an Access Point in your neighborhood andif it has been switched on. Also, there should be no redlights blinking on the Access Point.Q: At first it seemed to work, but I ejected the 11 Mbps WirelessLAN PC Card and inserted it again and now it does not workanymore.A: PCMCIA hot swapping capabilities as available in Windows 95and Windows 98 are not available in Windows NT 4.0. Rebootyour system with the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card inserted.
NoWiresNeededPage 36 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manual6.3 ConnectQ: No icon in the taskbar although the Show icon in taskbar box ischecked.A: Select "Run" from the start menu and type "connect2". Press the<OK> button and in a few seconds the icon will appear on thetaskbar.
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 37 of 417 Technical Specifications11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card* not as standard supplied on enclosed cd. Please see www.nwn.com for further information.Hardware compatibilityIBM-compatible computer with a PC Card Type II-slot, 16 bit, both 3.3 and 5 V.Driver supportNDIS 3.1Windows 95Windows 98Windows NT 4 or higherWindows 2000*Linux*Standards supportedCompliant with ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826 (CE Marked)IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LANEN 60950 (Electrical Safety)All major networking standards (including TCP/IP, IPX, Netbios)CE Marked
NoWiresNeededPage 38 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualEnvironmentalOperating temperature (ambient) 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)Relative humidity 10 to 85% non-condensingPower specificationsOperating voltage +3.3V or +5 V DC ±5%Active transmitting 450 mAActive receiving 300 mAIdle status 3 mAAverage office use (80%sleep, 16% RX, 4% TX)• Typical: 68 mA• Minimum: 58 mA• Maximum 79 mA
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 39 of 41Radio specificationsRange • per cell indoors approx. 50 meters (150 ft) or more• per cell outdoors up to 300 meters (1000 ft)Transmitting power + 18 dBmFrequency range(US, Canada, ETSI)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 • Two integrated antennasASBF,=Automatic Scale Back FunctionalityMobility Seamless roaming across cell boundaries with handoverModulation1 Mbps DBPSK2 Mbps DQPSK5.5 Mbps CCK11 Mbps CCK
NoWiresNeededPage 40 of 41 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User manualSpecific FeaturesSupported bit rates • 11 Mbps• 5.5 Mbps• 2 Mbps (IEEE 802.11 DSS compliant devices, using ASBF)• 1 Mbps (IEEE 802.11 DSS compliant devices, using ASBF)ASBF== Automatic Scale Back FunctionalityData encryption • AirLock security,128-bit key length, RC-4• WEP128 (IEEE802.11 compliant)• WEP40 (IEEE802.11 compliant)Utility software Connect User setup & diagnostics toolKey Management Automatic Dynamic Key Allocation (ADKA) through public keyPhysical DimensionsExtended type-II PC Card 110.4 x 54.0 x 8.4 mm
NoWiresNeededUser manual 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Page 41 of 418 Software InstallationChoose your operating system in the list below to install the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card Software:• Windows 95 Software Installation• Windows 98 Software Installation• Windows NT Software InstallationIf you plan to use this card in an environment with previously installedNoWiresNeeded IEEE802.11 WLAN products, we recommend youto update all WLAN products with the WLAN Software Update Kit thatcan be downloaded from the NWN website at www.nwn.com.For most recent drivers and firmware updates, you can also visit ourwebsite at www.nwn.com.41

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