Pro Nets Technology WPE81R Wireless PCIE Card User Manual WPE81R

Pro-Nets Technology Corporation Wireless PCIE Card WPE81R

Users Manual

IEEE802.11nWirelessPCIExpressAdapterUser’sManualDecember2010
1FCCWarningThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassCdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunication.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:‐Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich‐Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.thereceiverisconnected.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.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.IMPORTANTNOTE: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aminimumdistanceofabouteightinches(20cm)betweentheradiatorandyourbody.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatedinconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.
2IMPORTANTNOTE:Intheeventthattheseconditionscannotbemet(forexamplecertainlaptopconfigurationsorco‐locationwithanothertransmitter),thentheFCCauthorizationisnolongerconsideredvalidandtheFCCIDcannotbeusedonthefinalproduct.Inthesecircumstances,theOEMintegratorwillberesponsibleforre‐evaluatingtheendproduct(includingthetransmitter)andobtainingaseparateFCCauthorization.RevisionHistoryRevisionHistoryV11stReleaseAllbrandandproductnamesmentionedinthismanualaretrademarksand/orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
3CONTENTS 1.INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................. 41.1LEDINDICATOR ............................................................................................. 41.2PACKAGECONTENTS ....................................................................................... 41.3BEFOREYOUSTART ......................................................................................... 41.4HARDWAREINSTALLATION................................................................................ 42.DRIVERINSTALLATION ................................................................................... 53.CONNECTTOANETWORK ............................................................................. 8
41. IntroductionThisisawirelessPCIExpressadapterthatdeliversunrivaledwirelessperformanceforyourDesktopPC.ItcomplieswithIEEE802.11ndraftstandardandbackwardcompatiblewithIEEE802.11b/g.Withthisadapter,youcaneasilyupgradeyourDesktopPCwirelessconnectivity.GetabetterInternetexperiencewithafasterwirelessconnectionsoyoucanenjoysmoothdigitalphonecalls,gaming,downloading,andvideostreaming.ThisproductismadeinISO9001approvedfactoryandcomplieswithFCCpart15regulationsandCEapproval.1.1 LEDIndicatorLEDLightStatusDescriptionACTBlinkingDataisbeingtransmittedorreceived.1.2 PackageContents‧ OneWirelessPCIExpressAdapter‧ TwoExternalAntennas‧ OneCD‐ROM(Drivers,User’sManual)Ifanyoftheaboveitemsismissing,contactyourdealerimmediately.1.3 BeforeyoustartYoumusthavetherequirementsasfollow,‧ AcomputerwithanavailablePCIExpressslot‧ Atleasta300MHzprocessorand32MBmemory‧ WindowsXP/Vista/Win7support‧ ACD‐ROMdrive‧ WirelessPCIExpressAdapterproperlyinstalled1.4 HardwareInstallationSTEP1:TurnoffyourcomputerandremoveitscoverSTEP2:InsertthewirelessPCIExpresscardtoanavailablePCIExpressslotfirmly.STEP3:Securethiscardtotherearofthecomputerchassisandputbackthecover.STEP4:Securetheantennatoantennaconnectorofthecard.STEP5:Turnonthecomputer.
52. DriverInstallationSTEP1:FoundNewHardwareWizardisdisplayedaftertheadapterisinstalledandthecomputerisrestarted.PleaseclickClose(orCancel)tocontinue.STEP2:InsertInstallationCDintoCD‐ROMdrivethenwindowsbelowwillappear.ClickInstallDrivertobegindevicedriverinstallation.
6STEP3:TheInstallWizardscreenwilldisplayasbelowandclickNexttobegindriverinstallation.STEP4:Pleasewaitforawhileduringtheadapterisconfiguringyournewsoftwareinstallation.
7STEP5:AfterthesetupwizardhassuccessfullyinstalledwirelessLAN,chooseYes,IwanttorestartmycomputernowandclickFinishtoexitthewizard.Tocheckiftheadapterisproperlyinstalled,youcanright‐clickMyComputerÆchoosePropertiesÆclickDeviceManager.
83. ConnecttoanetworkSTEP1:Onthesystemtray,right‐clickNetworkiconandchooseOpenNetworkandSharingCenter.STEP2:ClickConnecttoanetworktoviewthecurrentlyactivesnetworksSTEP3:SelectanavailablenetworkandclickConnecttobegintheconnection.
9STEP4:Pleasewaitforwhileduringthenetworkisconnecting.STEP5:Enterthenetworksecuritykeyifnecessary.STEP6:Afterconnectionisactive,youcanviewyouractivenetworkonNetworkandSharingCenter.
10STEP7:YoucanviewtheNetworkStatusbyclickingWirelessNetworkConnection4.STEP8:Now,youcansurftheInternet.

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