Tecom Co WL502X 802.11b Wireless LAN Card-Bus Card User Manual

Tecom Co Ltd 802.11b Wireless LAN Card-Bus Card

User Manual

WL5020i WLAN Cardbus Adapter User’s Manual Version 1.0 TECOM CO., LTD. March 2003 ©2003 by TECOM CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Printed in Taiwan
2 Table of Contents Package Contents and Trademark(s)--------------------- 3 Software Installation ---------------------------------------- 3 TECOM WLAN Utility Tool -------------------------------4 1. General -------------------------------------------------- 4 2. Advanced ------------------------------------------------ 5 3. Statistics ------------------------------------------------- 6 4. Site Survey ---------------------------------------------- 7 5. Encryption ---------------------------------------------- 8 Troubleshooting ---------------------------------------------- 9 Specifications ------------------------------------------------- 10 Technical Support ------------------------------------------- 10
3 Package Contents The package you have received should contain the following items:  Wireless LAN PC Card  CD ROM containing Driver, Utility Software and User’s Manual  Quick Installation Guide Trademark(s)TM and Registered Trademark(s)® TECOM and the TECOM logo are trademarks of TECOM CO., LTD. Microsoft, Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Software Installation 1. Insert the original CD (packed with the product) into CD-ROM reader, wait for automatic pop-up window and then double-click “setup” to proceed with the installation. 2. After the installation process is complete, re-start your notebook PC. Insert TECOM WLAN PC card into Cardbus slot. A new hardware wizard will pop up and guide you to install drivers in your system. 3. A tray icon shown as below should be seen at this time. 4. The icon of WL5020i should be in green when the PC card is connecting to a 802.11b Access Point. Double click the icon first from right to bring up TECOM WLAN Utility Tool.
4 TECOM WLAN Utility Tool After clicking the icon second from left on the above icon-tray, TECOM WLAN Utility Tool window will be shown as following, Please click on the tabs on the top of the screen to configure. 1. General Tab Network Type: There are two types of Network you can set Infrastructure (Access Point) – this will work only with an existing AP Ad-hoc (Peer-to-Peer) – this is an 802.11 compatible ad-hoc mode. All stations with the same SSID are connected peer-to-peer. No AP is needed. SSID: Stations which link together should be set to the same SSID Desired Rate: Unless you definitely know the rate you can get, always select “Automatic Rate”. Profile: To save the above setting into a profile, change the profile name and click “Save” button. Or press “Delete" button to delete a profile. Status: This section shows the current link information of Network, Signal Strength and
5 Link Quality Network Address: This section shows the current Network status such as MAC address (Wireless Card), DHCP (Enable or not), IP address, Subnet Mask address, Gateway Address and DNS server address. 2. Advanced Tab: Choosing the Advanced option, you can change advanced configuration settings, such as the Power Saving mode, Preamble Type, Fragmentation Threshold, and RTS/CTS Threshold. The following figure shows the recommended configuration for the advanced settings.
6 3. Statistics Tab: This option enables you to view the available statistic information (Total Packet Number, Error Packet Number, FER-Frame Error Rate, Throughput). In order to reset or update this statistics list, press the “Reset” button.
7 4. Site Survey Tab: By choosing the Site Survey option, you can scan all channels to find all access points within the range of your card. In order to update this list, press the “Rescan” button. If you want to link to an AP in this list, Double-click on it. The application will jump over to General screen and show all the parameters of the connection newly established.
8 5. Encryptions Tab: This section let you set specify one WEP key to use. If you decide to use encryption, choose one of the available 4 WEP keys and the “Encryption Key Length”. You also have the option to select the “Authentication Type (Open system/Shared key)”. To activate the change, press “Apply” button at the bottom of the screen.
9 Troubleshooting 1. Adapter Installation Problems If your computer cannot find the TECOM Wireless Cardbus Adapter or the network driver is not installed correctly, check the followings,  Make sure the adapter is securely inserted in the Cardbus slot. when you insert the wireless adapter into the notebook’s slot, a click should be heard if the adapter is properly inserted. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the card connector.  Try the card in another CardBus slot. If this also fails, test your computer with another TECOM wireless LAN cardbus that is known to operate correctly. 2. Diagnostics utility  Make sure your computer is using the latest BIOS.  If there are other network adapters in the computer, they may be causing conflict, remove all other adapters from the computer and test the wireless adapter separately.  Check for a defective computer Cardbus slot. Try the adapter in another computer Cardbus slot that is known to operate correctly.
10 Specifications Data Rate 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps, Auto Fallback Standard IEEE 802.11b Operating Range Up to 100m indoors Up to 350m outdoors Radio Signal Type CCK – 11, 5.5 Mbps DQPSK – 2Mbps DBPSK – 1Mbps Input Voltage 3.3 V Antenna Built-in side-stem antenna LED Indicator Connection Host Interface 68-pin connector to Cardbus slot Operating Temperature 0-50 C (32 – 140 F) Storage Temperature 0-70 C (32 – 158 F) Humility 5 to 80% (non-condensing) Technical Support If you are still experiencing problems after reading Product User’s Guide and the Troubleshooting section, you may either contact our technical support at: support@tecom.com.tw. OR, simply click our URL address www.tecomproduct.com to go to our company website and check the latest version and other information about the product and/or software.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, no change to the antenna or the device is permitted. Any change to the antenna or the device could result in the device exceeding the RF exposure requirements and void user’s authority to operate the device. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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