Z Com XI-300 A WIRELESS LAN CARD User Manual 1

Z Com Inc A WIRELESS LAN CARD 1

USER MANUAL 1

Hardware Installation for XI-300To install XI-300 wireless LAN PCMCIA adapter, please follow these steps:Step1: Insert the PCMCIA Adapter1. Find an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot in your computer.2. With the PCMCIA adapter’s 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot andits “XI-300 / PCMCIA” label facing up, slide the PCMCIA adaptercompletely into the PCMCIA slot.Fig Insert the XI-300 into Notebook NOTE: The PCMCIA slot allows “hot swap” of PCMCIAadapter. You may therefore insert or remove your XI-300/ PCMCIA adapter from the slot anytime, even when thepower of your computer is on.Step2: Setup PCMCIA DriverPlease check your PCMCIA driver to install LANEscape XI-300.Then, continue the installation steps - “Software Installation”.
Setup LANEscape XI-300 for Windows 95 / 981. Insert the XI-300 PCMCIA adapter into a standard type II PCMCIA slot in yournotebook.2. Windows 95/98 will automatically detect the new hardware and will prompt youto install the driver needed.3. Select “Search for the best driver for your device”.
4. Select the location of driver from ”Floppy disk devices”, insert the diskettelabeled “LANEscape XI-300 Driver & Utility Diskette” into any 3 1/2 floppydrive in your computer and then click Next.5. Windows 95/98 found “LANEscape XI-300 PCMCIA Adapter”, then click Next.and Set parameters for XI-3007. Click Finish to complete the hardware installation.
8. Restart the computer.9. Open the Control Panel folder, double-click System and Adapters to see ifthere is any error message appears. If no, that means your XI-300 works well.Fig. Check if XI-300 works properly.
Setup LANEscape XI-300 for Windows NT 3.51/4.01. Login as Administrator.2. From the desktop, select Control Panel, double-click Network, go to theInterface Card tab, and then click the Add button.
3. Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters. SelectOTHERS, or click Have Disk to continue.4. Windows NT will ask for the drive/path containing the LANEscape XI-300Windows NT drivers. Insert the XI-300 Driver and Utility diskette into thefloppy drive, and then type A:\
5. Windows NT will attempt to locate an INF file in the specified path. If youhave entered the path name correctly, Windows NT should copy theappropriate drivers to the Windows NT system. You need to recognize theselection.6. A “LANEscape/XI-300 Wireless LAN Adapter Setup” dialog box willshow up. Please select the “Default Channel””Network Type””RTSThreshold” and “ESSID” manually. Your XI-300 adapter will thereafterwork on this configuration under Windows NT. Press OK to continue.
7. At this point, the drivers would have been properly copied and theinstallation would proceed to the next step --- “Network Setup”.8. Restart the system.9. To ensure whether the XI-300 adapter works fine or not, go to Control Paneland Double-click Devices to check device.
Install Wireless LAN Utility for Windows 95/981. Insert LANEscape XI-300 Driver & Utility Diskette into floppy drive, and thenexecute A:\WLU\setup.exeFig. Step1 of Wireless LAN Utility setup.Fig. Step2 of Wireless LAN Utility setup.
Fig. Step3 of Wireless LAN Utility setup.Fig. Step4 of Wireless LAN Utility setup.
Fig. Step5 of Wireless LAN Utility setup.Navigating The LANEscape UtilityTo set up your wireless network environment, please follow these steps:Step : Configure the adapter - Select “Network Configuration” in the main menuscreen and follow the instructions.A. Main MenuA LANEscape wireless LAN adapter hardware information window will showon the top of the screen (Fig 5.2) while Main Menu screen is displayed. In thiswindow, you will see current adapter configuration information, that is, the MACaddress, firmware version, frequency domain, BSS joined, current channel andESS ID of the adapter that you installed in your notebook.The Main Menu screen shows all main functions of the LANEscape Utility: [Network Configuration] - LANEscape Utility provides a screen for you toconfigure parameters of the LANEscape wireless LAN adapter for yourwireless network environment. upgrading the firmware in the wirelessadapter. [Exit] - End the execution of LANEscape Utility.
1. Click Start, point to Programs and run WLA Utility.2. Main menu appears.
B.Network Configuration ScreenThe Network Configuration screen allows you to check and modify currentconfiguration of the LANEscape wireless LAN adapter. The user-configurableparameters are divided into several groups: ESSID, Network Type, RTSThreshold, Frag Threshold Use WEP, Power Save and Transmission Rate..Fig. Network ConfigurationB-1. ESS ID PARAMETERSESS ID: Input a digit ESS ID while the roaming feature is enabled (“ANY”is default setting). The ESS ID is the wireless network ID, whichallows the XI-300 to join the Access Points set as of the same ESSID.B-2. NETWORK TYPE PARAMETERSStation Operation Mode: Set the station operation mode to Ad-Hoc(without Access Point) or Infrastructure (withAccess Point, default setting).If you are using the XI-300 only for communication between PCs, chooseAd-Hoc. If you are using XI-300 to join the local area network infrastrucethrough Access Point, choose Infrastructure.Ad-Hoc Default Channel: Select the channel number as your operating radiochannel. Please note that the Ad-hoc networkoperates successfully only when all the XI-300s orother Network Interface Cards in the Ad-hocnetwork are set as in the same channel.NOTE: If you have Lucent 11MB Access Point, You can use XI-300 to connect.B-3. RTS ThresholdIf you aren’t concerned with the “Hidden Node Problem”, please select the“Disable” itemB-4. Use WEPIf you require high security in transmission, please select the “Enable” itemand set encryption key.B-5. Power SaveIf you always let your XI-300 work in wireless LAN long time , you mayselect the “Enable” item to make power management.
B-6. Transmit RateIf you need your XI-300 to transmit in long distance or bad environment,you may adjust transmit rate to make the better performance.NOTE: Because Zcom still test and modify this version, some parameter Zcomonly provide demo and don’t support customer to use. If customerswant to get advance information and complete version, please contactZcom sales Dept. or go to URL: www.zcom.com.tw.

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