User manual INTELLINET 550512

[. . . ] IEEE 802. 11b Wireless LAN PC Card User's Guide Version:1. 08 Please install the Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA Card. 1 FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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 communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] A message will be prompted to guide you to auto-install Packet Protocol. Follow the on­screen instructions as listed below to complete the IEEE802. 11b WLAN Utility and driver installation. 1. Please insert 802. 11b adapter (refer to section 2. 3) . If the adapter installation completed, click on " Yes " . 2. If your wireless adapter installed successfully, you will enter " Packet Protocol Auto Installation " frame, click on " OK " and system will auto-install Packet Protocol. 10 3. If Packet Protocol installed successfully, you have to reboot your system and the IEEE802. 11b Utility/driver installation under Windows 2000 is complete. 4. If the Packet Protocol installation has failed, a message will be prompted as follows. System will give you an on-screen instruction as follows to install the Packet Protocol. Remember and follow the procedure to complete the Packet Protocol installation and then click " OK " . 11 2. 3 Install the PCMCIA card The IEEE802. 11b WLAN driver and utilities are included on the accompanying installation CD. (Your PCMCIA card will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly. ) Make sure that there is an empty PCMCIA slot for IEEE802. 11b WLAN PC card. Install the IEEE802. 11b WLAN Utility/Driver first before inserting the PCMCIA card. 1. Insert the PCMCIA Card and then the system will automatically start. If you're asked to insert a " Windows 98 CD-ROM " during the installation, insert your " Windows 98 CD-ROM " and click " Yes " . Once the setup task is completed, the " Microsoft Internet Explorer " should start up. Please close it. 2. When the PCMCIA card setup task is completed, you can start up the IEEE 802. 11b WLAN Utility. Follow the steps below to set your WEP: (1) Select the data privacy algorithm you want (64 or 128 bit WEP type) (2) Type Pass phrase (3) Click " Generate " to generate automatically the corresponding WEP key. If select 64 bit WEP type, 4 sets of WEP key will be generated; if select 128 bit WEP type, only a set WEP key will be generated. (4) Choose one key (under 64 bit WEP type) (5) Click " Write " and then press " OK " . WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio, using one of the keys entered from this panel. (6) If you select " Manual " , you can type the 64bit WEP key manually. Especially note that all the blanks of WEP key have to be filled by manual typing. Click on " Clear " you can clean away all the settings of Encryption. 14 Country · Every country has different legal frequency range. Under the infrastructure mode, the setting value will be determined by the Access Point and can't be set by users. 2. 4. 2 Wireless LAN Neighborhood · The Access Point SSID and Access Point MAC will appear in the screen if you choose the Infrastructure Mode. Your Station Name and MAC Address will appear if you choose the Ad Hoc Mode. (Please refer to the 2. 4. 1 Setting to set your network mode. ) The status of the Link Quality and Signal Strength will be showed under the Wireless LAN Neighborhood. [. . . ] Click " PCMCIA Card " and then " PCMCIA Card Service " , you can see the status of the PCMCIA Card. If there are yellow signs either on the adapter or the PCMCIA card, please check the followings: 1) Check if your Notebook supports 3. 3V Card. 3) Check that you have inserted the right card and have installed the proper driver. · · 4. 2 Microsoft Networking Checklist In order for the IEEE802. 11b WLAN to run properly, some network items must be presented in the Microsoft " Network Neighborhood " setup. To check and activate the network setup, right click the " Network Neighborhood " with your mouse. [. . . ]