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Http://www.3com.Com/ http://www.3com.Com/productreg airconnect ® wireless pci card user guide 3crwe777a part no. 09-2006-000 published october 2000
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3com corporation ■ 5400 bayfront plaza ■ santa clara, california, u.S.A. 95052-8145 copyright © 2000 3com corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptat...
Page 3: Ontents
C ontents 1 o verview introduction 1 package checklist 1 hardware description 2 features 2 applications 2 status led indicator 3 system requirements 4 2 i nstallation introduction 5 card installation procedure 5 windows 95/98/2000/me driver installation procedure 7 windows nt 4.0 driver installation...
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5 t roubleshooting introduction 23 preliminary troubleshooting 23 pci compatibility 23 network connection problems 24 6 t echnical s pecifications specifications 27 a t echnical s upport online technical services 29 world wide web site 29 3com ftp site 29 support from your network supplier 30 suppor...
Page 5: Verview
1 o verview introduction 3com's wireless pci card is an 11 mbps wireless network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing ethernet networks to support applications such as mobile users or temporary conferences. This solution offers a high data rate and reliable wireless connectivity with con...
Page 6: Hardware Description
2 c hapter 1: o verview hardware description 3com's wireless pci card supports 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 mbps half-duplex connections to ethernet networks. This card is fully compliant with 2.4ghz dsss csma/ca wireless networking as defined in ieee 802.11b. It is designed to complement pci local bus compute...
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Hardware description 3 ■ difficult-to-wire environments: historic or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open areas where wiring is difficult to employ. ■ frequently changing environments: retailers, manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location. ■ tempora...
Page 8: System Requirements
4 c hapter 1: o verview system requirements before you install the wireless pci card, check your system for the following requirements: ■ windows 95/98/nt/2000/me operating system (prepare the windows installation cd-rom for use during installation). ■ a minimum of 500 kbytes of free disk space for ...
Page 9: Nstallation
2 i nstallation introduction before installing the 3com wireless pci card, be sure you read and follow the precautions listed here: ■ network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, always touch the metal chassis of your computer before handling the card. ■ be sure to turn of...
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6 c hapter 2: i nstallation figure 2 5 secure the card with the screw that you removed earlier. 6 replace the cover of your pc and plug in the power cord. 7 turn on the power to your computer. 8 depending on your operating system, proceed to either “windows 95/98/2000/me driver installation procedur...
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Windows 95/98/2000/me driver installation procedure 7 windows 95/98/2000/me driver installation procedure your end user utilities cd contains all the software drivers available for the 3com wireless pci card. New or updated drivers can be downloaded from 3com's web site at http://www.3com.Com. 1 win...
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8 c hapter 2: i nstallation 6 if you are setting up an ad hoc wireless lan, set "channel" to the same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an access point, then use the same channel as that used by the access point (a...
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Windows nt 4.0 driver installation procedure 9 windows nt 4.0 driver installation procedure 1 from the windows desktop, select "control panel," double-click "network," click "adapters," and then click the "add" button on the network dialog box. 2 windows nt will present a list of all its supported a...
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10 c hapter 2: i nstallation ■ mode - set to "ad hoc" or "infrastructure", depending on the type of network you want to connect to. ■ ssid - set the "ssid" identifier to the same as that used by the ad hoc workgroup or access point you want to connect to. (access point default: 101). ■ channel - if ...
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Windows nt 4.0 driver installation procedure 11 9 restart your computer when prompted. 10 to ensure that the 3com wireless pci card works correctly, go to the windows control panel and double-click devices. The 3com wireless pci card driver status should be “started.”.
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3 n etwork c onfiguration and p lanning introduction 3com's wireless solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with 10 mbps ethernet lans. The wireless pci card can be configured as: • ad hoc for departmental or soho lans • infrastructure ...
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14 c hapter 3: n etwork c onfiguration and p lanning infrastructure wireless lan the wireless pci card can also provide access to a wired lan for wireless workstations. An integrated wired and wireless lan is called an infrastructure configuration. A basic service set (bss) consists of a group of wi...
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Setting the communication domain 15 setting the communication domain stationary wireless pcs the basic service set (bss) is the communication domain for each 3com wireless access point (ap). For wireless pcs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (ssid) for the wireless card ...
Page 21: Onfiguration
4 c onfiguration and d iagnostic u tility introduction 3com's wireless pci card provides free optional management software for quick network configuration and easy diagnostics. The cd that comes with your package contains a user-friendly utility for configuring the wireless pci card. Installing the ...
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18 c hapter 4: c onfiguration and d iagnostic u tility link information screen when you start the wireless lan utility, the hardware information window for the wireless pci card is shown on the first folder of the utility windows. Click on the "link information" tab to monitor the network status of ...
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Using the wireless lan configuration utility 19 configuration screen the configuration screen allows you to check and modify the configuration of the adapter..
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20 c hapter 4: c onfiguration and d iagnostic u tility the user-configurable parameters are: ■ mode - set the station operation mode to adhoc for network configurations that do not have any access points, or to infrastructure for configurations with access points ("ad hoc" is the default setting). ■...
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Using the wireless lan configuration utility 21 encryption screen the wep (wired equivalent privacy) implemented in 3com's wireless pci card is based on an rc4 encryption algorithm and provides a 40-bit security key to ensure data confidentiality. This wep security protects your wireless lan against...
Page 27: Roubleshooting
5 t roubleshooting introduction this chapter describes troubleshooting procedures you can perform to solve basic problems. Preliminary troubleshooting check the following items before contacting 3com technical support. Pci compatibility some pci computers are not self-configuring and require you to ...
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24 c hapter 5: t roubleshooting ■ make sure the pci slot is configured to support inta. ■ be sure that inta for the slot is assigned to a free interrupt (irq) number. ■ if it still does not work, remove the wireless adapter. Delete the appropriate system file (see list below) from c:\windows\system:...
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Preliminary troubleshooting 25 if your wireless station cannot communicate with a computer in the ethernet lan when configured for infrastructure mode, check the following: ■ make sure the access point which the station associated with is powered on. ■ make sure your wireless station is configured w...
Page 31: Echnical
6 t echnical s pecifications specifications general specifications functional criteria data rate: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 mbps transmission mode half duplex network connection ieee 802.11b - wireless operating range up to 30m (100 ft) at 11mbps up to 100m (300 ft) at 5.5 mbps or lower interrupt inta radio sig...
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28 c hapter 6: t echnical s pecifications certification ce mark en55022 class b, en 55024, iec 61000-4-2/3/4/6/11 emissions fcc part 15(b), ets 300-328, rcr std-33 a software drivers ndis drivers windows 95 windows 98 windows 2000 windows nt 4.0 windows millennium edition.
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A t echnical s upport online technical services 3com offers worldwide product support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through the following online systems: ■ world wide web site ■ 3com ftp site world wide web site access the latest networking information on the 3com corporation world wide web site by...
Page 34: Support From 3Com
30 a ppendix a: t echnical s upport support from your network supplier if additional assistance is required, contact your network supplier. Many suppliers are authorized 3com service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services, including network planning, installation, hardware maint...
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Support from 3com 31 country telephone number country telephone number asia pacific rim australia hong kong india indonesia japan malaysia new zealand pakistan philippines 1 800 678 515 800 933 486 +61 2 9937 5085 001 800 61 009 03 5783 1270 1800 801 777 0800 446 398 +61 2 9937 5085 1235 61 266 2602...
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32 a ppendix a: t echnical s upport returning products for repair before you send a product directly to 3com for repair, you must first obtain a return materials authorization (rma) number. Products sent to 3com without rma numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense. To...
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I ndex numbers 3com ftp site 29 3com technical support telephone numbers 30 3com url 29 a ad hoc mode 20 ad hoc wireless lan 13 applications 2 b basic service set (bss) 14, 15 c card installation 5 certification 28 channel configuring 20 characteristics environmental 27 operating range 27 physical 2...
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34 i ndex m mibs 29 mode ad hoc 20 configuring 20 infrastructure 20 n network connection, troubleshooting 24 network topologies ad hoc 13 infrastructure 14 o online technical services 29 operating frequency 27 operating range 27 p package checklist 1 r radio signal type 27 range, operating 27 return...
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W arranty and r egulatory c ompliance 3com corporation limited warranty this warranty applies to customers located in the united states, australia, canada (except quebec), ireland, new zealand, u.K., and other english language countries, and countries for which a translation into the local language ...
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Y ear 2000 w arranty in addition to the hardware warranty and software warranty stated above, 3com warrants that each product sold or licensed to customer on and after january 1, 1998 that is date sensitive will continue performing properly with regard to such date data on and after january 1, 2000,...
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3com shall not be liable under this warranty if its testing and examination disclose that the alleged defect or malfunction in the product does not exist or was caused by customer's or any third person's misuse, neglect, improper installation or testing, unauthorized attempts to open, repair or modi...
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Csa s tatement (c anada ) this digital apparatus does not exceed the class b limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the radio interference regulations of industry canada. Le présent appareil numérique n'émet pas de bruits radio-électriques dépassant les limites applicable...
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3com end user software license agreement important: read before using this product you should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this product. It contains software, the use of which is licensed by 3com corporation (“3com”) to its customers for their use only as set forth ...
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Term and termination: this license will expire fifty (50) years from the date that you first use the software, if it is not earlier terminated. You may terminate it at any time by destroying the software and documentation together with all copies and merged portions in any form. It will also termina...