Summary of WMG2502
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Mini pci user’s manual.
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Regulatory statements fcc certification the united states federal communication commission (fcc) and the canadian department of communications have established certain rules governing the use of electronic equipment. Part15, class b this device complies with part 15 of fcc rules. Operation is subjec...
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Caution: 1) to comply with fcc rf exposure compliance requirements, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the antenna of this device and all persons. 2) this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. As long as ...
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Table of contents introduction ...................................................................................................1 w ireless n etwork o ptions ...............................................................................1 the peer-to-peer network .....................................
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- 1 - introduction the mini pci is a device that allows you connect your computer to a wireless local area network (lan). A wireless lan allows your system to use wireless radio frequency (rf) technology to transmit and receive data without physically attaching to the network. The wireless protocols...
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- 2 - you can also use one computer as an internet server to connect to a wired global network and share files and information with other computers via a wireless lan. The access point network the network installation allows you to share files, printers, and internet access much more conveniently. W...
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- 3 - installation install the device 1. Make sure the computer is turned off. Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. 2. Carefully slide the wireless mini pci card into the mini pci slot. Push evenly and slowly and ensure it is properly seated, you may have to use the mounting screw to h...
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- 4 - 3. When the welcome screen appears, click next to continue. 6. Select yes, i want to restart my computer now and click finish to complete the software installation..
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- 5 - verify device installation to verify that the device has been properly installed in your computer and is enabled, go to start Æ settings Æ control panel Æ system (Æ hardware) Æ device manager. Expand the network adapters item. If the mini pci is listed, it means that your device is properly in...
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- 6 - configuration after successful installation of the wireless lan card’s driver, the utility icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the configuration utility through the network status icon. If the icon doesn’t appear automatically, go to start Æ programs Æ mini pci card d...
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- 7 - easy config 1. In the main tab, click easy config on the right down corner to start quick configuration. 2. Select the wireless connection type, either infrastructure or ad-hoc. Click next to continue..
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- 8 - 3. Select a wireless station on the list, and click next to configure its settings. The following screen will appear for you to configure, for detailed configuration, please refer to profile manager tab in the later selection..
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- 9 - 4. Configure the network tcp/ip, you may select dhcp to obtain an ip address automatically or select manual to set an ip address. Click next to continue. 5. Select dns auto to obtain dns automatically or select manual to set the primary and secondary dns. Click finish to complete the easy conf...
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- 10 - main tab the main tab enables you to scan for available networks, select a network to which to connect, modify the settings for the current connection, or set up your station for ad hoc connection. Status shows the current connection status. Speed shows the connection speed. Type shows the wi...
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- 11 - ssid the ssid is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. Signal strength the signal strength from the network access point or station. The strength is displayed in three ...
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- 12 - on windows xp systems, the zcu service is automatically stopped when the wlan utility is installed. The zcu is started when you check the configure using windows zero configuration checkbox. The checkbox is only displayed on windows xp systems. Profile manager tab the profile manager enables ...
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- 13 - add click add to add a wireless device into the available profile(s) field below. Remove select a wireless device that listed in the available profile(s) fieldand then click remove to delete it. Edit select a wireless device in the available profile(s) field and then click edit to change its ...
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- 14 - the following configuration screen will appear if you just click connect, configure or add buttons. Note: wep: if wep is selected, you can either input encryption key #1~4 or check the generate wep key and enter a wep, the system will automatically generate. Wpa-psk/wpa2-psk: if wpa-psk/wpa2-...
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- 15 - profile name you may enter the preferred profile name in this column. Network name (ssid) the ssid for the current profile. Ad hoc ad hoc place a check in the check box to enable the ad hoc function. This mode allows wireless-equipped computers to communicate directly with each other. No acce...
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- 16 - data encryption select the data encryption from the pull-down menu, either tkip or aes. Wep key format ascii: ascii (american standard code for information interchange), the standard for assigning numerical values to the set of letters in the roman alphabet and typographic characters. Hex: he...
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- 17 - setting from the radio button. Encryption：this setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via wep encryption. A key of 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, a-f) is required if a 64-bit key length was selected. A key of 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, a-f) is required i...
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- 18 - advanced tab the advanced tab displays the current status of the wireless mini pci card. Threshold fragment threshold the mechanism of fragmentation threshold is used to improve the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802. Wireless lan adapter often trans...
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- 19 - the maximum value. Connection wireless mode: select 802.11b or 802.11g/b from the pull-down menu. 802.11b preamble mode: a preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including synchronization and start frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down me...
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- 20 - about tab click on the about tab to view basic version information about the os version, utility version, driver version, firmware version and eeprom version..
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- 21 - uninstallation in case you need to uninstall the utility and driver, please refer to below steps. (as you uninstall the utility, the driver will be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to start Æ (all) programs Æ802.11g wireless lan mini pci card driver and utility Æ uninstall. 2. Click ok to continue...