Airlinkplus AWLH1201 User Manual

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Manual is about: IEEE 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter

Summary of AWLH1201

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    Ieee 802.11b wireless pci adapter user’s guide.

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    Regulatory notes and statements wireless lan, health and authorization for use radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from wireless lan devices. The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices like for example ...

  • Page 4: Fcc Interference Statement

    Usa-fcc (federal communications commission) statement this device complies with part 15 of fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired oper...

  • Page 5: Export Restrictions

    1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver. 3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/tv technician for help. Export rest...

  • Page 7: Table of Content

    Table of content introduction.....................................................................................................1 overview of this user’s guide ................................................................1 unpacking and setup........................................................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    1 introduction congratulations on your purchase of this ieee 802.11b wlan pci adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the wlan pci adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With a wlan (ieee 802.11b) pci ad...

  • Page 11: Unpacking and Setup

    3 unpacking and setup this chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the wlan pci adapter. Unpacking open the box of the wlan pci adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: u one 802.11b wlan pci adapter u one driver & utility cd-rom u quick installation ...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    5 hardware installation led indicator lnk (link) the lnk indicator lights green when the wlan pci adapter is connected to a network successfully. Otherwise the lnk indicator remains off while the w lan is scanning the wireless devices. Installing the wlan pci adapter 1. Shut down the computer, unplu...

  • Page 15: Software Installation

    7 software installation this section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the wlan pci adapter . Windows 98/me/2000/xp driver installation 1. Once the wlan pci adapter was installed into your computer’s pci slot, the windows os will auto detect a new device and need to install the driv...

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    8 windows 98/me/2000/xp wlan utility installation 1. Insert the wlan pci adapter driver & utility cd-rom into computer’s cd-rom drive and it will automatically run a setup menu. In some specific setting on windows system, you may need to proceed the software manually, press the windows start → run →...

  • Page 17: Configuration

    9 wlan utility setting with the wlan pci adapter utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the wlan monitor utility. Double -click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar. The wlan monitor utility includes four tabs: configuration, link state, security and statistics. Configura...

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    10 Ø channel: it shows radio channel numbers that used for wlan networking. The channel number can be set only under the ad-hoc operation mode. In ad-hoc mode stations, each station must have the same channel numbers and ssid. In infrastructure mode, the wlan pci adapter will automatically detect th...

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    11 Ø rts: the rts/cts threshold is a station initiates the process by sending a rts frame , the other ends receives the rts and responds with a cts frame, the station must receive a cts frame before sending the data frame. This is to prevent the collisions by each station. Choose a setting within a ...

  • Page 20: Link State

    12 link state as you enter the link state screen, you will see the current setting. To rescan the signal between the wireless station and your wlan pci adapter, click the “rescan” button. To display the detail information, click on the “detail” button. The signal strength and signal quality will be ...

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    13 Ø site survey the screen shows all the messages of wireless devices around your wireless pci adapter. The messages of the wireless devices include network type, ssid, bssid and the signal. You can click the refresh button to find the new wireless devices, and then you can double-click the bssid t...

  • Page 22: Security

    14 security this function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network, and it can be achieved by using the encryption function. Ø data encryption: select wep for data encryption or no encrypt...

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    15 Ø key setting #1 ~ #4: you can type the key that you want to use from key#1 to key #4, and the key that you type will be the encryption between the statio n that you connected with, if you select 64bit, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~f, hexadecimal). Besides, if you select 128b...

  • Page 24: Statistics

    16 statistics the following screen shows various statistics including the data packets, management packets and rejected packets in transmitting and receiving status. You can click the reset button to reset statistics tab..

  • Page 25: Technical Specifications

    17 technical specifications general radio technology ieee 802.11b direct sequence spread spectrum (dsss) interface 32-bit pci 2.1 , 2.2. Bus master data transfer rate 1, 2, 5.5, 11mbps (auto sense) receiver sensitivity 11mbps: typical -80dbm @ 8% per (packet error rate) 2mbps: typical -87dbm @ 8% pe...