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IBM PCMCIA Card User Manual

Manual is about: IBM Wireless LAN PCMCIA Card User Manual

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    W w i i r r e e l l e e s s s s l l a a n n p p c c m m c c i i a a c c a a r r d d user manual version: 1.1 (aug, 2002).

  • Page 2: Copyright

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 2 copyright copyright 2001 by this company all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, m...

  • Page 3: Interference Statement

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 3 federal communication commission interference statement 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 interferenc...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 4 r&tte compliance statement this equipment complies with all the requirements of directive 1999/5/ce of the european parliament and the council of march 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (r&tte...

  • Page 5: Manual Contents

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 5 manual contents chapter 1 introduction … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .… .… 6 chapter 2 installation procedure … ...… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..… … … … .7 chapter 3 configuring utility … ..… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .… … … … … … … … ...

  • Page 6: C H A P T E R

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 6 c h a p t e r 1 introduction thank you for purchasing the wireless pcmcia card. This device features the latest innovation wireless technology and will help you build the world of wireless networking. This manual will give you step-by-step instructions of the installation ...

  • Page 7: C H A P T E R

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 7 c h a p t e r 2 installation procedure if you are using windows 98/2000/me, please read the following instructions. Before you proceed with the installation, it is important for you to know… note1: the following installation was operated under windows 98. (procedures will ...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 8 c. Click “next” to install the driver. If you want to install this to a different folder, click “browse”, and select another folder. Then click “next.” d. Click “next” to begin copying the files to your hard disk. E. Click “finish” to complete the installation. F. You must...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 9 if you are using windows xp, please read the following instructions. Before you proceed with the installation, it is important for you to know… note1: windows xp has built-in support for wireless networking utility. Note2: do not execute the “setup.Exe” under the “driver” ...

  • Page 10: C H A P T E R

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 10 c h a p t e r 3 configuration utility the configuration utility is a powerful application that helps you configure the wireless pcmcia card and monitor the statistics of the communication process. Double-click the icon on the system tray to view the configuration mode. Th...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 11 u tx rate: shows the data transfer rate. There are 1 mbps, 2m bps, 5.5 mbps, 11 mbps, and auto mode. If you select “auto mode”, the device will choose the most suitable rate automatically. U power mgmt mode: shows the power management mode. There are two optional selectio...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 12 3.3 “site survey” this screen shows all the access points or adapters nearby when operating in ad-hoc mode. Click “re-scan”to collect the bssid and channel information of all the wireless devices near by. If you want to connect to any device on the list, double-click the ...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 13 3.5 “advanced” there are preamble type, fragmentation threshold, and rts/cts threshold setting under this mode. U preamble type (short/long): preamble is the first subfield of ppdu, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to phy (physical layer). There are ...

  • Page 14: C H A P T E R

    Wireless lan pcmcia card 14 c h a p t e r 4 technical specification l standard: ieee802.11b l frequency band: 2.400 ghz ~2.4835ghz l data rate: up to 11mbps l interface: pcmcia l transmission range: outdoor: 100~300m, indoor: 30~100m l led indicator: link l power consumption: 3.3v dc, 500ma tx, 230m...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 15 c h a p t e r 5 troubleshooting this section provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of this wireless pcmcia card. Read the description below to solve your problems. ü what is the ieee 802.11b standard？ the ieee 802.11b wir...

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    Wireless lan pcmcia card 16 ü what is dsss？what is fhss？and what are their differences？ frequency-hopping spread-spectrum (fhss) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single...