Summary of AirLancer MC-54ag
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Airlancer mc-54ag – airlancer usb-54ag – airlancer pci-54pro.
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Page 3: Preface
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 preface 3 en preface thank you for placing your trust in this lancom product. Radio networks by lancom systems are low-priced alternatives and comple- ments of local, cable-bound networks (lans). Thanks to the mobile network adapters, notebooks...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 preface 4 en information symbols very important instructions. Failure to observe this may result in damage. Important instruction that should be observed. Additional information that may be helpful but which is not required..
Page 5: Contents
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 contents 5 en contents 1 introduction 7 1.1 the airlancer models 7 1.2 encryption in three security steps 8 1.3 default wep encryption 8 2 installation 10 2.1 properties 10 2.1.1 airlancer mc-54ag 10 2.1.2 airlancer pci-54pro 11 2.1.3 airlancer...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 contents 6 en 5 extension of the lancom 3550 wireless base station 29 6 appendix 31 6.1 technical data 31 6.2 declaration of conformity 32 6.2.1 european union (ce) 32.
Page 7: 1 Introduction
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 7 en 1 introduction the advantages of a radio network (wireless lan) are obvious: notebooks and pcs can be set up where they are needed. Due to wireless lans, problems with missing connections or structural alterations belong to the past. Network...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 8 en 1.2 encryption in three security steps airlancer 54 mbps wireless lan adapters support three different variants of encryption: 왘 wep64, wep128, wep152 – for encryption in accordance with w ired e quivalent p rivacy (wep), encryption keys are...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 9 en a device with the lan mac address “00a0570fb9bf” thus has a standard wep key of “l00a0570fb9bf”. This key is entered into the 'private wep set- tings' of the device for each logical wlan network as 'key 1'. To use a wlan adapter to establish...
Page 10: 2 Installation
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 10 en 2 installation in this chapter you will find a description of the airlancer wlan clients and a step-by-step instruction for starting the devices. After installation of hard- ware, drivers and the airlancer software, you have to set up the a...
Page 11: 2.1.2
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 11 en 컄 blinking simultaneously – sending or receiving of radio data 컄 flickering – card is in power save mode integrated antenna 2.1.2 airlancer pci- 54pro airlancer pci-54pro is intended for the installation in a desktop pc. An exter- nal anten...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 12 en 2.2 package contents please check the package contents for completeness before starting. The package should contain the following components: 왘 airlancer mc-54ag, airlancer usb-54ag (usb stick with cover cap) or airlancer pci-54pro 왘 usb ca...
Page 13: 2.3.2
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 13 en a usb 1.1 interface cannot use the full performance due to its maxi- mum throughput of 8 mbps. 왘 one of the following operating systems: 2.3.2 driver installation 햲 place the airlancer-cd into the drive. The airlancer installation wizard wi...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 14 en 2.4 installation of the airlancer card 2.4.1 putting the airlancer mc- 54ag into your pc slip the card into a free pc card slot of your computer while running. Ensure that the side with the product label points upwards and the side with the...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 15 en 햵 one free pci slot is needed for the airlancer pci-54pro. Remove the assembly sheet of the slot before installing the card. Avoid if possible installing the pci card into the first pci slot in case your pc is equipped with an agp graphics ...
Page 16: 3 The Airlancer 54 Software
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 16 en 3 the airlancer 54 software the airlancer 54 software is the main program for configuration and management of airlancer radio adapters. It is available for the following ope- rating systems: 왘 windows ...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 17 en cer- 54 client tools . The airlancer 54 software will appear on the task bar then. To launch the airlancer 54 software or its help function, just click with the right mouse botton on the airlancer clie...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 18 en 햴 change in airlancer client manager to the index card profile manage- ment . Here you can adjust the standard profile for airlancer or add a new profile. Under windows 2000 or windows xp you can activ...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 19 en available wireless lan. You can find further information in ’closed network’ → page 37 and in the documentation of your access point. 햶 change now to the register card advanced and select a network typ...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 20 en 컄 select pre-shared keys for static wep keys. To define one or more keys select configure . Define first the entry method of the keys ( key entry method ). Select the wep key size via the radio button ...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 21 en 3.3 overview of the functions configuration of the airlancer wlan adapters is carried out in the airlancer- 54 software with the aid of configuration profiles. Separate profiles can be created for diff...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 22 en to include a profile in auto profile selection click the order profiles button on the 'profile management' tab. Highlight the profiles to add to auto profile selection, then click add . The profiles ap...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 23 en mouse button on wireless network connection and select properties . Deactivate the software on the index card wireless networks .. When this check box is selected, windows xp takes control of these set...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 24 en with the user-friendly pre-shared-key method (entering a passphrase of a length of 8 to 63 signs) the use of 802.11i is easy for everyone. 802.1x and radius servers can be used in professional infrastr...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 3: the airlancer 54 software 25 en all kinds of special characters, e.G. Special regional characters ('ä', 'ö', 'ü', 'ß') are no valid entries. Numerous wireless lan devices of other manufacturers only accept hexadeci- mal values as wep...
Page 26: 4 Configuration Example
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 4: configuration example 26 en 4 configuration example this chapter exemplifies the use of airlancer radio network cards with the following example: 4.1 connecting to a company network the main advantage of radio networks beside the est...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 4: configuration example 27 en lan. The lancom access point serves as wireless lan base stations and enable a fast lan connectivity at up to 108 mbps. To be able to join the wlan base station and exchange data with the lan, the wlan car...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 4: configuration example 28 en controll of network protocols check under start 왘 settings 왘 control panel 왘 network and dial- up connections the properties of your airlancer client adapter. Under 'bin- dings', the tcp/ip protocol should...
Page 29: Base Station
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 5: extension of the lancom 3550 wireless base station 29 en 5 extension of the lancom 3550 wireless base station the wlan base stations of the lancom 3550 wireless series have numerous possibilities of extension, especially the flexibil...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 5: extension of the lancom 3550 wireless base station 30 en before installing the airlancer mc-54ag onto your lancom 3550 wireless ensure to turn off the base station by pulling the power supply cable out of the it. Remove now carefully...
Page 31: 6 Appendix
Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 6: appendix 31 en 6 appendix 6.1 technical data airlancer mc-54ag airlancer pci-54pro airlancer usb-54ag interface pc card (cardbus) pci (spec. 2.3) usb 2.0 wlan connection 54 mbps, ieee 802.11g, 11 mbps, ieee 802.11b, 54 mbps, ieee 802...
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Airlancer mc-54 – airlancer usb-54 – airlancer pci-54 왘 chapter 6: appendix 32 en 6.2 declaration of conformity 6.2.1 european union (ce) this product corresponds to the requirements of the guide line about radio installations and telecommunication sending installations (fteg) and to the guide line ...