X-Micro XWL-11GCAR User manual

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    Wlan 11g pcmcia card wlan 11g pci card user manual ver 1.0

  • Page 2: Information to User

    Information to user product name: x-micro wlan 11g pcmcia card x-micro wlan 11g pci card model name : xwl-11gpar xwl-11gcar fcc radiation exposure statement this equipment complies with fcc radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and op...

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    Europe - r&tte directive this device complies with the specifications listed below • ets 300-826 general emc requirements for radio equipment. • ets 300-328 technical requirements for radio equipment. • en60950 safety requirements for radio equipment the channel identifiers, channel center frequenci...

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    Copyright copyright 2006 by x-micro technology corp., 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, magnetic, optic...

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    Table of content introduction ............................................................................................6 purpose ...............................................................................................6 terms/usage ..............................................................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction congratulations on your purchase of this 108mbps ieee 802.11g wireless pcmcia /pci adapter. This manual helps to get familiar with the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter. This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. Wit...

  • Page 7: Unpacking and Setup

    Unpacking and setup this chapter provides unpacking and setup information for the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter . Unpacking open the box of the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter and carefully unpack it. The box should contain the following items: one 108mbps ieee 802.11g wireless pcmcia /pci adapter one d...

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    Hardware installation led indicator power (pwr) the pwr indicator lights green while the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter is connecting to the cardbus /pcmcia or pci slot, otherwise, it is off. Act (activity) the act indicator blinks green when the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter is connected to a network ...

  • Page 9: Software Installation

    Software installation this section will lead you to install the driver and utility of the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter . Windows 98se/me/2000/xp utility and driver installation 1. Insert the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter driver & utility cd-rom into computer’s cd-rom drive and it will automatically r...

  • Page 10: Utility.

    4. The installation program will help you to setup the wireless pcmcia /pci adapter utility. Be noted that the windows xp have its own wireless utility; you can either use the utility of windows xp or the provided utility. 5. After finish the installation, plugged in the wlan pcmcia /pci adapter , y...

  • Page 11: Wireless Utility Setting

    Wireless utility setting with the wlan pcmcia /pci adapter utility, users can configure all the functions provided by the wireless monitor utility. Double-click the utility icon that appears in the taskbar. The wireless monitor utility includes seven tabs: status, configuration, advanced, profile, n...

  • Page 12: Configuration

    Configuration the configuration function helps you to configure the network and the security. Network: the setting of the network mode, the network ssid and the channel: ¾ network mode: if you want to connect with an access point, please set to “infrastructure” mode. If you have more stations and ju...

  • Page 13: ?  Enable Encryption:

    Using the encryption function. ¾ enable encryption: enable or disable the wlan encryption on the wlan pcmcia /pci adapter . ¾ authentication mode: auto: will automatically adjust to the authentication mode of the wlan pcmcia /pci adapter . Open system: with the same wep key between the stations, the...

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    Wpa-psk: wpa-psk (wi-fi protected access pre-shared key) is a simpler version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate radius server for mutual authentication. Enter a passphrase in the wpa-psk dialog box. This passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wireles...

  • Page 15: Wpa-Passphrase..

    Wpa2-psk: wpa-psk2 (wi-fi protected access pre-shared key) is a simpler version that does not support 802.1x and requires a separate radius server for mutual authentication. Enter a passphrase in the wpa2-psk dialog box. This passphrase must be the same on each computer that is connected to the wire...

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    /pci adapter . Wep-key: wep (wired equivalent privacy) relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station and a base station (access point). Wep-passphrase: the passphrase in the dialog box helps you to create a group of wep key in the key setting. ¾ default key (key 1 ~ key 4): you can ...

  • Page 17: Setting.

    ? key length, key format and wep key: if you select 64bit in hex format, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~f, hexadecimal), or 64bit in ascii format, you must type 5 values in the following range (0~9, a~z and a~z alphanumeric). If you select 128bit in hex format, you must type 26 va...

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    ? wireless mode: you can check of the wireless modes; 802.11b, 802.11g and superg: ieee 802.11b: checked to support ieee 802.11b wireless mode, at this mode the bandwidth is up to 11mbps. Ieee 802.11g: checked to support ieee 802.11g wireless mode, at this mode the bandwidth is up to 54mbps. Superg:...

  • Page 19: Profile

    ? rts/cts threshold: 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...

  • Page 20: Network

    Network the screen shows all the wireless devices around your wireless pcmcia /pci adapter . The information of the wireless devices includes the ssid, mac address, channels, signal, the security type and the network mode. You can click the rescan button to find the new wireless devices, and double-...

  • Page 21: About

    About the about section shows the device name, regulatory domain, driver version, firmware version, mac address and the utility version..

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications general radio technology ieee 802.11b direct sequence spread spectrum (dsss) ieee 802.11g orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ofdm) interface cardbus type ii specification 32bit data bus (pcmcia) 32-bit pci interface (pci) data transfer rate 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, ...

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    Certifications fcc part 15.247 for us, ets 300 328 for europe.

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