User manual E-TECH IEEE802.11B WLAN PCI CARD

[. . . ] IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card User's Manual Rev 1. 0 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual Regulatory compliance FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] One IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card One Driver / Utility CD-ROM (this user's manual included) One Quick Installation Guide One external antenna System Requirements for the Card Operating System: Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT4. 0/XP Desktop PC with CD-ROM drive One free PCI slot Pentium-Class 90MHz or higher Install the PCI Adapter NOTE: These instructions apply to most desktop computers. For detailed information on inserting PCI Adapter into your desktop PC, consult the desktop PC User's Manual. SMA Connector LEDs PCI Interface golden fingers The IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card 8 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual 1. Turn off the computer, unplug the power cord and remove the computer's cover. Reconnect the power cord and turn on the computer. LED Indicators SMA Connector LINK POWER Side view of the PCI Card from bracket. The following table describes the meaning of LED indicators: LED POWER LINK MEANING Indicates that the Card is powered on (solid green). The LED lights up (solid green) while the wireless connection is linked. The LED is blinking green while wireless data transmitting / receiving. 9 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual Connecting the adjustable Antenna to the Card After installing the Card on computer, connect external Antenna to the Card from the SMA connector. Hold the antenna in the desired orientation and then turn the lock nut clockwise until snug (do not over tighten the nut). To adjust the antenna direction, turn the nut counter clockwise one full turn, adjust the antenna and then tighten the nut. SMA Connector After hardware installation is completed, please go to Chapter 3 to install driver on different Operating System. 10 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual Chapter 3 ­ Driver Installation for Windows The following sections cover IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card driver installation in the Windows Operating Systems. Note: You have to install your hardware first before you begin to install the drivers. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card drivers for Windows 98. Click Finish to finish the installation. 16 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual Then system will start to install Wireless LAN Utility. Please refer to procedures at Chapter 4. Driver installation for Windows ME Follow the steps below to install the IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card drivers for Windows ME. After Windows ME detects the IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears. Select Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) and insert the driver CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive and click Next to continue. 17 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual 3. The system will find the setup files and follow the instruction to copy files to your hard disk. The following screen will appear when the software installation has finished. The following screen will ask you to restart your computer to finish the hardware setting up. After system reboot, the Wireless LAN Utility will be installed automatically. Please go to Chapter 4 to install the utility. 18 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual NOTE: In most cases, Windows will automatically copy all of the files needed for networking. If Windows asks you for the files and prompts you to input the path to the files. Follow the instructions on your screen, and then click OK to continue. Driver installation for Windows XP Follow the steps below to install the IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card drivers for Windows XP. (Refer to Chapter 2 ­ Hardware installation. ) After Windows XP detects the IEEE802. 11b WLAN PCI Card, the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears. Select Install the software automatically [Recommended] and insert the driver CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive and click Next to continue. 2. 19 WLAN PCI Card User's Manual 3. Click Continue Anyway to continue the installation. 4. The Windows has finished installing software for the device. [. . . ] When the packet error rate is high, you may set the threshold value to transmit shorter frames. You may select RTS/CTS threshold to define when will your adapter send out RTS/CTS frames to reserve bandwidth for transmission. By using the RTS/CTS function, you may request bandwidth from AP to allow you have better chance to send out your data. For the Authentication Type, the current supported algorithms are Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. [. . . ]