User manual HAWKING WE110P

[. . . ] 802. 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card User Manual Web:http//www. hawkingtech. com Email: Techsupport@hawkingtech. com Copyright 2002 Hawking Technologies, All rights reserved. Doc. No. : 090502-01 COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK Copyright 2002 Hawking Technologies, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and the windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. [. . . ] Once the device is well connected to your computer, Windows XP will automatically detect the new device. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next. 2. Select Include this location in the search: and click Browse to provide the appropriate path (e. g. (For Windows 2000) Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Dial-up Connections Local Area Connection Properties. (For Windows XP) Go to Start Settings Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Network Connections Wireless Network Connection Enabled 802. 11b Wireless CardBus PC Card Properties. - 27 - 2. Make sure that you have all the following components installed. Client for Microsoft Networks NWLink NetBIOS NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) 3. to add it in. - 28 - 4. For making your computer visible on the network, make sure you have installed File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. When finished, you must restart your computer to complete installation. - 29 - Configuration Utility After installing the Wireless PC Card's driver successfully, the Network Status icon will appear in the task bar. You can open it by double-clicking on this icon. If the icon doesn't appear automatically, go to Start Programs Wireless LAN Utility Wireless LAN Utility, it will appear in the task bar. Note: Except for the following configuration utility, using Windows to configure the wireless network settings in the Windows XP is recommended. (Please skip to the Configuration for Windows XP section) - 30 - Network Status Icon The Status Icon Icon Link Status Access Point mode. (Please refer to below table for the exact link quality) Peer-to-Peer mode. Bad link quality. - 31 - Link Info The Link Info tab will display the current status of the Wireless Network Adapter. Item Status Description It displays the information about the status of the communication (the BSSID of the Access Point to which the card is associated). The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. (1, 2, 5. 5, or 11Mbps or Auto) SSID Tx Rate - 32 - Item Channel Description It shows the selected channel that is currently used. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country. ) Link Quality It displays the link quality of the connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Signal It displays the signal strength of the Strength connection between the Wireless Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects. Data Rate It displays the current transmitting and receiving rate. - 33 - Configuration You can change advanced configuration settings, such as the SSID, Operation Mode, Tx Rate and Preamble Type. Item SSID Description SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All devices in the - 34 - Item Tx Rate Preamble Auto Description wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel in order to work correctly. (There are 14 channels available, depends on the country. ) Select (1, 2, 5. 5, or 11Mbps or Auto) from the pull-down list to change the current transfer rate A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. Select Auto for the Network adapter to select the Preamble type automatically depending on the Access Point Preamble type. [. . . ] If in a "noisy" network environment, the performance would be decreased. RTS Threshold This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Select Sharedkey Index Sharekey1 Sharekey2 Sharekey3 Sharekey4 SSID Select from 1, 2, 3, 4 or No selection. This setting is the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. [. . . ]