11Wave Technology WaveBuddy EWC-351WA1, User Manual

Page 1: ...WaveBuddy WLAN PC Card PCI USB Adapter User Guide EWP 813WA1 EWU 531WA1 EWC 351WA1 Version 1 0 11Wave Technology Inc ...

Page 2: ...a dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance Notice The Part 15 radio device operates on a non interference basis with other devices operating at this frequency Any change or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible could void the user s authority to operate the device Regulatory The wireless LAN Card must be installed and used in strict accordance with the man...

Page 3: ...TY 5 3 5 INSTALL PC CARD USB ADAPTER DRIVER AND UTILITY 9 3 6 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS 9X ME 13 3 7 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS 2000 XP 13 4 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 15 4 1 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WINDOWS NT 4 0 15 4 2 WHAT YOU WILL NEED 15 4 3 INSTALL PCI ADAPTER 15 4 4 INSTALL PC CARD 16 4 5 INSTALL UTILITY 17 4 6 UNINSTALL PROCEDURE UNDER WINDOWS NT 4 0 17 5 WLAN CONFI...

Page 4: ...nd utility software is installed you can use the Configuration Utility to set up the device 1 2 Features IEEE 802 11b Direct Sequence high rate compatible High data rate 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps Auto Rate fallback IPX NetBEUI TCP IP protocols supported Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm WEP 64 bits 128 bits 802 11 Power save in infrastructure mode Passive Active scan Long Short preamble RTS CTS handshake S...

Page 5: ... 1 4 System Requirements Operating System MS Windows 9x ME 2000 Windows NT 4 0 with Service Pack 4 or later Windows XP Desktop PC or notebook PC with CD ROM drive 10M bytes free disk space for utility and driver installation ...

Page 6: ...that is shared by the AP and its WLAN Stations Ad Hoc Point to Point Mode A set of WLAN Stations can talk to each other in this configuration There is no need for an AP in this case Unlike Infrastructure mode that uses SSID to establish connections Ad Hoc WLAN Stations need to share the same Channel among them The Channel in this context is actually the radio frequency used by the WLAN NIC In gene...

Page 7: ...ll Need During the installation you may be prompted to load operating system files from the Windows installation disk Please keep this disk handy You will need the Software Tools CD provided with your package Note With Windows 2000 XP you need to log in as the Administrator or with the privilege to install the WLAN NIC 3 3 Install PCI Adapter Driver The WaveBuddy WLAN PCI Adapter is a WLAN 56K Mod...

Page 8: ...given Installation CD into your CD ROM driver Unless you have deactivated the autorun feature of Windows the screen shown below should appear automatically If this screen doesn t appear automatically you can access the installation by clicking the Autorun button and choosing Run In the drop down box provided type D Autorun exe where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Alternately double click My ...

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Page 10: ...Inc 7 5 Choose the Custom installation You need only select Application WLAN Monitor components in this case Click Next to continue 6 Windows will prompt you to add program icons to Program Folder Click Next to continue ...

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Page 12: ...Unless you have deactivated the autorun feature of Windows the screen shown below should appear automatically If this screen doesn t appear automatically you can access the installation by clicking the Autorun button and choosing Run In the drop down box provided type D Autorun exe where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive Alternately double click My Computer and double click the Autorun exe icon...

Page 13: ... Technology Inc 10 3 Click the Install WLAN Monitor button to start the driver and utility installation process 4 Follow the installation instructions from the InstallShield Wizard by clicking the Next button ...

Page 14: ... asked with the Setup Type to use Select Custom and choose the type of hardware being installed Make sure the Application WLAN Monitor is also selected 6 Windows will prompt you to add program icons to Program Folder Click Next to continue ...

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Page 16: ...Utility but not the driver for the device In order to uninstall the WaveBuddy WLAN card adapter driver from Windows 9x Me you must double click on the Network option in the Control Panel Start Settings Control Panel Select the WaveBuddy WLAN PC PCI USB Card Adapter from the list and press the Remove button The system will prompt you to re boot Click Yes to re boot 3 7 Uninstall Procedure Under Win...

Page 17: ... click Next 5 Select Uninstall a device and click Next 6 Check the Show hidden devices checkbox and locate the device in the device list 7 Select the device and click Next 8 Select Yes I want to uninstall the device and click Next 9 Click Finish 10 The device is removed from your system configuration Note It is recommended to stop the WLAN device and exit the WLAN Monitor prior to starting the uni...

Page 18: ...les are used only in order to customize the appearance of the desktop between the different users However in Windows NT 4 0 User Profiles play the role of accounts and are associated with certain privileges on the machine Therefore we have different User Profiles and privileges for simple users power users and administrators The privilege settings for each user are set in the User Manager program ...

Page 19: ... Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 In the Network Settings window you will be prompted to install Windows NT Networking in case no network has been installed yet Click Yes and follow the instruction on the screen If networking had been already installed you will see a dialog with several tabs In the Adapters tab click the Add button Windows NT Networking Setup will determine...

Page 20: ...ter Utility to install the WLAN Monitor utility 4 6 Uninstall Procedure Under Windows NT 4 0 In order to uninstall the WaveBuddy WLAN card from Windows NT 4 0 you must double click on the Network option in the Control Panel Start Settings Control Panel Select the WaveBuddy WLAN PC Card PCI Adapter from the list and press the Remove button Note It is recommended to stop the wireless LAN card adapte...

Page 21: ...ate the application under Start Programs WaveBuddy WLAN Card Adapter Utility WLAN Configuration Monitor Utility A more convenient way is to use the icon in the system tray located in the lower right corner of the screen to access the application 5 2 Using the WLAN Configuration Monitor Utility The WLAN Configuration Monitor Utility appears as an icon on the system tray of Windows every time the ca...

Page 22: ...r changes and then press Submit in order to save your changes If the WLAN station will be connecting to an AP to access a wired LAN select the Infrastructure Operating Mode and set the SSID to that of the AP You do not need to set the Channel number If the WLAN station will be forming an Ad Hoc LAN wireless LAN select the Ad Hoc Operating Mode and set the Channel number You do not need to set the ...

Page 23: ...mission range In this example the card only sees one Access Point In order to update this list press the Re Scan button If you want to associate with a particular AP double click it on its BSSID the application will take you back to the Monitor panel displaying the status of the new connection ...

Page 24: ...any of the available WEP keys 1 to 4 Please keep in mind that the WEP keys must be in HEX format 0 9ABCDEF Finally you have the option to select whether Open System Shared Key or Auto authentication will be used We recommend using Auto Press the Submit button for the changes to take effect 5 2 5 Advanced This panel changes advanced configuration settings we do not recommend you changing these para...

Page 25: ...l allows you to create different profiles to connect to different Wireless LANs For example you may need various profiles to work at home office or school By setting up profiles beforehand you can easily switch between them with the WLAN Monitor icon ...

Page 26: ... 7 Info This panel displays basic information about the WLAN device 5 3 Collaborating with Windows XP In order to configure the wireless LAN card adapter you have two methods to use Method1 Selecting the WinXP built in Application ...

Page 27: ...k Use Windows to configure any wireless network settings Step5 Then WLAN Monitor is disable Method2 Selecting the WLAN Monitor Step1 Click the wireless connection icon in taskbar Step2 Launch connection properties Step3 Launch Wireless Networks tab Step4 Uncheck Use Windows to configure any wireless network settings Step5 Then WLAN Monitor takes the action ...

Page 28: ...nce 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 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception w...

Page 29: ...luding the antennas made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate the equipment The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this device or the substitution of the connecting cables and equipment other than manufacturer specified It is the responsibility of the ...

Page 30: ...address The machine that provides this service is called the DHCP server and its client computers are called DHCP clients If client computers support DHCP a TCP IP configuration is not needed on each client computer Diversity Antennas An intelligent system of two antennas that continually senses incoming radio signals and automatically selects the antenna best positioned to receive it Domain A sub...

Page 31: ...a carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications for 1 and 2 megabit per second wireless LANs IEEE 802 11b The IEEE standard that specifies a carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications for 5 5 and 11 megabit per second wireless LANs IEEE 802 3 The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications for Et...

Page 32: ... when the sender and the recipient do not share a secret key Each party generates its own key pair and asks the receiver to accept the usually randomly generated key Once accepted this key is used for a short time only then a new key is generated and agreed upon P Packet A unit of data routed between an origin and a destination in a network PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Associ...

Page 33: ...ns of routers or gateways A subnet may include multiple LAN segments Each subnet is identified by the Subnet Mask T TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network either an intranet or an extranet When you are set up with direct access to the Internet your comp...