Acer IEEE 802.11b WLAN PC Card, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 IEEE 802 11b Wireless USB Adapter User s Guide Version 3 0 August 2001 ...

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Page 3: ...trieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pentium is trademark of Intel All copyright is reserved ...

Page 4: ...river 19 3 2 Install the USB Adapter 24 3 3 IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility 26 3 3 1 Setting 27 3 3 2 Statistics 29 3 3 3 Site Survey 30 3 3 4 Encryption 31 3 3 5 Advanced 34 3 3 6 Version 36 3 4 Remove your USB Adapter 37 3 5 Uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Driver 38 4 Network Application 40 4 1 Surveying the Network Neighborhood 41 4 2 File Sharing in Microsoft Windows 98 43 4 3 Printer ...

Page 5: ...2 Available Channels in Each Country 51 5 3 Networking Compliant Standards 52 5 4 Operating Specifications 53 6 Troubleshooting 56 6 1 Check the Various Properties of the Card 57 6 2 Microsoft Networking Checklist 59 6 3 Others 64 Regulatory Information 65 ...

Page 6: ... which will help you connect to your network easily Please read this manual to get familiar with the IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN This manual contains detailed instructions in operation of this product Please keep this manual for future reference As this product is designed to run under Microsoft Windows it is recommended to be installed by people who are familiar with the installation procedures for ...

Page 7: ...5 1 1 Kit Contents The IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN kit should include the following items a 1 USB Adapter b 1 USB Cable ...

Page 8: ...2 11b USB WLAN Utility Driver software 2 Acrobat Reader 4 05 3 User Manual PDF file d Quick Start Guide e The User s Manual this document If any of the items mentioned above are damaged or missing please contact your distributor ...

Page 9: ...7 1 2 Main Feature of WLAN USB Adapter A Power ON OFF LED B Status LED Off No wireless activity Blinking Sensing transmitting wireless data Solid Yellow Green Standard operational mode C USB Connector ...

Page 10: ...z Wireless LAN 3 Plug and Play installation 4 Solid design with an integrated antenna 5 Full mobility and seamless cell to cell roaming 6 Automatic scale back at per packet level USB WLAN Adapter supports 1 Automatic load balancing for optimized bandwidth 2 Advanced power management 3 Supports Windows98 2000 Me CE ...

Page 11: ...stalling IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN you can connect your computer to a A Peer to Peer Workgroup of IEEE802 11b compliant wireless devices b A LAN Local Area Network constructed by Access Point s or other IEEE802 11b compliant systems c Share your Internet access by using just one connection share printers and other peripheral devices share data and image files between networked PCs play multi pl...

Page 12: ...uld be easily set up with some PCs and this IEEE802 11b USB WLAN USB Adapters or our other WLAN devices Therefore it is very suitable to build a network for temporary use for example for new sales point branch for demonstration in exhibition and alike ...

Page 13: ...LAN with access to Internet for enterprise use The construction is quite easy that WLAN card and Access Point will automatically work at the most suitable frequency when Access Point is set within the proper range In addition commonly manufacturers will bundle the Site Survey tool for users to check the communication quality ...

Page 14: ...able under wired networks The IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN configuration is easy to switch between peer to peer networks suitable for a small number of users and full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that allow roaming around a broad area Therefore you may see many advantages for adopting Wireless Networking as follows Less Space Limits USB Adapter provides access to network services with...

Page 15: ...meeting to another getting the access to information data and the ability to communicate decisions while on the go Ad Hoc Networking On site consulting and small workgroups may increase productivity with quick network setup and collaboration software Branch office Networking With an Access Point to bridge between the LAN and Internet wireless networking provides an easy to install use and maintain...

Page 16: ...lation CD and it will automatically start the setup program for WLAN Utility and driver 2 Follow the installation wizard to complete the software installation process and then reboot your PC notebook after the software installation is done See P 19 23 Step 2 8 ...

Page 17: ...15 3 After restarting your PC notebook insert USB adapter into USB connector of the notebook or desktop 4 Operation System will detect new device and prompt the driver automatically ...

Page 18: ...e toolbar at the bottom of the screen there is a small icon to indicate the connection status Red color means no connection and green color means connected If red color appears please repeat from step1 6 Please choose Infrastructure mode and type WLAN in SSID column ...

Page 19: ...17 7 Now you may enter Internet Explorer to surf the Internet Freely without wires ...

Page 20: ...k connection the following steps should be executed 1 Install the software by using the installation CD 2 Install the USB Wireless LAN Adapter 3 Install the required network protocols to communicate with your network Mostly you will need to set the TCP IP protocol The product is designed to operate under Windows 98 Windows Me and Windows 2000 Thus the installation procedure is about the same Pleas...

Page 21: ...ty Driver first prior to inserting the IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN USB Adapter 1 Insert the IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN installation CD into your CD ROM drive The setup program will then automatically start 2 As the setup program starts and the setup screen appears please select Next to go to the next screen ...

Page 22: ...tall and click Next To go on the installation please select Install IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Driver and Utility and then go on to Step 4 If you select Browse User Manual system will prompt a message to suggest you install the Acrobat Reader please go on to Step 7 ...

Page 23: ...4 The default destination folder is displayed in the setup dialog column You may change the default folder by clicking Browse to select the destination folder you prefer Click Next to go to the next screen ...

Page 24: ...22 5 Select the Program Folder for IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and click Next 6 You will be asked if you wish to add an IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility shortcut to your desktop Click Yes ...

Page 25: ...ctions to complete the Acrobat Reader 4 05 installation 8 The Driver and Help files will be copied to the system Wait for the setup program to finish the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN installation Then select Yes and click Finish to complete the installation It is recommended to close other applications before rebooting your system 9 Regarding the installation of IEEE802 11b USB Adapter please refer to the...

Page 26: ...he accompanying installation CD Please follow the installation procedures in Section 3 1 Your USB Adapter will not work properly if the driver and utilities are not installed correctly 1 After completing the software installation please connect the USB Adapter to your PC notebook with the USB cable ...

Page 27: ...ternet Explorer should start up Please close it 3 When the USB Adapter setup task is completed you can start the IEEE 802 11b USB WLAN Utility To start the utility please refer to the chapter 3 3 IEEE 802 11b USB WLAN Utility Additional Note for Windows 2000 If you install the IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN under Windows 2000 it will be a little bit different from Windows 98 or ME A message will be ...

Page 28: ... same therefore they can communicate with each other within the local LAN properly Moreover all connected computers should have the same net ID and subnet ID You can follow the procedure below to check whether you have set the same net ID and subnet ID with other stations in the workgroup 1 Right click on the Network Neighborhood on your desktop and then click on Properties 2 In Configuration clic...

Page 29: ... Mode If the Mode is Infrastructure this parameter will not be active SSID SSID is the group name shared by every member of your wireless network You will only be able to connect with an Access Point AP which has the same SSID Please note that the SSID will be case sensitive Please note that when you are in the Ad hoc mode the SSID must be the same among stations so that computers can communicate ...

Page 30: ...eration mode as Ad Hoc the Status column will show the OK while the link quality is fine If you set the operation mode as Infrastructure the Status column will show the BSSID of the AP that you are associating with If you would like to change the parameter s of the Setting please follow the steps as follows 1 Click the Change button first 2 Choose the parameter s you wish to change 3 After changin...

Page 31: ...stics The following screen shows various statistics including the Data Packets Management Packets and Rejected Packets in transmitting and receiving status You can click the Clear button to reset the statistics data ...

Page 32: ...communication range of your IEEE 802 11b USB Adapter The messages include BSSID SSID Signal the Channel used by each AP and the Encryption status enabled or not You can click the Rescan button to search the new AP You can double click the BSSID to choose the AP that you wish to connect to ...

Page 33: ...herwise if you set the Mode Mandatory then your device cannot communicate with the stations with disabled WEP Authentication Type Mostly Open System Authentication algorithm is adopted In Shard Key Authentication algorithm you must have WEP on the algorithm should be different and some steps use packets with encryption by transferring a challenge text In order to choose which authentication algori...

Page 34: ...s if you select 128bit you must type 26 values 0 F in each WEP Key from Key 1 to Key 4 Please note that all the WEP Keys key1 key4 have to be filled 3 Select WEP Key Select one of WEP Key from Key1 to Key4 for using 4 Choose the WEP Mode Mandatory for communicating with all stations having WEP enabled or Optional for WEP disabled 5 Select the Authentication Type Open System or Shared Key 6 After a...

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Page 36: ...hold We suggest using the default settings Preamble Type Long You may change the Preamble Type by ticking the two options Long or Short To change the parameters of Fragmentation Threshold you may move the mouse pointer on the measure to adjust the value To change the parameters of RTS CTS Threshold you may move the mouse pointer on the measure to adjust the value ...

Page 37: ...35 After adjusting the settings please click on the Submit button to save all the settings ...

Page 38: ...36 3 3 6 Version The screen shows the version of Driver Firmware and Application for IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Driver ...

Page 39: ...ion When removing the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter you will lose your connection to the network Make sure you have closed all files and network applications such as e mail prior to removing the USB Adapter Additional Note for Windows 2000 If you directly remove your USB device in Windows 2000 a message of unsafe remove device will be prompted as follows Please click OK ...

Page 40: ...y of your IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter 1 First you should disconnect and remove the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter See 3 4 2 To uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and Driver please follow the process as follows Start Manu Programs IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Un Installation ...

Page 41: ...l be asked if you are sure to uninstall the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility and all of its components Click Yes to run the un installation or click No to exit 4 Now the un installation is completed Please click Finish ...

Page 42: ...ood How to Share Your Folder with Your Network Member s How to Share Your Printer with Your Network Member s How to Access the Shared Folder s File s of Your Network Members s How to Use the Shared Printer s of Your Network Member s In fact the network applications of IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter are the same as they are in a wired network environment ...

Page 43: ... in your Microsoft Networking Group 4 To display other workgroups in the network environment double click the Entire Network icon 5 If there is a second network operating system running in your network environment for example a Novell NetWare network the Entire Network window will also display available servers running under the second network operating system If you click on these servers you may...

Page 44: ... Internet access you should set your IEEE802 11b USB WLAN mode as Infrastructure and connect to the access point When the procedure is completed an access point will appear on the Wireless LAN Neighborhood of IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Utility Double click it to enter the Network Neighborhood folder This folder contains the links to all the computers in your workgroup on the entire network ...

Page 45: ...iles between computers that are logged onto the same wireless network If you want to share your folder My Documents with other computers of the wireless network please follow the steps below 1 First locate the folder My Documents and right click on it 2 Select Sharing from the option list ...

Page 46: ...our folder nor any change of files is allowed If Full is selected the other users in the wireless network will have full access into your folder They can copy to and from your folder as well as modify files You can also set the option to Depends on Password wherein the other users in the wireless network can access to your folder through a set password The set password will determine if the user c...

Page 47: ...ate the options that you have set Now you can see the folder My Documents with a small hand under it The folder is now open for file sharing Sharing files in the IEEE802 11b wireless network will be like sharing files on a wired LAN ...

Page 48: ...r stations of the same across the network you have to set it as a network printer the instructions are as follows 1 Click the Start button point to the Settings and then click Printers 2 In the Printers window click the printer you want to share 3 Click Sharing on the File menu ...

Page 49: ...47 4 Click the Sharing tab and then click Shared As If necessary enter a password ...

Page 50: ...le click the Network Neighborhood icon and then double click the computer where the shared folder is located 2 Double click the folder you want to connect to 3 Now you may open the needed file s Note If a password is required the Windows will prompt a password column to you Then you need to enter the password that had been assigned to this shared folder ...

Page 51: ...con in the window 3 To set up the printer follow the instructions on the screen Note 1 After you have set up a network printer you can use it as if it were attached to your computer 2 If a password is required the Windows will prompt the password column to you and you need to enter the password that had been assigned to this shared printer Whenever printing a document through the network be sure t...

Page 52: ...ations 5 1 Physical Specifications Dimensions L x W x H 120 X 77 x 25mm Weight 80g Host Interface USB 1 1 Compliant Antenna Internal Patch Antenna Supporting Diversity Status Indicator LED Indicates RF Link Activity ...

Page 53: ...51 5 2 Available Channels in Each Country ...

Page 54: ...52 5 3 Networking Compliant Standards Standard IEEE802 11b Wi Fi Compliment Host Systems Windows98 2000 Me CE Media Access Protocol CSMA CA with ACK Network Protocol TCP IP IPX NetBEUI ...

Page 55: ...ons Number of Channel USA and Canada 11 Most France 4 European countries 13 Operating Voltage 5V Spreading DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Date rate 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps Nominal Temp Range 17 dBm Transmit Power Extended Temp Range 14 dBm min Transmit power 2 7v to 3v 14 dBm min ...

Page 56: ...ed Temp Range 1 Mbps 10 5 BER 84 dBm minimum 5 5 Mbps 10 5 BER 81 dBm minimum 11 Mbps 10 5 BER 78 dBm minimum Modulation 11 Mbps and 5 5 Mbps CCK 2 Mbps DQPSK 1Mbps DBPSK Security 64 bit 128 bit WEP Encryption Temperature Range 10 50 XC Operating 20 70 XC Storing Humidity Max 95 Non condensing Operating Range Open Space 100 300m Indoor 35m 100m ...

Page 57: ...g from cell to cell and across access points subject to access point Management Utility Link Config for network join and diagnostics EMC certification FCC part 15 class in US ETSI 300 328 and CE EMC EEC in Europe Warranty 1 year optional 3 years ...

Page 58: ...u encounter some problems while installing the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN Adapter or you want to confirm whether the USB Adapter is installed properly or not please refer to the procedure below after you have installed the USB Adapter ...

Page 59: ... your computer properly you can follow the procedures below Right click My Computer and then select Properties then you will enter your system properties Select the Device Manager and click the Network Adapter You will find the IEEE802 11b USB WLAN PC Card if it is installed successfully ...

Page 60: ...y as well If you are not sure you may follow the procedure below to reinstall update the driver a Enter System Properties and click Device Manager on upper menu b Click Network Adapter and choose IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter c Select Driver on the upper menu of IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN Adapter properties and then click on Update Driver button d Follow the Update Device Driver Wizard to complet...

Page 61: ...lect Properties The following items should be presented in the network setup 1 IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 2 IPX SPX compatible Protocol IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 3 NetBEUI IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 4 TCP IP IEEE802 11b USB Wireless LAN Adapter 5 File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks 6 Client for Microsoft Networks If any of these items are missing please f...

Page 62: ...60 Set up the Network Protocols Refer to the picture above Click Add button to enter the windows displayed below ...

Page 63: ...Microsoft as the manufacturer and pick NetBEUI TCP IP and IPX SPX compatible for the network protocols After all click OK Now your network protocol should be set Please check if your network needs any special requirements to operate in your office environment ...

Page 64: ...62 Network Service for Microsoft Networking Click Add and select Service ...

Page 65: ...63 Select Microsoft as the manufacturer and choose File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks for network service Click OK to set the network service ...

Page 66: ...first edition you may use one of the following ways to make IEEE 802 11b WLAN Utility work properly 1 Copy and replace the file MFC42 dll from c windows system of Windows 98SE to the same directory of your Windows 98 first edition 2 Upgrade your system and IE from Microsoft web site P N 49 WS813 008 ...

Page 67: ...ll be the responsibility of the user Built in antennas whether installed indoors or out should be installed only by experienced antenna installation professionals who are familiar with local building and safety codes and wherever applicable are licensed by the appropriate government regulatory authorities FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits s...

Page 68: ... 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 which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the rec...

Page 69: ...rence Causing Equipment Regulations EU Declaration of Conformity Europe USB adapter conforms to the specifications listed below following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC Safety EN60950 IEC950 EMC EN55022 CISPR22 Class B EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 ...

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