IBM HighRate WirelessLAN(PCI) Card, Quick Installation Manual

Page 1: ...igh Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide OPTIONS by IBM To download the translated user s guide please visit http www pc ibm com support Please refer to page vii for navigation instruct...

Page 2: ...ormation under Appendix B Notices on page B 1 First Edition September 2001 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use dupl...

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Page 5: ...already installed 1 11 Installing the device drivers in Windows 2000 1 17 Setting up TCP IP for Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows Me 1 21 Setting up TCP IP in Windows NT 1 23 Setting TCP IP in Windows...

Page 6: ...upport A 1 Telephone technical support A 2 IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125 4753 06 8 2000 A 2 Part 1 General Terms A 3 Part 2 Country unique Terms A 6 Appendix B Notices B 1 Trademarks B 2 Elec...

Page 7: ...u under Category select Wireless LAN 5 From the pull down menu under Subcategory select PCI 6 From the pull down menu under Option select 22P6901 7 From the navigation bar on the left side of your Int...

Page 8: ...will send you information and updates on your registered product unless you indicate on the Web site questionnaire that you do not want to receive further information viii IBM High Rate Wireless LAN P...

Page 9: ...t complies with the IEEE 802 11b standard on wireless LANs The card supports the following wireless LAN features v Automatic Transmit Rate select mechanism in the range of high medium standard and low...

Page 10: ...I card into your computer carefully follow these steps 1 Shut down your computer 2 Disconnect the power cords from your computer and all external devices that are connected to your computer 3 Remove t...

Page 11: ...lation Installing and removing the antenna There are two types of antennas that could be used with this Wireless LAN PCI Card v Helical antenna is for the IBM NetVista X41 computer v Dipole antenna is...

Page 12: ...omputer is turned off 2 Insert one end of the antenna into the antenna connector labeled ANT 3 Install the antenna by threading it counterclockwise until it is firmly seated Do not overtighten 1 4 IBM...

Page 13: ...er and start installing the device drivers and software Installing the device drivers for Windows 95 and Windows 98 Use this procedure to install the device drivers 1 Windows will automatically find t...

Page 14: ...device 5 Click Next 6 Select Specify a location 7 Input the location of the driver The location is the drive in which the CD was inserted with a directory path of Driver See example in figure 1 6 IBM...

Page 15: ...find the following file for device driver installation 9 Click Next 10 Enter any specific wireless network information in the utility page to setup your wireless card 11 Click OK when finished Quick I...

Page 16: ...ROM to complete driver installation Please remove the IBM Driver Utility CD and insert the Windows disc to complete installation Note Windows may have difficulty finding the appropriate files If so en...

Page 17: ...Click Finish to complete the installation procedure 14 Select Yes to restart your computer Installing the device drivers for Windows Me To install the device drivers for Microsoft Windows Millennium E...

Page 18: ...into the CD ROM drive 3 Select Automatic search for a better driver 4 Click Next 5 Enter any specific wireless network information in the utility page to set up your wireless card 6 Click OK Note The...

Page 19: ...our computer Installing the device drivers in Windows NT with networking already installed Use this procedure to install the device drivers in a computer running Windows NT 4 0 with networking already...

Page 20: ...is not installed on your computer the following window will be shown Please consult your network administrator for further information on installing Windows NT Networking 3 Click the Adapters tab 1 12...

Page 21: ...4 Click Add to add a new adapter 5 Click Have Disk Quick Installation Guide 1 13...

Page 22: ...irectory path of Driver See example in figure below 7 Click OK 8 Select IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card 9 Click OK 10 Enter any specific wireless network information in the utility page to set up...

Page 23: ...requires encryption WEP modify the encryption settings to meet network requirements as described on page 1 35 through 1 37 13 Click Finish For additional information contact your network administrato...

Page 24: ...r on your network select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server Otherwise you may manually input IP information For further information contact your network administrator or Internet Service Provider...

Page 25: ...drivers in Windows 2000 Use this procedure to install the device drivers in a computer running Windows 2000 1 Windows will automatically find the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI after the card has bee...

Page 26: ...3 Click Next 4 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device 5 Click Next 6 Verify that the CD ROM drives check box is selected 1 18 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide...

Page 27: ...will find the following file for the device driver installation 9 Click Next 10 Enter any specific wireless network information in the utility page to set up your wireless card and click Next Quick I...

Page 28: ...equires encryption WEP modify the encryption settings to meet network requirements as described on page 1 35 through 1 38 12 Click Next 13 Click Finish to complete the installation procedure For addit...

Page 29: ...ows Me To set up TCP IP for Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows Me do the following 1 From the Start button go to Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click the Network icon 3 Select TCP IP IBM 802 11 W...

Page 30: ...network select Obtain an IP address automatically Otherwise you may manually input IP information For further information contact your network administrator or Internet Service Provider ISP 1 22 IBM H...

Page 31: ...6 Click OK to finish Setting up TCP IP in Windows NT To set up TCP IP in Windows NT do the following 1 From the Start button go to Start Settings Control Panel Quick Installation Guide 1 23...

Page 32: ...2 Double click Network 3 Select Protocols 4 Select TCP IP Protocol 1 24 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide...

Page 33: ...Card 7 If you have a DHCP server on your network select Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server Otherwise you may manually input IP information For further information contact your network administrat...

Page 34: ...Setting TCP IP in Windows 2000 To set up TCP IP in Windows 2000 do the following 1 Go to Start Settings Control Panel 1 26 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide...

Page 35: ...k Network and Dial up Connections 3 Using the right mouse button click Local Area Connection that refers to the wireless network 4 Select Properties 5 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP Quick Installatio...

Page 36: ...network select Obtain an IP address automatically Otherwise you may manually input IP information For further information contact your network administrator or Internet Service Provider ISP 1 28 IBM H...

Page 37: ...the computer is restarted use this procedure to install the IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager 1 Insert the IBM Driver and Utility CD into the CD ROM drive 2 If the CD does not start automatically consul...

Page 38: ...lick Next 5 Select the Program Folder in which the shortcut must be installed 6 Click Next 7 Select Yes I want to restart my computer now 1 30 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Gu...

Page 39: ...re going to use the Wireless LAN PCI Card in multiple networking environments that require different configuration settings you can define a dedicated profile for each environment For example you can...

Page 40: ...mply type the name that you would like for the profile and make the appropriate selections in the IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager window Mode You can select between two modes v Infrastructure An infra...

Page 41: ...uter to an existing network that includes access points or to set up an AdHoc network select or type the network name in the SSID field If the Wireless LAN PCI Card is operating in Infrastructure mode...

Page 42: ...lect a transmission rate v Auto 1 or 2 Mb v 5 5 Mb v 11 Mb v Fully Automatic Note Fully Automatic selects the transmission rate that is optimal for the network environment 1 34 IBM High Rate Wireless...

Page 43: ...Power Save Enabled check box AdHoc Channel The AdHoc Channel field is available only if you have selected 802 11 AdHoc in the Mode field Select a channel number from 1 to 14 In some countries only 11...

Page 44: ...able encryption Select 64 bit or 128 bit to enable encryption Create Key with Passphrase This window allows you to enter a generic phrase consisting of any characters that takes the pass phrase and ge...

Page 45: ...through the wireless network The keys must be hexadecimal values If you have selected 64 bit encryption specify 10 digit hexadecimal values for example ABCD123456 If you have selected 128 bit encrypt...

Page 46: ...Default Key Select the key that is to be used to encrypt packets that will be transmitted from your computer 1 38 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide...

Page 47: ...he settings on the Link page State This field displays the current connect status of the computer The status can be any of the following v The current station is disabled v Searching for initial conne...

Page 48: ...e Wireless LAN PCI Card is operating in AdHoc mode this field will not show the correct value because the field displays the date rate only for the first frame Throughput This field displays the throu...

Page 49: ...nerally provides the best signal strength and quality Look at the icon tray and adjust the orientation of the antenna so that the optimal connection is achieved as described in Understanding the IBM W...

Page 50: ...tion Good radio connection Fair radio connection Poor radio connection No radio connection Note To launch the Client Manager double click the icon 1 42 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Instal...

Page 51: ...nt of Limited Warranty for a full explanation of IBM warranty terms Warranty information on the World Wide Web The IBM Machine Warranties Web site at http www ibm com servers support machine_warrantie...

Page 52: ...rding of the error message if any v Description of the problem v Hardware and software configuration information for your system If possible be at your computer Your technical support representative m...

Page 53: ...s Date of Installation The date on your sales receipt is the Date of Installation unless IBM or your reseller informs you otherwise If a Machine does not function as warranted during the warranty peri...

Page 54: ...her at your location or a service center IBM or your reseller will also manage and install selected engineering changes that apply to the Machine Some parts of IBM Machines are designated as Customer...

Page 55: ...al information contained in a Machine which you return to IBM or your reseller for any reason You should remove all such information from the Machine prior to its return Limitation of Liability Circum...

Page 56: ...ating in any manner to the subject matter of this Agreement without regard to conflict of law principles Part 2 Country unique Terms AMERICAS BRAZIL Governing Law The following is added after the firs...

Page 57: ...State of New York The following is added to this Section Disputes and differences arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration which shall be held in Sin...

Page 58: ...atement of Limited Warranty IBM s liability will be limited to the charge paid by you for the individual Machine that is the subject of the claim JAPAN Governing Law The following sentence is added to...

Page 59: ...otherwise determined by the arbitral award During the course of arbitration this Agreement will continue to be performed except for the part which the parties are disputing and which is undergoing arb...

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Page 61: ...llowing paragraph is added to this Section The limitations and exclusions specified in the Statement of Limited Warranty will not apply to damages caused by IBM with fraud or gross negligence and for...

Page 62: ...st paragraph In each such instance unless otherwise provided by mandatory law IBM is liable for no more than 1 unchanged 2 as to any other actual damage arising in all situations involving nonperforma...

Page 63: ...e gives rise to the claim The following item is added to this paragraph 3 breach of IBM s obligations implied by Section 12 of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Section 2 of the Supply of Goods and Servic...

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Page 65: ...does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY...

Page 66: ...N PCI Card Federal Communications Commission FCC statement Note 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 The...

Page 67: ...on Responsible party International Business Machines Corporation New Orchard Road Armonk NY 10504 Telephone 1 919 543 2193 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Industry Canada Cl...

Page 68: ...uding the fitting of non IBM option cards This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 The limi...

Page 69: ...esidenciales t picos a fin de proporcionar una protecci n razonable contra las interferencias con dispositivos de comunicaci n licenciados Union Europea Normativa EMC Questo prodotto conforme alle nor...

Page 70: ...Japanese statement of compliance for products less than or equal to 20 A per phase B 6 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN PCI Card Quick Installation Guide...

Page 71: ...wing two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Europe CE Declaratio...

Page 72: ...Frequency Restrictions 802 11b maximum power 10 mW and 100 mW Belgie B Gebruik buiten gebouw alleen op kanalen 10 2462 MHz en 11 2467 MHz Voor priv gebruik buiten gebouw over publieke grond over afst...

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