SignaMax 065-1795, User Manual

Page 1: ...THE CONCEPTRONIC 54G WIRELESS PC CARD Wireless Multimode PCI Card 108Mbps Wireless 11G PCI Adapter Manual P N 065 1795 Contents 1 ...

Page 2: ...Package Contents 3 Introduction 4 Getting Started 8 Installation 12 Troubleshooting 27 Technical Specifications 31 2 ...

Page 3: ...he above items are missing please contact your reseller System Requirements A laptop computer with an available PCI 32 bit slot Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows ME or Windows 98SE At least 32 MB of memory and a 300 MHz processor or higher An 802 11b g Access Point for Infrastructure Mode or another computer with an 802 11b g wireless card installed for Ad Hoc Mode 3 ...

Page 4: ...ble with IEEE 802 11b standard to provide wireless Ethernet data rates of up to11Mbps data rate Compatible with IEEE 802 11g high rate standard to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate or 108Mbps data rate Operation at dual 2 4 GHz frequency bands to meet worldwide regulations Dynamic date rate scaling at 1 2 5 5 and 11Mbps for IEEE 802 11b Dynamic date rate scaling at 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 108 Mbps f...

Page 5: ...less family of products will allow you to access the data you want when and where you want it No longer will you be limited to one location or forced to run new wiring through your home or office You will be able to enjoy the freedom that wireless networking delivers 5 Network Mode LED Activity Network Activity Both LEDs flash in unison Searching for a Network Connection Both LEDs flash alternatel...

Page 6: ...LANs can operate in locations where installation of wiring may be impractical Furthermore IEEE standardization facilitates interoperability of all WLAN devices that conform to the 802 11b or 802 11g sets of standards Installation Speed and Simplicity Installing a wireless LAN system can be fast and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through walls and ceilings Installation Flexibility Wi...

Page 7: ...le appears to be almost 3 feet 1 meter thick At a 2 degree angle it looks as if it were over 42 feet 14 meters thick Try to make sure that the Access Points and Cards are positioned so that the signal will travel in as straight a line through a wall or ceiling as possible for better reception 3 Building Materials make a difference A solid metal door or aluminum studs can have a negative effect on ...

Page 8: ... corresponding section that follows 1 A Home Internet Network with A Residential Gateway Router Network administrators with Dynamic IPs can also follow these instructions If you have two or more computers laptops or desktops and want to share files printers and Internet access using a DHCP capable Residential Gateway Router or if you want to connect to an Ethernet network that uses Dynamic DHCP IP...

Page 9: ...is set to obtain a Dynamic IP Address If you are having difficulty connecting check to make sure that the IP Address of the wireless card is within the IP address range of your network 2 A Home Internet Network with Multiple IP Addresses Network administrators with Static IPs can also follow these instructions If you have two or more computers laptops or desktops and want to share files printers a...

Page 10: ...nternet 3 An Ad Hoc Network If you have two or more computers desktops or laptops and want to share files and printers but no Internet connection please complete the following instructions When your Ad Hoc network is complete it may look similar to this Requirements Wireless network cards for example the 108Mbps 11G Wireless PCI Adapter To complete this installation please follow these steps 1 Ins...

Page 11: ...o install your wireless network card follow the instructions on the next page If the Internet Sharing Software will be installed on the same computer into which you are installing this wireless network card then follow these steps 1 Install the 108Mbps 11G Wireless PCI Adapter 2 Check the Device Manager to confirm that your card is installed correctly 3 Install your Internet Sharing Software 4 If ...

Page 12: ...nstallation procedure will be the same until the utility installation Windows XP has a built in utility for wireless devices The configuration utility does not need to be installed for users using the XP operating system System Requirements A laptop computer with an available PCI 32 bit slot At least a 300 MHz processor and 32 MB of memory PCI bus Controller properly installed and working An 802 1...

Page 13: ...ng the software involves two steps The first is to install the Utility and the second is to install the Driver 1 Installing The Configuration Utility Look for the file named Setup exe on the installation CD ROM Double click on it to start the installation for the configuration utility 13 ...

Page 14: ...ram Files Utility click Next Otherwise click on Browse to choose an alternate location Click Next to proceed with the utility installation The Select Program Folder will then appear You may add a new folder you wish to contain a start up icon or choose one from the list provided Click Next to proceed 14 ...

Page 15: ... the installation is in process as seen below This same screen will then alert you that all backup files have been removed After WLAN Utility has been successfully installed InstallShield Wizard will prompt you to restart your computer Select Yes I want to restart my computer now and click on Finish 15 ...

Page 16: ...PCI slot the Found New Hardware screen appears Continue with the installation and the screen below should appear Click on Yes to proceed with the installation Insert the Driver CD into the CD ROM drive If you have not inserted the Driver CD into the CD Rom a prompt such as the one below will appear Click OK 16 ...

Page 17: ...k Adapter Otherwise installation will continue with the following screen and come to completion 2 Uninstalling the Configuration Utility To uninstall the configuration utility simply click Uninstall under Programs WLAN Monitor Uninstall 17 ...

Page 18: ...Mbps SuperG Wireless PCI Adapter 3 Uninstalling the Driver To uninstall the driver right click on My Computer Left click on Properties to bring up the System Properties screen Click on the Hardware tab 18 ...

Page 19: ...IEEE 802 11g PCI Card Wireless Network Adapter Double click on Network adapters Right click on the The icon 19 Click on Device Manager ...

Page 20: ...108Mbps SuperG Wireless PCI Adapter Click on Uninstall You will then receive a Confirm Device Removal screen Click OK to complete the uninstall procedure 20 ...

Page 21: ...onitor and configure your The 108Mbps 11G Wireless PCI Adapter using WLAN Screenshots for this section have been taken in Windows 2000 There are four tabs in the WLAN Configuration Utility program In this section we will describe the uses for each tab in the Configuration Utility window To access WLAN once it has been installed just left click on the WLAN icon in the taskbar and click on Wireless ...

Page 22: ...network or ad hoc network no access points are used You may check the box This is a computer to computer ad hoc network no access points are used to enable this option On the Configuration Tab click on Refresh to call up all the available WLANs On the right side of the screen is a list of Preferred WLANs These are WLANs that have already been added to the wireless network Click New to rename the W...

Page 23: ...he settings for the PCI Card SSID The Service Set Identifier is the name assigned to the wireless network The factory SSID setting is default BSSID The PCI card hardware MAC address Network Type The Network Type have three mode Please see the Getting Option section in this manual for an explanation of these three modes Frequency 802 11g indicates that the PCI card is communicating in the 2 4GHz ba...

Page 24: ...I card is given The MAC address is a factory given address that cannot be changed Advanced State shows the Radio Status ON or OFF Click OK to accept the connection status and exit the GUI Click Cancel to not accept the status settings and exit the GUI Under the Option Tab general settings and advanced settings are shown 24 ...

Page 25: ...ble IP setting and Proxy setting in profile The function will backup previous IP setting now Disable Radio It will to break off the Radio Under WLAN type to connect Infrastructure and Ad Hoc network Wireless mode used when connecting Infrastructure and Ad Hoc two different access point network environment Infrastructure Connecting to the WLAN using an access point This is the default setting Ad Ho...

Page 26: ...evices in the Ad Hoc network must be set to the same channel Power save Mode Fast Save This setting consumes the half power Max Save This setting consumes the least power Disable This default setting consumes the most power Transmit Power There power modes to provide 100 50 25 12 5 and Lowest 5 modes Super G Enable or Disable the Super G function 108Mbps In order to communicate all devices must sh...

Page 27: ...t can occur during the installation and operation of The 108Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter Read the following descriptions if you are having problems 1 Checking The Installation of The Drivers for The PCI Wireless 27 Go to Start Right click on My Computer Click Properties Select the Hardware Tab Click Device Manager ...

Page 28: ...n Network adapters Right click on the Conceptronic IEEE 802 11g PCI Card Wireless Network Adapter CB31 Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly Click OK ...

Page 29: ...rectory Note Windows XP and Windows 2000 will rename netN3AB inf that have not received certification into oem inf files e g oem1 inf 3 The Super G Wireless PCI Adapter does not work properly after the driver is installed Restart the computer In some cases it will be necessary to restart the computer after installing the drivers In Windows XP go to Start Control Panel System Hardware Tab click on ...

Page 30: ... available network as shown in the illustrations below Check that the IP Address assigned to the wireless card is within the same IP Address range as the access point and gateway For example if one computer has an IP Address of 192 168 0 2 the other computers should have IP Addresses that are in the same range of 192 168 0 x where x is a number between 3 and 254 The subnet mask must be the same fo...

Page 31: ... Windows ME Windows 98SE Frequency Range 2 4GHz 2 497GHz Data Rates 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps IEEE 802 11b 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 108 Mbps IEEE 802 11g Modulation Techniques IEEE 802 11g BPSK QPSK 16 QAM 64 QAM OFDM IEEE 802 11b DQPSK DBPSK DSSS CCK Data Security 64 128 154 bit WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy Encryption Media Access Control CSMA CA with ACK Diagnostic LED Power Link 31 ...

Page 32: ... PER 82dBm 9Mbps OFDM 10 PER 87dBm 6Mbps OFDM 10 PER 88dBm 5 5Mbps CCK 8 PER 85dBm 2Mbps QPSK 8 PER 86dBm 1Mbps BPSK 8 PER 89dBm Weight 0 12 lb 55 grams Physical Dimensions L 4 64 inches 130 3mm W 2 13 inches 64mm H 0 34 inches 8 1mm Temperature Operating 0şC to 55şC 32şF to 149şF Humidity 95 maximum non condensing Internal Antenna Type Dipole with detachable reverse SMA connector Transmitter Outp...