Uniden PCW300, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...r Installation 7 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 10 Windows XP Driver Installation 14 Configuration Utility 17 Using the Configuration Utility 18 Status 18 Configuration 20 Security 23 Site Survey 24...

Page 2: ...ows 98SE Millennium 2000 and XP Uniden is a registered trademark of Uniden America Corporation and Your Gateway To The Evolution are a trademarks of Uniden America Corporation Windows 98 2000 Millenni...

Page 3: ...computer and insert the CD into your CD ROM drive if you have not done so already Windows 98 automatically recognizes a new PCW300 802 11b PCMCIA Card Click the Next button to continue Wireless PC Car...

Page 4: ...r you can type in E NETR8180 INF where E represents the letter of your CD ROM drive Click the Next button to continue 4 Windows is now ready to install the driver Click the Next button to continue NET...

Page 5: ...continue Wireless PC Card 8 2 Make sure Specify a location is selected and click the Browse button At this point Windows will ask you to browse for the folder Simply select the CD ROM drive in which t...

Page 6: ...t your laptop computer Click the Yes button to restart your laptop computer Uniden PCW300v2 Wireless PC Card Wireless PC Card 10 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 1 Turn On your laptop computer and ins...

Page 7: ...CW300v2 Wireless PC Card Wireless PC Card 12 4 Select the CD ROM drive in which the driver is located or type in E NETR8180 INF where E represents the letter of your CD ROM drive click on the NETR8180...

Page 8: ...to work with Windows 2000 Click the Yes button to continue Wireless PC Card 14 Windows XP Driver Installation 1 Turn On your laptop computer and insert the CD into your CD ROM drive if you have not do...

Page 9: ...atibility with Windows XP This does not mean there is a problem The PCW300 has been tested extensively and has been found to work with Windows XP Click the Continue Anyway button Uniden PCW300v2 Wirel...

Page 10: ...dows XP please see the instructions starting on page 28 To launch the utility double click on the icon shown below in your system tray Wireless PC Card 18 Using the Configuration Utility Status The St...

Page 11: ...iguration The Configuration screen allows you to customize the settings of your PC Card for your wireless network The Network Type setting determines the architecture of your wireless network You shou...

Page 12: ...Reposition either or both computers or Access Point if one is being used Keep in mind that closer is not necessarily better for devices of this type If the devices are too close together move them apa...

Page 13: ...Pass Phrase into the Pass Phrase field the program will automatically convert the Pass Phrase into a hexadecimal format for the 4 Keys Wireless PC Card 24 You can also choose to manually enter either...

Page 14: ...tc Now that you are connected to network type in any name you choose into the Profile Name field and click on Save Wireless PC Card 26 Delete allows you to remove a saved profile name When you want to...

Page 15: ...s PC Card 28 The Configuration Utility for Windows XP 1 If you are using Windows XP you do not need to install the Configuration Utility from the CD ROM Instead right click the Wireless Network Connec...

Page 16: ...ct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Operating Range Indoor Environment 1 Mbps 500 ft 152m 2 Mbps 400 ft 122m 5 5 Mbps 265 ft 81m 11 Mbps 175 ft 53m Outdoor Environment 1 Mbps 1650 ft 503m 2 Mbps 1320 ft...

Page 17: ...ations However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference Wireless PC Card 32 will not occur in a particular...

Page 18: ...allow anything to rest on it and do not locate this product where the cable will be damaged by persons walking on it Wireless PC Card 34 7 Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can...

Page 19: ...lid if the Product is A damaged or not maintained as reasonable or necessary B modified altered or used as part of any conversion kits subassemblies or any configurations not sold by Uniden C improper...

Page 20: ...return it The Product should be shipped freight prepaid by traceable means to warrantor at Uniden America Corporation Parts and Service Division 4700 Amon Carter Blvd Fort Worth TX 76155 800 775 9060...

Page 21: ...l that lets network administrators centrally manage and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol IP addresses in an organization s network Using the Internet s set of protocol TCP IP each machine...

Page 22: ...etwork devices that serve multiple users such as servers and printers are usually assigned static IP addresses Wireless PC Card 42 Dynamic Routing The ability for a router to forward data via a differ...

Page 23: ...r high speed Internet Access Wireless PC Card 44 IP Address In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol IP today and IP address is a 32 binary digit number that identifies each sender...

Page 24: ...tem that transmits any combination of voice video and or data between users NIC Network Interface Card A board installed in a computer system usually a PC to provide network communication capabilities...

Page 25: ...oint to Point Tunneling Protocol A protocol set of communication rules that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private tunnels over the public Internet Effectively a cor...

Page 26: ...in a TCP IP network Wireless PC Card 50 Static Routing Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path Static routing cannot adjust to changing line conditions as can dynamic routing Subnet Mask The me...

Page 27: ...program that uses UDP must be able to make sure that the entire message has arrived and is in the right order Network applications that want to save processing time because they have very small data u...

Page 28: ...Wireless PC Card 53 Workgroup Two or more individuals that share files and databases Memo Wireless PC Card 54...

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