D Link 2002010053-1 Wireless CF Card User Manual User Guide for CF Card

D Link Corporation Wireless CF Card User Guide for CF Card

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- 1 -Wireless LAN CF CardUser’s Guide
- 2 -IntroductionThis User Guide is to guide you to install a Wireless LAN designed for both large and smallbusiness and SOHO environments and let you share a local printer and files, accessinternet, and roam about different working places. The attached drivers and utilities supportfor Windows 95 (OSR2), Windows 98, and Windows 2000, NT4.0 and Windows Millennium.Package Contentsy Wireless LAN CF Cardy Wireless LAN CD-ROM with drivers and utilitiesy User’s Guidey Quick Start Guidey Warranty CardPlanning your Wireless LANThere are two usage modes for Wireless LAN, Ad-hoc mode and Infrastructure mode.Please review your need and build your Wireless LAN.Ad-hoc NetworkingAd-hoc network also is called Peer-to-Peer network. Without Access Point, notebook userswith Wireless LAN CF Card can build a Ad-hoc Peer-to-Peer wireless networks to share fileswith each other, share a public office printer and other peripheral resources, and evenaccess the Internet via a modem.Infrastructure Networking802.11b-compatible Access Point is a bridge or router for connect to the wired Ethernetnetwork and wireless network. Through the deployment of Access Point, wireless LAN canbe extended to the reach of a wired network. Therefore, A notebook user with WirelessLAN CF Card can access to fixed local network resources.
- 3 -InstallationInstallation for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows 2000Before installing the driver, you will need a copy of the operating system installation media,usually a CD supplied with your computer or operating system.On Windows 98 systems, the installation files are sometimes archived on the hard disk inC:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS. On Windows 2000 systems, the system may prompt you toload operating system files from the Windows 2000 installation disk. Installation underWindows 95 is identical to the procedure given above for Windows 98 and Windows 2000.Only Windows 95 OSR2 or higher is supported. The Setup program also installs Configuration Utility in the Wireless LAN CF Card in theProgram directory. This configuration utility can help you to understand and maintain yourWireless LAN.Install DriverStep 1: Turn on your computer.Step 2: Insert the Wireless LAN CF Card into the CF Card slot. Align the card properlybefore putting it in the slot. Insert the card firmly without forcing until it seats snugly.CAUTION: Forcing a misaligned card into the slot can damage the computer or the card.Step 3: Windows finds a new hardware shown DLINK-DW650 and asks for the driver ofWireless CF Card. The driver installation wizard guides you through the steps standard foryour operating system.Step 4: You will be asked to supply CDs or directory path information for the driver. Thisdriver shall be located in the following directory.D:\DW650\ (if D:\ is your CD-ROM drive)Step 5: Windows finds the driver described as Wireless LAN CF Card. Follow the directionsof Windows dialog boxes to complete the driver installation. After completing the installation,Windows dialog will display Systems Setting Change and ask to restart the notebook.Please click Yes to reboot the computer.
- 4 -Install Configuration Utility1. Restart the computer and ensure Wireless LAN Configuration Utility CD in the CD-ROMdrive.You can run the program manually by selecting Run from the Start menu and runningSETUP.EXE from the CD-ROM drive.D:\DW650\SETUP.EXE (if D:\ is your CD-ROM drive)2. On the Wireless LAN CF Card – Installation screen, click next to start softwareinstallation. Read the information in the Welcome dialog box and click Next. Then, clickYes if you accept the Software License Agreement.3. Enter the name of the Wireless LAN Service Set of the wireless network (SSID) towhich your computer will connect. The name you enter here must match exactly thename assigned to the access point. Characters, capitalization, and spacing must beexactly identical.NOTE: If the access point you wish to associate with has encryption active, you mustalso enable encryption on the wireless client. Click Encryption in the ConfigurationUtilities after reboot to go to screens where you can enable and configure encryption.You must set the wireless client for the same Encryption algorithm and Key values asthe access point it will associate with. Refer to the Advanced Configuration section formore details about configuring encryption4. Select which network mode is suitable for your Wireless LAN. Infrastructure Mode isdefault selection. This setting can be changed at any time after installation completion.5. Accept the default program folder or select where the SETUP.exe stores theConfiguration Utility.6. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”. Reboot your computer by clickingFinish.OperationOrienting the AntennaThe CF Card antenna is attached to the end of the CF Card. For best use of the antenna:z Keep the area around the antenna clear from materials that could block or obstruct
- 5 -radio transmission, such as metal objects, electronic devices, cordless telephones, andmicrowave oven.z If necessary, move your notebook computer a few inches to find a better signal.Environmental condition varies with users’ location, a difference of one or two inchescan mean the difference between a strong and a weak signal. Even a slight change inPC orientation can improve a wireless connection.z If you have installed the Configuration Utility, you may use the Signal Strength displayin the Link Info to determine the best location and orientation for a wireless networkconnection.LED IndicationThe yellow LED of Wireless LAN CF Card performs identical functions when indicating theoperational status of the card.Advanced ConfigurationConfigurationMode (Network Mode)1. Ad-Hoc: The Ad-Hoc network is also known as a peer-to-peer network. An Ad-Hocnetworking do not need Access Point. Instead, the Ad-Hoc network is a looseassociation of wireless computers that can communicate with each other using WirelessLAN CF Card in Ad-Hoc Mode2. Infrastructure: In a wireless infrastructure network, wireless stations communicate withan Access Point to connect to a wired network. An infrastructure network also canconsist of multiple Access Points. This can extend the coverage area of wirelessnetwork. In this configuration, the wireless network consists of cells. Each cell is a singleAccess Point that has different frequency channel to prevent from interference eachother. A wireless station can move from one Access Point to another without losing thenetwork connection.SSIDThe SSID is the name of wireless network for Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode. To add aWireless LAN CF Card to an existing wireless network, configure this one with the name ofthe wireless networkTx RateThe Fixed 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mb/s or Fully Auto transmit rates can be selected for Wireless LAN
- 6 -Card. Basically, the Fully Auto setting can allow the CF Card to automatically switch to ahigher Tx rate for better throughput in most environment. A fixed rate setting does not allowCF Card to re-transmit at a lower rate even as a result of many retransmissions.PS Mode (Power Saving Mode)Enabling power saving mode can extend the battery life of the mobile notebook by allowingthe CF Card to sleep to minimize the power consumption.Channel Wireless LAN CF Card can support up to 14 channels. But, the number of availablechannels must vary in different countries and regions. The Access Point must be set to achannel. To avoid radio interference, adjacent Access Point within the same infrastructurenetwork (the same SSID) should be set to different channel. The channels of Access Pointsmust be at least five channels apart. Instead, the Wireless LAN CF Card automatically usesthe same channels as the Access Point and roams between APs in the same wirelessnetwork.EncryptionThe Wireless LAN CF Card uses WEP encryption to protect wireless data communications.Encryption SelectionWEP uses a combination of 40-bit keys or 128-bit keys to provide security for every datatransmission. In order to decode a data transmission, the identical WEP key must be usedby each wireless client on the network. Choose Enable or Disable to decide whether thesecurity of wireless network is needed or not.Create with PassphraseThe WEP keys can be generated from a user-defined passphrase. The WEP text string is amaximum of 32 characters.
- 7 -Regulatory Compliance InformationFCC NoticeThis device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devicepursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commissions Rules and Regulation.These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferencewhen the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordancewith the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference inwhich case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. However,there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If theequipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can bedetermined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct theinterference by one or more of the following measures:y Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.y Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.y Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver isconnected.y Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device mustaccept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.IMPORTANT NOTEFCC Radiation Exposure StatementThis equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolledenvironment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cmbetween the radiator and your body.This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna ortransmitter.This transmitter should be turned off when next to the body of the user.
- 8 -European NoticeEquipment with CE marking complies with the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC), EMC Directive(89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the EuropeanCommunity. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following EuropeanNorms or Regulations (in parentheses are the equivalent international standards andregulations):y EN 55022 (CISPR 22) – Electromagnetic Interferencey EN 50082-1 (IEC 801-2, IEC 801-3, IEC 802-4) – Electromagnetic Immunityy EN 60950 (IEC 60950) – Product Safetyy ETS 300 326 – Technical characteristics and test conditions for data transmissionequipment operating in the 2.4GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum modulationtechniquesy ETS 300 826 – Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for 2.4GHz wide bandtransmission systems and High Performance Local Area Network (HIPERLAN)equipmentThis product may be used in the following EU and EFTA countries: Austria, Belgium,Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Products notmarked with “Not for use in France” may be used in France.
- 9 -SpecificationsRadio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread SpectrumOperating Frequency 2400-2497MHz ISM bandModulation Schemes DQPSK, DBPSK and CCKChannel Available 11 channels for United States13 channels for Europe14 channels for JapanData Rate 11Mbps with fall back rates of 5.5, 2 and 1MbpsMedia Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACKTransmitter Output Power 14dBm typicallyAntenna Type Two External Dipole AntennasOperating Voltage 5VDCInterface PCMCIA Type IIRange Coverage Indoor: 35 - 100 meters (depends on environment)Outdoor: 100 - 300 meters (depends on environment)LED Indicator Power & Link status

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