Micro Star MS6820 Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card User Manual 6823 TOC

Micro Star International Co Ltd Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card 6823 TOC

USERS MANUAL 3

11Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideClickThe installation screen of Setup programClick the Install Software button.Then, the system will detect a new device and start toconfigure the new device. Click Restart whenprompted.After rebooting, the system will search the new deviceagain, click Cancel to continue the installation from theInstallShield Wizard.Click
12Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideThe welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard appears.Click Next.Read and accept the License Agreement; then, clickNext.Enter the user’s information (User Name, Organization)in the respective fields; then, click Next.Step 2.ClickClickCheck thisEnter the user’sinformation
13Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideClick Install and the program will copy the necessaryfiles to the system. The progress indicator shows theinstalling status.Step 3.ClickYou may be asked toinsert the Windows SetupCD during the installa-tion. Please insert theSetup CD by the on-screen instruction tocontinue the installation.
14Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideAfter rebooting, the MSI Wireless LAN icon* appears inthe status area.MSI Wireless LAN iconWhen the installation is completed, click Finish.The system will restart. Click Yes when prompted toreboot the system.ClickClick* For more information of the MSI Wireless LAN icon, please see section 4-1.Step 4.
15Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideInstalling on Windows® 2000/XPInsert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, and theSetup program should launch automatically.If the Autorun program doesn’t launch, click Start at thetaskbar and select Run...; type E:\setup.exe in the Openbox and click OK, where E is your CD-drive.>>> 3.2Windows XPStep 1.The card should beinstalled into yourcomputer beforeinstalling the driverand utility.ClickClick the Install Software button.The installation screen of Setup programClick
16Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideThe welcome screen of InstallShield Wizard appears.Click Next.Step 2.ClickRead and accept the License Agreement; then, clickNext.ClickCheck this
17Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideClick Install. When the installation is completed, clickFinish.Enter the user’s information (User Name, Organization)in the respective fields; then, click Next.ClickEnter the user’sinformationClickStep 3.
18Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideThe MSI Wireless LAN icon* appears in the status area.MSI Wireless LAN iconClick* For more information of the MSI Wireless LAN icon, please see section 4-1.
19Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide>>> 4.1Right-click the icon will appear a sub-menu containingmore settings:IntroductionAfter installing the driver, MSI MP54G provides a conven-ient and powerful utility that allows you to set up,configure, and know your networking status easily andclearly.The MSI Wireless LAN iconNot connected to the network.Connected to the network.Receiving/transmitting data from/to the network.When you move the mouse over the icon, it shows thecurrent connection information.MSI Wireless Network Utility
20Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideLanguageYou can select language according to your operatingsystem.Switch to AP ModeThis function allows you to use your MSI wireless adapteras a virtual access point. For details, see Appendix, MSISoftware AP.Open Network ConnectionsSelect to open the Network Connections window.View Available Wireless NetworksLaunch the utility to configure your network settings.ExitClose the program.Click the icon will launch the utility as shown below toconfigure your network settings.
21Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideClickClick4.2.1>>> 4.2 NetworkingSince the wireless NIC is installed in your computer, youhave to configure the settings for communication to startworking in your network environment.Infrastructure ModeInfrastructure mode allows your computer to communi-cate with the other computers in the network through anAccess Point. The following tasks should be done beforeyou configure the settings: - The Access Point must be turned on. - Your computer with wireless NIC installed andthe Access Point must be located with thecommunication range of the Access Point (seethe Access Point's manual for details).To configure the settings: 1. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up theWireless Network Connection window. Then,click Advanced.
22Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 2. The Available Networks field contains a list ofavailable Access Points in your network.Choose one network by highlighting it in the list,and click Configure to set up the selectednetwork. You can click Refresh to search theavailable Access Points in the network again.ClickWEP settingsOnly the network adminis-trator can change theSSID and WEP settings inthe Association window; ifyou have problem ofaccessing the network,please ask the administra-tor for help. 3. Setup the Network Key (if needed) in the Wire-less Network Key (WEP) field according to thenetwork’s settings.
23Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideconnectedClick 4. Click OK. The selected network will appear inthe Preferred Networks field. If it contains twoor more networks in the list, you can use Moveup/Move down to set the priority. 5. Click OK to complete the configuration, and anicon indicating connected to the network willappear in the status area.
24Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideAd-hoc ModeAd-hoc mode allows your computer to communicatedirectly with any computer installed with compatiblewireless NIC. If you want to use the network in Ad-Hocmode: - All the computers connected should be set toAd-hoc mode. - The computers have the same SSID (networkname) setting.To configure the settings: 1. Click the MSI Wireless LAN icon to bring up theWireless Network Connection window. Then,click Advanced.ClickClick4.2.2
25Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s GuideClickClickEnter a NetworkName (SSID)IMPORTANTCheck this to enableAd-Hoc mode.Check this optionand cancel thebottom option 3. Set up the Network Name (SSID) and NetworkKey (if needed) for the network. Then, checkthe "This is a computer-to-computer [ad hoc]network; wireless access points are not used"option and click OK to enable the Ad-Hoc mode. 2. You can build up the Ad-Hoc network by clickingAdd... in the Preferred Networks field.
26Wireless 11g MiniPCI Card MP54G User’s Guide 4. The computer set up with this Ad-Hoc networkin step 3 is the designated administrator of thenetwork. Any computer can access the networkby selecting Connect in the Wireless NetworkConnection window.connected 5. Click OK to complete the configuration, and anicon indicating connected to the network appearsin the status area.Click

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