User manual E-TECH 54G WIRELESS LAN CARDBUS CARD

[. . . ] 54G Wireless LAN CardBus Card User Manual Rev 1. 0 Regulatory Compliance FCC Warning 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] · · · 54G Wireless LAN CardBus card CD-ROM (includes utility, drivers, and this manual) Quick installation guide Hardware description The 54G WLAN card is encased in a stainless compact frame and has a 68-pin connector for attaching to the CardBus port of notebook. 5 Inserting the 54G WLAN card Note! These instructions apply to most notebook computers. For detailed information on inserting PC cards into your notebook, consult the notebook manual. Follow the procedure below to install the 54G WLAN card. With 68-pin connector of the card facing the CardBus slots on notebook, slide the card all the way into an empty slot. 2. Connect to a network. Note! For information on connecting your Card to the WLAN, contact your system administrator. 6 Status LEDs The following table describes the meaning of the LEDs: LED Def. POWER LINK Color Green Green Description Indicates that the card is powered on when the LED lights up. The LED lights up while the wireless connection is linked. If there is wireless data transmitting / receiving, the light is blinking. 7 Ejecting the 54G WLAN card After disconnecting from the WLAN, you can eject the 54G WLAN card from the PC Card slot of notebook. Note! In Win XP/2000/ME/98 operating systems, you do not have to power down the notebook to remove the card. The card is hot-swappable--you can remove the card when the notebook is powered on. However, Microsoft recommends that you stop the card. Refer to your Windows XP/2000/ME/98 online help for information on stopping the 54G WLAN card. Most notebooks have an eject lever or button for ejecting PC cards from the PC slots. Consult your notebook manual for details. Warning! To prevent data loss, do not eject the 54G WLAN card when a data transmission is taking place. Exit your communications program normally, stop the card if necessary, and then remove the card. This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers driver installation for Windows XP/2000/ME/98 operating systems. 8 Chapter 3 Driver installation for Windows The following sections cover Wireless LAN card driver installation in the Windows XP/2000/ME/98 operating systems. Driver installation for Windows 98 Follow the steps below to install the 54G WLAN card drivers for Windows 98. Insert the 54G WLAN card into an available CardBus slot on your notebook (refer to page 6 - Inserting the 54G WLAN card). After Windows 98 detects the 54G WLAN card, the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears: 9 3. Click Next to continue the installation. A screen appears prompting you to select an installation method: 4. Select Search for the best driver for your device. The following screen appears: 10 5. Ensure that the CD-ROM drive box is checked. Insert the driver CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and click Next. Windows 98 copies files to your hard disk drive, and you see the following screen: 11 8. You should reboot your system to finish the installation. Note! Windows 98 may need to copy required system files and will prompt you to input the path to the files. [. . . ] For the Authentication Type, the current supported algorithms are Open System, Shared Key, and Auto. The algorithm will be invoked when associated to Access Point. To associate to the desired Access Point you must set the same algorithm as the one of the desired Access Point. 30 When select Auto mode, the driver can auto detect the Authentication Type of the Access Point you are going to associate. You can also select Preamble Type, which is for framing synchronization. [. . . ]