Technicolor Delivery Technologies ST4318 Manuel utilisateur

54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card

User’s Manual

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Rev: 01

January 2003

Contents

About This Manual............................................................................................................................................V

Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1

Wireless LAN Basics........................................................................................................................................2

Local Area Network (LAN)..........................................................................................................................................................................2

Ad-Hoc Mode.................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Infrastructure Mode......................................................................................................................................................................................4

Roaming..........................................................................................................................................................................................................5

Chapter 2 Installing the Wireless LAN Card ....................................................................................................7

System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................7

Installing Wireless LAN Driver and Software ......................................................................................................8

Chapter 3 Using Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility ...........................................................................11

Accessing Broadcom Wireless Configuration Utility..........................................................................................12

Notice When Assessing Broadcom Utility under Windows XP...........................................................................................................12

Wireless Networks Tab...................................................................................................................................15

Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network........................................................................................................................................15

Configuring a New Wireless Network Connection...............................................................................................................................17

54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card

Configuring an Existing Wireless Network Connection......................................................................................................................20

Specifying a Network Type to Access......................................................................................................................................................21

Link Status Tab..............................................................................................................................................22

Statistics........................................................................................................................................................25

Site Monitor ...................................................................................................................................................26

Advanced Site Monitor..............................................................................................................................................................................29

Diagnostics Tab.............................................................................................................................................32

Information Tab..............................................................................................................................................35

Chapter 4 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Utility..........................................................................37

Connecting to an Access Point or Wireless LAN Card........................................................................................................................37

Viewing Wireless Connection Status.......................................................................................................................................................39

Configuring Your Wireless Properties....................................................................................................................................................40

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................47

Radio Interference..........................................................................................................................................47

Card Not Detected..........................................................................................................................................48

Cannot Connect to Another Wireless LAN Card ...............................................................................................48

Poor Link Quality............................................................................................................................................49

Cannot Connect to Access Point.....................................................................................................................49

Appendix A Limited Warranty .......................................................................................................................51

Wireless LAN Hardware..................................................................................................................................51

Wireless LAN Software...................................................................................................................................52

Appendix B Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................................................53

Contents

III

FCC Part 15 Declaration of Conformity (DoC)..................................................................................................53

FCC Rules and Regulations -Part 15 ..............................................................................................................54

FCC Radiation Exposure Statement ................................................................................................................55

Appendix C Setting Up TCP/IP......................................................................................................................58

For Windows 98/ME .......................................................................................................................................58

For Windows 2000/XP ....................................................................................................................................59

Appendix D Specifications ..............................................................................................................................63

Glossary ..........................................................................................................................................................65

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List of Figures

Figure 1-1 Peer-to-Peer Group (Ad-Hoc Mode) ............................................................................................3

Figure 1-2 Infrastructure Mode ..................................................................................................................4

Figure 1-3 Roaming Across Multiple Access Points......................................................................................5

Figure 3-13 Windows XP Configuration Utility-Connect to Wireless Network ................................................38

Figure 3-14 Windows XP -Connection Status.............................................................................................40

Figure 3-15 Windows XP Connection Properties -General ..........................................................................41

Figure 3-16 Windows XP Connection Properties-Wireless Networks ...........................................................42

Figure 3-17 Windows XP -Add Preferred Networks .....................................................................................43

Figure 3-18 Windows XP Configuration Utility-Set up Network to Aceess.....................................................45

Figure 3-19 Windows XP Connection Properties -Authentication.................................................................46

Contents

About This Manual

This manual was written for the following typesof wireless adapter:

•PC Card

•PCI Card

•Mini PCI Card

For brevity, throughout this manual Wireless LAN Card is used to indicate both types. Also,

the following terms/abbreviations are used interchangeably:

•Access Point –AP

•Peer-to-Peer –Ad Hoc

•Wireless LAN –WLAN

•Ethernet network –LAN –network

This User’s Manual contains information on how to install and configure your Wireless LAN

Card. From now on, we will guide you through the correct configuration steps to get your

device up and run.

54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card

Chapter 1 Introduction

This Wireless LAN Card is an IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN adapter. 802.11g is the latest in

the series of 802.11 specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) and provides

data transfer of up to 54 Mbps.Since 802.11g operates on the same frequency of 2.4 GHz as

802.11b, so it is backwards compatible with existing Wi-Fi devices!

It allows your computer to connect to a wireless network and to share resources, such as files

or printers without being bound to the network wires. Operating in 2.4GHz Direct Sequence

Spread Spectrum (DSSS) radio transmission, the Wireless LAN Card transfers data at speeds

up to 54Mbps. Both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure mode are supported. For network security

concern, 64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Protection (WEP) algorithm is used. In addition, its

standard compliance ensures that it can communicate with any 802.11b/g networks.

54Mbps 802.11g Wireless LAN Card

Wireless LAN Basics

This section conations some Wireless LAN basics to help you better understand how the

product work together to create a wireless network.

Local Area Network (LAN)

Simply put, a LAN is a networkthat exists in a relatively limited area. A network is two or

more computers connected together sharing files and peripheral devices such as printers.

The Wireless LANCard allows you to interact with other computers without having to run

cables normally associated with networks. This lets you move your computer around while

staying connected to your network.

There are two ways to use the Wireless LANCard. One way is to connect directly to one or

more Wireless LAN Card equipped computers, forming an Ad-Hoc wireless network. The

second way is to connect to an Access Point that gives you access to an existing wired LAN,

forming an Infrastructure wireless network.

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