AirLive WL-1100SD User manual

User’sGuide
WL
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1100SD
Wireless 802.11b SD Card

Table of Contents
Package Contents & System Requirements ........................................................................................................ 1
Package....................................................................................................................................................... 1
System Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 1
Introducing SD WLAN Card Card ................................................................................................................. 1
SD WLAN Card features and benefits ....................................................................................................... 1
SD WLAN Card Wireless Network Scenarios ........................................................................................... 1
About the SD WLAN Card CD-ROM........................................................................................................ 2
Installing the Driver........................................................................................................................................ 2
Installation of the SD WLAN Card Driver to the Pocket PC using Microsoft Active Sync®.................... 2
To verify if the installation of the driver was completed successfully:....................................................... 3
SD WLAN Card Configuration Utility........................................................................................................... 4
configuring the utility ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Status tab .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Statistics tab................................................................................................................................................ 6
Site Survey tab............................................................................................................................................ 7
Radio tab..................................................................................................................................................... 8
About tab .................................................................................................................................................... 8
SDIO Wireless lan card Specifications........................................................................................................... 9
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................................. 9
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 9
Common Troubleshooting Tips .................................................................................................................. 9

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PACKAGE CONTENTS & SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Package
1. Manual (In CD-ROM )
2. Drivers and configuration utilities on CD-ROM
3. Quick Install Guide
4. Product Device
If you miss any of these items please contact your reseller.
System Requirements
PDA with Windows® Pocket PC 2002 and 2003 with at least 32 MB memory
Secure Digital (SD) slot (Assuming SDIO host controller and driver are already installed)
Microsoft® Active Sync® should be installed
An IEEE802.11b or Wi-Fi approved Access Point/Base station
INTRODUCING SD WLAN CARD CARD
The SD WLAN Card is a wireless network card that complies with the IEEE 802.11b standard on wireless
LANs (Revision B).
SD WLAN Card features and benefits
•Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified (Expected in Q2/04).
•Supports data rates up to 11 Mbps.
•Fully compatible with any other wireless LAN system based on Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
radio technology that complies with the “IEEE 802.11b standard on wireless LANs.
•Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps.
•128 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption and WPA support.
•Efficient Power Management.
•Roaming over multiple channels.
•Working range up to 300 meters in an open environment.
•Supports Ad-hoc and infrastructure modes for easy wireless communication.
SD WLAN Card Wireless Network Scenarios
•The SD WLAN Card enables you to:
•Connect your computer to a Peer-to-Peer workgroup of wireless computing devices
•Connect your computer to a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network that includes Wi-Fi access
points.
•Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure that includes the SD WLAN
Card, or other IEEE 802.11b compliant LAN systems
Wireless stations can be equipped with the SD WLAN Card, but also with other WLAN PC Cards. Both
the SD WLAN Card and the WLAN PC Card share the same wireless functionality.

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Peer-to-Peer (Ad-hoc) Workgroup
The Peer-to-Peer workgroup configuration enables you to
quickly set up a small wireless workgroup, where the
workgroup participants can exchange files using features
like “Files and Printer Sharing” as supported by Microsoft®
Networking.
You can use this option to setup a temporary or Ad-hoc
network in environments where no access points are
available (for example in Small Office/Home Office
“SOHO” environments). As long as the stations are within
range of one another, this is the easiest and least expensive
way to set up a wireless network.
Home Networking
With SD WLAN Card, wireless access to the Internet or other
devices is at your fingertips. All you need to do is connect the
SD WLAN Card to an existing access point that may be
connected to the external Cable or xDSL modems and you are
ready to:
Share files and printers, and
Access the Internet.
2-2-3 Enterprise Networking
With the Wi-Fi certified Access Point in the corporate network
system, you can connect to a corporate Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure to access all network
facilities in wireless. LAN Infrastructures may either be:
Stand-alone wireless LANs.
Wireless network infrastructures connected to an existing Ethernet network.
About the SD WLAN Card CD-ROM
The SD WLAN Card CD-ROM contains both software and documentation for the SD WLAN Card card.
INSTALLING THE DRIVER
Installation of the SD WLAN Card Driver to the Pocket PC using
Microsoft Active Sync®
1. Connect your PDA to your computer and make sure Active-Sync® has established for a connection
between the two devices.
2. Insert the CD ROM to your PC. The following screen will apeear, click Install Driver to start driver
installation. After driver installation is complete, clik Install Utility to start utility installation.
Note: Do not insert the SD WLAN Card into the card slot of your PDA until the Driver (Step 1)
and Utility (Step 2) installations have been performed.

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3. Click “YES” to proceed the installation.
4. Click “OK” to complete the driver installation.
To verify if the installation of the driver was completed
Step 1

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successfully:
1. Soft reset the PDA (push Soft-reset Button of PDA)
* Some PDA may not require resetting but it should be safer to reset.
2. Insert the SD WLAN Card into the PDA
3. Check the LED on the SD WLAN Card. If steady Blue light is seen, the SD WLAN Card is active.
4. (Optional) To check the quality of the network connection, you should use the SD WLAN Card
configuration utility program as described in the next section
SD WLAN CARD CONFIGURATION UTILITY
1. Click Install Utility to perform utility installation.
2. Click “YES” to proceed the installation.
Step 2

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3. Click “OK” to complete the driver installation.
CONFIGURING THE UTILITY
Status tab
SSID The current access point name (ESS ID)
Status The current connection status.
Type The current connection mode.
Channel The wireless radio channel currently used by the card.
Tx Rate The current transmit rate. This can be 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps and 5.5 Mbps.

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IP The IP address of the card.
MAC The MAC address of the card.
Signal Shows the signal strength of the received signal.
Set AP Click to enter wireless network configuration screen.
Quality Shows the signal quality of the received signal.
Statistics tab
Tx Success The number of successfully transmitted packets.
Tx Error The number of unsuccessfully transmitted packets.
Tx Throughput (kbps) The actual instantaneous transmit rates, in Kbps.
Rx Success The number of successfully received packets.
Rx CRC Error The number of unsuccessfully received CRC packets.
Rx Throughput (kbps) The actual instantaneous receive rates, in Kbps.
Reset Click to clear the previously settings.

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Site Survey tab
Rescan Searches for all available networks. Clicking on the button, the device will start to
rescan and list all available sites.
SSID The current access point name.
BSSID The MAC address for the Access Point or station.
Mode The currently connected device mode.
WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) shows the current WEP used in the AP. WEP can
be enabled or disabled.
CH The wireless radio channel currently used by the card.
Signal The signal strength from the network Access Point or station.
Support Rates Displays all the supported rates.

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Radio tab
S/W Radio Select Off or On to turn off/on Radio Frequency function.
Power Saving Disable: Select to disable power saving function.
Enable (Max): Select to enter power saving mode instantly.
Enable (Fast): Select to enter power saving mode later (Under the
circumstances of not receiving/transmitting packets, the system will enter Power
Saving mode in 10 seconds ).
About tab
Shows the driver version and the utility version.

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SDIO WIRELESS LAN CARD SPECIFICATIONS
Item Specification
1 Frequency Range 2412 – 2484 MHz (ISM band)
2 Tx Modulation Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum, DSSS
3 Coding Modulation DBPSK (1Mbps),
DQPSK (2Mbps),
CCK (5.5 & 11Mbps)
4 Media Access Control Method CSMA/CA
5 Bus Type SD (by CG-100 SDIO controller)
6 Standard IEEE802.11b
7 Approval FCC, part 15.247 (USA)
EN 300.328 (Europe)
TELEC STD-T33 / ARIB STD-T66 (Japan)
8 Antenna Single
9 Input Power 3.3 VDC ± 0.2V
10 Tx Output Power 12dBm ± 1 dB
11 Power
Consumption < 250 mA typical
< 280 mA receive
< 10 mA power save mode
< 1.5 mA deep sleep mode
12 Rx Sensitivity -87 dBm @ 11 Mbps
-91 dBm @ 5.5 Mbps
-94 dBm @ 2 Mbps
-96 dBm @ 1 Mbps
13 Temperature 0 - 40°C (operational)
-20 - 80°C (storage)
14 Dimension in mm 55(L) x 24(W) x 2.1(T)
15 Weight 7g
TROUBLESHOOTING
Introduction
This chapter provides typical problems with their own specific troubleshooting
tips.
Common Troubleshooting Tips
LED Activity
If you encounter difficulty using and/or installing your SD WLAN Card product, the error may be related
to various causes :
- Out-of range situation, which prevents the SD WLAN Card from establishing a wireless connection with
the network.
- Configuration mismatch, which prevents the SD WLAN Card from establishing a wireless connection
with the (correct) network.
- Absence of, or conflict of the SD WLAN Card Driver .
- A problem or conflict with the SD WLAN Card socket from powering on.
- A conflict of the SD WLAN Card hardware with another device.
The starting point to troubleshoot problems with your SD WLAN Card is looking at the LED activity of the
SD WLAN Card.
LED Activity
The power LED will be blank when the SD WLAN Card is properly inserted but not
transmitting/receiving data.
The Act LED will be blinking Blue when transmitting/receiving wireless data.

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Cannot Connect To Network
If your SD WLAN Card seems to be working fine, but you are not able to connect to the network, this error
might be due to a configuration mismatch.
For example if LED of your SD WLAN Card lights, the problem is likely to be caused by a configuration
mismatch of :
- Network Name (The SD WLAN Card Network Name is case-sensitive).
- Encryption Key
Other causes may be:
- No driver loaded.
- Station not authorized to access network.
- SD WLAN Card defect.
The most common cause is simple mistake. First check whether the card is inserted properly or not. Check
whether any APs are available or not. If you see many APs, select any of one those APs and click connect.
If you don't see any APs click Rescan Button. If you still don’t see AP list after refscanning, it is possible
that no active AP is nearby. You may be in the dead zone. Move around or change the PDA orientations. It
may help.
Cannot Find the AP
Check the available access point in the neighborhood by clicking the Site Survey tab in the utility. If the
access point requires WEP key, input the same WEP key then try to connect again. If you do not know the
WEP key, contact the system administrator to obtain the appropriate key.
For identifying the specific AP, check the wireless networks available in the neighborhood. If the AP
shows ESSID, use the same ESSID to connect the AP. ESSID is assigned to the specific AP for that
purpose.
The System is Very Slow
Some devices with non-powerful CPU may suffer their performance significantly. If the system is very
slow, check
- If you are opening many windows, close them
- Change the antenna orientation for better signal reception
- Check the signal strength if it is weak move toward the AP.
SD WLAN Card Does Not Operate After Returning From the Stand-by or
Sleeping Mode
This may happen when the driver is not functioning. Reinstall the SD WLAN Card driver again.