Ambit T60L198.00 User manual

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User’s Manual
Ver 0.1
11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
T60L198.00
Ambit Microsystems Corporation
5F-1, 5 Hsin-An Rd., Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: [phone], FAX: [phone], Internet: [email protected]

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User’s Manual........................................................................................................................ 1
11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card............................................................................ 1
1. Introduction.................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Package Contents ........................................................................................... 3
2.2 Features .................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Requirements............................................................................................................ 4
3.4 Usage Model............................................................................................................. 4
2. Installation for Windows 95 and 98............................................................................... 5
2.1 Software Installation...................................................................................... 5
2.2 Hardware Installation..................................................................................... 5
3. Technical Specifications................................................................................................. 6
4. Declaration of Compliance............................................................................................. 7
5. Trouble Shooting............................................................................................................ 7

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1. Introduction
AMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card(Model Name: T60L198.00) complied
with IEEE 802.11b Standard, it can be used to provide a variety of low-cost wireless
network interface card to connect your wireless LAN via fitting into the type II PC Card
slot. The 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card that complies with this specification and
combines networking with high-speed Internet access will let people connect to the Internet
anywhere, anytime.
With seamless roaming, fully interoperability and advanced security with WEP standard,
11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card can allow user to switch to different vendors’
Access Points through the wireless networks and to prevent from eavesdropping.
1.1 Package Contents
lAMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
lT60L198.00 drivers and utilities contained on CD-ROM or floppy diskettes
lUser’s Manual
lWarranty Card

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Figure 1. AMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
2.2 Features
lCompatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless Ethernet speeds
of 11Mbps data rate
lDynamic data rate switching with 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps
lAllows auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability, throughput and transmission
range
lSupports wireless data encryption with 40-bit WEP standard for security
lIntegrated Microstrip dual diversity antennas for the multi-path environment
lOne-piece PC Card design to fully support PCMCIA type II defined mechanical and
environmental stress conditions
2.3 Requirements
lAMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
lWindows drivers and utilities
lA notebook computer with the following requirements
ØPentium or above processor
ØRunning Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT or 2000.
ØPCMCIA type II slot.
ØCD-ROM drive.
3.4 Usage Model
lAd-hoc Networking
Ad-hoc network also is called Peer-to-Peer network. Without Access Point, notebook
users with each 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC card can build a Ad-hoc Peer-to-Peer
wireless networks to share files with each other, share a public office printer and other
peripheral resources, and even access the Internet via a modem.
lInfrastructure Networking
802.11b-compatible Access Point is a bridge or router for connect to the wired
Ethernet network and wireless network. Through the deployment of Access Point,
wireless LAN can be extended to the reach of a wired network. Therefore, A notebook

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user with 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card can access to fixed local network
resources.
2. Installation for Windows 95 and 98
2.1 Software Installation
lWindows find a new hardware described as INTERSIL-HFA384x/IEEEand then
show a dialog to ask for the driver of this new hardware.
lPlease insert the CD-ROM labeled 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card.
lIf your CD-ROM Drive is located in the D drive. Please execute the setup program on
CD-ROM. For examples,
D:\Setup <Enter>
lThe first dialog display PRISM 802.11 –Wireless LAN –Installation.
lDisplay the dialog of Welcome and press Next icon.
lDisplay the dialog of Software License Agreement. If you agree this agreement,
please press Yes icon.
lThen, the dialog shows Enter the System ID of your Wireless LAN. The default
string of SSID is IEEE 802.11 LAN. You can change this name at any time via the
task bar.
lThe next dialog shows Enter the Network Mode. Please choose Infrastructure if the
wireless communication is done via an 802.11 Access Point. Otherwise, choose Ad
Hoc network.
lContinue to follow all directions to install drivers and utilities.
lFinally, the dialog requests to restart the computer. Click Finish.
2.2 Hardware Installation
lMake sure the LED indicator of 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card is on the top
side.
lTurn off your laptop and insert this PC Card into an available PCMCIA slot of your
PC.
lMake sure the LED light on when the PC Card installed properly.
lThe operating system will automatically detect the Wireless High Rate PC card and
show a small icon at the right-bottom corner of the screen when using Microsoft
Windows.
lThe icon look like a small monitor with an antenna on the top.

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Figure2. Insert the Wireless High Rate PC Card into a PCMCIA slot.
3. Technical Specifications
Radio Technology IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Operating Frequency 2400 ~ 2497MHz ISM band
Modulation Schemes DQPSK, DBPSK and CCK
Channel Numbers IEEE 802.11b compliant
11 channels for United States
13 channels for Europe Countries
14 channels for Japan
Data Rate 11Mbps with fall back rates of 5.5, 2, and 1Mbps
Spreading 11-chip Barker Sequence
Media Access Protocol CSMA/CA with ACK
Transmitter Output Power 12.5dBm typically
Receiver Sensitivity Min. –76dBm for 11Mbps @ 8% PER
Min. –80dBm for 2Mbps @ 8% PER
Antenna Type Integrated Microstrip dual diversity antennas

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Operating Voltage 3.3VDC
4. Declaration of Compliance
This device complies with part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation
5. Trouble Shooting
Observation/Fact Possible Solution
LED is not on lCheck the card if inserting properly.
lCheck the PCMCIA socket if it works properly..
LED is on but card
is not active
lGo to the Setting à Control Panel à System à Advanced
Setting à Network Adapter Card to see if it is conflicted to the
other devices. If it is conflicted with other devices, reinstall the
card or select the other IRQ, which is free in the host.
lIf card is not conflicted to the other devices, check the icon at the
right bottom corner.
lIf the icon is red, please call the technical support.
Very slow data rate lIn Ad-hoc Networking: It can be possible for bad location. Please
move around.
lIn Infrastructure Networking: It can be possible of slow gateway.
lIf none of above, please call technical support.
Technical Support : [phone] Ext. 690 Mr. Shang-Chieh Liu

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INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
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. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION:
To assure continued FCC compliance:
(1) The user must use shielded interface cable and shielded power cord.
(2) Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.