Avaya Wireless PC Card User manual

Avaya Wireless PC Card - Getting Started Guide i
Table of Contents
1 About Wireless LAN
Kit Contents 1-1
Network Options 1-3
■Peer-to-Peer Workgroup 1-3
■Home Office Networking 1-4
■Enterprise Networking 1-6
PC Card Features 1-9
■PC Card Features 1-10
About the CD-ROM 1-11
Finding Information 1-12
2 Installation for Windows
Introduction 2-1
Insert your PC Card 2-3
Install Drivers 2-4
■Before You Start the Installation 2-4
■What You Need to Know 2-4
■Driver Installation for Windows 2-4
Set Windows Network Properties 2-6

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Wireless LAN Properties 2-8
■Configuration Profile 2-8
■Basic Settings 2-10
Finish the Installation 2-14
■After Restarting Your Computer 2-15
3 Working with Wireless LAN and Windows
Introduction 3-1
Use your PC Card 3-2
■Radio Antennae 3-2
■Remove the PC Card 3-2
■Maintenance of your PC Card 3-4
View Other Computers 3-5
Using the Client Manager 3-7
■View Wireless Link Quality 3-7
■View/Modify PC Card Settings 3-8
4 Advanced Settings
Introduction 4-1
Advanced Parameters Tab 4-2
Admin Parameters Tab 4-4
A Card Specifications
Physical Specifications A-1

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Electrical Characteristics A-2
Networking Characteristics A-3
Regulatory Information A-4
Radio Characteristics A-5
B Troubleshooting
■LED Activity B-1
■Can Not Connect To The Network B-4
■LEDs Work But Can’t Connect to Network B-5
C Installation for Windows CE
Introduction C-1
■Installing the Wireless LAN Driver C-3
■Using Wireless LAN with Windows CE C-4
■Modifying Configuration Parameters C-5
D Installation for Windows NT
Introduction D-1
Installing the Wireless LAN Driver D-3
■Overview D-3
■Start Installation D-3
■Enable PCMCIA Services D-4
■Enable Network Support D-5

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About Wireless LAN
Kit Contents
The PC Card kit includes the items as pictured in Figure 1-1:
a. One PC Card.
b. A transparent protective casing for storing your PC Card while not in use.
c. The Avaya Wireless PC Card Getting Started Guide
d. One Avaya Wireless LAN CD-ROM.
The Getting Started Guide is an abstract from the electronic User’s Guide
that is included on the CD-ROM.

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About Wireless LAN - Kit Contents
Figure 1-1 Kit Contents
NOTE:
In order to extend the life of the PC Card hardware it is advised to
store the card in the protective casing whenever carrying the
computer on travel without operating the device.

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About Wireless LAN - Network Options
Network Options
The PC Card Kit enables you to:
■Connect your computer to a Peer-to-Peer workgroup of wireless
computing devices (see Figure 1-2 on page 1-4).
■Connect your computer to a Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) network
that includes a Residential Gateway-I (see Figure 1-3 on page 1-5).
■Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure
that includes Avaya access points (see Figure 1-4 on page 1-6 and
Figure 1-5 on page 1-7).
■Expand the capabilities of your access points, to support wireless
devices that have been equipped with Avaya wireless LAN adapters.
Peer-to-Peer 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 “File and Printer Sharing”as supported by Microsoft
Networking.

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About Wireless LAN - Network Options
Figure 1-2 Peer-to-Peer Wireless Workgroup
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 Office Networking
With the Avaya Residential Gateway-I, wireless access to the Internet or
other computers is at your fingertips.

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About Wireless LAN - Network Options
Figure 1-3 Connect to a Residential Gateway (RG)
All you need to do is connect the wireless computers to the Residential
Gateway-I, and you are ready to:
■Share files and printers, and
■Access the Internet via the built-in modem of the Residential Gateway-I.
Optionally the Residential Gateway-I allows you to connect your wireless
stations to previously installed wired computers and/or an external cable, an
xDSL or a ISDN modem.

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Enterprise Networking
Figure 1-4 Stand Alone Wireless LAN
With the Access Point-I and/or Access Point-II you can connect to a
corporate Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure to have wireless access
to all network facilities.
LAN Infrastructures may either be:
■Stand-alone wireless LANs as pictured in Figure 1-4.
■Wireless network infrastructures connected to an existing Ethernet
network as pictured in Figure 1-5 on page 1-7.

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About Wireless LAN - Network Options
Figure 1-5 LAN Infrastructure
It’s Easy
The PC Card functions like any standard wired Ethernet card, but Wireless
LAN does not need any wires!
Where an Ethernet card requires a cable connection to a hub and/or patch
panel, the cable physically ties you down to the location of the wired
connection.

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About Wireless LAN - Network Options
Avaya Wireless LAN allows you to connect your computer to a Local Area
Network (LAN) system from anywhere within the wireless coverage area.
Expanding or re-designing your network is easy: Add or relocate access
points, power-up your (new) wireless computers, and you’re done!
Unlike Ethernet, wireless connectivity will enable you to roam throughout the
network while remaining connected to the LAN.
NOTE:
All Avaya Wireless LAN products, are radio products. Refer to the
flyer “Information to the User”for regulatory information that may
apply in your country.

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About Wireless LAN - PC Card Features
PC Card Features
The PC Card is a wireless network card that fits into any standard PC Card
Type II slot.
The PC Card has two LED indicators and two integrated antennas.
Optionally you can use the PC Card in combination with an external
antenna.
Figure 1-6 The PC Card
a. Integrated Antennas
b. Radio LED
■Off - No wireless activity
■Blinking - Sensing/transmitting wireless data
c. Power ON/OFF LED

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■Solid Green - standard operational mode
■Blinking Green - Power Management mode
d. Connector for optional External Antenna.
PC Card Features
■Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the Wireless
Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). This means
that your Wireless LAN hardware will communicate with
other vendors’IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless LAN products.
■Fully compatible with any other wireless LAN system based on Direct
Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) radio technology that complies with
the “IEEE 802.11 standard on wireless LANs (Revision B)”.
The PC Card supports the following wireless LAN features:
■Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the transmit range of 11,
5.5, 2 and 1 Mbit/s.
■Automatic Frequency Channel Selection (2.4 GHz) allowing roaming
over multiple channels.
■Card Power Management.

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About Wireless LAN - About the CD-ROM
About the CD-ROM
If you wish to install Wireless LAN drivers and software, turn to 2
“Installation for Windows”.
NOTE:
Prior to copying or installing the software, you are advised to read
the Software License Agreement “LICENSE.TXT”, located in the root
folder of the CD-ROM. By installing, copying or using the software,
you are consenting to be bound by this agreement. If you do not
agree to all of the terms of the Software License Agreement, do not
download, copy or install the software.
It is the policy of Avaya to improve products as new technology,
components, software and firmware become available. Before you
proceed with the installation of this product, visit our website at:
http://www.avaya.com to:
■Verify if newer versions of the software that was shipped with
your product are available.
■Download and install the latest software with your purchased
product.

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About Wireless LAN - Finding Information
Finding Information
The Getting Started Guide was designed to give you a brief introduction
about the PC Card and the Avaya wireless network system.
In this printed document you will find the most important information to get
your wireless network up and running, with a minimum set of parameters for
the MS-Windows 95/98, NT, 2000, ME and MS-Windows CE operating
systems.
Context-sensitive help for the configuration menus and tools is available
when you:
■Click the button on your screen, or
■Press the function key on your keyboard.
F1

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Installation for Windows
Introduction
The installation of your PC Card for Windows consists of the following steps:
1. Insert the CD-ROM to install the Client Manager software (see page 2-
2).
2. Insert your PC Card (see page 2-3).
3. Install drivers (see page 2-4).
4. Set the wireless LAN properties (see page 2-8).
5. Finish installation (see page 2-14).
To view and/or print this document in Adobe’s Acrobat Portable Document
File format (*.pdf) you will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader
software. You can find a copy of this software on the CD-ROM.
NOTE:
If you intend to use the PC Card in the Access Point-II, please refer
to the documentation that was shipped with the device. Alternatively
you can download these documents from our website at: http://
www.avaya.com.

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Installation for Windows - Introduction
Install the Client Manager
The Client Manager program is a software tool that you can use to check the
quality of your network connection.
NOTE:
It is not mandatory to install the Client Manager program in order to
establish a network connection, but it provides you with more
options to:
■View/change the settings of your network connection.
■Monitor your network connection.
To install the Client Manager software, proceed as follows:
1. Insert the software CD-ROM that came with your PC Card kit into your
computer.
2. Follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE:
If the CD-ROM does not start automatically:
1. Click the Windows Start button
2. Select Run
3. Browse to the CD-ROM

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Installation for Windows - Insert your PC Card
Insert your PC Card
1. Unpack your PC Card kit and verify that all items are present, as
described in “Kit Contents”on page 1-1.
If any of the items described appear to be damaged or missing, please
contact your supplier.
2. Insert the PC Card into the PC Card slot of your computer as pictured in
Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1 Inserting the PC Card into Your Computer

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Installation for Windows - Install Drivers
Install Drivers
Before You Start the Installation
Before you start the installation, you are advised to keep the Windows
CD-ROM or software diskettes close at hand. If your computer came with a
factory-installed Windows operating system, these files will be stored on your
computer’s hard disk, in the form of cabinet (*.cab) files.
What You Need to Know
Installing a PC Card requires the same level of expertise that you would
need to install a standard Ethernet network adapter card. It is assumed that
you have a working knowledge of standard Windows operations and of
installing network adapter cards. Refer to the Windows Help when
necessary (on the Windows task bar, press the Start button and select Help).
Driver Installation for Windows
Most Microsoft Windows operating systems support “Plug & Play”for PC
Cards. Once you insert the PC Card into your computer, these operating
systems will automatically:
■Detect the card, and enable the driver, or