Compaq iPAQ Networking Assembly instructions

INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE 1
IPAQ NETWORKING 11 MBPS WIRELESS PC CARD
iPAQ Networking
11 Mbps Wireless PC Card
Installation and Setup Guide
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iPAQ Networking 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card
Installation and Setup Guide
First Edition (June 2001)

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IPAQ NETWORKING 11 MBPS WIRELESS PC CARD
Features and Benefits
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Features Benefits
High
Performance Your Wireless PC Card works at speeds up to 11Mbps, with a range of up to 100 meters indoors and 300
meters outdoors, depending on your networking
environment.
Industry
Standard
Wireless
Networking
Your Wireless PC Card conforms to the IEEE 802.11b
standard and is WiFiTM-certified for interoperability
with other WiFi-certified products.
Easy to Set Up
and Use iPAQ Networking solutions come with easy-to-follow instructions and intelligent software that guides you
through the installation process. You can easily set up
your network to share Internet access, share files and
printers, or play the latest multi-player PC games.
Advanced
Bridging
Technology
Even if you have a combination of Ethernet, wireless,
or phone line products in your networking
environment, the iPAQ Networking software has the
power to bring them together, or create a bridge, so
they operate as one integrated network.
Share Internet
Access iPAQ Networking allows you to share a single Internet account and let more than one computer use it at the
same time! Simultaneous Web surfing works with
cable and DSL high-speed Internet access as well as
with standard dial-up.
Features Benefits
Printer and
Device Sharing Share devices connected to one computer on the networkwithothercomputersonthenetwork.Youcan
share printers, scanners, Zip drives, CD-ROM, and
more from any networked PC.
File Sharing Move or copy files between all of your networked PCs
quickly and easily.
Multi-Player
Gaming Play real-time multi-player games with anyone on the network. When you make a move or score points, the
other player sees the action on his connected PC live!
Digital Music
and Picture
Sharing
Easily play digital music and view pictures anywhere
on your network.

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Note: The iPAQ Networking 11Mbps Wireless PC Card includes everything
you need to setup wireless networking on a single notebook PC. For
each other computer on the network, you will also need to install a
wireless networking card or adapter, such as the iPAQ Networking
11Mbps Wireless PC Card or the iPAQ Networking 11Mbps Wireless
USB Adapter.

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A flashing green LINK indicates that the Wireless PC Card is
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Field Function
State This field displays the state of your Wireless PC Card.
Associated is the default value, indicating that your
Wireless PC Card is connected to another wireless adapter,
access point, or wireless gateway. The number shown
after Associated is the MAC address of the Wireless PC
Card or access point.
Scanning means the node is searching for an available
access point and trying to detect the SSID of an access
point within range.
Note: This field displays an error message if the driver fails
to initialize. Click Rescan to search for a connection. When
set to infrastructure mode, the Wireless PC Card will scan
continuously until it finds one or more access points with a
matching SSID. Then it will attempt to authenticate and
associate with the access point.
When the Wireless PC Card is set to peer-to-peer mode, it
scans five seconds for a peer-to-peer network using the
same SSID. If it does not locate one, it starts its own
peer-to-peer network.
Current
Channel and
Current Tx
Rate
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are being used by your Wireless PC Card.
Throughput These two fields display the wireless receive (Rx) and
transmit (Tx) throughput rates in bytes per second. These
values update every two seconds.
Link Quality This bar graph is active when the node is in infrastructure
mode. It displays the quality of the link between the node
and its access point. The label above the bar graph
summarizes the quality of the link as Not Applicable, Poor,
Fair, Good, or Excellent. If the link quality is poor, your
Wireless PC Card will search for a better access point.
Note: If you are using peer-to-peer mode, no bar graph is
displayed.
Signal
Strength This bar graph is active when the node is in infrastructure mode. It displays normalized signal strength as reported by
the radio. The strength is averaged among all frames that
are more than 100 bytes long received from the access
point.
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displayed.

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Mode The field displays the network mode. The default setting is
infrastructure . You can change the mode by selecting
peer-to-peer from the drop-down pick list.
Infrastructure requires the presence of an 802.11b
access point. All communication is done when the access
point relays packets to other wireless clients as well as to
nodes on a wired network.
Peer-to-peer is the 802.11b peer-to-peer mode of
operation. Communication flows from client to client
without using an access point.
SSID The SSID has ANY as the initial setting after the drivers are
loaded. The SSID must be the same for all PCs on your
wireless network.
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recommended that you change the default
ANY SSID to a
different one of your choosing. This name must be the
same for all of your wireless network devices.
Tx Rate The default transmission rate is fully automatic .
The setting has options for 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, Auto 1 or 2
Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11 Mbps. For most applications, it is
recommended to leave the setting at fully automatic.
PS (Pseudo
Set) Mode The default is
disabled .
If mode (see above) is set to peer-to-peer, the PS mode
should be changed to
enable .
Channel The channel is set automatically when you select
infrastructure mode. When you select peer-to-peer mode,
the scrolling pick list is enabled, and you can select the
channel.

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The Encryption Tab
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Encryption
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disabled . You can enable encryption by
selecting
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64-bit encryption is the standard encryption for your
Wireless PC Card. As many as four encryption keys can
be set for 64-bit encryption.
128-bit encryption is the highest form of encryption for
your Wireless PC Card. A single encryption key is used.
Passphrase The passphrase method is recommended because it is
the fastest, easiestway to generate WEP keys. A
passphrase can be any text string of 31 alphanumeric
characters.
This option becomes available when encryption is
enabled. You can click the radio button to select or
deselect the passphrase option.
Manual Entry
(Key 1 - Key 4) These four fields (or one field, if you’re using 128-bit encryption) can be used to manually enter the
encryption keys.Thismaybenecessaryifyouwantyour
node to match keys in another vendor’s product. These
fields also display the keys generated by a passphrase.
Each key must consist of hex digits (numbers 0-9 or
letters A-F).
You can click the radio buttonto select or deselect the
manual entry option. The key entry fields are available
when the manual entry option is selected.
Note: The configuration utility will not apply keys that
are not entered correctly.
Default Tx Key This button updates your Wireless PC Card with the four
keys entered in Key 1 through Key 4. When you click
Apply, the keys are updated.
Note:The Default Tx Key is not anavailable option when
you select 128-bit encryption.

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Technical Specifications
Standards IEEE 802.11b
All major networking standards (including IP, IPX)
WiFi certified
Adapter type PC Card slot
Transport
protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, NDIS, TCP/IP Protocols, BOOTP, Telnet, DHCP, FTP
System
requirements IBMcompatiblenotebook withCardbus Controller,Pentium 100, or faster processor
Supported
operating
systems
Windows 98/98SE, ME, or 2000
Data security 64-bit and 128-bit wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
encryption
Data rate
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channel)
11 (CCK)
5.5 (CCK)
2 (DQPSK)
1 (DBSK)
Utility
software Compaq Wireless Configuration Utility (setup and diagnostics tool)
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management Automatic dynamic key allocation through public key

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For More Information
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Range Indoor - per cell approximately 35 to 100 meters (110 to
320 feet)
Outdoor- per cellapproximately100 to300meters (330to
980 feet)
Diagnostic
LED Power, Network Link, Activity
Power Operating voltage: +5V, +3V DC (+/-) 5%
Transmit
power Nominal temperature range: 17 dBm Extended temperature range: 14 dBm min
Transmit
power 2.7v to 3v: 14 dBm min.
Network
architecture Supports peer-to-peer mode (without access point) or infrastructure mode (communication to wired networks via
access points with roaming) compliant with IEEE 802.11b
standards
Antenna Internal patch antenna supporting diversity
Mobility Seamless roaming across cell boundaries within access
point range
Frequency
range 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum
Operating
channels 1-11 United States (FCC), 1-11 Canada (DOC), 1-14 Japan (MKK), 1-13 Europe (Except Spain and France) (ETSI)
Dimensions 112 mm x 56 mm x 5 mm
Temperature Operating temperature: -10°C to 55°C
Storage temperature: -20°C to 75°C
Humidity Maximum up to 95% non-condensing

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Regulatory Compliance
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 limitsare
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 byturning 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 or television technician for help.
Modifications
The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications
made to this device that are not expressly approved by Compaq Computer
Corporation may void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Declaration of Conformity
for products marked with the FCC logo - United States
only
This device complies with Part 15 of the 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.

INSTALLATION AND SETUP GUIDE 19
IPAQ NETWORKING 11 MBPS WIRELESS PC CARD
For questions regarding your product, contact:
Compaq Computer Corporation
P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 530113
Houston, Texas 77269-2000
Or, call 1-800-652-6672 (1-800-OK COMPAQ)
For questions regarding this FCC declaration, contact:
Compaq Computer Corporation
P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 510101
Houston, Texas 77269-2000
Or, call [phone]
To identify this product, refer to the part, series, or model number found on
the product.