Hawking HWC54DA User manual

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1) INSERTING THE PC CARD
(a) After you have completed the Utility Installation, carefully insert your Hi-Gain
Wireless-G PC Card into an available PC Card slot on your laptop.
(b) Insert the card firmly into the PC Card slot to ensure a proper connection is
made.
(c) When the card is inserted carefully lift the antenna upright.
Note:Usecautionwhen raisingthe antennaupright. Do NOT over-extend the antenna past
a 90 degree angle. You may rotate the antenna 180 degrees in a counter clockwise or
clockwise position.
-If You Have a Previously Installed Airport Card
(a) If you have an Airport card installed on your
computer you will need to turn it off to use the
Hawking Wireless PC Card. To do this, select the
Airport Icon on the top right corner of your screen
and select “TURN OFF AIRPORT”

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2) System Preferences andNetwork Settings
(a) Click the APPLE icon on the top left corner of your
desktop and open the SYSTEM PREFERENCES menu.
(b) If this is your first time using the Wireless PC
Card on your computer, you will need to enable
the device before using the Wireless Utility. In
the System Preferences page, locate the
NETWORK icon and double click it to access the
control panel.
(c) The newPCI PC Card Slotport will automatically be
detected. Click “OK” to continue.
(d) Click “APPLY NOW” to confirm the
selection.
-If you plan on using a “Static” (Manually
entered) IP address for your computer you may
do so here by double clicking the “PCI Ethernet
Slot PC Card Port 1” selection and selecting
TCP/IP.
-If you are using an automatically assigned IP
address (MOST NETWORKS) you do not have
to worry about this. Simply close the window
to proceed.

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3) USING THE HAWKING WIRELESS UTILITY
Each time you insert the Hawking Hi-Gain card the Hawking Wireless
Utility should automatically load. In the case that it doesn’t you may
manually load the Utility by using “FINDER” to view your
“APPLICATIONS” folder and selecting the Hawking Wireless Utility
Icon displayed on the left.
The Configuration Utility is categorized into 6 Tabs. For this QIG, we will
concentrate only on the SITE SURVEY and LINK STATUS tab. If you wish to find out
more about the Utility, please view the Users Manual for detailed instructions.
The SITE SURVEY tab will give you information regarding the wireless networks within
your vicinity.
1) Click on Rescan to update the
list of wireless networks in your
area.
2) Once the list of wireless
networks appear, highlight your
desired network and double-click to
Connect to the network. You
should now be successfully
connected to your network.
Note: If your scan provides no wireless networks, double check to see if your wireless
network is set up correctly. If the problem persists, check with your wireless AP/Router
manufacturer’s technical support department.

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4) READING THE LINK STATUS PAGE AND OBTAINING THE
STRONGEST SIGNAL
The Link Status page gives you information
regarding your current wireless channel,
transmit rate (speed) and link/signal quality.
You will use this utility to figure out which
antenna position results in the best
performance and connection.
1) First you must determine where the location of your Wireless Access Point is within your
network.
2) Position the directional antenna towards the location of the Access Point.
3) While viewing your Link Status utility, rotate the antenna clockwise and counter-clockwise
slowly to figure out which position gives you the highest Link Quality and Signal Strength.
Once you have determined which position gives you the best signal, leave the antenna in
that orientation.
4) When you are not using the Hi-Gain CardBus Card, fold down the antenna to its original
closed position to avoid damage when travelling.

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5) ENABLING WIRELESS SECURITY
If your current wireless network is using wireless security you will first have to figure out whether
your network uses WEP or WPA. You can ask your system administrator if you do not know
which standard you are using. Fore more detailed information on how to configure security please
see the User’s Manual.
To enable the WEP or WPA in the Hawking Wireless Utility you do it two ways. The first is to
simply do a SITE SURVEY and connect to the network. The Utility will prompt you to enter the
security key to access the network.
The second method is to create a Profile which allows you to save the security key used by your
network so when you connect in the future you will not have to enter the key again.
To create a PROFILE select the Profile tab on the top left of the Wireless Utility. Click Add to
create a profile.
a) Enter a Profile name in the highlighted
field to the right. This will help you
easily recognize the profile for future
use.
b) Enter the exact SSID of the specific
network you are creating a Profile for.
c) Select Authentication and Security
to set the security key.
d) Select the correct Authentication type
used by your network. The Hawking
Wireless Utility supports both WEP and
WPA Wireless Security.
e) Enter your specific network key into the
spaces provided. Click OK when you
have completed entering the
information. Select OK one more time
on the Profile page to save the profile.

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Ethernet
A networking standard using cables (Category 5) to create a network.
Network Adapter
Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Used to provide PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network.
Broadband Modem
A device that allows broadband connection to the internet. Broadband connections include speeds faster than 56k (dial up modem speed ). The two
most common types of Broadband connections are DSL and Cable. Cable modem relies on the bandwidth of cable television lines while DSL
modems rely on the telephone lines operating at DSL speeds.
Router
A device used to share internet access from one user to multiple users. By taking one IP address (Addresses used by ISP’s to assign broadband
services to your computer) the Router distributes the services of your broadband access among multiple users and IP’s.
Wireless
IEEE 802.11 –Wireless Network Specifications
•802.11 --applies to wireless LANs (Networks) and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency
hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS).
•802.11a --an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band. 802.11a uses an
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing encoding scheme rather than FHSS or DSSS.
•802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rateor Wi-Fi ) -- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides 11 Mbps
transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses only DSSS. 802.11b was a 1999 ratification to the
original 802.11 standard, allowing wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet.
•802.11g -- applies to wireless LANs and provides 54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11b products.
ESSID
A unique name identification for your wireless network. All wireless devices must have the same ID or else they will not work together.
Channel
A Channel that all Wireless devices communicate on. All Wireless devices on the network must be set on the same channel to work.

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For more information regarding the advanced settings and features of the Hi-Gain
Wireless-G PC Card for the Apple Powerbook please refer to your Users Guide in the
included CD-Rom.
If you are still experiencing technical difficulties using this product, please contact
our free technicalsupport department to assist you in resolving your issues.
Technical Support (US and Canada)
Toll FreePhone 800-756-7832
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hawkingtech.com/support/
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