HP WL110 - Wireless PC Card User manual

HP WIRELESS PC CARD
WL110
QUICK INSTALL GUIDE

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hp wireless PC card WL110 Quick Install Guide
September 2002.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents ___________________________________________
chapter 1: About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ______________________ 1-1
Kit Contents________________________________________ 1-1
Network Options ____________________________________ 1-3
 Peer-to-Peer Workgroup __________________________ 1-3
 Home Office Networking__________________________ 1-4
 Enterprise Networking ____________________________ 1-6
hp wireless PC card WL110 Features ____________________ 1-8
 hp wireless PC card WL110 Features _______________ 1-10
About the CD-ROM ________________________________ 1-11
Finding Information ________________________________ 1-12
chapter 2: Installation for Windows ___________________________ 2-1
Introduction________________________________________ 2-1
Insert your hp wireless PC card WL110 __________________ 2-3
Install Drivers ______________________________________ 2-4
 Before You Start the Installation ____________________ 2-4
 What You Need to Know__________________________ 2-4
 Driver Installation for Windows ____________________ 2-5
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Set Windows Network Properties ______________________ 2-7
Wireless LAN Properties _____________________________ 2-8
 Configuration Profile ____________________________ 2-9
 Basic Settings _________________________________ 2-10
Finish the Installation_______________________________ 2-14
 After Restarting Your Computer___________________ 2-15
chapter 3: Working with 11 Mbps Wireless LAN and Windows ____ 3-1
Introduction _______________________________________ 3-1
Use your hp wireless PC card WL110___________________ 3-2
 Radio Antennae_________________________________ 3-2
 Remove the hp wireless PC card WL110 _____________ 3-2
 Maintenance of your hp wireless PC card WL110 ______ 3-4
View Other Computers_______________________________ 3-4
Using the Client Manager ____________________________ 3-6
 View Wireless Link Quality _______________________ 3-7
 View/Modify hp wireless PC card WL110 Settings_____ 3-8
chapter 4: Advanced Settings _______________________________ 4-1
Introduction _______________________________________ 4-1
Advanced Parameters Tab ____________________________ 4-2
Admin Parameters Tab_______________________________ 4-4
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appendix A: Card Specifications ____________________________
Physical Specifications ______________________________
Electrical Characteristics_____________________________
Networking Characteristics___________________________
Regulatory Information______________________________
Radio Characteristics________________________________
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A-2
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A-4
A-5
appendix B: Troubleshooting ________________________________ B-1
 LED Activity ___________________________________ B-1
 Can Not Connect To The Network __________________ B-6
 LEDs Work But Can’t Connect to Network ___________ B-6
appendix C: Installation for Windows CE ______________________ C-1
Introduction________________________________________ C-1
 Installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Driver __________ C-3
 Using 11 Mbps Wireless LAN with Windows CE ______ C-5
 Modifying Configuration Parameters_________________ C-6
appendix D: Installation for Windows NT _____________________ D-1
Introduction_______________________________________ D-1
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Installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Driver _____________ D-2
 Overview______________________________________ D-2
 Start Installation ________________________________ D-3
 Enable PCMCIA Services_________________________ D-4
 Enable Network Support__________________________ D-5
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chapter 1
About 11 Mbps Wireless
LAN
Kit Contents
The hp wireless PC card WL110 kit includes the items as
pictured in Figure 1-1:
a. One hp wireless PC card WL110.
b. A transparent protective casing for storing your hp
wireless PC card WL110 while not in use.
c. The “hp wireless PC card WL110 Quick Install Guide”
d. One 11 Mbps Wireless LAN CD-ROM.
The Quick Install Guide is an abstract from the electronic
User’s Guide that is included on the CD-ROM.
About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-1

Figure 1-1 Kit Contents
Note: In order to extend the life of the hp wireless PC card
WL110 hardware itisadvisedtostore the cardinthe
protective casing whenever carrying the computer on
travel without operating the device.
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Network Options
The hp wireless PC card WL110 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 WL310 Gateway (see
Figure 1-3 on page 1-5).
 Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN)
Infrastructure that includes 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 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.
About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-3

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 WL310 Gateway, wireless access to the Internet or
other computers is at your fingertips.
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