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________________________________
A-1
A-1
A-2
A-3
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.
1-2 About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN

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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About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-5
Figure 1-3 Connect to a Residential Gateway (RG)
All you need to do is connect the wireless computers to the
WL310 Gateway, and you are ready to:
Share files and printers, and
Access the Internet via the built-in modem of the WL310
Gateway.
Optionally the WL310 Gateway allows you to connect your
wireless stations to previously installed wired computers and/
or an external cable, an xDSL or a ISDN modem.

Enterprise Networking
Figure 1-4 Stand Alone Wireless LAN
With the WL410 Access Point and/or WL510 Access Point
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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Figure 1-5 LAN Infrastructure
It’s Easy
The hp wireless PC card WL110 functions like any standard
wired Ethernet card, but 11 Mbps 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.
About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-7

11 Mbps 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 11 Mbps Wireless LAN products, are radio
products. Refer to the flyer “Information to the User”
for regulatory information that may apply in your
country.
hp wireless PC card WL110 Features
The hp wireless PC card WL110 is a wireless network card
that fits into any standard PC Card Type II slot.
The hp wireless PC card WL110 has two LED indicators and
two integrated antennas. Optionally you can use the hp
wireless PC card WL110 in combination with an external
antenna.
1-8 About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN

Figure 1-6 The hp wireless PC card WL110
a. Integrated Antennas
b. Radio LED
 Off - No wireless activity
 Blinking - Sensing/transmitting wireless data
c. Power ON/OFF LED
 Solid Green - standard operational mode
 Blinking Green - Power Management mode
d. Connector for optional External Antenna.
About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-9

hp wireless PC card WL110 Features
The hp wireless PC card WL110 is:
 Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
(WECA). This means that your 11 Mbps
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 hp wireless PC card WL110 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.
 128-bit RC4 data encryption (also supports 64-bit RC4/
Wired Equivalent Privacy - WEP).
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About the CD-ROM
The CD-ROM contains both software and documentation for
the hp wireless PC card WL110.
If you wish to install 11 Mbps Wireless LAN drivers and
software, turn to chapter 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 hp 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.hp.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.
About 11 Mbps Wireless LAN 1-11

Finding Information
The Quick Install Guide was designed to give you a brief
introduction about the hp wireless PC card WL110 and the
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 F
1
function key on your keyboard.
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chapter 2
Installation for Windows
Introduction
The installation of your hp wireless PC card WL110 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 hp wireless PC card WL110 (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).
Note: If you intend to use the hp wireless PC card WL110
in the WL510 Access Point, please refer to the
documentation that was shipped with the device.
Installation for Windows 2-1

Alternatively you can download these documents
from our website at: http://www.hp.com.
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 hp
wireless PC card WL110 kit into your computer.
Your operating system will automatically start the CD.
2. Select your Language
3. Click on “Install Client Manager”
4. Follow the instructions on your screen.
Note: If the CD-ROM does not start automatically:
1. Click the Windows Start button
2-2 Installation for Windows