Lucent Technologies orinoco User manual

PC CardPC Card
012459/C August 2000
Introduction
Installing your PC Card
Working with ORiNOCO
Getting Started Guide
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Your Mobile Broadband Connection
Copyright © 2000 Lucent Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 About ORiNOCO
Kit Contents 1-1
ORiNOCO Network Scenarios 1-3
■Peer-to-Peer Workgroup 1-3
■Home Networking 1-5
■Enterprise Networking 1-6
■It’s Easy 1-8
ORiNOCO PC Card Features 1-9
■ORiNOCO PC Card Types 1-10
About the Software CD-ROM 1-12
■ORiNOCO Adapter Cards 1-15
Finding Information 1-16
2 Installation for Windows
Introduction 2-1
Insert your ORiNOCO PC Card 2-5

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Install Drivers 2-6
■Before You Start the Installation 2-6
■What You Need to Know 2-6
■Driver Installation for Windows 95/98 2-7
■Windows Network Properties 2-9
Set Basic Parameters 2-11
■Basic Settings for Enterprise Networks 2-13
■Basic Settings for Residential Gateways 2-15
■Basic Settings for Peer-to-Peer Workgroups 2-17
Finish the Installation 2-19
■After Restarting Your Computer 2-20
3 Using ORiNOCO and Windows
Introduction 3-1
Using your PC Card 3-2
■Radio Antennas 3-2
■Removing 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 3-9
Finding More Information 3-11

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A Card Specifications
■Physical Specifications A-1
■Power Characteristics A-1
■Networking Characteristics A-2
■Radio Characteristics A-3
■ORiNOCO Fixed Wireless PC Card A-9
■Supported Frequency Sub-bands A-9
B Troubleshooting
Common Troubleshooting Tips B-1
■LED Activity B-1
■Can Not Connect To The Network B-5
Warranty Repair Card
■About Warranty and Repair W-1
■Limited Warranty W-2
Technical Support

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About ORiNOCO
Kit Contents 1
The ORiNOCO PC Card kit includes the items as pictured in Figure 1-1:
a. One ORiNOCO PC Card.
b. Transparent protective casing
(for storing your PC Card while not in use).
c. The “ORINOCO PC Card - Getting Started” guide.
d. The ORiNOCO Software CD-ROM.
Figure 1-1 ORiNOCO Kit Contents

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About ORiNOCO - Kit Contents
The printed document “ORINOCO PC Card - Getting Started” is an abstract
of the “ORINOCO PC Card - User’s Guide” that is available in Adobe’s
Acrobat Portable Document File (*.pdf) format on the ORiNOCO Software
CD-ROM. This printed copy will help you installing your ORiNOCO PC Card
using the minimum set of parameters. For detailed information you may wish
to consult the “ORINOCO PC Card - User’s Guide”.
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 ORiNOCO - ORiNOCO Network Scenarios
ORiNOCO Network Scenarios 1
The ORiNOCO 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 Lucent Technologies Residential Gateway (RG) access
point (see Figure 1-3 on page 1-5).
■Connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) Infrastructure
that includes Lucent Technologies ORiNOCO AP-1000s1(Access
Points), or other IEEE 802.11 compliant LAN systems (see Figure 1-4 on
page 1-6 and Figure 1-5 on page 1-7).
■Expand the capabilities of your AP-1000s, to support wireless devices
that have been equipped with ORiNOCO PC Cards.
Peer-to-Peer Workgroup 1
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 “Files and Printer Sharing” as supported by Microsoft
Networking.
1 The AP-1000 is formerly identified as WavePOINT-II AP.

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About ORiNOCO - ORiNOCO Network Scenarios
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.

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Home Networking 1
With the Lucent Technologies ORiNOCO Residential Gateway (RG),
wireless access to the Internet or other computers is at your fingertips.
Figure 1-3 Connect to a Residential Gateway (RG)
All you need to do is connect the wireless computers to the ORiNOCO
Residential Gateway (RG), and you are ready to:
■Share files and printers, and
■Access the Internet via the built-in modem of the RG.
Optionally the RG allows you to connect your wireless stations to previously
installed wired computers and/or an external cable, an xDSL or a ISDN
modem.