No Wires Needed 1100 series User manual

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11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
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11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card
User Manual
Version 3.0.x - March 2000
Important Notice:
This device is a 2.4 GHz low power RF device intended for
normal use in all EU member states except in France where
restrictive use applies.
Please refer to page 9 in this manual for further details

User Manual
11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
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11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card
www.nwn.com
Version 3.0.x - March 2000

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Table of contents
Trade Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Copyright statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement . . . . . . . . . . . .7
R&TTE Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Restriction of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Intended use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
EU countries intended for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
EU Countries not intended for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Potential restrictive use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Declaration Of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2 Wireless LAN basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
3 Series 1100 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card installation . . . . 14
3.3 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows 95 installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3.4 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows 98 installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
3.5 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows NT4 installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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4 Connect.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=24
4.1 Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.2 Establishing a connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4.3 LED indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5 Network protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
6.1 Windows 95/98. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
6.2 Windows NT4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.3 Connect =.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=.=36
7 Technical Specifications
11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
8 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

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Trade Marks
Copyright © NoWiresNeeded
The publisher reserves the right to revise this publication and to
make changes to any or all parts of this manual at any time, without
obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.
AirLock, APCenter, ASBF and Connect are trademarks of
NoWiresNeeded. Other product and company names are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
Copyright statement
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise
without the prior written permission of the publisher.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth
for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed
and operated with the minimum distance of 20 centimeters (8 inches)
between your body, excluding hands, wrists, feet and ankles (see
table below).
Antenna Minimum Distance
Integrated PCMCIA antenna 20 cm (8 inches)

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R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE
1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE
COUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on Radio Equipment and
Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition
of their conformity (R&TTE).
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in full the Directive
98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite
Earth Station Equipment) as of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with utmost care for the safety of those
who install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the
dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with
electronical equipment. All guidelines of this manual and of the
computer manufacturer must therefore be followed at all times to
ensure the safe use of the equipment.
Restriction of use
The NoWiresNeeded 11Mbps WLAN PC Card is a passive scanning
device. Passive scanning means that it will never start to transmit
before it has detected an active IEEE 802.11 Access Point. In order
to avoid illegal use of channels, please check if the Access Point you
want to connect to has legal regulatory settings. Please check
chapter 7 for an overview of regulatory settings.

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Intended use
This product is a low power 2.4 GHz WLAN PC Card transceiver
intended for home and office use.
EU countries intended for use
This device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Finland, France (with frequency channel restrictions),
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
This device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
EU Countries not intended for use
None.
Potential restrictive use
France: only channels 10, 11, 12 and 13.

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Declaration Of Conformity

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1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing your NoWiresNeeded 11 Mbps Wireless
LAN PC Card/11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card. This manual will
assist you in the installation procedure.
If you have purchased the 11Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card only, the
package you received contains the following items:
• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
• CD containing User Manual, Connect utility and drivers
labeled 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
If you have purchased the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card/11 Mbps
Wireless LAN ISA Card combination, the package you received
contains the following items:
• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
• 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card
• CD containing User Manual, Connect utility and drivers
labeled 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
If anything is missing, please contact your vendor
The CD contains the User Manual, the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC
Card drivers and the Connectprogram. These are used for
managing the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card and establishing the
wireless connection with your Local Area Network (LAN).

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2 Wireless LAN basics
Wireless Local Area Network systems (WLANs) offer a great number
of advantages over a traditional, wired system. WLANs are more
flexible, easier to setup and manage and more cost effective than
their wired equivalence.
Using radio frequency (RF) technology, WLANs transmit and receive
data through the air, minimizing the need for wired connections.
Thus, WLANs combine data connectivity with user mobility, and,
through simplified configuration, enable movable LANs.
Through wireless LANs, users can access shared information
without looking for a place to plug in and network administrators can
set up or augment networks without installing or moving wires.
Wireless LANs offer the following productivity, convenience and cost
advantages over traditional wired networks:
• Mobility - WLANs can provide LAN users with access to
real-time information anywhere in their organization. This
mobility supports productivity and service opportunities not
possible with wired networks.
• Installation Speed and Simplicity - Installing a WLAN is fast
and easy and can eliminate the need to pull cable through
walls and ceilings.
• Installation Flexibility - Wireless technology allows the
network to go where wires cannot go.
• Reduced Cost-of-Ownership - After an initial investment in
wireless LAN hardware, overall installation expenses and
life-cycle costs will be significantly lower than is the case
with wired networks. Long-term cost benefits are most
significant in dynamic environments requiring frequent
moves, additions and changes.

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• Scalability - WLANs can be configured in a variety of
topologies to meet the needs of specific applications and
installations. Configurations are easily changed and range
from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of
users to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users
roaming over a broad area.

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3 Series 1100 installation
3.1 Hardware installation
For detailed information on how to add new hardware to your specific
computer configuration, please follow the guidelines of your
computer manufacturer.
3.2 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card
installation
The 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card is used as an adapter for the
11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in systems without a free PCMCIA
slot, but with a free ISA slot.
Important: always install the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card
first before inserting the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card into it.
Please follow the procedure below to install the 11 Mbps Wireless
LAN ISA Card in your computer.
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Remove the computer’s metal casing.
3. Place the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card in a free ISA
slot (the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card should not be
inserted in the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA Card at this
time).
4. Replace the computer’s metal casing.
5. Switch on the computer.

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Some extra steps are required to complete the installation under
Windows 95/98:
6. When starting Windows 95/98, a window will appear,
indicating that new hardware has been found. The SCM
Plug & Play Swap Box will be installed automatically.
The SCM Swap Box is disabled by default. To enable it, you should
do the following:
7. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click on
PC Card (PCMCIA). Click <Next>, <Next> and <Finish> to
complete the installation.
The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN ISA
Card is now completed. Depending on your operating system,
you should proceed to one of the following paragraphs for the
11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card installation.

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3.3 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows 95 installation
This chapter will assist you in installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN
PC Card under the Windows 95 operating system.
1. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in a free PC
Card slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear,
indicating that new hardware has been found, for which
software must be installed.
2. Insert the CD that is included with the package in the drive
and click <Next>. Windows will start looking for the 11
Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card drivers.

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3. A window will appear, indicating that the drivers are found
on the CD. Click <Finish> to continue.
4. Windows will now prompt for the Windows 95 CD-ROM,
which contains some driver files, like "connect2.cpl". Enter
the location of your Windows 95 cab files and click <OK>.
Windows will start copying the necessary files.
5. In most cases, you will now have to reboot your computer.
The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC
Card under the Windows 95 operating system is now
completed. Please proceed to chapter 4 of this manual for an
explanation of the Connectprogram.

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3.4 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows 98 installation
This chapter will assist you in installing the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN
PC Card under the Windows 98 operating system.
1. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card in a free PC
Card slot. After a few seconds, a window will appear,
indicating that new hardware has been found, for which
software must be installed.
2. Use the recommended setting and click <Next> to
continue.

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3. A window will appear which indicates the locations in which
Windows will search for the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC
Card driver files. Insert the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
CD and make sure the "CD-ROM drive" box is checked.
Click <Next> to continue.
4. When Windows reports that the necessary drivers are
found, click <Next> to continue.
5. In most cases, you will now have to reboot your computer.
The installation procedure of the 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC
Card under the Windows 98 operating system is now
completed. Please proceed to chapter 4 of this manual for an
explanation of the Connectprogram.

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3.5 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card
Windows NT4 installation
1. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click on
’Devices’.
2. Look for ’PCMCIA’ in the list that appears. If the Status
column indicates ’Started’ and the Startup column indicates
either ’Boot’ or ’Automatic’, proceed to step 4. If this is not
the case, you should continue with step 3 first.
3. Click on the Startup button, check the ’Boot’ radio button
and click on <OK>.
4. Go to the Windows Control Panel and double-click on
Network.
5. In the window that appears, go to the Adapters tab and
click on <Add>.