Nokia A040 User manual

Wireless LAN Adapter
Getting Started

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A040/A041 Getting Started
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Welcome
This guide tells you how to use a Nokia A040/
A041 wireless LAN adapter to provide wireless
communications between a standalone device
(with no wireless capabilities) and an existing
LAN (managed by a Nokia A032 or equivalent
wireless LAN Access Point).
Please read the Important Safety Information
before using your Wireless LAN Adapter.
Failure to comply with these guidelines may be
dangerous or illegal.
How to use this guide
This guide gets you up and running quickly
with your A040/A041. It contains the following
information:
• How to connect the adapter to a standalone
computer
• How to test that the adapter can
communicate wirelessly with an existing
LAN
• What to do if the simple test fails.

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Related documentation
If you need to be able to configure the A040/
A041, please see the A040/A041 Advanced
User Guide , supplied in Acrobat PDF format on
the accompanying CD-ROM, which explains:
• How to use a desktop or laptop PC to
perform optional configuration via a direct
Ethernet or USB connection
• How to monitor and make advanced
configuration changes remotely, using a
suitably privileged network station.
Please see the documentation that came with
your Access Point for details on managing a
wireless network.
Important information
This guide contains information and
instructions relating to two separate and
distinct products:
• Nokia A040 – an Ethernet-only device
• Nokia A041 – a USB-only device.
For the most part, this guide applies to both
product variants. Where appropriate,
information that is specific to either USB or
Ethernet will be highlighted as such. You can
only connect a Nokia A040 to an Ethernet
device, and you can only connect a Nokia
A041 to a USB device.

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Conventions used in this guide
Notes
You’ll find tips or other useful facts in side
notes throughout the manual. Pay particular
attention to notes that start with Note or
WARNING .
Text conventions
We use the following conventions:
•
courier
is used for file names, or to
denote text that appears on your screen
•
courier bold
is used to denote text that
you should type in
• new terms are shown in italic text the first
time they appear
•
bold
text denotes the name of a physical
button or LED on the adapter (e.g. the
alert
LED) or a button on screen that you need to
click (e.g. “click
Restart
”).
Your A040/A041 can
transfer information
between a standalone
computer and an
existing LAN.

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Features
The A040/A041 has the following features:
• Built-in wireless LAN adapter card to
communicate with an Access Point
• Automatic operation – can work as
delivered, with no reconfiguration
• Custom operation – can be reconfigured to
add security, modify your network setup or
perform upgrades
• IT environment – can be monitored and
controlled remotely in a managed
environment
• Supports IEEE802.11 Infrastructure or Peer-
to-Peer (ad-hoc) modes
• Automatic connection to any Access Point
regardless of network name (optional)
• Can be configured to look for a specific
network name
• Software-configurable sound indicator.

Contents
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Table of contents
Copyright notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Overview 9
Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Getting started 15
Minimum host computer requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing USB driver software (Nokia A041) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting and testing the A040/A041 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Overview
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1. Overview
Nokia A040 and Nokia A041 Wireless Lan
Adapters allow you to connect standalone
computers to an existing wired/wireless LAN
that is managed by an IEEE802.11-compliant
Access Point.
You can also use the adapters to access
Ethernet- or USB-equipped resources such as
printers and scanners:
The Nokia A040 and
Nokia A041 are often
referred to simply as
‘adapters’ throughout
this guide.
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Checklist
After unpacking the adapter, check the
contents against the packing list. The
components listed below are included:
• This User Guide
• Nokia A040 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter
or
Nokia A041 Wireless LAN USB Adapter
• Ethernet or USB cable, as appropriate
• Power supply
• Nokia A040 or Nokia A041 Utilities CD-
ROM.
Connectors
The adapter has the following connectors:
•
Power connector
– This is where you connect
the power unit. Only use the power unit
supplied with the A040/A041.
•
Host connector
– This is either an RJ45
Ethernet connector (Nokia A040) or a USB
connector (Nokia A041).
WARNING: Use of a
power adapter other
than that supplied
with the unit could be
unsafe. power connector
host connector