Philips PH11107-B Operator's manual

Quick Installer Guide for 802.11a/b/g miniPCI Card
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July 2, 2003
Version: 0.1
PH11107-XPH12127-X
(where “X” could be either B or E)

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Quick Installer Guide for Philips miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card
1. Driver Installation
Install Philips miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card. Laptop is turn off during installation.
Once the card is installed, turn on the laptop.
1. Wait for the following dialog box to display, and click Next to continue.

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2. Choose “Search for a suitable driver for my device(recommended),” and click
Next.

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3. Insert the CD in your CD-ROM drive. Choose “Specify a location” under “
Optional search locations,” and click Next to continue.

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4. Browse to the location where the NDIS driver is located (assuming D is the
CD-ROM drive), the default folder is D: .Click OK to continue.
5. When you find the driver installation file (net5211.inf), click Next to continue.

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6. The evaluation driver currently does not have a digital signature from
Microsoft. There, Windows shows a warning message. Click Yes to proceed with
the driver installation.
7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. See Section 2.0 for the device
configuration.

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2. Device Configuration
Configuration of the Philips miniPCI Wireless Network Adapter can be done through the
Network Control Panel (NCP) in adapter properties. You can set the Wireless Network
Adaptertoworkinoneoftwomodes, either infrastructure mode (which leveragesan AP) or
ad hoc mode (which consists of a group of stations participating in the WLAN).
In infrastructure mode, the Wireless Network Adapter participates in a basic service set
(BSS) as a station, and communicates with the other stations through an AP, as illustrated
below.

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B. SYSTEM TRAY APPLICATION
1. Screen Layout
(1) Figure 1: System Tray Icon and Menu
The system tray application provides status information to users via an icon displayed in
the Windows system tray.
The system tray app provides visual indication of the radio state and signal strength. It
indicates if the signal strength is weak (< 20%), fair (< 40%) or strong (> 40%) by
displaying a different icon for each state. Also, the system tray app displays a distinct
icon to indicate that the radio is currently turned off.
The system tray icon has an associated context menu, which allows users to turn the radio
on and off, and to launch directly into various screens in our Control Panel application.
The menu items are described below:
2. System Tray Menu Items
•Wireless Radio On: Turns the radio on. If the radio is already on, an
adjacent dot indicator is displayed.
•Wireless Radio Off Turns the radio off. If the radio is already off, an
adjacent dot indicator is displayed
•Configuration: Launches our Control Panel Application with the
“Configuration” screen displayed.
•Power Settings: Launches our Control Panel Application with the “Power”
screen displayed.

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•Security Settings: Launches our Control Panel Application with the
“Security” screen displayed.
•Status: Launches our Control Panel Application with the
“Status” screen displayed.
•Product Information: Launches our Control Panel Application to the “About”
screen, displaying copyright and version information for
our product.
•Remove Status Icon: Removes our icon from the Windows system tray, and
also closes our system tray application. To restart our
system tray app, the user must double-click the
“Wireless Configuration” program icon on the Windows
“Start” Menu (or in the File Manager).

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C. STATUS SCREEN
1. Screen Layout
Figure 2 (Status Screen)
The Status Screen is the first tab in our Control Panel application. It displays status
information about the 802.11a/b/g card, including the connection state, the associated
server MAC address (if any), transmit and receive rates, Current Channel, Security Mode,
link quality and signal strength. The information is automatically updated on a regular
basis. The user can also turn the radio on or off from this screen. A Rescan button is also
provided to refresh the values.

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2. Controls on the Status Screen
Field Description
StateDisplays link status, along with associated
MAC address (if any).
Current Tx Rate Displays the current transmit rate, depending on
link quality and configuration parameters
Current Rx Rate Displays the current receive rate
Current Channel Displays the current channel on which the radio is
operating
Security Displays the current Security Mode
Link Quality Displays the current perceived link quality
Signal Strength Displays the signal strength based on specific radio
parameters
Disable Radio Allows users to turn the radio on or off. The button
is labeled “Disable Radio” or “Enable Radio”,
depending on the current radio state.
Rescan The Rescan button allows the user to update the
screen contents immediately.
3. Interaction of Status Screen Controls
1) Other than the two push buttons, all controls on this screen are display-only.
Display-only values are updated at regular intervals (currently every 3
seconds).
2) By pressing the Rescan button, the user can force a refresh of the display-only information.
3) The “Disable/Enable Radio” button will turn the radio on or off, depending upon its current
state. (NOTE: The functionality is provided by our system tray application.)
4) The “Rescan” button will update the screen controls immediately.

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D. CONFIGURATION SCREEN
1. Screen Layout
Figure 3 (Main Configuration Screen)

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The Configuration screen is the second tab in our Control Panel application. It displays a
list of existing configuration profiles, which can be modified, renamed or deleted by the
user. The user can also create new profiles on this screen. Initially, there is only one
profile shipped with the product, with a name of “Default”.
Configuration settings for the selected profile are displayed (and modifiable) on the
Configuration, Security and Power screens. Therefore, selecting a profile from the
“Profile Name” list will determine the contents of the Configuration screen as well as
those other three screens.
When the user presses the “OK” button or the “Apply” button (from any screen in the
control panel application), all changes the user has made are saved. If changes were
made to the active profile (or if a different profile was selected as the active profile), the
driver is unloaded and reloaded. Upon driver reload, the settings of the selected profile
will be in effect.
2. Controls on the Configuration Screen
Figure 4 (Configuration Screen For Each Profile)

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Field Description
Profile Name List of available profiles. User may select from list
to activate or modify a profile.
New/Rename/Delete Buttons For creating, renaming and deleting profiles from
the list above.
Network Type Allows selection of either “Peer-to-Peer” (Ad-Hoc)
or “Access Point “(Infrastructure).
Network Name1 Lets the user specify an SSID1 for the selected
profile.
Network Name2 Lets the user to specify SSID2, in case SSID1 is an
invalid one.
Network Name3 Lets the user to specify SSID3
Wireless Mode Shows a list of Wireless Modes such as “Auto”
(Meaning auto detection of Network Type),
“802.11a” and “802.11b”. If the 80211abg card is
plugged in “802.11g” will be shown on the list.
User can select from one of these four modes.
Peer-to-Peer Net Start The configurable peer-to-peer channel for the
selected profile. The default value is “802.11a”.
Transmit Rate Displays the Transmit Rate. The default value is
“Auto”.
OK Button From any screen in control panel app, submits
changes made during session and exits the
Application.
Cancel Button From any screen in control panel app, cancels all
changes made during session.
Apply Button From any screen in control panel app, submits
changes made during session.
3. Interaction of Configuration Screen Controls
(1) Selecting a different profile in the “Profile Name” list causes different settings values
to be displayed in the controls on the Configuration screen, as well as the Security and
Power screens.
(2) When the control panel application is launched, the active profile (whose settings are
currently in use by the device driver) will be shown as the selected profile in the
“Profile Name” list.
(3) Clicking the “Rename” or “Delete” button while the selected profile is “Default” will
result in an error message indicating that the default profile cannot be renamed or
deleted.
(4) Clicking the “Rename” or “New” button will display a dialog (titled “New Profile” or
“Rename Profile”, respectively) that prompts the user to enter a profile name.

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(5) The “Peer-to-Peer Channel Net Start” is enabled only if the Network Type is “Ad-
Hoc”.
(6) The user can select between different available Transmit rates only if the “Wireless
Mode” is not in “Auto”. If the wireless mode is “Auto”, this edit box is disabled.
(7) The OK button causes all changes (on all the tabs) to be saved. Configuration changes
for all profiles (not just the selected one) will be saved. If any changes have been made
to the active profile, or if a new active profile is selected, then the 802.11a/b/g driver
will be unloaded and reloaded. Upon reload, the new settings will take effect. This
button is active from any screen in the control panel application.
(8) The Cancel button will back out any and all changes made during this invocation of the
control panel application. This includes any change made to any profile on any screen.
This button is active from any screen in the control panel application.
4. Configuration Screen Input Validation
An error message is displayed, and the user is prevented from leaving the Configuration
screen (except via Cancel button) under the following conditions:
(1) The Network Type is “Adhoc” and the Network Name1 field is blank.

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E. NEW PROFILE AND RENAME PROFILE DIALOGS
1. Screen Layout

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(i) Figure 4: New/Rename Profile Dialogs
The New Profile and Rename Profile dialogs are actually the same dialog. Only the
instructional texts differ depending upon whether the user is creating a new profile or
renaming an existing one.
This dialog is displayed in response to the “New” button and the “Rename” button on the
Configuration screen.
2. Controls on the New/Rename Profile Dialogs
Field Description
Profile Name Edit field used to specify the new name for the
profile.
OK button Submits the profile name for validation and, if
valid, completes the new/modify profile operation.
Cancel button Cancels the “New” or “Rename” operation.
3. New/Rename Profile Input Validation
An error message is displayed, and the user is prevented from leaving the New/Rename
Profile dialog (except via Cancel button) under the following conditions:
(1) A profile already exists with the name specified.
(2) No profile name is specified
F. SECURITY SCREEN
1. Screen Layout

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Figure 5 (Security Screen –Main Screen)

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Figure 6 (Security Screen –Pre-Shared Key Option)
The Security screen is the third tab in our Control Panel application. It allows the user to
view and modify security settings for the selected profile. Up to four encryption keys
may be specified. Two types of Key Entries are possible, hexadecimal and alphanumeric.
The available maximum Key lengths for Hexadecimal keys are 10,26 and 32 while the
available maximum Key lengths are 5, 13 and 16 for alphanumeric keys. In addition user
can disable the security, or can select 802.1x or leap security.