Planet WireFree WL-2400 User manual

WireFree WL-2400
Wireless LAN ISA Adapter

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FCC Information
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devices
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communication.
Operation of this equipment in residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference at this own expense.
The user should not modify or change this equipment without written approval from company
name. Modification could void authority to use this equipment.
For the safety reason, people should not work in a situation which RF Exposure limits be
exceeded. To prevent the situation happening, people who work with the antenna should be
aware of the following rules:
1. Install the antenna in a location where a distance of 6.5 cm from the antenna may be
maintained.
2. While installing the antenna in the location, please do not turn on the power of wireless card.
3. While the device is working, please do not contact the antenna.

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Copyright
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publication may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any
language, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of
Planet Technology Corp..
Trademarks
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throughout this manual are the property of their respective companies.
Limited Warranty
In no event will Planet be liable for any damage, including loss of data or profits, cost of
cover, or other incidental, consequential or indirect damages arising from the installation,
maintenance, use, performance, failure or interruption of Planet’s products, whatever
caused and on any theory of liability. This limitation will apply even if Planet has been
advised of the possibility of such damage.
About This Manual
The purpose of this manual is for the setup of the product WireFree WL-2400, the Wireless
LAN Adapter. This manual, revised as version 2.0 in 1999, includes procedures which
help you to avoid unforeseen problems.
Revision
User’s Guide for WireFree ISA PnP Wireless LAN Adapter.
Part No. EMWL2400-1

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Contents
CHAPTER 1 ABOUT WL-2400 ISA CARD.......................................................................................................5
1-1 FEATURES AND BENEFITS..............................................................................................................................5
1-2 APPLICATIONS..............................................................................................................................................5
1-3 PRODUCT KIT...............................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................................................................................................7
2-1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...............................................................................................................................7
2-2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION FOR WL-2400......................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION...................................................................................................10
3-1 SETUP WIREFREE FOR WINDOWS 95 / 98.....................................................................................................10
3-2 SETUP WIREFREE FOR WINDOWS NT 3.51 OR 4.0........................................................................................14
3-3 SETUP WIREFREE FOR NETWARE CLIENT –USING ODI DRIVER (DOS / WINDOWS 3.X)................................18
3-4 SETUP WIREFREE FOR DOS TCP/IP APPLICATIONS.....................................................................................21
CHAPTER 4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION................................................................................................23
4-1 INSTALLATION OF “WLU”UTILITY..............................................................................................................23
4-2 NAVIGATING THE WIREFREE UTILITY..........................................................................................................25
APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................................36
APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................38
APPENDIX C GLOSSARY................................................................................................................................39

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Chapter 1 About WL-2400 ISA Card
The WL-2400 IEEE 802.11 ISA Card is a standard PC card that fits into any standard ISA slot in
a desktop computer. As a Plug-and-Play device, Windows 95/98 will automatically recognize
the card and begin the installation process. When installed, WL-2400 can communicate with
other WireFree products to create a wireless network in your office or home. The ISA Card
ships with a desktop antenna which connects to the back of the card with a antenna cable.
1-1 Features and Benefits
1. Supports up to 2Mbps data rate: T-1 line alternative/replacement that dramatically cuts
costs.
2. Working range up to 800 ft. in an open environment.
3. Supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint access.
4. Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet and PC network LAN’s augments existing
networks quickly and easily.
5. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust, interference-
resistant and secure wireless connection.
6. Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling.
7. Supports a wide range of LAN NOS (Win95/98, NT, Novel, NetWare, DOS)
8. Supports Plug and Play.
9. Easy installation.
10. Omni-directional antenna included.
11. Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PC’s
1-2 Applications
WireFree products offer a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the
network in applications like these:
1. Remote access to corporate network information
E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation.
2. Difficult-to-wireenvironments

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Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is difficult
to employ.
3. Frequently changing environments
Retailers, manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change
location.
4. Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time
Trade shows, exhibitions and construction sites need temporary setup for a short time
period. Retailers, airline and shipping companies need additional workstations for a
peak period. Auditors require workgroups at customer sites.
5. Access to database for mobile workers
Doctors, nurses, retailers, white-collar workers need access to database while being
mobile in the hospital, retail store or office campus.
6. SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users
SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network.
7. Inter-building connection
The wireless building-to-building network installs quickly, requires no monthly lease fees,
and provides the flexibility to reconfigure easily.
1-3 Product Kit
WireFree WL-2400 includes the following items. Please go through each listed item below. If
any listed item is not included, please contact your local dealer.
A. WireFree WL-2400 / ISA Adapter
lWL-2400 / ISA Interface Adapter……………………………………x 1
lAntenna (dipole, omni-directional)……………………………………x 1
lDriver & Utility Diskette………………………………………………x 1
lQuick Installation Guide………………………………………………x 1

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
2-1 System Requirements
In order to use a WL-2400 ISA card, your computer must have the following:
1. A computer with an ISA Type II slot, and an ISA card and socket services
compliant with revision 2.10 of the ISA specification (or higher).
2. Windows 95 or Windows 98 (with a Windows installation CD-ROM, diskettes for
use during installation)
3. MS-DOS 3.0 or higher.
4. Minimum 500 Kbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program.
2-2 Hardware Installation for WL-2400
The installation of WL-2400 wireless LAN ISA adapter includes the following steps:
Step1: Insert the WL-2400 ISA Adapter
1. If the power of your computer is on, please turn it off.
2. Open the chassis of your computer.
3. Insert your WL-2400 adapter carefully and firmly into any empty ISA slot and then
close the computer chassis.
Fig2.1WireFree WL-2400 ISA Adapter
Red LED: Power
Green LED: Tx/Rx

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Fig2.2 Insert WL-2400 into your computer
Step2: Attach the Antenna
Screw in the antenna connector clockwise to attach on the WireFree/WL-2400 interface
adapter. Place your antenna in a suitable position that might get the best Tx/Rx
performance. Normally, the higher the position is, the better the performance will be.
Fig2.3.Attach the Antenna to the WL-2400
Step3: Power on Your Computer
Turn on the power of your PC then continue the installation steps in the next chapter -
“Software Installation”.
NOTE: The WireFree WL-2400 wireless LAN adapter is a jumperless plug-and-

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play ISA adapter. The IRQ and I/O Port of the adapter will be
configured automatically by the Plug-and-Play BIOS or Windows 95.
If you install the WL-2400 wireless LAN adapter into a computer neither
with Microsoft Windows 95 nor the Plug-and-Play BIOS, you should
load plug-and-play configuration manager (such as Intel Plug and Play
Configuration Manager, CM) to configure the WL-2400 wireless LAN
adapter automatically. Otherwise, you should use the WLJMP.EXE
program (also included in the WireFree WL-2400 Driver & Utility
diskette) to setup the adapter manually before the network driver or utility
is running.
WLJMP is an MS-DOS command. You can simply issue the command
in the DOS prompt:
WLJMP -irq <IRQ Number> -port <IO Port Address>
The <IRQ Number> can be 10, 11, or 12. The <IO Port Address> is
from 0x280 to 0xFFC0 stepped by 0x40, such as 0x280, 0x2C0, 0x300,
0x340, 0x380, 0x3C0, …, 0xFFC0.
You should provide the IRQ Number and I/O Port Address manually
depend on the configuration of your computer. Wrong (conflicting) setting
may cause the system hung-up.
NOTE: If you had setup wrong IRQ or I/O-port parameters when issued WLJMP
command, or you want to change the parameter, you must power off your
computer and reboot your computer then issue WLJMP command again.
Otherwise, the IRQ and I/O-port parameters cannot be modified simply by
running WLJMP again.

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Chapter 3 Software Installation
3-1Setup WireFree for Windows 95 / 98
1. Turn off your computer, insert the WL-2400 ISA adapter into ISA slot.
WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter
2. Windows 95/98 will automatically detect the new hardware and will prompt you to install
the driver needed.
3. Select “Search for the best driver for your device”.

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4. Select the location of driver from ”Specify a location”, insert the CD-ROM labeled
“WireFree Driver & Utility”into CD-ROM drive in your computer, have the path
“E:\WL2400\”and then click Next.(assume the CD-ROM driver letter is E)
5.Windows 95/98 found “WireFree WL-2400 PnP ISA Adapter”, and then click Next.
WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter
A:\WISA.INF
6. It will copy files from disk to the system.

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A:\WISA.SYS
\WISA.sys
7. Set parameters for WL-2400.
WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter Properties
8. Click Finish to complete the hardware installation.

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WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter
9. Restart the computer.
10. Open the Control Panel folder, double-click System and Adapters to see if there is any
error message appears. If no, that means your WL-2400 works well.
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3-2Setup WireFree for Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0
1. Login as Administrator.
2. From the desktop, select Control Panel, double-click Network, go to the Interface
Card tab, and then click the Add button.
3. Windows NT will present a list of all its supported adapters. Select OTHERS,or click
Have Disk to continue.
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NT drivers. Insert the WL-2400 Driver and Utility diskette into the CD-ROM drive, and
then type E:\WL2400\ (Assume the CD-ROM drive letter is E)
E:\WL2400\
5. Windows NT will attempt to locate an INF file in the specified path. If you have entered
the path name correctly, Windows NT should copy the appropriate drivers to the
Windows NT system. You need to recognize the selection.
WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter
6. A “WireFree/WL-2400 Wireless LAN Adapter Setup”dialog box will show up.
Please select the “Default Channel”, ”Network Case”, “RTSThreshold”and
“ESSID”manually. Your WL-2400 adapter will thereafter work on this configuration
under Windows NT. Press OK to continue.

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WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter Setup
WISA Wireless LAN PnP Adapter
7. At this point, the drivers would have been properly copied and the installation would
proceed to the next step --- “Network Setup”.
8. Restart the system.

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9. To ensure whether the WL-2400 adapter works fine or not, go to Control Panel and
Double-click Devices.
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3-3 Setup WireFree for NetWare Client –Using ODI Driver
(DOS /Windows 3.x)
For DOS and Windows 3.xNetWare Clients, WireFree provides the ODI driver. The ODI
driver program allows you to run Novell NetWare’s IPX protocol stack in your workstation.
The WireFree ODI driver supports the Port, Node Address, Protocol and Frame options for
creating your own NET.CFG file. For more information on these keywords, please refer
to Novell’s “NetWare ODI shell for DOS –NET.CFG options.”
Install a NetWare 3.x/4.x ODI DOS and Windows 3.xWorkstation (using NetWare Client
Install)
1. Install the NetWare ODI Client Driver files into your workstation, if not yet installed.
Follow the installation procedure described in the NetWare installation manual.
2. The suggested way to install a NetWare Client (workstation) is to use the NetWare Client
Install program to install all necessary files. Please follow its prompted screens to
accomplish the installation procedure and select the WireFree ODI driver as the network
driver.
3. To select the ODI driver of the WireFree wireless LAN adapter, copy the files to nwclient
directory.
WISA.COM
WISA.INS
4. The NetWare Client Install program copies the necessary files for NetWare Client. Please
continue its installation procedure to completion. Upon completion, a new NET.CFG file
will be created in your NWCLIENT directory. Typically, this file contains the following
lines:

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WISA
Fig3.1Configure NET.CFG
Link Driver WISA ; or WPCMCIA for PCMCIA
FRAME Ethernet_802.3
FRAME Ethernet_802.2
5. A typical STARTNET.BAT for the ODI workstation performs the following commands:
SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH ; Set NetWare 4.X to English
; Language
LSL ; Link Support Layer Module (provided by
; Novell)
WL2400 ; Hardware Specific Module (For PCMCIA, uses
; WL2400; for PC104)
IPXODI ; IPX Protocol Stack Module (provided by Novell)
VLM ; DOS Support Module (provided by Novell)
L: ; Change current drive to connected device
; (L:, for example)
LOGIN ; Issue login command to login to file server
You may run STARTNET.BAT to access (logon) the Novell NetWare server.

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\WISA.COM
Fig3.2Configure STARTNET.BAT
Fig3.3Login NetWare Server.