Linksys WCF11 - Wireless CompactFlash Card Type II Manual de usuario

Instant WirelessTM Series

Wireless Network

CF Card

User Guide

Use this Guide to install: WCF11

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Linksys guarantees that every Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card is free from

physical defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase,

when used within the limits set forth in the Specification section of this User Guide. If

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FCC STATEMENT

This product have been tested and complies with the specifications for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea-

sonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equip-

ment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi-

cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which is found by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to

try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment or device

• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s

• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance

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Introduction

Experience the same speed and ease of wireless networking with your

CompactFlash Type II ready personal digital assistant as you do with your lap-

top or desktop computer with the Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF

Card. This Type II CompactFlash card connects directly to your PDA—just

plug it in and you’re ready to share data, printers, or high speed Internet access

over your existing wireless network. User-friendly software makes it simple to

set up.

Not only is the Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card easy to install

and use, it’s also powerful. You can send and receive data at speeds up to

11Mbps. A high-powered built-in antenna means that you’re connected at dis-

tances of up to 1500 feet. It’s also versatile and easily configurable through

your PC.

So for full wireless flexibility and convenience, the InstantWireless™ Wireless

Network CF Card puts wireless networking in the palm of your hand!

• Up to 11 Mbps High-Speed Data Transfer Rate

• Compatible with Windows CE

• Low Interference and High Sensitivity to Guarantee Reliable Performance

• User-Friendly Software Provides Hassle-Free Installation and

Configuration

• Plug-and-Play Operation Provides Easy Setup

• Built-in Antenna with Link LED

• Works with Virtually All Standard Internet Applications

• Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-Compliant Equipment

• Capable of up to 128-Bit WEP Encryption

• Free Software Driver Upgrades

• Free Technical Support-24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week for North America

Only

• 1-Year Limited Warranty

Features

The Instant WirelessTM Wireless Network CF Card

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Instant WirelessTM Wireless Network CF Card 1

Features 1

Package Contents 2

System Requirements 2

Planning Your Wireless Network 3

Network Topology 3

Roaming 3

Ad-Hoc Versus Infrastructure Mode 4

Installing the Drivers 5

Before You Start 5

Driver Installation 5

Installing the Wireless PCI Card 14

Configuration Utility 12

Using the Configuration Utility 12

Troubleshooting 18

Common Problems and Solutions 18

Frequently Asked Questions 18

Glossary 22

Specifications 27

Environmental 27

Warranty Information 28

Contact Information 29

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Planning Your Wireless Network

Network Topology

A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each Personal

Digital Assistant (PDA) in the LAN uses an Instant Wireless™ Wireless

Network CF Card to connect to the network using no wires. PDAs in a wire-

less LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel.

The Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card provides LAN access for

PDAs. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure con-

figuration. A group of Network CF Card users and an Access Point compose

a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each PDA equipped with a Network CF Card in a

BSS can talk to any computer in a wired LAN infrastructure via the Access

Point also allows you to synchronize the PDA through wireless connection.

An infrastructure configuration extends the accessibility of a Network CF Card

PDA to a wired LAN, and doubles the effective wireless transmission range for

two Network CF Card PDAs. Since the Access Point is able to forward data

within its BSS, the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is

doubled.

The use of a unique ID in a Basic Service Set is essential.

The Wireless LAN Infrastructure configuration is appropriate for enterprise-

scale wireless access to a central database, or as a wireless application for

mobile users.

Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users. More

than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). This con-

tinuous network allows users to roam freely within an ESS. All Network CF

Card PDAs within one Extended Service Set must be configured with the same

SSID.

Selecting a feasible radio channel and optimum Access Point position is rec-

ommended. Proper Access Point positioning combined with a clear radio sig-

nal will greatly enhance performance.

Roaming

• One Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card

• One Setup CD-ROM with Drivers and User Guide

• One Registration Card (not shown)

• Windows 9x or higher PC with CD-ROM (to load drivers)

• PDA with available Type II CompactFlash Slot

• Windows CE

Package Contents

System Requirements

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Installing the Drivers

Your new Instant Wireless™ Wireless Network CF Card comes with an auto-

mated software installation procedure that interacts with the Windows operat-

ing system on your PC and the Windows CE operating systems on your PDA.

This procedure automatically installs the drivers and Configuration Utility

while the Network CF Card is installed on your PDA.

1. With the Network CF Card inserted into your PDA while your PDA is con-

nected to your PC, insert the Setup CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive.

Unless you have deactivated the auto-run feature of Windows, the follow-

ing screen should appear automatically.

If this screen does not appear automatically, you can access the installation

by pressing the Start button and choosing Run. In the drop down box pro-

vided, type D:\setup.exe (where D: is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).

Alternately, double-click My Computer, and then double-click the CD-

ROM drive where the Setup CD is located. Then double-click the

Setup.exe icon that appears.

Before You Start

Driver Installation

Wireless Network CF Card

Unlike wired networks, wireless networks have two different modes in which

they may be set up: Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc. Choosing between these two

modes depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or

peripherals with a wired network or not.

If the computers on the wireless network need to be accessible by a wired net-

work or need to share a peripheral, such as a printer, with the wired network

computers, the wireless network should be set up in the Infrastructure mode.

The basis of Infrastructure mode centers around an access point, which serves

as the main point of communications in a wireless network. Access points

transmit data to PCs

equipped with wireless

network card, which can

roam within a certain

radial range of the access

point. Multiple access

points can be arranged to

work in succession to

extend the roaming

range, and can be set up

to communicate with

your Ethernet hardware

as well.

If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only

with the other computers on the wireless network, then the Ad-Hoc mode can

be used. Ad-Hoc mode allows computers equipped with wireless transmitters

and receivers to communicate directly with each other, eliminating the need for

an access point. The drawback of this mode is in the fact that, inAd-Hoc mode,

wireless-equipped computers are not able to communicate with computers on

a wired network.

And, of course,

communication

between the wire-

less-equipped com-

puters is limited by

the distance and

interference directly

between them.

Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode

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4. The next screen that appears will show the Warranty Policy. Read the entire

policy by clicking the Page Down button on your keyboard. Click the Yes

button if you agree, or No if you disagree. Clicking No will terminate the

installation. If you click Yes, the installation will continue.

5. From the following screen, you will determine where the driver will be

installed. If you would like the driver installed to the default directory, click

the Next button. If you would like to choose an alternate directory, click the

Browse button and select the appropriate folder.

Wireless Network CF Card

2.The first tab across the top of the screen, labeled Install, should now be high-

lighted. Click the Install button. The following screen should appear, indi-

cating that Windows is preparing the installation.

If, for whatever reason, you need to abort or terminate the installation, click

the Cancel button at any time during the installation. Otherwise the instal-

lation will continue automatically.

3. The following screen will indicate that Windows is ready to continue the

installation. Click the Next button.

Note: If you stop the installation before it has finished, you will have to

run the installation completely again before installing your hardware.

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7b. On the following screen, enter your wireless network’s SSID name. The

SSID must be identical for all points in the network. To join any available

SSID, type ANY. The default setting is linksys (all lowercase). Enter this

information and click the Next button.

8. At this point, the Wizard will ask you to review your settings before start-

ing to copy files. Select Back to review or change any settings or Next if

you are satisfied with your settings.

6. When the following screen appears, choose either Infrastructure mode or

Ad-Hoc mode, depending on your needs. If you are unsure whether to

choose Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc, refer to the next section for more infor-

mation. Once you have made your choice, click the Next button.

7a. If you chose Infrastructure Mode, go on to Step 7b now. If you chose Ad-

Hoc Mode, choose the correct operating channel that applies to your net-

work. The channel you choose should be set as the same as the other points

in your wireless network. The default channel is set to Channel 6. Select

the appropriate channel and click the Next button.

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9. The following screen will ask if you wish to install the driver in the default

directory. Click the Yes button to continue.

10. When you see the following screen, check your PDA to see if additional

steps are required. Follow the steps requested by your PDA. Once this is

done, or if none are requested, click the OK button.

11. Once the installation wizard is complete, click the Finish button.

12. The following screen will also appear on your PDA, showing that the device

has been successfully installed. When you see this, click the OK button.

Note: Check your network setting to set IP Address.

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You can save any of your configuration settings by setting up a Profile. To do

this, type the profile’s name in the Profile bar and click the Apply button to

save your changes under that profile.

Mode allows you to choose between Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc, depending on

your network type. The Ad-Hoc mode is used for a simple peer-to-peer net-

work and allows the sharing of local resources only between PDAs using the

Network CF Card without needing an Access Point. The Infrastructure mode

allows a wireless network to be integrated into an existing wired network

through an Access Point. Infrastructure networks permit roaming between

Access Points while maintaining a connection to all network resources.

An acronym for Service Set Identifier, SSID is the unique name shared among

all points in a wireless network. The SSID setting must be identical for all

points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.

The Transmit Rate field shows the current transfer rate for the Network CF

Card. To optimize performance and range, the Transmit Rate should be set to

Auto Rate, which will automatically adjust the transfer speed for best perform-

ance and longest range.

Power Saving Enabled allows your PDA to enter "sleep" mode if your network

connection experiences more than 1 second of no network activity. This

depends on PDA power saving mode.

TheAd-Hoc Channel setting specifies the channel used in wireless communi-

cation and should be set to the same channel as the other points in the wireless

network. This setting can only be adjusted in Ad-Hoc mode.

To undo any changes, click the Undo button. To use the default settings and

eliminate those changes you’ve already made, click the Default button.To save

all of your changes, click the Apply button. To save all of your changes and

close the Configuration Utility, click the OK button at the top of the screen.

Wireless Network CF Card

Configuration Utility

The Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of

the Network CF Card in your wireless network.

Once the Configuration Utility has been installed,

an icon will be placed in two places on your PDA,

under Programs and settings under the System tab

in Settings. Tapping this icon will open the

Configuration Utility.

CONFIGURATION

The Configuration screen allows you to change your Network CF Card’s gen-

eral settings.

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Using the Configuration Utility

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Encryption (WEP) can be Disabled, or set to 64-bit or 128-bit encryption as

a hexadecimal number for each key that you wish to encrypt. Make sure that

the values entered in these fields for WEP is identical to the encryption keys

used on the other wireless devices on the network.

Once enabled, you can create an encryption key by using a Passphrase, or by

entering the key manually. The Passphrase can be any text string with a max-

imum of 31 alphanumeric characters.

If you select to Create Keys Manually, enter a hexadecimal number for each

key that you wish to encrypt. Make sure that the values entered in these fields

for WEP are identical to the encryption keys used on the other wireless devices

on the network.

Once you have chosen your key encryption method and entered either the

Passphrase or manual key, click the Apply button to save your changes or

Undo to delete them. To save your changes and close the Configuration Utility,

click the OK button.

LINK

The Link screen provides information about the current link between the

Network CF Card and the wireless network.

The State field displays information on the Access Point with which the

Network CF Card is communicating.

The Current Channel field shows to what channel the Network CF Card is set.

The Current Tx Rate field shows the transfer rate in megabits per second.

Clicking the Rescan button refreshes the information displayed.

The Throughput fields show the rate at which data is transferred and received

in bytes per second.

The Link Quality field will display a bar indicating the percentage, between 0

and 100 percent, of the quality of the link. The higher the percentage, the bet-

ter the link.

Wireless Network CF Card

Note: Creating and using the passphrase is recommended for easy WEP con-

figuration and security purposes.

ENCRYPTION

The 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys can be generated here from a user-defined

passphrase or entered manually.

An acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used

to protect your wireless data communications. WEP uses a combination of 64-

bit or 128-bit keys to provide access control to your network and encryption

security for every data transmission. To decode a data transmission, each point

in a network must use an identical 64-bit or 128-bit key. Higher encryption

levels mean higher levels of security, but, due to the complexity of the encryp-

tion, they may mean decreased network performance.

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