Symbol sprectum24 LA-4111 Manual de usuario
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Spectrum24
Wireless LAN Adapter
Models LA-4111 PC Card &
LA-4113 PCI Adapter
Product Reference Guide
70-20706-01
Revision A
November 1999
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Copyright
Copyright © 1999 by Symbol Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Symbol, the Symbol logo and Spectrum24 are registered trademarks of Symbol Technologies, Inc.
No part of this publication may be modified or adapted in any way, for any purposes without permission in writing from
Symbol. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Symbol reserves the right to make changes to any product to improve reliability, function, or design.
No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise under any Symbol Technologies, Inc.,
intellectual property rights. An implied license only exists for equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in
Symbol products.
Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies and are hereby acknowledged.
Novell and LAN Workplace are registered trademarks of Novell Inc.
Patents
This product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. and foreign Patents:
U.S. Patent No.
4,360,798; 4,369,361; 4,387,297; 4,460,120; 4,496,831; 4,593,186; 4,603,262; 4,607,156;
4,652,750; 4,673,805; 4,736,095; 4,758,717; 4,816,660; 4,845,350; 4,896,026; 4,897,532;
4,923,281; 4,933,538; 4,992,717; 5,015,833; 5,017,765; 5,021,641; 5,029,183; 5,047,617;
5,103,461; 5,113,445; 5,130,520; 5,140,144; 5,142,550; 5,149,950; 5,157,687; 5,168,148;
5,168,149; 5,180,904; 5,216,232; 5,229,591; 5,230,088; 5,235,167; 5,243,655; 5,247,162;
5,250,791; 5,250,792; 5,260,553; 5,262,627; 5,262,628; 5,266,787; 5,278,398; 5,280,162;
5,280,163; 5,280,164; 5,280,498; 5,304,786; 5,304,788; 5,306,900; 5,321,246; 5,324,924;
5,337,361; 5,367,151; 5,373,148; 5,378,882; 5,396,053; 5,396,055; 5,399,846; 5,408,081;
5,410,139; 5,410,140; 5,412,198; 5,418,812; 5,420,411; 5,436,440; 5,444,231; 5,449,891;
5,449,893; 5,468,949; 5,471,042; 5,478,998; 5,479,000; 5,479,002; 5,479,441; 5,504,322;
5,519,577; 5,528,621; 5,532,469; 5,543,610; 5,545,889; 5,552,592; 5,557,093; 5,578,810;
5,581,070; 5,589,679; 5,589,680; 5,608,202; 5,612,531; 5,619,028; 5,627,359; 5,637,852;
5,664,229; 5,668,803; 5,675,139; 5,693,929; 5,698,835; 5,705,800; 5,714,746; 5,723,851;
5,734,152; 5,734,153; 5,742,043; 5,745,794; 5,754,587; 5,762,516; 5,763,863; 5,767,500;
5,789,728; 5,789,731; 5,808,287; 5,811,785; 5,811,787; 5,815,811; 5,821,519; 5,821,520;
5,823,812; 5,828,050; 5,850,078; 5,861,615; 5,874,720; 5,875,415; 5,900,617; 5,902,989;
5,907,146; 5,912,450; 5,914,478; 5,917,173; 5,920,059; 5,923,025; 5,929,420; 5,945,658;
5,945,659; 5,946,194; 5,959,285; D305,885; D341,584; D344,501; D359,483; D362,453;
D363,700; D363,918; D370,478; D383,124; D391,250; D405,077; D406,581; D414,171;
D414,172
Invention No. 55,358; 62,539; 69,060; 69,187 (Taiwan); No. 1,601,796; 1,907,875; 1,955,269 (Japan);
European Patent 367,299; 414,281; 367,300; 367,298; UK 2,072,832; France 81/03938; Italy 1,138,713
Symbol Technologies, Inc.
One Symbol Plaza
Holtsville, N.Y. 11742-1300
Telephone:(800)SCAN234/(516)738-2400
Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Adapter Product Reference Guide iii
About This Document
Reference Documents
This Reference Guide refers to the following documents:
Conventions
Keystrokes are indicated as follows:
Typeface conventions used include:
Part Number Document Title
70-20708-01 Spectrum24 Site Survey System Administrators Guide
70-20688-01 Spectrum24 AP-4111 DS Access Point Product
Reference Guide
70-20709-01 Spectrum24 Plus Pack User Guide
70-20136-01 Mountable F-Plane Antenna (ML-2499-DSA1-00)
ENTER identifies a key.
FUNC, CTRL, Cidentifies a key sequence. Press and release each key
in turn.
Press A+Bpress the indicated keys simultaneously.
Hold A+Bpress and hold the indicated keys while performing or
waiting for another function. Used in combination
with another keystroke.
<angles> indicates mandatory parameters in a given syntax.
[brackets] for command line, indicates available parameters;
in configuration files brackets act as separators
for options.
GUI Screen text indicates the control name in a GUI-based application.
Italics indicates the first use of a term, book title, or menu.
‘single quotes’ indicates the exact setting for a parameter.
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This document uses the following icons for certain conditions or types
of information:
Indicates tips or special requirements.
Indicates conditions that can cause equipment damage
or data loss.
Indicates a potentially dangerous condition or
procedure that only Symbol-trained personnel should
attempt to correct or perform.
Screen indicates monitor screen dialog. Also indicates user input.
Ascreen is the hardware device on which data appears.
A display is data arranged on a screen.
Terminal indicates text shown on a terminal screen.
URL indicates Uniform Resource Locator. Click the URL to
launch browser.
Contents
Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Adapter Product Reference Guide v
Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................1
Chapter 2 About the Spectrum24 Wireless
LAN Adapter ...................................................3
2.1 MU Mode ......................................................4
2.2 11 Mbps Operation ........................................5
2.3 Mobile IP........................................................6
2.4 Power Management ........................................7
2.5 Card and Socket Services ................................8
2.6 Plug and Play .................................................8
2.7 Spectrum24 Adapter LED Descriptions ..............9
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation..................................11
3.1 Preparation ..................................................11
3.2 Installing the PC Card ...................................12
3.3 Installing the PCI Adapter ..............................14
3.3.1 External Antenna Connection...............15
Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring the
Windows 95/98 Driver................................17
4.1 Installing the Spectrum24 Driver in
Windows 95.......................................................17
4.2 Installing the Spectrum24 Driver in
Windows 98.......................................................19
4.3 Spectrum24 Adapter Configuration
for Windows 95/98 ............................................21
Chapter 5 Installing and Configuring the
Windows NT Driver......................................23
5.1 New Spectrum24 Adapter Installation.............24
5.2 Existing Adapter Installation ...........................25
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5.3 Spectrum24 Adapter Configuration for
Windows NT ......................................................26
Chapter 6 Installing and Configuring the
Driver in Windows 2000.............................29
6.1 Configuring the Spectrum24 WLAN
Adapter for Windows 2000 .................................32
Chapter 7 Installing and Configuring the
Driver in Windows CE .................................35
7.1 Installing the Spectrum24 Windows
CE Driver ...........................................................35
7.1.1 Installing the Spectrum24 Windows
CE Device Driver from a CDROM .................36
7.1.2 Downloading the Spectrum24
Windows CE Device Driver ...........................38
7.1.3 Uploading the Spectrum24 Driver
to an Handheld Computer Device.................39
Chapter 8 Verifying the Firmware Version.................41
Appendix A Spectrum24 Network Control Panel
Applet (NCPA)............................................. A-1
A.1 Installing NCPA .......................................... A-1
A.2 Using NCPA............................................... A-2
A.2.1 Mobile Unit Property Page .................. A-3
A.2.2 Mobile IP Property Page...................... A-4
A.2.3 Encryption Property Page .................... A-6
A.2.4 WLAN Adapter Property Page ............. A-7
Appendix B WLAN Adapter Specifications.................. B-1
Appendix C Troubleshooting ......................................... C-1
C.1 Windows 95/98 Troubleshooting Tips .......... C-1
C.2 Windows NT 4.0 Troubleshooting ................ C-3
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C.2.1 Useful Tool for Windows NT
Troubleshooting ......................................... C-4
C.2.2 Windows NT Errors............................ C-5
C.3 Windows 2000 Troubleshooting Tips............ C-7
C.4 Windows CE Troublshooting........................ C-8
C.4.1 The Handheld Computer Does Not
Recognize the Spectrum24 PC Card ............. C-8
C.4.2 An IP Address is Not Recognized
by the Handheld Computer ......................... C-9
Appendix D Customer Support...................................... D-1
Appendix E Regulatory Compliance..............................E-1
Index............................................................................... Index-1
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Spectrum24 Wireless LAN Adapter Product Reference Guide 1
Chapter 1 Introduction
The LA-4111 PC Card and the LA-4113 PCI adapter
are Spectrum24 direct-sequence (DS) products.
Spectrum24 DS is a spread spectrum network operating
between 2.4 and 2.5 GHz. Spread spectrum
communication provides a high-capacity network within
large or small environments. Spectrum24 DS products
provide a high-capacity network using multiple access
points within large or small environments.
•Spectrum24 bridging architecture allows
communication between wired network devices
and mobile devices.
•Spectrum24 supports the IEEE 802.11 specification.
This open architecture allows Spectrum24 devices
to communicate with wireless devices from
other manufacturers.
•Spectrum24 allows mobile devices to roam
throughout large facilities while remaining
connected to the LAN.
•Spectrum24 allows protocol firmware upgrades
while devices remain operational.
•Spectrum24 antenna diversity feature alternates
between antennas with the best reception,
increasing overall performance.
Introduction
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