TOSHIBA WN4301A-LF-JT Wireless LAN PC Card Users Manual BENQ.book Page i Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Contents Introduction Features Applications System Requirements Package Checklist Hardware Description LED Indicators Hardware Installation Driver and Utility Installation Windows 98/Me/2000 Installation Windows XP Installation Utility Configuration Using Wireless Card Manager Configuration Link Information IP information Site browse Version information Network Configuration and Planning Network Topologies Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Infrastructure Wireless LAN Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs Roaming Wireless PCs Troubleshooting Adapter Installation Problems Network Connection Problems Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safety (EEC) Specifications 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 10 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 20 21 21 22 23 23 24 25 i BENQ.book Page 1 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Introduction The WN4301A-LF-JT is a Wireless LAN PC Card, support a 54 Mbps wireless network adapter that seamlessly integrates with existing Ethernet networks to support applications such as mobile users or temporary conferences. This solution offers a high data rate and reliable wireless connectivity with considerable cost savings over wired LANs (which include long-term maintenance overhead for cabling). Just install enough wireless access points to cover your network area, plug wireless cards into your notebooks, and start networking. Using this card in conjunction with a wireless access point, gateway or wireless router, you can create an instant network that integrates seamlessly with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs. Moreover, moving or expanding your network is as easy as moving or installing additional access points no wires!
Features Up to 54 Mbps data rate Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs Integrates with or replaces wired LANs at dramatically lower cost than wired alternatives Seamless connectivity to wired Ethernet LANs augments existing networks quickly and easily Easy installation and user-friendly configuration Complementary Code Keying (CCK) ensures backward compatibility to the existing 802.11b WLAN infrastructure Auto fallback data rate under noisy environment Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology provides robust, interference-resistant wireless connection Supports a wide range of systems (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) Enhances your network security with 64/128-bit WEP data encryption Domain Channel Selection (DCS) allows access to the channels prescribed by the regulation of different countries 1 BENQ.book Page 2 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Applications Offers a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these:
Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer, and terminal emulation Difficult-to-wire environments Historic or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open areas where wiring is difficult to employ Frequently changing environments Retailers, manufacturers, and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location Temporary LANs for special projects or peak times Trade shows, exhibitions, and construction sites that need a temporary setup for a short time period. Retailers, airline, and shipping companies that need additional workstations for peak periods. Auditors who require workgroups at customer sites Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors, nurses, retailers, office workers who need access to databases while being mobile in the hospital, retail store or office campus SOHO users SOHO (Small Office Home Office) users who need easy and quick installation of a small computer network System Requirements Before you install the Wireless LAN PC Card, check your system for the following:
A laptop with a PCMCIA Type II or Type III slot Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
(Prepare the Windows OS installation CD for use during driver and utility installation) A minimum of 1500 Kbytes of free disk space for installing the driver and utility program Other IEEE 802.11b/g-compliant devices installed in your network Package Checklist The Wireless LAN PC Card package includes:
1 Wireless PC Card 1 driver and utility CD with documentation Warrenty card Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect, missing, or damaged parts. Please retain the original packing materials, in case there is a need to return the product. 2 Hardware Description The Wireless LAN PC Card supports up to 54Mbps connections to Ethernet networks. This wireless card is fully complient with the specifications defined in IEEE 802.11g. It can be installed in any notebook with a Type supports Windows 98/ME/200/XP. LED Indicators The Wireless LAN PC Card includes two status LED inducators, as described in the following figure and table. PCMCIA slot. And this card Link Activity Status On Flashing Flashing Description Indicates a valid connection Indicates that the card is scanning for available networks Indicates that the card is transmitting or receiving packets LED LINK ACT BENQ.book Page 4 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Hardware Installation Warnings:
Network cards are sensitive to static electricity. To protect the card, always touch the metal chassis of your computer or the ground before handling the card. To install the card:
1. Turn on your notebook. 2. Install the driver and utility program into your system. Drivers can be found on the driver and utility CD. See the following section for more information on driver and utility installation. 3. Find an available Type II PCMCIA slot in your notebook. 4. With the cards 68-pin connector facing the PCMCIA slot, slide the card completely into the slot as shown below. 4 BENQ.book Page 6 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card 5. This screen will appear, though the driver is fully compatible with Windows 2000, it has not yet been Logo tested by Microsoft. Click Yes to continue with the installation. Note: Do not click No, as this will cancel the installation and the driver will not be installed properly. 6. The InstallShield wizard will start copy driver files into your system, this may take a few minutes. The Country Select window will then appear, click OK to exit the window. The installation process in now completed. 6 BENQ.book Page 8 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card 4. After inserting the card, the Found New Hardware Wizard window appears. Select Install the software automatically, then click Next. 5. This screen will then appear, though the driver is fully compatible with Windows XP, it has not yet been Logo tested by Microsoft. Click Continue Anyway. Note: Do not click STOP Installation, as this will cancel the installation process, and the driver will not be installed properly. 8 BENQ.book Page 9 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Windows XP Installation 6. The Wizard will start to install the software into your system. This may take a few minutes. 7. When the wizard has finished installing the driver, the following screen will appear. Click Finish to exit the window. 8. Select the country in which you are using the Wireless LAN PC Card. The installation process in now completed. 9 BENQ.book Page 12 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Encryption Select 64 bit or 128 bit to enable the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) function. This function is implemented in the card to prevent unauthorized access. Key Type Select ASCII or Hex. Default Key Choose one key to use for encryption. Passphrase Check this box to automatically generate keys for encryption. Advance Click this button to set the packet burst duration function. Move the slider bar to adjust the packet transmission speed. The larger the number, the faster the speed. How to set up WEP:
The WEP mechanism is based on the RC4 encryption algorithm. The security keys are provided to ensure data confidentiality. WEP security protects your wireless LAN against eavesdropping and unauthorized access by intruders. If WEP is in use, all clients on the same network must use the same WEP key settings in order to communicate with each other. To use the WEP function, take the following steps:
Step 1. Select 64 bit or 128 bit in the Encryption field. Step 2. To automatically generate keys, check the Passphrase box, then type in a string of characters (a maximum of 32 digits) into the field. If you are using an auto-generated key, you must use the same passphrase and key on every station within the same network. Please note that when Encryption is set to 64 bit, 4 keys will be generated. When 128 bit Encryption is selected, only one key will be auto generated. Step 3. In the Default Key field, select one number to use as the default key from the drop-down menu. Step 4. Click Apply changes to allow the settings to take effect. Or 12 BENQ.book Page 13 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Using Wireless Card Manager Step 1. Select 64 bit or 128 bit in the Encryption field. Step 2. Select ASCII or Hex in the Key Type field. Step 3. In the Default Key field, select one number to use as the default key from the drop-down menu. Step 4. Manually type in a string of characters in the corresponding Key # field that you have selected in step 3. Step 5. Click Apply changes to allow the settings to take effect. Note: When setting up WEP without using the Passphrase function, if the Key Type is set to Hex, only hexadecimal characters (range: 0~9 and A~F) can be used. When Encryption is set to 64 bit, 10 Hex characters can be entered in the Key field. And for 128 bit Encryption setting, a maximum of 26 Hex characters cna be entered to generate the key string. If the Key Type is set to ASCII, and Encryption is set to 64 bit, then 5 ASCII characters can be used in the Key field. And for 128 bit Encryption, 13 ASCII characters can be used. 13 BENQ.book Page 18 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Network Configuration and Planning This Wireless Solution supports a stand-alone wireless network configuration, as well as an integrated configuration with Ethernet LANs. The Wireless LAN PC Card can be configured as:
Ad hoc for peer-to peer communications Infrastructure for connections with wireless LANs Network Topologies Ad Hoc Wireless LAN An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers, each equipped with a wireless adapter, connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must be configured to the same radio channel. An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used for a branch office or SOHO operation. Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Notebook with Wireless USB Adapter Notebook with Wireless PC Card PC with Wireless PCI Adapter 18 BENQ.book Page 19 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Network Topologies Infrastructure Wireless LAN The Wireless 802.11g/b Card can also provide wireless workstations with access to a wired LAN. An integrated wired and wireless LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A Basic Service Set (BSS) consists of a group of wireless PC users, and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN. Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in its wireless group via a radio link, or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point. The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN, but also extends the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signals through one or more access points. A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database, or for connection between mobile workers, as shown in the following figure. Wired LAN Extension to Wireless Adapters File Server Desktop PC Switch Notebook with Wireless PC Card Adapter Access Point PC with Wireless PC I Adapter 19 BENQ.book Page 20 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Setting the Communication Domain Stationary Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set (BSS) is the communication domain for each access point. For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming, set the domain identifier (SSID) for the wireless card to the SSID of the access point you want to connect to. Check with your administrator for the SSID of the access point that you are connecting. Roaming Wireless PCs A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers. More than one access point can be configured to create an Extended Service Set (ESS). By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created, wireless users within this ESS can roam freely. All wireless adapters and access points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID and to the same radio channel. File Server Switch Notebook with Wireless PC Card Adapter Access Point
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Desktop PC Wireless Cell Coverage Area PC with Wireless PCI Adapter
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Access Point Notebooks with Wireless PC Card Adapters PC with Wireless PC I Adapter
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Seamless Roaming 20 BENQ.book Page 21 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Check the following troubleshooting items before contacting Technical Support. Adapter Installation Problems If your laptop cannot find the Wireless PC Card or the driver software does not install correctly, check the following:
Make sure the adapter is securely seated in the PCMCIA slot. Check for any hardware problems, such as physical damage to the cards connector. Try the card in another PCMCIA slot. If this also fails, test your laptop with another wireless card that is known to operate correctly. Make sure your laptop is using the latest BIOS. If there are other network adapters in the notebook, they may be causing conflict. Remove all other network adapters from the laptop and test the EPSON Wireless PC Card separately. Check for a defective notebook or PCMCIA connection by trying the adapter in another notebook that is known to operate correctly. If it still does not work, take out the wireless adapter, delete the driver and utility from your system. Then go to Control Panel and delete the adapter from your network configuration menu. Restart your notebook and reinstall the Wireless PC Card and the driver and utility software. 21 BENQ.book Page 22 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Network Connection Problems If the Link LED on the Wireless PC Card does not light, or if you cannot access any network resources from the notebook, check the following:
Make sure the correct software driver is installed for your operating system. If necessary, try reinstalling the driver. Make sure the notebook and other network devices are receiving power. The access point you want to connect to may be defective. Try connecting with another access point. If you cannot access a Windows or NetWare service on the network, check that you have enabled and configured the service correctly. If you cannot connect to a particular server, be sure that you have access rights and a valid ID and password. If you cannot access the Internet, be sure you have configured your system for TCP/IP. If your wireless station cannot communicate with a computer in the Ethernet LAN when configured for Infrastructure mode, check the following:
Make sure the access point that the station is associated with is powered on. If you still cannot connect, change the access point and all the stations within the BSS to another radio channel. Make sure the SSID is the same as that used by the access point for a station with roaming disabled, or the same as that used by the access points in the extended service set (ESS). 22 BENQ.book Page 23 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Compliances Compliances Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. 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 can be determined 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. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver. the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment, under 47 CFR 2.1093 paragraph (d)(2).This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 23 BENQ.book Page 24 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card CE Mark Declaration of Conformance for EMI and Safety (EEC) This information technology equipment complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility and 73/23/EEC for electrical equipment used within certain voltage limits and the Amendment Directive 93/68/EEC. For the evaluation of the compliance with these Directives, the following standards were applied:
RFI Emission:
Immunity:
Limit class B according to EN 55022:1998 Limit class B for harmonic current emission according to EN 61000-3-2/1995 Limitation of voltage fluctuation and flicker in low-voltage supply system according to EN 61000-3-3/1995 Product family standard according to EN 55024:1998 Electrostatic Discharge according to EN 61000-4-2:1995
(Contact Discharge: 4 kV, Air Discharge: 8 kV) Radio-frequency electromagnetic field according to EN 61000-4-3:1996
(80 - 1000 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m) Electrical fast transient/burst according to EN 61000-4-4:1995
(AC/DC power supply: 1 kV, Data/Signal lines: 0.5 kV) Surge immunity test according to EN 61000-4-5:1995
(AC/DC Line to Line: 1 kV, AC/DC Line to Earth: 2 kV) Immunity to conducted disturbances, Induced by radio-frequency fields: EN 61000-4-6:1996
(0.15 - 80 MHz with 1 kHz AM 80% Modulation: 3 V/m) Power frequency magnetic field immunity test according to EN 61000-4-8:1993 (1 A/m at frequency 50 Hz) Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity test according to EN 61000-4-11:1994
(>95% Reduction @10 ms, 30% Reduction @500 ms, >95%
Reduction @5000 ms) LVD:
EN 60950 (A1/1992; A2/1993; A3/1993; A4/1995; A11/1997) 24 BENQ.book Page 25 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Specifications Specifications Functional Criteria Data Rate Operating Range Radio Signal Radio Technology Operating Frequency Operating Channel Sensitivity Output Power 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps Up to 18 m (60 ft) at 54 Mbps Up to 40 m (132 ft) at 11 Mbps Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Complementary Code Keying (CCK) USA (FCC): 2412~2462 MHz Canada (IC): 2412~2462 MHz Europe (ETSI): 2412~2472 MHz Spain: 2457~2462 MHz France: 2457~2472 MHz Japan: 2412~2484 MHz USA, Canada: 11 channels ETSI: 13 channels Spain: 2 channels France: 4 channels Japan: 14 channels
-68 dBm (typical)
+10 dBm (minimum) Physical Characteristics Power Consumption Dimensions Antenna LED Indicator Host Interface TX: 480 mA, RX: 420 mA, Power Saving: 20mA 12.8 x 5.3 cm (5.04 x 2.09 in.) Built in dual antenna Link, Power/Activity PCMCIA Type II Standards Conformance Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g Environmental Temperature Humidity Vibration/Shock/Drop Operating: 0 to 55 C (32 to 131 F) Storage: -20 to 70 C (-4 to 158 F) 5 to 90% (non-condensing) IEC 68-2-34, IEC 68-2-27, IEC 68-2-32 25 BENQ.book Page 26 Friday, July 4, 2003 7:49 PM Wireless LAN PC Card Certification Emissions Software Drivers NDIS Drivers EN 50081-1, EN 55022 Class B EN 50082-1, EN 61000-4-2/3/4/6/11 FCC Part 15(B), ETSI 300-328, ARIB STD33 & T66 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 26