IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) IBM High Rate Wireless L A N (P CI) Quick Users Guide
( Draft Versio n ) 1 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) A b o ut this b o o k This manual contains instructions for installing and using the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN
(PCI) card. The manual is divided into two parts:
P art 1: Installation and users guide This guide contains the product description, hardware and software installation instructions, product use information, and maintenance information. Part 2: Appendices The appendices contain help information, service information, the product warranties, and notices. N ote: The illustrations in this manual may be slightly different from your hardware. 2 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) IN D E X 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Features (bullets changed).......................................................................................................................4 1.2 Applications (bullets changed)...............................................................................................................4 Product description..........................................................................................................................................6 IBM High Rate WLAN ( PCI ) ..............................................................................................................................7 Installing the Card Hardware .........................................................................................................................7 Introducing the Card to your Computer.......................................................................................................8 2 DRIVER/UTILITY INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................9 2.1 System Requirements ......................................................................................................................9 2.2 Driver installation.............................................................................................................................9 2.2.1 Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT ............................................................................................9 2.3 IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager Installation......................................................................11 Appendix A. Product specifications....................................................................................................................16 Physical specifications ..................................................................................................................................16 Power characteristics.....................................................................................................................................16 Networking characteristics...........................................................................................................................16 Radio characteristics .....................................................................................................................................17 Wireless LAN Range ....................................................................................................................................18 Supported frequency sub-bands ..................................................................................................................18 Regulatory Information..........................................................................................................................................19 USA-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ...............................................................................19 Information to the user..................................................................................................................................19 Canada-Industry Canada (IC)......................................................................................................................20 Europe-EC Declaration of Conformity ......................................................................................................20 Technical Specifications...............................................................................................................................20 Appendix B. Troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................21 Troubleshooting the LEDs ...........................................................................................................................21 Appendix C. Help and service information........................................................................................................22 Appendix D. Product warranties and notices .....................................................................................................23 Trademarks .....................................................................................................................................................24 Compliance information ...............................................................................................................................24 3 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 1 IN T R O D U C TIO N Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PCs or other network devices without wires or cables. Wireless LAN configurations include independent networks suitable for small or temporary peer-to-peer configurations and infrastructure networks, offering fully distributed data connectivity via micro cells and roaming. The IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card is designed to meet the mobility, performance, security, interoperability, management, and reliability requirements of IEEE 802.11b high data rate standard. It is easy to install on various devices with a standard PC PCI card slot. When installed, IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card can communicate with other IEEE 802.11b compliant products to create a wireless network in your office or home. 1.1 Features (bullets changed) Compliant with 11 Mbps 802.11b high-speed specification Data rate 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps automatic fallback under noisy environment Advanced Power Management for battery saving Build-in PCB patch diversity antennas Supports a wide range of OS (Win95/98/Me/2000/NT ) Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b compliant equipment Supports full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell Plug-and-play installation and easy client management with utility software Working range up to 115m an semi-open Office environment Supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint access. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust, interference-resistant and secure wireless connection. Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling. Greater flexibility to locate or move networked PCs 1.2 Applications (bullets changed) Home networking for device sharing - Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation. Frequently changing environments - Retailers, manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location. SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users - SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network. Inter-building connection - The wireless building-to-building network installs quickly, requires no monthly lease fees, and provides the flexibility to reconfigure easily. Hard-to-wire buildings - Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is difficult to employ. 4 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Education (ex/ campuses) Hospitals/Medical offices - Employees need access to database while being mobile in the hospital. Warehouse (inventory) Security huts Exhibition centers Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time - Trade shows, exhibitions, retailers, airline and shipping companies need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors require workgroups at customer sites. 5 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Part 1: Installation and users guide This section provides the product and software descriptions, and the installation and users guide. Product description The IBM High-Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card is a standard PCI card that fits into any standard PCI slot. It has two light-emitting diode (LED) indicators and one integrated antennas. You can use the IBM High-Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card in combination with an external antenna. This PCI card is a wireless network that complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard on wireless LANs (Revision B). It supports data-transfer rates up to 11 Mbps. This PCI card is fully compatible with any other wireless LAN system based on direct sequence spread spectrum
(DSSS) radio technology that complies with the IEEE 802.11 standard on wireless LANs
(Revision B). The card supports the following wireless LAN features:
Automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism in the range of High, Medium,Standard and Low Frequency Channel Selection (2.4 GHz) Roaming over multiple channels Card Power Management WEP data encryption, based on the 128-bit WEP encryption algorithm as defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard on wireless LANs . In addition to this manual, your package contains the following:
IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card Transparent protective casing for PCI card storage N ote: To extend the life of the PCI card hardware, store the PCI card in the protective casing whenever carrying the computer on travel without operating the device. The IBM Driver and Utility CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact your reseller. 6 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) IB M Hig h R ate WL A N ( P CI ) The PCI Card, is a standard PCI bus Card that you can use to install IBM High Rate WLAN ( PCI ) Cards into computer devices . Installing the Card Hardware To insert the PCI Card into your computer, carefully follow the steps described in this manual 1. Shut down your computer. 2. Switch off the power of:
Your computer, All external devices connected to your computer. 3. Disconnect the power cords from your computer and its external devices from the mains sockets. 4. Remove the top cover of your computer, according to the instructions in the users guide that came with your computer. 7 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 5. Select an available slot for your Card and remove the metal filler strip (as pictured above). Keep the screw for fixing the Card later. 6. Gently insert the connector of the PCI card into the slot . 7. Secure the card into place with the screw that you removed in step 5. 8. Put the computer cover back into place according to the instructions in the users guide that came with your computer. 9. Reconnect all the external devices to your computer. 10. Re- insert the power cords and connect them to the mains sockets. 11. Switch on the power of your computer to complete the hardware installation. Introducing the Card to your Com p uter Most of todays Microsoft operating systems will automatically detect and configure the PCI Card hardware. Some of these operating systems . however, may require you to install an additional driver (the PCI Enabler), to allow you to use the PCI Card in combination with IBM High Rate WLAN ( PCI ) Card . Therefore, prior to inserting a IBM High Rate WLAN ( PCI ) Card into the PCI slot of your computer , follow the installation instructions as described for your operating system to complete the installation of the PCI Card. 8 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 2 D RIV E R/U TILIT Y IN S T A L L A TIO N 2.1 System R e q uirem e n ts Below lists the minimum requirements to use IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card:
1. A system with a PCI specification compliant PCI slot. 2. Windows 95/98/2000/Me/NT4.0 operating system. 3. A minimum of 5 Mbytes free disk space for driver and utility program. 2.2 Driver installation 2.2.1 Windows 95/98/M e/2000/N T 1. Before powering on system, please complete hardware installation before continuing. 2. Restart system. 3. Windows should automatically detect the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card and should display a dialog box titled New Hardware Found. 4. Insert the IBM Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive. Instruct Windows that the drivers are located on CD-ROM drive. Accept all defaults. 5. After successful installation, you will see two network components. , Youll see the two network components ( IBM 802.11 wireless LAN PCI Card and TCP/IP -> IBM IBM 802.11 wireless PCI Card ) installed in your network configuration . 9 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 10 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 2.3 IB M Wireless LAN Client Manager Installati on 1. Once your system has booted and is idle, insert IBM Driver & Utility CD into the CD-ROM Drive. And the CDROM will automatically start the installation .( If it doesnt automatically install , Please Run the Autrun.exe on CD-ROM .) 11 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 2. Show the information of the Installation of IBM , Please Click Next >. 3.Click Yes if you agree with the statements. ( Please IBM provide the license file ) 12 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 3. Click Next> if you dont want to change the destination folder. 13 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 4. Click Next> if you dont want to change the destination folder. 5. And you will see the installation is under processing 14 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 6. Select Yes or No for restart option and click Finish. 7. If the option to restart was selected, click Yes to restart your computer 8. After installation and system has been restarted, it will automatically run the IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager as shown below. If the IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager fails to start, please double click the icon in the system tray to open the IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager main menu, providing quick access to all Card settings. 9. The IBM Wireless LAN Client Manager provides detailed on-line help instructions for each setting. Please refer to them for detail description. 15 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) A p p e n dix A. Product specifications This appendix provides the specifications for the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card. Physical specifications Form factor Dimensions (LxW) Weight M o d e Operation 0 to 50 C (32 to 122 F) Storage
-10 to 60 C (14 to 140 F) 10 to 90% (No condensation P C I 119.91*64.41* mm grams H u midity 90% maximum T e m p e r ature allowed) Power characteristics Doze mode Receive mode Transit mode Power supply N etworking characteristics Compatibility Network operating system Host operating system Media access protocol Data rate
(High-Rate Wireless LAN PC Cards use an automatic Transmit Rate Select mechanism) 45 mA 225mA 325 mA 3 V IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANs
(DSSS) Microsoft Windows 9x/2000/Me/NT4.0 Windows 95: NDIS3 Low profile port driver Windows NT 4.0: NDIS4 Low profile port driver Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me:
NDIS5 Low profile port driver CSMA/CA (collision avoidance) with acknowledgement (ACK) (i.e. TCP/IP) High: 11 Mbps Medium: 5.5 Mbps Standard: 2Mbps Low: 1 Mbps 16 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) R a dio characteristics Radio characteristics may vary according to:
The country in which the product was purchased The type of product that was purchased Wireless communication is often subject to local radio regulations. Although the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card has been designed for operation in the license-free 2.4 GHz band, local radio regulations might impose a number of limitations to the use of wireless communication equipment. To comply with such regulations, the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card is marketed with dedicated channel-sets, with a number of factory-programmed channels identified by the following acronyms:
ETS: For countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). FCC: For countries that adhere to the regulations as defined by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). FR: For France JP: For Japan The acronym of the channel-set supported by your card is printed on a label on the back-side of your IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card. RF frequency band Number of selectable sub-channels 2.4 GHz (2400 to 24835 MHz) North America (FCC): 11 Europe (ETS): 13 France (FR): 4 Japan (JP): 14 Other countries: FCC: 11 Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) CCK for high and medium transmit rates DQPSK for standard transmit rate DBPSK for low transmit rate 11-chip Barker Sequence Better than 10 5 15 dBm Modulation technique Spreading Bit error rate (BER) Typical output power 17 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) High speed 11 M b p s Wireless LAN Range R a n g e (100 Bytes user data)
/ transmit rate Semi-open Office Environment Receiver Sensitivity In a semi-open office environment, work space is divided by shoulder-height,hollow wall elements. Standard speed 2 M b p s 90 m
(295 ft.)
-89 dBm M e dium speed 5.5 M b p s 70 m
(230 ft.) L o w s p e e d 1 M b p s 40 m
(131 ft.)
-84 dBm 115 m
(377 ft.)
-91 dBm
-88 dBm Antennas are at desktop level. The range of the wireless signal is related to the transmit rate of the wireless communication. Communications at lower transmit rate may travel larger distances. Note: The range values listed in the table are typical distances as measured at the laboratories. These values may vary according to the actual radio conditions at the location where the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) product will be installed. The range of your wireless devices can be affected when the antennas are placed near metal surfaces and solid high-density materials. Range is also impacted due to obstacles in the signal path of the radio that may either absorb or reflect the radio signal. Supported frequency sub-bands Subject to the radio regulations that apply in your country, your IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card may support a different set of 2.4 GHz channels. Consult your Authorized IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) reseller or IBM Sales office for information about the radio regulations that apply in your country. The following table lists the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) IEEE 802.11 channel sets in the 2400 to 2500 MHz range. C hannel ID F C C E T S I FR JP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 n/a 2112 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 2457 2462 2467 18 2412 2417 2422 2427 2432 2437 2442 2447 2452 2457 2462 2467 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) 13 14 n/a n/a 2472 n/a 2472 n/a 2472 2484 When installing IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) cards, the channel configuration is managed as follows:
For wireless clients that operate in a High-Rate Wireless LAN Infrastructure, the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card automatically starts operation at the channel identified by the access points. When roaming between different access points, the station can dynamically switch to another channel if required. For IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) cards installed into wireless clients that operate in a Peer-to-Peer workgroup mode, the PCI card will use channel 10 by default. When inserted into an access point, the IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) card will use the factory-set default channel, unless the LAN AdLow profile strator selected a different channel when configuring the access point device. R e g ulatory Information U S A -Federal C o m m u nications C o m mission (FCC) 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 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This device and its antenna(s) must operate with a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. End-users must be provided with specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. Inform ation to the user NOTE :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. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it 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 19 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) be determined by tuming the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Canada-Industry Canada (IC) This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations Cet apparel de la B respecte toutes les exigencies du Reglement sur le materiel brouiller du Canada Europe-E C D e claration of C o nformity This device complies with Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and EMC Directive 89/336/EEC Technical Specif ications Dimensions M e c h a nical Specification Length: app. 119.91mm. Width: app. 64.41mm. Electrical Specifications Power density PC Card bus PCI bus Power Supply 16bit, 5v a PCI Local Bus 3V taken directly from PCI bus. (3 or 3.3V???) Power Consumption 3V 50mA(excluding ORINOCO PC Card) (Power T e m p e r ature & Humidity consumption results show everything larger than 50mA please adjust to reflect actual measurements) Operation Transit 0D To 50C C
-20D To 70C C 20 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Storage Humidity
-10D To 60C C Maximum 95%,no condensation allowed. C o m p atibility Operating System Windows 98 SE/ME. Windows 95 Windows NT4.0 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows CE RF Compliance USA FCC CFR47 Part 15-C EMC Compliance Product Safety Canada RSS 210 Europe EN300328-2 EN301489-17 Japan USA FCC CFR47 Part 15-B TELEC STD T-66, STD D-33 JATE No.9 Europe EN55022 EN55024 Europe EN60950 a . C o m pliant with the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.1 b . R e q uires Wi n d o w s 2000 Service Pack 1 or higher. (What about SP 2???) A p p e n dix B. Troubleshootin g This section provides information on troubleshooting procedures. Troubleshooting the LEDs Waiting the Intersil to provide the Troubleshooting Docum e nt . 21 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) A p p e n dix C. H elp and service information IBM marketing team will provide this section . 22 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) A p p e n dix D. Product w arranties and notices The following section provides product warranty information and legal notices. Warranty Statem e nts IBM marketing team will provide this section . 23 IBM High Rate Wireless LAN (PCI) Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both:
IBM HelpCenter Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries or both.Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. C o m pliance inform ation For compliance and certification requirements, please see the certification flyer included with the product. 24