Nortel Networks e-mobility 802.11b Wireless LAN DSSS PCI Card manual

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    Part No . 210666- A Marc h 2001 4401 Gr eat Ame rica Parkwa y Santa Clara, CA 95054 *210666-A* Installing the e-mobility 802.1 1b Wireless LAN DSSS PCI Card[...]

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    2 Copyright © 2001 Nortel Networks All rights reserved. March 2001. The information i n this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configuration s, technical data, and recom mendations in this docum ent are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are p resented without express or implied war ranty . Users mus t take full [...]

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    3 Declarati on of Conformity W e, Symbol T echnol ogies Inc. o f One Symbol Plaz a, Holtsvil le, NY 1 1742-1300, USA declare under our so le responsibility t hat the p roduct: Spec trum24HR , LA-4121, 1 1 Mbps T ype II Radio Card T o which this product relate s, is in conf ormity with the following stan dards and/ or othe r normative do cuments . E[...]

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    4 The conform ity assessment procedur e referred to in Article 10 (5) and de tailed in Annex IV of Directiv e 1999/5/EC h as been followed wit h the involveme nt of the follo wing Notified Body(ies): (signature of authorized person) Dornu Narnor Senior Directo r , Regul atory 7 Septem ber 2000 Symbol Spectru m24 HR pr oducts have bee n rebr anded t[...]

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    5 Federal Communicati ons Commission (FCC) Statement Note: Thi s equipm ent has bee n tested and fou nd to compl y with t he limits for a Cla ss A digital devi ce, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC ru les. These limits a re designed t o prov ide reasonable protection ag ainst harmful interference when the equipmen t is op erated in a c ommercial envi[...]

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    6 Attention: Ceci es t un pro duit de Class e A. Dans un enviro nnement d omestiq ue, ce prod uit risq ue de cr é er des interf é rences radio é lect riques, il appa rtiendr a alors à l ’ utilisateur de prendre le s mesures sp é cif iques approp ri é es. EC Declaration of Confor mity This pro duct conforms to the prov isions of t he R&T[...]

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    7 Canadian Department of Communicati ons Radio Int erference Regulati ons This digita l apparatus (e-mo bility 802. 11b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card) does not exceed the Class A limits for radio-noise emissions fro m digital appa ratus as set out in the Radio Inter ference Regula tions of th e Canadi an Depa rtment of Commun icati ons. Règlement su[...]

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    8 Y ou can purchas e selected doc umentat ion sets, compact discs, and t echnical pu blicatio ns through the Int ernet at the www1.fatbrain. com/documentation /nortel/ URL. How to get help If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks produc t fro m a dist ributo r or authorized resel ler , c ontact the technical support staff fo r t[...]

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    9 Introduct ion The Nortel Networks* e-mobility* 80 2.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card allows PCI slot-equipped host systems to configure, connect to, and establish a wireless network. Features include : • Standard NDIS (Network Dri ver Interface Specificat ion) drive rs • W indows* 95, W indows 98, W indow s NT* 4.0, an d W indows 20 00 drive [...]

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    10 Install ing the PCI card The PCI card installation differ s for each system . Refer to the system manu facturer docu mentation for sp ecific informa tion. Preparati on Before beginning the installati on, verify the packa ge contents: • e-mobilit y 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card • e-mobilit y 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS software CD • [...]

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    11 : 1 T urn off power to th e computer . 2 Remove the computer co ver . 3 Loc ate an av ailab le PC I slo t in t he co mpute r . 4 Remove the retaining screw and bracket for the slot. 5 Align the PCI card with the slot and insert firmly . 6 V eri fy that the PCI card seats even tly into the slot. 7 Replace the co mputer cover. External ant enna sl[...]

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    12 Install ing and configuring the driver in Windows 95 and Windows 98 Before install ing the e- mobility W indows d river: • V erify that the e-mob ility 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card is insta lled. • Obtain the e-mob ility W indows driver installa tion CD. Installing the driver i n Windows 9 5 T o install the driver for the first time [...]

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    13 3 Insert the e- mobility 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS software CD. When W indows 9 5 recognizes t he PCI card, an Update Device Dr iver Wi z ard dialog bo x opens re questing a d river to install. 4 Click Next. 5 Click Finish w hen W indows d isplays the follow ing mes sage: W indo ws found th e following updated drive r for thi s device: Nortel [...]

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    14 Installing the driver i n Windows 9 8 T o install the driver for the first time in W indows 98: 1 Install the 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card as describe d in the in stallation sec tion. 2 Power up the system. 3 Insert the e- mobility 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS software CD. When W indows 9 8 recognizes the P CI card, the Add New Hardwar e [...]

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    15 Configuring the 802.1 1b Wireless LAN DSSS PCI Card for Windows 95 and Windows 98 T o co nfigure the PCI card f or W indo ws 95 o r W ind ows 98 supp ort: 1 From the W indows Co ntrol Pa nel, select Network and select e-mobilit y 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI Card. 2 Click the Properties tab. 3 From th e Nortel Network s Easy Setup win dow , c[...]

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    16 Installing the driver i n Windows N T T o install the driver for the first time in W indows NT : 1 Install the PCI card as describ ed in the installa tion section. 2 Power up the system. 3 Insert the e- mobility 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS software CD. 4 From the Windows NT Co ntrol Pane l, selec t Network. 5 Sele ct the Ada pters tab, and clic [...]

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    17 10 Click Clos e, and complete the installat ion instruction s displa yed by the W i ndows NT op erating syst em. 11 Reboot t he computer when prompt ed by Windows NT . Configuring the 802.1 1b Wireless LAN DSSS PCI Card for Windows NT T o confi gure the PC I card for W indows NT su pport: 1 From th e W indows NT Con trol Panel, clic k the Netwo [...]

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    18 T roubleshooting If you encounter pro blems during the installatio n of the card or driver , refer to Refe ren ce for the e-mob ility 802.1 1b W ir eless LAN DSSS PCI Card and the W ir eless LAN DSSS PC Car d (part number 210 668-x), or contact the Nortel Networks T echnical Solutions C enter . Specificat ions The 802.1 1b W ireless LAN DSSS PCI[...]