Boca Research M73-APO01-810 manual

M73-APO01-810 802.11g Wireless LAN Card Quick Installation Guide[...]

INSTALLATION Caution: Do not i nsert the Wireless PC Car d into your computer un til the procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” has been performed. Install the Driver & Utility 1. Exit all Windows progr ams. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. I f the CD-R OM is not l aunched automatically, go to your CD-RO[...]

- 2 - 4. The Choose Destination Location scree n will show you the default destinatio n chosen by the utility. Click Next to c ontinue. 5. Follow the instruction to select th e program folder. Click Next to continue.[...]

- 3 - 6. Clic k Finish to complete the in stallation[...]

- 4 - Install the device Note : Make sure the procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” has been p erformed. 1. If you are using the Wireless PCI Car d, before installing t he device, m ake sure the com puter is turned off . Remove the expansion slot cover from the computer. For Wireless CardBus users, please locat e your CardBus slot.[...]

Note for Windows 2000 users: During the installation, when the “ Digital Signature Not Found” screen appears, click “ Yes” to continue. Note for Windows XP users: 1. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) a nd click Next. - 5 -[...]

- 6 - 3. Click Continue Anyway. 4. Click Finish to complete the installation . Verify Device Installation To verify t hat the de vice has bee n properly installed in your compu ter and is enabled , go to Start Æ Settings Æ Contro l Panel Æ Syst em ( Æ Hardware) Æ Device Manager . Expand the Network adapters item. If the 802.11g Wireless[...]

- 7 - PCI/CardBus PC Card is listed, it means that your device is properly installed and enabled. CONFIGURATION After successful installation of the Wireless LAN Card’s driver, a Networ k Status icon will display in the task bar. You will be able to access the Configuration Utility through the N etwork Status icon. If the icon doesn’t ap pear a[...]

- 8 - The Network Status Icon The Network Status Icon will display on the t ask bar of your desktop and show the current network connection status of your system. Icon Link Status Connected to network Connecting Driver not loaded[...]

- 9 - Disconnected from network Accessing the Configuration Utility The Configuration Utility is ac cessed by clicking on the Network Status Icon . All settings are categor ized into 5 Tabs: Main Tab Advanced Tab Privacy Tab Statistics Tab About Tab Main Tab The Main tab displays the current status of t he Wireless Network Adapter.[...]

Item Description External Configuration To Enable or Disable the manufacturer’s configuration utility ： Enable ： Check this item to use Windo ws XP build-in utility or other manufacture rs’, such a s Funk, Odyssey client utility. Disable ： Left th is item unchecked to use the utility we provide. Status Displays the information about the s[...]

Item Description - 1 1 - Network Adapter and the Access Point it connects to. BBS ID A set of wireless stations is referred to as a Basic S ervice Set (BSS) . Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID. Current Configuration Pref. SSID It shows the current SSID setting of the Wireless Network Adapter. BSS Type Displays the type of B[...]

- 12 - Preferred SSID Type in the SSID name of the device you want to connect. BSS Type You can select Peer-to-Peer , Acce ss Point or Auto Mode of the device you to connect. Tx Rate You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull-down menu. Channel Select the channel depends on your country. Power Mode No Power Save ： Select this [...]

- 13 - 802.11b +(B-Plus) , 802.11g ( G-Only )standard or B&G Mode (If you choose this option the device will automatica lly convert the suitable standard ). Profile Enter the profile name and click the Save button to save your conf iguration, To open the profiles you saved, select the profile from the pull-dow n menu and then click the Load but[...]

- 14 - of this value are recommended. Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transm itting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. ( Note : If you want to change the Preamble type into Long or Short , please check the setting of AP.) Authentication The authentication type defines configur[...]

- 15 - Advanced Tab The Advanced tab display s the current stat us of the Wireless Network Adapter. Privacy Tab Use the Privacy Tab to configure your WEP and CCX settings. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privac y) and CCX （ Cisco Compatible Extensio n ） encryption can be used t o ensure the security of your wireless network. If you left Ext ernal Configu[...]

- 16 - If you check ed External Configur ation in the Main tab(see page 10 ), functions in the fol lowing figure will be disabled. Privacy Mod e Configure your NONE 、 WEP or CCX settings ： NONE ： No security defined. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data security m echanism based on a 40 Bit/128 Bit/256 Bit shared key algorithm. Press the [...]

- 17 - CCX （ Cisco Compatible Extension ） . It provides user-based, centralized auth entication, as w ell as per-u ser wir ed equi vale nt priva cy (WEP) session keys. Press the Select button to change CCX configuration. A new dialog window will be opened. (see page 27) WEP Configuration Encryption 1-4 To configure your WEP settings. WEP (Wired[...]

- 18 - (0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Length was selected. A key of 58 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) is required if a 256-bit Key Length was selected. Key size 40 Bit , 128 Bit or 256 Bit . CCX Configuration Network Security Typ e None – Choosing it will enable the WEP Select button. As described in Page 26. LEAP – Choosing it will[...]

- 19 - timeout packets, Authentication rejec t packets, Authentication timeou t packets . About Tab Click on the About tab to view ba sic vers ion information about the OS V ersion, Utility V ersion, Driver V ersion, Firmwar e V ersion and EEPROM V ersion .[...]