CNET Wireless-G CardBus Adapter CWC-800 manual

Wireless- G CardBus Adapter Use This Guide to Install: CWC-800[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction The Smart Wireless-G Car dBus Ada pter Features Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Net work Network Topology Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode Chapter 3: Getting to Kn o w Your CNet Smart Wireless-G CardBus Adapter Chapter 4: Installing Driver, Configuration Ut ility and Hardware for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP [...]

Chapter 1: Introduction The Wireless-G Notebook Adap ter: The CNet Smart Wireless-G CardBus Adapter in st all s in mo st noteboo ks and lets you put your computer almost anywhere in the bu ilding, without the cost and ha ssle of running network cables. No w you don't have to drill holes in your walls and climb th rough the attic or cellar to g[...]

Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Networ k Topolog y: A wireless local area network (WLAN) i s exactly lik e a regular local area network (LAN), except that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to connect to the netwo rk. Compute r s in a WLAN share the same frequency channel an d SSID, which is an identification name for wirele[...]

Chapter 3: Getting to Know Your Wireless-G Notebook Adapter The Adapter’s LEDs: Power Green . The Power LED will light up wh en the Adapter i s powered on. Link Green . The Link LED will light up and stays solid when the Adapter is inserted correctly and when a link is established with the network. Th e LED flashes when data is transmitted or rec[...]

Chapter 4: Installing Driver , Configuration Utility and Hardware for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Driver Installation for Windo w s 98SE/ME/2000/XP: 1 . Before installing your adapter, there are two ways t o install software. One is to insert the Driver CD into your CD-ROM driv er. By clicking the “ Start” button and choosing “ Run” , in the dr[...]

2 . The License Agreement screen appears next. Click on “ Ye s ”. 3 . In the Choose Destination Location page that follows, folder wher e the configuration utility will be stored can be selected by clicki ng the Browser button, or enter dire ctly the destination folder name you want, then click on “ Next> ”.[...]

4 . The digit al Signature Not Found screen will pop up next to inform you the device has not passed Digital Signat ure testing. Please click on “ Continue Anyway ” to proceed. If you use Win dows XP/2000, please follow step 5. If you use Wi ndows 98SE/ME, please follow step 6. 5 . For Windows 2000/XP , the following menu pop s up, click on “[...]

6 . For Windows 98SE/ME, the following menu pop s up, Select “ Y es, I want to rest art my computer now ” and click “ Finish ” to complete the soft ware inst allation process. Inserting the Adapter: T o insert the CNet Smart Wirel ess-G CardBu s Adapter into a Notebook, do the following: 1. Turn off your Notebook. 2. Locate an available Car[...]

Turn on your notebook, Windows will automatically dete ct the Adapter. Please select “Install the software automatically” then click “Next>” when the following page pops up, For Windows 2000/XP, the following screen app ears n ext, click “Continue An y w ay” , Click on “ Finish ” in the next page to finish the installation,[...]

For Windows 98SE/ME, System will restart.[...]

Chapter 5: Using the WLAN Monitor for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Overview: WLAN Monitor is a utility used to check the link inform ation, search for available wirel ess net works, or create profiles that hold diff erent configuration settings. Accessing the WLAN Monitor: After installing the Adapter, the WLAN Monitor icon will app ear in your system t[...]

Wireless Information Connect to Network : Shows the Network’s name which you are connected . Network Type: Acce ss Point or Peer t o Peer. The screen indicates whethe r the Adapter is currently working in ad-hoc or infrastructure mo de . Channel: The channel to which the wireless network devices are set. Encryptio n: The status of the encryption [...]

Available Net works: Selecting the Available Net w orks displays a list of infrastructure and ad-hoc networks available for connectio n. Here, in this page, we have Network Name: The SSID of the wirele ss netwo rks av ailable for connection. Band: The band of the wireless sites available. Site Information Network: The mode of the wireless net work [...]

Here, in this page, we have Profile Name: Name of the connection profile. Network Name: The wireless network’s uniqu e name, as in the connection profil e. Site Information: Network: The mode of the wireless net work currently in use. Channel: The channel to which the wire less network device s are set. Encryptio n: The status of the encryption s[...]

Creating a New Profile: 1 . On the Profiles screen, click the “ Ne w ” button to create a new profile and the following scre en appears, enter a name for t he new profil e. Click “ Next ” to save the profile name and open up the next page filling in necessary in formation. Clicking “ Exit ” simply returns you back to the previous page. [...]

(B) Peer to Peer - This mode allows wireless-equippe d computers to communicate directly with each other. No access point is used. Transfer Rate: Select the speed you want to use in t he drop-down manual of the Tran sfer Rate 3 . The Profile Settings screen will appear now afte r filling in the information. If you choose “ Access Point Mode ”, [...]

4 . The Profile Settings screen has drop-down menu to sele ct the encryption type. If you enable encryption function, Select the encrypti on type and Authentication Mode. Click the “ Next ” but ton to continue or the “ Back ” button to return to the previous sc reen. If you disable Encryption, go to Step 6 . Encryption (Off/64 bits /1 28 bi[...]

6 . The Profile Setting screen will app ear now. If your wireless device doesn’t use IP, please select “ Disable ” and press “ Complete ” to finish “Add a new profile ”. If your wirel ess device needs an IP address. Select “ Enable ” and go to Step 7 7 . If your network has a DHCP server, Select “ Enable ” in drop-down menu of[...]

If your network does not have a DHCP se rver, click the radio button next to “ Specify the IP address ”. Then enter an IP Address , Subnet Mask , Default Ga te w ay , and DNS appropri ate setting s for your network. Enter each addre ss in this format: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the x’s repre sent the numbe rs that make up each address). You must specif[...]

Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix provides sol utions to problems that may occur du ring the installation and op eration of the Wireless-G Cardbus Adapter. Rea d the descriptions bel ow to solve your problems. If you can’t find an answer here, check the CNet website at www.cnet.com.tw . 1 . My computer does not recognize the Adapter. • [...]

Appendix B: Application & Specifications Application Product Name Wireless-G CardBus Adapter . Model Number CWC-800 St andards 802.1 1g, 802.1 1b Channels 10-13 (France, Jord an) 1-11 (U.S.) 1-13 (Elsewhere Worldwi d e) 1-13,14 (Japan) Modulation 802.1 1b: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK 802.1 1g: OFDM Networ k Protoco l TCP/IP , IPX, NDIS 4, NDIS 5, NDIS 5.[...]