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FCC STATEMENT

The Wireless Notebook Adapter has been tested and complies with the specifications 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 according to the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par-

ticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which is found 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

• Increase the separation between the equipment or devices

• Connect the equipment to an outlet other than the receiver’s

• Consult a dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for assistance

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction 1

The Network EverywhereTM Wireless Notebook Adapter 1

Features 1

LEDs 2

Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 3

Network Topology 3

Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode 3

Chapter 3: Using the Setup Wizard 5

Before You Start 5

Running the Setup Wizard 5

Chapter 4: Driver Installation and

Configuration for Windows XP 8

Overview 8

Driver Installation for Windows XP 8

Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration 9

Chapter 5: Using the WLAN Monitor

for Windows 98, Me, and 2000 11

Overview 11

Starting the WLAN Monitor 11

Link Information 12

Site Survey 14

Profiles 15

Creating a New Profile 18

Appendix A: Troubleshooting 23

Common Problems and Solutions 23

Frequently Asked Questions 24

Appendix B: Glossary 27

Appendix C: Specifications 35

Appendix D: Warranty Information 36

Appendix E: Contact Information 37

Chapter 1:Introduction

Connect your notebook computer to a wireless network with the Network

Everywhere Wireless Notebook Adapter. The included Setup Wizard will walk

you through configuring the adapter and your network's settings, step by step.

Then just slide it into your notebook's PC Card slot and enjoy network access

with your notebook computer, while retaining true mobility.

Once you're connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the

Internet, and share files and other resources such as printers and network stor-

age with other computers on the network, wherever you wander. At home, you

can surf the web or use instant messaging to chat with friends while sitting out

on the patio. You'll also be able to connect with any of the growing number of

public wireless "hotspots" springing up in coffee shops, airport lounges, hotels

and convention centers.

The Network Everywhere Wireless Notebook Adapter is fully compliant with

the 802.11b wireless network standard, transferring data at up to 11Mbps in the

2.4GHz radio band. If distance or interference starts to degrade the signal, the

Adapter automatically drops down to slower speeds, to keep you connected if

at all possible. Wireless communications are protected by up to 128-bit encryp-

tion, so your data stays secure.

Get connected and stay mobile with the Network Everywhere Wireless

Notebook Adapter.

• IEEE 802.11b compliant

• Auto fallback

• RF Output 18dBm (64mW)

• 64/128-bit WEP

• Cardbus Interface

• Easy-to-use Setup Wizard and WLAN Monitor Utility

The Network Everywhere™ Wireless Notebook Adapter

Features

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Power Green. The Power LED lights up when the Adapter is pow-

ered on.

Act Green. The Link LED blinks when the Adapter is receiving

and transmitting network data.

LEDs

Figure 3-1

Chapter 2:Planning Your

Wireless Network

A wireless local area network (WLAN) is exactly like a regular local area net-

work (LAN), except that each computer in the WLAN uses a wireless device to

connect to the network. Computers in a WLAN share the same frequency

channel and SSID, which is an identification name for wireless devices.

Unlike wired networks, wireless networks have two different modes in which

they may be set up: infrastructure and ad-hoc. An infrastructure configura-

tion is a WLAN and wired LAN communicating to each other through an

access point. An ad-hoc configuration is wireless-equipped computers com-

municating directly with each other. Choosing between these two modes

depends on whether or not the wireless network needs to share data or periph-

erals with a wired network or not.

If the computers on the

wireless network need to

be accessed by a wired

network or need to share a

peripheral, such as a print-

er, with the wired network

computers, the wireless

network should be set up

in infrastructure mode.

(See Figure 2-1.) The

basis of infrastructure

mode centers around an

access point, which serves

as the main point of com-

munications in a wireless network. Access points transmit data to PCs

equipped with wireless network cards and adapters, which can roam within a

certain radial range of the access point. Multiple access points can be arranged

to work in succession to extend the roaming range, and can be set up to com-

municate with your Ethernet (wired) hardware as well.

Network Topology

Ad-Hoc versus Infrastructure Mode

Figure 2-1

Wireless Notebook Adapter

Chapter 3: Using the Setup

Wizard

The Network Everywhere™ Wireless Notebook Adapter comes with an auto-

mated software installation procedure for Windows 98, Me, and 2000. This

automatically installs the drivers and Configuration Utility before you insert

the Adapter into your PC, so there’s no searching for the location of drivers.

Again, this step is taken before inserting the Adapter into your PC.

1. Before installing your adapter, insert the Setup Wizard CD into your CD-

ROM drive. Unless you have deactivated the auto-run feature of Windows,

the screen shown in Figure 3-1 should appear automatically. If it does not,

this means the autorun is not functioning. Start the Setup Wizard manually

by clicking the Start button, selecting Run, and typing d:\setup.exe (where

“D” is your PD’s CD-ROM drive).

Click the Install button to run the Setup Wizard or the Exit button to close

this screen.You opened this User Guide by clicking the User Guide button.

Before You Start

Figure 3-1

Important forWindows XP users: Do NOT run the Wireless Notebook

Adapter’s Setup Wizard. See “Chapter 4: Driver Installation and

Configuration for Windows XP.” If the Setup Wizard runs automatically

after the Setup Wizard CD-ROM has been inserted, click the Exit tab..”

Running the Setup Wizard

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If the wireless network is relatively small and needs to share resources only

with the other computers on the wireless network, then the ad-hoc mode can

be used. (See Figure 2-2.)Ad-hoc mode allows computers equipped with wire-

less transmitters and receivers to communicate directly with each other, elimi-

nating the need for an access point. The drawback of this mode is that, in Ad-

Hoc mode, wireless-equipped computers are not able to communicate with

computers on a wired network. And, of course, communication between the

wireless-equipped computers is limited by the distance and interference direct-

ly between them.

Figure 2-2

Wireless Notebook Adapter

4. The Channel set-

ting that appears

on the next

screen, shown in

Figure 3-4, speci-

fies the channel

used in wireless

communication

and should be set

to the same chan-

nel as the other

points in the wire-

less network. This

setting can only

be adjusted in Ad-

Hoc mode.

Once this setting is made, click the Next button to proceed or the Back but-

ton to return to the previous screen.

5. Review your set-

tings on the fol-

lowing screen,

shown in Figure

3-5. If they are

correct, click the

Next button to

proceed or the

Back button to

change settings on

a previous screen.

6. Lastly, you will see the Congratulations screen, showing that installation of

the Adapter’s drivers and software has been installed. Click the Finish but-

ton to close the Setup Wizard.

2. The following

screen, shown in

Figure 3-2, will dis-

play the Network

Everywhere End-

User License

Agreement. Read

this and click the

Next button to pro-

ceed or the Cancel

button to close the

Setup Wizard.

3. When the screen shown in Figure 3-3 appears, you will choose your net-

work topology, as described in Chapter 2. Ad-Hoc mode is used for a sim-

ple peer-to-peer network and allows the sharing of local resources only

between Wireless Notebook Adapters without needing an access point or

wireless router. The Infrastructure mode allows a wireless network to be

integrated into an existed, wired network through an access point or wire-

less router

With your network topology selected, enter your wireless network’s SSID.

This is a type of network name and must be identical for all points in your

network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. Enter this

in the SSID field.

Once these settings

are made, click the

Next button to pro-

ceed or the Back

button to return to

the previous screen.

Figure 3-4

Figure 3-5

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Figure 3-2

Figure 3-3

Wireless Notebook Adapter

2. After Windows

has finished

installing the driv-

er, click the

Finish button, as

shown in Figure

4-2.

You have now completed the driver installation for

the Wireless NotebookAdapter.To configure theAdapter, proceed to

the next section, “Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration.”

1. After installing the Adapter,

the Windows XP Wireless

Zero Configuration icon

will appear in your comput-

er’s system tray (see Figure

4-3). Double-click the icon.

Figure 4-2

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Chapter 4:Driver Installation and

Configuration for Windows XP

After inserting the Wireless Notebook Adapter into your computer, you will

install the driver and configure the Adapter.

1. Windows XP will automatically detect the Adapter. Insert the Setup Wizard

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click the radio button next to Install

the software automatically (Recommended), as shown in Figure 4-1, and

click the Next button.

Important forWindows XP users: Do NOT run the Wireless Notebook

Adapter’s Setup Wizard. If the Setup Wizard runs automatically after the

Setup Wizard CD-ROM has been inserted, click the Exit tab.

Figure 4-1

Overview

Driver Installation for Windows XP

Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration

Important for Windows XP users: Windows XP has a built-in con-

figuration tool. Use the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration (in

the system tray at the bottom of your screen) to configure the Adapter.

Figure 4-3

Wireless Notebook Adapter

Chapter 5:Using the WLAN

Monitor for Windows 98, Me, and

2000

While the Wireless Notebook Adapter can be set up with the Setup Wizard and

Window XP’s Zero Configuration Tool, the Adapter also comes with a WLAN

(for Wireless Network) Monitor tool.The WLAN Monitor can be used to check

link information, search for available wireless networks, or make additional

configuration changes.

After installing the Adapter, the WLAN Monitor icon will

appear in your system tray (shown in Figure 5-1). Double-

click this icon to open the WLAN Monitor.

The Link Information screen, shown in Figure 5-2, will appear, displaying the

settings for your current wireless connection. To search for available wireless

networks, click the Site Survey tab. To perform configuration changes, click

the Profiles tab.

Figure 5-1

Important for Windows XP users: Windows XP has a built-in

configuration tool. Use the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration

(in the system tray at the bottom of your screen) to configure the

Adapter. See “Chapter 4: Driver Installation and Configuration for

Windows XP.”

Starting the WLAN Monitor

Overview

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2. The screen that

appears (Figure 4-

4) will show any

available wireless

network. Select a

network, and then

click the Connect

button.

To find the WEP encryption key settings of the other wireless devices in

your network, such as an Access Point, you may use any device’s web-based

utility to check the WEP encryption screen for the correct key entries. If

you are using other manufacturers’access points, refer to their documenta-

tion for more information about WEP encryption.

3. The screen in Figure 4-5 will

appear if your connection is

active.

For more information about WEP, refer to your access point’s user guide, or

visit www.networkeverywhere.com.

For more information about wireless networking on a Windows XP computer,

click Start and then Help and Support. Enter the keyword wireless in the

field provided, and press the Enter key.

The installation of the Wireless NotebookAdapter is complete.

Figure 4-4

Note: Windows XP does not support the use of a passphrase. Enter the

exact WEP key used by your access point.

Figure 4-5

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Wireless Network Status

State - This shows the status of the wireless network connection.

SSID - This is the SSID of the wireless network.

Network Type - This is the wireless mode currently in use.

Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection is displayed

here.

Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set is dis-

played here.

WEP - This displays the status of the WEP encryption security feature.

MAC - This is the MAC address of the wireless network’s access point.

Signal Strength - The Signal Strength bar indicates signal strength, from 0 to

100%.

Link Quality - The Link Quality bar indicates the quality of the wireless net-

work connection, from 0 to 100%.

Click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner to exit the WLAN Monitor.

Figure 5-3

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The Link Information screen graphically displays the Adapter’s current status,

such as the strength of the wireless signal and quality of the wireless connec-

tion. Furthermore, the type of network to which you’re connected is displayed

(Figure 5-2 shows a connection to an Infrastructure network). For more detailed

information about theAdapter’s performance, click the More Information but-

ton.

This will display the following information (shown in Figure 5-3):

TCP/IP Setting

IP Address - This displays the Adapter’s IP Address.

Subnet Mask - This displays the Adapter’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway - This displays the Adapter’s Default Gateway address.

DNS - This displays the Adapter’s DNS address.

DHCP - This displays the status of the DHCP client.

Figure 5-2

Link Information

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In the WEP drop-down

box, select the type of

WEP encryption used

by the wireless net-

work: 64-bit or 128-bit

WEP.

If the wireless network

uses a passphrase, enter

the passphrase in the

Passphrase field. If the

wireless network uses a

WEP key, enter the

WEP key in the Key 1

field.

Click the OK button to complete the network connection and return to the Site

Survey screen, or click the Cancel button to cancel the network connection and

return to the Site Survey screen.

On the Site Survey screen, click the X (Close) button in the upper right corner

to exit the WLAN Monitor.

The Profiles screen, shown in Figure 5-6, lets you save different configuration

profiles for different network setups. You can also import or export profiles.

The default profile holds the initial configuration saved when you installed the

Adapter.

Profile - This shows the name of the connection profile.

SSID - The wireless network’s SSID, as set in the connection profile, is dis-

played here.

Profile Information

Network Type - This shows the wireless mode currently in use.

Transfer Rate - The data transfer rate of the current connection: 1Mbps,

2Mbps, 1 or 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, or Auto (in Auto mode, the Adapter

dynamically shifts to the fastest data transfer rate possible at any given time).

Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set is shown

here.

WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature is displayed here.

Figure 5-5

Profiles

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The Site Survey screen, shown in Figure 5-4, displays a list of infrastructure and

ad-hoc networks available for connection.

SSID - The SSID of the wireless network is displayed here.

Site Information

Network Type - This shows the wireless mode currently in use.

Channel - The channel to which the wireless network devices are set is shown

here.

WEP - The status of the WEP encryption security feature is shown here.

MAC - This is the MAC address of the wireless network’s access point.

Surveyed at - This displays the time at which the wireless network was

scanned.

Refresh - Click the Refresh button to perform a new search for wireless

devices.

Connect - To connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net-

work,and click the Connect button to connect. If the wireless network has

WEP encryption enabled, you will see the screen shown in Figure 5-5.

Figure 5-4

Site Survey

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