Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit NWH4020 du fabricant NDC comm
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User’s Guide Version A1 Janua ry 2003 Nationa l Da taco mm Corpora tio n 4 th Fl., No. 24-2, In dustry E. Rd. IV Science-based Industrial Park Hsinchu, Tai wan , R.O.C. Technical Su pport E-mail: tech supt@n dc.com .tw NDC World W ide Web http://www.
ii InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter T R AD EM ARK S NDC and I nstantW ave are tra demarks of National D atacomm Corporation. A ll other na mes mentio ned in this do cument are trademarks/r egistered trademarks of th eir respective o wners.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter iii Packing List The adapter package s hould contain the following items: #" One InstantWave 11- Mbps USB wireless LAN adapter #" One USB cable.
iv InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter Table of Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 S YSTEM R EQUIREMEN TS ................................................
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter v INDEX ................................................................................................
vi InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LAN Adapter List of Figure s F IGURE 1. A D - HOC NETWORK .................................................................................. 2 F IGURE 2. I NFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK .....................................
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 1 Introduction Thank y ou for choosing an InstantWave 11- Mbps wireless networki ng product. This guide gives co mplete instructions on installin g and u.
2 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LA N Adapter Ter m in o logy Used in This G uide Ad-hoc Network An ad- hoc net work i s a wir ele ss local -area netwo rk (W L AN) made up of stati o ns communicating directly with each other th ro ugh their wireless in ter faces.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 3 BSSID, MAC Address A Basic Service Set (BSS) is two or more w ireless devices that are in communication with each other. Li ke every wired Ethernet device, every wi rele ss device has a fixed, unique “media access control” (MAC) addres s.
4 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LA N Adapter Roaming When APs covering adjacent areas h ave the same SSID and encryption settings, a mobile device that als o shares those settings can communicate through the APs continuously while moving from on e coverage area to another.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 5 Adapter Installation Installing the adapter con sists of connecting it to th e co m p uter and ins talling the driver and the utility program. Soft ware installat ion will begin auto m atica lly the first time y o u connect the adapter to th e computer.
6 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LA N Adapter • When typing the location of the driver, be sure to type a: with a back slash [] and not a sl ash [/].
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 7 The installation prog ra m will let you specify whether it should s earch for a driver or display a list of drivers.
8 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireless LA N Adapter The installation program will install the driver and indicate that installation is co mplete. Step 6. Click Fini sh . After completing the abov e steps, you may be prom pted to restart your computer. Remove th e driver disk and cli ck Yes to allo w the system to restart.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 9 Figure 5. Setup progr am Welcome scr een Step 6. Click Next (or press th e Enter or Return key). The Choose Destinat ion Locat ion window w ill appear.
10 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r The Select Progr am Fol der window will appear. Figure 7. Select Program Folder window This w indo w lets y o u specify w here in the desktop’s Start menu the InstantWave Utility will appear.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 11 Figure 9. Prompt for Disk 2 Step 9. Remove InstantWave Utili t y Disk #1, insert InstantWave Utilit y Disk #2, and click OK (or press the Enter or Return key). Installation will proceed to c ompletion, and the Setup Complete window w ill appear.
12 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Step 3. In the l ist of installed n etwork components, s elect WLAN miniUSB Ada pt er . Step 4. Click Remo ve . You will be asked if you wish to remove the adapter or “disa ble” it. Step 5. Click OK .
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 13 T he InstantWa v e Utility The InstantWave HighRate Utilit y is a Microsoft ® Wi ndo ws-based application tha t lets you configure and monitor your InstantWave wireless LAN adapter.
14 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Figure 12. InstantW ave Utility toolbar step4. Click the icon for the task you wish to perform. The functions provided by the utility program are, reading from left to right: • Adapter Properties • Radio L ink Quality In dicator • Station Traffic Monitor • Site Survey Tool step5.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 15 #" Launch Inst antwave Utility on startup au to matically starts the utility at each system boot .
16 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Figure 15. Adapter Properties window — Configuration panel Configurat ion The Configurat ion panel ( Figu re 15 ) displays, and allo ws you to modify , so me important param eters of the InstantWave adapter.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 17 • Transm i ssion Rate — T he transm ission rate at which data packets are transmitted by the station or the AP. You can set this to Fully Auto ma tic , 1Mb (that i s, 1 Mbps), 2Mb , 5. 5Mb , or 11Mb .
18 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r This panel is divided in to three sections: • Type and Versi on — This sectio n sho ws the version numbers of the driver and the adapter’s firmware, as well as the type of chipset in the adapter.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 19 • Current Channel — The channel number sh o wn here is the channel used f or communication between wireless stations and an AP (or, in an ad- hoc network, between stations). In infrastructure mode, stations will scan for the channel t he AP is using and change to the same channel automatically.
20 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Disabled (def ault): Stations co mmunicate with the access p oint without any data encryption. 40-bit W EP : Stations communicate with the access point using 40-bit WEP data encryption. 128-bit WEP : Stations co mmunicate with th e access point using 128-bit WEP data encryption.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 21 Figure 19. Adapter Properties window — Troubleshooting panel A diagn osis program will run and dis play a diagnos tic message. Fol low the on- screen instructions to s end the message, together with a description of the symptoms , to NDC’s techni cal support via e-m ail.
22 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Figure 20. Site Survey Scan Click Sca n to obtain and display u pdated survey inform ation. You may need t o wait a short time until the sca n is completed. Join Selecting an AP in the list will enable the Join button .
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 23 Figure 22. Station Traffic Monitor This tool sho ws the amount of data transmitted and received b y the station.
24 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Driv er/Utility U pg rade Pr ocedure New drivers and utilities are released from time to time. Check http:/ /www.ndc.com.tw /support/driver.h tm for the latest releases. To upgrade the Ins tantWa ve adapter driver o r HighRate Utility, you need to uninstall the current driv er or utility first.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 25 T roubleshooting This section provides you with some troubleshooti ng information in case you encounte r installation or opera tion problem s with an Inst antWave product. If y our problem still cannot be re m edied after going through this sec tio n, check the FAQs at http://www.
26 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r The wirele ss network i s often inte rrupted (t he taskbar icon shows r ed, or the link qua lity indicator shows bl ack). 1. Move the compu ter closer to the access point (AP) to find a better signal. If the signal is still weak, try changing th e adapter’s height or orientation.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 27 T echnical Suppor t Support from Your Network Supplier If assistance is required, call your supplier for help.
28 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r NDC Limited War r anty Hardwa re NDC warran ts its products to be free of defects in workmanship an d materials, under n or mal use and service, f or .
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 29 2. Inform the dis tributor or retailer. 3. Ship the produ ct back to the dis tributor/retai ler with prepaid f reight. The purchas er must pay the shipping fee fro m the distributor/retailer to NDC. Any package sent C.
30 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Specifications Genera l Regul atory Approval USA: FCC Part 15 B and 15 C Europe: C E ETS 30 0 328, ETS 3 00 826, a nd EN6095 0 Japan: T ELEC A RIB STD -T33 and ST D-T66 J ATE Interface to Host USB v ersion 1.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 31 Wireless RF Spreading Scheme Direct Se quence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) RF Frequency Rang e 2400 to 24 83.
32 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r EC DECLA RA TION O F CONF ORMI TY For the f ollowing equipm ent : Product Name : Instant Wave 11-M bps USB W ireless L AN Adapter Model Number : NWH40.
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 33 Appendix The appendix l ists the channels s upported by the world’s regu latory domains . The channel num bers, channel center frequ encies, and regulatory domains are shown in the table.
34 InstantWave 11-Mbps USB Wireles s LAN Adapte r Inde x A Adapter Bus type .......................... 18 Adapter Properties ........................ 15 Adapter Status .............................. 18 Ad-hoc Netw ork ............................. 2 Advanced Inf or mation .
InstantWa ve 11-Mbps USB Wirele ss LAN Adapter 35 Signal Strength ........................19, 21 Site Survey .................................. 21 Sound ........................................... 15 SSID ....................................3, 13, 16 State .
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté NDC comm NWH4020 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du NDC comm NWH4020 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation NDC comm NWH4020, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le NDC comm NWH4020 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le NDC comm NWH4020, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du NDC comm NWH4020.
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