Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit WPC51AB du fabricant Linksys
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Instant Wireless ® Series Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Use this guide to install: WPC51AB User Guide.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2002 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless, Linksys, and the Linksys logo ar e register ed trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Micr osoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are r egistered trade- marks of Microsoft Corporation.
Note: Combinations of power levels and antennas resulting in a radiated power level of above 100 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP) ar e considered as not com- pliant with the above mention.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Chapter 1: Introduction The Linksys Dual-Band W ireless A+B Notebook Adapter lets your notebook communicate with toda y’ s wireless network standard and prepares y ou for the future. W ith one PC Card , you can connect with the 2.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter If the wireless netw ork is relativel y small and needs to share resources only with the other computers on the wireless netw ork, then the ad-hoc mode can be used.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 5 Instant Wireless ® Series 4 Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration for Windows 98, Me, and 2000 The Dual-Band W ireless A+B Notebook Adapter Setup W izard will guide you through the installation procedure for W indows 98, Me, and 2000.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 7 Instant Wireless ® Series 6 1. T o install the Adapter, click the Next button on the W elcome screen. 2. After reading the License Ag reement, click the Ne xt button if you agree, or click the Cancel button to end the installation.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 9 Instant Wireless ® Series 8 6. F or W indo ws 2000, you ma y be infor med that a digital signature has not been found (see Figure 4-6). This is nor mal, and it has been verif ied that the Adapter does w ork with W indo ws 2000.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Chapter 6: Driver Installation and Configuration for Windows XP After inserting the Adapter into your notebook, you will install the dri ver and conf igure the Adapter . 1. W indows XP will automaticall y detect the Adapter .
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 13 Instant Wireless ® Series 2. W indows will notify y ou that the driver has not passed W indo ws Logo test- ing. This is nor mal, and it has been verif ied that the Adapter does w ork with W indows XP . Click the Continue An ywa y button.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 15 Instant Wireless ® Series 14 Chapter 7: Using the WLA N Monitor for Windows 98, Me, and 2000 Use the WLAN Monitor to check the link information, search for av ailable wireless netw orks, or create prof iles that hold different conf iguration settings.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 17 Instant Wireless ® Series The Link Information screen displays signal strength and link quality informa- tion about the cur rent connection and pro vides a button to click for additional status information.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Connect - T o connect to one of the networks on the list, select the wireless net- w ork , and click the Connect button. If the wireless network has WEP encr yp- tion enabled , you will see the screen sho wn in Figure 7-6.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 21 Instant Wireless ® Series 20 Import - Click the Import button to impor t a prof ile that has been sa ved in another location. Select the appropriate f ile, and click the Open button. Export - T o sa ve the prof ile(s) in a different location, click the Export button.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 2. The Choose a wireless mode screen shows a choice of tw o wireless modes. Click the Infrastructur e Mode radio button if you want y our wireless computers to communicate with computers on your wired netw ork via a wireless access point.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 25 Instant Wireless ® Series 3. The Basic Settings screen will appear . Complete the Pr ofile Name and SSID f ields. The default SSID setting is linksys (all lo w ercase). Then select the appropriate setting from the Networ k T ype drop-do wn box.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 6. If you are conf iguring the Adapter for a 2.4GHz, 802.11b netw ork, then go to Step 7 . If you are conf iguring the Adapter for a 2.4GHz, 802.11b net- w ork, then go to Step 8 . 7. The Security Settings screen will appear .
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 29 Instant Wireless ® Series 28 9. The Conf irm New Settings screen will appear . T o sav e the new settings, click the Ye s button. T o cancel the settings and return to the Pr of iles screen, click the No button.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 3. I cannot communicate with a wired computer linked via an access point in the infrastructure configuration. • Make sure that the notebook PC is po w ered on. • Make sure that the Adapter is conf igured with the same SSID and security options as the other computers in the infrastructure conf iguration.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 33 Instant Wireless ® Series 32 As the user mo ves on, the end node’ s RF transmitter regularl y checks the sys- tem to determine whether it is in touch with the original access point or whether it should seek a new one.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 35 Instant Wireless ® Series 34 Appendix B: Glossar y 802.11a - One of the IEEE standards for wireless netw orking hardware. Products that adhere to a specif ic IEEE standard will work with each other , ev en if they are manufactured by dif ferent companies.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 37 Instant Wireless ® Series 36 The IEEE fosters the de velopment of standards that often become national and international standards. The organization pub lishes a number of jour nals, has man y local chapters, and sev eral large societies in special areas, such as the IEEE Computer Society .
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 39 Instant Wireless ® Series 38 Subnet Mask - The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of sub- groups, or subnets. The mask is a binary patter n that is matched up with the IP address to turn par t of the host ID address f ield into a f ield for subnets.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter Dimensions 4.4" x 2.13" x 0.4" (110 mm x 54 mm x 10 mm) Unit Weight 1.5 oz. (0.043 kg) Certifications FCC Class B , CE Mark Operating T emp.
Dual-Band Wireless A+B Notebook Adapter 43 Instant Wireless ® Series 42 Appendix E: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of the Dual-Band W ireless A+B Notebook Adapter , contact Linksys T echnical Support at one of the phone num- bers or Internet addresses below .
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Linksys WPC51AB 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 Linksys WPC51AB - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Linksys WPC51AB, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Linksys WPC51AB va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Linksys WPC51AB, 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 Linksys WPC51AB.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Linksys WPC51AB. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Linksys WPC51AB ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
