Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Wireless Card du fabricant SonicWALL
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C OM P REHENSIVE INTERN ET S ECURI TY ™ S o n i c W A L L Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card UUUUUUUUU User's Guide.
Page 1 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guide T ab le 1: V er sion History This document describes Soni cWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card package conten ts and step- by-step procedures to configure yo ur wireless card, setup the SonicW ALL Client Utility, and connect to the network.
Page 2 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wirele ss Card User’s Guide Part number: 232-000513-00 Fe a t u r e s a n d B e n e f i t s This section provides a list of wir eless features, information on wirel ess interoperabilit y, and security.
Page 3 • Frequently c hanging environ ments - Show rooms, meeting rooms, re tail stores, and manufacturing sites where the workpl ace is freq uently bein g rearran ged. • Difficult-to-wire e nvironments - There are many situations where wires cannot easily be laid.
Page 4 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wirele ss Card User’s Guide Part number: 232-000513-00 Infrastructure Mode The infrastructure mode re quires the use of an access point (AP). In infrastructur e mode, wireless communication betwee n two computers is transferred thr ough the AP.
Page 5 Installing the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wi reless Card Drivers This section provides step-by-step procedures to in stall the SonicWALL driver and Client Utility. Do not insert the wireless card until after th e driver installation is complete.
Page 6 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wirele ss Card User’s Guide Part number: 232-000513-00 4. The Install Wizard will then allow you to select a Pr ogram Folder . Select one fr om the list, or click on the Next button to use the default prog ram folder .
Page 7 6. The Install Wizard will then begin to copy the files to your comp uter , as the image depicts below . 7. Click on the Fi nish button. The first part of th e installation is complete.
Page 8 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wirele ss Card User’s Guide Part number: 232-000513-00 8. Gently insert the SonicW ALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card into the CardBus T ype II slot of your PC.
Page 9 Using the SonicWALL Client Utility This section describes the feature s of the SonicW ALL Lon g Range Dual Band Wireless Ca rd and its configuration process. After a successful installation, a SonicWALL Client Utility program group will be added to the Prog rams menu.
Page 10 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 Curr ent Sta tus The first tab displays the Current Status . The Cu rrent Status tab provides the following curr ent status informati on: • Profile Name - The current name of the selected configuration profile.
Page 11 The Advanced St atus window displays the following information: • T ransmit Power Level - Provides curren t setting of Radio output power . • Associated BSSID - Shows the MAC address of the associated Access Point.
Page 12 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 General The first tab displayed is t he General tab. In the General tab, you can specify a new profile na me and SSID. • Profile Name — Enter a name for this profile.
Page 13 WPA-EAP WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to impr ove upon the security featu res of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). WPA provides improved data en cr yption through the Temporal Key In.
Page 14 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 WPA-EAP Using PEAP PEAP (Protected E xtensible Au thentication Protocol) is a protocol developed jointly by Microsoft, RSA Security, and Cisco Systems for transmitting authen tication data, including passwords over a 802.
Page 15 WPA–PSK WPA–PSK (Pre-shared Key) is used in a Pre Shared Key mode that does not require an authentication server. Access to the Internet and the rest of the wir eless network services is allowed only if the pre- shared key of the computer matches that of the Acce ss Poin t.
Page 16 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 WEP WEP does not require an auth entication server. Access to the Internet and the rest of the wireless network services is allowed only if the pre-shared key of the computer ma t ches that of the Acces s Point.
Page 17 None If your net work does not use an y type of securit y select the None radio button and then click on the OK button. Advanced The third tab d isplayed is the Advanced ta b. Here yo u can configure details about an Access Point or Ad Hoc network configuration.
Page 18 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 Infrastructure Mod e Configuration Provide the following information to co nfigure a connection to an access point: • Power Save Mode - Select a power save mo de from the drop-down list.
Page 19 Site Surve y The third tab displays the Site Survey . The Site Survey tab allows you to view a list of all available wireless networks that are within range of the Soni cW ALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card.
Page 20 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 Advanced Statistics Click on the Advanced Stat istics button to vi ew more detailed statistics. The Advanced Statistics Information tab contains more statistics about the ne twork interface card.
Page 21 Uninstalla tion If the SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Car d installation is unsucces sful for any reason, the best way to solve the prob lem may be to complet ely uninstall th e SonicWAL L Long Ran ge Dual Ban d Wireless Card and its software and repeat the insta llation procedure again.
Page 22 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 3. At the Confirm Uninsta ll window, click on the OK button to procee d with the uninstallation.
Page 23 T r oubleshooting This section provides troublesho oting solu tions to common installation prob lems. Symptom Solution Windows does not detect the Soni cWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card when installed. V erify that the SonicWAL L Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is properly inserted into the PC Card slot.
Page 24 SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card User’s Guid e Part number: 232-000513-00 Nonfunctioni ng LED on th e SonicWALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card The SonicW ALL Long Range Dual Band Wireless Card is not power ed on. The cause may be: • No Driver loaded or installed.
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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 SonicWALL Wireless Card 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 SonicWALL Wireless Card - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation SonicWALL Wireless Card, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le SonicWALL Wireless Card va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le SonicWALL Wireless Card, 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 SonicWALL Wireless Card.
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 SonicWALL Wireless Card. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei SonicWALL Wireless Card 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.
