User manual 3COM 3CRWE62092A-E1

[. . . ] 11 Mbps Wireless LAN PC Card User Guide Fully featured wireless local area networking made simple Version 2. 0. 3 http://www. 3com. com/ http://support. 3com. com/warrantyregistration/register. pl Published December 2001 Version 2. 0. 3. 1 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California 95052-8145 Copyright © 2001, 3Com Corporation. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporation. 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change. 3Com Corporation provides this documentation without warranty, term, or condition of any kind, either implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties, terms or conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, and fitness for a particular purpose. [. . . ] For more information on DHCP, see the documentation for your operating system. When this box is checked, your computer automatically requests another IP address if you travel outside of your subnet, so the network connection remains active. To force the system to release and renew an IP address, click Release/Renew Now. You may want to click this button, for example, if you cannot establish association with the network or if you roam in an installation that has multiple access points and you lose network association. 34 CHAPTER 4: SETTING THE WIRELESS CLIENT CONFIGURATION Changing Your Password The Change Password utility lets you update the password used in the access control list of the access point with which the client is associated. This is only applicable if you have configured the client to use 128-bit Dynamic Security Link security. Because access points maintain separate User Control Lists, you must update the password separately on each access point that you associate with. 1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the 3Com WLAN Launcher. If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the Windows Start menu. 4 In the Change Password dialog box, follow the instructions to change the password and click OK. Running Diagnostics The Diagnostics tool checks adapter presence, network connection, signal strength, and link quality. 1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the 3Com WLAN Launcher. If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the Windows Start menu. The tests run and the results appear in the status column of the Tools tab. Viewing Configuration Information The Info tab summarizes configuration information about the PC Card and the wireless LAN. To view configuration information: 1 In the Windows system tray, click the 3Com icon to display the 3Com WLAN Launcher. If the 3Com WLAN Launcher is not already running, you can start it from the Windows Start menu. 3 In the WLAN Configuration Utility window, click the Info tab. Viewing Configuration Information 35 The following information appears in the Info tab: Item Driver version Firmware version MAC Address IP Address Card Type Power Source Network Type Security Settings WLAN Service Area Description Useful for troubleshooting Useful for troubleshooting Unique hardware name for your PC Card. If the network type is Access Point, shows the currently associated WLAN service area. For information on the WLAN service area, see "Changing Network and Security Settings". For information on ad hoc networks, see "Setting up an Ad Hoc Network". If the network type is Access Point, this item does not appear in the list. Access Point MAC Address Power Management Associated Signal Strength Data Rate Unique hardware name for the associated access point. For more information on power modes, see "Changing Power, Traffic, and Address Settings". All light green indicates the best signal; all dark green indicates no signal. [. . . ] Latin America Brazil Mexico Puerto Rico Central and South America North America 0800 297468 0800 71429 800 17309 0800 113153 0800 917959 0800 1821502 06800 12813 1800 553117 1800 9453794 800 8 79489 0800 3625 0800 0227788 800 11376 00800 3111206 0800 831416 0800 995014 900 983125 020 795482 0800 55 3072 0800 966197 0800 13 3266 01 800 849CARE 800 666 5065 AT&T +800 998 2112 1 800 527 8677 57 C Technical Support Returning Products for Repair Before you send a product directly to 3Com for repair, you must first obtain an authorization number. Products sent to 3Com without authorization numbers will be returned to the sender unopened, at the sender's expense. To obtain an authorization number, call or fax: Country Asia, Pacific Rim Europe, South Africa, and Middle East Central and South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Caribbean Chile Colombia Ecuador Mexico Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela Telephone Number +65 543 6500 +31 30 6029900 525 201 0075 0810 222 3266 511 241 1691 0800 133266 or 55 11 5643 2700 525 201 0004 562 240 6200 525 201 0004 525 201 0004 525 201 0004 525 201 0004 511 241 1691 525 201 0004 525 201 0004 Fax Number +65 543 6348 +31 30 6029999 none none From the following countries, you may call the toll-free numbers; select option 2 and then option 2: Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland U. K. and Canada 0800 297468 0800 71429 800 17309 0800 113153 0800 917959 0800 1821502 00800 12813 1800553117 1800 9453794 1678 79489 0800 0227788 800 11376 00800 3111206 0800 831416 0800 995014 900 983125 020 795482 0800 55 3072 0800 966197 1 800 527 8677 none none 58 INDEX Numbers 128-bit Dynamic Security Link 28, 30 128-bit Shared Key (WiFi) 29 128-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) security 28 3Com Administrator Utilities CD 11 3Com CDs 11 3Com End User Utilities CD 11 3Com icon, in Windows system tray 22 3Com Knowledgebase 55 3Com WLAN Configuration Utility 25 3Com WLAN Launcher 21 buttons 21 starting 18, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) security 28 F firmware upgrade PC Card 44 Options tab 25 P password changing user 34 PC Card inserting 11 LED 38 power management continuous access mode 33 power saving mode 33 setting 33 product registration 9 G guidelines, security 28 H hexadecimal keys 29 I icons, status 22 improving reception 12 Info tab 25 installation 13 confirming 18 media 11 PC Card 11 typical 14, 17, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54 installation media requirements 11 installing new firmware PC Card 44 Internet Protocol address, defined 33 IP address defined 33 releasing and renewing 33 setting 31, 33 A access point 7 ad hoc network 7, 8, 31 antenna, adjusting 12 association 7, 22, 23 R reception 12 registration 9 requirements 11 returning products for repair 58 roaming, defined 7 B base station 7 buttons, 3Com WLAN Launcher 21 S Security 128-bit Shared Key Encryption Settings 29 security 128-bit Dynamic Security Link 28, 30 C changing user passwords 34 checking status 22 clients, wireless, defined 7 configuration 8 ad hoc, defined 8 custom 18 examples 8 utility 25 configuring network settings 27 confirming the installation 18 connection (association) 7, 22, 23 continuous access mode 33 custom configuration 18 L LAN, wireless defined 7 ways to set up 8 launcher 21 buttons 21 starting 18, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34 LED PC Card 38 D DHCP server, and release/renew IP address 31, 33 Dynamic Security Link 28, 30 N network ad hoc 7, 8, 31 association, defined 22 association, status 23 settings, configuring 27 network supplier support 56 Network/Security tab 25, 27 No Security 28 128-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) 28 40-bit Shared Key (Wi-Fi) 28 and network settings 27 guidelines 28 no security 28 settings 28 service area, defined 8 set up, wireless LAN 8 settings encryption 29 network, configuring 27 security 28 security and network 27 status display, Ethernet 22, 24 icons 22 string, encryption 29 E encryption 29 string 29 Ethernet status display 22, 24 Extended Service Set Identity (ESSID) 8 T technical support 3Com Knowledgebase 55 3Com URL 55 network suppliers 56 product repair 58 Tools tab 25, 26 troubleshooting O online technical services 55 open system 28 operating system requirements 11 firmware PC Card 44 typical installation 14, 17, 47, 49, 51, 52, 54 U upgrading PC Card firmware 44 W warranty, registration 9 Web browser requirements 11 Windows system tray, 3Com icon 22 wireless association (connection) 7, 22, 23 clients, defined 7 wireless LAN defined 7 ways to set up 8 wireless LAN service area 8, 27 WLAN Configuration Utility 25 WLAN launcher 21 buttons 21 starting 18, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34 WLAN service area defined 8 setting up 27 World Wide Web (WWW) 55 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FCC RADIO-FREQUENCY EXPOSURE NOTICE This device generates and radiates radio-frequency energy. 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