Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AWLC3025 del fabbricante Airlink
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Model # AW LC3025 User’s Manual Ver. 1A.
REGULATORY STATEMENTS FCC C ertification The U nited States Federal C omm unication Com m ission (FC C) and t he Canadia n Departm ent of Comm unications hav e establis hed certain rule s governin g the us e of electroni c equip ment. Part15, C lass B This devic e complies w ith Part 15 of FCC rules.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................... 1 W I RE L ESS N ETWORK O PTIONS ................................................................. 1 The Peer-to-Peer Netw ork ......
UNINSTALLATION ............................................................................... 22.
- 1 - INTRODUCTION The 802.11g W ireless L AN Card is a device that allows you to conn ect your computer to a Wireles s Local Area Network (WLAN). A wireles s LAN allo ws your system t o use wirele ss Radio Frequenc y (RF) technology to transmit and receive data without having to phy sically attach to the netw ork.
- 2 - You can also us e one computer as an Internet Server to conn ect to a wired glob al net work a nd sha re fil es and info rma tion with o ther c o mputers via a wireless LAN. The Access Point Network (a .k.a. Infrastructure) The network installation allo ws y ou to share files, pr inters, and Intern et access much more conv enientl y .
- 3 - LED Indicators For Wi reless CardBus Card Pow er Indicator: (Orange LED) This LED will illu minate w hen th e driver is installed. Act Indicator: (Green LED) This LED flickers w hen the cardbus is transm itting/receiv ing data.
- 4 - INSTALLATION Caution: Do not insert the Cardbus adapter into your computer until the procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” have been perf ormed. Install th e Driv er & U tility 1. Exit all Windows program s. Insert the CD into th e CD drive of your compu ter.
- 5 - 4. The Choose De stination L ocation screen w ill show you the defau lt destination chosen by th e utility. Click Next to continue. 5. Follow the in struction to select the program folder.
- 6 - 6. Remove th e Installation CD from the CD drive. 7. Restart your com puter..
- 7 - Install the device Note : Make sure th e procedures in “ Install the Driver & Utility ” have been performed. In most cases, Windo ws will a utomatically install the driver after the computer is restarted, if the Found New Hardware Wizard appears, follow the steps below.
- 8 - Note for Window s XP users: 1. Select Install the s oftware automatically (Recomm ended) and click Next. 3. Click Continue Anyw ay at the Window s Logo testin g screen.
- 9 - 4. Click Finish to complete the in stallation..
- 10 - Verify Dev ice Installation To verify th at the driver has been properl y inst alled in your com puter, go to Sta rt Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ Syste m ( Æ Hardware) Æ Device Manager . Expan d the Network ad apters item. If th e 802.11g Wireless CardBus PC Card is listed, it means that yo ur device is properly instal led and enabl ed.
- 11 - CONFIGURATI ON After successfully installing the driver and utility, a Utility Icon will appear on the des ktop. If the Utility Icon doesn ’t appear automatically, go to Start Æ (All) Program s Æ WlanUtility Æ Wireless LAN Utility .
- 12 - Main T ab The Ma in tab display s the current statu s of the Wireless Netw ork Adapter. Item Description External Confi gurati on Uncheck the box t o use this utility to config ure the wireless n etwork adap ter. Or check th e box to use W indow s XP’s W irele ss Zero Configura tion Utility.
- 13 - Item Description Mod e Display s the type of conne ction: A ccess Point or Peer-to -Peer. Ch Display s the channel tha t is currently in use . Signal Displays the signal stren gth of the c on n e c t i o n betwe en the W ireles s Network A d a pter an d the Acc ess Point it connects to.
- 14 - Preferred SSID Ty pe in the SSID of the ta rget de vice y ou want to connec t to. BSS Type You can select the connection t ype: Peer -to-Pe er , Access Po int or Auto Mode . Tx Rate You can select the data rate or set to auto mode from the pull -down me nu.
- 15 - Frag m ent Thre shold You can fragment the M SDU or MMP DU into smaller siz es to increa sing the relia bility of frame transm ission. (The m aximum value of 409 6 means no fra gmenta tion is ne eded). T h e thro ughpu t perform ance will de crease howev er.
- 16 - A dvanced Tab The Advan ced tab displays the curren t status of the Wireless Netw o rk Ada pte r. Privacy Tab Use the Privacy Tab to configure your encryption settings. WEP encryption or WPA- PSK can be used to ensu re the security of your wireless n etwork.
- 17 - Privacy Mode Choose either WEP or WP A mode and cl ick Configure ： ( Note : CCX is not av ailable for this adapter). WEP is a d ata security mechanis m based on a 40 Bit (a.k.a. 6 4 Bit)/128 B it/256 Bit share d key algorithm . WPA is more secure than WEP, a nd shoul d be used if possible.
- 18 - WEP Confi gurati on Authentica tion The authe ntication ty pe def ines ID verif ication and access pr ivileges of ro aming wirele ss network cards.
- 19 - key s, but only one ca n be used at a time . Encryption ： Enter the k ey value in this f ield. A key of 10 hexadeci mal charact ers (0-9, A-F) is required if a 40-bit (a .k.a. 64- bit) Ke y Size is selected. A key of 26 hexadeci mal charact ers (0-9, A-F) is required if a 128-bit Key Siz e is selected.
- 20 - Statist ics Tab The Statistics Tab displays any available statistics including Receive packets, T ransm it packets, Ass ociation reject packet s, Associat ion tim eout packets , Authen tication reject pack ets, and Authentication tim eout packets .
- 21 - A bout Tab Click on t he About tab to vie w bas ic ve rsion inf ormation a bout t he OS Version, Utility Ver sion, Driv er Ve rsion, Fir m w are Vers ion and EEPROM Version .
- 22 - UNINSTALLATION If y ou need to uninstall the driver an d utility, follow the steps below. (When you uninstall th e utility, the driver w ill be uninstalled as well.) 1. Go to Start Æ (All) Program s Æ WlanUtility Æ Uninstall Wireless LAN Utility.
- 23 - Appendix Technical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.com.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Airlink AWLC3025 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Airlink AWLC3025 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Airlink AWLC3025 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Airlink AWLC3025 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Airlink AWLC3025, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Airlink AWLC3025.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Airlink AWLC3025. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Airlink AWLC3025 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
