Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto AWN-8030 del fabbricante Adaptec
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R Adaptec Ultra W ir eless TM for Notebooks User’ s Guide.
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1 In this Guide Getting Star ted 2 Installation T ask List 3 Installing the Wireless PC Card 4 Installing the De vice Dr iver 6 Installing the Adapte c Wireless Utility 17 Disabling Zero Configuration.
2 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Getting Started This User ’ s Guide provides detailed instr uctions for installing and configuring the Adaptec A WN-8030 Ultra W ireless for Notebooks PC Card. See the Inst allation T ask List on page 3 for an overview of the installation process.
3 Installation T ask List Installation T ask List T o successfully install your W irele ss PC Car d, complete each of these tasks, in or der: ❏ If you are unfamiliar with wir eless technology or LANs, r ead About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview .
4 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Installing the W ir eless PC Car d Y our W ireless PC Card, shown below , has a 68-pin connector that attaches to the PC car d port of your notebook computer , and two LEDs that help you monitor the status of your wireless connection.
5 Installing the Wireless PC Card Removing the Wireless PC Car d Y o ur Wirel es s PC C ard is hot-swappable , which means that you can remove it while your computer is running. Caution: T o pr event data loss, stop all data transmission before yo u re m ov e th e W ire le s s P C Ca rd .
6 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Installing the Device Driver Before you continue, ensure that y ou have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ Installed the W ireless PC Car d.
7 Installing the Device Driver Windows XP Driver Inst allation T o install the device driver on W indows XP: 1 Install the W ireless PC Car d into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows XP automatically detects the W ire l es s PC C ard and opens the Found New Har dware W izard.
8 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 5 Click Finish . The device driver installation is complete. W indows XP automatically begins the next installation task by opening the softwar e installation wizar d for the Adaptec W ireless Utility .
9 Installing the Device Driver Windows 2000 Driver Installation T o install the devi ce driver on W indows 2000: 1 Install the W ireless PC Car d into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning. W indows 2000 automatically detects the Wi r e l e s s P C C a r d and opens the Found New Har dware W izard.
10 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 4 Insert the Ultra W ireless for Notebooks CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5 Select CD-ROM driver , then click Next .
11 Installing the Device Driver 7 Click Ye s . 8 Click Finish . The device driver installation is complete. W indows 2000 automatically begins t he next installation task by opening the software installation wizard for the Adaptec W ireless Utility . Go to Installing the Adaptec W ireless Utility on page 17 to continue.
12 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows Me Driver Installation T o install the device dri ver on W indows Me: 1 Install the W ireless PC Card into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning.
13 Installing the Device Driver 4 Click Finish . 5 Click Ye s to restart your computer . When the restart is complete, W i ndows Me a utomatically begins the next installation task by opening the software ins tallation wizard for the Adaptec W ireless Utility .
14 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows 98SE Driver Installation T o install the device dri ver on W indows 98SE: 1 Install the W ireless PC Card into your computer . See page 4 . Power on your computer , if it isn’t already r unning.
15 Installing the Device Driver 4 Insert the Ultra W ireless for No tebooks CD into your CD-ROM drive. 5 Select CD-ROM drive , then click Next . 6 Click Next .
16 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 7 Click Finish . 8 Click Ye s to restart your computer . When the re start is complete, W indows 98SE automatically begins the next installation task by opening the software installation wizard for the Adaptec W i reless Utility .
17 Installing the Adaptec Wireless Utility Installing the Adaptec W ir eless Utility Before you continue, make sure that you have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard .
18 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 2 The installation wizard choose s a default destination folder for the software files. Clic k Next to accept the default dest ination (recommended ), or click Browse to select an alternate destination.
19 Installing the Adaptec Wireless Utility 4 Click Next . 5 The software inst allation begins. The Setup Status appears on screen. 6 Click Finish ..
20 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Note: W indows XP users only —W indows XP has a built-in configuration application called Zer o Configuration, which automatically takes over as the default utility for your W ireless PC Car d .
21 Disabling Zero Configuration (Windows XP only) Disabling Zer o Configuration (W indows XP only) Although the Adaptec W ireless Utility is installed on your W indows XP system, W indows XP has a built-in configuration application called Zero Configuration that automatically takes over as the default utility for your W irele ss PC Card.
22 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 3 Ensure that the Use W indows to configure my wireless network settings box is deselected, then click OK . 4 Open the Adaptec W ireless Util ity . (See page 28 .) If the Adaptec W ireless Utility is already running, close it and re-open it.
23 Installing Network Protocols Installing Network Pr otocols Before you continue, make sure that you have compl eted these tasks: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard .
24 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Windows 98SE/Me User s T o install the appropri ate network pr otocols: 1 Fro m the Start me nu, clic k Settings , then click Control Panel . 2 Double-click Network and check that the network pr otocol isn’t already installed.
25 Installing Network Protocols 3 Select Adaptec W ireless PC Card , then click Add . 4 Select Protocol , then click Add ..
26 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide 5 Under Manufacturers, sel ect Microsoft , under Network Protocols, select TCP/IP , then click OK . The system updates the network configuration. 6 Click Ye s to restart your computer . 7 See Connecting to the WLAN on page 27 to continue with your last Installation T ask.
27 Connecting to the WLAN Connecting to the WLAN Before you continue, make sure that you have: ❏ Reviewed About Wir eless T echnology and LANs on page 42 for a basic overview of WLANs. ❏ In st a ll ed t he W ire le s s P C C ard . Se e page 4 . ❏ Installed the device d river .
28 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T o connect your W ireless PC Car d to your WLAN: 1 Open the Adaptec W ireless Utility by double-clicking the Adaptec W ireless Utility icon on your taskbar . 2 Click the Config uration tab. a Ensure that the Operating Mode setting is correct for your WLAN.
29 Connecting to the WLAN 3 Click the Encryption tab. a Ensure that the Encryption Key Length setting is corr ect for your WL AN. Each station on your W LAN must have the same Encryption Key Le ngth setting. If your other WLAN stations are set to Disabled, you must set your W ireless PC Car d to Disabled.
30 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Checking Y our Network Connection Y ou can check the status of your network connection thr ee ways: ■ Look at the Link LED on your W ireless PC Car d. If the LED is flashing, the adapter is search ing for a connection.
31 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Y ou can use the Adaptec W ireless Utility to change the set-up of your WLAN by: ■ Changing the operating mode. See page 32 . ■ Choosing a specific AP . See page 33 . ■ Changing the Encryption (WEP) settings.
32 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Changing the Operating Mode The Adaptec W ireless Utility offers two possible operating modes: ■ Ad-hoc mode (so metimes referred to as peer-to- peer mode ) allows two computers to connect to each other in wireless-to- wirele ss (or peer-to-peer) communication.
33 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Choosing an Access P oint Y ou can choose to connect to a specific AP fr om a list of all APs currently avail able to your W irele ss PC Card. Y ou might want to do this if you want to connect to a dif ferent WLAN.
34 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Changing the Encryption Settings Wir ed Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security feature that encrypts the data being sent over th e radio waves of your WLAN. Disabled encryption allows your W ireless devices to s hare data in plain text.
35 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN 3 In the Encryption (WEP) drop-down box, select the setting you want. 4 If you select either 64-Bit or 128-Bit , you must create WEP keys, which control encryption, and set a default key . (The default key determines which of the four key sets is use d for encryption and decryption.
36 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Creating the Keys with a P assphrase 1 Click Create with Passphrase , then type in your chosen word or phrase in the Passphrase text box. As you type, the Adaptec W ireless Utility will auto-generate the requir ed keys and set a default key .
37 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Changing the T ransfer Rate The default transfer rate setting, Auto Rate , allows your W ireless PC Card to automatically adjust its transfer speed for optimal performance and the longest operating range. Adaptec r ecommends that whenever possible, you maintain the Auto Rate setting.
38 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide Enabling the P ower Saving Mode Y ou can enable the Power Saving Mode if you want your W ireless PC Card to enter sleep mode when not transmitting data. To e n a b l e P o w e r S a v i n g M o d e : 1 Open the Adaptec W ireless Utility .
39 Changing the Set-up of Y our WLAN Saving and Using Configuration Pr ofiles Y o u c a n s a v e y o u r Wi r e l e s s P C C a r d s e t - u p s i n d i f f e r e n t p r o f i le s f o r use in dif ferent working envir onments.
40 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T r oubleshooting If you encounter dif ficulties installi ng or using your W ireles s PC Card, work through these troubleshooting tips. My computer cannot link to the ot her Wireless devices on the WLAN.
41 T roubleshooting 3 Select an AP , then click Connect . If a link is made, the Adaptec W ireless Utility icon turns gr een (see page 30 ) and the Link LED on your W ireless PC Car d lights up.
42 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide About W ir eless T echnology and LANs This section pr ovides a general overview o f W ireless technology and LANs. Ther e are many books and W e b sites dedicated to this topic that can provide a mor e compr ehensive explanation .
43 About Wireless T echnology and LANs What About Security? Y ou have multipl e options for adding security to your WLAN. Set security according to th e needs of your network. ■ Y ou can limit access to parts of the network by setting passwords and creating special shar ed files.
44 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide T echnical Specifications Standards IEEE 802.1 1b PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.2 standard Channels 1 1 ch annels (US, Canada) 13 channels (Europe) 14 channels (Japan) Antenna Built-in str ip antenna Frequency 2.
45 Glossary Glossary Access P oint An Access Point (AP) is a w ired contr oller that sends data to the wireless NICs installed in your network computers, and r eceives data back from them. An AP is often connected to the network computer that has Inte rnet access, or is directly connected to the Internet by a DSL or cable modem.
46 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide firewall A firewall is a security d evice th at helps prevent users outside your network from accessing your LA N or W LAN. A firewall use s special software that keeps unauthori zed users out of your network.
47 Glossary netw ork protocols Network protocols ar e rules that determine how devices on a network communicate with each other . NIC Stands for Network Interface Car d . A W ireless NIC is a computer card (such as a W ireless PCI adapter , W ireless P C Card, or W ireless USB adapter) that lets your computer link to a WLAN.
48 Adaptec Ultra Wireless for Notebooks User’ s Guide transfer ra te The transfer rate is the s peed at which your W i re less device is sending data .
49 Glossary Wireless Network ID The W ireless Network ID (also refe rred to as the SSID) is like a secret cod e that your AP and your W ireless device s share to prevent unautho rized us ers from accessing your WL AN. Y our W i re l es s d e vi c e s ca n o n ly c o n ne c t t o y o u r A P i f t h ey h a v e th e s a me SS I D a s t h e AP .
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In una situazione in cui hai già il Adaptec AWN-8030, 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 Adaptec AWN-8030.
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