3Com 3CRWE73796B - Manual

Installation Overview 2 AirConnect Wireless LAN cards support a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps. (The data rate drops back to 5.5, 2, or 1 Mbps when the adapter cannot establish or maintain an 11 Mbps association.) Factors that can affect the data rate include: ■ A separation or change in signal streng...

3 C HAPTER 1: B EFORE Y OU B EGIN Disk Factory If you are installing the software on a computer that does not have a CD-ROM drive, or if you choose to install the drivers manually, you will have to make diskettes from the Installation CD . The setup application includes Disk Factory, a utility for c...

2 S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION Introduction Use the procedures described in this chapter to install the AirConnect wireless PC Card software and drivers under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). Installation Notes The following paragraphs described special c...

5 C HAPTER 2: S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION Before Installing the Drivers Before installing the Windows 98 driver, you will need a copy of the Windows 98 installation media supplied with your computer or operating system. On many Windows 98 systems, instead of a CD, the installation files are archived on ...

Installing the Card Software 6 Installing the Card Software 1 When the system reboots, restart the setup program and install any other components required. 3Com recommends that you install the wireless LAN applications so you can access the WLAN utilities described in Chapter 5. 2 Restart your compu...

7 C HAPTER 2: S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION Removing Card Software Open Control Panel/System/Device Manager. Select the AirConnect WLAN NIC card components and click Remove . Using the Device Manager to remove the card will uninstall the driver files. Removing the Card When removing the PC Card, use the r...

3 I NSTALLING W INDOWS NT D RIVERS Before Installing the Driver Before installing the driver, you will need a copy of the Windows NT 4.0 installation media supplied with your computer or operating system. You will also need the AirConnect Installation CD supplied with your AirConnect wireless PC Car...

Troubleshooting 10 4 Click Advanced . 5 Select the WLAN Adapter tab from the AirConnect WLAN Advanced Properties dialog box. 6 Configure the hardware and radio link parameters for the AirConnect WLAN adapter. 7 Save the configuration settings by clicking OK before you exit. Troubleshooting Symptom S...

4 I NSTALLATION FOR W INDOWS CE Introduction To install AirConnect on your mobile device (handheld PC), you will need the AirConnect Installation CD supplied with your AirConnect PC Card. Along with other utilities, the Installation CD installs the AirConnect Network Configuration Properties Applica...

Installation Procedure 12 Configuring AirConnect on Your Mobile Device After the AirConnect files have finished transferring, the 3Com AirConnect WLAN Easy Setup screen appears on the display of your mobile device. 1 Click OK when a message box appears on the screen. 2 Insert the PC Card into the PC...

Status 14 Mobile Home MD5 Key is a password that protects your registration packets from being tampered with by others while they are being forwarded to your home access point. It should match the MD5 key on the Access Point of your home subnet. Registration Timeout (5 to 3600 seconds) tells the wir...

Status 16 Adapter Information The Adapter Information application lets you perform a wide range of adapter configuration and monitoring tasks from a single user interface. The application lets you configure the adapter, monitor performance, diagnose problems, and set up system logging. Each screen h...

17 C HAPTER 5: S OFTWARE C ONFIGURATION , T OOLS , AND U TILITIES ■ Options lets you save adapter performance information in a file. Enable Logging starts or stops logging to a group of HTML files on the system. Log File Path is the current path to store the log files. The field is disabled when log...

Encryption 18 4 Click on the Advanced button. 5 Select the Encryption tab. 6 Change the current Encryption setting from the default "No encryption" to 40-bit or 128-bit or 40-bit. 7 Select Shared Keys . 8 Click OK in the Advanced Properties window to save changes. 9 Click OK to exit the 3Com...

19 C HAPTER 5: S OFTWARE C ONFIGURATION , T OOLS , AND U TILITIES 7 A pop-up screen appears, prompting you to enter an access code. 8 Enter the access code, then click OK . 9 Reboot the system. Ad Hoc Operation Two or more wireless clients can be configured for direct wireless communication without ...

6 I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Installing the PC Card 1 Insert the PC Card into the PC slot as shown. 2 Slide in the PC Card until it seats snugly. Align the card properly before putting it in the slot. Insert the card firmly without forcing until it seats snugly. Wireless PC Card LED The PC Card LED (s...

21 C HAPTER 6: I NSTALLING THE PC C ARD Removing the PC Card Use the release lever or button on your card slot to release the card and pull the card out by its sides. Do not pull on the antenna.

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Support from 3Com 28 If you are unable to contact your network supplier, see the following section on how to contact 3Com. Support from 3Com If you are unable to obtain assistance from the 3Com online technical resources or from your network supplier, 3Com offers technical telephone support services...

I NDEX Numbers 3Com URL 27 A access codes 18ad hoc proprietary 19testing 19 ad hoc operation 802.11 19 adapter configuration 9adapter information 16advanced properties dialog box 10 AirConnect configuring on a mobile device 12 B bridging 1 C configuration extended roaming 2ISA WLAN adapter 9 configu...

W ARRANTY AND R EGULATORY C OMPLIANCE 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty This warranty applies to customers located in the United States, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, U.K., and other English language countries, and countries for which a translation into the local language ...

Dead- or Defective-on-Arrival. In the event a product completely fails to function or exhibits a defect in materials or workmanship within the first forty-eight (48) hours of installation but no later than thirty (30) days after the date of purchase, and this is verified by 3Com, it will be consider...

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