Page 3 - Table of Contents
Network PC Card and PCI Adapter Troubleshooting 55 Common Problems and Solutions 55 Frequently Asked Questions 56 Appendix 60 Specif ications for the PCI Adapter 60 Environmental Information for the PCI Adapter 60 Warranty Information 61 Contact Information 62 Table of Contents Introduction 1 The In...
Page 4 - I n t r o d u c t i o n
Instant Wireless TM Series I n t r o d u c t i o n Put the “mobile” back into mobile computing with the Linksys InstantWireless ™ Network PC Card and PCI Adapter! Whether you’re at your deskor in the boardroom, the Linksys Instant Wireless™ Network PC Card and PCIAdapter allow you to share printers,...
Page 5 - P l a n n i n g Yo u r W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k
3 Instant Wireless TM Series Pac • One Instant Wireless TM PCI Adapter • One Setup CD-ROM with User Guide• One Quick Installation • Pentium 90 or Faster • Minimum 16MB of RAM • PCI Local Bus 2.1 compliant 2 Network PC Card and PCI Adapter P l a n n i n g Yo u r W i r e l e s s N e t w o r k Network ...
Page 9 - If You Have Never Installed Network Hardware:
PCI Adapter 3. Installation will begin and you will reach the screen shown below. You will want to select the box that reads Wired to the network since you are adding network hardware. Then, click the Next button to continue. 4. The next screen will not show any Network Adapters installed on your sy...
Page 13 - If You Have Installed Network Hardware Before:
PCI Adapter 3. A list of adapters will appear on the nextscreen. You will notwant to select one ofthese, however, asyour installation disk( Setup Utility CD ) has all of the appro-priate drivers. Clickthe Have Disk button to continue. 4. On the Insert Disk screen, type “ D:\WPC11- WDT11\Driver\WinNT...
Page 17 - Configuring the Network PC Card
PCI Adapter 27 26 2. Select Channel from the list provided and select a Value , from the drop down menu onthe right, between 1 and 11.This Channel must be thesame for all wireless deviceson your network. Click Network Type to continue or the OK button to f inish. If you choose to f inish now,continu...
Page 24 - I n s t a l l i n g N e t w o r k P r o t o c o l s
PCI Adapter 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button. 4. Select Microsoft from the list of“ M a n u f a c t u r e r s ”and TCP/IP from the list of “NetworkProtocols” and clickthe OK button. 5. At this point, you must restart your computer. Installation is complete. 41 Instant Wireless TM Serie...
Page 25 - C o n f i g u r a t i o n U t i l i ty
PCI Adapter 3. The Welcome screen appears next. After reading this screen, click the Next button to continue. 4. The next screen that appears will be the Warranty Policy . Read the entire policy by pressing the Page Down button on your keyboard. Click on the Yes button if you agree, or No if you dis...
Page 29 - LINK INFO
PCI Adapter 51 Instant Wireless TM Series 50 After you start up the utility from the Program Folder as specified in the previoussection, you will see the Wireless LAN Configuration Utility screen. This utilityis divided into four parts: Link Info , Configuration , Encryption , and About . Each part ...
Page 30 - ENCRYPTION; CONFIGURATION
PCI Adapter 53 Instant Wireless TM Series 52 ENCRYPTION The 40-bit or 128-bit WEP keys can be generated froma user-def ined passphrase or entered manually. An acronym for W ired E quivalent P rivacy, WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect your wireless datacommunications. WEP uses a combination...
Page 31 - T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g; ABOUT
PCI Adapter 55 Instant Wireless TM Series 54 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g This chapter provides solutions to problems usually occurring during the instal-lation and operation of the Network PC Card. Read the description below tosolve your problems. If you can’t f ind an answer here, check the Links...
Page 34 - A p p e n d i x; W a r r a n ty I n f o r m a t i o n
PCI Adapter 61 Instant Wireless TM Series A p p e n d i x Standards: PC97/98/99 SUPPORTPCI Local Bus 2.1 compliantPC Card-16 bit Standard Specif ication Card Type: 32-bit PCI Dimensions: 6” x 4.75” x .75” (152mm x 121mm x 19mm) Unit Weight: 3 oz. (0.09 kg) Power Required: 5V Certifications: FCC Clas...
Page 35 - C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n
PCI Adapter 63 62 C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n For help with the installation or operation of this product, contact LinksysCustomer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) Tech Support 866-242-8558 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fax 9...