Netopia Network Card - Manual

For Microsoft Windows

1.

Inser t the CD and double-click the Setup icon to load the driver for the

Netopia 3-D Reach Wireless PC Card.

When the installation is complete, a

new Wireless communication icon will

appear in your system tray in the Win-

dows toolbar.

2.

Click the Wireless icon to star t the Netopia WLAN Utility.

See

“Netopia

WLAN Utility Screens”

.

Note:

The Netopia WLAN Utility is not installed on Windows XP. Windows XP users

should use the Windows XP operating system automatic wireless network configura-

tion feature to configure the wireless connection.

1.

Install the Netopia Wireless PC Card in your PC or laptop as appropriate to

your par ticular hardware.

Be sure to discharge any static electricity before

handling the card by touching the metal chassis of your computer.

2.

Inser t the card in the Cardbus slot in your com-

puter.

The label side should be facing upward, and

the pin connector end of the card should seat firmly
in the Cardbus slot.

3.

The card should be immediately recognized.

If nec-

essar y, you can use the Netopia WLAN Utility to con-
figure and monitor your wireless connectivity.

4.

You can enable Wireless Security on your Wireless network

by using the

security features of your PC Card in conjunction with your Netopia Wireless
Gateway. (See

“Wireless Security Password Setting”

)

Package Contents

Install the Netopia Wireless Drivers

Install the Netopia Wireless PC Card

CD & Quickstart
Guide

Netopia 3-D Reach
PC Card

Netopia WLAN Utility Screens

Connection Status

Connection

•

Connection Status

: Tells the

name of the wireless network cur-
rently in use.

•

Link Speed

: Displays the speed

of the current wireless link in bps.

•

Signal Strength

: Graphical dis-

play of the signal strength on the
current connection to the Access
Point.

Activity

•

Sent (TX) bps

: Data transmission

rate (upstream) in bps.

•

Received (Rx) bps

: Data recep-

tion rate (downstream) in bps.

•

Current Connection Status

but-

ton: Allows you to view detailed
information for your wireless con-
nection. When you click this but-

ton, the

“Current Connection

Status”

screen appears.

Current Connection Status

Adapter Information

•

Adapter Name

: Name of the wire-

less PC card to which the driver is
bound.

•

Station Address

: MAC (hardware)

address of this card.

Internet Protocol

(ser ved to this PC by

the Wireless Access Point/Gateway)

•

IP Address

: IP Address currently

being ser ved to this PC.

•

Subnet Mask

: IP subnet mask for

this PC.

•

Default Gateway

: IP Address of

the router/gateway for this wire-
less LAN.

•

DNS Server

: DNS ser ver address

for this wireless LAN.

Connection Information

•

Link Status

: Connected to (

MAC Address of the Access Point

).

•

Network Mode

:

Ad Hoc

(peer-to-peer) or

Infrastructure

(network).

•

Network ID (SSID

): Workgroup name or ID of this wireless LAN.

•

Encryption

: Wireless encr yption

Enabled

or

Disabled

on your network.

•

Power Mode

: Continuos Access, Maximum Power Saving, or Fast Power Saving.

•

Channel/Frequency

: (1 through 11) on which the network is broadcasting.

Available Networks:

•

Wireless Network Name

: Net-

work to which you are currently
connected.

•

Network Operating Mode

: Auto-

matic, Device-to-device, or Base
Station Mode.

•

Available Networks

: Scans for

available wireless networks within
range. If you select a dif ferent
one, click the

Connect

button. To

scan for others as you change
location, click the

Refresh

button.

Wireless Security Password Setting

•

Automatic Wireless Security Password

: Leave this box unchecked if you are

using a Netopia Wireless Gateway.

•

Password key

: Transfer the Encr yption key from your Netopia Wireless Gateway

to this field. Once you do this the following fields will automatically adjust to your
entr y.

•

Key Format

:

ASCII Characters

or

Hexadecimal digits

.

•

Key Length

:

40 bits

(5 characters or 10 hex digits;

104 bits

(13 characters or 26

hex digits)

•

Key Index

: This should be the same key index as that used in your Netopia Wire-

less Gateway.

•

Click the

Connect

button.

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