Compaq iPAQ Networking Installation And Setup Manual

Brand: Compaq

Model: iPAQ Networking

Type: Installation And Setup Manual

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iPAQ Networking

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Installation and Setup Guide

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iPAQ Networking 11 Mbps Wireless PC Card

Installation and Setup Guide

First Edition (June 2001)

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Features and Benefits

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Features Benefits

High

Performance

Your Wireless PC Card works at speeds up to 11Mbps,

with a range of up to 100 meters indoors and 300

meters outdoors, depending on your networking

environment.

Industry

Standard

Wireless

Networking

Your Wireless PC Card conforms to the IEEE 802.11b

standard and is WiFi

-certified for interoperability

with other WiFi-certified products.

Easy to Set Up

and Use

iPAQ Networking solutions come with easy-to-follow

instructions and intelligent software that guides you

through the installation process. You can easily set up

your network to share Internet access, share files and

printers, or play the latest multi-player PC games.

Advanced

Bridging

Technology

Even if you have a combination of Ethernet, wireless,

or phone line products in your networking

environment, the iPAQ Networking software has the

power to bring them together, or create a bridge, so

they operate as one integrated network.

Share Internet

Access

iPAQ Networking allows you to share a single Internet

account and let more than one computer use it at the

same time! Simultaneous Web surfing works with

cable and DSL high-speed Internet access as well as

with standard dial-up.

Features Benefits

Printer and

Device Sharing

Share devices connected to one computer on the

network with other computers on the network. You can

share printers, scanners, Zip drives, CD-ROM, and

more from any networked PC.

File Sharing Move or copy files between all of your networked PCs

quickly and easily.

Multi-Player

Gaming

Play real-time multi-player games with anyone on the

network. When you make a move or score points, the

other player sees the action on his connected PC live!

Digital Music

and Picture

Sharing

Easily play digital music and view pictures anywhere

on your network.

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Note: The iPAQ Networking 11Mbps Wireless PC Card includes everything

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each other computer on the network, you will also need to install a

wireless networking card or adapter, such as the iPAQ Networking

11Mbps Wireless PC Card or the iPAQ Networking 11Mbps Wireless

USB Adapter.

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Field Function

State This field displays the state of your Wireless PC Card.

Associated is the default value, indicating that your

Wireless PC Card is connected to another wireless adapter,

access point, or wireless gateway. The number shown

after Associated is the MAC address of the Wireless PC

Card or access point.

Scanning means the node is searching for an available

access point and trying to detect the SSID of an access

point within range.

Note: This field displays an error message if the driver fails

to initialize. Click Rescan to search for a connection. When

set to infrastructure mode, the Wireless PC Card will scan

continuously until it finds one or more access points with a

matching SSID. Then it will attempt to authenticate and

associate with the access point.

When the Wireless PC Card is set to peer-to-peer mode, it

scans five seconds for a peer-to-peer network using the

same SSID. If it does not locate one, it starts its own

peer-to-peer network.

Current

Channel and

Current Tx

Rate

These two fields display the channel and transmit rate that

are being used by your Wireless PC Card.

Throughput These two fields display the wireless receive (Rx) and

transmit (Tx) throughput rates in bytes per second. These

values update every two seconds.

Link Quality This bar graph is active when the node is in infrastructure

mode. It displays the quality of the link between the node

and its access point. The label above the bar graph

summarizes the quality of the link as Not Applicable, Poor,

Fair, Good, or Excellent. If the link quality is poor, your

Wireless PC Card will search for a better access point.

Note: If you are using peer-to-peer mode, no bar graph is

displayed.

Signal

Strength

This bar graph is active when the node is in infrastructure

mode. It displays normalized signal strength as reported by

the radio. The strength is averaged among all frames that

are more than 100 bytes long received from the access

point.

Note: If you are using peer-to-peer mode, no bar graph is

displayed.

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Field Function

Mode The field displays the network mode. The default setting is

infrastructure

. You can change the mode by selecting

peer-to-peer

from the drop-down pick list.

Infrastructure requires the presence of an 802.11b

access point. All communication is done when the access

point relays packets to other wireless clients as well as to

nodes on a wired network.

Peer-to-peer is the 802.11b peer-to-peer mode of

operation. Communication flows from client to client

without using an access point.

SSID The SSID has

ANY

as the initial setting after the drivers are

loaded. The SSID must be the same for all PCs on your

wireless network.

Note: To better secure your network, it is highly

recommended that you change the default

ANY

SSID to a

different one of your choosing. This name must be the

same for all of your wireless network devices.

Tx Rate The default transmission rate is

fully automatic

The setting has options for 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, Auto 1 or 2

Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11 Mbps. For most applications, it is

recommended to leave the setting at fully automatic.

PS (Pseudo

Set) Mode

The default is

disabled

If mode (see above) is set to peer-to-peer, the PS mode

should be changed to

enable

Channel The channel is set automatically when you select

infrastructure mode. When you select peer-to-peer mode,

the scrolling pick list is enabled, and you can select the

channel.

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64-bit

128-bit

from the drop-down pick list.

64-bit encryption is the standard encryption for your

Wireless PC Card. As many as four encryption keys can

be set for 64-bit encryption.

128-bit encryption is the highest form of encryption for

your Wireless PC Card. A single encryption key is used.

Passphrase The passphrase method is recommended because it is

the fastest, easiest way to generate WEP keys. A

passphrase can be any text string of 31 alphanumeric

characters.

This option becomes available when encryption is

enabled. You can click the radio button to select or

deselect the passphrase option.

Manual Entry

(Key 1 - Key 4)

These four fields (or one field, if you’re using 128-bit

encryption) can be used to manually enter the

encryption keys. This may be necessary if you want your

node to match keys in another vendor’s product. These

fields also display the keys generated by a passphrase.

Each key must consist of hex digits (numbers 0-9 or

letters A-F).

You can click the radio button to select or deselect the

manual entry option. The key entry fields are available

when the manual entry option is selected.

Note: The configuration utility will not apply keys that

are not entered correctly.

Default Tx Key This button updates your Wireless PC Card with the four

keys entered in Key 1 through Key 4. When you click

Apply, the keys are updated.

Note: The Default Tx Key is not an available option when

you select 128-bit encryption.

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Technical Specifications

Standards IEEE 802.11b

All major networking standards (including IP, IPX)

WiFi certified

Adapter type PC Card slot

Transport

protocols

TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, NDIS, TCP/IP Protocols, BOOTP,

Telnet, DHCP, FTP

System

requirements

IBM compatible notebook with Cardbus Controller, Pentium

100, or faster processor

Supported

operating

systems

Windows 98/98SE, ME, or 2000

Data security 64-bit and 128-bit wired equivalent privacy (WEP)

encryption

Data rate

(Mbps/

channel)

11 (CCK)

5.5 (CCK)

2 (DQPSK)

1 (DBSK)

Utility

software

Compaq Wireless Configuration Utility (setup and

diagnostics tool)

Key

management

Automatic dynamic key allocation through public key

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For More Information

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Glossary

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Technical Support

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Range Indoor - per cell approximately 35 to 100 meters (110 to

320 feet)

Outdoor - per cell approximately 100 to 300 meters (330 to

980 feet)

Diagnostic

LED

Power, Network Link, Activity

Power Operating voltage: +5V, +3V DC (+/-) 5%

Transmit

power

Nominal temperature range: 17 dBm

Extended temperature range: 14 dBm min

Transmit

power

2.7v to 3v: 14 dBm min.

Network

architecture

Supports peer-to-peer mode (without access point) or

infrastructure mode (communication to wired networks via

access points with roaming) compliant with IEEE 802.11b

standards

Antenna Internal patch antenna supporting diversity

Mobility Seamless roaming across cell boundaries within access

point range

Frequency

range

2.4 - 2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum

Operating

channels

1-11 United States (FCC), 1-11 Canada (DOC), 1-14 Japan

(MKK), 1-13 Europe (Except Spain and France) (ETSI)

Dimensions 112 mm x 56 mm x 5 mm

Temperature Operating temperature: -10°C to 55°C

Storage temperature: -20°C to 75°C

Humidity Maximum up to 95% non-condensing

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Regulatory Compliance

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or

television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help.

Modifications

The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications

made to this device that are not expressly approved by Compaq Computer

Corporation may void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

for products marked with the FCC logo - United States

only

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,

including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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For questions regarding your product, contact:

Compaq Computer Corporation

P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 530113

Houston, Texas 77269-2000

Or, call 1-800-652-6672 (1-800-OK COMPAQ)

For questions regarding this FCC declaration, contact:

Compaq Computer Corporation

P. O. Box 692000, Mail Stop 510101

Houston, Texas 77269-2000

Or, call (281) 514-3333

To identify this product, refer to the part, series, or model number found on

the product.

Compaq iPAQ Networking Installation And Setup Manual

Compaq iPAQ Networking Installation And Setup Manual

Compaq iPAQ Networking Installation And Setup Manual

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