Corega 108M User manual

User Manual

108M Wireless Cardbus Adapter

WLCB54GS

WLCB54GS Manual
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Preface............................................................................................................ 1
1 Features.................................................................................... 2
2 Packing Content..................................................................... 2
3 Hardware description........................................................... 3
4  System Requirements.......................................................... 3
5 Wireless LAN Modes.............................................................. 4
    A. Infrastructure mode............................................. 4
    B. Ad-Hoc mode......................................................... 5
Software Installation................................................................................... 6
1 Before You Start.. .................................................................... 6
2 Install Software....................................................................... 6
Driver Installation.......................................................................................10 
Setting Network Protocol.........................................................................12
Wireless conﬁguration..............................................................................14
1 Connect to AP (Infrastructure Mode)............................. 14
2 Connect to network adapter (Ad-Hoc Mode).............. 16
3 If no available AP for connecting................................... 19
Security Conﬁguration............................................................................. 21
1 Setting ESSID........................................................................ 22
2 Setting WEP........................................................................... 23
3 Setting WPA.......................................................................... 25
    [WPA-PSK]................................................................. 25
    [WPA-Enterprise]..................................................... 26
Utility Introduction................................................................................... 28 
1 Conﬁguration....................................................................... 28
2 Status...................................................................................... 29
3 Option.................................................................................... 30
4 About...................................................................................... 30
FAQ................................................................................................................ 31
Speciﬁcation............................................................................................... 33
About corega........................................................................................... 34  
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corega WLCB54GS gives you both freedom of movement and

ﬂexibility of access! Designed to the IEEE802.11g speciﬁcation,

this versatile PC card offers speeds up to nearly ﬁve times fast-

er than widely deployed IEEE 802.11b wireless networks found

in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the

world. With Atheron Super G mode, the transmission rate can

even speed up to 108Mbps!

1.1 Features

• Works with both IEEE802.11b & IEEE802.11g

• Speeds up to 108Mbps

• Ofﬁce roaming for notebook PC users

• 64&128&152bit WEP, WPA encryption

• Shared broadband Internet access and resources

1.2 Packing Content

Before installation, please make sure the packing content is com-

pleted. If something loss please contact your local vender.

- Wireless 108 Mbps Access Point

- Power Adapter

- Ethernet Cable

- Product Stand

- Detachable antenna

- Quick Installation Guide

- Manual

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Preface

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1.3 Hardware description

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1. Power LED

Indicate power status.

2. Link LED

Blink: searching for wireless

signal

On: connected

Off: disconnected

1.4 System Requirements

• A laptop or notebook computer with an available 32-bit

cardbus slot

• Windows XP/2000/Me/98SE

• At least 32 MB of memory and a 300 MHz processor

• An 802.11g or 802.11b access point (for Infrastructure

mode), or another 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter (for

Ad-Hoc, Peer-to-Peer networking mode).

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1.5 Wireless LAN Modes

There are two basically modes of networking for setting:

A. Infrastucture mode

Infrastructure networking differs from ad-hoc networking

in that it includes an access point. Unlike the ad-hoc struc-

ture where users on the LAN contend the shared band-

width, on an infrastructure network the access point can

manage the bandwidth to maximize bandwidth utilization.

Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless

LAN to access an existing wired network, allowing wireless

users to take advantage of the wired networks resources,

such as Internet, email, ﬁle transfer, and printer sharing.

Infrastructure networking has the following advantages

over ad-hoc networking:

• Extended range: each wireless LAN computer within the

range of the access point can communicate with other

wireless LAN computers within range of the access

point.

• Roaming: the access point enables a wireless LAN

computer to move through a building and still be con-

nected to the LAN.

• Wired to wireless LAN connectivity: the access point

bridges the gap between wireless LANs and their wired

counterparts.

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Notebook with installed WLCB54GS

Wirless Access Point

Connect to Internet

Modem

Notebook with installed WLCB54GS

B. Ad-Hoc mode

Also known as a peer-to-peer network, an ad-hoc network is

one that allows all workstations and computers in the network

to act as servers to all other users on the network. Users on the

network can share ﬁles, print to a shared printer, and access

the Internet with a shared modem. However, with ad-hoc

networking, users can only communicate with other wireless

LAN computers that are in the wireless LAN workgroup, and

are within range.

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Software Installation

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2.1 Before You Start..

1. Hardware Installation: please insert corega WLCB54GS into

the carbus slot in your notebook ﬁrst, and when it appears

following screen please click [Cancel] to ignore it.

2. Please prepare OS installation driver CD (Windows 98/Me)

before the installation.

3. Please notice next section is taken Windows XP OS for in-

stance, and some screens will differ from others.

2.2 Software Installation

1. Please put installed CD into CD-ROM.

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2. Please select [English].

3. Please select [Install Software].

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4. Click [Next].

5. Please conﬁrm the path, if no changes please click [Next].

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6. Click [Next].

7. Finished, please choose [Yes]=>computer restart.

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1. After restarting the computer, it will show up [Found New

Hardware] screen, if not, please re-insert corega WLCB54GS

again.

2. When it shows up below screen, please click [Continue

Anyway] (or [Yes] in Windows 2000 OS) directly without

worries.

[In Windows XP]

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Driver Installation

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[In Windows 2000]

3. Now driver installation is completed, and you will see

icon appears on system tray.

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1. From the [Start Menu], select [Settings] => select [Control

Panel]=>select [Network]=> press right button of the mouse,

and select [properties].

2. In [General] tab, Please select [Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)]=>

click [Properties].

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Setting Networking Protocol

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3. Please select [General] tab => select both [Obtain an IP

address automatically] and [Obtain DNS server address

automatically] (Recommended) => click [OK].

4. Return back to [Local Area Connection Properties] screen =>

click [OK] to close it.

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5.1 Connect to AP (Infrastructure Mode)

1. Double click icon on system tray, and it will show up

the utility screen. If there’s no icon appears on system

tray, please press [Start] => [Programs]=>[corega CG-

WLCB54GS]=> [Wireless LAN Utility].

2. You will see available AP listing in [Availabe WLANs] from

Conﬁguration tab. If it displays nothing, please press [Re-

fresh], else, please verify the AP setting.

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Wireless Configuration

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3. Please select one of available AP listing => then press

[Add] button, or double click the selection, => it will show

up [Wirless Newtork Properties] screen, if the selection has

conﬁgured with WEP/WPA encryption, please make the

same setting as its. (Regarding encryption conﬁguration

please refer Chapter 6) => Press [OK] button.

4. Please press [Apply] to get ready to connect with the

device(AP).

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*Note:

1. You will see a icon on the left side of the device name

when WLCB54GS has connected with the device.

2. You may press icons to change the ranking of

[Preferred WLANs], and you may click icon to ﬁx one

of them, =>then press [Apply] to save the changes.

3. Please verify it can connect to internet successful or not.

5.2 Connect to network adapter (Ad-Hoc

Mode)

1. Double click icon on system tray, and it will show up

the Utility screen. If you can’t see icon on system

tray, please press [Start] => [Programs] =>[corega CG-

WLCB54GS] => [Wireless LAN Utility].

2. Please select the ESSID with icon (which set as [Ad-Hoc

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mode]) on the left side in [Available WLANs] of [Conﬁgura-

tion] tab, => and press [Add] button or double click the

selection.

3. Please select one of the listing, =>then press [Add] button,

or double click the selection, => it will show up [Wireless

Network Properties] screen, if the selection had conﬁgured

with WEP/WPA encryption, please make the same setting

as its. (Regarding encryption conﬁguration please refer

Chapter 6) => Press [OK] button.

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4. Please Press [Apply] to get ready to connect with the

device (AP).

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