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802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
User’s Guide
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802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter User’s Guide
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First Edition (May 2003) © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2003. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSAADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
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Contents Preface...............v AppendixB. Specifications......25 Registering your option ..........v AppendixC. Troubleshooting.....27 Installation guide...........1 Product description............1 AppendixD. Service and Support . . . 29 Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter.....1 Online technical support..........29 Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in Telephone technical support.........29 Windows XP Professional.........1 Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in AppendixE. IBM St
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iv 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter: User’s Guide
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Preface In addition to this User’s Guide, the option package includes the following: ® v IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter v Installation and User’s Guide CD containing device drivers v IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter warranty and regulatory notices flyer v Program License Agreement As you examine these items, look for any physical damage. Retain your proof of purchase and packaging material in the event you need to return your CardBus Adapter. Registering your option ® Thank you
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vi 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter: User’s Guide
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Installation guide This guide provides information on the IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter. Product description The IBM 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter contained in this package has the following features: v Conforms to IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g (draft) standards. v Up to 54 Mbps data rate for high-capacity, fast operation v Driver support for: ® ® – Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional – Microsoft Windows XP ® – Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation v Advanced security featu
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c. Click OK and the Welcome window will appear, as shown below. Continue with Step 5. 5. Click Next. 6. Choose Destination Location and click Next. Driver and Client Utility files are copied from the CD-ROM onto your computer hard disk drive. After setup has finished copying the files to where they belong on your system, a window opens notifying you that the installation is complete. 7. Click Finish. 8. Locate an available Type II or Type III PCMCIA CardBus slot on your computer. 9. Hold the Car
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11. Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0”on page9. Installing the Wireless CardBus Adapter in Windows 2000 To install the adapter in Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, do the following: 1. Make sure that the CardBus Adapter is not inserted in the CardBus slot. If it is, eject it from the slot. 2. Insert the Installation and User’s Guide CD into the computer CD-ROM drive. An IBM welcome window opens automa
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9. Hold the CardBus Adapter so that its 68-pin connector is facing your computer PCMCIA CardBus slot and that its label is facing up. 10. Slide the CardBus Adapter completely into the PCMCIA CardBus slot. When the CardBus Adapter is properly inserted, Windows 2000 finds the new hardware and a beep will be emitted indicating that the installation is complete. 11. Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wireless network under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0”on page9
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7. Click Next. The following window opens displaying the destination where setup will install the files. If you do not want to accept the default location that is displayed, click Change, specify a new location, and then click OK. 8. Click Next. Setup installs the files to the destination that you specified. After all of the files have been copied, the following window opens. 9. Click Finish. 10. Continue with “Installing the Windows NT 4.0 device driver (with networking installed”. Installing t
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2. Double-click the Network icon. The Network window displays. 3. Click the Adapters tab. The window will display adapters currently installed on your computer. 6 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter: User’s Guide
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4. Click Add. The Select Network Adapter window opens. 5. Click Have Disk. The Insert Disk window opens. 6. Replace the drive letter shown with the path where the NDIS device driver is located on the Installation and User’s Guide CD. Specify D:\NDIS4 (where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). The Select OEM Option window opens, displaying the name of the device driver. Installation guide 7
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7. Click OK to copy the files to the computer hard disk drive. The Network window opens again displaying the name of the Wireless CardBus Adapter. 8. Click Close. The Microsoft TCP/IP Properties window opens, as shown below. 9. Assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address by selecting Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server or Specify an IP address. If you select Specify an IP address, type the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway in the appropriate fields. 10. Complete any required informat
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11. Click OK. 12. Click Yes to restart the computer. 13. After the computer restarts, hold the CardBus Adapter so that its 68-pin connector is facing the computer PCMCIA CardBus slot and that its label is facing up. 14. Slide the CardBus Adapter completely into the PCMCIA CardBus slot. When the CardBus Adapter is properly inserted, Windows NT finds the new hardware and a beep is emitted that indicates that installation is complete. Continue with “Using the IBM Client Utility to set up your wirel
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Software description The IBM Client Utility enables you to: v View status information v Define, modify, and delete profiles v View diagnostic information Accessing the IBM Client Utility When your CardBus Adapter is inserted into the computer CardBus slot, the IBM Client Utility device driver loads automatically and a device driver icon displays in your system tray, as shown below. The device driver icon appears as a series of four vertical bars. These bars provide the following color coded indi
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2. Press the right mouse button and click Launch Client Utility. The following window opens. Understanding the IBM Client Utility menu commands The IBM Client Utility window contains menus at the top and tabs below. You use these menus and tabs to perform various operations. You can use the menus to perform the following actions: v The Action menu lets you enable or disable the radio frequency signal, display or remove the IBM Client Utility icon in your System Tray, and exit the IBM Client Util
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Viewing or changing display settings To view or change the IBM Client Utility settings, click Display Settings in the Options menu to open the Display Settings window, as shown below. In the window, you have the following options: v Signal Strength Display Units enables the signal strength to be displayed as a percentage or as decibels. v Refresh Interval specifies the number of seconds that elapse before the display is updated (or “refreshed”). You can specify a refresh time from one to 30 seco
